As long as Simon is present, she is always the first to speak. There are a lot of things to say, some useful and some useless. You have to distinguish them yourself.
Ximen has never read a book and cannot read a word of Chinese characters, but she is an expert at her job and is very passionate about it. Her subordinates, whether they are shipwrights, craftsmen, or soldiers, all obey her.
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Such people are relatively common among the rebels. They are uneducated but skilled. They are very talented people. However, she is a woman, which makes her seem extremely special.
No matter what they think, the men in the hall always give her a thumbs up when they speak or act.
After listening to her nagging, everyone looked at Yuwen Shiji happily.
Yu Wenshi and Genzheng Miaohong were members of the serious Kansai clan. For several decades, they were members of the royal family. In the former Sui Dynasty, this person was still a consort.
My parents and brothers are all well-known, and these people from Hebei and Shandong are in two different worlds. Even if they work together now, the estrangement formed over many years makes these people not very fond of Yuwen Shiji.
In the pre-Sui Dynasty, the people of Guanxi ruled the world and treated the people of Shandong and Hebei badly. The corvee and conscription during the Daye period made the people of Hebei and Shandong suffer a lot. What they finally resisted was actually the tyranny of the people of Guanxi.
Now that everyone is sitting together again to serve the Tang Dynasty, there is no need to think about working together. If Yu Wenshiji doesn't come up with some means, otherwise he, a servant who was demoted from the capital, will be on the ground in Donglai County.
It's natural for him to make another big mistake.
Yu Wenshiji faced these unpredictable gazes, composed himself and said: "Mr. Ximen has worked hard these days, and what he said makes sense."
After spending some time with these people, it was difficult for Yuwen Shiji to act like a disciple of the worldly clan anymore. He spoke much more directly and no longer talked about these things.
This time, everyone was summoned to one place just because it was the beginning of the year. After a winter, everyone's origins and temperaments were almost understood. It was necessary to unify people's hearts.
The news of the completion of the revision of the Tang Code reached Donglai yesterday. In fact, various measures were implemented in various counties in Shandong at the beginning of the year.
As a minister who was relegated to foreign affairs, he was much better informed than others, and his knowledge of the Tang Code was much deeper, because the Tang Code was being revised last year when he was still serving as his minister.
In terms of understanding of Tang Dian, all the bumpkins in the hall combined are not as good as him.
So he knows that this year will not be easy. If the people here continue to do their own things like last year, things will easily go wrong.
At the end of last year, the imperial court divided the country into various provinces, and the inspector of Shandong Province will take office this year.
This position is a newly created high-ranking local official who has the responsibility of supervising various counties and counties. It is very similar to Xingtai Shangshu, but it is different.
The news that Yu Wenshiji received was that he was responsible for supervising the criminal cases of the prime ministers in various provinces, inspecting the officials and officials in each county, and all the administrative affairs of each province could be reported to the court.
For county officials, this is not a good thing. Not to mention having a mother-in-law on their head, she is still the kind of mother-in-law who only finds faults.
It is very similar to the envoys of the previous dynasty, except that they are permanently stationed in each road instead of occasionally patrolling.
It seems that there are some advantages. If the administration of each county is done properly, it will be easy to get it to the court after the supervisors tell it. According to Yu Wenshiji's idea, the officials seem to be relieved a lot now.
But being light-hearted also means that there is a lot less power. The official examination is the most important responsibility of the official. With the inspectors... I don't know whether the people in the official are happy or frustrated.
Yu Wenshiji, who was far away in Donglai, could not accurately grasp the exact functions of the inspector. It was said that it was under the Yushitai. In that case, he would not have the right to participate in politics anyway, and he would be classified as an official.
Yu Wenshi guessed that in the last years of Daye, officials were acting rampantly and illegally. After the war, people's hearts were scattered. Officials did their own thing and ignored the imperial edicts. That's why the position of supervisor came into being.
Moreover, there will be official examinations, imperial examinations, etc. in the future, and the supervisory committee will exercise their powers and responsibilities. If local officials do not take it seriously, they are likely to be taken out as role models, just like Gao Shen.
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"Have you ever thought about why we came to Donglai to take office?" Yuwen Shiji looked at several people and asked.
Wang Xiongdan said carelessly: "No matter what the people around me are like, I only suppress bandits when I go to Donglai. In fact, there is nothing much to do. This place is close to the sea. I originally thought that there would be some fishermen who are difficult to control, so I need to
Come and be the county captain.
Unexpectedly, when I came here, I saw that there were very few people farming, not to mention fishermen. They just spent the whole day wandering around with the county guard... At first I thought he could be as majestic as Zhang Xutuo.
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Hearing Zhang Xutuo's name, Miao Haichao instinctively shrank his neck.
