Chapter 681: Served in the army at the age of fifteen, returned only at the age of eighty
The relationship between Confucianism and Legalism is quite subtle and sensitive.
Although Confucianism achieved overall victory after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Legalism declined day by day, and Confucian scholars continued to promote the Spring and Autumn Period, trying to completely replace the law with Confucian principles, and they also made some achievements——
But after all, Han laws still exist.
And with the passage of time, as the Han laws became more and more perfect, a considerable number of contemporary Confucian scholars believed that the Spring and Autumn Judgment Prison had great limitations.
Thousands of people have different views, and there are too many interpretation methods for Confucian classics. A relatively fixed standard of judgment should be needed to punish criminals, instead of stubbornly using the principles of the ancients to restrict today's people, or even replace the law.
effect.
To put it simply, there are some people within Confucianism who oppose the Spring and Autumn Period and think it is inappropriate.
The representative of this group of Confucian scholars was Zheng Xuan.
While Zheng Xuan annotated modern classics and ancient Chinese classics, he also annotated Han laws. He had a very in-depth study of Han laws and put forward many opinions on the contemporary Han laws. Among his disciples, there were many
of influence.
Zheng Xuan believed that the development of the Han Code had been relatively complete and could be put into use. It was a bit unrealistic to use the Spring and Autumn Annals when there were professional laws.
It is also because of these deeper reasons that although the Ancient Literature School wanted to promote the Zheng family's aristocratic status, Zheng Xuan never agreed, and strongly supported Liu Bei's views at the internal meetings of the Ancient Literature School.
He even further put forward some views on the Spring and Autumn Period.
As a senior scholar, the first generation leader of the ancient literature school, and the current imperial scholar, Zheng Xuan still has great influence. Zheng Xuan's statement attracted the attention of many conservative Confucian scholars.
At the same time, they believed that Liu Bei, as the master of the "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", proposed the establishment of a law school, which was not appropriate in itself.
Because it concerns the status and influence of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, the final decision-making party on this matter is not the State Council of the Four Auxiliary Ministers, but the seven powerful families of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period.
The Zheng family in Kaifeng, Henan, the Chen family in Cangwu Guangxin, the Jia family in Fufeng Pingling, the Ma family in Fufeng Maoling, the Kong family in Fufeng Maoling, the Lu family in Zhuojun County, and the Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuojun County.
Chen's influence was relatively small, and the head of the family was ill, so he did not come to the meeting.
So only representatives of six families participated in the debate. Among them, Liu Bei, Lu Zhi and Ma Rixi, a representative of the Fufeng Maoling Ma family, were supportive, while the other three families were opposed and firmly believed in the establishment of a law school.
It's out of time.
They should work harder to promote the Spring and Autumn period, rather than improve the status of Han law.
In this matter, the two sides tied three to three.
However, because Zheng Xuan always supported Liu Bei's opinions and strongly advocated at the meeting to return Han law to its original position instead of letting Chunqiu Yuezu take over, and Liu Bei, Lu Zhi and Ma Rixi all had relatively powerful positions, so out of various considerations,
The three opposing families were forced to agree to Liu Bei's suggestion.
What is the way to slap yourself in the face and weaken your own power?
They were a bit confused as to why Liu Bei did this. Is it really just for the sake of the big man, as he said?
Are there really such people in the world?
The establishment of the Torah School was finally confirmed.
According to regulations, the imperial court will allocate funds to build a law school at the location of the former Ministry of General Affairs outside Luoyang City. Enrollment will soon begin to train the first batch of professional county soldiers for the country, and it will be put into use as soon as possible to make it effective.
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Later, in terms of recruiting candidates, Liu Bei believed that it could be opened to major state schools, Taixue and the military.
The students trained in Zhouxue and Taixue all have basic knowledge, but because there are too many monks and too few people, there are still many people who cannot obtain positions.
If these people cannot obtain positions through normal channels, it is a good choice to enroll in a law school, study law, become a county soldier, and then be promoted within the Zhongshu Tai system to become a professional member.
This is 200,000 positions. Although it will not be achieved overnight, this large pool can absorb many outstanding talents, which can be regarded as providing another path for the young people of Han Dynasty.
The reason for opening the army to the army is also very simple. The soldiers of the county and the country must lead a "soldier". Although they are professional, they still have to take action when it is time to take action.
In the face of extremely vicious gangsters, if you want to subjugate them, you must first have the ability to "subdue" them.
What is "volt"?
Just fuck him!
It’s force!
Liu Bei's army soldiers all have to receive basic education, and their reading and writing skills are quite good. Everyone can read and write, and they also have excellent military skills. As long as they study hard for a year or two and pass the exam, they will be excellent.
The best candidate for the army of the county.
And to be honest, the establishment of the Law School and the Zhongshu Tai are also giving the army an extra way out.
Because these soldiers are all very good soldiers, they have received basic education and have the ability to read and write. In this era, they are considered to be absolutely highly educated and have enough knowledge base to serve as officials.
Based on the current average life expectancy, Liu Bei's service time in the army is from twenty to thirty-five years old. As long as he joins the army for five years, he can choose to leave the army or stay in the army until he is thirty-five.
age.
This age is set not because Liu Bei is a ruthless capitalist, but because the average life span of the Han people these days is almost this number, and not many people can live to the age of forty.
Judging from Liu Bei's many years of life experience, it goes without saying much about the ruling class, but it is not easy for ordinary farmers to have one or two people who live to be over forty years old.
Moreover, after the age of thirty-five, the probability of being able to become grandparents increases year by year. By the age of about forty, most people can become grandparents. It is really inhumane to allow the grandfathers of a group of children to continue to seemingly fight in the army.
And what if someone also has the idea of going home to raise a grandchild?
After all, these are not cannibalistic troubled times, so that the unlucky young men [will join the army at the age of fifteen and return home at the age of eighty]. After comprehensive consideration, Liu Bei set an age limit of thirty-five years.
Soldiers who are still fighting in the army after the age of thirty-five and have not been promoted to a command position can choose two options for leaving the army.
One is to take a large amount of money at once to go home and live in retirement. The amount is very generous and is basically allocated according to the fifteen years that you can live after you retire.
The other is to take a sum of money every year to go home and live in retirement, instead of taking it all at once. You can get it as long as you live.
Those who are not confident in their ability to manage money or spend money can choose this option. At least in the entire Han Dynasty, people who dare to rob or defraud the property of the Central Han Army should not have been born yet.
Of course, no matter which method you choose, if you have special difficulties, you can also apply for special subsidies from the military.
In order to ensure the well-being of retired veterans in their later years, Liu Bei set up an office to support soldiers with special difficulties in the army. It set some standards specifically for the special difficulties of retired soldiers. If the standards were met, the army would provide help.
This demonstrates the benevolence of the Han army, and at the same time allows active soldiers to fight for the Han more bravely, achieving the effect of boosting morale.
However, given the generous treatment and adequate food and medical support given to soldiers in Liu Bei's army, these soldiers who have lived to the age of thirty-five are actually in good health. They cannot be considered elderly at all, and their indicators in all aspects are pretty good.
So naturally they will not simply go home and retire. After years of hard work, there are not a few people who have the idea of continuing to work hard.