Diqin Designer

Chapter 78 I want to know who that Pei Gong is?
"Like the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice, some of their powers should be retained in the Secretariat, but the collection of taxes and appropriations should be independent and should no longer be retained in the Secretariat."

As Ying Zheng listened and thought, he understood Li Nian's intention and stripped the Shangshu Province of its other powers, making it an institution solely responsible for handling government affairs.

Li Nian continued, "The six ministries also need to be broken down and subdivided. The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of household registration, land, marriage, succession, as well as the taxation and allocation of money and grain. It is also too complicated!"

"Taxes are the source of national finances and are extremely important. They should be strictly managed. I think a separate department should be established to collect taxes and verify the payment of money and grain, and it should be on par with the Ministry of Revenue, rather than under the Ministry of Revenue."

Ying Zheng said: "Isn't this what the countries of later times did?"

Li Nian nodded and said, "Yes! In later times, countries attached great importance to taxes. Whether it was fighting against other countries or governing the country, taxes were needed as a guarantee. Wars were fought for money and food, and the way for a country to obtain money and food was to levy taxes."

"Collecting money and grain is important, and calculating the expenditure of money and grain is naturally important, so I think we need to set up a special department to check and approve it, so as to prevent excessive expenditure and corruption."

Ying Zheng could not deny it, and Li Nian continued, "The Ministry of Rites has too broad a scope of authority. If the king intends to establish an imperial examination system in the future, the authority to manage schools and imperial examinations can be separated from it to form a teaching department or education department. The Ministry of Rites can also be responsible for receiving envoys from other countries, and a foreign relations department can also be set up separately."

After a long time, Li Nian finally finished speaking: "The above is just my humble opinion, which is based on my thoughts of future generations."

Ying Zheng said helplessly: "According to what you said, it is indeed possible to weaken the powers of the three provinces and six ministries, and make the powers and responsibilities of each ministry clearer, but the number of officials required..."

How many officials would the Qin Dynasty need to set up so many departments?

It doesn't conform to the current reality of Daqin at all!

Moreover, during the operation, if the responsibilities and powers of each department are made clearer, will they all be able to act in accordance with the rules and regulations?
Any system will be effective if it can run perfectly according to the designer's ideas, but how can it be possible in actual implementation?

Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty wanted everyone in the world to perform their duties and work in peace so that his Ming Dynasty would last forever. However, problems arose after just a few generations.

Which of the Tang Dynasty's fubing system and the Ming Dynasty's military household system was not advanced at the time?
However, when later generations talked about the decline of the Tang Dynasty, they often mentioned the collapse of the military system.

Thinking that there were not enough people and officials were needed, Ying Zheng suddenly looked at Li Nian and asked, "Can you recommend some talents for me? This question should not be difficult for you, right? You come from the future and know history. You must know which people can be used by my Qin Dynasty?"

It’s finally here!

Li Nian sighed silently. He had always been reluctant to bring up this issue.

Because answering this question might lead to someone's death.

For example, if Ying Zheng learned that Emperor Gaozu of Han was named Liu Ji and his home was in Zhongyangli, Peifeng, would he immediately send people there to kill Emperor Gaozu?

Take Zhang Liang, the great strategist of all ages, who hated Qin to the core and personally participated in the assassination of the First Emperor. Would the First Emperor have killed him after learning of his deeds?

Li Nian still has a very good impression of Emperor Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty and a great strategist throughout the ages.

Therefore, since the First Emperor didn't ask before, Li Nian didn't bring it up on his own initiative. But now that the First Emperor asked, Li Nian knew he couldn't avoid it.

"Since Pei Gong was able to establish the Han Dynasty, he must have many talented people under his command. Why don't you tell me about them? Let's start with Pei Gong. I really want to know who he is."

Li Nian took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and said, "In the fifty-first year of King Zhao, Pei Gong was born in Zhongyangli, Peifeng."

