Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 234 0229 [Building a Team]

What is Ju Ming missing the most now?
Obedient officials!
A guy who spends money to donate to an official position does not have to come to take office, and he can also have an official status.

For example, the third class of envoys over 70 years old should retire, but they don't want to retire, so they are allowed to be scattered officials.How could those old men really go to the office at such an age?They all stayed in the capital to get their wages for nothing.

Qian Chen didn't enjoy himself in the prosperous place of Wuyue, but ran to the barren land of Jinzhou to suffer.What is he drawing?
Of course I want to do something.

Qian Chen has been in Jinzhou for two years, and he has a lot of friends, and he can find a few useful people by digging for gold.

In the most prosperous restaurant in Jinzhou, Qian Chen opened a private room.He didn't invite any friends or friends, but only invited six people he thought he could be close friends with.

Call the little lady who sells and sings, and everyone listens to music and eats wine.

After a feast, someone said, "Brother Qian has something to say."

Qian Chen waved his hands to let the singers back down, raised his glass and said, "You all know what kind of character the new eunuch is. The eunuch has to do things, I have to do things, and you want to do things too. But if you do things seriously, you will inevitably offend others. Now It is Cai Dang who is to be offended, and Li Daochong who is sentenced by Jinzhou Tong! If you are afraid, you can go out, and you will still be friends from now on. If you are not afraid, stay and have a drink."

"Am I so scared? I followed Brother Qian!" The first person to express his opinion was an official from the state government.

"Yes, we are not afraid, people will die!"

The rest responded one after another.

They were all unsuccessful in the state government, otherwise they would not have mixed with Qian Chen, and they were considered trustworthy by Qian Chen.

Now there is an opportunity in front of us. If you seize it, you may be able to turn around. The price is that you may be retaliated by the Cai Party.

"Okay, enough loyalty!"

Qian Chen patted the table and said, "After this meal of wine, follow me to see the prefect!"

……

At this very moment, Ju Ming is summoning an official.

The imperial court also wanted to assign secretaries to Zhizhou, because Zhizhou was not allowed to hire privately.

The secretary in charge of Jiedu Prefecture must have a Jinshi background.

Ordinary states are assigned observation envoys, and do not need to be born.But there were too many Jinshi, and by the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, even the branch envoys were all Jinshi. (Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi's father had served as the Runzhou Observation Envoy.)
Their duty is to assist Zhizhou in completing secretarial and entertainment work, which can be understood as the secretary general of the city W.At critical moments, he can also intervene in government affairs and the judiciary.

"What year was your Jinshi?" Zhu Ming asked.

Observation envoy Wu Mao replied: "Chongning five years."

Zhu Ming said: "I'm in the same class as the traitor Cai Xie, why didn't you let him support you?"

Wu Mao smiled wryly: "If he can support him, it lasted 11 years, how can I still be an envoy?"

Zhu Ming asked: "The former magistrate randomly collected land tribute, did you participate in it?"

"Participated, but not participated." Wu Mao replied.

"It's okay to be blunt," Ju Ming stared at this person, "Don't say you don't have any money."

Wu Mao hurriedly averted his eyes, bowed his head and said, "The official document for the collection of tribute was written and sent out by my subordinates. I advised and advised, but the prefect didn't listen. The prefect also gave benefits, but I didn't get much. If you don't take it, you will anger the prefect."

This is a confused official with a little bit of conscience. Historically, Wu Mao has been in trouble all his life.

When I was doing the master book, there was a famine, and the people looted the corn, causing a stampede.He has no ability to get food relief, so he can only draw lines with lime to make the people line up to buy food to prevent unnecessary deaths and injuries.

When he was a county magistrate, rich households privately stored polders, which caused the dikes to burst.He didn't dare to arrest the gentry directly, so he could only write a notice ordering him to surrender.The gentry sent a few scapegoats, but he also turned a blind eye and took the fine to help the people.

During the Jingkang period, he went to the Shushu many times without any results, and then he didn't bother to talk about it.

The Jin people supported Zhang Bangchang to proclaim himself emperor, Wu Mao also wrote a form of persuasion, and then committed suicide in shame, but was rescued again.Probably stimulated, he began to scold the officials who worked for the Jin people regardless of life and death.Then he was sent to the Kingdom of Jin, where he ate and waited to die.

In a daze, he was sent back to the Southern Song Dynasty and became the magistrate of Mingzhou, but he started to make love again.The soldiers are arrogant and keep asking for money.Wu Mao didn't dare to offend the generals, and he didn't want to exploit the people, so he handed over all the money he could covet.

Just like this, let him fight against Cai Dang?

Zhu Ming asked: "I want to stop Hua Shi Gang, what do you think?"

Wu Mao replied: "That's exactly what it should be, and the common people are blessed."

Zhu Ming said again: "The future tribute will also be collected according to the quota. How?"

Wu Mao cupped his hands: "The prefect is kind."

Zhu Ming said, "Let me write these two official documents."

Wu Mao hesitated to speak, then took the order: "Yes."

Zhu Ming said again: "Write another report letter to the Criminal Division and Changping Division of South Jingxi Road, saying that I have seized a few catties of gold, which is not in line with the gold class of Hengkou Wu. They want to return the gold. Just send people to Jinzhou to investigate. If they don't want it, I'll use it as this year's bran gold soil tribute."

Wu Mao bit the bullet and asked, "Do I need to sign my name?"

"Yes, you and I will sign together." Zhu Ming said with a smile.

"Yes." Wu Mao didn't dare to object.

This is an honest man with a weak personality, who was forced by Ju Ming to stand in line.

He couldn't refuse at all, because he was Zhu Ming's direct subordinate and the secretary-general of the state government where Zhu Ming worked.

