Don't use it if you doubt it, don't doubt it if you employ it. Zhao Hong made a decision quickly.
"Wang Gang, I have appointed you as the envoy of Jiangnan East Road and the prefect of Jiankang Prefecture. You will be in charge of the military and political power of Jiangnan East Road. Your first priority is to reassure the people and train troops. Hu Mengyu is the commander-in-chief of Jiankang Prefecture and is in charge of the entire Jiangnan East Road. The finances of the Economic Realm are at your disposal, and the Lord is implementing the New Deal. You two need to work together to implement the Economic Realm Law and ensure the financial supply of the New Deal."
Zhizhi envoys are responsible for commanding military and political power, mainly to appease local areas and organize and train new armies. The Governor-General of Jiankang Prefecture is not only in charge of the finance of Jiankang Prefecture, but also the finance of Jiangnan East Road and the First Road, and is mainly responsible for the implementation of the Meridian Law.
The reason for this arrangement is that Wang Gang is mature and prudent and takes charge of the overall situation, while Hu Mengyu is young and energetic, charging into the battle as the vanguard of the New Deal. Zhou Ping's Anti-Corruption Department serves as a support to escort the implementation of the New Deal.
"Your Majesty, the original envoy and commander-in-chief..."
Hu Mengyu's heart was beating wildly, and he tried his best to control the trembling of his body.
The envoys of Jiangnan East Road, as well as the general of Jiankang Mansion, were high-ranking officials in the border areas, with high positions of authority. How could they be replaced just by the emperor's request?
"I want to implement the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road, do I still need to ask them what they mean?"
Zhao Hong smiled coldly and looked at Hu Mengyu and the others.
"Jiangnan East Road is implementing the New Deal. You can just go ahead and have your own anti-corruption department to eliminate corrupt officials and powerful officials in the local area to protect you two."
Generally speaking, officials are powerful and have personal problems. They take advantage of the anti-corruption campaign and punish them with the law. It is beneficial to implement the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road.
As for the original envoys and generals, they can be placed at will.
Wang Gang and Hu Mengyu were secretly frightened and quickly followed the order.
Anti-Corruption Department! Sure enough, the emperor went on a killing spree in order to implement the New Deal.
"Hu Mengyu and Wu Wenying have traveled far and wide and have made a lot of progress. As a staff member of your consulate general, he helps you implement the New Deal. What do you think?"
Wu Wenying traveled among the people and knew the hardships of people's livelihood, which was a useful complement to Hu Mengyu.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Wu Wenying is talented, and I thank Your Majesty for your understanding!"
Hu Mengyu has a good relationship with Wu Wenying, and it is certainly a blessing to have the help of a good friend.
Wu Wenying, like Hu Mengyu, also stepped forward to thank him.
With the Anti-Corruption Department working, they are implementing the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road, so the burden on their shoulders is much lighter.
He also understood what Zhao Hong meant and knew that he was a scholar, and he was afraid that he would not be used to it in the officialdom, so he made him a staff member instead of an official.
In fact, he was also hesitating whether to enter officialdom?
Zhao Hong was ambitious and shared his poetry. When working under Zhao Hong, there were not so many constraints. As long as he was upright, he would not have so many scruples.
However, being a minister and being an adviser are completely different. He needs to think about it carefully.
"You all listen up, I have a message for you: There is no need to be afraid of the changes in nature, no fear of the ancestors, and no sympathy for the words of people. This is the essence of the reform. I have spoken before, and you have done well, but it is your duty to serve the country. For the sake of the people, I will never treat you badly. But if you do not do well, I will not hesitate to replace you and replace you with talented people!"
Zhao Hong's words made Wang Gang and Hu Mengyu change their expressions, and they were sweating uncontrollably.
Are we risking our lives in implementing the New Deal?
Wu Wenying was secretly grateful. This is the helplessness of being in the officialdom. Not everyone can bear the pressure, loneliness and pain.
Hu Mengyu was infected by Zhao Hong's emotions and started talking.
"His Majesty once said that our dynasty suffered from "three redundancies": redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant expenses. The "three redundancies" caused our Song Dynasty to become poor and weak. Your Majesty implemented the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road to solve the problem. "Three redundancies" are stubborn diseases. I am right what I said."
"That's right. Hu Mengyu, do you have something to say?"
Zhao Hong looked at Hu Mengyu in surprise. He pointed out the various shortcomings of the Song Dynasty in the newspaper. Unexpectedly, Hu Mengyu was also paying attention and had his own opinions.
