Xu Zi first received the commission at the main gate of the other courtyard and praised his hall, and it was extremely difficult to call the political affairs hall to go down.

Twenty-three roads of the Great Wei Dynasty, more than 10 prefectures, more than 400 prefectures, more than 2,100 counties, the north is dominated by Beijing, so the ancient capital of Yan, living in the northern plain shape of the place, with the Great Wall as the boundary, the Hu is divided into systems.

The Northern Emperor, that is, the Mongol tribes, was once in power for a while, and also invaded the south before and after the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, and was defeated by the Great Wei Taizu all the way, failed to return, and then gradually declined, and has now been reduced to a second-rate role.

Donghu, which is the collection of Liaodong tribes, the collection of nomadic and fishing and hunting peoples, the emerging forces, the fierce and peerless, the once powerful Bohai State was wiped out by most of the country, only the remnants of the peninsula remained, and the remnants of the peninsula survived.

Xiqiang, the Qiang people, the original countries of the Western Regions, and the loose alliance of the remnants of Tubo, with a small number of elite cavalry and a large number of nomadic light cavalry, were unable to attack Wei, but they often invaded the border with the northern captives, so that the Hedong Road, Yongxing Military Road, and Qinfeng Road of the Great Wei were all exhausted because of it.

In addition to the northern roads, the army, there are Chengdu, Jiangling and other big mansions, Huaidong, Huaixi, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu North Road, Jinghu South Road, Fujian Road, Guangnan East Road, Guangnan West Road, Yunnan North Road and other roads.

The territory of the Great Wei Dynasty, according to Xu Zixian's understanding, was to recover most of the territory of Yanyun and Western Xia, plus part of Yunnan, which can be regarded as a strengthened version of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The people are between 150 million people, the Great Wei can't help but annex the acres of land, the industrial and commercial sea trade is developed, the military system is relatively strict, the central forbidden army and the local army are well planned, there is no governor on all roads, the governor is set up, or the military system is not too low, but the status of the military generals is not too low, this is thanks to the ancestral system set by Taizu, the martial arts school, the examination of martial arts, the martial arts, to the Chongde years, nine out of ten generals are born in the martial arts, that is, the clan is an official, generally speaking, the hall is locked for the examination, and there is a civil and military, so the status of the military attache is not low.

In terms of taxes, there are not a few, but they are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the expenses are huge, and there is still a tendency to be overwhelmed.

In such a big country, more than 20 provinces, hundreds of military states, more than 2,000 counties, hundreds of subjects, the political hall is a left minister, the official position is the Zhongshu Province Zhongshu Ling, a right minister, Shangshu Zuocheng, three or four governors, and there is no door to the province, set up the imperial history platform, a political council and the imperial history of the Zhongcheng.

Then there is the Privy Council, in charge of the military, the military department in the six departments is still military affairs, and the local situation is similar, such as the marshal to appease the envoy in charge of the military, and to set up the metropolitan governor's mansion in the local area, such as the Jiangling metropolitan governor's office, the Guangzhou metropolitan governor's office, and the Fuzhou metropolitan governor's office, in charge of local military affairs, and the coordination of the garrison and cooperation of the Xiang army. Once controlled by the retainers, the situation is quite dangerous.

The clan wants to come out to do things, serve the country, and form checks and balances with the ministers, which is also the ancestral system, Taizu's statecraft, from the actual effect of the Great Wei, is obviously much stronger than raising the clan as a waste, but during the Chongde period, the ministers are more relied on, and the clan has more prevention and suppression, which is also because the Son of Heaven is from a foreign domain, and he is more wary of the clan, and he can rest assured.

Think about it, the succession of foreign vassals is theoretically the succession of small sects to large sects, and it is inevitable that some clans will have different intentions, since Zhao Wangfu can, why can't other families?

In terms of bloodline, there are more than a dozen princes of King Zhao's generation, either as kings or princes, and any one of them is eligible.

The emperor's vigilance and suppression are not for no reason.

Fortunately, Xu Zi first fought for his own strength, beheaded more than 70 levels, and no one could suppress the credit for killing the bandits, reported to the political hall, and the right minister Xu Xiashang fought for him, not only promoted to the rank of General Zhaowu of the Sanpin Order, but also experienced military and political experience as the son of the unattacked lord, plus the matter of anti-theft, he was awarded the actual position of the Fuzhou Prefecture regimental training envoy, in recent decades, it has been a rare reward in the imperial court, which can be called an outlier.

There were many people watching around, and seeing Xu Zi first received the hall in front of the gate of the five-bay courtyard, bowed his thanks, and then received the commission to appease the envoy, and for a while the sound of firecrackers and cheers also rang out one after another.

"It seems that Mingda is quite popular here in the other courtyard." Xu Xingwei was pleased, praised a few words with a smile, and said to Li Yi and the others: "The lords of the Hou Mansion, sir, have also made a lot of contributions. ”

Of course, Li Yi and the others are not grateful, the other courtyard is really good in the town, Xu Yingbin doesn't talk about pomp and circumstance, and he has no money. After getting rid of Li Cheng's father and son, he took a lot of care of Guanzhuang Dingkou, whether it was a positive household or a hidden household, and the income of the Hou Mansion decreased a lot, but before this income was taken by the Qishan thieves behind Li Chenghe, and now this income belongs to the Hou Mansion, Kong He and others are still calculating the accounts, but the income of tens of thousands of yuan a year cannot be run away.

Having such an income is a considerable boost to the Hou Mansion, which is much stronger than Xu Yingbin and the first generation of Nan'an Hou, and the Nan'an Hou Mansion can be described as raising its eyebrows.

But it's also pitiful, tens of thousands of yuan a year, which is not bad, but the prince's mansion for many years, which family does not have this income? There are also many people who have hundreds of thousands of family backgrounds.

