Chapter 3553: The Ten Thousand Family Contends
Fei Qian''s attack on Shandong not only required occupying the city, but also political change.
Fei Qian has already carried out land, currency, education and other reforms in Guanzhong, and now he wants to fight Cao Cao, but the problem in Shandong is not only Cao Cao, but also lies in the old system and the old ideas of the people.
In fact, there is no chance in history.
For example, if Lao Cao was not so inflated after he got Jingzhou, he would not have suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Red Cliff, and he would take advantage of the opportunity of Jingzhou''s victory to implement pilot projects in Shandong, and Cao Cao would promote the strategic administration of poor families to replace the big families, and he would not have been able to succeed.
In the long history, the nature of reforms similar to Feiqian, cultivates early modern national elements in the mother body of feudal society. The "land occupation system" reform that the Western Jin Dynasty could not complete in history and the "three-leader system" practice of the Northern Wei Dynasty both show historical traces of similar institutional innovation.
The key is that it has not been able to last...
So what Feiqian needs to consider now is "continuity".
Fei Qian took out three new money from his sleeve and handed it to Pang Tong.
"This is the newly cast Tongbao in the workshop. Gold coins can be rewarded by military pay, silver coins can be traded by merchants, and copper coins can be used by the people in the market. ''Fei Qian said, ''In addition, both gold, silver and copper coins are engraved secretly...''
Pang Tong took the coins and looked carefully. He raised it in a diagonal manner towards the sunlight. There were vaguely visible seal symbols on the edge, similar to the flower and bird seal script of Chu State. "If it is an unmarked mark, it will undoubtedly be private casting." Haha, it’s amazing, it’s amazing! 』
The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they saw the invisible economic chains tightening the throats of Shandong gentry.
This is actually somewhat similar to the orders of Emperor Wu of Han to sue him, but Fei Qian''s methods are more concealed. He does not need cruel officials to search each other, and greedy people will fall into the trap.
The two of them turned back from the river to Tongguan City. After entering the conference hall, they were still discussing related issues. Zhang Liao also came, but they were a little confused and didn''t understand. However, Zhang Liao still sat aside, and did not interrupt, listened carefully and remembered with sincerity.
Everyone’s **** is different, but if it is limited by the butt, then you will naturally be unable to move forward.
Zhang Liao was originally just leaning towards military generals, not very familiar with literary affairs, and couldn''t even figure out a single account. For a while, Zhang Liao was very disgusted with the word "martial servant", just like some minor officials didn''t like to hear "corrupt officials". At that time, Zhang Liao felt that it was interesting to say "Martial Husband" over and over again, but soon he realized that others said "Martial Husband" just saw too many such brainless "Martial Husband". If you want to change this impression, it is not to shut up and dislike others'' long-term words, but to change yourself.
If you don’t like “martial servants”, you won’t be “martial servants”. If you don’t like others saying corrupt officials, then don’t stretch out your hands.
Fei Qian saw Zhang Liao, but there was no special statement. The most important thing for his thorough discussion with Pang Tong this time is to build a stable structure between the "centralized bureaucracy", "self-cultivated farmer economy", and "new ideological communication pathway".
Centralization is a truly effective management model proven by the thousands of years of history of China.
The customs of China are different from north, south, east and west. Without a strong centralization, it will inevitably fall into a situation where each region acts independently and then pulls each other back. In the Warring States Period, in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and in other dynasties, the importance of centralization has repeatedly proved the importance of centralization, but in the process of centralization, bureaucratic corruption cannot be avoided.
As the dusk gradually subsided, the personal soldiers lit the candles in the hall.
Under the flames, Pang Tong took out a piece of information and unfolded it, "This is from Jizhou." The Cao family tried to conduct the ninth rank of Zhongzheng in Jizhou to strengthen the gentry and gentry, but obviously the children of the gentry in Jizhou did not accept it...』
"oh? ''Fe Qian was a little surprised.
The historical records are mostly just saying that there is such a person who has implemented such a thing and then disappeared. Generally, there is no detailed description of the ins and outs of this matter and the twists and turns in the process.
