The Ministry led by Liu Zhuo put forward a motion to issue the "Prohibition of Alcohol", and as for the reason, he raised his finger and explained:

"First, disorder. It is the reason why Zhou Gong wrote "Wine Message" in Yin Jian; The victory of our army, because of the power of the Ming Gong and the lives of the soldiers, was also taken by Hu Kou, and this Hu Zhi's mistake can be used as a lesson for Jin, and it must be forbidden to drink.

"Second, it costs food. Wine is made of grain, and grain can satisfy the stomach, and wine can only moisten the throat. Today's war is over, most of the Yongzhou treasury is empty, and the ministers and other accounts are co-ordinated, and they feel that it is difficult to get by, if they are not transferred by Qinzhou and even Henan, I am afraid it will be difficult to support until the autumn. At this time, the government and the people still use grain to make wine, which is quite a pity? Therefore, please abstain from alcohol. ”

Pei Gai nodded: "This is also the meaning of the title, recalling the former King Wu of Wei and the ancestor of Shu, in view of the war and poverty, they have all ordered a ban on alcohol......" Looking at Pei Tong: "Why didn't Qing allow it?" ”

Pei Tong replied: "As Ming Gong said in the past, there is no perfect thing in the world, you must use its strengths and avoid its shortcomings.

"Although the cloud is drunk and disorderly, but the people who are drunk are a minority, such as Liu Cong is condemned by heaven and messes with his will, is it the fault of wine? Liu Cong is not only good at wine, but also good at women, can't even marriage be strictly prohibited? ”

Liu Zhuo wanted to refute, but Pei Tong waved his hand, signaling him to be calm for a while, and then continued: "Xi Kongrong wrote "Difficult Cao Gongbiao to Prohibit the Book of Making Wine", which is a lot of nonsense, but it is also slightly reasonable. That is, as is the practice in the army, alcohol is forbidden, but when the warriors rush into battle, they are often given wine to strengthen their courage and generalize?

"As for the cost of food, what Liu Peng said is true, but it is difficult to do. Even if the village community sacrifices, they must also use wine, and the people have no stone food, so they still brew their own coarse mash and drink it to eliminate their sorrows. Now that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been established, everything has not yet been sorted out, if a ban on alcohol is issued immediately, how to inspect it? The city can naturally be banned, and the cantonment can also be banned, but in the two prefectures of Yong and Qin, there are no less than hundreds of thousands of people scattered in the wilderness, often dozens or hundreds of households are villages, and they live far apart, so how can they be banned? If the barbarians cannot be banned, resentment will inevitably arise in the city.

"Liu Peng, the chaos is resting, since you are a townsman, you can't be harsh!"

Liu Zhuo retorted: "The degree of the ministry please ban alcohol, it is not indiscriminate, it is forbidden. The prohibition of Zhou Gong's "Wine Message" is nothing more than the nine characters of "no Yi wine, group drinking, and abstaining from Burmese wine". Sacrificial wine, the ancient system, can not be abolished, but the matter of gathering for a group to feast and drink for no reason should be strictly prohibited. ”

Pei Tong said with a smile: "If the ban is too rough, it will lure the people to break the ban." Liu Pengyun is forbidden to drink for no reason, but what does it mean to be 'for no reason'? Glancing at Pei Gai: "If the son is about to turn old, or he will convene hundreds of officials for a banquet, what kind of 'catch Zhou' gift is this, is this considered for no reason?" For example, small people, weddings and funerals, are they allowed to gather and drink? New Year's festival sacrifice, not only ancestors, but even sacrifice to the heavens and the earth, sacrifice to the stove, is it allowed to gather and drink? People but good wine, where can they not think of a reason, then how can the official determine whether it is forbidden?

"And if you are allowed to drink it for a reason, you can't ban it from making wine with grain, and Liu Peng's intention of saving grain and saving grain will probably be put into practice."

Pei Gai nodded slightly, and said in his heart that Pei Xing's words were very sharp, just like in the past when he had the first meeting in Xuzhou - did I use the wrong person, this guy should engage in diplomacy? Pei Tong said very reasonably, after all, wine is different from the smoke of later generations, and has penetrated into the cultural customs of all classes in China.

So what about the sacrificial toast and the daily drinking? As long as you want to drink, you can always find a reason to come. For example, I had a dream last night, and an ancestor came to admonish me, so I got up in the morning and deliberately set up wine to sacrifice to my ancestors. Another example is the local custom, on a certain day of a certain month, you want to sacrifice to the god of wind, the god of rain, and even the god of the toilet (toilet) and the god of the stove that Pei Tong exemplified, are you allowed?

Is it necessary to make another "prohibition of indiscriminate sacrifices" because of this?

What, you said that you are only allowed to worship ancestors and gods, and you are not allowed to drink it yourself? But the enjoyment of God's mercy is just a breath, and when the wine is there, it will not decrease by itself, and it will not be a waste if it is put into sourness? If the sacrificial meat is allowed to be eaten by the living, why is the sacrificial wine not allowed to be drunk by the living?

