Chapter 283: The King's Law is abolished and established
After a short rest, Mr. Ding happily asked the aide to bring a chair for Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yulin quickly stood up and asked the aide to bring a chair for him to sit next to Zhao Feiyan.
Mr. Ding and Mr. Li both stood up and asked: How can this be done?
He said it was okay, they were all discussing the matter at the same table, and Mr. Zhao and Mr. Li were both his teachers, so why couldn't he use it?
When Zhao Yan came in, he was also surprised to see that he was asked to sit next to Mr. Ding. He insisted on refusing, and finally changed seats with Mr. Li.
Mr. Ding was delighted and made full use of his role as a peacemaker, asking everyone to think carefully about how to reform and do a good job in the republican affairs.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said: First of all, we must believe in and support the current reforms. The Inspection Department and the Shunfeng Office should strictly supervise.
We officials must take the lead. Those who do not agree with the republic, do not support the republic, and make irresponsible remarks about state affairs must be resolutely eliminated from the officialdom of Sichuan and Shu. These people who eat the rice in our pot and want to smash our pot must not be tolerated.
These words were spoken with such force that the atmosphere in the meeting room immediately became solemn.
Lao Cao then said that the officials who had been transferred or promoted should be gathered together for a group talk as a warning.
Zhao Yulin pointed out that this was not enough and asked them to sign a letter of commitment and actively accept supervision. If they did not agree with our governing proposition, they could resign and seek better opportunities.
He suggested: In the future, the Administration Office will make a division of labor. Lord Ding will be in charge of official selection and financial revenue and expenditure, which are very important matters. In the past, the imperial court had the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue. Our Administration Office can also learn to reform and establish the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue to clarify the responsibilities of various affairs.
Zhao Yulin's words were like a bombshell, causing everyone's hearts to surge.
It was obvious that he wanted to establish a small court, but this small court was a collaboration among various officials, and it adopted a republican approach to handling state affairs.
Before anyone could react, he dropped the second bomb.
Zhao Yulin solemnly explained that in the future, the civil service system must be completely reformed, the award of titles must be abolished, the only way of selecting officials in the past, which was to select officials based on their academic performance, must be changed, and talents must be selected in practice, with emphasis on actual performance. The strategy of employing capable people should be promoted, average people should be given way, and mediocre people should be demoted should be implemented.
Anyone who stands in the toilet without taking a shit and causes serious impact and losses will be held accountable for dereliction of duty. The lighter punishment will be ordered to resign, and the heavier punishment will be sentenced to prison or even beheaded.
The hall immediately fell silent.
Zhao Yulin was still talking: What did he think of the chief official of a place? First, he looked at whether the local government was in good order and the people were harmonious; second, he looked at whether the people's lives had improved; and third, he looked at the cultivation of talents, tax revenue, and the development of agriculture, commerce, and handicrafts.
The quality of a local official is not judged by how well he writes or what he says, but by what he actually does for the people.
The gentlemen in the hall rarely discussed anything, and everyone was concentrating on listening to him.
Then, he proposed that the chief steward of Kangning Prefecture, Yangjin, come back to assist Lord Ding in implementing administrative reforms, and anyone who was willing to go to the border area could sign up for discussion.
Mr. Ding had already been absorbed in his thoughts. Seeing him stop to drink tea, he hesitantly asked him if that was the end of the day. Gentlemen, please take a rest.
Zhao Yulin nodded, and Mr. Ding ordered the meeting to be adjourned. Everyone stood up, stretched their muscles and left.
Lao Cao said that since Brother Yulin had said so much, they should discuss it further and have lunch at the government office at noon.
Mr. Ding immediately ordered his assistants to go to the kitchen to arrange meals, and everyone went to the small hall to have tea.
The old man asked him with great interest, how should the administration be done?
He said that of course a Ministry of Personnel should be established to specialize in administrative reforms, and Yang Jin should come back as the deputy envoy. All matters should be planned first and discussed with Lord Ding. After the plan is mature, everyone can discuss and decide on its implementation. What do you think?
