In the spring of the 13th year of Zhenghe's reign in the Song Dynasty, the first imperial meeting of the state was finally about to be held.
This also indicates that Zhao Xi's official reform and three-level decision-making system were finally officially implemented in the Song Dynasty.
Prior to this, cabinet members had suggested changing the year name, but Zhao Xi refused, and the reason was very simple...the national destiny is booming.
Although Zhao Xi knows that the year name has nothing to do with the national destiny, this reason is the most convincing.
Since the release of government offices in the Yuan Dynasty, people participating in political affairs from remote prefectures and counties in the country have begun to gather in Bianliang. The daily passenger transportation of rail carriages is also always ready to transport special trains to participate in political affairs.
Therefore, the imperial court also allocated special funds for post stations and rail transportation.
Most people who came to Bianliang to participate in government affairs are familiar with Bianliang, because most of them passed the examination and then went to work as local officials.
It's just that this time I went to Beijing was different from the previous ones. This time I went to Beijing to show my status.
If you think about it, you will know that in the country, the entire cabinet that participates in political discussions is less than 500 people. Being able to participate in the court meeting itself means that you have entered the highest power class of the country...~
As for whether this is really the case, it is a matter of opinion. In general, such a mechanism declares a concept: the top-down ideological unity of the country will no longer be the case where government decrees are only issued in Bianliang.
"It's such a great achievement to please the public!"
Wang Yu had another illness in winter and had just recovered. After accompanying his father to see off an unknown number of visitors, he whispered to his father.
"Xiao'er, are you tired? Let Pang'er accompany dad tomorrow."
Wang Anshi looked at the official robes hanging on his son's body and couldn't bear to scold him. However, he didn't seem to have scolded Xiao'er for his unscrupulous remarks.
In Wang Yu's eyes, any new law that is not implemented by his father is not a good new law.
But Wang Anshi deeply understood the changes brought by these new policies of the government to the country.
For example, I have been visiting continuously these days. It may be said that my old disciples came to Beijing to hang out, but it is better to say that they are all here to seek advice.
Being a member of a country's political affairs does not mean that you only enjoy rights but do not assume obligations. Every person who participates in and discusses state affairs needs to submit a policy statement to the court about his or her own government affairs or matters under his or her jurisdiction.
Most of these visits were to the cabinet house to ask for clarification.
This is also the source of Wang Yu's grandstanding.
Wang Anshi did not scold his son, but it did not mean that he agreed with his son's statement. Of course, his health was one of the reasons for letting him rest, but his open mouth was the main reason.
Use this method to remind your son.
Wang Zhuo looked at his father's expression, paused and said, "My child understands, let my next brother accompany my father."
At Han Qi's house, accompanying Han Qi to receive visitors was his eldest son Fan Zhongyan.
Han Zhongyan is now the magistrate of Dingzhou and has been nominated for political affairs. He is highly valued by Han Qi.
Letting his son accompany him to receive visitors also has the meaning of introducing his son to his disciples.
In Han Qi's view, the three-level decision-making system of the state and dynasty means that if you want to make a difference in the future court, relationships in the officialdom should play a greater role than in the past.
"Dad, Junyan is very different from the past."
Han Chunyan did not participate in politics or discuss politics, but he was still qualified to participate in political meetings. He was transferred back to Beijing by the General Supervisory Office to supervise political meetings.
Because when he was serving in Huaizhou, he took charge of two supervision cases and was named by Fan Chunren to Beijing.
As for whether he has Han Qi's face, who can say for sure.
"As a father, I want to stay in the martial arts hall for a while. That place is really strange. It's like a furnace. All the talents come out of it."
Visitors have met Chun Yan in the past few days, and Han Qi found that his son's official accent was better than his.
Han Qi also understood that his official accent was truly official, while his son's official accent came from the heart.
"Dad, the Great Court requires everyone to write a commentary. The child is confused. In this way, it is equivalent to all ministers participating in the Great Court meeting having a memorial."
"According to the agenda of the Grand Council, all proposals must be answered. There are hundreds of memorials. How come the cabinet did not respond to them all within seven days? Will it end up being just a formality?"
"Officials have always attached great importance to the credibility of the court. If the proposal and response cannot be completed, the implementation of this three-level decision-making system is likely to lose its prestige."
It's not like Han Zhongyan has never participated in previous court meetings. He could argue about big things for a long time. Even one court meeting couldn't resolve a single issue.
In today's court system, officials actually require everyone to have a copy of the memorial, and it must be a memorial that has something to say.
It was difficult for him to imagine how the imperial court responded to these memorials. I was afraid that the cabinet did not even have time to read the memorials.
"Zhongyan, your brother Chunyan just came home for a visit, and then went to the Qinzheng Hall. Why do you think?"
