Chapter 17 The Frog Theory
As soon as he walked into the signing room and saw the pile of official documents, Yang Ling didn't feel breathless. Although he still felt a headache, his heart was not so anxious. According to his reincarnation practice, he had always died for no reason again, and the longest time was not more than two months. Now he has been in this world for a month.
The only difference from the past is that this is the poorest life of his reincarnation. The girl he saw when he first woke up, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, so he felt pity for him. Therefore, he came to ancient times as a modern person. In his limited life, he only wanted to leave some pitiful money for his young mother to make a living as much as possible. He had no ambitions and did not dream of getting the favor of many beauties. He could not bear the life of just two months.
Now the family has a lot of more than 40 taels of silver. This is a huge fortune in the farmer's house. If you leave this money for the young lady one day, you will be considered to be free from worries. So when you see this thick document again, the psychological pressure will not be so great.
He was not anxious or impatient, and when dealing with things, he became much clearer. After drinking two cups of tea, he reviewed six or seven copies of the copy, and put the filtered needs aside. He picked up another copy and found that this copy was a yellowed post. It looked like it was not written now. Could it be that who had misrepresented the previous copy?
Yang Ling picked up the post curiously and saw that the above was scribbling and it was obvious that it was not just a waste of time. However, the fly-headed small regular script was written very beautifully. He also liked to write calligraphy, but he couldn't write such beautiful fly-headed small regular script, so he couldn't help but exclaim.
After reading the post carefully, I saw that the above said: "The most difficult and urgent policies are now, the most difficult ones are called "the ministers are not in office, the titles and rewards are too excessive, the work and labor are too troublesome, the offerings are endless, and the exile is not restored. The changes of heaven have come from this. The establishment of the eunuchs at the beginning of the country have been customized. Now, there are more than ten people in one prison, and six or seven generations of people are involved in one matter, and some are distributed to vassal states, and they enjoy the responsibilities of the king, or the power of the general, and the power of the general, invoking evil spirits, and offering talents. If you take charge of money and grain, you will get wealth outside the law, and if you pay tribute to the local property, you will blame bribes. Those who kill people will see the original, and those who commit crimes cannot be listed."
Yang Ling exclaimed, seeing that the content of this post was just talking about national policies. Why would such a post appear in the official documents of a county magistrate? Yang Ling was so impressed that someone next to him laughed: "Yang Xiucai, are you still dealing with official documents?"
Yang Ling looked up and saw a fifty-year-old man with white face and slightly beard in front of him. Judging from his official robe, he was an eighth-rank official and could not be called a Shangguan. He was the county magistrate Huang Qiyin who had been in this county for many years.
Yang Ling quickly stood up and bowed and said, "It turns out that he is the magistrate of Huang, and the student is rude."
Huang Qiyin waved his hand and sat on the chair beside him. He smiled and picked up the post he had stacked on the table and looked at it a few times, and laughed: "Li Zisheng, Deng Changen? Oh, these are all important officials in the court during the Xianzong period. It seems that it was a memorial drafted by a certain adult. Where did Mr. Yang get it?"
As he said that, he didn't wait for Yang Ling to answer, he pointed at the table with his fingers, hurriedly browsed the content, looked up and asked, "What did Yang Xiucai think about what he said?"
Yang Ling first saw a draft of the reign of Emperor Xianzong, nearly twenty years ago, and saw that Huang County Magistrate Huang, who never showed up without paying any salary or asking about the case, suddenly appeared. He had already thought about some reason, and saw his deep eyes staring at him, as if he was inquiring, and as if he was a little anxious. That eager desire was like a child who hoped to be praised by the teacher.
Yang Ling has been doing insurance work for six or seven years. He has seen many kinds of people and is the best at scrutinizing others' psychology. When he saw the meaning inadvertently revealed in his eyes, he felt a bold thought suddenly emerged: "First it was a memorial twenty years ago, so the Huang County Magistrate, who had not shown up for many years, said that the memorial drafted by an adult at that time. Looking at the content in the post, he denied the important officials in the court at that time. Could it be that he wrote this post, he was guilty of the court, demoted again and again, and even became a poor minor official in this difficult-to-mingyi office?
