Dong Mingxuan lowered his head and said: "Yes, thank you sir. I just ask you to send me a document to allow my son and daughter to live in Guangzhou."
Liu Xiang said: "The Senate has a policy for the families of Ming officials: Those who are willing to return to their hometowns will be given travel expenses, and those who are unwilling to return will find their own way out. It's okay if you want to stay in Guangzhou. When the review is over, you can go wherever you want.
Where to go.”
"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Dong Mingxuan said, "It's just that I am an orphan and a widowed mother now. I have no livelihood and few people to take care of me. Please be extra gracious and reward several servants and the private property of my mother and daughter."
"If they are willing to follow you, we will not make it difficult. Everyone is free to stay or leave as they wish. As for your mother and daughter's private houses, they need to be reviewed. In principle, they can be returned as long as they do not exceed the limit." Liu Xiang said.
Dong Mingxuan knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for your grace!"
Guo Xi'er came out of the office and saw Dong Mingjuan's still calm expression, and couldn't help complaining: "You killed me today!"
Dong Mingjuan took Guo Xier's arm and said with a smile: "It's all Mingjuan's fault. I'll help my sister this time." Then he put a handkerchief bag into Guo Xier's hand and whispered:
"Thanks to my sister Xiang for helping me this time, Mingjun will never forget it. A little trifle is not disrespectful."
Guo Xier felt as if she had been burned by fire, and quickly pushed her back and said: "No, no, don't try to hurt me."
Dong Mingxuan thought that she had bought it too lightly and thought it was a worthless thing, so he deliberately opened a corner of the handkerchief. It turned out that inside was a gold-buttoned emerald begonia flower pendant - worth at least two to three hundred taels of silver.
Unexpectedly, Guo Xier still refused to accept it. Dong Mingxuan was afraid that the push would attract too much attention, so he had to withdraw it and said: "My sister is so polite, Mingxuan really feels sorry..."
"Don't be polite." Although Guo Xier was not born into a wealthy family, she could still see the luxury and exquisiteness of the jewelry. Although she was moved, she did not dare to be greedy. Thinking about her poor background, she couldn't help but feel sympathy. "
My hometown is also from Shandong, and I am from the same hometown as your mother, so I always have to help." She sighed, "I didn't expect that your life experience is so miserable. You mother and daughter don't even have a man who can support you.
.The days ahead will probably not be easy either. Let’s save it for the day.”
"I will ask my sister to take care of me more in the future." Dong Mingjuan was blessed again and then left.
Dong Mingxuan returned to the room and gave her mother a brief summary of the meeting with Liu Xiang, and then said: "Now Mr. Liu allows us to take away a few servants," my daughter thought about it. We, mother and daughter, only have one close person and one maid.
Huan, even if they are all taken away, the four women will not be able to establish a family together..."
Aunt Jiang nodded silently. She was not old, only in her early thirties. She was very charming and even more beautiful than her daughter. However, Aunt Jiang was not favored in the Dong family. Firstly, she had no son. Secondly, Aunt Jiang
Muna is not very interesting. Mr. Dong doesn't come to her room even a few times throughout the year.
Since she is not favored, she will naturally be treated as inferior to others. The other female relatives have one maid and two maids, but Aunt Jiang only has one maid.
Although close relatives and maids can be taken away, there are no men in the house. A woman living alone will inevitably attract wild butterflies. If a widow does not have a husband or natal family to take care of her, it is common for her to be harassed and molested. There are even people who specialize in abducting and robbing widows.
Betrayed.
Dong Mingxuan said thoughtfully, "I think Dong Xiang, who used to serve in the master's study, is a nice person. He is very smart, and he is rare and responsible. He has never been married. I think Lan'er is already twenty, so I might as well ration him. Let the couple hold the door outside.
When we set up a household, we, mother and daughter, will be in charge. Neither of them are locals, and the current war is in chaos. He will not think of returning to his hometown."
Aunt Jiang said: "Xie'er, this is fine. But what if you stay in Guangzhou to make a living in the future?" She frowned as she spoke, worried. Of course, Mr. Dong's hometown cannot be visited, and Aunt Jiang's relatives are already
There has been no communication for many years. Natural disasters have occurred in the north these years, and I don’t know if she is still alive. Aunt Jiang is not a red aunt in the Dong family. She has no additional income except monthly money. She has a little savings, jewelry, and antiques in her hands, so she can’t just sit back and enjoy the mountains.
Long term solution.
Dong Mingxuan was confident and said: "Auntie, Guangzhou is a prosperous place, and there is money everywhere. As long as you are willing to work hard to pick it up. According to my daughter, Australians are very organized and will become great in the future. If we follow Ji, we will have a chance.
