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559 Troubled

Zhao Bing is very melancholy now, but not just because of the current chaos, but because of the current system. Bi's interest                                                

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When CN first came to this era, he could say that he had no experience in politics. He just used his experience as a corporate executive in his previous life, and learned from the corporate management system to run his own circle and expand his power. At first, this method was quite convenient and efficient, and could maintain the normal operation of the Marshal's Mansion, helping him lay the foundation for entrepreneurship.

However, as Zhao Bing intervened in politics, especially after arriving in Qiongzhou, the situation he faced became more and more complicated, which made it difficult for the original management method to control the current situation. He had to use the power of bureaucrats such as Jingjie and Jiang Qi to control the situation. At that time, the General Administration was basically out of the control of the court, so that Zhao Bing could not be subject to some rules and regulations, and had certain decision-making power and discretion. With some of his "smart" he finally gained a foothold in Qiongzhou.

After Yashan ascended the throne, Zhao Bing felt that he was unable to do so. In the past, when you worked in the enterprise, my money management method could no longer effectively manage the government, but he was trapped in the whirlpool of politics. Not only was he restricted by the family laws of the ancestors, but he was also challenged by the political forces of all parties, but he was also restricted by traditions and conventions. It can be said that his fists and feet were bound and he could no longer act arbitrarily.

Faced with such a situation, in order not to become a puppet, Zhao Bing could only fight for and consolidate his power through economic means and war. He also felt that he had transformed from the naive young executive to the naked politician. For power and interests, he did not hesitate to play tricks, use conspiracies and tricks, and spread rumors. He was really as deep as the sea when he entered the court. From then on, Zhao Lang was a passerby.

Seeing his "degenerate" day by day, Zhao Bing began to despise himself. The only thing that could support him to refuse to abandon his throne was to seek a way out for his "brothers" who had lived and died together. The goal of restoring the country seemed to him to be out of reach. I don't know when it will be achieved. Maybe he will only live in Qiongzhou and leave the title of the remnant Song in this life.

Of course, this is not Zhao Bing's pessimism, but the reality is that Qiongzhou is just a small place. It was not until modern times that it was changed to provincial governance, and its population reached more than three million. The current population is less than 500,000. It is not easy to restore the country with such a huge gap. Thinking about the fact that my power is only attained by Qiongzhou, I feel overwhelmed. In the future, I have to face millions of square kilometers of land and dominate tens of millions of people, and I feel even more pessimistic.

However, Zhao Bing knew that he had no way back, so he could only go on with the nerve to go on, and giving up easily was not his personality. However, if he wanted to make achievements, he needed to change. He did not say that there was anything wrong with the system of the Song Dynasty, otherwise the Song Dynasty would not last for three hundred years, nor would it be imitated by later countries. But in his opinion, this system is definitely not suitable for the present, especially for the difficulty of adapting to war...

Zhao Bing knew that there was a word in English called positiona11ybadpeop1e, which means that he was not a bad person himself, but did bad things in a special position. The military system of Song was a typical system of laymen leading experts, so professionals could not be allowed to play their strengths. Song's weakness, if it was military, was the root of disaster planted by Zhao Kuangyin. In the special position of the emperor, his couch complex made him a positiona11ybadperson. Even from the perspective of the civil service system, the system of Song had fatal problems. It can be said that his government organization was "the most unsuccessful" in the Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.

The civil servant system of the Song Dynasty can be summarized as inseparable from responsibilities and power. First, it was a struggle against the prime minister's power. In order to ensure the absolute authority of the imperial power, the prime minister greatly reduced it. The prime minister of the Song Dynasty had neither military power nor human rights, which was greatly declining compared to the Tang Dynasty. How could such a system give rise to famous names like Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling of the Tang Dynasty? This is like a company run by a general manager without real power. Everything needs the instructions of the boss, so where can I manage it?

What is even more terrifying is that such prime ministers have to face censors who specialize in "Qingbian". This position was responsible to the prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, but was directly responsible to the emperor in the Song Dynasty. They would be dismissed even if they say the wrong words, but generally speaking, after being dismissed, they would have a higher reputation and more chance of promotion. So they would always sing the opposite tune with the prime minister - otherwise how would they be called censors? This is an opposition agency that only empty talk but is not responsible for the government. Although it may not be bad, it always has constraints on the government.

Just imagine how can a prime minister and government work against the emperor while dealing with the censors? How can a prime minister and government work against the censors? Compared with the decline of prime minister's power and the inability to act as a military general, the local administration in the Song Dynasty was even worse. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, all local officials were military generals. After Zhao Kuangyin released the military power with a cup of wine in the early Song Dynasty, the military generals no longer led their troops, so naturally they handed over local management rights.

In this way, the former warlord had only one name and enjoyed the salary of the court. For example, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was still there, but another civil servant was sent. However, this civil servant had the title of an official of the central government, and he was only temporarily in charge of the affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. So strictly speaking, there were no local officials in the Song Dynasty, but only the officials of the central government were temporarily managed.

Even such local officials still had to face three times more bosses than the Tang Dynasty, including the four envoys of the commander, Cao, Xian, and Cang, and all the local incomes had to be handed over to the central government. Therefore, what the Song Dynasty wanted was control and extreme control of imperial power. Under this system, resources were difficult to manage well, and members of this imperial organization could not have the relative responsibilities and rights, so the entire organizational system could not be operated effectively. Therefore, what the Song Dynasty lost was the opportunity to revitalize the entire dynasty, although it had the richest country and the most splendid culture in the world at that time.

Zhao Bing clearly understood the disadvantages of the Song Dynasty system, but also brought great trouble to himself, because he was the emperor and the entire system was used to protect his interests. If reforms were carried out, it would be his own interests. However, if the status quo was maintained, it would be difficult to ensure the prevailing of government orders and change the disadvantages of people being overstated. This is very unfavorable for the current and future continuous wars.
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