The next day, Li Tai got up so early that he didn't even have time to do the regular morning exercises before he went out and got on his horse and rushed to Huazhou City.
He was still thinking about the fish-fishing tricks of the Taiwan staff that Xue Shen had recorded yesterday, and specially arranged for his family to prepare two shortbread cakes to take to Tai Mansion to eat, but he couldn't help but eat them all on the way.
After all, strictly speaking, his body has not completely gone through the growth stage. Even if he does not do high-intensity physical activities every day, he still eats a lot of food. If he doesn't care about food in the workplace, it is not good to keep ordering food with public funds.
He had just arrived at Taifu, and from a distance he saw Pei Kuan already looking up in front of the door. He quickly stepped forward and dismounted, and said with a smile: "Pei Kuan is really diligent and hard-working when he joins the army!"
Pei Kuan didn't have time to chat with him, so he took him and walked to Tai's mansion. By the way, he told him what happened when Da Xingtai came last night, and urged him to go see Da Xingtai as soon as possible.
After saying this, Pei Kuan saw that Li Tai's expression was a little serious, and he couldn't help but asked in a low voice with some anxiety: "Li Lang, the document you left yesterday, don't have any secret taboos that cannot be written in writing?"
"No, no, it's just some regulations for the officials of the Taiwan government. I'm just worried that the idea will not be fully realized. I originally planned to ask two soldiers to join the army today to review the details, but I didn't want to submit it to my superiors, so I will inevitably feel flustered."
After hearing this, Li Tai quickly said that the matter was not serious, but it might be more difficult to fish in Taifu in the future.
He was also a little surprised. Before, Yuwentai had left him idle in the countryside and ignored him. Why did he suddenly become interested in him and come to check on him on his first day at work?
This hot and cold attitude makes people a little confused. I have never been so anxious when I was in love before.
But no matter what his mood was, since the boss said it, he had to go, so he could only pack up his mood and go straight to the Taifu meeting hall.
This time, he didn't wait too long. He was summoned not long after the visitor came in to greet him.
Li Tai walked up to the hall sweating like a trickle. After entering the hall, he looked around briefly and found that there were already several people in the hall. When Yu Wentai, who was sitting at the top, saw that he was still panting, he said with a smile: "The horse is in good condition to work hard."
Strategy, I made a little plan yesterday, which kept me and the other gentlemen up half the night. There is a new and bright horse from Hexi in the stable. It deceives the willful, neighs and disturbs others, so I will punish you to tame it for me!"
Before he even had time to say anything, he was given a famous horse from Hexi Province. Li Tai was greatly encouraged for a moment. I and Moyu are sworn in!
In addition to the unstoppable Su Chuo, there were several officials present, including Lu Tong, Dou Yi, Cui Yanmu, and others. Although each of them also held court positions, they mainly worked in the Taifu government and were also important members of the Taifu team.
Lu Tong was a native of Wu County, Jiangdong. His ancestors lived in Hexi. He joined Yu Wentai's army as early as when he was still serving as the governor of Xiazhou. Dou Yi and Cui Yanmu were not well-known respectively, but Dou Yi would have a son-in-law named Li Yuan in the future, and Cui Yanmu now has one.
My niece’s son-in-law’s name is Dugu Xin.
With such a lineup, if it were a blind date, Li Tai would definitely be happier.
The people in the hall had obviously been talking for a long time. When Li Tai arrived, they were already dining. Yu Wentai raised his hand to signal him to sit down first, and asked the waiter to bring a simple working meal.
Li Tai was not polite, grabbed the kuaizi and ate it. Looking at Yu Wentai's eager inquiry, he thought that since this performance should last for a long time, it was better to fill his stomach first.
After finally waiting for Li Tai to finish his meal, Yu Wentai said: "Li Canjun's method of passing the examination was described in the court yesterday. The words are light and the meaning is heavy, which is thought-provoking. But the meaning is not fulfilled, which makes people curious. Can this be done?
Do you have any doubts in the hall?"
"Since Daxingtai has made inquiries, I am bold enough to speak out."
Li Tai sat upright, recalling what he had written yesterday, and first made a succinct summary: "In ancient times, the most difficult thing to do when establishing and declaring government was that the law must be implemented and the words must be believed! If the construction fails, the government will be in ruins.
Laziness means that officials are mediocre and lazy when they are appointed without taking examinations. I have observed that six things often happen to officials: those who are greedy value goods, those who are timid lose their authority, those who are mediocre have no talent, those who are lazy harm their ambitions, those who are complicated are tiring the people and impetuous.
Those who are careless..."
The outline of his examination method naturally copied the spirit of Zhang Juzheng's examination in the Ming Dynasty, but the specific content was adjusted. After all, the two eras spanned thousands of years, and their systems and social backgrounds were very different.
Great disparity.
At the very least, the Ming Dynasty already had a mature and large bureaucracy and talent pool, as well as a relatively sound supervisory system. But what did the Western Wei Dynasty have? A red heart?
Therefore, the focus of Li Tai's discussion on the examination method is not about examination, but about success. Let's work hard to improve the rules and regulations and get this thing done, and then sit down and continue to discuss whether things are done well or not.
Check in and out at work, standardize office procedures, and divide things into drama, need, leisure, and leisure. Each thing needs to have a deadline that must be completed.
