Out of the flower hall door, everyone dispersed, Xu Ziwei's face was gloomy, he looked at Xu Ziwen's back, and was quite dissatisfied.

When he got to his place, there were Chen Jingzhong and Chen Jingfu brothers who came up, Xu Ziwei was silent for a while, and only after sitting down did he say in a deep voice: "Just now, the second child talked a lot in front of his father and said a lot of things that shouldn't be said, which made me so embarrassed." I think, let's stop this thing first, right? ”

"How can this be?" Chen Jingfu was anxious on the spot, and said: "Now that we are secretly contacting, we are afraid that there are no less than a thousand people in our hands, so we will stop when we say stop?" ”

"What if you don't stop?" Xu Ziwei said angrily: "These villains who crow and steal dogs, do I still care about them for the rest of my life?" Now Xu Zixian has authorized King Qin to open a mansion, and he will soon rectify the place, and when the time comes, he will hit him head-on, not a nose of ash. ”

"He can't help us." Chen Jingzhong had already thought about it, and at this time he gritted his teeth and said: "If you say that we should lead soldiers and horses to compete with him in a dignified and honest manner, I admit that we are not his opponents." But now the whole Fuzhou County is in chaos, the towns and villages are full of bandits, and the people we are all working in the towns outside the city. Now we sit on the ground every day to divide the fertilizer, at least a few thousand per person a day, this is a good amount of money, why should we give up? At most, half a month to a month later, we are planning to move out of Fuzhou, and if we don't take advantage of this chaos to get more benefits, will we wait until Jiangling is poor? ”

In addition to the Zhao Wangfu was reduced to the Guogong Mansion, and the Zhao Wang's family was ordered to go to Jiangling, Xinchang Marquis Chen Man because he was the deputy governor of the Dadu Governor's Mansion, the Xiang army was defeated, and the Xinchang Marquis was also to blame, and his family was not as deep-rooted as Zhao Wangfu, Chen Man was directly seized, and the court left him a four-grade Xuanwei general, and also pointed out that it was not hereditary, which was a complete cut off the future path of Chen Jingzhong and Chen Jingfu brothers, and then the two were not only not the little marquis, but also did not even have an official body.

Although the Hou Mansion has become the General's Mansion, the two Hou Mansion sons have also been widely acquainted, especially the officials of the Mansion and the Yamen of the Criminal Division, and there are many friends with the generals of the Capture and Robbery Camp and the City Guard Camp. Although Yang Shiwei and Zheng Liqi are upright officials, they have such a atmosphere, but they can't prohibit the people below from doing misdeeds.

The two of them pulled Xu Ziwei again, and used the old connections of Zhao Wangfu to secretly win over and subdue many rogue rangers, extort and loot everywhere, and a large amount of money came into the account every day.

If it was a peaceful season, these people would definitely not dare to act like this, Xu Ziwei has a good future, and he can't use this method to make these dirty money.

But now Zhao Wangfu itself is difficult to protect, and the Xinchang Marquis Mansion is no longer the glory of the day, but uses the old connections to raise these bandits to rob, and now all the states and counties are in chaos, Zheng Liqi is busy every day, and after arresting hundreds of people, thousands of people have come out, this is the current situation in Fuzhou and nearby states and counties, there are many bandits, and the public security is extremely chaotic, of course, there are people like Xu Ziwei and the Chen family brothers.

"I'm always resentful." Chen Jingzhong said: "Xu Zixian used to be just a small figure behind my two brothers, but I didn't expect that after a few years of hard work, he actually called Wang Kaifu, is there really no one in the court?" If you want to say that the eldest brother was once the prince's son, when today's son's own brother, he is actually subject to this person, I will wait for one for money, and the other is to take the opportunity to embarrass this person, we are not his opponents in the officialdom on the battlefield, and when he leaves, it is not bad to add some disgust to him. ”

Chen Jingfu also said: "Zheng Liqi arrests people every day, and he has also corrected a number of people, but the bandits are arresting more and more, and they will not find out to us." Besides, even if we are implicated, will we still be punished for this trivial matter? ”

Xu Ziwei pondered for a moment and said: "Even so, you still have to be more careful, you guys are outside to contact and employ people, and it is best not to use my name." ”

"Eldest brother, don't worry, the face of our Xinchang Marquis Mansion is almost the same, some of the Xiangjun generals and colonies that the eldest brother has contacted before, they have also taken a lot of money, and they don't have to use the name of the palace anymore."

