Under the leadership of the officials of the Shaofu, Liu Che's royal car drove into a village.

This village is called 'Jiali'.

Like most Han villages today, most of the houses in this Jiali are made of bamboo or wooden planks.

Those who can live in brick houses are either landlords or eunuchs.

The design of the bamboo house in the Han family is very interesting.

It is basically divided into two floors, the upper floor is inhabited by people, and the lower floor is a livestock pen.

In addition, most of the houses are designed with wooden beams to support the load.

In fact, the walls of most buildings in the Han Dynasty were not load-bearing in themselves, but only used as partitions.

In other words, even if the walls collapse, the house will not collapse.

Liu Che looked at the farmhouse outside through the curtain of the car with great interest.

Listening to the sounds of pigs, sheep and cows coming from the livestock pen in the farmhouse, Liu Che only felt warm in his heart, as sweet as eating honey.

The fact that the peasants have spare energy to raise livestock, especially large livestock such as pigs, cattle and sheep, is in itself proof that the people's livelihood has been maintained at the subsistence line.

If they can't even fill their own stomachs, where will they have the surplus wealth and ability to raise pigs, cattle and sheep?

In other ways, the Shaofu could deceive the village's barns, such as filling the village's barns with corn and wheat, having the roads and sanitation in and around the village cleared, and putting the children in new clothes.

But the bureaucrats of the Shaofu would never go to other places to bring in livestock and put them in the livestock pens of peasant households.

It's not that they can't, it's that they can't think of it.

The car stopped near a brick house in the village, and Shaofu Ling Cen Mai came over and asked, "Your Majesty." The three elders of Jiali are outside the carriage to greet St. Ann! ”

Liu Che lifted the curtain slightly, and saw more than 100 people. Led by an old man on crutches, they knelt in two rows on both sides of the road.

Liu Che hurriedly said: "Hurry up and ask the elder to ...... flattened," saying that, he himself was also hurriedly supported by the eunuchs. Get out of the car.

In the Han Dynasty, the status of the three old classes was even higher than that of the scholar class.

Of course, the people who usually serve as the three elders are basically from the scholar class.

Song Ming's 'scholar' class, united, can silence the government, and even the eunuch group is afraid.

Do you think that's awesome?

But the three elders of the Han Dynasty are even more awesome!

Song Ming's scholars also relied on public opinion to kidnap and hijack. to coerce the government.

But the class of the three elders of the Han Dynasty did not need to do this at all.

Their political status is guaranteed by law, and they are supported and recognized and respected by the whole society.

Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty Taizu once personally drafted an edict and announced to the world: The people dare to scold the three old men, and they will not be in good faith! Xu (three elders) entered and exited the official mansion and galloped on the road; (Three old) Lieshi Jia Shi, don't rent, than Shandong!

The meaning of this edict. That is, whether it is officials or ordinary people, those who dare to insult and insult the three elders are regarded as 'great rebellion'. The three elders were allowed to freely enter and leave the tent of the official and marshal, except for the imperial palace, and walked on all roads, including the imperial roads, and no one was allowed to obstruct them. The three elders do business and open shops. No one shall be taxed on the land planted by the three elders. and the family members of the three elders, who are exempt from one qiē tax for life, and their treatment is on par with that of the old brothers in Shandong.

In the Han Dynasty, the old brothers of Shandong were in the same status as the old Red Army, the old Eighth Road, and the old New Fourth Army of the Celestial Empire.

Compared with the three elders of the Han Dynasty, the scholar class of the Song and Ming dynasties was simply weak in combat effectiveness.

Therefore, even Liu Che, the emperor, in front of a third elder, must give him the necessary respect and preferential treatment.

It shows that the attitude of the Son of Heaven to respect the elderly echoes the national policy of the Han dynasty of 'ruling the world with filial piety'.

In other words, as long as the Han family still adheres to the fundamental national policy of 'ruling the world with filial piety', the social status and political status of the three elders will be sufficiently guaranteed.

However, compared with the literati group of the Song and Ming dynasties, the three old classes of the Han Dynasty hardly made trouble for the state and the government.

