Poor Family Chapter 701

  Chapter 701 Kaifeng Governor

  In the early morning of the next day, Li Yanqing took several entourages to the Ministry of Officials to go through the formalities, and then Liang Zhongshu, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, accompanied him to Kaifeng Mansion to take office.

   Li Yanqing, the official office of Kaifeng Mansion, is very familiar with it. It is on Xijiaolou Street, next door to Yushitai.

The governor of Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty, like Jing Zhaoyin in the Tang Dynasty, were notoriously short-lived officials. Few people could serve for a full year, mainly in the capital city, and it was easy to offend high-ranking officials. In the historical Song Qinzong era, Kaifeng Fu Yin is also called ten-day official, and he usually has to be replaced after ten days.

Li Yanqing's predecessor, Wang Ding, actually served as the prefect of Kaifeng for two years. The main reason is that his background is relatively strong, and he has Liang Shicheng backing him. He became the longest-lived governor in the history of Kaifeng Mansion.

  Liang Zhongshu accompanied Li Yanqing to Kaifeng Mansion, Shaoyin Zhao Hui personally led the judge, secretary in charge, Tuiguan, Fuyuan, Liucao and more than 20 important officials to welcome them out.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Liang Zhongshu announced his official appointment again, and then he left. Zhao Hui smiled and introduced a group of officials to Li Yanqing, the judge Tang Shou, the secretary Ding Yuanyang and Zhao Wen, four officials and a group of six officials. official.

Li Yanqing met with everyone one by one, and then went to his official room accompanied by Zhang Yun. The Kaifeng government office occupies a large area, more than one hundred acres, surrounded by high walls, in fact, most of it is occupied by Mingli courtyard , the Mingli Court is also the imperial examination room of Kaifeng Prefecture, where the Fajie Examination is held.

The rest of the important government offices include the lobby, the meeting hall, the Judgment Court, the Mansion Court, the Liucao Court, etc., with the Plum Blossom Hall as the central axis, supplemented by Tianqing Temple, Mingli Court, Qianlong Palace, Qingxin Tower, Laochengying, Yingwu Temple, etc. There are more than 50 large and small halls including Lou and Yin Hotel.

Li Yanqing's official residence is located in Meihuatang, and there are two auxiliary courtyards on the left and right, which are the official residences of the left and right Shaoyin. I stayed in the county on business.

  Plum Blossom Hall, also known as the Inner Hall, is the place where some important cases are reviewed. There is a small courtyard behind the Inner Hall, where the governor and his staff work.

   Li Yanqing's two confidantes, Mo Jun, went to Bashu, and should follow Li Yanqing's father back to the capital, while Liu Fang followed Wang Gui to Shanzhou to assist Wang Gui in handling military affairs.

  Currently, Li Yanqing doesn't have a suitable staff around him, but Cao Yan recommended him a younger brother from Cao's house, who will come to Kaifeng government office with him tomorrow.

Zhao Hui is a middle-aged man in his forties. He seems to be shrewd and capable. He is Wang Fu's confidant. government.

"Our Kaifeng prefecture does not only govern the capital city. The sixteen counties under Kaifeng prefecture are all under our jurisdiction, such as Kaifeng, Xiangfu, Weishi, Chenliu, Yongqiu, Fengqiu, Zhongmou, etc., of course, the most It's hard to control Kaifeng County, who makes it an important place in Gyeonggi.”

Zhao Hui enthusiastically introduced the situation of Kaifeng Mansion to Li Yanqing, but Li Yanqing seemed a little absent-minded, and looked at his official room with his hands behind his back. His official room was relatively simple and refreshing. There is only a hand cabinet for documents, two guest chairs and a small table in front of it, an incense burner in the corner, and nothing else.

In fact, the governor of Kaifeng has nothing to do. It is not up to him to try trivial cases. Usually, officials are recommended to try the case. The secretary is in charge of the documents, and the judge is responsible for checking. Either it is a vacant position held by the prince, or it is only in charge of major affairs, such as the collection of civil servants, the dredging of Caohe, and the formulation of various regulations, etc. The daily affairs of the government office are all in charge of Shaoyin.

  If something major happens in the capital, then Kaifeng Governor will be responsible for the blame, and the emperor will be furious, and he will be dismissed from the post of Governor.

The stories of Bao Zheng's trial and justice did not actually happen when he had the right to know the Kaifeng Mansion, but more happened when he was the magistrate and Yushi Zhongcheng. A little out of business.

  Zhao Hui saw that Li Yanqing was absent-minded and didn't listen to his introduction, so he smiled awkwardly: "I don't know if Fu Yin has any staff. If not, I can recommend you from a lowly position."

  Li Yanqing smiled and waved his hands, "No need, my staff will come tomorrow, but I would like to ask, how many soldiers are there in Kaifeng Mansion?"

