After the Ear Grain is over, the summer solstice will come, and in a few days the summer solstice will begin. The climate in Jiangning city is already sultry.
During the night banquet, Lin Fu accompanied Gu Wuchen to the back garden to rest and talk. In addition, Lin Tingli and Zhao Qinmin accompanied them.
The world is in chaos and the officialdom is dangerous. It has been less than four years since Chongguan entered Jiangning in the winter of the eighth year, but so many things and changes have happened. Everyone is deeply moved.
Four years ago, the Dongyang Township Party was of little importance in Jiangning city, so the Dongyang clique now has a decisive position in the government and the opposition.
"In addition to Chen Zhihu's transfer to the south, there is another major event that will be announced at tomorrow's meeting." Gu Wuchen sat at the stone table and asked Lin Fu, Lin Tingli, and Zhao Qinmin to sit down and said, "I have also summoned Ning today.
It was only in the palace that I saw the secret decree..."
"What's going on?" Lin Fu sat down and asked.
"In view of the fact that Dong Yuan's troops in northern Zhejiang are too weak to suppress the She family's strength in eastern Zhejiang, the imperial court decided to abolish the two Zhejiang counties and establish the Northern Zhejiang Envoys' Department under the Jianghuai Governor's Office." Gu Wuchen announced in advance that the official announcement would be tomorrow
The secret decree announced was told to Lin Fu and others in advance, saying, "However, Pingjiang Prefecture will be placed under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Envoy. Dong Yuan will concurrently lead the Northern Zhejiang Envoy with the title of Right Minister of the Jiangning Ministry of War, and Meng Yishan will be the deputy envoy."
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"It's confirmed that the capital is going to be moved!" Lin Tingli took a breath and sighed.
Lin Fu thought to himself: Before the Yanbei defense line was completely destroyed, it would be difficult for the court to make the decision to move the capital. After all, it would involve too much. He said: "Even if the court has no intention of moving the capital immediately, it still knows that Jiangdong County is firmly in its hands.
The benefits here are that as long as King Ning can manage Jiangdong well, the Dai Viet Dynasty will naturally have a chance to revive."
Although nearly two-thirds of the land in Zhejiang and Zhejiang fell into the hands of the She family, the essence of the three prefectures of Jia, Hang, and Hu was still preserved. This time, the county divisions of the two Zhejiang provinces were cut, and the envoy division of northern Zhejiang was established.
, the three areas of Hunan were merged into Jiangdong County. In addition, the imperial court clearly stipulated that the Henan Zhizhishi Department should also be controlled by Jiangdong County, and Jiangdong County suddenly added two major areas.
Jiangdong County was originally a large county with a population of over 10 million. Huaisi, Huaixi and other places were severely damaged by the war. Although the population losses were serious, the refugees mainly fled to the east and south of Jiangdong County. In addition, in recent years, Zhongzhou, Shandong
Due to the influx of refugees, Jiangdong County's population has not been lost, but has increased to a considerable extent. If northern Zhejiang and Henan are included in Jiangdong County, another three to four million people will be added.
Not all people in the temple are incompetent. Even if Zhang Xie, Hao Zongcheng and others are very selfish, they still have basic judgment ability. The Dai Viet Dynasty is struggling to survive, and Jiangdong County is especially important.
The symbolic significance of King Ning sitting in Jiangdong is even greater. With both the Cao family and the Liang family supporting their own troops and the court finding it difficult to control themselves, no one would want to see the power of Jiangdong County fall to one person or a small group of people.
within the control of.
Establishing a wide range of systems and envoys between the governor's palace, county officials and prefectures is also an option for balancing power.
In fact, this is also necessary to cope with the current war situation.
The scale of the war is getting larger and larger, the area is getting wider and wider, and the time is getting longer and longer. The combat power of the town army cannot withstand the test. It relies on guarding and leading troops to stand alone, and it is increasingly unable to keep up with the development of the war.
Compared with the garrison, the most fundamental difference between the zhizhishi and the garrison is that they have the power to control all the soldiers and horses in the area under their jurisdiction. Not only the town army, but also the government soldiers, county soldiers, swordsmen, archers, and even the village soldiers and village soldiers must be controlled.
