Li Di stood up, took two steps back and forth at the table, and said in a deep voice: "In the old man's opinion, any re-determination of households, etc., cattle are not counted in household and other property, they are all blind tossing, and they are useless!" ”

Xu Ping had tried his best to calm down, but he was still a little angry at this time, and couldn't help asking, "How did Xianggong say that?" ”

Li Di turned around, looked at Xu Ping and asked, "Xu Longtu, do you know what the biggest use of household fixing is?" ”

"The upper class of the people make up less than 10 percent of the total, but 70 percent of the wealth of the world is in their hands. www.biquge.info If there are indefinite households, the tax and servitude will fall on the inferior poor households, which is inevitably uneven! ”

"That's right, the fixed household and so on were originally for the local government to restrain the powerful, and the poor people also had a way to live. In that case, why do you have to be so detailed? As long as the errand service department is distributed to the large households through the households. You have divided it carefully, and then the state and county magistrates can only do things according to the rules, tie their hands and feet, and become no more officials? ”

Xu Ping said: "What's wrong with doing things according to the rules? ”

When these words came out, Xu Ping also felt a little bottomless in his own heart. Since there is a distinction between officials, there are naturally different requirements, and all officials who follow the rules are despised by scholars, and being an official is about pioneering work. Public officials, on the other hand, are required to follow the rules and do things in full accordance with the rules, and it is a big mistake to overstep them.

Officials pay attention to the fact that no merit is a fault, and a clerk is a merit without fault, and different groups of people have different positions.

Naturally, enterprising officials will oppose the fact that everything is set in the right way, and the way the predecessors handled it may not be right, so why can't they play a better way of doing it. Lu Yijian became the target of public criticism, of course, because he formed a gang, but also because he set rules and used them to consolidate his position.

The state officials and county officials are the princes of one party, and the court only needs to make a request, and you don't care how he governs. If there is merit, it will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, it will be punished, and if the superiors usually do not point fingers, the level of governance may not be low.

Li Di was a traditional scholar, and when he heard that Xu Ping wanted to set the rules in detail, he instinctively objected. In the books of sages, there is naturally a principle of governing the world and saving people, and scholars are officials, where are there so many rules.

Looking at Xu Ping's appearance, Li Di snorted coldly: "We scholars, with the great avenue as the king, rule the world, everything is done according to the rules, so don't you treat yourself as an old official?" Xu Longtu, you should consider this matter carefully! ”

Xu Ping coughed, sorted out his thoughts, and then said, "Xianggong, you can't say that." If there is no precedent such as fixed households, a family will be a top household this year, and a middle household next year, and the final rules will not be appropriate. Those who go to account for property are all officials! ”

"What's the fault of one, or several? It doesn't affect the big picture! Besides, it is the officials who do things, and it is the state and county officials who set the rules, so they will naturally decide according to the feelings of the people in each state and county! - I said, what's the use of redefining this? ”

"The public, the households, etc., to determine the wealth and poverty of the people, so that the errand service department is assigned to the rich first and then the poor, so as to avoid the people from living in poverty, this is one. Another is to adjust the flow of private wealth by calculating the wealth of the households, and allowing the people to purchase assets that can generate more wealth. For example, the cultivated cattle just mentioned are not included in the assets of households, so there will inevitably be more cattle. If you raise more cattle, you can save manpower, cultivate more land, and produce more food when you cultivate naturally, yes or no? ”

"Nonsense! There is a fixed number of wealth in the world, if it is not here, it is there, where do you want to adjust? The wealth of the world is either in the hands of the officials or in the people, not in the hands of the rich people, or in the hands of the poor. As long as the condemnation is dead, unless there are special exceptions, the errand servants and the department can only be distributed to the upper and middle accounts, and the world will be peaceful. Xu Longtu, if you only do something useless, I won't come to you. But if you divide the household and so on, the people will disturb it, and it will not be peaceful for a few years, how to make it? ”

Xu Ping said in a deep voice: "Xianggong thinks that the regulations on redefining household transfer are useless? ”

"It's not just useless, it's harmful, and the people won't be at peace!"

Xu Ping stood up and said to Li Di: "Well, the official document from the transfer department is just for the states and counties to submit a petition to review their opinions." Since the prime minister thought that it was useless and harmful, he wrote it in the pleadings and replied to the transfer envoy. I can't do anything about this, and all states will not use the same standards at that time, and Mengzhou under the rule of Xianggong will not change! ”

Li Di saw Xu Ping's pale face, and his tone softened a little: "You say this, you can be taught, unlike some young people who have a bullish temper." Let the states refer to it themselves, and that's pretty much it. ”

"However, Xianggong, I said that in the front, when the time comes, the test will be taken once a year, and I will not only compare each state with previous years, but also compare each state with other states in the road, and each county should also be compared with other counties in this state."

Hearing this, Li Di couldn't help laughing: "Where did you get the confidence that you can cure the state and county according to what you say!" The old man has been an official for decades, and he will care about how you take the test! - Haha, that's it, that's it! ”

As he spoke, Li Di shook his head and paced with a smile, obviously thinking that Xu Ping was telling a joke.