Of course, there are also poor mansions, most of them are profligate, no matter how many assets they have, they can't stop their children and grandchildren from throwing them, Jiangling, the clan family of Jingshi is not as pragmatic as here in Fuzhou, and the bankrupt Hou Mansion abounds, if the clan is good at accumulating, each family has huge assets, and the human and financial resources are sufficient, I am afraid that the imperial court will be uneasy again.

Because of the good governance of the Hou Mansion, many of the hidden households have reduced their burdens, and Xu Zixian's reputation has risen all of a sudden.

And the appointment of Li Yi, Kong He and others is also very effective, plus the newly appointed Zhuang Tou is a cautious and honest person, and the bullying of men and women is also extinct, so Xu Zixian has a higher reputation.

In addition, the article spreads, killing bandits, and in terms of prestige, the current Xu Zixian has covered Xu Yingbin, and he is far more than his unpromising grandfather.

"It's too early to say anything." Xu Zixian also didn't expect that King Qi would actually promote him as a regimental training envoy.

This position in the Tang and Song dynasties is called the regimental training guard to capture the envoy, the status is under the festival degree, the feudal town is to observe the envoy and the state, the state is to assassinate the history of the concurrent, the main responsibility is to command the local garrison soldiers and horses, the Tang Dynasty was initially established, and later for the capital regiment training envoy, and then to the capital regiment training envoy for the festival degree, this is the origin of the festival degree.

After the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, the main responsibility of the regimental training envoy was to train the local township soldiers as a reserve.

Later, the dynasty was generally established, and the regimental training envoy gradually had no military affairs, and then gradually became a vacant position, only set up in some places where there was a war, and there were also opportunities for some children of the clan nobles to exercise, and with the change of the situation, even this situation was rare.

With this official position of the fifth grade, Xu Zixian can recruit people in Nan'anze Town, Shuikou, and Gukou to train strong soldiers, defend against pirates, and calm the place, but it is really a public and private balance.

For Xu Zixian, he can take the other courtyard as the center, and several nearby towns with many business travelers, plus hundreds of villages are all included in the power of the Hou Mansion, and gradually become a difficult territory, which is equivalent to having the capital to start, which is very cost-effective, and much faster and less troublesome than his original idea.

Xu Zixian gradually realized that there were no governors and governors in this dynasty, which made the local power heavier, although it did not say that it gradually became a feudal town, but the power of the local officials, including military power, was much greater than that of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

On the surface, it seems that Fujian is calm and calm, and the government decrees are accessible, but from the situation that no one cares about the external threats and internal displaced people, the current calm is only on the surface, in fact, there are many political departments, internal strife is endless, and the forces of all parties are still fighting Wendou, once the center is weak, for example, the control of the Jingshi over the local area is getting weaker and weaker, and the Wendou is likely to turn into a military struggle in an instant.

This also made Xu Zixian realize that it seemed that he was really shallow in his previous life, and many things could only be seen on the surface, and he could not analyze them deeply.

"With this position, Mingda can show his strengths." Wei Yi followed Xu Zixian and the others to the courtyard, and took a look at the gate and the main courtyard hall, but he couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he didn't see the little sister. At the moment, he still smiled at Xu Zixian: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses Mingda plans to recruit, and when will it start?" ”

"I really don't know how to do it for a while?" Xu Zi thought about it first and said, "We have to recruit three battalions of soldiers, and then set up a cavalry." ”

"Good fellows." Xu Xingwei is a soldier who knows the soldiers, and he sighed at the moment and said, "Let's settle the account for you." There are 1,500 soldiers in the two battalions, and the monthly food expenses are at least two times, that is, 3,000 times, because it is a regimental training and not a regular soldier, but if you want to call someone to train as a soldier, the money for two runs is at least 3,000 times a month, and then there is a cavalry, at least 1,500 runs, plus miscellaneous expenses, at least 8,000 times a month, and 92,000 times a year. Excuse me, how are you going to raise this money? ”

Xu Xingwei said in the end, his face was also solemn.

After thinking about it, seeing that there were no outsiders around, he whispered: "When Lin Douyao approved the document, he asked King Qi and King Zhao if they would pay military salaries on a monthly basis. If this thing is not good, it will poke the hornet's nest, the money will not be available, and the head will be stung. ”

Xu Zixian nodded slightly, he knew that Li Gu, a famous columnist, was also the most relied on advisor of King Zhao, and he also boasted of being Zhuge Wuhou, of course, this was a more taboo word, Li Gu himself never said it, but others figured it out from his words and attitude.

At the beginning of the Great Wei Dynasty, there were regimental exercises in various places, which were from the local tax deed, the door tax, and the money in the contract to be responsible for this expense.

For example, the state is endowed, whether it is money or food, it is placed in the Changping position, and the Changping envoy is responsible for management, and it cannot be moved without the political hall and the holy decree, and most of the money and food are the three central envoys who are responsible for the promotion, and are responsible for issuing the salaries of the forbidden army and the sailor on Fujian Road, including the official Yulu is also deducted from this department.

Originally, there were also public funds for each yamen, but in recent decades, the state has been spending more and more, the taxes are insufficient, and the money left by the three envoys to the local government is getting less and less.

Local taxation is responsible for local affairs, such as the daily expenses of the Xiang army, repairing bridges and roads, repairing the yamen, and those public officials in front of the yamen are also paid by local revenues.

Don't say that King Zhao is deliberately embarrassed in the Dadu Governor's Mansion, even if he is not embarrassed, it is absolutely impossible to give Xu Zi tens of thousands of yuan to do group training first.

Yun Xuzi apportioned it in the local area first, which is to harbor evil intentions.