Due to the birth of the child, Zhao Dan was in a very good mood in the next few days.

On that morning, a young scholar wearing a crimson official robe appeared in front of Zhao Dan in the Longtai Hall and bowed to Zhao Dan: "I saw you, I have seen the king."

This young scholar is no one else, but one of Xunzi's two favorite disciples. Han Fei, who was recently appointed as the Minister of State of Zhao by Zhao Dan.

The Shizhong and Shizhong followed the Shizhong in the palace, so it was not surprising that Han Fei appeared beside Zhao Dan.

To be honest, every time Zhao Dan sees Han Fei, he feels better.

This is Han Feizi, now he has become my servant... Humph, I am simply amazing!

So after seeing Han Fei, Zhao Dan smiled at Han Fei and said, "You are here just in time. Let's go, follow me to a very interesting place."

Han Fei responded in a hurry and followed Zhao Dan's pace.

To be honest, after hearing Zhao Dan's words, Han Feizi was somewhat curious.

Since these days of contact, Han Fei's admiration for Zhao Dan can be said to be increasing day by day.

In addition to the very practical reason why Zhao Dan was able to lead Zhao to become stronger, and after spending time together for these days, Han Fei had a feeling that he could find many similarities with Han Fei in Zhao Dan.

Many thoughts that were still wandering in Han Fei's mind have been realized in Zhao Dan's hands. Many things that Han Fei had not even thought clearly in his mind were gradually becoming clear after following Zhao Dan.

It can be said that although he had only been with Zhao Dan for a while, Han Fei's gains were definitely no less than those of studying with his mentor Xunkui for so many years, and perhaps even more.

Therefore, Han Fei couldn't help but feel a little curious when he saw Zhao Dan's appearance.

What kind of place is this place that can make this wise and powerful king so excited?

Han Fei got the answer soon.

Among the palace cities of Zhao State, there are not only a few palaces such as Longtai and Fengtai, but also many side halls are used for daily office work.

After a while, Zhao Dan took Han Fei to a side hall.

Han Fei looked at the side hall in front of him in surprise.

Not long ago, when Han Fei passed by here with Zhao Dan, it was still very remote and deserted. However, when he arrived today, there were already palace guards outside the side hall, and a plaque was placed on the gate of the side hall with three big characters "Guide Office".

"Staff?" Han Fei stared at the words on the plaque and thoughtfully, as if he understood something.

Zhao Dan took the lead and stepped into the gate of this staff office. Han Fei did not dare to neglect and follow closely.

Many people had already sat down in the staff office. After seeing Zhao Dan, these people stood up and saluted respectfully to Zhao Dan.

"I've seen the king."

Zhao Dan nodded slightly and walked to the top seat that had been reserved for a long time. Han Fei also got a seat beside Zhao Dan.

After sitting down, Han Fei had the opportunity to look at the crowd sitting in the hall.

Then Han Fei discovered a fact

He doesn't know most of the people here.

Just when Han Fei was still immersed in surprise, Zhao Dan had already spoken: "Do you know what happened to me today?"

No one spoke.

It is obvious that the people present were somewhat puzzled about why Zhao Dan summoned them here.

Zhao Dan continued to speak: "The reason why I invite you here today is mainly because I hope you can speak freely, offer suggestions, and advise on the war."

The host present understood when he heard this.

Han Feizi couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "So what the king meant was to set up a shogunate?"

Shogunate, this is a system that has a long history in Chinese history.

Xia, Shang retainers, Western Zhou dynasties, and the current Warring States Period can all be regarded as the prototype of the shogunate system.

The main ones who truly created the shogunate system were the Qin State after Shang Yang's reforms and the Qin Dynasty afterwards.

At that time, it was the period when the feudal official system was inaugurated, with insufficient division of labor and incomplete mechanisms, and it was difficult for officials at all levels to complete the duties assigned by the court alone. Therefore, the three ministers and county magistrates opened their own governments, which made the history think that the assistance of the commanders became a system and preserved.

Although it was the founding of Qin, since the Zhao State's system was actually quite similar to that of Qin State, Zhao State also had a shogunate system. Not only were there a few important officials of Zhao State, but the local county magistrates also had their own shogunate and subordinate officials, but the scale was very small.

These officials were initially appointed as internal officials, but in practice they gradually became different from regular officials and were more obvious in local areas.

The governor of the Western Han Dynasty sent officials to inspect counties and states to the court, and could not set up a founding palace like the county magistrate. A governor could not take care of the county magistrate, so he "had all engaged in historical false assistants" ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Journal of Hundred Officials"), and most of the personnel were recruited by the governor himself.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the governor officially became the chief executive of the state level, and he also had the power to "eliminate all his subordinates" and his staff organization expanded accordingly.

The feudal official system was disordered, political turmoil, and the staff functions were unprecedentedly active, which made the shogunate system mature. The emergence of the names of the military, the record office, the military advisor, the chief clerk, etc. marked the tendency of the staff mechanism, different from the official series, in terms of division of labor and functions.

In the Han Dynasty, the Three Sessions (Da Sikong, Da Sima, Da Situ) founded the government. By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were countless people who had military titles such as generals or governors who held the military titles and had the same government as the Three Sessions. The phenomenon of aides invading the dynasty and surpassing the official officials gradually reached its peak. Even the Shogunate became a domineering government that replaced the central government and transformed into the administrative center of the new dynasty.

In the Sui Dynasty, the rulers of the Tang Dynasty once abolished the ban and set up their own staff system, but it continued and became more and more perfect. The establishment of the shogunate in the Tang Dynasty was legal, but the court recognized the practice of no staffing limit.

The central government in the Song Dynasty restricted the shogunate system, and the employment was changed from self-destruction to central appointments, and a large number of scepters were assigned to the official positions. All scepters were appointed by the central government, including official affairs of the judges, the judges, the chief secretary of the observation and branch offices, etc.

This means that the shogunate is directly responsible to the central government and has the function of supervising the chief official, which is a turning point in the development of the shogunate system. In order to strengthen the centralization system in the Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties, the three Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties basically adopted the practice of the Song Dynasty.

The system of officials in the Qing Dynasty was more complete, and the division of labor of officials was refined. The system of delegating positions from the state had no meaning, so the staff changed to private employment.

Moreover, those who are hired in the curtain do not have to be bound by their background and virtue. Their status after being hired is neither a formal official nor a fixed term or salary specified by grade.

They are just think tanks and agents for the officials at all levels of the government affairs, generally called masters or old masters, whose main responsibilities are criminal names and money and grain.

The status of a staff member in the Qing Dynasty could no longer be compared with the official position as the ancient chief of the army.

What's interesting is that the shogunate system was later learned by a small Japanese country and has been used for many years. In modern times, it was actually popular with some idiots who admired foreign countries and forgot their ancestors. They thought the word "shogunate" was an imported product, which was simply a joke.

In Han Feizi's view, since Zhao Dan suddenly created such a staff officer, it is probably just a shogunate with a new name.

But the next moment, Zhao Dan's words shattered Han Feizi's imagination again.

"But please note that this advisory office I set up is not a shogunate!"
Chapter completed!