Li Zhen led people out of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and Gui Liang took people back to the house halfway. When leaving, Gui Liang also said that he would not get along with Li Zhen and that he would completely draw a line with Li Zhen.

In this regard, Li Zhen could only smile helplessly.

He couldn't have invalidated the law for the sake of Shun Fu alone, for Li Zhen, the country was founded by him, just like his son, and China had just been established, and it was just a newborn baby, unable to withstand the toss. After returning home, Zhilan went back to the room directly, and Li Zhen went to the study first, checked the affairs of the whole country one by one, and dealt with the things that needed to be dealt with before going to Zhilan's room.

In the room, Zhilan was sitting alone and sulking.

During the day, it is impossible not to be angry.

Anyway, it was her biological father who knelt down to plead with Li Zhen, but Li Zhen was unmoved. Li Zhen came to Zhilan's side, smiled, and said, "What's the matter, are you still angry about my refusal to forgive Shunfu?" ”

"No life!"

Zhilan snorted and turned her head away.

Li Zhen smiled and said: "If you are angry, you will have wrinkles, and you will become unpretty, don't be angry." ”

Zhilan replied: "It's been a long time coming! ”

"My Zhilan is young and beautiful, she is a big beauty, why is she so old? Who, who dares to say that, I carry a kitchen knife to clean him up, and see if he dares to say this. ”

Zhilan sneered, glanced at Li Zhen, and said, "Just you, still carrying a kitchen knife?" It's pretty much the same with a gun. ”

Li Zhen replied: "Whether it's a kitchen knife or a gun, as long as it can give my family Lan'er an outlet, it's worth it." ”

"Who is your Lan'er, I'm not."

Zhilan snorted and didn't speak.

Li Zhen turned Zhilan's face over and said with a smile: "Okay, today's incident is all my fault." This time, I disobeyed my old father-in-law and made the old man lose face. At the same time, it was also my fault that my wife hurt face and lost her relatives. Next time, next time, I will not disobey my old father-in-law's request, and follow my wife's instructions, absolutely unambiguous. ”

Zhilan snorted angrily: "It was your fault!" ”

Li Zhen said again: "Madame's words are reasonable, and Madame's words are correct. ”

Zhilan knew Li Zhen's character, if there was really a relative who broke the law next time, and encountered such a situation again, the result would still be severely punished, and she would definitely not be shown mercy outside the law. But Li Zhenneng lowered his head and apologized to her, which was already the biggest concession. If she really ignored Li Zhen, she would be affected in the end.

Zhilan put the unhappiness in her heart behind, suppressed the grief of losing her loved ones, and opened her heart to chat with Li Zhen and talk about some family things. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and there were a lot of things to say, so this one was out of control......

Early the next morning, Zeng Guofan came to the presidential palace.

In the study, the two guests and hosts are seated.

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Brother Bohan, during this time, the development trend of Beijing City and the whole country is okay? ”

Zeng Guofan looked excited, and said affirmatively: "Everything is fine, with the court headed by President Zhao escorting me, the officials are all doing their best, and they don't dare to come nonsense." The court is like a sharp sword, guaranteeing the integrity of officials. In this way, the orders we give can be carried out to the maximum extent. ”

After a pause, Zeng Guofan said again: "I am looking for the president because I want to discuss something with the president. ”

Li Zhen asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zeng Guofan's expression was serious, and he said unhurriedly: "For the time being, although many official positions in the country have been established, I don't think they are of much use, but they are easy to hinder the development of the government. For example, the position of governor set up in the whole country includes the governor of Zhili, the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Liangguang, etc., and below the governor, he is the governor of each province. The governor is in charge of multiple provinces, and the governor is in charge of one province, and I don't think the governor is necessary, but the governor can be removed directly, and the governor of a province and the government are directly connected. In this way, the lack of a governor would have to reduce the number of official positions and reduce the number of officials. ”

After a pause, Zeng Guofan continued: "In the same way, there are many bloated officials under the governor, and they can be streamlined. What I want to discuss with the president is the adjustment of officials across the country, but this is a very dangerous thing, and once there is a small point difference, it will cause a series of things. ”

Li Zhen asked, "Brother Bohan, why did you suddenly think of adjusting the official structure?" ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and said: "When Vice Premier Shi and I were dealing with state affairs, we also looked through the official structures of many countries, looked at the situation of many countries, and found that many of our officials were unnecessary and did not maximize the use of officials, so they must be dealt with well. ”

"Okay, I support this!"

Li Zhen said: "Since you want to do it, you must do it well." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Did the president agree? ”

Li Zhen said: "I agree! Specific changes are not a matter of cutting one or two. The bigger one comes from the Manchu system, we founded the country, but more of it follows the official rank of the Manchu Qing and does not have anything of its own. It was simply a complete purge, reforming the official system left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and implementing the official positions of New China. ”

Zeng Guofan asked, "Does the president have any ideas?" ”

Li Zhen continued: "Brother Bohan understands the situation of various countries, and also has a detailed understanding of the officials of his own country, so let's sort them out one by one. At present, you are the prime minister, the highest official in the country, and you are in charge of various departments, and there are a series of officials under the department, which belongs to the government. ”

"A piece of local government, I'll tell you what I think."

"At present, after the governor is removed, he is the governor of the provinces, and below the governor is the prefect, and below the prefect is the county order, and many of these names are very difficult to remember, and many people do not know. My idea is that the governor should be changed to a governor, which means the governor of a province, which is very figurative and appropriate; The title of each prefecture was also modified, the prefecture was changed to a city, and the prefect was renamed the mayor, which means the governor of a city, such as the prefect of Wuzhou Prefecture, which was changed to Wuzhou City, and the official was called the mayor of Wuzhou City. ”

"The position of mayor has long existed, during the Warring States period called the city official, to the Han Dynasty, Chang'an, Luoyang, Handan, Linzi and other six cities set up mayors, the purpose is to manage the market. Now, let's follow the title of the governor, unify the caliber, and call it the mayor, which is better to listen to and easy to manage. ”

"Below the mayor, the county magistrates are called county heads, the townships are called township heads, and the villages are called village heads. Simple and clear, a big structure of the state comes out. As for the rest that still need to be deleted, we will agree one by one, what does Brother Bohan think? ”

Zeng Guofan stared at Li Zhen in a daze, and after a long sound, he spoke: "Why can the president say so many things so easily? Vice President Shi and I broke our heads, and we couldn't think of it! ”

Li Zhen laughed and said: "I just paid more attention to the situation abroad, this is based on the outside, there is a governor in the United States, let's also get a governor." ”

In a word, Li Zhen covered up the past.

Zeng Guofan didn't ask, it was just that Li Zhen mentioned this matter, which was enough for him to be busy. Zeng Guofan said goodbye and left, ready to sort out and discuss with Li Zhen again. As soon as Zeng Guofan left, a soldier walked in and reported: "President, Minister of Finance Qiao Zhiyong has been waiting in the hall for a long time, and I have something to discuss with you. ”

Li Zhen got up and said, "I'll go immediately!" ”

With that, Li Zhen got up and left the study and walked towards the middle of the hall.

ps: the third shift; Call it a day.