Chapter 131: The First Day of the Inspector
The night passed quickly. After so many things happened, many people might find it difficult to fall asleep. However, Yuan Xi slept very well. Tian Yu was under house arrest. Although Xian Yufu had not completely surrendered, the position of prefect of Shanggu County had indeed been regained. This threat can be temporarily put down. Speaking of which, Yuan Xi was lucky. If Tian Yu did not underestimate him, but treated him cautiously and defended Shanggu County, then he would have to use some means, and even dispatched the black demon to carry out the beheading operation.
Fortunately, the destiny is on Yuan Xi's side, just like his father Yuan Shao back then. If Han Fu, the original Jizhou Mu, could have been a little harder, instead of giving in a hurry and giving up the entire Jizhou, Yuan Shao would have been unable to unify the north so quickly.
The next morning, the rain and dew had not dried yet and the air was extremely fresh. In the huge back garden of the governor's mansion, Yuan Xi and Tadun were walking slowly in it.
"The Great Shanyu, whether it is me or my father, I trust you very much. In the eyes of our Yuan family, the Great Shanyu of Wuhuan can only be Tadun, or your descendants. We will not admit it to anyone else, and the emperor will never admit it." Yuan Xi said firmly in a tone.
"Thank you for your attention. Tadun Ming is in the fifth place. Please rest assured that as long as I am still alive, no one will be allowed to destroy the peace and friendship between you and me." Tadun said with a grateful look.
"Okay, Xi is here to promise you that as long as Shanyu needs help, despite the letter, whether it is internal conflicts or external distress, Xi is obliged to support it to the end." Yuan Xi looked at the loyalty value that had reached 75 and promised with a smile on his face.
"Thank you, the second young master." Tadun immediately gave a respectful salute, and then smiled: "This time I came here, I did not bring any other gifts, so I selected five thousand war horses from the grassland, which is considered to be a congratulations to the second young master for his successor to the governor of Youzhou."
"Haha, the Great Shanyu is too polite. We Han people pay attention to courtesy and exchanges. Since the Shanyu gave me my horse, I will give you grain. I have already ordered it and prepared three thousand dans of grain and a truck of jewelry. I hope the Shanyu must accept it." Yuan Xi said softly. He is not strong enough now and needs the help of this Great Shanyu.
"Then I won't refuse," Tadun responded, and the two of them laughed out loudly. Friendship was slowly established with equal help.
After a hearty breakfast, Tadun thanked and said goodbye. Yuan Xi did not force him to stay. He had a lot of things. After the two parted at the door, Yuan Xi officially began his first day of life as the governor of Youzhou.
On the main hall of the governor's mansion, civil and military officials stood on both sides, standing in sequence. Han Yan was reporting at this time.
"Reported to the young master, there are currently 91,354 troops in Youzhou. Among them, General Yan Rou, as the Sima of Wuhuan, commanded the most elite 40,000 Han and Wuhuan mixed army, stationed in Linyu, controlled Wuheng, defended Liaodong, and guarded western Liaoning, and made outstanding contributions."
"Xi is very clear about this. General Yan Rou has worked hard and should be praised. You send a document to Xi and send two thousand harbors of food and grass to tell General Yan Rou, telling him not to relax. Whether it is Gongsun Kang in Liaodong or foreign tribes, you must be cautious when dealing with matters between Liaodong and foreign tribes. Xi is willing to do a good job in logistics for him. If you have any needs, you can write a letter." Yuan Xi affirmed that although Yan Rou has not surrendered, he is indeed a decisive needle for Liaodong and foreign tribes. Now Tian Yu can no longer cause trouble. I believe that after a period of hard work, he should be able to pull this general back.
"No!" Han Yan responded and continued: "The other 50,000 are located in Zhuo County, Guangyang, Dai County, Shanggu, Yuyang and Youbeiping counties under the jurisdiction of Gongzi. The specific number of troops in Yuyang County remains to be examined."
Yuan Xi's eyes flashed with a cold light and he said softly: "The Grandpa Yuyang is Wang Song!"
"No," Han Yan nodded.