"As for Brother Zhangda." Chen Jingzhong said coldly: "I think he has been frightened by Xu Zixian recently. ”

"I think so too." Chen Jingfu also said: "Brother Zhang Da is still too literate, not as good as me, Yaji can, but when it is critical, he dares to kill people with a sword." ”

Xu Ziwei only noticed the two people in front of him at this time, both of them were round-necked short robes, and the usual plain gold belt around their waists was not tied, but they were replaced with leather belts made of cowhide, and short knives were hung on their waists.

More than two years ago, Fuzhou's noble children were still wearing long robes, proud to participate in the poetry and elegance collection of Zhao Wangfu, Chen Jingzhong, Chen Jingfu brothers are actually not mediocre in literature, barely literate, poetry is difficult to write, the more so, but the more I look down on Xu Zixian, who is also mediocre. Unexpectedly, Xu Zixian, who was squeezed out in Yaji, used the horizontal knife in his hand to kill a way, and in just a few years, he turned from the broken prince of the Hou Mansion to the open

Prince of the House.

The Chen brothers and others were extremely disdainful of Xu Zixian, but they had already changed.

"Very good." Xu Ziwei smiled with satisfaction and said, "I am waiting for my noble children, we want to have both civil and military skills." Like Zhang Da, he can't release the scroll every day, and he is no different from those poor Confucian students in the market, which is simply unorthodox. When we arrive in Jiangling, my father will still lead the Xiang army, and then we will be optimistic, why can't we do what Xu Zixian can do? He is just an ordinary person, and he has some ability to lead troops, and he has such achievements only when he is lucky. I don't believe it, let's practice martial arts, read military books, rely on family background, connections, which one is not as good as him Xu Zixian? ”

These words won the appreciation of the Chen brothers, the eyes of the two brothers were red, Chen Jingzhong drew a knife, his fingers swung on the sharp blade, and he said in a deep voice: "I hope that Brother Ziwei can lead the army one day and overpower Xu Zixian, so that we can get out of our hearts." ”

Chen Jingfu said: "My brother must be the only one who is the eldest brother. ”

Xu Ziwei's side was originally not bad, but after he was down, many officials and generals who were originally attached to him left one after another, only the two brothers in front of him suddenly followed, he was also greatly moved in his heart, nodded again and again, the eyes of the three of them were hot, and it seemed that the great cause would be completed soon.

……

After Xu Zixian received the edict, he did not stay in Fuzhou City.

Jianzhou has been handed over to Qin Dongyang, Liu Yi and others are under military management, and Xu Zixian does not need to go to Jianzhou. If there is really any major event that cannot be decided, the generals in front will also send someone to submit it back, and Xu Zi will decide to implement it first.

He returned to the port of Qizhou on the same day and lived in a temporary residence in the port.

It is said that it is temporary, but the interior is quite clean and appropriate, a lot of exquisite and meticulous furniture, as well as winter flowers such as plum planted around the courtyard are in full bloom, in the fragrance, Xu Zixian is also very much missing his wife and little sister.

The officials of the Eastern Domain, such as Fu Qian and Chen Zuocai, were not difficult to govern with a full set of administrative institutions. Training, garrisoning, and sailors, the main foundation is also in the Eastern Domain.

Financial income, before the integration of Fujian Road, the Eastern Domain is also the most important base, it is estimated that by the next year, the annual income of the Eastern Domain can reach five or six million or even more.

Before he could really collect taxes in Zhulu, Xu Zixian's money and income from raising soldiers, officials, and soldiers was, of course, mainly based on the income of the Eastern Domain, and it was based on the Eastern Domain.

