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Chapter 110 One City, Nine Divisions

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"No, the enfeoffment system disperses power, and it is easy to cause disasters. Zhang Haifu, why do you suggest such a suggestion?"

Zhao Ning frowned deeply after hearing this, and quickly retorted.

The disadvantages of the enfeoffment system have experienced the test of history. The huge merchants collapsed because of this, and the same was true in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the last Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, a hundred schools of thought contended. A fundamental blow and destruction.

If you take Xiancheng as an individual, and the city lord holds all the rights, if you think about it, what will happen if you think about it, it's terrible.

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Shu Hongcai frowned slightly when he heard this, and felt that this was a bit inappropriate.To mention the enfeoffment system at this time is not to find fault.

"No, what I'm talking about is not the traditional system of enfeoffment. It's still unified and centralized. It's just that, in terms of some rights, more decentralization is in the hands of the big fairy cities, such as people's livelihood, taxation, government, education, codes, etc. Prison and so on. The fairy city is always the fairy city of the lord, and it is a part of the entire open territory. The two most important parts of a dynasty are money and power, of which military power is the most important."

"As long as the military power is separated from the political power, and the military power is in the hands of the lord, plus money, and control of money, you can control the foundation of people's livelihood, where all the foundations are. In addition, the true spirits bred by the holy city of Fengshui all recognize the lord as Lord. The fairy city is the body of the true spirit, and every fairy city, even the city owner, is under the true spirit of the fairy city. The true spirit respects the lord, and naturally, all people respect it."

"Furthermore, the position of city lord can be rotated, and the assessment and rotation will be carried out every certain number of years. Naturally, there will be no situation where the tail is too big to lose, and all kinds of hidden dangers will be eliminated."

Zhang Haifu said quickly.

His intention itself was not to restore the feudal system.

The enfeoffment system has long been discarded into the long river of history in the verification of history, and its disadvantages are obvious.However, you can't deny that there are also advantages. One is that the enfeoffed territories don't need to spend energy to manage them, which will make government affairs easier.

The reason why the enfeoffment system has such a big disadvantage is that the princes after the enfeoffment will not leave in the fief. After a long time, the natural prestige will increase and become deeply rooted. The people in the fief only know the names of the princes, not the name of the suzerain. name.This is the biggest drawback.

"Wealth power, military power, wealth is fist, and army is power. If you have fists and power, the world will be prosperous."

Zhong Yan kept running in his mind, deducing various possibilities.

As Zhang Haifu said, this is not a real and complete enfeoffment system, but only absorbs some of its beneficial essence and changes it.Power can be properly delegated, but it is necessary to seize financial power, seize military power, separate the military from the government, and then master the rotation system to ensure that every city lord can be rotated and will not stay in a fairy city for too long. The state of a state within a state.

Then establish an assessment mechanism, supervise and inspect the fairy cities everywhere, and have the true spirits in the holy city of Fengshui guarding them.The major fairy cities are still under the jurisdiction of the territory, not the Feiling, but they are given more power.In this way, enough time is freed up to prevent oneself from being unable to get out of various tedious government affairs, making it difficult to devote oneself wholeheartedly to cultivation and delaying one's own cultivation path.

Based on the situation in the territory, it is unlikely that there will be an accident.

"In this case, it's okay. As long as it doesn't split and become a country within a country, this system may be good. However, the people in the major fairy cities should not restrict their circulation and migration. They should be able to choose to settle in any fairy city. It cannot be regionalized or qualitative. Within the Immortal City, set up a small six department to manage various matters in the Immortal City."

If the military power and financial power are separated, and if they are directly responsible to Zhong Yan, then the city lordship system will immediately show a bright spot, and Liu Qingyun will soon make targeted remonstrance.

"The city lord can be designated, so that all the city lords have room for advancement and promotion. There should be restrictions on the city lords. Non-military merits are not allowed to be appointed as marquises. Those who are conferred are not allowed to serve as city lords and take charge of one side."

Li Henian said the same.

Even if he is a city lord himself now, he does not hesitate to make restrictions.

The system can only be promoted most easily at the very beginning.

Before implementation, it must be as perfect, perfect, and perfect as possible.At this time, any suggestion can be put forward. It is much better to find the problem now than to find the problem in the future. It can be corrected directly to avoid the entrenched situation in the future and cause more dire consequences.

"What institutions should be established under the city lord of Xiancheng, you can talk freely."

Zhong Yan nodded and said.

"First of all, there must be a department in charge of household registration and population statistics. This department must be connected with the household department."

Seeing that Zhong Yan didn't interrupt Zhang Haifu and became angry, Shu Hongcai immediately spoke lively.

