Having said this, Chen Yuyi turned his head, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and stopped talking.

Zhou said: "I feel that Wang Kuan's habit of doing things is to give generous salaries and ask officials to do things well. You are a good official. As long as you are more attentive, why worry about this?"

Chen Yuyi said: "What I'm worried about is that Wang Kuan's things are different from others, which makes people feel unsure. According to what Wang Kuan said, officials are now selected in the government. The word "select" is not just a casual comment.

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Having said this, Chen Yuyi couldn't help but sigh again: "Moreover, the selection mentioned by Wang Kuan is different from the previous standards of the imperial court. How easy is it for us old officials to adapt?"

After being silent for a while, Chen Yuyi couldn't help but turned around and said to his wife: "Wang Zhu said that in the future, officials and officials should be distinguished in the government. How many things are there in a yamen, and how many officials each have. In addition, there are

For some temporary matters, if more manpower is needed for the time being, they will either be hired or hired. Needless to say, those who are hired or hired are doing things according to the officials' instructions. Even the officials and officials within their posts are very particular."

"What's so important?" Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but ask when she saw that her husband was very troubled today.

Chen Yuyi said: "All the things that officials do are within the regulations. Things that are not within the regulations are managed by officials. Generally speaking, officials and officials are distinguished in this way. Of course, there are many actual situations, and this cannot be completely true.

, don’t worry about it.”

Zhou laughed and said, "What's so strange about this? Isn't that how it should be?"

Chen Yuyi shook his head repeatedly: "You don't know what's going on in the government. Is there anyone who is more familiar with the official affairs in the yamen than the public officials? Even the regulations must be built by the officials. If Wang Zhen wants to appoint officials in this way, the first thing is

To rewrite the regulations, officials are required to be more familiar with the regulations than the officials. How many officials in the world can do this? There are many famous ministers in this dynasty, and I only heard that the prime minister of the Renzong Dynasty, Lu Wenjing, was proficient in official affairs.

They are all used for their own purposes. Officials are often greedy for their own peace of mind and are not very dedicated to political affairs. As long as the major duties are not compromised, they will be entrusted to the public officials. This will not be the case in the future. Officials must be more familiar with regulations than public officials and handle political affairs more skillfully.

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Zhou said: "I think this is what officials should be like."

Chen Yuyi shook his head: "Officials are mostly scholar-bureaucrats. Apart from political affairs, what they want is peace and quiet. Every day they are busy with political affairs and work hard to form documents. How can they be decent! When the government uses scholar-bureaucrats as officials, it not only uses their talents, but also recruits the best in the world.

"Political administration is all about quietness and inaction, and the officials and the people have nothing to do. How can officials be exhausted every day? The king observed this and found it extremely unsightly!"

Seeing her husband's indignant look, Mrs. Zhou smiled and shook her head. Or rather, because her husband has such a temper, she thinks that other people have the same temper. Don't most officials in the world think about promotion and wealth?

Seeing his wife's appearance, Chen Yuyi shook his head helplessly and said: "It's not just that. In the future, there will be more rules when you become an official. This dynasty already has evasive laws, but the king observed that the rules are more detailed. It's not just relatives and friends who are not allowed to be in the same room.

When you are an official in a yamen, you have to avoid being involved in official matters. All the favors of officials are cancelled, and the children of officials want to be officials and go to school like others. There are all kinds of things, which are very annoying."

There were avoidance laws in the Song Dynasty. For example, the person who is in charge of the prefecture cannot be within a certain distance of his hometown. The person who is in charge of the county magistrate must be as far away from his hometown as possible. Under the rule of the prefecture and county magistrates, relatives and friends are not allowed to have property, especially land. "Wu Jing"

When Zeng Gongliang, one of the chief editors of "Zong Yao", was an official in Kuaiji, he took advantage of the bad times to privately buy private land. At that time, the governor of Yuezhou was Zeng Gong's father, Zeng Yizhan. Through mediation, the person who bought the land was changed to Zeng.

Gong Liang's father Zeng Hui. As a result, Zeng Hui's official career ended, and Zeng Gong Liang was demoted to supervise the Huzhou liquor tax.

Wang Xiaolie's avoidance law is even stricter. It is strictly forbidden for fathers, sons, brothers, relatives and friends to be officials in the same yamen, and it is strictly forbidden for officials to have property under the rule. If the affairs are related to their relatives and friends, the officials must recuse themselves and let others handle it. Once an official is found to have violated the law, the punishment will be light.

Severe demotion, or even expulsion. Not only that, if an official is found to have made false records, lied about his or her performance, or is responsible for protecting each other, he will be severely punished.