The answer is simple.

In the Han Dynasty, if you want to be a third elder, there is a hard condition.

This is stipulated by Liu Bang.

The three elders must be at least 50 years old, have spiritual practice, and be able to lead the people to do good.

In this era before the Common Era, when the average life expectancy was less than 50, a person could live to the age of 50, and he basically had to consider his own future arrangements.

Such an old man who is half-cut into the ground, whether in thought or behavior, is bound to become more and more conservative.

Such a person, even if he is given privileges, will not be like young people, who want to rely on this privilege to gain fame and fortune and have a good future.

In particular, many of the three elders used to be officials with real power in a certain place.

After retiring, they may even use their life income to do something for the benefit of their hometown.

For example, bridges and roads were repaired, water conservancy was renovated, and even some primitive private schools were opened to educate the children in the village.

Like Liu Che's current Uncle Tian, a few years ago, when Zhishi was at home, he took the children of the township to dig channels and repair roads, and he was very busy.

The same is true of the three elders in this armor.

This third old man is called Wang Zheng.

Sixty-three years old this year, born in the Chu and Han dynasties, when he was a teenager, he listened to lectures from the Chang'an famous Fuqiu Gongmen.

This Fuqiu Gong has a great background.

He is a disciple of Xunzi, and at the turn of the Qin and Han dynasties, he was a famous celebrity and giant in the world.

His disciples are all over the world.

For example, Shen Gong, the leader of the Lu Confucian faction of the Han Dynasty, King Chu Yuan, the founder of the Chu Confucian faction, and King Chu Yi, the son of King Chu Yuan, have all listened to lectures under him.

Although this Fuqiu Gong has no prominent status in history, few people even know about it.

But without him.

The current situation of Confucianism may not be much better than that of Mohists.

When this Wang Zheng listened to the lecture under the Fuqiu Gongmen, his qualifications were not very good, so his achievements were not great.

Relying on the support of the brothers and sisters, he finally mixed up with the county.

When others are county officials, they have to make a hundred and eighty thousand yuan, and then return to their hometowns.

But Wang Zheng is an official, but he is extremely incorruptible.

has been a county magistrate for nearly 20 years, and he is still clean on both sleeves, and even the official uniform is sewn and mended.

After returning to his hometown. Even because he had no money, he could only sell his family's property.

What a tragedy!

But then. The magistrate found out that there was such a scholar under his rule, and he had to sell his property to make a living. So his name was reported to the internal history, and the internal history was reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the prime minister who was in charge at that time was the late An Hou Shen Tujia, and with a wave of his hand, he put this person into Shanglin Yuan and appointed him as the third elder in this Sixian Garden.

Of course, at that time, Sixian Garden was not called Sixian Garden.

Well, it's a comedy again.

Liu Che thought about the information about the third elder that Wang Dao had reported yesterday. I also sighed in my heart.

It seems that it is time to increase the salary of civil servants in this Han family.

Otherwise, this Qing official is so bitter that he can't even support his family, and he even has to sell his land when he is old.

Isn't this encouraging corruption?

Moreover, the official salary is indeed very low.

A thousand-stone county magistrate, one year old, but only a thousand stone corn. Plus some bounty and a subsidy from the manuscript tax.

If you die, it's only worth 10,000 dollars of income.

The average monthly income is no more than 1,000 yuan.

At the beginning, the late Prime Minister Shen Tujia, a dignified prince at the top of the ministers, a family member and servant. There are only ten people!

In his previous life, the current prime minister Zhou Yafu died of hunger strike in the end. It was because his son was reported for reselling ordnance.

Then why did his son resell ordnance?

Answer: His son felt that his father's health was getting worse and worse. I have to prepare for the future generations and earn some funeral expenses, and I can't let my father go underground, and he will be as miserable as in the world.

Shen Tujia, Zhou Yafu, it's still like this, it is conceivable that other people who are not greedy or don't take what kind of life are living?