And deep down in Wu Mao's heart, he thought that Zhu Ming was right, and he should treat the people so kindly.This concept comes from the Confucian benevolent government education he received since he was a child.

He himself didn't dare to fight against Cai Dang, and someone pushed him from behind, so he regained some courage.

This kind of courage is not great, because with Zhu Ming standing up, he imagined that he would not be retaliated against.

At the same time, he was mentally prepared to be retaliated, and it was nothing more than being demoted to a remote village.He even looked forward to it, that he could plead for the people and practice the principles taught by the sages.

The mind is full of twists and turns, and the emotions are extremely complicated.

Zhu Ming continued: "From now on, you will inspect the warehouse on my behalf. You will inspect the warehouse once a month. I will inspect it from time to time. If it is not correct, it will be considered that you and Li Tongpan have jointly embezzled."

Wu Mao opened his mouth wide, with an ugly expression that looked like he was crying.

In some warehouses, Zhizhou can open them at will.

But for more warehouses, the key is in the hands of the judge, and the Zhizhou only has the power to supervise.

In the future, asking Wu Mao to supervise the warehouse is tantamount to directly confronting the judge Li Daochong. Li Daochong must regard Wu Mao as Ju Ming's confidant.

"Go and draft the official documents, and hand them over to me for review." Zhu Ming smiled.

That smile made Wu Mao's vest feel cold, this Zhizhou is too tough.

Walking away from Huangtang, Wu Mao came to Jieshi Pavilion unknowingly.

"Your salary is rich, and the people anoint the people. The people are easy to abuse, but the heavens are hard to bully."

The ring stone engraved with these sixteen characters was standard for every state government office in the Song Dynasty.

Standing in front of Jieshi Pavilion for a long time, Wu Mao read and reread the sixteen characters.Suddenly, his blood surged, and he was about to plead for the people and fight wits and courage with those treacherous parties.

Wu Mao rushed back to the office, while studying ink, while conceiving the words and sentences of the official document.

Studying ink has the effect of meditation. After studying it, Wu Mao calmed down, and suddenly felt a little scared.That's the Cai party, it's hard to overthrow, what if he is thrown to Qiongzhou?I heard that there are cannibals on the island.

Moreover, his family is in decline, and he also shoulders the important task of revitalizing the family.

This guy had too much inner drama, and after dawdling for half an hour, he finally gritted his teeth and picked up his pen, and started to help Zhu Ming draft official documents.

After finishing writing, I went to the Yellow Hall again, but there were already people inside.

Qian Chen is recommending people for Zhu Ming: "Prefect, this is Yaqian Guest General Wang Jia."

"Meet the prefect!" Wang Jia stepped forward immediately.

Officials in the state government are divided into three categories: Yaqian, Renli and others, which are as complicated as the official positions in the Song Dynasty.

There are 13 ranks in front of Yamen, 10 ranks in staff, and other officials are in a mess.When it was the most bloated, the total number could reach 600 people. Xining and Yuanfeng cut it twice, and now there are only 400 people left.

The Wang Jia in front of him is a guest general in Yaqian and belongs to the "Ke Si".Responsible for welcoming and sending officials to the yamen, judicial arrests in the city, etc., and sometimes being sent to other places to welcome and send officials off.

Zhu Ming asked, "What kind of errand are you in the guest general?"

Wang Jia replied: "I used to be the Marquis of Xiangyu, but later I offended my boss and was transferred to guard the gate of the signing hall."

This is roughly equivalent to the director of the street police station in the urban area being assigned to the government affairs center as a security guard.

Qian Chen said: "I bought a house in Jinzhou City, and Wang Jia worked there as a concubine, and we got to know each other after coming and going."

"Very good." Ju Ming nodded and smiled.

Qian Chen also introduced: "This is Guo Wenzhong, the deputy criminal investigation officer."

Guo Wenzhong also came forward to meet. This is a civil official, which can be understood specifically as: the deputy chief of the Municipal Bureau of Justice who is in charge of documents.

The six people were quickly introduced. They all belonged to the middle-level officials, or originally belonged to the middle-level officials but were demoted to the bottom-level officials.

Senior officials only eat and drink with Qian Chen, treating him like a fool and giving them a treat.

Qian Chen himself doesn't like low-level officials.

Zhu Ming said: "You six, first do your job well, and if there is an opportunity, I will definitely arrange for you to do things (promote)."

"Thank you for your cultivation!" The six of them are all smart people, so they can naturally hear the implication.

Zhu Ming said again: "You each nominate five more people, regardless of background, literacy or not, even those who have never been an official. The only thing is that they must be obedient and smart."

"Yes!" The six of them were even more delighted, they could take this opportunity to recommend their cronies.

Zhu Ming said to Wang Jia: "Since you have been a Marquis of Xiangyu, do you know some powerful people? Remember, you have never oppressed the people. As long as you have never oppressed the people, it doesn't matter if you have committed murder."

Wang Jia asked, "How many people does the eunuch want?"

Zhu Ming said: "Temporarily select 20 people, all recruited as township soldiers, to protect Qian Biejia and patrol the counties."

Wang Jia promised: "Within five days, I will find twenty."

"Very well, you go back to your work." Zhu Ming said with a smile.

Everyone bowed and retreated.

Zhu Ming waited for someone to call for grievances, and stuffed a report letter into the public opinion box.

Once there is an unjust case, you can take the opportunity to deal with a group of officials, and then take advantage of the opportunity to promote the six officials recommended by Qian Chen, and the thirty officials recommended by those six officials.

Among these officials, there may be treacherous people, but it doesn't matter to Zhu Ming, he only needs some obedient ones.

(End of this chapter)