You can rest assured that your daughter will have her own way to make a living in the future."
Aunt Jiang was a person with no independent opinions. Seeing that her daughter was speaking eloquently, she couldn't think of any other way so she followed her.
Early the next morning, Dong Mingxuan packed up her luggage and went to Guangxiao Temple. She delayed for a few days with excuses. The other family members and servants in the Yamen were no longer there. The search team of the Planning Institute had seized the silver hidden in Dong Zhifu, so only a few people were left.
Checking and registering the worthless goods. The Dong family's mother and daughter didn't have many things, and Guo Xi'er came to take care of them, so the inspection was hasty. Dong Mingjuan tried his best to deal with Guo Xi'er. She knew that the other party was unwilling to accept valuable gifts, so she gave away her
A Sichuan fan was given to her as a gift, and Guo Xier accepted it.
Liu Xiang naturally did not have the energy to pay attention to the friendship between the female secretary and Dong Mingxuan. He had too many things to do. At this moment, he was in the lobby to receive the three and six-room junior staff and yamen of Guangzhou Prefecture. Today is their first day here.
Xinde Guangzhou Municipal Government came to "Dianmao".
In the takeover of Guangzhou City, one of the basic principles set by the Senate was to "temporarily preserve the old ruling machinery." The Senate has established a clean and relatively efficient administrative machinery on Hainan Island, and also trained a large number of cadres. But these
It is far from enough for cadres to be used in the big city of Guangzhou. Liu Xiang's first step is to ensure that the team of subordinate officials in one government and two counties can work stably and ensure the stability of Guangzhou's urban order and basic functions.
They were at the bottom of society, but they were responsible for most of the administrative work in ancient cities. Their familiarity with the city was far higher than that of ordinary people. Even though they had always caused great harm, Liu Xiang could not cleanly sweep them away.
It must be utilized.
For this reason, he and Lin Baiguang roughly agreed on a basic principle for handling subordinate staff in several meetings before entering the city: "Crack down on typical people, educate and retain most of them." The retained personnel adopt the policy of "having positions but not powers, and making full use of them."
" method, and then gradually eliminate the "non-activists" among the retained personnel over three to five years. The "activists" will be converted into formal naturalized civilian cadres.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the subordinate official class has been known for being "evil" and "cunning". No matter whether you are a clean or dirty official, as long as you are against the subordinate official, the official will not be able to work peacefully. , let alone have any political achievements.
Although Lin Baiguang is a supporter of the policy of "temporarily preserving the old ruling machinery", he is also wary of this group. Although the "old system", the most powerful tool for subordinates to hold officials hostage, no longer exists, there is no need for them under the new system. That set of "established rules" and "old rules". But their familiarity with the rules of officialdom makes them still capable of doing evil. New cadres trained by the Senate and even the senators themselves will inevitably fall into their ways if they are not careful.
"If you do bad things, you can change them, but it will be difficult to regain the lost public support." Lin Baiguang reminded Liu Xiang, "You must be especially careful not to be used by them - doing bad things with good intentions. There are countless in history. In the end, it is the Senate and the Senate that are scolded. you!"
Liu Xiang wants to give full play to their role and not let them get around him.
"I have considered this." Liu Xiang said, "The first thing is to establish prestige. The so-called three things to do when a new official takes office. I think the first thing to do is to burn down the Yamen. I saw a lot of dirty information you gave me. I think the first thing to do is to 'eliminate the culprits'. The people in the third class and the sixth room have done evil in the past, and the people are extremely angry. First, arrest a few and hang them up as street lamps. The people below will naturally understand..."
"Don't underestimate them. The harm caused by subordinate officials lasted for thousands of years from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Republic of China. During this period, no matter whether they were upright officials or wise kings, they were helpless. I have investigated and found that many of the subordinate officials have been passed down from generation to generation. , some have even been subordinates since the Song Dynasty. It is a craft inherited from family. You must not only be careful but also attentive."
At this moment, Liu Xiang is sitting in the office with his eyes closed and concentrating. There are case files on the table - all black materials. Based on these black materials, he will go on a killing spree today.
Although this is contrary to the concept of "ruling the country according to law" advocated by the Senate. Fortunately, he is now the director of the Guangzhou Military Control Commission. According to the Law Society, "military control" is the "marching law". He is also the director of the Guangzhou Military Tribunal. Officials are basically "speaking of the constitution of heaven".
I saw a doorman on duty running over, sweating and panting, and said: "Sir! It's already nine o'clock. Will you be promoted?"
