674. Forgetting Past Grievances: Lan Ziyu

Lan Tian calculated the time; Cao Pi would soon usurp the throne and replace the Han, and the Nine-Rank System would likely be rolled out shortly thereafter. His years of laying foundations in Southern Jing and Jiao Province were intended to offer a glimmer of hope to the commoners and the impoverished scholars, preventing the aristocratic clans from blocking all paths of advancement. Once a channel for upward mobility was established, it would unleash immense potential.

The schools Lan Tian had established over the years were meant to cultivate talent for the bureaucracy, but the existing official system was relatively backward. He intended to select a system from future generations to implement.

Not all advanced systems from the future were suitable for the current society, so Lan Tian ultimately chose one that had matured during the feudal era: the Three Departments and Six Ministries System.

Even if Liu Bei were to ascend the throne as emperor in the future, the resistance to promoting a new system would be immense. Therefore, Lan Tian planned to pilot it in Jiao Province first, and only after the unification of Huaxia would he gradually expand it elsewhere.

"How does the Prefect intend to reform it?" Jiang Wan asked curiously.

On the first six boxes, Lan Tian filled in the characters for Personnel, Household, Rites, War, Justice, and Works. He prepared to roll out these six functional departments first.

"I intend to establish six bureaus under the provincial government to reclaim power from the various commanderies. This will allow the provincial government to manage the local regions directly, rather than letting power remain in the hands of a few commandery governors and commandery clerks."

Based on the characters Lan Tian had written, Jiang Wan roughly guessed the corresponding commandery-level offices. He frowned and pressed, "Does