"Su Ziyou and the others should have passed Wucheng."
"Guan Jia, according to the schedule, we should pass."
"I hope Mr. Xiao Su can understand my painstaking efforts and successfully negotiate on this mission to Northern Liaoning."
"Guanjia, before leaving, you kindly gave him some advice and sent him such a capable assistant, so the negotiation should be successful." Li Fang bent down and replied.
"We have done everything we should do, and the rest depends on the efforts of these civil servants."
The east side hall of Chongzheng Hall has now been changed to the East Imperial Study Room, where Zhao Si handles state affairs alone. He paced back and forth in front of his desk with his hands behind his back.
"What the officials say is that you can't worry about everything in this world by yourself. You have to let these ministers take the trouble and contribute. Otherwise, why are high-ranking officials so generous and well-paid?"
Li Fang did not follow closely, but kept some distance away, so as not to hinder Zhao Si's aimless pace, but he was always able to maintain a distance of no more than three steps from Zhao Si.
"The king is the country, and the country is me. This world belongs to the old Zhao family. Whether other people are keen on official career or helping the world and the people, at the bottom of it all, they are working for the old Zhao family... Daban, you said that if you come to Sheji
At the critical moment of overthrow, will these migrant workers be willing to live and die with the old Zhao family?"
Li Fang's waist seemed to be lower, "Guan family, this old slave can't tell."
"Daban, you understand very well." Zhao Si turned around and faced Li Fang and said with a half-smile.
"I can't tell you. I don't want to say it and want to save my face. I know in my heart that most people just want to get married because it's going to rain. Let it go. There are some who are willing to live and die with the old Zhao family, but most of them
It’s those pedantic old fogies that I look down on... What a joke!”
Zhao Si walked to the window and saw the towering palace walls and eaves outside through the window.
The solid palace wall separates the entire imperial city from the outside world; the high eaves with flying dragons and dancing phoenixes declare the unique power and honor.
"The emperor, the supreme one in the world, enjoys supreme power, but he has to bear the price of being alone." Zhao Si continued with his hands behind his back.
After a pause, Zhao Si turned to Li Fang and asked: "Daban, what should we do if the Xiao Su government fails and the Northern Liao raises troops to go south in order to force the Song Dynasty to vomit out Liangzhou and other places?"
"Guan family, how do I know about such important military and state affairs? I only know that the officials must have an idea in mind."
Zhao Si stopped next to the window on the north side. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the north. His eyes seemed to see the vast land of Hebei.
"No more words, let's start fighting! There are only two ways to raise troops from Northern Liao to go south. One is to go to Hebei, and the other is to go to Hedong. They will cross the Yellow River and go straight to the hinterland of Henan. In Taiyuan, Lin Xi, in addition to cooperating with the troops in the east of Hedong, also obeyed my command
Secret edict to rebuild Taiyuan City."
At this point, Zhao Si smiled and turned to ask Li Fang, "Daban, do you believe that Jinyang has the spirit of an emperor?"
Li Fang thought for a while and replied: "The old slave doesn't believe it very much. Although the Li family, Shatuo Li, Shi and Liu families all prospered in Jinyang in the former Tang Dynasty, the old slave believes that the right time and the right time are better than the right place.
"
"Haha, you are a bit naughty, my dear friend." After Zhao Si laughed, he continued, "General Xu is working hard in Hebei. In addition to managing the government, appeasing the people, and surveying the Yellow River, he is also cooperating in reorganizing the army and strengthening armaments. But time
It is too short and the disease is too deep to be reversed. When the Liao soldiers go south, it may be that the country will collapse and everyone will rebel against their relatives."
Speaking of this, Zhao Si's tone was sharp, like a sword coming out of its box.
"I'm not afraid! Even if I lose the battle and retreat to Shaanxi, I will fight to the end! This land has been comfortable for too long, its bones have been softened, and its eyes have been blindfolded! ... If you don't reinvent yourself, you can reshape your soul. , I would rather tear everything down and start over again!”
Li Fang looked at Zhao Si's back, neither happy nor sad. Her small eyes were filled with a mixture of love and pride.
"Guan family, Cai Shizhong and his secretary Lang Tan Shiji are waiting to see you." Jia Xiang announced outside the palace gate.
"Please come in."
"I've met your Majesty!" Cai Bianhe, a short, sturdy and slightly dark official walked in.
"Mr. Yuandu is here. Is this the Tan Shiji you recommended?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Tan Shiji, named Yancheng, was born in Xiangtan County, Tanzhou, Jinghu South Road. He is a famous scholar in Hunan and a student of Hu Dai and Hu Zongze who were Jinshi in the sixth year of Yuanyou. In the first year of Yuanfu, he followed Hu Dai to Kaifeng and was recommended to Taixue. Last year, Your Majesty He was assigned to the secretarial province, and scribes were recruited, and he took the examination and became a secretary."
Having said this, Cai Bian looked at Tan Shiji, who looked reserved, and continued.
