Situ Zhaowen took the lead in asking: "Dare to ask Youzhou Mu, if it is after the reform of official positions, where will Taiwei, Sikong and XX go?"

"That's right, Zhao Situ's doubts are also my doubts!" Sikong Zhang Xi followed Zhao Wen, and the two of them worked together to be regarded as a companion.

Speaking of which, Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi are several years older than Yang Biao, of course, they are in their fifties, and it is not time to retire. However, compared with Yang Biao's pessimism about the official position, Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi are more persistent, unwilling to abandon their rights like this. However, it is precisely because they can't let go that they may not understand the details on the paper. It has been explained on the paper that in the reform of the military system of the Three Princes and the subsequent military system, the titles of generals such as general and hussar general will also be reformed, and then a new high-level authority will be formed. Including the Son of Heaven, a central committee of eleven members was formed. Obviously, the members of the Central Committee were normally the Three Dukes, the Great Generals, the Hussar Generals, and others. It is precisely because he understands this that Yang Biao has not yet asked to the end.

Yuan Chang's expression was indifferent, and he said calmly: "The three old ministers of Taiwei, Situ and Sikong have worked hard for the country and the people all their lives, and they are models for our generation. ”

"Youzhou Mu said and laughed!"

Zhao Wen's face was straight, and he said righteously: "If you have experienced many disasters above you, Your Majesty is thirsty for talent, how can we, as courtiers, leave at this time? Even at the last moment of our lives, we must dedicate our modest efforts to Your Majesty and the world." ”

"Zhao Situ's sentiment is emotional, and so is Zhang Sikong!"

Yuan Chang only mentioned Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi, but did not mention Yang Biao, because he could see that Yang Biao was an understanding person.

"Of course, the two of you are willing to continue to dedicate yourself to the world and the people, and I can't ask for it. Although the posts of the three public officials were abolished, it was clearly written on the paper that a central committee would be formed. There will be a test after that, and if they pass, they will naturally be one of them. ”

"Still want to test?"

Zhang Xi frowned slightly, and asked: "I don't know what the Youzhou Mu wants to test? If it is the scriptures and history, I am afraid that it is not necessary, which of the ministers here is not a person who is familiar with the scriptures and history, why do you need to test?"

"Huh!"

Yuan Chang couldn't help but chuckle, in order to prevent Zhang Xi from misunderstanding himself and laughing at him, he explained, "I think it's my negligence in Youzhou, I didn't do well enough, I forgot to explain on the paper, but anyone who wants to serve as the head of a new department must be tested, if you can't pass, then you will be embarrassed." So, at the moment, your position may be more advanced, but it is not impossible that under the new official position, it is possible that your subordinates will become your superiors. In my Youzhou, it has always been a system where the capable go up and the mediocre retreat. If you want to do something for the world and the people, how can it be done if you don't have enough ability?"

"What's going on, why is everyone testing?"

"Perhaps, this is also an opportunity!"

"It's ridiculous..."

Yuan Chang's words fell, and the sound of arguments sounded one after another. There are people who are not convinced, and naturally there are people who feel that the time is coming. Through this test, the original Three Princes and Nine Secretaries are likely to fall below them, and for the officials present, this is tantamount to an opportunity.

Seeing that the scene was a little chaotic, Yuan Chang's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "Strictly speaking, in fact, there is no need to test, the Honzhou Mu knows that there are not many of you sitting here who are suitable for the new official position. As far as I, an ordinary official in Youzhou, may do better than you. However, for the sake of following His Majesty through dangers and obstacles and serving the country for many years, the Honshu Pastor has given you a chance, and you don't know what to do. Of course, if there are people who do not want to participate in the test, they can leave now, and the state pastor will definitely not stop them. ”

Of course, the ministers present were naturally not willing to leave. Although some people were dissatisfied with Yuan Chang's attitude, no one was willing to let them leave at this moment and give up the right that could be obtained.

Yuan Chang sneered in his heart, the reaction of the officials had long been expected by him.

