After venting the depression of this period, Jia Quan had calmed down. He raised his head and looked at Huang Qiong in front of him, and then said: "Your Highness, you plan to put me in the General Affairs Department. You must have something to entrust to me. Your Highness, if there is anything you need me to do, just give me the instructions directly. I am so valued by His Highness, and I promise that I will do my best to fulfill His Highness’s instructions.”
After all, he is an intimate person around him, and it is really easy to tell. In response to Jia Quan's inquiry, Huang Qiong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Brother Jia is right. I have my own intentions in placing Brother Jia in the General Affairs Department. I have decided to select a group of low-level officials from the Six Departments." Officials are given the power of secret management and sent to various prefectures and counties to hold positions such as prefecture magistrate, prefecture co-ordinator, or county magistrate."
"But from now on, they don't have a reliable person in their secret affairs, so they can't help me manage and deal with it. Brother Jia is not only an old minister of my latent residence, but also a sympathizer with me. I naturally trust Brother Jia. Therefore, I plan to put Brother Jia in the Department of General Affairs and be in charge of secret information for me. After this matter is settled, these secret information will only be in the hands of Brother Jia from now on."
After pondering for a while, Huang Qiong decided to tell Jia Quan about his plan: "Old man, it seems that he has handed over all the power to me, but in fact he is still worried about me. Don't look at the fact that I even handed over the imperial seal to me. But the North and South Zhenfu Division is still firmly in his hands. Although I don't want to carry out all-encompassing surveillance on civil and military officials, I don't agree with this approach."
"But the existence of everything is reasonable. The North and South Town Fusi can exist for more than a hundred years, which is enough to show that they still have a certain role. Moreover, I have some ideas that cannot be separated from the North and South Town Fusi, especially the South Town Fusi. However, during the period when the few people unified the army in Longyou and inspected the Shaanxi Road, Nanzhen Fusi gave effective support. It cannot be said that there was no effective support, but it was really not much useful."
"And the reaction is slow and the cooperation is extremely low. To a certain extent, it is even a little restrictive to the few people. It has not played the role it should play in countering the rebellion in Longyou and certain things. I am not afraid of Brother Jia's jokes. If so, the people from Erlunan Town Fusi still didn't show up until I returned to the capital. Under this situation, I really can't count on them to help me."
"But if we build a new Qingzhi Yamen, firstly, it will take time, secondly, it will cost a lot of money, and thirdly, it will require specialized talents. I don't have much time now, nor a lot of money to fill that bottomless hole, and even more There is a lack of corresponding talents. The most important thing is that if we start a new business, not only will the tasks be the same in nature, but the tasks will overlap and internal friction will increase, it will also arouse the suspicion of the old man. "
"There are some things that I can afford to wait for, but the general situation of the world cannot afford to wait. There are some things that the North and South Zhenfusi can afford, but I can't afford them. In Longyou, if I wait for their news to come, I am afraid that my bones will be It’s so cold. Since we can’t start over from scratch, we can only find another way. Now Nanzhen Fusi’s informants in various places have the right to directly access Tianting’s secrets.”
"But their eyesight is still a bit narrow, and I'm afraid they are powerless about some things. Therefore, I decided to select a group of officials who are loyal to the court and are loyal and reliable to serve as the seal officials of Fuzhou County and give them secret certificates. Rights. In this way, it can be at least partially replaced. It may be reliable for the father, but it is not reliable for the widow, let alone Nanzhen Fusi."
"It's just that the demand for this group of officials is huge, and they are also picky about certain aspects. Those who are loyal may not be reliable, and those who are reliable may not be loyal. Therefore, it will take time to select this group of few people, and this is where Brother Jia's assistance is needed. By the way, those of your friends in the capital city can also be recommended as long as they meet this standard. Don't have any ideas, don't avoid relatives when you promote talents. "
Jia Quan thought about Huang Qiong's idea for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he raised his head and said to Huang Qiong: "Your Highness, this method is good. It avoids the time and money required to rebuild similar yamen, and it can be done in the shortest time." Within a few days, we will quietly re-create a system that is firmly in the hands of His Highness. As long as these people want to be in office or promoted, they don't dare to play any tricks."
"Moreover, these people are all palm print officers, and their eyelids are wider than those deployed by Nanzhen Fusi, and they have a more overall perspective on things. Your Highness's move is indeed quite clever. However, His Highness's single move Relying on selecting officials from among the officials in the capital, the number of officials that can be mobilized may not be able to meet the needs. I have a suggestion for your highness, your highness can select a group from the Imperial College."
"These people are all scholars, most of them are at least supervisors, and there are also a few who have the honor of being a civil servant. From my point of view, it is okay to let them serve as magistrates. Among the few who are particularly outstanding, His Highness Jian is appointed as the magistrate. A state judge is not a big problem. In this way, it can not only solve the problem of being unable to meet the needs within a short period of time, but also select a group of people for His Highness."
"Actually, the failure of some of them in the imperial examination is not entirely due to their own talent and learning. Your Highness also knows that although the imperial examination of this dynasty has been improved as much as possible compared to the previous Tang Dynasty, there are still many shortcomings. Many people have failed in the imperial examination, and it may not be them. There are many reasons why they are really poor at learning. These people are thrown into the Imperial College and continue to study like this, which is a waste of time and talent."
