After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Zhou Houfang took them to the government office, and Xu Zhenying received them in the large conference room.

Zhou Houfang also found it strange that Xu Zhenying seemed to have only one place to receive people, a large conference room and a small study. She never receives guests in restaurants, inns, teahouses or at home, and she clearly conveys the feeling of a business-to-business relationship.

A group of people came in one after another, and Qian Zhenniang arranged for them to sit down one by one, and served them tea. Seeing that Xu Zhenying and others were not surrounded by soldiers, the natives who came to hold hostages relaxed a little.

Xu Zhenying took out the winter melon candies that he had prepared a long time ago to entertain several children. Seeing that the child was about the same age as Mei Xiao, she felt very distressed and said to the leading old woman: "Grandma Tao, here we are. It's just like arriving at your own home. You can go wherever you like in Jinzhou Mansion, but you can't leave Jinzhou Mansion. If you need anything, just tell my fourth aunt. If it's not convenient, you can come to the government office directly to see me. I It’s usually here.”

The grandma's face was sunburned, with deep grooves on her face. She was wrapped in a white scarf and even stooped. She looked very thin, but she spoke and acted cheerfully.

She said in somewhat broken Chinese: "City Lord, we don't need anything. The conditions in Jinzhou Mansion are really great. The food and clothing are much better than those in our mountains and forests."

There was a young man next to him who cupped his hands and spoke fluent Chinese, "City Lord, food and clothing are not important, but I just want to ask. Before we left, it was said that Qianzhou was about to start universal education. How about we study here? What's the situation?"

Sure enough, the people at the bottom are only concerned about two issues.

One is to eat.

One is education.

Food is the most basic need, and education is the upward need.

Xu Zhenying smiled: "I want to tell you this. As I just said, I have no restrictions on you except the rule of not leaving the city gate of Jinzhou Mansion. Those of you who want to study can go and participate For outside study classes, you can also ask teachers to come and teach. However, I would rather recommend you to take a class with a large class. Although the teacher will not teach very carefully, there are many students and you can integrate into our Jinzhou Prefecture faster. I I'm afraid Elder Dongmiao's grandson can't speak Chinese yet. A child of this age should be placed among the children. As for language, he should be able to speak more. As for the rest of you, you can do whatever you want. Okay, whether you are doing business or studying, it depends on you."

When those people heard this, their expressions relaxed slightly.

Although they knew to some extent that the hostages were exchanged between the two families before leaving, they did not expect Xu Zhenying to be so kind.

But then I thought about it, Xu Zhenying’s mother and sister were also free to come and go in the village. As long as one of the two families is willing to provide assistance and the other is willing to temporarily recognize Xu Zhenying's court, the two families can still maintain this superficial peace until there is no interest dispute.

Everyone thanked them, and Xu Zhenying ordered people to send them to the house that had been arranged in advance.

Instead, Qian Zhenniang came and asked: "City Lord, do you want to arrange for our people to watch in that courtyard?"

Xu Zhenying said: "Pick some with unremarkable facial features from the military camp and put them in the shops near their yard to work as handymen. Try to keep an eye on them on weekdays and report to me if there is any trouble."

Zhou Houfang hurriedly came over and handed Xu Zhenying a letter. Xu Zhenying opened it and read it, holding his forehead with a look of pain on his face.

Zhou Houfang looked at Qian Zhenniang with some confusion.

But Qian Zhenniang was quite happy about her misfortune.

She had just arrived and didn't know what was going on, so she could only stand quietly.

"My mother, Qiu Juniang, the king of papers, is not enough to deal with cowpox and penicillin in one day. She even came to urge me to get the medical industry management regulations." Xu Zhenying held her forehead and sighed, "Kill me."

Qian Zhenniang smiled: "Who made some people be so arrogant some time ago and spend so much time researching how to make pork belly and plum pork. They are barbecued and secretly braised. How can they say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with After having a full meal, I wasted several days. What else can you say about the foolish king of the Zhou Dynasty who loved beauties, and you, the foolish king, loved barbecue—"

Xu Zhenying pulled her hair frantically, "I knew you would have to pay back sooner or later if you came out to fool around!"

Zhou Houfang on one side was stunned.

Is this still the legendary genius who holds hegemony in the southwest?
"I think Qiu Juniang is just too busy. Why don't I give her a few more research directions so that she can advance in multiple directions and fully blossom—"

Qian Zhenniang was speechless, "City Lord, are you really ready to be a foolish king? Qiu Juniang is so busy that she is as thin as a bamboo pole. She has to attend classes during the day, do research at night, prepare classes on weekends, and manage the medical school during normal times. The logistics of one person is equivalent to five or six people, and you still want to exploit others!"

Zhou Houfang couldn't help but tremble after hearing this.