After passing through the Second Emperor Huan Ling, the ministers in high positions in the court are basically corpse vegetarians, and there are few who are really capable, and most of them have a relatively loud and good reputation. Most of the capable officials have resigned and returned to their hometowns or lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, hiding their merits and fame. Moreover, Yuan Chang also has a general understanding of their temperament, those who have a temper were killed as early as Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and Guo Yan, of course, there are also some sleek officials like Yang Biao, they also have the Han family in their hearts, but they will not be stupid to fight the evil forces. Those who stiffened their necks to fight against Dong Zhuo and Li Dao eventually paid with their lives, and even implicated their families, not that the country does not need this kind of person, but they don't know how to be flexible, and they blindly touch hard, and in the end they can only leave a mark in history, but nothing can be recovered. Of course, everyone has their own way of life, and it is impossible to say that others are not doing the right thing. However, at least most of these ministers who are still in the court today are incompetent, there is no doubt about this.

Thinking about it in his heart, Yuan Chang still added: "Don't worry, the content of the test is not difficult, and everyone can answer it." Of course, the outcome of the answer will naturally affect whether you are suitable to sit in that position. ”

"I am relieved to be the pastor of Youzhou, but I am too worried!"

Zhao Wen also felt that he had just asked a somewhat stupid question, so he hurriedly snorted to change the topic. And Zhao Wen's praise also gave the other ministers a step, and everyone praised Yuan Chang one after another, and then calmed down.

"Ahem!"

Xu Shu brushed a wave of presence, and after everyone's attention swept over, he spoke: "You don't have any opinions on the reform of official positions, and the next theme is the reform of the military system." ”

"Xu engaged, how should this military system be reformed?"

Dong Cheng was the first to speak, after all, the reform of the military system is related to his interests and is the capital of his life. Without the soldiers and horses under his command, with the name of a national uncle, he is useless at all.

In the same way, everyone present was given a piece of paper first.

After everyone had it, Xu Shu spoke: "The reform of the military system is similar to the reform of the official system, and there is no need to talk about the change of military ranks. The next main point is about the five-year compulsory military system. As you all know, the reason why most soldiers enlist in the army is because there is not enough food at home, and in order to prevent more people from starving, many families will let their children enlist as soldiers to eat; Although there will be enough soldiers, it will make the soldiers' combat power uneven, or even non-existent. Based on this situation, Youzhou Mu will have the idea of reforming the military system. We must ensure that the people voluntarily enlist in the army and have sufficient combat effectiveness. ”

Subsequently, Xu Shu introduced in detail the specific content of the five-year compulsory military system, which was not much or complicated, and it was finished in less than half an hour.

Liu Xie, who had been sitting and only listening to what he had been talking about, finally couldn't sit still when he listened to the five-year compulsory military system.

"Youzhou Mu, not to mention whether the people are willing to enlist in the army automatically. But when it comes to returning to their hometowns after five years, I am afraid that most of the soldiers will choose to leave, and there will be no soldiers available in the army at that time?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured!"

Yuan Chang first appeased, and then explained: "The soldiers will choose to leave and return to their hometowns because they are not well treated and status enough. As long as their treatment and status are promoted, they will have the opportunity to be promoted just like officials, even if there is no war, and they will not be willing to leave, but will be eager to stay. ”

"Youzhou Mu, how can it be like this!"

I saw a minister shouting out loudly, but it was a councillor, Wang Hua, who only heard him say loudly: "Since ancient times, soldiers have been inferior soldiers, how can they be compared with our ministers? We literati read the books of sages and sages, and govern the world, what do these inferior soldiers know, and what can they do besides fighting and killing them? If Youzhou Mu wants to let these inferior soldiers work with us, a certain one will not agree!"

"That's right, I don't agree!"

"It's insulting!"

Immediately after Wang Hua, two or three more people jumped out and loudly opposed Yuan Chang's approach. It's just that there are some strange things that make them feel that apart from a few of them, no one else stands up to echo their opinions, it stands to reason that Yuan Chang wants to elevate the status of soldiers to the same status as their literati, and most of the people here are scholars, so they should stand up and oppose it together, why is the situation different from what they imagined? Suddenly, a sense of foreboding came to mind.