What we need to do now is to gradually take the power of governance on Fujian Road in our hands.

Now is not the time to be in a hurry, you have to take it slowly......

After the First World War of Jianzhou, the mansion was opened, which was already the success of the Battle of Hualong, and many things came naturally.

It was only after a few years facing Donghu that he felt the real pressure.

People stand at different angles and heights, and their views on things will also be different.

Before that, Xu Zi only looked at Fujian Road, and now he looks at the whole south.

Although everything is complicated, Xu Zixian is not too anxious...... Standing in the exquisite courtyard, smelling the fragrance of flowers, and thinking in my heart, I am also thinking about my relatives who stayed on the island.

In the evening, when he heard that there was a ship from the Eastern Domain in the port, Xu Zi walked out of the courtyard first to watch the situation in the port.

The crowd of people dressed as officials of the brigade swarmed down from the big boat.

Kong He also rushed over, and when he saw this, he said, "This is the advance manpower that Li Gong has transferred to come." Most of them were third-class officials, but there were also second-class and first-class officials. ”

"The school for officials in the Eastern Domain should be expanded, and branch schools should be opened." Xu Zixian said to Kong He: "First choose a place to set up a branch in Fuzhou, and make it clear to them that at the end of the year, ethics, ability, and family background must be examined and left after graduation, and you can be a third-class official in my shogunate." ”

"Third-class officials," Xu Zixian said in a deep voice, "Make it clear to them, the third-class officials are waiting for the county to be in charge." In the second class, wait for the Confucian officials in the house. The first-class officials are regarded as river officials, grain supervisors, and treasury managers, and from the nine grades, they are regarded as the beginning of their careers. Officials who have no merit and no fault, are prudent in their duties, and are relocated every three years, and if they make meritorious service, they are moved once a year, and first-class officials who have completed three years can participate in the selection examination of our shogunate and be directly awarded official positions. Previously, most of my shogunate official positions were famous, such as Li Gong once took the examination to lift the test, as well as Xuanping you, and Chen Gaozhi, all of whom were famous. Since then, the officials of the shogunate have to be envoys first, and officials must be officials, and they must be cautious, have no illegal affairs, and have made meritorious contributions before they can become officials. What is meritorious service, being cautious and error-free, and being able to be the first in everything, this is the accumulation of hard work. If you find mistakes, omissions or illegal things, you can write a book, which is the work of picking up and filling in the gaps. Saving public money, or generating profits for the shogunate, was a pioneering achievement. And those who spare no effort to compensate the people are the merit of soothing the people. I am only talking in general terms now, and in connection with the system of election and voting of officials of 100 households, we must carefully list the rules and regulations for the appointment, promotion, dismissal, dismissal, and even punishment of officials, and we must be careful and careful, and we must not be afraid of trivialities. I can talk in generalities, but you can't...... These words, you write to them

Li Gong, they circulate it. ”

Xu Zixian's prestige is getting heavier, although Kong He still dares to fight with Xu Zixian in the matter of wealth, but when the king really tells things, he is also awe-inspiring, after listening carefully, Kong He bowed down, and then thought about it: "It's still the king's usual idea, everything is detailed, and it is all according to law, so the law of governing officials that we have discussed is called the law of placing officials?" ”

"Yes." Xu Zixian praised: "Previously, I talked to Lao Xiangguo and Fujian Road officials, saying that the reduction of taxes is the top priority. In fact, in my heart, it seems that the establishment of officials and the establishment of new local government officials are the most important matters. ”

Kong He agreed: "What the king said is very true, it is like a person who is immersed in his body, and he should take the consolidation of Peiyuan as the first priority, and the rule of new officials seems to be inferior to military affairs, and financial endowment is important, but in fact, it is the most important thing, even above military affairs." ”

"That's right, that's right." Xu Zixian was greatly appreciative and said with a smile: "Xuanping, you have really grown up now...... If the officials are not clear, they will not be able to talk about financial planning, and without financial planning, money, and food, there will be no way to talk about raising soldiers, let alone integrating the soldiers and the people. Xuanping, you can say such a thing, not to care about your one-third of an acre, and not to object to the matter of running a school, I should be impressed by you. ”

