Three Kingdoms

Bei Qu.

Wang Ying thought she was not good enough before.

Then I slowly felt like I could do it.

But now I'm starting to feel like I can't do it anymore.

This kind of ecstasy and strong stimulation made Wang Ying feel some discomfort.

It is natural to get sick.

I feel that I can be born knowing everything, either a god in mythology or a fool in reality.

Wang Ying was neither a god nor a fool. She was originally in Chang'an and thought she had learned well, but when she really compared herself with Wang Ling, she found that she was like a mallet. She is just an ordinary person, and she suddenly obtained a Marquis. It is quite remarkable that she did not immediately float up and swell to the point of being unable to control herself. In this era when knowledge is money and power, for Wang Ying, knowledge such as how to be an official, how to be a marquis, and so on are all secrets.

I want to read a book, but there is no book.

If you want to find someone to teach you, no one will teach you.

Even "good sisters" won't give everything to each other. What's more, they are also the same group of interests, not a true friendship like life and death brothers.

If Liu Guanzhang had not shown that indestructible brotherhood in repeated tests, how much friendship in adversity would there have been if they had all gone smoothly? Just like in history, when Guan Yu died, everyone else was trying to persuade Liu Bei not to send troops, because Guan Yu was just Liu Bei's brother, not their brother.

As for Wang Ying, Zhen Mi and others, they can't even be called brothers and sisters. Strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as a group tour to keep warm.

Such a group is the female officers.

Wang Ying recalled the discussions between her and Zhen Mi when they were in Chang'an.

The hussar general may want to promote female officers, which is something Zhen Mi can see. But if you want to become a female official, you can't be like Wang Ying, sitting at home and waiting for an official position or a title to fall from the sky. After all, it is something you can only find, and at the same time, you have sacrificed the male members of Wang Yun's family in exchange for it. Therefore, if you want to be a female official, you must first know how to be an official.

So, how should one become an official?

Wang Ling taught Wang Ying a lesson yesterday.

Officials don’t sit out.

But it should be done.

If Wang Ling hadn't come, Wang Ying would have been unable to do anything. Because Wang Ying didn't know how to be an official, nor did she know when to do something, she thought it was still like being in Chang'an, or on the road from Chang'an to Taiyuan. As long as she sat there, she only needed to say One goal is to have subordinates who will do a good job for her...

So, what should we do?

Wang Ying didn't understand.

Wang Ying is sick. As Wang Ling, he should naturally visit him.

When Wang Ling came, Wang Ying took Wang Ling's hand and asked for advice sincerely.

Wang Ling sighed slightly, then sat down again and asked Wang Ying, is there anything that does not require supervision and tracking, or special explanations, that can be handled properly by his officials?

Wang Ying thought for a long time and felt that he could not find the answer.

Wang Ling looked at Wang Ying and asked, "Why did Huang Dagong say that he couldn't find any clues yesterday?" 』

"Is it because he is lazy? Wang Ying replied, then changed his mind and said, "Is he afraid of trouble?" 』

Wang Ling shook his head first, then nodded slightly after hearing the last answer, "Why were you afraid of trouble before?" Then why are you not afraid of trouble? 』

Wang Ying pondered.

Wang Ling stood up again, "Xiaguan goes ahead and goes to Puzi to wait for Marquis Yuyang... After all, Xiaguan is still the magistrate of Puzi County. Some things still need to be dealt with. It will take about two or three days. If the prince is When your body recovers, just come here, if..."

Wang Ling glanced at Wang Ying, was silent for a moment, nodded and said goodbye.

In this era, not only Wang Ying does not understand, but many people also do not understand what this "official" is and how to be an "official". For the time being, let’s put aside Wang Ying, who harbors ideals but has suffered some bruises in reality. Looking back at Fei Qian, it is also not smooth sailing and everything can go as he wishes.

With the increase in Feiqian's territory and the preliminary establishment of the division of labor among official management agencies, the demand for the number of officials has greatly increased. In the imperial examination, it cannot be said that anyone will lower the standards because of the increase in demand. After all, once the standards are changed at will, Then not only the previous officials who passed the strict examinations became a joke, but also the imperial examination system implemented by Dai Feiqian would become a joke.

