Huang Zong, the acting prefect, took office just two days ago, and it is estimated that except for some well-informed and policy-sensitive businessmen, many people do not know that a new prefect has been appointed.

In fact, after defeating the coalition forces of Liu Fusangzhong and Kong Yanzhou, and the overall situation of Yingtian was initially decided, Yue Fei and Li Bashao began to look for a civilian official to sit in Yingtianfu. After all, it is not normal for a city to practice military control all the time.

But what made the two depressed was that the officials of Ying Tianfu ran to Yucheng with Yang Zhifu and Huang Dujian at the beginning of the rebellion. Only a master was left behind, but he didn't have time to run away because he overslept. Don't say that this master can't get on the stage, even if Governor Yang and Huang Dujian run back again, it is estimated that they will not be able to enter the gate of Yingtian City. The gentry and merchants of Tianfu have said that they don't need this kind of bullshit official who usually rides on the heads of the people to make a fortune, and the people will slip away when they are in trouble. Since Yingtianfu was abandoned by the emperor and abandoned by Yang Zhifu and Huang Dujian, the people of Yingtian governed Yingtianfu by themselves. Elect your own officials for the day.

At the beginning, the Ying Tian prefect was still Yue Fei. Many people subconsciously thought that since Yue Fei was invincible in battle, he must be first-class when he was a prefect. Yue Fei smiled, "There is no reason. He directly rejected the recommendation of the people. Yue Fei knew what position was suitable for him, and that was the army. As for political affairs, it is really not something that a peasant boy who has not studied for a few years can take care of it.

Since Yue Fei refused, the local gentry began to choose the candidate they had in mind. The culture of the Emperor and Song Dynasty was prosperous, and there were more than a dozen Jinshi in Tianfu City alone. It's a pity that these Jinshi, who were regarded as Wenqu stars by the locals, either went south with Zhao Gou, or sat at home behind closed doors, which did not play a role in the peaceful chaos a few days ago. It is useless to be a scholar, which greatly makes the people of Yingtian despise it.

Since the jinshi is not good, then the second best thing to do, and the electors are also good. Ying Tianfu has more people, more than 100 people. In particular, these gentry either have people in their families, or they are related to those people, so naturally no one will let go of this big pie that falls from the sky. Clear-sighted people know that in the current Central Plains, although the Emperor and Song Dynasty are still alive, they have long lost their actual control over the locality. As long as Ying Tianfu elected the prefect by himself, King Kang could only pinch his nose and admit it.

Yue Fei and Li Bashao discussed it and decided to personally evaluate all the people who were promoted. After all, it is not so easy to govern with a million people in Tianfu. As a result, both of them were disappointed when they were assessed.

Most of these elected people can only recite poems and memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, and they don't know anything about how to handle political affairs. Occasionally, there are one or two people who know a little bit about political affairs, but they are only clear-eyed people among the blind, and they are just a little better than the blind ones.

Leaving the affairs of Ying Tianfu to these scholars, it is better for Yue Fei to go into battle shirtless. At least Yue Fei knew what the people wanted and what they didn't want. At this time, there was a Jinshi Huang Zong from other places who directly found Li Bashao's castle and said, "I heard that Yue Tuanlian and Li Lao are worried about the prefect's affairs. In Xia Huang Zong, how about doing this Ying Tian Governor's Mansion? ”

Seeing that a Jinshi volunteered to apply for the prefect, Yue Fei immediately took a closer look, wanting to see what kind of awl this self-recommended scholar was.

Just looking at his appearance, Huang Zong doesn't look like a powerless reader at all. Huang Zong's face was white, he was wearing a long shirt, and he looked polite. But his five-foot height, well-proportioned skeleton, and a long sword on his back all gave him a heroic spirit that no other scholar had.

Yue Fei pointed to the long sword on Huang Zong's body and said, "Can you let me see that sword?" ”

Huang Zong didn't say a word, and immediately untied the sword and handed it to Yue Fei.

Yue Fei drew his sword out of its sheath, and suddenly a cold light shone. The sword is bladed, and the body of the sword is slightly dark, which is obviously a sharp weapon that has seen blood killing. Yue Fei stretched out his hand and flicked the sword body, the long sword bent for a moment, and then returned to normal.

