In this empty hall, living on a high seat, Wang Songcai really experienced the lonely feeling of being alone. This kind of setting of being high and creating superiority and inferiority, I don't know whether it is to play tricks, or pretend to be a ghost, and it is okay to be idle.

The Xuanfu Division is located in the Daimyo's Mansion, also because of the high city and thick walls, rich and prosperous, fertile land, and large population, for a long time, it is also the place where the road governance of Hebei East Road is located.

In the words of later generations, the Daimyo Mansion was the political, economic, military, and cultural center of Hebei, and its military strategic position was very important. This is also the fundamental reason why Wang Song did not choose Taiyuan as the location of the Xuanfu Division.

"Brother Guo, persuade Nongsang, settle prison lawsuits, build schools, manage finances, these things will eventually have to be done. Isn't it a shame that you asked me to appoint those mediocre officials and mediocre officials?"

Guo Yong wanted to excuse himself again, but Wang Song had already said with a straight face: "Brother Guo, after the summer, the Jurchens may come to attack the country, do you want me to be busy with these trivial matters all day long and get caught in it?" Needless to say, this Hebei transit envoy and the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion is none other than you. ”

Choosing Guo Yong as the governor of the Daimyo Mansion, Wang Song was also helpless, although Guo Yongnai was a former minister of the Song Dynasty, but at least in history, his official character and discipline have been tested.

The most important thing is that Guo Yong has been an official in the Daimyo Mansion for many years, and he is quite familiar with the old calendar of the officialdom and the local people's feelings, and the people are convinced. With such a familiar local help, Wang Song was able to break away from the government affairs of taxation, civil affairs, criminal prisons, and indoctrination, and concentrate his energy on military affairs.

As for whether he Guo Yong is competent or not, and whether he is loyal to himself, that is a later story. At this transitional stage, he is also needed to grasp the stall of civil affairs. It really doesn't work, just change it.

Guo Yong saw that Wang Song was sincere, so he stepped forward and bowed solemnly: "Then the lower official will be reluctant to make it difficult."

According to Wang Song's setting, no matter whether Hebei is a road or a self-contained one, Hebei Road transfer envoys, criminal prison divisions, or Changping divisions, they are only in charge of civil affairs. Lianghe and Shaanxi Xuanfu envoys, military dispatch under the rule, no one can point fingers. This is also Wang Song's bottom line.

After experiencing the battle of Fuzhou, he was already heartbroken, and he was a little frightened. The power in the army must not be touched, and even if it is restricted, there is no room for negotiation.

The envoys of Lianghe and Shaanxi Xuanfu, nominally speaking, are just the military governors of Lianghe, who have the responsibility of Xuanfu, but have no right to transfer troops, and have nothing to do with civil affairs. Helplessly, he saved the people, he drove the Jin people away, he wanted to govern the people, and the military affairs were under his control, and everyone took it for granted.

Could it be that it really depends on the Great Song Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River?

Guo Yong knew that as long as Wang Song did not openly break with the Great Song Dynasty, he would still be Wang Song's subordinate and a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, and he would not and did not need to challenge the other party's authority.

At least on the surface, Wang Song did not break away from the Great Song Dynasty and divided one side, and the title he used was still the old official position. He also didn't have the energy to correct what kind of monarch is a minister, and what is the festival of a monarch and a minister.

The imperial court ceded the two rivers to the Jin people, and they all ran to the south of the Yangtze River, and they still talked about what the king wanted to die and be shameless.

The imperial court treated Wang Song like this and ruined his reputation, Wang Song was able to be so restrained, and he still served the Song Dynasty court with righteousness, which was already benevolent and righteous.

Everywhere in Hebei, hundreds of refugees go south every day, and its miserable scene makes him, a local son of Hebei, feel uneasy.

If you talk about it, Wang Song loves the people like a son, and he spends his best every day to transfer grain from all over the country to care for the people, and what he does is much better than that of the "Son of Heaven".

"Guo Gong, now the military and the government are separated, you are only in charge of political affairs, and the military has me and the generals in the army. In the 100th year of my Great Song Dynasty, civil officials commanded the army, and there were many drawbacks. Now is an extraordinary time, I hope you don't

Be mindful that the situation is the only way to go. ”

Guo Yong nodded and said, "Xianggong, the lower officials don't dare." Marching and fighting, crisscrossing the field, and not knowing anything in the next place. Raising grain and grass, persuading farmers and mulberries, managing finances and paying taxes, still has some experience in the downfall. ”

Wang Song nodded, compared to the officers in the army, it is easy to arrange, but this civil affairs is much more troublesome.