Besides, as long as you let go of the opening, it is impossible to prohibit the people from using grain to make wine privately, and then this original intention of consuming grain will be completely frustrated, and it may cause greater waste.

Because there is no distilled liquor in these years, only fermented liquor, the shelf life is very short, if it is brewed and not allowed to drink, it will soon become sour, and it can only be poured out, isn't it more wasteful?

I heard Pei and Liu arguing endlessly, and on the whole, Pei Tong had the upper hand. Pei Gai finally waved his hand, saying that it might as well be like this-

"Alcohol may be banned, but there is no need to be strictly ordered. Zi Gaoyun was drunk and misunderstood, but he could write an article by himself, clearly talking about the harm of alcohol, and declaring that he was a hundred bureaucrats, thinking that he would admonish ...... to "change the administrative order into political propaganda-" and prohibit officials from drinking alcohol in the public party except for sacrifices and public banquets, and if they are drunk into the office, they should also be severely impeached.

"As for saving grain, as it is said, it is really difficult to prohibit the government and the people from brewing their own food, and only the Ministry of Commerce is not allowed to sell the goods, so maybe we can save a little and curb the trend of indiscriminate brewing."

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly and said: "Just as big families have many family tricks, the country also has official tricks, but the general ban on folk tricks is also. ”

The original meaning of the play was "and", and later it was extended to the meaning of "the artist of Israel", because it was mainly for women, so the word "prostitute" was born - in this era, the word "prostitute" was still understood. It is said that Guan Zhong initially set up the "Nulu", which was the beginning of the prostitution industry, in fact, the maids raised by aristocratic families, if they pay attention to their color and art, they can also be regarded as tricks. It's just that during the Wei and Jin dynasties, private brothels were strictly prohibited.

In other words, it is a habit for large families to raise tricks; It is a tradition to officially open a "female lu"; However, if private individuals raise entertainers or even prostitutes for profit, they are not allowed.

Pei should compare it to "tricks", that is: officials and people, etc., you can make your own wine and drink it yourself, or treat you to a treat, which is forbidden; The wine required for government sacrifices and banquets shall be brewed by the public government, or it may also be levied from the people; But if you brew and sell alcohol, it is illegal and should be banned by the Ministry of Commerce.

Pei and Liu both arched their hands and said: "What Ming Gong has seen is lofty, and the ministers can't wait." Liu Zhuo asked Pei Tong: "Then the Ministry of Civil Affairs should issue an official document to the Ministry of Commerce to prohibit the sale of alcohol, but what?" Pei Tong smiled: "Since it is the discussion of the ministry, please also ask Gui Peng to come first, and I will transfer it to the Ministry of Commerce." ”

After a few more words, the two of them took their leave. Before they left, Xun Guanniang came out from behind the screen—she came in through the back door—and asked, "I came to invite my husband to dinner, and I heard that my husband Junyun: 'Big households have more tricks', but does it mean to save tricks?" ”

Among the inner wielders, it is the most boring, plus the child has a nanny with him, and there is no need to take it with him at any time, with Xun Guanniang's personality, he will definitely feel depressed. Although she didn't want to or dare to meddle in political affairs, she couldn't help but listen to the wall, or directly ask Pei Gai about the situation in the outside world - she couldn't put forward her opinions, even if she imagined it in her heart, she could more or less dispel some boring time. At first, he was cautious, but later found out that Pei Gai did not scold, and his courage gradually grew.

So as long as you don't show up, and don't interject often-Pei should take the initiative to ask his wife for his opinion on something, and Xun Guanniang pointed out that her husband's major mistakes are not counted-then when Pei should discuss politics with his subordinates, Xun Guanniang will definitely not be taboo to listen to the screen behind it.

Therefore, as soon as she came out this time, she didn't go around in circles, and asked directly, husband, do you want to play tricks in the house?

When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I don't have this intention, it's just an example, don't doubt it, madam!" Although the commonly known "trick" mainly refers to female music, but since it is a private support, isn't it a logical thing to pull on the bed? Pei Cai instinctively hurriedly defended, saying I wasn't thinking about other women, why do you have to eat dry vinegar?

However, Xun Guanniang's words were not actually questioning, she saw that Pei should be panicked, but she couldn't help but smile, so she took a step forward, pulled her husband's hand and said: "I don't blame my husband, I also know that my husband is not good for women, vocal ......."

Not to mention the matter of sharing a bed and a pillow, in these years, it is common for large families to raise animals and raise daughters, and when they have a banquet or want to have fun, they are called over to play a song and dance for a while. It's just that Pei Gai is not interested in the music and dance of these years, and he doesn't have the habit of listening to music and watching dancing when he eats, so there is no trick in the house.

