Chapter 972 Institutional Cake
On the first day of August, the leather materials Bian Tao saw at Yewang were sent to Luoyang.
What is black lambskin made of? Of course it was used as a crown gown, and it was the crown gown for the highest level of sacrifice.
The overall tone is upper Xuan and lower Xuan.
Xuan, representing the rising of the sun in a day, is a black and red color.
He represents the setting of the sun in a day and is a yellow with reddish color.
It has been popular since the pre-Qin period and will continue to be popular until now.
It is not often worn on weekdays, but it is necessary to wear it on very formal occasions, such as Zhengdan dynasty gatherings, announcements to heaven, sacrifices to family temples, etc.
Ascension to the throne is naturally included.
Moreover, the new dynasty is Shui De, still black, and the black lamb fur hat is also very consistent in color, which is perfect.
"Fortunately, the weather had cooled down by then, otherwise it would have been really hot wearing this." Shao Xun touched the leather with perfect texture and said, "It's rare that you have such a heart on your behalf."
Yu Wenjun stood there On the side, there was also some joy.
She is happy for her husband. She has struggled for him for more than 20 years and is finally close to the top.
However, amid the joy, there are still some small emotions after all.
"The surrogate father is very filial." She said softly.
Shao Xun was slightly taken aback and said with a smile: "He treats me as a father, and I protect his power, that's all."
Yu Wenjun was noncommittal, his expression indifferent.
Shao Xun felt a little uncomfortable. He put down the black lambskin and asked the young man to make it as soon as possible. Then he looked at his wife and hesitated to speak.
"Okay, husband." Seeing the man like this, Yu Wenjun felt a little better. He took his hand and said, "Let's get down to business as soon as possible."
Shao Xun He nodded, looked at his wife again, and went to the General's Mansion.
The abdication has entered the later stage, and the most important benefit distribution plan of the new dynasty has finally been released.
“It’s not easy.” Shao Xun flicked the hard yellow paper in his hand and sighed.
Everyone, including Yangman, bowed their heads, but their minds were still on the yellow paper.
After the founding of the country, Wang Yanhui continued to serve as prime minister.
According to their understanding of the situation, Wang Yifu may be the first and last prime minister of the Liang Dynasty.
After his death, the post of prime minister will be abolished and replaced by the chief officials of the three provinces of Shangshu, Zhongshu and Menxia, namely Shangshu Ling, Zhongshu Jian and Shizhong.
Among them, there is one member each for Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Jian. The number of servants is variable, usually two, sometimes slightly more.
Yang Man is a minister and often participates in important events beside King Liang. He really wants to enter the institution called "Zhengshitang" and be ranked with Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Jian, even if he is weaker and has a lower status. This is a great honor. After entering the political hall, he is actually the prime minister - due to the separation of powers, he should be one of the prime ministers.
Zhang Bin looked calm.
He is from the fourth rank of the Middle School Secretary. King Liang has already said privately that after the founding of the country, he will be the third rank of the Middle School Supervisor - originally this position was from the second rank, but King Liang felt that there was The chief official of Zhongshu Province, who had the power to draft the edict, should not be too high in rank, so he was demoted one level.
But Zhang Bin didn't care.
During the great epidemic five years ago, a relative in his family passed away, and he himself felt unwell for a time. Fortunately, the King of Liang paid great attention to him and not only sent famous doctors to diagnose and treat him, but also took him to the empty Shanglin Garden to recuperate, and he survived.
Otherwise, he felt that he could not escape the disaster.
After experiencing this life and death event, he has looked away.
It doesn't matter whether he can go further. As a descendant of Shi Le, he has a shallow foundation in the court and has made too many people jealous. There is no need to be too active.
When the King of Liang gave it to the official, he took it. If you don’t give it, you won’t be disappointed, that’s all.
The old god Liang Fenze, the official minister, was sitting on the ground.
He should be able to move a little bit, but he won’t expect to be in the position of Shangshu Ling.
It’s not that there is no hope, there is definitely hope, but the competition is very fierce. He knows whether Xizhou’s basic base can support Shangshu Ling, the number one person under the prime minister.
You know, as the department that dominates the other two provinces among the three provinces, the Shangshu Ling is the second-rank official. It is responsible for the affairs of the six ministers, and can almost be regarded as a "little prime minister."
There was a rumor last month: "The King of Liang wants to abolish the Shangshu Ling, and will not hold this position, but will serve as a servant."
Now it seems that this is just a rumor, and the Shangshu Ling will continue to exist.
