Chang'an is good

The Jiangdu Governor's Office has prepared for a long time for calling the governors from various states to discuss matters. Yao Ran, Luo Guanlin, Wang Yue, Wang Changshi, and the first seven halls have repeatedly discussed and revised the corresponding matters. There is a set of very mature and detailed regulations.

At Chang Suining's signal, Yao Ran stepped forward to speak on his behalf.

Yao Ran first mentioned some changes in land administration and taxation and corvee, and then talked about talent recruitment, refugee resettlement strategies, and the conditions for the distribution of book collections to various states. The basic collection of books will be uniformly distributed to each state's government schools, involving more Rare books need to be linked to the progress of academic construction in each state.

When Shen Wenshuang heard about the changes in tax corvee, he started to sweat on his forehead.

It is true that the Jiedushi of each province has the right to allocate taxes and labor of the population under the rule. The income tax collected by each province can be used by the Jiedushi for the needs of the rule. Even in recent years, because the authority of the emperor and the court is no longer what it used to be, Many military governors simply stopped paying taxes to the court. Although he did not outright refuse to hand it over, there were always many rhetorical means to avoid the court's control and inquiry.

This is also one of the reasons and manifestations of the increasing weight of various military governors.

This made the imperial court's already empty treasury increasingly unsustainable, and it gradually lost control of these officials, and the situation fell into a vicious cycle.

All in all, today's Jiedushi has more power than before to "act expeditiously" on all matters under his control——

But even so, Shen Wenshuang still felt that the current cheap thing was a bit too cheap...

Although it doesn't seem to be a complete overthrow of the old system, just a basic change, it feels like a straw rope has been stretched to the maximum extent within the elastic range, even if a fly passes by and slaps it. The rope was about to break.

The land system and taxation policy are related to the foundation of a country... If he is impeached by those whose interests have been touched, I am afraid that the charge of "wanting to disrupt the foundation of the country" will not escape.

That is to say, the world is in chaos now. If it were in the past...

Shen Wenshuang wiped his sweat quietly. In the past, there would not have been a female envoy.

Immediately afterwards, he heard from Ran Nu Shi Dao that she wanted to extend Jiangdu women's work regulations to the entire Huainan Road.

When Shen Wenshuang heard this, he already had some admiration. If not for other reasons, he just felt that these young people were really courageous and energetic. They could clearly foresee the resistance that these new policies would encounter, but they still dared to think and act.

But then I thought about it, maybe I could make such a determination because Jiangdu under the New Deal had indeed set a good example.

And Shen Wenshuang could feel that as the scope of matters mentioned by Ran Nu Shi became wider and wider, everyone's attitudes gradually began to show obvious differences.

Let’s talk about the firm supporters first. There are four people who stand out the most——

The first is Ding Su, the governor of Shenzhou. The reason why he supports the promotion of the New Deal is very simple. The slogan in his heart is: if you want to do it, do it to the extreme.

Moreover, in this battle by the Han River, he had some status in front of Changjie Envoy. Compared with these people, he had some foundations. If he didn't hold on, wouldn't he be at a loss?
The second is Yun Hui, the governor of Hezhou. His ideas are very upright. He has witnessed many changes brought about by the New Deal and knows that this is a good knife and can't wait to accept it.

The third is Shao Shantong, the governor of Guangzhou - he is not sure whether this is a good sword or a bad sword. He only knows that Chang Jie Envoy can lead him to rebel. When it comes to rebellion, isn't it important that the top and bottom work together as one to attack wherever directed?
And the fourth one is Shen Wenshuang himself... he has a guilty conscience, and he is sitting on a soft cushion given by others. Although he is not very capable, he knows how to read other people's tactics - as he gets older, he will do things calmly in the future. A puppet is better than anything else.

The above four are supporters.

The only person who remained neutral was the governor of Shuzhou. He was the first to be secretly instigated by Qian Shen. The reason was that he was really moved by Qian Shen and saw clearly that it was not appropriate to continue the stalemate with Chang Suining. But in the process of instigating rebellion, he was not humble. In his opinion, he was the one who was persuaded, so he was able to retain some personal integrity.

The way he remained neutral at the moment was nothing more than stroking his beard and making some vague sighs, without specifying what he said. His reserved and confidential attitude made it easy for people to guess.

The remaining five people were no longer able to pretend anymore, and the expressions of obedience and obedience on their faces gradually became wavering, and they hesitated to speak.

Many people are unwilling to make too many changes, especially those who benefited from the old system.

