Southwest border.
After Huainan Hezhou was merged into counties, the territory it belonged to was also re-divided and belonged to Zhou County.
The three counties of Huainan are named after the three ancient Chinese dynasties, Xia, Shang and Zhou, and were settled in order from north to south.
The border town located in the southwest was renamed Haojing and designated as the county seat of Zhoujun.
On the long street of Haojing City, with the completion of the Sheriff's Palace, the atmosphere of the entire city has also taken on a completely new look. People on the street gathered in groups of three or five, discussing the rumors of the past two days.
"Oh, Huainan has really changed!"
"Our new county governor is really a man of iron and blood. He has only been in office for a few days, and the entire southwest has already flowed with blood. I don't know how many corrupt officials have become the victims of this Lord Xin."
"Hahaha, good kill. King Huai is lazy and corrupt officials are rampant. Now, His Highness King Yong has settled in Huainan, and the whole atmosphere of Huainan has taken on a new look."
"It's a pity that the damn barbarians repeatedly invaded our border and plundered my people. I heard that a group of barbarians invaded the border yesterday and massacred several villages."
On the long street, a middle-aged man riding a tall horse looked gloomy, followed by several soldiers behind him, exuding an awe-inspiring murderous aura.
"General Gao, I have been ordered by His Highness to go to Lingzhou. The border here is left to you."
"Um!"
Gao Shun nodded. Now that he was trapped in the camp and expanding his army, it would not be a problem to stick to one side without a large-scale invasion by the southern barbarians.
"grown ups!"
"No, there is a barbarian cavalry of thousands of people coming towards me, Haojing."
Xin Qiji was running towards the city gate when he saw a knight chasing after him with an anxious look on his face.
"Asshole!"
"Damn barbarian."
"Somebody come!"
"exist!"
"Assemble the county soldiers and prepare to meet the enemy." Xin Qiji gave the order and looked at Gao Shun: "General Gao, this time, we are going to kill the majesty of these barbarians."
"good!"
Gao Shun also had a fierce look in his tiger eyes. Xin Qiji looked at the knight on the side and whispered: "Hurry up and rush to Lingzhou and inform His Highness King Yong of this matter."
"As you command!"
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Outside Haojing City.
A group of wild horsemen galloped forward, holding scimitars in their hands and long bows hanging on their waists. They waved their whips and howled, their expressions full of excitement.
"My sons, there is Dayu's border city ahead. Go in and massacre the city to show off to King Yong."
"Hahaha, Yu people's wives have fine skin and tender flesh, much tenderer than the girls on our grassland. I want to take a few more back this time."
"There is a big difference between people in the city and country women in the village."
"Kill, attack the city and kill all these two-legged sheep."
A group of people whizzed past, and on a hillside in the distance, several figures stood quietly, their eyes staring, their breath long, their temples bulging, and their hands behind their backs.
"Uh-huh!"
A figure flew over, hundreds of feet away, and rushed forward in just a few breaths.
"Sir, this cavalry will definitely attract the attention of Prince Yong's Mansion. It's time for us to set off. The Man God Temple has already taken care of it."
"My subordinates have received news that all the generals around King Yong are in the military camp. The only one beside him is the old housekeeper."
"good!"
The leader of the old man had a fierce light in his eyes and said calmly: "Let's set off. We will arrive in Lingzhou City before tonight."
"Waiting for the opportunity."
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Prince Yong's Mansion.
Guo Jia, Chen Gong and others had a busy day and returned to report to Ning Fan on the progress of government affairs.
Now, as the three departments and two chambers start government affairs, the entire Huainan land has also entered a period of great changes. Especially yesterday's first military and political conference in Huainan pointed out the direction for the development of Huainan.
"My lord, as of today, all the officials at all levels in the three counties of Huainan, Jiuzhou, and thirty-six counties have taken office!"
"Um!"
Ning Fan nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "Fengxiao, many of our officials in Huainan have no experience in managing politics. Among them are some disciples from aristocratic families who are not worthy of their reputation. Although they have been tested by the Talent Recruitment Hall, they have no experience in governing a party. After all, they are On paper.”
"I have a few ideas, please listen to them."
"My lord, please speak."
"First, regular assessment, starting from three aspects: folk reputation, local security, and performance assessment, to assess each official."
"Second, regular training. Every once in a while, in batches and grades, officials at all levels are summoned to Lingzhou for teaching and training."
"Third, establish a clear reward and punishment mechanism. Those who are capable will be promoted and those who are mediocre will be demoted. As long as officials can make political achievements, they will be promoted, appointed and dismissed based on their assessment results."
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Chen Gong nodded frequently: "If this policy can be implemented, it will greatly benefit the people."
"My lord, I think this is feasible."
"Since it is feasible, let's try it first. Each training should not involve too many officials and the time should not be too long. It should be as realistic as possible and the focus should be on imparting experience in the early stage."
"Yes, I will come up with a specific charter tomorrow."
"So good!"
Ning Fan smiled and nodded, looking at Qin Qiong aside: "In addition to government affairs, government agencies at all levels can recruit soldiers."
"Now Huainan has just experienced a major chaos, and banditry in various places has been eliminated several times, but it has not been eliminated."
"The reason is simply that banditry is becoming more common, the government is declining, and the second reason is the collusion between officials and bandits."
"In response to this situation, I, after much thought, have handed over the government military system to the Department of Military Affairs. Each county can recruit five hundred soldiers. The officials in charge are county captains, who are subject to the constraints of the county government, but not independent of the county government. Jurisdiction.”
"The promotion, assessment, salary, and order transfer of county lieutenants are all under the jurisdiction of the Military and Political Department!"
"In this way, the county captain is controlled by the county magistrate, but not at his disposal. A clear division of responsibilities can also avoid chaos."
"The same is true for the state officials. Each state government can recruit one thousand soldiers, and the county government can recruit three thousand soldiers. The county captains are not under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, but are dispatched by the state captains. The promotion, appointment and dismissal of their officials should be directly managed by the Military and Government Department. "
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Guo Jia fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said softly: "My lord, what I mean is that the appointment and promotion of lieutenants in prefectures, prefectures and counties are directly managed by the Military and Political Department, and are only dispatched by superior lieutenants. County magistrates and prefecture magistrates at the same level Don’t you have the right to dispatch?”
"And the military and military forces in various places are directly managed by the Military and Administrative Department, and are controlled by the chief officers at the same level?"
"Exactly!"
Ning Fan nodded, and Chen Gong's eyes were full of sparkle. In this way, the separation of military and political affairs and mutual restraint can greatly divide local power, but it will not affect local governance.
"My lord is so talented, Chen Gong admires me!"
"My lord, in my opinion, the power to mobilize the county's soldiers should be given to the county governor, and the county lieutenants are also dispatched by the county governor!"
Guo Jia expressed his opinion. Ning Fan thought for a moment and nodded slightly. He understood Guo Jia's worry. If the head of a county did not have the power to mobilize the troops, his administration would be affected.
Greatly reduce the deterrence of the county guard.
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