In fact, many ordinary clans are looking forward to Zhang Shize's arrival. Shandong is very close to Kaifeng, and the clan of King Zhou also knows some about the situation in Shandong, and is very envious of the current life of the clan in Shandong.

The Zhou clan has been passed down for more than 200 years, and now it is the twelfth generation of King Zhou, and most of the clans are very far away from the current King of Zhou, and there is almost no difference between them and passers-by, so the Zhou Wangfu will not be soft on their Lu Mi.

After years of disasters, crop production has been reduced, and Henan is already full of displaced people, how can it have the ability to support tens of thousands of clans? Many of the lieutenants lived almost like the paupers, eating one meal without the next, and many clansmen were so hungry that they had to go to the streets to beg. So for them, Zhang Shize's arrival is simply a blessing.

After the reform of the new clan system, as long as you are willing to give up the Lu rice that you can no longer receive, you can get a field, twenty acres per person, and you can at least have a full stomach by cultivating it carefully, not to mention that there is still a chance to become an official.

Although he is only a member of the county government, not a high-ranking official, it is already a great creation for many poor clans who are on the death line. Give up the worthless clan identity and be a small official in the government, where can I find such a good thing?

Of course, not all clans can become officials, and they must pass an exam. However, as long as the text is rough, it can be passed. Over the years, the imperial court has established sects in various places, and there are schools dedicated to clans in Kaifeng City, and many clans are still literate.

"The number of clans in Kaifeng is really large, in just three days, more than 3,000 people have signed up!" Tang Chaoju sighed.

"Among the thirteen political divisions of the Ming Dynasty, the number of vassal kings in Henan is the largest. The palace of the king of Zhou has been passed down for more than 200 years, and the number of clans of the first line of the king of Zhou is nearly 10,000, and it is understandable that there are 3,000 people who have signed up. Zhang Shize said.

"Yes, this also excludes some wealthy clans of the county king generals who are unwilling to sign up, as well as many old, weak and illiterate clans. By the way, Master Hou, how many people from the sect will we admit this time? Tang Chaoju asked.

"You are the Kaifeng Inspector, you estimate how many officials are needed for each yamen." Zhang Shize said.

"Kaifeng is where the yamen of the Henan Buzheng Department is located, there are many yamen in the city, and there are many officials. In addition, there are more than 30 states and counties to which it belongs, and it is not enough to admit 1,000 clans as officials. If we count the armor guards to be established in the future, there will be at least five or six thousand officials. Tang Chaoju said.

"Then let's admit according to a thousand, and if there are shortcomings, we will conduct an examination for poor scholars after a while, and admit some scholars as officials. In the yamen, not all the officials are clansmen. Zhang Shize thought for a while and said.

"Master Hou is right. After all, the clans are used to doing nothing, and they are not familiar with all kinds of general affairs, although they can be trained for a period of time, they may not be able to do it well. Although the original officials in the yamen are not good things, there are always some honest ones, and these officials can stay and take the novices. Tang Chaoju suggested.

"Yes, you can just do it." Zhang Shize nodded.

There are too many things to deal with, there are red turban thieves everywhere to raid and plunder, more than 10 prefectures and counties in Tongxu, Weishi, Fugou, Taikang, and Chenzhou have been captured by the thief army, and it is necessary to implement the reform of the clan and feudal domain, to rectify the defeated army, and to deal with the officials and gentry with ill intentions.

"This is Kaifeng's one mansion, and there can be as many as eight mansions in Henan! It seems that you have to ask Your Majesty to send another important minister to Henan. Zhang Shize sighed.

In the past, Zhang Shize was very unconvinced by civil officials like Hong Chengchou, thinking that his ability was no worse than theirs, because he did a good job in northern Shaanxi. However, now, faced with such a complicated situation, Zhang Shize was immediately at a loss, and he didn't know where to start, so he realized the gap between him and Hong Chengchou and Wen Tiren.

"Master Hou, in my opinion, you should first control the army in the city, first reorganize the original defenders of Kaifeng, and control the army. Tang Chaoju suggested.

"The army in the city?" Zhang Shize muttered.

"Yes, although the army in the city has experienced defeat, there are still more than 10,000 soldiers who fled back to Kaifeng, plus the original Kaifeng defenders, the number of the entire Kaifeng army is about 15,000. Although the combat effectiveness of these armies is not very good, they are large enough that it will be very troublesome once chaos arises. Tang Chaoju said.

"Yes, the army should be rectified first!" Zhang Shize patted his thigh and said, "Since we want to rectify it, we will completely and comprehensively rectify it." Disband all the armies, cancel their military registration, organize them into private households, and recruit some of them into the Praetorian Guard! ”

"But it's beyond our authority to do so." Tang Chaoju reminded. Disbanded the army and changed the military household to a private household, although Zhang Shize was the chief soldier of Henan, he did not have this power at all.

"I ask Your Majesty for an order, I did it in Yansui and in Xuanfu Datong at the beginning." Zhang Shize said as a matter of course.

"But I'm afraid that those soldiers are not happy, although they have a hard time as soldiers, they can finally have something to eat, if they don't have the status of soldiers, what do they live on?" Tang Chao said.

"It's very simple, kill a group of officers and generals, distribute the military land they occupy to the soldiers, and then catch a group and kill a group of gentry, won't there be a field?" Zhang Shize said.

"That's all it can be." Tang Chao nodded.

So Zhang Shize immediately wrote a note, explained the current situation in Henan to Zhu Youzhen, and told the emperor that there was a civil unrest in Henan, and the red turban thieves had hundreds of thousands of people and had captured more than ten prefectures and counties. Then he talked about the situation in Kaifeng City, and his own methods for dealing with the Kaifeng garrison, and asked the emperor to send important ministers to Henan to preside over the matter.

After the song was written, Tang Chaoju read it and signed it, and sent someone to send it to the palace quickly.

After Song Shu sent him away, Zhang Shize was not idle, he ordered someone to invite Guo Bijin to prepare for the army, and began to liquidate the crime of defeat. Zhang Shize has the official position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and has the right to supervise the derelict officials.

"Pingbei Hou, this defeat is completely the responsibility of the lower officials, it was my carelessness that caused the camp to be attacked by the thieves, what crime should be charged, the lower officials will bear it." Guo Bijin took the initiative to take responsibility. Guo Bijin knew in his heart that no matter what, the responsibility for the defeat could not be escaped, and it was useless to deny it, so he admitted it very shamefully. It's a big deal to be dismissed from office, and you won't be killed.

"Lord Guo, you are also a two-rank jinshi, and you are familiar with the military strategy before you were appointed as a soldier, I don't believe that you don't send sentinels to investigate the enemy's situation after you set up camp, and you don't leave an army guard when you camp at night?" Zhang Shize frowned.

Guo Bijin was stunned for a moment: "Naturally, it was dispatched, and the army was also left on guard." ”

Zhang Shize said: "The camp was also attacked by the enemy, so it is not the responsibility of Lord Guo, how can the relevant generals be not responsible?" ”

Guo Bijin suddenly understood, and nodded again and again: "What Master Hou said is that those generals are flying high, and the yang is against the yin, so they are so defeated!" ”

Seeing Guo Bijin so good, Zhang Shize smiled with relief: "I'm afraid it's more than that, did those generals embezzle military salaries, and did they oppress the soldiers so that the morale of the army was weakened?" Mr. Guo can elaborate. As long as the matter is clear, Ben Hou will speak well for Lord Guo in front of His Majesty, at least Lord Guo will not lose his life because of this matter. ”