She seemed to see her future self through the unfamiliar name Qiu Juniang.

"Okay, okay." Xu Zhenying spread his hands helplessly, "It's a matter of time, sooner or later. When will we arrange for her and the people from the military camp to come, and we will discuss the management details together. By the way, before letting them come, you must first Make a draft so that they don’t have any direction during the discussion.”

Qian Zhenniang immediately took out her notebook and recorded the tasks for her.

Zhou Houfang also followed suit and immediately took out a notebook to record.

Xu Zhenying was extremely satisfied when she saw that although Zhou Houfang had just become a secretary, she was not panicking in her actions. She glanced at Qian Zhenniang again and said with reluctance, "Zhenniang, which position do you want to go to? Let me talk to you. .When our administrative system is finalized, there will basically be a big change in personnel. If you have any ideas, please tell me first."

Qian Zhenniang stared at her and smiled, "Hey, do we old people have a choice? Anyway, I will go wherever you tell me. Someone has to gnaw the hardest bones, right?"

Zhou Houfang was a little surprised that the two people had a close relationship like sisters, and at the same time, she also discovered another side of Xu Zhenying.

If you say Xu Zhenying is difficult to serve, it doesn't seem difficult, as long as you do your job well.

But if you want to say that she is easy to serve, that is absolutely impossible.

In the past two days alone, Xu Zhenying had randomly chosen her to take the test several times. It made her so frightened that she flipped through the booklet anytime and anywhere to see if there was anything she had missed.

However, what's more, is panic.

Qian Zhenniang really wants to go to another position?
Then won’t she have to do all the work by herself?
An overwhelming sense of pressure and suffocation instantly hit my heart.

On the day of the actual meeting, Zhou Houfang met almost all the core members of the Xu family team. Except for Xu Yinxi who was far away in Qianzhou, the Fang family brothers and sisters, Liu Dazhuang, Ming Xiaoshuang, Mo Jinchun and others appeared one after another. Even Wang Xingye, who was far away in Ye County, rushed over after a long journey, which fully showed the scale of this meeting.

Zhou Houfang has deeply realized that Xu Zhenying's favorite thing to do is to hold meetings. For various conferences and small meetings, she has to contact in advance, prepare meeting affairs, speech procedures, and formulate documents. This is almost the main focus of her work these days.

Xu Shi's secretary position as a close official of the emperor has an unusual status, so when everyone walks in, they will first see what she looks like, and some people even take the initiative to say hello to her.

However, compared to the mutual flattery and flattery in the official circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Houfang still felt that the atmosphere at Xu Zhenying's side was better. They came to chat purely out of work exchanges, mostly about how the weather was. Whether he is used to it or not, etc.'s caring approach warmed Zhou Houfang's heart and gave him a deeper understanding of these rebels. It’s no wonder that people outside call them the Qingtou Gang. Look at them all, regardless of whether they are men or women. Except for the elderly, the women all have their hair cut to shoulder length, while the men have straight hair. Looking at it from a distance, Like a monk in a temple.

Zhou Houfang also found that Xu Zhenying’s people attach great importance to the concept of time. She had just learned to read the clock in the lobby these days, and found that before nine o'clock, everyone had already arrived.

Soon, the large conference room was filled with people.

Xu Zhenying even invited serious scholars from Lan County, such as Liu Jianlin and others.

Xu Zhenying showed up on time with five personal guards. As soon as she took her seat, the whispers in the conference room stopped immediately.

Zhou Houfang quickly sat down on the small table behind Xu Zhenying at Qian Zhenniang's signal.

Then, everyone opened the booklet they carried with them.

The movements were unified, which amazed Zhou Houfang.

"As our business gets bigger and bigger, some things are urgent, such as the administrative system. Do you have any ideas? Do you think we should follow the Zhou Dynasty's three provinces and six ministries system, or the previous three gongs and nine ministers system, or should we study it ourselves? Come up with a system that is more suitable for us. I know that we are just a big and reckless team. Maybe many of you have not been exposed to the administrative system before and don’t know much about it. We don’t ask everyone to speak. I just ask you to listen more and think more. That’s good.”

Having said this, Xu Zhenying clearly felt that someone was secretly relieved.

Alas, this matter is too difficult for them.

Who would have thought that more than half a year ago, they didn't know anyone, but now they have to formulate a national administrative system. They may have never heard of it in their lives. Xu Zhenying really can't force it, so he can only hope that he has received the traditional examination-oriented education of the Zhou Dynasty. Fang Xun, Hu Wei, Mo Jinchun, Wang Xingye and others.

Even smart people like Ming Xiaoshuang, Liu Dazhuang and others obviously don't know what is being discussed today.

Only a few scholars' eyes brightened obviously, and they clearly knew the importance of attending today's meeting.

Now that we are discussing the administrative system, does it mean that Xu Zhenying will soon expand his territory?