"Enough of that?"

Yuan Chang glanced at a few people coldly, and sneered: "Why, you are very good at reading sage books? Now that Li Dao and Guo Yan are still in Guanzhong, why don't you people who read sage books clean them up? Also, when foreign races invade the Central Plains, why don't you people who read sage books pick up swords and guns to defend your family and defend the country? A group of stupid people who read and read stupidly, I don't know what to say. Soldiers are the fortress of a country, and without the protection of soldiers, why should you sit at home and read the books of the sages? Why can you sit here and talk loudly, and if it is not because of your mouth, you will scare the enemy away? Soldiers who defend their homes and country and pay their blood and lives should have given them their rightful status, instead of serving as guests when they are needed, and discarding them as if they were not needed. Maybe in your eyes, the scholars are higher, but in the eyes of the Honshu pastor, the status of the scholars and the soldiers is the same, and everyone is just paying for the country, the world, and the people in different ways. This kind of remark should not appear a second time in my Youzhou, otherwise, the Honzhou Pastor will not mind using your head to test the blade. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, what Youzhou Mu taught is that we are ignorant!"

The few people who jumped out and shouted hurriedly sat back in their places, their faces already sweating profusely. The reason why they jumped out was because they felt that most officials would stand up against Yuan Chang, who knew that it was just a few of them. Now that I think about it, I realize how stupid I am, now on Yuan Chang's territory, there is no too fierce opposition to even the change of the country name, it is just to raise the status of the soldiers, and what is there to oppose. It's just that a few of them didn't figure it out at the first time, otherwise, there wouldn't have happened just now. They only hope that Yuan Chang will not remember them now, otherwise, I am afraid that the future will not be easy.

Yang Biao stroked his beard and nodded in praise: "In the past five years... The obligation system, which sounds good, is relatively humane, and can also increase the motivation of soldiers, which is really good. If this five-year obligation system can be implemented, I think we can build an elite and strong army for the country.

"The captain is too famous!"

Regarding Yang Biao's praise, Yuan Chang replied without being salty. The five-year compulsory military system is just a slight change from the compulsory military system of later generations, after all, the times are different, the national conditions are different, and they cannot be completely copied. Of course, if the conditions are sufficient in the future, it will naturally change slowly, and now it will be used like this for the time being.

"Your Majesty and the ministers have no opinion on the reform of the military system, right?"

Xu Shu stood up at the right time and asked, and his question naturally got countless blank eyes. Yuan Chang has said that he wants to try the sharpness of the blade, who dares to stand up against it, does he feel that his head is harder than the blade? This is not nonsense, but Xu Shu's status in Youzhou is obviously not low, so naturally no one dares to show him a face. And Liu Xie has already accepted his fate, so naturally there will be no objection at all.

So, this brings us to the last topic of the day, the issue of geographical change. ”

Xu Shu paused, and then continued: "Now the imperial court's control over the local area has been greatly weakened, and the root cause of this is precisely because of the system of state pastors. The power of the governors of the states was too great, which gave them the opportunity to support their own troops and become the princes of one side. In view of this, Youzhou Mu deliberately proposed a regional change to solve this problem. ”

"This..."

This topic made the officials a little surprised, the state pastoral system is also a beneficiary for Yuan Chang, but now he is going to self-destruct the way forward, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel a little weird, secretly guessing whether Yuan Chang is testing their attitude, so as to give them different treatment.

Therefore, Xu Shu's voice fell, but no one stood up to speak, and the scene was a little silent for a while.

It doesn't matter if no one speaks, Xu Shu said to himself: "After the efforts of Youzhou Mu and Youzhou officials, the world is temporarily divided into thirty-five provincial-level regions. However, the power of the states is still in the hands of the state pastors, so the post of chairman of the committee is ad hoc, and until the imperial court can fully recover the power, the state pastor temporarily serves as the chairman. ”