There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5386 The art of punishment and naming depends on talent
Chapter 5386 The art of punishment and naming depends on talent
Xuanwu smiled slightly and said: "Sir Baihu, you can make it more clear. When a soldier from a military household kills the enemy and performs meritorious service on the battlefield, according to Cao Cao's laws, rewards and punishments are clear. Just like Deng Ai, who came from an ordinary military household. In the end,
If you can become a general, then why can’t the military merit system allow soldiers to gain political power?”
Bai Hu said calmly: "Because Cao Cao acted based on talent, not merit. In troubled times, use capable people to serve as officials and counselors, instead of just looking at the number of enemy kills and meritorious service, let you be an official.
, the truth is actually very simple, that is, people who can play are uneducated and often cannot govern, and may not even be qualified as the main general or coach."
"Just like Liu Bei's Zhang Fei or even Guan Yu, they are world-famous generals, but if they are allowed to be the head coach, they will miss important events because of their arrogance or excessive drinking. This kind of situation was in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms
It happens again and again that those warriors who are uneducated and proficient in the art of war, and who only rely on their personal bravery to fight, can barely command tens of thousands of troops in the army, and can barely manage the food, drink, and toilet of these tens of thousands of people, let alone the court.
Make decisions and rule the people."
"Starting from Dong Zhuo, those brave generals and coaches were gradually eliminated and abandoned in the fierce world competition. But for coaches who are educated and good at management, such as Cao Cao, his personal bravery may not be enough.
When charging into battle, even the combat effectiveness is not as good as that of a small soldier, but he is the best commander and is good at using troops. This is because this is a truth that has been understood since the Spring and Autumn Period. To command a large army, it is better to be able to charge into battle alone if you understand the art of war, can manage, and understand the opportunity of fighting.
Killing generals and capturing flags is more effective."
Qinglong sighed: "Yes, it is true. Even in our Jin country, there are scholars and commanders who came from scholar-bureaucrats. People like Xie Xuan and Huan Wen have achieved brilliant achievements. Although Liu Yu and others are brave, they also know that
The art of war is very good at commanding from the rear, such as the current young marshals, Wang Zhene, Tan Daoji, etc., their martial arts are not very strong, but their commanding ability is extremely good, which is also proof of your words."
Baihu smiled slightly and continued: "So, in fact, starting from Cao Cao's time, the fierce generals were used to charge into battle, but the one who commanded the entire army and commanded the soldiers and horses was the commander. A commander from a noble family like him, in addition to the commander
, he also has many counselors and military advisors accompanying the army to advise him, or to manage military orders, official documents, logistics, baggage and other things that require culture. In Cao Cao's merit evaluation system, these people have made great contributions.
, greater than ordinary soldiers, and it is finally reflected in the results. These counselors, strategists, and soldiers received titles after the war and became officials, especially central court officials. Although the soldiers made great contributions
, at most, you can get promoted in the army, become an officer, and become a general. However, the vast majority of small soldiers can only get rewards of money and food, and increase the land of military camps, but it is difficult to get promotions in their positions."
"This is still the era of Cao Cao who was rewarded based on merit and fought hard in troubled times, because from the moment he established military households and used the male household members as the main body of the army, there was no military merit title or military merit title in the strict sense.
The objects he faced were actually those civilian households, which were organized into households. In Cao Cao's eyes, the military household system was not normal people, but was selected and protected by the state, giving a large number of favorable conditions that civilian households could not get.
, people who have enjoyed super-national treatment, it is unfair for these people to be promoted to officials like the people of Guanzhong in the Qin and Han Dynasties. He only needs military households to fight for generations, and after they have unified the world, he will consider
These people scattered back to civilian households, but he did not expect that this dozen would last for decades or hundreds of years. When he died, the special period policies of military households and farm households would still exist."
"However, under normal circumstances, those who can enjoy the power are those households that seem to be the most disadvantaged at the beginning, and above these three types of household registration, they are still those with scholar status. This is destined by God. Since ancient times,
Since ancient times, only those who have mastered culture have the ability to manage, in other words, have the qualifications to be officials."
Suzaku asked in return: "But wasn't Cao Cao good at punishing officials? He didn't respect the scholar-bureaucrats at all. He would kill them at every turn. If not, how could our Black Hand Qiankun begin to sprout during the Cao Wei period?"
Baihu said sternly: "Cao Cao's technique of severely punishing names and saying that only talents are used is to alienate those nobles who are seeking fame and reputation but have no real talents and knowledge, who rely on the influence of their ancestors but have no practical talents. As for the technique of severely punishing names,
, he killed people at every turn, and the people he killed the most were those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty and not respectful enough to him, because Cao Cao wanted to stand on his own behalf for the Han Dynasty. Regardless of whether he usurped the Han in his own generation, he had to kill those who were still loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty but not loyal to him were swept away."
"In Cao Cao's view, he will not reuse people who have no ability or ability, even if they have noble status. He must interview these talents in person and promote them to specific positions where he thinks their actual talents can be seen.
Above, let’s look at the performance of these people. But in other words, not just any cat or dog can come to see Cao Cao. Only those who have a good reputation among the nobles and are recognized as capable will be met by Cao Cao in person. Others
Many of the ordinary gentry were evaluated according to the Zhongzheng evaluation method at that time, and were evaluated by officials like Zhongzheng. People with extremely special abilities would also be specially recommended by Cao Cao's officials. Of course, this recommendation was
There is a risk. Once the recommended person fails to interview with Cao Cao, then the recommender himself will also be implicated."
Xuanwu nodded and said: "What Lord Baihu means is that Cao Cao is a man of talent, but this talent, in terms of politics and culture, will eventually fall into the hands of the nobles, because an uneducated warrior cannot afford to govern."
The talented people in prefectures and counties are like those old brothers in the Beifu Army who cannot even govern a village. At the same time, those who are talented officials but do not agree with Cao Cao's move to usurp the Han Dynasty must be slowly punished.
Kill and purge to ensure that everyone in the court and between prefectures and counties only knows about Prime Minister Cao and King Wei, but not about Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, right?"
Bai Hu nodded and said: "That's right, because the selection process used by Cao Cao places great emphasis on practical ability. Unlike in the past, which only relied on family background, in the monthly evaluation, Xiangren, Zhongzheng and other evaluations, by
Famous people who have a good relationship with the family can become high-ranking officials if they are rated highly, so a large number of famous and untalented high-ranking officials have been blocked. Families like the Yuan Shao brothers have four generations and three fathers. It is difficult for them to become officials based on their family name itself.
This is why the nobles hated Cao Cao and said he insulted the nobles." (End of Chapter)