In just two days, there were still rumors in the market, all of which were rumors about Meng's ungratefulness and perverse behavior. However, as soon as the two days passed, the rumors disappeared in an instant.
When countless angry people wanted to find those who spread rumors and beat them up, they found out that those who spread anti-Mengzhi remarks in the market restaurants had a change of heart.
Meng was a benevolent person through the ages. He had the virtue of being kind to the elderly. Even humble slaves and savages were moved out of the mountains and forests and wanted to live under his rule. He used exaggerated words to praise Meng the most. After tasting it, Wu Gan and others couldn't help but hide their faces and walk away, feeling that it was too exaggerated.
But the people love to hear it. They don't even know who Shanjuan is, but this doesn't stop them from spreading it.
All policies are approved by the middle and low-level officials who are in charge of the aristocracy with a unanimous vote. How about changing the spring festival to three animals? That is a sign of benevolence. We are inspired and must support it! Not to mention the Spring Sacrifice, the Autumn Sacrifice can be changed to three animals. I think the benevolent God and the ancestors who have overcome all obstacles and established achievements will not blame it!
This is for the development of the clan and the human race. They should understand that even if there is a natural disaster punishment in the future, it will only be a punishment for the heads of Guizhou. What does it have to do with their nobles and witches?
Taking advantage of the favorable situation, Mengchang took drastic measures.
First, the official positions were reformed, and each title was changed from Yin to "Three Yin and Nine Scholars". The official positions in each city remained the same, but a complete baronial system was established on top of it, similar to the internal and external service between Chaoge and Chongcheng. The same thing, but without the tearing non-interference, the six cities need to establish a superior-subordinate relationship with their respective internal officials.
Rong Yin is in charge of military affairs, Fu Yin is in charge of administration, and Li Yin is in charge of supervision.
The next nine are the sorcerers, who are in charge of sacrifices and etiquette rules in the six cities. They are the head of the nine. Under them are court officials, doctors, guards, Dians, internal historians, gongshi, ma Zheng, and clan officials.
In addition to Rong Yin being changed to Deng Zhizhong, Fu Yin was appointed Wu Cheng, and Li Yin was appointed Zhong Xi, a representative figure in the Inner Beihai territory. The remaining nine scholars were taken from the four cities of Mengdi, Qingyangguan, Shucheng, Jicheng, Laicheng, and the veteran general Lian Yong of Chongcheng.
Some of the positions were only temporary, and Mengchang could not expect Lian Yong and the children of these clans to do their best, otherwise he would not have issued recruitment orders widely.
First, fundamentally link the land and enclaves that can be determined at hand, and make preliminary preparations for the subsequent integration of the North Sea.
The nobles in Zhucheng cheered for Meng Chang's move, which seemed to swallow up the entire North Sea. What could be more joyful than the rapid rise and ambition of the lord?
Of course there is, and that is the secret message that is said to have been passed down from Wu Cheng. Chonghou had already been somewhat conniving with Meng Chang. Combined with the fact that he had not taken back his eldest son Chong Yingbiao so far, they couldn't help but think deeply.
After arranging many things, winter is already halfway through and the heavy snow has stopped for a while.
Mengchang called the three masters Chunxiong, Yu Yue and Feinu from the slave camp to come to the main palace.
At present, the entire slave camp is also very interesting. In response to that sentence, wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The slave camp is divided into three camps. The slaves of the Rong tribe represented by Chunxiong, the slaves captured by the former Beihai army represented by Yu Yue, and Feng Mengdishinu represented by the slave.
You don't need to treat them like nobles, talk too much in roundabout ways. They don't understand and are not willing to listen to them. They can just go straight to hard work. Fei slaves are better, they have already reaped the dividends of slave reincarnation. , For Chunxiong who has hope, and Yu Yue who still has honor in his heart, simple survival issues cannot satisfy these people's desires.
"In the future, I plan to set up three new armies, and you and the other three will be responsible for this. If there is a battle in the future, the prisoners will be handed over to Yue, the Rong tribe will be handed over to Chunxiong, and the slaves will be handed over to Feinu. You must discipline yourself."
Chunxiong, who was the boldest, immediately asked: "General, can we serve the people?"
"Can!"
