Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 525 Kunzhou Xuanquan
Xinqi Town is still a town in Han County, and it is not yet possible to appoint officials such as magistrates. The official in charge of this county is Zhang Linhe, the magistrate of Han County. Zhang Linhe was also a Jinshi in the sixth year of Jiayou. serve.

This is also the unique advantage of Kunzhou. All officials sent to Kunzhou are directly transferred from alternates to Beijing officials.

This policy has been stopped in other overseas states, and only Kunzhou still maintains it to this day, making Kunzhou a favorite in the eyes of scholars from all walks of life. The competition is extremely fierce. Behind every official who comes to Kunzhou to serve, there is a very hard background background.

This kind of competition seems unfair, but in fact, it has brought huge benefits to Kunzhou. Kunzhou has the privilege of building roads, cities, and running schools. The people and officials are very rich, and Kunzhou is one of the best in the Song Dynasty in terms of living conditions and office conditions.

Not only that, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty gradually formed a Kunzhou line, headed by Fan Ning, followed by a series of officials such as Yu Xiaonian, Cao Shi, Li Dashou, and Su Liang.

So this time Fan Ning returned to Kunzhou for inspection, which is of great significance to Kunzhou officials.

Fan Ning pointed to the large expanse of woods in the north and said to Zhang Linhe: "Withdrawing forests and replanting land can not be attacked in all directions. It is necessary to concentrate on developing a large area of ​​land. I think that the land in the north should be paved as soon as possible and extend to the seaside. This is of great importance for the future development of Qi County. The most important impact is that you stop logging in the south and west, concentrate labor to push down the big trees in the north, and form a fertile field as soon as possible. In addition, you can't wait for the land to be fully formed before distributing the land. You can distribute it now, and quickly grasp the spring plowing , It is still too late to strive for food self-sufficiency in autumn, and the people of Qi County cannot be allowed to eat official food for another year."

"Beizhi understands that, in fact, various land distribution matters have been prepared and will be implemented in the next two days."

Fan Ning nodded and said with a smile: "The officials of Kunzhou will gather in Xinqi Town soon. If there is any difficulty that needs help from Brother County, I will take this opportunity to bring it up. I told you in the morning that the construction of the city wall is now up to you. After the approval of the envoy, I will approve it in these two days, and you should quickly negotiate with the state government, how to arrange the labor and craftsmen for the construction of the city, first of all, you must have a plan yourself, and you can’t completely rely on the state government.”

"Understandable!"

Seeing that his forehead was already sweating, Fan Ning smiled and said, "Everything has its own priorities. If the number of laborers cannot be dispatched, then you have to judge for yourself which one needs to be done urgently and which one can be delayed, understand. Do I mean?"

Zhang Linhe nodded silently, "I feel that it is more urgent to cut down forests and open up land."

"That's fine, you can cut down the forest first, but at the same time start burning bricks. After the forest is cut down, the bricks for the city wall have also been fired. This will greatly shorten the construction period of the city, and then build the wharf and a road leading to the wharf. Dao, warehouses and so on, these things have to be arranged in advance.”

"As soon as I return home, I will start drafting a plan."

While the two were talking, a soldier came to report on horseback, "Report to the envoy, Governor Liang and officials from Han County and Jin County have all arrived."

Fan Ning turned his horse's head and rode with Zhang Linhe towards the town.

The current governor of Kunzhou is called Liang Chun, about 35 years old, a native of Jiangning Prefecture, a Jinshi of the same discipline as Fan Ning, and the son-in-law of Pang Ji, the former prime minister. It has been two years since Yu Xiaonian took up the post of Zhikun State Affairs.

When old people met, it was inevitable to talk about the old days. At this time, Li Yang, the magistrate of Han County, Luo Fangsheng, the magistrate of Jin County, Cheng Qing, the magistrate of the county, and Lu Wanjiang and Zhao Ziwen from Tang County all rushed to Xinqi Town. sit down in the mansion.

"Everyone, let everyone work hard to come to Xinqi Town. The main reason is that I want to come to Xinqi Town to have a look. Today I will gather with you. Tomorrow I have to go to various military camps, and then go to Heianjing, Japan, so I am in Kunzhou The time is about six days, if there is anything that needs my help, try to bring it up within these six days, and we will solve it face to face."

Fan Ning got straight to the point and briefly explained his schedule to the officials present.

None of the officials spoke, and Zhizhou Liangchun even smiled a little awkwardly. Of course, it wasn't that they had no problem, but that Fan Ning's words were a bit out of date, or in other words, a bit exceeding his authority.

