Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 403 Arrangement ()

After Zhao Zhen received the imperial edict, the official from Dongping Prefecture quietly told him about the taboo. Zhao Zhen looked at Wu Yong. Wu Yong said, "Sir, we were originally just a county magistrate, and no one came to take care of us. Now that the Grand Tutor has reminded us, we must change it."

Zhao Zhen frowned. He had never heard of any taboos in the main world.

"Must I change it?"

Wu Yong nodded and said, "Sir, there must be a reason why Tong Shumi sent someone to remind you. Why don't you take a courtesy name and only refer to yourself by that courtesy name in the future?"

Zhao Zhen heard this and asked, "Who will choose this name for me?"

"The old man in Dongping Prefecture is well-educated and is also the elder of the great official. He is the best. The clerk from Tong Shumi's Mansion has been arranged. The great official has sent someone to Dongping Prefecture to talk to the old man in detail, take a name, pretend to change his name, and reply to Tong Shumi, asking me to write the letter of apology on his behalf, and ask Zhang to take it back. This way, the matter will be settled, and the emperor can also see the great official's respectful heart."

"It's not good to keep him waiting for long at Zhang Ganban's place. The great lord can send a pigeon to ask [Advance Officer] Li San to go there. If everything goes well, he will be back today. And you can also inform Zhang Ganban."

Zhao Zhen nodded and sent a pigeon message.

After saying this, Zhao Zhen asked, "Xuejiu, now that you are suddenly in charge of six counties, how should you behave?"

Wu Yong said: "Tong Shumi's letter explained the reason. You have to guard against the Qingzhou bandits. The first thing is to integrate the military equipment of the other three counties and make a smooth transition. Clearing the land and registering the population can be postponed. As long as the troops from all parts of the state are integrated, and then the Liangshan decree is implemented, naturally no one will dare to object."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "What the scholar said is right. Brother Hua Rong will be the general manager of the army in Yanggu County, and brother Li Ying will be in Shouzhang. We should also select capable brothers to go to Zhongdu, Yuncheng, and Fanxian. Yuncheng County is adjacent to Liangshan, and Liu Tang, Zou Run, and Zou Yuan from Wangtai Township can go there. Zhongdu County originally belongs to Dongping Prefecture. In theory, Dong Ping is the most suitable. He is the military commander of Dongping Prefecture, but he is new here after all. I am afraid that the brothers will not accept it if he suddenly becomes the general manager of the army. Brother Lin Chong is suitable, but he and Wang Jin are both thorns in Gao Qiu's eyes, so it is not easy to arrange them. After all, although I appoint officials on my own, they still need to be sent to Bianjing for filing."

Wu Yong said, "Sir, why don't you appoint them as general managers for the time being? How about sending people to the three counties to reorganize the troops first, and then appoint them later? That way, you can think about it carefully."

Zhao Zhen said: "Okay, let's integrate the troops first."

Immediately, Zhao Zhen wrote a handwritten order and used the seal to transfer Chao Gai to lead 500 cavalry and infantry to Fan County to train troops. Dong Ping led Li Gun and Xiang Chong to lead regiments of card players to Zhongdu County. Liu Tang, Zou Run, and Zou Yuan went to Yuncheng County, and Lei Heng went to help.

When the heroes from all over Liangshan heard this, they cheered loudly. At the same time, the luck gathered on Zhao Zhen suddenly exceeded 5000.

world log
He has the approval of the imperial court, the recognition of heaven and earth, and owns a state.

State official seal (Liangshan State seal, silver, engraved with "Liangshan State Seal" in Miao script)
Effect 1: Proof of identity, identification of rights, and proof of signature for official documents.

Effect 2: Dignity, court laws, and official authority +5.

On the second day, Li San brought a reply from Zhao Zhen's father-in-law Cheng Wanli, saying, "Liangshan is a Jimi county, so the taboo is not a big deal. Now that the Privy Council has pointed it out, we can't do nothing. I heard from my son-in-law that he seems unwilling, so using a character instead of a name is also an explanation. Zhen is composed of "shi" and "zhen". "Shuowen" means "Xiang" and "Zi Lin" means "Fu". Both mean auspicious. It is better to use the character "Hao Ze", which belongs to the water element, and the grace is deep and the blessings are endless."

After reading it, Zhao Zhen thought: Zhao Haoze, well, he is just fooling people, he is just called [Zhao Ze] to the outside world.

He showed the letter to Wu Yong, who imitated Zhao Zhen's tone and wrote a letter of apology. He said that he was just a wild man in the fog, ignorant of education, and had done many things that were presumptuous. Now he heard the words of the emperor, and appointed him as the governor of the prefecture, renamed "Zhao Ze", and asked the emperor to forgive him.

