The problem of official shortage is a commonplace.
Lu Yuan has been troubled by this problem since the three mansions were pacified last year.
Now more than a year has passed, and this problem still has not been solved. At this time, it has become a drag on his founding of the country.
Fortunately, the imperial court has now canonized him as the King of Changsha, officially establishing the country. The original status issue has been resolved, and this matter has become easier to handle.
Therefore, after hearing Sun Siwen's words, Lu Yuan said at this time: "I will issue an edict on the imperial examination after I accept the canonization and the founding of the country. Within the borders of the country, the imperial examination will be widely opened to select officials.
As for the officials currently lacking at the center of the imperial court, as well as the lack of principals in various ministries and departments, we can select local capable officials to join them and build the framework of each department first.
After they leave, the local government will promote officials who are lacking.
First, we should set up the framework between the imperial court and local prefectures and counties, and arrange the various ministries and departments, as well as the chief officials of each prefecture and county, to maintain up-and-down operations.
The remaining grassroots officials who are lacking will be filled by new officials after the imperial examinations are held. "
Selection of officials is the best thing to solve for Lu Yuan at this time.
He only needs to hold an imperial examination, and naturally thousands of talented candidates will flock to serve him like fish returning to the sea.
However, after listening to Lu Yuan's words, Sun Siwen was not so optimistic. Instead, he said with a hint of sadness: "Your Majesty, the newly opened imperial examination can solve the shortage of officials. But now, in Dongting County, after many years of war, the place is exhausted. , the people were lost.
It is difficult for the people to survive when they are hungry and full, so there is no need to talk about studying.
These days, I have been checking the books and documents sent by the local government.
After an inventory, I found that after four years of chaos and chaos, there are only about 2,300 local scholars and scholars in Dongting Jujun, a land of nine prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River.
With just this number of talented students, it is simply not enough to deal with the shortage of more than 1,700 officials. "
When Lu Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a headache, and then asked: "There are so few scholars in Dongting County, how could it maintain such a large number of officials in the past?"
Sun Siwen replied: "Except for Linhai and Yuzhang counties in our Dayue counties, the literary style in other counties has never been flourishing. Usually, the court mostly selects scholars from Linhai and Yuzhang counties to be assigned to Each county is an official.
Just like Ruchen, after he passed the imperial examination, he was assigned from Yuzhang County to Dongting County.
Officials like Shichen who were from Linhai and Yuzhang counties accounted for half of the officials in Dai Viet counties. The remaining half are filled by scholars from other six counties.
Now that the king has established a new kingdom, many officials in the county who were originally from Linhai and Yuzhang counties have abandoned their official positions.
This kind of scholar's family records are all in Linhai and Yuzhang counties, and they are compiled by the imperial court, so they cannot be trusted.
Therefore, if the king chooses officials, he will not be able to get help from the court unless he is willing to serve as ministers of Dai Viet in the future.
But if there are no scholars from Linhai and Yuzhang counties, there will be a shortage of officials in Dongting, and no suitable people can be found to fill them.
How to make a decision? I can only ask the king to make a decision. "
Without enough officials, the Changsha Kingdom established by Lu Yuan would not be able to function.
But if he only seeks officials from the imperial court, will he be regarded as his own in Changsha or the imperial court?
This matter was too difficult to decide. Sun Siwen did not dare to make the decision without permission. He could only ask Lu Yuan, the leader of the country, to make his own choice.
After hearing this, Lu Yuan was also silent.
In recent years, Dongting County has suffered a heavy loss of energy due to war.
Not only has the household registration dropped from the peak of 600,000 households and a population of 3 million to the current 360,000 households and a population of 1.8 million, a loss of nearly half.
Even the local literati were either killed by the rebels or moved out and fled to other counties in the successive wars.
So until now, when Lu Yuan founded the country, after counting, there were only more than 2,300 scholars left in the country, which was a cultural desert.
Faced with such a scene of ruined businesses, Lu Yuan could only sigh in his heart. After thinking carefully, he finally said: "The scholars of the imperial court are not available, but the scholars who do not belong to the imperial court are always available.
Nowadays, Nanhai State and Ninghai State are established. Although these two countries have also suffered from war, several years have passed and peace has long been restored.
Especially the Nanhai Kingdom, which was not deeply affected when it was invaded by the Jinghai Kingdom, has now recovered its foundation.
