(Said in the front, don't scold after reading it, the author Jun worked hard to write for more than four hours)

On the first of August, in the province of Blago, the scorching sun still hung high above the sky, exuding its own magnificent heat without stopping.

The fact that the weather is so hot is unusually sad in itself, not to mention the chaotic day hanging high above the sky!

Since Zaga arrived in the province of Blago, most of his connection to the Emerald Capital has been severed.

Only when something more important was encountered, Zachar's grandfather would personally write to him and give him a detailed introduction.

Today there was a letter from the Emerald Capital, and the messenger had arrived outside Zachar's mansion at noon in the scorching sun.

After letting the messenger rest, Sachar opened the letter directly in the study.

Judging from the thickness of the letter, Sachar knew that there was probably something very important in it.

Then connect with the various major events at this time in the previous life, and the answer will come out - the plan for the division of power among the imperial officials has come down!

This will be another change of power in the empire, from the central to the local, from the empire to the major vassal states, all of them will be affected by this change.

The empire reigns over the world, and the jade is in a word!

Although he had already known the content of this change in his previous life, Saga still opened the letter and prepared to review it.

After all, in his impression, the changes in this law are still quite large.

Saga opened the letter, and the first thing that fell out was a thick booklet with a few big words written on it - "Regulations on the Law of His Majesty Emperor Chris, Emperor Chris, of the Orchid Dynasty of the Jade Empire".

—July 13, 1441 A.D.

When Sachar opened the book, the first thing he bore the brunt of was the changes within the empire.

The original five systems of the empire were dismembered and then reorganized, which can be described as a seismic change.

Chapter 1 – The Hierarchy of Imperial Officials:

The three-level and twenty-level system: Shangqing (18th to 20th), Zhongqing (15th to 17th), and Xiaqing (12th to 14th).

The above are the high-ranking officials of the Empire, below the twelfth level, collectively referred to as ordinary officials of the Empire.

"Upper, middle and lower three secretaries?, this is learning from those feudal countries?" Saga sighed in his heart, the empire finally embarked on this road!

From the republic to the empire, and then gradually the hereditary wind prevailed.

Every empire will follow this path, because the greed of the nobles cannot be stopped, and they are born to be rule breakers.

From this change, it can be seen that the empire is really about to start the era of the rule of the family lords.

In order to do this, a complex hierarchy and a system of noble titles with obvious inheritance power is indispensable.

Saga flipped backwards at will, and sure enough, in the second chapter, something about the aristocratic title system appeared.

Chapter 2 – Imperial Nobility Hierarchy:

The Duke of the Guardian of the Realms (super-rank, above the Lord), the Holy Duke (the exclusive title of the Pope, super-rank), the first-class duke (called the Grand Duke, ranked at the twentieth level), the second-class duke (called the duke, ranked at the nineteenth level), and the third-class duke (called the court duke at the eighteenth level).

Note: The guardian duke is called His Royal Highness, and the rest of the dukes are called His Royal Highness.

The Marquis of the First Class (called the Marquis of the Battlefield and ranked the seventeenth rank), the Marquis of the Second Class (the Marquis of the Sixteenth Rank), the Marquis of the Third Class (the Marquis of the Court and the Fifteenth Rank), the First Earl (the Golden Earl, the Fourteenth Rank), the Second Earl (the Earl of the Thirteenth Rank), and the Third Earl (the Executive Earl, the Twelfth Rank).

Note: The above ten levels are noble titles, and the lower twelve levels are commoner titles, which are only called by the number of levels, and no other names are set.

"Tsk, using the rank of imperial officials and the rank of noble titles to separate the entire elite system from the commoners really has the meaning of the Nine Grades of Righteousness!"

When Sachar saw this grading system again, he couldn't help but sigh that the people who designed it really had too deep a deep understanding of the political system.

"Fortunately, in today's empire, the civic class has long been civilized, and it is possible to effectively replace the elite class. Moreover, as long as the pace of the Empire's foreign wars does not stop, the elite will definitely continue to rotate. ”

"This system is really out of time. Saga chuckled softly.

Chapter 3—Temple Reform:

1. The chief priest was renamed "Pope", honored as "His Majesty", dressed in a golden and red robe, and presided over the supreme artifact of the temple, ranking at the twentieth level of Shangqing.

2. The College of Cardinals has twelve bishops, dressed in black.

The chief bishop and the second bishop are called "Bishops of Turin", and they are in charge of the temples of the god king Jupiter and the god queen Juno respectively, and they are ranked in the nineteenth rank of the emperor.

