Chapter 192: Competence and Responsibility

Regarding the candidate for the next Yunzhou Economic Envoy, Yunzhou is relatively special after all, although after the battle of Yunzhou, in addition to the strength of the Northern Liao, the northern tribes are estimated to be unable to recover in a few years, and Xiling, although the loss of military strength is not irretrievable, but a series of turmoil in the north of Xiling makes Xiling need more time to heal the scars. However, these vanished threats will re-emerge over time. If you can't make full use of this time to make the hundreds of thousands of troops after the reorganization of Yunzhou really become elite, after a few years, if the war resumes, the situation will be unpredictable. No one can afford to take this responsibility.

However, the problem of Yunzhou is, as the old general deeply realized, a problem of changing from a paramilitary system that can be said to be a soldier for all the people to a conventional state political system under perennial military pressure, a problem that needs to be able to integrate the advantages of the Eastern Plain into the current situation of Yunzhou, so that Yunzhou can quickly complete the transformation and development, and a problem that needs to be able to give full play to the potential of Yunzhou......

With the incorporation of Yunzhou into Dongping, although the horse farms in Yunzhou that produce excellent war horses will still be the backbone of Yunzhou's economy for a period of time, in order to meet the domestic needs of Dongping, the price of horses will inevitably decline considerably. This decline has been evident before, but it is becoming more and more of a problem at this moment. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to open up additional financial resources in addition to animal husbandry, not only to make up for the decline in the income from the military and horse trade, but also to support Yunzhou's army consolidation plan, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

In this case, everyone feels that it is not easy for this Yunzhou economic envoy to sit firmly in this position, and there must be at least a few requirements.

First of all, it is necessary to be able to gain the absolute trust of the ruler. Although Yunzhou is almost equivalent to a ** country. This is true of the area, the people, and the original mode of operation. The Yunzhou Economic Strategy Envoy is the only position in Dongping that can have complete administrative and military power over the territory under his jurisdiction, and if an untrustworthy person is placed in this position, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The second is to be able to gain the trust of the Dai family, at least to be able to live in harmony with the Yunzhou tribe. It is not difficult to get along with the Dai family, the Dai family still plays a huge role in the development and construction of Yunzhou, and it is very likely to make certain sacrifices for the people of Yunzhou. The Dai family will be a good help. But the Yunzhou tribe was a problem, and considering this problem, the officials who had shouted about the difference between the Chinese Yidi, who had openly expressed contempt for ethnic minorities, and who continued to insist on using the title of barbarian barbarian to describe the members of the tribe under the repeated orders of the Dongping court were all eliminated. These people will not even be sent to Yunzhou as officials. You must know that in order for Yunzhou to operate smoothly and to bring Yunzhou's civil affairs into line with Dongping, there are not many officials at all levels needed.

And then. is a very delicate requirement: to be able to get the support of Ye Tao and Tan Weixin. Ye Tao's Road and Bridge Division has played a huge role in the past year, far beyond the scope of building roads and maintaining post land, and has even become an important force in driving the economic development of Yunzhou and promoting the economic integration of Yunzhou and Dongping. And the Road and Bridge Division. Since Ye Tao's design team has always been supporting, and because there are a large number of original people in the inner government, not everyone can take it. Even if he can take over, the wonderful means of the Road and Bridge Division when he was in Ye Tao's hands. It's not something that anyone can play. If the new economic envoy can't get Ye Tao's support, let alone want to be like Xu Jingtian, he can collect road tax from the Road and Bridge Division to supplement expenses, even if he is ruthlessly beaten by Ye Tao at any time, it will not be surprising. And Tan Weixin is a more critical figure. Tan Weixin's trip to Yunzhou is not just as simple as accompanying her husband, she also shoulders the responsibility of consolidating the entire economic system of Yunzhou. Dai will allow Tan Weixin and her super management team, which is coveted by countless people, to evaluate all of Dai's assets, businesses, and even connections, including some of Dai's secret industries outside the scope of Yunzhou, and divest some of them, and hand some over to Yunzhou Jingluo Mansion. Some of them were handed over to the Intelligence Bureau or other agencies, while others were returned to Dai after they were fully commercialized and restructured. Although Tan Weixin's responsibilities are limited to Dai's asset appraisal and consolidation, because Tan Weixin is already known as the "goddess of business", she can actually play a lot of places. If the new Yunzhou economic envoy is the kind of loyal and upright person who is dedicated to the country, then Tan Weixin will undoubtedly add luster to his political achievements, and if the new economic envoy is the kind of person who wants to seek personal gain. Then I'm afraid it will be necessary to consider whether his business ability in asset operation, embezzlement, embezzlement, etc., can surpass Tan Weixin.