Therefore, the Han family is now up and down the government and the opposition, bribery is commonplace, and even in the court, there are countless money and power transactions, which can be imagined.

Mr. Liu had been looking for an opportunity to give officials a raise in the open.

Of course, Liu Che knows that a salary increase cannot solve the problem of corrupt officials.

If you give him a hundredfold raise, he will be corrupt.

But at the very least, good people can't be allowed to suffer in vain.

Besides, after the salary increase, maybe it can save some people who were unwilling to be corrupt?

For example, the scholars who served as local officials after the examination.

Now, they can still fight with their ideals and enthusiasm.

But ideals and enthusiasm and passion cannot be eaten.

After a long time, Liu Che was worried that these people would also be assimilated by the officialdom that came first.

And this inspection is a good opportunity!

With such a thought, Liu Che walked up to the third elder, helped him up with his own hands, and said, "The elder is broken, please get up quickly!" ”

He also said to the people, "Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up quickly!" ”

This Sixian Garden is Liu Che's last base camp, the old nest and the strongest fortress.

As the fief of Prince Liu Che, the place of the hidden residence.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the whole world betrays Liu Che, the people living here will still firmly support and support him.

This is a fact proven by history.

In the previous life, after Liu Rong committed suicide, the last people to guard and worship Liu Rong were the people from his prince's garden.

Historically, before Emperor Wu's crown prince Liu committed suicide in defeat, his last loyal subordinate was also a soldier from his prince's court.

Naturally, Liu Che also has a particularly cordial feeling for these die-hard and brainless fans.

The four words 'father, old folks' are Liu Che's reward for these people.

Don't underestimate these four words.

In this world, who dares to embarrass the emperor's fathers and fellow villagers?

Don't want to mix it up?

At the very least, these people will stay away from excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and there will even be high-level officials who will take the initiative to take care of them.

In this world, there is never a shortage of stinky feet and sycophants.

The third old Wang Zhengwei stood up tremblingly, stationed with a dove cane (also known as a few canes, because its column head is often carved into a dove-shaped, so it is commonly known as a dove cane), bowed to Liu Che, and said: "The ministers and ministers meet His Majesty, may His Majesty live a thousand years......"

Liu Che looked down at Wang Zheng's appearance.

The appearance of this third elder is already extremely old.

His face was full of wrinkles, and even his body was thin and thin, and his hands holding dove canes were as dry and hard as old bark.

For such a lifelong person who abides by his duty, Liu Che has always been very respectful.

Although according to the information, this Wang Zheng was an official. Achievements and abilities are not outstanding.

He, like Shi Fen, the old Ziguanglu doctor, relied on diligence and duty to become an official.

It's just that his life is not as good as Shi Fen. Throughout his life, he has limited achievements in his career.

Even after saying goodbye to old age. As the third elder, he did not lead the people and made any remarkable achievements.

He is like most old people in this era, loyal, diligent, thrifty, responsible, and down-to-earth.

However, they are not to blame.

Each generation has the characteristics of each generation.

Shi Fen and Wang Zheng's generation, when they entered the office, the people who were in charge of the dynasty were called Xiao He, Cao Shen, and Wang Ling.

These three famous ministers in the early Han Dynasty have a common characteristic: they love to use honest people.

Even Cao Shen deliberately drank heavily all day in order to promote his political philosophy. Ignore government affairs, decentralize power, let local autonomy, and rule by inaction.

The top is good, and the bottom is effective.

The ministers and celebrities that Liu Che has seen from that period are basically more or less inevitably with the same characteristics.

"How old are the old man?" Although he already knew Wang Zheng's age, Liu Che still pretended to be and asked with a sincere face.

"Returning to His Majesty. The old minister is sixty years old! Wang Zheng kowtowed and replied.

Liu Che hurriedly asked Wang Dao to support him and prevent him from kneeling like this again.

This old man is in very bad health, and if something happens during the prostration, it will be miserable!

