After the food problem is solved, there is the money problem.
Yuzhu sent someone to invite Wan Yanlu, the chief envoy, to Fuya.
The Chief Envoys Division is commonly known as the Domain Division, or Dongsi. The Inspectorate Envoys Division is commonly known as the Nashi Division, or the Western Division.
The chief envoy is a second-grade local official with the same level as Yuzhu. He is generally called Fan Tai or Fang Bo. He is in charge of the civil affairs of a province and has extremely powerful power.
If Yuzhu is the top leader of the Moscow State Committee and the first commander of the State Military District, Wanyan Lu is equivalent to the governor of Moscow State and the Minister of Organization, the top leader of the Disciplinary Inspection Committee, the Minister of Propaganda, and the Director of the Department of Finance.
In the Fantai Yamen, the most important organization is called the Fan Ku, which is the general warehouse for money and grain.
The revenue and expenditure of the vassal treasury, accounting, corvee service, tax collection, submission to the court, and the payment of official salaries all go through the vassal yamen.
In short, in a word, everything related to money, food, and personnel in the province is related to the chief envoy.
According to the imperial system, orders for the expenditure of money and food issued by Yuzhu must be sent to the Chief Secretary's Yamen, and Wanyan Lu will execute them.
For another example, if Yuzhu wanted to appoint a certain alternate magistrate as a committee member, he would also send a letter to Wanyanlu, who would hang out the appointment board in front of the feudal government office and notify the whole province.
The common saying is that as long as the feudal lord's office does not issue a formal announcement, the personnel appointment and removal process has not been officially completed.
One can imagine how powerful Wan Yanlu’s real power is?
Wan Yanlu went to the provincial border in person to welcome Yuzhu to Changsha.
On the way, the two met and communicated every day, and even dined and drank together, so they became relatively familiar.
After the ceremony, Yuzhu asked Wanyanlu to take a seat. Wanyanlu refused and refused, and just sat next to Yuzhu's subordinate, appearing to be very disciplined.
"Brother Xijin, I wonder how much money is left in the provincial treasury?" Yuzhu called Wanyanlu's cousin affectionately and addressed him as brother.
The vassal treasury is also called the provincial treasury.
Wan Yanlu, whose courtesy name was Xijin, and who had a red flag of Manchuria, was a typical member of the Qing court.
The theory of temple strength.
This is not the late Qing Dynasty. With Wanyan Lu's real power position in the province, even if Yuzhu is the leader with great power, he still has to be given a small amount of favor.
"Zhongcheng, there are still 700,000 taels of silver in the provincial treasury. However, when paying the autumn tax to the Ministry of Household Affairs, you must turn in 500,000 taels." Wanyan Lu raised his hips slightly, slanted his body, and arched his head.
He raised his hand and answered Yuzhu's question respectfully.
Yuzhu had heard Wanyan Lu's words several times on the road. However, today's occasion was extremely formal.
To put it bluntly, Wanyan Lu took the initiative to go to the provincial border to greet the new governor, just to close the relationship with Yuzhu, so as to avoid excessive consumption of money and food, but it was his vassal who was really in trouble.
Because the money and grain could not be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs on time, the first person to be held accountable was the feudal lord Wanyan Lü.
As for the governor Yuzhu, he has great power and very little responsibility.
When Yuzhu heard this, he understood that Wanyan Lu was worried that he would lead troops to suppress the bandits and misappropriate all the money and food, which would make it difficult for him to report to the court in the future.
"Well, then no one is allowed to touch the two hundred thousand taels of silver. It will be reserved for the army's departure expenses." Yuzhu did not want to embarrass Wanyan Lu and made a final decision.
To put it bluntly, after Yuzhu led the troops out, the important matter of allocating money, food and materials really couldn't go without Wanyan Lu's support.
The important thing is to reserve grain. Yuzhu has other plans regarding the money. Why is there any need to embarrass Wanyan Lu?
Yuzhu's officialdom philosophy has always been that either he should not offend others and everyone should live in harmony with others. Or, he should take advantage of the situation and torment him to death so that his opponent can no longer stand up.
There are many powerful enemies for no reason, which is something a wise man would not do.
"Yes, I will obey Zhongcheng's order." Seeing Yuzhu being so easy to talk to, Wanyan Lu couldn't help but feel good about him, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Hey, all the hard work of waiting for you on the road is not in vain!
It can be seen that although Yuzhu is young, he is also very humane.
In today's Green Camp, any troop dispatch must require a large departure fee. Otherwise, there is no hope of dispatching troops smoothly.
The Qiu Ba people in the Green Camp had their usual food and salary deprived by corrupt officials, and the money they received was just enough to make ends meet.
Why should I sacrifice my life for you if I don't take advantage of the opportunity to ask for a large reward?
Moreover, there are also capable people in Qiu Balitou. They know that it is time for the superiors to send troops. If instead of sending troops, there is a mutiny, they will be severely held accountable by the court.
For example, if the general soldier of Zhenyu Town drinks too much soldier's blood, the people below him will be angry but dare not speak out.
When it came time to use the troops, under the instigation and planning of thoughtful people, the Zhenjun soldiers mutinied. It was obvious that the detained commander-in-chief was going to be in bad luck.
Objectively speaking, even a top soldier has ruthless means to restrain his superiors.
To put it bluntly, it means that after being cornered, the barefooted man fights to the death with his greedy boss.
Of course, under the background of officials protecting each other, judging from the final disposition, the big-headed soldier was still completely defeated.
Why? The officers involved in the incident were rarely killed. And almost all the soldiers who started the trouble were settled by Qiu Hou.
The mutiny served as a warning. If it was really useful, the consequences of the collapse of both the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp soldiers would not have occurred.
