Chapter 143
That night, the common people who lived nearby noticed that the lights in the city lord's mansion were brightly lit all night long.
Yao Chunnuan and Yu Chen led the shogunate and stayed up all night before finally completing the statistics of the soldiers' merits.
After the merit points of all former Yichun military settlement personnel were tallied, Yao Chunnuan and Yu Chen presented them to the city lord for approval. Promotions for lower- and middle-level soldiers were primarily based on merit; promotions were to be made as they were, no further comment. Rewards were also to be determined according to the established rules. The city lord needed to decide on the promotions for mid- and high-level personnel.
Their city lord also spent the entire night awake. After receiving their statistical table, he carefully reviewed it and decided to call a meeting. The attendees were the middle and senior management of the former Yichun military settlement.
The city lord first stated that their territory had expanded from the small Yichun military settlement to the new Yichun city, and the government system also had to make appropriate adjustments or changes.
No one objected to this. Rather, they not only had no objection, but enthusiastically agreed. Opposition? What a joke! Adjustments and changes to the government system represent the expansion and adjustment of official positions. This way, they could ascend to higher positions based on military merit.
Previously, Yichun, in addition to the Yichun Camp and the Yichun Military Settlement, governed more than ten other cities and towns, with a total population of over 400,000. Now, excluding Marshal Zhu's Yichun Camp and the other three towns with a population of approximately 100,000, the new Yichun population is still around 300,000.
A city with such a large population has a population equivalent to that of a large county, so the newly defined New Yichun can be called a county.
Therefore, their official system was also constructed according to the standards of a large county.
After consultation among the high-ranking officials of the former Yichun Military Settlement and the City Lord's appointment, the structure of the military officers' office in the City Lord's Mansion is as follows:
The city lord, Xing Changfeng, is also the county governor and the commander:
Yu Chen continued to serve as the Chief Secretary, and this was the Chief Deputy:
Wu Zongguan was appointed Sima, the military chief:
Lu Chengjun was appointed as the commander-in-chief and director of operations:
Meng Yi was appointed Protector General and Commander of the main camp:
Zhu Junlan was appointed Sima of the other division, responsible for recruiting soldiers:
Ji Ze was appointed as the deputy governor, in charge of criminal law and public security:
Zhou Yushu was appointed General Baima,
In addition to the above-mentioned people, the single-eyed young general He Qingyao, the big-eared Yao Zhi, and the city lord's nephew Zhao Hong have also been promoted to the positions of lieutenant general or low-ranking general.
The appointment of these military generals was all personally chosen by the city lord.
Yao Chunnuan discovered that their city lord was quite good at employing people. When she was building the military officer office system of the city lord's mansion, she secretly wondered in her mind which positions the generals under their city lord were suitable for.
After the city lord has established the functional structure of the military offices and appointed the corresponding generals, it is the turn of the civil service office structure of the city lord's mansion.
The city lord Xing Changfeng is in charge of all political affairs and military affairs of Xinyichun.
Yao Chunnuan resigned as Chief Clerk and took up the post of Imperial Clerk. In addition to being in charge of personnel matters, the Imperial Clerk was also able to participate in the government affairs of a county.
Yao Chunnuan was slightly surprised by the appointment. She hadn't expected the City Lord to appoint her so readily. Gongcao (Gongcao) was the City Lord's chief assistant. It could almost be said that she had suddenly become the head of the civil service in the City Lord's mansion. While Xing Changfeng was nominally the City Lord of New Yichun, Yao Chunnuan could exercise the City Lord's authority and govern New Yichun.
Xu Chong served as the chief clerk, in charge of documents, involved in confidential matters, and in charge of government affairs.
This is actually quite interesting. Before Xu Chong came to Yichun Military Base, he was the Gongcao of Jinxi Prefecture. Now Yao Chunnuan is the Gongcao and Xu Chong is the Zhubo, which is a complete change of positions.
Xu Chong had no objection to being transferred from Gongcao of Jinxi Prefecture to Zhubo of Xinyichun, but he was under a lot of pressure. It was all because Yao Chunnuan did such a good job as Zhubo.
The city lord then announced:
Guo Huai was appointed as the Inspector: in charge of inspecting the subordinate counties and supervising the officials and civilians of the county.
The remaining civil officials, such as the chief recorder, secretary, recorder, and clerk, were all promoted from outstanding small and medium-sized officials in the former Yichun military settlement. Some of them served as officials or historians, assisting in the management of the county government.
What surprised Yao Chunnuan later was that her second brother and eldest cousin were also among those promoted this time. After the reward list was posted, they would enter the City Lord's Mansion to take up their posts.