The three of them were ecstatic, and even Fei Nu, whose eyes flickered and looked like a rat, looked at Meng Chang with dazzled eyes.
"However, you must abide by the rules of Meng Di."
"I have made an agreement with you, and the three armies of the new slaves can make a temporary order. When the slaves go into battle, kill one of them and cut off his left ear into a piece. Each piece will be worth one point. Those who have three points can be made slaves and serve as officials in the slave camp. Five Those who are divided can be given one acre of land, and a son in the family can be given the status of a citizen. If the ten acres are divided, three acres of land can be given as a residence, and the descendants can be freed from slavery."
"Do you have any objections?"
The three people in the hall looked at each other. If 10,000 slaves were obtained, according to the general's calculation, one hundred thousand enemy soldiers would not have to be killed to free everyone from slavery?
"Master, we have no objection."
"But Chunxiong dares to ask, if we are promoted to civilians and have military exploits, can we be appointed as officials? Can we be promoted to nobility?"
"Since we are living people, we should treat them equally. If we have military exploits, we can follow the old practices."
In fact, Meng Chang really wanted to learn from the Qin State's system of military merit promotion, but there were currently many things that needed to be reformed, and there was a lack of supervisors who could follow up on these matters, and all conditions were immature.
Step by step, being able to attract slaves to become willing to die, killing ten people and killing one person is already stirring up the vested interests of other classes.
If the military system is directly based on military merit promotion, the small Mengdi does not need other princes to criticize it with words and pens, and it will collapse internally.
Start with the slaves first, let other soldiers and soldiers see the benefits of being promoted to nobility due to military merit, and then let them ask for reforms.
It can not only weaken everyone's antipathy towards slave denaturalization, but also provide an institutional reference for future wars.
As for this ten-point hierarchy, it is not easy for slaves to achieve it. Only five points and above can truly get rid of slave status.
Being able to kill five people is enough to be called an extremely rare warrior in the army. This group of slaves actually does not have that high combat power. They don't want to risk their lives, so they can only use them with caution.
"Chunxiong/Yu Yue, thank you Lord."
Only the Fei slaves were a little disappointed. They used to work in farming and help the servant army to do things that they could do, but now they no longer have this benefit. The timid slaves at the beginning missed the opportunity to join the servant army. I'm afraid I will never get the chance to become a member of the Jin Dynasty in the future.
Slaves who want Jin status will naturally rush into the torrent regardless of their own safety and do something for future generations. But for slaves who have no motivation, Meng Chang does not need to fight too much for those people.
He is not a saint and cannot cover everything.
After letting the three of them retreat, Meng Chang rubbed his brows, relaxed a little, and then asked Xin Ping.
"You really don't want to go to Tingshi's position?"
"My lord, you are joking. I am just a common man who has no strategy and can only dance with guns and sticks in the military formation. You have extremely high requirements for courtiers. I think, apart from you, there is probably no one who can do it." Achieve the rule of law reform you described."
"My lord, forgive Xin Ping's blunt comment, are you too hasty? Reform matters do not need to be solved in one go. You have changed the official system, and also changed the military system and slaves. This is already an extremely remarkable thing. Looking at everything in the world, it is The deviant things are enough for you to leave a strong mark on the history record. What are you so worried about?"
Mengchang didn't know either. He just dipped his fingers in water and wrote "Legalism" on the table, sighing silently.
It would be great if we could advance the era of hundreds of schools of thought by hundreds of years.
At this time, Confucianism had not yet taken shape, but there were signs of it. The theory of sages and sages had spread across the land of China since the Western Zhou Dynasty and was widely recognized by everyone. The art of military strategism also became more and more popular. However, the theory of military strategism in today's world has not Most of the theories and core foundations that are too clear are passed down by word of mouth and gained through experience.
Most of the military strategies are based on specific fighting methods, weapons, and marching. Sun Wu, who proposes war, the major events of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, has not yet been born. The current military strategist is one of the most important. Dao is not worth mentioning in Mengchang's eyes. There is no military strategist who cannot ignore it and it is not enough to be a military strategist.
On the contrary, Meng Chang, who told these truths to the sage of soldiers in advance, was highly praised by many young generals and was regarded as the sage of military strategists.
It's really shameful, and I don't know what Sun Wu will think when he holds his "Mencius' Art of War" in the future.
