Everything went smoothly next. The Wang family began to contact their own connections to make good connections for this matter.
On the other hand, the British public also began to communicate with various dignitaries to explain the situation.
When the nobles of various families heard about this matter, they all expressed their full support for this matter and promised to contact civil servants who were friendly with them to come forward to support this matter.
Of course, this matter is not without twists and turns. There are still some contradictions in the allocation of official positions. After all, everyone wants a good position.
Moreover, according to the plan, the commercial tax reform is carried out gradually, which means that some official positions may have to wait a long time before they can take office. No one can say whether there will be variables in the process.
At this time, the importance of the British Duke was revealed. Only he had enough prestige to suppress the commotion of this group of people.
In the end, everyone reached an opinion and decided on the official candidates based on their contribution to this matter.
But having said that, Chinese society has always paid attention to personal relationships, but it was inconvenient for everyone to find the British public. After all, the British public organized this matter, and he wanted to be neutral as a referee.
Then Li Hao, the actual decision-maker, became a popular person, and his mansion was full of people for a while.
After Li Hao asked the British public for their opinions, he accepted all those who came with gifts, hoping that everyone would be equally affected by the rain and dew.
Of course, this is not what Li Hao is paying attention to recently. Now Li Hao has appeared in Shen Mansion.
Facing Li Hao's arrival, Shen Tugang thought that Li Hao was here for the anti-smuggling Yamen, so he said: "About the Anti-smuggling Yamen, Grand Prime Minister Ouyang has already told me, and I will try my best to help you arrange it. Just don’t worry.”
Li Hao replied: "I have heard from the Grand Prime Minister about this matter. The Grand Prime Minister praised you for your public heart and asked me to learn more from you.
It's just that I came here today not for this matter. After all, there are people of insight like you in the court, and this move that benefits the people of the court will never be stopped. "
Shen Tugang habitually blocked Li Hao's compliments and asked curiously, "Oh, that's right. Then why did you come here today? If I can help, just tell me. "
Li Hao replied: "That's what happened. I considered that if the anti-smuggling yamen is established, it will definitely need a large number of officials to fill it.
Moreover, most of these officials need to work in various places and have to deal with state and county governments, which places high demands on the corresponding officials.
Not only must they be familiar with local affairs to avoid being deceived by local officials when doing things, but they must also ensure their reliability and not be recruited by corrupt officials.
So should we make some preparations in advance so that the Yamen can be established as soon as possible after the government passes this proposal? "
Facing what Li Hao said, Shen Tugang was thoughtful, because he didn't know whether Li Hao was really focused on official business or had some ideas about official arrangements.
So he asked: "What you said is indeed reasonable, but although there are many officials in the imperial court, it is difficult to find those who meet these two conditions."
He lowered his head and pretended to think for a while, then asked, "Then what do you think?"
Hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but think that Shen Tugang was worthy of being an official for a long time, and he could understand the deeper meaning if he got a little exposure.
Now that Shen Tu had just given a reason, Li Hao continued: "First of all, the candidates must be those who have served in the local area, but they cannot be people who have lived in the local area for a long time.
Because he has served in the local government for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be more involvement and flaws will appear.
On the contrary, the kind of officials who have only been in office for a short time and have only served one or two terms in the local area are the best. What do you think? "
At this point, Shen Tugang still didn't understand what Li Hao meant. What does it mean to be an official for a short period of time and only hold one or two local terms?
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Influence Shen Tugang said something else: it was a new yamen anyway, and there was no need to relocate existing officials.
Moreover, the Yamen was still under the jurisdiction of the Third Division, so Shen Tugang was willing to give Li Hao some face, so he agreed directly.
Seeing that Shen Tugang was relieved, Li Hao naturally became more and more happy chatting with Shen Tugang, and then he mentioned the names of his two senior brothers.
The guests and hosts were all happy afterwards, and Li Hao accompanied Shen Tu, who just had a meal before leaving the Shen Mansion.
Afterwards, through the continuous communication among everyone, Li Hao determined that he had enough power to promote the establishment of a new Yamen, so he personally proposed the proposal in the court.
Then as expected, some ministers came out to object. The reason for the objection was that this move would greatly increase the power of the three divisions, and it was Li Hao who was fighting for power.
Another issue is the issue of official salaries. If such an yamen is added, many officials and servants will be needed, which will inevitably increase the required salary expenditures.
Li Hao naturally refuted these problems one by one and gave his own solutions.
It can be heard that Li Hao plans to directly convert the Xiang armies from various regions into servants, as long as the civil and military officials in charge of various regions are added.
