Chapter 459 Personal Conquest

August 17th, Shanhai City.

Xiao He, on behalf of the princes, saw the princes off at the gate of the city. Strangely, in the crowd, Xiao He didn't see Su Qin's figure. Reminiscent of Junhou's eyes at that time, Xiao He's heart trembled, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

The conference ended, but Shanhai City was even busier.

The establishment of Shanhaiwei, the establishment of the law school, the exchange of blood between the Southwest University Hall and the Army Lecture Hall, the reception of scholars and Confucian scholars from all over the world who came to listen to Confucius' lectures, and so on.

Fortunately, there are courtiers responsible for all matters, so Ouyang Shuo does not need to do it himself. After finishing the contest, Ouyang Shuo turned his gaze back to the Zhaoqing battlefield in the north.

According to the battle report sent by Bai Qi, just yesterday, 50,000 Allied forwards had arrived at the front line and were stationed in Yun'an County. Yun'an County is located in the north of Cangcheng County, across the sky from Cangcheng County.

Immediately after the vanguard, the 100,000 Allied Chinese Army will also arrive one after another.

A great battle is about to begin.

At the same time, the 2nd and 4th Divisions of the Huben Legion had just crossed the Qiongzhou Strait. It will take another two weeks to reach Cangcheng County.

On the contrary, the expedition fleet will arrive at Jiaozhou Port in a few days.

With the gathering of allied forces, Shanhai City's army does not have an advantage on the frontal battlefield. At this time, it is time to dispatch the ace force, the Imperial Guard Division, to rush to the Zhaoqing battlefield.

Wulong County, which Black Snake had previously promised, has been successfully captured, and a temporary alliance has been signed with Shanhai City. The conditions that Ouyang Shuo promised were the official position of a county magistrate in the territory and the title of first-class viscount.

The Imperial Guard Division can be sent to Wulong County at any time.

The problem is, according to Baiqi's battle report, the Allied forces deployed a full 80,000 troops in the rear. It is not known whether the Imperial Guard Division alone can stir up the situation in the enemy's rear.

At least so far, [SAARC] has not revealed any flaws.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo prepared to go out in person. The matter of Shanhai City is over, there is no need for him to sit in the city himself. Second, he also wanted to exercise his muscles and bones, and he was nestled in Shanhai City all day, and grass was growing on his back.

Once they go out this time, they will not be able to return to Shanhai City in a short time.

The Battle of Zhaoqing, the resettlement after the war, the battle of Chiyou City, etc. must have taken a long time. It is estimated that Ouyang Shuo will not return to Shanhai City until the next battle at least.

The trigger node of the fifth battle is to promote fifteen counties.

More than twenty days have passed since the Battle of Julu ended. During this time, Bawang County, Danyang County, and Xunlong County have been successively promoted to counties.

The Chinese region is still seven short of the target of fifteen counties. Ouyang Shuo predicted that the fifth battle would not be triggered within at least two months.

Therefore, before going on the expedition, Ouyang Shuo must make proper arrangements for the territory.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Command the imperial guards to go out with the Marquis tomorrow."

"promise!"

Hearing this, the guard turned around with a little excitement and left. The princes are going to go to war, and their personal guard of 200 people must go with the army.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo summoned the four directors and Xiao He to discuss matters.

In just one morning, the news of the emperor's expedition has already spread in the Southern Border Protectorate. Although in the eyes of Xiao He and other civil officials, it is orthodox for a prince to sit in Shanhai City, they dare not dissuade them.

In troubled times, it is quite normal for the lord to conquest in person.

"Benhou's expedition this time may not be able to take care of Shanhai City in a short period of time. During Benhou's absence, except for important matters, which must be submitted for review by letter, the daily government affairs of the Duhu Mansion will be handled by Ge Lao Xiao He on his behalf."

This decision was the result of Ouyang Shuo's careful consideration.

When the Chu and Han were fighting, it was Liu Bang who was fighting on the front line, and Xiao He was sitting in the rear and governing the fiefdom. Therefore, in terms of ability, Xiao He has the ability to take on this great task.

The only shortcoming is that Xiao He has not long joined Shanhai City, and his prestige is slightly insufficient. However, through the organization of the contest, Xiao He has already handed in a beautiful answer sheet, which has initially been recognized by the ministers.

With Ouyang Shuo's instructions, there should be no major problems. This is also the reason why Ouyang Shuo called the four directors. As long as the four directors support Xiao He's work, the overall situation is basically settled.

Hearing this, Xiao He came out and saluted solemnly: "Thank you Junhou for your trust." Xiao He knew very well how heavy and precious this trust is.

Seeing this, the four directors expressed their opinions one by one.

Ouyang Shuo nodded, and continued, "The Marquis also has arrangements for the work of the four major bureaus."

"Please give me your instruction!"

"The first is the Military Affairs Administration. In addition to supporting the frontline battlefield, there are two important tasks. One is to improve the logistics support system. The other is to formulate a military merit system and a military rank system."

"promise!"

These two matters are the top priority in Junhou's heart, how could Du Ruhui not understand.

"Secondly is the Administrative Office." Ouyang Shuo looked at Fan Zhongyan and said, "The Administrative Office should use the opportunity of the contest to exchange blood for the officials in the territory."

The four directors, including Xiao He, were all startled, and smelled a faint smell of blood.