The other ten cardinals are in charge of the ten main gods and the ten main gods and artifacts, ranking at the eighteenth level of Shangqing.

3. Under the cardinal, he is the archbishop, dressed in a red robe.

Archbishopric order, ranging from fifteen to seventeen.

In charge of a major provincial temple, the archbishop is ranked in the seventeenth rank of Zhongqing.

The cardinal's deputy, who is specifically responsible for the affairs of the main shrine, and the archbishop is at the sixteenth rank of the central secretary.

The ruler of the Upper Divine Temple is determined by the strength of the gods and the rank of the archbishop, and the archbishop's order is indefinite at the seventeenth, sixteenth, and fifteenth levels.

4. Under the archbishop, the bishop is dressed in white robes, and the order varies from twelve to fourteen.

In charge of the temple of a city, the bishop is ranked at the fourteenth level of the lower king.

Archbishop's deputy, descending bishop by three levels.

The head of the sub-god temple, the bishop, the person who rules the temple of many minor gods.

5. Knights of the Templars, the seventeenth rank of the Empire.

The Legion Commander is elected by the Cardinal Conference, and the Legion Token is in the hands of the Pope and numbers five thousand.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Saga was a little surprised, there was no such thing in the previous life.

This clause clearly strengthened the temple.

In the previous Knights of the Templars, the commander of the legion was only a sixteenth-level official, and he led a legion of only 2,000 people.

Then it almost more than doubled the strength of this legion, and the improvement of the legion's rank also has many benefits for the legion.

"The changes in the temple are still quite big, according to this regulation, Grand Priest Chernot can jump directly from the fifteenth level to the seventeenth level, which is really fate. ”

Chernolt was the archbishop in charge of the province of Blago, and according to the original imperial regulations, the archbishop order of each province was also different.

The province of Blago is in the worst category, but now it is clear that the Empire wants to treat all provinces equally.

Archbishop Chenolte's luck was indeed very good, and he was released at this time to catch up with this wave of benefits.

Chapter 4 - Changes in the administrative, inspection and law enforcement systems:

From the date of the issuance of the regulations, the central and provincial localities, administrative. The three major systems of inspection and law enforcement were reorganized into departments.

In the first and first class departments, the minister is ranked at the nineteenth level of the secretary.

Organization Department - in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion, decoration, transfer and other affairs of the subordinate officials.

The Ministry of Finance - In charge of all the Empire's subjects, taxes, salaries, and all matters relating to the Empire's finances.

Ministry of Civil Affairs - the administrative division in charge of all the internal territories of the empire, the civil affairs of all citizens, and the handling body of the slave-owning class.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in charge of communication between the empire and its subjects, formulates foreign policy, and even wags foreign wars, with the 22nd and 23rd Legions under its command.

Each department has three to five deputy ministers, who are in charge of various affairs, and rank at the 17th level of the Central Secretary.

In the second- and second-class departments, the minister is ranked at the eighteenth level of the secretary.

The Ministry of Education is in charge of the promotion and promotion of officials of all the colleges in the empire, the allocation of resources of the major colleges, and the examination arrangements of the major colleges, seminaries, and magic colleges.

The Faculty of St. Trajan is also the First Deputy Minister of Education, with a rank of 17.

In addition, the deans of the other four major colleges, the Emerald City Seminary and the Emerald City Magic Academy, are also the other six deputy ministers, ranking at the sixteenth level.

Ministry of Industry - in charge of engineering construction, mineral excavation, factory construction and other matters within the empire.

The Customs Department is in charge of the customs affairs along the coast of the Empire, as well as the exchanges with the various tribes in the East China Sea, and has the Imperial East Sea Fleet under its command, which is not included in the Empire's battle sequence.

"The Imperial East Sea Fleet is finally out of the control of the military department, and each reform weakens the power of the military department. Saga shook his head a little speechlessly, it was really a big thing.

Chapter 5 - Judicial Restructuring of Health Inspection:

1. The Ministry of Public Security shall be established, with subordinate organs setting up city guards in major cities, ranging from 2,000 to 1,000 depending on the size of the cities, and town guards in major cities and towns, with the number of people ranging from 300 to 100.

It is responsible for managing the security of the city and town, detecting illegal activities, maintaining law and order, and protecting the basic life safety of residents.

