Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Han Liehou

The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 211: Heavy Rewards Based on Merit

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    The ministers have extremely high professionalism, and they can draw up a more appropriate reward by dividing three times, five times, and two times, which can not only meet the emperor's expectation of a generous reward, but also not violate the court's rules and regulations.  Cao Shi's standard for granting rewards was roughly to grant three thousand households and two thousand catties of gold.  The standard of merit is closer to that of Prime Minister Chen Ping and General Guan Ying, who were the great heroes in slaying Zhu Lu. The actual reward is much higher than that of Chen Ping and Guan Ying. The reason is that the court stipulates that one market jin is equal to 2 Hanjin, and the gold is two thousand.  The market jin is equivalent to 4,000 jin of gold. Even if you use the most cunning angle, you cannot say that the imperial court was stingy towards the great meritorious officials.  ??After all, Cao Shi had accumulated so much merit. In view of the tragic experiences of the two generations of Marquis Pingyang, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty granted 3,000 households and awarded a super high reward of 2,000 catties of gold. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty accepted his fate.  Give a similar reward, and carefully analyze the benefits of doubling the reward. Cao Shi can't say that the reward is too small. If he really wants to say it, he is a fool who is greedy and doesn't know how to advance or retreat.  Liu Che saw that the reward was impeccable and basically acquiesced to this standard.  At this moment, Da Nong Ling, who had been silent for a long time, stood up. Dou Ying bowed his head and stood up, holding his head high and said: "I think that Marquis Pingyang has made great achievements through hardships and hardships, so he should be granted the title of five thousand households and three thousand catties of gold.  All the people are loyal!" "What?" The civil and military officials were in an uproar.  What is the concept of five thousand households!  In the early Han Dynasty, there were more than 100 feudal lords, and 5,000 households could be ranked among the top ten.  The 5th place Fan Kuai, the 9th place Guan Ying, the 12th place Wang Ling, and the 47th place Chen Ping only have 5,000 households, the 6th place Li Shang, the 7th place Xi Juan have only 4,800 households, the 8th place Xia Houying has 6,900 households, and the 8th place Xia Houying has 6,900 households.  The 11th place Jin She has 5,300 households, the 15th place Xue Ou has 4,500 households, and the 17th place Ding Fu has 7,800 households.  The 18th insect reaches 4,000 households.  Those above him were first granted the title of Marquis of Yingling and then the King of Yan, and the 88th was Liu Ze, with 12,000 households.  The second place Cao Shen has 10,600 households, and the 62nd place Zhang Liang has 10,000 households.  From King Zhao to Xuanpinghou, the third place Zhang Ao has nearly 10,000 households, the fourth place Zhou Bo has 8,100 households, and the first place Xiao He has 8,000 households.  It was a truly astonishing number in the early Han Dynasty, and it is still astonishing now.  "Da Nong Ling, don't joke, this joke is not funny." "Da Nong Ling told jokes seriously, it is really funny." Baiguan Gongqing laughed and tried to cover up the past, but found that it had no effect.  Dou Ying said without changing his expression: "Everything I said is true. In the sixty years since the rise of the Han Dynasty, how many of the heroic Han men have opened up thousands of miles of territory, how many of them have captured more than 100,000 prisoners, and how many of them have captured hundreds of thousands of prisoners.  How many people destroyed the city and captured the Imperial Ancestral Temple?" "Okay!" Liu Che immediately raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands in admiration: "What the Da Nong Order said is so good! How long has it been since the founding of the People's Republic of China that the Han family has not expanded its territory?  Without destroying the city and destroying the country, the time has been so long that I can¡¯t even remember it. How can such slackness be worthy of the spirit of our ancestors in heaven?¡± The emperor¡¯s words raised the tone infinitely to the level of opening up territories and expanding the territory, and it can be counted even higher!  It must be said that it boosts the confidence of the Han family and reshapes the highest level of the Han family's spirit.  