After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Tu Xing quickly thought about it.

"What kind of fee method?"

——The more important thing than saving money is to seize power.As long as you can quickly get the power back into your hands, what is spending a little money?

Shi Nai lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, finally he was somewhat comforted and relieved.

Fortunately, it didn't really turn the scourge into a master who wanted money but not life.Otherwise, he would really be a sinner through the ages.

Once he let go of this thought, he became more motivated to come up with ideas, and immediately said: "The salary set by my dynasty for officials has been inherited from the previous dynasty. To be honest, it is really... not much."

He picked up a more euphemistic statement.

Actually, where is not much?Simply too little.

A first-rank official only earns more than 100 taels of silver a year.

Just this little money, if it is only for the family to eat and drink, it must be enough.

After all, what's not to eat?

But who becomes an official in order to let an old family eat chaff and eat vegetables, and occasionally eat meat as if it is Chinese New Year?

Not to mention the need to invite servants, and exchange of favors, sending ice and charcoal respects to the higher-ups.Putting these aside, with such a small salary, the family members dare not even get sick.

He remembered that when the debts were collected, several officials borrowed debts to pay for medical treatment and medicine for family members.

This is the case for first-rank officials, let alone the lower ones.

Tu Huang understood what he heard, he hesitated and asked: "What does the Taibao mean...increase the salary?"

"good."

This disciple was not happy, "The salary of the officials was carefully calculated by the Tai-zu of the previous dynasty, and the simplified notation is definitely enough."

According to his thinking, as the emperor, he still wants to live frugally. What's wrong with those courtiers living in poverty?

He doesn't mind spending money, but the money has to be spent wisely, right?

It is impossible to increase the salary, and the former officials did not see a single starving to death.

Shi Nai explained: "In the early days of the founding of each dynasty and generation, materials were scarce and prices were low. These salaries were naturally enough at that time. But now, I have founded the country for three generations in Daxia, and it is a time of peace and prosperity. Treasures emerge from time to time."

Seeing that Tu Xun still didn’t care about it, Shi Nai continued his efforts: “Leaving aside these things, except for the price of rice, which didn’t fluctuate much, the rest of the price of accommodation, clothing, meat, fruits and vegetables, etc., all have different price increases. If the salary It remains the same, officials can only find ways to raise money by themselves."

What kind of idea is there to hug money? This is a nice way of saying it.To put it bluntly, it is greedy ink that changes the law.

Tu Huang's expression became serious, and he was displeased: "When the first emperor was in the wool business with Wala, didn't he give them a dividend? How dare they still be greedy for ink?"

Shi Nai said patiently: "At the beginning, the policy only benefited the Beijing officials, and the local officials just watched. Moreover, due to the changes in the officialdom over the years, many foreign officials were transferred back to Beijing, and many Beijing officials were sent abroad. appoint."

He paused, and then said earnestly, "Don't worry about scarcity, but about inequality, saint."

Seeing Tu Zun frowned and pondered, Shi Nai knew that he had persuaded him, so he continued: "Nowadays, it's just the civil servants who are greedy and restrained in office. After a few years, the Wu Xun family founded the country. When the funds accumulated during the time are exhausted, it is very likely to be like the army of the previous dynasty."

The generals in the former army not only drank the blood of soldiers, but also colluded with officials who recorded meritorious service on the battlefield, lied about their military achievements, and took money from the state treasury.

Originally, in the former dynasty, in addition to the beheading, the rewards for military merits were also rewards for the first ascended soldiers and the jumping army.Even, the rewards of the latter two are higher than the former.

However, the generals in the army colluded with the officials who recorded meritorious deeds, and often ten pioneers dared to write two hundred with a flick of a pen when recording.

The emperor is not a fool, even if he didn't notice it at the beginning, after a long time, he will naturally know that there is something tricky.

When Shenzong was in power in the previous dynasty, because of repeated prohibitions, Shenzong had no choice but to abolish Xiandeng Gong and Tiaodang Gong, and still use the oldest method of recording merit thousands of years ago and the least likely to be impersonated.

——On the first record of merit.

It can only be said that fortunately, the enemies of the previous dynasty were all aliens, which largely prevented the army from killing good soldiers and pretending to be meritorious, and even taking the heads of wounded soldiers to claim military merit.

But in the last years of the former dynasty, when the world was in chaos, rebel armies rose up from all over the country, soldiers and bandits were mixed, and there were many incidents of killing the good and pretending to be meritorious.

Maybe Tongji was still fighting side by side during the war. After a battle, the one who was not injured would say to the one who was injured:

——Brother, I will borrow your head to exchange for some military merit.

This isn't really a joke.

Closer to home, in short, although all of this cannot be attributed to the lack of salary, the salary is really a big incentive.

Now that Shi Nai mentioned the lessons learned from the past, Tu Zong couldn't ignore it.He knew that it was imperative to increase the salaries of officials.

But if you know it, you know it, he himself is used to being simple, and it is really unpleasant to raise the salary of so many people all at once.