Kong He didn't laugh, but just said: "Each of these ships in front of me costs tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, and the Zhenzi-class ships above the Chinese military ship that the king wants to build are at least five or six hundred thousand yuan each, can the lower officials say that they can't be built?" With a large number of warships, only when maritime defense donations can be collected, trade can be carried out, and more money can be had. The same is true of the official school, we need to train more officials who meet the rules, and of course this school must be run. However, the lower officials still have to make it clear that the king's new rule of officials should not be in the past, just like Jingcha and Dicha, which are empty. Rather, as in the case of the Eastern Domain, there must be a system for declaring one's net worth, counting and checking every year, from daily duties, correspondents, etc., as well as living expenses, savings, real estate, real estate, including daily accounts. According to the king's approach, it is still necessary to legislate. ”

"It is to legislate, of course, not only to check whether it is corrupt, but also to see whether it is wasteful, fraud, being asked by others, or being incompetent, etc., the law of placing officials is selection, and then enacting a law is to restrict, so it is called the law of officials. The rest of the government affairs, public affairs, financial accounting, schools, armies, trade, industry and commerce, warehousing, and transshipment must be regulated. These things, just you and Li Gong and others are too busy, I have already written to Mr. Wu, and I will ask the old Xiangguo, who is familiar with the laws of the Qin and Han dynasties and the laws of this dynasty, to extend them together and work together to do this thing well. ”

"Yes, I know." Kong He had some excited looks on his face, this was something that Xu Zi had planned for a long time, Li Yi, Kong He, Chen Zuocai, and Fang Shaoqun and others had already known.

There is no doubt that Xu Zi first firmly believed that no matter how good morality is, it is not as good as the law, and his words are unfounded, and he is the kind of person who uses written evidence as proof.

Determine all kinds of laws, and even all departments have laws to follow, and all affairs are carried out according to the law. It's not that there is no flexibility between the outside and the inside, but there is a law to follow in everything, and there can be flexibility within the scope of the law, and outside the law, it can only be external and not internal.

For Xu Zixian, it is quite absurd that Da Wei Guang has a Wei law, I don't know why Taizu was extremely negligent about this matter back then?

A Wei law, including the clan, court officials, etiquette, education, military, political, accounting system are all-encompassing, constitution, criminal law, military law, civil law, all in it.

This is actually close to the practice of the Tang Dynasty, and it was the Han who inherited the Yuanzong.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, everyone was bitter, and the Qin law was too detailed and trivial, too harsh and extremely harsh, and the people of Qin under the Qin system had already adapted to the Qin law, while it was difficult for the people newly attached to the Six Kingdoms to adapt to it. In addition, Qin Shi Huang used troops non-stop, there were too many large projects, many labors and strict and cruel laws, and the country was really ruined.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was a reversal of the Qin system, when Liu Bangchu of the Han Dynasty entered the Guanzhong, he and the people agreed on three chapters of the law, and there was no law at all.

After the Han Dynasty, the laws and decrees were still lenient and simple, the magistrates should be lenient and simple, and the center of the court should also be lenient and simple, and in the early Tang Dynasty, there was only a martial virtue law, and then it was only revised one after another, and the edicts such as orders, formulas, and grids were added, and the official documents were in the law, which can be described as wide and simple for governing the country.

After that, the dynasties were probably about the same.

What Xu Zixian has to do now is to select officials and appoint officials at the same time, and then set the law of officials, and then do a good job of the law of officials, and then revise the criminal law, military law and other related laws, and repair the law is a big matter, Xu Zixian ordered to convene relevant scholars in Fujian to participate together, consider together, and even publish a list of articles, as when recruiting famous doctors, recruit famous legal experts in various parts of the country, and study and discuss together.

This will be a grand event in the territory of the Great Wei Dynasty, of course, limited to scholars who are interested in law, edicts, edicts, and formulas, and those who are pure Confucians may not be able to participate in it.