"The Ministry of War can be eliminated. The Immortal City does not handle soldiers and is not involved in the army. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of national ceremonies and sacrifices. Generally, immortal cities can be eliminated without establishment. The Ministry of Punishment is for prisons. I think it is possible to set up a government office for prisons. Specially responsible for the investigation and apprehension of various cases, and even sentencing and detention."

Zhang Haifu continued.

If the Ministry of War is separated from the general and the government, to a certain extent, the Ministry of War will no longer exist, or it will not exist in the major fairy cities.Not within the authority of the city lord.Generally speaking, the Ministry of Punishment almost focuses on most matters in a city, which cannot be discarded.

"The prison is only set up in one office. I think that the authority is too much, and it should be divided. For example, the investigation of the case and the arrest of criminals can be done together. The power of conviction can be separated. The punishment and prison can be separated. Avoid too much authority and affect the prestige of the city lord. .”

Liu Qingyun said after pondering for a while.

If investigation, arrest, conviction, and prison are integrated, the power can be said to be enough to affect the safety of a city.

"Investigation and apprehension can be integrated. If the crime is involved in the law, the two can be combined into one, and the punishment and prison can be separated. Three official positions can be separated." Zhong Yan nodded and nodded. It is necessary to separate these distinctions. Under the premise that Xiancheng does not have an army in charge, the personnel responsible for the investigation and arrest are the most important part of the force in the city.It is not possible to entrust all the responsibilities of force and law to one person, and there are great hidden dangers.

Any organization must have a corresponding supervisory organization, otherwise, it will only let it have no scruples and easily breed crimes.

The consequences are not what Zhong Yan wants to see, and he agrees with the separation of powers.

"Then there is the function of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry is for construction, making equipment, building rivers, building palaces, etc. I think these can be done with the power of the fairy city. The needs are not much, and there is no need to set up corresponding powers. On the contrary If the new system is opened up, the market will be opened accordingly, and there will be an endless stream of businessmen. Only merchants can bring vitality to a territory and drive the flow of money. Wei Chen suggested that a special organization should be set up to manage merchants. Merchants must pay taxes."

Li Henian spoke again.

The existence of merchants will undoubtedly bring vitality to a territory, like blood vessels that can continuously transport blood.But a merchant is an extremely wild existence, and money is the fertile ground for ambitions to breed. How many merchants can give up their lives for money.As long as the interests are large enough, even rebellion and rebellion are not uncommon.Tax evasion is the norm.

They earn the most money, but are unwilling to pay relatively meager taxes.This is the evil that money breeds.

With a century of experience, Li Henian is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of merchants.

"The business tax paid by the merchants must not be less. In the territory, everyone has the task of paying taxes. Not only the merchants, but also the others. An organization specializing in taxation must also be established." Zhong Yan agreed without hesitation.

Taxation is the foundation to ensure the operation of a country and even power.This is the way of development.

As for taxes, he has only one requirement for merchants, unless it is death, otherwise, they must pay taxes.

Taxation is the foundation of ensuring the operation of the country.

Not negotiable at all.

Afterwards, everyone also expressed their opinions. In fact, when it comes to the major fairy cities, the most important thing is the division of powers between the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Punishment. After simplification, it can support the daily operation of a fairy city and control the overall situation.

Ultimately, several functions were identified.

Department of Civil Affairs: in charge of household registration, marriage registration, and issuance of identity certificates.

Patrol Department: in charge of investigating cases and apprehending criminals.

Department of Law: In charge of the law, sentencing and judgment of cases.

Prison Department: In charge of prisons, prisons, prisons, distribution and other criminal law enforcement duties.

Taxation Department: In charge of taxation, collecting commercial tax and agricultural tax.

Department of Industry and Commerce: In charge of craftsmen and merchants. Craftsmen are those who have the ability to practice all kinds of arts. Those who are talented can be registered in the register. Merchants need to apply for a business license to do business.

Resettlement Department: in charge of real estate transactions, purchase of private property, real estate and other functions.

Department of Education and Administration: In charge of opening schools in the city, educating the common people, enlightening enlightenment and wisdom, and presiding over the functions of the imperial examination.

Supervision Department: In charge of supervising the officials in the city, recording the deeds of the officials in the city, supervising and inspecting violations of laws and disciplines, without the right to enforce the law, but can directly pass the city lord, and the memorial goes straight to the center.

These are the several departments finally established under the city lord, temporarily called the Nine Divisions.

As far as these nine departments are concerned, all aspects of the city have been included, whether it is taxation or education, law, investigation cases, household registration statistics, real estate transactions, merchant registration, and the final supervisors, all have.Even if there are other deficiencies, it is almost the same. If there is a need, new officials can still be added in the future.

"Nine divisions stand side by side, and the city lord is at the helm."

Zhong Yan nodded and nodded. The city lord controlled the general direction, and the nine divisions carried out the corresponding orders. However, the city lord did not have absolute control over the nine divisions.

(End of this chapter)