As soon as he thought about this, Yang Ling pondered his intention and said as if he was pretending: "I am ashamed of my humbleness. I don't know the detailed deeds of these important officials of the court during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, so I really cannot comment."
Huang Qiyin shook his head and said, "Oh, it's all old things. There's nothing wrong today. I'm just chatting with you here. It's so good to speak and me. It's not enough to be discussed. You just just comment on the content on this post."
Yang Ling's mind was spinning quickly and he secretly speculated: "If my guess is true, this unsatisfactory old man must have been guilty of the emperor because of this post, and even was demoted again and again. He came to take the exam today to compare things like me. Could it be that I am worthy of his help? Well, I guess I will not have a few days to live, so I would be bold enough to discuss it. If I want him to help, I will naturally praise it, but if I don't have my unique insights, I will be despised by him again."
While estimating in his mind, he looked at the content of the commentary carefully. Yang Ling said, "Since that's the case, then the student will be bold and arrogant. If what he said is wrong, please don't laugh at the county magistrate Huang."
Huang Qiyin said with a slight smile: "It's okay, you and I are also colleagues, but please speak freely without any scruples."
Yang Ling nodded and said, "The beginning of this article is that the court's organization was bloated and people were overstated at that time. He asked the court to streamline the officials of various departments. What he said was reasonable and the suggestions provided were wise, but."
Huang Qiyin first heard his eight-character comments about "the organization is bloated and people are floating in the matter", and he couldn't help but lit up and said, "It's wonderful, incisive! Only these eight characters can tell the whole story. Mr. Yang is really amazing, but what?"
Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Yes, there is no such term in this dynasty yet. No wonder he was very novel when he heard it, but there was no need to be so excited that his face turned red, right? Could it be because he found a soulmate?" Yang Ling laughed in his heart and continued: "It's just that this adult is too good at seeing a scholar."
A hint of unpleasant look flashed across Huang Qiyin's face and asked in discontently: "How can I see it?"
Seeing his expression, Yang Ling felt even more certain, so he praised him first and then suppressed him: "This adult is upright and determined, regardless of personal gains and losses, and is eager to make trouble. He can see it between the lines of Zheng Chaogang. However, although he has a passion, his thoughts are simpler."
He thought about the disadvantages of the simplification of institutions in later generations, and slowly thought: "In the eyes of students, although officials in various departments of the government are becoming increasingly bloated, it is unrealistic for this adult to hope that the emperor can use thunder means to rectify discipline and streamline institutions by using thunderous means.
Sir, you think, if the emperor issued an order, someone would always do it? The whole country responded in one go, and all the foreign envoys recalled it. The court lost its eyes and ears. The officials immediately simplified their efforts without buffering, and many things could not help but stop.
He smiled wryly and pointed to the clerk in front of him and said, "For example, students, I was busy with so many things in money, food, taxes, and criminal matters at once. Not to mention that it takes a long time to get familiar with the process, and without a senior with an experienced guide, I have to take many more detours. At least I will be bound to move here. Then the specific matters must be assigned to others. How can you ensure that these people can fulfill their loyalty?"
Huang Qiyin's face became very ugly, but he silently took out the cigarette pole from his sleeve and shook it up and put it on, looking a little excited.
Yang Ling said again: "These are not difficult. Just like when the baby was born, the mother experienced a huge pain, and the clouds were clear and the moon was bright. The difficulty lies in how many officials there are in the country? These officials are mixed together, and they don't know how many relationships they have. They jointly support the operation of this huge country. They have to cut off many branches at once and how many people will rebound?
Although this force is invisible and intangible, it must be extremely terrible. It is necessary to violate the interests of officials across the country. Including those officials who are in important positions and will not be dismissed, they will inevitably think that if there are more officials, they will have more choices. If there are fewer officials, it will be less easy to do things. If there are fewer officials, there will be many feasible ways to become an official, let alone how can he be willing to abandon his complicated relationships?
