Chapter 972 Organization Cake
Chapter 972 Organization Cake
On the first day of August, the leather materials that Bian Tao saw in Yewang were delivered to Luoyang.
What is black lamb skin used for? Of course, it is used to make crowns, and they are the highest level of sacrificial crowns.
The overall tone is dark on top and purple on the bottom.
Xuan represents the rising sun during the day and is a color with a hint of red.
纁 represents the setting of the sun during the day and is a color with yellow and red.
It has been passed down from the pre-Qin period to the present and will continue to be popular.
It is not often worn on weekdays, but it is necessary to wear it on very formal occasions, such as the New Year's Day court assembly, announcing to heaven, and offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple.
The ascension to the throne is naturally included.
Moreover, the Xin Dynasty was based on the virtue of water and favored black, so the black lamb fur crown and robe matched the color very well and was perfect.
"Luckily the weather had cooled down by then, otherwise it would be really hot to wear this." Shao Xun touched the leather with perfect texture and said, "It's rare that Mr. Dai is thoughtful."
Yu Wenjun stood aside and was also somewhat delighted.
She was happy for her husband, happy that after struggling for more than 20 years, he was finally approaching the top.
However, amidst the joy, there were still some small emotions.
"Mr. Dai is very filial." She said softly.
Shao Xun was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "He treats me like a father, and I protect his power, that's all."
Yu Wenjun did not comment, her expression indifferent.
Shao Xun felt a little uncomfortable, so he put down the black lambskin, asked the Shaofu to make it as soon as possible, then looked at his wife, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"Okay, husband." Seeing the man like this, Yu Wenjun felt better. She took his hand and said, "The important thing is to go and take care of the government."
Shao Xun nodded, looked at his wife again, and went to the General's Mansion.
As the abdication entered its later stages, the most important interest distribution plan of the Xin Dynasty was finally released.
"It's really not easy." Shao Xun flicked the hard yellow paper in his hand and sighed.
Several people, including Yang Man, bowed their heads, but their minds were still on the yellow paper.
After the founding of the country, Wang Yan would continue to serve as prime minister.
According to their insight into the situation, Wang Yifu might be the first and last prime minister of the Daliang Dynasty.
After his death, the post of prime minister will be abolished and replaced by the heads of the three ministries of Shangshu, Zhongshu and Menxia, namely Shangshu Ling, Zhongshu Jian and Shizhong.
Among them, there is one Shangshu Ling and one Zhongshu Jian, and the number of Shizhong is not fixed, usually two, and sometimes a little more.
Yang Man was a Shizhong (Patient Secretary) who often participated in important affairs beside King Liang. He wanted very much to enter the institution called "Zhengshitang" and be on the same level as the Shangshu Ling (Shangshu Ling) and Zhongshu Jian (Zhongshu Jian). Even if he was weaker and had a lower status, it was still a great honor, because once he entered the Zhengshitang, he would be the de facto prime minister - and because of the division of power, he should be one of the prime ministers.
Zhang Bin's expression was calm.
He was a fourth-rank Zhongshu Shilang, and Prince Liang had already said privately that after the founding of the country, he would be the third-rank Zhongshu Jian - originally this position was of the second rank, but Prince Liang felt that the chief official of the Zhongshu Province, who had the power to draft imperial edicts, should not have too high a rank, so he downgraded it by one level.
But Zhang Bin didn't care.
During the great epidemic five years ago, a relative of his passed away and he himself felt unwell for a while. Fortunately, King Liang attached great importance to him and not only sent famous doctors to treat him, but also took him to the empty Shanglin Garden to recuperate, which is how he survived.
Otherwise, he felt that he could not escape the disaster.
After experiencing this life-and-death situation, he has let it go.
Whether he can go further is not important. As a surrendered person of Shi Le, he has a shallow foundation in the court and has already made too many people jealous. There is no need for him to be too proactive.
If the King of Liang offered him an official position, he would take it. If he didn't, he wouldn't be disappointed. That was all.
The Minister of Personnel Liang Fen sat there calmly.
He should also make some moves, but he would not expect to be the position of Shangshu Ling.
It's not that there is no hope, there is definitely hope, but the competition is very fierce. He knows whether the base of Xizhou can support the Shangshu Ling, the number one person under the Prime Minister.
You know, as a department among the three provinces that is superior to the other two provinces, the Shangshu Ling is of the second rank, in charge of the affairs of the six ministries, and can almost be regarded as a "little prime minister".
Last month, there was a rumor that "King Liang wanted to abolish the Shangshu Ling and not appoint the Shangshu Ling, but to appoint Pushe instead."
