After discussing city affairs with the officials of Yanqi City, Zhou Jun returned to his wing in the inner city.
After getting the government documents from the past few years, Zhou Jun spent more than an hour looking through them carefully. The more he read, the more headache he got.
Long Yaoli, the governor of Yanqi, was mediocre in qualifications and weak in character. Not only did he make no achievements while in office, but he managed the affairs of the city into a mess.
But fortunately, this person did not have a strong personality. When others intervened in the government affairs of Yanqi City, Long Yaoli would also delegate power as long as it was beneficial to the people in the city.
Therefore, in the past few years, although Long Yaoli's management level has been unsatisfactory, with the assistance of Hua Yue, Twelve Dragons, and the Great Eater, Yanqi City has been developing steadily, and it can be said that it has reached today with bumps and bumps.
Putting down the book in his hand, Zhou Jun closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and took a long breath.
Huayue took the lunch box and came to Zhou Jun and said: "The few times I came here just now, I saw that you were busy with government affairs, so I thought not to disturb you. Now that I have some free time, why not have some dinner first?
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After hearing this, Zhou Jun raised his head and looked out the window.
There is a bright moon hanging in the sky, and there are already stars outside.
Zhou Jun: “Unknowingly, it’s so late.”
Opening the lunch box, Zhou Jun ate some food randomly, took another sip of tea, and finished his dinner.
Huayue put away the dishes and said to Zhou Jun: "Although the imperial court has appointed you as the governor of Anxi, you are the consort. Will the emperor suddenly call you back?"
Zhou Jun: "I came to Anxi this time for three main things. First, to repel the Tibetan army, second, to rebuild the Daqi trade route, and third, to make peace with Dashi."
Hua Yue: "The implication is that as long as the three things are not completed, you don't need to return to Chang'an."
Zhou Jun: "It's not that simple... There is a scale involved. If everything is done, the court will transfer you back, but if things are not done well, the court will also transfer you back."
Hua Yue: "I understand, what you mean is that you can't do too well or too poorly, so that you can stay in Anxi."
Zhou Jun: "This state does not need to last for a long time, as long as we find a way to last until..."
Hua Yue then said: "Find a way to continue until after three years, when the turmoil breaks out in the world, you can start the next step of the plan."
Zhou Jun nodded lightly.
Hua Yue: "Three years later, if the world is really in chaos, what will happen to your family in Chang'an City?"
Zhou Jun paused, and after a while, he whispered: "I left Kong You in Chang'an and asked him to arrange everything in advance. When it's time to leave, I will do everything possible to rescue them.
, and then moved to Anxi."
Huayue glanced at Zhou Jun, turned her face away, and stopped asking.
Zhou Jun calmed down for a while and said to Huayue: "In a few days, I will go to Qiuci Town to officially take office as the governor of Anxi. You can come with me."
Hua Yue asked: "I would like to leave, but the city of Yanqi is divided into several factions, and the guarding envoy Long Yaoli is incompetent. Many affairs in the town have to be handled by me alone. If I leave, something happens again in the city.
It’s chaos, what should I do?”
Zhou Jun: "Long Yao's moral integrity is not worthy of his place. The system of governors in Yanqi City needs to be changed."
Three days later, a general meeting was held in the North Fort Assembly Hall.
The Yanqi garrison, the Twelve Dragons, the Dashi Cult, the Yinmen, and the four major factions in Yanqi City, as well as officials and stewards of all sizes, gathered in the meeting hall.
At the beginning of the meeting, Zhou Jun first looked around at the crowd, then took the seal from Sun Aying, as well as the emperor's imperial decree, and said: "Jun is the emperor's son-in-law, and he is entrusted by the saint.
, led the deposed envoys of Longyou and the Jiedushi envoys of Anxi, were in charge of promotions, rewards and punishments of officials, and also supervised the illegal activities in various towns."
Everyone in the hall, after seeing the seal and the imperial edict, and listening to Zhou Jun's speech, all bowed their heads and prostrated.