The imperial examination cannot be relaxed, the staff cannot be replenished for a while, and the response from female officials is not very high...

Fei Qian said he had a headache.

China has been a large country with a relatively vast territory since ancient times. Unification is a big stone thrown by Qin Shihuang in the long river of history. Emperors of all dynasties can see it. Whether they can touch it or cannot touch it, they all move in that direction first. To work hard and become the primary political ideal and goal of rulers of all ages.

After unification, a large and effective administrative system is needed, from central to local, from administration, finance and taxation to military. After these layers of institutions are set up, there will naturally be officials, large and small, with various interests intertwined. , various forces are intertwined, forming a huge ecosystem.

Since it is an ecosystem, it will naturally have its own inherent life cycle and inertia.

When vested interest groups in a political system gradually settle down and form huge rentier groups that are parasitic on the ecosystem, the system will gradually become bloated, inefficient, and gradually deviate from its original goals and functions.

Ecosystems also have the function of self-healing, and when this self-healing ability in the system is no longer able to correct errors, major turbulence is inevitable...

Various problems such as resistance and riots will break out until internal and external forces cause the system to collapse and a new system to be reorganized to perform the necessary management functions. During the reconstruction process, some loopholes in the previous system will be deliberately strengthened or even sealed, becoming a thick cocoon, causing the ecosystem to lose flexibility, and may eventually become the next hidden danger.

Not only Wang Ying was thinking about this issue, but Fei Qian was also thinking about it.

China had a feudal dynasty, but it went in a completely different direction than the West.

It can be said that although Western Europe established a so-called alliance in later generations, they still lived their own lives. They have been feudal traditions from ancient times to the present, but the outer packaging is slightly different.

And China is innovating...

"If you don't innovate, you will be in danger." ” Fei Qian said slowly, “It’s like that scripture seeker... Well, what is that guy’s name? Brother is going away? 』

Pang Tong looked through the information and said, "Deglanzi." 』

Fei Qian curled his lips and said, "Let him choose a Chinese name." 』

Now this is a Han Dynasty, so of course you need a Han name.

Although Fei Qian did not specifically emphasize that a Chinese name must be given, as more and more Hu people come in, it is really not easy to remember the names of so many Hu people. Even Pang Tong needs to carry one with him. Notes, focusing on the names of some characters, not to mention ordinary officials. Therefore, it would indeed be more convenient for a character like the Buddhist scholar Deglanzi to be given a Chinese name. In future generations, wouldn’t everyone in a foreign company have to have a foreign name?

Pang Tong nodded.

“The official system must be changed, and it must be changed drastically. Just like the man who learned the scriptures, he learned the scriptures just to change... We should not just watch others learn the scriptures, we must also "learn the scriptures" ourselves, ancient scriptures, foreign scriptures, and then determine our own scriptures..." Fei Qian continued, "Since the time of Yao, Shun, and Yu in ancient times, changes have been going on. From abdication to succession, although no one has ever remembered the history, there must have been ups and downs in the process, with countless casualties..."

Fei Qian flipped through a table of strategies and took out one, "This Xing Zi'ang wrote well... but it's not enough." Shiyuan, take a look first..."

Fei Qian handed Xing Yong's strategy to Pang Tong.

"Xing Zi'ang did not discuss scriptures in terms of scriptures, but said that since ancient times, scriptures have been constantly changing. There are no scriptures that can remain unchanged forever. Today's scriptures can also be praised by future generations... ..." Fei Qian tapped the gum on the table gently, recalling Xing Yong's words in the policy discussion, "The present respects the past, the Ming respects the present, and future generations will respect their predecessors, so how can future generations respect them?" This is very interesting. It’s interesting, but it’s a pity that we just stayed at the discussion and didn’t propose a more detailed strategic plan..."