They still disagreed, anyway, they were quoting all kinds of scriptures to argue with Li Hao.
Naturally, Li Hao would not end up personally, otherwise there would be no need to win over so many people in advance.
Next, Li Hao temporarily withdrew from the front line to watch the show, allowing Wang Shiping and others to step forward and start a fight with a group of Taiwanese admonishment officials.
This quarrel lasted for several days. It was not until Tai Jian's arrogance was severely suppressed that Ouyang Xiu stood up and made the final say.
At this point, the establishment of the Anti-Smuggling Yamen was finalized, and it was named the Taxation Department, alongside the Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu departments.
Its authority is specifically to manage commercial taxes, so the original commercial tax authorities of the Yantie, Duzhi, and Household Departments were all transferred to the Tax Department.
The Taxation Department has one tax envoy, one deputy tax envoy, three signing branch officers, one Kongmu officer, one detaining officer, and four detaining officers.
In addition, each of the 26th Route and the Four Capital Prefectures below has a division, with the judge as the chief, and a military and horse supervisor to control the soldiers.
Further down, each state government set up a eucalyptus, with judges in charge of affairs, and Kongmu officers were set up, all of whom were hooked up to assist the left.
Of course, this is just a plan. After all, the various roads and state capitals don’t even have yamen, so naturally they are not in a hurry to choose people.
Only the tax envoy has been temporarily decided, and Li Hao will serve concurrently. Then it is confirmed that Ouyang Xiu, the deputy tax envoy, will be appointed, and a mature and prudent person will be found.
After all, I still feel uneasy about Li Hao, so I have to arrange for someone to keep an eye on him.
The following locations, Kaifeng Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, need to be determined as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be conducive to the subsequent work.
At this point, Li Hao is more inclined to promote existing officials. After all, they have already completed the activities, and sending someone to take over would be like stealing credit.
Ouyang Xiu and others had no objection to this, so they made the arrangement. The other two military supervisors were also decided, with Yuan Wenshao and Cao Shiji from the Xuanning Hou family as the supervisors.
When arranging the position, Li Hao specifically talked to Yuan Wenshao, mainly because he didn't know Cao Shiji well and asked him to take charge alone for fear of causing problems.
Moreover, Li Hao still has one thing that needs to be completed in Yingtian Mansion, and it is not easy to leave it to outsiders.
Therefore, Yuan Wenshao went to Yingtian Mansion to take up the post, while Cao Shiji stayed in Kaifeng Mansion, watching under Li Hao's nose.
In addition to confirming this matter, Wang Shiping's Yingtian Prefecture Yin was also confirmed, and by the way, Kang Haifeng also went to Kaifeng Prefecture to become a promotion official.
After these people take office, the commercial tax reform in Yingtian Mansion will be implemented normally.
After finishing these things, Li Hao had time to write letters to Yan Fu and others one by one, telling them that they would be transferred to the Sansi Yamen.
At this time, the Yongzhao Mausoleum, which was built under the supervision of Shen Tugang, took more than six months and was finally completed on time.
So everyone in the court could only stop what they were doing and work together to bury Zhao Zhen.
But there was an episode at this time, that is, after Zhao Zhen passed away,
At that time, Fu Bi had not returned to Beijing, so he did not serve as one of the five envoys of Shanling.
But now that Fu Bi is back and he is the prime minister of the dynasty, it would be unreasonable if he did not have a place when Zhao Zhen was buried.
Among them, Ouyang Xiu and Ying Gong could not be moved. Both of them were appointed ministers of Gu Ming by Zhao Zhen, and even their own status could not allow them to be inferior to Fu Bi, so they had no choice but to humiliate Zeng Gong Liang and let Fu Bi take over. took the position of the ceremonial envoy.
After settling the matter, on the day chosen for burial, all the officials from the court and the emperor's relatives set out from the palace in a mighty manner and carried Zhao Zhen's coffin to the Yongzhao Mausoleum for burial.
The people in Bianjing City also knelt on both sides of the royal road to bid farewell to Zhao Zhen, the benevolent king.
Looking at the scenes of men, women, old and children on both sides crying, Li Hao couldn't help but feel that Zhao Zhen's decades in power were not in vain.
After the large army left Bianjing City, some people still followed them spontaneously and chased them all the way to the outside of Yongzhao Mausoleum.
Of course, they will definitely not be able to enter, even in the future, otherwise they will be charged. After all, this is the location of the imperial mausoleum.
Li Hao and others followed the officials sent by the Ministry of Rites and completed various ceremonial procedures step by step until the coffin was sent underground to Yongzhao Mausoleum and the gate of the mausoleum was sealed. At this point, the funeral event came to an end.
