Chapter 199: The Army Is the Machine of War II

Remember [Chinese Network] in one second, and provide you with high-speed text debut. Hearing that Li Shimin wanted to understand these technical arms and the reasons for the establishment of the four departments, Li Junxian naturally had to explain. If I can't get Li Shimin's support, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to do this experiment. Li Shimin must be convinced, but Li Junxian is already prepared in his heart, ready how to persuade Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, you should know the evolution of my official positions in the Chinese dynasties, right? Can you give us a long insight? Li Junxian said.

Li Shimin saw that Li Junxian actually gave himself a chance to show off, of course he said happily: "I'll start with the three princes and nine secretaries system in the Qin and Han dynasties!" During the Qin and Han dynasties, the Qin Emperor summarized the imperial court system during the Warring States Period and came up with the system of three princes and nine kings. The three dukes are the prime minister, the imperial lieutenant, and the imperial historian, who respectively manage the government and military power, and supervise hundreds of officials. And there is also Jiuqing, and it is now transformed into nine temples. Later, with the war, the bureaucratic system collapsed. In the former Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui summed up the system of three provinces and six ministries, which is now our system of three provinces and six ministries. In addition to the three provinces and six ministries, there are also many prisons, such as Guozijian and secretary supervisors. Temples, mainly nine temples. There are even some master craftsmen and the like, which can be called Qing Supervisors. These secretaries and supervisors are mainly responsible for the execution of specific affairs, and are complementary to the six ministries of the three provinces. ”

"The emperor is erudite and talented, and he is a model for us to learn!" Li Junxian immediately patted his ass.

Li Shimin is quite satisfied, and letting Li Shimin show off his talents in front of everyone is a little sycophant. And the so-called emperors all hope to be able to show off their talents in front of their courtiers, which is the experience summed up by the Qing Dynasty and adults. Let the emperor show off his talents, this is the highest method of sycophancy. And Li Junxian gave Li Shimin this opportunity, and Li Shimin was of course happy.

"The emperor introduced us to the changes in the official system, and I will introduce to you the specific meaning of this." Li Junxian said.

"Everyone has found that these bureaucratic systems are actually becoming more and more detailed. From the original very vague Jiuqing system to the current three-province six-ministry system, the number of officials in it is increasing. In the original system of three princes and nine secretaries, only the prime minister and the captain could open the government and build a yamen. Recruit your own subordinate officers. And those other Jiuqing, that is, just a few scribes, there are not too many people. And now, although those officials are not qualified to open a government and build a government. However, the number of subordinate officials increased. Although the number of people in each of the six departments seems to be small, there are no less than hundreds of officials who cooperate with them. Take the household department as an example, originally in the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system, this position was called Dasi Nong, and there were only dozens of subordinate officials. And now the household department is more detailed and detailed. There are many more such cases, and I will not list them. Do you know why? Li Junxian finally asked a question.

Hearing Li Junxian's analysis, everyone began to ponder. Because it is true, when the original Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system, there were not many officials. But after the three-province six-ministry system. There are a lot more subordinate officials, can it be said that this is a bloated organization? However, this is not necessarily the case, because they obviously found that after the system of three provinces and six ministries, the efficiency of the operation of government agencies has been greatly improved, which is much more advanced than the system of three public and nine secretaries. And the emperor has just reassured this kind of official of the three-province and six-ministry system. Because the power of officials is decentralized.

Since there are more people, it is a good system, and it should be implemented. But how can this be explained by the increase in the number of officials? Even Li Shimin didn't think of why this question, and in the end they all looked at Li Junxian, hoping that Li Junxian could answer this question.

In fact, this is the reason why the kings of our dynasties have continued to develop. From the three public and nine secretary system. To the current system of three provinces and six ministries, that is a process of evolution of drug production. And in this process, we have made the division of labor of the imperial court more and more detailed, and the division of labor has become more and more clear. As a result, there are more and more people. However, because the division of labor is becoming more and more detailed, the various yamen cannot shirk the blame when it comes to doing things. I can also clarify my responsibilities, so I have to do a lot less trouble, and my work efficiency is much higher. Li Junxian explained.

Li Shimin and everyone present were greatly surprised, they did not expect that the official system had actually been improving, and the division was becoming more and more detailed. As a result, productivity is now higher. Li Shimin also found out that this was also the case, he hadn't thought about this problem before, and now he finally thought about it. It turns out that they are all standing on the shoulders of giants to develop, and they are all summarizing the system of the emperors and courts of all dynasties to transform into a system of three provinces and six ministries.

"Jun Xian, what is the difference between this and the army?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, over the years, have the armies of our dynasties worked meticulously?" Li Junxian asked.

Li Shimin was speechless, he did find that these armies were indeed less meticulous than the side work. Although the military system has changed several times, the work has not been so meticulous. For example, the four functional departments that Li Junxian wants to set up are even more arbitrarily decided by the master in the future, and even by the chief general's staff. And those technical arms were not so carefully divided in ancient times. For example, military law is generally held by a military judge appointed by the chief general on a temporary basis. And the grain and grass officer is also temporarily appointed by the Lord. Therefore, this kind of temporary assignment is not a professional. Therefore, the army has not actually improved, and it has been the same for thousands of years.

"Your Majesty, what do you think our court civil officials look like? Each department is composed of a part, and so many parts make up a court, what is that? Li Junxian asked.

"That's a machine! Countless parts form a large machine, just like a galloping carriage, you want each part to be able to run at high speed. If a part is missing, it's going to fall apart. Li Shimin said.

"That's right! The civil court formed a machine that ruled the people and governed the country, which we can call 'state apparatus'. But our army, for thousands of years, has not had a well-established structure, and there has not been any real progress at all. Although the methods of combat have changed, and the types of troops have changed, nothing is done professionally, and it is not as detailed as the division of civilian officials. However, the army is a matter of life and death for the country, and it is so backward that there is almost no progress compared to the progress of the civilian system. So, the army is going to turn into a war machine! Li Junxian made a summary.