Faced with the imperial court's appointment of Chang Sui Ning as the new Jiedu envoy, this group of people feared that they might be dissatisfied at the bottom of their hearts, but they did not show it as obviously as before in Shenzhou and Huangzhou. On the contrary, after weighing it for a while, they chose to accept it temporarily. A large part of this consideration was because they did not want to take risks and did not want to rashly change the relatively stable status quo.

Change means troubles and challenges, as well as risks and changes.

At the same time, perhaps because they have always been cooperative, they did not feel too guilty when facing Chang Sui Ning. Even though they were afraid, it was not to the extent that they could completely cover their personal desires.

If Chang Sui Ning had not killed Cao Hongxuan and Sheng Baoming, they might even have left in the middle of the battle.

The human heart is multi-faceted and can easily be dominated by desires in an instant. Among these five people, the governors of Qizhou, Luzhou and Chuzhou began to try to tactfully raise objections and questions, but in the face of their questions, both Yao Ran and Wang Yue But he responded fluently and rebutted smoothly, leaving them speechless.

Those people fell silent, but their faces were still not very enthusiastic.

They continued to think in silence, watching and testing Chang Suining's attitude and bottom line.

But Chang Suining did not make a clear statement. He just looked at the hourglass and said with a smile: "After talking for a long time, it's time to have lunch."

The silent governors of several states said: "?"

Is it time to eat? Was she just going to reveal it in such a vague way?
Wang Changshi quickly asked people to remove the chairs and put short food tables in the hall, five on each side. Each person sat alone with a table. Chang Suining sat at the top of the hall.

After all the officials cleaned their hands, they took their seats.

As the maid came inside to serve the dishes, the officials quickly noticed something strange.

They first discovered that the meals in front of them were all in line with their own tastes. After looking around, they discovered that the meals on everyone's table were different.

At this time, Chang Sui Ning's kind and smiling voice came from above: "You have come from afar and are afraid that you won't be used to Jiangdu's food, so the chief minister ordered the house to prepare your favorite foods in advance."

"Wang Changshi is really troublesome." Yun Hui, who was sitting upright, raised his wine cup, smiled and paid tribute to Chang Sui Ning: "Thank you also to Chang Jieshi for such thoughtful hospitality!"

Chang Sui Ning picked up the wine cup filled with tea in front of him.

The others came to their senses and picked up their wine cups one after another, along with smiling faces. However, only they knew how genuine the smile was.

If these meals were just based on the common flavors of the place they ruled or where they were from, that would be it... But it wasn't just that, there were many private preferences involved.

The governor of Qizhou likes to eat eggs smashed with garlic, but because it leaves a smell in his mouth after eating, he doesn't eat it often. But at this moment, he had a plate in front of him. Ban Run, the governor of Chuzhou, who attracted strange looks from both sides, had a more complicated mood - so...he likes to eat bug burritos and stir-fry earthworms, and he can't hide it? !
The former governor of Chuzhou, Wei Jun, rebelled and was executed by Chang Kuo and his daughter. He came to Chuzhou to take office at the end of the year before last...how come he was also investigated?

Where is this just a table of appetizing meals? This is clearly telling them that everything about them is under the control of the person above them.

This is really touching, but I dare not move.

It’s not like I’ve never had the Hongmen Banquet before, but this meal was particularly impressive.

There are also people who don't think this is the Hongmen Banquet at all, such as Yun Hui, or Shao Shan and others who just made a firm statement. After they decide to be loyal, the only thing left on the table is the pure care from the envoy.

As the saying goes, my honey is his arsenic, nothing better than this.

After eating this lunch, the faces of the Luzhou governors softened slightly, and when they continued to talk about things, they seemed to be more talkative, and there was a hint of humility around them.

In the afternoon, Wang Changshi came forward and talked about the military affairs of various states.

According to the quota, the military strength of each state in Huainan Province is between 13,000 and 15,000. However, chaos has occurred in recent years. Before that, the military in various places was derelict. For example, in Qizhou, the available military strength is still less than 10,000. Less than 8,000, and several other states also have varying gaps.

Chang Suining made it clear that they would gradually recruit enough troops, which could be recruited from civilians and refugees, based on personal wishes.

At the mention of this, the garlic-smelling governor of Qizhou looked troubled.

It's not that he wants to refute it again. In today's world, it is always a good thing to recruit troops to protect yourself, and within the quota, it is not the turn of others to criticize you, but... he is poor.

Why has he never thought of starting a rebellion together with others? Starting a rebellion also requires capital. His treasury is empty, so what can he use to recruit troops and win people's hearts?
It's very difficult to raise just over 7,000 people.

