Shao Xun stayed in Luoyang for ten days.
On the last day, opinions on the martial arts system were sent from Bianliang.
Not surprisingly, there was overwhelming opposition.
Of course, they did not object explicitly, but raised many questions about the details.
Without rules, there is no square or circle.
You want to build a system, and if people raise objections within the limits allowed by the system, then you must take it seriously and do not take the initiative to destroy the hard-won order.
The main problem with Liang Guohe and the General's Mansion is that it is too easy for military personnel to get the official position. It is recommended to increase the difficulty of getting the official position.
Although this is selfish, it is not entirely selfish.
Today's official grades were only introduced a few years ago, and they are linked to the ninth-grade official law, that is, official rank and character.
In the beginning, official rank was equal to character. Whichever rank your family rank was, you would be an official of that rank. Later, the system was adjusted, and you would usually be appointed according to the lower rank of your family rank.
This is still too rough, there is no distinction between official grades, no distinction between superior and inferior, and there are too few levels.
The second question raised by others is that today's imperial soldiers already have the privilege of being exempted from service. Should we cancel it? This is also a real question.
The third question involves Men Yin becoming an official.
Honored officers don't do anything, they only have rank, which is fine. But there must be some warriors who are not satisfied with being honorable officers and want to be official officials and take care of specific things.
The detailed rules of the transfer of honors mention that the system of transfer of honorary officers to official positions, as well as the system for the transition of honorary officers to their descendants into official positions, should be set up with restrictions, that is, the ability, origin, appearance and other conditions should be examined, and the candidates should be hired as appropriate.
The fourth point is that there is no salary for honorary officers, which is not mentioned in the details and should be made clear.
Fifth, people also pointed out that this move could easily cause generals to "start provocations on the border" and artificially create wars to gain opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
As for the other titles of ancestors, honorary titles of wife and mother, atonement of sins, etc., these are all trivial matters.
After Shao Xun read it, he had only one feeling: noble officials were very resistant to warriors becoming official officials, and were even dissatisfied with the fact that it was easy for them to become official officials. He suggested that it be more difficult to get the official position.
"There is inherent selfishness in this, but it is not all selfishness. Many of them have something to say." Shao Xun handed the reply letter to Wang Yan and said.
Wang Yan had an expression that I had known for a long time.
"This is a powerful medicine, but it has great staying power. Taibai really wants to take it?" Wang Yan asked seriously.
Shao Xun remained silent.
This discussion between him and Lao Wang was actually very touching.
It was rare that Wang Yan did not speak to him from the standpoint of a noble family. In fact, his family itself was one of the most noble families in the world.
"I need a way to get an official position other than the ninth-grade official law, and it needs to be a long-term one." Shao Xun said.
In short, there needs to be an institutionalized channel that is independent of the ninth-grade official law. There cannot be one channel without one. When he hired military officials before, it was not institutionalized, but the use of influence.
Obtained by force, this is not the goal he pursues.
Wang Yan thought for a while and sighed, there was really no other way.
Moreover, warriors also need opportunities to stand out. Scholars despise the profession of warriors, which results in very few scholars becoming warriors. These people are limited by their family status and are subject to the laws of the ninth rank officials. They cannot stand out. Do you want to be considerate of them?
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If you don't understand them, you've already seen the result: Luoyang was besieged several times.
With consideration for them, the number of officials with military backgrounds—probably without family background—slowly increased, thereby squeezing out the interests of the gentry.
The estates of the nobles will become smaller, the number of bankers will decrease, and the local influence will decrease, showing an overall decline until a new balance is reached with the warriors.
To put it bluntly, people are coming to grab food.
"I'm busy with my affairs." Wang Yan said, "You and Hui Feng will take care of the details. There is still some wrangling over there in Bianliang. Take your time, don't be in a hurry."
Shao Xun couldn't help but glance at Lao Wang. Lao Deng wouldn't pretend to help me but was actually doing the procrastination trick, right?
Without changing his expression, Wang Yan bowed his hand to Shao Xun, then stood up and left.
Shao Xun looked at Wang Huifeng again.
Wang Huifeng was actually a little nervous and said anxiously: "Don't move your hands or feet."
Shao Xun's face straightened up and he said, "Let's talk about business then. What do you think about the matter of honoring officers?"
"It's nothing more than a compromise." Wang Huifeng said: "There are so many tigers and wolves, if they don't give you benefits, there will be backlash? Even if the backlash does not happen to you, future generations will not be able to escape."
When a group masters violence, makes great achievements, and has a hint of awakening under someone's careful care, do you think it will fight for its own interests?
This situation was caused by the combination of the war environment and Shao Xun's promotion.
The warriors are still patient and can wait, because their situation has indeed improved significantly compared to before, but their patience will eventually run out.
At that time, there is a high probability that they will not rebel, but they will crowd Shao Xun into the Tai Chi Hall, and things will become ugly.
To put it simply, the root cause is that warriors need an institutionalized path to ascend.
"The word backlash is used very well." Shao Xun praised: "How far can a scholar compromise?"
Wang Huifeng shook his head and said: "This matter is too big. If you push it forcefully, there may be a rebellion. It's hard to say in Henan. Hebei is mostly controlled by the gentry. What will happen? The Huns are still there."
Shao Xunruo has some realization.