"Returning to your majesty, I believe that your majesty is implementing the New Deal, enforcing the boundary law, and inspecting the land's abuses; establishing the Jinling Martial Arts Hall and rectifying military equipment are to weed out the bad and reshape the official army; as for the Anti-Corruption Department, it is to Clarify the administration of officials. Your Majesty’s various practices have served the country and the people, but they still have shortcomings and flaws."
As expected, Hu Mengyu pointed out the shortcomings of Zhao Hong's new policy.
"Hu Qing, I am willing to hear the details and listen attentively!"
Hu Mengyu's outspokenness aroused Zhao Hong's interest.
He wanted to hear what Hu Mengyu stood for?
"Your Majesty, you know that there are two ways for officials in our dynasty to become officials. One is to obtain scholars through the imperial examination, and the other is to enter the official position through grace."
Enmeng becomes an official?
Zhao Hong smiled slightly and nodded lightly.
He was already working on Enyin's appointment as an official, but he didn't expect that Hu Mengyu would be brought up on the table.
"Your Majesty, there are about 40,000 officials in our dynasty, 24,000 of whom are Enmeng's replacements, and 12,000 who are candidates for the imperial examination. In other words, 60% of the officials in the officialdom are Enmeng's replacements. , 30% is enough to pass the imperial examination and become an official."
60% of officials are second or third generation officials!
Zhao Hong nodded and remained calm.
It seems that a small Jinling University cannot solve the shortcomings of "hereditary" officials.
Hu Mengyu, indeed Geng Jie said bluntly, he was not wrong.
"Your Majesty, the system of kindness and kindness has been around since ancient times, but in our dynasty, it has become widespread and poisonous. Isn't it absurd?"
Hu Mengyu ignored Wang Gang and kept winking, cocked his neck and continued to speak.
"When one person in our dynasty becomes an official, all his descendants can become officials. In the Han Dynasty, there was only one person, and in the Tang Dynasty, there were only one or two people. But in our dynasty, there are countless people. The imperial court customized it, with ten prime ministers, eight governors, and six attendants. , there are four people from Zhongsan to Zhongdafu, and three people are responsible for Chaofenglang and Chaoyi. It can be said that one person attains enlightenment, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!"
Hu Mengyu looked solemn and talked eloquently.
"Your Majesty, there are many names for Enmeng, such as saint rhythm supplements, suburban sacrificial memorial memorials, official official memorial memorials, and begging for academic titles. All these have led to an overflow of officials, good and bad alike, the powerful children of the powerful have become powerful, the people are miserable, and the court has lost the support of the people. Your Majesty is fighting corruption in the front, but they are committing crimes and crimes in the back. Has Your Majesty finished the investigation?"
Hu Mengyu came from a poor background and had a fiery temperament. He did not shy away from hiding anything and told everything in front of Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong shook his head gently and let out a long sigh.
Ask the canal where you can get such clear water, because there is a source of living water.
The source is dirty. How easy is it to get clean water?
"Hu Qing, please tell me, what is the solution?"
When a problem arises, it must be solved. Let's see if Hu Mengyu has a solution.
"Your Majesty, it is better to imitate the old system of Han and Tang Dynasties. Those who are inferior and mediocre officials will not be favored and accepted into official positions."
Wang Gang is gentler and not as radical as the young Hu Mengyu.
Once Enmeng's official appointment is cancelled, the whole court will definitely resist. The emperor has just ascended the throne, so he had better sit down first.
"Your Majesty wants to implement the New Deal to solve the stubborn problem of "redundant officials", and Enmeng must be cut off from becoming an official. Your Majesty founded Jinling University to solve the problem of "redundant officials" among the children of powerful people. The imperial court can use the Anti-Corruption Department to implement the New Deal , crack down on a group of corrupt officials, and then abolish Enmeng's move to become an official. Please think again, Your Majesty."
Sure enough, Hu Mengyu was much more radical and wanted to abolish Enmeng and become an official.
"Your Majesty, if Enmeng is abolished and becomes an official, the people will cheer and cheer, but those officials will complain. Your Majesty has not yet secured his throne, so you need to be cautious!"
Wang Gang felt uneasy and persuaded again.
Zhao Hong was ambitious and intended to revive the Song Dynasty. He didn't want Zhao Hong to get into trouble with officials or even have his throne unstable because of a small loss.
"There are so many complaints? Can they still rebel?"
