golden scales

Huang Desu's appointment as magistrate this time is to commit crimes and meritorious deeds. He only has food subsidies and no salary.Mr. Dangcunxue's public food bank was also converted into food stamps and distributed to his family.The food stamps are different from silver, with numbers, characters, and symbols printed on them in color, stating the name and surname of the head of the family, and they can only withdraw the same amount of food from the official warehouse.

What about the family members who stayed in Laizhou if they defected and surrendered to captives?The daughter's job as a female official in the East Palace is definitely not guaranteed. Even if her mother and daughter are really old mothers, no one will dare to take her.

What's more, the East Palace has long had orders. If the East Captives force the city, they only need to obey the military orders.If there is no garrison in the county, you can abandon the city and leave without convicting.Now there is a Donggong soldier in Dezhou, so naturally he listens to the major.

Surrender is impossible, but if Fang Dayou is allowed to leave, he will not be able to clean up even if he jumps into the Yellow River in the future.

Huang Desu chuckled, lightly clenched his fist and hammered his thigh, and said, "I understand, I understand."

Only then did Fang Dayou regain his previous expression, and said: "Brother An, a good bird chooses a tree, and a good minister chooses a leader. Now Nandu is investigating the 'shun case'. If you really want to find out about it, you will have a hard time defending it." .”

After the Eastern Captives entered Beijing, a large number of Beijing officials fled south.Of course, the ministers in Nanjing did not want to see these people. With the attitude of revenge for revenge and revenge for injustice, there was a wave of rumors among scholars demanding that "successful cases" be opened to punish those officials who surrendered and rebelled.

Huang Desu shook his head and said, "Huang has never lost his integrity."

"Ah?" Fang Dayou was quite surprised. Hasn't this Texas been occupied by Chuangni?Or are you stubborn?

"But," Huang Desu nodded leisurely again, "as long as Huang is an official, he always wants to find a way for the local people to survive. If the army is really overwhelming, there is no need to end in rivers of blood. What does Duke Yunsheng think?"

"Brother Cong'an is really kind-hearted."

"So, it doesn't matter whether you submit to obedience or surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the common people can survive." Huang Desu sighed: "Nowadays, the food in the city is less than half a month, and even the lower officials can only eat one meal a day. If Duke Yun Sheng can bring some grain, not to mention a single Dezhou, it depends on the whole Shandong. The people will be grateful if they have a way of life, and even if the Eastern Court wants to return the government to Zhu Shi, the people may not agree."

Fang Dayou caressed his beard for a long time, and said: "It's not someone who can decide this matter, but you can go to the imperial court to see what Feng means."

"It's so good. If Duke Yunsheng can accomplish this, it will be of great merit!" Huang Desu smiled and flattered his horse, feeling like a county's parents again, completely swept away.

After he settled Fang Dayou and his party in the state government office, he turned around and notified the Dezhou garrison of the matter, and also sent a letter to Jinan Mansion to ask for the strategy, so as to avoid unjust injustice in the future.

The three prefectures of Jinan, Dongchang, and Yanzhou belong to the second-level administrative jurisdictions, and they are not ready to consolidate their rule.Cai Maode, as the governor of Shandong, temporarily provoked the civil affairs of the three prefectures.Li Mingrui has always been highly regarded by Li Banghua, and was also recommended to be the post of inspector in Shandong, and he opened a government office in Jinan and became Cai Maode's assistant.

The so-called second-level administrative region still has to start from Li Yuzhi's original script.

……

On June 17th of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, Li Yuzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, opened the book. Please divide the prefectures and counties in the world into four grades: A, B, C, and D.

Level A is a stable area, currently only the two prefectures to the east of the Lexia line of defense; Level B is an area to be governed, such as Qingzhou Prefecture, most of Yanzhou Prefecture, and the four counties of Xuzhou recently occupied; The areas ruled by the imperial court, including Nanzhili, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, can be said to be neither enemies nor friends. Occupied by Donglu, these areas can only speak with swords and guns, and there is absolutely no room for discussion.

In the past, each prefecture and county also had a distinction between upper, middle and lower, based on the annual tax quota.Now, after distinguishing according to security and stability, there are also standards for the distribution of officials.

Another sensitive issue involved in the Kaiben is the appointment and dispatch of local officials such as prefects and county magistrates.

