"How many green lotuses rely on each other and hate each other, but for a moment they look back and bear the west wind."
In front of the pavilion, young scholar Su Che put his hands behind his back and sighed.
Behind him, the younger members of the clan and his disciples all looked worried. The old man in front of him had such a high reputation that people in the south of the Yangtze River wanted to push him to the front and act as the leader who would overthrow Yang.
Academician Xiao Su himself knew that if he were to take the lead, he would most likely be vulnerable. He has no reputation and has long been far away from the center. In today's court, he does not even know the reasons for the new policies being implemented.
Everyone in Shilin knows that Cai Jing is the best choice. As long as Cai Jing is willing to nod, he can immediately become the leader of Shilin. A hundred years later, it will be a good story, and Cai Jing himself can also be famous in history.
But Cai Jing just refused to nod. He was ill every day, and only Xiao Su could knock on his door and just chat with you for a few words.
"Father, can't we win if Cai Jing doesn't come out? Justice lies here and not there. He, Cai Jing, is not Xie Anshi. Back then, Dong Zhuo also used the northwest to fight against the Han and invaded the capital. What happened to him?"
"Cai Jing has been in the position for a long time and has a profound background. He has disciples and former officials all over the world. The most important thing is that Cai Jing has a close relationship with the officials. Only he may be able to contact the officials in Duiyu Tower. I will go and see him in a few days.
He once asked Cai Jing to come out no matter what he said this time!"
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Everyone in Jiangnan was ready and waiting for Yang Lin to take action. When the imperial edict came down, Yungui West Road, the former hometown of Dali, was used as a pilot to implement the new official administration.
Relax local powers, allow local recruitment, and improve the treatment of minor officials in yamen. Originally, the status of officials in yamen was very low and they were looked down upon by officials. Now there is also a set of formal selection tests and screening mechanisms, and salaries are determined by the Ministry of Officials
It is formulated in a unified manner, and the amount paid by officials is reduced by 20%.
More than half of the yamen, prefects, and prefects were abolished and became the highest administrative officials of each state and prefecture; the execution officials were appointed to be responsible for judicial matters, and the regiment training envoys were responsible for local defense and military training.
Rights and responsibilities are clearly defined. As long as you have a right, you must shoulder this responsibility. Once an error occurs, it can be easily traced to the individual.
All the idle officials in the past have been abolished and await dispatch.
Dali doesn't have this problem. It's controlled by chieftains everywhere. Now it's time to change the situation.
Fang Qifu's soldiers and horses have enough deterrence to carry out this reform in his hometown of Dali.
As expected, the imperial court's new policy was extremely harsh, but it did not hit Jiangnan. Dali was not a Song Dynasty in the first place. Yang Lin's actions were beyond the expectations of the Jiangnan gentry and officials, but it also made them worried.
If this is successfully tried in Dali, it will be used in Jiangnan sooner or later. By then, the court will have a complete set of experience and it will be even more difficult to deal with.
It had been less than two years since Dali had just surrendered to the Song Dynasty. The old chieftain lords had been destroyed to pieces, and the new forces had not yet had time to penetrate. This was the most suitable place for the New Deal.
In Yangyi City, the old Dali Palace has been demolished into a government office. Fang Qifu, dressed in purple official uniform, respectfully received the imperial edict. The above has been planned, and every step is very detailed. All he needs is
Complete this reform step by step.
"The high official has come a long way. Thank you for your hard work. Come here quickly. Take the high official down to change his clothes, clean his face, and have a good rest."
Two government servants came forward and took the eunuchs who delivered the decree down to rest. Fang Qifu glanced at the courtyard full of officials and said with the imperial edict: "From now on, summon all the soldiers and horses, divide the control areas, and fully cooperate with the civil officials to implement them."
New Deal, but those who resist and disobey will be killed without mercy!"
The officials in the hall clasped their fists and promised loudly, the sound shaking the rubble.
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Bianliang City, Zhaodefang.
The north wind is gradually getting a little chilly, and a light snowfall a few days ago made the road a little wet.
In the flower hall, a group of senior officials gathered around a table with a map of Dali on it.
Yang Lin pointed at the map and said: "Without going to Dali for verification, I am afraid that this map alone cannot divide the states and counties properly. Moreover, Dali is the place where the New Deal was tested. How the response will be, we need to go to the field to investigate.
As long as Dali succeeds, I plan to transform the world into nine provinces, plus the Western Regions and the two governorates of Tubo, a total of 12 provinces, all based on Dali!"
Everyone looked at him in confusion. Yang Lin threw away the small wooden stick in his hand and said, "I'm going to go there personally to coordinate the overall situation, check for gaps, and improve our new method."
"Absolutely no way, how can Bianliang be without Shaozai for a day." Xu Zhichang waved his hand and said, "I am willing to make this trip for Shaozai."
"You all can't do it. I have to do this. Why can't I leave Bianliang? At this point, you still don't dare to let me leave Bianliang. It's a sign of incompetence and cowardice."
Yang Lin looked around, and as expected, the objections disappeared after he said these words.
Six hundred thousand forbidden troops have been disbanded, and there are fifty thousand elite soldiers at hand, as well as sixty thousand newly recruited "old soldiers" who are undergoing training. These people themselves are of high quality, strong in body, powerful in martial arts, and have a clean family background.
Every soldier has a daily meal of meat, there is a dedicated military doctor when he is sick, and there are logistics soldiers for doing laundry and cooking. It can be said that behind a combat soldier there are at least three service soldiers.
The purpose of Yang Lin's establishment of this new Forbidden Army was to change the Song Dynasty's old practice of simply piling up the number of troops. There were 1.3 million troops in the Song Dynasty. When the Jurchens went south, those who could fight were temporary recruits.
Yes, isn't it a big joke?
A group of regular troops with military pay were not as capable of fighting as a temporary team, which fully demonstrated that the military system of the Song Dynasty had reached a point where it needed to be reformed.
Although these powerful armies piled up with money have just started, they already have considerable combat power and are absolutely loyal to themselves. There is nothing to be afraid of.
I couldn't think of anyone who could stir up trouble in Bianliang, even if I tried my best to think of it. Either he would be driven out and killed, or he would be demoted from the capital. Looking at the whole of Bianliang, there really is no decent opponent.
"Gongming, when I'm away, you just need to hold on to the military power and don't interfere with other things. Just wait until I come back."
Song Jiang nodded: "I understand."
Yang Lin looked at the map of Dali and secretly calculated in his heart that whether this game of chess is good or bad may determine whether the road ahead will be difficult or easy.
If you take this step well, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort in the future. Now that the north is already covered in ice and snow, with heavy snowfall, the Jurchens should be able to stop for a whole winter.
This is a rare opportunity. I must seize the time and wait for the end of winter to clear up the internal strife and act in a unified manner to the outside world.
"That's it. Wu Li, Ma Kuo, Wu Min, and Yuan Tingzhi will go with me. We will leave for Dali in three days!"