According to the rules of the yamen, errands must be done at the right time.
At Maozheng time, the subordinate officials on duty came to the door of the inner government house. There was an iron "cloud board" hanging under the eaves.
The cloud board rang seven times, and the door of the house, the hall door, the ceremony door, and the main door were knocked open in sequence.
The officials of the inner house left the house, and the officials waiting outside entered the gate. The crowd gathered in front of the lobby to wait for Yang Anxuan's arrival.
Today is the first time that Master Yang has been promoted to Dianmao. Who dares to neglect it?
Xin He prepared until midnight last night and got up before midnight to wash up. While eating corn porridge, he thought carefully about the things that Chief Yang might ask about, trying to leave a good impression.
At the third quarter of Maozheng, Yang Anxuan sat down in the lobby, lit the mao paintings, accepted everyone's worship, and then rewarded him with fruit wine and gave instructions to the directors. He had his own set of etiquette, which he will not mention.
By the time the whole process was over, it was almost the end of the day. Yang Anxuan left a dozen main brokers behind while the others dispersed to do their work.
When a new official takes office, his subordinates will post a notice to the whole county. Yang Anxuan, who is in charge of the post of prefect, must consult the geographical boundary books to understand the distribution of counties and villages in Runan County, population, fields, water conservancy stations, customs and habits, etc.
Chief Secretary Cheng has resigned, and the task of introducing the county's situation fell to Xin He, the chief secretary. Xin He was well prepared, pointing at the map and talking. Yang Anxuan asked questions from time to time, and Xin He answered them calmly.
Yang Anxuan nodded secretly. Yuan Hong admired this Xin chief reporter at first. From these questions and answers, it can be seen that this person is a talent, and he has everything in mind for all matters in Runan County.
With a few words of praise, Xin He was asked to return to the table and sit down. Xin He bowed to Yang Anxuan, returned to the left and sat down, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. Seeing Master Yang smiling and nodding frequently, his first impression on Master Yang must have been good.
Then as usual, he asked the literary director Deng Yuan about the school situation in the county. Deng Yuan said with a sad face: "The official schools in the county have been abandoned for a long time, and only some private schools remain. The charters have been weakened, and the famous schools have been ruined. It is sad and lamentable."
The entire Eastern Jin Dynasty official school was in ruins, and the Guozixue and Taixue in Beijing were also in vain. Yang Anxuan would not criticize Deng Yuan harshly.
Then he asked the famous people in the county and the wise men in the countryside. Deng Yuan said he was unclear. Xin He noticed that Yang Anxuan frowned slightly and secretly laughed that Deng Yu's flattery last night was probably in vain.
Asking Deng Yuan to sit back, Yang Anxuan looked at Kucao Gaotai and said, "Gao Kucao, how much savings does the county have?"
Gao Tai is a tall and thin man with a black mole on his left cheek, which is very easy to remember.
Gao Tai stood up and saluted: "Master Yang, there are 8,426 coins in the treasury, 12,426 stones and seven buckets of corn, 1,230 pieces of cloth..."
"Gao Kucao, why are there only these supplies in the county?" Before Gao Tai could finish speaking, Yang Anxuan interrupted him in shock and asked.
This was really beyond Yang Anxuan's expectation. When Yang Quanqi left the post of governor of Henan, he left at least five times as much money and food as Runan.
Yang Anxuan in Ruyang County knew that there had been floods this year and the farming season had been delayed due to military affairs, but these were not the only things. Could it be that someone was corrupt.
Seeing the murderous look in Yang Anxuan's eyes, Gao Tai shuddered and said: "In April, Governor Yu collected 50,000 shi of grain, 20,000 yuan, and 2,000 bolts of cloth. In June, floods began to hit various places. Governor Zhou ordered disaster relief and spent 80% of the corn stock. Thirty-two hundred stones and thirty-six thousand in money. The lower official has created an account book, and Mr. Yang can check it."
Xin He cupped his hands and said: "The conscription in April missed the farming season. This year there was a flood in Runan and the summer grain harvest was not harvested. The governor of Zhou took pity on the people and reduced taxes by half. As the new year is approaching, there is not much food in the treasury."
Gao Tai said with a bitter face: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the annual salary still needs to be raised. I hope Master Yang will think of a good plan soon."
