"Above fighting food, there is order. Those who have order, one hundred to four hundred stones..." Liu Che continued.

The ordered class has always been the backbone of the Han Empire at the grassroots level and capable of local administrative affairs.

They formed the skeleton and outline of the imperial ruling order.

Whenever the emperor wanted to effectively rule and manage the grassroots, he had to rely on a large number of ordered groups.

They are the chief of a pavilion, a roser, a wanderer, a tax collector, the head of a Shaofu workshop, the manager of an important bridge, the gatekeepers of a certain fortress, and members of a military unit with outstanding military exploits.

Team rate.

At the same time, they may also be local bullies, rogue neighbors, or local tyrants who do evil.

Since ancient times, if the grassroots is bad, the whole country will be bad; if the grassroots is strong, the world will be strong!

Since the fourth year of Yuande, Liu Che has been concentrating on management and determined to consolidate his influence and control at the grassroots level.

Groups of qualified scholars were sent to the pavilions in Guanzhong to train and hone their skills.

Tens of thousands of retired generals and disabled and meritorious soldiers were appointed as pavilion chiefs and rose bearers to travel around.

It is precisely because of such a large grassroots backbone that the control and mobilization capabilities of the Han Empire are so strong.

To be honest, the treatment of these people is actually pretty good.

It can even be said that there are many low-level officials who would rather not be promoted than stay in their original positions.

Why?

Because there is a lot of oil and water at the grassroots level!

And it’s powerful!

Liu Che will never forget what he saw and heard when he went to Xinfeng incognito when he was still the prince.

A mere roser can force the people to drown their own flesh and blood!

But a single roser can control the rise and fall of honor and disgrace ten miles away, making the people tremble with fear and anger beyond words!

This is still in Guanzhong, at the feet of the emperor, in the martial Guanzhong!

One can imagine how arrogant the local bullies in the Guandong region, especially the Qilu, Wuchu, Huaisi and Qilu areas, should be.

Apart from other things, Liu Che remembered that Dou Ying's younger brother Guan Fu and his family made the entire Yingyin area miserable, and the people dared not speak out against the Guan family!

In addition, when Liu Che went to Hedong incognito, he saw the miserable conditions of the people in Dayang on the way.

Hundreds of thousands of victims in the east of the river were afraid of speaking out their anger in front of one or two cruel officials.

Therefore, issues at the grassroots level are particularly important!

It can even be said that the strength of grassroots organizations is related to the life and death of the country!

"From now on, every level of rank is called a township official. If a township official has served for twenty years and has no faults and no rituals, he will be given a few sticks. If he sees the official, he will not bow to him and will go away...

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"In addition, in addition to their own salary, allowances and subsidies, township officials can also recommend a child to be admitted to the Tianxia Academy every five years, and their children will be trained by the Shaofu..."

The salaries of grassroots officials are actually quite good. After all, with the addition of miscellaneous allowances and some salary, it is enough for them to live a pretty good life.

At least you have enough food and clothing!

So Liu Che only gave them some honors and privileges to encourage them, and also told them: If you want to keep these things, you must not break the law.

Liu Che hopes that through these measures, we can reduce and prevent grassroots corruption and wanton behavior.

After all, Liu Che and the Han Dynasty were not kind to them, and they had no reason to continue to be corrupt, and even to the point of breaking the bones and sucking the marrow out of the people.

Someone with a conscience should know what to do.

Even if you are heartless, you will probably restrain yourself and pay more attention to your eating habits.

Otherwise, if word spreads, the reputation will be bad, and something will happen.

Of course, Liu Che did not expect to rely on the conscious self-discipline of local grassroots officials to do things.

He knows very well that if there are no strong systems and disciplines to restrain rural sages and so on.

Just thinking about using ethereal things like morality and people's hearts to limit it is a fool's errand.

Therefore, Liu Che is ready to come up with a big killer weapon!

He looked at Chao Cuo and said: "Besides, I hope that you and Jiu Qing will have a relationship and negotiate to come up with a framework similar to Ping Jia's authority and use it for rural officials..."

"This is what I think..."

"Among the rural officials, there are many officials, such as the pavilion chief, who bear the hope of the fathers and elders. They are ordered by me to be local officials who are close to the people. They are the most important people in the world, so they must not be careless..."

"When I was traveling in Xinfeng for a while, I saw some Xinfeng Qiangfu Anrong, who was doing evil and running rampant in the countryside. The county magistrate, Zhang Duan, indulged the evil officials and actually forced the people to drown their babies! How cruel!"

"I have also been lucky enough to be east of the river. I saw the hardships of people's livelihood and looked at the suffering of the people..."

"Therefore, I believe that the first thing to govern the world is to govern the officials, and the officials should govern the township officials!"

"The officials in the township are related to the public security of the place. If the township officials are good, the place will be safe. If the township officials are defeated, the place will be in chaos... This has been true since ancient times..."

"Therefore, I think that it may be most appropriate to use the system of controlling Jia with power and supervision..."

Chao Cuo listened, but his body was trembling.

Good at Pingjia's system?

Isn't it just a game that Jia people play behind closed doors?

There are several powers in a city, and all powers are elected by Jia people.

The person with the most votes has the power and can represent all the merchants in the market, negotiate with the government, and determine prices.

Is the emperor going to move this system to the officialdom?

Chao Cuo must never agree!

He immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate... If the local government implements the system of Ping Jia's power, I am worried that the power of the county will be lost, and unruly people may overtake me!"

"It is more likely that a powerful clan will dominate the county road, and it will be difficult for the local government to control it!"

Liu Che listened and nodded. He had known for a long time that Chao Cuo or others would use this reason to object. He also knew that if this was done, a big family in a certain township would unscrupulously dominate the government and other minor surnames.

things.

Ballots are never the solution to problems.

It may even not solve the problem at all.

At least, the problem couldn't be solved before the Christian era.

But Liu Che never thought about holding local elections, even village-level elections.

He just hoped to use the mature system of Pingjia's power to check, balance and supervise local grassroots officials.

If someone goes too far and arouses public anger, then local people can use this system to legally expel and dismiss officials they do not like, thus reducing conflicts.

Therefore, he smiled at Chao Cuo and said, "Your understanding is wrong..."

"My idea is this..."

Therefore, Liu Che laid out his ideas and systems. In general, they were plagiarized from the grassroots village and town people's congress elections of later generations.

People, of course, have the right to vote and can vote freely.

but……

Candidates are decided by the county!

The people can only choose among fixed candidates.

Unless, they collectively express that they do not need these candidates...

But this is impossible...

In this way, a balance is created between the people and the officials. What's even more wonderful is that - because this official is chosen by the people, this person will have a certain foundation for his future governance.

Even better - if this person causes public dissatisfaction, the people can choose to remove him - as long as more than 50% of the people in the jurisdiction sign, or the three local elders and more than 30% of the people sign, the official will get out

!

As for the relevant officials, they are elected every five years...

At the same time, Liu Che also stipulated that among the candidates every time, there must be a veteran!

In this way, we can avoid a certain clan or family from controlling the power of a village or a township for a long time.

Of course, this idea is just an idea for the time being. Chao Cuo and the ministers need to brainstorm and use their own ingenuity to modify and improve it to a certain extent based on the actual situation of the current society.

But the general framework will not change!

From then on, the Chinese people at least had an opportunity to choose officials who were not so bad, and had an opportunity to remove officials!

Of course, it is only limited to grassroots rural pavilions.

Above the county level, the central government still controls and appoints officials.

Perhaps hundreds of years from now, this system will produce something a little different in China.
To be continued...