On the second day, Liu Tong came to the palace according to the agreement with Liu Xie, and saw that Dong Cheng, Yang Biao, Han Rong, Pei Mao and other old ministers were already waiting for him. And the palace miscellaneous servants, stewards, eunuchs and palace maids also waited aside.

The reason why these two people came was because of the needs of the experiment, some time ago, the palace recruited a large number of eunuchs and palace maids, in this era, survival has become the biggest problem, in order to survive, eunuchs and palace maids have even become a better choice for some people or some families.

And because these people have not been in the palace for a long time, the degree of discipline and mutual understanding, as well as the difference in their own personalities, are also very in line with Liu Tong's requirements. Instead of looking for experimental subjects from the outside, it is better to do it in the palace, which is not only more convincing to Liu Xie, but also better ensures the smooth progress of the experiment.

"This matter should be kept confidential." Liu Tong instructed the stewards and eunuchs and palace maids, "Every seven miscellaneous palace maids and seven miscellaneous eunuchs are in a group, and two meals a day are eaten in groups. Don't let anyone know why! A few days ago, a person was appointed to be responsible for the distribution of food. We'll see how it goes in a few days. ”

However, it is said that in this era, ordinary people have two meals a day, and only the aristocratic families have three meals a day. The food custom of three meals a day began after the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the real popularity was in the Sui and Tang dynasties, when the people also had three meals a day, and the three-meal system was basically no different from modern times.

"What does Champion Hou want?" Yang Biao was called early in the morning, thinking that there was a major military and political matter to discuss, but when he saw that Liu Tong was ordering some miscellaneous eunuchs and palace maids to eat, he couldn't help but feel a little child's play.

"A few adults, don't be impatient, this matter is very important, give me more than a month, and I will be able to give you an explanation. This matter is a matter of national importance, and it is by no means child's play! We get together every few days to talk about it. ”

In order to achieve the effect, Liu Tong of course will not explain it in advance, and leave a little suspense, seeing a few old men itching unbearable, his heart is also happy.

Yang Biao and the others also knew that although Liu Tong was young, he was not a child's play, and he often had amazing behaviors, so he couldn't say anything.

Liu Xie knew that Liu Tong was serious, not only did he think it was a big deal, but he also felt that the time was interesting, after all, he had been quite bored in the palace recently.

After that, Liu passed through the dull days, but for Liu Xie, Dong Cheng, Yang Biao, Han Rong, Pei Mao and other old ministers, with questions, life was a little anxious.

Thirdly, the people came to the palace as agreed.

"Your Majesty, this time, according to the requirements of the champion Hou, the slave maid provided a limited amount of food for each meal, and did not give them quantifiable utensils, and each group designated a person to be responsible for distributing porridge and food. On the first day, it was suggested that the person in charge of the food distribution had the most porridge, corn and vegetables for himself. The slave then made adjustments to the group that made the suggestion and was responsible for the distribution. When the other groups heard about it, they also raised the issue, so the slave and maid switched all the groups. ”

"Huh? The result? Liu Xie seems to have found something wrong.

The eunuch in charge said seriously: "Because the problems raised by everyone before can be solved, this time everyone also has opinions, and they all put forward the same opinion, or think that the person in charge uses his power to give himself the most food!" ”

By this time, how could a few smart old men not realize the slightest bit that although they didn't know the mystery and Liu Tong's ultimate purpose, at present, something had emerged.

Pei Mao has always had a good impression of Liu Tong's father and son, stroked his beard and asked with a smile: "Champion Hou, so, what should I say?" ”

"Lord Shang Shuling, the person in charge of distributing food is like a chief, in the case of limited resources, the power is in his hands, out of human nature, he will naturally seek personal gain, power leads to corruption, a bowl of food, a scoop of drink can be seen at a glance! So many groups have also changed many people, which shows this, everyone has no objection, right? ”

Several old men had to nod in agreement in the face of the facts. Dong Cheng knew that Liu Tong's experiment could not end here, and he was quite interested in what he said, "Champion Hou, what will happen after that?" ”

Liu Tong saw the expressions of several old men, and was happy in his heart, since you are interested, things are going smoothly, and I am worried that you will not be in my favor.