Zhao Yulin was making the arrangements directly, but Lord Ding, Lord Li, Lord Zhao, and even Lao Cao had nothing to say. Lord Ding immediately nodded and said that the Administration Office would issue a document immediately, asking General Manager Yang Jin to come back.
Li Zhongmian asked with some worry: "Now that Yangjin has left Kangning, who will take over?" Tibetan affairs have always been complicated and changeable, so we need to find someone with a reliable mind and good work ethic to do the job.
Li Zhongmian pointed to his own head as he spoke.
Zhao Yulin knew that what he meant was that the ideological quality must be strong, because it was an area where Tibetans and Han people lived together, the situation was complicated and there was no room for carelessness.
He said that he had just asked everyone to recommend themselves, and he had not thought about it yet.
Cao Youwen said in a serious tone that no matter who was sent, all future qualifiers would need to pass the inspection of Shunfeng.
Zhao Yulin explained that this is called political review, that is, the review of entering politics. If you want to be an official, you have to withstand the review. In the future, officials who meet the requirements can be reviewed first, and then promoted and appointed to avoid a small number of officials who do nothing after taking office or act recklessly after taking office.
Several people began to nod in thought.
Just as they were about to go to the restaurant to eat, Hua Yue walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he asked to resign from the post of Transport Envoy, saying that he did not understand the business and often could not keep up with the dispatches of the Office of Administration.
All the gentlemen looked at Zhao Yulin in a daze.
He asked us to have dinner together and talk while we ate.
At the dinner table, Hua Yue publicly recommended Ma Ling to take over as the Transport Commissioner, as he believed that Ma Ling was more suitable for this position.
This time, it was Zhao Yulin's turn to stare at him blankly.
Hua Yue is a really straightforward person. He speaks without considering the time, place, people and occasion.
"Immortal Banban," Zhao Yulin cursed inwardly.
Hua Yue even raised his glass to toast Zhao Yulin sincerely, swearing that he was speaking from the heart. He recommended a virtuous man and asked Madam Ma Ling to be the transfer envoy.
Lao Cao felt that Hua Yue was not cut out for the job of transporter, so he smiled and said that since Lord Hua had repeatedly declined the position, Madam Ma Ling would temporarily take over the post of deputy envoy. Where would Lord Hua be willing to take up the appropriate position?
Hua Yue said that he used to work as a censor for the emperor, and everyone laughed at him for being in charge of impeachment and picking out the flies on other people's faces.
Lao Cao immediately burst into laughter.
Mr. Li said seriously that Lord Hua was an upright and open-minded person, which was what a real man should do.
Mr. Ding turned to Zhao Yulin and asked what to do. Let’s set up a Censorate right now.
Hua Yue immediately stood up and declined, wanting to leave.
No matter how outstanding this person is, there is no precedent for setting up a position specifically for him.
Zhao Yulin waved and asked him to sit down, saying that he had an idea. In the past, the judicial commissioner had not yet sorted out the old laws and regulations, and eliminated the coarse and retained the fine. Let's ask Lord Hua to temporarily serve as the judicial commissioner, responsible for investigating and handling cases while sorting out the old laws and regulations one by one.
He said that first, since the emperor no longer existed, the preferential treatment clauses involving the royal family should be completely abolished;
Second, how about correcting the current clauses that are not in line with the vision of the new society and establishing legal provisions that all Chinese are one family, everyone is equal, and all abide by them?
The gentlemen were in awe.
Zhao Yulin cited the example of exiling criminals. At that time, Sichuan was so small that if a person committed a slightly more serious crime, he would be exiled one thousand, three thousand, or eight thousand miles away. It would require an official to escort the prisoner to walk two round trips around Sichuan.
The gentlemen immediately burst into laughter.