"The elder was born at the end of Qin, ......," Liu Che sighed. said to the ministers on the left and right: "I think that at the beginning, Emperor Gao raised the righteous division and eliminated tyranny." Sweep the heroes and lay down this Han family. That's why we have today's peaceful time, I see the elders. I can't help but recall the old ministers and heroes who followed Emperor Gao to fight the world, but unfortunately, I was young and couldn't recognize the appearance of the ministers! ”

"Your Majesty thinks of the merits of your ancestors, and you are filial!" The surrounding sycophants immediately applauded.

Liu Che waved his hand to stop the slapping of this group of sycophants, called the Shaofu Ling Cen Mai over, and ordered: "Cen Qing, I miss the heroes of Taizu, it is a pity that the elders of the world withered, and those who survived in the world, but I waited for Shen Tujia, Beiping Marquis Zhang Cang and a few other people, I thought that if I didn't take advantage of the fact that these veterans and ministers were alive, there were still people who could corroborate, record, and inquire, and wait for their deaths, I am afraid that future generations will no longer know the merits of their ancestors, and they will not know the ancestors and the blue wisps of the ancestors, and it will be difficult to start a business!" ”

"I ordered you to be the ambassador of Lingyan Pavilion, hold the festival to consult the world's veteran heroes, so the old ministry, for the high emperor one hundred and eight liehous, do a biography, written in bamboo silk, clear in the world, and then edict capable craftsmen, for the high emperor heroes, in the Shanglin Garden to choose a site, Le stone carving, so that the name of the hero, forever in history, the appearance of the hero, forever in the world!"

When Cen Mai heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately knelt down and bowed: "Your Majesty thinks about the merits of your ancestors, and sends an edict to pass on the book, praising the heroes, Ming is loyal and humble, and the ministers are dull and dull, and I don't know why, I am willing to use this insignificant body to smear the ground for Your Majesty's liver and brain, bow and do your best, and swear to Lingyan Pavilion!" ”

Although Cen Mai knew very well that if he became the so-called 'Lingyan Pavilion Ambassador', he would definitely have to step down from his post as the Shaofu.

But...... This Lingyan Pavilion ambassador ......

This is a big fat difference, the best gilded trip!

It is no exaggeration to say that after this vote, then he Cen Mai is equivalent to having a pass to the Three Princes!

And that's not all!

For the heroes to repair the book for the biography, the stone carving.

How many princes, noble people who have been rich and noble for generations, will this get the favor?

After this thing is done, it is not surprising that he Cen Mai and his family descendants will benefit immensely!

Only, the only problem is......

Cen Mai raised his head, looked at Liu Che, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty, the ministers are dead: among the heroes of Gaozu, Huaiyin, Peng Yue, King of Liang, and Lu Xuan, King of Yan, how to deal with them, the ministers are dull and don't know why, and the thieves of Zhu Lu, how can they deal with themselves?" If you don't know, dare to ask your majesty to make it clear! ”

That's a big deal!

Although the old Liu family does not play with text hell, no one dares to touch these sensitive things.

Liu Che also hesitated for a while.

It feels like these things are really tricky.

If you want to talk about merit, none of these people can get around, and you need to give an explanation.

Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, has made outstanding achievements, and it is not an exaggeration to say that in the process of establishing the Han Dynasty, without Han Xin, it may be very difficult.

Liang Wang Peng Yue is even more tragic.

This giant among the heroes of the late Qin Dynasty was originally a figure who divided one side.

Both Chu and Han wanted to woo him, but he finally chose to get on Liu Bang's thief ship. When you get on the boat, it's hard to think about it again.

And. Liu Bang killed Peng Yue, and he is still sick. After all, Peng Yue didn't want to rebel at that time.

Liu Bang's reason for killing Peng Yue was that 'the anti-form has already been formed'.

But where exactly is the reversal? Liu Bang talked about everything, which was simply a fight with the excuse that the later Emperor Mi overthrew Saddam Hussein and claimed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

Moreover, more importantly, Liu Bang had already arrested Peng Yue at the beginning, and after the trial by Tingwei, the facts were clear and the evidence was conclusive. Peng Yue didn't have any intention or action of rebellion!

Originally, Peng Yue had already been released by Liu Bang.