Zhou Jun added: "The situation in Anxi is unstable and civil strife continues. The government affairs in Yanqi City should be dealt with urgently."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what Zhou Jun meant by this.
Zhou Jun: "From today on, Yanqi City will form a proposal group, a government office, the Twelve Dragons Tribe, the Dashi Cult and the Yin Sect, and each will appoint respected elders to join the discussion group."
Everyone was puzzled, and someone asked: "Protector Zhou, what exactly does this council do?"
Zhou Jun: "The so-called discussion group is responsible for discussing government affairs. All government decrees and regulations, financial and taxation plans, and administrative review of ministries and departments, etc. related to Yanqi City are discussed by the discussion group and finally written into a proposal."
Someone asked again: "What is the process of this negotiation? Also, what is this protocol?"
Zhou Jun: "The Mansion, the Twelve Dragons, the Dashi Cult and the Yinmen each formed a faction to discuss the formulation of laws, financial and taxation plans, administrative review, etc. in Yanqi City. Each faction gave its opinions and wrote them in
Proposal. If the four factions can reach a unified opinion, then the proposal will be recorded as passed. If one of the parties opposes, the meeting will be recorded as a dispute. Regardless of whether it is passed or disputed, the resulting proposal will be copied into a letter and then
Send it to me with Haidongqing as soon as possible, and I will approve it as appropriate and return it to the council."
After everyone listened, they understood.
From now on, when Yanqi City promulgates laws and administrative reviews, the decision-maker will no longer be the garrison, but the newly established council.
The discussion group formed opinions on laws and decisions, and sent the final protocol to Zhou Jun.
The final decision on whether the protocol can be passed will be controlled by Zhou Jun, who is the governor of Anxi.
Zhou Jun continued: "The council is responsible for the formulation of laws and regulations, financial and tax planning, and the approval of administrative affairs. The city was originally responsible for many ministries and departments such as military, taxation, people's livelihood, construction, punishment, religion, etc.
The relevant administrative reports and review of results are all the responsibility of the deliberative committee. Of course, if the administrative decision-making committee of a department has disagreements during the review process, a protocol will be formed, which will then be left to me for ruling."
Hearing this, Long Yaoli, the governor of Yanqi, looked a little ugly.
The emergence of the council was equivalent to taking away most of the power of the guardian envoys.
But thinking about it carefully, there was nothing he could do.
Firstly, Zhou Jun was the military envoy to Anxi, and he had already inherited the official seal from the imperial court; secondly, because Long Yao had poor political performance and was ineffective in doing things, Zhou Jun did not remove him from his post.
Ask for something.
After everyone in the hall listened to Zhou Jun's story, someone asked: "How do each faction in Yanqi City discuss internal affairs?"
Zhou Jun: "How to discuss within the factions and what kind of results are given are matters within each faction. I will not interfere too much. As long as each faction can send Mr. Su to discuss the affairs of Qicheng together with the other three factions,
Just discuss it and give a proposal."
Seeing that everyone had no more problems, Zhou Jun said: "I also know that there has never been a precedent of a discussion group in the four towns of Anxi. When it was first established, there will inevitably be many problems. However, there is a saying that goes well, everyone adds firewood and makes a flame.
Gao, when making a decision on a matter, it is better to listen to the opinions of different people than to let one person make a hasty decision."
Fei Weng, the deputy master of the Yinmen Gate, said: "Zhou Duhu, you are the imperial envoy to Anxi and the pioneer of the Daqi trade route. You can just tell Yanqi City how to do it in the future."
When everyone heard this, they all agreed.
Zhou Jun nodded and said to everyone: "The first step is for the Yanqi Guards, the Twelve Dragons, the Dashi Cult, and the Yinmen, these four factions, first determine the list of Mr. Su, and then submit it... Oh
, By the way, from now on, the meeting place of the discussion group will be in the North Fort. The decorations of tables and chairs should be rearranged to make it look like a discussion."