In fact, killing people does not solve the problem. On the contrary, it will cause more problems. Therefore, in Ye An's opinion, the important thing is not to kill people, but to kill one's heart.
He is not the kind of person who works hard. He will naturally take a rest when he returns home. After doing his job well, there is no need to work hard with paperwork. The only people who do that are cowardly officials who cannot handle their duties well, or
He is a prime minister who cannot handle the affairs of the world.
For Ye An, the daily workload of government affairs in the Song Dynasty was not even comparable to the schedules of later generations. He had to work on public cases every day. In the final analysis, it was caused by redundant officials.
Ye An did not believe that the work efficiency of the elite in this era would be so low, but it was caused by the mechanism of the Song Dynasty. A large number of officials shared the tasks that could be done by a few people, and the court did not support idle people, so the officials thought of the following solutions
Strategy is to make simple things complicated, that's all.
Before leaving, Fan Zhongyan gave himself an article in which he elaborated on the malpractices of the existing system of the Song Dynasty.
Ye An knew that Lao Fan wanted to write it as a memorial to Zhao Zhen, but he gave up this plan after reading it in detail.
Reform is a good thing, but it is a pity that Lao Fan's reform memorandum did not grasp the key points.
Ye An casually put this article together with Fu Bi's memorials. These two memorials were full of too many assumptions. Ye An thought that he could not write something as full of righteousness as theirs, but he could also
A fair evaluation. These two articles are nothing more than the taken-for-granted works of literati. Regardless of practical matters, they only want to express their own opinions and are completely divorced from the current status quo.
The maladministration of this dynasty has begun to gradually emerge. The large number of redundant officials has exceeded the capacity of the feudal institutions. Not to mention how many officials there are in Tokyo, the number of officials to be elected is terrifying. This is why Zhao
The reason why Zhen only held three imperial examinations for many years.
The imperial examination will be held again next year, in order to win over literati. Otherwise, how can we appease the scholars who have been worn out by the iron inkstone for ten years?
The imperial examination was different from the civil service examination in later generations. In the Song Dynasty, many officials were not from the imperial examination. These people were equivalent to grassroots cadres, but they were not included in the imperial establishment.
This is the case with the local Tisi, Yasi, and Caosi, but their numbers are extremely large.
Ye An felt that the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty was not the top priority of reform, but there was a great need for reform in the official system. Redundant officials had become a burden on the court, and in addition, the problem of redundant soldiers also needed to be solved.
Ye An and Cao Wei secretly discussed this point in private. The emergence of redundant troops can be said to be the work of the old Zhao family themselves. The need for combat effectiveness is not to train existing troops to become elites, but to establish new troops to deal with them.
crisis.
Those original armies still exist. Documents from the Privy Council show that the Song Dynasty now has millions of troops. Documents from the Third Division even show that 50 to 60% of the court's tax revenue is used to pay for military expenses every year. This is simply worse than during the war.
The expenses are even greater.
Redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and other huge expenditures together created the redundancy of the Song Dynasty. Fortunately, the economy of the Song Dynasty is very strong today, but as long as turmoil and emergencies occur, the finances of the DPRK and Central Government will inevitably be stretched.
This is also the reason why Cai Qi repeatedly warned Zhao Zhen that the available national funds were gradually dwindling. He originally supported Ye An in reforming the Jianghuai Xiang Army for this purpose.
Ye An suddenly wanted to laugh. Look at the current court of the Song Dynasty. Who among them is not a famous person?
Many of them are surprising even if they are mentioned casually in later generations. The "drunkard" Ouyang Xiu is now a collation of pavilions. The two brothers Song Qi and Song Xiang, one of whom is Dr. Taichang, Tongzhi Liyuan,
One is the judge of the Third Division of Household Affairs. Although Xia Song was transferred to Qingzhou, he also served as a pacifier and was not unable to speak in the capital. Han Qi was promoted to an official in Kaifeng Prefecture and was given a fifth-grade official uniform. Fu Bi was appointed as an advisor.
Courtyard, which one of these people is not a man of amazing talent and beauty? Which one of them cannot see the existing bad government of the Song Dynasty?
But almost everyone knew the problem, and everyone felt that reform should not be rushed and should be implemented slowly. Only Fan Zhongyan was eager to reform and would not forget about reform even if he was demoted from Beijing.
