Zhuge Liang thanked him and said: "Thank you for my king's grace, the minister must bow and do his best, and then die." ”

Ying Zheng helped Zhuge Liang and said: "Kong Ming's heart, Gu is convinced, I hope that you and I will work with one heart and one mind, strengthen my Qin State, and raise the prestige of our country." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The minister remembers the holy words of my king. ”

Zhuge Liang retreated, and Yingzheng said: "The three departments, called the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites, have the Department of Officials, the Department of Seals, the Department of Merit, and the Department of Meritorious Examinations, which are in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the world, examinations, promotions, awards, transfers and other affairs. There is one secretary of the Ministry of Officials, one of the servants of the Ministry of Officials, and four of the four ministers, can you have suitable candidates?"

Zhang Yi came out and said: "The king of Qi, the minister recommended Uncle Jian as the secretary of the ministry. ”

Another minister said: "The minister recommended Yan Kai as the servant of the ministry." ”

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"Your Majesty: The minister recommended Wang Juan as the secretary of the ministry. Fan Juyu said.

Although Wang Juan has no earth-shattering talent, he is a person who can do his job well, and the main thing in Yingzheng's view is stability, especially when he is ready to use Li Si's merit system, so the ministry needs such a person even more.

Ying Zheng said: "Where is Wang Juan?"

"The minister is here. ”

"Today, you are the secretary of the ministry, in charge of all matters of the ministry. Ying Zheng said loudly.

"The minister will live up to the king's grace. Wang Juan said respectfully.

Wang Juan stepped back and said to the ministers: "The position of the household servant has been selected alone. However, before that, I would like to ask you to read a scroll of the notes. ”

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he handed a scroll of bamboo slips on the desk to Zheng He, Zheng He respectfully took it, got off the platform, and handed it to Shang Ying, the first person in the left column.

Shang Ying took it, took a look, and said secretly, after reading it, it was passed to Gang Chengjun Cai Ze, and Cai Ze passed it to Zhang Yi, Fan Ju, and then to Lao Tingwei, the more he looked at his face, the more wonderful it became, and he couldn't help but say: "A good merit system, which is very consistent with my Qin State system, if this merit is made as my Qin State official promotion system, my Qin State Foundation will be passed on to the eternal world, this person is a great talent." ”

Many ministers were very curious, and when the bamboo slips were passed to them, the more they looked at them, the more excited they became, if this was the case, no one dared to question their promotion, and no one could stop them.

In a word, as long as you have enough credit, tomorrow your boss will be your subordinate.

The bamboo slips were passed to the row of military generals, and they were also amazed when they saw it, it was very similar to the twenty-level title system of the Shang Dynasty Transformation. Ying Zheng has already said that the military and the government are separated, and the twentie-level title system is no longer suitable for the use of civil servants to evaluate merit and promotion, so Li Si's merit system makes up for the shortcomings in this regard.

The merit system is divided as follows: 100 accumulated merit = one small merit, ten small merit = one medium merit, ten medium merit = one great merit, and ten great merit = one heavenly merit. And there are very strict criteria for the evaluation of merit.

For example, if a very talented person wants to be an official in the Qin State, he must start from the ninth grade, and if he wants to be promoted, he needs enough credit. It takes one middle skill to be promoted from the ninth rank to the ninth grade, ten middle merits are required to be promoted from the ninth rank to the eighth grade, fifteen middle merits are required to be promoted from the eighth rank to the eighth grade, and so on.

In this way, there will be a situation in the officialdom of the Qin State where the capable are superior and the mediocre are lowered, as for those who are lucky, it is only temporary, and if they want to be promoted, they have no real ability, they will only fall and cannot be promoted, so that the talented are not necessarily in a high position, and those in a high position must be talented people.

From the merits of the ninth grade to the first grade, it is still necessary for the courtiers to negotiate and set a set of standards, anyway, it will not let people take advantage of the loopholes, and the promotion is not so easy.

