Chapter 685 Deep Water Area
Shao Xun stayed in Luoyang for ten days.
On the last day, Bianliang sent opinions on the martial arts system.
As expected, there was a lot of opposition.
Of course, they did not object openly, but raised many questions about the details.
No rules, no rules.
You want to build a system, and if people raise objections within the limits allowed by the system, then you must take it seriously and do not take the initiative to destroy the hard-won order.
The main problem with Liang Guohe and the General's Mansion is that it is too easy for military personnel to get the official position. It is recommended to increase the difficulty of getting the official position.
Although this is selfish, it is not entirely selfish.
Today's official grades were only introduced a few years ago, and they are linked to the ninth-grade official law, that is, official rank and personal character.
In the beginning, official character equals character. Depending on your family rank, you will be appointed as an official. Later, when the system is adjusted, you will usually be appointed by a few levels lower than your family rank.
This is still too rough. There is no distinction between official grades, no superior and inferior, and there are too few levels.
The second question raised by people is that today's soldiers already have the privilege of being exempted from taxes. Should it be abolished? This is also a real problem.
The third question involves Men Yin becoming an official.
Honored officers don’t care about anything, they only have rank, which doesn’t matter. But there must be some warriors who are not satisfied with being honorary officers and want to be official officials and take care of specific matters.
The detailed rules of the transfer of honors mention that the transfer of honorary officers to professional officers, as well as the system of joining official posts from honorary officers to their descendants, should be limited, that is, the ability, origin, appearance and other conditions should be examined, and the candidates should be hired as appropriate.
The fourth point is that honorary officers do not have salaries. This is not mentioned in the details and should be made clear.
Fifth, others also pointed out that this move could easily cause generals to "initiate border provocations" and artificially create wars to gain opportunities for meritorious service.
As for the other honorary titles of ancestors, wives and mothers, atonement of sins, etc., they are all trivial matters.
After reading it, Shao Xun had only one feeling: noble officials were very resistant to warriors becoming official officials, and were not even satisfied with how easy it was for them to become honorary officials. He suggested that it be more difficult to get the official position.
"There is inherent selfishness in this, but it is not all selfish. Many of them have something to say." Shao Xun handed the reply letter to Wang Yan and said.
Wang Yan had an expression that I had known for a long time.
"This is a strong medicine, but it has great staying power. Taibai really wants to take it?" Wang Yan asked seriously.
Shao Xun remained silent.
This discussion between him and Lao Wang was actually very touching.
It is rare that Wang Yan did not speak to him from the perspective of a noble family. In fact, his family itself is one of the few noble families in the world.
"I need a way to get an official position other than the ninth-grade official law, and it needs to be a long-term one." Shao Xun said.
In short, there needs to be an institutionalized channel that is independent of the Nine-Rank Officials and Personnel Law. There cannot be one channel without one. His previous appointments to military officials were not institutionalized, but were obtained by force through the use of influence. This was not the goal he pursued.
Wang Yan thought for a while and sighed, there was really no other way.
Besides, warriors also need opportunities to stand out. Scholars despise the profession of military masters, which results in very few scholars serving as warriors. These people are limited by their family status and are subject to the laws of ninth-level officials. They are not able to get ahead. Do you want to be considerate of them?
If you don't understand them, you have already seen the results. Luoyang was besieged several times.
With consideration for them, the number of officials with military backgrounds—probably without family background—slowly increased, thereby squeezing out the interests of the noble clans.
The estates of the nobles will become smaller, the number of bankers will decrease, and the local influence will decrease, showing an overall decline until a new balance is reached with the warriors.
To put it bluntly, there are people coming to grab food.
"I'm busy with business." Wang Yan said: "You and Hui Feng will pay more attention to the details. There is still a lot of wrangling over there in Bianliang. Take your time, don't be in a hurry."
Shao Xun I couldn't help but glance at Lao Wang. Lao Deng wasn't pretending to help me, but was actually doing the trick, right?
Wang Yan’s face remained unchanged, he bowed his hands to Shao Xun, then stood up and left.
Shao Xun looked at Wang Huifeng again.
Wang Huifeng was actually a little nervous and said anxiously: "Don't move your hands or feet."
Shao Xun's face straightened up and he said: "Then let's get down to business. What do you think about the officer issue? ?”
"It's nothing more than a compromise." Wang Huifeng said: "With so many tigers and wolves, if they don't give you benefits, will there be backlash? Even if the backlash doesn't happen to you, future generations will not be able to escape."
Dang A group has mastered violence, made great achievements, and has a hint of awakening under someone's careful care. Do you think it will fight for its own interests?
This situation is caused by the combination of the war environment and Shao Xun's promotion.
The warriors are still patient and can wait, because their situation has indeed improved significantly compared to before, but their patience will eventually run out.
At that time, there is a high probability that they will not rebel, but they will crowd Shao Xun into the Tai Chi Hall, and things will become ugly.
To put it simply, the root cause is that warriors need an institutionalized path to ascend.
“The word backlash is used very well.” Shao Xun praised: “How far can the scholars compromise?”
Wang Huifeng shook his head and said: “This matter is too Big. If you push hard, there may be a rebellion in Henan. What will happen if Hebei is mostly controlled by the nobles? "Shao Xun is still aware.
