God-level Great Hunjun System

"Yu Aiqing, but it's okay to say."

"When your Majesty first ascended to the Great Treasure, the entire officialdom of the Wei Dynasty was full of smog and filth. His Majesty fought against the unhealthy practices of corrupt officials, punished them harshly, and closely monitored them. Only then did the situation turn around. The so-called righting the wrong must first go the wrong way. , it should be this way."

"It's just that now the country of Great Wei is rich and prosperous, and all kinds of industries are booming. The income of farmers, merchants, and soldiers has been greatly increased, but the salaries of officials have not been increased. On the contrary, they have to accept the strictest surveillance, and will be punished for any wrongdoing. to severe punishment."

"If things go on like this, the ministers are worried that studying will give way to merchants. Talented people don't want to worry about the world's worries, but think about how to be good at dancing long sleeves and making money every day. This may be harmful to the development of the entire country. is harmful."

Chapter 182

After listening to what Yu Qi said, Yan Hao supported his chin and fell into deep thought, even Bao Si and Qi Yun seemed to have realized something.Indeed, what Yu Qi said at first sounds like an impact on the traditional Confucian thought of becoming an official, but when you think about it carefully, it actually makes a lot of sense.

The traditional Confucian concept of "benefits" is abandoned. "The Analects" says that "a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit." happy" quote.Therefore, being an official is not for fame or profit, but for "benefiting the world".

However, this view seems to bind the scholars of later generations to some extent.To be an official, one must be impartial and selfless, one must devote one's energy and energy to one's heart, one cannot have any selfishness, but such a person is a saint, how many people can be found in the whole history?Using such a standard to demand all officials, there may be a drawback of too high requirements.

For thousands of years, scholars have studied hard for the sake of family and country. Gu Yanwu has a famous saying "the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading is in your ears, and you care about family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs." Gong Zizhen has "I urge God to cheer up It is this kind of concern for the common people in the world that inspires generations of students to study hard.

This is of course a sacred ideal. Scholars and officials need this kind of pure ideal. This is also one of the core connotations and advantages of Confucian civilization.

But in the specific practice of governing the country, ideals are needed, and bread is also needed. If officials really want to live in poverty all their lives and "sit in a house with books on the walls", that will too discourage people's enthusiasm for being an official.Therefore, what Yu Qi said is a very practical and objective problem at the moment, that is, how to ensure the enthusiasm of officials while keeping the team clean?

Yan Hao immediately thought of a common practice of Hyundai - high salary and honesty!

In fact, high salaries and honesty are not a term unique to modern times. This policy has already appeared in ancient China in the Song Dynasty.The salaries of officials in the Song Dynasty were generous, which can be said to be the highest among the feudal dynasties in the entire Chinese history. Even business trips were paid for business trips, and family members also had alimony.

However, it is a pity that the high salary policy did not foster "cleanness" in the Song Dynasty. Officials should be as greedy as they should be. The miserable image of being unable to make ends meet.

The lessons of history have proved that the policy of high salaries to maintain integrity is not a means, but an incentive tool to stimulate the enthusiasm of officials through high salaries.The policy of high salary and honesty must be accompanied by strong supervision measures, and the current situation of the Great Wei Dynasty is very suitable for this approach.

So then Yan Hao and Yu Qi discussed for a long time on the issue of raising the salaries of all officials, and finally decided on a more specific salary increase plan.

"Yu Aiqing, please make a record of what you discussed with me today, write a memorial and submit it to the cabinet officially. After this matter is done, I can promote you logically," Yan Hao said.

"Thank you for the great kindness of the emperor, I am so grateful!" Yu Qi knelt down and kowtowed.This plan could have been dictated by Yan Hao to the cabinet, but the emperor gave him the opportunity, didn't he just make it clear that he would use this opportunity to reuse him?For an ordinary local administrator, this is of course a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

After leaving the State Shepherd's Mansion, Yan Hao went to the Ladies Department in Poyang Prefecture, firstly to inspect the work of the local branch of the Ladies' Department, and secondly to hear more about Yu Qi's deeds.

