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Chapter 336

When all the officials saw Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo stood up and couldn't help being surprised. When they looked over, the other party's face was a little strange, and he was not an official of Zhuo County in the past.

The opponent's official robe was a little worn out, and there was a patch on the inconspicuous part. Although the color was similar, careful people could still see the clues.Everyone wondered who is such a poor man?

This person stepped forward to salute Wen Yanbo and said: "I have seen Wen Changshi."

Wen Yanbo smiled, and said with a flat bow: "Chen Sima, the journey was full of dust and dust, and the boats and cars were exhausting. It's hard work."

Sima Chen!
Only then did the officials understand that this person was Chen Xiaoyi from the governor's office of Youzhou.Whenever a mansion is opened and a government office is built, it is allowed to set up its own officials, but the general practice is that the most respected mansion is the long history, and the deputy Sima is the most respected.However, although Sima is the deputy, the two are equal.

Wen Yanbo is from the third rank, and Chen Xiaoyi is also from the third rank. If the governor's mansion is compared to an imperial court, then Chang Shi Sima is equivalent to the left and right ministers of the imperial court, both of whom are prime ministers.Sima decentralizes power to Chang Shi, and at the same time can restrain each other.

After Wen Yanbo and Chen Xiao agreed, Xindao originally thought that the Shanggu Guild would move Su Su, the governor of Shanggu County, to the Governor's Mansion to serve as Sima, but unexpectedly it was Chen Xiaoyi.

Chen Xiaoyi was the magistrate of Yanmen County before, if another one was selected, it would not be too out of order to be a Sima, after all, Chen Xiaoyi had the qualifications and was the magistrate in the early years of the great cause, while he and Wei Zheng were unknown at that time .

Although this person was the former superior of Lord Shanggu, but he contradicted Lord Shanggu when he was in Yanmen, but this time he let the past go and was promoted to the government. It seems that Lord Shanggu had the idea of ​​reusing the officials of the old dynasty.It is also Shanggu and Yanmen two counties, surrounded by Taiyuan, Turkic, and Liu Wu on three sides. The situation is not optimistic, and it is also the place where Lord Shanggu started his family. Therefore, Su Su must be appointed as a trusted and reliable person to sit in charge.

Everyone was seated together, and the officials also arrived at the same time.

On the left is the Inspector's Office of Youzhou, the first is the Chief Shi Wen Yanbo, and the second is Sima Chen Xiaoyi.

As a doctor, from the fourth rank, he was appointed by the original county mansion, Dongcaoji Himekawa.

Military counselor sacrificial wine, the fifth grade, Xue Wanshu,

The master book, from the fifth grade, is the original county meritorious Cao Zhao Heran.

Ji Shi joined the army, from the fifth rank, Xue Wanshu.

Under it, there are more than 20 people in the military of Liucao, who participated in the military, signed contracts, recorded affairs, and will not be described one by one.

And the Zhuojun bureaucrats on the right, from the county guard Wei Zheng down.

Juncheng, Zhengwupin, moved from the original county Sima Lu Chengqing to the right.
The history of the county chief, from the fifth grade, Li Chongjiu conquered Gao Xudao, the head of the Gao family in Zhuo County.

The county Sima, from the fifth rank, was in charge of Lin Dangfeng, the former county magistrate of Liangxiang County.

Zhou Xu is in charge of the county school's sacrificial wine, from the fifth grade.

There are more than a dozen people in the remaining six Cao officials, so there are three rows of seats in a hall, and the seats are full.Many of the officials participated in such a supreme meeting for the first time, so their moods were full of ups and downs, while those older officials were used to seeing such scenes, and they cared about talking with the people they knew in detail. Talk about some official anecdotes and get closer.

"The Kingdom of Shangzhu has arrived!"

As soon as the words fell, all the officials stopped talking, folded their hands in front of their chests, and sat on the reed mat.

When they saw Li Chongjiu stepping into the throne, all the people bowed together and said: "Meet the governor!"

"Exemption!" Li Chongjiu sat on the main seat, looked at the familiar officials below, and was also in a daze at this moment. These people are all outstanding people from the six counties of Youzhou, and they are all gathered under his command at the moment, working together.

In an instant, Li Chongjiu withdrew his emotions, sat down and said: "Today is the day when I opened my mansion and built my teeth. No matter the governor's mansion or the officials of the county guard's mansion, they must do things with care and not neglect."

"promise."

After saying a few words on the scene, the current topic is to discuss the governor's office of Youzhou, the duties of each Cao and each person, and the division of counties and counties.

After discussing for two hours, everyone got rid of their initial restraint, and each spoke their minds, and the results were generally reached.

Li Chongjiu now has three of the five counties in Yanmen, half of Liaodong County, Shanggu County, Beiping County, Zhuo County, Anle County, Yuyang County, and Liaoxi County.

Yanmen County is temporarily merged into the jurisdiction of Shanggu County. Su Su is the governor of Shanggu County and Yanmen County. It has nine counties under its jurisdiction.

Gao Chu is the captain of the county, from the fourth rank.

Zhao Wansan, the former county magistrate of Feihu County, moved to the right to become the county magistrate Shi, from Wupin.

Chen Ke is the deputy captain, from the fifth rank.

Liaodong County originally had two towns, Tongding and Huaiyuan, but because Goguryeo crossed the Liaohe River and invaded many times, Tongding Town was destroyed, so Huaiyuan Town was merged into Liaoxi County.

In Liaoxi County, the Mohe tribe and the Dingling tribe, following Li Chongjiu's repeated expeditions, have grown in power and become Sinicized, so they have the ability to build cities in their own tribes.