There has always been a definition of the Overseas Economic and Strategy Office. The military does not care about politics. The Economic and Strategy Office is only a nominal superior of the government. Transferred a copy of the work report to the Jinglue Mansion, and then reported directly to the Zhizheng Hall. The Jinglue Mansion is the nominal leader of the prefecture and county.

Today everyone came to Xinqi Town to meet Fan Ning just out of respect, and out of consideration for the future officialdom, it is good to be able to make friends, even if you can't make it, you can't offend them, so everyone unanimously let go of the things in hand Came here.

Now Fan Ning actually proposed to solve practical problems for the state and county, which really surprised everyone, and there was silence in the lobby.

Fan Ning understood everyone's thoughts, so he smiled lightly and said: "Everyone may not know that when my father passed away and I was reinstated three years after Ding You, the late emperor wanted me to be an overseas economic envoy. Doctor, but now I am Doctor Zi Guanglu of the third rank. I used to be the executive director of the Eastern Palace, and my power is equivalent to that of the deputy prime minister. Why do I now turn around and serve as an overseas economic envoy?

So many people say that I, Fan Ning, was demoted, and I was demoted for my support. Who has heard of such a thing?The truth is, I was not demoted at all, I was the one who asked to be an overseas strategic envoy. Since I was not demoted, what is the problem? "

Fan Ning slowly glanced at everyone, and continued: "The problem is not with me, but with the official position of overseas economic strategy officer. Although the name has not changed, the various powers are tailor-made for me, Fan Ning. I told Everyone, except for the governor of Kunzhou, I have the right to recommend all state-level overseas officials and county magistrates of Kunzhou, and I have the right to directly appoint and remove officials at the county level of other states.

I have the right to directly approve overseas mines and pastures. They do not need to be reviewed by the third department. After direct approval, I have the right to report for the record. I have the right to directly sell the land with a radius of less than [-] miles overseas. Report to the emperor for approval.

There is also the army. The [-] troops belonging to the Overseas Economic and Strategy Office are deployed overseas by me with full authority, and can directly command operations. I have the right to directly declare war on small overseas countries.

In addition, the Overseas Economic and Strategy Office is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. Government affairs report to the Zhizheng Hall, while military affairs report directly to the Emperor. Of course, there are now two empress dowagers.

I don’t know what power my successor will have in the future, but now my power is very clear. I have the right to approve the establishment of Zhong County with less than [-] households, and then report to Zhizheng Tang for approval. These are all reached by Zhizheng Tang and me Compromise, to put it nicely, is that Zhizhengtang supports overseas expansion, and to put it bluntly, it is Zhizhengtang sending Fan Ning out of Beijing. "

Fan Ning's words immediately exploded in the lobby, and the officials were all shocked. Liang Chun stammered and asked, "Why haven't we been notified yet?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "Because the letter from the Zhizheng Hall and the Privy Council needs to be signed by the Economic and Strategy Office before it can be officially issued, but it happened that I came out, so the notification will be a few days late, but since I can tell everyone here frankly , Naturally, I have the confidence, I will soon approve the establishment of Qi County and Wei County, and appoint the corresponding county magistrates and county magistrates, and everyone will know that what I said is true."

Here, Fan Ning puts out all his powers like a showdown, which is also the result of his repeated consideration.

Kunzhou is his birthplace and his base camp. He hopes that he will still maintain a significant influence on Kunzhou. Deterrence is a good way. His remarks are not only a power oath, but also an oath to Kunzhou officials. It is a kind of coaxing and warning that you will have a bright future if you follow me, but if you are against me, then don't blame me for not predicting.

Whether it was deterrence or wooing, Fan Ning's words had an effect. Officials became active and raised various problems that needed to be solved. Fan Ning discussed with everyone one by one, and the discussion lasted for three After an hour, it finally came to an end at night.

Everyone was exhausted, and got up one after another to go back to the station to rest. Fan Ning stopped Liang Chun, and Liang Chun was also a little tired. He forced a smile and said, "Could it be that the envoy still wants to buy me a drink?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Tomorrow at noon I will be the host and invite everyone to drink, but let's forget it tonight. Everyone is tired. I have something to say hello to Zhizhou Liang in advance."

"Please tell me the truth!"

"That's right. The Ryukyu Prefecture also intends to introduce [-] Japanese laborers. I'm going to Heian-kyo to discuss this with the Japanese imperial court, but I don't have an interpreter, so I want to borrow an interpreter from Kunzhou."

Liang Chun thought for a while and said, "There are quite a few people in Kunzhou who can speak the Japanese language, but Cheng Qing is the only one who can write and speak, so please take him there!"

Fanning smiled and nodded, "That's exactly what I mean!"

(End of this chapter)