But Empress Lu intervened in the middle and advised Liu Bang: Peng Yue is a hero, since he has been offended, simply kill him.

As a result, Peng Yue was tragic......

This matter, whether it is the living record of Taizu in Shiqu Pavilion, or the record of historians, folk tales. There are legends.

If Peng Yue or something, he can be sloppy.

Then, Zhulu, there is no way to be sloppy. It's gone.

Don't think that all of your relatives are straw bales and waste!

That was the impression left by the long-term propaganda of the Han family.

History is written by the victors.

Losers, naturally, will be belittled for nothing!

But. The military exploits and military exploits of the Lu family's relatives cannot be erased even if they are even more indelible.

For example, Zhou Lu Hou Lu Ze. The military exploits are so high that Han Xin cannot be compared. The credit is great, and Xiao He is not as good.

At least one-third of the Han family's rivers and mountains were brought down by Lu Ze with his troops!

If Lu Ze's nephews and sons are tigers and leopards, then Lu Ze is a well-deserved lion king!

What Chen Ene, what Jin She, Ding Fu, Fu Kuan, Gu Feng, these generals are all Lu Ze's younger brothers.

When Lu Ze was alive, he just passed the Qin army, kicked Xiang Yu, and leveled Han Xin.

Even in the historical records of later generations, no matter how Ma Qian of Taishi Company avoided it, no matter how much he covered it up, no matter how he used the Spring and Autumn Period, he had to write the sentence of Zhou Luhou's 'sending troops to help Gaozu set the world' in the "Historical Records".

The most typical example is that Liu Bang Pengcheng was defeated, and after losing the last **, he almost ran naked.

It was Lu Ze who was in Xiayi, gathering the defeated troops, calming the people's hearts, uniting the generals, motivating the soldiers, and contacting Peng Yue, thus having the biggest turnaround in the history of China!

If you want to determine history, Lu Ze can't get around.

Just like the Celestial Empire in later generations, if you want to determine the war history of the People's Liberation Army, have you bypassed the mountain of eternal health?

Liu Che closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then said: "Huaiyin, Zhou Lu, as a biography, carving, nameless!" ”

Well, later Emperor Xuan Liu Xun also treated Huo Guang like this.

It means that I admit the credit, but you are a sinner, you must know that until the last emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty regime was still desperately strangling the so-called 'Huo Rebellion', until Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty redefined history, and only recognized Huo Guang's merits, before that, the name Huo Guang could not even be mentioned.

"Liang Wang Peng Yue ......" Liu Che looked into the distance and let out a long breath, the ancestor did something wrong, it's not that he can't admit it, didn't Liu Bang later order Peng Yue to be buried thickly? Besides, Liu Che has now forgiven even Xiang Yu and admitted his credit for his anti-Qin, so he can't hold on to Peng Yue's pigtails anymore, right?

In politics, sometimes, admitting some mistakes is not a big deal.

If you kill the wrong one, you will kill the wrong one!

Anyway, Peng Yue, the king of Liang, has long been rehabilitated among the people, and the emperors of the Han family in all dynasties also have words of approval.

Liu Che is just making a final summary.

Of course, the face of the ancestors is still scruples.

At this time, some spring and autumn brushwork is needed.

Liu Che then cleared his throat and said: "I gave a message and said: King Liang Huang, order Henan County to have a division, rebuild the mausoleum, treat it with the courtesy of the princes and kings, and allow three households to guard the mausoleum!" ”

As a result, the people below immediately heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and they all kowtowed: "Follow the holy will!" ”

The so-called king of the wilderness, there is a saying: good pleasure and slack government, lewd in the voice, and neglect in government affairs.

is quite compatible with Peng Yue.

What's more, the meaning of the Son of Heaven is already obvious.

Don't you hold on to Peng Yue's death......

Write more about his merits, write about his military exploits, and as for the cause of death, you can bring it in one sentence, don't mention it more, don't write more, and don't ask more.

I really don't understand, you can go and ask the historian, what is the Spring and Autumn penmanship.

