Chapter 1028 Ugly Words

In the end, Zeng Gong gave a good prospect: the three classes of the minister's inauguration are like this, and other departments can be imagined, but His Majesty tried to investigate and seek it by analogy.

As long as we can save one-third every year, "the world will earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year, and the three tithes that are saved will be counted for thirty years, and there should be fifteen years of savings!" ”

"The husband uses money, the foundation of the world, and makes the country prosperous like this, so what can you ask for, what can you not do!"

Zhao Ji was overjoyed, thinking that what Lao Zeng said was very reasonable, summoning Su You into the palace, Mingrun, you are an economic expert, Lao Zeng's Zhang Song, what do you think?

Su You couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head after reading it: "Your Majesty, what Zeng Gong said is exactly what he said, but the solution to the disadvantages is not advisable." ”

Zhao Ji was a little dissatisfied: "Why? Can't you just go away if you waste your lords? ”

Su You said: "But how did their Juelu come from? Didn't you give it to your majesty? When you give it, you do it to be gracious, but what about when you go? Is it possible to break off righteousness? ”

"These people have been elevated, and now they are deprived without fault, can they have no complaints?"

"The issue of the Third Class Courtyard is very complicated, and it is a place for me to note, promote, and reward the three class military ministers."

"Here, there are many children and families of martyrs; There are many clan members. ”

"The reason why this matter has become a drawback is because these martyrs' children, family members, and these clans do not have the ability and quality to serve as military ministers, and they have become idle people in the imperial court, occupying the precious establishment of military ministers."

The military system of the Great Song Dynasty is a super big garbage can, regardless of the official and civilian clans, anyway, the country's burdens will be thrown inside.

Exiles, bandits, families of martyrs' children, idle clans, internal officials and craftsmen whom the emperor felt satisfied......

If such an army system can still burst into combat power, then it will be a hell of a thing!

But the problem is the problem, and Zeng Gong's solution to the problem is absolutely not good.

Su You said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, the so-called saving of thirty percent of the expenditure every year, counting thirty years, should have fifteen years of savings, that is Zeng Gongtai took it for granted. ”

"First of all, this part of the population cannot be one-size-fits-all, and there is a reason why they can eat the country's money."

"Therefore, to solve this part of the redundancy, we have to find a way out for them."

"The clan is an example, many of the clans now have been self-reliant and joined various workshops and industries, I think it is better to implement the buyout policy."

Zhao asked, "What is a buyout?" ”

Su You said: "There are many ways. First, the implementation of retirement, limited to 50 years old, beyond this age, into the pension system, the state to pay pensions, but the pension will certainly not be as generous as the job, about two-thirds is more appropriate, in addition to the abolition of all positions, to achieve the purpose of streamlining the organization. ”

"Second, for those who are under the age of 50 but are willing to give up their current positions, the imperial court will issue 'casual class money', which is equivalent to a one-time payment by the government for their past contributions, especially after leaving the post to choose their own jobs, and the imperial court will no longer continue to pay them."

"Third, for those who are still willing to stay in the three-class system, then from now on they will be treated equally, and the assessment system and examination system will be implemented, and they must be qualified, and then they can take office. Those who do not conform to the rules and regulations of the system during their tenure of office, and who are slow and slack, will be brought to justice by law, and will be seized of office and prosecuted. ”

"Fourth, the assessment is limited to two years, a total of four assessments, and those who are not Chinese-style for four times will be dismissed as incompetent."

"The content of the assessment, including military literacy, official documents, dispatch practice, imperial court regulations, and the proposed test questions in the Chinese book, are sent to the reference materials before, and the content of the examination is selected from the reference materials."

Zhao Ji was a little puzzled: "Isn't this useless?" All of them are admitted, isn't it that no one can be cut? ”

Su You arched his hand and said: "Laying off people is not the goal, the real purpose is to let those people become qualified and suitable talents for their positions, so that they know how to do things." ”

"If they can do their job, then why should they be dismissed?"

"I'm going to talk about this next, Zeng Gong said that a large part of the redundancy is actually needed."

"A county that manages 5,000 people may need 50 officials, but a county that manages 50,000 people may not have enough officials."

