When Lin Fu mentioned Jiangdao Prison, he also touched on Gu Wuchen's itch.
Gu Wuchen first came to Jiangning and served as Jiangdong's deputy inspector. He had to establish himself step by step in Jiangning before he could think about reforming the past. Even if there is a saying that a new official takes office with three firepowers, it is just killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
Making a small fuss, harming the interests of most people easily, will encounter a strong backlash, which is really not a wise man; what's more, Gu Wuchen will not forget that there is an inspector above him, and a large team of people from Jiangning are waiting for him.
Let him make mistakes.
Of course, Gu Wuchen is not someone who doesn't seek to make progress when the situation is difficult. In the days since he took up his post in Jiangning, he has also been thinking about finding an inconspicuous place to open up the situation.
Jiangdao Prison was originally built as a prison city jointly promoted by the Jiangning Criminal Department and the Jiangdong Procuratorate Division. It wanted to replace exile with long-term hard labor in prison. Within a year of its completion, the proposal for the prison city was vetoed by the capital center, and it became the Jiangdong Procuratorate Division Prison Prison.
A prison for ordinary prisoners sentenced to prison.
Seventy-eight years ago, officials from the Western Qin faction were in power and controlled the central government, treating Jiangning's mausoleum guards as if they were nothing. In the past few years, Jiangning's Criminal Department and Jiangdong's Procuratorate have been petitioning to reopen the prison city, but they have all been rebuffed by the central government.
Vetoed. The so-called "Thirty Rivers to the East, Thirty Rivers to the West", today the officials of the Western Qin faction are no longer trusted by the emperor, and the Chu Party has risen in the center. Gu Wuchen thought that at this time, there would be the least resistance to reopening the prison city.
Gu Wuchen is not a simple and optimistic person, and he also knows that the principles of the tomb-guarding officials in Jiangning are very limited. They spend most of their time quarreling with the Central Committee of Yanjing. When the Central Committee objected, they kept petitioning the Central Committee, and maybe the Central Committee
If he agrees, they will turn around and oppose it. Gu Wuchen feels that he must be fully prepared before he raises the issue of the prison city again. After all, the conditions for reopening the prison city are not yet met.
The prison in the city of the Jiangdong Inspectorate relied on the garrison strength of the Jiangning Prefecture's Military and Horse Division and the Jiangning garrison. There were only sixty purely guard jailers; the Jiangdao prison hung alone outside the city and was located in the Chaotiandang waters where bandits and bandits could freely travel.
Among them, in order to ensure the safety of Jiangdao Prison, there are twice as many jailers stationed there as in the city.
Since a considerable number of prisoners in Jiangdong County are dispersedly detained in prisons in various prefectures and counties, only those prisoners who have been sentenced to more than three years and less than five years in prison and have no money to redeem their crimes are transferred to Jiangdao Prison for centralized detention (prisoners from counties other than Jiangning are in order to
Avoid being imprisoned away from home, even if the family is poor, they will try their best to use money to atone for their crimes and reduce the crime to less than three years). Due to various circumstances, the entire Jiangdong County has less than a hundred prisoners imprisoned in Jiangdao Prison.
Precisely because the number of prisoners is limited, the supplies stored on the island are also limited. In addition, the prison guard force is sufficient. Although there are river bandits and water pirates passing through, most of them will not actively harass the island.
Once the prison is reopened, the situation will be completely different.
After the prison city is reopened, all serious prisoners sentenced to exile in Jiangdong County will be gathered in Jiangdao Prison, and even those prisoners who have fled to the border areas will be transferred to the prison city through various channels. Jiangdao Prison City
The number of prisoners in custody will soon exceed 1,000, and the island's reserves of supplies will greatly increase, which will greatly increase its attraction to river bandits and water bandits. Another is that it is obviously better to sentence serious criminals who are sentenced to exile than to minor criminals who are sentenced to prison terms.
