Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Many ideas that are still lingering in Han Fei's mind have been realized in Zhao Dan's hands. Many things in Han Fei's mind that he hasn't even figured out, but after following Zhao Dan's side, gradually began to become clear.

It can be said that although he only followed Zhao Dan for a period of time, Han Fei's gains were definitely not less than those of studying with his teacher Xun Kuang for so many years, and maybe even more.

Therefore, Han Fei couldn't help being curious when he saw Zhao Dan's appearance.

What kind of place is it that can make this wise and mighty king so excited?

Han Fei quickly got the answer.

In the palace city of Zhao State, there are not only a few palaces like Longtai and Fengtai, but also many side halls for daily office use.

After a while, Zhao Dan brought Han Fei to a side hall.

Han Fei looked at the side hall in front of him in surprise.

Not long ago, when Han Fei passed by with Zhao Dan, the place was still very remote and deserted, but when he arrived today, there were already palace guards outside the side hall, and there were guards at the gate of the side hall. There is also a plaque on it, with three big characters "General Staff Office" written on it.

"Consultant?" Han Fei stared at the words on the plaque thoughtfully, as if he understood something.

Zhao Dan took the lead and walked into the gate of the staff office. Han Fei didn't dare to neglect to follow behind.

In the staff office, many people had already been seated. After seeing Zhao Dan, these people stood up one after another and saluted Zhao Dan respectfully.

"I have seen the king."

Zhao Dan nodded slightly, and walked to the top seat that had been reserved earlier, and Han Fei also found a seat beside Zhao Dan.

After sitting down, Han Fei had the opportunity to look around at the crowd sitting in the hall.

Then Han Fei discovered a fact

He doesn't know most of the people here.

While Han Fei was still immersed in surprise, Zhao Dan had already said, "Do you all know why the widow invited you here today?"

No one spoke.

Obviously, these people present were somewhat puzzled as to why Zhao Dan summoned them here.

Zhao Dan continued to speak: "The reason why I invite you here today is mainly to hope that you can speak freely, offer advice and suggestions, and provide advice on the war."

Upon hearing this sentence, the host present understood.

Han Feizi couldn't help muttering in his heart: "So the king meant to set up a shogunate?"

The shogunate, this is a system with a long history in Chinese history.

The retainers of Xia and Shang, the orderlies of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the supporters of the Warring States Period can all be regarded as the embryonic form of the shogunate system.

It was the Qin State after Shang Yang's reform and the Qin Dynasty that really created the shogunate system.

At that time, the feudal official system was in its infancy, and the division of labor was not detailed and the mechanism was not complete. It was difficult for the chiefs at all levels to fulfill the duties assigned by the imperial court alone.Therefore, Sangong county guard opened the mansion and set up his own rafters, and made Shi think of it as an assistant mission, which became a system and was preserved.

Although it is said to be the creation of Qin, because the system of Zhao State is actually quite similar to that of Qin State, Zhao State also has a shogunate system. Not only a few important officials of Zhao State, but also local county guards also have their own shogunate and subordinate officials. But the scale is very small.

These sub-officials were originally organized within the official ranks, but in practice they gradually differed from regular officials, and it was more obvious in the local area.

The governor of the Western Han Dynasty is an official sent by the imperial court to inspect the prefectures, and cannot set up a mansion like a county guard.A governor counted counties and countries, but he couldn't take care of them, so "all of them were engaged in Shijiazuo". After the Han Dynasty, most of the officials were recruited by the governor himself.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the governor officially became the chief executive of the state, and he had the power to "remove all by himself", and the staff organization expanded accordingly.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the feudal official system was disordered, political turmoil, and staff functions were unprecedentedly active, which made the shogunate system mature.The emergence of such aliases as joining the army, recording office, military division, and chief bookmarked that the staff mechanism, which was different from the regular official series, tended to be refined and perfected in terms of division of labor and functions.

In the Han Dynasty, the three divisions, Da Sikong, Da Sima, and Da Situ opened the mansion. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were countless people who had military titles such as generals or military governors who opened the mansion with the same three divisions. The phenomenon gradually reached its peak, and even the shogunate became the hegemony that replaced the central government and transformed into the administrative center of the new dynasty.

The rulers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties once abolished the prohibition and self-establishment staff system, but it has continued since then and has become more and more perfect.In the Tang Dynasty, the establishment of the shogunate was statutory, but the imperial court also recognized the practice of having no establishment quota.

In the Song Dynasty, the central government imposed strict restrictions on the shogunate system, and the employment was changed from self-appointment to appointment by the central government, and a large number of shogunate posts were incorporated into official officials.Officials in the official office of the magistrate's office, judges, judges, secretaries of the Jiedu Zhang, and observation envoys are appointed by the central government.

This means that the shogunate is directly responsible to the central government and has the function of supervising the chief officials, which is a turning point in the development of the shogunate system.In order to strengthen the centralization system, the Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties basically adopted the approach of the Song Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty, the official system was more complete, and the division of labor between officials was refined. The system of appointing aides by the state no longer had any meaning, so the aides became private hires.

Moreover, those who are hired into the censor do not have to be restricted by their origin and virtue. After being hired, their status is neither official officials nor officials, and there is no fixed term of office and salary according to grades.

They are only think tanks and agents for the various levels of plotters to handle government affairs and official affairs. They are generally called masters or old masters, and their main duties are criminal names, money and food.

The status of the staff in the Qing Dynasty can no longer be compared with that of the official like the ancient Chang Shi joined the army.

It is interesting to say that the shogunate system was later learned by a small country in Japan and has been used for many years, so that in modern times, some idiots who worship foreigners and forget their ancestors think that the word "shogunate" is an imported product, which is simply laughable. .

In Han Feizi's view, since Zhao Dan suddenly created such a staff office, it is probably just a shogunate with a changed name.

But the next moment, Zhao Dan's words shattered Han Feizi's imagination.

"But please pay attention, the staff office set up by the widow is not the shogunate!"

Chapter 3 The meaning of the staff and Han Fei's opportunity (fourth more)

Zhao Dan is telling the truth.

If you want to set up a shogunate, then just call it the shogunate, and what kind of staff office, isn't this superfluous?

Besides, as the monarch of the Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Dan has no need to engage in any shogunate at all.

To Zhao Dan, this staff office is a staff, a pure staff.

Sun Tzu's Art of War has a famous saying "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

If this sentence is understood on the surface, it highlights the high requirements for investigation and intelligence and clarifies the importance of the two.

But in fact, this sentence, especially the two words "knowing the enemy" can also be understood from another aspect.

What is knowing the enemy?

In Zhao Dan's view, knowing the enemy not only represents the knowledge of the enemy's whereabouts and intelligence, but also represents the mastery of the enemy's psychology.

For example, under what circumstances would the enemy general attack?Under what circumstances will you retreat?Under what circumstances would you hesitate?Under what circumstances would you fight to the death?

If you can master these, it is obviously a kind of knowing the enemy.

Psychology is invisible and intangible, but it often plays a very important role in war.

In the war history of the past Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the psychological aspects of the enemy were usually made by guessing by the leading generals.

For example, in the famous Battle of Guiling, Sun Bin, Qi's ghost military adviser, was able to set up an ambush halfway because he mastered the psychology of Wei general Pang Juan's eagerness to return to his army to rescue Daliang City, and finally defeated the Wei army with ease.

If it was replaced by another general who is not as good as Sun Bin to lead the army, then this battle may not be won so beautifully, or even won.