Chapter 86 He Xi’s Skills (1)

Yazhou City is adjacent to the Ningyuan River in the north and has only three city gates, east, west and south. The area to the north of the city is called "official city" by the people, which is where Yazhou's Yamen and local officials' residences are located. The Ming Dynasty

The local bureaucracy is basically distributed according to the "three divisions", that is, the Administrative and Administrative Envoys Department, the General Command Envoys Department, and the Punishment and Procuratorate Envoys Department. These three departments are responsible for administrative, military, and judicial functions through decentralization.

Limiting the power of local officials. Although Yazhou is only a small place, the system of separation of the three powers also has a complete set-up.

To put it simply, the administrative justice system of Yazhou includes the main officials, who are the magistrates of the state from the fifth rank, Tongzhi from the sixth rank as the second-in-command, Tongjian several from the seventh rank, who are in charge of judicial and public security, and officials from the ninth rank, who are in charge of civil servants.

There is one person in charge of the education system, one person in charge of Confucianism, and three people in charge of training. Of course, each subordinate county also has its own low-level official positions such as county magistrate, county magistrate, and chief registrar.

The situation of the military system in Yazhou is much more complicated than the administrative and judicial system. Probably the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty has never considered how to coordinate the wartime military command system in a small place like Yazhou. The military commander of the garrison in Yazhou is just a

He is a commander, and he has the personnel establishment of two thousand households under his jurisdiction. There is nothing that can be done about it. The highest officer of the garrison in Qiongzhou Prefecture is only a commander with the same rank as a general, and he has eleven thousand households under his jurisdiction.

So - of course, this is just paper data, and the actual number of soldiers is far from meeting the establishment requirements. This brings up a problem. When it comes time to fight, originally Yazhou Water Village should listen to Yazhou City

dispatch, but the Yazhou City garrison chief is just a charlatan, two levels lower than the Shuizhai general. This is as absurd as a colonel commanding a major general in combat, and the chaos in the command system that will result seems to be

It's inevitable.

Although the highest officer of the garrison is only a fourth-rank official, his salary is slightly better than that of He Wenhui, a third-rank officer in Yazhou Shuizhai. After all, he has a staff of one or two thousand people, and even if he is living on empty wages, he will live privately.

Tian, ​​this oil and water is much richer than Shuizhai. Of course, for the working group, corrupt officials are definitely easier to deal with than honest officials. This Lord Qian has some minor problems, which is actually a good thing for the working group’s activities in Yazhou.

"Wait!" Zhang Guang interrupted He Xi's explanation: "There's something I don't understand."

Zhang Guang was assigned to work with He Xi today. Although he still felt a little bit resentful about not being able to be Zhao Xiaoruo's follower, Zhang Guang was no longer a child, and he could still distinguish priorities. He Xi paid him a visit along the way.

Explaining Yazhou's bureaucracy system, these boring and abstract things inevitably made Zhang Guang dizzy, but he still worked hard to write down these messy knowledge.

"If you have any questions, just ask." He Xi was wearing a green straight jacket and a black square scarf, walking leisurely on the street with a figure-footed step. At first glance, it looked like that.

In contrast, Zhang Guang, who was wearing a white Taoist robe, seemed a little uncomfortable. He always had to subconsciously lift the hem of his clothes with his hands for fear of being stepped on. Zhang Guang lowered his voice and said: "This information,

Why is it not included in the executive committee’s training materials?”

"Because the action team did not collect such detailed information when they came to Yazhou before." He Xi said matter-of-factly: "If they could just come and get the job done, the executive committee would send us to do it.

Well?"

"But we have only been here for two or three days..." Zhang Guang only said half a sentence before he came to his senses - of course, this information was collected by the ordinary-looking He Xi in these two or three days.

"Old He, you are... amazing!" Zhang Guang, who had figured this out, could only express his sincere admiration for He Xi's ability.

There was not much pride on He Xi's face: "This is just some basic public information. As long as you master the correct methods, it is not difficult to collect this information."

"Old He, tell me, how did you do it?" Compared to the information knowledge He Xi popularized, Zhang Guang was obviously more interested in the methods he used to collect information.

"Let's talk about the training content last night." He Xi did not answer Zhang Guang's question immediately, but instead brought the topic to the previous training: "In this era when there is no media and information media is not developed, if necessary

What is our basic method for collecting some local military and political intelligence?"

Zhang Guang remembered this very clearly and immediately replied: "First we must find a suitable source of intelligence, and then try to establish a relationship with them."

"So in a place like Yazhou, what kind of people are suitable sources of intelligence in our eyes?" He Xi continued to ask.

Regarding this question, Zhang Guang thought for a while before answering: "Government staff, such as some low-level officials or staff of senior officials, these people have access to some non-public information and have a better understanding of the inside story of local officialdom.

, while not being as inaccessible as senior officials.”

He Xi nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's right, but let me add one more thing, there are also officials' families, which is also a very important intelligence channel. During the Liberation War, many senior enemy generals and officials were

Those who were instigated by their families and chose to surrender or revolt. What we need to do as an intelligence agent is to gradually approach and win over these people and let them provide us with information consciously or unconsciously. The next question is, how do we

Can you build relationships with these people?”

