Chapter 857 My Fair Lady
Returning to Taifu in Xiangyang City from Xishan, Li Taicai noticed that Li Ya and other boys who had been separated to investigate the hometown had not returned yet.
He didn't care about this. After all, there wouldn't be any accidents in the suburbs of Xiangyang. He just thought that these guys were out hunting and having fun, so much so that they forgot the time, so he ordered the officials to let those people return to the back of the house. Come to see them immediately and arrange some marching drills for them to kill the manic energy accumulated in them after the Jiangling War.
After explaining this, Li Tai returned to the central hall of the mansion to discuss the administrative matters of the mansion with Sun Jian and other subordinates.
Today's Xiangyang Mansion is the former palace of Xiao Qing, the king of Liang Dynasty. There are many tyranny in the building regulations. Nowadays, Taiwan government is newly established and has many things to do. It has no time to deal with such minor issues, so some obvious tyranny areas are temporarily covered up and slightly modified without disturbing the operation of Tai government.
The Zhitang of the Tai Mansion has always been the hub for gathering official affairs. Li Tai simply named it the Zhengshitang, and based on the pattern of the three provinces and six ministries system in later generations, he established various Cao Lang officials in the Zhengshitang. He was on duty in turn, and he could also direct the affairs of the Cao Cao directly through the political hall.
The main thing that is currently being done in the political hall is the scientific examination that will be held soon. As the Taiwan government orders are sent to various places, various places are also recommending talents to send to Xiangyang. Talents from many places have already come to Xiangyang and are waiting to participate. take an exam.
Since this examination and selection system is still new this year, everything still needs to be adjusted. Although Li Tai also has a series of institutional processes in his mind, when it is actually implemented, he is still a little confused and loses sight of the other. Moreover, compared with the improvement of the system, what needs to be solved more urgently now is the general shortage of personnel among the Taiwan government and the subordinate state and county government offices, and it is necessary to replenish administrative talents who are skilled in official skills as soon as possible.
Therefore, the talented people elected by these prefectures and counties, after passing basic assessments such as the number of classics and righteousnesses, will enter the selection committee under the Taiwan government to develop administrative skills such as order formatting for several months, and then after autumn After passing the selection examination, he will be awarded an official position and enter the Taiwan government or prefecture, county and local office.
As for the standardization in the process, such as the division of various subjects such as the selection of people from various states to pay tribute with the Autumn Fu, the Ming Dynasty Jinshi, and the selection criteria for the Quan Selection, these will all be implemented in the future scientific examination and Quan Selection process. China and Canada will improve it.
As for now, the most important thing is to let the masses understand and get used to the existence of this personnel system, and to replenish qualified administrative talents for the Taiwan government as soon as possible.
After listening to the reports from Chang Sun Jian and others, Li Tai was quite satisfied with the progress of the matter.
He also thought about the situation when he went out to the city today and saw the situation of powerful people enclosure outside the city, so he asked the government officials whether they could conduct a detailed investigation of this situation.
"The yellow and white books created by the government here in Xiangyang are often confusing, with many errors and omissions. There is still a shortage of officials in the government, and the progress of the trial is slow."
When it comes to this issue, Changsun Jian also has a headache. Xiangyang's registration management system is really confusing. Yellow and white nationalities are intertwined, and there is almost no definite number. This has caused great trouble to the reviewers. So far, they still don't have a specific number of registered households, let alone Do not mention more specific records such as land assets.
Huang Ji is the document in charge of the number of registered households by the state and county officials, while Bai Ji refers to the data of registered residents compiled by the prefectures and counties where the overseas Chinese settled. The prefectures and counties established by overseas Chinese have no real land, and the number of citizens changes very frequently and is irregular. It does not itself represent the property status of the citizens. Therefore, Bai nationality often does not need to bear some fixed taxes and servitudes.
Different registered households have different pressures to bear, which resulted in the yellow registration being changed into the white registration, and the white registration disappearing into the hidden registration. The specific persons did not disappear, but the number of households in the registration books managed by the government increased. The less. Without even these basic data, how can we manage the people under our control?
This happened naturally because the powerful families interfered with the administrative power and sheltered the original Huang people into tribes of soldiers. The number of households controlled by the government was getting smaller and smaller, while the powerful families owned more and more tribes.
Although Li Tai's method of driving away Liang Wang Xiao Jin and Jiu Zhan Magpie's Nest was a bit unethical, after learning about the current situation of various internal affairs in Xiangyang, he also found that Xiangyang was only an empty shell with a mess inside. , even if King Liang continues to stay here, he may collapse directly if there is any external force.
Originally, Li Tai planned to use a relatively gentle way to complete the reconstruction of the system, but seeing the situation, it would be difficult. After thinking for a while, he said: "Xingtai has drawn up a city relocation plan to move Xiangyang south to the south of Jingshan Mountain. , the old city was used as a military fortress. The soldiers and people in the city were required to declare their numbers and property within a certain period of time, in order to prepare for the equalization of land and property after moving to the new city. "
"Move to the city? This, this... Xiangyang's emphasis is on the landscape. Once it moves out of here, it will lose its victory. Moreover, with so many people relocating, the cost of the new city must be huge. Now that the war has begun, construction has started suddenly, I'm afraid... …”
Changsun Jian knew that Li Tai was good at doing big projects, but when he heard that he actually planned to build a new Xiangyang City south of Jingshan Mountain, he was frightened for a while, and he hurriedly gave the advice in a tactful tone, which was of little significance but The idea of wasting money and wasting people.