"Tan Yancheng was born in the sixth year of Xining and is twenty-eight years old this year. He speaks a Xiang accent, which is not easy to understand. He stutters when he is nervous and excited, so he is not good at words and has a low reputation. But he is calm, studious, and quite savvy. "Song Dynasty," The Theory of Differentiation between Liao and Xia, and "New Theory on the Theory of Righteousness and Benefit" are all written by him.
"'Yi means great righteousness; profit means public benefit, why bother distinguishing it?' I remember the first sentence of "New Theory of Righteousness and Benefit", but I never thought it was also written by you." Zhao Si said approvingly.
Cai Bian smiled and replied: "It turns out that your Majesty has a keen eye and has noticed Yancheng for a long time. It was precisely because of his talent that your Majesty recruited the chief secretary of the East Imperial Study Room, and I thought of him."
Zhao Si smiled and pointed to the seat at the bottom, "Sit down and talk slowly."
After Cai Bian and Tan Shiji sat down, Zhao Si got straight to the point and asked: "Yancheng, have you read the "Draft of the Three Provinces Meeting Code" that I approved?"
"Replying to your Majesty's words, Weiwei...I have read...the "Announcement of the Three Provinces, Ministries and Local Officials."
"Tell me what you think, say whatever you want, and don't worry about it. I won't blame you."
Cai Bian turned his head and looked at Tan Shiji with a smile, his face full of encouragement.
Tan Shiji thought for a while and said slowly: "Your Majesty...everyone...all said that your Majesty's new official system is...is...complex at the top and simple at the bottom...jian. The ministers don't think so... . However, Wei Chen thinks it should be... yes... upper traditional, middle simplified... lower traditional, like the exercise equipment promoted by His Majesty... machines, dumbbells..."
"Higher Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Lower Traditional? You continue."
This kid really stuttered when he was nervous and excited. Zhao Si filtered out his stuttering in his mind and understood the meaning of his words.
"The central government must be careful when making decisions, but it is important to avoid ordering from multiple departments, which will lead to chaos. Therefore, His Majesty directs the government affairs of the world through various ministries. Government orders, whether complex or simple, come from these ministries. Each ministry is divided into departments according to different governance, so as to Please understand the actual situation in the local area and supervise the implementation of government orders."
"Understand the actual situation in the local area and supervise the implementation of government orders? Bangcheng, please tell me more details."
"It's Your Majesty. The main responsibility of each ministry and department is to upload and issue orders. Uploading means to initially review the petitions from local prefectures and counties, summarize the local facts, and report them to the headquarters. The ministers and ministers of the headquarters will make decisions together, formulate decrees, and issue them to the local authorities. Then, according to the responsibilities, we will supervise the implementation of local decrees, correct deviations, and charge them to make corrections... This is an order."
Zhao Si nodded, "Yes, I understand it thoroughly, continue."
"It's Your Majesty. In my humble opinion, Your Majesty pays most attention to the county level in local governance."
Zhao Si interrupted Tan Shiji, "How did you see this?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, the county magistrate is directly close to the people. Every word and deed is directly faced by thousands of people. The government affairs are complicated and complex. After studying the "Three Provinces, Ministries and Local Official System Meetings", I feel that your Majesty regards the county as the basic unit for collecting taxes, and the state.
It's just the accounting and auditing center, the county is the auditing and operations center."
"According to the internal reference, His Majesty often mentioned that the economy is the basis of the political system. I would venture to guess that His Majesty believes that counties are the most important part of local governance that is close to the people. Compared with the responsibilities of counties, states, and counties, more are uploaded
Distribution, and layer-by-layer supervision..."
Zhao Si was silent for a while and finally nodded, "Yan Cheng is very insightful and can see the true intention of my new official system."
"The county level is indeed the most important part of local governance that is close to the people. As you just said, the county government directly faces the people. Every word and deed may make the people unpredictable. So it is my new local government system.
top priority.”
"Counties in Kaifeng Prefecture, Luoyang in Henan County, and counties in Songzhou and Zhili Prefectures are trying out the new official system. The county and county governments are divided into six caos, and each cao has its own office. For example, the deputy chief of the Hucao and the superintendent of the tax order and history are responsible for it.
A tax office that specializes in collecting grain taxes and miscellaneous taxes; a public security office that is assigned to the Deputy Chief of Criminal Cao and the Superintendent of Public Security Police and is responsible for public security patrols... It does not correspond to the six ministries and departments one by one, but is established based on actual government affairs.
The organization has shouldered the corresponding responsibilities one by one..."
Tan Shiji was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, can you allow me to go to these counties for on-the-spot investigation?"
Cai Bian's expression changed, and he couldn't help but cursed, "Tan Yancheng, where are you singing? I recommend you to the Dongyu Study Room in order to prepare for the next favor. You haven't even written your horoscope yet, you
What kind of field research are you going to do?
You are dizzy!
Chapter 184: School Secretary This chapter has been completed!
