stonecrandall Chapter 783 Simplify the process of ascending the throne and prepare to move the capital!
Chapter 783 Simplify the process of ascending the throne and prepare to move the capital!
But anyone with a little bit of sense inside and outside the county could sense the truth: Gao was clearly using an iron fist to purge the internal opposition and unstable factors before he became king! A thorough purge.
Although everyone understood it, no one dared to say a word. Officials who could gain a foothold under Gao Yao were all well aware of the master's skills and temperament. Thunder and rain were all grace from the emperor. More importantly, although Gao Yao abolished the old hereditary privileges, he opened up a more fair and more personal ability-based promotion channel, and gave rich rewards far exceeding the old system.
Even the salary of a city guard was enough to provide a family of more than a dozen people with food and clothing for the whole year. For officials of higher ranks, their "food, clothing, housing and transportation" were almost all guaranteed by the official system, and their expenses were extremely low. Gao Yao firmly controlled the source of the most profitable industry and the lifeline of circulation. As long as his officials performed their duties conscientiously, they would not only live a comfortable life, but their children and grandchildren would also enjoy a good education. As long as they were willing to work hard, their future was not blocked.
Since they had chosen to follow Gao Yao, they naturally accepted Gao Yao's habits and methods of doing things. As for the treatment of their subordinates, any official who could serve in Nanhai County, even a general guarding the city, would have enough to feed and clothe more than a dozen people for a year. For higher-level officials, food, clothing, housing and transportation basically did not need to spend any money.
In a word, almost all profitable businesses were created by Gao Yao, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. Gao Yao either controlled the production technology and supply, or controlled all the transportation channels. Most of the officials under Gao Yao, as long as they worked hard, would have no worries about food and clothing, and their children would receive a better education. As long as they worked hard enough, they would have many opportunities.
There are always people who are greedy and want more even though they have a lot of money, and eventually they are captured by the temptation of their opponents. For such people, Gao Yao has a firm attitude: find one, eliminate one, uproot them, and show no mercy! He knows very well that the gap of kindness is the ant hole for future overthrow.
Today's Gaoyao is no longer the shallow foundation it once was. The "college" training system he carefully laid out has, after years of sedimentation, begun to continuously deliver a large number of grassroots talents.
These fresh bloods are being filled into various counties, towns, and even villages according to a set of strict and almost harsh promotion standards. Gao Yao has an almost obsessive requirement for this: he hates those "clean streams" who are out of touch with reality and only talk nonsense. Therefore, going deep into the grassroots - especially in rural areas and towns with difficult conditions - is almost a "grindstone" that all young officials who have just left college must go through.
He could not tolerate the appearance of the ridiculous experts under his command who would say "Why not eat meat?" in the future: they had never been to the land, but they could talk nonsense and let the poor "rent out idle houses and idle cars" to make money! In Gao Yao's view, this was simply ridiculous! Are people with idle houses and cars really poor? It was simply fooling the world!
Gao Yao did not want his officials to be in the same situation. They had to remember all these data, such as crops, weapons, what they were used for, when it rained frequently, when it rained less, what was suitable for planting, the approximate yield per mu, the population, how many newborns there were each year, etc.
The officials Gaoyao needs are down-to-earth people: they must know about the five grains and the farming seasons; they must understand weapons and know how to use them; they must know when it will rain heavily and when it will be dry in their jurisdiction, what crops are suitable to grow and what the yield per mu is; they must always keep track of the population changes and the number of newborns under their jurisdiction... These real data must be familiar to them, rather than just talking about empty words of sages.
Only by combining the theory of "zhihuzheya" with the reality of "daily necessities" can one truly govern a region and seek benefits for the people. The blood and fire of this night were precisely to clear away obstacles and ensure that the power building he had carefully constructed, with pragmatism as its cornerstone, could stand firmly.
The bloody embers had not yet dissipated, and the day of the king's coronation ceremony arrived. The ceremony was not held at the newly built grand altar - Gao Yao rejected the proposal that would cost a lot of money and labor - but was held on the wide parade ground in front of the Nanhai County Governor's Office. The layout was simple but solemn, without excessive luxury, but full of power and order.
Gao Yao, wearing a black robe, stood on a temporary platform, overlooking the army and subjects below. The sun pierced through the clouds and fell on his stern face.
Compared to the magnificent scenes of other kings who became kings later, Gao Yao's scene seemed much more shabby. Officials on duty in various places did not need to come back individually. They only needed to go through the procedures in the court, and then let Prince Gao read out the decision, and Gao Yao could just take over the decision.
Offering sacrifices to heaven, informing ancestors, receiving the imperial seal, and becoming king. The process was simple and efficient. Gao Yao's edict to become king was also pragmatic, without too much frills. The core was to "sweep the eight wildernesses and stabilize the world", and announced several laws closely related to people's livelihood: reducing some taxes, encouraging land reclamation, and reaffirming the system of granting land for military merit and selecting talents in colleges.
In other words, it is another way to stabilize people's hearts. After all, the killing they just experienced did make some people terrified. The various policies at this time are actually just expressing Gao Yao's attitude as always. After the process is over, Gao Yao officially becomes the King of One Word. Of course, this is just a title. Gao Yao's actual situation will not change much.
Prince Gao returned to the Qin Palace and began to stay indoors. Gao Yao took the opportunity to announce various measures for moving the capital, as well as the time to prepare for the move, including a partial transfer of power. Xiao He officially took over Gao Yao's position as prime minister and became the prime minister. The official positions of the rest of the people basically did not change much.
However, basically everyone under Gao Yao understood this point. This was just a temporary change. The real official position would have to wait until after arriving in Xianyang and after Prince Gao died before it would be awarded again. Now it was just a preparation for moving the capital.
After the ceremony, Gao Yao returned to the inner hall, his face not very happy. Xiao He, Cao Shen and other important officials followed him in. Xiao He had a trace of worry on his face, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the thunderous means last night did deter the villains, but... the excessive killing may harm the harmony of heaven, and may also alienate some of the scholars who are still waiting and watching."
Gao Yao picked up the teacup, blew away the foam, his eyes sharp as a knife, "Decoupling? Mr. Xiao, what I want is an iron plate! A few termites, a few drops of blood, if it can be exchanged for internal stability, no worries on the way north, this price is worth it! Peaceful?" He sneered, "The tyrannical Qin is unjust, the world is in turmoil, talking about peace at this moment? Womanly kindness will only cause more people to bleed! As for the hundreds of families... those who sincerely submit, I will treat them well; those who have ulterior motives, I set an example last night! Pass the order down, the matter of last night ends here. But anyone who makes irresponsible remarks will be treated as collaborating with the enemy!"