This is one of the contents of selecting officials. The so-called selection does not only select talented and moral people to serve as officials, but also includes strict discipline. As for officials doing business, family members doing business, officials lending money, etc., they are not allowed. If an official comes from business

The official position held by others must have nothing to do with family affairs, and they are not allowed to serve as officials with particularly powerful powers to avoid being involved in the family business.

This kind of thing would have been very difficult for Wang Xiaolie in his previous life. Some people would jump out and say that it definitely wouldn't work. Why couldn't it actually work? This should have been the norm in official circles. It was just because of the ruler's personal reasons.

Either because of power, or because of inheritance, or because of the power of one’s own family, they just don’t implement it.

When the People's Republic of China was first founded, it was like this. Of course, people at that time were idealistic and the pay was a bit low. Wang Xiaolie didn't talk about ideals to officials, but just gave them more money. He suppressed power, and the rich saw it

It's not as high as an official's salary, but it's worth it to most people. With enough backup candidates, the system can be maintained. As for whether the people behind him can persist, that's not Wang Xiaolie's consideration.

There are always people who think that there will be a perfect system that can last for thousands of years. Or there will always be a rule of governance that can last for thousands of years. Wang Xiaolie doesn't think that. Each generation has its own tasks, and each generation has its own responsibilities.

Responsibility, don't think too far ahead.

Political books say that the state is a tool of class rule. That is their politics, not Wang Xiaolie's politics. Wang Xiaolie's politics is that the political power must be above all the forces in the country, and officials must be among all the forces under their rule.

Above. This country is a country of the people, not a country of any class. The country’s task is to ensure that it represents the interests of the people and not to be kidnapped by any force.

Is this kind of politics feasible? Can it be implemented? Wang Xiaolie doesn’t know. But he must at least give it a try.

Wang Xiaolie's politics are far different from the politics of old bureaucrats like Chen Yuyi and their ideals. None of the old bureaucrats, including Chen Yuyi, can adapt to it. So what if they don't adapt? Either follow the rules or not.

If you do, Wang Xiaolie will not force it. With a large army in his hands, and the people around him who have managed the place in a mess, he can manage it, and Wang Xiaolie can do the same.

Wang Xiaolie prepared some food and wine, and watched the moon with his sister under the sycamore tree.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Wang Xiaolian said: "From now on, my sister will live here and live a leisurely life. My monthly salary of 250 yuan is enough for my sister's expenses. If Wang Zhong's family is willing, they can do it

Use my salary to do some miscellaneous things."

Wang Qingxiu said curiously: "I heard people say that the governor was like a vassal town in the former Tang Dynasty, in charge of local military and political power. Moreover, local taxes did not have to be paid to the court. The territory under your rule is all yours. Why?

Are you still talking about salary?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I was thinking about this a few days ago, but I couldn't figure it out. I am the governor of the town. How should I get along with the officials under my rule? How should the local money and materials be arranged? After collecting taxes, or other things

How should money be disposed of? How much should be spent on the people? How much should be paid to the officials? How much should I take? I can’t figure it out. The last time I went home to see my sister, I suddenly figured it out. What’s so difficult about this? I am the governor of the town.

, the official is an observation envoy, and the imperial court has a grade and an official salary, so what is there to worry about? Just because you are an envoy, you cannot treat all the money in the local area as your own. If you have more money left, save it.

If I borrow money when I don’t have enough money, what does it have to do with my own money?”

Wang Qingxiu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How can I, a woman, know these things? Just do what you want. Two hundred and fifty dollars a month, the two of us can't spend it all anyway. Plus Wang Zhong's family,

It’s enough.”

Wang Xiaolian said: "Then we will cover the household expenses of Wang Zhong's family and let him enjoy some happiness later. Originally, I thought that after you arrive in Xiangyang, you can do something and earn some money to spend. But then I thought, I won't allow the following.

How can this be true in the world when officials are engaged in business while their own families are engaged in business? My sister should enjoy some leisure time at home and not cause others to gossip."

Wang Qingxiu naturally had no objection. She nodded and chatted.

When you are living in the world, you are always used to thinking about yourself and the world separately. When you become an official, you think about how to use the power of officials to make your descendants prosperous and ensure the wealth of your family. When you become an emperor, you think about how to consolidate your status.

, descendants should not lose the emperor.

In fact, where are so many things? When you become an official, it is not because of how good your life is, nor how great you are, but just by chance that you have this position. Make more money, let your children and grandchildren live a better life, and enjoy happiness.

Better education. This is their blessing. What can they do if their descendants fail to live up to expectations? If they still let their descendants have so much power even though they are clearly not living up to expectations, isn't it harming the people?

If you want to do great things, you must jump out of this. If you can't jump out, you will always think about yourself and your children and grandchildren, which will not only harm your own family, but also harm the people of the world. If you become an official, just get the salary.
Chapter completed!