After discussing the rescue measures and preparations, it was necessary to determine who would carry out the rescue and direct the scene on behalf of the imperial court.

In addition to dismissing their posts and investigating corrupt officials, there are also important things such as relieving the victims, pacifying the people, repairing river workers, and preventing the occurrence of plague.

"Baili Zeguo, tens of thousands of disaster victims, is related to the stability of the east gate of the Guanlong region, the majesty of the imperial court, and the benevolence of the people, so this time to handle the disaster relief, we must use reliable people, and the official position cannot be lowered, you see, who is suitable to go? Whether it is a scholar or a squire, at least a Beijing official of the third rank or above, who knows how to judge cases, can govern the people, and can represent the central dignitaries of the imperial court, it seems that he attaches importance to this incident. Luo Zhaoyun put forward some requirements, and he attached great importance to the election of officials this time, and there were many requirements.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and the others looked at each other, as if they were asking each other what candidates they were.

At this time, Du Ruhui broke the silence and arched his hand: "The minister wants to protect one person, and he can be qualified for this disaster relief position." ”

Luo Zhaoyun glanced at him and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Officials, the test secretary is outside Lang Ma Zhou." Du Ruhui suddenly mentioned this person.

Ma Zhou was originally a child of a poor family, a young man who was studious, and when he arrived in Daxing City during the Li Tang period, he lived in the house of his friend Chang He, and was enabled by Li Tang, but the official position was not big.

Luo Zhaoyun had read some Sui and Tang Dynasty history books, so he naturally remembered this person, so after conquering Chang'an, he was also promoted exceptionally, and became a member of the Ministry of Officials, responsible for participating in the civil and military grinding examination course, which is responsible for collecting and sorting out the year-end assessment performance of civil and military officials, a bit like the human resources department in later generations, the organization and personnel department and the like.

At this time, he was brought up by Chang Du Ruhui, Luo Zhaoyun's eyes lit up, Ma Zhou is indeed a good candidate, he was born in a poor family, has a strong personality, and will definitely deal with it impartially.

"I have a good impression of Ma Zhou, with his ability and conduct, he is capable of this dispatch, but his identity and official character are not enough, and there are still some problems in dismissing and investigating a county guard. On behalf of the imperial court and me, I have the right to take away life and death, act cheaply, investigate and deal with corrupt officials, build river embankments, provide relief to the victims, and stabilize the situation in Fengyi County! ”

Therefore, everyone has not heard the term "minister of the imperial mission", and they think it is a little new, but there are too many fresh words spoken by His Majesty, so everyone is not surprised, and it is a bit commonplace.

It seems that every fresh word seems to be a whim, but it can always be just right, in line with a specific scene and usefulness, just like a stroke of genius.

The ministers chewed on the four words of the minister, and it is not difficult to understand that this is a hand-appointed dispatch by His Majesty, representing the imperial court, and his power has increased.

"The ministers have no objections!" Everyone knows that Ma Zhou is a person, although he was born in a poor family, but he has outstanding ability, is proficient in literature and history, and is a practical young official, just in his early thirties, it is a good time to go out and temper.

"Then use Ma Zhou." Luo Zhaoyun decided to use Ma Zhou, this is a good opportunity, if Ma Zhou handles the disaster relief and repair of the river work properly, then after he comes back, he can be promoted and used, from a fifth-grade official to a fourth-grade official, and there is no problem in being a waiter.

After discussing the relief of the victims and the relief of the Yellow River flood, Luo Zhaoyun's mind can also be calmer, just waiting for tomorrow's court meeting, the Yushitai will play the problem first, and then all kinds of withering orders and pardons will be ordered one by one.

Luo Zhaoyun asked Xiao Yu, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, to polish the pen according to his meaning, and then hand it over to him for review, and after there was no problem, he was stamped with a jade seal and prepared to be used at the court meeting, and was given to the province of Menxia to seal and six trials.

"Zhongqing, you and others are the pillars of the country, my right-hand man, and one more thing, regarding the reform of local counties, states and counties, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I feel that there are too many counties at present, which is too scattered, so that the imperial decrees cannot be effectively conveyed, and the span between counties and states is not large, and there are many overlapping administrative regions, so I plan to merge some counties, cancel this title, and establish a provincial system."

"Provincial system?"

These ministers are a little confused, this Your Majesty's new words are really endless!

Fang Xuanling looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then at Wei Zheng, all with a wry smile, obviously he didn't get the news in advance, and His Majesty really thought it out alone.

Now they are a little numb, they all say that there is a specialization in the art industry, looking at the growth history of His Majesty Luo Zhaoyun today, it seems that most of them are horse careers, and there are more battles with troops, strictly speaking, they are a military general, and they can win the world on horseback.

However, Luo Zhaoyun's talent is admired by everyone, after all, Luo Cheng's poetry collection was widely circulated in Chang'an City and Luoyang City back then, and many excellent poems are rare famous sentences, which make many proud talents out of reach.

But everyone didn't expect that in terms of governing the country, Luo Zhaoyun's vision was more long-term than that of these ministers, and his brain seemed to be bigger, and he often came up with a new system whimsically, which seemed to have made great progress and improvement compared to the system accumulated over hundreds of years before.

Most of the officials and people in the capital thought that these think tanks in the political hall were making suggestions and creating those new words and systems, but in fact, only they understood that these theories and new systems had nothing to do with them, and they were all said by His Majesty, and they just followed it and went back to improve and fill in the framework according to the framework.

"Your Majesty, what is a province, is it bigger than a county?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked curiously.

Luo Zhaoyun showed a rare smile and said: "The province and the province are actually equivalent to putting the three central provincial departments in the locality, the provincial officials, named the governor, are in charge of declaring virtue and Italy, appeasing the people, repairing the political punishment, rejuvenating the pros and cons of the revolution, assessing the officials, to put it bluntly, they are local high-ranking officials, but in order to avoid the appearance of feudal towns, the criminal prison trial and military defense are withdrawn, and each has its own system of jurisdiction, so this governor can only take care of government affairs." ”

Everyone suddenly realized that they understood the meaning of the provincial system and governors, and this was to strengthen the centralization of power.

Since ancient times, the power structure of the central and local governments has mainly adopted two models: decentralization and centralization of the county system. The two models "negate the other with one and develop in a spiral".

For example, after the unification of Qin, the implementation of extreme centralization, with counties and counties to control all localities, the surname of the royal family without size, "a Beijing master and the authority of the world", to the east and west of the Han Dynasty in parallel, to the Qin extreme centralization of both inheritance and flexibility.

However, the decentralization or division of power between the governors of Fangzhen and the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, based on the large land possession of the wealthy clans, was also a negation of the centralization of the county system of the Qin and Han dynasties. In the early Sui and Tang dynasties, the re-establishment of centralized prefectures and counties, government soldiers, imperial examinations and other systems was a negation of the separation of local power in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

In each historical period, there is a new system that suits it or arises because of it, and Luo Zhaoyun does this, not only to stabilize the local court and end the chaotic situation of the princes of the Eighteenth Route supporting troops and self-respect, but also to make local institutions more binding and benign development. Therefore, he borrowed the provincial system that began in the Yuan Dynasty in later generations, the three divisions of the Ming Dynasty, and even referred to some of the institutional models of the 21st century, which were integrated together to adapt to the current environment.

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