Afterwards, everyone returned to Bianjing together, and various affairs could continue to be carried out.
But obviously, at this time, some people in the palace could no longer sit still waiting for the results.
So he summoned Li Hao into the palace again to ask about the specific situation.
Facing Concubine Miao's questioning, Li Hao replied: "Concubine, don't be anxious, Li Wei has only initially established a firm foothold, and it will take more time to take action.
Anyway, Li Wei is now an official outside and Princess Fukang has entered the palace to cultivate. There is no need to be too anxious about this matter, lest there are any flaws that alert Li Wei.
Anyway, I will definitely help you handle this matter. You just need to wait for my news with peace of mind. "
Hearing this, Concubine Miao replied: "I also know that haste makes waste, but when I see my son Huirou's disappointed look, as a parent, I feel a little uncomfortable.
I will entrust this matter to you with full authority. I still have confidence in you, so just go ahead and handle it.
In addition, I have come to you for another matter. Since the death of Cao Jingxiu, who was appointed as the Imperial City Secretary, the official family has not appointed a new candidate.
Originally, the officials and I didn't pay much attention to this matter, but when we were busy with the funeral of the officials, the Imperial City Department was left unattended and almost caused trouble.
The official family and I intend to select someone, but you also know that the official family and I are not familiar with foreign affairs after all. Why don't you help me think about it, and if there is a suitable candidate, you can report it. "
Li Hao was excited when he heard these words. You must know that the Imperial City Secretary is too important. After all, the Imperial City Secretary can have a hand in many things in the palace, and is more useful than the Palace Front Secretary.
Therefore, every time someone is promoted to the Imperial City Secretary, the official personally selects the person, and outsiders cannot interfere, otherwise they may not know what the emperor will think.
Therefore, when faced with Concubine Miao's words, Li Hao did not agree directly, but said: "The promotion of the Imperial City Division has always been appointed by the official. Now that the concubine is the one who is appointed by the imperial concubine, it is better for the concubine to make the decision. , I really can’t speak."
Faced with Li Hao's refusal, Concubine Miao said: "Of course I understand your concerns, but I really don't know the people from the outer dynasty, so I want your help in recommending candidates.
Only you and I know about it at this time. The specific appointment will wait for you to inform the superior. I will see if it is suitable before making a decision. "
Since Princess Miao said so, Li Hao agreed.
After leaving the palace, Li Hao became more motivated to deal with Li Wei. After all, Concubine Miao gave her too much, and Li Hao felt that it was not practical to do more things.
So after leaving the palace, Li Hao specially found Ouyang Xiu, took a few days off, and went to Yingtian Mansion in person.
Find Yuan Wenshao and Judge Han, now Judge Han, to discuss how to dig a hole for Li Wei.
If Li Wei knew about this, he would probably feel lucky, after all, he could make Li Hao, a three-year-old
There should be no one else the Chief Envoy chased to Yingtian Mansion to specifically target.
In fact, Li Wei was indeed not that honest. With the indulgence of Li Hao and others, he couldn't help but reach out to the tax bank, and then he was taken down by Li Hao very naturally.
Of course, Li Wei would not give up so easily, although he knew that Mrs. Miao had disliked him for a long time.
But she still had a bit of luck in her heart, thinking that for the sake of Princess Fukang, Princess Miao would give him a hand.
But in fact, if Li Hao hadn't dissuaded her and asked Concubine Miao to pretend about this matter, she would have been ordered to break off the marriage as soon as Li Wei was arrested.
However, after listening to Li Hao's persuasion, Mrs. Miao also thought that she would not be able to show her face in front of the officials.
In addition, Li Hao wanted to use Li Wei as a chicken to scare the monkeys, so the two cooperated to stage a trick in the court where the mother-in-law protects the son-in-law and loyal ministers strictly enforce the law.
They fought hard several times at the court meeting, which not only established the image of Concubine Miao as a tolerant woman, but also portrayed the image of Li Haoqiang as a leader.
Although it may not be hidden from some smart people, there is still no big problem for ordinary people in Hu Nong Hu Nong.
The final outcome was that Concubine Miao was persuaded by Li Hao using the strict laws of the country, and finally ordered Li Wei to be demoted and exiled to Lingnan.
In addition, because Li Wei did not respect the laws of the country and endangered the reputation of the royal family, Li Wei and Princess Fukang were divorced. At this point, the matter came to an end.
But Li Wei was not willing to suffer the misfortune alone, and gave Li Hao another unexpected news before being exiled.
