Rest assured of the document in his hand, Wang Xiaolie raised his head and sighed.
The document was written by Chen Yuyi. Recently he went to Xinye and found that military morale was not as strong as it was in the past few days. First, the military was reorganized and a group of middle and lower-level officers were promoted, but a group of people were also punished. Another thing is that Xiangyang's economy has been developing rapidly recently, recruiting a large number of scholars and appointing them as officials. These officials are mixed, and some are very bad and are despised by the officers and soldiers.
After putting down the documents, Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and ordered his soldiers to call Chen Qiudao.
Chen Qiudao entered the official hall and saluted Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie ordered to sit down.
When Chen Qiudao sat down, Wang Xiaoxian said: "After returning from Jingmen, many scholars came to seek refuge and were appointed as officials. Within a few months, some officials did a good job and were praised by everyone. But there are still a few Officials, political affairs are in a mess, they only care about people's wealth, and there are a lot of complaints from the people."
Chen Qiudao said: "Such things do happen. However, the time is still short and cannot be dealt with easily. Our place is different from other places. Many people are not used to it yet. Give them some time and see the effects."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Counsellor, how the people feel about these people is how they feel about us. If we can't deal with it in time, I'm afraid the reputation of the Governor will also be affected. Those who are not familiar with political affairs can naturally Give time. But there are still some people who are greedy for people's wealth and harm one party. We cannot let them do whatever they want! They must be dealt with in time!"
Chen Qiudao thought for a while. Said: "How do you want to observe?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Qin merged with the six kingdoms, and the imperial censor was appointed as the third official to inspect all officials. From then on, when officials hold office, they are not only evaluated by their superiors, but also supervised by the censor. Now the imperial court is far away from us. If it is too far away, the governor and governor will be dismissed, and there will be a lack of supervision of officials. In prefectures and counties far away from Xiangyang, officials will take up their posts and act arbitrarily. This cannot continue."
Chen Qiudao said: "There must be deep meaning in the dismissal of the Supervisor in the place where the Zhenfu envoy is guarding——"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "The dismissal of the supervisory department by the imperial court just means that the imperial court will no longer care about the political affairs of these places. Don't think too much about it. Since officials have been appointed, there must be supervision! Well, you go back and think about it. Limit to ten Within a few days, we will propose what kind of supervision system we should establish, which officials should be appointed, and how to supervise each official. Within three months, we will inspect all states and counties!"
Chen Qiudao thought about it and couldn't think of any reason to object. I had no choice but to say yes.
Wang Xiaolie added: "Supervision is the supervision of officials. I think it is still not enough. What do the people think about government administration, what benefits they get, and what harms they have. Which policies are welcomed by the people, and which policies are popular with the people?" The people are dissatisfied, and the government should also know."
At this point, Wang Xiaolie felt that the matter was too complicated. He waved his hand: "That's all, I'll think about it again. You try your best to consider how to supervise officials. This matter is extremely important and cannot be delayed!"
Chen Qiudao said yes, turned around and went out.
Looking at Chen Qiudao's back, Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a long time. In the past few months, I can say that I have made drastic changes to the previous political system. With the prestige of two big wins, there was basically no resistance. All this has changed so fast that many officials and people cannot adapt. Moreover, in the new political system, many regulations are imperfect and have many loopholes. How could there not be any problems?
Sitting down on the seat, Wang Xiao hunter held his forehead and fell into deep thought.
I am still too impatient to do things by myself. Although the officials next to me didn't say anything, many people actually didn't understand why the change was made. The Wang Xiaolie now is not the Wang Xiaolie before. Officials have opinions and ideas, but they dare not speak out. In many things, conflicts have accumulated over the years. Bit by bit, it eventually led to a big mistake.
Looking at the sunshine outside the window, Wang Xiaolie straightened up and let out a breath.
Many things must be changed. Not only must the political system be changed, but the military system must also be changed, the economic system must be changed, and even folk customs must be changed. But we can’t be too hasty and make both officials and society adapt to it. We can't just change it to this way, and then change it to another way before the government and the people get familiar with it. Frequent changes will destabilize the entire society.