"Therefore, Zeng Gong's statement that the population has grown massively, and that there is no need for Xu officials to increase this article is indefensible in itself."

"Since the 100-year reign of the country, the population has multiplied nearly doubled, so in the same way, the number of officials should also increase accordingly."

"In addition, the natural increase in prices since the beginning of the dynasty has also led to a situation where the reward has not increased, but the suburban expenses have cost a lot."

"It's a complicated issue, it's like that in any dynasty, it's cheap at the beginning, and then there's always a gradual depreciation of the currency for one reason or another."

Then Su You explained the relationship between slow and controllable inflation and economic development to Zhao Ji for two hours, and finally said: "Therefore, the suburban expenses seem to have increased, but in fact they have not, but the price of buying things has become expensive." These are also the inevitable results of population growth and economic development. ”

"Returning to the redundant household of the third shift, in addition to the above reasons, there is another important factor, that is, the intensity of the war and the increase in the number of soldiers."

"Compared with the beginning of the country, the number of troops has also increased by about three times, so correspondingly, the number of military ministers has also increased by about three times."

"This has become a huge problem, Zeng Gong's ultimate goal is beautiful, but to achieve that goal, the method is really completely unfeasible."

"To solve this problem, the root cause is to reduce the number of troops, implement the transfer of military personnel, and optimize the military system, and only then can we talk about the dismissal of military ministers."

"But the way has actually been figured out."

"The new type of education in the clan can already give them the skills to choose a career;"

"The establishment of the new army has already allowed those who are aspiring to be in the army to have a promotion channel;"

"The establishment of the Construction Corps has provided a minimum guarantee for the dismissed sergeants and military officers;"

"The increase in fiscal revenues will give the state the financial resources to pay severance pay;"

"The increase in military strength has made it possible for the country to reduce the number of troops."

"Therefore, Zeng Gong's suggestion is actually feasible, and in another way, the time will be extended, and the goal I think is achievable."

"Your Majesty, military, requires simplicity and efficiency, and orders are forbidden. Unlike the civilian reform, which involves local governance, the military restructuring does not involve so many miscellaneous entanglements. ”

"We have already done some explorations before, so I think that the value of Zeng Gong's suggestion lies in the fact that before the civilian reform, we can combine the creation of the new army, the creation of the military academy, and the creation of the military aircraft department to implement military reform, and at the same time, the reform of the three-class system is also included in it, and solve the problem comprehensively, systematically, and without revealing the mountains and waters."

Zhao Ji felt a little uncomfortable in his heart: "According to Mingrun's thinking, this financial can't be saved immediately?" ”

Su You bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, before things are done, it's best not to expect too much good." Compared with the cost savings of the layoffs, I think it is more important to make the responsibilities and powers of the civil and military ministers clear and the functions commensurate. ”

"To put it mildly, now that so many people can't do things well, how can we be sure that things can be done well after there are fewer people?"

Therefore, the minister's suggestion was to teach them to do things first, and to minimize the voices of opposition. If you want to lay off employees, you have to wait until the authority is clear and it is determined that they are not up to the task. ”

"At that time, no one will be able to oppose it on the grounds of not teaching and punishing, ruthlessness and so on."

Zhao Ji was very moved for a while: "Mingrun is thinking about the king, and I don't want public opinion to blame me......"

Su You is not embarrassed to say Your Majesty, you think too much, I just don't want the reform to fail. He arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, a hundred years of accumulation, hoping that it will be the opposite, it is too difficult." Major events in the DPRK and China are often thought to be easy, but whenever they are unexpected, it is better to delay rather than rush. ”

"Fortunately, the economy of the Great Song Dynasty has been improving in recent years, and we are not unable to afford it, we will cultivate talents first, and we will change the order of things, and what we will lose is just more than 20,000 people in three classes for two or three years."

"The problem with my Da Song is not that there are too many officials, but that there are so many officials who still don't do things. Therefore, we should first solve the problem of officials not doing things, and then solve the problem of too many officials. ”

"Introduce a reward mechanism, form a competition mechanism, and then talk about the elimination mechanism."

"Say something ugly, Hachiko said, the step is big, and it's easy to talk nonsense."