"The three counties in the territory, except for Lianzhou County, Qiongzhou County and Leizhou County, were occupied not long ago. When the two counties were first occupied, in order to maintain local stability, the appointment and dismissal of officials was inevitably compromised. Now, the territorial order It has been restored, and it is time to bring order out of chaos and rectify the administration of officials."

Ouyang Shuo's tone was firm and unquestionable, "Benhou suggested that the Administration Department use one to two months to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all the officials in the territory from bottom to top. Those who are capable will go up, and those who are mediocre will go down. Just right Take this opportunity to properly arrange the students who graduated from Southwest University in the first half of the year, as well as the Confucian students who have just been recruited."

To put it bluntly, more than half of the current officials in the territory, especially the grassroots officials in various prefectures and counties, are from mud-legged backgrounds, and have never received an orthodox education at all.

In this situation, it is natural that the lords do not have enough talents in the process of building their territories, so they can only drive ducks to the shelves. Even Shanhai City is not the same, as is the case with Zhao Dewang and others.

After completing the occupation of these territories, the bitter fruit will be pushed to Shanhai City.

It is undeniable that among this group of people, under the tempering of the fire, there are indeed some talents, like Zhao Dexian and others. However, more than 60% of them are still useless, gradually becoming a drag on the territory.

Ouyang Shuo had faintly heard the rumors that there were officials in every prefecture and county, and they started to corrupt the law, exploit the common people, and ran rampant in the village. Such actions are naturally not tolerated by Ouyang Shuo.

The territory has not yet established a perfect talent selection system, such as the imperial examination. It's not that Ouyang Shuo doesn't want to, but the conditions are not yet mature. At this stage, the appointment and removal of officials can only be carried out through the inspection of the Administrative Office.

This work is not only time-consuming, but also involves the interests of all parties.

If you are not careful, it may cause an accident.

Only in this way, it must be implemented as soon as possible. It is necessary to use the courage to scrape the bones to heal the wounds, completely remove the cancer in the territory, and return the people to a bright future.

Otherwise, if left alone, the small cancer will slowly ferment and become a big cancer. By then, it will not only endanger the people, but also threaten the rule of the territory.

For this point, Ouyang Shuo is extremely vigilant.

It was for this purpose that he formed Shanhaiwei. The future Shanhaiwei will be a sharp sword hanging over the heads of civil and military officials, deterring the crowd.

On the road to hegemony, external warfare is only an external cause, which is the exterior; internal governance is the internal motivation, which is the interior. Only by managing the territory well can we accumulate energy to launch wars and expand the territory.

Otherwise, the end of blind expansion is that the foundation is not stable, and in the end it is like a castle piled up with sand, which looks gorgeous, but it will collapse with a little push.

Undoubtedly, this job is the most likely to offend people.

Ouyang Shuo believed that only the stern and selfless Fan Zhongyan could control it.

"Xiwen, I'll leave this to you."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

What Junhou thinks is exactly what Fan Zhongyan is worried about, so it is naturally incumbent on him. For him, as long as he can rectify the administration of officials and show compassion for the people, personal gains and losses are nothing.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and let it go without mentioning it. He believed that Fan Zhongyan could grasp the scale.

"Let's talk about the Home Office."

Wei Yang heard the words and listened intently. From Juncai Junhou's explanation to the Military Affairs Department and the Administration Department, Wei Yang did not dare to neglect at all. The Junhou's unique vision is really hard for ordinary people to match.

Every request made hits the lifeblood of each department.

Wei Yang heard that the entire structure of the Southern Border Protectorate was built by the monarch alone. Before that, he was dubious, thinking it was the humble words of Fan Zhongyan and others.

Thinking about it now, I have to obey.

Although Junhou is young, he is born with the deep vision of a king. It's no wonder that even famous ministers like Fan Zhongyan and Du Ruhui dare not be self-confident in front of the princes and lords, and respect them very much.

In fact, Wei Yang was not the only one who was shocked.

In Xiao He's heart, even more turbulent waves were set off. This is the first time he has seen the prince planning the future of the territory. This kind of performance is simply a born king.

In contrast, Liu Bang, who he followed before, seemed too bleak.

"The most important task of the Internal Affairs Department is to establish a series of systems for inspection, case resolution, and review. In the future, the power of reviewing cases in each prefecture and county will be handed over to the Director of Internal Affairs of each prefecture and county, not the magistrate or county magistrate."

This move breaks the ancient shackles again.

In ancient times, the county magistrate tried cases, so he was called the Lord Qingtian.

From Ouyang Shuo's point of view, it was really ridiculous.

The county magistrate of a county should coordinate the overall situation, and should not overstep the rules and try to judge cases. Ouyang Shuo's move is to make the Internal Affairs Department into a political and legal committee in the real world.

In the Department of Internal Affairs, the Department of Public Security, which is responsible for maintaining public order and apprehending important criminals, the Department of Prosecution, which is responsible for reviewing and detecting cases, and the Department of Supervision, which is responsible for supervising officials and initiating lawsuits, are three in one.

What Ouyang Shuo has to do is to fully delegate power to make it work. Removing the jurisdiction of the county magistrate and magistrate is the first step in Ouyang Shuo's authorization.

This step alone is enough to shock the sky.

Wei Yang heard the words, but his blood was surging, and he was very ambitious and happy.