Yue Fei couldn't help but say, "Good sword." As soon as he saw this sword, Yue Fei knew that Huang Zong's sword was not a sword that other scholars hung on his body for decoration. suddenly had a good impression of Huang Zong.

When Yue Fei looked at the sword, Huang Zong was also looking at Yue Fei.

Yue Fei is not tall, and he is not particularly strong. But the bearing is amazing, sitting there without moving, there is a mountain momentum of its own. Yue Fei's skin is a little dark, his palms are very large and rough, and he is not from a rich family at first glance. What Huang Zong paid special attention to was Yue Fei's eyes, which were as bright as an eagle, but not blindly sharp, and there was a sympathetic color in the depths of his eyes.

Huang Zong was conceited in both civil and military affairs, and after winning the Jinshi during the Xuanhe period, he was unwilling to queue up as an alternate official in the capital, so he traveled alone in the Central Plains with one person and one sword, and made friends with heroes in the rivers and lakes. At that time, public resentment was boiling, and chaos was present. Path-cutting thieves are everywhere. But Huang Zong traveled alone for a few years, and he was still safe and sound, and the battle was naturally the sword in his hand.

A while ago, Huang Zong heard that King Kang had ascended the throne in Yingtian, so he came to defect with ambition to embrace the country. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the realm of Yingtianfu, he heard that King Kang went south to Jiankang, and Yingtianfu was occupied by rebellious soldiers. Huang Zong sighed, and was about to leave Yingtian, when he suddenly heard that the people of Yingtian had set up a people's protection army to practice, and it only took two days to expel tens of thousands of the main forces of the chaotic army from the city. Huang Zong immediately became interested in the training of this people's protection legion. Just two days after its establishment, it was able to drive out the rebellious army that was several times more numerous than itself, and its combat effectiveness was not ordinarily strong. I want to see what kind of person Yue Fei is in this group training.

As a result, as soon as he entered the city, he heard that Yue Fei was looking for someone to be the prefect. Huang Zong was even more curious. The heart said that the world is like this now, that person is not a big power, how can he be willing to only be a regimental training envoy but give up the position of the prefect. The leaders of the rebellious armies in various counties and counties, which one is not civil and military, even if he can't understand bullshit, he can still invite a few masters' staff.

Now, seeing Yue Fei in front of him, Huang Zong suddenly felt that none of the celebrities and heroes he had known in the past few years of traveling in the rivers and lakes could be compared with this young man from Xiangzhou, who was born in a farming family.

Yue Fei handed back the long sword in his hand to Huang Zong, and asked with a smile, "Since the bachelor has come to apply for the prefect, he must have his own method of governing Yingtian in his heart, but I can try to say it." Mr. Li and I listened attentively. ”

Huang Zong put the long sword into the sheath, hung it on his back again, and then said confidently, "Yue Tuanlian has asked questions, and the students naturally don't dare to be too humble. According to the students' opinion, the governance of Tianfu only needs four words, simplify the administration and delegate power. ”

Speaking of this, Huang Zong deliberately paused, and saw that Yue Fei and Li Bashao's faces had not changed. So he continued, "Those who streamline government should not only eliminate redundant members in the government, but also eliminate some unreasonable policies. The essence of legislation is not afraid of being too detailed and too complicated, but only afraid that it is not in line with human feelings and is not reasonable. The reason why Wang Xianggong's reform failed was that some of the policies he enacted were too unreasonable. As a result, it backfired, and the horse protection law not only did not make me emperor Song Doma, but also lacked horses. Instead of protecting the people, the Seedlings Law bankrupted countless farmers. Far from increasing the amount of arable land for the imperial court, the law caused more people to lose their land. ”

Hearing this, Yue Fei slapped his palm fiercely. He didn't have a good impression of Wang Anshi at all. Because it was under Wang Anshi's changes that his father Yue He changed from a wealthy family with hundreds of acres of land to a tenant. The reason is very simple, the Yue family's land was favored by Kutian, directly pointed out as wasteland, and forcibly took away.

Yue Fei didn't understand the profundity of Wang Anshi's changes, he just intuitively believed that Wang Xianggong's changes did not seem to be for the purpose of strengthening the country and enriching the people, but to concentrate all the wealth in the world in the hands of the emperor, and also to concentrate all the power in the world in the hands of the emperor.

Therefore, after Wang Anshi changed the law, there was no more upright minister in the court. This is definitely not accidental. As for the six thieves, they directly sent Huang Song into the abyss. In the case of the Renzong Dynasty, could such a situation occur?