This system is a time-consuming and costly trek that consumes a great deal of manpower and material resources. He believes that it is unnecessary and that it would be better to implement labor reform by detaining people in a different place.
After a short rest, Hua Yue stood up and said that he would accept it and become the founder of a new law.
Zhao Yulin stood up and paid tribute to Hua Yue and Zhao Yan, saying that judicial justice is complete with at least three steps: investigation, supervision, and trial. The Song Dynasty has a long way to go in legislation, and he would have to thank the two adults for their hard work in the future.
Zhao Yan smiled faintly without any expression, but Hua Yue agreed excitedly.
On the vast grasslands of Mobei, the Khan of the grassland is cursing his mother.
Although Hubili and Kuoduan recovered Yanzhou, overall it was still a defeat in 1237. His troops suffered heavy losses and did not get much useful stuff.
The Western Expedition Army far away on the Volga River was actually under the control of Badu. The Western Expedition Army fought successfully and occupied the Russian steppes. All Russian principalities, big and small, surrendered to Badu. The army was strong in both military and military and extremely rich.
The Khan had already produced twelve golden medals to order Batu's Western Expedition Army to meet up in the Central Plains to annihilate the Shenwei Army, but Batu turned a deaf ear to him and cast the gold medals into small gold coins to buy wine to reward the three armies. In fact, the Mongol Empire had begun to split, and his imperial edicts could no longer command the four directions.
The Khan reluctantly summoned the kings to discuss the matter, and only the close ministers in the Central Plains and the Desert Royal Court participated.
The generals and princes who had experienced the Battle of Guyuan unanimously agreed that if they wanted to have a decisive battle with the Shenwei Army, they still needed to accumulate weapons and recruit more soldiers to increase their military strength.
Everyone turned their attention to the weak Jiangdong and Meng Gong's Jinghu hinterland. Some people said that Zhao Bing in Lin'an was quite obedient, and ordered him to hand over the annual tribute and silk, and proposed a one-year truce to accumulate strength before attacking the Shenwei Army.
Some people said that Meng Gong had rectified the administration of officials, and the storage of grain in military farms was recovering rapidly. So we should send troops along the junction of Jiangdong and Meng Gong's army to attack and annihilate Meng Gong's vitality and weaken his power.
Others advocated trying to blackmail the Shenwei Army like they did in recovering Yanzhou, and nibbling away at the Shenwei Army's territory bite by bite.
Several forces were drinking wine and discussing heroes in the center of the royal court, drinking and discussing national policies.
When Zhao Yulin returned, he saw Fenghuang accompanying Zhang Xiangyang and Mr. Wu Yong to have tea at their house. Fenghuang said happily that the two old gentlemen were coming to their house, and she was just about to ask someone to invite her brother.
The two gentlemen kept praising the women as being as good as men and calling them heroes. I was so happy.
Fenghuang is an ordinary girl from one of the many mountain villages in Bozhou. She led a team and walked out of the mountains step by step. She saw the colorful world outside and continued to learn and grow into an ordinary soldier.
Of course I am very happy to be able to chat and communicate with a great scholar like Mr. Wu, and to receive his sincere praise.
Zhao Yulin went over and sat next to Fenghuang. I told him that Mr. Zhang proposed to merge the newspaper office into the government school, and Mr. Wu came to discuss the establishment of Caotang University.
Zhang Xiangyang said happily that the page size of Chengdu's "Chengdu Weekly" is twice as large as Cuiping Morning Post. It is printed three times a month, and each issue has tens of thousands of copies. Sales are booming. There is an endless stream of businesses placing small advertisements in the newspaper, and they have been profitable since this issue.
Mr. Wu said with a smile that teaching and educating people were the responsibilities of the provincial school, and that the provincial school should have published a newspaper in the first place. It was Mr. Zhang who made him wake up.
Zhao Yulin was about to speak when he saw Zhao Feiyan hurriedly walking in.
Fenghuang laughed and asked the girl what brought her here.
