Li Si's solemn and clear voice echoed in the hall.
"The wind and rain are like darkness, and the cockcrow is endless."
"The imperial government has been stable for more than nine years. The aristocrats of the six countries are trying to restore the evil, and the Confucian forces are rising up to pursue the king's way. This proves that the undercurrent of restoring the old system is raging. His Highness's political affairs in the government are mainly to consolidate Guanzhong and regard the old Qin as the people. Originally, I proposed two solutions: 'enrollment in school' and 'work as an official', which I think are indeed good strategies."
"It can relieve the fatigue of military merit and nobility, and also eliminate the resentment of Guizhou leaders."
"I think it is good!"
Seeing Li Si finally nodding in agreement, Fusu was heartbroken.
He was actually worried that Li Si would object, but as long as Li Si nodded, other courtiers would not object easily.
The matter is generally settled.
"According to what His Highness said, the merit rewards of soldiers with titles such as Shangzao, Hairpin and above can be satisfied, but what about the most common and ordinary public servants? These soldiers have the largest number, as high as hundreds of thousands. If we look at the entire Da Qin, there are millions of people among them, are these people not the foundation of Da Qin?" Li Si's voice sounded again.
Fusu nodded and said, "Fusu naturally knows this."
"Gongshi are at the end of the title, they are the most numerous, and they have the most ardent demand for land and houses. Therefore, the court must also consider the existence of these people. As I mentioned above, the two methods are both caused by the above. According to the law, you can get two hectares of land and two houses, but if you exchange for 'enrollment qualification' and 'official qualification'."
"Those in Guanzhong can only keep the fields and houses granted by the officials."
"The excess fields must be returned to the imperial court."
"As for those who go to Guandong to serve as officials, all their properties in Guanzhong will be taken back. In addition, for those in Guizhou who have been honored in the past, if they want to obtain these two qualifications, they must also abandon their original properties and can only keep the most basic ones." Of course, if they perform meritorious service and are promoted to nobility again in the future, they will still be able to obtain additional land and residences according to the law."
"in short."
"If the heads of Guizhou who are ranked high in rank and title of hairpin Niao want to obtain the qualifications for their children to enter school and to be qualified as officials themselves, they must give up the land and houses they deserve. However, the heads of Guizhou who do not have titles equal to or above will remain as they are, and each household can get one for free. Admission qualifications as a corresponding compensation for those with middle and high titles.”
"However, there are not many Guizhou heads with Shangzao and Hairpin-level titles who receive land and houses. Therefore, it mainly depends on how many people are willing to go to Guandong as officials in the future. Only in this way can a lot of land be recovered. Or some Guizhou heads with medium and high titles. , If you want to go to Guandong to serve as an official, the imperial court can also use this to take back many fields and houses."
"Of course the number of fields and houses is limited."
"So there are bound to be some people who can't get it."
"So what the court can do is to open the door to them and allow them to upgrade their titles through additional years of service, but only for the first few years or more than ten years. Once the time limit is up, the corresponding temporary laws will be It will be abolished directly.”
"also."
"Perhaps there are still many Guizhou leaders who are still unmoved and insist on asking for land and houses. In this regard, the court really has no way to really honor it. It can only let them wait until the court has extra land and houses in its hands, and then it can reward them. , otherwise we can only continue to wait.”
Fusu's voice was cold.
But there was an astonishing chill in his words.
The courtiers had no objections.
There is no perfect method in the world, and it is impossible to cover everything. The only thing the court can do is to take care of as many people as possible. The court has given most people at the bottom a choice that they never dared to think of before. As for those who are still stubborn Those who do not want to be flexible are no longer within the scope of the court's consideration.
What the court wants is overall stability.
Through the two methods of enrolling in school and serving as officials, we have been able to divide the lower class who were originally very resentful, and can also prevent most of them from having too much resentment in their lives. This has actually achieved the goal.
The court can only do this.
As for those who are still dissatisfied, they are destined to be abandoned.
This is inevitable.
Li Si looked at Fusu and nodded secretly.
Fusu already has a bit of a kingly temperament.
Be ruthless.
You cannot have the kindness of a woman.
We can't really think about becoming the Eternal Saint King.
However, through Fusu's words, they also noticed more problems.
Fusu's actions as an official, or the compensation for the title of Duke, are actually still essentially demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall, but after all there is only one side of the wall, and the west wall is made up. What about the east wall?