Zhao Hong's stubbornness became stronger, he sneered, and then said:
"Wang Qing is mature and prudent, and his words make sense. First, he will implement the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road, clarify the officialdom, eliminate corruption, and ensure the implementation of the New Deal. Then he will implement the New Deal on all roads, and when the time is right, he will abolish or improve the current system. Enmeng’s move to become an official.”
He had just ascended the throne. If he fell out with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, including his own prime ministers and ruling officials, it would be difficult to implement the New Deal.
You can't act arbitrarily and kill gods when you see them, and destroy Buddhas when you see them, right? That’s too simple and cruel!
Now, taking advantage of Jinling University Hall's tactic to delay the war, using Jiangnan East Road to implement the New Deal, and using the anti-corruption department's false pretence, we can delay it as long as possible. In three or four years, the New Deal should have made some progress, and by then Enyin would have died naturally after becoming an official.
At present, we still need to solve the major problems of corruption in government and weak side affairs!
"Your Majesty, I heard that Zhao Fan, the magistrate of Yangzhou, was reprimanded, and your Majesty asked the officials of the Manchu Dynasty to recommend talents. Does your Majesty have a suitable candidate in mind?"
Wang Gang suddenly asked.
"Oh, Wang Qing, do you have any talents to recommend?"
Zhao Hong was startled and asked immediately.
Shi Miyuan was in power, and the sages were left idle. He issued an order to recommend talents because he wanted to find some useful talents to serve the country.
"Your Majesty, I know of a person who is both civil and military and has great talents. He can be reused."
Knowing that Zhao Hong had just ascended the throne and was thirsty for talents and liked talented ministers who had not yet been recognized, Wang Gang immediately recommended him.
"Wang Qing, tell me quickly!"
Sure enough, Zhao Hong immediately became interested.
"Your Majesty, this man's name is Du Gao. He is over forty years old. He is a good strategist and a good soldier, especially with extraordinary skills. He is now the county magistrate of Jiangshan County. In the twelfth year of Jiading, the Jin soldiers besieged Chuzhou, and Du Gao led the troops to rescue him. He was hit by two arrows in the face and repelled the attack of the Jin soldiers. When Zeng Shizhong, the envoy of the Huaixi system, was serving as the official of Luzhou Jiedu, a mutiny broke out in the local area. Du Gao rode there alone and quelled the rebellion."
Wang Gang's words made Zhao Hong sigh with emotion and couldn't help but shake his head.
"It can be said that a talent is not recognized, and a bright pearl is cast into darkness, which can be called a great tragedy in life. Since Du Gao has such a great talent, why is he just a small county magistrate?"
Du Gao, there seems to be this person in history, and he is quite famous.
The tragedy of Xin Qiji's life is unimaginable and can be found everywhere in the world.
Wang Gang and Hu Mengyu smiled bitterly at each other, and the meaning was self-evident.
The wise are idle and poor, while the mediocre are crowned with glory. This has to be said to be the tragedy of the Song Dynasty.
"Dong Songchen, immediately send someone to Jiangshan County to announce that Du Gao, the Prime Minister of Jiangshan County, will come to Lin'an City to meet the Holy Spirit!"
Zhao Hong shook his head and immediately made his decision.
There are talented people in the wild, this is really an unexpected harvest.
"Two ministers, Fan Zhong, the official of the Ministry of Justice, and Meng Gong, the son of Meng Zongzheng, the former ruler of Jing'e, how about these two people?"
Zhao Hong glanced at the pile of memorials recommending talented people on the table.
Wang Gang once served on the Huaidong front line, commanding the Huaidong army and Ma Caifu. He and Meng Zongzheng and his son fought against the Jin in the southeastern border, and the two sides had intersections.
Fan Zhong, on the other hand, is an honest official and makes a statement.
"Your Majesty, Fan Zhong is an upright and honest person, and can be a model for our officials. If all the courtiers were like Fan Zhong, we, the Song Dynasty, would have nothing to worry about."
As an official in the same dynasty, Hu Mengyu knew Fan Zhong thoroughly and respected him highly.
"Your Majesty, from what I can see, the Meng family is a loyal family, full of talented generals. Meng Gong is a great talent, just like Du Gao, he is an unparalleled scholar in the country and can be reused!"
Wang Gang bowed solemnly and said it loudly.
What an unparalleled national scholar!
Zhao Hong nodded slightly, his heart full of expectations.
One Yu Jie, one Meng Gong, and this Du Gao, several famous generals are all under control. If the Song Dynasty is not rejuvenated, what is the law of heaven?