Han Xin, Peng Yue, Lu Ze. Now that the three biggest mines have been removed, it will be much easier for other sensitive people to deal with.

"Lu Xuan. Still in Chang'an to remember, Le Shi portrait. Don't shy away from it, merit is merit, fault is pass, and you have your own history to discern! "For Lu Xuan, the old Liu family really doesn't have any guilt. If you really want to talk about it, the person who is sorry for the old Liu family should be Lu Xuan!

Moreover, now Lu Juan's descendants are the kings of Donghu in the Xiongnu.

This anti-Hungarian united front still has to be defended diligently.

Even. For the needs of the united front, it is not unavoidable to paint some gold on Lu Juan's face.

"Wu Qi, the king of Changsha, is a single biography, called a family, a book of the Changsha Wang family, and directly expresses the courtesy of the Han family!" Liu Che commanded with his hand.

This is again for the needs of the united front.

It's for Mitsukoshi to see.

Let the nobles of Sanyue know that the old Liu family is still very generous, don't worry about being pro-Han. The court will not treat you badly!

In addition, it is considered that Wu Qi's name may be needed in the future to persuade and win over the leaders of the Yue tribes.

Don't look at Wu Qi has been dead for so many years, but in the territory of Mitsukoshi. There are still many tribes that are dominated by Wu Qi.

"No!" Cen Mai immediately bowed his head and bowed.

Liu Che nodded and instructed, "Qing remembers." This matter should be with the ministers of the government and the opposition. Doctors, discuss extensively. Request for comments......"

That's too explicit.

Meaning, if someone is too vehemently opposed, don't be embarrassed.

After all, this history is written by the victors.

And the current victor is undoubtedly the princes of the court.

In case Han Xin, Lu Ze, or something really oppose too much, don't worry about it.

Liu Checai is not so stupid, for the sake of historical issues, he split the government and the opposition, and played a big etiquette and party disputes.

"No!"

Liu Che nodded with satisfaction.

He believed that from today onwards, the story of 'the Son of Heaven longing for meritorious heroes' will be widely circulated among the people.

Let's make the flattery and deification more violent!

Following this reason, Liu Che said again: "In the past, the meritorious hero Zuo Zhen Emperor Ancestor, the bottom of the world, the peaceful and prosperous world, the present Yu is peaceful, there is a military revolution, the merits of this scholar and hundreds of officials and ministers are also rewarded, and those who pass must be punished, the teaching of the first king!" ”

"Proposed edict: I heard that the ancient holy kings ruled the world, and they will reward the heroes...... Today's scholar Zuo Zhen, governing the world, dreaming of sleeping, diligent and sincere, is the Yu Nei Fang Ning, although I am not virtuous, but also willing to enjoy the prosperity of the world with it, from now on, hundreds of officials and ministers, all have any responsibilities, are in addition to their money, other two, said: allowance, said performance.

Those who receive subsidies will be subsidized according to their rank, and the number of posts will be determined by the secretary.

Performance, reward also, with the number of taxes increased in the previous years compared with the previous years, take the number of one hundred, Jiazhi! ”

The salary of this official will definitely be increased.

No, no.

If you want the horse to run, and you want the horse not to eat grass, is there such a simple thing?

Thousands of miles to be an official, and in the end he ended up with a bad old age, who wants to do such a stupid thing?

Compared with the amount of money spent more than the salary, the amount of greedy ink may be a hundred, a thousand times!

Not to mention the losses caused by embezzlement and enrichment of one's own pockets.

Liu Che still remembers the sins of Zhou Yang, the county guard of Hedong County, and the erosion of the officialdom of Hedong County.

Want to prevent this from happening again, or even spreading to the whole country.

It is necessary to strengthen supervision and supervision, and even more so to increase the income of the people below.

Otherwise, there is no benefit, who will follow you?

If you can't support your wife and children, only a fool will be a clean official!

Of course, corruption cannot be avoided simply by raising wages.

That's why we have to add another performance award.

Officials are given a share of the amount of GDP growth (which is now largely reflected in taxes).