The personnel rights of officials were originally determined within the East Palace. Li Yuzhi made a clear request in the opening script: the Ministry of Officials should formulate a roster of officials and dispatch officials.

Zhu Cihong had always had a good sense of Li Yuzhi, knowing that although he was not a famous official like Xia Xu Gaozhang—Xia Yan, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng—he was still a dedicated official who did everything he could.Being able to propose the appointment of officials by the Ministry of Officials is enough to prove that he is loyal to the court and the country in his heart.

If it weren't for this loyalty, Li Yuzhi wouldn't have stood up with great suspicion.

Because he is not only the official secretary, but also an 80-year-old man.

In the original historical script, Li Yuzhi died of a hunger strike for seven days after the city of Yanjing was destroyed.But now, at the age of eighty, he goes out to sea with him, and goes to court every day. Even if the official department is almost vacant, he still responds on time without any slack.

As a veteran who has experienced the four dynasties of Wanli, Taichang, Tianqi, and Chongzhen, he has personally experienced the national struggle between civil officials against the emperor; the "three outstanding cases" that cannot be explained clearly; "; Civil officials of various parties retaliated against Donglin's eunuchs for ruling; the emperor dealt with the eunuch's "imperially appointed counter-case"...

How could Li Yuzhi not know that this initiative of his would be regarded by the "tide file" as a gangster, and would also be regarded as prostitution by the "royal party".According to the political wisdom of a senior official at the ministry level, why do such a thankless and thankless task?

"The Chaos of the Chaogang, the first and then the chaos of the government orders. Qiantui acts according to the orders, but in the end he will leave his tongue behind. The world is stupid, they don't know the complexity of the country's operation, and they don't know the differences in the jurisdiction of each department. They only see the orders and think it's His Highness. That's it. Going down will inevitably give the villain a chance to speculate, and it is inevitable that rumors will spread." Li Yuzhi's voice is deep, and because of his age, if you don't listen attentively, it is easy to miss it.

Zhu Cihong deliberately sat beside Li Yuzhi, and nodded after listening.

"If all the ministries act, everything follows the ancestral system, and the emperor sits in the court, wouldn't it be justifiable?" Li Yuzhi raised his voice because his ears were getting harder to use, and he was afraid that others would not be able to hear him.

Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "What Duke Yungu said is true. It's just that I am a childish person who acts perversely and often goes against the teachings of my ancestors. I am afraid that the masters of various ministries will have conflicts in their hearts, so I dare not hit this nail rashly."

The loose skin on Li Yuzhi's face trembled slightly, and a chuckle came out of his throat, and he said: "If your highness does something perverse, the court will have loyal ministers, and the towers will have adversary ministers, even if you carry the coffin to the court, you must .”

Zhu Cihong was indeed a little happy when he heard this, because the big bosses in the department were waving at him.

For those who act radically, what cannot be broken cannot be built. Only by breaking the old bottles and jars can new things be put in and the beautiful world of their ideals can be built.However, there is a risk here. It is very likely that those bottles and jars will be smashed, and there will be no money to buy new things.Worse still, old traditions are broken, new ideas fail to take root, and the whole home is in disarray, allowing neighbors to take advantage of them in vain.

And a politician should be a different kind of person.They must have a long-term vision to be able to see the changes after a hundred years; they must also have enough patience to spend time and energy on cultivating seedlings; they must also have the virtues of thrift and awe, respect old customs, The grease stains on the clay pot give it a timeless charm.

Even in the attendant room of the Eastern Palace today, there is a trend of thought that will destroy the world and reshape the universe.Zhu Cihong himself has heard about several major movements involving the direction of the nation in later generations, and at the same time, he has personally tasted the various flavors that have brought to the lives of the people in the decades after the movement.

"I very much hope that the administrative order will be issued in a righteous way," Zhu Cilang said very slowly, biting the pronunciation of the words clearly, "Since the Qin Dynasty took over the Zhou government, in 2000, the twelve dynasties, the political system left by the ancestors has been very mature. , you only need to add or subtract as needed. If you want to start from scratch, who has such a great ability? What's more, even rebellion and thieves have returned to the system of our dynasty in the end. Invent a new way?"

"So who is obstructing His Highness?" Li Yuzhi opened his eyes and asked Zhu Cihong's gaze. (To be continued.)