Shi Bao and Deng Ai were friends for a short period of time.
In addition, since Deng Ai discovered Shi Bao, he did not show contempt for Shi Bao because he was in a high position, so Shi Bao did not feel much restraint in front of Deng Ai.
Shi Bao, who was secretly complaining in his heart, quickly stopped Deng Ai's call. He said to Deng Ai: "Shizai, if you have any questions in your mind, you can just say it. There is no need to call me by my cousin."
If you continue to call me that, I will be embarrassed to eat again.
Deng Ai didn't know what Shi Bao was thinking, but he readily agreed to his friend's proposal.
Deng Ai motioned to the guard on the side to hand over a bowl of water. After he took the water from the guard and handed it to Shi Bao, he immediately asked Shi Bao what he had experienced in the past few days.
How could Shibao, who once had the reputation of "Shi Zhongrong, Unparalleled", become like this?
And why is it that it has been a year since his letter was written, but Shibao is only now heading south.
Hearing Deng Ai's question, Shi Bao first took a bite of the flour pancake, and then hurriedly drank a mouthful of warm water. Then he watched Deng Ai tell him everything he had experienced during this period.
It turned out that after the exchange of prisoners outside Jiyang City on that day, Shibao, as a county soldier from Yecheng, was sent back to Yecheng by Sima Yi.
On the way back to Yecheng, Shibao took the opportunity to escape from the team.
As Shi Bao had expected from the beginning, since he was not a regular soldier, his disappearance did not trigger a large-scale manhunt by the Wei army.
In this case, Shibao successfully crossed the mountains and went all the way south to the outside of Xinye City.
However, when Shibao arrived outside Xinye City, Mi Yang was leaving Xinye to avoid Zhang Wen and other Jiangdong envoys, so Shibao escaped without any surprise.
But Shibao was not discouraged.
Ming Zhu, it’s normal for it to be difficult to pursue.
Inspired by this mentality, Shibao headed south again.
However, since all the dry food he had on him had been eaten by that time, he could only hunt all the way south.
This is undoubtedly time consuming.
So when he arrived outside Xiangyang City in tattered clothes, Mi Yang actually led the army to leave Xiangyang City the day before.
After finding out the news, Shi Bao sighed in anger.
He was not angry, he was angry that his speed of going south was too slow, and he was only one day away.
But Shibao is a very resilient person.
Historically, he sold iron in Yecheng for several years without success before realizing his talent, and then went to Chang'an to sell iron for several years. This shows his resilience.
Of course, Shi Bao with this kind of personality would not give up his pursuit of Mi Yang easily.
On the day he learned that Mi Yang had led his army back to Hanzhong, Shibao immediately set off from Xiangyang towards Hanzhong.
Because he was not familiar with the roads and had learned lessons from before, Shi Bao did not waste time hunting along the way. He kept heading towards Hanzhong while asking for directions along the way.
With Shi Bao's perseverance, he finally reached the outside of Nanzheng City on the day Mi Yang arrived in Nanzheng.
But under such circumstances, it is understandable that Shi Bao would act like a starving ghost in front of Deng Ai.
This is truly a thousand-mile pursuit of the Lord.
Shi Bao answered in detail what he had experienced during this period, but avoided talking about the reasons why he did not go south in time before.
Deng Ai understood Shi Bao's little thoughts but did not expose them.
They all come from poor families, and each has the most miserable past. There is no need to get to the bottom of it.
Deng Ai just showed admiration on his face after hearing what Shi Bao had experienced during this time.
Deng Ai asked himself that he could not follow Mi Yang so firmly all the way without knowing whether he would be reused by Mi Yang.
Fortunately, Shi Bao had his handwritten letter, otherwise Shi Bao, who was acting suspiciously, might not have been brought to see him by the Han soldiers.
Deng Ai picked up another piece of bread and handed it to Shibao. Looking at the stone bag in front of him, Deng Ai seemed to think of his previous self.
If he had not met Mi Yang, how much better would his current situation be compared to Shibao?
Deng Ai, who had sympathy for Shi Bao in his heart, immediately comforted Shi Bao and said:
"No matter how wronged you have been before, now that you have found me, I will take you to see the prince immediately after I finish handling my affairs in a few days."
Deng Ai's promise finally made Shi Bao's dirty face look happy.
After hearing that Deng Ai was busy with important matters in recent days, Shi Bao couldn't help but curiously asked: "The two armies have just stopped fighting recently, so what matters can keep Shi Zai busy for several days?"
Faced with Shi Bao's curiosity, Deng Ai felt that what he was busy with was not a secret, so he told Shi Bao what Mi Yang had asked him to do.
After Shi Bao heard about what Deng Ai was busy with recently, he couldn't help showing a strong look of envy on his face.