From the second product to the first product, Ying Zheng has to formulate it personally, anyway, the threshold is very high, so that there will not be a point where the merit is so great that it cannot be sealed, for example, Bai Qi led the army to face the victory of the Six Kingdoms this time, and the credit evaluation given by Ying Zheng is also two great merits, and it takes ten heavenly merits to be promoted from the second product, and Bai Qi is just the second product.

Why are the courtiers happy, it is because Yingzheng drew a big cake for them that can be seen and touched, as long as you work hard and the credit is enough, it also proves that your ability is enough, and there will always be a chance to eat.

Ying Zheng was very satisfied with the reaction of the ministers and asked, "What do you ministers think?"

"The ministers implore the king to implement the merit system. The ministers bowed in unison.

"The king, the ministers think that the merit system is not perfect, and it is not suitable to implement it for the time being. Doctor Li Zhong came out again to object.

The ministers were dumbfounded, and when they saw that it was Li Zhong again, some of the ministers were about to burst into flames.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also came out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal"

Whether it is a good thing or a bad thing in the court, it is better not to have a unified voice, even if that thing is the result that the king wants most.

This will make the king too conceited, and it will also give the courtiers a sense of accomplishment to blackmail the king into agreeing to the matter, and it will make them unscrupulous.

Ying Zheng said: "The implementation of the merit system will be discussed in the future, and now, what I want to say is that the post of the servant of the ministry is held by Li Si, the proposer of the merit system." ”

"Your Majesty, Li Si is a person who has no official status and no political achievements, and he will serve as a servant of the Ministry when he enters the court, and he may not be able to convince the public. Old Lieutenant came out and objected.

Ying Zheng thought about it and felt that it was the same, and said: "Since this is the case, then it is also limited to one year, and when his merit is not enough to serve as a servant of the ministry, he will be dismissed from office." ”

"There is no objection to this. Old Tingwei said again.

"The ministers have no objections. Qunchen said.

"Xuan: Li Si entered the hall. Zheng He's voice resounded through the hall and spread outside the hall.

After a while, Li Si came to the center of the main hall and saluted: "Buyi Li Si, see the king, the king has been ten thousand years." ”

Ying Zheng said: "The merit system written by Mr. has been approved by the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and I want to invite Mr. to join my Qin State as an official, can Mr. be willing?"

"Thank you, Li Si is willing to serve the Qin State and be driven by the king. Li Si replied with some excitement.

"Li Si listened to the order, and now Li Si is appointed as the servant of the Ministry of Officials, assisting Wang Juan, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, to take charge of all things in the Ministry of Officials. "Ying Zhengdao.

"Thank you for your kindness. Li Si thanked.

Li Si retreated behind Wang Juan, and Ying Zheng continued: "Where are Liu Yong, Wang Shi, Wu Si, and Jin Baifei?"

"The minister is here. The four of them came out of the ranks.

"Feng Liu Yong is the secretary of the department, Wang Shi is the meritorious division, Wu Si is the meritorious division, and Jin Baifei is the division of the division. ”

"If you thank my king for his great kindness, you will repay it with death. The four thanked them.

The four of them returned to their positions and said: "The Ministry of Rites, in charge of the decrees of the world's etiquette, sacrifices, and tributes, has a secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a waiter of the Ministry of Rites." One of the Ministry of Rites, the Department of Host and Guest, the Department of Education, and the Department of Sacrifices. ”

"The secretary of the Ministry of Rites is served by Jing Jian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is served by Kong Wen, the Ministry of Rites is served by Gong Shuyun, the main and guest Shilang is served by Ziche, the education is served by Chang Wen, and the sacrificial Shilang is served by Du Long. Ying Zheng read one by one.

Six people came out to thank you.

Ying Zheng continued: "The Criminal Department is in charge of the law order, the criminal law, the prison department, and the government of the ban on repeating the law. There is a post of secretary of the Criminal Department, a squire of the Criminal Department, and four divisions: the Criminal Law Department, the Civil Department, the Prison Department, and the Audit Department. ”

"The secretary of the criminal department is served by the legalist Li Yan, the waiter of the criminal department is served by Niu Feng, the criminal law is served by Xia An, the civil division is served by Qian Anzhi, the prison division is held by Yang, and the audit division is served by Pu Rufeng. ”

Six people lined up and said, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Ying Zheng saw that the old Tingwei's expression was a little gloomy, and he was a little unbearable in his heart, the old Tingwei was an iron-faced selfless, not favoritism, and such an old minister who was selfless and self-denying. It is precisely because of his existence that the law of the Qin State is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the ministers dare not take chances, even if Ying Zheng makes a mistake, Lao Tingwei also unceremoniously criticizes two sentences, in Ying Zheng's opinion, he is the Bao Gong of Qin State.