It also means that they are so powerful that they have to consider the administrative structure?
Hu Wei stroked his beard and said slowly: "City Lord, the system of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been stripped of its dross and adopted its essence. Relatively speaking, it is already a very complete administrative structure. The existing three provinces and six ministries can cooperate with each other, restrict each other, and improve efficiency. , and avoid excessive concentration of power and ensure the stability of imperial power. If we use it directly, it is not impossible."

Fang Xunque said: "The three provinces and six ministries system is to restrain the power of the prime minister, decentralize the power of the prime minister, and set up three provinces to restrict each other. However, this will lead to multiple positions exercising the prime minister's power, complicated institutions, mutual buck-passing or centralized power grabbing. , leading to low efficiency. Since we are a new court, we naturally have to consider adopting a new administrative system."

Xu Zhenying said: "The system of the Great Zhou Dynasty can last for so many years, so it naturally has its own advantages. As a new force, if we want to establish our own administrative structure, we will inevitably have to borrow something from the Great Zhou Dynasty. But the system of the Great Zhou Dynasty There are disadvantages and advantages, and where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. No matter how good the political system is, it will ultimately come down to people, so it depends on how we avoid risks. I think we need to reform the political system of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It’s nothing more than the following points.”

Now, everyone was holding pencils and immersed themselves in writing.

Only Fang Xun, Hu Wei and others looked at Xu Zhenying with interest and expectation, as if they wanted to hear her opinions.

Now Xu Zhenying's words are no longer surprising to them.

Xu Zhenying's age and experience will not be considered at all.

After all, Xu Zhenying can come up with so many prescriptions, and in their eyes, he is no different from a flying fairy.

"First, it lies in the core leadership. Of course, this leadership includes not only me, but also you. This requires the leadership to have strong decision-making ability and be able to control the direction of a country at a macro level; second, power must be restricted. It is impossible for one family to dominate. Power must be decentralized and cannot be concentrated in a certain emperor, a certain person, or a certain department. I think this is also a lesson that history has taught us; thirdly, we must promote the development of most major dynasties on the basis of the Great Zhou Dynasty. System reform. The biggest problem caused by decentralization is buck-passing, which affects administrative efficiency. Therefore, I believe that a well-functioning administrative system must have a complete decision-making system, selection system, supervision system, and execution system. Finally, it must withstand time. inspection.”

Fang Xun, Hu Wei and others nodded frequently, and even Zhou Houfang on one side felt that it made sense, as if just listening to Xu Zhenying's words, the fog in front of his eyes disappeared.

Yes, in the final analysis, people are the ones doing the work, and people will make mistakes, so the system for selecting people is very important.

This selection included not only the emperor, but also hundreds of officials and even subordinate officials.

I don't know what Xu Zhenying thought of, but there seemed to be a gleam in her eyes. She ordered Qian Zhenniang to push a huge blackboard over.

Oh, blackboard, this is also a new product of their research institute. It is said that it was developed in cooperation with a certain merchant. Now that merchant is making a lot of money from the blackboard, and it is even said that it is sold to Xingyuan Prefecture and Henan Prefecture. Waiting places.

Of course, the institute is state-owned, so it is said that most of the profits will be handed over to the national treasury, and a small amount will be distributed to the institute for internal dividends.

Zhou Houfang had to lament Xu Zhenying's method of doing things.

He was also doing royal business, but Xu Zhenying was able to do it so successfully. Just a small blackboard and a small pencil cost only a few dollars, but you can make huge profits from it.

If the Huang merchants of the Great Zhou Dynasty had such brains, the emperor would have no money in his private treasury. The concubines often complained about their poverty. Last year when the little emperor was in power, the amount of money for the concubines was cut by more than half.

Of course, the people still approve of it.

Some people even said privately that the old emperor has been dead for so long, who are the concubines dressing up for?

Although it is a bit vicious, it is also true.

It's just a pity for those officials who need to go to the palace to take care of themselves. The concubines are as poor as the officials in Bianjing City, so the phenomenon of being stuck and getting money can only become more serious.

She heard from her father that in the past, it only cost about 5,000 taels of silver to go to Beijing to report on work, but now it is not enough to pay for 10,000 taels, and there is a strong tendency to empty the family's wealth.

Zhou Houfang thought unkindly, no wonder the Zhou Dynasty was in decline, look at how far-sighted others were. Even if we tighten our belts, we must first implement universal education. Only when the base of educated people increases can we truly have an influx of talented people.

While Zhou Houfang was thinking about it, he saw that Xu Zhenying was already writing on the blackboard with a white charcoal pen.

Her handwriting is really ordinary, just make sure you can read it.

Everyone in Xu's class has this style. They don't pay attention to beautiful fonts, but only pay attention to understandability.