   "There are currently fifty-four people."

   "Is there a quota?"

   "There is no fixed quota. There were more than a hundred people at times, and there were sixty or seventy people at times. Now the world is clear, so there are only fifty-four people."

  Li Yanqing laughed dumbly, "Is it because the world is clear now?"

  Zhao Hui was a little embarrassed, "Actually, because of the financial constraints of the imperial court, it had to reduce the number of officials. Last year and this year, more than 100 policemen and sergeants were laid off successively."

  Li Yanqing nodded, "Let's do this! I'll bring more than a hundred soldiers, let them serve as sergeants temporarily! I will be responsible for their expenses, and they will follow me."

  Zhao Hui hesitated for a moment, "Fu Yin, I'm afraid this is a bit out of order."

  Li Yanqing glared at him fiercely, "What does it mean to be unruly? The imperial court always only cares about the officials and ignores the officials. I decide the rules for how many soldiers the Kaifeng Mansion employs. I don't want the government officials to bear their expenses. What have I got to do with the imperial court?"

   "If the governor must use it, I have no objection!"

Zhao Hui's implication was that what happened had nothing to do with him. Li Yanqing's face immediately sank, and he said coldly: "Yesterday, the officials told me that there are too many refugees from Hebei in the capital, and the law and order are not very good. Let me Take good care of law and order, if you refuse to cooperate, then I will go to the Ministry of Officials to apply for a transfer for you!"

Zhao Hui was stunned, and he was about to drive him away even if he disagreed with him. He couldn't help being a little annoyed, and responded: "I understand Li Fuyin's determination to change the law and order, but I want to remind Li Fuyin that Li Fuyin has already No longer serving in the military."

  Li Yanqing snorted heavily, "If you were in the army, if you dare to tell me that it is against the rules, I would have pushed you out and beheaded!"

  Zhao Hui can be regarded as having experienced Li Yanqing's strength, he suppressed the anger in his heart, nodded and said: "I obey the arrangement of Fu Yin, does Fu Yin have anything else to do?"

   "Go and call the Hucao officials, I have something to ask them."

Not long after, Zhang Yu and two **** officers entered Li Yanqing's official room, followed by Zhao Hui. According to the normal practice, it should be Li Yanqing who told Shao Yin, and then Shao Yin arranged for people to handle the affairs .

   But Li Yanqing obviously didn't follow the routine. Zhao Hui didn't know whether Li Yanqing didn't know the rules, or Li Yanqing was deliberately bypassing him, so he also participated in the audition.

  Joining the army, Zhang Yu and the two chief officers were a little nervous. The new official had three fires when he took office. Could it be that the first fire was on himself?

  Li Yanqing sat down and asked: "Is Hu Cao responsible for helping the refugees in Kaifeng Prefecture?"

  Zhang Yu hurriedly said: "I want to report to the governor, the relief of refugees is generally the responsibility of the county government, and the regulations are formulated by Cao, a householder in Kaifeng Prefecture, and promulgated to all counties in Kaifeng Prefecture, and then the counties allocate grain and rice from the warehouse."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Now there are a lot of people fleeing from Hebei, and most of them bring their families with them. I went all the way south, and I only saw Taoist temples and big family gentry opening porridge sheds by the roadside to help the fugitives, but I didn't see the government's actions. I want to know why?"

   "Kaifeng Prefecture has formulated detailed rules for relief of refugees, but" Speaking of this, Zhang Yu glanced at Zhao Hui.

  Zhao Hui had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Because Wang Xianggong is also inquiring about this matter, so the Kaifeng government has reported the details of the refugee relief to Wang Xianggong, and is waiting for Wang Xianggong's instructions."

   "When did you report it?" Li Yanqing asked again.

   "About a month ago."

  Li Yanqing's eyes became colder, and he asked lightly again: "I want to know, does the relief of refugees have to be reported to the Zhizheng Hall for approval?"

  Zhang Yudao: "Generally it is not necessary, but at the same time as relief, a copy must be reported to the household department for record, and the household department will notify the Overwatch Council to supervise the disaster relief according to the situation."

Li Yanqing's eyes became sharper, "Since there is no need to report to the Zhizheng Hall, then don't delay, immediately distribute the detailed rules to the counties, and urge the counties to strictly implement them. The counties must take action before noon tomorrow, and go to the county now." Do."

   "I obey the order!" Zhang Yu wiped the sweat off his brow and hurried away.

At this time, Li Yanqing glanced at Zhao Hui, and said coldly: "I don't care about the past, but I need to remind Zhao Shaoyin again that your immediate boss is me, not Wang Xianggong, I hope you will not commit any official taboos. "

  Zhao Hui sighed inwardly, nodded silently, "Remember the humble job!"

  (end of this chapter)

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