Shi Bao, who is proficient in military strategy, knows that the rotational rest system for soldiers can greatly boost morale.
Due to the importance of this matter, the person who can handle this matter must not only have requirements for his or her own abilities, but also must be highly trusted by the general.
At present, Deng Ai can take charge of this matter for Mi Yang, which shows Deng Ai's status in Mi Yang's heart.
Shi Bao couldn't help but think of the Han army's initial attitude towards him after he was discovered by the Han army, which treated him as a spy.
But just when he took out Deng Ai's autographed letter from his arms, and a group of Han soldiers learned that he might be Deng Ai's friend, the attitude of those Han soldiers towards him changed 180 degrees.
It can be seen that Deng Ai's prestige among Mi Yang's army is not low at all.
Both came from poor families and were similar in age, but the life experiences between him and Deng Ai were as different as heaven and earth. How could Shi Bao not feel extremely envious of this?
With envy in his heart, Shi Bao suddenly sighed to Deng Ai:
"The Bohai Sea is unparalleled in its tolerance, but there is still Deng Shizai in the world!"
After sighing with emotion, Shi Bao could not help but feel a strong desire in his heart:
I hope Liangzhou Mu will also value him so highly in the future!
...
It has been several days since Mi Yang returned to Nanzheng City.
In the past few days, Mi Yang has not been idle at all.
The newly established Liangzhou is like a new country, with too many things to take care of.
The most important thing is to establish the state and dynasty structure of Liangzhou as soon as possible.
Liu Bei had a court to assist him in taking charge of the military and political affairs of the country. Liangzhou also established a state court to assist Mi Yang in controlling the military and political power of Liangzhou.
The first important thing Mi Yang has to do in the past few days is to identify all the officials in the state dynasty.
Otherwise, even though he has many reform measures in his mind, he will not be able to implement any of them.
The most important official position in the state court, Biejia, has been confirmed to be filled by Fa Miao. Now it is time to decide who will fill the other subordinate officials.
Although the post of state pastor was not often held in the Han Dynasty, many of the subordinate officials who should be responsible for the state pastor have been customized for hundreds of years.
Among the subordinate officials of Zhou Mu, apart from Biejia's very important status and power, there is another position that is no less important than Biejia.
That is Zhizhong engaged in, referred to as Zhizhong.
When Wen Hui was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, Cao Cao wanted to find a talented person to assist Wen Hui, so he said to Wen Hui: "Isn't it appropriate to have Jiang Ji to cure the evil?"
Later, Jiang Ji was appointed by Cao Cao as Yangzhou's farewell commander.
It can be seen that in the eyes of the world, sometimes Zhizhong and Biejia have equal power and status.
Leaving aside the example of Cao Wei, let's just say that when Zhuge Liang was serving as an assistant under Liu Bei, Pang Tong was in charge of governing. From this, we can know how high the status of governing is.
The difference between the two duties is that Biejia often goes out with the state pastor to inspect, supervise the states and counties, and is the first conveyor of the state pastor's will.
Governance mainly involves taking charge of specific affairs within the state under the leadership of the state pastor.
It’s just that the responsibilities of the two cannot be simply divided, nor can they be limited to written provisions.
The two are like the right-hand man of Zhou Mu. They are often involved in discussions on all major military and political affairs, and they are not clearly distinguished.
Biejia is like Zhongshu Province among the three central provinces in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in later generations. It is mainly responsible for drafting documents for the state animal husbandry and conveying orders to all subordinate officials in the state for the state animal husbandry.
Zhizhong is like the Shangshu Province among the three provinces, responsible for commanding each Cao to handle various affairs.
Of course, at that time, the power attributes of Biejia and Zhizhong were not very clear. It can only be said that there were some tendencies.
However, Mi Yang, who was determined to reform, deliberately drew on the advanced systems of later generations and clearly distinguished the boundaries between the powers of Biejia and Zhizhong in advance.
Because of this idea in mind, coupled with the importance of the post of governance, the candidate for governance is very important.
This person must have strong execution ability and be loyal to Mi Yang, otherwise Mi Yang's ideas will not be realized.
Finally, Mi Yang decided to recruit Lu Yi to govern Liangzhou.
Needless to say, Lu Yi's execution ability in government affairs.
After the first battle in Xicheng, Mi Yang was able to lead the army to attack Wudang without any distractions, thanks to Lu Yi who took care of all the affairs for him in the rear.
What's more, Lu Yi was originally his Hanxing County Magistrate. It was reasonable and reasonable for him to be promoted from a county magistrate to a state governor.
After deciding on the candidate for governance, Mi Yang was a little worried about the candidate for the bookkeeper.
Among the state officials, the status of the chief register is second only to that of Biejia and Zhizhong.
