In the palace of Babylon.
"The method of farming and fighting should be the national policy."
"No, we should start anew with the people!"
With Fa Zheng and Fang Xuanling as the leaders, the two factions of civil officials began a fierce confrontation.
Both sides exchanged words, and the scene fell into a clamor.
"Dong dong…"
At this moment, Ying Fei looked down and tapped lightly with her fingertips. The sound of knocking echoed throughout the entire hall.
The civil officials who were originally in an argument all stopped.
Everyone looked at the figure on the stage and was shocked.
Ying Fei slowly stood up, and his black robe stretched out, exuding an imposing aura.
At this moment, the person in front of them was no longer a handsome young man, but Great Qin's ruler, the future ruler of the world.
"There are quite a few drawbacks to the cultivation method."
"In a foreign land, if one is not of our race, their hearts will definitely be different.”
"You can't choose one of the two."
Ying Fei looked down at all the civil officials in the hall and said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Liu Bowen cupped his hands and spoke first. Then, the civil officials echoed.
"Yes."
Ying Fei slightly nodded his head and placed his hands behind his back, looking like he was the ruler of the world.
He continued,"
"Qin has a 20-grade nobility system. Those who do not have military merit cannot be conferred nobility, and those who do not have nobility cannot be officials.”
"Then, the soldiers have contributed by fighting with their lives, the officials have contributed by working hard to govern the country, but the craftsmen, farmers, and merchants have not contributed?”
"It's unfair for a country to be conferred titles based on military merits.”
"I wish to revise the system of nobility with twenty military merits and expand the scope of nobility to the entire country.”
"Regardless of whether it's the army or the people, anyone who has made great contributions will be rewarded.”
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall was shocked.
All the officials focused their gazes on the dignified figure in the seat of honor and did not speak for a long time.
In fact, in the history of the Qin country, it was unfair for the commoners to be conferred titles due to military merits.
This was because the lower four levels could be obtained by beheading. However, there were very few people who reached the fifth level and above.
It was also unfair to the ministers present.
Could it be that only the frontlines had contributed to the war, while they had not contributed to the war by handling the government affairs and coordinating the logistics?
In the past, only those with noble titles could enter the ranks of scholars. This meant that no matter who it was, they had to go into battle.
In the later period, from the beginning of the emperor, how many of the civil officials obtained their titles by fighting?
This caused the status of generals to be far higher than civil officials. Meng Tian could even scold Li Si in front of him.
As such, how could the country be stable if the civil and military officials were not balanced?
"Men, read the edict."
"Yes!"
The attendant in front of the hall took out a roll of yellow silk and recited loudly,
"The world has changed, and the times have changed. Today, in the name of the Great Qin Yongjun, the 20-grade title system in the West has been changed to the 12-grade merit system.”
"First class Prince, Second class Duke, Third class Marquis, Fourth class Earl, Fifth class Son of State, Sixth class Male, Seventh class Siche Shu Chang, Eighth class Daliangzao, Ninth class Great Officer, Tenth class Bugeng, Eleventh class Zanniao, Twelfth class Public Scholar.”
"Those who are not royalty cannot be conferred the title of king, and those who have not made great contributions to expanding the territory cannot be conferred the title of duke.”
"Soldiers, soldiers, farmers, businessmen, and all those who serve the country can be conferred official titles.”
Upon hearing this, the eyes of all the civil officials present lit up.
This way, they would also have a chance to be conferred a title.
It was a huge surprise!
The attendant in front of the palace continued to announce the edict.
"In terms of politics, the three dukes and nine ministers are too complicated.”
"His Highness then changed the three dukes and nine ministers into two phases, six departments, and twenty-four divisions.”
"The six departments are officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, punishments, and workers.”
"The four divisions of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Division of Conferment, the Division of Honor, the Division of Merit, the Division of Civil Affairs, the Division of Gathering, the Division of Giving, the Division of Giving, the Division of Assuming, the Division of Conferment, the Division of Merit, the Division of Merit, the Division of Examining.”
"The four divisions of the Ministry of Revenue: the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Treasury. They are in charge of household registration, land, taxes and corvee, contributions, exemption, preferential treatment, marriage, inheritance, cashier, market exchange, treasury, and so on.”
"The four divisions of the Ministry of Rites: the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Ancestral Temple, the Ministry of Guest and Guest, and the Ministry of Food. They are in charge of rites and music, ancestral temple sacrifices, sacrificial offerings, astronomy, the sacrifices of the mausoleum and temple, and the affairs of the various Tibetan dynasties.”
"The four divisions of the Ministry of War: the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Staff, the Ministry of Driving, and the Ministry of Treasury. They are in charge of the distance of the land, the assimilation of the four barbarians, the recruitment of young and strong people, and the training of soldiers.”
"The four divisions of the Ministry of Justice: the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Justice. They are in charge of the law and handle all the cases submitted by the Supreme Court and the world.”
"The four divisions of the Ministry of Works: Ministry of Works, Tuntian, Yu, and Water. They are in charge of the city's labor procedures, the world's Tuntian, supplies, hunting, fishing, and water transport.”
"Order Fang Xuanling to be the Minister of Personnel, Du Ruhui to be the Minister of Revenue, and Fa Zheng to be the Minister of War.”
"Kou Zhun will be the Minister of Justice, Yuwen Kai the Minister of Works, and Gu Yong the Minister of Rites.”
"Outside the six departments, there is the Imperial Censorate, Imperial Censorate, and Supreme Court.”
"The Imperial Censorate has the authority to spread rumors, the Imperial Censorate has the authority to investigate, and the Supreme Court has the authority to judge.”
"Liu Bowen will be the Imperial Censor, Xun Yu will be the Chief Inspector, and Gao will be the Minister of the Supreme Court.”
In the 5,000 years of Chinese history, the dynasties with the highest concentration of imperial power were the Manchu South Study and the Military and Political Affairs Office.
However, if one were to say that this official system was the most scientific, it would definitely be the Ming Dynasty. How many strange emperors had appeared?
Emperor Wanli did not go to court for thirty-one years, but the world was still peaceful.
Comparing the two, it was unknown who was better.
Therefore, Ying Fei gathered the leaders of the official system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and set up six departments, Yushitai, Duchayuan and Dali Temple.
The six departments were in charge of the government, the Yushitai monitored the courtiers, the Imperial Censorate tried, and the Supreme Court made judgments. The three powers were separated and balanced.
"This…"
Liu Bowen and the others also saw the good and bad of this official system.
The advantage was that the division of responsibilities was clear, the officials were less streamlined and capable, and the central government was efficient in driving local progress.
The disadvantage was that there would be no more powerful officials like Lu Buwei.
But their shock was just the beginning.
"Other than the six departments, there are two factories and one guard, in charge of patrolling and arresting.”
"East Military Commander Wei Zhongxian, West Military Commander Yu Huatian.”
"The imperial power grants special permission to act first before reporting."
As soon as the attendant finished speaking, all the officials present sucked in a breath of cold air.
They thought of the Black Ice Platform and the newly established two factories and one guard. They were not only an organization for spies, but also a military organization.
The entire world was under their surveillance, and they were under Ying Fei's command.
This was simply too terrifying.
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