Where does Xu Ping have the leisure to tell him jokes, there is no way. It doesn't make sense in theory, and you can only convince these people with facts. The transfer envoy has no administrative authority, and Li Di has no way to resist if he does not implement his own policy, so instead of making an embarrassment like then, it is better to go his own way. Xu Ping has no ability to boost the economy of Jingxi Road, so if he really makes merits, leaving only one Mengzhou, Xu Ping has something to say.

The former prime minister, who was the emperor's teacher, if he really made a bad evaluation, look at where Li Di's old face goes.

At this time, the assessment of state and county officials is generally based on an average of the previous three or five years and set up as the ancestral amount. If the current year exceeds this ancestral amount, it is qualified, and more than one percent will be promoted or reduced according to the regulations. If you do not reach the ancestral amount, you will be punished if it is less than ninety percent, and it is generally to extend the number of years of grinding. The gap is within 10%, and there is no reward or punishment, which is a reasonable error.

The comparative method is rarely used, and it has been widely implemented in history when Wang Anshi changed the law, and in the words of Xu Ping's previous life, it is the last elimination system. The assessment of the state and county is not only compared with the ancestral amount, but also compared with the surrounding states and counties, and the worst one is dismissed. Economic development is constrained by many factors, and the comparative method is simple and crude, which is very deceitful, and it is easy for local officials to overdraw their local economic potential, especially not conducive to the implementation of some long-term policies.

Of course, Xu Ping will not adopt the last elimination system, but in order to encourage the officials who follow him to do things, it is inevitable to divide the Zhizhou of Jingxi Road into three, six, nine and so on. Once a year, these are their promotions in the officialdom in the future.

After talking to Li Di, Xu Ping took his leave and returned to the front official office to preside over the official affairs of Mengzhou.

The money and grain owners in the state are in charge of the general judgment, and they have seen the prison where they signed the judgment and recorded the army, and when they saw that there were no major cases or doubtful cases, Xu Ping went to the general judgment hall.

At this time, Li Shen'an sat behind his case, watching the officials of the various cases in the hall busy, sorting out all kinds of official documents and accounts for inspection. I know what I am doing in my heart, Li Shen has been conscientious and conscientious in the past year, and he has no handle for others to grasp, so he is naturally calm in his heart and does not feel nervous.

Seeing Xu Ping coming, Li Shen hurriedly got up and saluted.

Xu Ping nodded: "Let them get busy, let's sit down and talk." ”

Li thanked him and ordered the official to serve tea.

After drinking tea, Xu Ping thought for a while before saying: "I saw Li Xianggong of Zhizhou just now, and he did not agree with the redetermination of how to divide households, etc., thinking that one is useless, and the other is disturbing the people. What do you think? ”

Li Shen smiled bitterly: "Du Cao, the lower officials naturally do things according to the instructions of the governor of the state, what can he think?" ”

Xu Ping smiled: "You don't have to be nervous, I'm not here to separate your acquaintance." I just told Li Xianggong that Mengzhou will not participate in the re-establishment of the household this time. Now I ask you, just to hear your thoughts, and nothing else. Of course, there are big changes in other states, and there will naturally be more affairs, and there will be fewer things in Mengzhou, and then it is indispensable for you to go to other states to do things. ”

"Isn't Mengzhou involved?" Li Shen was a little disappointed, "Du Cao has something to order, and the lower officials will do it with their hearts." ”

Li participated in Xu Ping's contact a lot, and thought that if he did what he said, he would definitely be able to make some achievements. Li Shen was originally born in Enyin, and he needed these real achievements to be promoted, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost at this time. However, Li Di decided to do it, he had to do it, there was no one in the court, and he didn't have the confidence to do it with Zhizhou.

"Tell me what you think, I know what you think. After the river is repaired in winter, there will inevitably be great changes in Jingxi Road in the coming year, and there will be many temporary things, so it is inevitable to transfer people from the state and county. ”

Li Shen pondered again and again before he said: "Xia Guan thinks that last time in Luoyang City, what Du Cao said made sense. If it is really done according to the plan, the money and grain on Jingxi Road can increase a lot in two or three years, which is of course a good thing. ”

"Just have your words! At the beginning of spring in the coming year, the idle fields on both sides of the Yellow River will be reclaimed by the camp and field affairs. Remember that it is idle land, and it should be connected into a large area, and do not count the land cultivated by the people, so as not to cause disputes. ”

Li Shen said respectfully: "Xia Guan understands, and he will arrange someone to do it in two days." ”

"The main thing is to grow cotton and rotate with rice and wheat. Once you give them the land, you will not be able to interfere with it, but you will have to wait for the harvest to get your share. Rice and wheat are grain, and cotton is purchased by the three divisions and the transshipment envoys, all of which are cash. You have to be clear about this and know it in your heart. ”

Xu Ping originally wanted to be led by the transshipment envoy to lead all the links from the purchase of cotton to the making of cotton cloth, but it was not appropriate to think about it, and the purchase and transportation were still placed in the Sansi shop, including the sale of cotton cloth. Otherwise, the economic power held by the local government will be too great, and as soon as he leaves Jingxi Road, he will definitely have countless incidents. (To be continued.) )