"If we don't take advantage of this convenience to lay the foundation for many matters, it will be too late to formulate them in the future when Mengdi becomes bigger and bigger. The smaller the system, the easier it is to make changes, and the larger the system, the more challenges it needs to face. The more problems and constraints there are.”
"These are all propositions that shake the foundation of the old system. At this time, we are only facing a small number of princes in Beihai. If we wait until I take over the entire Beihai and even the northern border."
"These problems are even more difficult. Therefore, we must have our own people to handle this matter. At least, I need a buffer who can stand in front of the stage and take over the matter. He will solve any matter that I cannot come forward to solve. , I will come up with Meng Fa, but he needs to do the execution."
Having said this, Meng Chang took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and handed it to Xin Ping. Xin Ping resisted the shocking words Meng Chang said, opened the bamboo slip, and looked at the contents with trembling eyes.
"First, the privileges of the nobles in the code are abolished. Slaves are not allowed to be killed privately. Any slaves who interfere with the master will be dealt with by the court officials."
The whole article from now on is: Abolish the right of slave owners to privately punish slaves, abolish the right of townsmen to punish thieves, bandits, and unjust people without reporting injustice, and make various measures to deal with thieves, bandits, and infringements of others. Standardize and explain, and formulate corresponding punishment mechanisms.
There are also clear seasonal regulations for four-season planting, logging, hunting and other activities. The complexity of them makes Xin Ping's scalp numb. The Lord is not asking people to be court officials. This is simply asking people to go with a knife. Dig up those old roots.
Mengchang looked at Xin Ping, who looked ugly, and felt depressed in his heart. How could he not know the risks involved? This is just a simple law. If it were replaced by the standard of reform of Li Kui, Wu Qi, and Shang Yang in later generations, it would be nothing but a big witch. Slave reform, official reform, and military reform are competing with those people for power distribution and resources.
So in the next step, there is no military hierarchy, no pure code of centralized power, and the minimalist foreshadowing has been achieved.
Just the abolition of various items in the previous chapter had already made Xin Ping break into a cold sweat and his heart beat faster. If Shang Yang's reforms were fully implemented, Meng and Di would rebel within three days.
"Lord, can this... these contents really be realized?"
"I don't know either, so I can't come forward. My coming out means that this is my political opinion. If it causes unrest, it will be a war from which there is no turning back, including the previous slave reform. I asked three people from the slave camp to I will let Wu Cheng come forward to do the official work, and let the Wu family and other clans in the city take the lead to promote it."
"Comment, I have no one available. It's a pity that Zou Wu is not here, but even if he is here, he will not rush for legal matters. Lian Yong is honest, Zhao Bing and Wu dare to be impulsive, and the Zhong brothers and others are standing by us. Those on the opposite side.”
"Are you afraid of death?"
Xin Ping smiled.
"You are joking. The general once asked me if I would like to die with you. The snow is falling, and the comments follow. The lone army goes deep, so why do you underestimate me now?"
After saying that, Xin Ping knelt down solemnly and looked at the master who was like a younger brother in front of him, and said calmly: "Xin Ping has thanked the general for his contribution to leaving his name in history and spreading his reputation for generations to come."
In addition to family members, Xin Ping, Lian Yong, and Zhao Bing are like brothers to him. Especially the first two, even if they are generals, they always like to be in his camp. When he was on duty outside, the two of them would be exhausted and go back to rest when he fell asleep. When he got up, the two of them would come to him in tacit understanding.
Now Lian Yong has been appointed as Lang Zhongling, and Xin Ping is about to be appointed as a court official to do those dangerous things.
"Taste, govern the people on behalf of me, and thank Xin Tingshi for his righteousness!"
After saying that, Meng Chang also knelt down and exchanged thanks with Xin Ping.
"Hahaha, what a blessing. It is already an extremely honorable thing to be able to do something of great righteousness for a long time. And you need the general to worship me? I just don't know how future generations will judge me, a rough guy like me?"
Okay, one of the main themes of this book is pointed out. Maybe book friends who want to read a river of blood will find these chapters unpleasant, but this is also a kind of fun. Everyone is killing and killing along the way, and there is always someone who needs to solve the root cause. some problems. I hope you won’t find my description too rough.
(End of chapter)