The Daimyo Mansion, Guo Yong sat on the main hall, and the officials standing below were all with different faces and different thoughts.

Although the Daimyo Mansion is not far from the Xuanfu Division's Yamen, the huge difference between the two in terms of responsibilities and authority is very different from before.

Xuanfu made Wang Song take charge of military power, and under the Xuanfu Division, there was a military intelligence department, a military police department, an ordnance department, and a military hospital in the army, and Zhang Heng was appointed as a deputy. In terms of civil affairs, there are the Department of Finance, the Department of Trade, the Department of Civil Affairs, the Department of Criminal Prosecution, the Department of Inspection, etc., and Guo Yong is appointed as the governor of the Daimyo Mansion and supervises on a temporary basis.

Guo Yong seems to be in charge of the overall civil affairs, but many functional departments, such as the financial secretary and the trade department, are personally controlled by Wang Song.

The hall was crowded, and a group of new officials and former officials gathered together.

In addition to the talents recruited from outside, most of the former ministers and former officials are middle- and lower-level governors, experiencers, prisons, canons, etc., but there are still a large number of them, and there are very few people who leave.

The reason why he failed to leave was because he was not at the level enough, he was shy in his pocket, and he dragged his family with him, which was not easy. In addition, when I saw the Loyal and Righteous Army breaking the gold, I had an idea in my heart.

The people in the hall have loyal people who are depressed and depressed, otherwise, they would have gone south with Zhang Jun and Yue Fei's ships to avoid trouble.

There are also many speculative people who want to take a risk. Dull, boring, hopeless about the future, in the autumn of troubled times, fight hard, and fight for a bright future.

Of course, sanctimonious people with ill intentions are also hiding in it. They want nothing more than their own wealth and power. The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and everyone has their own ambitions, but this is something that Wang Song can't control.

Daimyofu, Xiangzhou, Cizhou, Xingzhou, etc., such a large jurisdiction, with few people and more meat, will always be useful for their own place.

Coupled with the fact that the king's soldiers and horses are strong and invincible, the opportunities for future development are unlimited.

At the beginning of the establishment, the talents were uneven, and they could only be constrained by the system and the law. For the most heinous people, Wang Song did not hesitate to kill them.

The administrative organs of Song Dynasty Road include the Department of Transport, the Department of Prison and Prison, and the Department of Changping, except for the Department of Pacification, referred to as "Shuai Division", the rest are collectively referred to as "Supervision Division". They are respectively called the transfer envoy (Caochen), the mention of the prison (Xianchen), and the promotion of Changping (Cangchen).

In this situation, the transfer department is dominant, but the positions of the other two senior officials, Tongzhi, Xianchen and Cangchen, are also high-powered, and they are waiting for vacant positions.

Even in addition to these high positions, there are a large number of official positions to choose from. If the beard is gray when the court is there, I'm afraid it won't be their turn.

Just like this Zhao Ying, he was just a local historian, but now he is going to be appointed to be the governor of Cizhou and sit in Handan. There was no other reason than because he was famous, just, and friendly with the gentry. Under Guo Yong's strong recommendation, Zhao Ying served as a parent in Cizhou.

There is also Dong Yuan, a small governor, but now he is going to serve as the governor of Zhaozhou and govern Quzhou.

It turned out that these positions were decided by the scholars and doctors in the court and the central council, and those who were selected were also those who had anything to do with them.

It's good now, it all depends on the official voice of the individual, and the Xuanfu Division and a few henchmen will discuss it, and the future of these people will be decided.

To put it bluntly, the promotion of Hebei Road officials is completely decided by Wang Song and Guo Yong. And the standard of their judgment is relatively fair, and the virtuous and talented live in it.

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The outside is extremely hot, but the hearts of the people in the hall are seven up and eight down, their hearts are different, and they are unaware of their own situation.

Since serving as a transit envoy, Guo Yong can be regarded as conscientious and conscientious, walking on thin ice. He was familiar with the officials and gentry of the Daimyo's Mansion, and he could basically know people and make good use of them.