The nine-rank Zhongzheng system, regardless of the current confrontation with Feiqian''s Qinglong Temple, is also the reform of the talent system, in order to solve the demand for talent flow and meet the desire for lack of talents after the war. However, in the process of implementing the system, it was evolved into a tool for monopolizing power by local officials of the gentry and gentry. The most important point is that Zhongzheng officials were appointed by the central government, but lacked a supervision mechanism, and the assessment process was highly subjective, which was prone to favoritism and fraud.
During the Western Jin and Northern Wei periods, the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system was also attempted to improve. Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan tried to weaken the influence of Zhongzheng officials and stipulated that the assessment of officials should be based on actual political achievements, but the results were minimal due to the opposition of the gentry. During the reform of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he added a "policy test" based on the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, requiring scholars to pass the classics examination before they can be awarded officials, but his test questions were given by ministers...
Fei Qian''s "Nine-grade" word "Nine-grade" was dotted, and turned to ask Zhang Liao, "Wen Yuan, if we use military and military affairs to rate, which one is the ninth grade, and what kind of merit can be the first grade?" 』
Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, "What if it is the ninth rank...suppressing the bandits in Pingxian Township?" First-rate... destroy the enemy country and open up territory? 』
Fei Qian nodded slightly, "Good." 』
Pang Tong listened and watched, and suddenly stroked his palm and said, "Lord is wise!" What''s wrong with us when we enter Shandong? Not only can military be established, but also can add "rural commerce" and "craftsmanship"! Change this false name to "real achievements"! Then the world can be determined! 』
"Nine-rank... First-rank..." Zhang Liao originally answered Fei Qian''s question, which was just a temporary thought, but when Pang Tong said that he would not only establish a nine-rank system for civil servants, but also a nine-rank system for military generals, even a nine-rank system for rural merchants and craftsmen, his heart could not help but beat violently.
Don’t think that it is wrong to have a ninth-grade system abandoned by history. In fact, even in later generations, there are still related concepts of “ninth-grade”, such as…
Game level.
Just for a virtual king in the game, you can forget about food and sleep, spend time and energy and money, and even invest your own health and eye degree to increase to a certain level. As a result, you will be cleared next month and do it again. This is the case every year, which shows the strong attraction of this "level" to ordinary people.
『But…』 Zhang Liao also had doubts, 『Lord, if the nine-rank system is evaluated by Shandong, Guanzhong will most likely be dissatisfied, and if it is discussed by Guanzhong, Shandong will not want to...』
Fei Qian nodded and said, "That''s true. However... it is better to judge it by facts than to judge it by others! 』
"According to the facts?" ''Pang Tong frowned and couldn''t help but touch his chin.
This is indeed a new idea, but since it is a new idea, it means a huge workload. When the workload increases, your chin will be...
Fei Qian continued: "If Wen Yuan said, destroying enemy countries and expanding territory is the first rank. This enemy country, a country of ten thousand people, and a country of millions are different, and should not be discussed the same... However, the military achievements are ultimately a stroke and can be clearly checked... The contributions to people''s livelihood should be the same. Judging from the matter, it can solve the difference between things and avoid the argument of right and wrong. 』
That''s it, but it''s still difficult to do.
Pang Tong frowned and could not let go.
Fei Qian looked at Pang Tong and knew that Pang Tong was worried about something. He pushed the ninth-grade letter of the crime aside, picked up a report from the martial arts lecture hall and put it in the front, "Why are there fewer false reports and impostors in the army now? 』
Zhang Liao was still thinking, Pang Tong had already understood Fei Qian''s thinking, his eyes lit up, but he soon fell down with a frown again, "Lord, my...this thing that lord said is really...
Fei Qian laughed, "The difficult things in the world must be done by the easy; the great things in the world must be done by the details." 』
Zhang Liao then understood a little and said in surprise: "It is not easy to promote literacy and reading in the army. Although it is necessary to be literate and read 3,000 yuan and be familiar with documents, there are still many soldiers who would rather suffer from physical pain than read more books and read more..."
Fei Qian also nodded and said, "That''s true. 』
Reading and literacy is a painful process. Understanding and mastering knowledge is obviously not as comfortable as looking at beautiful women and handsome guys. Therefore, even if Fei Qiang has promoted literacy education in the military, there are still people who can do it if they can, and they are unwilling to read and recognize words at all.
Fei Qian raised his head slightly, his eyes passed through the hall and looked into the distance.