The famous Qi family army in history was massacred completely by officials from top to bottom who conspired together because of a dispute over pay.
The bastard logic is that the gentlemen can deduct the soldiers' wages at will, and the soldiers should be slaughtered.
If those who are disobedient dare to raise troops and cause trouble, it is tantamount to provoking the authority of the court. Then don't blame the gentlemen for using the knife to kill people and silence them.
After the money matter was settled, Yuzhu took the opportunity to bring up the matter of food adjustment.
Pianyuan Province, with just a few prefectures in the east, has the reputation of being a land of plenty, so it is natural that there is no shortage of food.
"Zhongcheng, before I came to take office, I had already ordered someone to clear the accounts. At present, the amount of food available in the province is about 250,000 shi."
Yuzhu appreciated his face and did not force him to pay, so Wanyanlu reciprocated the favor and generously agreed to supply 250,000 shi of grain.
Matters in officialdom are the result of mutual compromise.
Well, two hundred and fifty thousand shi of grain is quite a lot.
Yuzhu nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Brother Xijin is indeed a capable official who carries a heavy burden. If the food and salary supply is not in danger during this campaign, I will report to the court to remember my brother's first contribution."
Seeing Yuzhu draw a big cake, Wan Yanlu couldn't help but smile, cupped his hands and said: "The annihilation of the bandits is a miraculous achievement of yours, Zhongcheng, in relieving the danger and resolving the difficulties. How dare you be the first to do such a feat despite your virtue and ability?"
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The two people looked at each other and smiled, each knowing the other's subtext, but neither took the initiative to point it out.
Yuzhu's real overall situation has always been the military power in the capital, and he has no intention of engaging in internal strife with Wanyan Lu for power and gain.
Therefore, as long as Wanyan Lv can ensure smooth logistics, Yuzhu will really play the role of the old emperor and show his merit for Wanyan Lv.
As for Wanyan Lu, what he was most worried about was that Yuzhu would use his power to bully others and spend money lavishly, forcing him to be unable to pay accounts to the Ministry of Accounts.
You must know that the most important aspect of the imperial court's assessment of local officials is taxes.
No matter how outstanding you are at other tasks, as long as you fail to pay taxes on time, you will be impeached and removed from office by the censor.
This is the so-called early version of the Qing Dynasty’s one-vote veto!
However, Wanyan Lu's cunningness was completely exposed to Yu Zhu's eyes.
Wanyanlu treated Yuzhu as a vassal and went as far as the provincial border to greet him, which could easily bring a certain degree of favor to Yuzhu.
With frequent exchanges on the road, coupled with substantial support in terms of money and food, what reason did Yuzhu have to take Wanyan Luli's authority?
Yuzhu controls Wanyanlu and has a powerful killing weapon.
The title of right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate gave Yuzhu the power to impeach his subordinates.
Just like the patrol censor in the Ming Dynasty, as long as a bullet is released, someone will step down.
According to the imperial court's practice of safeguarding the authority of border ministers, if Yuzhu impeached Wanyan Lv, there was a 99% chance that Wanyan Lv would lose his official position.
However, even if Wanyanlu was driven away, the next vassal was appointed and removed by the court, and Yuzhu only had the right to make suggestions but not substantial decision-making power.
It must be admitted that the Qing Dynasty successfully ruled hundreds of millions of Han people with a very small number of people for nearly three hundred years, and it learned many historical lessons.
After settling Wanyan's law, Yuzhu relaxedly ordered to summon the military attachés above the rank of general in the province.
Yuzhu is a veteran in the officialdom, and he has led troops in actual combat in the northwest. Even if he cannot be called a famous commander for the time being, he still knows who the generals are, right?
Who dares to neglect the immediate boss?
Five days later, the officers of the Green Battalion, who were originally scattered in various places, gathered in front of the lobby of Fu Yamen.
Today's fuyamen, in front of the gate, the killing force is particularly fierce.
According to the established policy, after Yuzhu appeased the civil servants in the province, he would definitely use the military generals to establish his power.
The area in western Hunan is vast. If the Green Camp soldiers were reluctant to sacrifice their lives and collapsed at the first moment of the battle, exposing the back of Yuzhu to the bandits, hehe, then it would be no joke.
Objectively speaking, no matter how powerful the new army brought by Yuzhu is, there are only more than 3,000 people.
Having fewer troops and horses has the advantage of dispatching quickly, but also has the disadvantage of being unable to fully control the situation.
To put it bluntly, Yuzhu's direct troops are too small in number and can serve as the main force of mobile strikes.
However, the new army and artillery armor cannot care about the west if they care about the east. Yuzhu must also force the green soldiers from various places to help defend various important places.
At this moment, the dull drums were still beating in the sky above Fuya.
Near the lobby of Fu Yamen, soldiers of the New Army, armed with live ammunition, stood guard every three steps and one post every five steps. The guard was extremely tight.
The soldiers pursed their lips one by one, with extremely serious expressions. The bright bayonets on the gun tips shone with a dazzling cold light in the morning light.
The military attachés who had come to report this situation were all secretly grateful.
No matter how stupid they are, they can still see that Yuzhu just wants to establish his authority today, and even wants to use his head to sacrifice the handsome flag, right?
According to the military regulations of the Qing Dynasty, when the commanders and ministers gather together, after the three drums sound, those who fail to click the Mao will be beheaded!
After the third tom stopped, while the generals were looking around for the unlucky guy who didn't arrive on time, they suddenly heard a sharp shout from behind the lobby.
"Lord Fujun, here we come!"
All the generals rushed down according to their ranks, and under the leadership of Admiral Elunte, they all went down together and said respectfully: "I have a humble post, please give me the favor to the army master Jin An."
There was no other way. Erlente was so nervous that he temporarily changed his greeting speech from Da'an to Jin'an.