Huang Zong saw that Yue Fei was suddenly angry, and couldn't help but stop his words. He was worried that Yue Fei was also a supporter of Wang Xianggong. After traveling for a few years, Huang Zong has long understood that most of the ordinary people hate Wang Anshi to the bone, but many officials regard Wang Anshi as an idol.

As soon as Yue Fei saw Huang Zong's expression, he immediately understood Huang Zong's concern, and said with a smile, "Don't worry too much, bachelor. Just now, Fei just remembered the hundreds of acres of fertile land that my family had forcibly taken away by the Western Regions. Bachelor, please go on. ”

Huang Zong immediately understood Yue Fei's position, so he spoke more boldly. "The students believe that Ying Tianfu is almost a blank slate now. We can make our own laws on this blank piece of paper. We can repeal the old laws that are unreasonable. For example, now the people of our Emperor and Song Dynasty are doing business, and they have to pay taxes when they go out. Almost once you pass through a city gate, you have to pay a tax. Then we will implement a tax system. Those who do business only need to go to the business tax to go through the tax payment procedures, and with the tax payment certificate, they can travel all over Yingtianfu. ”

When Li Bashao heard this, he laughed, clapped his hands and said, "Bachelor Huang really has a good idea." As long as we implement a tax system, we will surely become the place that all merchants in the world aspire to. ”

Huang Zong was encouraged and continued, "Another advantage of implementing a one-tax system is that many tax collectors can no longer find an excuse to exploit merchants. Most of those people are local hooligans, and letting them enforce the law will only corrupt the law and order. They don't do anything other than bully the peddlers. In other respects, this principle can also be followed. We strive to do the most with the least number of people, and no longer let those redundant corpses eat vegetarian meals. As for decentralization, before the situation is settled, I suggest that all parts of Tianfu temporarily adopt the Lantian Township Covenant for autonomy. ”

Yue Fei said, "If this is the case, will it make the local clans more powerful, and the common people even less have the right to speak?" ”

Huang Zong said with a smile, "Yue Tuan Lian, the township covenant, after all, is only a township covenant, not a law. The fact that we adopt the Lantian Township Covenant does not mean that we should ignore the people at the request of the Heavenly Yamen. As long as there are people who oppress the common people, we will naturally make decisions for the people. ”

At that time, Yue Fei and Li Bashao were persuaded by Huang Zong, and the two pushed Huang Zong to the position of the prefect of Yingtian. Of course, a code is added in front.

At this time in the restaurant, Li Laosan heard Yue Fei ask about Huang Zong, Li Laosan thought for a while before answering, "We businessmen have also been discussing this Huang Governor's Mansion for the past two days. Now that he has only been in office for two days, he can't see how others are doing for the time being. However, we are very welcome to his one-tax system. Just looking at the past two days, he sent the Protector Corps to train and arrest dozens of extorting traders, and he knew that this prefect was still doing things. ”

Yue Fei smiled, "Then in your opinion, this Huang Governor's Mansion is competent?" ”

Li Laosan said with a smile, "Anyway, in my opinion, this Huang Governor's Mansion is stronger than the previous prefects." At least not toss. In fact, whether it is a common person or a businessman, what they are most afraid of is the kind of official who can't eat without tossing for a day. ”

When Yue Fei and Zhang Xian walked out of the Bafang Building and came to the street, Yue Fei looked back at the restaurant where the business was busy, and then looked at the people coming and going on the street, and said to Zhang Xian with emotion, "Brother Xian, it seems that we have really rescued Ying Tianfu from the rebellion. ”

Zhang Xian nodded and said, "This is all the credit of the eldest brother." If it weren't for the eldest brother's insistence on staying in Yingtian, maybe we would have returned to Xiangzhou. Then Ying Tianfu is probably already bleeding by now. ”

Yue Fei couldn't help but look to the northwest, which was the direction where Xiangzhou was located. I wonder what is the situation of Xiangzhou now? Can his younger brother Huo Rui take care of his mother?

Zhang Xian looked at Yue Fei's expression and had already guessed Yue Fei's thoughts. hurriedly said, "As long as we quickly pacify Ying Tianfu, the eldest brother can go back to Xiangzhou to visit his aunt." I just don't know how Ji Qian and they are fighting outside the city? ”