In the backyard of the Yexian County Government Office, Wang Xiaolian took his seat. Looking at Shao Ling, Xie Linong, Cao Zhiyan, Yu Huan and Niu Gao, he said: "We have been in Ye County for a while. According to the drill mentioned earlier, your armies should be stationed in various places. Change formations, move back and forth, and many things I have to do it. Seeing how busy you are every day, I don’t know what to do.”
Shao Ling crossed his hands and said: "It's all based on what was decided before. There are always small troubles, nothing serious."
"This is the best." Wang Xiaolie said. "Today comes to an end. I specially invited you here to discuss the next steps."
Shao Ling said: "Aren't you going back to the city after the drill?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Liang County is guarding the way from Luoyang. Luoyang is guarded by Captain Zhai. If Captain Zhai cannot guard it, people will flee to Ruzhou. Ye County is different, guarding Yingchang This is the way from Kaifeng Prefecture or going south from Zhengzhou. So this winter, the army will be stationed in Ye County."
Several people nodded and said nothing.
The Zhai family is a wealthy family in Luoyang and has strong appeal around Luoyang. With them guarding Luoyang, the west of Ruzhou should be safe. If there is really a large group of enemies that even the Zhai family cannot defend, it will be very difficult for Wang Xiao to hunt thousands of people.
Wang Xiaolie said: "After Zong Liu left to guard, the large number of troops in Kaifeng Mansion were extremely unstable. Come this winter, I am afraid something will happen, and we must prepare for it in advance. How to prepare for it? There are only two things. The first one, The army continues to conduct drills, so don't slack off. Especially when it comes to teaching people literacy in the army, we must hurry up. If you are illiterate, you are like a blind man who cannot do many things. Also, the middle and lower-level officers in the army, all The armies will be specially selected for training. Ten days later, based on this exercise, each army will select people and go to Ye County for unified training."
Several people couldn't help but be surprised. From the time he arrived in Ruzhou, even when he was in Kaifeng Mansion, Wang Xiao's hunting army had been training continuously. Why do we need to strengthen training when we arrive in Ye County? What do these people train for?
Looking at everyone's expressions, Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. We are a small place with a small number of people, so it is even more difficult to find good generals. We can only recruit people who may become good generals and keep thinking. We need to teach them locally. This training is different from the previous ones. It is conducted for middle and lower-level officers. Divide them into categories and teach them."
Several people crossed their hands and said yes.
In the military, training should be a daily affair, not a surprise. Officers have officer training, and soldiers have soldier training. Even those who cook, raise horses, and transport, all branches of the military require training. It can even be said that in addition to fighting, the army should study.
Of course, the cost of doing this is not comparable to before. But isn't exchanging money for combat power exactly what the court wants? Training for middle and lower-level officers is actually very important. Only with good training can we ensure that the army is uniform and has combat effectiveness.
Wang Xiaolie added: "The second thing is the civil affairs. The civil administration has called you here, but there is nothing you can do. You have seen that although there are public officials in Ruzhou, there are not many who can really govern the place. We can only borrow them first. You guys, take care of the place."
Cao Zhiyan said: "Xiaoshe people are joking. We are all martial artists, how can we care about this?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "What's strange? In many places now, aren't the governors all military generals? Including myself, too. When fighting, there is no other way, we can only do this."
Now in the northern region, most of the magistrates are military generals. He is not a military commander, and he cannot hold a place. Of course, the Song Dynasty also tended to use military generals in magistrates and county magistrates in border areas.
Looking at everyone, Wang Xiaolie said: "I know that most of you know nothing about civil affairs. It would be good if you can control the overall situation. Specific things can only be left to the public officials. How can this be done? In the army, If the middle and lower-level officers are not good at it, it will be difficult to manage the army well. The same is true for civil affairs. If the public servants are not good at it, it will be equally difficult to manage them well."
Niu Gao asked: "So, the reason why the magistrate recently killed the officials of Ruzhou was because of this matter?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Part of the reason is this. The other reason is that we have to do this. In the Tang Dynasty and before, the place was dominated by aristocratic families and powerful people. As long as a local official can take care of the local big families, he will also take care of it." The place is good. After the late Tang Dynasty, the world has changed. Where are the aristocratic families in the local area now? Even if they are powerful, they cannot threaten the local officials."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and collected his thoughts carefully.
