"To be honest, Zhu Zhi's first task when he came to Lizhou was to make statistics, check the livestock, people, and fields of the various tribes in Lizhou, and preliminarily determine the boundaries of the territory, so as to prepare for the imperial court to formally incorporate Lizhou into the economic system.
, I believe that Zhou Jun and Cai Tongpan should have made some guesses before, right?" Zhu Zhi looked at Qian Yunshu and Cai Yi who were confused and asked calmly.
Qian Yunshu remained silent. Cai Yi leaned forward slightly and asked:
"Can Zhu Sihu bring the imperial decree with him on this trip?"
"The DPRK is worried that the news will be leaked, which will disturb the barbarians, so they will not give orders on everything——"
Zhu Zhi sat calmly behind the long desk. Seeing Qian Yunshu, Cai Yi showed a bit of contempt on his face, knowing that simple words like this could not deceive them, and said,
"President of the State, is Cai Tongpan thinking that Zhu Zhi's people have arrived in Lizhou, and even if there is no formal edict, the barbarians will not disturb them. Are you guessing? Lord of the State, is Cai Tongpan doubting that Zhu Zhi is telling the truth?
bully?"
"Zhu Sihu is worrying too much. Cai Langjun and I have absolutely no intention of doing this." Qian Yunshu picked up the teapot and slowly poured himself a cup of tea. He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Zhu Zhi's eyes for a moment.
"To be honest with the Lord of Zhou, Cai Tongpan, my father is responsible for the economic system. Hu Shuxiang and others pushed hard for it, but not everyone in the court approves of it, and His Majesty is also a little undecided," Zhu Zhi said calmly, "
Therefore, Zhu Zhi said that the court was concerned about the leakage of the news and did not issue another edict. It is not true to say it is true, and it is not false to say it is false. If it is not false, this is indeed the reason why some people in the court insist on not granting Zhu Zhi an edict; but they say no.
Really, even at this time, Zhu Zhi could not be sure that there would be an edict issued in the future, or that Zhu Zhi's appointment in Lizhou was not satisfactory, and he was not even able to establish himself in Lizhou. The economic affairs may have been abandoned.
.If I say this, can the Lord of the State, Cai Tongpan, understand?"
Qian Yunshu and Cai Yi couldn't tell the truth from the lie for a while, but Zhu Zhi's words sounded much more reasonable.
However, they had made up their minds that without a formal decree from the court, no matter how fanciful Zhu Zhi's words were, they would not pay attention to them.
"In any case, this matter is my father's. Hu Shuxiang has pushed hard for it. Zhu Zhi will go all out and will never let some villains in the court secretly obstruct him. He also invites the state monarch, Cai Tongpan, to examine it!" Zhu Zhi
He said with his hands raised.
Hearing what Zhu Zhi said, Qian Yunshu and Cai Yi's expressions darkened again.
Zhu Zhi's words undoubtedly meant that he was unable to produce an official decree from the imperial court at this time, but the Zhu family and Hu Kai were fully behind the scenes to support the whole matter.
Bing represents the attitude of the Zhu family and the Privy Councilor Hu Kai.
Yes, there were many people in the court who openly and secretly targeted the Zhu family and Privy Councilor Hu Kai. They were not afraid of the power of the Zhu family and Privy Councilor Hu Kai. However, Qian Yunshu and Cai Yi had to ask themselves whether they were qualified to follow them.
Does the Zhu family have trouble with Privy Councilor Hu Kai?
Zhu Zhi ignored Qian Yunshu, while Cai Yi and Cai Yi looked ugly and began to seriously discuss the matter of taking office.
Lizhou Qingqiang and the Eastern Barbarian tribes have been responsible for the supervision and liaison with the Jiazhou Yamen Office. At this time, the Jiazhou Yamen Office should also send a letter to inform the ministries that Zhu Zhi was appointed as the governor. Zhu Zhi could not take it personally.
Every family who had been issued a lawsuit by the imperial court came to tell them - if this was the case, Zhu Zhi might not be able to travel all over Qionglai Mountain in a year or two.
Qian Yunshu heard Zhu Zhi's true and false words, and was a little confused about the depth of the whole matter, so he decided to tolerate it for the time being.