Now it seems that this is just a rumor and the Shangshu Ling will continue to exist.
If there is no distinction between left and right Pushe under the Shangshu Ling, there will only be one "Shangshu Pushe".
Liang Fen knew very well that Shang Shu Pushe or Shang Shu Zuo Pushe would be his position, because King Liang needed to win over the scholars and nobles in Xizhou.
That's what court politics is all about, endless calculations and balances.
Some people are very capable, but for various reasons, they find it difficult to hold high positions and are forced to give opportunities to others.
Some people have average abilities, but by chance, a high position will fall upon you. You cannot refuse it even if you want to, and the emperor will even be angry.
"Is there any controversy outside about my establishment of the Privy Council, the Training Academy, and the Military Supply Academy?" Shao Xun put down the yellow paper, stood up and paced, looking at the blue sky outside the door, and asked.
"There is no discussion. People at that time may not know much about these three courts." The Minister Yang Man replied.
"That's good. If recruiting soldiers is popular, there must be an office to manage it." Shao Xun said, "The Ministry of Personnel was first established in the imperial court, and there were some criticisms at the beginning. Just let it go. It's really a joke to have the Central Commander and the Central Guard lead the country's elite troops without any checks and balances."
Offices such as the Privy Council, the Training Academy, and the Military Supply Academy first appeared in history during the period of separatist regimes in the middle Tang Dynasty.
The Chang'an court established the Privy Council, which was led by eunuchs after Emperor Dezong. They usually also held other positions concurrently, such as the Military Observer of the Ten Armies and Twelve Guards. If they did not hold these positions concurrently, they would be a lame Privy Councilor, ranking lower in the eunuch military group.
The Privy Council is only responsible for the mobilization of the imperial guards.
The Coaching Institute, as the name suggests, is a training department.
The Military Academy is the logistics department.
The latter two were mostly found in the feudal states. They did not have the Privy Council, but had a low-level alternative agency: the Duyuhousi.
If the generals did not go on an expedition, they would clock in at the Duyuhousi and had no contact with the army, nor could they be in charge of daily training and logistics and finances. They were only responsible for leading the troops in battle, which meant that the soldiers and generals were separated.
This is what the Northern Song Dynasty learned.
But this method cannot completely prevent rebellion, because the system is strict enough, but it lacks a key link: the atmosphere. In the eyes of people who are full of rebellious ideas, this system cannot restrain them.
In the eyes of those who are tired of rebellion and don't want to bother anymore, or those who are full of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, this system is useful.
The system and the atmosphere complement each other and are indispensable.
Fortunately, the current trend is still very good.
Even in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the rebellious atmosphere and ideas were not as outrageous as those of the soldiers in the late Tang Dynasty. The rebellion in the Southern and Northern Dynasties was more of an institutional problem, and the atmosphere was actually okay.
The chief officials of the Privy Council, the Training Academy, and the Military Supply Academy are called "Supervisors", and there is one of each. Their deputies are called "Junior Supervisors", and there are two of each.
The heads of these three academies were Chen Yougen, Pei Kuo and Mi Huang.
Chen Yougen was responsible for mobilizing troops. Without him, no one could mobilize the imperial guards.
Pei Kuo was in charge of the training of the imperial guards. His ability was average, but he could just follow the instructions. The training and assessment models of the Silver Spear and other armies were already very mature.
Mi Huang was responsible for the money, food, equipment and other logistical matters of the imperial army.
The three of them check and balance each other, and the various camps of the imperial guards are all led by Shao Xun's disciples, so there will be no worries - of course, considering his prestige, no one would dare to rebel even if he were to lead the army again, but he has to consider his children and grandchildren, doesn't he?
"The Eight Guards of the Imperial Guard and the Three Courts of the Imperial Guard are directly under the jurisdiction of the Emperor." Shao Xun turned around, looked at everyone, and said, "In the future, the Three Courts of the Imperial Guard may be transferred to the Five Corps of Soldiers, but I will still be in charge of them for now. As for the title of the Five Corps of Soldiers——"
At this point, he looked at Zhang Bin and asked, "Do you want to change it?"
Zhang Bin cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Five Military Ministers follow the old system of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and are in charge of the five divisions of Central, External, Cavalry, Separate, and Capital."
"The Central Military Department is in charge of the troops within the capital, the Outer Military Department is in charge of the troops outside the capital, the Cavalry Department is in charge of the cavalry, the Special Military Department is in charge of the troops of the various Hu peoples, and the Capital Military Department is in charge of the troops within the capital."