It is more difficult to manage, and many people are even the leaders of gangsters or bandits who kill people and steal goods, so there will be fewer cases of prisoners escaping from prison in collusion with both internal and external parties.
As a result, the current defensive strength of Jiangdao Prison will appear very weak, and it can even be said to be full of loopholes. Especially when everyone in Jiangning is in the mentality of watching a good show, Gu Wuchen cannot count on the Jiangning garrison stationed outside the city.
Provide timely rescue.
Jiang Ning had too many officials who wanted to see his own show. Once he asked the central government to reopen the prison, a large number of exiled felons would escape or a group of bandits would attack the prison. Gu Wuchen thought that it would be good if he could keep his position at that time.
There is no need to talk about reforming the old and creating something new.
Requesting the central government to reopen the prison city is something that requires extreme caution. Gu Wuchen will not risk his future until he is absolutely sure. However, Lin Fu proposed to go to Jiangdao Prison to be the prison officer. His thoughts
If Lin Fu is really capable, he may be able to meet the conditions for reopening the prison city.
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Hearing Lin Fu say that with only three to five hundred elites, Jiangdao Dalao and the mouth of Jinchuan River could be defended impregnably. Yang Shi stood aside with some disdain, but Gu Wuchen discussed it with Lin Fu with great interest.
"The Inspectorate is a civil service agency. Although there is still a small amount of force directly under the jurisdiction, perhaps only the guards around the officials can be called elite. The arrest of bandits generally relies on the local government troops or rural soldiers and warriors. The jailers'
Force is even less trustworthy," Gu Wuchen said, "You said that with three to five hundred elites, Jiangdao Prison can be held impregnably, but I can't give you three to five hundred elites..."
"Lin Fu knows a little bit about how to train soldiers." Lin Fu knew what Gu Wuchen meant, and he only wanted a quota for training. "Lin Fu can go to Dongyang Mansion on behalf of your lord to recruit young soldiers to serve as prison guards."
Although the town army under the jurisdiction of the Admiral's Office was the main body of the Dai Viet Dynasty's military power, the dynasty had always had a traditional tendency to use civil servants to control military force. Outside of the town army system, there were many precedents for civil servants to directly manage the army, such as the governor of Dongyang Prefecture.
Shen Rong directly carried out drastic restructuring of the army under the jurisdiction of the Military and Horse Division, which was the tacit approval of the imperial court. This was probably the reason why the imperial court had more trust in civil servants. Lin Fu suggested that he go to Dongyang Mansion to recruit soldiers from his hometown, and Gu Wuchen didn't think it was special.
He was surprised, at least to his ears, Lin Fu had no selfish motives.
In Jiangning, Gu Wuchen is the natural leader of the Dongyang Township Party, and the Dongyang soldiers recruited by Lin Fu will be directly brought under the control of the Inspectorate Division. These three to five hundred elites can be said to be his private soldiers, Gu Wuchen.
Gu Wuchen didn't have any other ambitions, but he thought that it would be more convenient to have three to five hundred hometown soldiers in his hands in the future. He said: "If you don't talk about this, you can talk about your training method first..." If you can,
In the future, he will let Yang Pu, Ma Chao or Yang Shi directly lead these three to five hundred hometown soldiers to serve as guards in Jiangdao Prison. However, Yang Pu and the other three have no merit, and the rank of the military attache is too low. Besides, he
I think Lin Fu is trustworthy.
"Su Hou's Commentary on the Seven Classics of Martial Arts is a collection of the military achievements of our ancestors," Lin Fu said, looking at the books in Gu Wuchen's hands. "Lin Fu was fortunate enough to read a few fragments of them, and he had some knowledge of the art of fighting.
What I have learned..." Then he explained to Gu Wuchen in detail some of the soldiers, military management, and military methods that Zhou Pu had discussed during this period.
