Chapter 440? Leaving Beijing and returning to Saibei
Zhang Xiaowu asked people to take them to a watchtower, walked up to the top of the watchtower, and asked: "Wang Bao, how do the silver guards deliver information? Do they use the watchtower to deliver it?" He thought of the watchtower in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an"
Twelve black and white square secret words are used to transmit information through a cryptographic system, which can not only ensure that the information is timely and accurate, but also prevent the information from being deciphered by others.
"The watchtower delivers messages?" Wang Bao scratched his head and asked in confusion: "Can the watchtower deliver messages? With homing pigeons? Or with smoke?"
"If you use smoke to convey information in the capital, you are afraid of provoking the four forbidden troops to enter the city." Ruan Qingwen said with a smile. He did not understand how the watchtower conveyed information, and the others also looked confused.
Zhang Xiaowu explained to them the convenience of using watchtowers and semaphore to transmit information, and also pointed out its military value. Only then did everyone suddenly realize that there was such a way to transmit information.
But Wang Bao pointed out the particularity of Longdu: "We Silver Guards usually convey information verbally and by letter. The role of the watchtower is only to observe where there is a fire and where there is an accident, so that we can rush there as soon as possible.
Responsible for transmitting information. Among our 108 squares in Longdu, some of them have many pavilions, and even wealthy families have colorful buildings. If we use the watchtower to transmit information, those pavilions will definitely block the view."
Indeed, some buildings in Longdu City are even as high as five or six stories, seriously obstructing the view of the watchtowers. Moreover, these towers were built long ago, so they have no right to demolish them. The brothels and singing houses in Longdu are often about four stories high.
, these brothels and singing houses involve the industries and businesses of noble families, and they have a deep background. The commander of the Silver Guards is only a fifth-level official, so how can he be qualified to dismantle the properties of those noble families.
Zhang Xiaowu smiled bitterly. It seemed that he was thinking simply. Longdu is not Chang'an, let alone Wannian County and Yongnian County. He then asked: "How many pavilions are there that are higher than the watchtower, and where are they located?"
Wang Baodao: "I don't know. We have never checked that the residents and Dingji in Longdu City are not under the control of the Yinyi Guards, but are in the Longdu Mansion Office."
Zhang Xiaowu nodded. The Silver Guards are not the Jing'an Division, and the two sides have different responsibilities. The reason is the difference between the Holy Han Empire and the Tang Empire. Because the Holy Han Empire is surrounded by natural dangers, it only needs to stick to its borders to obtain national security.
We need to worry about invasion by foreign enemies. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no neighboring country has invaded the country. There is no internal warning of danger. There is no need to establish a specialized security agency like the Jing'an Department.
Wang Bao added: "Actually, our Silver Guards are responsible for maintaining street order and punishing those who fight and cause trouble. There are also weddings and funerals that need to be arranged by us in advance. We will send people to make arrangements for them.
The road is ready."
Zhang Xiaowu asked: "Why do we need to clear the road in advance?"
Wang Bao smiled and said: "Sir, our rule in Longdu is that you can't go back when you are getting married and funerals. You can't pass the same intersection twice, so you need to decide the route in advance to avoid making mistakes and spoiling other people's mood during weddings and funerals.
.If one family is getting married and the other is having a funeral, and they bump into each other while walking, would you say it's embarrassing? Sometimes fights often occur because of this kind of thing, so all weddings and funerals must report the route in advance. In addition, the number one scholar in the imperial examination
Riding a horse through the streets also requires the guidance of our silver-clad guards. I remember one year because a new top scholar abandoned his wife and son and married another rich man. As a result, he was stopped by his parents while riding a horse and was beaten to death. By the way,
Next October will be the first imperial examination in the Dade Year, and we, the Silver Guards, will be so busy that we can’t even keep our feet on the ground.”
Zhang Xiaowu was not interested in this, and asked again: "Wang Bao, do you know what the official position system of the Silver Guards is like? I have just been appointed as the commander of the Silver Guards, but the Silver Guards have been disbanded and there is no way to take over. I can only ask you.
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Wang Bao immediately said: "Although my official position is not high, I have been in Silver Guard for thirty or forty years and I know the official structure of Silver Guard better than anyone else. Our Silver Guard has a leader, who is the fifth rank.
The left and right deputy commanders are individuals. The left deputy commander is a civil servant of the fifth rank, and the right deputy commander is a sixth-rank military officer. Under the commander, there are six bureaus in charge of editing. The official positions are all of the sixth rank, and each is responsible for everything in each bureau. There are left and right assistants under the commander.
The editors, namely Zheng Qipin and Congqipin, assist each bureau in the editing and management of affairs. Each bureau has set up offices to manage the specific work in each bureau in detail. The number of offices under each bureau varies. The Mohist Bureau has only two, and the Ding Bureau has six.