Under the Order of Shangshu, if the left and right servants are not separated, there will only be one "Shangshu Pushe".
Liang Fen knew very well that Shangshu Pushe or Shangshu Zuopushe would be his position, because King Liang needed to win over the scholars and wealthy families in Xizhou.
That’s what court politics is all about, endless calculations and balances.
Some people are very capable, but due to various reasons, they find it difficult to hold high positions and are forced to give up opportunities to others.
Some people have average abilities, but by chance, a high-ranking official will fall on you, and the emperor will still be angry even if you think about it.
"Is there any external discussion about the separate establishment of the Privy Council, the Training Academy, and the Military Academy?" Shao Xun put down the yellow paper, stood up and walked around, looking at the blue sky outside the door, and asked.
"There is no discussion. People at that time may not know much about these three courtyards." Yangman, the servant, replied.
"It would be better not to have one. Recruiting soldiers is so popular that there must be an office in charge of recruiting soldiers." Shao Xun said: "The dynasty of the country began to set up provinces, and there were criticisms at the beginning. If there are some rumors, just let them go. Leading the country's elite with the central army and the central guard army, there are few checks and balances, it is really child's play. "
Yamen such as the Privy Council, the Training Academy, and the Military Academy first appeared in history during the feudal separatist period in the mid-Tang Dynasty.
The Chang'an court established a Privy Council, which was headed by a middle official after Emperor Dezong. It usually also held other positions, such as envoys of the Tenth Army and the Twelve Guards, etc. If he did not hold the post concurrently, he would be a lame Privy Councilor. Ranked lower among the martial arts group.
The Privy Council only controls the mobilization of the imperial army.
The coaching academy, as the name suggests, is the training department.
The Military Academy is the logistics department.
The latter two are mostly found in vassal towns. They do not have a privy council, but they have a low-level replacement agency: Duyu Housi.
If the generals do not go on an expedition and clock in at Duyu Housi, they have no contact with the army, nor can they manage daily training and logistics and finance. They are only responsible for leading troops in combat, that is, the soldiers and generals are separated.
The Northern Song Dynasty learned this.
But this method cannot completely prevent rebellion, because the system is strict enough, but it is missing a link: ethos. In the eyes of people whose minds are full of revolutionary thoughts, this system cannot restrain them.
In the eyes of people who are tired of rebellion, don't want to go through the trouble, or are full of loyalty and patriotism, this system is useful.
Systems and customs complement each other and are indispensable.
Fortunately, the current trend is still very good.
Even in the Northern and Southern Dynasties in history, the rebellious atmosphere and ideas were not as outrageous as those of the Yamen soldiers in the late Tang Dynasty. The rebellion in the Northern and Southern Dynasties was more of an institutional problem, and the atmosphere was actually pretty good.
The chief officer of the Privy Council, the Training Academy, and the Military Academy is called "Jian", with one member each, and his deputy is called "Shao Jian", with two members each.
The chief officials of these three academies are Chen Yougen, Pei Kuo, and Mi Huang.
Chen Yougen is responsible for mobilizing troops and horses. Without him, no one can mobilize the Forbidden Army.
Pei Kuo is responsible for the training of the Forbidden Army. His ability is average, but he can just follow the script. The training and assessment model of the Silver Spear and other armies is very mature.
Mi Huang is responsible for the money, food, equipment and other logistical affairs of the Forbidden Army.
The three people check and balance each other, and each battalion of the Forbidden Army is led by Shao Xun's disciples, so there is no danger - of course, in terms of his prestige, there is no one who can lead the army even in the reset. You dare to rebel, but you have to consider your children and grandchildren, right?
"The Eighth Guards of the Imperial Army and the Third Academy of the Forbidden Army are under the direct jurisdiction of the Emperor." Shao Xun turned around, looked at everyone, and said: "In the future, the Third Academy of the Forbidden Army may be transferred to the Fifth Academy of the Imperial Army, but I will still be in charge of it. As for the Fifth Academy, The title Bingcao——"
At this point, he looked at Zhang Bin and asked, "Do you want to change it?"
Zhang Bin cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, five soldiers. Shangshu Nai Following the old system of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there are five Cao Cao in charge of Central, Foreign, Cavalry, Biel and Du. "
"The Central Bing Cao is in charge of the troops and horses within the ki, the Foreign Bing Cao is in charge of the troops and horses outside the ki, and the Cavalry Cao is in charge of the cavalry. Farewell Soldiers Cao Zhang The soldiers of the Hu army are in charge of the soldiers and horses in the capital. "
"The military system of the new dynasty was to station the troops outside the capital and inside the city, but they were dispatched by the Privy Council to duplicate the troops in the capital. "
"The Su guards come from the military mansions of the world and are stationed inside and outside the palace. They are in opposition to the capital soldiers and cavalry."
