Chapter 223 The Source of Reform in Daxia
In the study room.

When Yuchi Jing walked in, Yuchi Pojun was still pretending to be reading, as if he had no idea what was happening outside.

"grandfather."

"what happened?"

Aren't you asking this question even though you already know the answer?
Yuchi Jing sighed in his heart, he couldn't understand his grandfather's attitude before, but he understood it immediately now, that is, the old man "didn't know" and didn't want to get involved, and wanted to let him handle the matter with full authority, at least to let him test Zhou Tieyi's attitude so that there would be room for maneuver.

Thinking of this, Yuchi Jing bowed and said, "I know what to do."

After saying that, he walked out of the study without waiting for Yuchi Pojun to answer.

On the contrary, Yuchi Pojun, who had just put down the book and was about to give a speech, was stunned for a moment, then laughed and shook his head, then picked up the book and started reading.

Inside Wei Shaoan’s mansion.

The clerks following Zhou Tieyi carried up the general flags, small flags, and the rosters of the strongmen that had been recounted today, and piled them up into a small mountain next to Wei Shaoan's desk.

When it comes to the appointment and removal of formal officials, even if the small flags and the general flags resign "voluntarily", Wei Shaoan still needs to review and stamp his approval and leave a backup file.

Facing Zhou Tieyi, Wei Shaoan certainly would not ask knowing the answer. He took a look at the list of those who voluntarily resigned, which almost included the second generation of civil and military officials from the nine ministries of the court. It can be said that if he wanted to get all the people on this list to resign voluntarily, it would be equivalent to offending all the officials of the nine ministries. Now, the only one in the whole Tianjing who dared to do so was probably Zhou Tieyi, this "lone minister".

Thinking about it this way, Zhou Tieyi's identity as a lone minister seemed to have another use.

Wei Shaoan laughed and said, "If you do this, it will be difficult for Jiao Guoping to apply for food and training materials at the Ministry of Revenue next month."

Zhou Tieyi replied, "I know this well. We will not cut off the expenses for the military camp."

Wei Shaoan's eyes focused, and he understood Zhou Tieyi's additional meaning. He, Zhou Tieyi, would find a way to pay for the expenses of the general flag, small flags, and strongmen in the military camp, but he, Wei Shaoan, would have to find a way to pay for the rest of the expenses of the entire Zhushensi clerks and administrative system himself. It was impossible for everything to be relied on Zhou Tieyi, otherwise why would he, Wei Shaoan, be the commander.

Wei Shaoan nodded without worrying too much about it. Compared with the expenses on the military camp, the expenses on the clerical side were much smaller. He could think of a way to deal with it and wait and see the results of Zhou Tieyi's reforms in the past few months.

"Then the small flag, the general flag is checking for vacancies..."

Wei Shaoan asked in a serious tone.

In the past, when empty salaries were reported, everyone turned a blind eye and regarded the Zhushensi military camp as "fully staffed". Now, after an investigation, it turns out that only one-tenth of the establishment is available, so of course new recruitment is needed.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Is there still a shortage of people who want to be officials in this world? When the results of the martial arts exam this autumn come out, we will naturally select the best candidates for admission. Even if there is a temporary shortage of people now, we can let the pacification envoys of the forty-nine states select some outstanding small flags and strongmen under their command to study at the headquarters, which can temporarily make up for half of the vacancies."

Zhou Tieyi's tone focused on "excellent". This involved the system of pacification envoys of the 49 states. Even if Hu Wenlang had good intelligence, he probably wouldn't understand it. Only Wei Shaoan, the commander-in-chief, could do it personally.

Even if Wei Shaoan personally put pressure on the pacification envoys, it is estimated that a small number of unqualified people will be sent to fill the numbers. Therefore, the superiority of the further training system is reflected at this time. Those unqualified people will be sent back after three months, and the outstanding flag bearers will find ways to stay in the headquarters of the Zhushen Division with high positions and generous salaries.

In the past, the Zhushen Division headquarters naturally did not have the conditions to retain people, but after Zhou Tieyi's reforms, a large number of promotion positions became vacant, and they were positions in Tianjing. It would be much easier for you to get promotion positions than to go back and squeeze for them in other places.

Moreover, after the local flags enter Beijing, they will also play a catfish effect on the remaining people in the headquarters, injecting new vitality into the military camp and making everything develop in a positive direction. This is what Zhou Tieyi said at the meeting before, and Wei Shaoan naturally would not refuse. He nodded and said, "I have already started to deal with this matter."

Zhou Tieyi urged, "Master Wei, there is no need to gather all the small flags for further study at once. Let the nearest pacification envoys gather a group of people to Tianjing for further study within a month."

Wei Shaoan frowned slightly. So anxious?
Although he had seen Zhou Tieyi's swift and decisive speed, Wei Shaoan, who was used to a leisurely life, felt a little uncomfortable when the task really fell on him. However, he naturally would not appear incompetent and just nodded in agreement.

"There is still one problem left, which is the official system of 100 and 1,000 households within the God-Slaying Division."

In Zhou Tieyi's idea, a combat unit of the God-Slaying Division with fifty people was already perfect, and this had been perfectly tested in the operation to exterminate the gods in the Great Xia Dynasty.

The local centurions and thousand-man commanders are all promoted step by step from the general commanders with real power. They have backbone personnel under their command who can guarantee the combat effectiveness of the centurions and thousand-man commanders.

But it’s different at the Zhushen Division headquarters. The centurions and thousand-man commanders here were all promoted based on their family’s merits, which can’t support the combat effectiveness of the centurions and thousand-man commanders at all.

"This is not an issue within our God-Slaying Division."

Wei Shaoan said.

This concerns the Emperor of Daxia.

Zhou Tieyi supplemented the unfinished sentence of Wei Shaoan in his heart.

Although the Confucians tried their best to throw sand in the God-Slaying Division, this was also agreed by the Emperor of Daxia, and the Emperor of Daxia was no white lotus.

If we have to make a metaphor, it would be better to compare His Majesty the Great Xia to the Lady of the Camellias who wants everything.

The biggest difference between the Baihu and Qianhu and the Xiaoqi is that many of the titles conferred on them were approved by the imperial edict, and are not just appointments and dismissals within the bureaucratic system.

This is also the reason why Zhou Tieyi did not act rashly against the hundred and thousand households today. Moreover, it is estimated that once the report is submitted, the Emperor of Great Xia, the Lady of the Camellias, will not make a decision immediately, even though he is the one who wants to reform the God-Slaying Division.

Because this method of rewarding meritorious officials with the Bu Yin official position is so useful to the Emperor of Daxia, any feudal and autocratic monarch will not miss such an effective and simple method of rewarding meritorious officials.

Therefore, any reform within Daxia actually has to originate from changing the feudal autocratic monarchical authority.

Otherwise, no matter how good a reform plan is, it will become a mess if it is only half implemented.

But now neither Zhou Tieyi nor Wei Shaoan can bypass the Emperor of Great Xia.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Aren't the officials going to take advantage of the situation to stop the salaries of the God-Executing Department this time? Then the salaries of the hundred households and thousand households will be suspended for now. As for the others, I will present them to His Majesty."

This means that it is not just the Zhushen Division that is doing the work themselves, but they are also relying on the officials to suppress the hundred households and thousand households.

Wei Shaoan's eyes lit up. This was indeed a good way to test the waters. Zhou Tieyi said that he would be responsible for the expenses of the military camp, and the expenses of the clerks would be their own responsibility. However, no one was responsible for the expenses of the remaining hundred and thousand households.

(End of this chapter)