Chapter 892: Spring Plowing of Post-War Governance
Moscow was very depressed after the war. Only patrolling soldiers could be seen on the streets, and few local people were walking around on the streets.
A small number of people walking on the street look like Han Chinese.
They were all merchants and associates of their firms who followed the army.
Ma Feng put on silk clothes that he usually didn't want to wear.
He came to a European-style restaurant, which was owned by Huizhou businessman Huang Wen.
This restaurant is also a place where small businessmen like them usually exchange information.
It is difficult to fight alone outside, but it is much easier to unite with the Chamber of Commerce as a link.
Ma Feng pushed the door open and walked into the restaurant, and came to his usual seat to taste wine.
He heard many businessmen discussing the recruitment of officials in the Governor's Mansion.
This major event caused a stir in the city, and Ma Feng also knew something about it.
But he looked down upon a low-level official and was not prepared to apply.
He heard that everyone was arguing about this matter.
Ma Feng stood up, hugged his fists at Mr. Huang Wen, who was on the main guard, and said loudly: "We are arguing about this matter endlessly, why not ask Mr. Huang for his opinion.
Most of us come from humble backgrounds and do not understand the situation in the officialdom, but Mr. Huang comes from a wealthy family.
I would like to take the liberty to ask Mr. Huang to clarify our doubts."
Huang Wen is in his fifties this year. If the Huang family hadn't invested heavily in steam engines and automobiles, causing the family to almost go bankrupt, he wouldn't have gone on this business trip himself.
When he was young, he opened up wasteland and knew the pain of opening up wasteland. He also understood the huge benefits that it could bring.
Huang Wen is willing to use his own experience to guide these young people on the right path, which will leave a lasting impression on the Huang family.
It is very likely that in the future, this kind of love will allow the Huang family to reverse the crisis.
Huang Wen coughed slightly, stood up and said: "If you are willing to listen to my thoughts, then I will show my shame.
If officials were being recruited from other parts of the empire, I would stop everyone from going there. It would be a bottomless pit.
But at the Governor's Palace in Moscow, I recommend that people aged around 30 years old go and give it a try.
This is the governor's palace of the area just occupied by the empire, or this is a bitter cold area.
There is no shortage of officials of the fourth and fifth grades, but there is a huge shortage of officials of the eighth and ninth grades.
The Governor has just taken office, so he must be planning to do big things, and now that he is applying for the job, he is working next to the Governor.
Once such an official is remembered by the governor, he will be promoted faster than the lowest official.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I hope you don’t miss it.
Only in this kind of land-opening governor's mansion would officials be selected without going through the imperial examination.
If you miss this opportunity, you may regret it for the rest of your life."
Many young businessmen in the restaurant had already made a choice in their minds after hearing Huang Wen's explanation.
After Ma Feng heard this, he was even more excited.
He had previously thought that the people he was recruiting were minor officials, and he didn't like being ordered around throughout his life.
Now after listening to the explanation from Mr. Huang Wen, I have a great chance of becoming an official this time.
Even if he becomes a county magistrate, the ancestral graves of his Ma family will be filled with smoke.
It is very difficult for a merchant to enter the Shilin circle. Once he becomes a county magistrate, his family will be accepted by the Shilin, and it will be much easier to train officials later.
Ma Feng has made up his mind and goes to the Governor's Mansion to apply for a job.
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Governor Lu Yuanpeng saw that the Governor's Mansion had become noisy, and a smile appeared on his face.
Master Shi Zhengzhong reported from the side: "Sir, we have recruited 497 officials this time.
Officials dispatched by the imperial court also arrived one after another.
These people have been able to convey the government's decrees to the local areas."
Governor Lu Yuanpeng nodded, and he began to divide the recruited officials into groups and let them be responsible for different things.
After about a month of training, at least two-thirds of the four hundred and ninety-seven officials must be screened out before the remaining ones can pass the test.
Governor Lu Yuanpeng asked: "Has Governor Li of Kiev taken office?"
Master Shi Zhengzhong immediately reported: "Sir, Mr. Li Zhixia Li arrived in Moscow the day before yesterday.
After Mr. Li plans to visit Mr. Li, he will go to Kiev to take office.
Your Excellency has been busy handing over matters with the military these days and has not yet made time to meet Mr. Li Zhixia Li."
Governor Lu Yuanpeng ordered: "It's good that Li Zhixia is in Moscow, things won't be easy to handle without him.
Immediately summon all the officials who have arrived in Moscow and go to the Governor's Palace to discuss matters.
Time waits for no one, and if there is no official who has arrived, temporary officials recruited by the Governor-General will be dispatched to temporarily perform duties on his behalf."
When Master Shi Zhengzhong heard what he said, he was shocked. What he was about to do must be very important, so he did something that was taboo in the officialdom.
After Li Zhixia, the governor of Kiev, received the news, he immediately came out of the inn and rushed to the governor's palace.
The official level is overwhelming, not to mention that the actions of his immediate boss, Governor Lu Yuanpeng, basically determine his future development.
Governor Lu Yuanpeng was five years younger than him, but Li Zhixia did not dare to show any composure.
He came to the Governor's Palace and saw that Tan Zhiwen, the prefect of Moscow, had also just arrived.
After Li Zhixia got out of the car, he immediately clasped his hands and said hello: "Master Tan, long time no see."
When Tan Zhiwen saw Li Zhixia greeting him, he returned the greeting: "Master Li, we are officials in the same place again. It is really a great fate."