If they had not experienced brutal wars that lasted for hundreds of years, had not endured precarious suffering, and had not had their power greatly weakened, the nobles might not be so realistic.
Historically, the system was only introduced during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Does it now have the social environment and customs of the Northern Wei Dynasty?
Are the scholars of the late Jin Dynasty and the scholars of the Northern Wei Dynasty the same thing?
Some previous predictions were still too optimistic.
Going against the will of heaven, thunder is everywhere.
He thought that even Yu Chen and Lu Zhi were opposed, indicating that this matter had touched the bottom line.
What should we do? Overturn the table and start a civil war? The reform has touched deep waters.
"Actually, why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Huifeng advised: "My father agreed to choose a team to try out first, and this matter is barely feasible. But you must pay attention to propriety. In fact, Ming Gong, you have always been very good at propriety. This time you are anxious.
Could it be that he saw the Xiongnu showing signs of decline and didn’t want to wait any longer?”
Shao Xun pondered for a while.
In the final analysis, it is still not strong enough to be popularized on a large scale. Then let's pilot it first. The pilot will last for a few years so that everyone can get used to it and get used to the existence of this thing. The resistance will not be so great. By then, my strength will also be enhanced.
Maybe if the Huns are gone, some things will fall into place.
"Okay, let's wait." Shao Xun nodded and said: "Without you, I would have made a big mistake and ruined the good situation in one day. I might have been defeated and died, and the people of the world would have suffered the second and third time.
bitter."
"Ming Gong's words are serious." Wang Huifeng said.
Shao Xun seemed tired and lay directly on the couch.
Wang Huifeng was fine at first, but gradually her ears began to turn red. Perhaps she knew that Shao Xun had been looking at her waist and hips after lying down.
Just when she felt a little uncomfortable, Shao Xun's voice rang out: "I heard that you will gain anything from assisting the Taiwei in government?"
Sure enough, Wang Huifeng's attention was diverted, and she only heard her say: "Luonan is a place where Ming Gong has been running for a long time. The rural settlements are gradually repopulating. I heard that many villages have oil pressing and wine-making workshops."
Oil pressing and wine making are signs of rural economic recovery.
"Shui Cun Shan Guo Jiu Qi Feng" refers to this kind of thing.
When ordinary people can drink wine and share meat with relatives and friends during festivals of all sizes, the society will have been restored and refugees will not be everywhere.
In fact, it is just the allocation of resources.
When an ordinary person's family can cultivate dozens or hundreds of acres of land, even if they plant extensively and produce poor harvests, as long as they are not particularly unlucky and suffer disasters year after year, their lives will not be much different.
When a family only owns a few or more than ten acres of land, life is still very difficult even if the weather is good.
The population of the counties in Luonan and the seven counties in Xiangcheng is much smaller than in the prosperous times. There are still no powerful nobles, land rights are average, and the people have more cultivated land per capita. Order has been restored, wars have been avoided, and the economy will of course recover.
This is a natural correction. Shao Xun only provides order - but what is most lacking in this world is actually order.
"When I went on the expedition, I also heard that many people used alfalfa to eat flour cakes at home." Shao Xun was lying there and said: "Even children are strong."
"Really?" Wang Huifeng's eyes lit up and he asked.
"Really." Shao Xun said with certainty: "The thing that the people of Luonan are most worried about now is that when their children and grandchildren grow up, they will not have so much land, so they are willing to open up wasteland for the needs of their children and grandchildren without any urging from the government.
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"Some people had enough food to eat, so they planted a few mulberry trees in the fields. They used the method Huifeng gave me "The Essential Technique of Planting Mulberry". In this way, after weaving the silk cloth, they went to the grass market to sell it in the market.
, change some daily utensils."
"On a midsummer evening, the family sat under the dense elm trees, eating dinner. From time to time, neighbors came over with rice bowls and chatted while eating. Everyone sighed when they recalled the unbearable past more than ten years ago. Thinking of today's Every day, everyone is smiling."
"In autumn, it is said that the number of people climbing high in Guangchengze increased several times. There were also people bringing chrysanthemum wine. Not only the scholars, but the common people may not be rich, but on the Double Ninth Festival, if you buy some wine and reward yourself, you can still I can barely do it.”
"When winter comes, the government recruits people to repair ditches. This is what everyone is willing to do, for themselves and their children and grandchildren. The snow falls heavily, and the wheat seedlings in the fields are green, which is pleasing to the eye. The farmers are making salted rice at home, waiting for the New Year. No one comes Loot them, and no one will take them as refugees."
Wang Huifeng's eyes sparkled when he heard this. After a long time, he came back to his senses and rolled his eyes at Shao Xun.
"Want to go take a look?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Huifeng hesitated.
"Maybe you can give me some advice to make the people's lives better," Shao Xun said again.
Wang Huifeng rolled his eyes at Shao Xun again, as if he had seen through his trick.
"Actually, Taiwei will also go to Bianliang to celebrate the New Year." Shao Xun said: "You just went a few days in advance."
Wang Huifeng was silent and seemed to agree.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "This Luoyang is lifeless. I will return to Bianliang tomorrow."
Wang Huifeng didn't want to go, but she didn't really want to refuse, so she felt a little tangled.
On November 18, Shao Xun did not even bother to pay an audience to the emperor, but directly set off back to Bianliang.
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