Place,
Our Yinyiweifu Yamen Sixth Bureau has established a total of twenty-four branches. Each branch has a director responsible for it, which is the eighth grade or the eighth grade. Each director has two ninth-grade associate directors. In addition, Longdu City has 100
There are eight houses, and each house has one or two houses to manage the household. There is one nine-grade chief, five team captains, and twenty guards in the house. But sometimes there are more than twenty-six people, and sometimes there are less than two
Sixteen people.”
After a brief understanding of the system and structure of Silver Guard, Zhang Xiaowu was more certain about the necessity of the existence of this Silver Guard institution. As the saying goes, the predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. After he took over Silver Guard, he only needed slight changes.
, there is no need to make too many changes. But the biggest problem now is the personnel structure. He thought for a while and said: "Mr. Ruan, please temporarily serve as the deputy commander of the fifth rank. During my absence in the capital, I will have full authority."
It’s your responsibility.”
"Yes." Ruan Qingwen said, feeling a little excited in his heart. After all, he did not have much work among the ghost guards, because the main responsibilities of the ghost guards were military and training, and they were not very dependent on the cultural management system.
The Silver Guard is different. The main role of the Silver Guard is to manage the people's livelihood and livelihood of the two million people in Longdu Prefecture. It needs the assistance of a huge document management system, otherwise it will be difficult to operate. Ruan Qingwen is good at this kind of thing
He was responsible for dealing with trivial matters, so he was the one who used his strengths to form the Silver Guards. He laughed, cupped his hands and said, "In the future, we will have to change our words and call you the leader. I'm really not used to it."
Wang Baodao: "We call the commander Yin Shuai privately."
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said: "Yin Shuai is too ugly."
Xia Ming said: "Calling him commander is too unspecific. Otherwise, let's call him general. It's easy for everyone to call him."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "You can call me whatever you want. The title is not important, the important thing is the work. Xia Ming, Bao Yin, Jia Siye, if your official position is demoted in the future, if you feel unhappy, just say it."
Xia Ming and others immediately laughed and said: "General, we would rather not suffer in Long City than have fun in Saibei, hahaha..." We are used to seeing the prosperous Longdu City, and let these big soldiers return to live in Saibei.
Everyone really does not want to stay from the bottom of their hearts, just like every young person is going to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. If they can work in the capital, no one is willing to go to the countryside and frontiers. Only some wretched-looking pretenders will yearn for poetry.
and the distance.
After visiting the Yinyiwei House, it was getting late, so Zhang Xiaowu asked everyone to stay in Yinyiwei tonight, but Wang Bao said that there were no quilts in Yinyiwei now.
He smiled and said, "It will take some time for the appointment and dismissal of the Ministry of War to be announced. First, I will be dismissed from the post of leader of the Ghost Guard. I also need to bring this dismissal letter back to Saibei to lead people."
Ruan Qingwen said: "Should we wait for the adults to come back and start editing the staff, or should we start immediately."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "We are not in a hurry to run Yinyiwei now. You should first investigate the situation secretly. Yinyiwei is so big and there are countless people involved in it. If we take over such a large industry, other interests will inevitably be affected.
.Previously, the Longdu government officials took over the work of Silver Guards. If we want to take over this part of the work, they must first return the difficult work to us and write the easy and profitable work in their hands."
Everyone nodded. To put it bluntly, the silver-clad guards were cooperating policemen or urban management officers who maintained public order. They were not involved in arrests and investigations. The handling of cases in Longdu City was the responsibility of the Longdu government officials. Therefore, both parties cooperated unanimously, but sometimes
They also overlap, so there are often conflicts between the two sides.
After the Silver Guards were temporarily cancelled, the Forbidden Army temporarily took over the work of the Silver Guards in maintaining public security. A year later, the Longdu Prefecture government officials took over the work of the Forbidden Army to maintain law and order in Longdu Prefecture. Unfortunately, both parties could not do this job well, resulting in the loss of the people's lives.
There are constant complaints. But the officials don’t care whether the work is done well or not. They only care about making money. Some jobs are very profitable, so they naturally stick to them. Some jobs are unprofitable, so they naturally abandon them like worn-out shoes.
One day later, a hundred officials gathered in court, and the imperial envoy announced the appointment decision. Zhang Xiaowu was dismissed from the post of general of the ghost guard because of his inappropriate words and deeds, killing his colleagues without permission and causing chaos, and was demoted four levels to a full fifth-grade captain.
Thinking of being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, killing dogs and barbarians to boost the country's prestige, he was transferred to Longdu to serve as the commander of the Silver Guards. The war in the northern part of the Great Wall was suspended, and the Ghost Guards should be replaced by one.
The ten thousand border troops were reduced to 3,000, and the remaining 7,000 ghost guards entered Longdu to supplement the silver guards. Zhang Xiaowu, the commander of the silver guards, went to the north of the Great Wall to select 7,000 border troops for Beijing. In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated the silver guards to
A total of 30,000 taels of salary were prepared for the establishment, and 50,000 taels were allocated from the royal family's inner treasury to fund the construction of the Silver Guards. All government offices, large and small, in the capital should assist in the reconstruction of the Silver Guards.