The two of them talked and laughed and headed to the Governor's Palace.
After Tan Zhiwen exchanged greetings, he asked: "Mr. Li, I just arrived in Moscow yesterday. I don't know what the governor has to announce when he has summoned so many of our officials."
Li Zhixia shook his head and said: "The Governor is too busy during this festival. I haven't met the Governor yet, but I have only communicated with the Governor's master.
It shouldn't be a bad thing this time, we just have to wait and see what happens."
They soon arrived at the auditorium of the Governor's Mansion and found that only two-thirds of the prefects had arrived, and some of the prefects had not arrived due to the long distance.
Not only are they the prefects here, but there are also many officials from the governor's office who are listening.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is precisely because of the existence of these people that the relatively empty auditorium was chosen.
They waited not long before Lu Yuanpeng walked in, wearing official uniform of the third grade.
They all clasped their fists and bowed: "I pay my respects to the Governor."
Governor Lu Yuanpeng clasped his fists in return. He looked at the prefects who had arrived and said with a smile: "After cabinet discussion, we will submit it to His Majesty for approval.
The imperial court decided to name our governor-general Gufeng, which means a good harvest.
The orders of each government are still using the names of military maps for the time being.
For example, the name Moscow is obviously derived from the transliteration and will be used for the time being.
Later, the customer service will be renamed based on the industry and public opinion of each province."
After Governor Lu Yuanpeng said this, the auditorium immediately burst into warm applause.
The governor-general was named by the imperial court, which meant that their work was on track.
This also relieved many people's worries.
Before the war began, His Majesty had already promised to entrust vassal states in Europe.
The most worrying thing for the officials who came here was not that they were in a bitterly cold place. It was extremely difficult to govern the place.
But once this place becomes a vassal state, their efforts will be in vain.
Now the imperial court officially named this governor-general, and marked it on the cabinet map as the territory of the empire.
They don't have to worry, this place will be assigned to a vassal state.
The emperor would not do this, and cabinet officials would not agree to entrust the territory belonging to the empire to the princes to become vassal states.
Once this is done, the consequences will be unimaginable.
They have taken reassurance today that they can work stably in the Governor's Region and make full use of their strengths.
Governor Lu Yuanpeng saw smiles on the faces of all the prefects.
He was also happy to hear about the court's decision.
Officials at the level of governors and governors of the empire are like a carrot and a pit.
Once the governor-general district is abolished, it will be difficult to arrange for him as governor. There is a high probability that he will be assigned a false position and will waste more than ten years in this position.
Not only did these prefects take reassurance, but he, the governor, no longer worried about his future.
Governor Lu Yuanpeng waited until the applause stopped and said with a solemn expression: "The imperial court has given our governor-general the name Gu Feng. This is their expectation for us.
The Kiev region has always been the breadbasket of Europe.
The food output in this area is basically similar to that in the northeastern part of the empire.
This area is also more suitable for the cold-resistant wheat cultivated by the Empire.
Planting cold-resistant wheat is next year's task.
It is already June, which is a bit late for spring plowing, but it is not too late for replanting corn.
The Kiev region has not experienced war, and local spring farming has not been affected.
The safety of the wheat field must be ensured so that the wheat can affect it normally.
In areas affected by the war, spring plowing operations were immediately carried out to replant corn on the land.
The food produced in our Governor-General Gufeng Region is best used to support other regions, rather than having the empire support our food."
Governor Lu Yuanpeng knew that the price of food was not high, but he was the most important and indispensable resource.
People can endure poverty and injustice, but they can never endure hunger.
Li Zhixia, the governor of Kiev, saw the probing gaze of the governor.
He immediately stood up and assured: "Governor, please rest assured that the Kiev region will do its best to ensure the safety of wheat and actively prepare for planting high-yield cold-resistant wheat next year.
Land that was not planted with wheat in time will be replanted with corn."
Governor Lu Yuanpeng saw that Magistrate Li Zhixia had a good attitude, he smiled and nodded.
The land around Moscow missed spring plowing because of the war. Only the Kiev region did not experience the war and carried out spring plowing normally.
When the Russian army withdrew from the Kiev area, they were anxious to escape and only moved away some precious metals and a small amount of food.
Most of the grain in the granary was set on fire.
But the wheat in the field has just sprouted, so it is very troublesome to destroy it.
The Russian army was afraid of being chased and had no time to destroy the wheat seedlings in the wheat fields.
The local nobles fled with the Russian army. These wheat fields belonged to the small nobles, and they were not willing to destroy the wheat fields.
Governor Lu Yuanpeng continued: "We need to mobilize the Russians. Many Russians in cities and villages are running out of food at home and they are starving.
The Governor's Office should implement a work-for-relief policy with spring plowing as the core.
Let them go to the fields for spring plowing and build local canals and roads.
We can also find Russians who are easy to rule through working-for-relief.
Those who are willing to accept the empire's rule will also gain the empire's goodwill.
Those who were unwilling to accept imperial rule were directly deported to other European countries.
Let these Russian refugees consume the food of other European countries.
This will not only make it easier for us to rule, but will also increase the burden on other European countries and indirectly help the Royal Army win the war."
Governor Lu Yuanpeng has been thinking that the number of Han immigrants in Gufeng will not increase in a short time.
What should I do if there are too many indigenous people in Russia and it is not easy to rule them?
Ma Feng, on behalf of the Governor-General's Office, collected the opinions of each government and handed them over to the Governor-General for decision-making.