As Li Tai narrated, Yu Wentai also continued to express his own opinions and raise his own questions.
One of the things he was most concerned about about the examination method was Li Tai's proposal for the Daxingtai Office to draw up an agenda, and then hold a regular meeting every ten days to determine the urgency of the matter, and then send it to Cao Cao for handling. Such a plan
Plan eucalyptus.
Li Tai was not surprised by Yu Wentai's focus, because it involves the essence of the operation of power, that is, how is the highest power manifested?
Is it the power to take away human life or death?
It seems that Yu Wentai was not so impudent that those who obeyed me prospered and those who went against me perished. He was said to be a powerful official in the Western Wei Dynasty, but in some details he behaved like a resentful little daughter-in-law.
Is it single-handed control of money, food and population?
The money and grain are hidden in the warehouse. If you say it's yours, maybe the rats in the rice warehouse will eat more than you. As for the population, it's time to farm and weave. If one day the plowing and mulberry farming goes out of control, we'll show you the chaos in minutes.
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Is it a supreme position?
Not to mention that now that the Three Kingdoms are separated, Yuwentai can only manage to maintain it. Even in the Western Wei regime itself, Yuanbaoju is the real emperor. No matter how powerful Yuwentai is, he can only sit on the sidelines.
If the plan provided by Li Tai can be implemented successfully, it will mean that Yu Wentai will decide the allocation and investment of social resources controlled by the entire ruling system. Everything will be done in the Bafu, and he can not only decide which things can be done, but also decide what can be done.
There is nothing that cannot be done, and Yuwentai can still firmly control the progress of the matter.
If this procedure can be formulated, it can further eclipse the Western Wei Dynasty and allow Yu Wentai to gain greater control over the political power.
The content of the examination law has been extended to this point, and its significance is no longer limited to attendance supervision, but the redistribution of the power structure of the political power.
Judging from the changes in the organizational structure, it is actually a step further than Zhang Juzheng's examination method. Zhang Juzheng is still strengthening the authority of cabinet ministers, while Li Tai's regular meeting plan directly removes the emperor from state administration, which is a reflection of the current situation.
The direct enhancement of the authority of the hegemony.
Li Tai didn't want to dedicate it to Yu Wentai before, not only because he didn't want to stand on the opposite side of the fishing crowd, but also because he wanted to keep it for himself. Who can say that he will not become the new leader of the Bafu in the future?
Since this plan had been discovered by Yu Wentai in advance, Li Tai simply continued to elaborate: "When the country establishes affairs, hundreds of sects and thousands of people consult about everything, then they must examine the differences. Only the law follows one sect, and the standards are clear.
Only then can the officials and the people do their best. The difficulty of the country's fortunes today is due to the scarcity of material resources. Everyone in the dynasty and the government in Taiwan should share this concern and take care of it."
He did not describe the assessment method in detail. One reason is that the Western Wei Dynasty did not have a complete supervisory system at all. Officials from various places often gather together with local party members and relatives. You ask them to supervise and report each other? You are kidding!
What's more, even if these officials are found out, what should they do? The Western Wei regime has so many talent reserves?
Secondly, Li Tai didn't want to stand on the opposite side of the general public as soon as he entered the industry. It was not his own business, so he could stop at it and there was no need to worry about adding bricks and tiles to the Yuwen family's hegemony.
Therefore, he only proposed one important criterion for the examination, which is to take fiscal revenue as the first goal.
When Yu Wentai heard this, he couldn't help but stood up, pointed at Li Tai and said with emotion: "Li Boshan has a comprehensive plan and a macro-argument. It is rare to be able to simplify the complex and build a practical plan. It is really rare and rare."
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As he spoke, he looked at the people in the hall and said with a smile: "The reason why everyone has doubts before is that this method seems to be impressive, but it is complicated and unnecessary. Now Li Canjun has come to the hall to discuss it in depth. Can it solve your doubts?
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When everyone heard this, they all smiled and nodded. They could see that Daxingtai appreciated this examination method, and each of them was thinking about what changes it would bring to Xingtai politics after its implementation.
As the core members of the Bafu, they naturally hope that the total power of the Bafu will be greater, so that they can naturally have more power in the hands of individuals.
The only thing that is a little hesitant is to take fiscal revenue as the first assessment target. Everything in the Mohu area is unavoidable. Only the grain and silk figures are the most clear and impressive. Once it becomes the main assessment content, there is no room for maneuver.
It's even smaller.
Therefore, everyone's subsequent discussions focused on this aspect, and they felt that the assessment standards should be relaxed. At least moral character, hometown aspirations, etc. should also be emphasized, and officials should not be expelled blindly for profit.
After listening to everyone's opinions, Yu Wentai nodded in agreement and immediately asked Su Chuo to prepare a form and summarize the contents in a letter to the court.
As for Li Tai, because he initiated this formal provision, in addition to the good horse he had been rewarded before, Yu Wentai also ordered him to be rewarded with old things such as saddles and bridles that he had used before. He went down to the hall in person, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "
How can the brave men in the world shrink because of their childishness? Li Boshan's courage to make plans now is just like my young brave back then, which is really commendable!"
When Li Tai heard this, he was very excited and thanked him repeatedly. But after waiting for a while, he was sure that there was no other reward. He couldn't help feeling that Yu Wentai, you really won't be able to have a good meal in your life.