After writing it, he used the state seal. Zhao Zhen looked at the memorial and said with a smile, "Scholar, I didn't expect that the state seal would be used here for the first time."

The two men laughed for a while, then Wu Yong sealed the letter, gave a ten-liang ingot of silver as a favor, and asked Zhang Ganban from Tong Guan's mansion to present it on his behalf.

After seeing off Zhang Ganban, Zhao Zhen took advantage of the fact that heroes from all over went to the county to take over the troops. Zhao Zhen also rode on the Kicking Snow Wuzhui horse, and under the protection of the cavalry from the two capitals led by Lu Fang and four others, he consumed his luck and dispersed the fog between Yanggu, Fan County, Shouzhang County and Liangshan County. Then he left Hua Rong and others and led the army back to Liangshan County.

Before he could share the joy of receiving the imperial edict with Cheng Wan'er, Zhao Zhen mounted his horse again to dispel the fog between Yuncheng and Zhongdu counties. It took him nearly 4000 points of luck to merge the entire Liangshan Prefecture into one.

Afterwards, Zhao Zhen summoned eight people from the county, namely Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, Jiang Jing, Gongsun Sheng, Qiao Daoqing, and Fan Rui, and Liu Huiniang attended.

Zhao Zhen said, "Brothers, I have been appointed as an inspector. There are many heroes in the state, but most of them are fighters. If I were to take charge of the military and political affairs of a county, I'm afraid it would be difficult. According to the regulations, excluding clerks, only talking about civil officials, the state should have seven subordinate officials, and each of the six counties needs three to four people. How should the state be arranged? Do you have any ideas, brothers?"

Wu Yong spoke first, "Sir, let's talk about the seven officials in the prefecture. The Tongpan is in charge of grain transportation, houses and fields, water conservancy, and litigation, and also has the responsibility of supervision. The Tuiguan is in charge of secretary, in charge of the prosecution and litigation. In my opinion, one person can be appointed."

"The Military Commander is in charge of the stationing, training, weapons, and duties of the imperial guards of a state. There are many brothers in the state who are in the army. You can choose one of them to take the position."

"The Recorder, the head of all the Cao officials, is in charge of the general affairs of the prefecture court and corrects the violations of the various Caos. He is in charge of the prefecture seal and presides over the daily government affairs of the various Caos, ranking first among the other Cao officials. The prefecture seal is given to the Recorder during the day and handed over to the chief official at night. The imperial edict said: "The supervisors of all roads should set up books for the recorders of the prefectures of each road, and each of them should give their books to the recorders. All the violations that have been corrected should be recorded in the books. When the inspectors come to inspect the grain cases, they will check the records in the books and examine their diligence. At the end of the year, the supervisors will review and determine the merits and demerits, and report to the superiors for promotion. "In addition, the Recorder also manages the household registration tax accounts of a prefecture together with the Tongpan. Together with the Sihu, he is in charge of the payment of the grain court, and together with the Tongpan, he supervises the military supply warehouse. The books of the military supply warehouse are also signed by the Recorder and the Tongpan to prevent misappropriation. This matter is the most complicated, and a capable person must be selected." "The Sili Canjun is in charge of the investigation of prisons and specializes in criminal justice."

"The Sihu Canjun is in charge of household registration taxes, warehouse receipts, and marriage and land litigation that are closely related to household registration."

"The judicial officer is responsible for finding out the legal provisions for use in making judgments. He should also be able to 'follow the orders of the three-foot law' and assist the prefect in correcting unjust cases and rectifying the prefect's mistakes. We need a brother who is upright and uncompromising. Pei Xuan, the iron-faced man from the prefecture, is the most suitable."

After Wu Yong finished speaking, Zhao Zhen said, "The primary responsibility of the county magistrate is to cultivate crops, make sure there is no wasteland, and build water conservancy projects so that the people can use them. The second is to settle lawsuits. Only when the cases are settled fairly and the people are not wronged can the people live in peace. However, the county magistrate handles punishments below caning, such as imprisonment, exile, and death penalty. The county magistrate only has the right to review, but not the right to judge. He collects evidence, makes a clear judgment, and transfers the case to the state for conviction. There are probably many cases in the six counties. Moreover, there are many corrupt officials who are unreasonable and harm the people. I am afraid that there are many unjust, false and wrong cases. It is still necessary to set up such a judge."

"Since Liangshan was established as a county, most county affairs have been entrusted to the Xiao Rang brothers. Later, Shou and Zhang were also combined, which was also largely due to the brothers' contributions. The position of prefectural magistrate was first recommended to the Xiao Rang brothers."