This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Reforms that are too hasty will definitely trigger extremely violent backlash. Fan Zhongyan is too anxious, and others are too lazy.
"This can't be done!" Ye An raised his head and let out a long sigh, but then he shook his head and abandoned these messy thoughts. Ever since he arrived in the Song Dynasty, he could not help but come up with various ideas throughout the day, and proceed according to the historical development process.
Deduction, but unfortunately no matter what the outcome is, he will find that this is just his wishful thinking.
There have been deviations in history, but there are still many things that are still moving forward according to the original track. This feeling is very strange. There are so many variables that even he can't figure it out.
Although the intervention of external forces is partly responsible, internal variables will also occur, and the quantitative changes caused by qualitative changes will continue to increase. In the end, Ye An's summary is "a mess."
Fortunately, the court of the Song Dynasty was about to enter a period of calm. Lu Yijian was impeached and Wang Zeng was bound to take action. Not only was it adding insult to injury, it could also be said to be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Pushing open the door of the study and taking a walk in the courtyard, Ye Ling rode very fast on a scooter. Behind him, Ye Lin looked like a bear and fell into a squat. Instead of crying, he stood up and shook his bloated arms.
Then he staggered forward and "charged". Ye Mei was honest, sitting on the edge of the brazier and holding Qin Mumu up with wool, and chuckled from time to time while watching her sister and brother play.
Fang Linyue, who was rated as having a big butt by Qin Mumu, has gone somewhere and is not in the backyard. Ever since she entered the Hou Mansion, this little lady has immediately changed from a saint from the White Lotus Society to an honest and responsible Wen Yu. Ye An
It was really amazing how quickly she changed.
The Wang gang rushed to the door of the backyard in a hurry, and did not come in. They just stood at the moon gate and said: "Master Hou, the official position is over!"
This shout did not surprise Ye An. On the contrary, Qin Mumu, who was still winding a ball of wool, put down her work and walked over: "The official has resigned? Is the news accurate?"
The Wang Gang immediately said: "If you go back to Madam, the news coming from the leaky hospital will not be wrong. I have confirmed it with the stewards in the main office, and they have also got the news. The Marquis is taking a rest today. If you go
The Imperial City Secretary will definitely know."
"No need to go to the Imperial City Division, someone has sent a message." After seeing Chen Lin's figure, Ye An said to Qin Mumu with a smile.
As expected, Chen Lin glanced at the Wang Gang and said coldly: "You send the news very quickly, one step ahead of a certain family! It seems that the Marquis of Yunzhong County is also suspected of colluding with both internal and external parties!"
"Don't blame me here. The news is going crazy in the city of Tokyo. How can I hook up with the chamberlain? Besides, you are not a chamberlain!"
Chen Lin snorted: "The officials have dismissed the Prime Minister, but this time Wang Zeng has also been dismissed as the Privy Councilor."
Ye An guessed the reason with his heels, and sighed helplessly: "Did the king hate Lu Yijian so much? He stepped too hard and was dragged into the water, but the official dismissed the two husbands at once before the new year..."
"So what? At present, Zhongshu is led by Li Di, who is in charge of the political affairs and is responsible for the affairs of the country, and Xue Kui is in charge to prevent any trouble. When the New Year comes, he will definitely pay homage to the prime minister."
Ye An nodded slightly, everything was as expected, but Chen Lin immediately said: "The official issued an edict, and the beauty in the palace, Yang Shi, heard the truth, named her Zongmiao and lived in Anhe Courtyard, and changed the name of the court to Yaohua Palace.
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Ye An was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said: "It seems that officials cannot tolerate those who cheat behind the scenes."
Unexpectedly, Chen Lin shook her head: "This is the Queen Mother's intention. When I went to the inner chamber to inform the inner court, I found some letters from Yang Meiren that I shouldn't have, letters that colluded with foreign ministers..."
After Chen Lin finished speaking, she scratched the name on Ye An's palm with her finger. Ye An's eyes widened in horror.
I never expected that! I thought Zhao Zhen dismissed Privy Envoy Wang Zeng just because of the balance of power, but who knew that he was also involved? This... is so damn magical!