Pang Tongyi said while reading: "It is not easy to say these words." 』

"Well, indeed. Fei Qian nodded, and then said, "How about asking Xing Ziang to go to Qinglong Temple to serve as the official of Zhengjie School?" 』

Pang Tong said, "Let him find answers?" Do you want to give him a little mention? 』

Fei Qian touched his beard and said, "Forget it, there's no need to mention anything. If you can understand it, it's better to understand it yourself. Otherwise, it will be easy to pretend to understand, which will lead to bad things." 』

"Too. Pang Tong nodded, then picked up a pen and made a note to avoid missing anything due to complicated affairs.

"By the way, where is Wang's daughter?" Fei Qian asked.

Pang Tong replied, "It is said that he is still in Beiqu." 』

"Um? Fei Qian frowned, "Are you scared?" 』

Pang Tong shook his head, nodded again and said, "I said he was sick...but if he said he was scared...maybe..."

Fei Qian pondered.

If others were so cowardly and incompetent, Fei Qian would have paid no attention to them. But it is Wang Ying after all. It is not that Wang Ying is a woman, but that Wang Ying is a flag. If it falls easily, it will not be of any benefit to Fei Qian's reform of the bureaucracy.

The bureaucracy may sound simple, but it is actually very complex.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the budding period of Chinese autocratic bureaucracy. The Zhou Dynasty, which was based on patriarchal feudalism, began to collapse, which represented the collapse of absolute feudal rule, followed by the rise of a new political system. In the late Warring States period, in order to strengthen their national strength, each country not only Qin, but also the other six countries promoted domestic reforms to a certain extent, and initially formed a centralized political system of feudal absolutism, and established a system based on the kings of each country. The bureaucratic government headed by the government, which hired ministers to manage state affairs, was the beginning of China's path towards a bureaucratic system that was completely different from that of the West.

Putting aside for the moment the deviation of the definition of feudalism between the East and the West, as well as related academic differences, but looking at this bureaucratic system, in fact, both the East and the West have the same problems. After being separated from the support of aristocratic blood, the bureaucratic systems of the East and the West They all entered a chaotic situation, but unlike the West, China quickly found a new starting point.

The Qin and Han Dynasties were a period when the bureaucratic political system was in full development.

During this period, all elements of bureaucratic politics developed to a considerable degree, and profoundly affected subsequent dynasties.

A huge bureaucracy was established, although this "huge" is nothing compared to later generations. The original aristocratic system collapsed rapidly, and the new landlord class became the protagonist.

This is innovation, unprecedented innovation.

In the concepts of later generations, the landlord class is undoubtedly synonymous with backward, authoritarian, feudal, ignorant, etc. However, in the early and middle Han Dynasty, the landlord class was the representative of emerging forces, supporting the strength of the Han Dynasty and its influence on the surrounding areas. The conquest of the territory and the confrontation with the Xiongnu.

Later, the Tang and Song Dynasties were the mature period of the bureaucracy.

What Fei Qian wants is to add something newer to the current bureaucracy, just like a branch on a tree branch. After a hundred years of cultivation, it may bloom into a different kind of flower.

Fei Qian felt that the main problem of the bureaucracy in the Tang and Song Dynasties was that the relationship between monarch power and prime minister power was not properly handled. As a result, all internal struggles basically revolved around these two powers. Therefore, on the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the decision-making mechanism. Institutionalization is formed in this aspect and the decision-making group is enlarged. From the independent prime minister to the group prime minister, and from the group prime minister to the cabinet, we will follow a path that is somewhat similar to the constitutional monarchy, but different.

At the same time, the supervision agency still needs to be further strengthened. The personnel, officials, and structure of the supervision system, as well as the daily supervision of officials, quarterly reviews, and annual ratings all need to be further improved. The admonishment doctor Zheng Xuan serves as is still a little unclear about the direction. The so-called admonition not only needs to focus on Fei Qian, but also needs to focus on the middle and lower-level officials under Fei Qian. This can be regarded as real admonition. It is the role of discussion, rather than a deliberate show for the so-called reputation.

Of course, how to maintain the independence of the admonishment agency and prevent it from being penetrated by other forces will be a headache for future generations.

In this regard, Fei Qian has not thought of any good methods for the time being. He can only mention a few points first, then mark them for people to pay attention to, and leave some methods for replacement, review, self-awareness improvement, strengthening daily ideological construction, etc., and then follow up. Observe what works and what doesn’t.