Combining these circumstances. Everyone also speculated about the candidate for the next Yunzhou Economic Envoy. For example, when the imperial lieutenant Chi Xianping, such as the crown prince Tan Weiming and Tan Weiran, who has shown more and more his style in recent years. But because Yunzhou is too special. In Chi Xianping, there is a son Chi Yun who is already the deputy commander of the forbidden army, and there is a No. 1 scout commander Chi Lei who has a lofty and transcendent position in Yunzhou's military system.

And just when everyone's speculation and discussion were at their highest, a series of seemingly unrelated appointments were confirmed:

Lu Dan resigned from his post as Governor of the Canal Governor's Mansion and became Governor of Yicheng. This appointment was basically made entirely by Tan Xiaopei out of consideration for a father, which made Lu Dan a blessing in disguise. The original position of overseer will be decided by Prince Tan Weiming.

Peng Detian, the former governor of Yicheng, was promoted to the governor of Liangzhou, but the administrative office was still in Yicheng. The Governor of Liangzhou will govern all the boundaries of Liangzhou, including Yicheng, even including Beining Pass, and the responsibilities of the Governor of Liangzhou have also shifted from civil affairs to military affairs, and the most important duty may be to supervise the reorganization of the army in various places and reserve all kinds of strategic materials, especially to supervise Qiu Haohui to form the Tianxuan Army from scratch, in general, to make comprehensive preparations for the future war against Northern Liao. Being able to hold such an important position shows how highly praised Peng Detian's work in Yicheng has been over the years.

The original Admiral of the Yicheng Naval Division was promoted to the Admiral of the East China Sea Division, in addition to the original Yicheng Naval Division, the Southern Town Harbor Naval Division was also under the command of Min Yue. The task of the East China Sea Division is very delicate. Due to the growth of the Seven Seas Trading Company over the years, the entire East China Sea to the entire route of the South Seas and its vicinity, the pirates have no place to stand, so the Yicheng Naval Division and the Zhenhai Harbor Naval Division have not opened for a long time. After all, it was impossible for them to cross the border to attack an organization like the Black Hawk Gang entrenched on the southern coast of Chunnan. In Tan Xiaopei's thoughts, it was imperative for Min Yue to find ways to form a capable force that could land on the coast of Northern Liao when fighting against Northern Liao, and give a fatal blow from behind the Northern Liao army. Since there was a similar form of landing and island hopping in the marching chess competition that year, Tan Xiaopei has always had such an idea, but he has not been able to make up his mind to implement this idea, after all, in this time and space. Under the current technological conditions, it is really quite challenging to ensure the supply of combat units behind enemy lines by sea, as on a chessboard.

However, this series of appointments that were obviously aimed at Northern Liao did not divert everyone's attention from the appointment of the Yunzhou Economic Envoy. And the result is finally coming.

Just after Dai Shining, the patriarch of the Dai clan, came to Danyang, Tan Xiaopei finally summoned all the people who had anything to do with Yunzhou to the imperial study to talk to decide on the candidate for the Yunzhou Economic Envoy.

"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid I'll have to stay in Yunzhou for quite a long time." Everyone is seated. And Tan Xiaopei hadn't come yet, at this time, while everyone was chatting, Tan Weiran suddenly said to Ye Tao.

"Are you the new Yunzhou Economic Envoy?" Ye Tao asked in surprise.

"I'm not going to give myself this kind of trouble. After thinking about it for a long time, Ah Xi still misses Yunzhou very much. I miss the wolf plain, and I miss the days on the grassland. I also yearn for it. Yunzhou is also a place where you can make a big difference, and while it's fun to delve into history, I prefer to do something practical. and so on with practical experience. Looking back at the historical events, and then looking at the various strategies of the imperial court, you may find more interesting things. Tan Weiran said confidently: "I asked my father to go to Yunzhou to serve, and my father agreed to let me lead Jingyunqi." ”

Ye Tao frowned and asked, "Who is the Yunzhou Economic Envoy?" Are you a prince as the commander of Jingyun Cavalry? …… It's not about whether it's appropriate or not, don't you think that in this way, no matter who is the counselor, it will be very stressful? ”

"Pressure, what a good thing." Tan Weiran said with a smile.

Just when Ye Tao was frowning, Tan Xiaopei and Dai Shining walked into the imperial study side by side, looking. The two had already had a rather pleasant conversation before this important meeting.