2. The Supreme Court shall be established in the Emerald Capital, with the Supreme Justice at the nineteenth rank and the second judge at the eighteenth level.

Each province has a High Court with a rank of 17 senior judges, 16 rank of secondary judges, and 15 rank of clerks.

3. The establishment of the Supreme Procuratorate, which shall be responsible for supervising the officials of the empire, and submitting representations to the courts for trial, and having the power to urge the courts to try them as soon as possible. The subordinate bodies are comparable to the courts.

4. Establish a Ministry of Justice to handle the outcome of court trials.

"The Ministry of Public Security, the guards in the various cities, the total number, where does the minister get these funds?" Saga shook his head slightly, I am afraid that this money still has to be taken out from the various local administrative agencies.

"The burden on the people at the bottom has to be heavier again!"

Chapter 6 - Legion, Military Department, Military Power!

"The military attache system excludes the governor and the grand governor, headed by the head of the military department. ”

The first sentence of the opening chapter is so shocking!

For a long time, the governors of provinces and the great governors of the frontiers were calculated according to the military attache system, but now they have been directly eliminated from the military attache system.

The military department is in charge of all military-related affairs of the empire, dealing with the issue of soldiers' discharge, and is responsible for the repair and worship of Jingling halls in various places.

The head of the military department, known as the "generalissimo", was ranked at the nineteenth rank of the secretary.

The chief of staff, known as the "marshal", was ranked at the eighteenth rank of the secretary.

The three deputy ministers, known as "generals", rank seventeenth.

The two mythical legions, the five ultimate legions, and the legion commander ranks eighteenth in Shangqing.

The Imperial Citizen Halo Legion was renamed the "Advanced Legion", ranging from the fifteenth to the seventeenth legion.

The regular army of ordinary citizens of the empire, renamed the "Intermediate Legion", ranged from the twelfth to the fourteenth legion.

Those whose strength is above the auxiliary legion and below the regular army of the empire are called "low-level legions".

Chapter 7 – Governor, Grand Governor.

The Grand Governor is at the rank of 20 and holds all the powers in a realm.

The Governor was the 19th and 18th rank of the Governor and held all the powers of a province.

Seeing this, only the last page of the thick book remained, and Sachar gently flipped it.

Note at the end of the volume: The system of official positions and titles are not subordinate to each other and have no relationship with each other.

The title below the duke can be inherited, and the title of duke and above is reserved to the first class marquis, and the title is inherited, which is decreasing according to generation.

Those who inherit the title will make meritorious contributions on the battlefield and make up for the title first.

After all, the big names of the Emerald Capital still have a very high vision and understand the disadvantages of a real hereditary title.

Therefore, such a method of decreasing titles has been formulated, even if it is a high gate, if the children do not work hard, they will be unknown after a few generations.

In particular, the point of "meritorious service on the battlefield, first make up for the title" restricts the progress of the children of the high family.

The general meaning of this sentence is that if a person inherits the title of an ancestor, if he inherits the title of a second-class marquis.

Then when he makes meritorious contributions on the battlefield, he will first look at the promotion of the title, whether it is enough to be promoted to a second-class marquis.

If it is not enough, the credit should be written down for the time being, and he will not be promoted until he can be promoted to the first rank of marquis in the future.

If he hadn't accumulated enough military exploits in his life to maintain the title of second-class marquis, not only would he not be able to be promoted to the title, but in the future, when his children inherited the title, he would be demoted to a third-class marquis.

The introduction of this system can ensure that the noble family maintains a strong combat effectiveness.

Since it is a real and embodied title, it is different from the honorary titles of the previous empires.

Then naturally there is something attached to the title - land, or fiefdom!

Of course, in a centralized country like the Jade Empire, it naturally cannot be sealed.

The empire chose a form of exchange, making a certain place a theoretical fief of the nobility.

Although the nobility did not have any rights in that land, they were able to enjoy a part of the tax rights.

That's a huge amount of money, and it's a golden rooster that lays eggs.

As long as there is a fiefdom, a family will have the capital to make a comeback, and this is something that can be passed on for thousands of years.

Although this change has made the circulation of classes a little more difficult, from the overall feeling of Sagar, the elite class of the Emerald Empire.

Or in other words, those high-ranking big people are already rare people with a conscience, at least not people who are short-sighted.

I still have the ambition of the family and the country in my heart, and I will give up some of the family's interests for the development of the empire.

For this, as a person who has seen too much ugliness, Sachar is still very pleased.