As for the former shogunate members, except for those with important tasks, such as Zhu Yongnian, who was responsible for the salt pond at Wangyatan, he was not promoted for the time being, but his achievements were recorded. Once he completed his current tasks, he would be transferred accordingly. The rest of the shogunate members were promoted to county officials, such as county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, etc., and would soon be assigned to manage various counties and towns.
Now that they've rebelled, Xinyichun is their base camp, and all support for their war effort will be drawn from this land. Therefore, managing Xinyichun is paramount, and effectively developing the local economy requires a concerted effort from top to bottom.
As for the original county officials, they were recalled to the main city for screening. Those who passed the screening would then receive training. If qualified, they would be assigned to the corresponding positions for one year. If they were outstanding, they would be transferred to new positions after they conquered more territory.
There are also the three elders of the village. If they perform well in this city change, and considering the local reputation, if they are good, they will continue to serve. If they cause public resentment, they will be directly dismissed from their posts.
At this point, Xin Yichun formed a dual-track official system with military and civil affairs belonging to different institutions under the city lord.
Everyone present was quite satisfied with the current bureaucracy. Yao Chunnuan was also quite satisfied. In fact, she had a more superior bureaucracy, such as the three-province and six-department system, but it wasn't suitable for the current situation. As the saying goes, "sing the song according to the mountain"; there was no need to be so forward-thinking. Perhaps in the future, when they had developed further and expanded their territory, the three-province and six-department system could be used.
The city lord finally announced that he had decided to use 30% of the total property seized in Yichun's main city as rewards. Half would be distributed among the newly appointed officials of the Yichun City Lord's Office, the remaining two would be given to the soldiers, and the other half to the residents of the Yichun Military Settlement. Finally, regarding the exiled prisoners and laborers in the southern area of the Yichun Military Settlement, except for those who had committed serious crimes, the remaining laborers would have their charges removed and become civilians.
This reward list took almost everyone into consideration; even Ba Yuan got a position as a medical clerk, in charge of the medical department and the pharmaceutical factory.
"Congratulations."
"Congratulations, everyone."
Everyone congratulated each other with a smile.
It was clear that everyone present was very satisfied with their new positions. Besides promotions in rank, there were also rewards of gold, silver, treasures, or even houses. This was a huge profit.
No one present was dissatisfied with Yao Chunnuan's appointment as Gongcao, because her abilities were obvious to everyone along the way.
The officials finished their work, and it was only an hour or so before dawn. The kitchen manager was very perceptive, and when he learned that they had finished their work, he sent someone to ask if they wanted some breakfast, such as porridge or noodles.
They looked at each other and nodded. After working all night, almost everyone was hungry.
While Yao Chunnuan and his companions were having breakfast, all the clerical assistants were writing furiously, writing down the names of the soldiers and squads who had performed outstandingly and made meritorious contributions in this battle.
Everyone in the city knew that today was the day when the New Yichun City Lord's Mansion would hold a grand reward ceremony. Before dawn, the common people gathered in the City Lord's Mansion in groups of three or two, looking forward to it.
When the time came, the gate of the city lord's mansion opened and the minor officials came out one after another, each holding a red list.
The common people only saw that in just a short while, the clerks had posted the notice and went back.
The common people hurried to get a closer look. When they got closer, they realized that the great rewards in New Yichun City were announced directly on a red list. Ten pieces of red cloth were pasted from left to right on the white wall outside the city lord's mansion.
The first and second pictures were, of course, details of the current appointments of civil and military officials in the New Yichun City Lord's Mansion. This could also be considered a kind of public announcement.
Then, starting from the third card, the rewards for the top soldiers were listed. Although not all soldiers could be included in the list, those who performed outstandingly in battle, such as the squads of ten, one hundred, or even one thousand men, would be included in the list.
"He's been promoted! Ruan Gang is my son! My son has been promoted to centurion!"
"Team Chen Xiang, my nephew is in this team!"
"I saw my nephew's name. No, I have to go back and tell him!"
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When the common people saw their sons or relatives on the stage, they all felt proud.
It can be said that their ceremony of posting the red list was done very well. Moreover, after the list was posted, those who were promoted in this campaign would have relevant appointment letters issued to them.
Just as the people were cheering for the names on the red list, teams of soldiers appeared at the scene and even cleared out a vacuum zone.
The common people looked at this scene and were very confused. What was going on?
At this moment, the warehouse of the City Lord's Mansion was opened, and boxes of gold, silver and copper coins were carried out and placed together. The people saw it and their breathing became disordered. Their eyes were almost blinded by the light. What does it mean to be rich and powerful? This is it!
When the common people saw the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in this battle being called to receive their money, they immediately realized that the City Lord's Mansion was going to distribute financial rewards on the spot. How exciting!
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