Yuan Xi smiled coldly, looked at Xian Yufu, who was standing at the top of the military general, and smiled and said, "General Xian Yu, what do you think of the prefect Wang?"
Xian Yufu was stunned and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Prince, I am not very familiar with Wang Taishou,"
Yuan Xi smiled, knowing that Xian Yufu's heart was still in trouble, and he didn't force him to do so.
"Young Master, Wang Song is arrogant and ignores the young master. He asks for an order to thoroughly investigate the taxes and forces of the Yuyang Army. He has embezzled officials." Lu Yu, who had just been promoted to the governor's office, immediately stood up and said loudly with vigilance.
"No, no hurry, Prefect Wang still has its merits." Yuan Xi smiled and waved.
After Lu Yu retreated helplessly, another official stood up and said respectfully: "Chief Wang Feng, report to the young master."
Yuan Xi took a look and said his loyalty was not bad. However, his intelligence value was too low and he was not a talented person, but he still smiled and said, "Say"
"Report to the young master, the treasury currently has 8,000 gold, 320,000 yuan, 1,241 volumes of cloth, and 25,100 dan of food and grass."
Yuan Xi frowned and said seriously: "How come there are so few? The taxation in a state should be more than this."
"Young Master, the troubled times have come, and the wars are coming every year. Youzhou has just been pacified. The treasury has been empty. These have only been barely collected recently. But please don't worry, as long as the counties are stable, there is only one more year of light and shadow, the treasury will surely be filled." Han Yan stood up again, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Yuan Xi nodded. After the war, he was really devastated. He said softly: "More revenue and reduce expenditure, encourage industry and commerce, and attract wealthy merchants from other states to come and invest. You can give them some discounts."
"promise!"
After finishing the two most important parts of military and finance, other civil servants at all levels also reported some of them, including official administration, agriculture, water conservancy, civil affairs, etc.
After they finished talking about it one by one, Yuan Xi said with satisfaction: "All the masters are very diligent, Xi is very pleased. I believe that with our efforts, Youzhou will definitely be restored to life."
"Abide by the orders of the young master" everyone immediately.
"Okay, let me talk about two points. First, I will set up three departments: Tiangong Academy, Audit Department, and Military Department. These three departments are my direct leadership." Yuan Xi looked much more serious.
Although many people were curious about what department this was, Yuan Xi decided not to share their cake, and they all quickly agreed.
Yuan Xi shouted again: "Ma Jun, Ju Hu"
"Here!" The two of them immediately stood up excitedly.
"Ma Jun is in charge of Tiangong Academy and Juhu is in charge of the Audit Department. I believe you understand what to do. You can talk to Han Biejia about all the fees you need."
"promise!"
"In addition," Yuan Xi arranged the two of them and slowly stood up, looking at Li Rudao, who was standing on the second place on the left and had not spoken: "From today, Mr. Liang Yin is the military advisor officially appointed by Xi. He can supervise the administration of officials and civil affairs, and mobilize troops, food and grass, and his status is the same as that of other officials."
In addition to Yuan Xi's own people, the civil and military officials of the former governor's office were shocked and looked at Li Ru curiously. Even Han Yan was surprised. Who is Liang Yun? The young master actually gave him such great power. It seems to be the same as someone else's, but it is indeed the supervision of civil and military affairs, and he can mobilize the army. Even after Yuan Xi arrived, he did not have the right to mobilize the army. This is completely under one person and above ten thousand people!
"No" However, Li Ru's face was indeed very calm, which made the people present look up high.
Yuan Xi smiled slightly. Although Li Ru might not care, he must give it to him. This is his respect for his destiny master.
On the first day of taking office, Yuan Xi did not say anything important in public. After a few chats, everyone left one after another and went to work on their own affairs. Since Yuan Xi just came, he needed to understand the situation first. What the officials said was only part of the key points, and more were still in the memorials, so he pushed the memorials and flooded him.
Until the evening, Yuan Xi was still in the inner hall and stayed up late to review. It was not a simple matter to really manage a state well. From the advances of the army, the promotion of officials, and then to the supervision of local officials, there was no easy task.
Chapter completed!