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At present, in addition to recruiting two state officials, Li Qie and Kou Shifeng, who are responsible for the Qingqiang and Eastern Barbarian tribes, Qian Yun asked them to draft a report letter to the Qingqiang and Eastern Barbarians.
The book also pointed at Li Qie and Kou Shifeng, and said to Zhu Zhi:
"Li Qie and Kou Shifeng were previously in charge of the affairs of various ministries in the state government. When you go to Lizhou to set up a secretary, Cao can set up a separate secretary office, Jing Cheng and other officials. If there is anything you have to do before, you can handle them.
Go deal with it..."
In addition to stating Zhu Zhi's appointment to Lizhou and his duties, Qian Yunshu and Cai Yi signed the letter of complaint prepared by the state government office, Zhu Zhi also had to sign his name and stamp the Lizhou Sihu Shen he carried with him.
Military seal.
In this way, even if Zhu Zhi completed the process of taking up his post in the local area, he would have the power to exercise the power of being a household officer in Lizhou to join the army; and for the subsequent orders issued by him, the ministries could compare and verify them.
Qian Yunshu didn't stop him until this step, but he still played a trick, which was the establishment of Lizhou Sihu Cao (also known as Sihu Ting). He completely left it to Zhu Zhi to solve it on his own. On the Jiazhou side,
At most, Li Qie and Kou Shifeng were ordered to wait for greetings.
???????????????Lizhou had no government offices under the imperial court before. The imperial court demoted Zhu Zhiliu to Lizhou this time, not with the intention of letting him do anything.
Of course, it is impossible to explicitly order Jiazhou to help establish the Lizhou Sihu Office. Qian Yunhui and Cai Yi can certainly ignore it.
However, if he could not set up a government office and recruit a group of subordinate officials to use them on official business, Zhu Zhi would not be able to exercise his power as Lizhou Sihu to join the army on his own.
When Zhu Zhi joined the army, he was mainly responsible for liaison with the Jizu in Lizhou, and also counted the Dingkou, farmhouses and houses of the Qingqiang and Eastern Barbarian tribes. However, he did not have the power to collect taxes and taxes or recruit servants.
Even if the ministries pay some tribute every year, these need to be escorted to the capital, and the local government has no power to withhold them.
In other words, even if Zhu Zhi planned to build the Sihu Office after taking office, theoretically he would not have the power to raise money and food from the local government and recruit servants to maintain the operation of the government office.
Qian Yunshu wanted to see how Zhu Zhi established the government office on his own and maintained its operation. He also wanted to see how strongly the Zhu family and Privy Councilor Hu Kai supported Zhu Zhi in doing things in Qionglai Mountain.
Zhu Zhi looked at Li Qi and Kou Shifeng, and without even thinking about it, he knew that they were Qian Yunshu's confidants, and that Cai Yidu might not be able to move them around, and said with a smile:
"It is a pity that after Zhu Zhi entered the mountain, he could not wait for the orders of the state monarch Cai Tongpan in time. However, Zhu Zhi will set up a guild hall called Fengyue Tower in Jiazhou City for communication purposes. The state monarch, Cai Tongpan, but there is
For any missions or instructions, just contact me here..."
Firstly, Zhufengtang's shop in Jiazhou needed a semi-official status. Secondly, Su Qiucheng and Zhu Zhi also thought about what they would do after entering Qionglai Mountain and try not to be directly exposed to Jiazhou's view.
, but to the ears of Qian Yunshu and Cai Yi, it was Zhu Zhi who made the score big enough.
Qian Yunshu said in as calm a tone as possible:
"As you wish!"
Zhang Xiongshan and Zhao Shan should always pay attention to the changes in the situation of the remnants of the Khitan army to the west of Qionglai Mountain. They should also lead their troops to block the access to the forest flats of Maitreya Mountain and separate Qionglai Mountain as much as possible. Su Qiucheng was mainly responsible for the situation in Beijing and Xiangzhou.
The men, horses and supplies in Jiazhou and Lizhou need to be with Zhu Zhi at all times and will not be stationed in Jiazhou permanently. Zhu Zhi designated another deacon from Zhufengtang to be stationed in Jiazhou to take care of the work with the Jiazhou Prefectural Government.
contact.