"The cavalry also has three courtyards of the imperial army."
"Only the foreign soldiers and soldiers are Cao. There is still room for use. I thought it would be better to merge into the Ministry of Military Affairs and rename it the Minister of Military Affairs. ”
“This Shangshu is in charge of the military records, chariots and horses, equipment, ceremonial guards, maps, and postal records of the Hu soldiers, Shi soldiers, Zhen soldiers, and Shaofu, Weiwei, and Taifu.”< br>
“Conscription matters and the relocation of military attachés are also under his jurisdiction.”
After hearing this, Shao Xun thought for a long time and nodded slowly.
Since Cao Wei, system reforms have actually been carried out. To put it more fashionably, productivity is different, and the social landscape is also different.
Even Sima Jin carried out a certain degree of institutional innovation.
The Liang Dynasty had both the remnants of the old era and the emergence of many new things. It would definitely not work without institutional innovation.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, we must continue to observe and make changes.
There are no hard-to-change systems and unchanging laws in this world. Reform is always ongoing, rather than expected to be done once and for all.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War must also handle matters such as the transfer of imperial soldiers, military attachés, and even the evaluation of honorary officers." said Liang Fen, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Shao Xun pondered for a moment and said, "We can discuss this later."
"Yes." Liang Fen responded.
Shao Xun thought about it again and decided to use the political affairs hall to lead three provinces and six ministries. This was the civil servant framework, which was basically settled.
The Eight Guards of the Fubing, the Three Courts of the Forbidden Army, and the Ministry of War manage the world's troops. This is the framework of the military ministers, and it has been established.
The other temples, prisons, and mansions are not so important.
Many of these departments existed long before the emergence of the ministries in the three provinces of Wei and Jin, namely the earliest Jiuqing.
After the three provinces became real power agencies, the powers of Jiu Temple were greatly reduced, and they were also suspected of having overlapping business.
But why hasn’t Jiusi revoked it? Because it can form constraints with the various departments (six ministries) under the jurisdiction of the Shangshu Province to prevent one family from becoming dominant.
For example, Duzhi Cao in the Six Books of Shangshu is in charge of financial expenditures. But in an era when physical goods accounted for the majority of fiscal revenue, the harvested grain was managed by Sinong Temple, because this department was responsible for warehousing matters.
This includes both the overlapping and confusing factors of the old and new institutions during the transition period, as well as the reasons for mutual checks and balances. It is very complicated.
Shao Xun will also reform the six departments of Dianzhong, Duzhi, Zuomin, Tian, Wubing and Li under the jurisdiction of Shangshu Province in the future.
This is not the same as the six departments of Rites, Households, Punishments, Officials, Bing, and Gong that he was familiar with in later generations, and he is even less accustomed to it.
For example, Zuo Mincao is a combination of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works. It sounds strange, but when you think about the need to recruit people for construction, it is not surprising that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works merged. Mincao itself needs construction projects.
Moreover, Zuo Mincao does not have the power to collect taxes. The power to collect taxes lies with local counties. Duzhi Zhonglang will be responsible for transshipment, Sinong Temple will be responsible for storage management, and Duzhi Cao will be responsible for expenses.
Shao Xun could not stand the chaotic system of the past, but he was more sober and knew that he could not blindly move closer to the system of later generations and had to be careful.
At present, it is better to stay quiet.
Among the nine temples, he only directly interfered in the appointment and dismissal of officials in three departments, namely Weiwei Temple, Zongzheng Temple, and Dali Temple.
Zong Zhengqing was served by his uncle Liu Shan.
Dali Temple replaced the Tingwei, and the third brother Shao Fan became the Dali Qing.
The original Wei Qing, Chen Jin, is to be appointed as Shangshu Youpuse, while the new Wei Qing is Pingyang City Gate School Wei Jing Cheng.
A series of appointment and dismissal lists will be "leaked by order" and slowly spread.
Shao Xun will slowly observe the reactions of officials from various civil and military factions, and may make slight adjustments.
After it was completely settled, it was time to change the dynasty.
On the first day of August, the angel returned and presented the third abdication edict.
Shao Xun refused for the third time on the grounds that "I have lived in Jinlu for many years, and I really can't bear to destroy the Sima family's foundation."
This is also the last rejection.
Next time, he will reluctantly agree to be the emperor under the persuasion of everyone.
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