Every dynasty has discussed whether the law is reliable or not. This has been discussed since the Qin Dynasty. In order to ensure the effective implementation of the law, the Qin people carried out a hierarchical management system, which has been used ever since.
to date.
It can be said that the implementation of laws in the Song Dynasty was quite in place. The laws were communicated and implemented layer by layer, and the supervision system was quite in place.
That is to say, the prefectural government offices were involved in checking the case files of the county government offices, and the imperial court also sent officials who promoted the criminal and prison departments in various places to conduct inspections at the state government offices and even at the road level.
At the same time, in order to stop the excessive power of local state officials, the Song Dynasty also established the official of general judge. All official affairs of the state government, such as soldiers and civilians, money and grain, household registration, taxation, prison litigation, etc., must be signed by the general judge before they can take effect.
It has the power to supervise officials and is known as the "Supervisory State".
But these are all administrative means. For local fiscal revenue such as tea, which is directly linked to the central government, just setting up a tax supervision department to supervise it is obviously not enough.
The Tea Tax Supervisor and the Salt and Iron Supervisor were both taxation agencies of the Song Dynasty, but they were also production supervision agencies. They had such great powers but were not taken seriously by the court. This was something Ye An could not understand.
Therefore, in the new tea tax law, Ye An carried out reforms to the tea tax supervisor and at the same time popularized the management awareness of minutiae to Zhao Zhen.
After knocking on the blackboard, Ye An connected the rights of the Song Dynasty in the form of lines, with Zhao Zhen, the official, as the top of the "pyramid", and listed them down in order.
This gave the emperor Zhao Zhen the clearest division of power.
"Guanjia, although you know the official system of the dynasty, there are still many things that you need to read to know. This military power is divided into two. The three yamen and the Privy Council each perform their own duties. One is to command the troops, the other is to use the troops, and the prime minister has the power.
It is divided into three parts, with the Privy Council, Zhongshu Menxia, and Yan Tieduzhi as the main ones, and among them, Zhongshu Menxia is the government, so the military, political, and financial powers are separated."
Zhao Zhen looked at the picture drawn by Ye An and nodded slowly: "That's right, I naturally know these. The Zhongshu sect is where the ministers are, and the salt and iron branches are the three divisions. This is the key point in the court.
, but the picture Mr. drew is a bit clearer, allowing me to sort out my ideas."
Ye An smiled: "Guanjia, you see these are government offices that are directly responsible to you, but how do you ensure that they fulfill their duties?"
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment. These yamen had always been relied upon by the imperial court and trusted by him. It could be said that the reason why the imperial court in the entire Song Dynasty was stable and why the imperial court was able to manage the place relied on them.
And Ye An's words undoubtedly made him suspicious, yes! He trusted these courtiers and the government offices where they worked, but what if they were not as good as he thought?
Just when Zhao Zhen was confused, Ye An picked up the white chalk and wrote the word "Tai Jian" on the edge. Zhao Zhen blushed for a while, but he himself forgot about the existence of Tai Jian.
"The official family and Taijian are composed of two things. One is the Jianyuan, which was under the jurisdiction of the province in the Tang Dynasty. Why did we have to go out independently in the Song Dynasty and have the officials personally draft the candidates? There are also left and right admonitions.
When discussing with officials, you can give advice to the left and right, and speak the right words to the left and right!"
Zhao Zhen stood up, walked in Zishan Hall, and said confidently: "In the Tang Dynasty, he was under Zhongshu's sect and became the mouthpiece of the prime minister. Taizu was wise and set up a separate admonishment court. He said everything he knew and said nothing was wrong.
, can restrain what the courtiers do!"
Ye An nodded, but at the same time he said: "The Admonition Yuan can supervise the courtiers, but there are advantages and disadvantages. The Admonition Yuan sometimes makes the court's policy decisions undecided!"
Zhao Zhen naturally understood this very well, and added Weiwei: "Even so, the benefits of the Remonstrance Court far outweigh the disadvantages. This is why I am so important. In critical matters, my decision can quickly cut through the trouble!
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For the first time, Ye An noticed that Zhao Zhen showed the decisiveness and perseverance that a king should have, and that look made him feel the majesty of an emperor for the first time.
The child in front of me finally began to take great strides towards becoming an emperor.
"What the officials said is absolutely true! And echoing the admonishment courtyard is the Yushitai, which has three courtyards: one is the Taiyuan, where the imperial censor is Liyan; the second is the palace courtyard, where the imperial censor is Liyan; and the third is the palace courtyard.
It is called the Chaoyuan, and it supervises the imperial censor Li Yan. These three courts are combined into the Taiyuan, which is responsible for rectifying official corruption and correcting discipline. The court will discuss major matters and report minor matters. They complement each other with the Remonstrance Yuan to ensure the stability of the country and the court!"
Zhao Zhen nodded with a smile and said: "That's what you said, but I think that's not what you meant?!"
"Officials have unique eyesight!"
It was rare for Ye An to flatter Zhao Zhen. When he saw Zhao Zhen sitting casually on the warm chair, he crossed his hands and saluted: "Officials, although the court has set up the post of general magistrate in the local government, it is only for state officials after all."
However, in places such as the Tea Tax Supervisor and the Salt and Iron Supervisor, they often only send one person to promote or supervise the department, and the rest are local minor officials. Even if the officials sent by the court are honest and upright, they can
If you encounter a cunning little official, it will still be difficult to use it. It is said that the king of hell is easier to deal with than the little devil!"
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly. He also discovered something was wrong, but Ye An did not reveal the problem. The key to taxation in a place was directly under the imperial court. Local officials would not offend, so he went to various places to
The tax supervisor became the most lucrative employee in the Song Dynasty.
Of course, not everyone can receive such a generous salary. On the contrary, it is only for people with interests or important ministers in the court, and of course there are also certain people's confidants.
The problem of the tea tax supervisor was even bigger. Ye An learned from various sources that the tea tax supervisor at the Southeast Tea Farm had huge problems. The supervisor, Zhao Yingde, was a member of the clan. Logically, he should pay more attention to his duties. After all, the clan
There was no shortage of money, but it was said that the amount of bribes he accepted was shocking.
Otherwise, how could the good tea from the tea farmers be evaluated as bad tea and sold at a low price to the tea dealers in the southeastern tea farms?!
As for how much money he charged, Ye An didn't know and couldn't possibly know, but he had to have an understanding of this matter, otherwise even if a new method of making tea was introduced, it would be of no use.
Treating both the symptoms and the root cause is Ye An's purpose. The new tea law emphasizes the issue of supervision. This is why Ye An recently told Zhao Zhen about the importance of the Taijian system to the Great Song Dynasty.
Zhao Zhen is smart. He knew his gentleman's intentions from Ye An's lecture today. There is a platform for admonishment in the court, and there are general magistrates in the local prefectures, but only the tea tax supervisors and salt supervisors in various places.
The Railway Supervision lacks supervisors, and it is these two places where the most problems occur. Zhao Zhen is not a fool, and of course he knows the importance of the matter.
But there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes when he looked at Ye An: "Sir, if you want to advise me, just say it directly. You are still the new tea manager. It is a fact that you are responsible for it. Why do you need to use Taiwan as an excuse?