How to fill the shortage of military sergeants?
Yao Jia cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness has thought carefully, and I am sincerely convinced."
"It's just that I still have some confusion in my heart."
"According to what His Highness said, there may be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the army who will become officials of the Qin Dynasty. Although they are only the lowest officials, the impact on Guandong is obvious. What will happen if these officials are arranged to Guandong? Let’s not talk about it for now, I am worried that if so many soldiers are removed, will the border become unstable?”
"After several expeditions by General Meng Tian, the Huns were indeed defeated. However, there are still small groups of Xiongnu forces entrenched in the north, and they are still intruding on the Qin territory from time to time. If too many soldiers are removed, will it give the Xiongnu a chance to breathe? When the Xiongnu comes back, how will the court respond?"
"I am a little worried."
Fusu nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Dianke is rightly worried."
"The imperial decree issued. Due to the hardships on the frontier, many soldiers may choose to return to Guanzhong or go to Guandong as officials. The 800,000 troops in the northern and southern frontiers will be at least tens to hundreds of thousands less. This It will indeed greatly weaken the strength of the army, so the court needs to replenish its soldiers."
"At least until the construction of the Great Wall is completed, the 300,000 troops in northern Xinjiang will be indispensable."
"The population of Guanzhong has declined over the years and there is a lack of young people. It is no longer possible to continue to draw soldiers. My suggestion is to draw soldiers from Guandong."
"Guandong?" All the courtiers were shocked.
All the courtiers looked at each other and frowned.
Fusu looked solemn and said slowly: "It is indeed Guandong, and only Guandong."
"Guanzhong needs to rest for a while, and we can no longer conscript so frequently. Besides, all the people in the world are the king's land. All the people in the world are the subjects of Da Qin. So why not conscript the people of Guandong into the army?"
"I know that all ministers have concerns."
"But I don't think it's necessary."
"I told you three days ago."
"There has always been a distinction between the old and new Qin people in the world. Even if you don't say it verbally, you have always made this distinction in your hearts. In fact, the new and old Qin people have always been treated differently."
"but"
"With the implementation of enrollment and official recruitment policies."
"The rewards delayed by the imperial court have basically been repaid, and the imperial court will no longer owe any debts. Does that also mean that there will be no difference between the people of the old Qin and the people of the new Qin in the future? There is no difference between the people of the new and the old Qin. "
"The imperial court should treat everyone equally."
"Moreover, if the imperial court treats Guandong differently for a long time, it will not only aggravate the dissatisfaction of the Qin people in Guandong, but also make Guandong more alienated from Da Qin. Only by breaking down the barriers can Da Qin truly realize the unification of the world."
"Only in this way can we achieve true world governance."
Hear the words.
Everyone was silent.
By this time, they also understood.
It was at this time that Fusu specifically mentioned the distinction between new and old Qin people.
He convened the ministers this time, and he had many things planned. He not only wanted to solve the problem of land and house rewards, but also wanted to completely break the barriers between the new and old Qin people. There were also bits and pieces of them that were mixed with Confucianism and Confucianism. Bottom-level co-optation.
There is not much to think about.
But it was all achieved through one thing.
Think of this.
Li Si and others' eyes narrowed slightly.
Looking at Fusu, he felt awe for the first time.
They have been able to clearly perceive that Fusu has made great progress compared to his youthful and immature days in the past. Now Fusu is cold and wise, and his work has become more organized. Who would dare to continue in the court? If you underestimate it, you will pay a heavy price.
Du He and Yao Jia looked at each other with a bit of solemnity in their eyes.
They had some contempt for Fusu before, and even wanted to suppress Fusu intentionally or unintentionally to highlight their differences, then establish their own prestige in the court, and even want to use this to gain more political prestige.
Li Si, Dun Ruo and other veterans are getting older.
Will retire in a few years.
When the time comes, they will compete for the positions of the Three Lords and Nine Ministers. In the past, Fusu's political views were immature, so they had some thoughts and wanted to suppress Fusu so that they could eventually reach a higher position. After all, They still subconsciously thought that His Majesty was dissatisfied with Fusu, but it was not until this moment that they suddenly woke up.
Fusu is no longer what it used to be.
It's just that they were blinded by their own confidence in the past.
For a while.
Several people were also sweating.
Li Si thought differently from others.