Zhang Xutuo has been dead for more than ten years, but his reputation in Shandong is still there, especially for those who started from the Shandong Rebel Army. When Zhang Xutuo is mentioned, everyone is afraid and respectful. When they swore an oath back then,
They all say that if you break your oath, you will let yourself go out and meet Zhang Xutuo.
Su Dingfang nodded in agreement. They were indeed a little disappointed after arriving in Donglai. There were few people in Donglai and it was not a place to display martial arts.
People like them who had commanded soldiers were a little uncomfortable with it, and felt that it was almost the same as being assigned to a military unit, so they looked at Yuwen Shiji a little strangely.
Wasn't this high-ranking official from the DPRK and China sent to Dongnae?
Seeing that several others were talking, Miao Haichao couldn't be idle. Moreover, hearing Zhang Xutuo's name made him a little uncomfortable, so he changed the topic and said: "The county governor is from a noble family and must be more experienced than us."
All strong.
Moreover, he is a knowledgeable person who can read and write. So from the perspective of the county governor, what should we do and what can we do?
I’m not afraid of everyone’s jokes. I picked this guy up as a kid. I don’t know much about running a place, but I do have some experience in recruiting gangsters. After all, that’s what we did before.”
Hearing what he said, the few people in the village burst into laughter. Wang Xiongdan nodded and said, "What Brother Miao said is true. No one knows what the people in the village think better than us."
That’s it.”
Ximen reprimanded them, "Look at you guys, you are all so thief-minded. We are now members of the government. We can no longer talk so unscrupulously. We will not make our brothers, the county guards, laugh."
The hall suddenly became lively, and Su Dingfang even suggested that we bring some jars of wine and have a few drinks before we can talk, right?
This is why Yu Wenshiji doesn't want to talk to them one by one. No one is in tune. What did you say to them? They turned around and sold you out when they went to find other people to drink. It's not as good as everyone.
Get together and talk openly to avoid being a villain in vain.
I felt sorry for myself for a while, feeling that I was really unlucky to have met such a few people working together. It could be seen that these people were very interested, so they obediently let people set up a banquet and chatted while eating.
After several rounds of drinking, several bandits began to praise Shandong's wine as usual, and then talked about their respective great achievements in the army.
In a certain year and month, what was the weather like? I took people out to chop off many heads and came back. Fortunately, I still had some clues. I remembered that I was already a member of the Tang Dynasty, and I didn't mention what happened to my lord.
Yu Wenshiji could only watch. His origins were very different from these people's. He had no common topics to talk about, and his past was very ugly. He would brag with a guilty conscience, and he would not speak easily.
On the other hand, Miao Haichao and Ximen knew how to cheer up. Seeing that they had neglected the prefect brothers, they asked about the life of the noble family. It was obvious that they wanted Yu Wenshiji to integrate into this big family.
In fact, it's still the same as it was during the rebellion. Since everyone is stirring the spoon in the same pot, they will all be brothers in the future. They have to distinguish between the inside and the outside. Even if they can't attack each other, at least they can't get in trouble with their own brothers.
The consciousness of a small circle has been integrated into their bones. If there are fewer people around them, they will not feel very safe.
Yu Wenshiji talked to them impeccably, while he was thinking about whether he should send a letter to his friends in the court to replace all these guys.
This idea had already come to mind years ago, but the situation was not that bad. He himself was still a "criminal person" and would not bother him if he could. Otherwise, he would not change the person but let himself
If it seems too incompetent, then you have to stop trying.
As they exchanged cups and cups, the atmosphere became more and more harmonious. Calls such as brother and wise brother were flying everywhere. If this was the case in every county in the world... it would be extremely bad.
In fact, no matter what people here say, they are still very envious of Yu Wenshiji's family background. The influence of the powerful family is still an indispensable part of the officialdom.
While people from rough backgrounds are resisting, they are also trying hard to blend in. The word wealth is actually synonymous with family status.
Regardless of Wang Xiongdan and Su Dingfang, their words were always disrespectful. In fact, since they came to Donglai, they would never really provoke Yu Wenshiji easily.
A towering tree like Yuwen's is enough to scare them away...
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Looking at Kong, Yuwen Shiji returned to the original topic, "No matter where you come from, you are all talented people. Today, you come with me to work in a remote place in Donglai. Don't you all feel that you are overqualified?
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No matter what you think, I am a servant who is always at the emperor's side, and I am holding my breath in my heart when I am demoted to this place."
Yu Wenshiji was still drunk, and he was just using his alcohol to express a few "felt thoughts" to a few people.
Everyone nodded. This really spoke to their hearts. Not only was it overkill, it was like treating pearls like stones.
Well, I have to say that these guys are quite confident.
After receiving the response, Yu Wenshiji continued his efforts, "When I left the capital, the Supreme Master only mentioned one thing to me, saying that as long as this thing is done well, it will be a great achievement..."
This chapter has been completed!