After hearing this, Xiao Rang hastily declined. Everyone in the hall came to persuade him, but Zhao Zhen said, "Brother, don't refuse."

Only then did Xiao Rang stand up and thank Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen then said: "The prosecutor will be in charge of the court affairs, so please invite the Pei Xuan brothers to take the position."

"As for the recorder and military officer, the first choice is Brother Jiang Jing, the Divine Calculator."

"I have a plan here, General Manager. This man is an old friend of Madam Liu's family. He was originally a magistrate in Yizhou, a descendant of a saint. He is loyal, generous and upright, and likes to suppress the strong and support the weak. Because he is unwilling to harm others, he was dismissed from his post by Gao Feng. I have sent Brother Li San to invite him with a letter from my father-in-law based on the information obtained by the spies."

"We need a judicial officer who is familiar with the legal provisions. Please ask my wife Liu Hui Niang to take the position. She has a photographic memory and is familiar with the law. When a suitable person is found in the future, she will be replaced."

"As for the military officer, who do you think is qualified for the position?"

Zhu Wu said, "How about [Flying Tiger] Hu Cheng? He originally assisted Hu Taigong in managing such a large village. After entering Liangshan County, he served as the manager of the caravan and managed it in an orderly manner."

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"As for the position of the military commander, who do you brothers think can take the position?" Xiao Rang asked.

Wu Yong said: "Sir, although many brothers in the state are capable of doing this, no one has such merit. Sir, you spend half a day in the army every day to hone your martial arts and train soldiers, why don't you take the post of military commander. When there are brothers who have made enough merit in the future, you can reward them."

Zhu Wu, Xiao Rang and others also advised him, so Zhao Zhen agreed.

Seeing that Gongsun Sheng, Qiao Daoqing, and Fan Rui did not speak, Zhao Zhen said, "Brother Gongsun, I invited you three here this time to also ask you three brothers to take up a position."

Gongsun Sheng said, "It is a lot of fun for the three of us to cultivate together. Besides, the three of us are not proficient in general affairs. Although it is well-intentioned for Junior Brother to let us take up the position, I am afraid that the three of us are not up to the task."

Zhao Zhen said, "Brother, I don't dare to trouble you three with other things, but there is one thing that I need your help."

Qiao Daoqing heard this and said, "Sir, just tell me. If you can really use the three of us, there is no reason to refuse."

Zhao Zhen said, "In addition to the three brothers, monks are also needed for this matter. Liangshan now controls six counties. Liangshan County is easy to deal with, with only the Pagoda Temple, the Lingguan Hall, the Lotus Temple, the Clay Pot Temple, the Baozhu Temple, the Niutou Mountain Laojun Temple, and the Tianqi Temple where my senior brother lives, a total of seven places. Speaking of which, the Pagoda Temple is where Madam Liu practiced, and like the Tianqi Temple, it is not open to the public now. Baozhu Temple and Laojun Temple both have soldiers stationed there, and only the Lingguan Hall, the Lotus Temple, and the Clay Pot Temple receive believers and donors."

"Other counties are not like this, for example Yanggu County. There is a Confucian Temple in the city, and many temples outside the city. The larger ones include Guandi Temple, Relic Temple, Dragon King Temple, Mountain God Temple, Ten Kings Temple, Chiyou Temple, Baoxiang Temple, Guanyin Zen Temple, etc. There are also many small temples in the mountains and fields, family temples and tombs."

"I'm not worried about anything else. First, I'm afraid that bad guys will hide in temples and take over the bodies of monks. Second, temples are places that guide people to be good. Monks and Taoists in temples and Taoists also need to be regulated, and lewd temples and the like need to be banned to prevent the breeding of evil cults, fooling the people, and causing trouble. Those who have Taoist skills should also be treated with courtesy, whether they are monks who practice the Dharma, or witches who are good at supporting the spirits and inviting the gods, and curing diseases with water spells, I can accept them all."

"In addition, the temple properties must also be recorded. Therefore, I would like to ask the three brothers and the three abbots Guanghui, Yuantong, and Yuanguang to identify the temples in the state one by one and register them. What do you think?"

Gongsun Sheng said: "You are very thoughtful, sir. This temple should be well managed. We cannot allow evildoers to destroy the purity of the temple. This is what the three of us are doing."

Fan Rui said: "Three monks and three Taoists can be divided into three groups. Please ask the great official to assign some clerks and soldiers to help us, and we will go to various temples and monasteries right away."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Of course, now Shouzhang and Yanggu are stable, I will recruit Guanghui and others to clean up these two places first."

(End of this chapter)