"The new dynasty's military system, the imperial guards are stationed outside the capital and within the capital, but they can be mobilized by the Privy Council, and overlap with the Central Military Commission."
"The guards are from the military headquarters of the whole country, stationed inside and outside the palace, and they compete with the military corps of the capital."
"The Cavalry also has three imperial guards."
"Only the External Military Department and the Special Military Department can still be used. I think it would be better to combine them into the Ministry of War. The Five Military Ministers will be renamed the Minister of War."
"This Shangshu is in charge of the military records, carriages, equipment, ceremonial weapons, maps, and postal messages of the various Hu soldiers, hereditary soldiers, garrison soldiers, and the military personnel under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu, Weiwei, and Taipu."
"Conscription and transfer of military officers are also under its jurisdiction."
After listening to this, Shao Xun thought for a long time and nodded slowly.
Since the Cao Wei period, institutional reforms have actually been ongoing. To put it in a more fashionable way, the productivity and social outlook are different.
Even Sima Jin carried out institutional reforms to a certain extent.
The Daliang Dynasty had both remnants of the old era and the emergence of many new things, so it would definitely not be possible without institutional innovation.
After the founding of the country, we must continue to observe and make changes.
There is no unchanging system or unchanging law in the world. Reform is always ongoing, rather than expecting it to be done once and for all.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the transfer of military officers of the palace troops and the imperial guards, as well as the evaluation of honorary officers, should also be managed by the Ministry of War," said Liang Fen, the Minister of Personnel.
Shao Xun pondered for a moment and said, "We'll discuss this later."
"Yes." Liang Fen replied.
Shao Xun thought about it again and decided to have the Council of Officials lead the three provinces and six ministries. This was basically the framework for civil officials.
The eight guards of the imperial army, the three academies of the imperial guards, and the Ministry of War were used to manage the army of the country. This was the framework for military officials and was also established.
The rest of the temples, prefectures, and governments are not that important.
Many of these departments existed long before the emergence of the Three Provinces and Various Tribes system in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, namely the earliest Nine Ministers.
After the three provinces became powerful institutions, the powers of the nine temples were greatly reduced, and there was also suspicion that their businesses overlapped with those of the three provinces.
But why have the nine temples not been abolished? Because they can form a constraint with the various departments (six ministries) under the Shangshu Province, so as to prevent one department from dominating.
For example, the Duzhi Cao in the Shangshu Six Ministries was in charge of fiscal expenditures. However, in the era when physical goods accounted for the majority of fiscal revenue, the collected grain was managed by the Sinong Temple because this department was responsible for warehousing affairs.
This is due to both the overlapping and chaotic nature of institutions during the transition period from the old to the new, as well as the checks and balances that occur between them. It is very complicated.
Shao Xun will later reform the six ministries under the Shangshu Province, namely Dianzhong, Duzhi, Zuomin, Tian, Wubing, and Li.
This is different from the six ministries of rites, households, punishments, personnel, military affairs, and works that he was familiar with in later generations, and he was even less used to it.
For example, Zuo Min Cao is a combination of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. It sounds strange, but once you think about the fact that construction requires conscripting common people, you will understand that the combination of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works is not strange, because Zuo Min Cao itself needs construction projects.
Moreover, Zuomin Cao did not have the power to collect taxes. That power lay with the local counties. Duzhi Zhonglang Jiang was responsible for transportation, Sinong Temple was responsible for storage and management, and Duzhi Cao was responsible for expenditures.
Shao Xun could not tolerate the previous chaotic system, but he was more sober and knew that he could not blindly follow the later system but had to discern it.
But at the moment, it is better to remain calm.
Among the nine temples, he only directly interfered in the appointment and dismissal of officials in three departments, namely the Weiwei Temple, the Zongzheng Temple, and the Dali Temple.
The post of Zong Zheng Qing was held by his uncle Liu Shan.
The Dali Temple replaced the Tingwei, and the third brother Shao Fan was appointed as the Dali Qing.
The former Weiweiqing Chen Jing was planned to be appointed Shangshu You Pushe, and the new Weiweiqing was Pingyang City Gate Captain Jing Cheng.
A series of appointment and dismissal lists will be leaked by someone "on orders" and slowly spread out.
Shao Xun will slowly observe the reactions of officials from various civil and military factions, and may even make minor adjustments.
After everything is settled, it is time to change the dynasty.
On the first day of August, the angel came again and presented the third edict of abdication.
Shao Xun refused for the third time on the grounds that "I have been enjoying Jin's salary for many years and I really can't bear to destroy Sima's foundation."
This was also the last rejection.
Next time, he would reluctantly agree to become emperor after being persuaded by everyone.
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