From Chief to Ball

"Nowadays our Xiacheng is a little bit wrong. When people evaluate someone, they can't distinguish between the virtues towards the family and the virtues towards the city, and mix the two together. Some people say...and others say that they are not good for their own family members. , how can you treat the city well? You still use me as an excuse, saying that I took things from others, but in fact it was for the sake of the family, and in fact, it is not such a big crime..."

"I also said that it is not necessarily right to only look at things without looking at the heart. Some things have to be asked about what people think in their hearts. Someone needs to judge, and let those who have made mistakes talk about their own difficulties instead of asking nothing. , you can’t directly punish if you do something wrong, you have to see why you did it first…”

"Also, there are rich and poor in Xiacheng nowadays. Some people don't care about things because of some things, and even give out some things to everyone from time to time, so that everyone can choose them; but some people don't have so many things in their families, and some Things must be calculated, and they will not be elected when they are elected."

Of course Chen Jian knew these things, and said with a smile: "Don't you find it strange that you say this yourself? No matter how I look at it, they say that for your own good? Why did you come to me and say that they are not? Little man , not a gentleman."

Ji Yun knew he was joking. Although he didn't know what a gentleman is, he also knew it was not a good thing. He said with a bitter face, "What's the matter? They're talking about me, and they didn't really want me to be an official. .There are so many people who are qualified and can't get their turn. How can they be so kind? They just use me to test."

"I thought, I've already made a mistake once, and if I do it again this time, I really have no chance, so I won't stand with them."

"If it's done, it won't be my turn to be an official; if it can't be done, I will make mistakes before, and this matter is based on my appearance, and then you will punish me again, and this life will really be over. A group of people I'm not stupid if I want to kill someone but let me hold the knife."

Chen Jian glanced at Ji Yun in surprise. From being a partner in armed robbery to not being used as a murder knife, this kid is really a character, and he can judge the right form and come to Yucheng ahead of time.

"Okay, you came just in time, and there is a shortage of people here. Let me tell you about the changes here first, and you can see if you understand. You are from the first batch of schools. If you don't understand, I will Just don’t do these things, and others won’t understand.”

"Hey. Say it."

"Here, the officials who can manage how many people and how many things they can manage are divided into ten grades. The monthly wealth is divided into twelve grades. You have heard of A, B, C, D, Ziwu Maoyin, and this is what will happen in the future. Calling, most people don’t understand it nowadays, so it’s still one, two, three, four.”

"According to the meritorious service accumulated in the daily life, all Chinese people are divided into twelve ranks, and the lowest rank is ordinary people. Although Xiacheng does not have a hundred surnames, there may be one in the future, so let's round them up. Twelve ranks It is the people."

"This title is related to how many Taobei goods are distributed every month. In the future, the expenses of the people in Yucheng will all be linked to the title."

"People of the twelfth rank have the right to join the army, discuss politics, and dismiss officials, and have the obligation to join the army, discuss politics, and dismiss officials. But the rank of the title only depends on how many taupes are paid each month, and does not affect how many people he manages."

"For example, you, because you made a mistake, all the meritorious service you have made before are all emptied, so you are an ordinary Chinese, and the Tao Bei is issued according to the twelfth class every month. But if you come from Xiacheng to Yucheng, you will be raised. The first level is the eleventh class."

"But you can manage two or three hundred people here, and the official rank is considered sixth-class for the time being. There is nothing to do if there is a shortage of people. The officials here and the officials in Xiacheng have no communication. Temporary, it is only applicable in Yucheng for the time being."

"This level is neither high nor low. If there is anything in the city, you can participate in the discussion, or you can come to me directly. If you do well, you can raise it. Depending on how well you do and the meritorious deeds you make, you will be rewarded year by year. up or down."

Ji Yun reacted for a while, nodded and said: "Understood. The official rank affects how many people you manage, and the title affects your treatment. It is no longer that you can be an official if you make meritorious service in the past. Officials themselves are no longer The reward is the noble rank."

Chen Jian froze for a moment. He didn't expect Ji Yun to speak so thoroughly. It took him a long time before he said, "Yes. You should be rewarded for your meritorious service. In the past, officials were used as a reward, but not in the future."

"One more thing, some people may not care about people in this life, but they are good at metallurgy, and they can reach the first class in the end, and the Tao Bei issued every month is no less than those who manage thousands of people. Some People...for example, you are capable, but you make mistakes. Now that you are short of people, you can’t use them, so you can only manage people, and you don’t get much money. Do you think this is okay?"

Ji Yun noticed Chen Jian's dazed look before, and his heart skipped a beat.He is a smart person, of course he can think of such benefits, but then a terrible idea came into his mind.

Recalling what Chen Jian said before, the last thing to wait for is the twelfth-class noble, the common people.Those low-level smelters may mention first-class nobles...but the premise of this is that they are first-class people and people of the country.

However, those who work in Yucheng are not Chinese, and they have no surname at all.He stayed in Shanjiao Island for a few days and asked about the situation. The monthly distribution is only enough to eat and drink, and he doesn't need to consider the treatment of Chinese people.

Could it be that Jixia wanted to turn all the people in Yucheng into Chinese?

He was shocked for a moment, and immediately thought of the consequences in his mind: the old Chinese will inevitably oppose the new Chinese joining, the same cake, five people and ten people, how can it be the same?

Furthermore, what does it mean that a noble rank is completely separated from officials as a reward for meritorious service?It means that one may not be able to become an official after making meritorious deeds, and power and merit are no longer linked together.

Chen Jian saw that something was wrong with him, and asked, "Why are you stunned?"