Set up envoys and restraint. In this way, military resources within the jurisdiction can be fully mobilized and organized to quell the war.
Of course, the power of the Zhizhishi is much larger than that of traditional guards and generals, which will lead to the phenomenon of being too big to lose. However, dividing a county's defense area into three to five Zhizhishi is better than concentrating the military power in the hands of the governor.
The situation here is much better.
The above are all things that people in the government and the public can generally think of, but Lin Fu has even more to consider.
As long as future generations have studied history in middle and high school, almost no one does not know the history of the separatist rule of vassal towns in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.
The imperial court established such extensive institutions and envoys and granted regional military and political power. Even if the Yuan family could restore the rule of Zhongxing, they would not be able to avoid the outcome of the separatist rule of vassal towns.
On the surface, it seems that the institutional envoys only have military and political power and cannot intervene in civil affairs and financial matters. However, as long as they have the authority to mobilize all troops and horses in the region and mobilize military forces, they will not penetrate into the fields of civil affairs and financial affairs.
It's difficult.
Whether it was the Cao family building a long canal in Guanzhong or Lin Fu building and defending the sea wall in Huaidong, it not only benefited people's livelihood, but also helped their military and political influence penetrate into civil and financial affairs.
However, very few people can see the consequences of this.
The Liang family and Cao family should be able to see it, and they are probably the ones behind it.
As long as a separatist situation is formed, the Cao family and the Liang family will be able to separatize Western Qin, Shandong and other places openly and openly.
It turns out that the Cao and Liang families have no ambitions to aspire to the throne. After all, the Yuan family has more than 200 roots in the Central Plains and is deeply rooted. It is not an easy task for other families to try to take advantage of them.
Instead of raising an army and taking risks, which may lead to the destruction of the clan and family, it is better to separate the territory and plan for it slowly.
These people are all stupid, but unfortunately they may be too smart.
Lin Fu sighed in his heart. Before coming to Jiangning, Chen Zhihu was surprised when he was transferred to Henan Zhizhi Envoy. The Zhejiang Zhizhi Envoy Department was established, and Pingjiang Prefecture was merged into northern Zhejiang. Dong Yuan also took the title of Right Minister of the Jiangning Military Department.
The news of the establishment of an envoy in northern Zhejiang surprised him even more.
Jiangdong County has now established five envoys in Henan, Xuzhou, Huaidong, Huinan, and Northern Zhejiang. The three prefectures of Luzhou, Haozhou, and Shouzhou are the defense areas under the jurisdiction of the Changhuai Army. They are the main defense areas after Yue Lengqiu arrived in Jiangdong.
It is of little significance to set up the Huaixi system or envoys to manage the sphere of influence. In addition, Dongyang, Weiyang, Danyang, and Jiangning are relatively independent.
"Dong Yuan should be on his way to Jiangning," Gu Wuchen said, "this time he summoned the government and military commanders to come to Jiangning. In addition to setting up an envoy department for northern Zhejiang to discuss the war arrangements between Huaisi and the two Zhejiang provinces, there is also a
It is to discuss the increase in taxes and grain levies and the apportionment of military resources, which is also the main thing..."
"...the longer you stay in the official career, the more you understand that silver is the foundation," Gu Wuchen continued, "The summer tax and autumn grain tax in Jiangdong County have not increased since Emperor Gaozong, with a total of 5.2 million shi, deducting the amount of silver.
After 1.2 million taels, the local summer taxes and autumn taxes that could be used were only 3.2 million taels. Henan was almost crippled and could not collect grain taxes. After deducting the tax levy, the three prefectures of Jiahang and Lake, the local governments
The summer tax and autumn tax that can be used by the government is about 1.2 million shi. The 4.4 million shi of grain is the total amount that can be used by the local government in Jiangdong County. Now Dongyang military rations are self-raised, but the 4.4 million shi
There is never enough food to distribute among seven families including Henan, Northern Zhejiang, Huaidong, Xuzhou, Huinan, Changhuai Army, and Jiangning Garrison..."
