Chapter 2135 Gui Zi Juan’s method of employing people, choose the one that is feasible

 Feng Ziying finally felt that the reason why the governor was regarded as a temporary position was not without reason.

 Because he does not have a complete administrative bureaucracy under his command.

 At the provincial level, the Department of Provincial Administrative Affairs, the Department of Prosecution and Prosecution, and the Department of Capital Command and Envoys are not directly subordinate to them.

 The Advocate and Provincial Envoys Department is responsible for the other five ministries except the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, the Punishing and Prosecution Envoys Department is responsible for the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Command and Envoy Department is responsible for the Ministry of War and the Fifth Military Governor's Office.

As a governor, he was appointed by the cabinet, and nominally carried out errands in accordance with the emperor's orders. However, his title was that of the right minister of the Ministry of War and the right minister of the imperial censorship. In other words, his scope of duties was mainly responsible for military affairs and visiting officials. , but in fact they have to be responsible to the cabinet and take on the military and political affairs of the entire Shaanxi province.

 But if there are no permanent administrative agencies and personnel under his command, it would be embarrassing to have to rely on the Chief Envoys, the Imperial Envoys and the Dusi to carry out the tasks.

 The three divisions are all in Xi'an, but I am in Yan'an.

Moreover, Lu Chuan, the Zuo Chief Envoy who was admitted to the Provincial Envoys Division, was a second-rank official. Even if he did well in Shaanxi, he would at most be promoted to a third-rank official when he returned, which was still one level lower than Lu Chuan.

Of course, this is just a job title and is not important. The governor exercises power on behalf of the emperor and the cabinet. He is the first rank and must be obeyed.

 But obedience is only obedience to authority and duty, not to the person.

 For a junior like me, it would be difficult for him to be convinced by either Lu Chuan or Sun Yijie.

On the other hand, Xie Zhenye should be willing to obey him. The affairs of Dusi are almost strictly prohibited, which makes Zheng Chongjian, Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu very satisfied.

However, as a governor, it is not impossible to directly target the prefecture level, but it just seems less justified.

If the chief officials at the prefecture level are very cooperative and supportive, it will certainly be easy to handle, but if they are neither salty nor indifferent, not so cooperative, and often report to the three departments as necessary, the efficiency will suddenly drop a lot.

There is no problem in Yan'an Prefecture. Pan Ruzhen has completely devoted himself to himself, so everything goes smoothly. But what about Xi'an Prefecture, Qingyang Prefecture, and Pingliang Prefecture?

 That’s not necessarily the case.

However, Feng Ziying is not in a hurry now. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and she has already made a good start.

From Wubao to Fushi, from Pan Ruzhen to Xia Zhiling, as well as Xu Junyang of Mizhi and Yuan Wanquan of Jiazhou, they have all shown a tendency to be willing to join their own side.

Wu Degui, the governor of Suide, was still a bit hypocritical, but Feng Ziying believed that he would not be able to hold on for long. He just felt that Lu Chuan had given him some hope.

When he realized that Lu Chuan's attention could no longer be focused on them, the prefecture and county officials, and he had to consider how to be marginalized by himself, they should have understood that Shaanxi had changed. Come on, no one can stop it.

 The magistrates of Shenmu and Fugu also came.

Feng Ziying is not too concerned about these two counties located in the northeastern corner of northern Shaanxi, because they are directly under the shadow of the Yulin Army. Even the rebels can only make small fuss on the fringes and cannot cause much trouble. , the only thing to worry about is the spread of pimple plague.

"It just so happens that you two are here, Mr. Shen and Mr. Qi. I am quite satisfied with the situation in your two counties. I don't have too high requirements. I just want to put an end to the pimple plague. I have the prescription. People have already prepared it. The relevant medicinal materials are not expensive or hard to find. The key is to eliminate the transmission route and completely eradicate the rat infestation in this area... This was the work of Qingtan Academy organized by Qige Laohe and Guan Shangshu. "Epidemic Prevention Preparations" written by others and written by myself, although it is a bit shallow and rough, it still has some ideas. You two can take a look..."

After sending the magistrates of Shenmu and Fugu counties to the door, Feng Ziying bowed her waist solemnly and said, "I'll leave this matter to you two adults. You two adults can keep part of the food coming from Datong as we agreed." Use it for relief, but remember, you need to be cautious. It’s still early to harvest next summer, so you can’t use it all in a hurry, otherwise you will be blinded by then.”

Both county magistrates, Shen and Qi, also hurriedly returned the gift and vowed to complete their tasks in accordance with the governor's requirements before leaving.

Feng Ziying also doesn’t have high hopes for these two people. One is in his fifties and in poor health, and the other is a civil servant. He passed the civil service exam at 38 and has just taken office. However, Qi Suzhen, the magistrate of Fugu County, is very interested in potatoes, sweet potatoes and Even though he was interested in corn cultivation, Feng Ziying took a high look at him.

Feng Ziying feels a bit like the secretary of the municipal party committee in later generations. He mainly meets with cadres, talks, has heart-to-heart conversations, inspects, communicates, understands, determines work goals, and teaches methods of work.