I have formed an alliance with these two countries. I can send envoys to the two countries to show their ability. I ask these two countries to allow their scholars to come to our country to take the imperial examination and serve as officials.
Based on the current situation of the two countries, they should agree. "
When Lu Yuan formed an alliance with Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange, they had already made a covenant to help each other.
The two countries even promised to vigorously support Lu Yuan with money and food, and to help Lu Yuan maintain his kingdom to resist the threats of Zhou and Yue in the north.
Now that Lu Yuan Middle School is short of officials, if they send a message asking for help, there is a high probability that these two people will not refuse.
When Sun Siwen heard Lu Yuan's compromise, he was slightly stunned, then nodded and said with a smile: "If we ask for help from Nanhai and Ninghai, there will be no problem."
Cui Changqing next to him also smiled and joked: "I heard that the Nanhai and Ninghai kingdoms were first established, and the martial arts warriors from the Nanhai Sect and the Jiuchuan Sword Sect couldn't wait to jump out and seize important positions in the two countries.
Not only do they occupy most of the official positions in the DPRK, but even local officials have been assigned cronies to establish themselves as party members.
It is said that these two countries were only half a month old, and more than half of the local officials in the two counties were dismissed and forced to leave.
Nowadays, countless literati in both countries are disappointed with this.
If the king issues an order to seek talents, the scholars of these two countries will be so happy and excited that they will not shy away from thousands of miles away and go back and forth to join him. "
The main reason why Sun Siwen and Cui Changqing were laughing so hard was because of what the Nanhai Sect and the Jiuchuan Sword Sect were doing during this period. They were too messy and looked ugly.
Unlike Lu Yuan, who was left penniless, the top leader established his current business without too many constraints.
The Nanhai Sect and the Jiuchuan Sword Sect were established more than a thousand years ago.
After such a long period of time, the number of disciples of both factions has exceeded 10,000. Due to the entanglement of interests, there are countless factions.
Now that the two factions have become a country, Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange have reaped the greatest benefits and become the royal family.
Then do the elders, disciples, and even sect vassals under them want to give enough benefits to appease them?
Otherwise, the sect that originally belonged to everyone suddenly becomes a country that only belongs to the two of you. You can't all take advantage of it, can you?
If that's the case, who else would be willing to work with Su Xuange and Yan Wangqiu?
Therefore, out of this consideration, Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange had to use most of the official positions in the country as profit cakes and distribute them to those under their command.
But Nanhai County and Yulin County are so big, they are no more than ten prefectures and hundreds of counties. Even if the country is founded now, and there is an additional central court, how many positions can be allocated to the subordinates?
Under each of them, there are thousands of people watching eagerly, waiting to get an official position.
So in order to make up so many official positions, Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange had to choose to eliminate the original local officials and free up most of the positions to accommodate their cronies.
And this kind of behavior, they also call it clean, clean up the influence of the court, and share benefits with all the people in the world.
As for who the people are?
Of course they are their close relatives, friends and relatives.
Such a behavior naturally disgusted the local literati in the two counties.
Originally, when Nanhai and Ninghai were founded, the local scholars in the two counties did not resist it very much, and even looked forward to it.
After all, after the two countries were established, foreign princes would naturally not be able to serve as officials in their own county. So when the two countries select officials, they can naturally only choose people from their own countries.
Sun Siwen has already mentioned it above.
Originally, half of the local officials were occupied by scholars from Linhai and Yuzhang counties.
Now that half of the quotas are vacant, their own scholars can naturally compete for them.
Such a great thing naturally made the local literati rejoice.
But now, Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange have not only taken up nearly half of the vacant places, but also taken up a lot of the remaining half.
The benefits of founding the country that I originally expected were gone, but my own interests were harmed instead.
You tell me, the literati in the two counties are happy if they can.
I am afraid that in the literary world, those literati privately complained about both countries and secretly cursed the tyrants.
It was also under this trend of public opinion that a series of actions of Nanhai and Ninghai quickly spread throughout the country and became known to the world.
As traditional literati, Sun Siwen and Cui Changqing naturally looked down upon the martial arts styles of the two countries.
Seeing Lu Yuan mention it at this time, he couldn't help but sarcastically say something.
While sarcastic, the two of them couldn't help but feel lucky that they met Lu Yuan, the king of the country.
