Chapter 120: Sailing Against the Tide (Part II)

Liu Cun returned to Linzi to learn of this situation, and after discussing it with his subordinates, he decided to ignore it and let it develop, and see who was in the court, especially in Qingzhou, who was fueling the opposition to the new policy?

Let those clowns all jump out and then clean up together.

Gongsun Pei, Guan Ning and others had the same opinion, Liu Cun was completely relieved, no matter how chaotic the outside world was, as long as Qingzhou was not chaotic, he didn't care, but hoped that this unprecedented debate would be as intense as possible, and the longer the better.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of Zhongping, more than 300 officials from all over Qingzhou, including county magistrates, county magistrates, county officials, chief secretaries and governors, gathered in Linzi to participate in the 10-day Qingzhou government affairs meeting.

Liu Cun and his henchmen knew very well that convening such an unprecedentedly important meeting would bring more negative impacts, but this meeting could not be ignored.

For the sake of the future of Qingzhou, for the interests of millions of people, and for the development and growth of the group, no matter how much negative impact Liu Cun has, he must vigorously rectify the officialdom of Qingzhou, unify the ideological understanding of officials at all levels, sum up the lessons and lessons of the past few years, point out a clear direction, firmly implement the new policy of Qingzhou, and let all officials in Qingzhou move towards the same goal.

Only by unifying his thinking and pace, and having no worries, can Liu Cun move his knife against all opposition forces without any scruples.

Today's chaotic world is very favorable to Liu Cun, and with his silent efforts, the Taishou and the prime ministers of the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou have almost changed all over again, and they have been replaced by talented leaders that he can trust.

Daxian Guan Ning became the minister of Jinan. Under his rule, the annual tax payment accounted for 30% of the total tax in Qingzhou.

Wang Lie, who was highly regarded by Shilin for his uprightness and political talent, served as the new minister of Beihai State, which had a good foundation in agriculture and handicrafts.

Xu Yi, who has both ability and political integrity, loves the people like a son. Promoted to the sparsely populated Donglai County Taishou, which urgently needs to be developed, Liu Cun and his henchmen have been planning for a year to implement the Donglai Great Reclamation Waste.

Besides. Pingyuan County's new Taishou Cangci, Chengyang County's new Taishou Liu Ye, who has occupied half of Qingzhou's economy, are all Liu Cun's group cadres appointed by the emperor personally, Qi County's Taishou Jiaohe and Liu Cun are getting closer and closer, and they have privately expressed their firm support to Liu Cun many times, which are the confidence of Liu Cun to dare to give it a go and seize the opportunity to go against the current.

Only Lu Feng, the Taishou of Le'an County from the Jiangdong Lu clan, is definitely a typical figure of the stubborn forces in the hostile camp.

Lu Feng has always opposed Liu Cun's economic policies and reform measures, and has repeatedly written to the imperial court to criticize Liu Cun, exposing Liu Cun for suppressing the enemy landlords and gentry, and overstepping the system to build the city and harbor wharf on the south bank of the Yellow River estuary. and sent a large number of Langya sailors who gradually exceeded the system to station and other crimes.

The self-proclaimed arrogant Lu Feng has not yet visited his boss Liu Cun, he knows that he can't stop Liu Cun's progress, but he still can't stand up to Liu Cun under the pretext of illness, hiding behind the landlord Haoqiang of Le'an County to make suggestions, inciting the local powerful forces to unite to resist Liu Cun's new policy, refusing to provide relief and resettlement to tens of thousands of displaced people, while frantically occupying the mountains and forests in the territory, carving up the salt pans along the beach flats.

In this regard, Liu Cun adopted Gongsun Pei and Guoyuan's strategy of delaying the army. At the same time, it urgently stopped the repair and expansion of Linji County, Le'an County (now Liujia Town, Gaoqing County, Shandong), widening the official road and dredging the river, and moved all the 3,000 craftsmen and more than 50,000 displaced people who built the Linji City to Leling County north of the Yellow River. Efforts were made to build Leling New Town and coastal wharves, and a large number of inspectors and tax officials were dispatched to review the prison proceedings in Le'an County. Xiang Taishou Lu Feng and the county orders demanded the huge taxes that had been in arrears for many years, laying the foundation for the next crackdown.

