In the afternoon of the same day, the Queen Mother issued the first edict after coming to Chang'an, appointing King Guo Song of Jin as the regent of the country, giving him the power to confer officials and titles, and to be fully responsible for the establishment of a new court.
This edict was immediately published in the "Chang'an Express" and "Tianxia Xinbao" the next day. Also on the same day, Guo Song also issued his first order to supervise the country, announcing the establishment of a political affairs hall and the name of the prime minister.
It was rated as seven people. He first appointed Pan Liao as the Minister of Zhongshu, Prime Minister on the right, and Pingzhangshi under the same name as Zhongshu. Secondly, he appointed Du You as Shizhong, Prime Minister on the left, and Pingzhangshi under the same name as Zhongshu.
Soon he appointed three more prime ministers, namely Zhang Qianyi, the Minister of Personnel, Cao Wannian, the Minister of Punishment, and Zhang Qiu'an, the Minister of War.
When the order of supervising the country appointing these five prime ministers came out, all the officials understood the true intention of King Jin. The structure of the court would not change. In fact, it was to upgrade the various departments of the King of Jin's palace to ministries and temples. The officials all followed Guo Guo.
Over the years in the Song Dynasty, they had rich experience, worked hard for the governance of Jin, made achievements, and their loyalty to the King of Jin had also withstood the test. At the important juncture of rebuilding the imperial court, they deserved to be rewarded.
The establishment of the Zhengshitang means that the imperial court has begun to officially operate. They will assist the regent Guo Song to gradually build the framework of the imperial court, enrich it with flesh and blood, and finally replace the Jin Palace with the imperial court to make it fully operational.
In the afternoon, Guo Song took a break from his busy schedule, changed into regular clothes, and took a carriage to City Wall Square. City Wall Square was a slum built a few years ago to house the refugees of Han Chang'an City. It was actually a slum, the lowest level of Chang'an.
People all live here.
The name of the official house at the root of the city wall is Ju'anfang, but the people of Chang'an call it Chengqiangfang or Juqiongfang.
The houses surrounding the city wall are all government-rented houses, which are only for rent and not for sale. In just a few years, more than 200,000 people have gathered here, and almost all of them are occupied. The Jin Palace has also built a large number of public facilities for them.
, wells, toilets, schools, government drug stores, police stations, etc.
Among them, more than 60 optical schools have been built, and more than 100,000 children have studied in the schools for free for two years, learning the most basic reading and writing, and learning the most basic etiquette and morality.
In the past two years, the academic style in Chang'an has become more and more prosperous. As the saying goes, studying literature in prosperous times and studying martial arts in troubled times, especially the emergence of two major newspapers, has greatly promoted the rise of the people in Chang'an sending their children to study literature. There are more and more official schools and private schools.
It has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and there are even a large number of literacy crash courses that specialize in teaching thousand-character Chinese.
Guo Song came to the corner of the city to take a sneak peek at his son. His son Guo Jincheng officially started teaching the children of the poor in Ju'anfang yesterday. Guo Song was worried and came over to take a sneak peek.
The teachers at Ju'anfang are basically young students from Taixue and Guozixue. As a law student of Taixue, it is very normal for Guo Jincheng to teach students here.
Guo Song has not been to Ju'anfang for a long time. Ju'anfang has changed a lot. Compared with when it was first repaired, it has become obviously messy and worse.
Bamboo and wooden shacks built randomly can be seen everywhere, and the open space is occupied. The walls that were originally whitewashed have been eroded by sand and rain, as well as various unknown yellow stains, turning them yellow, black, and dirty.
It was unbearable, and there was a stench.
The ground was also full of sewage puddles. The carriage drove carefully, avoiding this puddle, but not that puddle, causing the carriage to move slowly in bumps.
Guo Song frowned. Not only was this place dirty and messy, but it was also a huge fire hazard. Once a fire broke out, tens of thousands of homes would be affected.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of a small school. It was a small school, surrounded by walls, and the Seventeenth School of Ju'anfang hung above the door. The sound of reading could be faintly heard inside.
The primary school was originally a one-year institution, where students studied "Thousand-Character Classic" and "Zengguang Xianwen". "Zengguang Xianwen" was of course written by Guo Song from memory and handed over to the Ministry of Rites for compilation and printing.
Promotion.
Later, with the unanimous consent of the counselors, the one-year system was changed to a two-year system, and two courses of "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" were added. They are still free. This can be regarded as the earliest compulsory education.
Of course, free only means free of tuition and textbook fees. Students still need to pay for pens, inks, paper and inkstones themselves. However, the school will provide students with a set of cheap pens and inks to choose from, which are only 30% of the market price.
Guo Song walked into the door. The old man guarding the door was about to stand up to stop him. The two guards behind him glared at him fiercely. He sat back knowingly. Many important people had visited in the past two days, which made him murmur in his heart.
I wonder who this is?
When Guo Song walked into the courtyard, he found the guard hiding in the dark. He was hiding in a dark crack under the eaves. It was indeed very hidden. It is estimated that the old man guarding the door did not notice it.
