The Nameless of the Common Clans

"What my subordinates originally wanted to do has now been completed. I wonder what else I have to do to recruit my subordinates?" Man Chong came back on the third day after Chen Mo sent the order. The county officials surrendered, and the Wei family cannot say that they have surrendered. , but it can be regarded as taking shelter from Chen Mo, plus The people are at home, the military is in control, and the big problems have been solved. As for the remaining small problems, even if Man Chong can't do it, these county officials under Chen Mo can do it. He doesn't believe that these county officials who are controlled by Chen Mo are still there. Dare to make trouble with Chen Mo.

"As the governor of Hedong, supervising the administration of officials, and magistrate of various counties, I can let go of past events as long as they are not outrageous. But from now on, anyone who accepts bribes will be severely punished." Chen Mo unfolded a bamboo slip and said seriously: "These are some of the legal changes that I'm thinking about. Bonin is familiar with the laws, and these regulations are just slightly modified."

"The laws of my Han Dynasty are actually not bad." Man Chong looked at Chen Mo's changed regulations, frowned and thought: "But these regulations changed by the emperor are more suitable for the county. If the area is larger, it will not be suitable." ,and……"

Chen Mo raised his head, looked at Man Chong and said, "But it doesn't matter."

"Power is difficult to control, and it's easy to drive away everyone's talents." Man Chong sighed.

The regulations that Chen Mo changed were mainly aimed at the supervision and punishment of officials. The regulations themselves are not problematic. In fact, whether it was the Qin Law or the later Han Law, there was not much problem in itself. The real problem is the implementation process. .

Not to mention the misunderstandings that occur during the transmission of government orders, there are also various possibilities for the executors themselves. Human nature is selfish. Chen Mo has seen this countless times, so among these changed orders, the most important point is, It is to establish a separate department, directly managed by Chen Mo, and Man Chong is responsible for it on weekdays. It is responsible for monitoring the accuracy of government orders in the transmission process and whether officials are corrupt and bending the law.

In itself, there is no problem with this regulation. In theory, as long as the person in charge is wise and will not be easily misled, it will definitely be beneficial to the rectification of officialdom. However, there are two problems.

First, this department consumes money, and it is easy to have too much power. Once something goes wrong here, it will be a disaster for the officialdom. And the other point is that now that the trend of fragmentation in the world is very clear, the talented people in this world There are many, but there are absolutely few who can have both ability and political integrity. Chen Mo's regulations are somewhat outdated and can easily drive away those who are talented but have some bad qualities. However, if their rights are reduced, this regulation will be in vain.

If Chen Mo was just the prefect of a county, this regulation would have a very good effect, but in that case, Chen Mo would almost lose the qualification to compete with other heroes.

Chen Mo nodded when he heard this. He was planning to establish a sound system to allow the entire Hedong to operate normally and efficiently, but he only considered the compliance of the rules, but had not yet considered these issues.

Looking at Chen Mo who fell into silence, Man Chong said nothing more. Chen Mo is a smart man and can accept opinions. What he fears most is not Chen Mo's incompetence but his arrogance based on his own intelligence. Such a person will lose sooner or later, at least for now. It seems that although Chen Mo is still a little immature in some aspects, he has gradually shown the qualifications of a wise master.

Having a strategy is not the most important thing for a monarch. Of course, it is better to know it. Especially when Chen Mo does not have an outstanding counselor at the moment, Chen Mo can hold Hedong in his hands step by step with almost no omissions. , this strategy is already good.

But as a monarch, the most important thing is the ability to make decisions. This is most obvious in Chen Mo. Once a decision is made, it will be implemented immediately. He is very purposeful. It can be said that he will do whatever it takes to achieve the goal. But for the monarch, this courage is necessary for him to go further.

Good martial arts and archery skills are of little use to Chen Mo. As a Lord, there are many things to do, but they do not include charging into battle.

Of course, there are also weaknesses, such as paying too much attention to the political system and ignoring the details, but this is not a lack of ability of Chen Mo. Firstly, Chen Mo looks too far ahead. What he is doing now is already preparing to establish a complete political system like Dahan. Secondly, Chen Mo looks too far ahead. Chen Mo is too young. Although he has a well-organized layout, things in the officialdom are still a little immature.

But precisely because Chen Mo is too young, this is his advantage. He still has a long time, and he can go further than others.

"What Boning said is true, but I was negligent." Chen Mo looked at Man Chong and said seriously: "However, we cannot ignore this matter. We can build a prototype first. We will be responsible for detecting the enemy's situation on weekdays, but secretly investigate internally. , collect evidence, but have no power to expose or judge.”

Basically, from the outside, this unit is a unit that collects intelligence from the outside world, but at the same time, it secretly collects corruption issues among officials from various places, but it cannot be publicized, let alone executed. It just needs to hand over the collected intelligence to Chen Mo. What happens after that, They won't deal with it anymore. Even if Chen Mo investigates based on the evidence, their affairs and achievements will not be attributed to them. At least the promotion of these people will not be related to this matter.

