Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 941 New appointments
On June [-]th of the tenth year of Wanli, the imperial decree attached by the cabinet was issued:

Shengyuan Zhan Shifu Zuo Chunfang Zuo Shuzi, Hanlin Academy attendant Gao Wushi served as the inspector of Shandong Province, rectified Jinfuhaigai and other military preparations and farms, and served as the Minister of Liaodong Yuanma Temple.

In addition to the imperial decree, there is also a statement sent by the cabinet, which clearly stipulates and explains Gao Yushi's leadership of "Shandong's procuratorate, rectification of Jinfuhaigai and other military preparations, etc., and Liaodong Yuanma Siqing":
"Manage the horse administration as usual and organize the local military equipment in the preceding paragraph, patrol the calendar, pick up fraud, repair castles, train soldiers and horses, prepare coastal defenses, have police inspectors lead officers and soldiers, restrain people and animals, take advantage of camera battles, and protect the city. The garrison, garrison, and palm seal commanders of the guards in the territory under their jurisdiction are all under the jurisdiction, and all matters concerning the use of troops are discussed with the participating generals, and they are still under the control of the governor."

Of course, this kind of imperial decree is not delivered to the home like some film and television dramas, and then the high-level incense table is set up to kowtow to lead the decree. Instead, the cabinet sends it to the Sixth Division. After the Sixth Division determines that it is feasible, Signed to express agreement, then forwarded to the yamen where Gao Wushi was located, and informed him to go to receive the decree.

Specifically, although Gao Yushi held two positions in the Zhan Shifu and the Hanlin Academy, his position in the Zhan Shifu was of a higher rank, so he went to Zhan Shifu to receive the order, and at the same time he resigned as the original official.

After receiving the decree, I didn't just go to Liaodong to take up the post after patting my ass. I still have a lot of things to do. As usual, I have to visit many senior officials and listen to their advice.

For example, after taking office, what matters should be paid attention to, especially what matters are more urgent and the cabinet attaches more importance to them, so we must focus on and focus on the key points-of course, this kind of cutscenes is highly pragmatic and just walk around casually. His position is actually He recommended himself in front of Zhu Yijun. Don't he know what to do?

Going to the cabinet is nothing more than talking to Zhang Siwei and Xu Guo about what they might do next, so that they can prepare and support them in the court.

As for Shen Shixing and Yu Youding's place, I have to go there, but it's basically just to say hello, everyone can just talk nonsense, and no one will believe that the other party can say the truth.To paraphrase a famous saying of later generations: I don't even believe a punctuation mark!

Pan Sheng also went to say hello. Although Mr. Pan Ge entered the cabinet as a neutral faction, in fact he and Gao Yushi had some old friendships, especially when Gao Yushi first proposed him to join the cabinet. I am very grateful - this is inside information, but of course Mr. Pan Ge knows about it.

Therefore, Mr. Pan Ge still rarely abandoned his neutral position, and had a few heart-to-heart talks with Gao Yushi.

The heart-to-heart talk itself is not very meaningful, but what is meaningful is that Mr. Pan Ge introduced two of his disciples in Liaodong to Gao Yushi, and told Gao Yushi that he would write to them personally and ask them to fully cooperate with Gao Yushi's work. .

As far as students and old officials are concerned, there are many Gao Gong, Guo Pu, Zhang Siwei, etc., and some of them are in Liaodong. However, the meaning contained in Pan Sheng's words is not so simple. In fact, this represents Pan Ge's tendency , which is good news.

After thanking Gao Wushi, he came out of the cabinet and went to Wanglonglou for a banquet.

Naturally, he was the host of the banquet, and he invited his colleagues in Beijing and Tongnian to have a meal—although these Hanlin nobles felt that it was a pity that it was a pity for the high-level officials to be released from foreign posts, but they also knew the importance of the position of Ma Siqing in Liaodong Yuanyuan. , so a promotion is still a promotion, a banquet is a must.

When Gao Yushi returned to his mansion in the southeast of Shichahai (he didn't go to Jianxinzhai outside the city every day), it was already late, and it was said that the curfew had been over an hour—it can be seen that the rules are not good these days. A group of Hanlin nobles were having a banquet outside, and even the imperial censor who patrolled the city pretended not to see it, and the Jinyi guards and even ordinary soldiers and horses who patrolled the city seemed to be completely blind.

No, they were not blind either—after they saw Gao Wushi and his group from afar, they took the initiative to take a detour.

Ask the maid to turn on the lamp and serve hangover soup. While drinking, Gao Yushi opens the file under the lamp and enters the working mode.

When a new official takes office, there is actually no rush to set the fire on fire. The first thing to be clear about is one's own rights and responsibilities.

The cabinet statement delivered at the same time as the imperial decree has already written his main powers and responsibilities, but that is actually not complete. "Siqing" has other powers and responsibilities.

Here we must first explain the title of "Shandong inspector" on his head.This title is true, the serious Shandong inspector, but it is also false, because he actually doesn't care about Shandong's legal affairs at all.