After Qian Yunshu, Cai Yi and others contacted and completed the appointment procedures at the Jiazhou level, Zhu Zhi, Zhu Tong, and Su Qiucheng went to Jiuli Town to take up their posts the next day; Li Qie, the Jiazhou Yamen Secretary Office, accompanied them with a letter of notification.
The waterway is still open from Jiazhou City to Longyou County, which has a relatively open terrain. However, continuing west from Longyou County and deep into the Qionglai Mountains, although the Dadu River in early September is more than 60 to 70 feet wide, there are cliffs along the coast.
, the water is extremely turbulent, and no local boat dares to sail against the current on the Dadu River at this time of year.
Surrounded by more than a hundred elite soldiers from Beijing and Xiangzhou, the crowd marched westward along the wild trails between the Daxiang Mountains on the remaining branches of the southern chain of Qionglai Mountain, and trekked for six days before arriving at Jiuli, where the Qiao clan of Qingqiang lived.
town.
Jiuli Town is located in a valley surrounded by mountains. To the northeast of the valley is the majestic Daxiangling Mountains, separated from Longyou County in Jiazhou; to the northwest is Mile Ridge, both of which are the remaining branches of the southern vein of Qionglai Mountain. The Dadu River flows from
Daxiang Ridge and Maitreya Ridge are bypassed on the south side, and on the south bank of Dadu River are the majestic ridges of Daliang Mountain, which can't be seen to the end at a glance.
As a branch of the Qingqiang tribe, the Qiao family has lived and multiplied in the river valley for thousands of years. With a clan numbering in the tens of thousands, the Qiao family is the most powerful of the Qingqiang tribes in Lizhou.
Zhu Zhi and the others crossed Yezhuping at the western foot of Daxiang Ridge and saw dozens of villages scattered around the valley, layer upon layer, with earthen huts and thatched houses built along the hillside.
In addition to the Dadu River flowing through the southern half of the valley, there is also a river called Songlin River that originates from the mountains in the north, flows south from the valley between Daxiang Ridge and Mile Ridge, and finally merges into the Dadu River.
among.
At the intersection of Songlin Creek and Dadu Water, there is a long slope on the northwest bank that protrudes out into the vast water. There are rows of buildings on the slope, and the buildings are denser and more organized. There are many boats moored there.
Next to the pier.
That is the destination of everyone's trip, Jiuli Town.
Most sections of the Dadu River are not conducive to navigation due to the rapids and dangerous shoals. However, in the section from Jiuli Town to Longyou County, except for the extremely turbulent water flow in the flood season, the water is relatively gentle in other seasons and the river is deep and wide enough.
It is used for the passage of boats and ships, so communication with the outside world is quite close.
Therefore, Jiuli Town has become a core node for the connection between tribes at the southern foot of Qionglai Mountain and the outside world.
In addition to the materials from the Qingqiang tribes that mostly flowed down the river through this place to trade in Jiazhou, many Han merchants also came to Jiuli Town to purchase pepper and cinnabar, which were abundant in the area, and then transported them out of the mountains for profit.
The Qingqiang Qiao family is not much different from the Han people in many customs and habits. The head of the family, Qiao Guanyuan, even studied in Jiazhou City under Zhou Dunyi, a famous scholar at that time, and passed the imperial examination in his early years.
Previously, only a dozen people from Zhufengtang entered Jiuli Town in the name of buying mountain goods to collect information secretly, in order to avoid alerting others.
Although the Qingqiang Qiao family has been deeply assimilated to the Central Plains, the Tu emperor who has been here since the Qiao family has been here for hundreds of years has been hereditary governor. The family leader has been hereditary governor for seven or eight generations and has control over ordinary people.
The power of life and death.
In addition to a small amount of symbolic tribute, the Qiao family does not need to pay additional internal taxes and is not subject to the control of the court. The more than a thousand villagers are private soldiers under the absolute control of the Qiao family.
Therefore, it is difficult for everyone to expect that they will be happy when Zhu Zhi, on behalf of the imperial court, joins the army and is stationed in Jiuli Town...
