"Are you the history officer of Sili Xiaowei Department?!"
In Tingwei's mansion, Chen Qian sat in the upper position, gritting his teeth and looking at the history in front of him.
Engaged in history whispered: "I am."
"How old are you?!"
"I'm twenty"
"twenty?!"
Chen Qian immediately sneered. He looked at the little guy in front of him. This guy was no bigger than his chest. His face was full of childishness. How dare he say he was twenty? ?
Chen Qian slammed the case in front of him and said, "Why don't you take it seriously!"
The person who was engaged in the history was immediately frightened by Chen Qian and burst into tears.
Chen Qian was numb. He intended to throw this guy into prison, but looking at his age, he still held back his anger.
He looked at Xun Yu who was aside.
This person had just assumed the post of Tingweizheng and became Chen Qian's deputy.
As Xun Yi gained a firm foothold, the Xun family ascended to heaven, taking important positions one after another.
When Chen Qian stared at him, Xun Yu looked a little embarrassed.
"Mr. Chen, there may be some misunderstanding about this matter."
"Yes, Xun is engaged in history, so I will leave it to you, Xun Tingwei, to manage it."
Chen Qian said coldly, especially adding an accent to the word "Xun".
Xun Yu hurriedly stepped forward and ordered his attendants to take the child down.
Chen Qian knew that there was some confusion in the appointment of officials in the temple, but he did not expect that it would be so chaotic. A child in his early ten years was actually the official history officer of the Wei Sili School? ?
On the personal information of this person who is engaged in history, it is clearly written that this person is twenty years old.
Is this fucking twenty years old? ?
Is your Xun family really so arrogant and domineering? Do you really not take the temple laws seriously? Treat everyone as fools?
This child's age was obviously changed and he started his official career early. Anyway, there was no need for him to do anything or even show up.
Just when Chen Qian was calming down his furious mood, Xun Yu suddenly said, "There is one more thing that doesn't go right."
"What's up??"
"There is another historian named Chen Chu."
"A child too?"
Xun Yu quickly shook his head, "It's not that there is no such person."
Chen Qian was stunned, "What do you mean there is no such person??"
"I can't find any information about this person, and no one has seen him. Even with this name, there is no record of the rest."
Xun Yu whispered.
The veins on Chen Qian's forehead appeared.
He didn't speak for a long time.
Suddenly, Chen Qian stood up suddenly and looked at Xun Yu beside him.
"Keep an eye on those arrested. No one is allowed to contact the outside world. If it is leaked, I will not spare you."
"only!!"
Chen Qian got on the carriage and quickly set off in the direction of Tai Chi Hall.
In cooperation with Zheng Qian, Chen Qian discovered that there were very serious problems in multiple departments. After investigation, Chen Qian chose to attack with all his strength.
In Wang Jing's department alone, thirty officials and fifty-eight assistants were disposed of.
This is the dignified Sili Xiaowei Department! !
Supervise the areas under the supervision of the Division, just like this? ?
The one who was engaged in history was sent to be gilded in advance, while the other one didn't even pretend to be. Regardless of whether there was anyone or not, he had to occupy a spot first.
Chen Qian was all numb.
In the past, there were 12 senior officials, 25 official assistants, and 37 subordinate officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Today's Sili Xiaowei Department has forty historians, sixty assistants, and one hundred official officials!
There are a hundred subordinate officers. These people can't even squeeze into the Sili Xiaowei Department!
Among these people, there are only about twenty or so people who are actually working. The rest are either here to gain qualifications or to gain salary.
After Emperor Wen, the entire temple official system was greatly supplemented, and many inexplicable official positions appeared.
In fact, Emperor Wen's original idea was probably to divide the power of the ministers. He had probably discovered the threat of the powerful families, so he established many official positions and subordinate officials in order to divide the power of the ministers and suppress these people.
And since the ministers have more positions, they will naturally not object.
However, when this situation develops into the Cao Mao period, the problem becomes huge.
Take the Sili School and Lieutenant Department as an example. There are 100 people, 20 people do things, and 80 people sit back and enjoy the results. The daily work of those 80 people is to drink wine, recite poems, comment on famous people in the world, and think they are elegant. thing.
Then, the credit will be divided equally among everyone. The first to climb up are those who do nothing and do not come to the Sili Xiaowei headquarters for a day in a year.
The situation in the temple was already like this. Chen Qian didn't dare to think about how terrible the local situation would be.
No wonder the general was keen on punishing the three tribes. Even if there was no crime of collusion, he would still find a reason to punish them. How many moths are there in the Wei Dynasty that are constantly sucking blood?
When Chen Qian came to Tai Chi Hall with a straight face, Cao Mao was still busy.