When he first arrived in the Han Dynasty, he still complained about compulsory education in later generations, but now looking back, when his position was different, he found that compulsory education in later generations was actually an initial screening of talents. Some people just don’t want to study, and those who are forced to do so may not have any good results. It is better to filter out the compulsory education stage. Some people who are willing to learn provide more opportunities for learning, while others who are unwilling to learn will naturally be diverted to society to work.
As for those who have been diverted, they don’t regret it, they can only say that the blood bubbles on their feet are all the ones they have walked out of. For a family, this relatively rough compulsory education obviously cannot save those playful and lazy children, nor can it provide targeted guidance and education for a certain child. Fei Qian can understand now that it is not that he does not want everyone to become talented, but that he really does not have so much manpower and material resources to invest.
Just like the minor officials in Fei Qian''s army, under the regulations, if any soldiers come to ask for documents, they must teach them. They even stipulate that they take turns to lecture once every five days, but if the soldiers are unwilling to learn, they have no choice.
Fei Qian sighed and said, "The people in the world have different personalities, so naturally they cannot ask for full blame." However, the promotion of literacy and recognition is obviously more beneficial than disadvantages. Now, the military orders are conveyed, and there are regulations between the instructions. Generals and military academies can also perform their duties, and they dare not easily change their military achievements. Therefore, if this is the case in the army, and if the people can do this, the Nine-rank evaluation will naturally be based on their own. The people are talking about it, and it is not only the children of the gentry who make the Yuedan evaluation...』
Fei Qian continued: "Where you go, you will let the Agricultural Science and Engineering Bachelor of Workers explain the laws and regulations in the village school on the first and second day of the month, inform the current affairs, teach the words, and make the achievements of water without being anxious or impatient. You must be effective over the years. 』
Fei Qian looked at Zhang Liao again, "But as Wen Yuan said, there are also lazy soldiers, and the same is true among the people. Therefore, in the early stage, we should focus on speaking and opera, and introduce common sense of encouragement of agriculture and sericulture and law into the calligraphy opera, so as to enjoy the people and increase their knowledge... As for whether we are willing to study...
Fei was silent for a moment, "Don''t force it." 』
"The lord is wise. ''Pang Tong bowed and said.
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Zhang Liao also agreed.
Of course, Fei Qian also wanted to provide some compulsory education in the Han Dynasty, but it was obviously not in line with the actual situation. He used stories and opera to enlighten the people''s wisdom. At Qinglong Temple, he was already slandered by many gentry students. If he had to force the orders, the gentry children would definitely try every means to make various tricks to disgust Fei Qian.
Just like some elites of Midi later generations set the price of books with professional knowledge to the sky, but gave free entertainment novels. Entertainment can be played for free and watched for free, but once you want to learn some useful knowledge, sorry, you pay first, and you have to pay a lot of money.
『In addition…』 Fei waved his hand and asked Pang Tong and Zhang Liao to sit down again, 『To avoid the evils of Yan State in the past... two more things need to be done...』
"What is the disadvantage of Yan State? ''Zhang Liao didn''t understand.
Pang Tong whispered to Zhang Liao for a brief explanation.
"There should be a society for military farming." ''Fe Qian said slowly, ''This is one of them. Second, there should be news at the post station. 』
It is actually easy to understand that there is a club for military farming, because pure farmers cannot withstand the troubles of gentry. Even under the circumstances of Feiqian''s strict control, some people will secretly cause trouble. However, once farmers form associations, gentry will not be so easy to do...
This is like the Midi Federation, which claims to be the world dominant, but it has no choice but to the Texas inside, because the Texas really has guns, men, women, young and old have played together since childhood!
The same is true for feudal dynasties. Why are people prohibited from wielding crossbows? If the people are holding crossbows on a large scale, the court officials dare to shout a few words to you, unruly people, to try it?
Therefore, in the military farming area, giving the military farming households a certain degree of community autonomy and forming grassroots social organizations independent of the gentry is a temporary solution to fight against the invasion of the gentry and gentry.
Establishing an information transmission system in the station and anonymous reporting device to collect local governance information is even more centralized to the local eyes and ears...