After hearing Yuan Hong's introduction to the situation in the county in Ruyang County, Yang Anxuan was mentally prepared, but he did not expect that the inventory in Runan would be so small. According to what Xin He and Gao Tai said, there must be a lot of victims this year. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Where will the relief food come from?
Yang Anxuan smiled bitterly, Zhou Taishou entrusted all the affairs of the county to himself because he wanted to be the boss. Disaster relief is tax-free. Prefect Zhou is a good official, but he has emptied his inventory. How can he help the victims spend the New Year? If the people freeze and starve to death, his official reputation will plummet.
Recalling the disaster relief situation in Xinye County, Yang Anxuan asked Hu Cao Zou Chen: "Zou Hu Cao, how is the situation in each county? Have the taxes and grain been paid in full? Can the people save food for the winter?"
Zou Chen responded hesitantly: "The situation in each county is not optimistic. Thirteen of the fifteen counties are in arrears with taxes and grains. Langling County, which has the most arrears, has paid less than half of last year's taxes and grains."
"Why?" Yang Anxuan asked.
"The floods in Langling County in June triggered mudslides and destroyed three villages. 70% of the farmland in the county was initially flooded, and the particles were extremely small." Xin He visited the counties with the chief secretary to check the disaster situation, and said: "Several other counties are also different. The extent of the disaster was severe, roads, bridges, and canals were severely damaged, making it difficult for people to make a living."
Yang Anxuan felt a headache. He didn't expect that Runan County was in a mess, even worse than Xinye County. You must know that Xinye County only has five counties, and Runan has fifteen counties under its jurisdiction. The number of people under its jurisdiction is almost four times that of Xinye, more than half a million.
At the beginning, most of the victims in Xinye County were refugees from the war, while in Runan County, the people affected by the disaster were without food and clothing. I am afraid that the number of people who will need relief will exceed imagination.
After calming down his mind, Yang Anxuan ordered: "Zou Hucao, please write a letter immediately asking each county to report the money and food gaps. Liu Xunxing, send officials to various places to check, and report the actual situation in half a month."
Runan County governs fifteen counties, including Xinxi, Anyang, Ancheng, Shenyang, Beiyichun, Langling, Yang'an, Shangcai, Pingyu, Aoyang, Dingying, Nandun, Ruyang, Wufang and Xiping. The distance from Xinxi County may vary, but half a month is enough for a round trip to Xiping and Ruyang counties.
When Zou Chen and Liu Yan heard Yang Anxuan's anger, they hurriedly bowed and responded: "As ordered."
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said, "Time is pressing. Yu has brought three hundred horses with him. Officials from the government should take carriages when they go to the counties. Yu will send troops to escort them for safety."
Everyone was shocked and sent out carriages and military escorts. In addition to rushing for time, they would also act as Chief Yang's eyes and ears. I'm afraid they won't be able to fake anything this time.
"Everyone, our food and clothing come from the common people. When the common people are in trouble, we should do our best to help." Yang Anxuan glanced at everyone in the hall and said solemnly: "We are in the same boat and overcome the difficulties together. If anyone makes false claims, shifts the blame, or even harms the common people, But don’t be afraid that I will turn my back on you and deny you.”
Everyone stood up and bowed in response: "No."
It was difficult to be a poor family, and he encountered difficulties on the first day as a director. Yang Anxuan dismissed the office and took Zhang Feng on horseback to the military camp.
There are school grounds inside the east and west gates of Xinxi City, and Zhao Tian and others were stationed in the camp next to the school grounds at the west gate.
When Yang Anxuan took his seat, the sound of drill calls also sounded in the school grounds.
There are thousands of county soldiers stationed at the east campus of Xinxi City, but the actual number is less than 700. They only practice once every ten and a half months. It is just a perfunctory exercise and ends in less than half an hour.
Ruyang County has not experienced war for more than ten years since the Feishui War was fought to regain the lost territory. The troops were stationed just to serve and eat food, and they did not train carefully.
Former County Sima Xuyan was living a happy life with a free quota, and he didn't care about such trivial matters as training.
This new army's shouts are loud and lively in the school grounds, and their movements are neat and orderly, winning applause from the people. This is the mighty army that defeated the Qin army.