This shows how determined the emperor was to seriously injure himself.  The three princes and nine ministers looked at each other in confusion, and their eyes fell on the prime minister.  Prime Minister Xuchang gritted his teeth, knowing that he had to go through the dangers of danger and fire: "Your Majesty is aware of this. The Han family has laws, the court has regulations, and the ancestors have made iron laws that cannot be broken easily! If your Majesty really wants to reward Pingyang Marquis, you might as well give him another compensation.  , You shouldn¡¯t make too much fuss about sealing households. After all, there are regulations for sealing households" Dou Ying shook his head and said, "The prime minister is pedantic. Emperor Taizu Gao granted the honorary title to a meritorious prince. If Xiao He were to be counted purely based on his merits.  The most ridiculous thing is that he was awarded the title of 8,000 households, and was compensated by Taizu for 2,000 households. His wife was also honored as a noble, and more than a dozen people in the Xiao family were granted the title of feudal lord. In the early Han Dynasty, only the Xiao family had nearly 200 feudal lords.  The treatment is not far off if there are only 12,000 households in the Xiao family. Is Marquis Fou¡¯s contribution really that great? If it were Chen Ping and Lu Jia, why shouldn¡¯t Li Shi and others be co-managers? "  big.  Tian Fu wiped the cold sweat on his head alertly and secretly caught a glimpse of the emperor's expression as he was deep in thought. He felt that shutting up was the right choice. Dou Ying risked offending the Liu family emperor's taboo to use this move, just like on the edge of a frying pan.  Dancing, accidentally jumped into the pot and died without any body.  Cao Shi watched the confrontation between the ministers with amusement. Once upon a time, he was like Dou Ying, fighting against the ministers alone. This time, as a party and participant, he watched with a cold eye. He found the expressions of the three ministers and nine ministers either angry or puzzled, which was very interesting.  .  Wei Wan, Zhi Buyi and others had similar expressions at the beginning, but things have turned and turned back again. The power of fate is really amazing.  What does Dou Ying mean?  Cao Shi felt that this was more worthy of exploration. A Dou family member with Confucian origin, who was technically half an enemy, suddenly started to advocate for his standards of meritorious service. There must be a purpose for showing courtesy for nothing  Dou Ying happened to turn his head and smiled at him, as if silently saying, "Don't worry, Marquis Pingyang, I won't let your credit go away."  The emperor woke up from his meditation, frowned and said: "What the Da Nong Order said is not unreasonable. I have read the historical materials of the early Han Dynasty carefully in Shiqu Pavilion. The favor of Marquis Xiao He is really unbelievable. The generals of chariots and cavalry served the late emperor and Zhen.  The contribution he has made over the years and the influence he has brought are no less than those of the Marquis of Feng at that time. The reward the Chariot and Cavalry General received was nothing more than the granting of three thousand households. " Cao Shi felt that his face was like burning coals, and hundreds of eyes fell on him.  His face was burning.  " He said that he compared himself to Xiao He, and Cao Shi did his best.  Because there are many people who dare to compare themselves to Xiao He, and think that their talents are comparable to Xiao He, it does not mean that their real talents are really as high as Xiao He, let alone that their credit and influence are not inferior to Xiao He. That is just bragging.  Xiao He was not an ordinary person. In the early Han Dynasty, his status was the fourth person under Yi Yin, Zhou Gong and Guan Zhong. He was the only one who supported the emperor to ascend to the throne.  Among these four people, Yi Yin supported Cheng Tang to establish the Great Shang Dynasty for more than 500 years. Duke Zhou assisted King Wu and King Cheng to establish the Great Zhou Dynasty for 800 years. Except for Duke Huan of Qi who was assisted by Guan Zhong, his status was slightly inferior. Xiao He's status was not at all  Not inferior at all.  Cao Shi¡¯s contribution is indeed great, but to say that he is not inferior to Xiao He is really a bit of a boast.  