Eight hundred and twentieth seventh chapter two ya collegiate
Liu Wanyu was Liangzhou Cangcao's military officer, and he knew the financial situation of Nanzheng and even Liangzhou very well.
He leaned forward and said: "Your Highness, there are three granaries in Liangzhou, located in Nanzheng County, Xi County and Chenggu County. Among them, the granaries in Xi County and Chenggu County are relatively small, each with a grain storage of no more than 5,000 shi.
The grain storage in other states is about 4,780 shi, and the grain storage in other states is about 5,000 shi. Then there is the granary in Nanzheng County. It is very large and is the main granary in the entire Hanzhong area. It has 220,000 shi in grain storage.
Wanguan, this money has just been shipped over from Chengdu to prepare military salaries, and there are also a large number of other military supplies, armor, tents, flags and drums, etc."
In fact, Guo Song was very aware of Nanzheng's financial situation, and the Jin Wei Mansion had already conducted a thorough investigation, but he still wanted to confirm it from local officials.
"The governor should be Yang Ming!"
Guo Song asked Zhang Yundao again: "What is their current situation?"
Zhang Yun said quickly: "According to His Highness's instructions, Governor Yang Ming, Chief Governor Wang Ai and Nanzheng County Magistrate Xu Shantong have all been placed under house arrest."
At the same time that the army was captured by the eunuchs, the officialdom of Hanzhong was also infiltrated by the eunuchs. They looked down on other states and counties in Hanzhong, but they only replaced the governor of Liangzhou, the chief historian and the magistrate of Nanzheng County. At present, these three people are from the Song Dynasty.
Feng's person only came to Hanzhong to take up the post in October last year.
If other prefectures and counties in Hanzhong are loyal to themselves, they can be transferred elsewhere, but Guo Song will never use these three people.
Unlike other prefectures and counties, Hanzhong was too close to Bashu and easily penetrated, so Guo Song prepared to replace all Hanzhong officials, especially the three important officials in Liangzhou, who he could not keep.
Guo Song said to Zhang Yun: "Yang Ming, Wang Ai and Xu Shantong can be released. They are allowed to take their families back to Chengdu and can carry no more than one thousand guan of property."
"Remember your humble position!"
Guo Song then smiled at Liu Wanyu and said, "If Liu Canjun doesn't mind his humble position, I will temporarily serve as the magistrate of Nanzheng County."
The Liu brothers were overjoyed. Cang Cao was only a ninth-rank official when he joined the military, while Nanzheng County Magistrate was a seventh-rank official. Liu Wanyu stood up quickly and said, "Thank you for your promotion. I will do my best to govern Nanzheng in this lowly position to repay Your Highness for your kindness."
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After asking some more questions about the local customs, Guo Song ordered Zhang Yun to accompany the Liu brothers out of the camp.
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, turned around and smiled warmly at the reporter who had followed him south: "How about you become the governor of Liang?"
Wen Miao was startled and said quickly: "I'm just afraid that I don't have the ability to do the humble job and I won't be qualified for it."
Guo Song waved his hand and said, "You are from the fifth rank, and Shangshang Shi is from the fifth rank. You are two ranks behind. It seems a bit wronged for you. I told Du Siye before that he has no experience in handling local government affairs.
, it would be best for him to start as a county magistrate, but that would be too much, so letting him serve as the governor of Shang is good for him, and it is also the same for you. You have no experience in local politics. Liangzhou has a large population.
The work is complicated, but it is very training. Just work here for a few years and strive to achieve results as soon as possible."
Wen Miao was still very happy in his heart. After all, he was only thirty years old. He had always been eager to be an official and display his ambitions. He was no longer modest, and bowed deeply and said: "I humbly obey orders!"
Guo Song smiled and pointed to the chair, "Sit down! I have something else to say to you."
Wen Miao sat down, and Guo Song sat opposite him and said seriously: "I plan to appoint Pei Yan, the former Huangmen servant, as the governor of Liangzhou. He is senior and can calm the situation, but after all, he is over sixty years old and has low energy.
, so a large number of daily government affairs are handled by you, and I believe you are competent, but what really trains people is not doing things, but being a person."
Guo Song saw some doubts in Wen Miao's eyes, and said slowly: "I appointed Liu Wanyu as the magistrate of Nanzheng County today. In fact, it was a last resort. I need the Liu family, a local snake, to prevent the Southern Tang Dynasty from infiltrating Hanzhong for me, but the Liu family's little problem is also
There are many of them. I’m not saying that they bully men and women and do all kinds of evil. If it really comes to that level, I will eradicate them directly.
But it is common for them to rely on the strong to bully the weak, and the interests of the family come first, so if you become the chief historian, there will definitely be conflicts with the Liu family, so how do you suppress them?"
Guo Song looked at him sharply and asked: "Because you have served as my reporter and joined the army? No, because your father is a high-ranking official in the court? No, then why? Just tell me."
Wen Miao shook his head gently, "I can't think of this humble position at the moment. Please give me your advice!"
"Just rely on the word 'righteousness'. You must be fair and honest, be selfless, be aboveboard, be an official with dignity, and be upright in deciding cases. Since ancient times, evil has always prevailed over good. As long as you do this, the Liu family will also be right."
If you are convinced, you will naturally restrain your children and curb your arrogance."
