Chapter 1,468 Burnt

Mr. Lu had a stronger administrative ability than Sima Guang, so he immediately thought of something: "This is the salary given by the imperial court? How can we get people from prefectures and counties? It's okay to give money, but how can we ensure that all the money is used in this... government?" On the soldiers?"

Sima Guang also said: "Speaking of it, the imperial court has long had an established system. There are an average of 700 state armies in a state, which are under the jurisdiction of the magistrate. This in itself is the origin of the official position of the imperial court knowing the military and state affairs of a certain state."

Su You nodded: "Yes, but because these soldiers do not have salaries and the Texas government pays for them themselves, most state governments have simply canceled the establishment in order to reduce the burden."

"When I was in Kuizhou, I used the authorization given by the Kuizhou Road Transportation Department to independently train 2,800 volunteers from four states, and I was able to withstand the attack of the Tian clan."

Lu Gongzhu pondered: "If according to Mingrun's idea, our Song Dynasty has 300 military states and 600 people per state, then this should be..."

Su You said: "Nearly two hundred thousand people, ten million strings."

Lu Gongzhu was shocked: "So many? Too many, no, no, no..."

However, Su You said: "The warworthy armies of our court are mainly composed of the Western Army, the Beiyang Navy, and the Nanyang Navy."

"It will be normal for these armies to ensure long-term elite combat capabilities, constantly eliminate the old and the weak, and recruit the young and the strong."

"And the veteran troops who have been replaced have undergone professional training and have very high technical and tactical skills. They can definitely be added to the state army."

"This can also further solve the problem of redundant troops caused by our military system that only advances but does not retreat."

"Now that the Xia Kingdom has been pacified and the new army has shown great power, the imperial court must gradually replace all troops with the new army. Correspondingly, the number of soldiers can be further reduced."

"What is the purpose of our hard work to eliminate border troubles? It is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. In the end, it must be implemented in domestic affairs."

"Now that border troubles have been greatly reduced, the corresponding internal affairs should be freed up to keep up. I think this is not difficult, so I will restore the state military system, but the salary will be issued by the court, making it a professional local security force."

"This is actually the restoration of the Zhechong Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty. However, since the salary is not distributed to the magistrate, the power of the Zhechong Captain must be restored, and the imperial court must set up a separate yamen to manage it."

"When in charge of public security in the state, the prefect has the authority to use this force, but it needs to report to the superior Zhe Chong Mansion for authorization, and it can only be mobilized after it meets the requirements of the fish talisman."

"In other words, its management rights belong to the imperial court, and cross-state transfers also belong to the imperial court. On weekdays, public security belongs to the magistrate. However, it requires approval beforehand and filing afterwards."

Lu Gongzhu said: "Then it should be returned to the Ministry of War or the Privy Council?"

Sima Guang was more familiar with the imperial anecdotes than Lu Su and the other two. He shook his head and said: "What Mingrun means is similar to the combination of Zhe Chong Mansion in the Tang Dynasty and the inspection of the Song Dynasty. The method is indeed a method..."

"However, it is still different from the military. The main purpose is to maintain local security. It is better to set up an independent yamen for management."

Su You quickly said: "Yes, and to complete the transformation from soldiers to local law enforcement forces, there is another important thing, which is that you must be familiar with court laws."

Sima Guang smiled: "This is simple, let's try it with the law."

"Husbands and punishments can restrain people's evil, but they cannot prevent their emotions; rituals can prevent people's emotions, but they cannot control people's nature; Taoists can control people's nature, but they cannot prevent people's evil. The cycle is repeated from the outside to the inside. They work together."

"The so-called king's transformation has three elements, just like the sky has two rays, and the year has four seasons. It is impossible to abolish one of them, and it is impossible to use them together. It just depends on the order of actions and the ethical measures."

"Bai Letian's theory is quite insightful. There are many merits in the Tang system and the Song Dynasty."

"But I would also like to add one more thing, that is, these sergeants must be selected from retired officers and soldiers of the regular army. They must not be selected and placed by the state government. They must also be placed in other places. This will not only eliminate their disadvantages but also not increase the extra burden on the court."

However, Su You's Xiao Jiujiu could deceive Lu Gongzhu, but he could not deceive Sima Guang: "Guanzhong Tianfa, one year of farming and one year of rest, one hundred acres, Mingrun's calculation is twice as high, in fact it should be one hundred and fifty acres." The calculation of acres is also in line with the current situation of our dynasty, so five million is enough."

Damn it, who said Sima didn’t understand government affairs?!

Su You had no choice but to hand it over: "Su You is just a suggestion. If you provide specific terms, I will trouble Mr. Sima and Mr. Lu. They still have a lot of chores to do. Please take your leave first."

Sima Guang hurriedly greeted: "Mingrun, don't leave yet, we still have something to discuss."

Su You had no choice but to stop: "Sima Gong, please speak."

Sima Guang took out a memorial from the drawer: "Look at this."

When Su You reported the results of his memorial, he saw that it read: "The peasants who recently surrendered complained about their sufferings and one hundred and fifty petitions were sealed to Wang Shi and others. Except for repeated complaints, they were all entered with signatures.

