At 6 o'clock in the morning the next day, Yang Cunzhong arrived again. This time, he came to deliver the order.

When Fang Zian and others heard the news and came to greet him, Yang Cunzhong walked into the hall with the imperial edict in his hand, stood in the middle, turned around, and shouted in a deep voice: "Fang Zian and the people from Lin'an Fangjunjun Yamen are waiting to receive the edict."

Fang Zian and others quickly knelt down and kowtowed, shouting long live, and Yang Cunzhong began to read out the imperial edict.

"Zhi said: I have accepted the report from Yang Cunzhong, who is in charge of the Chinese army. I have found out that natural disasters have been frequent in the capital in recent years, and the people are in great distress. They are in urgent need of help from the imperial court. However, the imperial court does not have an official responsible for this task, which often results in ineffective rescue and casualties among the people.

, I therefore request that a new government office be added to deal with emergency assistance. I think it is very necessary, so I approve the memorial. From now on, the Lin'an Fangjun Military Office will be changed to the Fire Defense Military Government Office, which will be responsible for eliminating emergencies and preventing disasters.

.Zi'an, the official of the Fangyu Army Yamen, acted well and organized in emergencies. He was praised by the people and had a good official reputation. He was originally a top three Jinshi and was willing to give up his position as the central committee and work on trivial tasks without any complaints or regrets.

His conduct is commendable. Therefore, he was promoted to the position of commander of the fire brigade, with the rank of fifth grade. In addition, he was given the post of editor of the Hanlin Academy to make up for the mistakes of the previous appointment. I hope that you will live up to my expectations, work diligently, and be loyal to the country.

Don’t give up your ambition. Special edict! I appreciate this!”

Everyone was stunned on the spot. About the new Yamen, everyone in the Yamen had heard something about it. But the matter had not been confirmed, and Fang Zian would not say more, so they all only knew some superficial things and suspicions. At this moment,

Hearing the content announced by this imperial edict, everyone was really stunned. He was just in charge of a new government office. He was promoted two levels from a seventh-grade petty official to a fifth-grade fire corps commander. This position of control

The position is only found in the military, and is equivalent to the previous position of commander. That is to say, Mr. Fang was awarded a fifth-grade military position. The post of editor of the Hanlin Academy that he was awarded was a civilian position. This is

He is a man of both civil and military skills. He was awarded both military and civilian positions, which is truly remarkable. Mr. Fang has risen to the sky in one step this time.

Fang Zian himself was a little surprised. The emperor still gave him the civil service he deserved. Although this Hanlin Academy compilation should be a supplementary award in a symbolic sense, and he actually did not have to go to the Hanlin Academy to work, but the civil service was compared to

The military position is more important. It is his basic qualification as an official who entered the imperial examination, and it is the qualification that people value. Although the prejudice of valuing civility over military affairs has improved in the Southern Song Dynasty, this prejudice in the bones of the Song Dynasty is still the same.

, Therefore, this is the biggest surprise. The status granted to the Hanlin Academy confirms Fang Zian's status as an official in the imperial examination, and the position in the Hanlin Academy is important, and there will be no obstacles to taking up any official position in the future.

"Fang Zian, why don't you thank me for accepting the order?" Yang Cunzhong saw Fang Zian kneeling there in a daze, so he asked in a deep voice.

Fang Zian hurriedly kowtowed to everyone and accepted the order, shouting thanks to the Lord for his kindness. Yang Cunzhong ordered someone to hand over a set of official uniforms and a set of armor brought by Yang Cunzhong to Fang Zian. The official uniforms were the sixth-grade civil service uniforms, which were compiled by the Hanlin Academy.

Xiu's official uniform and armor are those of a fifth-grade general. He carries a saber and a riding crop, and even his mount is ready.

After working for a while, Fang Zian hurriedly asked Yang Cunzhong to take a seat and ordered someone to make tea. Yang Cunzhong waved his hand and said: "I won't sit down anymore, I have important matters. Fang Zian, with the imperial edict, you are now the commander of the fire department. Congratulations, I

is you."

Fang Zian hurriedly said: "Thank you, Master Yang, for your support. I'd like to thank you for your edict.

"

"You don't need to thank me. This is something you got yourself and has nothing to do with me. However, I have a few things to tell you." Yang Cunzhong said, stroking his beard.

Fang Zian cupped his hands and said, "Please give me your instructions."

Yang Cunzhong said: "Remember, the new government office is a firefighting military government office, which means that your identity is still a forbidden army and still belongs to the Shenwu Central Army under my jurisdiction. This was confirmed yesterday. Since you are a forbidden army, the rules in the army are

You must abide by everything. If you cause trouble, I will be responsible for you, so I will control you. Do you understand?"

Fang Zian cupped his hands and said, "Of course, I understand. I will abide by military discipline."

Yang Cunzhong nodded and said: "That's the best. There is also the matter of personnel appointments in the new yamen. You draw up a list and submit it to me for approval. What I am talking about is that your yamen will be staffed with captains and soldiers with the rank of captain or above. Therefore,

You have good taste, so you must apply for approval for appointment. This is the procedure. Below the rank of captain, you have the right to be independent. I will not care about you."

Fang Zian said: "I understand."