Among the thousands of people who followed Yang Anxuan south, Zhao Tian and Yin Ji were already lieutenant colonels. Chen Hua, Sun Zhong, and He Qing, the first batch of soldiers who followed Yang Anxuan, were either department commanders or Qu Junhou. This time he was also the commander of a hundred people.
The addition of Kuai En, Xu Xiaozhong, Meng Longfu, Yu Fei, Yan Ke, Pei Qiang and others made Zhao Tian and other old people feel even more pressure. These people are excellent in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, and they have the potential to catch up from behind.
After marching south, Yan Ke and Pei Qiang realized the shortcomings of their troops, trained harder, and had a heightened sense of crisis.
Yang Anxuan led Zhang Feng on horseback to the outside of the military camp. Several dozen steps away, someone in the observation tower loudly ordered him to dismount.
The rules in the army cannot be broken. Yang Anxuan dismounted his horse and led him to the camp gate and loudly announced his name. Zhao Tian led the people to pick him up.
When Yang Anxuan arrived at the military camp, it was already in full swing, and the sun was shining on the school grounds. Yu Fei led a group of people to practice archery, and Yin Ji led a group of people to practice riding and archery outside the city.
Yang Anxuan was attracted by the cheers coming from the school field, and stopped to watch with interest. Anxuan's 80-step army could hit 78 out of 10, and he felt satisfied and contented, he was really elite.
Yan Ke had a look of shame on his face and said: "The Yan and Pei tribes are far behind An Xuan's army. Please ask General Yang to send someone to teach us."
Yang Anxuan realized that when he came to Runan County, this place would become his foundation. King Kuaiji promised to recruit three thousand troops. If he raised Anxuan's army specifically, it would not be conducive to the integration of his subordinates.
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "They all came to Runan with Yu, so how can we distinguish each other? Yu deliberately disrupted the organization, brought in the old with the new, and brought in the original Runan garrison. We are all Runan officers and soldiers."
Yan Ke and Pei Qiang were very happy. If their own troops were integrated with An Xuan's army, their combat power would be significantly improved.
Surrounded by everyone, he came down to the main tent. Yang Anxuan briefly asked about his men's food, accommodation, luggage, etc., and then explained his purpose of coming, preparing to dispatch troops to accompany the government officials to inspect various counties to check the public sentiment.
Today, as a director in the lobby, Yang Anxuan felt that the government officials were not being used smoothly, and there would definitely be unforeseen violations in the future. No wonder it is said that once the emperor comes to the court, the new governor will replace a group of subordinates when he takes office.
Although he was not yet the governor, seeing Zhou Xing's intention, he had no intention of fighting for power, so he simply took a bigger step and used this time to provide relief to the victims and replace him with some of his own people.
The power of the prefect is very great. It is very easy to recommend a few county magistrates and recruit some deputies. To establish a firm foothold in Runan, you need the help of some trustworthy people.
Yang Anxuan used disaster relief to identify the wise and foolish officials of the county and replaced a group of them, striving to turn Runan County into an iron barrel within two or three years.
Based on his understanding of the direction of history, great chaos is imminent. Only with Runan as the foundation can he expand and conquer the world.
Thinking of this, Yang Anxuan said to Zhao Tian, Chen Hua and others: "You have been with Yu since he went south from Luoyang, and you will never leave him all the way. Yu may take over the post of prefect in his later years. If you intend to switch to civil service, you might as well Speak bluntly to Yu. And those brothers who followed Yu from Luoyang as the advance guard, you might as well tell them."
Chen Hua, Sun Zhong and others looked happy. They had been in the army for nearly twenty years. With the development of their lord, brave generals such as Kuai En appeared one after another. Their role in the army became smaller and smaller, and the chance of competing with these people for military exploits was also small. . It would be a dream to be able to switch to a civilian job and become stable. With the Lord's care, life would definitely be comfortable.
Seeing the hesitation on Zhao Tian's face, Yang Anxuan remained silent and said with a smile: "This matter is not urgent. You discuss it with your family and wait until the next year to tell Yu Bu Tai that there is something urgent for you to do now."
Zhao Tian and others clasped their fists solemnly and said: "General, please give the order."
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