"The summer tax and autumn grain tax were set during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. However, in addition to the official tax, the additional exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes levied on farmers are probably two or three times as much as the official tax. Even if there are no more taxes, the local government will
There is still enough energy to be mined," Lin Fu said, "Take grain as an example. After the salt and silver were used to protect grain, all the three million stones of grain needed in Beijing were sent to Beijing from Huaidong. Jiangdong County had previously decided to transport grain.
1.2 million dan, which is equivalent to 1.2 million taels of silver plus foot charges, is only 1.2 million taels. If each prefecture and county is allowed to organize its own transportation of grain to Gyeonggi for delivery, it can't be done without 2 million taels of silver. Salt and silver guarantee grain.
This is equivalent to saving eight to nine hundred thousand taels of silver for Jiangdong County every year. If the county secretary has the ability to collect this money from the county, he can solve a considerable part of the problem..."
"Well, Zhang Xitong, Yue Lengqiu, Wang Tian and others also know about this," Gu Wuchen said, "If it hadn't been like this, the salt and silver protection project wouldn't have been so smooth - it was just the prefectures and counties that saved money.
This money will not be handed over to the county secretary honestly, and it will be difficult to collect it. Furthermore, based on the wishes of Prince Ning’s Mansion and Yue Lengqiu, just adding one million taels of silver to Jiangdong County is not enough..."
"An extra one million taels of silver is already pretty good," Lin Fu smiled and asked, "What's the attitude of the other people?"
There are only a few people who can be summoned to Prince Ning's Mansion in advance to discuss matters.
"Cheng Yuqian doesn't care. The army has to increase the pay, and his share cannot be lost. Wang Tian was also driven to the point of jumping over the wall, clamoring all day long to report his illness and return home. The new Zhejiang Zhizhi Envoy Department was established in Pingjiang Prefecture.
The area where the Wu Party's power was most concentrated, Pingjiang Prefecture was placed under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Envoys Department, which greatly touched the Wu Party. When King Ning read out the secret decree, Yu Xinyuan was stunned for a long time without saying anything, but Wang Xueshan had a different expression...
"Gu Wuchen said.
Lin Fu picked up the herbal tea in front of him and thought in his mind that this military and political meeting, more vividly speaking, should be a spoils-sharing meeting. The money and food that the county secretary can raise will eventually be divided among the five envoys and the chief Huaidong and
Judging from the current situation of the Jiangning garrison, Dong Yuan's Northern Zhejiang Military Division should take the biggest advantage, while Huaidong is at a disadvantage this time.
There is another point that Lin Fu must consider now.
Huaidong built a defense line on the Shengsi Islands and received money and food support from the Haiyu Chen family. After the entire Pingjiang Prefecture was transferred to the Northern Zhejiang Military Department, the Haiyu County soldiers were all under Dong Yuan's control. Can Huaidong get additional money?
It is difficult to say whether Haiyu's financial support is too much or too little. There is almost 50,000 yuan in subsidies every year. It is still extremely important for Huaidong's current financial distress.
"There is no unified opinion from above on how to increase the levy of money and grain," Gu Wuchen said: "I estimate that Yue Lengqiu and Zhang Xitong will start from the lower counties. Liu Tingzhou came to Jiangning the day before yesterday. As soon as he entered the city, he gave Yue Lengqiu
Qiu please go over and have a secret discussion. Huai'an Mansion and Weiyang Mansion may be the first to recognize each other, and the rest of the matter will be smoother..."
Lin Tingli smiled helplessly and said: "Other prefectures and counties have bowed their heads in recognition, and Dongyang Prefecture can only follow the trend. In any case, Dongyang raises its own military rations, and the extra money and rations that can be taken out are limited."
Lin Fu was even more helpless. Although he had appointed envoys for Huaidong, he could not control the finances of the two Huaidong governments. The decision-making power was still in the hands of Liu Tingzhou and Liu Shidu. Depending on the situation, Liu Tingzhou had no intention of discussing with him;
But he is more concerned about how much benefit Huaidong Military Division can get this time.g