This suggestion is simply an enemy of officials from all over the country. If there are fewer officials, how will scholars make their mark? Then scholars have offended them. What about the landlords and gentry behind them who have close relationships? It will inevitably arouse fierce opposition and even the foundation of the country. Even if the emperor adopts this suggestion, he will change his mind due to many difficulties and opposes thousands of officials one after another. Although this idea is for the country and the people, he cannot act according to law and act too quickly, but he will harm the country and the people."
Huang Qiyin is in the situation, so where can Yang Ling be seen in newspapers and magazines? This problem has been analyzed by combining the institutions of advanced Chinese and foreign systems that have simplified articles.
Thinking about his youth and spirit, seeing the bureaucracy is corrupt and the organization is huge and bloated, he made a statement to the emperor with his passion. The emperor really adopted it. Soon after, he laid off a large number of officials, demoted the national rank, cut more than 500 officials, and wanted to implement it nationwide.
However, in just over half a month, he was demoted from Jingcheng. Li Zisheng, Deng Changen and others were reinstated again. They were excluded everywhere and were demoted again and again. In five years, they were demoted from the prestigious censor to a small county magistrate.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, Li Zisheng and others were questioned and thought they could see the light of day again. Unexpectedly, many officials who were attacked by Li and Deng's party were restored to their posts, but they seemed to have been forgotten. They asked someone to write a few times to their old colleagues but did not see the following. It turned out that the crux of the matter was actually this.
He was self-conceited and served the country and the people, but ended up like this. He was cynical and depressed all his life. Unexpectedly, he was told by a young man who was not as good as the one who had not reached the age of twentieth. It turned out that he had offended all the officials.
After thinking about the joints, even though it was a cold sky, County Magistrate Huang was still sweating profusely. He smiled sadly and said sadly: "Do you just sit still and watch and let this situation continue, and in the end, like a maggot in the country, and the fat and ointment of the people are all full of traitors?"
Yang Ling sighed: "It is not impossible to change, but it is not a matter of time and day. The government orders must not only be unified, but also coherent, and not abandoned by others. In specific implementation, they can start from top to bottom, from point to surface. Start from the capital city, and start from start to start with only some irrelevant departments and officials. The momentum should be small rather than big, and actions should be slow rather than urgent.
In this way, it will take 30 or 50 years of poverty to achieve smooth results. At that time, the customization of officials must be determined by the law, so that we will not be afraid of repetition. Although it has been a little longer, it is the only feasible way. However, it will take 30 or 50 years to obtain a foundation for all generations. Although it is not a merit for one person, it will benefit all generations of people."
Yang Ling brought out his frog theory and said, "Have you heard of a fable? Pour water in the pot, put a frog in it, and then ignite the fire below to boil the water. The water temperature is slowly heated. Because the speed is slow, the frog will not notice it, so it will not rush to jump out of the pot. When it leisurely reaches the point where the water heat is unbearable, it is too late to jump out of the pot, and then it is no longer able to struggle.
Students do not know whether the frog will jump out of the water because of the heat of water. The master used it to describe the world, but the students felt that it was extremely vivid. The implementation of the country's major policies involves the overall situation. Therefore, if there is too fierce change, you should be cautious and move slowly. When the results gradually come to fruition, even if the opponents find out, they will be unable to resist when the general trend is in that time."
County Magistrate Huang was stunned for a while, smiled hoarsely, stood up and bowed deeply, and said, "Listen to you, it is better to read ten years of books. Huang has been taught." After that, he turned around and hunched over, as if he had suddenly become twenty years older, and walked out with difficulty.
Yang Ling hurriedly stood up and grabbed two steps to block his way, bowed deeply and said, "Old Huang, the student is just talking on paper and talking big. Only when he is not in the bureau can he have such words. If he really wants to be in it, he will be a dark look. You see, I just can't handle the documents of this county clearly. What is the teaching? Speaking of which, students must sincerely ask Mr. Huang to teach me."
Chapter completed!