After hearing the grievances of these old brothers, Niu Gui did not express his attitude. He had been in the central government for decades and stayed with the ruling party for the longest time. Naturally, he knew the thoughts of ruling. He had always been worried that the clan system would be restored in Daqian. , so when he was conquering the world, even if the powerful noble families of the Han Dynasty had a large number of talents, he would not use them.
Instead, they tried to find ways to cultivate their old brothers and let them become governors, prefects, and county magistrates. When these old brothers became county magistrates and prefects, they made a lot of jokes, but the rulers set up official schools to teach them how to do it. When it comes to handling government affairs, it can be said that the emperors of all dynasties have never used the generals who conquer the world as much as they do in power!
It's just that many of these old brothers have disappointed the ruling party. Although they can conquer the world like tigers with anger, when the world is at peace, they quickly become corrupted.
In recent years, Guo Daxian has dealt with thousands of officials every year. Isn't the treatment given by the government not good enough?
As long as you follow the old brothers who are in power and conquer the world, you can get a reward of at least 100,000 yuan a year for meritorious officials, and the maximum is several million. Almost 10% of the imperial court's fiscal revenue every year is spent on these meritorious officials.
It can be said that ordinary businessmen are not as wealthy as them. But there are still a large number of old brothers who are dissatisfied with their treatment and engage in corruption, which is dealt with by the last generation Guo Daxian!
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And their biggest disappointment to the government was not even corruption. Moreover, they quickly married into the original aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that in the current Daqian court, there are almost no wives who are not from the aristocratic families.
In recent years, the powerful noble families of the Han Dynasty have slowly penetrated into Daqian's officialdom with the help of marriage alliances. He clearly understood that the ruler was extremely disappointed when he knew this. Then there was the development of the South China Sea.
But at this time, he understood that the ruling party was firm in its policy of cleaning up the gentry. Even if they wanted to divide the world, they would still have to find a way to drive the original gentry out of Daqian and destroy the system of the gentry.
So he knew that being in power would develop the New World, because these old brothers were about to become new noble families. However, the government did not have to deal with his old brothers the same way he dealt with the powerful families of the Han Dynasty. The feudal system was the best way to govern.
But now these old brothers are talking about themselves, Niu Guidian said: "Back then, I was just a humble ranger. From the time I joined the government, I was promoted to the prime minister of a country in more than ten years. Over the years, under this prime minister I have also stayed in the position for twenty years. I have also been entrusted with important responsibilities in governing. All the affairs of the court, large and small, are entrusted to me. I have read several times in the history of Qing Dynasty. How many prime ministers can there be as powerful as me? The one who can be a good ruler and minister can be Less! What else can I be dissatisfied with? Now that the ruling party wants me to step down, I am satisfied and it will not hurt my relationship with the ruling party."
Then he saw other people and said: "In the past dynasties, there have been almost no founding heroes with poorer backgrounds than us. I am a down-and-out knight, and you are either young heroes or mud-legged people. With our background, even in troubled times, we can think of nothing." It is also extremely difficult to get ahead.
Now we have become high-ranking officials one by one and enjoy generous salaries. If we do anything wrong, the government will help you take care of it. Over the years, the government has given us old brothers enough face. If you have a conscience, you should follow the rules now. Retirement law: prepare to retire when you reach your age. This is the best support for governance."
Niu Gui's words made many old brothers look ashamed. To be fair, among the founding heroes, the government was definitely a good group for them. They neither killed them because there was no peace in the world, nor used them because they were no longer needed to fight. The method of overt promotion and covert derogation left them idle.
Instead, we use them when conquering the world, and we also use them when we govern the world. It can be said that we share the world with them. During the three thousand years recorded in Qing Dynasty, the emperor was the emperor who treated his heroes the best.
The only thing that dissatisfied them was that the scope of sharing the world was too wide, beyond their imagination. He really wanted to share the world with 60 million people. This was difficult for them to accept.
They are rich now.
But what about their descendants?
Will their power be cut off in just one generation?
Being in power allows their descendants to compete with the descendants of ordinary people. This is something they cannot accept.
They also want their descendants to have hairpins for generations to come, and to become nobles and nobles of the Han Dynasty is what they want most. They want their families to prosper for hundreds of years or even longer.
It's a pity that this is difficult to see in Daqian, because this is what the ruler does not want to see. In order to limit this situation in the Daqian court, he even has an unspoken rule for their descendants, that is, to become ministers The descendants of the above officials, no matter how outstanding their descendants are, their official position cannot exceed that of a prefect with a salary of 2,000 shi!
Although the governor did not tell them clearly, he has done so in these years! In these years, none of the descendants of their old brothers have an official position beyond the position of prefect. Although becoming a prefect is already a great thing, two thousand stones is also a high-ranking official in Daqian. , you can write directly to the governor, but this means nothing to the descendants of these meritorious deeds. It is strange that they cannot break through the governor with their support.
However, their descendants are all trapped in the position of prefect. A few years ago, their descendants were not old enough and prestige was not enough, so they could not see this. However, in recent years, many of their descendants have served as prefects for several terms. , they can be regarded as politically connected and people-friendly during their term of office, but their descendants just can't break through this barrier.
Instead, they have been migrating from remote counties to wealthy counties. Although this can make their descendants live a better life, it is more difficult to achieve political achievements in wealthy counties. Only after being reminded by thoughtful people, they gradually discovered the opposition to governing. restrictions on their descendants.
After they understood the idea of ruling, they did not dare to directly confront the ruling. However, in order to continue the family's wealth for a long time, many old brothers took their own forces to Nanyang. Now the New World has become a new choice.
Yang Feng said: "How can we dare to fight against the ruling party? The ruling party wants us to retire. Now there is that old brother who has not retired! It's just that the old brothers don't say that each one is strong and strong, but most people's bodies are under the care of the two miraculous doctors Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing. Very good. We don’t want to retire just like this. Going to the New World can not only help the imperial court develop land, but also find a good future path for our family. This can be regarded as using our remaining energy."
Zhang Baiqi laughed and said: "The New World is so big that it cannot be ruled by the imperial court alone. If this area is not handed over to us old brothers, how can it be handed over to Cao Cao? These rebels can't succeed, so we can also be regarded as ruling.
Solve problems!"
Niu Gui said helplessly: "If you really want to go to the New World, you can make preparations now. The imperial court will not invest too much energy in the New World except for a few key areas!"
With this answer, they left the Prime Minister's Mansion with peace of mind!