At the end of the appointment, all the officials were silent. Everyone understood that Zhang Xiaowu's entry into the capital was the emperor's declaration of imperial power. With the support of the Dade Emperor, Zhang Xiaowu, the most popular official in the dynasty, would definitely have a prosperous official career. Everyone could not offend, but could only make friends.
, and many of Zhang’s disciples were so angry at Zhang Xiaowu that they even said that Zhang Xiaowu’s entry into the capital would definitely disturb the public order in the capital.
After receiving the order, Zhang Xiaowu met with Emperor Dade alone. After talking for an hour, Zhang Xiaowu left the palace holding Shang Fang's sword. Li Canglan invited Zhang Xiaowu to drink, but Zhang Xiaowu said that he had to leave the capital that day. Li Canglan was surprised how he left the capital so quickly.
, Zhang Xiaowu said: "Brother Li, I will return to Beijing soon. How about you and I getting together again then?"
Li Canglan said: "I'm afraid there won't be many opportunities to meet in the future."
Zhang Xiaowu said in surprise: "Is Brother Li going to leave Beijing?"
Li Canglan smiled and said: "You will know when my dear brother returns to the capital. I will keep it secret."
Zhang Xiaowu guessed that Emperor Dade must have made a verbal promise to Li Canglan, and even tacitly agreed that he would lead the Xuanwu army in the future. Looking at his happy face, this was certain. In his heart, he was happy for Li Canglan, who was as ambitious as Li Canglan.
People like you are not suitable to be locked in a cage. He patted Li Canglan on the shoulder and said: "I believe you are the best wherever you are. I look forward to your surprise."
Then Zhang Xiaowu led Xia Ming and others out of Longdu overnight. They traveled day and night and arrived at Lianglangguan in only seven days. The journey was dusty, and when they arrived at Lianglangguan, everyone had to take a rest and change into winter clothes.
.The temperature in Saibei has cooled down at the end of September. Everyone took a rest for the night and planned to continue moving forward, but unexpectedly they were told that a yellow sand wind was blowing in Saibei.
The yellow sand wind in Saibei is also known as sandstorm in the later world, and because there are no high mountains to block it in the area of Mucheng in Saibei, sandstorms often blow for several days. The sky and the earth are dark, and everyone can only continue to camp.
That night, Murong Yan, Marquis of Yingchuan, who had received the official document from the imperial court, also sent his second son Murong Chi to visit Zhang Xiaowu. Zhang Xiaowu declined the banquet but left gifts. He knew that Murong Yan was trying to show his goodwill to him, after all, he would have to
Walking in the capital, you no longer have a competitive relationship with him. And under the competition between the two, it is naturally a lose-lose relationship. We are politicians and naturally know when to take action and when to stop.
Nowadays, the Mucheng Ghost Guard has been reduced from 10,000 Davids to 3,000 Small Guards. Murong Yan thinks he has achieved a final tragic victory. Zhang Xiaowu has moved to a new field. He does not need to beat up the lost dogs or show off. He should repair them in time.
However, Zhang Xiaowu did not regard Murong Yan as his opponent at all, but the two were still mortal enemies, so how could they become close comrades in arms? However, Xiao Kai and other ghost guards still stayed in the north of the Great Wall. They needed to establish a good relationship with the wolf guards, so there was no need to reject them.
kindness.
Zhang Xiaowu said to Murong Chi: "Seven thousand ghost guards will enter the capital to join the silver guards. Although the silver guards do not have much power, they will be the landlords in the future. If General Murong comes to the capital Longdu in the future, he will definitely serve as a landlord.
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Murong Chi laughed loudly and asked, "Will General Zhang have a place to stay when he arrives in the capital?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "I left Beijing in a hurry and haven't purchased the courtyard yet."
Murong Chi said: "Brother Yu, there is a place here that I can give you as a gift. It happens to be at No. 19 East Fourth Street, Jixiangfang. There is a small courtyard next to the wall of the square. It can be used as a temporary place for General Zhang to settle down and settle his family.
It’s much smaller than General Mucheng’s Mansion, but it’s better than being quiet.”
Hearing that the courtyard was in Jixiangfang and that the Yinyiwei Yamen was also in Jixiangfang, which was a lot more convenient, Zhang Xiaowu was disrespectful and accepted the favor. Then Zhang Xiaowu asked about the thirteenth son Murong Yin, and Murong Chi looked strange. Zhang Xiaowu didn't know
In other words, Murong Chi said that Murong Yin had already gone to the capital, and he planned to open the best brothel in the world in the capital. Murong Yin had officially given up competing for the title of Marquis of Yingchuan, so his brothers turned against him.
It's gotten better.
In fact, what surprised Murong Chi was that everyone in the two wolf gates knew that the Thirteenth Young Master was half male and half female, and people who usually interacted with him had some special characteristics. He did not expect that Zhang Xiaowu was so familiar with the Thirteenth Brother.
Murong Chi thought to himself, maybe they have a close relationship...