Franchising, holding a certificate, is another major policy contribution of Jia Liu to the peaceful development of the Qing Dynasty.

This policy is different from the past to raise the Kou for trouble (Xinghan Army), but also different from the direct fan (Yang Yuchun), and even more different from short-term political cooperation (Fu Ge, Se Ye), which is another innovative method of Jia Liuren.

If this policy can be welcomed and supported by many degraded officials, then the peaceful settlement of the Huguang dispute will become clear.

Theoretically, it works.

Practical, but also doable.

Because, the official ranks of the Xinghan regime almost retained eighty percent of the civil service system of the Qing Dynasty.

Hollowing out this pseudo-civil service system is equivalent to destroying the ruling foundation of the Xinghan Army.

Without a local foundation, the Xinghan army will be like a rootless duckweed, which will not last long.

Regarding the demotion, Jia Liu does not look at it with colored glasses, that is, he does not discriminate.

Because he personally had several wavering moments as to whether or not to surrender in times of difficulty.

Therefore, we should never underestimate the moral bottom line of the Qing intellectuals, and we should never underestimate the degree of prestige of the Qing Dynasty officials.

Fortunately, Jia Liu never considered himself an intellectual, he only considered himself an official.

Relatively much better.

Soon, it was time for Prince Rui's favorite meeting.

Holding meetings is one of Prince Rui's three hobbies in his life.

This time, General Zhong Xiang's Wang Xingyuan came to the meeting, mainly the generals who were demoted to the fifth rank or above in the military system in various places, and they all received the notice of the meeting from the Xingyuan General Office, whether they were actually awarded or registered.

The purpose of the meeting was clear, to distinguish between those who could and those who could not.

To come or not to come is the criterion of distinction.

Ding Qing, deputy director of the Eight Banners Internal Affairs Committee, who was responsible for convening and presiding over the meeting, reported: "Lord Wang, there should be 135 people at this meeting, but there are 126 people, and 9 people are absent. ”

"Which nine are missing?"

Jia Liu casually threw a cigarette to Deputy Director Ding, but he didn't smoke it, but smeared some lard from the small box on his mouth.

Last night, I worked overtime to make cigarettes, which made my lips a little bitter and dry today, and it has been cold recently, so it is obviously a little cracked and peeling.

For this, only lipstick can be used.

After the lard was smeared, Prince Rui looked obviously more radiant than just now, and had a more kingly temperament.

Ding Qing looked at the list and said that there were Song Xing, the garrison of Fang County, Sima Yunlong, the capital of Suizhou, Guo Yikui, the garrison of Dangyang, Ma Guoquan, and Lu Xiong, the capital of Guizhou.

The nine people, without exception, were all bad people, so they did not dare to come to the meeting.

Of course, the nine people also symbolically sent a leave note to Xingyuan, some said they were sick, some said that they fell from a horse, some said that the old man in the family died, and some said that they were busy doing New Year's goods for the upcoming New Year.

In short, there are various reasons for not wanting to update.

"Self-isolation from the court, self-isolation from this king, is it really stupid and sweet when this king is!"

Jia Liu snorted slightly, signaling Ding Qing to go to a meeting with him, not wanting to drop a gold ingot in his sleeve, Ding Qing saw this and hurriedly picked it up, and when he straightened his waist, the prince actually left.

Ahead, the captain of the security brigade, Bao Zhu, kindly reminded the President that His Excellency had just dropped a few thousand yuan.

Jia Liuwei snorted: "I know... However, I have just introduced a new policy, and tens of thousands of dollars are entered in minutes, and bending to pick up that piece of gold is actually a loss for me personally, so there is no need to pick it up. ”

"Huh?"

Captain Bao was confused, the prince obviously dropped a piece of gold, how could he make it as if he had made a fortune.

"You don't understand economics, and you can't understand what I'm telling you, by the way, I told you to read and write, how much have you learned now?"

Bao Zhu was a little embarrassed and said: "Your Excellency, Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu and Zheng Wang I already know how to write." ”

"Huh?"

Jia Liu was impressed and praised: "The progress is obvious, you have to keep it up, you will be a big official in the future, how can you do it if you are illiterate." ”

While talking, I arrived at the venue.

It is the lobby of the Zhizhou Yamen.

All the inconsequential things in the hall were moved out, and a rostrum was set up, and there were all small benches underneath.

Simplicity and luxury.

Luxury comes from the fact that those who can sit on a small bench are officials.

The two banners of "Prince Heshuorui" and "General Fuyuan" towered into the clouds at the door.

The "mirror hanging" that was originally hung behind the rostrum has become "loyal to the country".

Hundreds of imperial guards in yellow coats entered the venue, pushing the atmosphere of the venue to the highest.

Senior officials attending the meeting also included Niu Lunbao, Minister of the Interior in Zhongxiang, Zheng Dajin, Governor of Hubei, Saipan, Minister of Management of the Jianrui Battalion, Xi Ling'a, Minister of the President of the Tiger Gun Battalion, and Fo Xibao, Minister of the Management of the Yuanmingyuan Guard.

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In addition, Jia Liu's henchmen Wan Chaoxing, the general of Jingzhou, Ruilin, the deputy capital of Rehe, Zhang Dabiao, the general of Sichuan, Chang Bingzhong, the deputy general, and the Soren staff Shi Ertai and Kang Guoli.

"The Great General King has arrived!"

Accompanied by the sound of the imperial guards from afar, the sound of "all stand up" immediately sounded in the venue, and in an instant, active, passive, hundreds of generals stood together.

Surrounded by Deputy Director Ding and others who had picked up the gold ingots, Jia Liu stepped into the venue, first slowly glanced at the generals at the door, and then went to the rostrum to take a seat.

There is a chair on the rostrum, the table is not large, and a bowl of tea is placed on it, as well as the four treasures of the study, and the layout is very simple.

Minister of the Interior Niu Lunbao, Hubei Governor Zheng Dajin and others were seated in the first row below.

There was no problem with this seating arrangement, because none of the officials present were qualified to sit side by side with the Great General Wang.

Deputy Director Ding asked if Wang Ye could start, and after receiving a positive reply, he immediately stepped forward and exclaimed: "Sit down!" ”

Only then did everyone sit down.

Wang Daji, Gu Si and others, who had seen Prince Rui, had a sense of awe at this time, and the other generals were all seeing Prince Rui for the first time, and they were also full of freshness in awe.

After all, if these people didn't participate in the rebellion of the Xinghan Army to build the Qing Dynasty, let alone this life, even if they came back for another eight lifetimes, they wouldn't want to see the living prince.

In particular, Prince Rui became the commander of the army at a young age, which made the generals curious.

In addition to curiosity, they were more worried, because they didn't know what Prince Rui's purpose was in summoning them to Zhong Xiang.

In case this young prince of the Qing Dynasty turned his face and didn't recognize people, and let the knife and axe hand take them out and cut them down, it would inevitably be a little wronged.

In fact, when many generals receive the notice of a meeting, their first thought is not to hold the meeting.

The reason is that they think this meeting may be a feast.

However, after a psychological struggle, most of them still came to the conference.

There are those who figure it out by themselves, and there are those who are persuaded by their subordinates.

If the hard-won establishment is lost because he does not dare to go to the meeting, it will also be very unjust.

When the generals were thinking nonsense, they saw Prince Rui on the stage take off his hat, take off the white gloves in his hand, and then slapped the table reluctantly, and said angrily with a pure Beijing film: "You are willing to abandon the darkness and surrender to the court, this king is happy, but what you are doing now is worthy of this king and the court!" ”