There were two people sitting in front of Cao Mao, namely Da Sinong Lu Qin and Du Zhi Shangshu Cui Zan.
The division of labor in the Shangshutai is clear, and they are called eight Shangshu, including one Ling, two Pushe, and six Shangshu.
These six ministers are each responsible for different things. The minister of the Ministry of official affairs has appeared, and the minister of Duzhi, the predecessor of the later minister of the household department, is responsible for food.
This was the semi-finished product of the later Three Provinces and Six Ministries system.
The power of the Sangong and Jiuqing is in the process of transitioning to the Shangshutai, and even more than half of the transition has been completed, but it has not been completely abolished. Many ministers treat the Sangong and Jiuqing as honorary officials.
Cao Mao was discussing with these two men the next issue of military pay.
Cui Zan was of course very opposed to Cao Mao's idea, but he was also worried that Cao Mao would skip him and use Lu Qin to complete the matter.
Although he, the minister, has taken away the powers of the great sinong, the great sinong still has his own subordinate officials, which cannot be said to be useless at all.
Today's temples are like this, and there are many officials and nobles with the same powers.
If one side opposes it, the other side that supports it may seize power.
Cui Zan said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I know your benevolence, and you also consider it for the soldiers. However, our army in Wei Dynasty has more than 100,000 people. If their treatment is improved, then The surrounding foreign troops will definitely be dissatisfied. If they are also improved, then the treatment of nearly 300,000 people will be improved."
"This is not a small expense. The current granary looks full because of the accumulation in previous years. If we follow His Majesty's instructions, I am afraid that within three years, the granary will be empty and there will be no more reserves."
"There is no way to continue to maintain this scale in the future."
Cui Zan seemed to fully support Cao Mao's idea, but what he said was always looking for trouble.
It was the Shu Kingdom that continued to rest on its laurels. Cao Wei had already made profits from taxes very early. The slight improvement in the treatment of soldiers was not enough to destroy the foundation of the entire Wei Dynasty. After all, Cao Wei had its own farming organization. In many areas, farmers are directly used as tenants, and they are made to work crazy while ensuring that they do not starve to death.
If in other dynasties, no one would believe it that the Shang Shutai did not order the grain adjustment to cause civil unrest, but in the Wei Dynasty, this is feasible, because the cultivated land is public land opened by the government, and the people only cultivate it for the temple. , without ownership, farming and harvesting depend on the wishes of the official.
They are not paying taxes, they are called serfs!
But if you think Cao Wei's policies are too cruel, that's not right. In a way, Cao Wei ensured that these farmers could work and eat, and did not let them starve to death. Comparisons are afraid of everything, especially the previous chaos in the late Han Dynasty. .
At that time, the common people's land was crazily annexed by the powerful and powerful, and they were displaced and warred for years. They became the lifelong slaves of the powerful.
At least the temple would grant farmland from time to time and would not let them work until they were exhausted.
Compared with the other two countries, the Wu Kingdom is even more inhumane, and the Shu Kingdom is even more in danger, with almost all the money lost.
Now that Cui Zan told himself that the temple's revenue and expenditure could not sustain such "military expenditures," Cao Mao absolutely did not believe it. After cleaning out those corrupt worms, he might be able to save a lot by improving his salary!
The annual military expenditures of the Wei Dynasty are astronomical, and no one knows how much of this huge military expenditure is spent on the soldiers. They are exploited at all levels and corrupt, but they are still upright. He just ignores worldly opinions, and when asked, he is a madman from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, elegant and comfortable.
Cao Mao did not directly expose Cui Zan's lies. He looked at Lu Qin aside.
Lu Qin laughed and said, "Mr. Cui, I have calculated the income and expenditure over the years, and I think what you said is wrong. The income and expenditure of this army seems to be inconsistent with the actual treatment today?"
Cui Zan suddenly broke out in sweat on his forehead, "There are also some used to reward meritorious soldiers."
"Then in the future, we can save this reward and turn it into benefits to boost the morale of the entire army. What do you think?"
Lu Qin asked again.
Cui Zan nodded quickly in approval.
Cui Zan did not dare to continue this topic. Many of Wei's expenditures cannot be taken seriously. If they were taken seriously, many people would die.
Cui Zan cannot bear this responsibility.
Lu Qin then looked at the emperor, his eyes full of disdain. None of the worms in the temple could withstand the interrogation. He just lied casually, and the other party decisively gave in. This also shows that Wei's There are indeed some problems with military spending.
Cao Mao also did not continue this topic. He would just write down things like this for now.
There will be a chance to settle accounts with them slowly.
"Your Majesty!! Ting Wei Chen Gong wants to see you!!"