——Officials feel that their salaries are low, and they can ask the emperor to raise their salaries.He still thinks that the officials under him bullied him when he was young, spent his money and restrained him, who can he ask for reason?

Shi Nai said: Come to me, the money will not let you waste money.

"Saint, don't worry, the money is definitely worth it."

Tu Ting glanced at him, and let out a soft "hum".

That means: Come and listen to me.If what you say makes sense, I will accept your opinion.

Since Shi Nai put forward this suggestion in the imperial premise, he had naturally thought it through.

You know, the salaries paid to officials are all paid out of the state treasury.If you want to say that you feel distressed, but you can't see the money flowing away, how can you feel more distressed than Shi Nai, who manages the treasury?

Therefore, since the money is destined to be spent, Shi Nai must make the most of the money.

"It still starts with boiling frogs in warm water."

Since ancient times, it has been emphasized not to change the father's will for three years.

In other words, in the first three years after the death of the first emperor, the new emperor could not change the policies left by the first emperor.

Of course, this matter is the same as the three cardinal guides and five constant rules, it's just a good-looking and decent fig leaf.

If the new monarch is strong and doesn't respect this, no one can stop him, at most it will leave a little stigma in the history books.

But this bit of stigma, if the monarch himself is wise, would not be a problem at all.

——Think about Tang Taizong who opened the curse of Xuanwu Gate in the Tang Dynasty. He killed his brother and forced his father. Doesn’t future generations still praise him?

If the monarch is cruel and stupid, it means that if there are too many lice, it will not itch;

But wouldn't it be better if there was no such stigma?

Shi Nai's plan was to use the money destined to be spent to buy a clean reputation for Tu Zong.

Not only that, but the courtiers had to pinch their noses to wipe Tu Xing's butt, and after he violated the customary filial piety of "not changing his father's will for three years", they would voluntarily whitewash him.

I have to say, just thinking about this scene, Shi Nai felt refreshed, and he didn't feel bad when the treasury paid out money.

Tu Xun is 16 years old this year. Although he is already married, it cannot change the fact that he is a young emperor.

People in the world always think that if you have no hair on your mouth, you can't do things well.Even if Tu Xun is already the emperor, it is still difficult for the courtiers to convince him from the bottom of their hearts.

In this way, it will be very difficult for him to make some political achievements.

Because, the decrees he issued, whether good or bad, will first be criticized by a wave of criticism.

If the same decree was issued by the first emperor, no one would dare to question it; but if it was issued by the young emperor, all kinds of faults would be picked out.

At that time, the censors will flock to them like cats that smell fishy, ​​risking their lives to make admonitions, so as to make a name in history.

It can be said that when things have developed to that point, it is no longer the time to find out whether the emperor's decree is feasible.This decree has become a tool for courtiers to gain fame.

But what if the first government decree in vain is to increase the salaries of the courtiers because of sympathy?

No matter how clean and honest an official is, he would not be unwilling to get more money justifiably.

What's more, in the name of "compassionate to the courtiers", the emperor extended favors to them.

What does this do?

Xianjun!

They can assist a virtuous monarch in their lifetime, but they still have to be grateful and thankful, Shan Hu long live?

No way, there are still people who have the idea of ​​"to the king, Yao and Shun".

But no matter what they think, once the first decree is successfully passed, the courtiers will no longer be able to use the "sage young" as an issue for subsequent decrees.

Because, the young emperor has already done a great event praised by the world.

If they say something like "the sage is young, he may not be able to catch it", it is tantamount to slapping his own mouth.To be accused of deceiving the emperor by someone with a heart is also indefensible.

It can be said that at this time, it is equivalent to putting the frog into the warm water.

Next, it's just a matter of slowly adding heat and cooking until their muscles relax and they'll never even try to pop out of the pot.

Hearing this, Tu Xun's eyes sparkled, and he couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "Wonderful! The Taibao is indeed insidious."

Shi Nai: "..."

——I suspect that the sage is possessed by my silly brother, and I already have the evidence.

Perhaps it was because Shi Nai's expression was too weird, but Tu Ting soon realized that he had spoken his mind, and hurriedly added, "Oh, what I mean is that the Taibao is indeed a talented person in the country."

Shi Nai: "...the sage Miao praised."

——Although I was praised, I didn't feel very honored. How could I break it?

That's all, that's all, what can I do with the emperor I spoiled?I can only continue to pamper you.

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Shi Nai came out of Qianqing Palace, and within a short distance, he saw Xincheng Hou Yuanfang approaching him excitedly, "Master Shi, what a coincidence, are you going out of the palace too?"

skillful?

Are you pretending I didn't see you wandering around there?

Shi Nai raised his eyebrows, and instead of exposing him, he bowed his hands politely in return, "Marquis Xincheng, Shi is being polite."

Being treated so courteously by the idol, Yuan Fang was so excited that she blushed, and said incoherently: "It is destined to meet from thousands of miles away...ah no, it is better to meet by chance than to invite each other. It is rare to meet Mr. Shi, so it is better to let Yuan be the host, Can Master Shi have a drink?"

Shi Nai smiled gently, and then rejected him very resolutely, "No need, Shi has something to do at home, so I will leave first."

