Datang Fenghua Road

It can be seen from this that this person is a true loyal minister.

Han Yue stood with his hands behind his back, his face pondering, but he was constantly organizing words in his heart.Just when Li Shimin and the others were a little anxious, Han Yue suddenly said, "I have problems with the administration of officials in my dynasty, and there are also problems with the administration of officials in other dynasties in ancient times. Some positions are not properly set up, and some positions have been vacant for thousands of years..."

Li Shimin was stunned, Henry Zhang was stunned, and all the important officials in the hall were surprised, no one thought that Han Yue would make a big move when he opened his mouth.

The word "administration of officials" seems simple, but it is actually the experience that has been summed up slowly for thousands of years. The sages did not dare to touch the administration of officials, but now a young man is talking nonsense. He is only 19 years old this year, and he will not be crowned until next year...

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No matter how everyone reacted, Han Yue had a trace of memory in his eyes, and said with emotion in his words: "The Central Plains is a vast country. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, a total of twelve roads, 360 states, and 510, [-] counties have been established. Father, is the number my son said correct?"

Li Shimin nodded slowly and said: "Yes, this is the most basic common sense in the Tang Dynasty. Every royal family must remember that the first lesson taught by the senior scholar of Hongwenguan to the princes and princesses is this."

Han Yue smiled, he came from a later generation, and he found it boringly on the Internet, but he didn't learn it from Hongwenguan.

Li Shimin said again: "Yue'er, you continue to say, I heard you say the country and land, I think you have something to say."

Han Yue nodded and continued: "My son talked about the prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty, just to raise the issue of official management, the imperial court wanted to govern the world, so it divided the world into [-] counties, and each county had one person with a chief official for the county. There are five deputy officers, namely the county chief, the chief clerk, the county lieutenant, the recorder, and the assistant envoy. Then there are six cadres, namely the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the soldier, the judiciary, and the clerk."

He glanced at the emperor, and then said: "The yamen at the level of the county government has six officers and deputy officers, but the six Cao needs dozens of people, because the supervisor and other positions are responsible for trivial matters, and usually a full-time superintendent leads seven or eight people. The same is true for the Sicang and Shouhu, these positions are all filled by scholars, and most scholars come from aristocratic families..."

Li Shimin sighed softly, and said helplessly: "Yes, a county has 80 to 20 people, and some large counties even have hundreds of people. There are 360 counties in the world, and [-] scholars are required to be officials. In addition, there are [-] ​​prefectures. It takes two to thirty thousand, and then there are twelve dao, about three to four thousand, and then there are court officials, five hundred who are qualified to go to the court, and about a thousand for those below the fourth rank."

"That is to say, the total number of all officials is close to 30!" Han Yue suddenly took Li Shimin's words.

The emperor sighed again, and said with a wry smile: "You're right, 30 officials are probably from aristocratic families. My head hurts just thinking about it..."

Han Yue sneered in his heart, 30 officials would be a headache for the emperor. In later generations, China has 8000 million party members, and government officials at all levels add up to 500 million. If you add the listed official staff, the number reaches 50 million.

It is so huge, but the national power is still soaring. Compared with the 30 officials of the Tang Dynasty, it is not even a pediatrics.

Han Yue looked up at the dome of the main hall, with piercing eyes, and said: "Father, I want to change the rewards of the soldiers this time. In fact, it is better to say that I want to change the officials of the Tang Dynasty. 30 officials are too few, and I plan to increase it to 300 million." ..."

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was stunned, Zhang Xuansu next to him was stunned, trembling for a long time, and murmured: "How much salary do 300 million officials have to spend a year?"

"Not much, just tens of millions!" Han Yue laughed, his face full of indifference.

He didn't care if anyone cared, the hall was buzzing, and countless courtiers were whispering. Among them, Du Ruhui's eyes kept flickering, and he lowered his voice and said to Fang Xuanling: "Brother Fang Qiao, can you guess what this son is thinking? He opened his mouth To increase the number of officials by 300 million, the annual salary will be tens of millions, how much is the treasury income of my Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Xuanling was also at a loss. After a long time, he slowly shook his head and said sullenly: "This old man is old and can't keep up with the thoughts of young people, but we don't need to worry, the old man knows that this son has foresight, since he dares to say in court. If you say this, you must have already made up your mind, Brother Du, look at it, the family is afraid of bad luck this time..."

