511. How many things have happened through the ages (1)
Those officials who were from minor officials heard that they had to work overtime, and there was no good idea. Who made them become officials just now? Although this position is relatively weak, they have improved their treatment. Since the salary is high, they have to be responsible for more, and overtime is also the right one. Now that they have just received treatment, if they resist working overtime, maybe Jing Wen will not give them good official positions by then. They are all old officials. Of course, if they know the leader's words, they will speak the truth and they will never disobey. If they are not promoted and improved because they resist working overtime, they may cry. Therefore, as long as they are a little visionary, they will not resist working overtime at this time.
"Sir, as long as you say something, we will start doing things immediately!" Gao Ming, the head of the official department, immediately assured.
Other guys also quickly promised that they would give up their vacation time and serve Jing Wen, the leader.
"Okay, since we are the Political Research Office of the Tang Dynasty, we must study the policies of our Tang Dynasty and prepare for the policy research of our Tang Dynasty. Our first topic, which is about to begin, is called the rise and fall of the ages." Jing Wen said.
"Sir, what does this topic mean?" Yang Jia asked.
Jing Wen continued: "The so-called rise and fall of all ages is to explore why China has changed dynasties and generations over the years. And how many times have China gone through? Why are these troubled times? We are going to study these things during this period and explore why troubled times have we encountered, and how can we avoid troubled times. As long as we can understand, our Tang Dynasty will be able to maintain long-term stability."
"What?"
Those minor officials thought that Jing Wen had taken the wrong medicine and wanted to study this topic. Although these minor officials knew that the world often had troubled times, they didn't know how these troubled times came about. Moreover, they usually only worked for the government three times a day, desperately fighting for the qualification of one-thousandth of the rank official position. After all, there were few lucky ones among them, and more so they worked hard to support their families. Now Jing Wen actually said that they should study these topics. This is too high-end, which makes them very "lower" minor officials unable to stand it.
In their eyes, these things are what big men should think of, and those big men may not be able to figure it out. If those big men understand, will there be troubled times in the world? Therefore, they don’t think they can understand this topic. But Jing Wen actually wants to figure out this topic, and they obviously cannot accept it.
"Sir, we probably can't understand it!" Gao Ming said.
But Jing Wen immediately said: "You don't have to worry about so much. You should be able to gain something under my leadership."
Those little officials heard that Jing Wen was so stubborn, and it was hard to say anything.
They didn't know that the reason why dynasties often broke out in troubled times and changed dynasties was already in Jing Wen's mind. As a later generation, Jing Wen knew the reasons for changing dynasties, but he could not say it directly. The reason why Jing Wen asked these minor officials to come was not only because they had sufficient work experience, but also because they understood the changes at the grassroots level. Especially after the chaos, the world has just been peaceful. It can be said that they had just changed from a chaotic era to a prosperous era. This grassroots level experience is even more rare.
When they first joined the government, the Sui Dynasty was still in the troubled times and the dynasty was in danger. Later, the Tang Dynasty unified the world, and they had the experience of performing government affairs in the prosperous times. The Tang Dynasty was established for more than ten years. They also changed from the original purpose of fighting the world to cultivating and cultivating and resting now. Therefore, these minor officials have experienced very rich experiences from cultivating and fighting, to peace, to cultivating and resting. In the chaotic times, fighting, peace, cultivation, resting and resting, and these data on people's livelihood are recorded in their minds.
Jingwen wants to use the theories that he knew in his later generations, and then connect them with their experience at the grassroots level, and then it is easy to obtain various data theories about the rise and fall of the world. Jingwen's theoretical foundation, combined with the actual governing experience of these minor officials, can easily draw a conclusion of the rise and fall. Jingwen's argument can also be confirmed, which is very convincing to those tycoons of the court. These changes at the grassroots level and various data changes, also illustrate the process of changes in the country.
After these changes, everything can be understood very well. If Jing Wen went to tell the emperor about the reasons for the rise and fall of the ages, I am afraid Li Shimin would not believe it, but would think that Jing Wen was bragging. As long as there are these real data, no one can refute it. This is the reason why later generations of rule pay attention to data. Various people's livelihood data are actually the basis for the development of a place and a country and whether it is progressing. Of course, if some guys deliberately use some fake data to fool the leader, this is something else.
"Okay, you're ready, take a break first! You're also a little tired of boats and rides now, and you'll have two days off. In a few days, it's just the time for everyone to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and you'll have some hard work! I'm not such a disinterested person, so you'd better take a break so that you can work well. In a few days, when everyone is resting, you'll go to the Political Affairs Hall and we'll have a meeting to discuss! At that time, everyone can speak freely and say whatever ideas you have." Jing Wen said.
These guys left quickly, and Jing Wen didn't know how much they could understand, but then Jing Wen would guide them in what he thought. The ancient officials were mainly backward in their thinking compared to later officials. The ancient officials could not study policies from the perspective of historical development, and they could not look down on the entire history from a high point. Although Emperor Taizong of Tang said that taking history as a lesson, this learning from history only avoided the mistakes made by the ancients, but this analysis history is a lesson.
Chapter completed!