Liu Tong beckoned the steward, the eunuch, and the palace maid to come up a few steps to him, and then said, "In the next few days, you will arrange for one person to distribute food and one person to supervise. Three days later, we met again to see how it turned out. ”

Liu Xie saw that Liu Tong had finished his order, and waved his hand to let the two of them push down, and then Liu Tong found that there was a glimmer of light in the eyes of several old men, and a few smart heads seemed to realize something, and then saw them pondering, as if they had some suspicions.

Liu Tong couldn't explain anything, so he said goodbye to a few people, leaving them there to talk quietly.

When everyone gathered again, Yang Biao, the anxious son, took the lead in speaking and asked the eunuch in charge, "How are these days?" ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, returning to a few adults, it seemed to be fairer at first, but then some of the group's problems surfaced, and many groups reacted, the people who were responsible for distributing food and supervising the two of them had the most food every time. After the adjustment, a similar situation arose. ”

"Huh!" A few old men were disappointed and surprised!

"Champion Hou, how do you explain this?" Although Liu Xie didn't expect it, he didn't seem to be surprised, so he asked.

"Your Majesty, on the surface, now there is power and power supervision and constraints, but this superficial constraint, driven by interests, finally moves towards power cooperation, which is also an inevitable choice. This shows that incomplete constraints are not very effective. ”

After hearing this, several people nodded thoughtfully.

Liu Tong didn't wait for the old men to ask, so he said directly: "In the next seven days, each group will be responsible for distributing food for one day. We'll see it again in seven days.

Everyone had the previous example, and they knew that something would definitely happen this time, and they began to speculate in their hearts about the outcome of such an arrangement.

After Yang Biao and the others got together again, they felt quite complacent, because the ending was almost the same as what they had guessed. The situation reported by the stewards and eunuchs and the palace maids was that the miscellaneous servants felt that no one could believe it, and since everyone took turns to preside over the distribution of food, one day per person, this was tantamount to admitting that individuals had the right to share more food for themselves, and at the same time giving everyone the opportunity to share more for themselves. Since everyone else has given themselves more points, wouldn't it be a big loss if they don't give themselves more points. So everyone gave more points for themselves.

"Well, I said, it must be like this! There's nothing to experiment with. Dong Cheng said.

Liu Tong smiled after hearing this, "Father-in-law Chen, does the person in charge have enough food every day?" Do others complain about not having enough to eat? ”

When Dong Cheng heard this, hey, it seems that things are not so simple, and then he heard Chen Gonggong, the superintendent of the Taiguan, say: "Most of the people who distribute food every day can't finish it and throw it away, while others can't eat enough, and they all have a lot of complaints about this, and the contradiction is even deeper." ”

"Well, in this mode of taking turns to sit in the bank, corruption is inevitable, but the real big problem is the great waste of resources! A bowl of food is still like this, if he is allowed to manage the country's property, the waste is unbearable, all the adults? ”

The masters of this era, the most unbearable thing is waste, and they have ruthlessly condemned it, and even a little indignant.

Liu Hehe was one of the initiators of the experiment, and at this time he had a sense of pride, and he also had a sense of accomplishment when he saw that several old ministers had fallen into it.

"Champion Hou, please continue to arrange the next experiment."

"Yes, Your Majesty. This time, let's have each group choose a trustworthy person, a person with high virtue, to preside over the distribution of food. ”

When several old men heard this, their expressions were relaxed, and the Han Dynasty pursued the rule of virtue, and recommended people with noble character to come out to be officials and stewards. Filial piety is an important system.

Filial piety is the meaning of filial piety to parents and integrity. Filial piety is the most important and important subject in the regular course of probation. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to the county to inspect the filial piety every year, after each of the incorruptible people this kind of inspection is commonly known as filial piety, and has become the most important subject in the Han Dynasty inspection system. It was an important source of government officials in the Han Dynasty.

"So carefree!" Yang Biao said happily.