Since ancient times, literati have had a hobby of talking about military affairs on paper, and they also have the fantasy of raising the reins and controlling the world, and Gu Wuchen is no exception. The exception is that he has been in the army for ten years, and has a deeper understanding and understanding of the method of managing an army than those literati who can only talk about military affairs on paper.
A deeper understanding is something he is proud of. He originally thought that Lin Fu had some general understanding and understanding of the art of war, but he did not expect that what Lin Fu was really proficient in was the management and training of small-scale troops.
, these detailed cognitions are exactly what those scholars who can only talk on paper lack most. Lin Fu's words were clear and logical, which made Gu Wuchen, who had been in the army for nearly ten years, moved when he heard about it. Yang Pu and Ma Chao came over and urged him to go to the Yamen to sit in court, but
He and Lin Fu got excited about talking, so he asked Yang Pu and Yang Shi to go to the Yamen for him to guard him and come back immediately to report if anything happened.
Gu Wuchen sighed: "I still suggest that you go to Yanjing. You can take my letter to Yanjing. As long as Mr. Tang and Prime Minister Zhang recognize your talent, even if you fail in the provincial examination, you still don't have to worry about having no future in Yanjing..."
Lin Fu smiled and said: "Lin Fu is more willing to assist you in Jiangning..."
"Don't you feel aggrieved to only use you as the prison chief?" Gu Wuchen asked. In his heart, he never failed to hope that Lin Fu would stay to help him. He was too short of capable assistants in Jiangning. In his opinion, using Lin Fu to govern Jiangning
There is great hope in reopening the island prison. Being able to successfully reopen and maintain the prison city will be a major innovation in the criminal justice system of this dynasty.
"Lin Fu still has some selfish motives for wanting to be the prison chief." Lin Fu said.
"Oh?" Gu Wuchen looked at Lin Fu.
"Lin Fu intends to build a warehouse at the mouth of Jinchuan River..." Lin Fu said.
Not to mention it now, if a warehouse is built at the mouth of Jinchuan River in the future, Gu Wuchen will be able to see the bright side of it at a glance. Instead of making Gu Wuchen feel uncomfortable, it is better to tell the truth now.
"Haha," Gu Wuchen was very satisfied with Lin Fu's frank confession. Besides, his Gu family had banking shares in Jiyun Society. If Lin Fu was not allowed to take care of his personal affairs at all, how would his family be embarrassed to take stock money from Jiyun Society in the future?
He smiled and said, "Although civil servants all regard selflessness as a model, the real selfless people are only sung in dramas and never seen in life. You just have to remember not to abandon public service for private reasons."
"Lin Fu, remember your Lord's teachings." Lin Fu said.
"Well, there is no need to rush to recruit soldiers, but the post of jailer has to be found. You will wait for my news in the next two days," Gu Wuchen said naturally and contentedly, "You go to jail, and many things need to be done.
Peel off the cocoon slowly and figure it out. You are full of talents and you are dedicated to serving the court. You don't have to worry about your future. Isn't Dong Yuan also born in Juzi?"
"Thank you for the promotion, sir." Lin Fu stood up and bowed to Gu Wuchen.
Gu Wuchen stayed with Lin Fu for lunch. After lunch, Gu Wuchen went to the Yamen to sit in court. Lin Fu and Zhou Pu returned to Jiyunju. Lin Fu didn't expect that convincing Gu Wuchen to let him serve as the jailer of Jiangdao Prison would be so smooth. Think about it.
Looking up, one can also guess that Gu Wuchen intended to use the Jiangdao prison city as his first move to carry out drastic reforms in Jiangning.
Lin Fu didn't know how long the terminally ill Dayue Dynasty could last, but he knew how difficult it was for Gu Wuchen to reform the current bureaucracy. He and Zhou Pu returned to Jiyunju and led the horse into the yard. Qian Xiaowu said there were visitors.
While waiting, Lin Fu looked over and saw that it was Qian Xiaowu's old creditor, Chen Laiwu, the loan shark from Xicheng, standing in the yard with a salivated face.