Otherwise, if you meet martial artists like Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange, let alone become prime minister and rule a country.
I'm afraid that I won't even be able to serve as an official, so I will have to pack my bags and go home, becoming a farmer.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but be speechless when he saw the attitude of his two prime ministers. Then he smiled helplessly: "Although the literary styles of Nanhai and Ninghai are not as prosperous as our country. But the total number of scholars in the country is still six to seven thousand. .
As long as more than half of these six to seven thousand people come to our country, plus our scholars, it should be enough.
Even if there is still a shortcoming in the end, it will not affect the overall situation and can only be filled in slowly in the future. "
Sun Siwen nodded and said: "Your Majesty King Mingrui, please ask for help from Nanhai and Ninghai. In this way, there will be no problem in selecting officials."
Lu Yuan smiled and said: "In that case, you two should go back and prepare. The founding ceremony, the selection of etiquette, the envoy mission, the preparation for the imperial examination, these national affairs are all very busy for you. I would like to thank you here."
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he stood up and saluted the two of them.
He had no problem with military affairs, but with regard to government affairs, it would really be impossible to get things done without the help of the pair of father-in-law and son-in-law.
If you force yourself to do it, at best, you will only be second to Nanhai and Ninghai, and may even be worse than the other party.
So whether it is out of affection or need, this prayer is sincere.
However, Sun Siwen and Cui Changqing did not dare to accept this gift. They quickly avoided it and said, "We are trusted by the king and entrusted with state affairs. We dare not to devote ourselves to serving the king. We dare not accept this gift from the king."
In this way, in an atmosphere where the emperor and his ministers got along well with each other, the framework and tone were set for the founding of the country.
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With the general goal in mind, Sun Siwen and Cui Changqing naturally implemented it quickly with the efficiency.
The major tailors and embroiderers in Changsha Prefecture were summoned and requisitioned, and cloths from major cloth shops were also purchased.
The new dynasty must have a new atmosphere.
Since Lu Yuan founded the new country, he naturally had to prepare the official uniforms and royal robes of the new country and determine his own color and etiquette.
There is still some time before the official founding of the country. Although it is still in a hurry, it is still possible to get some simple royal robes for temporary use.
At the very least, some important central officials of the new dynasty must wear their own official uniforms.
Otherwise, how can we express our orthodoxy and show the difference between ourselves and Dai Viet?
Is it possible that like the two countries of Nanhai and Ninghai, the king of the country wears a yellow robe, and the ministers underneath wear messy robes of different shapes, like thieves and bandits when they found the country and ascended the throne?
If this is the case, then Sun Siwen and Cui Changqing should really be killed by a piece of tofu. They have spent so many years studying and becoming prime ministers in vain.
In addition to preparing the colors for the new court uniforms, preparations for the altar to worship the heaven built outside Changsha Mansion were also started in accordance with the formal format with the help of civilian workers who were recruited to work overtime.
The two most important things in the founding of a country, the observance of rituals and the ceremony of enthronement and sacrifice to heaven, were gradually perfected with the efforts of the two prime ministers.
In addition to these two things, regarding central officials, the chief officials of the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons were also recommended by them and were quickly promoted from the Jiufu area by Lu Yuan's edict.
In less than half a month, more than a hundred officials in charge of various central ministries were transferred from local prefectures and counties.
And the vacancies left after they left were re-promoted to local auxiliary officials to fill the vacancies.
Although there is still a lack of a large number of grassroots officials at the bottom, at least the framework has been set up, which is barely enough to maintain the most basic daily operations.
Now we just have to wait until the difficult period of the founding of the People's Republic of China is passed, and when people from the new imperial examinations come in to fill in, the shortage of officials will naturally be alleviated.
As for the hard work during this time.
When Lu Yuan founded the country, he governed nearly a thousand officials. Almost all of them were promoted by one or two levels, and many were even promoted by four or five levels.
Moreover, the establishment of the new dynasty was celebrated by the whole world. Lu Yuan was not short of money now and had a lot of rewards to hand out.
After being promoted and getting rich, none of these officials complained. They were all extremely happy and full of energy.
After all, there are vacancies everywhere in the country now. If you do a little better, you can be promoted.
Who can miss such a good opportunity for promotion? Who is willing to miss it?
And amid all this busyness, Lu Yuan's extensive preparations for founding the country were gradually completed.
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Hongdao seventh year, June 15th.