Ji Yun turned around in his heart, and decided to keep this matter in his heart and never speak out, otherwise something would happen.Squeezing out a smile, he said, "I'm thinking how many taubets a twelfth-class nobleman can give out in a month."

Chen Jian smiled and said the number, but he didn't listen to it, but he was thinking about it in his heart.

"In this way, the new Chinese will definitely support and appreciate it. How much will the old Chinese object? Ordinary Chinese may not object, it just depends on whether someone encourages them to oppose it."

"The ones who object must be those who have made meritorious deeds but want power and don't stand with Ji Xia. Ji Xia is depriving those people of the possibility of being officials and not giving them a reason to object. Yes, the meritorious service made It's only about your property status, but you won't be an official directly, and you still have to rely on those people in the school to be an official."

"Those who have made great achievements and want to become officials have some influence in Xia City, and may be able to persuade a group of ordinary people to oppose... But the key is that when the twelfth rank is fully implemented, even if there are more Are these people getting less or more Taube every month than before?"

"As long as there are more than before, ordinary people will still support Jixia. How can you say that Jixia is always right. Yes! Yes! The key here is how much these workshops in Yucheng can distribute to the people of the country every month."

He quietly raised his head, glanced at Chen Jian, and said in his heart: "Jixia has put in so much effort to build Yucheng, will these workshops have a few thousand more people and share more than before? No matter what others think, I will I believe it will definitely be more and better than before.”

"Ji Yun, Ji Yun, you have already made a mistake once, and this time you finally have a chance, if you stand in the wrong place, it will be over in the future.

"Keep your mouth shut, don't ask anything, don't say anything, you know what Jixia is going to do, and when he wants to do it, you have to stand up and speak for him first. Even if someone objects, Jixia will remember It's up to you. Even if Jixia has to back down and make me become a twelfth-class nobleman or even a barbarian slave farmer again, after Jixia wins, what kind of official will that be, isn't it Jixia's word?"

Chapter 95 Mine Promotion ([-])

Ji Yun kept his mouth shut, and didn't even tell his own woman what he wanted to understand. He pretended to inquire about Yucheng unintentionally, pondered over the rules for three to five days, and became more and more convinced of what he thought. That's right.

He was appointed as a tax collector at the beginning, so he was naturally the best among the children in the same school, with a lot of literacy, good arithmetic, and a lively mind.In the past two years, although I have been cleaned up and taught by others, I haven't stopped studying at all.

In terms of wealth, he set up the first armed private slave hunting team in Xiacheng, which has brought disaster to three or five settlements one after another.

It's just that this is not what he wants anymore. Compared with these, he prefers the feeling of having power, and prefers to stand on a high ground.

With this in mind, while waiting for the miners to come, he asked about Yucheng whenever he had time, thinking about what to do in the future.

After waiting seven or eight days in the mine, the miners from the Smelting Department arrived, built houses and prepared tools.

Chen Jian divided these people into five teams, each with 300 people.

Ji Yun was in charge of a team, assigned the mining tasks from years ago, and asked them to be responsible for themselves, rewards for overfulfilling, and punishments for failing to complete.

The task of these people is to transport the ore to the river, and pile it up after beneficiation. The people in the transportation department are responsible for the transportation, which has nothing to do with them.

Two teams of five mined coal, and three teams dug iron, and each divided a part of the hill without affecting each other.

Before leaving, Chen Jian called the five responsible officials together and gave them special instructions.

"The snow on the top of the mountain doesn't melt until March, but the snow on the sunny side of the mountain melts in January, so different places have to use different methods."

"This place is different from Yucheng. It's far away, and it's easy to escape if there is no water around. Mining is hard, tiring and easy to die. So, don't learn from Yucheng, and treat them better as much as possible."

"Just like a scale, their resistance is equal to our oppression. If there is too much, they will not resist, but we will pay more for food; if there is less, we will obviously save, but if they resist, we will still have to die , and it takes time to calm down."

"How to balance, it depends on your ability."

"You also know the copper mine in Xiacheng. The slaves will riot once every few months. The miners have to divide the work and cooperate, and they have to listen to the whistle command. It is the easiest to make trouble. There are not many soldiers here to suppress it. You must not learn from it. Xiacheng’s method of beheading with a whip and stick to show off to the public won’t work here, so remember it.”

"An accident happened, there was a riot, and you escaped. You should be responsible. But the ore from years ago must be completed according to the quota. If you can't complete it, you can only go down in the future, and you can't go up. The relaxation is up to you. "

"Your rank is still the same, but it's hard here, so let's raise it one level higher. Within three years, I will definitely change places for you."

"Grain, vegetables, salt, meat, each person's ration is more than that of the workshop workers in Yucheng. Please keep your hands clean. If you take it today, you will not only have to return it tomorrow, but you may even be confused with the twelfth-class nobleman." No more, I'm thinking about writing another scene for Shi Qi and the others, if you want, I'll make you famous, and people will remember it forever, but it's just notoriety!"

"People from the Black Guards and the Planning and Statistics Department will come to inspect from time to time. Don't think about conspiring with them. There is no chance. I can give them far more than you can give. In addition, after the public property is returned, you All of my private property will be confiscated to the informant, how much can you give? Think about it yourself. I encourage us Xiacheng people to be villains."

"The smelting furnace in Yucheng hasn't been built yet, at least until the Chinese New Year. The ration is not much, but there is also a lot. You can calculate how much you dig every day, and just complete the quota I said before the year."

"Think about what else you want, and say it now, it's not easy to come and go once."

All four of them patted their chests and promised that they would finish it, and they didn't want anything more. Only Ji Yun stood up.