Chen Qing had already remembered that this Zhu Sui should be the magistrate of Didao County who ran away. He had a good reputation in Didao County. He was still looking for him in Lintao, but he didn't expect that he actually ran away from Chengji County to apply for a prefecture school.
Zhang Xiao also pointed to the first person and said: "This Zhang Xuan also won the imperial examination in the sixth year of Xuanhe. He was a Jinshi in the same subject as Zhu Sui. He was originally the county magistrate of the central county of Fangzhou. He has a good character. I am considering letting him be the governor of Jiedu.
Jiedushi, let’s take a look together!”
There are usually two confidential secretaries of Jiedushi. One is the Secretary of Jieduzhang, who is responsible for recording and transmitting orders. The other is the Secretary of Jiedushi, who is responsible for managing documents and albums.
Zhang Xiao considered these two people mainly because they both had experience as local officials and had a better understanding of people's livelihood.
Chen Qing nodded happily, "Then invite them over, I'll take a look, and then I'll make the rest of the decision to join the army."
Zhu Sui is thirty years old this year and a native of Gong County. He passed the Jinshi examination at the age of twenty and was appointed as the chief registrar of Didao County. Liu Ziyu appreciated him and promoted him to the county magistrate. Ten years later, he also experienced ups and downs and became the county magistrate.
After serving as an official in the Song Dynasty, the Jin people came to kill him. He endured the humiliation and became the magistrate of the Jin Kingdom and the Puppet Qi County. When the Xixia people captured Didao County, he abandoned his official position and escaped.
In his resume, there were records of being magistrate of the Jin Kingdom and the Puppet Qi County. He also knew that the imperial court would never use him again, but Chen Qing was the governor, so he might be able to use him as a staff officer. He held on to a glimmer of hope.
I hoped to come to Chengji County and was actually admitted.
In other words, Chen Qing doesn't care about the disgraceful two years on his resume.
Zhu Sui was brought into Chen Qing's official room by a soldier. He bowed and saluted, "Zhu Sui, who is of humble rank, is here to be the Jiedushi envoy!"
"Please sit down!"
"Thank you, envoy!"
Zhu Sui sat down and Chen Qingxiao asked, "Were you once the magistrate of Didao County?"
"Exactly!"
"You should know Wu Hongwei!"
Zhu Sui was startled and said quickly: "Of course we know each other. He is the county magistrate and I am the county magistrate. We have worked together for several years."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "There is a section of the city wall in Didao County that is empty. Do you still remember it?"
"There is one section, actually it should be two sections of empty wall, which was dug out by beggars and used as houses. I wanted to fill it up, but Wuzhi County reminded me to keep it. It might be useful for attacking the city in the future, so I built it.
A wall hides it."
Chen Qing chuckled, "Thanks to your empty wall, I took Didao County by surprise. I later sent someone to look for you and said you were missing."
Zhu Sui felt happy and nervous at the same time, but he didn't expect that the empty wall actually worked.
He quickly said: "Beizhi is from Gong County. He went back to his hometown to take care of his old father. I heard that Zhouxue was recruiting professors, so Beizhong came to apply again."
"You have been in Didao County for many years, so you should know how to deal with the Qiang and Tubo people! I want to gain their support, what should I do?"
"Does Jiedushi want to capture Jishi and Taozhou?"
Chen Qing secretly praised in his heart that this person really knew everything, "Exactly!"
Zhu Sui thought for a while and said: "Jishi Prefecture and Tao Prefecture originally belonged to the Qingtang Dynasty of Tubo. After the disintegration of the Qingtang Dynasty, Jishi Prefecture and Tao Prefecture were merged into Xihe Road. In fact, the Tubo and Qiang people are very different.
They hated the Xixia people and formed a deep hatred when fighting for the Hexi Corridor.
Moreover, the Song Dynasty mainly appeased them and never levied taxes. Later, the court moved many Han people to Taoshui Valley and Hehuang Valley, but they did not compete with the Tubo and Qiang people for land. They have been getting along harmoniously for decades. I
I had a profound experience in Didao. They and the Han people helped each other. I think as long as the Jiedushi inherits the Song Dynasty's comfort measures, they will definitely support the Jiedushi."
Chen Qing said happily: "That's right. No wonder the layman Yi An recommended you to me. From now on, you will serve as the Secretary of Jieduzhang."
Zhu Sui was overjoyed, but he was worried: "I once served as magistrate of the Jin Kingdom and the Puppet Qi State in a humble position. I'm afraid the court will not tolerate it!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Most of my senior officials have been officials of the puppet Qi Dynasty. None of them were appointed by the imperial court. How can they do well despite being appointed by the imperial court? You were appointed by me and you work for me and have nothing to do with the imperial court!"
Although Zhu Sui did not understand the implication of Chen Qing's words, at least he understood that Jiedushi didn't care about his disgraceful experience at all. A big stone fell in his heart, and he quickly bowed and said: "I am willing to serve Jiedushi."
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"Go! Go to the next door yard to find Zhang Xiao, the military clerk, and he will arrange for you to join the army!"