He himself felt a little embarrassed, and paused and said: "Your Majesty, your praise is ridiculous. Marquis Fou's reputation will be in the history, and I dare not boast about my achievements. I am satisfied as long as I don't disgrace the reputation of my ancestors." Dou Ying cupped his hands and said: "  General Chaoqiu is too humble." Cao Shi also bowed his hand and said in return: "I dare not! I am really not humble. Although my ability to govern is good, I occasionally compare myself to Yi Yin Zhou Gong and Guan Zhong Xiao He, but in terms of merit, I am really inferior.  I'm not discouraged either. I still have a chance to create a future." The three princes and nine princes looked at each other in surprise. Could it be that Marquis Pingyang was kidnapped and traveled thousands of miles to South Vietnam, and his bad temper was also worn away?  More modest.  Prime Minister Xuchang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this big thorn has learned to be humble. When he met Cao before, it was really a headache. He was like a proud rooster pecking at anyone he saw. Being humble is at least a good sign.  Liu Che frowned and took a look, and found that the expressions of the officials were confused.  He couldn't come up with a good result in his mind, so he simply made a decision and said: "The merits have been decided. The generals of chariots and cavalry have contributed to the country. I have decided to grant five thousand households and grant three thousand catties of gold." "Here.  " The officials don't care much about the rewards. After all, the rewards are for the people of the Liu family. As long as the emperor is willing to give them more, it doesn't matter. The key is whether the emperor's respect for the system continues as always. Cao Shi's attitude is  The transformation showed that his usual loyalty to the emperor and his ability to execute were declining.  It is a good sign in the eyes of the officials.  Loyalty and execution are very important, but they cannot be used as the only criteria in every situation. Politics itself is a process of game and compromise.  Instead of researching plans, issuing orders, and executing orders as simple and crude as possible.  Cao Shi smiled and welcomed the congratulations from the officials, and quietly let go of the big stone in his heart. Whether it was Tian Fu's deliberate targeting or Dou Ying's deliberate flattery, there was no need to be particularly worried or afraid.  Because today is different from the past, the general of chariots and cavalry is a noble position and does not need to manage complicated government affairs.  You only need to be responsible for the war, and even the military training can be ignored.  After all, the lieutenants, guards, and doctors are all there to take over the training at any time, and the general can just use the tiger talisman to select troops and generals.  It is a common task to dedicate prisoners to the Ancestral Temple.  He only had to take all the captives of Yelang Kingdom nobles to Taichang Temple and didn't have to worry about it. Zhao Zhou would rather keep his feet off the ground than let others interrupt. Cao Shile was so leisurely that he walked back after leaving Weiyang Palace.  , and was blocked by a carriage halfway along the road.  "The Marquis of Pingyang is so polite! I am the Marquis of Huainan, Liu An." "Oh! It turns out to be the King of Huainan Hou! Have you been reinstated as a Marquis? I just returned to the capital and am not familiar with the changes in Chang'an. I'm sorry." Liu  An nodded and said with a smile: "Originally, I thought about visiting again in a few days, but my relatives at home were very worried, so I had no choice but to stop Pingyang Marquis outside the Gongmen, asking where my little daughter Liu Ling is now? Where is she?  How are you? When can you return to Chang'an?" "Liu Ling is currently recuperating in Chengdu, in the middle of Sichuan. He got sick in the jungle and found some root causes. He needs to be nursed back to health in a few months and he will be fine. I don't know when he will come back. The Marquis of Huainan can write  A letter from home can be sent to Shuzhong and forwarded through the official post. Liu Ling will live in the post in Chengdu to recuperate. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Liu An nodded blankly and passed.  After a while, he raised his head and muttered: "That's not right! This kid's behavior is not like the legendary one.""You are so domineering. Could it be that what Wei Wan said was not true?"  No, many people say this, are they all lying to me?  " Sitting in the carriage and admiring the midsummer street scene, Cao Shi's mentality changed. After more than half a year, the construction of Chang'an City was completely different. The reconstruction of the city wall originally promised to Prime Minister Xuchang began, and the Shaofu Han Anguo summoned 200,000 corvees from Guanzhong  , at the expense of providing food and accommodation, the civilians were allowed to speed up the progress of wall demolition and reconstruction. They started demolishing the wall last winter. It took more than half a year to demolish all four circles of the city wall. The moat originally surrounding Chang'an City was completely filled in. Chang'an  The city's new city wall will expand one mile in all directions. Cao Shi saw the design drawings of the new city and found that the drawings came from a sketch of the new Chang'an City two years ago. Han Anguo quietly plagiarized his design.  This old guy is very smart and knows that the risk of plagiarism is very high, so he tells everyone that the plan comes from the former Shaofu Cao Shi. This will greatly reduce the profit share given to him, and accordingly the resistance in the court will also be reduced.  A big chunk. He shelved this plan when it was first made. He felt that the need for city wall expansion was not particularly great, and the idea of ????this plan focused on the reconstruction of the northern city wall. The northern part of the new city wall would extend to the Wei River embankment.  The city wall and embankment are combined, and the wharf is located in the port area outside the city. When building the city wall, a Weihe River embankment must also be built. The amount of work is much higher than the standard for building the city wall. Although it will greatly promote the prevention of floods,  But we don¡¯t have to rush to build them. The existing Weihe River embankments are quite efficient. Demolition and repair of embankments consumes national funds and people¡¯s labor. It would be more cost-effective to change to a more affordable plan when I was the Shaofu.  Large-scale building complexes are being built in the south of the city, including temples, Taimiao Square, racetracks, and Taixue. It is planned to move the new city as a whole to the south. There are several major tributaries of Chang'an Bashui in the south. The terrain is high and flat, which is better than the adjacent Wei River.  It is safer to always be aware of water hazards. Going further, it is still the urban area of ??Tang Chang'an and Xi'an. "Expansion is also a plan. If he wants to do it, let him do it."  " Cao Shi did not stop him. One third of the way through the project, it was too late to stop him. Han Anguo was not a peaceful guy. Cao Shi could command his work remotely, but he could not fully control his actions. He was so eager.  The promotion of Chang'an New City is nothing more than to show his execution and overall planning capabilities. The credit for planning belongs to the former Shaofu Cao Shi, and the credit for execution and coordination should always belong to the current Shaofu Han Anguo. This credit belongs to Han Anguo.  To enter the emperor's eyes, it is no longer a dispensable substitute. The demolition of the city wall is the first step, building a new city wall one mile away is the second step, and building the dams on both sides of the Wei River is the third step.  Adding a new village in the city is the fourth step. The plan is to be completed within three years. Han Anguo is a well-deserved capable official. Even if his reputation is far less than that of his predecessor, it doesn't matter. His position among the three officials and nine ministers is unbreakable.  Why bother to camp like this?  " Cao Shi felt very tired. In order to stabilize his position and advance to a higher position, every bureaucrat tried his best to display his talents. In the past, he also persisted like Han Anguo. Suddenly he felt boring. Fighting back and forth was nothing more than fighting.  For the sake of the throne of the three princes, those sitting at the top do not want to lose their position, while those sitting at the bottom are looking at the space above and wary of people below them making trouble for them. They spend all their time and energy worrying about power and position, and how can they not be as free and happy as they are now.  "It's a good feeling to be a general. It's up to the ministers to improve government administration, increase revenue and reduce expenditure.  " Leaving Chang'an, we walked along the Chi Road towards the east. The dusty construction site behind us gradually faded away. I sat on the carriage and hummed a certain ballad spread in South Vietnam. The lyrics and music had the euphemism of the Yue people, mixed with the vigorousness of Qin Feng, and it was far-reaching.  Long. (To be continued)
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report