In order to avoid the repeated failure of Yan State, that is, how to consolidate the local area after occupation and prevent rebound, it is necessary to establish such grassroots organizations that are biased towards the cavalry, establish a supervision mechanism for mobile officials, and deploy corresponding rapid response troops. At the same time, we must also consider the resistance of the gentry and how to deal with it, such as differentiation and win over, and give economic benefits in exchange for political power.
Overall, the contents proposed by Fei Qian do not exist in a single existence, but are connected and supported by each other. For example, land reform supports the economy, economic support for education, education provides bureaucrats, bureaucrats consolidate institutional rule, public opinion stabilizes people''s hearts, military security, etc., are all linked one after another. Any problem in any place will affect other aspects.
『Apart from that…』 Fei was silent for a while, then looked at Pang Tong and Zhang Liao, 『One thing…』
"Lord..." Pang Tong seemed to know what Fei Qian wanted to say, and showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "The government of the people is dead and the government is the terrible state of the court, and you and I cannot avoid it. Therefore, there should be laws... determined by laws, and the people are the key. If you spread the world, you may be able to maintain long-term stability..."
This is like the Han Dynasty established a country with loyalty and filial piety. Therefore, during the three or four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, even if officials were unfaithful and unfilial, they needed to verbally express their loyalty and filial piety and conscience.
The same is true in later generations. Even if everyone knows that "freedom and equality" does not exist at all in the Mi Emperor, at least on the surface, the slogans still have to be shouted.
Therefore, Feiqian must establish a "dual insurance mechanism for power structure", that is, establish a three-in-one official selection system of "Imperial Examination-Technical Bureaucratic College-Performance Appraisal".
Fei Qian has already done the imperial examination, and the effect seems to be quite good at the moment. The examination subjects also focus on practical technologies, such as arithmetic, water conservancy, agriculture, etc.
The so-called technical bureaucratic colleges, namely the School of Engineering and the School of Agricultural Sciences, are gradually expanding. This kind of students who directly belong to Feiqian, who only have corresponding positions under the command of the cavalry, will inevitably automatically maintain Feiqian''s relevant policies...
In addition, Fei Qian has tried a five-year term system and a land production increase indicator to implement a plan assessment system. Although it is not perfect enough, at least it puts forward corresponding requirements in the plan assessment and the effectiveness of officials, which also promotes the supervision system to be independent of the administrative system, allowing Youwensi''s tentacles to stretch further.
Through this interlocking institutional design, a dynamic balance is formed between centralization and technical rationality, so that the system has the ability to repair itself.
When each institutional module generates path dependence, even if individual monarchs change, the entire system can continue to operate through established procedures.
The key is to enable the promotion channels of technocrats, the survival guarantee of self-cultivated farmers, and the right to interpret ideologically to form a mutual verification relationship. No single group can change the system rules separately, thereby ensuring the sustainability of institutional evolution.
"Wen Yuan fought hard in front, and Shi Yuan also worked hard in the back..." Fei Qian looked at Zhang Liao and Pang Tong, "The major affairs of the country are in sacrifice and military affairs." You two have a heavy responsibility, so don’t slack off! 』
Zhang Liao and Pang Tong should be the case when he leaves.
Zhang Liao is not bad. After all, military affairs are quite good at, and Pang Tong feels that things are all over the place. Although he knows that it is necessary to do it, the sorrow in his heart is still unavoidably revealed.
"Shi Yuan, this is the world''s affairs, and naturally, the world''s people do it. How can we do the world''s affairs with one person''s strength? ''Fei Qian smiled and said, ''When Jizhou is settled, you can move the Qinglong Temple branch to Jixia... Since we can open a school palace to guard the mountain, why can''t we set up a school palace in the world? 』
Pang Tong immediately slapped his head, "I''m thinking it''s a mess! What the lord said is very true! All the world will do this together! If you guard the mountain school palace, if you restore the grand occasion of Jixia, it will be like the rushing river. How can you stop it? ! In the past, hundreds of schools of thought competed for success, but today there should be thousands of families competing for success! 』
The three of them immediately laughed.
They seemed to see a new torrent of culture brewing.
Just like the grand occasion of the Jixia Academy in the Warring States Period, this academic controversy will be guided toward practical ways.
Those minds that were once imprisoned by Confucianism may burst out with new light in the new academy under the collision with mathematics, agriculture, and engineering...