"And who is His Highness? He is the crown prince of the current dynasty. These people who were extracted by His Highness are actually the emperor's disciples in disguise. These people will be more motivated. It's just that His Highness, he heard the news and started to do something. In terms of scale, this must be grasped well. You may have to worry more about the handling of many things. In addition, your highness also needs to be clear about the authority of the minister. "
Huang Qiong nodded appreciatively to Jia Quan's words. Sure enough, the edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and only after a person goes through more tempering can he truly grow. After more than half a year of training, this guy has grown a lot. He was originally flamboyant and sharp, but now he also knows how to hide and dig. When looking at problems, we also know how to look deeper. For this guy, I can finally use it with confidence.
After thinking about it, Huang Qiong stood up and paced back and forth for a long time, then raised his head and said to Jia Quan: "Go back and think about this matter carefully and come up with a detailed statement for me. From now on, you can enter the palace at any time. Come find me. At the same time, make a list of your old friends in the capital. You should also make a few trips to the Imperial College to inspect some available talents."
"You are fully responsible for this matter. You are in front, and I will support you from behind. There is no need to rush this matter. I will give you half a year to select people. Remember, I don't necessarily want them to be honest. But we must not choose those people who are crazy about poverty in Jingzhao and don’t care about anything when they go out. They only know how to make money and find women. The people are already suffering enough, and we can’t let corrupt officials do anything wrong anymore.”
"Not to mention those nerds who can only follow books and do not even distinguish between grains and grains. As an official, even a seventh-grade county magistrate has the important responsibility of educating and educating the people under his rule. Building water conservancy and educating the people, Collecting taxes and fighting disasters and relieving the poor are heavy responsibilities. We often talk about governing the country, but what really matters is where we govern, and it lies with these state and county officials who govern a place."
"Although they are the lowest officials in the court, they are also the officials who really come into contact with the people. Whether they do well or not is directly related to the relationship between the people and the court. If they make a bad choice, how will they do when they get there? Loving the people directly affects the relationship between the people and the court. In the past dynasties, officials forced the people to rebel, all of which came from all states and counties in the world, and not once happened in the three provinces and six ministries."
"Therefore, we must consider more when employing people. It's not that I don't understand the truth that there are no fish in the water. But if you scratch the bottom three feet, it is unreasonable. This time I visited Shaanxi, and I felt a lot of emotion. Nowadays, the people in the world are really suffering. In addition to the money paid to the court and the land rent from the landlords, the remaining food from the year's harvest can only be barely enough to feed even in good years."
"Nowadays, land annexation is increasing in the world, and those gentry and clans that occupy the most land do not pay any money or food. The taxes of a state or a county are actually burdened by the people who have little land. This has caused a world in which the poor are getting poorer and poorer. The rich get richer. The imperial court's income is becoming increasingly scarce, and it often cannot make ends meet. If this situation continues, in a few years, I am afraid that the imperial soldiers will not be able to support them."
"When these people go down, they will not only shoulder the important task of reporting on the news and going to the secret service. They will also shoulder the important task of governing the place and serving as shepherds for the court. Therefore, the candidates must be chosen well. You should pay more attention to this matter. . If you have anything to do, just go to me directly. Brother Jia, after you get to the General Affairs Department, don’t get involved in other matters. As long as you do this well, it will be a great achievement."
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, Jia Quan, who was also pulled out of his suffering by Huang Qiong, and who knew the suffering of the people in the world, nodded solemnly. From Huang Qiong's words, Jia Quan had a vague feeling that Huang Qiong, who was now supervising the state affairs, might make some big moves. If this man hasn't told me yet, it's very likely that he hasn't considered it yet, or feels that it's not the time yet.
Moreover, Jia Quan, from Huang Qiong's words, felt that these selected prefecture and county officials were most likely to be the top priority for him to implement his ideas in the next step. After thinking about this, Jia Quan immediately felt that the burden on him was extremely heavy. He knew that although the prince was not too serious about some things, he was also someone who did not rub sand in his eyes.
Since he told himself the general idea, this article was relatively easy to come up with. What is really difficult is choosing people. My friends in Zhu Yousi in the capital are all young officials who are so poor that they are crazy in the capital. Who knows what these guys will do if they get a chance to go abroad. I don't know how these people behave in the capital, but no matter what, people are far apart from each other.
After the matter was basically discussed, Huang Qiong did not let Jia Quan leave. Instead, he let Jia Quan out of the palace after having dinner with him. After Jia Quan left, Huang Qiong was about to leave Wende Hall, but saw Concubine De running back from Tingxuexuan at some point and kneeling outside Wende Hall. Seeing Huang Qiong, Concubine De didn't care about her status as the person in charge of the Sixth Palace, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Huang Qiong.
But when he was about to kowtow, Huang Qiong signaled to the eunuch beside him to stop him. However, the two eunuchs tried to help her up, but Concubine De struggled to break free. Concubine De looked at Huang Qiong who was looking at her coldly in front of her and cried: "Your Highness, my concubine, mother and son have indeed done something wrong to His Highness in the past two years, but my father and brother have never caused any trouble to Your Highness."
"My father has worked diligently over the years and has never made a big mistake in serving three generations of emperors. He is also devoted to the country and has never participated in any battles in the court. He has presided over several examinations and selected a large number of young talents for the court. Now I am asking for the crown prince. I'm merciful, and for the sake of my father's dedicated service to the emperor these years, I can leave some face for my father. All my mistakes are my fault and have nothing to do with my father."