Li Chongjiu then decided to set up two more counties in Liaoxi County in addition to Liucheng County, the governing office. In this way, Liaoxi County plus Tongding Town, a total of four counties under the jurisdiction, will be designated as Zhongjun.

Yang Linfu, governor of Liaoxi County and Liaodong County, is the fourth grade.

Captain Zhao Que'er is the fourth rank.

As for the two newly established counties of Mohe and Dingling, Li Chongjiu also sent officials to govern them.The newly established county of the Mohe tribe is located at the former site of Longcheng in Yandu, and it is still called Longcheng County.As for the county established by the Dingling tribe, it is located in the south of Liucheng, named after the ancient name of Changli County in Liaoxi County.

As for the three counties of Beiping, Yuyang, and Anle, there is only one county under their jurisdiction. Although the land under the county is vast, those with households of less than two or three thousand are designated as subordinate counties. Taste.

At the same time, Li Chongjiu also appointed Zhou Bo as the governor of Beiping County, the sixth rank, to be in charge of the mouth of the Sancha River, the construction of the future naval commander's mansion, and the sea salt and salt fields.

After everyone discussed, the meeting was adjourned immediately, and all the officials left one after another, while Li Chongjiu left behind Wen Yanbo, Chen Xiaoyi, Wei Zheng, Ji Chuan and others.Yu Chigong, Wang Mahan, Xu Wu and other generals in the army came together.

After everyone had a simple meal, Li Chongjiu said to the generals: "The following is a military meeting. After the governor's office is established, it is not appropriate to send soldiers from the counties to fight. The county soldiers will select elites to form the personal guards, which will be directly under the governor's office."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, everyone knew that this was expected.

At present, there are 500 soldiers in Yanmen County, 500 soldiers in Fan Army, 500 soldiers in Shanggu County, 6000 soldiers in Zhuo County, and [-] soldiers in Liaoxi County and Liaodong County. The army has a total of [-] people.

In addition, there are still some garrisons in Anle County, Beiping County, and Yuyang County, or troops waiting to be reorganized, but there are only two to three thousand people in total.

This is Li Chongjiu's current standing army, which is around [-].

Li Chongjiu said: "After the establishment of the government army, where will they be stationed, where will they eat, how many will be drawn from the county soldiers, and how many county soldiers will be retained?"

After Li Chongjiu finished speaking, everyone discussed with each other.

After discussing for a while, Wen Yanbo stepped forward and said: "Mr. Shanggu, after discussing with you, I feel that the establishment of a government army is a way to strengthen the strong and weak branches. , it will greatly weaken the strength of the original county soldiers. Our Youzhou is surrounded by powerful enemies of the Fan clan. If the county soldiers are too weak, they will not be enough to guard the place. The army's combat power will also be insufficient, and it will not be able to be used as a support in the future."

After Wen Yanbo finished speaking, Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "That's a good statement, but there was something wrong with the previous case. Youzhou is surrounded by enemies, and the local army must not be weak. So what should you think?"

Yuchi Gong said: "Duke Shanggu, the last general suggested that it is better to organize all the county soldiers into government soldiers, and the Lord Shanggu will send each general to station in each county, and the localities will recruit rural soldiers to defend themselves. How about replacing them every two years? "

Wei Zhengyan said: "No, we have a population of 20 in the six counties of Youzhou plus the grasslands, and we have a constant supply of [-], which is already too heavy a burden. At present, the military rations are firstly relying on Zhuojun's granary, and secondly relying on this time. The plunder of Goguryeo’s great victory and the capture of the allied forces of the Khitan and Xi tribes were only supported in the face. If the county soldiers were not dismissed and the township soldiers were recruited to guard the place, then the army food consumption would not support it until the beginning of next year.”

Li Chongjiu agreed with Yu Chigong's suggestion from the bottom of his heart, but Wei Zheng's words disappointed Li Chongjiu.He knew Wei Zheng's strengths, so Li Chongjiu couldn't refute it face to face, but right now it is a time of scrambling for the world, others are expanding their army rapidly, but he has to take care of the local people and people's livelihood, which really makes Li Chongjiu a little anxious.

However, Wei Zheng did have his reasons. If people’s livelihood is to be taken into account, although the momentum will be slow, it will be beneficial in the long run. If Li Chongjiu is fully developed in five to ten years, these contradictions will not be a problem, but Li Yuan’s rise in Guanzhong The momentum is too fast. If I don't stop it now, once Li Tang becomes powerful, I, Dou Jiande, Li Mi and others will just be captured with nothing to do.

Li Chongjiu will set up a government army this time, to fight Li Tang for the purpose of expanding the army, and pave the way for the conquest of Taiyuan.

At this time, Chen Xiaoyi, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth and said, "I suggest, Mr. Shanggu, that the township soldiers should be allowed to defend the area and cultivate the land by themselves, and at the same time exempt their families from paying for two years. This way, it will cost nothing."

As soon as Chen Xiaoyi said this, everyone nodded in agreement, it was indeed a good strategy.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help being overjoyed, and looked at Wei Zheng and asked, "Wei Junwei, is this okay?"

Wei Zheng thought for a while, and couldn't help but agree: "This is the solution, but I suggest to Lord Shanggu that it is not appropriate to recruit too many township soldiers, otherwise the local tax will be greatly reduced."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and said: "I know that. The township soldiers will be recruited by themselves, and the tax will be reduced for two years. If it is not appropriate, it will be reduced by one year, or half of it in two years."
After hearing this, everyone cupped their hands and said, "No."

Li Chongjiu said to everyone: "I have decided to send troops to Taiyuan with the strength of Youzhou in September!"

Some of the people already knew the news, and some didn't know it. When they heard that Li Chongjiu was going to send troops to Taiyuan, they couldn't help thinking, and they didn't express their support or objection.

(End of this chapter)