Although he had heard and seen along the way, coupled with the conversation with Yu Qi, he could basically confirm the talent and character of this person.But if there are more relevant reports, it will be more reassuring for him to use this person.

Chapter 183 Water Dragon Gathering

It was Yan Hao's first visit to the local branch of the Ladies Division.Different from the capital city, in order to strengthen the supervision of officials at the local level, a very important channel is the public's reports and complaints.Therefore, as soon as Yan Hao arrived at the Ladies Department, he saw many staff members of the Ladies Department receiving the visiting people.

The land of Jingchu is rich in beauties, and the ladies here are all beautiful, with the unique femininity and affection of Chu women.And they were so serious and careful when they were working, and they were intellectually charming, which made Yan Hao's index finger twitch.

So that night, Yan Hao was lucky enough to spend the night directly in the Ladies Department. It was not enough to visit these stunning ladies one by one, and finally asked the three beautiful concubines and Yu Jianji to serve him to the fullest.

On the second day, Yan Hao and his party left Jizhou and continued southward.

This time, Yan Hao's identity was exposed due to the existence of Yu Jianji. In order to avoid this situation from happening again, Yan Hao specially put on makeup on himself before setting off, and at the same time set the identity of the small group:

Yan Hao claimed that he was the son of a wealthy businessman in the capital. His name was Hao Yan, and his family was well off. He and the guards (all disguised by Yu Jianji) went to Lingnan Dongdao to investigate the tea business.

At the same time, he also stipulated that the Jade Sword Girls should never reveal their daughters under normal circumstances, so as not to attract the attention of others.After all, apart from the emperor, the whole world has never heard of other people who are so extravagant that they have a bunch of beautiful women as guards.You must know that any of the jade sword girls, even those with a lot of money, may not be blessed to marry back home as a wife!

Yan Hao and others continued southward with their new identities, and soon passed through Jizhou, and came to Xuanzhou, another important town on Jinghu Road.

As soon as he entered Xuanzhou, Yan Hao felt the warm atmosphere of the people here. Walking on the road, he could see that people from all directions were heading in the same direction.After inquiring about it, I found out that the annual event, the Water Dragon Gathering, is about to start.

The so-called water dragon assembly is on the Lanjiang River next to Xuancheng. Every year on July 27th, there will be carp collectively swimming upstream. Spawn upstream, and losers tend to fall and get hurt.

This corresponds to the allusion of the legendary "carp jumping over the dragon's gate". When this spectacle happened, all the carp jumped in the air to form a fish bridge, just like a water dragon. There is also a legend that the collective migration of carp was inspired by the Dragon King of Lanjiang. Calling, so when this annual scene occurs, people often gather hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles away to watch and make wishes.Therefore, it is called "Water Dragon Gathering".

As soon as Yue'er heard about the "Water Dragon Gathering", she immediately clapped her hands and laughed, "It's so interesting, I want to see it, I want to see it!"

Yan Hao himself was not very interested at first, but he asked Qi Yun and Bao Si for their opinions. He didn't expect that the second concubine wanted to take a look, so he decided to stay in Xuancheng for an extra day on the 26th. Good to watch the water dragon rally on the 27th.

After spending a day in Xuanzhou City, I finally waited for the evening water dragon gathering.The lanterns were put on that night, and there was a flood of people coming and going, all of whom participated in this annual event with great joy!

Yan Hao held Qi Yun and Bao Si's little hands, accompanied by Yue'er, and the group rushed to the edge of the Lanjiang River.Yue'er was chattering non-stop, her face was full of excitement, even Bao Si and Qi Yun were looking forward to it.

Chapter 184 Bully in the way

It has been raining in Lanjiang for several days in a row, and the previous nights were always covered with dark clouds, but tonight happens to be a bright moon.

Yan Hao and his group walked along the riverside full of people's voices, only feeling refreshed.The time for the carp to leap over the dragon gate has not yet come, and the river is temporarily calm.But the riverside was very lively, and people's enthusiasm for participating in the water dragon rally did not seem to be weakened in the slightest by the pattering rain.