"The Master said: 'Isn't it right to learn and practice it over time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends from afar? Isn't it true that a person who doesn't know and is stunned is not a gentleman?'
Youzi said: "It is rare for a man to be filial to his younger brother, but likes to offend his superiors. It is rare for him to be filial to his younger brother, but to be fond of causing trouble. It is rare for a gentleman to be filial to his younger brother, and to be filial to his younger brother. This is the foundation of benevolence!"
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Confucius said: 'Knowing words and words are the most beautiful words and benevolence!'"
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As he approached the window, he heard a student endorsing something, and then heard his son Guo Jincheng's voice, "Zeng Sanlang is not bad in general. There is only one mistake. It is a clever word, not a clever word. Write these four words silently."
Ten times, the next one is Qiao Shuigen, and then Zeng Sanlang carries it down."
Guo Song stood by the wall and looked in from an open window. He saw his son Guo Jincheng wearing a blue linen gown, a Confucian scarf on his head and a leather belt around his waist. He was standing in front of a group of children with his hands behind his back.
Because of his majestic appearance, there were fifty or sixty children sitting below, most of whom were seven or eight years old. Most of them were in shabby clothes and had snot on their faces.
A boy stood up timidly and whispered: "I didn't carry it last night."
"Why no endorsement?" Guo Jincheng stared at him sternly.
"When I go home, I have to wash daddy's quilt, cook, and take care of my brother."
"What about tonight?"
Guo Jincheng's tone softened a little, "Why don't you endorse it tonight?"
"I have to help my mother wash clothes tonight to earn money." The boy's head lowered and his face turned red.
"Are you telling the truth? I'm going to your house to confirm it!"
Several students nearby shouted, "His father is a paralytic. He poops on the bed. His house stinks more than a pigsty. No one wants to go to his house!"
‘Pa!’ The boy’s tears rolled out and fell on the small table.
Guo Jincheng looked at him for a long time, waved his hand and said: "Although you don't endorse it, you have extenuating circumstances, so I won't punish you. Sit down first!"
The student named Qiao Shuigan sat down, leaned on the table and cried silently. Guo Jincheng pointed his ruler at the student who made the loudest noise, and said coldly: "Zhang Dakui followed Zeng Sanlang's recitation, and if he makes a mistake in a word, he will slap his palm ten times!"
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Guo Song did not continue to watch and left quietly. Although his son's behavior was still a bit juvenile, it was enough to reassure him.
Returning to the official office, Guo Song sent for Zhang Fengyi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Zhang Qianyi had just taken up the post of Prime Minister in the morning. He had been very busy these two days. He had to deal with a lot of trivial matters when he was promoted from the Department of Household Affairs to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
In order to establish the framework of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is necessary to peel off more than a dozen departments under the Department of Household Affairs. These specific functional departments will be under the supervision of the temple. In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs is not only in charge of finance, but also in charge of civil affairs, and there are countless complicated affairs.
Seeing that Zhang Qianyi was sweating profusely, Guo Song knew that he was very busy, so he waved his hands and said with a smile: "Then go back to work first! I will see you again in a few days."
Zhang Qianyi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "We are never done with things. Please tell me, Your Highness! Maybe I can instruct the people below to do it."
"Okay, just arrange for the people below to do it!"
Guo Song leaned back on the wide chair, clasped his hands and smiled: "If I remember correctly, the Commercial and Residential Department under the Department of Household Affairs is responsible for government rental housing!"
The Commercial and Residential Affairs Department is responsible for most properties owned by the government, including shops, official residences, official rental housing, etc., but does not include palaces, gardens, government offices, temples, and Taoist temples. These buildings are relatively special and are the responsibility of the Palace Department.
Zhang Fengyi nodded, "Your Highness is right, the Commercial and Residential Department is indeed responsible."
"I went to Ju'anfang today. To be honest, I am very disappointed with the management inside. Basically there is no management and it is completely laissez-faire. The ground is uneven, sewage flows across the walls, stains are all over the walls, and the streets are filled with
There is a strong rancid smell. I can't imagine what it will be like in summer?
But what I am most worried about is not these, but the various randomly built bamboo and wooden sheds, which are basically used as kitchens. If a house catches a fire, the entire area will not be spared, so I want to know how the Commercial and Residential Department manages it.
?Is the head of the Commercial and Residential Department qualified? Should he be held accountable and removed from office?”
Guo Song's tone was calm, but his words were very harsh. Three questions made Zhang Qianyi sweat. He is the most responsible person in Ju'anfang. Once a fire causes heavy losses, he should be the first to be dismissed.
"I understand. I will go back and make corrections immediately. I will remove those who deserve to be dismissed and terminate those who deserve to be dismissed. I will never tolerate it. I will come up with a rectification plan for His Highness within three days."
Guo Song nodded, "I only want to mention two things. First, all the rent will be used for management, and we are not short of this money; second, I don't want to take a one-size-fits-all approach to random construction. The government wants to save effort.
They were forcibly demolished today, and they will build them again tomorrow, treating the symptoms but not the root cause. I suggest that sheds built indiscriminately can be allowed to exist, but they must all be converted into brick structures. It is better to block them than to open them up. This is my attitude."