 And who is Pan Ruzhen? The mayor is mainly responsible for execution. After thinking about it, I really think it makes a bit of sense.

As soon as the two left, "Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee" and "Minister of Organization" Wang Wenyan came.

As Feng Ziying’s most trusted aide, Wang Wenyan is responsible for making suggestions and suggestions on various tasks, and he is indispensable.

 All intelligence must be summarized and judged by him, and conclusions and opinions must be given. At the same time, he must be involved in analyzing and predicting many matters for further deployment considerations.

At the same time, through Wang Wenyan's half-year intelligence collection in Shaanxi in the early stage, he also had a rough understanding of the cadres in the entire Shaanxi province, especially officials in key yamen in some key areas. Provided to Feng Ziying for reference.

For example, the prefects of two important prefectures, Xu Liangyan and Pan Ruzhen, as well as the prefects of Qingyang and Pingliang, as well as the magistrates and magistrates of Suizhou, Mizhi, Jiazhou, Yaozhou, Pucheng, Tongzhou, and Huazhou, For example, the officials in the Chief Envoy's Department, the Deputy Envoy in the Inspector's Department, and some military personnel were all officials who Feng Ziying had specially assigned to collect intelligence when Wang Wenyan first came to Xi'an to set up a front station.

In this era, the documents and information held by the Ministry of Personnel about the status of officials are not of much value. Even some annual assessments are too watery. It is better to entrust them to their confidants to replace themselves and conduct a review according to their own ideas. Assessment judgment is more practical.

 “Wen Yan, what about Qi Suzhen?”

"It's not bad." Wang Wenyan thought for a while and replied: "Master Qi seems to be from Yanzhou, Shandong. I can't remember whether it is Yutai or Jinxiang. Anyway, it should be close to Nanzhi. It should be He was the governor of the 38th year of Yuanxi. He was honest, but too square..."

Wang Wenyan dare not say that he has all the important officials in Shaanxi Province in his mind, but he knows most of the prefecture and county officials in Yan'an and Xi'an prefectures. He knows the important prefecture and county officials in Qingyang, Pingliang and Fengxiang prefectures. I am also familiar with it, but only a few key points of other prefectures are known.

 “Well, sincerity, Fangzheng, how do you do things?” Feng Ziying thought for a while.

“Being meticulous in everything you do, and being able to implement the instructions from the top,...” Wang Wenyan thought for a moment before saying.

"Well, he took the initiative to ask Ying to try growing potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn in Fugu. I think it's quite rare. I think Fugu is close to the east of the river and the conditions are good or bad. It's a good place to experiment with these three methods. BiFushi is more suitable here." Feng Ziying pursed her lips, eyebrows slightly condensed, "And Fugu is close to Yulin Town and Shanxi Town, and the planting promotion is effective, which can allow the soldiers in Yulin Town and Shanxi Town to have a taste. By the way, Feel the benefits and facilitate promotion.”

"Well, it would be a great joy if we could use locally produced potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn to replace the military rations in Yulin. The cost of transporting military rations alone would be an unimaginable figure, even if it could replace half of it. Or 30%, that would be an incredible feat." Wang Wenyan could obviously understand the benefits behind this.

The military rations for the three sides and four towns are basically borne by Shaanxi's taxes in summer and autumn, but it is definitely not enough, so it is said to be transferred from Shanxi and Henan. Even if it is transported from southern Shaanxi and Guanzhong, the transportation cost is not small. , if we can rely on the popularization and promotion of planting in the three prefectures of northern Shaanxi to reduce the pressure on external transportation, the cost savings will not be a small amount, and it can also greatly reduce the local labor pressure.

"Wen Yan, let's carefully choose our officials from the three prefectures in northern Shaanxi, especially the county magistrates and prefectures. Those who are capable of doing things, those who are considerate of people's livelihood, and those who are not so greedy. The next step is to promote these crops next year. Considering the states and counties where these officials are located is the key to whether Shaanxi can avoid making the same mistakes in the future." Feng Ziying thought a little too far.

The great uprising in the late Ming Dynasty mainly broke out in northern Shaanxi, and later gained momentum in Shanxi and Henan. In fact, after a severe drought, the victims were starving and had no way to make a living. At that time, potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn had not yet been introduced, or in other words, they had not been introduced at all. Although it is promoted and popularized in these areas, at most it is only planted sporadically in coastal areas, and it is even regarded as a curiosity for the rich.

But by the time these three types of high-yielding, drought-resistant and barren-resistant crops were widely promoted in the north, it was already the time of Qianlong and Jiaqing. The skyrocketing population was not without the contribution of these crops.

Feng Ziying does not expect Shaanxi's population to skyrocket rapidly, but if the use of administrative force to promote these three types of crops is effective, it can at least avoid to a large extent the civil unrest that may arise when people are unable to make ends meet due to severe drought, and thus resolve this risk. possible.

Feng Ziying's words caused some misunderstandings to Wang Wenyan. He thought Feng Ziying was talking about the current civil unrest in Shaanxi, but this was more or less the same. After all, wasn't the current chaos in Shaanxi caused by the lack of food? Of course, another important factor is the powerful landlords and the harsh and corrupt officials, both of which are indispensable.

 (End of this chapter)