Having not experienced brutal wars that lasted for hundreds of years, had not endured the suffering of precarious situations, and had not had their power greatly weakened, the nobles might not be so realistic.
Historically, the system was only introduced during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Does it now have the social environment and customs of the Northern Wei Dynasty?
Are the scholars in the late Jin Dynasty and the scholars in the Northern Wei Dynasty the same thing?
Some previous predictions were still too optimistic.
Going against the will of the sky, thunder is everywhere.
He thought that even Yu Chen and Lu Zhi were opposed, indicating that this matter had touched the bottom line.
What to do? Turn over the table and start a civil war? The reform has touched deep waters.
"Actually, why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Huifeng advised: "My father agrees to choose a group to try out first, and this matter is barely feasible. But you must pay attention to propriety. In fact, Ming Gong, you have always been very good at propriety. , I am anxious this time. Is it because I see the Xiongnu showing its decline and don’t want to wait any longer?”
Shao Xun pondered for a while.
In the final analysis, it is still not strong enough to be popularized on a large scale. Then let's pilot it first. The pilot will last for a few years, so that everyone can get used to it and get used to the existence of this thing, and their resistance will not be so great. By then, my strength will also increase. Maybe the Huns will be gone, and some things will fall into place.
"Okay, then wait." Shao Xun nodded and said: "Without you, I would have made a big mistake and ruined the good situation. I might be defeated and die, and the people of the world would also suffer. The second time and the third time are painful.”
"Ming Gong's words are serious." Wang Huifeng said.
Shao Xun seemed tired and lay down directly on the couch.
Wang Huifeng was fine at first, but gradually, the roots of his ears began to turn red. Perhaps, she knew that Shao Xun had been looking at her waist and hips after lying down.
Just when she felt a little uncomfortable, Shao Xun's voice rang out: "I heard that you are assisting the Taiwei, can you gain anything?"
Sure enough, Wang Huifeng's attention was diverted, only I heard her say: "Luonan is a place where Ming Gong has been running for a long time. The rural settlements are gradually repopulating. I heard that many villages have oil pressing and wine making workshops."
Oil pressing and wine making are signs of rural economic recovery.
"Shui Cun Shan Guo Jiu Qi Feng" refers to this kind of thing.
When people can drink wine and share meat with relatives and friends during festivals of all sizes, the society will have recovered and there will not be refugees everywhere.
In fact, it is just the allocation of resources.
When an ordinary family can cultivate dozens or hundreds of acres of land, even if they plant extensively and produce little, as long as they are not particularly unlucky and suffer disasters year after year, their lives will not be much different.
When a family only owns a few acres or more than a dozen acres of land, life is still very difficult even if the weather is good.
The population of the counties in Luonan and the seven counties in Xiangcheng is much smaller than in the prosperous times. There are still no powerful nobles, land rights are average, and the people have more cultivated land per capita. Order has been restored, wars have been avoided, and the economy has improved. Of course it will recover.
This is a natural correction. Shao Xun only provides order - but what is lacking most in this world is actually order.
"When I went on the expedition, I also heard that many people at home used alfalfa to eat flour cakes." Shao Xun was lying there and said, "Even children are strong."
"Really?" Wang Huifeng's eyes lit up and he asked.
"Really." Shao Xun said with certainty: "The thing that the people of Luonan are most worried about now is that when their children and grandchildren grow up, they will not have so much land, so they are willing to open up wasteland without any urging from the government. To prepare for the needs of future generations.”
“Some people had enough food to eat, so they planted several mulberry trees in the field. They used the method Huifeng gave me to plant mulberry. After finishing the silk cloth, I went to the grass market and the market to sell it and exchange for some daily utensils. "
"In the midsummer evening, the family sat under the dense elm trees and had dinner with neighbors from time to time. They came over with their rice bowls and chatted while recalling the unforgettable past of more than ten years ago. Everyone smiled when they thought of the present day. "
"In autumn, it is said that Guang Chengze. There are several times more people climbing there. There are also people bringing chrysanthemum wine. Not only the scholars, but the common people may not be rich, but they can still manage to buy a little wine to reward themselves on the Double Ninth Festival. "
"When winter comes, the government recruits people to repair ditches. This is what everyone is willing to do, for themselves and their children and grandchildren. The heavy snow falls, and the wheat seedlings in the fields are green, which is pleasing to the eye. Farmers are making salted rice at home, waiting for the New Year. No one came to rob them, no one came to make them refugees.”
Wang Huifeng's eyes sparkled when he heard this. After a long time, he came back to his senses and rolled his eyes at Shao Xun.
“Want to go and have a look?” Shao Xun asked.
Wang Huifeng hesitated.
"Maybe you can give me some advice to make the people's lives better." Shao Xun said again.
Wang Huifeng rolled his eyes at Shao Xun again, as if he had seen through his trick.
"Actually, Taiwei will also go to Bianliang to celebrate the New Year." Shao Xun said: "You just went a few days in advance."
Wang Huifeng was silent, seeming to agree.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "This Luoyang is lifeless. I will go back to Bianliang tomorrow."
Wang Huifeng didn't want to go, but she didn't really want to refuse. , feeling a little tangled.
On November 18th, Shao Xun did not even bother to meet the emperor and set off directly back to Bianliang.
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