In Chinese history, the Song Dynasty was a very important era. Entering the Song Dynasty, the aristocratic families basically disappeared and entered civilian society. Anyone who studies history knows that China has been different since this time.
Special historical periods inevitably have special requirements. Entering civilian society, the official governance model also requires changes. It is obviously not possible to govern as before. In fact, the Song Dynasty carried out many political reforms, which were so powerful that they were rarely seen in the world. However, due to various reasons, previous reforms have not achieved results. Coupled with strong external pressure, it has become a confusing account.
Such new realistic conditions place higher demands on local governments. In other words, by the Song Dynasty, officials were no longer the officials they were before, and officials were no longer the officials they used to be. It can be seen that officials in the Song Dynasty had many kinds of criticisms against subordinate officials. However, this trend was interrupted by the Yuan Dynasty, which took over the Central Plains. The Ming and Qing Dynasties adopted completely different governance methods.
In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie often heard a saying that in ancient China, imperial power did not extend to counties. How could the imperial power not go to the county? Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there have been various grassroots officials such as pavilion chiefs and postal supervisors. In the Song Dynasty, from the township system to the township control, the court changed the grassroots system countless times. Even the Baojia system was implemented, and the military system was implemented throughout the country. It is said that the imperial power does not extend to the county, but only for a certain period of time.
What later generations call ancient times is often a general concept and does not really exist. The Chinese people actually don’t understand what history is really like. Most of the time, they use the past to satirize the present and don't care about the real history. Most of the Chinese people's thoughts and energy are spent on learning foreign cultures, and their own history is not so important.
When Wang Xiaolie studied history in class, he mainly focused on using Chinese history to illustrate the correctness of ideology. The big historical events are true, but the specific analysis and explanation of the reasons are just opinions. Moreover, the history of China was not explained clearly.
Why does civil affairs start with public officials? When he first started doing it, Wang Xiaolie just relied on his own intuition. As I continued to do it and thought about it carefully, I thought more and more. In fact, by the Song Dynasty, reforming the public official system was an objective demand.
Raising his head, Wang Xiaolie said: "So the current local governance is different from the previous dynasties. Human society is moving forward. Whether it is civil affairs or military affairs, they should follow the development of society and continue to reform. . Strict management of public officials is the beginning."
New China has two great leaders. The two have different fans, and many times the relationship between the two fans is not good.
The first leader to establish New China. Proposed a series of theories and methods, established the basic system of New China, truly moved from the old society to the new society, and opened up a new era. The second leader's greatest contribution is reform. Let reform truly become the basic system and make continuous reform correct. In other words, it is recognized that the world is constantly evolving and must be constantly reformed as it develops.
The ancient Chinese literati must be called the Three Dynasties in their speech, and they must be called the Han and Tang Dynasties in their governance. In their eyes, the world is developing and reform is normal. They cannot accept this view. It is a great contribution to mention reform as a basic strategy for governing the country.
Of course, what exactly the reform will change and how it will be changed will be a huge test for those in power. The need to accurately grasp social changes, be able to predict future trends, and have powerful and effective means is another issue.
Wang Xiaolie said: "In this dynasty, each department of the imperial court has its own system. The Zhengshitang has regulations of the Zhengshitang, the Privy Council has regulations of the Privy Council, the three departments, the Ministry of Household Affairs, etc. have their own regulations. The following prefectures and counties also have a state One county regulations. Why? Because without these regulations, we don’t know how to do things. However, many regulations have become dead and are just written documents, and are not implemented in accordance with them below. How to do it is in the hands of the public officials below. Combining what public officials actually do with state and county regulations. Get rid of the complexity and streamline it as much as possible so that the officials above can see at a glance how to do things. This is the purpose of this time."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie looked at the crowd and said: "After this, when you are in charge of the place, you will no longer be as confused and ignorant as before. Only then can you truly take charge of the place. So don't worry, it won't be too difficult."