"I'm sorry to say goodbye."
Zhu Sui slowly exited, but unexpectedly saw Zhang Xuan in the waiting area. He was surprised and asked: "Brother Xian Ya, why are you here?"
"I'm here to interview for the position of Shu Ling Shi, where is Zhu Xiandi?"
"I have been appointed as Secretary-General!"
"Ah! Congratulations then."
At this time, a soldier came out and said: "Zhang Xuan, please come in!"
Zhu Sui looked at him encouragingly and cupped his hands. Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and walked into the official room.
"Zhang Xuan, a humble official, is a military envoy!"
Chen Qing looked at Zhang Xuan. He was two years older than Zhu Sui, but he had a baby face and looked about the same age as himself.
However, appearance is not important. Zhang Xiao praised him for his good character because he was an honest official. He would rather work as a tenant farmer to make a living. His younger son died because he had no money to treat his illness. He did not want to be a fake official of Qi. He has a lot of integrity.
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But Chen Qing was very interested in an experience in his resume, "Your resume says that you are from Jingzhao, but you were born and raised in Fushi County, Yanzhou. Until you came to Beijing to take the exam, in fact you were not in Beijing.
Have you ever lived a trillion years?”
"Bizhong's father is from Jingzhao. He is a professor of Yanzhou Prefecture. He has taught in Yanzhou for twenty years. Beizhong has always been with his father and has never been to Jingzhao."
"What do you think of the kerosene in Fushi County?"
"It was a very important strategic material and a weapon for defending the city. Commander Zhong attached great importance to it. He once stockpiled 100,000 barrels of kerosene in the Western Army and called on the court to pay attention to kerosene. Unfortunately, the court only valued gunpowder and despised kerosene. It is really a pity.
"
"Does your father still have connections in Fushi County?"
Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded: "My father has been teaching in Yanzhou for twenty years, how come he has no connections?"
Zhang Xuan understood what Chen Qing meant, he smiled again and said: "If Jiedushi wants to make kerosene, my father should have a way!"
The reason why Chen Qing was so concerned about kerosene was because something happened to Han Dongtang, who trafficked kerosene to him. He underestimated the control of kerosene by the puppet Qi army and hired people to secretly extract kerosene. As a result, he was caught by the puppet Qi patrol army and was arrested on the spot.
The killing caused Chen Qing to lose his source of kerosene.
Chen Qing wanted to build a new kerosene supply line, but could not find a suitable person. Zhang Xuan's father actually worked as a professor at Yanzhou Prefecture School for twenty years, which gave him an idea.
Chen Qing immediately appointed Zhang Xuan as Jiedushi Shulingshi, responsible for taking charge of documents and albums.
It can be said that Zhang Xiao's work efficiency is indeed very high. He only interviewed two confidential secretaries in the morning, and before noon he had established the entire secretarial system of Jiedushi, including Secretary Zhu Sui and Secretary Zhang Xuan, and then ten more
Several are engaged.
The dozen or so thirty-five professors of state studies who were not recruited could not reach such a high level. They were all civil servants recruited separately, mainly the children of wealthy gentry families in Qinzhou and Gongzhou.
It was not as difficult to find scholars in the Song Dynasty as it was in the Tang Dynasty. There were quite a lot of scholars in the Song Dynasty. Middle-class families would send their children to study, and Qinzhou was no exception. When recruiting government officials, applicants were picked out one by one.
At noon, the entire military room was extremely lively. Chen Qing asked his soldiers to pay Zhu Sui and Zhang Xuan thirty guan of money so that they could have a meal together. Chen Qing originally wanted to take them to have a meal and keep in touch with each other.
But at this time, Wang Hao, the commander of the Internal Affairs Battalion, came to ask for a meeting, and Chen Qing gave up the idea of going to dinner together.
"Reporting to the capital, Liu Juxian, the big shopkeeper of Yi'an Tea House, is a low-ranking subordinate. There are six waiters, four of whom are low-ranking subordinates. There is also one person in the Xuechuan Restaurant. It was Liu Da, the shopkeeper, who specially recruited him.
His name is Jiang Xiaowu, and he is a very smart and capable guy. According to our deployment, he has obtained some useful information. For example, General Zheng deliberately let slip that he was short of food, and Jiang Zhizhou also said that his financial resources could not support the salary expansion of the army.
etc.
Next, I thought about fishing. I had two ideas. One way was to let General Zheng reveal some important information, but the other party must confirm it. At this time, they needed a low-level official to be bribed, preferably an official from the Jiedu Mansion.
, I wonder if the governor agrees?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "It's a good idea, I agree, but what information do you want to reveal?"
"My humble duty is to ask the governor for instructions on what information is important to Xixia but will not affect the overall situation?"
Chen Qing took two steps with his hands behind his back and said with a slight smile: "The best way is to cause chaos within Xixia. Even if there is no chaos for the time being, we still have to find a way to bring out the signs of civil strife in Xixia. However, the time is not yet ripe now. Bait
It’s not rich enough, so keep baiting, and you have to be patient if you want to catch big fish.”