It's only one percent, though.

However, if a large county has a household registration of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, and each household increases the tax amount by 1 percent, then there will be a lot of money.

The allowance is a living allowance for an official, while the performance is a reward for hard work.

More importantly, Liu Che clearly realized that in this pre-century feudal society, it was a dream to let everyone in the world follow you with the power of one person!

There must be a solid and solid ruling group to help him, assist him, and fulfill his dreams.

And this group must and can only be the bureaucracy that he has always hated and guarded against.

Bureaucracy, no good or bad.

There is only the bad and the worse.

And, over time, the bureaucracy will inevitably reach elsewhere.

As has happened countless times in history.

At the beginning of the country, the bureaucracy was very honest, and as time went on, it became more and more corrupt, more and more degenerate, and more and more greedy.

Even if you are 108,000 miles away, you can smell the strong, pungent rancid smell emanating from them.

This is true not only in China, but also in the West.

We want to prevent the bureaucracy from eventually degenerating into a hopeless, rotten and unbearable reactionary clique.

The only way is to try to keep it alive, so that most of its body is kept alive, with metabolism and fresh blood.

Let it no longer be a pool of stagnant water, but have a flow of living water from the outside world.

It's a pity that this is something that humans can't do.

The bureaucracy is born with its own plague, and anyone who enters this group can only desperately resist the erosion and influence of other rotten organizations.

is as strong as the Taizu of the Celestial Empire, and he can only let this group, when he is alive, gather his minions and lie dormant for a while, but if he is not careful, they will run out again.

Liu Che thought that he was not even as good as a finger of the Heavenly Dynasty Taizu.

Naturally, we will not have the dream of purifying the bureaucracy and accomplishing the impossible tasks of mankind.

The only thing he could do was, while he was alive, with a whip and a knife, whipping and supervising the bureaucracy, so that most of its organization would maintain a certain vitality.

However, if you don't give benefits, win over the bureaucrats, don't occupy the righteous position, and suppress them in public opinion.

Obviously, there is no way to do that.

Based on various considerations, Liu Che decided to learn from the company management of later generations and give certain equity incentives to the managers and department heads below.

The 1 percent increase in taxes will not only encourage officials who are truly capable of doing things to conscientiously perform their duties, but will also be able to stop the bureaucracy from colliding with local tyrants to a certain extent.

Obviously, there is no way to receive too much tax from the peasantry.

Only those big landlords and big businessmen who are so rich that they have millions, tens of millions, or even tens of thousands, and hundreds of slaves are the real fat sheep.

If officials want to win more performance awards, they have to see these guys die.

The more taxes they pay, the more bonuses they get, and the faster they get promoted.

Of course, as with any policy, there are many risks associated with this policy.

For example, there will certainly be officials who are desperately exploiting and persecuting the people.

There will definitely be officials who do a lot of things for the sake of political achievements.

Similar stories, long before the crossing, Liu Che had seen too much and was tired of watching.

Like those demolition secretaries of the Celestial Empire, digging the mayor, taking out the roster, and clicking a little bit casually, there are not a thousand but eight hundred.

In this regard, Liu Che's response was to strengthen the authority of the imperial historian yamen and the independence of supervising the imperial history.

In addition, it was planned to set up a department under the Imperial Historian's Yamen to supervise the taxation and financial situation of local counties.

At the same time, it is necessary to gradually expand and strengthen the organization and personnel of embroidered clothes and guards, and strengthen the secret service.

In addition, it is necessary to gradually select those who have been proven and capable from among the scholars who have been selected to serve as local officials close to the people, and gradually eliminate the existing bureaucrats.

After all, compared to the old bureaucrats, the new bureaucrats are far superior in conscience and morality.

At least, the scholars who came out of the examination have only reported a dozen cases of corruption and illegality since they have been local officials for more than a year.

Of course, it is also imperative to strengthen the ability of non-governmental supervision. (To be continued......)

PS: First of all, there are still 8,000 and so on~~~~~~~ 10,000 today, and it will continue tomorrow~