"All those who participate in the discussion of government affairs must submit their memorials to the Secretary's Pavilion three days before the meeting of the imperial court. The scribes from each government office and the students from the Gongyuan Imperial Academy have all gathered in the Secretary's Pavilion by this time."
"The supervisor of the Supervisory Yamen is responsible for registering the memorials, and then handing them over to the students of the Imperial College Gongyuan, who will classify the submitted memorials, and finally hand them over to the scribes of each Yamen of the imperial court."
"Things concerning the Ministry of Personnel shall be taken away by the Ministry of Personnel, and those concerning the Ministry of War shall be taken by the Ministry of War, and each shall perform his or her duties."
"In fact, all memorials have been processed and responded to since they were received by the imperial court. Each yamen has a department to sort out similar memorials first, and then respond to the government affairs raised by the memorials. Those who cannot be responded to or dealt with
If the authority is limited, hand it over to a powerful official."
"In this way, one level at a time, different officials of different ranks handle different memorials and proposals. Even as a father, he will have to enter the political hall in a few days... ~Those things that cannot be handled by the various yamen of the imperial court will eventually be handed over to the cabinet for discussion.
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Is a few hundred memorials too many? If it was the previous court and the previous method of handling memorials, in such a short period of time, the court received so many major memorials, it was indeed a lot. If you want all the memorials to be replied and processed, say
It may take several years, and some may not even look at it.
However, with the current discussion system, hundreds of memorials are really nothing.
Han Qi indeed began to admire the official's thinking more and more.
Hundreds of memorials were first read by the scribes and classified according to the functions of the yamen. Those involved in the Ministry of War were returned to the Ministry of Military Affairs, those involved in the Ministry of Personnel were returned to the Ministry of Officials, those who should be in Gongfang City were sent to Gongfang City, and those who were in charge of Shiyi Temple
Shiyi Temple.
Then, there were divisions in each yamen of the imperial court, and they began to divide the work according to the functions of the yamen. For example, the Ministry of War, the Arms Department or the Staff Department, the Driving Department or the Treasury Department, each took away the memorials related to each department.
If it had been left to the past, these yamen would have just thrown these memorials aside... Each yamen has a customary habit of handling government affairs. No matter what kind of memorials, those yamen officials would not even bother to read them.
It's different now. The censor is patrolling, constantly following the progress, and must complete the responses to all memorials before the court meeting.
Work is divided at all levels, and responsibilities are assigned to each person. Each person performs his or her duties and assumes his or her responsibilities. This is the process for handling the memorials of the imperial court.
If the clerk cannot solve the problem, the matter will be reported to the doctor. If the doctor exceeds his authority, the decision will be made by the minister. If there is anyone who cannot take charge, the chief officer of the Yamen will deal with it.
Finally, the memorials that require the cooperation and coordination of multiple departments will be compiled and excerpted by the chief officials of each yamen, and then uniformly submitted to the cabinet, where the cabinet will discuss matters and resolve them one by one.
Although there may be more than 500 memorials, the first submission time is different, and the clerks of each yamen receive only a dozen or dozens of memorials every day.
Then it was assigned to the yamen department, and then passed on to the higher officials...~ After this, every official had not many memorials on hand, and even on average, every official in each yamen of the imperial court had less than five memorials to deal with directly.
"Dad, if there are hundreds of people writing memorials, there will probably be a lot of useless and repetitive things, which is a bit time-consuming and laborious."
Han Qi looked at his son... Those who don't know the clues will never know how strict the official procedures are.
"Zhongyan, the agenda of the Great Court Meeting is different from the previous ones. It's very different. In the past, the officials asked ministers if they had any memorials, but under the new system, the Great Court Meeting will answer and resolve the government affairs of the memorials."
"Before answering and settling the memorial, there is another procedure at the court meeting, which is for the Supervisory Yamen to announce the status of the memorial."
"For example, how many people are involved in farming and mulberry? How many people are petitioning for military affairs? How many people are participating in political discussions and petitioning for farmland water conservancy, how many are about salt, iron, tea and wine, etc."
"At the same time, just like a great competition, the imperial court will evaluate and publish the memorials that are truly beneficial to the country and the dynasty."
"That's not all, the imperial court will also rank and publish the quality of the memorials according to their place of origin and prefectures and counties. As for the same memorials, you should know what the results will be!"
"There's no need for you to stay at home any longer. It's business to convene the people involved in political discussions in Dingzhou and reiterate the court's requirements. People who participate in political discussions have a term of office, but it doesn't say they can't be dismissed during the term. You really are incompetent, supervise
The Yamen will not tolerate mercy."
I think the court's requirements should be clear in a few days.