The governor of Qizhou finally had to bite the bullet and said with shame: "Your Excellency, you know that it is really difficult for the imperial court to allocate local army salaries... The lower officials are incompetent, and there is really no extra money and food to use to recruit troops."

Chang Sui Ning seemed to have just thought of it, and nodded: "Yes, on the way back to the city, I have looked at Qizhou's tax and expenditure accounts over the years, and I have indeed made a lot of mistakes."

Immediately he changed the topic and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter -"

Just when the governor of Qizhou thought that she was willing to contribute money to recruit troops for Qizhou, he saw her looking at the governor of Luzhou with a smile: "Why not borrow a little money from Luzhou first as a fund for recruiting troops, and then Qizhou's treasury will be full, and then It’s not too late to return.”

The hall fell silent for a moment, and countless pairs of eyes looked at the Luzhou governor.

The governor of Luzhou looked sullen.

The Qizhou governor's eyes were a little confused, that's not right. The Luzhou governor had had several private conversations with him in the past few days, intending to support each other. He also clearly complained to him, saying that the Luzhou treasury was also empty... Why did your Majesty ask him to borrow it from the governor of Luzhou? And just "a little bit of borrowing" can be used as funds to recruit troops?

The governor of Luzhou's face turned blue and white for a while, and he squeezed out a smile: "Yes, what the envoy said is absolutely true... I am on the Huainan Road, and we should support each other!"

With that said, he smiled at the governor of Qizhou and promised to help him with all his strength.

The smile of the governor of Qizhou is a bit complicated. I understand, the governor of Luzhou is pretending to be poor, but he is real!
The governor of Luzhou was smiling, but a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. The accounts he handed over were indeed in deficit. The reason was naturally very simple. Jiedushi had the power to regulate the finances of various states, and he had his own selfish motives. .

But...his fake accounts were obviously very realistic. How was he spotted?
As everyone knows, the accounts he handed over were first reviewed in the first seven halls, and were carefully checked and calculated by no less than a hundred people. Coupled with the clues given privately by some officials under his rule... such a detailed investigation was destined to fail. Probably seamless.

But Chang Suining did not expose him, but used this method to ask him to lend money to Qizhou to recruit soldiers... This method was actually more frightening than direct accountability.

From this, it can be seen that this woman is definitely not someone who only knows how to kill. The scheming she reveals is hard not to be wary of.

While the Luzhou governor was secretly frightened, the equally frightened Shouzhou governor suddenly spoke with a righteous face and expressed his willingness to help Qizhou recruit troops - yes, his accounts were also fake!

The governor of Qizhou suddenly became the target of competition for funding: "..."

So none of these people’s words can be trusted!
Fortunately, he still thought that he could form a party in private, so he just joined them in refuting the New Deal... But now he suddenly realized that people did not support the New Deal because they could make money under the old system!

Only he was poor and stupid, and he was almost used as a knife by these people.

The governor of Qizhou thanked him profusely on his face, but he was madly holding a grudge in his heart.

Shen Wenshuang saw this in his eyes and sighed in his heart. The new Jiedushi was not only bold, but also had a good plan to kill two birds with one stone... By recruiting soldiers, he not only frightened those who made false accounts, but also divided those who tried to unite and separate. A person who competes with the New Deal.

Looking at his subordinates who were "helping each other", Chang Suining smiled happily: "With you all here, Huainan Road will surely prosper in harmony."

All the officials with different moods smiled and agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Chang Suining mentioned that in the future, each state would need to send two thousand soldiers to Jiangdu for rotation every month to receive training with Jiangdu's army.

In her words, this is to help each state train strong troops and strengthen their defense and combat capabilities.

This was not a lie, it was indeed a thought on one side, but everyone understood the other purpose, which was clearly to strengthen military control over them.

But they couldn't find any reason to refuse, and they didn't have the courage to refuse at this moment.

It was Yun Hui and Guangzhou Shao Shantong who were the first to agree to the order, but this time, Yun Hui couldn't even overtake Shao Shantong. Shao Shantong was excited in his heart - after hearing this, he finally felt a little bit rebellious!

After discussing the matter in depth, a clerk brought tea. While everyone was taking a break for tea, Ah Che hurried back from outside, entered the hall, saluted, and brought good news.

The new ship built by the shipyard has been testing the water for more than half a month. Now it has successfully returned to shore. In two days, it will be able to go to sea to explore routes for the city's shipping company.

Ah Che, who has been busy with this matter recently, was excited: "Manager Shen asked the villain to come and ask the girl if she wants to give this ship a name!"

Chang Suining nodded with a smile and looked at everyone: "Do you have any good suggestions?" (End of Chapter)