Li Shimin finally couldn't hold back, and he shouted: "Stinky boy, stop beating around the bush, quickly tell your plan, there are no officials of the noble family at the banquet tonight, and all those present are the important officials who are loyal to my Li family. There is hostility, but all of them are loyal to my Li family. Tell me what you think, if it's really feasible, I and all the ministers will work together, and I will break my arms with the family. Yue'er, you are right, We've got to fix their stinky..."

Han Yue nodded solemnly. Since Li Shimin encouraged him so much, he stopped going around and said loudly: "I want to add 300 million officials. In fact, these officials are not officials of the court, but officials of the common people. First of all, I want to add [-] million officials." Changing the grassroots administration of officials in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court used to only have counties, and then directly went to the villages and villages where the people gathered. This method is not good, and it is not conducive to centralized management!"

"My son is going to set up a new two-level organization, a town under the county, and a management area under the town. One town has jurisdiction over three to five management areas, and one management area is responsible for ten villages and villages. In this way, the order of the court can go all the way. Going directly to the people will not only benefit the centralization of power, but also weaken the family..."

Chapter 395

The whole hall was silent, except for Han Yue's voice, there was no movement, whether it was the emperor or the ministers, they all listened carefully, for fear of missing a single bit of what Han Yue said.

This view is too novel, and it will be a change unseen in a thousand years.

Fang Xuanling stood up suddenly, stroking his long beard and muttering: "At the end of the Warring States period, Qin Shihuang swept the world, adopted Li Si's suggestion to cancel the enfeoffment system, implement the county system, abolish princes, establish counties, and divide the world into 36 counties. , Since then, the power of the county kings has been greatly concentrated, but the law of heaven is balanced, and there are pros and cons in the world.

Han Yue nodded slowly, smiled and said: "Fang Xiang is right, there is only one emperor, if you want to govern the world, you must borrow scholars, and after generations of scholars, they will inevitably form an aristocratic family. It will become a huge and unparalleled gate valve."

He raised his head and sighed, and said softly: "The family clan has been passed down for thousands of years, and now it has become an irreversible trend. Foreign races invaded them and sold their race, and they forced the emperor when they lacked interests. They changed..."

"How to change it? Do you want to add two levels of government?" Li Shimin's eyes sparkled, and he pondered: "Although this move is novel, I always feel that it has little effect."

Han Yue smiled slightly. He glanced at the crowd and said in a loud voice: "Add two levels of government, set up a town under the county, and then set up a management area under the town. At the first level of the town, there can be a mayor and a deputy town. Head five people to manage agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, and then set up a tax office, a public security office, and a patriotic propaganda office, which adds up to a total of nine people!"

Li Shimin pondered: "So, a town needs nine officials?"

Han Yue nodded and explained: "The official positions of these nine people can be recursively assigned according to the position of the county government. The grade of my Datang county-level officials is from the ninth grade, so the township level can be positioned at the tenth grade. The son will set up another skill, Township officials are of the [-]th grade, but the mayor has changed from the rank of [-], so that the rank of the mayor is equal to that of the county-level officials, and has the right to participate in the negotiation of various major events within a county.”

Li Shimin's heart moved, and he felt as if he had touched something. The emperor's eyes were bright and his words were excited: "The mayor and the county official are on the same level. They are both subject to the control of the county government and have sole jurisdiction. This is sharing the county. The duties of the yamen are also robbing the rights of the officials of the aristocratic family?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Han Yue hurriedly folded his hands and said with a smile: "Township officials do not need scholars, because officials at this level deal directly with the people, and they are in charge of reclaiming wasteland and farming, and asking about the people's livelihood. Retired veterans serve, veterans are from the common people, not only familiar with folk affairs, but also loyal to His Majesty."

"Okay!" Li Shimin slapped his thigh heavily and said loudly, "I agree!"