The current focus is to expand the number of officials...

The Chinese people have this ability before they are castrated.

The system of the Ming Dynasty was a manifestation of the end of the extreme landowner line. In the end, everyone in the court became the shape of the landlord class. The core was the land, and all interests revolved around the land. As long as the land remained, management Who is the emperor in his court...

The Qing Dynasty, to be honest, there was basically no innovation, only constant regression. The Manchus became the rulers of ethnic minorities. They did not even think about the great ethnic integration promoted by later generations. They were always prepared for the counterattacks of the Chinese native people, and gave a lot of money and land to the foreigners. For the internal people, But they are constantly increasing taxes, restricting their transactions, increasing their burdens, and creating a literary prison...

When Fei Qian thought of this, he suddenly felt as if there was something somewhere like a pliers on his neck. Suddenly, the back of his head felt cold and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"To establish an official system now, we must have a large number of officials..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Scientific examination is one aspect, and female officials are another... If female officials can be used, they can be A large number of new officials have been recruited... It's just that most ladies nowadays are accustomed to living at home and have no desire to serve in official positions..."

If the years can be peaceful, who the hell wants to move forward with a heavy burden?

It can be said that Fei Qian had previously promoted the female officer system and increased the number of female officer positions in Zhiyin Prison, but the actual effect was not very good. Since the Han Dynasty had not promoted female officers for a hundred or two hundred years, many ladies did not even think about it. Although he wanted to become an official, he fully recognized Fei Qian's suggestion that women could inherit the title...

"Treading on the Stars"

meaning.

This is not okay. No matter if you are a man or a woman, you should take advantage of others when there is benefit, and shirk when you have to do work. People will not like such people.

Furthermore, if the female official system is not established and the number of officials cannot be quickly replenished, how can we find replacements for the large number of middle- and lower-level officials who were originally hoarded in Shuzuo Wenli and other positions? How to establish the "4321" new county official structure model that Fei Qian needs to implement? How can each branch of the Central Court have sufficient personnel to support it? The education system, medical system, cultural system, etc. are relatively free from danger. Among the official positions that tend to be rear-line construction, a large number of them are suitable for female officials.

At this stage of the Han Dynasty, redundant officials are not unavailable, but more often than not, their responsibilities are not clear. In many places, there are no officials from the court to manage them at all, and they have to delegate authority to local gentry...

Pang Tong nodded, thought for a while and said, "In this way, the matter in Taiyuan is to show what female officials can do and should not be done halfway." To have a unified strategy, it is better to transfer Zhen to assist... Before Zhen joined the Hundred Medical Hall, he handled Huan Gongya's affairs with reasonable evidence and a measured advance and retreat. Nowadays, things in Taiyuan are complicated, and the Wang family is timid, and her name is indispensable. , then it would be better to use Zhen's help on the side, and it should be possible. 』

Zhen Mi as deputy?

Fei Qian thought for a moment. Although Xun Chen in Pingyang also added an insurance policy to Wang Ying and sent Wang Ling, Wang Ling may not be able to control this speed well. Maybe now Wang Ling will be the main one and Wang Ying will be the supplementary one. situation, so to strengthen the focus on female officers, naturally the only way is to send women there, and Zhen Mi's previous performance was pretty good, and she can indeed give it a try.

Fei Qian nodded in agreement and said at the same time: "That's it." Well, since Zhen is allowed to go, Wang Yanyun doesn't have to go with him. Xun Chen's authority could only be assigned to Wang Ling, and he could not command the officials in the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an, so it cannot be said that Xun Chen's behavior was a mistake.

Pang Tong also agreed, and then said, "Then Wang Yanyun... it is better to send him as an envoy to Jiankun and serve as the ambassador of Jiankun, responsible for the mutual communication between the Han and Jiankun, and the docking of various affairs... I don't know what my lord thinks." ? 』

"Well... let's do it. Fei Qian thought for a moment and nodded, "Send someone to tell Wang Yanyun that he can recruit more young people from Jiankun to study in Chang'an Academy..."