Creak.

A crack opened in the door.

Fusu stepped into Ji Heng's room.

He waved at Ji Heng and said, "Mr. Ji, it's really presumptuous to bother in the middle of the night. ”

Ji Heng said: "What happened in the field today? ”

Fusu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "In the morning, you asked me to wait for my brother to inquire about the situation, and I did learn some truths, but I really didn't have a clue about how to solve the affairs in the township, so I took the liberty to come and disturb." ”

"Please forgive me, sir."

Ji Heng waved his hand and said casually: "Say it." ”

Fusu forehead, said: "Today's women in the field, the reason why the soil is loosened at this time, is really to prepare for the beginning of spring, at present, there are few men in the place, either they are recruited to repair the Great Wall in nearby counties, or they are conscripted to become soldiers, only the old and weak women and children are left in the family, Daqin has been relatively heavy in these years, and agricultural work cannot be delayed, and there is a lack of men in the place, and it is impossible to cultivate only by the old and the young." ”

"Therefore, we can only loosen the soil in advance, hoping that when spring ploughing, the field can be relatively loose, so as to complete spring ploughing."

"But it doesn't really do much use."

"I can also clearly feel that this woman has a deep grudge against the government, and there is such a grudge, I am afraid that it is not a household, but almost half of the Guanzhong, Mr. is resourceful, can there be a way to soothe it?"

Fusu saluted Ji Heng.

He was really scared.

In the past, when he was in the palace, although he could hear some of it, he didn't feel it strongly, and it was only when he really went to the field and asked about the situation that he deeply understood the urgency of the situation.

This is in Guanzhong.

The hinterland of Daqin.

Now even the people in Guanzhong are so complaining, how can this not make him feel frightened?

Ji Heng glanced at Fusu lightly, shook his head very dryly, and said, "You think too highly of me, I'm just a 'raiser', how can I have the ability to solve so many things." ”

"And the woman has told you the solution."

Fusu was stunned.

He looked at Ji Heng suspiciously, and asked, "Mr. didn't follow, why did he say this?" ”

Ji Heng sneered and said lightly: "You just said it yourself, the biggest problem among the people is the lack of men, if you want to solve it, just send these men back, isn't this a ready-made solution?" ”

Fusu smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Sir. You don't have to joke with me, if the imperial court can do it, I'm afraid it would have been done a long time ago, and Mr. said before that the various fortifications in Daqin are continuous, and there is a great demand for manpower, and this method is not advisable at the moment. ”

Ji Heng said coldly: "Since it is not possible to send people back, then as in the past, grant a reward." ”

"Let them feel that what their men are doing is good for their families."

Fusu pondered for a moment and wondered, "Sir, can you talk about it carefully." ”

Ji Heng said indifferently: "The most straightforward thing is to send money." ”

"In addition to the fact that their men have left their homes, another reason why the local people are complaining is that their men are doing free conscription and cannot provide any help to their families."

"If the imperial court can give a certain amount of money and food to reduce the pressure on the local people's lives, even if they are still dissatisfied in their hearts, they will not be so resentful."

Hear the words.

Fusu smiled bitterly.

He didn't know how to do it, but he really couldn't do it.

There are millions of people serving in the world, how can the imperial court have so much money and food?

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it.

Fusu said: "Sir's method is really difficult to do. ”

Ji Heng said: "People don't want to let go, and they want people to serve for free, and sometimes they even have to send food and clothing to the localities, and there is no shortage of ordinary land rents, so why can't they accept the monstrous grievances of the local people?" ”

"Don't you think you're thinking too much?"

Fusu was silent.

How did he not know about it?

It's just that the current situation is like this, what can he do about it?

Fusu solemnly saluted Ji Heng, and said with a straight face: "Please also ask Mr. to relieve the trouble for Daqin." ”

Ji Heng shook his head and said, "You need to remember that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, when there is nothing, don't think about relying on a few words to solve the problem, your mouth can't solve the problem." ”

"It's always the thing that solves the problem."

"It's matter!"

"You should also understand that you went deep into the place this time, not to solve the problem, but to understand the problem, to find the problem, now you have found some problems, just write down the matter, and then gradually solve it when there are conditions in the future."

"Delusion is achieved overnight, and it is utopian."

"It's not realistic at all."

Fusu's face turned pale.

Ji Heng said: "The problems you see are actually too few. ”

"Local problems are far more than just the fields."

"There are magistrates as well."

"You have communicated with Shi Yue before, what do you think of this person?"

Fu Su pondered for a moment and said slowly: "This person is quite capable, he manages the pavilion in an orderly manner, and he treats people and things very kindly, and he is more sleek than ordinary old soldiers. ”

Ji Heng nodded and said, "But he's just a pavilion master." ”

Fusu's face sank.

He knew what Ji Heng was showing.