Because it was a very important and formal meeting, Tan Xiaopei had rarely sat behind the desk that had been placed in the imperial study, on the platform three steps above the ground. Glancing at the courtiers below, the two sons, and Tan Weixin, who had been specially invited to today's special meeting, he said, as usual, "Excuse me, please take a seat." ”

"I'm here today, and I'm going to decide who will be the next Yunzhou Economic Envoy after General Xu leaves. In fact, I have already decided on the candidate. It's just that...... This person needs to be able to perform smoothly. The arrangements to be made are very numerous. With a faint smile on his face, Tan Xiaopei picked up a document from his desk. He waved it in the air and said, "It was placed here ten days ago." Chi Xianping, it's up to you to read it. ”

The letter of appointment has always been on that desk, which is now being used less and less often? Tan Xiaopei's move can be regarded as unexpected.

Chi Xianping responded with a smile: "Obey." He stepped forward quickly and took the letter of appointment. He unfolded the document and read it aloud: "Yunzhou, a military powerhouse, is a part of the Quartet. Xu Jingtian, the general of the left, first settled on Yunzhou, and then took the post of military commander of Yunzhou, and the whole army was selected and the bad, so that Yunzhou was peaceful in all directions, and the army of Jingyun Cavalry, Thunder Cavalry, Frost Wolf, and Silver Wing was built in the long run. General Zuo Xu Jingtian is not rewarding his merits......"

After a series of praises for the old general Xu Jingtian, the most critical part finally arrived: "...... Appointment ......"

"Ye Tao!" Ji Xianping calmly and resolutely pronounced the name, "...... It is a strategic envoy for Yunzhou. ”

Ye Tao was stunned, he looked at Chi Xianping who was continuing to read the appointment letter blankly, then looked at Tan Xiaopei, who was sitting behind the desk, looking confident, and then turned his head to look at Tan Weixin who was sitting next to him. Tan Weixin frowned slightly, obviously not surprised, but seemed to be a little dissatisfied.

“…… The responsibility of the whole economy, to fulfill the responsibilities of the soldiers, or to herd or hunt, to make decisions......" Chi Xianping finished reading the letter of appointment, closed the documents and held them in both hands. He looked at Ye Tao and knew very well that Ye Tao would definitely not come up directly to take over the appointment letter. With Ye Tao's temperament, it is inevitable to resign.

"Your Majesty, this ......" Ye Tao wanted to excuse himself. But immediately Tan Xiaopei interrupted him.

"Don't rush to excuse yourself." Tan Xiaopei said lightly: "I'll ask you a few questions, if you feel that you are completely different from what I expected, then I allow you not to accept this appointment." First of all, since you accepted my appointment and officially served the imperial court for several years, have you ever been disappointed? ”

Ye Tao's expression was a little strange, he looked at Qu Yan, who was sitting in the corner and was already in charge of the Imperial History Terrace, and asked rhetorically: "Do the people from the Imperial History Terrace or the Wenhua Hall count?" ”

Tan Xiaopei smiled and said, "No." …… You yourself know that even if you are completely unprepared, you are doing just as well as others. Better than me, better than all the ministers of the DPRK and China. The second question, no matter who serves as the envoy of Yunzhou, does it all have to look at the faces of you and Xin'er? ”

Ye Tao's expression changed, and he said cautiously: "Don't dare." Whoever His Majesty appoints, Weichen will definitely fully cooperate. ”

Tan Xiaopei nodded and continued: "Although the rumors these days have not been true, those speculations are indeed reasonable. The so-called three conditions, whether it is my trust, and the relationship between the Dai family and the Yunzhou tribe, you meet them. Is there any reason you can refuse the appointment for reasons other than competence? ”

Ye Tao was silent. He admits that if he takes the appointment, he will probably do a better job than the others, at least, no worse than the others. As a traverser, as a traverser who has mastered leading ideas and technologies, and has achieved a lot of success with these concepts and technologies, and has put on layers of halos for himself, this is his minimum self-confidence.

"Since you don't deny this, take the letter of appointment. According to the usual practice in Dongzhou, it is also because the situation in Yunzhou is really special, and you will set off within ten days. I don't have to remind you how important Yunzhou is, nor will I remind you what you can do and what you can't do, it's all up to you. I hope you understand one thing: with great power comes great responsibility. Tan Xiaopei said lightly.

Chi Xianping walked up with a smile and handed the appointment letter to Ye Tao. The surrounding sounds of congratulations and admiration were endless. But to Ye Tao's ears, it seemed like a buzzing noise, which made him a little unable to concentrate.

On the way back to Zhengyuan, Ye Tao suddenly asked Tan Weixin: "Do you know about this in advance?" Why don't you remind me? ”

"I know, I know you, I've helped you refuse many times. However, no matter how you weigh it, I'm afraid you are the most suitable candidate. In order to give you peace of mind, didn't you even throw your younger brother to Yunzhou to support you? Tan Weixin sighed. She did block the appointment, but the reasons were much more complicated.

"With great power comes great responsibility...... With great power comes great responsibility...... Do you think I resemble Spider-Man somewhere? Ye Tao sighed.