"Hey, hey, Mr. Shi stay a step." In a hurry, Yuan Fang took two steps and directly blocked Shi Nai's way.

Shi Nai's face darkened, and he asked, "What does this mean, Marquis Xincheng?"

"Ah?" Yuan Fang was startled, and only then did she realize what she had done. She was immediately annoyed, and said, "Then... that, Mr. Shi, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, it's just... there's something wrong I want to ask you."

Seeing his sincerity, Shi Nai softened his expression, "I don't dare to ask for advice, what's the matter with the Marquis of Xincheng, just ask."

Even for the sake of him being the father of the queen-to-be, Shi Nai should give him some face.

Yuan Fang looked around and saw that the palace people were far away, so she said in a low voice: "Master Shi is a celebrity in front of the saint, do you know what the regulations are for the grand ceremony after the saint confronts?"

Shi Nai suddenly realized: So it was for this matter.

Since Tu Xun ascended the throne, the first imperial decree was naturally filial piety.

After all, Great Xia ruled the world with filial piety.

But Tu Zun's situation is special, so the first imperial decree is not to add titles to the prospective queen mother, that is, to his mother, but to posthumously confer the title of his biological father and first prince.

It stands to reason that it should be the Crown Princess' turn to do the second thing.

But the second imperial decree of Ketu Ding is the date of the year.

Filial piety has already been established, and the second decree to determine the year is also a due meaning, and no one can say anything about it.

But after making these two decrees, Tu Ting never made the third one.

In other words, although the Crown Princess has moved to Shoukang Palace, she is still a Crown Princess in terms of etiquette. Even if the palace people want to curry favor with her, they can only call "Queen Dowager" in her palace and leave the gate of Shoukang Palace , no one dares to break the precept.

The saint's biological mother hasn't earned a title yet, and the saint's wife is even more behind.

Now, although Yuan Wanniang has moved to Kunning Palace, she has also taken over the palace affairs and has become the real master of the Six Palaces.

But if the grand ceremony is not held for a day, her name will be wronged for a day.

As the saying goes: only names and utensils, not fake people.

One can imagine how important this name is.

I can't blame Xincheng Hou for being anxious.

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About "first boarding" and "jumping".

Xiandeng generally refers to the first person to climb up the city wall during the siege.

The Jumping Army is similar to the Death Squad, it is the most dangerous and brave wave that charges forward in battle.

In ancient times, military exploits were counted by cutting off the left ear. During the Warring States period, Shang Yang first invented the method of recording meritorious service by the head.

According to Lord Shang's new law, as long as you get a head on the battlefield, you can get the lowest rank of title, and along with the title, there are also fields and houses.

For the people at the bottom, it is not an exaggeration to reach the sky in one step.

Sound easy?After all, everyone on the battlefield is an enemy except yourself. As long as you are ruthless enough, if you win a battle, you will not only behead one level?

If you really think this way, I can only tell you: You think too little!

Never expect too much from a ruler's integrity.The first level of beheading here refers to beheading a soldier.

The so-called soldiers are those who wear armor.At that time, those who could afford to wear armor were all nobles, who didn't have a dozen or twenty personal guards around them?

If you want to kill a soldier, you must first kill all his soldiers.

In this regard, it can only be said that the people at the bottom are really very satisfied.At that time, when the gentry and officials monopolized some resources, Qin Xiaogong only gave them a glimmer of hope, and made everyone in Qin country eager to fight.

It's like this, and you have to guard against your head being robbed.

But after killing an enemy on the battlefield, it is impossible to get a head and then return it to be credited.Otherwise, the people behind didn't know why, and thought they were defeated.Isn't this a mess?

As a result, there was a need for change, and gradually, the calculation of combat merit was not only based on the head, but also on the performance on the battlefield.

At this time, the pioneers and the jumping army will naturally take the lead.

PS: In addition, another digression about titles.

Because the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, the title of title is also twentieth.During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Chao Cuo used the strategy of "losing millet and donating nobles" for disaster relief, and there were too many people with titles for a while.

And these people are all privileged, and if there are too many, it is definitely not conducive to ruling.

At this time, the shamelessness of the emperor of the Han Dynasty was fully reflected.

——Is there a happy event in the country today?Oh, I can't be the only one to be happy when there is a happy event, it should be shared with the people.

As a result, all the people add one level to the nobility;

——Is there a funeral for the royal family today?Oh, I am sad and cannot let the common people feel sad with me.

As a result, all the people were awarded a rank of nobility to appease the hearts of the people.

In this way, the originally rare titles are rotten, and the so-called privileges are naturally not considered privileges.

By the way, the Duke of the Han Dynasty was only at the ninth level, and if he went up, he would have to make great contributions.

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The above are all the author's fungus can't remember when and where he saw it, and then he summarized it by himself. It is just for your entertainment and has no reference value.

The most important thing is: don’t write on the test paper, because even if Li Bai himself is resurrected, he still can’t guess what the teacher’s "Quiet Night Thoughts" is trying to express.

Funny by hand.