Announcing government decrees, educating the people, abiding by the law, arranging agricultural affairs, settling prison lawsuits, stabilizing and maintaining local security, and ensuring the balance of revenue and expenditure of financial endowments all required the officials of the Daimyo Mansion led by Guo Yong.

"By the agreement of this official and the prince, the existing functions and powers of the Daimyo Mansion are adjusted as follows."

Guo Yong coughed, cleared his throat, and read aloud:

"Cheng Jing was temporarily appointed as the Tongzhi of the Daimyo Mansion, Zhang Li was temporarily promoted to prison, and Yang Wenbiao was temporarily promoted to Chang Pingsi, and as for the candidates for the parents and officials in each county, they have also been determined. All colleagues went to their posts on the same day, fulfilled their duties, appeased the people, and did their part to help our army recover Hebei at an early date. ”

"Xiaguan Xie Dianshuai, Xie Wang Xianggong."

Whether it is an iron-clad clear stream, or an eight-sided exquisite human spirit, it is all to the ground at this moment. Some wept, others trembled. Once the dream comes true, when you enter the house, you will naturally be excited and unable to help yourself.

"Guo Xianggong can rest assured. When we are in office, we will definitely preach and educate, persuade farmers and mulberries, serve as officials for one term, and benefit one party, so that Guo Fuyin and the official family can rest assured. ”

Zhao Ying, the governor of Cizhou, had a calm face, stepped forward and bowed, without mentioning Wang Song and Xuanfu Si at all.

Guo Yong's heart was faintly uneasy. This Zhao Yingnai is a local celebrity in Hebei, and he gets along well with him. But Zhao Ying's words today did not mention Wang Song, but pulled out a big Song official, which was faintly a little rebellious.

However, considering this gentleman's reputation, Guo Yong didn't say anything, just nodded as a sign of encouragement.

"Guo Fu Yin, the place of Zhaozhou is rotten, and the city was slaughtered by Fanzi, the fertile land was barren, and the people fled one after another. After the subordinate officials take office, they must appease the displaced people and reclaim the land and divide the land. He also asked Guo Xianggong to send ploughing cattle, seeds, farm tools and other materials as soon as possible, and the officials should go and make preparations as soon as possible. ”

As soon as Dong Yuan's words fell, Zhao Ying had already said in a cold voice.

"I, the Great Song Dynasty, have never suppressed land annexation, Governor Dong, you must remember to be cautious, don't give the owner's land to the empty-handed homeless people."

Dong Yuan's face did not change, and he bowed to Guo Yongsu and said: "Guo Xianggong, Wang Xianggong once told Xia Guan Er to ask Xia Guan to recruit people and divide land in the borderless land, so that all the barren fields can be cultivated. I don't know if the lower official's understanding is correct?"

Guo Yong had a headache. Dong Yuan is upright, he has been an official for several years or a thatched hut, otherwise he would not have been so reused by Wang Song.

"What Wang Xianggong said is not a golden rule. If it is someone else's land, whoever cultivates it has to pay rent according to the law, and no one can change it. If whoever cultivates the field belongs to whom, it is no wonder that the world is not chaotic. ”

Zhao Ying came out to speak again, and he also had something to do with the world.

"Dong Zhizhou, of course the land without a territory can be distributed to refugees. When it comes to the localities, it is necessary to adapt measures to local conditions, and we must not make our own decisions and provoke popular uprisings. Be careful!"

Seeing that Dong Yuan was still going to speak, Guo Yong hurriedly continued: "Your colleagues are going to take office and domesticate one side. As long as you grasp the eight words of "honest and honest, for the benefit of one party", then this land of Hebei is the royal paradise. ”

Everyone bowed again and said, "Follow the teachings of Guo Xianggong."

Guo Yong's heart was faintly uneasy, and his brows furrowed slightly.

If the officials under his rule and Wang Song deviate from morality, it may be difficult for things to be good in the future. Wang Song was born in the army, although he has a good name, but outside the Daimyo's mansion, he fired at the people and the Jin people together, which shows that his killing is decisive, his heart is like iron stone, and he is by no means a good man and a woman.

If Zhao Ying and the others insist on going their own way and anger Wang Song, how will it end?