After seeing off King Xuan, Xiao Yuan began to get busy again.

Every day, he handles a lot of memorials.

Among them, there are many county magistrates from various places, and of course there are also people who flatter and flatter. What is the king who has a good diet recently? I am worried about the emperor and take care of his health.

Regarding this kind of thing, Xiao Yuan just glanced at it and threw it aside, and dismissed it as a void.

It is normal for him to flatter him, but if you want to be promoted, you have to manage the place and show your political achievements.

In fact, the official system of Qin State has been very perfect. Each department performs its own duties and does not shirk each other. Just like the Ministry of Works, there are not only the Minister of Works, but there are many officials under him. If the matter is summarized, he will handle it. If it is a little bigger, the king will make a decision.

In terms of official documents, once falsification is made, the consequences are very serious.

For example, local officials want to achieve superficial political achievements, but the people's livelihood in their jurisdiction is not good, but they report that the faction is prosperous. Once exposed, they will be dismissed from their posts and investigated, and the worst is that they will be unsecured.

Life is just like this.

On this day, the Qin Palace.

"I am the king and I, Wang Wannian—"

The ministers knelt down and shouted in unison, "There are different court halls here, and they seem a little crowded."

"The Lords are calm."

Xiao Yuan waved his sleeves and sat down directly above.

"Thank you--" The people shouted again, stood up one after another, and stood left and right.

"Is there anything to report?" Xiao Yuan asked symbolically.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yuzhi stood up and bowed and said, "Report to the king, I have a report."

"Prime Minister, please speak." Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand slightly.

Liu Yuzhidao: "As for the implementation of education in the country, under the decree of the king, local institutions are being built urgently. It will not take long to fully develop. However, before that, several great masters suggested that under the issue of young children's reading, the "Book of Filial Piety" will be recommended first, and the people will learn to read, and the scriptures will begin from this."

The Grand Secretary of various places is a newly established official position recently. It is mainly responsible for the improvement of education in local institutions, which is equivalent to the current director of the Education Bureau.

As the saying goes, filial piety is the first priority for all virtues, and this is the basis for being a human being.

After listening to it, Xiao Yuan had nothing to consider: "The report from the quasi-bachelor."

"I, Wang Yingming." Liu Yuzhi said first, and then said: "In addition, it is a problem for officers at all levels."

"Oh? Are there any drawbacks in our officer system?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Liu Yuzhi's way: "It's not a system issue, but a learning issue."

"I'll give you an example."

"General Guan Kui, with great military achievements, intermediate general. When the king led his army to fight against the Xirong, he was responsible for stationing Xiping Pass. However, he needed the military orders of the king to help him see. You can imagine what kind of hidden danger this is."

Liu Yuzhi was not impeaching Guan Kui. On the contrary, he was positive about his military achievements, but was just explaining some issues.

Xiao Yuan's brows also frowned.

Liu Yuzhi continued: "There are many generals under the command of the king who are used to fighting, but most of these people are poor and have poor backgrounds and are ignorant of their own eyes. My king must not ignore them."

He was right. Most of the generals of the Qin army were from the army. To put it bluntly, they were born in mud legs and dared to fight. When fighting, they would be more than two.

Moreover, many people are born to understand military maps and lead troops to fight, which has nothing to do with literacy.

In terms of war, the Qin generals had absolutely no problems, but what Liu Yu said could not be solved.

After all, people go to a high place, just like Goldman Sachs. The more he follows Xiao Yuan on the expedition, the more he likes to read military books, which is a kind of continuous progress.

Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and said first: "Listen to what the Prime Minister said, it seems that he has a vague accusing me of valuing martial arts and over literature."

"How dare I, I am just explaining the facts." Liu Yuzhi said hurriedly.

"Okay." Xiao Yuan finally considered it and said, "I agree with the Prime Minister's proposal. In this way, even if the Central Army and the middle and low-level generals must be literate! No matter whether he says he is a rough man or a rude person, all reasons for refusal will be rejected. It is summer. When winter comes, those among the generals who are ignorant of their eyes will be severely punished!"

"I received the order." Liu Yuzhi immediately bowed.

Then, Ding Rong stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Mr. Ding?" Xiao Yuan was a little surprised. After all, Ding Rong was a senior official in the imperial court before.

The latter said: "I think that although our current political system has been perfect, there are still some problems with the salaries of officials."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuan asked in a narrow voice.

Ding Rong explained: "Now all the countries in the world use the imperial system to implement official salaries. For example, a certain minister has a ratio of two thousand stones, but in fact, the amount given to them is only a few hu."

"The official salary mentioned by the court is 2,000 shi, which creates a phenomenon. Without 2,000 shi, officials will find ways to get these 2,000 shi, so that officials will take into account their own interests first and will impose excessive taxes."

"I think it's better to make this real money and silver clear, increase the salary of officials, and effectively eliminate corruption."

His proposal is really worth considering. When Xiao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim and began to think about it.

The other ministers also whispered and began to whisper.

Ding Rong continued: "Take a first-rank minister as an example, the monthly salary can be 60 taels of silver, and so on. In this way, there will be no so many complicated and troublesome things. Of course, the specific amount must be decided by the king himself."

60 taels of silver, calculated by the price at that time, its purchasing power is equivalent to 60,000 yuan now.

The salary is standardized and no longer has any empty words. This advice is worth considering.

After Xiao Yuan thought about it, he glanced at the ministers again: "Do you have any objections to Lord Yu Ding's advice?"

People looked at each other, and then a minister stood up: "This is indeed clearer, but one thing is that many officials' palaces, including the weak ministers, have some servants. If... if the salary is only enough for personal expenses..."

This is also a question that everyone is concerned about, and someone immediately echoed: "Yes, lord, this matter must be ignored."

In a feudal dynasty, if you want to be monogamous, it is impossible without the existence of servants!

Xiao Yuan understood the problems of the times and nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry about this minister, the official salary will be concrete, and the favor salary will not change."

To put it simply, the amount of silver salary this month is the reward for the official’s personal income, title, merit, and political achievements, and still exists.

In this way, there is no problem in raising some servants and guests. Instead, there is a standard monthly salary of silver, which is equivalent to increasing the income of officials across the country.
Chapter completed!