Those who steal only agricultural silkworms are the source of food and clothing in the world. The reason why people rely on life is because the sage king attaches great importance to it.

I secretly heard that Emperor Taizong visited Jinming Pond and summoned dozens of field women to the palace. They gave them tables to sit on, asked about the sufferings of the people, and gave them silk for their labor.

Taizong prospered in the sidelines, and he knew everything about the affairs of the people. The reason for this was that he was afraid of getting rich and would forget about it.

Zhenzong's wet nurse, Mrs. Liu of Qin State, was from a farm family and liked to talk about farm affairs. Zhenzong heard about it since he was a child;

The governance of Xianping and Jingde during his reign was the pinnacle of Longping in the Song Dynasty, and the "Jingde Farmland Edict" is still called the most accurate.

If there is no way to open up the road so that all the people in the land can be granted official status, then how can one ten thousandth of Cao Cao's suffering be achieved by heaven?

Therefore, the laws of the late emperor, although they are good, cannot be changed for a hundred generations. If what Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, etc. built is harmful to the world and is not the original intention of the late emperor, changing it will be like saving from burning or drowning, and I am afraid it will not be enough.

In the past, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty abolished corporal punishment. Those who cut off their right toes were abandoned in the market, and those who were flogged five hundred times were likely to die. Emperor Jing changed this in the first year of his reign.

Emperor Wu made salt and iron, and tried to stir up the fermentation, but the results were all lost, so Emperor Zhao dismissed them.

Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty allowed the eunuchs to ask for bribes and legacies, and those who accepted guests would detain people from all over the country. Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty dismissed him in three months before he was established.

In the later years of Dezong's life, he was in the imperial palace. The children of Wufang were violent and violent, and Yan Tieyue entered the imperial palace. Emperor Shun ascended the throne and deposed him.

He was admired at that time and praised by later generations. There is nothing wrong with it.

The Empress Dowager Kuang used her mother to change her son, not the son to change her father!"

Su You was shocked: "Sima Gong, this memorial is not allowed! Otherwise, you will be in the trap of a villain!"

Sima Guang asked: "Why?"

Su You's heart was now full of Cai Que's helplessness towards Wang Gui: "Sima Gong was influenced by the rumors in the court. Now there is a saying that your Majesty has not changed his ways for three years because of his sincerity and filial piety. Otherwise it would be unfilial, right?"

Sima Guang nodded: "Exactly, as the saying goes, 'The father is observing his ambitions, but the father is not observing his actions. If you do not change your father's ways for three years, you can be said to be filial.' This memorial is aimed at this statement, and advises the Empress Dowager to be firm. confidence."

"Why did Mingrun say he was in a villain's trap?"

Su You rolled his eyes wildly in his heart: "Sima Gong, whether you are changing your father from son to father, or changing your mother to son, the starting point is always the word 'change'."

"But I feel that whether it is the changes made by Sima Gong or the changes made by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, the changes are bad methods and are definitely not the way of the previous king!"

"This point must be clearly understood!"

"When the late emperor was in Japan, he allowed me to change Qingmiao and Shiyi in Bianjing, and Baoma and Baojia in Shaanxi. But he himself personally ordered that I change Xunxing in Bianjing and Baoma in Xiangzhou."

"It can be seen that the late emperor's ambition was always to improve his body and not be afraid of making corrections."

"What we are doing now is to uphold the ideals of the late emperor and to enrich the country and secure the people."

"If the law is beneficial to the people of the country, keep it; if it is not beneficial to the people of the country, remove it."

"Since Yuanfeng, the late emperor has been practicing this way. How can we say that your majesty has changed the way of the previous king?"

Lu Gongzhu was far better than Sima Guang in this aspect: "Yes! Mingrun's words are correct. Fortunately, Junshi, you let Mingrun read it, otherwise this memorial would have confirmed the idea of ​​changing the way of the late emperor!" "

Su You unceremoniously picked up the match next to the gas lamp on the table, lit Sima Guang's memorial directly and threw it into the brazier: "Xianggong, the chief minister is to reconcile the cauldron and calm the conflicts, not to provoke them. and conflict.”

"There is enough chaos in the DPRK now, and the atmosphere of Qingning since Yuanfeng five years has been greatly lost."

"Even if Xianggong Yuyu has a hundred shortcomings, this one point of strength is enough for Xianggong to learn from him."

After saying that, he bowed deeply to Sima Guang and Lu Gong, turned around and left.

Sima Guang stared at the paper ashes in the brazier with his mouth open, and it took him a while to realize: "This kid burned my memorial directly! Even Wang Jiefu didn't dare!"

"It can't be called a memorial until it is submitted." Lu Gongzhu chuckled and said, "Mingrun is standing with us after all. Jun Shi, with him filling in the gaps, we will have no worries."

Sima Guang was a little worried: "The Empress Dowager, I recommended Mingrun to be Minister Zuocheng, and Uncle Hui recommended him to be Tongzhi Privy Councilor, but both of them were rejected. I don't know what it means..."

Lu Gongzhu sighed: "For a special case like Mingrun, regardless of age and only seniority, I am afraid it would be appropriate to give a memorial to a fellow soldier. However, this can only be done out of order, and no one dares to submit to the memorial... …”
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