Of course, how to prevent these people from secretly colluding with officials requires further improvement of the internal system. We are also creating a prototype now. When Chen Mo's power gradually takes shape, this department will slowly be pushed to the forefront to intimidate officials. effect.

"This matter will be dealt with later. I wonder if my lord has ever thought about the name of this department?" Man Chong quite agrees with Chen Mo's idea of ​​getting rid of his minions. This can make people think that Chen Mo is inscrutable and unfathomable. Awe.

"As the saying goes, the net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Let's name this department the net of heaven." Chen Mo looked at Man Chong and smiled.

Man Chong nodded. As long as the name was acceptable, it would be fine. The two of them were discussing the future planning and development of Hanoi.

The officials in Hedong did not need to be moved for the time being, but several important positions in the county government had to be held by Chen Mo. The first one was the county magistrate, which could only be held by Man Chong at the moment. Chen Mo could not find a more suitable person around him for the time being. In fact, if Wei Ji was willing to serve as an official, he would be more suitable. Unfortunately, Wei Ji was unwilling, so Man Chong had to come.

In addition, there were the Supervisor and the Imperial Clerk. In fact, Man Chong was more suitable to be the Supervisor, responsible for supervising the government affairs of various counties, but Chen Mo only had these people under his command now. Man Chong was also good at other aspects. During the attack on Hedong, Man Chong ran around in various counties and handled all kinds of things with ease. Even if the governor asked him to do it, there would be no problem. In comparison, the Imperial Clerk was much weaker.

"What do you think of Cui Geng?" Gongcao is easy to choose. Chen Mo asked Zhong Yun to be Gongcao and manage all the treasuries. However, in terms of Duyou, several generals under him are actually more suitable for fighting. However, the position of Gongcao now needs a confidant.

"Although Cui Geng is good at fighting, he is also quite experienced in handling affairs. If you don't have a suitable candidate for the time being, you can let him temporarily take over the post of Duyou." Man Chong thought for a while and said.

These generals under Chen Mo are all capable generals. They have no problem fighting, but Bao Geng and Dian Wei are definitely not good at governing. Gao Shun is more suitable for commanding troops and governing, but it is definitely easy to offend people.

The remaining Yu Sheng is more practical and resolute. He can complete the tasks assigned by Chen Mo, but he doesn't understand change and is a bit embarrassed to be an official.

"Then let Cui Geng take over the post of the Supervisor of Posts for the time being." Chen Mo smiled and stood up and said, "As for the rest of the county affairs, I'll leave it to Bo Ning. If there is anything, send someone to tell me."

"Farewell, envoy!" Man Chong did not refuse. The county magistrate was the highest official position he had held so far. Although the salary was only 600 stones, it was finally an official rather than a clerk. In previous years, this was directly appointed by the court, and he might not have the opportunity to do it. Naturally, he wanted to show his skills.

Chen Mo left the government office. Shi Geng led the county guards, and Chen Mo took Dian Wei and his personal guards away. There were two things to do next. The first was to reorganize the army. In addition to the 2,000 Sili Xiaowei troops he brought with him, he also recruited 6,000 soldiers from various counties and surrendered 6,000 Yellow Turbans. This added up to 14,000 troops. If Yu Fuluo's more than 2,000 elite cavalry were added, Chen Mo now had nearly 17,000 troops under his command.

Before the late emperor established the Eight Schools of Xiyuan, this force was almost equal to the total force of Luoyang. As a prefect of a county, he was not qualified to lead so many troops. After the war, they should be handed over or disbanded. But now, Chen Mo wants to establish his own power and plan to annex Bingzhou in the future. These troops naturally cannot be handed over or disbanded. Of course, in the war report to the court, these troops were disbanded. Chen Mo still has two thousand soldiers in his hands in name.

However, in addition to the two thousand elites he brought, leaving aside the Xiongnu troops, the remaining Yellow Turban surrendered army has a certain combat power, but it is definitely not strong, and the recruited new army has no combat power at all. If they want to be useful, they should naturally gather together for training.

However, this training cannot be discovered by the court, so Chen Mo plans to bring the new army and the Yellow Turban Army to the vicinity of Leishou Mountain and let Gao Shun train them. Chen Mo will also take time to watch, but he will not stay here. He has another thing to do, which is also related to the people's livelihood issues in Hedong.

When traveling around the counties these days, Chen Mo has already asked people to collect manure and dry it. After it is made into manure, Chen Mo is ready to promote manure to the whole county.

Food is the first necessity of the people. Apart from raising taxes, to feed more than 10,000 soldiers, increasing the per-acre grain output in the county is the most suitable thing for Chen Mo to do at present.

Of course, there are other methods, such as purchasing from outside and discussing trade with the Wei family with various states, but in Chen Mo's view, promoting manure in his own territory to increase people's income and enrich the treasury is a long-term plan. Since the world is about to be in chaos, it is absolutely right to stock up more grain. The New Year has passed, and February is a good time for spring ploughing. He must lead everyone to make more manure before that. As long as this year's output comes out, others will naturally follow suit without him saying anything.