But Xun Guanniang said: "In the past, when the banquet was held, I felt that there was no joy in the banquet, and it was quite bland. Seeing that Bao's birthday is imminent, it should be celebrated, how can there be no female music? Do you want someone to go and buy some? ”

Pei Gai shook his head: "In a hurry, where to buy." "Not to mention that now that the soldiers are resting, there are not many households in Chang'an City, even in peacetime, female music that can play and dance in front of the guests without losing the face of the lord is not something that can be bought everywhere. Besides, even if you buy it, you still have to train and rehearse for a period of time before you can appear on the stage, Baoda will be one year old in ten days, how can you catch up?

Therefore, Pei should say that we might as well borrow it-"There must be one in my uncle's house." ”

Xun Guanniang covered her mouth and smiled: "I heard that the best family tricks in Chang'an City are now in the Xingzhifu. ”

When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "This kid is used to having fun!" ”

Xun Guanniang pulled Pei Gai to get up and go to the other room to eat, but Pei Cai hung his head, walked step by step, thoughtfully. Xun Guanniang asked him what he was thinking, and Pei Gai said: "Fang Cai Xing and Liu Zi came to argue in front of me about whether to ban alcohol...... I can't drink wine indiscriminately, but I can't strictly prohibit it, but I can write an article to warn the hundreds of bureaucrats......"

Of course, having said that, in fact, most of this article still has to be shaken by Guo Jingchun like a rafter, and Pei should only be the last signature - "And the Ministry of Culture and Commerce, prohibiting smugglers......"

first told his wife about the situation, and then asked questions: "This matter is not very difficult, and what I see is not special, why can't the two of them make a decision, but they have to fight?" If they can't make their own decisions over such a trivial matter, what is the use of having a ministry to appoint them? And such a trivial matter will come to disturb me, and I will have three heads and six arms, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with it......"

He originally thought that by setting up 12 departments and dividing responsibilities and powers, he would be somewhat relaxed, and he would only focus on major policies and policies on a daily basis, and specific affairs could be attributed to his subordinates. But I didn't expect that the workload was not less at all, and the various ministries submitted a lot of official documents every day, many of which could be digested and solved by themselves, and they must come to Pei to go through the case, which made him anxious all day long, and he didn't even have a little time to rest. Today we have caught up with such a thing-you say that this wine should be forbidden, how it should be banned, and to what extent, don't those two goods and many officials in their ministry wonder whether they should be banned? Do you have to come over and waste my precious time?

He is a fan of the authorities, but Xun Guanniang is a bystander, and immediately pointed out to the point: "When the ministries were first established, it is reasonable that they still think they are officials of the hegemon, rather than officials of the Taiwan." ”

Pei Gai suddenly realized: "I see! ”

Although he stayed in Taiwan Guanzhong, but because the entire imperial court institutions were all packaged in the east, so the specific ruling in Chang'an was still the old routine of the shogunate, and it was not until this time that Changshi and Sima were divided into twelve departments, which could be regarded as officially establishing the bureaucratic system of Yong and Qin.

The shogunate system was relatively sloppy, and all military and political affairs revolved around Pei Gai, and with the exception of some of the most trivial matters, most of the subordinate officials could not decide on their own - equivalent to the vast majority of the shogunate, who were actually staff officers. But the formal bureaucracy is different, and theoretically even without a top leader, the day-to-day routine can run on its own. For example, even if the government of the imperial court, the emperor cannot interfere in everything, and the central decree and the imperial pen may be beaten back by the courtiers at any time.

So later, Zhu Yuanzhang was very unhappy when he became the emperor, and he tried his best to create a big case, slaughtered all the prime ministers, and took the opportunity to no longer set up a minister, but ordered the six ministries to directly report to the emperor, and then ...... The old man was almost exhausted to death, and was forced to set up a new cabinet scholar to assist the emperor in handling government affairs, and gradually the cabinet became a new political hall.

Now in Chang'an, the twelve departments have been set up, and most of the departments have not been able to complete the change of mentality, and they still feel that everything should be a white Sima, even if the text is not enough for Changshi and Sima. As Pei Guanniang said, they are still the mentality of the hegemonic staff, not the position of the court officials.

Pei should be woken up by his wife's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If this is the case, then I will restructure and set up a department, and I will work hard in vain, so where did I come from?" ”

Xun Guanniang comforted him and said: "Don't worry, husband, people's hearts are changeable, and soon they will be able to do what their husband wants-they have the authority in their hands, how can they be dedicated to the king's reason for a long time?" ”

You can't ask people to change their mindset instantly, it will definitely take some time for them to get used to it. When they handle political affairs by themselves, play well, and have their power firmly pinched, they will naturally not come to report to you about everything. I'm afraid that by then, if you want to change back to the structure of the overlord, it will be difficult to reach the sky!

Pei Gai couldn't help but sigh "tsk", both relieved and somewhat inexplicably empty, as if he was lost......

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