The emperor looked excited, he turned his head and shouted to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Qiao quickly drafted the decree, I want to spread the word to the world, so that all states and prefectures know what happened tonight, I want to take a good look at the astonished face of the aristocratic family, aha Ha ha……"

Fang Xuanling bowed his hands and reminded softly: "Your Majesty, please be patient and don't be impatient. King Zhao of the West Palace seems to have not finished talking, such as how to set up a town and how to divide the management area. These regulations need to be clarified. Otherwise, I can't figure out what to do."

Li Shimin was stunned, and quickly coughed lightly, and said embarrassingly: "Fang Qiao is right, I am a little anxious."

He spoke softly to Fang Xuanling, but turned his head to Han Yue but was not so polite. He opened his mouth and shouted, "Don't tell me quickly, mother-in-law and mother-in-law who believe me or not, I will slap you to death."

Good guy, the emperor directly called himself Laozi, and he didn't even bother to call me the title.

The court officials looked at each other in dismay, and everyone was stunned.

Han Yue quietly rolled his eyes and said with a bitter face: "Father, you are unreasonable. Just now, you were obviously too excited to interrupt me. Why did you become a mother-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"How dare you talk back?" Li Shimin raised his brows and waved his hand to urge: "Continue talking, how should the town be set up, and what should the management area do?"

Han Yue was helpless and could only continue: "The matter of setting up a town is actually very simple. Select some large villages from each county, and then directly raise the administrative level by one level, and then send the veterans of the army to go there, as long as the national treasury provides funds. For the construction funds, a lot of local people contribute their efforts..."

Li Shimin kept his eyes open and murmured, "Is it that simple?"

Han Yue smiled and said solemnly: "It's that simple, but the veterans dispatched must be from the locals, so that they can quickly integrate into the people and are more conducive to controlling the people's livelihood in a place."

He glanced at the emperor, hehe said again: "Father, think about it, the veterans we send are all locals, and the common people will definitely not resist, and then I will cast 300 million new official seals. Holding this seal not only symbolizes The imperial court is authoritative, and they can also ask for help from our Tiance Mansion, whether it is soldiers, food or money, as long as the veterans ask for their official seals, the sons and ministers of the Tiance Mansion will give whatever they want, hehehe, as long as this method lasts for a few days Yue, the people immediately turned to the veterans and promised not to go to the county government for anything."

"You stinky boy..." Li Shimin pointed at Han Yue and wanted to praise him, but after he said it, it turned into an exclamatory tone. The emperor said: "It's rotten!"

Han Yue's face froze, and he said dumbly: "My son is all for the Tang Dynasty, where is it?"

"Hey hey hey!" Li Shimin let out a wicked laugh, the emperor was very excited now, he didn't answer the question at all, and asked eagerly: "The matter of setting up the town has been resolved, what happened to the management area? I heard you a few times aggravating Tone, I'm afraid this management area is the real big trick for you to harm the family."

Han Yue touched his nose and twisted: "My father said that it is very unpleasant to harm, and this is a good policy for my son."

"Okay, I'll just listen to your good strategy and tell me, what's the point of doing it in this management area?"

Han Yue took a deep breath and said softly: "The so-called management area is actually a joint management agency of several villages. Originally, there is no need to set up this agency after the town is established, because the township officials can completely manage the people. But why does Erchen want to do this? Because I have to use the power of the village clan."

"Clan power?" Li Shimin's heart moved, his eyes gradually shining.

Han Yue nodded solemnly, suddenly sped up his speech, and said loudly: "If you want to talk about the management area, you have to talk about the village first. I want to carry out renovations in the village, with four families as one neighbor and five neighbors as one protection, and then The Five Guarantees set up a production team, and let the people elect the production team leader themselves. A village can have multiple production teams according to the size of the village, and a village committee is set up at the top, which is elected by the residents of the village.”

He glanced at the emperor and said in a low voice: "The people of my Tang Dynasty are honest and honest, and the clan forces have always protected the people. The reason why the ministers set up the village committee is actually to let the elders of the clan become village officials!"

"What's the purpose of this move?" The emperor also lowered his voice, his eyes blazing brightly.