Chapter 668 Everyone is happy

The next day, Li Yu approved the memorial submitted by Tao Yuan.

The candidates for other officials in the memorials have not changed, except for the position of Secretariat Ling, Li Yu changed to Jing Yu.

After seeing Li Yu's approval, Tao Yuan frowned slightly.

He raised his eyes to Li Yu, intervened and bowed, and asked, "Your Highness, who is the governor of Jingzhou recommended to Youth Highness?"

Li Yuhan smiled and said, "No one recommended me! I just think that Duke Jingguo is a military general and is not suitable for the position of the Zhongshu Ling. The governor of Jingzhou is well-managed and obvious to all. It is most appropriate to serve as the Zhongshu Ling."

Tao Yuan asked: "If the governor of Jingzhou is the Minister of the Central Secretariat, who will be the governor of Qinzhou?"

"this……"

As soon as Li Yugang hesitated, Tao Yuan said, "Old minister can recommend one person to Your Highness!"

"Who?"

"Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, Guo Zhun!"

"oh."

Li Yu responded softly, but did not comment.

He was not familiar with Guo Zhun, and only knew that there was a person like him.

As for whether Guo Zhun can be competent for the position of governor of the state, Li Yu was unsure.

Li Yu now only controls two states.

The governor of Qinzhou Prefecture is equivalent to helping him manage half of the country and cannot be careless.

He said, "Mr. Tao, let me think about this matter again and again!"

Tao Yuan said seriously: "Your Highness, Guo Zhun has experience in governing the local area and has outstanding political achievements. Guo Zhun is the most suitable position to serve as the governor of Qinzhou Prefecture. Please forgive me!"

Li Yu frowned.

I have already said that I have to consider it again, so why do I have to approve this matter immediately?

Before Li Yu could speak, Du Jiang intervened and bowed to Li Yu and said, "Your Highness, with Guo Zhun's talent, he is indeed competent to serve as the governor of Qinzhou. Please forgive me!"

Li Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Where is Guo Zhun now?"

Tao Yuan said: "The old minister is here to invite him here!"

"Um!"

Li Yu nodded.

About half an hour later, Guo Zhun came to the lobby of the palace.

He respectfully intervened to Li Yu and said, "I, pay homage to Your Highness!"

Li Yu looked at Guo Zhun.

Guo Zhun is not very old, in his early thirties, and looks really hard to describe.

One eye is big and the other is small, a typical yin and yang eye.

My neck was tilted, and I was slightly hunched, and there were pairs of crocodile legs underneath.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had no rigid requirements for the image of officials, his appearance made Li Yu feel that it was harmful to the image of the court when he saw it.

Li Yu waved his hand to Guo Zhun and said, "Guo Zhun, Mr. Tao recommends you as the governor of Qinzhou, are you willing?"

Without saying a word, Guo Zhun immediately knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I thank Your Highness for your kindness!"

You are really good at hitting snakes and sticking them!

I haven't approved this yet!

Li Yu asked curiously: "What do you think is the top priority in Qinzhou?"

"Restore people's livelihood!"

“How to recover?”

"Reduce taxes, encourage production, take advantage of the situation where all people are in trouble, count the population and household registration, measure the land, and divide it evenly with the people. This move can also allow the lost population to be quickly moved back to Qinzhou!"

Li Yu blinked his eyes and thought about it carefully, and felt that there was something in Guo Zhun's belly!

He asked again: "How to reduce taxes?

Do you have any plans in your mind?”

"With two years, Qinzhou will implement 30 taxes and one tax in two years, and in this way, not only will the lost population in Qinzhou return, but the population of other states and counties will also be attracted!"

After hearing these words, Jing Yu stood up, turned his head to look at Guo Zhun, and asked, "Does Lord Guo know how many soldiers your highness wants to raise now?"

"More than 600,000!"

"There are so many soldiers and horses, and the amount of food and wages consumed every day is huge. You can implement thirty taxes and one twenty taxes in Qinzhou. Do this, can Qinzhou have surplus money and food to support the soldiers and horses?"

Guo Zhun glanced at Jing Yu and said seriously: "The governor of Jingzhou, there is currently a large amount of land in Qinzhou that has no one to cultivate. The subordinate officials think that they can be collected as the provincial capital, and then the provincial capital comes forward and rent it out with one or two of the ten taxes. In this way, the people who move in will have land to cultivate, and they can also make up for the financial affairs of the provincial capital!"

When Jing Yu heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but look at Guo Zhun up and down.

Although this person was recommended by Tao Yuan and he was not good-looking, he was indeed capable. In addition, he must have done extremely detailed research on the situation in Qinzhou.

Jing Yu stopped asking questions, smiled and sat back on the chair.

Seeing Li Yu looking at him, Jing Yu nodded slightly, saying that Guo Zhun is indeed a talented person, and he can try it out if he is the governor of Qinzhou.

Seeing that Jing Yu had affirmed Guo Zhun's talent, Li Yu stopped hesitating and said, "Guo Zhun!"

"I'm here!"

Guo Zhun quickly kowtowed forward.

"From now on, you will be the governor of Qinzhou! Qinzhou is the foundation of the imperial court, and you must not make any mistakes. Don't let me down!"

Guo Zhun was so excited that his whole body was trembling. He kowtowed forward and said sharply: "Thank you Your Highness! I thank you for your kindness!"

Because of his image, he became the highest official and only became a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. He was a fifth-rank official and did not even have the qualifications to attend court.

Now, he has become the governor of the state and is a magistrate of the border. How could Guo Zhun not be excited?

Looking at Guo Zhun who kept kowtowing to him, Li Yu was worried that he would cry on the spot. He waved his hand and said, "Okay! Guo Zhun! Don't forget Mr. Tao's kindness to recommend you!"

Guo Zhun quickly turned around, faced Tao Yuan, kowtowed repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Student... No, thank you Mr. Tao for your recommendation! Thank you Mr. Tao..."

Tao Yuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, Guo Zhun, you don't have to worship you anymore! Being a bad guy for Your Highness and the court is your greatest reward for me!"

"Student, no, the officials remember Mr. Tao's teachings!"

This discussion was a joy.

Although Li Yu did not agree to Tao Yuan’s recommendation to choose the Zhongshu, but instead used Jing Yu, Li Yu also placed Tao Yuan’s recommended student Guo Zhun as an extremely important position in Qinzhou Prefecture.

In short, Tao Yuan did not suffer any losses.

Li Yu felt that Guo Zhun was indeed capable and was a person who could do things. Putting him in the position of the governor of Qinzhou might really make Qinzhou look brand new.

After the meeting ended, Guo Zhun and Jing Yu made a handover, and then they began to take office.

After Jing Yu stepped down as the governor of the state, he was promoted to the position of Secretary of the Central Secretariat.

The Shangshu Ling, the Zhongshu Ling, and the left and right officials of the Menxia Provincial Department are the three giants in the court and are the absolute core ministers.

Jing Yu officially entered the power center of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It has to be said that Tao Yuan really has selfish intentions when recommending talents, either his best friend or his disciple.

But it must be admitted that Tao Yuan recommended no mediocre talents, and everyone is the best.

As I said, Tao Yuan knew his disciples best and knew best what positions they were suitable for.
Chapter completed!