Overall. The problem of Le'an County could not hinder the pace of reform in the entire Qingzhou, and the absence of the Taishou of Anle County and the chief officials of the six subordinate counties. It has no impact on the 12-day Qingzhou government council.

After five days of summing up the gains and losses of administration, and after five days of group discussions, more than 330 officials at all levels made concerted efforts to repeatedly revise and revise the policies, and promulgated and adopted nine new policies, including the "Qingzhou Five-Year Development Outline," the "Qingzhou Tax Administration Supplementary Regulations," the "Qingzhou Criminal Prison Litigation Supplementary Regulations," and the "Qingzhou Ten-Year Education Plan," which are more in line with the requirements of the national and imperial system and legal code.

Among them, the trial draft of salaries and welfare benefits for officials at all levels in Qingzhou, the draft of the authority for the use of financial funds by governments at all levels, and the establishment of patrol and arrest yamen directly under the jurisdiction of county commanders and county lieutenants were all implemented in the form of official documents issued by the Assassin History Office, so as to avoid appearing in the form of laws and regulations and becoming a fatal handle for political enemies to rise up and attack.

The Qingzhou Government Affairs Conference, which closed on December 12 of the fifth year of Zhongping, is of milestone significance, and the Qingzhou New Deal Reform that is still half-covered by the pipa is revealed to the world, and Qingzhou of the Han Dynasty has since stepped into a bright road full of hardships.

Liu Cun has been looking forward to the separation of military and political affairs and the independence of the judiciary for many years, and finally took the most difficult first step.

Due to the invitation of Zheng Xuan, the head of Langya Academy, Bing Yuan, the superintendent of the school, and Shen Tupan, Wang Lie, and others, who are known for their proficiency in the code and criminal name, to make reports, the establishment of the judicial yamen and the supervision yamen won the support of the majority of officials, and after the meeting vote, Shen Tupan, who has been hired by Liu Cun as the Qingzhou government, served as the first chief official of the judicial yamen, and was fully responsible for the establishment of the judicial yamen of Qingzhou and various counties.

Wang Lie, the upright and upright minister of Beihai, was elected by most of the officials attending the meeting and was appointed by Liu Cun as the first chief official of the Qingzhou Prefecture Supervision Yamen.

Among the many topics discussed during the meeting, the new policy of "recovering financial rights and unifying the allocation of fiscal revenue and expenditure" that Liu Cun was most worried about was passed by all of them with great ease, which made Liu Cun overjoyed, but he also thought deeply.

Under the centuries-old feudal system of the Han Dynasty, local officials at all levels were struggling to cope with the heavy tax collection tasks of the imperial court, and could only extort and oppress the people under their rule without conscience.

Therefore, for hundreds of years, it has been difficult for the entire Han regime at all levels to form an effective financial system. Every county official is reluctant to take care of this mess, and the world has been in turmoil for several years. As a result, the imperial court continued to increase taxes and levies, and the burden on the shoulders of local officials at all levels became heavier and heavier. It's on the verge of unbearable proportions.

It was under such circumstances that Qingzhou's financial control power was quickly concentrated in the Assassin's Mansion, and Liu Cun was able to set up branches directly under the tax administration yamen of the Qingzhou Assassin's Mansion in the counties under his rule, so as to firmly grasp the financial power under his rule.

In order to arouse the enthusiasm of county officials and encourage counties to develop industry and commerce on the basis of vigorously developing agriculture, Liu Cun discussed with his confidants and advisers and introduced an unprecedented new policy that made the county chiefs excited.

-- In the next five years, the fixed amount of taxes to be paid by each county will be based on the final statistics of this year, and the excess revenue will be distributed according to the proportion of 55. Fifty percent of it will be handed over to the state government tax and government yamen, and fifty percent will be allocated to the county yamen for the construction of local official roads and bridges, the development of education, the repair of public facilities, and the reward of outstanding officials. The amount of rewards for outstanding officials shall not exceed 20% of the total income of each county after the distribution of the Five-Year Plan; The state tax administration yamen and the financial officials stationed in each county shall strictly supervise and review the use of financial funds allocated to each county in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Qingzhou Tax Administration Supplementary Regulations"; The chief officials of each county who have exceeded the tax collection quota for two consecutive years will be rewarded by the state government and promoted in rank and position!

