Chapter 641 Bureaucratic System (Part 1)
After entering October, the weather suddenly turned cold.
The refugees who had just arrived in Henan and Xingyang suddenly felt that they could not hold on any longer and wailed.
Most of them are from Bingzhou, including both Hu and Han.
From Hedong and Pingyang, some went to Guanzhong, some went to Hongnong, and some went to Shangdang.
The Liu Han court did not provide disaster relief. But just as Shao Xun was troubled by the low administrative efficiency, Liu Cong was also troubled. In addition, the Xiongnu themselves were not wealthy and had a weak foundation. The relief grains were quickly consumed, and there were still a lot of people fleeing.
The one who ran to Guanzhong was absorbed by Liu Can.
The eastern part of Guanzhong has been at peace for several years, and has not suffered any disasters. It has accumulated some savings and eaten a large part.
Those who ran to Hongnong can only say that it was okay.
Wang Midi divided the land among the local tycoons for many years, cleared out many acres of land, and saved some money and grain. He took the opportunity to attract strong men and women, grant land for resettlement, and expand his power.
Yes, he only wanted strong men and women, not the old and the weak, and some were even slaughtered for meat. The rest dispersed in a hurry and ran over the mountains and ridges to Xin'an and Yiyang. Countless people died on the way.
This group of people was gathered by Shao Shen, one of the two guardians of the General's Mansion, and after being raised, they were sent to Guangchengze.
In recent years of war, Guangchengze dispatched many camp troops, resulting in heavy casualties. In addition, some of them were reorganized into the camp army, leaving a severe shortage of manpower for farming.
Although the old, weak, women and children have limited strength, they are not completely unable to farm, so they can make do with it.
Some of the refugees who ran east were absorbed by the wealthy families and tribal chiefs in the Shangdang and Taiyuan Xiongnu-controlled areas, and some went to Jinyang. But last year, Liu Zun took 30,000 Hu and Han people southward, and Liu Kun had no food left and could not absorb it at all.
Up to here, the refugees had exhausted all their food, but they had no choice but to continue heading east, towards Hebei. After crossing the Taihang Mountains, only a few of them successfully reached there.
A considerable number of others entered Henan from Taihangxing, Baixing, and Zhiguanxing, and were collected by Liu Ya. The rest went to Heyang, entered Henan County, and were then transferred to Xingyang to settle down and recuperate. .
After resting for a period of time and regaining some energy and strength, the prefect sent troops to escort him to Chenliu. Today is the first batch, with a total of 5,000 households and more than 12,000 people - normal For example, there are about five people in a household.
Zao Song looked at them, skinny and skinny, with numb eyes. Even though he was used to life and death, he was a little silent.
The refugees will not wait until the food is gone before fleeing. In that case, most of them will die unexpectedly, and there will be no refugee army running around.
In fact, most of them were led by local nobles and powerful men. They took all necessary things, such as stored grain, livestock, farm tools, seeds, etc., and fled to places that were not affected by disasters.
There may be looting on the road. Breaking a small manor or earthen fence can obtain food. If it cannot be broken, the food pressure can be reduced, and the dead can be turned into food.
Sometimes they will stay briefly in a certain place, farm for several months, half a year or even a year, and then continue their trek, a bit like a nomadic beggar army.
This is a characteristic of the Jin Dynasty, a well-organized refugee army tied by clan blood ties, and even an official refugee army...
"...among the thieves in Bingzhou, Li Yuan was in famine, and the prime minister led him Submission. It is necessary to support Sui Fu, so that he can live in peace. Now he has been entrusted with Henan Yin Luyan and Xingyang Governor Du Dan to find a suitable place to provide food and relief, and to arrange troops and horses for protection. Shao Xun's order was read out in public.
Du Dan, the prefect of Xingyang, Lu Rong, the commander of Zhongmou, and others present all responded to the order in unison.
Zao Song, as Cao Shangshu of the Zuo people of the Liang Kingdom, added in a low voice: "After the refugees have been raised, the country will send generals and soldiers to move them."
Du It should be a smile.
Lou Xiu glanced at Lu Rong a few more times. This person was originally the Prime Minister of Ye County, Nanyang. He was promoted to Zhongmou Ling just this year, and it was he who handled the formalities at that time.
Xicao Xicao had no decision-making power in appointing officials, but the procedures had to go through them, which was equivalent to the labor department.