With the ability that Shi Yue is showing now, in fact, he should not be a pavilion chief, not to mention becoming a county official, at least he should be a county official, but he is nearly forty years old, and he has served in Qin Pavilion for nearly ten years, but he has not advanced an inch, which is actually unreasonable.

There is a big problem with the promotion of local officials.

Fusu said in a deep voice: "There is a problem with the selection of officials in this county. ”

Ji Heng shook his head and sneered: "Is it just this one county?" I think it's the whole Great Qin. ”

"Shi Yue's ability to handle political affairs, I don't know much at the moment, but the Qin Pavilion is well organized, and the people in the pavilion are very polite and respectful to him, which is enough to prove that Shi Yue is capable, at least able to convince the public."

"His talent may not be as good as that of the courtiers, but according to the past situation of Great Qin, at the age of forty, he should at least enter the county level, but now he is afraid of falling behind and losing the position of pavilion chief."

"This proves that there is a big problem with Daqin's political system."

Fusu's face was gloomy.

There was a solemnity in his eyes.

Ji Heng said: "Regardless of the Kanto, the promotion of the people in Guanzhong, in the past, most of them relied on military merits, with the end of the large-scale war, the people at the bottom no longer have the opportunity to obtain military merits, which also means that the people at the bottom have lost room for growth." ”

"In the past."

"Daqin's official appointment system is very perfect."

"Every year, there is a special meeting to assess officials at all levels, and then make 'promotion' and 'abolition' of officials, but this kind of official assessment system, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Qin, after the use of the 'local appointment of officials' and 'appointment system', it is almost half abolished."

"Especially Guanzhong!"

"Because there are many people in Qindi who have military merits."

"The 'appointment system' has started again, so a large number of officials' children are flooding the localities, and there are people above these officials' children, and how many local officials dare to offend?"

"In the end, the corpse meal is in the majority."

"The talented and capable are down, the virtuous are coaxed, and the villain is ambitious."

"This is the current situation at the bottom of Great Qin."

"Right now, it's just that the local Qiantou is complaining about Daqin, and when the local officials completely lose confidence in the imperial court, then it will really be time for Daqin to enter the ground."

"It's not far off."

"The problems at the bottom cannot be solved by saving the people, but also by saving officials and officials."

Fusu's breathing was a little short.

He argued: "It is true that there are many problems in the local area, but this is not what the imperial court wants. ”

"At the beginning of the world, within a month of the issuance of the official edict and the edict of worship, the imperial court began to integrate the official government, and the most important official government of the imperial court, the three dukes, nine kings and twelve official offices, absorbed a large number of officials, and one official government increased the number of officials by nearly 100."

"It's just that when the preparation for the construction of the three dukes, nine kings and twelve official mansions of the imperial court is completed, it is necessary to solve the thirty-six county guards, as well as the appointment of officials of more than 1,000 county orders.

"It was precisely because of the extreme shortage of officials that the imperial court implemented the 'appointment of officials according to the place'."

"One is to screen the old officials of the six countries, choose those who can do things without major flaws, and the other is to order each county to recruit study tours, enter the county as officials, and then report to the Imperial Shi Dafu for approval."

"Even so, there is still a shortage of officials."

"In the end, Your Majesty added another way to employ people."

"The son of a meritorious hero."

"This move is really an emergency solution, and it is really a helpless choice."

"Sir's attack is unreasonable."

Ji Heng's face was as usual, and he said slowly: "Since it is an emergency, nine years have passed, can there be changes?" ”

Fusu's face froze.

Ji Heng said again: "I remember that the appointment of these officials is all 'fake' positions, and they will have to check their political achievements in the future, but has the imperial court really verified the political achievements of these officials?" ”

"Also."

"For the officials at the bottom, does the court really care?"

"Today's Great Qin has completely abandoned the bottom, not only the chief ministers of Qian, but also the most basic officials, to a certain extent, Great Qin's political innovation is a failure."

"Daqin has deliberately abolished the military merit system over the years, but has not given any replacement, just trying to appease the middle officials, trying to rely on these heroes and heroes to sit firmly in the world."

"But I said it a long time ago."

"The world has changed!"

"Daqin has lost not only the hearts of the people, but also the hearts of officials at the bottom, and now the local officials, because of their past habits, still maintain a certain respect for Daqin, but this awe is destined to subside after successive colds."

"The state of Qin is the majority united by interests."

"Once Daqin abandons the majority due to the balance of interests, it is destined to be abandoned for the majority."

"This is Daqin's own choice."

Fusu's face turned pale.

Ji Heng continued: "Over the years, in the eyes of many people, they have such an understanding of Daqin, with more than innovation, insufficient regularity, great political success, and no foundation for people's livelihood, but in my opinion, this understanding is wrong. ”

"Daqin wants to do everything, but he actually can't achieve anything."

"And he's obstinate."

Ji Heng's words were heavy.

It even made Fusu a little difficult to accept.

(End of chapter)