On Dongting Lake, thousands of warships came to the river, covering the entire lake like a dark cloud.
A month later, the imperial army led by Yang Jing and Shangguan Ming finally came as promised and arrived in Yiyang County to join forces with Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan, who had already received the notice, had already sent people to the dock to pick up the soldiers on the warships, disembarking from the ships in turn, and heading to the camps that had been set up.
In the midst of all the busyness, Yang Jing, Shangguan Ming, Ji Hui Shengseng, and Qiao Kangquan finally met Lu Yuan.
In the pier, at a restaurant facing the lake that had been cleared out, Lu Yuan and Lan Cai'er greeted these guests from afar.
"This time, we have led 140,000 troops and four masters. We have come thousands of miles away at the invitation of the King of Changsha."
In the restaurant, Shangguan Ming sat in front of the eucalyptus, looking directly at Lu Yuan in front of him. He looked at the person he had been dealing with for a long time but had never seen him. After looking at him for a long time, he asked: "Now that the armored soldiers have arrived, King Changsha." When will we establish our country and join forces with me to march north?"
Lu Yuan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "The founding of the country has been decided, and it will be on the 20th of this month. This is an auspicious day. On this day, I will worship heaven outside Changsha City.
A formal edict was issued to the world, the country was founded, and Changsha was founded.
At that time, several generals and national advisors will be invited to watch the ceremony. "
Lu Yuan had already planned to invite Shangguan Ming, these important officials of the imperial court, to attend the founding ceremony.
Having these people in the founding state and having their platform will make the Changsha state he established even better in terms of reputation.
Because this represents the recognition of the Changsha Kingdom by the Dai Viet imperial court.
With this symbolic meaning, it will undoubtedly help Lu Yuan better unite the hearts of the people in Dongting County.
Regarding this request, Shangguan Ming was not embarrassed. After all, the country was sealed by others, so he didn't care about the benefits. He nodded slightly and said, "That's no problem. The four of us and I will definitely come in person that day."
Just after saying this, Shangguan Ming continued to ask: "The King of Changsha said before that after the founding of the country, we and the two countries will work together to attack Yiyang County, except for the Zhou people in the city. Then he sent his troops north to attack Tianmen Mansion.
Now that we have arrived with an army of 140,000, I wonder how the preparations for the 100,000 army that the King of Changsha originally promised the court are going to be now? "
In Tianmen Mansion in the north of the Yangtze River, the Zhou Kingdom had an army of 300,000.
Among the 300,000 troops, there were 200,000, the elite soldiers of the Zhou Kingdom. The remaining 100,000 were composed of Qiang soldiers under Li Xiong's command and Yue surrender troops gathered in Xichuan County.
The combat power of this army is not weak.
Now Shangguan Ming has 140,000 soldiers here, and Bai Mengyang also has 20,000 guards in Tianmenfu City in the north of the Yangtze River.
This adds up to only 160,000, which is only half of the Zhou people's troops.
As for innate masters, including Li Yanjing and others in Yiyang City, the Zhou people had five innate masters.
There are also five people in the imperial court, and they just tied.
Therefore, with this strength, heading north, the imperial court wanted to repel the Zhou people and take back Xichuan County, which was simply wishful thinking.
Whether Tianmen Mansion can be taken back is a question.
Therefore, the three of them, Lu Yuan, Yan Wangqiu, and Su Xuange, agreed to the 300,000 soldiers and horses of the imperial court, which became an important force in whether the imperial court could regain Xichuan County.
Among the three, Lu Yuan's 100,000 soldiers and horses were the most important.
Who gave him a hundred thousand elite soldiers?
It was precisely because of this that Shangguan Ming and the others, no matter how unhappy they were, still came to give them face at this time.
Since everyone was giving face like this, Lu Yuan naturally had no objection to this. At this time, he said: "Now, I have 60,000 soldiers and horses stationed outside Yiyang City. There are also 40,000 soldiers and horses stationed outside Changsha City.
These 100,000 people are all elites who are good at conquering and fighting.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the army marched out, broke through Yiyang City, and eradicated the Zhou people here.
Then my army of 100,000 can march north today. "
Lu Yuan replied crisply.
When he heard what he said, Shangguan Ming finally smiled a little: "Good! Then I will wait for the King of Changsha to mobilize his troops."
Yang Jing and others next to him also smiled.