In the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between Shandong and Liaodong was very complicated, so I won’t go into details here (if you are scolded, interested friends can find relevant monographs and papers by themselves), in a word, there are many civil servants in Liaodong who are both Shandong cloth and press officials. Duties of the two divisions.

As for the specific functions and powers, even the "Da Ming Hui Dian" edited by Gao Yushi himself, the records are not detailed, which is roughly equivalent to the cabinet's statement today. The seven powers and duties of
One is the selection of officials.This post has the right to assess and select subordinate officials.All Liaodong military officers, including Gao Wushi, have the right to assess and supervise the military attaches under their jurisdiction.In addition, they also participate in the appointment and dismissal of subordinate officials.For example, after Gao Wushi took office, although he could not directly decide the appointment and removal of subordinate officials, he had the right to recommend officials in the jurisdiction.Moreover, this kind of recommendation can play a decisive role to a certain extent and is an important part of the appointment and dismissal of local officials.

The second is to investigate refugees and deserters.From the middle and late period of Jiajing, wars continued frequently in Liaodong. A large number of soldiers and civilians passed through the South Four Guards, crossed the sea and fled to Shandong and the islands of the Bohai Sea, which not only reduced the number of troops, but also caused the situation to be unstable.Therefore, the imperial court deliberately tracked down refugees and deserted troops. Naturally, this task in the "Southern Four Guards" was undertaken by Liaodong Yuanma Siqing.

The third is to reclaim the land.The Southern Four Guards were relatively prosperous, but Liaodong lacked people-friendly officials. The Liaodong Yuanma Siqing naturally participated in the decision-making and management of civil affairs such as land reclamation.

The fourth is to participate in military operations.Civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have been in charge of the military for a long time, so when faced with an emergency military situation, this post also participates in military operations.For example, in the seventh year of Wanli, the "island thieves" Xing Caifu and Bai Yingshi, who had been appeased and placed in Jinzhou, "returned to the old island as thieves and robbed Korea", and the imperial court sent various generals to suppress them.Afterwards, Liaodong Yuanma Siqing Wu Daoming and others were rewarded for their meritorious service.

And if it was in wartime, Liaodong Yuanma Siqing still has the right to supervise the army-of course this is for sure.It can be seen that this post is not only directly involved in military operations, but also responsible for supervising the army and military logistics.

This made Gao Wushi very satisfied, because he would need such comprehensive power in the future.

The fifth is to deal with shipping matters.In June of the 37th year of Jiajing, Governor Wang Yan proposed to open the sea ban, "so that the millet in Shandong can be carried on the ark" to save the famine in Liaodong.The imperial court agreed, and ordered "Liaodong Yuanma Siqing to be stationed in Jinzhou, to release merchant ships from the islands, and not to collect taxes."It can be said that because the jurisdiction is located on the coast, this position has played an important role in shipping.

This also made Gao Wushi very satisfied. Needless to say, if he could not control the power of shipping, Gao Wushi would not even be interested in this position.

The sixth is to participate in local education.This post was involved in local education to a certain extent, which was reflected in the Liaodong archives.According to the "Report of Yuanma Temple in Liaodong for the Expenses of Giving Jinzhou Health Supervisor a Healthy Pan", last year, that is, in the ninth year of Wanli, Yu Xun, the supervisor, "was sent home on leave because he was short of fees in prison."At that time, Liaodong Yuanma Siqing decided to pay six taels within the redemption of the self-care paper, and pay the student to go to the Ministry to return to work after research, and reported the matter.It can be seen that this post also participates in local education.

The seventh is to intervene in local justice.In the Liaodong Archives of the Ming Dynasty, there are some examples of this position participating in local judicial affairs, which are not cited here.In short, this position has played a very important role in ruling in the local judiciary—after all, he is also a procurator, and theoretically speaking, his job is to manage legal affairs.

Even this position has a certain style of "patrol and censor". For example, if the local people have grievances, they can directly complain to this position.According to the "Complaint of Fu Jingyuan for the local tyrant Fu Chongdao and others who used their power to harm personnel to the imperial envoy Haigai Bingbeidao", the local tyrants Fu Chongdao and Fu Chongzhi locked Fu Jingyuan "four men and women, and insulted him in every possible way", and Fu Jingyuan had to complain to Bingbeidao , hoping that this function "studies and cuts evil, and the life of ants lives".It can be seen that this post plays a decisive role in the local judiciary.

Closing the file, Gao Yushi closed his eyes to rest, and was quite satisfied with the position he had chosen in his heart. The above seven items outlined almost a "top leader in southern Liaoning", who could manage everything.

Gao Wu said honestly: "This is very good. It is very convenient for me to make Liaodong the nearest base to fight against the Japanese pirate army and the rise of the Jurchen in the future, so as not to have to transport food and equipment from other places after the war. Not to mention half the effort, it may also delay thing.

(End of this chapter)