Since there will be crowds of people gathering at every water dragon rally, savvy businessmen will prepare for this rally early. No, some people set up tea stalls and seats by the riverside, and some sold shochu and snacks. Storytellers spit lotus flowers out of their mouths and attract people's attention. It can be said that the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

No matter what kind of business you are doing, it is full tonight, business is booming, and all the bosses are smiling.

"However, it is said that General Li dodged Chi Taiping's thunderous blow, and a blow of 'looking back at the moon' was hitting the old thief's back..." At this time, Yan Hao saw the crowd gathered in one place in front of him, and he was impassioned. The voice came from inside, and they pulled all the girls forward to see what happened.

Because there were so many onlookers, Yan Hao squeezed out a seat with great difficulty, and saw that the crowd was surrounded by a small square table, and in front of the table was a middle-aged man in green clothes with short beard, holding a Xingmu and spattering as he spoke, The passage he told is exactly the popular story of "Li Jing swipes his sword to pacify Youyun".

This storyteller looks weak, but his ability is not small. He spit out lotus flowers with one mouth, and he created a fierce battle scene with thousands of troops and horses galloping. The surrounding people were fascinated by the sound, did they burst into enthusiastic excitement? Bravo.

Yan Hao smiled slightly. The story of Li Jing's pacification of the feudal town has already spread to the land of Jingchu. It has to be said that although the communication of the ancients was not developed, the transmission of news was not slow!

After listening to the book for a long time, Yan Hao threw a few taels of silver into a small bag in front of the storyteller, and then turned around and led the girls out of the crowd. Unexpectedly, when he got out of the crowd, he collided with a hard object in front of him.

"Ouch!" Yan Hao and the person hit by him shouted at the same time.

When Yan Hao looked up, he saw a young man with a swollen face, a calico blouse, and a blue cap looking at him fiercely.

"Puchi!" At this moment, Bao Si couldn't help but let out a chuckle, because the dress and appearance of this person in front of him were too inconsistent.He obviously looks like a butcher, but insists on pretending to be a handsome young man, the contrast is too great!

"I fuck you, you bastard..." The person hit by Yan Hao covered his head and was about to curse, when he heard Bao Si's charming laughter, he turned his head to look.

Today's Bao Si is wearing a light red plum blossom skirt, which makes her original beauty more charming. She has cut pupils in autumn water, a beautiful nose and jade lips, shoulders that are cut into shape, waist that is as plain as expected, and her hair is so tall and her eyebrows are sculpted. Lianjuan, with a clever smile and beautiful eyes, looks like the god of Luo standing on a crane, and Chang'e is drunk, so beautiful.

The person who was hit was about to drool immediately, and Qi Yun and Yue'er next to Baosi also had their own beauty, and even the servants next to Yan Hao had beautiful features, and their eyes immediately became straight. .

Seeing this, the servants around him didn't know what the master was thinking, and immediately yelled at Yan Hao: "You don't have eyes, you bumped into our Master Zhang, hurry up and kneel down to apologize!"

It turned out that this Master Zhang was a well-known bully in Xuancheng, he bullied men and women everywhere, and did evil. It is said that this person has a strong background and has many powerful hands under him, so no one can cure him.

"Mr. Zhang, which Mr. Zhang, I will be my master wherever I go. Is there anyone else who dares to be called my master in front of me?" Yan Hao said dismissively.

"You!" The man called Master Zhang was furious when he heard this.

Chapter 185 Dragon's Reverse Scale

"Boy, I'm afraid you don't know my reputation in Xuancheng." Master Zhang said with a ferocious face, and the subordinates behind him also took out sticks one by one, and a dozen people surrounded Yan Hao with weapons. In front of others, it seemed that the scene was a bit bluffing.

Yan Hao watched Master Zhang put on airs in front of him coldly, and he wanted to see what tricks this Master Zhang could play.

But when Master Zhang saw that Yan Hao didn't speak, he thought he was scared out of his wits, so he smiled triumphantly, and regardless of Yan Hao's presence, he went directly to Baosi.