In fact, when he heard Fusu's suggestions, he was keenly aware of Fusu's intentions, and he understood early on that Fusu wanted to promote these policies to the entire world.
This move was Fusu's supplement to the military merit system.
With the opening of the door of schooling and serving as an official, the rewards of military merit and title will no longer be limited to fields and houses, but there are two other ways. By granting the qualifications for the children of the head of Guizhou to enter school and the opportunity of granting the head of Guizhou to serve as an official, the rewards of military merit and title will be It has been greatly expanded, and this expansion is very broad. As long as you can obtain a knighthood, you basically have a chance to obtain it.
this also means
Maybe everyone can go to school in the future.
Everyone can be an official.
At least the people of Qin under the rule of Da Qin have this qualification.
As soon as this move came out, the impact on the world was actually very large, so large that it was difficult to predict.
The opening is too big.
In particular, the conflict with the old ways of becoming an official is so great that it is difficult to describe. The impact on the original system of nobility and scholars will also be very huge.
He stared at Fusu closely.
For a moment, Li Si was a little curious as to who had these ideas.
He didn't think it was Fusu who came up with it.
Fusu has indeed made great progress this year, but even if a person changes his appearance, what he has learned and learned will not change easily. Fusu does not have this kind of awareness, let alone this kind of vision, or even...
Fusu himself may not have thought of this.
However, relatively speaking, these two methods are indeed the best way for Da Qin to get out of trouble. If they can be truly implemented, the military morale problem that has been plaguing Da Qin and the change of military merit titles will also be significantly improved.
Da Qin will also get out of its original predicament.
Completely alive.
Moreover, these two ideas are secretly very consistent with the military merit and title system created by Shang Yang. In fact, the essence is a certain extension of the military merit and title system, but the pace and vision are extremely broad, and they are no longer limited to gains and losses at the time. , but look to the long-term future.
Li Si supported the table with his arms.
His vision suddenly returned to the past.
How would he have reacted if he had heard the news before he became an official?
In a moment of thought.
Li Si smiled bitterly.
He thought he might cry with joy.
Because the six regions of Kanto place great importance on family status, if no nobles value it, they will not be able to embark on an official career. Even if they embark on an official career, they will basically be a small official in a township or county, and they want to continue to move up. , it is simply unrealistic and there is no such opportunity.
And this is despite the fact that he is quite unknown in the local area.
If you are not a scholar, or you have an ordinary background, there is no chance of embarking on an official career.
Once Fusu's two suggestions came out, they provided a very considerable room for improvement for the lower-level scholars and the lower-level Guizhou leaders. Perhaps it would still be very difficult to go up further.
But at least it has come from nothing.
And this is not the brilliance of Fusu's suggestion.
Give the bottom class a chance, but it's just a chance. If you want to truly reach the temple, the chance is doomed to be slim.
The core of Da Qin will eventually fall on the academy.
As long as the school remains unchanged, the court and some core locations are bound to not change much. But for the people at the bottom, if the government is willing to make an opening, isn't it a sign of imperial favor?
Li Si was also full of curiosity about the person who came up with these two methods.
This person's vision is very vicious.
He directly chose to abandon Confucianism and the aristocracy, and then embraced the lowest and most inconspicuous civilian scholars and the largest group of Guizhou leaders, and some of his ideas actually coincided with Shang Yang's governance.
And this policy may not be the best way to promote the military merit system.
It is also the best explanation of Da Qin’s New Deal.
clever! ! !
This is the evaluation in Li Si's mind.
However, he could also see that these two policies were probably just the beginning, not just the end. There would definitely be follow-ups, and most of the follow-ups were aimed at nobles and scholars, because that person seemed to have no tolerance for these two. groups, or in other words, it is impossible to see these two groups being superior.
Li Si smiled and stroked his beard.
Seeing that the officials had no objections, Fusu's eyes narrowed slightly. He pondered in his heart and continued: "But just these, I think it is not enough, or it is a bit of a mistreatment of the old Qin people. The old Qin people sacrificed their lives for the Qin Dynasty. Shedding blood and paying too much, the people of Lao Qin deserve these rewards."
"But the people of Lao Qin are the winners of this world war. How can they look like winners now?"
"I personally think that the old Qin people should be rewarded."
"for example."
"Give the old Qin people a surname!!!"
I went to watch the LPL finals, so there is only one update.
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