"If the old house is not swept, the new one will not be luxurious. Staying in deficiencies will only deepen the disadvantages. Only by building from scratch can the foundation be solid! As soon as the order is issued, people will be afraid of losing their capital and will rush to report it. If there are any hidden truths at that time, we will strictly investigate "
Of course, Li Tai would not build another Xiangyang City, but he wanted to use this reason to stir up the situation a little and let the dirt that had accumulated for a long time be stirred up on its own. This would be much more efficient and thorough than sending people to investigate and investigate. .
He briefly explained his ideas to several people in the hall. Changsun Jian and others breathed a sigh of relief after listening, but immediately frowned again. Although some hidden personnel issues could be solved in this way, come out, but it will also increase the workload of the Taiwan government in the future. At present, there are not enough staff in the Taiwan government. If you want to complete such a huge statistical work, it will definitely be a difficult task.
Li Tai didn't care about this. He was only responsible for demarcating routes and giving guidance, and the specific execution was naturally left to these government officials. Last year, Su Chuo died of exhaustion at his job. Now you still have the energy to complain, which means that the workload has not reached the limit!
After he handed over his new tasks, he stood up and left the political hall. At the same time, Li Ya and others who had been separated in Xishan also returned to the mansion. After hearing the palace officials conveying the king's orders, they hurried over to report.
"Did you fall into the mud ditch?"
Li Tai saw that these guys were dressed in heroic riding attire when they went out this morning, but when they came back, they all looked disgraced, embarrassed, and exhausted, so he frowned and asked: "Could it be that Liu Shi raped her?" Are you trying to make things difficult? Didn't you tell them your identity?"
"No, no! Your Majesty has misunderstood. They are no gangsters. They are just the family members of old Liang officials who moved back from Jiangling."
Hearing the slight anger in the king's tone, everyone hurriedly waved their hands and shook their heads and said: "I will wait and find out clearly. The group of people the king saw before is indeed a member of the Liu clan in Hedong, and a member of the Liu Yan clan of the old Liang consort. This Liu Yan He was a distant cousin of Liu Zhongli's clan. The former governor of Poyang died of illness and his family moved to Jiangling. Before the king returned, he ordered the old Liang family members to return to their hometowns, so this Liu family returned to Xiangyang Township and happened to be seen by the king... "
Li Tai nodded after hearing this. Although he had arranged for some Nanliang officials to go to Guanzhong with Liang Emperor Xiao Yi, there were also many who were not very important or who had made contributions to Xingtai. But as Jiangling was no longer the capital of Nanliang, there was no need for so many people to still live in Jiangling. So before leaving Jiangling, he ordered these Nanliang officials and their families to return to their hometowns or move elsewhere.
It was just a moment of curiosity, and he already had an idea to deal with these powerful old tribesmen in Xiangyang, so Li Tai did not continue to delve into why these people were like this, so he waved his hand to signal them to leave.
When Li Tai was about to return to the inner palace to rest and have a meal, Quan Xu, the general who had resigned before, came back and asked to see him again with a shy look on his face.
"Say something quickly!"
Li Tai saw this guy's coy look and spoke directly.
"The last general still remembers the time when the elders of Longyou entrusted their children to the king. Since then, they have followed the king and fought all over the world, working tirelessly. Now they have experienced hundreds of battles and are still strong in ambition, but they are still alone without a wife. You can confer meritorious deeds in secret, but it will inevitably hurt your heart..."
While peeping at the changes in the king's expression, Quan Xu continued: "I went to visit the village today and found out that the Liu family has a beautiful daughter living in the house. I will help her family clean the courtyard and their former residence. After asking, I found out that the lady is still in the boudoir, so ,so……"
Li Tai finally understood after hearing this. These guys were as tired as dogs when they came back, and their feelings were really being used as licking dogs!
For a moment, he was curious and amused at the same time: "So what?"
"The general wants to marry Liu's beloved wife, but he has no relatives to arrange it for him. I'm afraid of being rude if I come to visit rashly, so, I want to ask the king, can you... Hehe, the king is famous all over the world. If you want to make peace, Mrs. Liu will definitely be pleased!"
Thinking of seeing a beautiful figure under the window of the Liu family's house today, Quan Xu's mind suddenly became hot again. The lust in his heart overcame his fear of the king, and he revealed his purpose.
Li Tai originally wanted to refuse directly. No matter how free he was, he couldn't be a professional matchmaker. But when he saw Quan Xu's expectant eyes, he thought that these Longyou disciples had indeed followed him for many years and were loyal and diligent. Shang Ye really needed to be a little more concerned, so he nodded and said, "I've written it down. Please step back first."
After hearing this, Quan Xu was so excited that he kowtowed and thanked him repeatedly. He looked even happier than before when he was awarded the title of Marquis.
After sending Quan Xu away, Li Tai stood up and walked out of the hall. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure suddenly disappearing behind the pillars. He frowned and shouted: "Who is it?"
"The owner of the village has really good eyesight and sees everything clearly!"
Li Ya walked out from behind the pillar with a shy look on her face. She rubbed her hands and laughed dryly: "I still remember when Aye entrusted me to..."
"Shut up, do you want Liu's daughter too?"
Looking at this familiar scene, Li Tai raised his hand to interrupt the boy's words, and then asked again.