Liu De met Zhang Tang in a house in the east of Chang'an City.
This house was originally given to Bo Ronnu by the late emperor. Now it was loaned to Liu De by Bo Ronnu as Liu De's office in Chang'an City. After all, Liu De couldn't work in the prince's palace in Weiyang Palace, right? …
"The little man Zhang Tang pays homage to His Highness..." Zhang Tang paid homage as soon as he entered the door.
Liu De looked at Zhang Tang carefully.
Zhang Tang looks very delicate. He is not much older than Liu De. He has not even grown a beard on his lips.
In his previous life, Liu De had never met Zhang Tang at all, but before he was forced to drink poisoned wine and commit suicide, he had vaguely heard that Zhang Tang had become a censor.
"Are you the Zhang Tang who judged rats?" Liu De asked calmly, trying not to let Zhang Tang notice his emotions.
"Your Highness, that was just a reckless move by a young and ignorant person..." Zhang Tang replied respectfully, but he was extremely nervous. This was actually the first time for him to be in such close proximity with someone from the royal family. s contact.
At this time, he didn't even dare to look at the prince above him.
"I heard that you are proficient in the "Han Code" and are good at using criminal law to distinguish right from wrong?" Liu De asked again. After all, he had been a prince for more than ten years in his previous life. Liu De had already practiced the procedures of how to recruit talents and conduct assessments. Countless times.
Of course, in his previous life, he was just a vassal king with little fame and no prestige. Therefore, most of the people he recruited were unknown and mediocre talents. Speaking of talents with Zhang Tang's qualifications, these were the two of them. For the first time in the world, we have recruited truly national treasure-level talents.
However, no matter what, the necessary assessment and answers are required.
Zhang Tang grew up in an official's family since he was a child. His father even reached the position of Chang'an Cheng during his lifetime, so he was familiar with the routines of the upper class. He lowered his head and followed the rules he had followed in the past. With the knowledge he learned from his father, he kowtowed and said, "I don't dare to praise you in the presence of Your Highness. However, my family has been members of the Han Fei sect for generations, so I understand the laws and regulations, so I ask Your Highness to take a closer look!"
"Let me ask you, according to the law, how long does it take to eat cud?" Liu De suddenly asked an obscure question. Although he suffered a lot in the last few years of his previous life, the hardships also tempered him, allowing Liu De to concentrate on it. I have real contact with the people, so I know a lot about people's livelihood issues.
The laws of the Han Dynasty, especially the civil laws, essentially inherited the foundation of Qin law.
But it is slightly different. After the introduction of the Huang-Lao School's ideas, Han law became milder than Qin law, leaving more room for maneuver on many issues.
For example, Qin law stipulates that taxes and penalties in all regions, counties, and counties are treated equally.
However, Han law was modified, making the law from the rule of law to the rule of man, and it was no longer so rigid.
In the Internet era of later generations, Liu De once thought that the law or the rule of law was better, so he was a fan of Qin.
But after having experiences in his previous life, Liu De's thoughts have changed.
In this era, it really can only be ruled by humans.
Play like the Qin Dynasty, even if Zhao Gao doesn't get out, he will get out sooner or later.
The reason is very simple. If you talk about the law to a peasant who can't read a word, isn't that just playing the piano to an ox?
Therefore, the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang can be foreseen.
The question Liu De asked Zhang Tang was a relatively uncommon question. It was a provision in the household law. Generally speaking, only people-friendly officials such as county magistrates and county guards would understand it.
Moreover, there is a little trap in this problem.
Liu De didn't want to embarrass Zhang Tang, because he knew how talented Zhang Tang was, and his question couldn't trouble Zhang Tang at all - you know, Zhang Tang was already a student in Chang'an when he was seven or eight years old.
It is very famous among the official class. The famous story of Zhang Tang's trial of the mouse is the same symbol of child prodigy as Sima Guang smashing the vat.
Liu De asked this question just to tell Zhang Tang that he also understood the law and was not the kind of rice bug who was born in a palace and grew up in the hands of women, and knew neither fear nor worry.
Therefore, it is best not to play with some clever things in front of him in the future.
This can be regarded as one of the few techniques of controlling subordinates that Liu De learned during his more than ten years of life as a prince in his previous life.
"According to the law, three stones of cuo and two stones of gao are taken in an hour. However, if you go to the county and Daijun, the land is evil, you can take two stones of cuo and two stones of gao in an hour!" Zhang Tang was still too young after all, so he didn't think so much and just answered honestly.
Said: "According to the law, if you don't do as ordered, you will be fined four taels. Also, if you do not eat the cud properly, you can pay the tax as a reward. One stone of cud is fifteen qian, and one stone of cud is five qian!"
The so-called Cuo Gao actually refers to hay and straw, which were famous in the Han Dynasty.
The Cu Gao tax was a strategic resource for fiscal revenue in the Han Dynasty.
Because these confiscated cud will eventually be used as feed for war horses.
In the Qin Dynasty, the rigid Legalist bureaucrats only wanted hay and straw, and if they couldn't hand them over, they would be punished and punished severely.
Although the Han law inherited the Qin law, it made some changes.
If there is a drought or flood, and you can't pay enough cud or just don't want to go to the trouble of cutting hay, well, the government is very reasonable and you can deduct the tax if you pay, and the price is clearly marked!
How is it? Does it sound familiar?
The original version of Zhang Juzheng’s whip technique...
This is why the same laws, even after the death of the second generation of the Qin Dynasty, and the emperors of the Han Dynasty only added some things, were able to rule China for five hundred years.
In essence, the laws of the Han Dynasty, especially the early Han Dynasty, were just Qin laws with Han characteristics...
"Yes!" Liu De nodded, walked down and helped Zhang Tang up: "I have heard of the public's reputation for a long time, and today I saw that it is indeed well-deserved!"
Originally, it was just a formality to show off to others, so that others would not say that Liu De did not understand the rules and used people randomly. Therefore, there was no need to really act like Ce Wen and ask about the world's affairs.
Of course, when it comes to acting, you have to do the whole thing.
Isn't it said in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that the so-called buying people's hearts is just about undressing them and pushing them to eat. In general, it is to make people feel that you are a wise master who is eager for talents. If you follow you, you will definitely make a big difference.
(money) way.
So Liu took Zhang Tang's hand and asked, "Mr., are you willing to condescend to serve me?"
Without waiting for Zhang Tang to speak, he directly took out an order talisman and handed it to him: "Although I am a low-key person now, I cannot give you a high position, so I can only wrong you to temporarily take up this small Baishi City Order!"
Chao Cuo gave Liu De four pieces of talismans, and Liu De could distribute them as he pleased.
Zhang Tang took a look at the official talisman handed over by Liu De and was surprised.
"Your Highness is so kind to you, how dare you not do the hard work of a dog and horse?" Zhang Tang said and bowed down and said, "Thanks to your highness's great love, Tang will definitely live up to your high expectations!"
Although the order talisman Liu De gave him was only a mere Baishi official status, it was still a city order that managed city registration. However, with this status, it was equivalent to announcing that Zhang Tang had been promoted from a subordinate official to an official. The importance of status in this
The difference, it is no exaggeration to say, is that one is underground and the other is in heaven.
For a person of Zhang Tang's age and status, this is simply pie in the sky.
Zhang Tang only felt that he had met the legendary Master Deyu, and he could now express his ambitions. Naturally, he was extremely excited!
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I got stuck today. It gives me a headache~~~~~~~
I owe two chapters first, I will make up for it this week~~~~~~~
Well~ Based on the 3 updates on a certain day, one update will be added~compensated in two times~