Ying Zheng said to the old court lieutenant with some respect: "Didn't the old court lieutenant think that he could get rid of the trivial affairs of the court and the central government and go home to recuperate?"

The silver threads of the old Tingwei were clearly visible in the black hair, and in the slightly sunken eye sockets, a pair of dark brown eyes looked at Ying Zheng with puzzlement, and the bronze face was deeply engraved with wrinkles, which still could not hide his unsmiling, solemn and cautious majesty.

Ying Zheng said: "Although Gu has established a criminal department, the criminal department is only in charge of the criminal responsibility and review of the people of Qin. If the officials of Great Qin violate the law, they will be investigated, examined, and convicted by the Imperial Governor's Office. Therefore, the old lieutenant can't resign and ignore him on the grounds of old age. ”

"Hahaha...... , the king still needs the old minister, and the old minister is naturally in charge of the court captain's mansion for the king to deter the young people. After speaking, the old court lieutenant glanced around the ministers of the DPRK and China. The ministers didn't dare to look at the old Tingwei, mainly because the Tingwei Mansion was in charge of the Qin State Prison, responsible for justice, and there were a few people who were not afraid, not to mention that they were notoriously iron-faced and selfless, and they didn't enter oil and salt.

Ying Zheng saw that Lao Tingwei agreed to stay, got up and saluted Lao Tingwei and said, "Zheng, Xie Lao Tingwei is willing to stay and help." ”

Zhuge Liang, Shang Ying and other ministers of the court also saluted the old courtier, and the old courtier first returned the salute to Yingzheng, and then bowed lightly to the ministers.

The three ministries of Yingzheng have been established, and it is time to deal with the affairs of the millions of prisoners of the six countries, and he ordered: "Zhang Yi, Fan Ju, Zhuge Liang, where is the Jing Supervisor?"

"The minister is here. Zhang Yi, Fan Ju, Zhuge Liang and Jing Jian came out of the line.

"The matter of the capture of the Six Kingdoms was completed within two months by Zhang Yi and Fan Ju of the cabinet, assisted by Zhuge Liang and Jing Jian. Ying Zheng said majestically.

"Obey the king's commandment. Zhang Yi and the four of them responded.

"The matter of the captives is of great importance, and there must be no mistake in the slightest, so that the lieutenant of the county where the captives are held shall send the county guards and county guards to assist the army in guarding the prisoners. Ying Zheng ordered.

This matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of War, and Sima Terrier said: "Follow the king's order." ”

"The Military Aircraft Pavilion issued an order to guard the generals of the captive army, and not to insult or oppress the captives, and for the rest of the things, Lone will no longer give orders indiscriminately. Yingzheng continued to order.

Wei Ran of the Military Aircraft Pavilion came out and said: "The Military Aircraft Pavilion obeys the king's order. ”

Ying Zheng also said: "The "merit system" goes up to the second-grade members and goes down to the villages and villages, each person has one copy, and each expresses his or her own opinions: the standards, qualitative, and evaluation of various merits are written into a note and handed over to the ministry, and the officials screen and then submit it to the cabinet, and allow the cabinet to hold a discussion and then hand it over to Yu Gu. ”

Wang Juan and Shang Ying came out and said: "The ministers obey the order." ”

After the affairs of the court were dealt with, Ying Zheng glanced at the ministers, and the ministers stood respectfully.

Said: "Do you ministers still have something to discuss?"

"The ministers are fine. The ministers replied.

"Retreat. Zheng He stepped forward and said loudly.

The ministers stood up and said respectfully, "The ministers send the king off." ”