Corresponding to this is Dong Cao, who is in charge of the appointment of officials with more than 2,000 shi. For example, when Du Dan was appointed as the governor of Xingyang, the formalities had to be handled by Dong Cao Yu, but Xi Cao Yu could not handle it because he was not of sufficient rank.
The two Cao Cao of the East and West are actually not high-ranking and have no decision-making power. They are not political officers, but they are very key affairs officers. Being appointed by a humble nobleman like Chen Liulou seems to have become a kind of trend.
As a disciple of Liang Gong and a member of the Donghai Township Party, Lu Rong did not do well in the position of Ye County Cheng. It's not that he doesn't work hard, it's just that the place is complicated. As a Donghai native, he doesn't have any connections or connections in Ye County. It's hard for him to do an outstanding job, let alone the county magistrate himself, who is the second official of the county magistrate. It is difficult to excel by nature.
But Liang Gong still trusted and valued him, and transferred him to Zhongmu, a place that had been repeatedly ravaged, to serve as county magistrate, which shows his love.
Actually, this is not a bad thing.
Since the melee between the three kings of Changsha, Hejian and Chengdu, Xingyang has been repeatedly attacked by war. Then came the repeated tug of war between the King of Donghai and the Xiongnu, and then the tug of war between Chen Gong and the Xiongnu. Calculating the time, I have been fighting for almost ten years.
The ten-year war was so destructive that Li Ju and other refugee commanders took a fancy to this white land, so many Kansai refugees came here to farm.
It should be much easier for Lu Rong to serve as county magistrate in Zhongmou than in Ye County.
After Lou Xiu read out the order, he left quickly.
Zao Song stayed and said: "This matter is very important and must not be ignored. Is Xingyang's food sufficient?"
Du Dan hesitated for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth. After all, this matter was too big. If he messed up, the problem would be serious. He just heard him say: "It's not enough. I sent 200,000 grains and beans to Beijing to solve the problem of Luoyang." The Duke of Liang wanted to attack Qingzhou and stockpile grain and grass. The county also sent 200,000 dendrobiums, which were sent up the river by Duzhi Yang Xiaowei to build the palace city in Bianliang. Xingyang also helped more than ten people. Tens of thousands of grains and forty thousand bundles of hay. The Huns also sneaked over before and burned, killed and looted..."
Zao Song thought about it and felt that Xingyang was indeed difficult.
This is a county under Sizhou. It has to support the imperial court. The burden is already heavy, but it also has to support Liang Guo. Life is really difficult.
“First try to raise as much money as possible.” Zaosong said: “In troubled times, people are the most important. If we survive this year and next, we will be able to cope with the situation. The Zheng family, Pan family and other big families in Xingyang may be overpowered by the prince. ? "
Du Dan looked a little tangled, and after thinking about it, he said fiercely: "It is a matter of great justice to help the world and save people. If anyone resists, it will be crazy. I will try my best to help. "
Zao Song stood in awe and said, "Everything will be paid to the Lord."
"Don't worry, Minister, the refugees will be settled well." Du Dan said.
Although the Jingzhao Du family had a history with Du Yu, they were still members of the Guanzhong gentry family and their influence in Xingyang was very limited. It's a bit difficult to convince others by relying on favors, and you still have to use both soft and hard tactics - in fact, the Zheng family, Pan family and other wealthy families don't have much food, so they can only raise a little bit.
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Zao Song traveled around Xingyang and Henan counties for twenty days. When he returned to Bianliang, it was already late October. Liucao's government office was crowded in Junyi County and borrowed a house to work.
After returning to a wealthy merchant's house where Zuo Mincao was staying, officials and officials came in and out, sending official letters one after another for him to handle.
Zuo Mincao was a hodgepodge department that existed during the Cao Wei Dynasty. It was initially in charge of repairs, salt ponds, gardens and other work. It had a docking relationship with the Shaofu, General and the like, and also had business overlap, similar to that of later generations. "Minister of Industry".
Later, he began to also be in charge of household registration, and was a collection of "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Industry" and "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Household Affairs".
Later, he was in charge of household registration, divested himself of the civil engineering business, and became the "Minister of Household Affairs".
Zuo Mincao of Liang State is not that complicated. He mainly has two businesses: household registration and service.
Under Zuo Min Shangshu there is Zuo Min Ling Shi - "Book of Jin" revised by the Tang Dynasty called it "Zuo Ren Ling Shi", which is why it is taboo - the number of positions is not fixed, and there are currently four members, including One of them is a disciple of Liang Gong, one is from the Chenliu wealthy family, and the other two were brought from Yan State by Zaosong.