Yang Cunzhong said: "As for the number of soldiers, the emperor believes that the number of soldiers under the jurisdiction of the original Fangyu Army Office is already quite large, and there is no need to increase the number of soldiers. Therefore, you can only use the original soldiers and horses to support the affairs of the new office.

This is what I mean. You are a fifth-grade commander, and the more than a thousand soldiers under your control are already an exception in the army. If you do not informally perform the responsibilities of soldiers and horses, this is absolutely not allowed. You can understand."

Fang Zian said: "Xiaoguan understands. If there is no increase, then there will be no increase. I will work hard to coordinate, but I will be busier at best. This is all what I asked for."

Yang Cunzhong sneered and said: "Don't be greedy. How many people are envious of you? Some people know about this.

You are going to see the emperor to object. Just have fun secretly."

Fang Zian cupped his hands and said: "Xiaguan understands. However, Xiaguan does not agree that this is Xiaguan's good luck. Xiaguan knows that many people will think so. But in fact, the so-called luck does not exist.

Yu Jun's ability to put out fires was helpless when it came to what happened that day. It was precisely because I dared not relax at all times that I was able to rescue the Queen Mother. Opportunities are for those who are prepared."

Yang Cunzhong glared at Fang Zian and said, "Are you going to teach me a lesson?"

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare."

Yang Cunzhong continued: "The Fire Administration Office and the Fire Army Office are separated. Now it has been confirmed that the Fire Administration Office is only responsible for the fire administration affairs of the prefectures outside Beijing. Originally, my intention was to simply merge them together and establish a Fire Army General Office.

The yamen handles firefighting affairs both inside and outside the capital. But Zheng Xie refused to take the deputy position, and the involvement was very large and complicated, so I gave up on it."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Understand, understand, if I were Mr. Zheng, I would definitely refuse. He was originally my boss, and our Lin'an Defense Force is the main force of the Huozheng Yamen. Now that he is separated, he will definitely

I feel unhappy. It seems I have to communicate with him."

Yang Cunzhong said: "It's best to do this, don't cause any unpleasantness. From now on, each of you can take charge of your own business, and you can't interfere with the river. But we are all under my jurisdiction, but don't cause any unpleasantness."

"That's natural." Fang Zian said.

Yang Cunzhong coughed and said: "There's nothing else. The new government office has been established and there are many affairs. I'm afraid you will have to be busy for a while. I won't stop you from doing things. Get it up and running as soon as possible, and don't make any mistakes in the meantime. Do you understand?"

Fang Zian bowed and said, "I understand."

Yang Cunzhong stepped out and Fang Zian said hurriedly: "Master Yang, stay here. I have something else I want to ask you."

Yang Cunzhong stopped on the trail: "What else is there?"

Fang Zian smacked his lips and said, "Did the Emperor mention... about allocating funds to the new Yamen to make equipment?"

Yang Cunzhong slapped his forehead and said, "That's right. If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. The emperor asked me to allocate 50,000 taels of silver from military expenditures to make equipment for you..."

"Fifty thousand taels..." Fang Zian almost shouted in surprise.

"But...I think it's too much. We don't have enough military expenses for the Forbidden Army, so how can we allocate so much at once? I'll give you thirty thousand taels, it's already a lot. What do you think?" Yang Cunzhong poured a ladle of cold water down.

"Ah? Sir, you are really good at cutting. You can cut off half of the money with one stroke. I need to build many Dragon King vehicles and ladder trucks to spread the situation. The cost is not cheap. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also wants to take away three

Damn it, I'm really short of money." Fang Zian's smiling face turned into a crying face, he cupped his hands and wailed.

"It's too little? Do you believe it or not? You don't even have a tael of silver? This is money from my hands. The imperial court does not allocate military expenses separately. Do you understand? You still think it is too little?" Yang Cunzhong frowned.

Fang Zian was speechless. He knew that arguing with Mr. Yang would be counterproductive. Thirty thousand taels of silver was already pretty good, as long as he didn't end up in vain. So he sighed and said, "That's all, I just want it. Thank you very much."

Mr. Yang."

Yang Cunzhong said: "No need to thank you. If you weren't out of public concern, you would definitely not have paid this kind of expense. I heard that you paid two thousand taels of silver out of your own pocket. The emperor actually said that this money will be written off for you."

Okay. Someone will bring the money later, just sign and accept it. I'm gone, so you can take care of yourself."

Fang Zian bowed and watched Yang Cunzhong and others mount their horses and leave.

When they returned to the Yamen, everyone looked at Fang Zian in a daze. Fang Zian smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you all stupid?"

Li Dalong said: "Sir, are we not dreaming? Just kick me and let me see if we are dreaming."

Fang Zian pointed to the imperial edict on the incense table and said, "Where is the edict? What are you dreaming about? It's inexplicable!"

Everyone immediately made a loud noise, laughing and jumping around to congratulate Fang Zian. Fang Zian waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't make a fuss anymore, it's important to do business. Listen to my order, Wang Jin, go to the sign shop on the street.

, customize a large signboard for the fire service government office, something with a red background and gold characters. Brother Dalong, take a few people to the special service teams in each station to announce the news, and call all the key personnel. We have to discuss the specific affairs of the new government office.

There are still many things to do, hey, it’s a headache just thinking about them. Let’s do them one by one.”

Everyone agreed repeatedly and went out to do their business.
Chapter completed!