One of the most important outcomes of this meeting was that the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the military and government were clarified, and the organization, leadership, and command of the army were concentrated in the Qingzhou Assassin Prefecture. The armed forces have the responsibility and obligation to protect the territory and the people.

The political power at the county and county levels will no longer have judicial power and the power to organize and command the armed forces, and will devote more efforts to the people's livelihood and improve infrastructure construction on the basis of vigorously developing agriculture, industry, and commerce and increasing tax revenue. Education for the benefit of one party.

At the same time, the troops stationed in various places to protect the territory and the people no longer need to be supported by various places. All military expenditures were borne by the Assassin's Office, and each county made a new policy to be jointly followed. Establish and administer law enforcement agencies at the county and county levels on their own -- the county and county "patrol and arrest yamen" and the township level "patrol and arrest houses" to maintain internal security and order.

The readjusted Qingzhou Army is divided into three parts: the "Qingzhou Army" that is being formed, the world-renowned "Langya Army", and the original Langya Army that has been renamed the "Qingzhou Water Army".

Now. The total number of officers and soldiers under Liu Cun's command has reached 85,000, including:

The 25,000 cavalry led by Wang Qi, the lieutenant of the Langya Kingdom, and Yan Shen, the lieutenant of the Langya Kingdom, are still stationed in Kaiyang, the royal city of the Langya Kingdom, and the surrounding five counties.

Xu Sheng, the general of Sima Yangwu of the Qingzhou Division, and Fu Min, the newly promoted governor of Pingyuan County, led 25,000 soldiers to garrison the counties of Pingyuan County.

Qin Yi, the lieutenant of Jinan, led 5,000 soldiers to garrison Pingling and Zhuagu Mountain Pass in the east of Jinan.

Ji Wei, the chief instructor of the Langya Army and the governor of Chengyang County, and Zhai Yue, the infantry captain of the Langya Army and the deputy lieutenant of Chengyang County, led 30,000 soldiers to garrison all parts of Chengyang County.

The "Qingzhou Army," which is quietly expanding, has 25,000 infantry cavalry, including the cavalry general and Sima Tai Shici of the Qingzhou Division, and the rebellious general and cavalry captain Zhang He, who led 15,000 cavalry to garrison the newly built military camp in the west of Linzi City.

Xu He, the newly promoted lieutenant of Beihai, and Ni Qing, the lieutenant of Zuo, led 10,000 cavalry to be stationed in the Yingling Mausoleum of the Beihai National Governance Institute (now southeast of Changle County, Shandong).

The 5,000 cavalry led by Liu Cunqin of the assassin history were named "Qinwei Battalion" and "Garrison Battalion" respectively, and the 4,000 soldiers of the "Garrison Battalion" were stationed in the west of Linzi City and the east of the city respectively, which were under the command of Xu Yan, the newly promoted commander of Qi County; Lieutenant Zhai was promoted to the captain of the "Guards Battalion" and led a thousand soldiers to be stationed in the city.

Zhai Chao is only nineteen years old, eight feet tall, tall and burly with excellent martial arts, he is the younger brother of Zhai Yue, the fierce general of the Langya Army, and his father is now the head of the account office of the Langya Chamber of Commerce, and also serves as a visiting doctor of the Mingsuan Branch of Langya Agricultural Business School.

After the ten-day Qingzhou government affairs meeting, Liu Cun personally led all the participating officials to Chengyang County, and under the auspices of Liu Ye, the Taishou of Chengyang, they carried out a half-month visit and investigation of Dongwu County, Langya County, Tong County and Dong'an County in Dashanli.

Zhao Rong, who had just left Dongguan County to take up the post of Qingzhou Governor, admired Liu Cun's hand and believed that it was time to go to Chengyang County, which has the fastest development and the best livelihood, so that officials from all over the country can have a clear understanding and touch.

Liu Cunke didn't care what others thought, he rushed back to his mansion when he returned to Dongwu New Town, closed the door with his long-lost wife Mihuan, and poured out the grievances and lovesickness of parting. (To be continued......)

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