Ying Zheng was stunned. How many years?
The fifty-first year of King Zhao?
Isn’t it true that the Duke of Pei, who founded the Han Dynasty, was about the same age as him?
He originally thought that Pei Gong would be much younger than him, but he didn't expect that they were from the same era.

According to Li Nian, he died in the 37th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang, which means he was 49 years old. At that time, Pei Gong was also 46 years old. How could this guy establish the Han Dynasty and become the ruler of the world at such a young age?
He is truly an extraordinary person!
Li Nian continued, "Pei Gong's surname was Liu, and his courtesy name was Ji. According to historical records, Pei Gong had a prominent nose and a handsome face, a beautiful beard, and 72 black spots on his left thigh. He was kind and caring, and was generous and generous. He was easy-going and open-minded, and he was not particular about small matters. He was quite magnanimous."

"But he didn't like farming and was often scolded by his father. In his early years, he had a conflict with his sister-in-law because he brought people to live with him."

The historical records that Li Nian mentioned seemed to speak well of Pei Gong, but the more Ying Zheng listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why did Pei Gong sound like a street rogue?

Could such a person conquer the world and replace his Great Qin?

Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Does this Pei Gong seem like a scoundrel?"

Li Nian said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to use 'seemingly', but this is also the charm of Pei Gong. He is open-minded and flexible. He can get along with anyone and can use people wisely."

"Even after he founded the Han Dynasty and became emperor, he was still like this. He could sit in the court and discuss matters with the ministers, and he could also chat with a small soldier without being bound by etiquette."

"The Records of the Grand Historian once recorded an incident: When Emperor Gaozu was fighting Bu, he was hit by a stray arrow and fell ill while walking.

The disease was very serious, so Empress Lü invited a good doctor to come in and see him. Emperor Gaozu asked the doctor, who said, "The disease can be cured."

Emperor Gaozu then scolded him and said, "I conquered the world with a three-foot sword in plain clothes. Isn't this destiny? Destiny is in the hands of heaven. What good is Bian Que?" So he stopped treating him and gave him fifty catties of gold to dismiss him.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng fell silent, wondering what he would do.
The answer made the First Emperor even more silent, and he would probably punish the doctor.

"At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Pei Gong was not very strong, far inferior to the Overlord Xiang Yu. He was defeated many times, but he was able to defeat Xiang Yu in the end, precisely because of these reasons."

"After Pei Gong became emperor, he discussed with his subordinates why he gained the world and why Xiang Yu lost it.
He once said: "When it comes to planning behind the curtains and winning battles thousands of miles away, I am not as good as Zifang.

When it comes to stabilizing the country, comforting the people, providing food and wages, and ensuring the grain supply, I am not as good as Xiao He.

Even if I had an army of millions, I would still be no match for Han Xin in winning every battle and taking every city.

These three are all outstanding people, and I can use them.

This is how I will conquer the world.

Xiang Yu had Fan Zeng but could not use him, which is why he was captured by me. '”

"Pei Gong also has many shortcomings. He is greedy for pleasure, lustful, shameless, and has no regard for his relatives. He behaves in a dissolute manner and has no gentlemanly manners."

"When he was fighting with Xiang Yu for supremacy, he was hunted down and had to abandon his children. He fled with his children in a carriage, but in order to escape, he threw his children out of the carriage several times. He is indeed a scoundrel, just as the king said."

Ying Zheng didn't think much of the abandonment of his sons and daughters. He just thought that Pei Gong should be one of the nobles of the six countries, but he didn't expect him to be such a person.

But on second thought, this Pei Gong was really an interesting person, more interesting than he thought. Ying Zheng was looking forward to bringing Pei Gong to Xianyang to meet him.

As for the Overlord Xiang Yu, Li Nian had mentioned him before. He must be from the Xiang clan. In this way, the nobles of the six countries were no match for him. They were defeated by a scoundrel and took over the world.

　I have read almost all the comments from the experts, but the more I thought about it, the more confused I became. After two days of thinking, I decided to write it according to my own ideas, combining the suggestions made by the experts, and trying to change as much as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)