After standing up, Wang Xiaolie walked a few steps in the hall. Finally, I decided to put aside the matters in Xiangyang for a while and go to Xinye.
After one and a half years of development, Xinye City has developed rapidly. Due to the large military presence, there were many shops in the city. Unlike Xiangyang, there are not a large number of villages around and there are few people. The shops here are mainly based on various consumer industries. There is even more food and drink than Xiangyang.
Ding Niang held her father's sleeve with one hand and held a small bundle in her other hand, taking small steps. He didn't dare to look up, but his eyes kept looking at the shops on the roadside, full of curiosity.
After walking for a while, Chen Qing felt a little tired. He stopped and said to Zhang Chi's father, Zhang Yan: "I'm really tired from walking. The weather is hot, what's the point of walking like this? Why don't we find a place to eat some food and look for it after noon."
Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "I wrote to ask a few days ago. Erlang became an officer in the army and lives not far from the city. It doesn't take much time to just find an acquaintance and ask for directions."
Chen Qing shook his head: "We two grown men are tired from walking, let alone Ding Niang? We should find a place to eat first!"
Zhang Yan had no choice but to go with Chen Qing and his daughter to see a noodle shop nearby and walked in. These noodle restaurants are not uncommon in the city, but there are none in the countryside. When many country people go to the city, they have to come in first to have a bowl of noodles.
The three of them found an empty seat and sat down. A boy ran over.
Chen Qingdao: "I heard that your food here is delicious, so I gave each of us a bowl!"
The waiter smiled and said: "Sir, we have several kinds of noodles here. One is ramen, which costs twenty cents a bowl. If you want to add meat, it costs at least five cents. There is also a kind of noodles cooked in a clay pot, which is new. It didn’t take long for a bowl to cost twenty-five cents. There was another kind, which had noodles, vegetables and meat, and was stewed in a pot. It was called braised noodles. The other kind was added with eggs and fried in a pot, which was called braised noodles. Fried noodles. Fried noodles only cost 20 coins, but braised noodles cost 25 coins.”
Chen Qing looked at Zhang Yan, gritted his teeth and said, "We have traveled such a long way, so naturally we need to eat better. Let's eat some braised noodles with meat and vegetables, three big bowls, one for each person! "
The boy nodded, said hello, and hurried back.
Zhang Yan saw the boy leaving, shook his head and said, "The things in Xinye are so expensive! In Xiangyang City, a bowl of ramen only costs fifteen cents, and there's a lot of meat!"
Chen Qingdao: "Maybe there is a lot of meat here, otherwise why is it so expensive? There are soldiers around, how rich are they?"
The two people talked quietly. There was no sunshine in the store, and there was a draft, so the sweat on my body dried quickly.
After a while, the waiter brought three bowls of noodles and placed them on the table. The three of them looked at it and saw that it was darker in color and was mixed with pork, beans, and celery. It was different from the ramen, shaved noodles, and hand-rolled noodles they had eaten before.
After looking at it for a while, Chen Qing said to Zhang Yan, "I've never eaten this noodle before. I don't know if it tastes good or not."
Zhang Yan said: "You won't know until you eat it whether it tastes good or not. You said you were hungry just now, but now that the food is on your plate, just eat!"
After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks, took a bite and ate it. He took it into his mouth and chewed it a few times before praising: "It really tastes good!"
Chen Qing picked up the chopsticks and said to Ding Niang: "You must be hungry too, just eat."
After saying that, he started eating. The braised noodles contain meat, vegetables, and oil inside, making them full of flavor. Compared with ramen noodles and shaved noodles, braised noodles are more complicated to make and naturally more expensive. But for farmers, this side has more flavor.
Zhang Yan was thinking in his mind while eating. My son Zhang Chi looks to be twenty years old and it's time to get married. In the past, my family was poor and in chaos, so we did not have this condition. Now that he is an official, he has to take care of this matter. This time, the family had chosen the Chen family's bride, and Zhang Yan specially brought her to Xinye City for a blind date. If there are no accidents, the marriage will be settled.