Wen Miao solemnly said: "His Highness's teachings, humble duty will be engraved in my heart!"
Guo Song smiled slightly again and said: "Not long ago, Guanzhong Suzhengtai sent people to Shangzhou to secretly investigate Du Siye. In the end, they rated him very highly, saying that he was honest and honest, cared about the suffering of the people, worked diligently as an official, and made great achievements. I
I hope you are no worse than him."
Wen Miao nodded silently, feeling a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
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Four days later, the news that Guo Song sent troops to raid Nanzheng and completely occupied Hanzhong reached Chengdu. The military and civilians in Chengdu were in an uproar. Countless people scolded Guo Song for being ungrateful, despicable and shameless.
Although some insiders pointed out that it was the Hanzhong Army that seized Chang'an's goods first, such rational voices were quickly drowned out by widespread anger.
On the afternoon of the next day, in the Kaiyuan Hall of the Chengdu Imperial Palace, the Queen Mother held a rare emergency meeting. For the first time, important officials from the North and South Yamen sat together to discuss matters.
"Zhang Xiangguo, tell everyone about your investigation!" the Queen Mother said softly.
Zhang Yanshang stood up and said: "Yesterday Liangzhou Governor Yang Ming and Changshi Wang Ai came back, as did Nanzheng County Magistrate Xu Shantong. I talked to them separately, and their accounts were consistent. The cause of this incident
It was the Jiedu envoy Cao Liwei who seized a batch of goods from Chang'an. I asked carefully and found out that the goods were 60,000 kilograms of Glauber's salt, purchased from Mianzhou by Chang'an Weibei Pharmacy. This incident made Guo Song furious, so
He sent troops to Hanzhong and took away the goods."
Before Zhang Yanshang could finish his words, Song Dynasty Fengyin said: "We took away the goods but refused to withdraw our troops. The goods must be an excuse!"
"Please be patient, Mr. Chao. When I finish explaining the matter, it may surprise everyone."
Zhang Yanshang continued: "Cao Liwei has also been released and is recuperating in his mansion. I visited him last night. He told me that the 60,000 kilograms of Glauber's Salt are not medicine, but military supplies. Throw it into the fire and it will instantly burst into flames."
Soaring into the sky, he suspected that it was the raw material used by Guo Song to make iron fire thunder."
The hall immediately became quiet. Everyone had heard more or less that the Jin army's powerful and mysterious weapon, Iron Fire Thunder, was originally made of Glauber's salt.
Ban Hong, the Minister of Finance Zuopushe and the Minister of Household Affairs, asked: "Cui Xiangguo said that the goods were military supplies. Is there any other evidence?"
At this time, Huo Xianming snorted dissatisfiedly.
Among the five prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, except for the right prime minister Zhang Yanshang and the left prime minister Cui Zao, who were both old prime ministers appointed by Li Shi, the other three prime ministers were recommended by Beiya. Ban Hong, the minister of household affairs, was recommended by Song Chaofeng, and Shangshu Youpushe
Li Shudu, who was also the Minister of Official Affairs, was recommended by Huo Xianming, and Qiao Xiu, the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Rites, was recommended by Dou Wenchang.
The Zhengshitang implements a voting system for major military and state affairs, with one prime minister and one vote. Therefore, the major decisions and important position recommendations issued by the Zhengshitang are basically the will of Beiya.
Song Chaofeng knew that Cao Liwei was Huo Xianming's confidant, and Ban Hong's questions were doubting the authenticity of Cao Liwei's confession. Huo Xianming was obviously a little dissatisfied.
Song Chaofeng said quickly: "Ban Xiangguo, don't rush to conclusions yet, please Zhang Xiangguo to finish what he said."
Ban Hong remained silent.
Zhang Yanshang continued: "This Cao Liwei is quite thorough in his work. After he withheld 60,000 kilograms of thenardite, he immediately wrote a report to the Ministry of War, describing the matter in detail, and also attached five kilograms of thenardite as evidence. I
I went to the Ministry of War this morning and saw Cao Liwei's report and the Ministry of War's investigation conclusion.
After verification, it was found that what Changan was trafficking was not Glauber's salt, but fire salt produced in Laojun Cave, Mianzhou. It was indeed a fire starter, and it was not an exaggeration to classify it as military supplies, so it was reasonable for Cao Liwei to seize this batch of military supplies."
Zhang Yanshang's conclusion caused an uproar in the hall, and everyone was talking about it. At this time, Zhang Yanshang said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet, I still have something to say!"
The hall gradually became quiet again. Zhang Yanshang took out a report and showed it to everyone, "This is the order from the King of Jin that the Ministry of War just received this morning. To be precise, it was received just an hour ago. Guo Song asked the Ministry of War to conduct a thorough investigation.
In this matter, Cao Liwei was ordered to release the seized goods. It is very interesting that the Ministry of War only received this Jin Wang Order on the eighth day, but on the third night, Guo Song's army attacked Hanzhong. What is the significance of this Jin Wang Order?
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Cui Zao, the left prime minister, said slowly: "It shows that Guo Song has been planning to attack Hanzhong for a long time. The seizure of the goods was just an excuse. He was afraid that the Ministry of War would really order the release of the goods, so he sent troops impatiently. Now he is attacking Hanzhong and saying that we made a mistake.