Zhang Guang replied: "It would definitely be too rash to go directly to your home. If you go to the Yamen to visit, there will be many people in that place and it will be inconvenient to talk, so it won't be effective. I think we should find some public places where we can talk, such as teahouses.

Places like restaurants and restaurants, so that when you come into contact with the other party, it won’t appear too abrupt."

"I don't see that you are quite talented." He Xi smiled and praised Zhang Guangdao: "It is not safe to have direct contact with strangers at work or at home, and some of the public places they frequent,

It can be used as a breakthrough point. Yamen and official residences are relatively concentrated here in Beicheng, and officials are high-income people in Yazhou, so some consumption places here are the key areas we pay attention to."

Having said this, He Xi stopped and raised his hand to point forward: "Did you see the teahouse in front? That's where we are going today."

In Zhang Guang's view, this shop with a tea flag was far from the spacious and bright teahouses he remembered from later generations. There were only seven or eight tables in the shop, and the lighting was not very good. Zhang Guang almost missed it when he entered.

Kicked over a stool. Zhang Guang couldn't help but wonder, was the information He Xi mentioned really collected in a place like this?

Unexpectedly, before the two of them sat down, someone in the store already greeted He Xi: "Isn't this shopkeeper He?"

He Xi immediately changed his route and went straight to the table: "It's Mr. Kong! I didn't notice when I came in just now. I'm so rude!"

Zhang Guang stood behind He Xi and quickly glanced at the things on the table, a pot of tea, a plate of steamed buns, and a bowl of vegetable porridge. It seemed that in addition to selling tea, this teahouse was also doing breakfast business. But look

Regarding the content of this breakfast, Zhang Guang speculated that the "Master Kong" in front of him was probably not a big shot. It was just that more than half of the breasts on his chest were blocked when he was sitting, and his official rank could not be seen for a while.

Before Zhang Guang could recover, He Xi had already pulled him to sit down at the table: "It just so happens that my cousin and I haven't had breakfast yet, so let's have some fun together."

Before the official surnamed Kong could answer, He Xi called the waiter over loudly: "Just like Mr. Kong, I'll give you two more portions! And a pot of good tea, the most expensive one in your shop... Anyway, bring it here

That’s it. Also, the money for this table will be credited to me.”

Zhang Guang finally understood that what He Xi was playing was the "rich star" he had mentioned last night. Of course, He Xi played a very informed and knowledgeable rich man - he asked for two identical breakfasts.

This is to prevent Mr. Kong at the same table from losing face; he asks for a pot of the most expensive tea, which shows his generosity; and finally asks the waiter to settle the accounts together, which not only shows his generosity, but also shows his generosity.

Mr. Kong’s overtures and wooing.

Obviously "Master Kong" was very satisfied with his trick, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper He, how embarrassing is this!"

He Xi said nonchalantly: "It's just a small amount of money. Don't be polite, Mr. Kong." After that, he turned to Zhang Guang and introduced: "Sir Kong is a famous person next to Zhizhou. The documents of all levels of government under Yazhou's rule.

The subordinate officials and miscellaneous servants are all under the jurisdiction of Lord Confucius."

Zhang Guang had heard He Xi explain Yazhou's bureaucracy before, and now he understood that the "Master Kong" whom He Xi called was just an official in Zhizhou Yamen, with official ranks starting from the ninth rank, to the real bottom.

As a bureaucrat, almost everyone with a formal establishment in the yamen is considered his superior. Although this position is low, due to the nature of the work, he has access to a wide range of information.

To put it simply, in the entire yamen, except for the few formal officials expressly appointed by the Ministry of Personnel, all subordinate officials, managers and yamen servants have to deal with the bureaucracy, which is a bit similar to the personnel department or human resources department in later generations.

taste, but the power is relatively smaller, and it also integrates the functions of some logistics departments. He Xi can get to know officials from such departments, so it is no wonder that he can quickly master so much information.

While eating breakfast, He Xi chatted with Kong Limu casually. Zhang Guang heard clearly from the side. They were basically talking about gossip that did not involve the specific affairs of the state government. But among these gossips

It does seem to contain a lot of information that can be used, and He Xi will seize the opportunity to ask questions as if nothing has happened. For example, Kong Limu casually complained that the recently assigned prisoners were dissatisfied with the management, and He Xi would take the opportunity to inquire.

The approximate number of prisoners assigned to Yazhou every month, how to manage them, etc. Before arousing Li Mu's suspicion, He Xi would cleverly lead the topic to other places and talk about the prices of fields outside Yazhou City and

Last year's grain harvest, etc.

If He Xi hadn't taught some simple intelligence knowledge last night, Zhang Guang felt that it would be difficult for him to realize that He Xi was collecting intelligence information for a purpose. As for Kong, who was excitedly boasting because of He Xi's flattery.

Officials, Zhang Guang thought that he probably didn't realize that He Xi had ulterior motives for approaching him.
Chapter completed!