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Chapter 825: The official system of the road government, coming to Chengdu again

Chapter 825: The Lufu government system returns to Chengdu

"Husband, is this Chengdu Fucheng?"

Looking at the tall city standing not far away, Liu Xiangling asked.

Shen Tang nodded, "Yes, I'm afraid we will all be here within a few years."

"Wherever your husband is, that is our home! What's more, the prosperity of Chengdu is almost comparable to that of Lin'an City!"

Wanyan Yue smiled.

"Look, husband, those people should be here to greet you!"

Shao Muyu pointed to the dock not far away.

The pier was crowded with people, and it seemed that the battle was even better than when Ziyun City faced Liang.

However, this is normal. Shen Tang is the magistrate of Chengdu Prefecture and is a genuine Shangguan here. However, the chief officials of other prefectures have no subordinate relationship with Shen Tang.

The Song Dynasty nominally had a three-level local system of roads, prefectures/prefectures, and counties. However, the road level was divided into four divisions!

The transfer envoy is in charge of finance and is called Cao Si! The criminal and prison envoy is in charge of judicial affairs and is called Xiansi! The Changping envoy is in charge of food and prices, etc., and is called warehouse secretary! And the last one is the pacification envoy. !The appeasement envoy is in charge of public security, border defense and military affairs along the way, also known as the commander-in-chief!

These four divisions do not have any subordinate relationship with each other. They also have no management rights over the prefects, prefectures and other yamen under their rule! The reason for this is because the Song Dynasty was particularly wary of the power of local vassals and towns before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!

If there are chief officials along the way and they have financial, military and political power, it will undoubtedly make the local area bigger and pose a great threat to the imperial court.

However, if the rights along the way are divided among the four divisions, the local power will not become too powerful, let alone resist the imperial court.

Therefore, just like Xiang Liang and other local officials, they would be somewhat courteous to Shen Tang, but they were not afraid of Shen Tang.

However, this Chengdu Prefecture is different. Shen Tang has the errand of the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture and is the unquestionable leader of the prefecture! The officials of the Chengdu Prefecture, including the officials in the nine counties under its jurisdiction, are all Shen Tang’s subordinate.

Therefore, they naturally have to be more respectful towards Shen Tang.

As soon as Shen Tang's ship docked at the pier, the strong sailors who had been waiting on it hurriedly boarded the sampan!

"I respectfully welcome the prefect, Mr. Shen!"

Shen Tang had just appeared and before he got off the boat, all the officials lined up neatly on the dock spoke in unison!

Shen Tang looked over. The leader was wearing a purple robe. Behind him, there were a few people wearing crimson official robes, and more were wearing green official robes! Originally, the official uniforms of the Song Dynasty were in four colors, but in During the reign of Shenzong, it was changed to three colors! Among them, those above the fourth rank wore purple, those above the sixth rank wore scarlet, and those above the ninth rank wore green!

The person wearing the purple robe is naturally the judge of Chengdu Prefecture and the second-in-command of the prefecture’s Yamen, from the fourth rank!

In addition, there are officials from various parties, officials from various ministries, and those who join the army, as well as important officials such as Kongmu, Gouai, and Jisi.

Moreover, officials of high rank such as county magistrates, county magistrates, county lieutenants, chief registrars, etc. from the nine counties under the jurisdiction of Chengdu Prefecture were also present!

There are nearly a hundred people in this group, and this does not include the followers and servants who are far away!

Shen Tang walked down the sampan slowly, walked up to the purple-robed judge, and said slowly, "My lords, you're welcome. Now that I haven't taken my seal yet, I'm afraid it's against the rules for your lords to greet me!"

The leading judge's heart thumped. Shen Tang's words were a little too polite!

"Your Excellency once led troops to pacify the roads of Chengdu, and even relieved the siege of Fucheng. Furthermore, now that you are honored as a Marquis, it is natural for us to welcome you!"

The judge was somewhat witty, "Furthermore, everyone present has long heard of your great reputation, but this time you couldn't help but come to see your majesty in person!"

The judge is the second-in-command of a state capital. Generally speaking, his rank is slightly lower than that of the chief judge.

However, this does not mean that the judge will be afraid of the chief judge!

In many state capitals, the magistrate is a close associate of the emperor and has the responsibility of supervising the governor of the state capital.

To put it bluntly, it is to contain and supervise Shangguan, just like the supervisors in the army.

Moreover, the judge could directly report to the emperor the status of all officials in the state capital.

However, there are exceptions. For example, in Chengdu Mansion, Shen Tang is not only in charge of the government office, but also in charge of the military and government.

More importantly, he was also an important minister and favorite in front of the emperor.

As a result, it becomes more difficult for the second-in-command judge to restrain him.

Even if you want to report Shen Tang's fault to the emperor, you still have to consider whether you will be retaliated against if you are unable to move to Shen Tang.

Coupled with the fact that Shen Tang led troops to defeat Tubo in Chengdu Mansion before, Shen Tang has a very high prestige in Chengdu Mansion! Therefore, unless there is a definite certainty, the judge will not easily provoke Shen Tang.

"The lower official is Tian Guanyu, the general magistrate of Chengdu Prefecture. I know that your Excellency is here today and I have specially prepared a banquet. Please appreciate it!"

The judge said respectfully.

Shen Tang looked at everyone present, and after a long while he said leisurely, "I have come from afar to work, so let's forget about it today! Is the governor here?"

As the first and second leaders of the state government, the magistrate and the general magistrate are called governors! They assist the chief magistrate in handling affairs, and their position is the ninth rank! They can be regarded as the people around the chief magistrate. When arranged, many governors come Control.

Therefore, the governor is usually the chief official’s confidant!

"Li Tairan, the governor of the lower government, pays homage to your lord!"

Behind everyone, in a corner, a small official wearing a green robe hurriedly took two steps, came to Shen Tang and bowed to the end!

Speaking of which, among the hundred or so officials in front of me, I am afraid that Li Tairan is the most uneasy one! A ninth-grade official is like an ant compared to Shen Tang. Shen Tang can directly kill him without any reason. Replace it! Moreover, there is no reason for Shen Tang not to use one of his own as governor.

In this way, his fate has already been decided, which is why he is alone in the corner and almost no one pays attention to him.

"Everyone else, please go away! If anything happens, we will wait until I pay my seal tomorrow to discuss it! Li Tairan, you can take me to the government office later!"

Shen Tang said calmly.

"I obey my orders!"

When Tian Guanyu and others saw Shen Tang's indifferent expression, they all had their own thoughts! He thought for a moment, then saluted and said, "In this case, I will retire first. Tomorrow, I will wait in the lobby for you to pay your respects and arrange for the office!"

Afterwards, all the officials, large and small, retreated under the leadership of Tian Guanyu, leaving only Li Tairan and some government officials!

Everyone on the big boat got off the boat one by one, and then, under the respectful leadership of Li Tairan, headed towards Fucheng.

Shen Tang is no stranger to Chengdu Prefecture. He has entered Chengdu Prefecture several times. However, this time, his identity has changed greatly.

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