In fact, the imperial court is really not worried about this issue. As the saying goes, "Wen Wu is not the first, and Wu is not the second." No official in the country thinks that he is worse than others, and the possibility of plagiarizing the memorial is almost non-existent.
It's just that the imperial court's measures for appraising the memorials are what the states, counties, and counties should worry about.
If the big competition is about individuals, then the big competition will announce that this competition is about the governance and pragmatism of a state government.
This article was passed unanimously with almost no opposition during the cabinet deliberations.
Han Qi did not object to the issue of the report to the imperial meeting.
The reason is that the officials have a clear intention to decentralize power in the process of handling the imperial court memorials, and assign responsibilities to people at different levels. This in itself is the intention of decentralizing power.
Powers have indeed been decentralized. Officials at different levels have the right to handle affairs at different levels during the Great Court Meeting... This is also Zhao Xi's attempt to take advantage of the numerous memorials at the Great Court Meeting to try to handle government affairs with personal responsibility.
measure.
Such measures will not affect Shangguan's control of Yamen affairs, or it can better understand the abilities of Yamen officials.
The imperial meeting not only publishes the memorial, but also publishes the response to the memorial.
The memorial must be meaningful, which will guide officials to understand people's livelihood and truly handle government affairs.
Zhao Xi knew very well how local officials in the country and dynasty managed politics.
The custom that has been formed in the country over the years is that as long as you pass the exam, everything will be fine. The so-called official position means that you don't need to do anything. Even if you hang around for a few years, you will still be promoted according to your experience.
The process of the imperial meeting proposed by Zhao Xi is to use what the ministers and workers want to motivate them to do things.
Participation in and discussion of state affairs is the top level of rights in the country, involving all aspects of the country. No one who has the status of participating in and discussing state affairs will be willing to give it away.
The requirements of the memorial and the annual imperial meeting will inevitably force ministers to actually manage affairs in order to maintain their position in participating in political affairs.
One link after another, this is how the country has always been driven to change.
Zhao Xi believes that as long as this is implemented for a few years, the official atmosphere of the entire country will be greatly improved.
As for this first imperial meeting... Zhao Xi really didn't dare to hold out much hope.
He didn't have much hope, but he didn't dare to neglect the local officials who came to attend the meeting...~
What Han Qi said to his son spread among the ministers and ministers in a few days... This was not something that needed to be kept secret in the first place. The reason why it was not made public was because the ministers and ministers had their own truth to tell.
That's what it should be.
However, for the ministers and workers of the imperial court, the imperial court's request caught them a little off guard.
For a time, Goulan Restaurant, which was originally bustling because of the Great Dynasty Festival, suddenly became deserted again.
The chief officials of the state government are all the leaders who participate in and discuss government affairs in the state government. Who wants to embarrass themselves among their colleagues if they can achieve the position of the chief official of the state government? Therefore, the leaders of the state governments require their subordinates to concentrate on writing memorials.
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Zhao Xi has also been meeting with ministers during this period, which can be regarded as a way to report on his work.
"Official officials, the trial planting of cotton in Hehuang has produced results, and it can be promoted on a large scale this year..."
When Wang Shao met with His Majesty, he originally wanted to talk about his next idea of opening up trade routes in the Western Regions. However, the first sentence the official met him was to ask about cotton...
The two great victories of the Guo Dynasty against Liao and Xia created a very favorable environment for Wang Shao to open Bianhehuang.
Over the years, he has regained the annexes of hundreds of tribes in Hehuang. In the Hehuang area, except for Qingtang City, which the Tibetans stubbornly held on to, most of them have annexed the Song Dynasty.
Even Qingtang City was dependent on the Song Dynasty because of its interests in wool.
In Wang Shao's view, it was time to regain the entire territory of Hehuang, send troops westward, open up the trade routes to the Western Regions, and form a siege of Xixia.
It can be regarded as completing the results described in his "Ping Rong Ce".
"Do you feel that we have reached the point of strategic encirclement of Xixia?"
Zhao Xi could see what Wang Shao was thinking.
"Zichun, there are more than 200,000 new troops in the imperial dynasty. Now we can't even garrison the borders. How can we talk about opening up borders and expanding our territory? Some things need to be done slowly."
"Those who want to fight against foreigners must first pacify their own country. What Zhao Xianggong said is still reasonable. Although there were two great victories against Liao and Xia, in fact, the country did not have the military power to destroy the country. This is why the court asked He Huang to
The fundamental reason is that Fu is the main force and suppression is the supplement."
"Three to five years...~Maybe with three to five more years of accumulation, the country will have considerable strength...~If we now point our troops to the Western Regions, I'm worried about alerting the enemy."
Knowing the progress of the cotton trial, Zhao Xi did not hesitate to explain to Wang Shao the general direction of the country... ~ If you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down at home.