Zao Song still had to pay to support these two cronies he brought with him.
Liang Guo was founded in 1979, and everything was complicated. Lutian had just been opened, and the harvest was limited. There was no salary, and many officials paid their own money to work. In fact, even if the salary was paid in full, officials The money he received may not be enough, because he not only had to support his own family, but also supported many officials who actually ran errands.
But even so, many people are still willing to be officials, even if they pay money.
Zaosong picked up several official letters on the desk and reviewed them carefully.
This is the household register of Yongqiu County that has just been sorted out.
Yongqiu is a very powerful place, and it is not easy to clean up the household registration, and there have even been troubles. However, those powerful men were also useless, and they were defeated by the Silver Spear Zhongying, who were mostly new soldiers.
Zao Song turned page after page.
Household registers are divided into two categories: genealogical certificates and registration books.
The genealogy is the basis for selecting officials.
The Nine-Rank Official Personnel Law is very popular. The character must be determined first, and then the official character. This genealogy is an important basis for determining character.
The Zhongzheng of the county searched the tribes, determined the family status, recorded it in the record, and sent it to Zuo Mincao.
The genealogy was made in triplicate. The original was handed over to Bianliang Secret Pavilion for preservation. One copy was left with Zuo Min Cao, and the other copy was given to Li Bu Cao, which was needed for the review of the appointment.
After Zaosong read it carefully, he felt that there was no problem, so he called the master of the history of the order and said, "Bring someone to copy two copies."
"Yes." The chief scorer ordered Shi to bow and responded.
“Check carefully after writing to make sure there are no errors or omissions.” Zao Song warned again.
“Yes.”
After waving his hand and asking Ling Shi to step aside, Zaosong picked up the register and read it again.
Genealogy books and registration books were all written on yellow paper, so they were also called "yellow books" - even though they began to be written on white paper later, this customary name continued.
Zao Song's fingers crossed out line after line on the book.
The first line: "The family in Jiqiao, Lianghe Township, Yongqiu County, Chenliu County is Zhang Bu, and his wife is Li."
The second line: "The eldest daughter is not allowed to recruit younger brothers. She is seven years old. Years old."
The third line: "No child, four years old."
The fourth line: "..."
Zaosong flipped through dozens of pages, not just to see if the record was correct - he didn't conduct an on-site investigation, so how could he know if it was correct?
He just checked whether the record format was standardized or not.
Since the Wei Dynasty, there are rules for what rows and columns to write in registers. Even if you write blindly, you have to write according to the rules.
Among the ten counties of the Liang Kingdom, Zaosong estimates that only the registers of the four counties of Chen, Xincai, Nanton, and Puyang are the most authentic, while those of the three counties of Liang, Runan, and Chenliu are not so authentic. Although Liang Gong attached great importance to this matter.
As for the three counties of Ji, Wei, and Dunqiu north of the river, due to insufficient manpower and insufficient inventory, the registers from the Shile era are still used - the overall record is relatively fake, and there are probably only records of soldiers who divided their fields and houses. Relatively accurate.
"Liang Gong is too serious, and there are not enough manpower, alas!" Zaosong threw the register aside and sighed.
During the Jin Dynasty, registers had long been a joke, and perhaps genealogies were more reliable.
Liang Gong checked the household registration, and it was obvious that he did not intend to allow the powerful nobles to collect taxes indirectly, but to collect taxes directly. He was too ambitious.
Zao Song even doubted whether genealogy records would be recorded in the future.
Without the genealogy, the official selection system of the Nine-Rank Officials Law cannot be implemented. After all, there is no basis.
That shouldn't be the case, right?
Zao Song heard that the barbarians would order goods for the nobles, but they didn't give up. Did Liang Guild give up?
If you think about it carefully, he should want to open up more channels for selecting officials to offset part of the influence of the Nine-Rank Officials Law.
What the hell!
Zao Song rubbed his eyes. Within the ten counties of the Liang Kingdom, the scholars were not that capable and could not oppose Liang Gong's laws at all.
It just means that he now needs a large number of powerful nobles to serve as officials for him, so he is trying to win over them. For example, checking household registration requires a large number of officials and temporarily mobilized officials. First of all, The prerequisite is to be able to read, write and format official documents.
After resting, Zaosong picked up the genealogy and register of Weishi County and started reading.
(End of this chapter)