Although the rank of the chief clerk is lower than that of Biejia and Zhizhong, compared to Biejia who sometimes goes out to patrol counties on behalf of the governor, the chief clerk is the one who is always by the governor's side.
Due to the characteristics of the chief registrar, the chief registrar is often a close confidant of the state pastor, and the chief registrar has a very large room for promotion.
For example, Wen Hui, who was originally Cao Cao's chief secretary, was appointed governor of Yangzhou as soon as he was sent abroad.
Another example is that because of Mi Yang's own case, there is now a saying circulating in every county in the Han Dynasty: "It is better to be a chief bookkeeper than a county magistrate."
The power of role models is infinite. Under Mi Yang's influence, many Han scholars now regard the post of chief clerk as the best post after becoming an official...
In addition to the particularity of the position of chief registrar, it is also because in Mi Yang's conception, the chief registrar of Liangzhou should assume the responsibility of the province in later Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The chief registrar of Liangzhou should not only hold secrets and discuss state affairs with Biejia and Zhizhong, he should also be responsible for reviewing state orders, and he should dare to point out his mistakes when necessary.
After all, Mi Yang is not a god, and he will make mistakes sometimes.
Therefore, from the overall perspective, it is necessary to appropriately give the Registrar certain powers to review state orders as a precaution.
The three provinces each perform their own duties, and the organizational structure of checks and balances has been verified in later generations.
It can be regarded as an organizational structure that is both in line with national conditions and very advanced in this world.
Because of the importance and particularity of the chief secretary, Fa Miao kept putting forward several candidates, but they were all rejected by Mi Yang.
After much deliberation, Mi Yang decided to let Deng Ai be his chief clerk.
Although Deng Ai's political EQ is not high, perhaps it is precisely because of this trait that he dares to point out Mi Yang's omissions when necessary.
He had done this often in the past.
Apart from this reason, what Mi Yang values is Deng Ai's loyalty to him.
Those who have certain authority to raise objections to his orders must be extremely loyal to him.
Only in this way can we ensure that all objections raised by that person are for Mi Yang's good.
Mi Yang made appropriate reforms to the official system of the state dynasty. His intention was to improve the administrative efficiency of the state dynasty, not to allow people with ulterior motives to use it as a means to constrain him.
After deciding on the candidates for Zhizhong and Chief Register, Mi Yang asked Fa Miao to write two formal recruitment documents first.
Then he issued another order.
That is to put most of the Cao Cao in the state capital under the jurisdiction of Zhizhong.
Zhizhong is similar to the Shangshu Province in later generations, and the functions of the Shangshu Province in later generations are mainly carried out by the six departments under his jurisdiction.
The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.
But many people may not know that as early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, some names of the Six Parts had appeared.
For example, Xu Yun, the minister of official affairs, valued Shibao very much.
It's just that the titles of these six bureaus have not yet become popular in the world, and Mi Yang does not plan to directly establish the six bureaus in Liangzhou because it is unnecessary.
Although the six tribes were not popular in the Han Dynasty, there were still Cao Cao.
Merit: In charge of official appointment, promotion and performance appraisal.
Cang Cao: In charge of warehouses, rents, markets, weights and measures, and other matters.
Hucao: In charge of household registration, land and house affairs.
Bingcao: in charge of military affairs.
Facao: in charge of criminal law.
Shi Cao: in charge of transportation and construction.
...
There are all kinds of Cao, and their functions cannot be said to be similar to those of the Six Ministries in later generations. They are basically overlapping.
It can be said that the six divisions in later generations originated from the Cao Tuo of the Han Dynasty. In this case, why did Mi Yang bother to establish the six divisions?
Mi Yang only needed to formally issue a document to subordinate all the Cao Cao to Zhizhong.
As for this point, it is reasonable and reasonable, because in the official system of the Han Dynasty, the various Cao Cao were originally dispersed into separate jurisdictions and Zhizhong and were under separate jurisdiction.
Of course, it is impossible for Mi Yang to hand over all the Cao Cao to Zhizhong, otherwise Zhizhong's power will be too great.
For example, if the name Cao Cao is Cao, but his status and occupation are equivalent to each other, Mi Yang will single him out and be directly responsible to him.
There is also the Bingcao, an official office that is nominally in charge of the military in the state. It is impossible for Mi Yang to give him such great power.
County soldiers, county soldiers and other soldiers who did not have much combat effectiveness could be under the jurisdiction of the soldiers, who were responsible for capturing thieves in the territory and maintaining public order, similar to the police in later generations.
As for the military power of the regular soldiers used to fight, Mi Yang must firmly and directly control it.
Tens of thousands of troops were Mi Yang's greatest confidence to carry out drastic reforms.