"Promoted!" Liu Xiang looked at his watch, stood up and ordered: "Tell the door administrator to fire off cannons! The guards are fully armed and on duty!" But he looked at his hair and new hairstyle very carefully in the mirror. Navy blue woolen Mao suit—the tailor in the general office can finally make a decent Mao suit.
After smoothing out all the wrinkles, he went out and walked slowly to the back of the lobby. Guo Xier and two armed guards followed closely behind. The doorman had already arrived and stood at the side door, bowing and waiting.
The lobby was already filled with serious people. There were twenty-four National Army soldiers and twenty-four Japanese National Army soldiers under the public case table, and they were divided into two lines straight to the entrance of the second hall. The National Army soldiers all had rifles with sharp bayonets. Leaning on the ground; the Japanese team wears a bright red iron fist heraldry formation haori, with double swords on their waists and stands tall without even blinking.
More than a dozen clerks wearing robes and boots stand on the west side of the hall pillars. On the east side, the head of the third shift and the government servants in bright colors stand waiting for orders. There is a chair on the left side of the case, and the person sitting there is Wei Bifu, counselor of the Guangzhou Municipal Government.
On the right is Lu Yizhong, the newly appointed secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Government’s External Relations Department.
Seeing such a battle, all the subordinate officials felt uneasy in their hearts. Since ancient times, when new officials took office, they had to set fires, let alone the change of dynasties! How would the Australian Mr. Liu set fires? Some people knew that they had committed a great crime and felt very uneasy.
But this ancestral job cannot be thrown away - this is not only a way to earn a living. The key to reform and save life: at the beginning of the new dynasty, if you cannot get into the system in time and without the protective umbrella, the old and new hatreds accumulated outside will break out together, and you will be in trouble in an instant.
The family is ruined!
The lobby and courtyard were filled with people standing in darkness, but Zhou Zai was surprisingly quiet. Suddenly he heard the sound of the curtain being lifted, and he knew that Chief Liu was coming out, and then he heard three cannon shots: "Bang-bang-bang!"
, the doorman sang at the top of his voice:
"The Senate of the Song Dynasty has ordered Liu Xiang, the governor of Guangzhou, to be promoted to court!"
He came up with this title after asking Guo Xi'er about it. When he shouted, the subordinates and government officials all had practiced kung fu. They shouted "Oh--" in unison, and they all raised their feet and took a step back like puppets.
, I heard Liu Xiang's footsteps coming out of the east back side door, and stood upright according to the case.
"Good morning, sir!"
Hundreds of people inside and outside the court beat Qian'er down together, and the sound made the hall buzz.
"Everyone, please get up." Liu Xiang's face was expressionless. Even so, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Bifu and Lu Yizhong bowed their heads and sat down with their hands on their knees. The rest of the people stood in silence with their hands down, peeking at them from time to time.
In the public seat, Liu Xiang also sat down.
Liu Xiang looked at the crowd of people standing under the public case in the lobby to the dark crowd outside the gate. He couldn't help but be a little confused. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Urban Affairs and the roster taken from the cabinet library, the number of people in this yamen was better than that in the county yamen.
There are more, but there are less than a hundred "official officials". Including those who have work, food and money, there are only more than 300 people.
Although he knew from the information that every county and government government office had many "temporary workers" who were not on staff and did not receive wages, there were not so many people!
He frowned and said, "Roll roll call!"
The roll call went quickly, and there were more than 300 people in total. After the roll call, 25 people didn't show up, eight of whom were on long leave, and only 17 people didn't show up without any reason.
"Those who have not yet arrived will be removed!" Liu Xiang ordered. Seeing that there were still many people whose names had not been called, he turned to Wei Bifu and asked: "There are still many people who have not been called. This..."
"Those who are not registered are the ones who do official business." Wei Bifu said, "Those who are registered get three to six taels of labor and food money every year. Those who are not registered only work as errands and do not receive any money."
Liu Xiang nodded. Three taels and six cents a year for work and food was a very low salary. As for the many servants who only worked as errands and did not get paid, it goes without saying what they had to live on.
The work of a yamen servant is essentially a kind of unpaid labor. For the designers of this system, there is nothing wrong with not paying the yamen servants a salary or only paying a symbolic salary, because this is a kind of "service to the public". This kind of simple
The system has lasted for more than a thousand years, and no court has realized what is wrong with it. Apart from complaining that "officials are as cunning as oil", officials have never thought of trying to change the source.
Liu Xiang asked again: "How many people are not registered?"
"This -" Wei Bifu was confused, "I don't know what the humble position is. There are about fifteen or six hundred people." (To be continued.)