Chapter 329 Humph!
Chang Suining walked into the governor's mansion surrounded by a group of officials and sat down in the front hall. Immediately, an official brought him tea.
When Chang Suining picked up the teacup, the officials below, headed by the Chief Secretary of the Provincial Government, began to report their official titles and names according to their positions.
The current Chief Secretary’s surname is Wang. He has a short beard and is in his early forties. He was just transferred here from the Ministry of Personnel in the capital.
Previously, Xu Zhengye massacred many Jiangdu officials, which left many positions vacant. Many of the officials present at this moment were like Wang Changshi, who were temporarily transferred or had just been promoted from below.
But in any case, this is not their first day as an official. They have solid resumes and experience, and it is only a matter of time for them to become familiar with the duties at hand.
On the contrary, this new governor...
Even without mentioning her identity as a girl, she is already wearing this robe and sitting in this position, so there is no point in mentioning this anymore - but putting aside the distinction between men and women, firstly, she did not enter the officialdom through the proper channels, and secondly, she is really too young.
It is no exaggeration to say that many of them have been officials for longer than she is! Seventeen years old, if they randomly pick three or five people and randomly drop a few ages from their fingers, the total number will be more than that...
It is said that she was kept in seclusion for the first sixteen years, and was only exposed to the world in this year... and the world she saw was all on the battlefield and in the military camp.
They had no objection to the fact that she was good at fighting. After all, she had military achievements to prove herself. There was a saying in this world that generals were born with natural talent. Although they were rare, one could still find a few of them if one counted them over the past thousands of years.
But fighting a war and governing a region’s internal affairs are different.
In a war, you can just pick up a knife and start fighting, and if you can kill someone, it's considered a skill; but managing local affairs is really complicated, and without the accumulation of layers of experience and qualifications, let alone being able to cope with it, it would be difficult to even understand it!
This is why the selection and promotion system for civil officials is more than ten times more stringent than that for military officials.
The post of a provincial governor also puts him in charge of local military and political affairs. Although he is not a true civil servant, he cannot be a pure and immature military man.
It is because the world is in chaos that such absurd and unruly things would occur.
An official quietly looked at the girl at the top, and saw that she was just sitting there drinking tea. For a moment, he didn't know whether she was listening to them or not, or whether she didn't understand at all, and couldn't tell their positions.
Many officials sighed and worried in their hearts, some were dissatisfied, or just stood there and watched coldly, just treating it as a joke.
Rather than being officials, it seems more like they are playing house with a willful and arrogant child.
Come to think of it, he started playing with firecrackers right after getting off the horse... What else could this be but the nature of a child? Five years old, no more!
Well, they have discussed it secretly anyway. The governor will go to fight the Japanese army soon, and they don't expect her to manage the internal affairs. Today is just a formality to welcome him to the office.
Just coax the child, and send him out the door. Out of sight, out of mind. Then they can close the door and discuss business.
All the officials had similar thoughts at this moment. When the last person resigned by reporting his name and position, some officials were ready to leave.
Just as she was about to raise her hand to salute, there was a slight sound of cups clinking, and the governor, who was sitting leisurely, finally put down the empty teacup in her hand.
"Where are the three judges, the Warehouse Officer, the Farm Officer, and the Law Officer?" She looked at everyone and asked.
There was a brief silence.
Wang Changshi replied: "Your Excellency the Governor...the positions of the three judges are still vacant."
Therefore, the three judges were missing from the introduction of everyone’s official positions just now.
Yangzhou had seven military offices, namely Sigong, Sicang, Sihu, Sitian, Sibing, Sifa and Sishi, each responsible for the affairs of a state, and all of them were seventh-rank officials.
Seeing the girl above nodding in understanding, some officials exchanged glances with each other, so she listened to everything and knew which officials were missing.
Of course, being familiar with various official positions is the most basic thing, but it would still be surprising for a "young child" to do so.
Wang Changshi said: "Yangzhou has just experienced a war... But don't worry, Governor, the vacancies will be filled one after another."
Chang Suining asked: "The method to fill the vacancy of Wang Changshi is to wait for the Ministry of Personnel to transfer and assign people one by one?"
Wang Changshi hesitated for a moment before responding, "...Yes."
"Too slow." Chang Suining said, "Not to mention that it is time-consuming, and Yangzhou is in urgent need of personnel, so we can't afford to delay. Just to say that such a long selection process is not a waste of time for high-ranking officials and dignitaries to use their connections to get people in for personal gain, right?"
There was silence all around again... Can I say this directly?
Wang Changshi asked carefully: "Then according to the governor's opinion..."
Chang Suining asked calmly, "I remember that the position of governor has the right to select and recommend, right?"
Wang Changshi: "Yes... The governor can recommend talents to serve under his jurisdiction. However, if you want to appoint people with official ranks of the ninth rank or above, you still need to get approval from the Ministry of Personnel."
Chang Suining nodded: "In that case, I will make the election myself and then submit it to the Ministry of Personnel for approval."
Some officials below began to whisper.
Although all of them had to go through the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel would not deliberately make things difficult for the list nominated by the provincial governors themselves unless there were special circumstances.
This governor... is he planning to replace all of them with his own people?
When everyone was thinking about different things, they heard a clear voice saying: "The court is busy with affairs now, and talents are in short supply everywhere. Instead of asking the court to share the talents that are already scarce, why not we discover and select them ourselves-"
The young governor said to them, "Tomorrow, I will have someone list the conditions and post a notice in Jiangdu to recruit talents."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Posting a notice to recruit talents?
Then, the voice said, "Anyone who meets the requirements can be recommended. As long as they are useful, I will retain them after a unified assessment."
After these words were spoken, the expressions of most officials changed.
Can they also recommend?
Chang Suining naturally knew that if she did this, it would inevitably give these people the opportunity to fill in the gaps, but it would be the same thing, so instead of letting those invisible people in the capital do it, why not do a favor for the officials in front of her?
She wants these people to work hard, to win their hearts, and to distribute the benefits appropriately, which is always the most practical sincerity.
Jiangdu is now covered in wounds. She must first unite these officials. They can use this land as their power field, but the prerequisite is to heal it first.
Of course, there must be people from other camps among these people, and there is no lack of spies of the emperor, but with the ever-changing situation, who can say for sure that they will not become melons in her basket one day?
It doesn't matter if they can't become her melons. Now that they are growing on her territory, if they are really disobedient and grow sharp thorns that hurt people, she can choose an auspicious day to cut them off and pull them out.
And after screening the talents recommended by them, she will also personally review them. She will strike a good balance in this regard.
Seeing that the atmosphere had naturally become lively, Chang Suining continued, "Special times call for special governance policies. Now that Yangzhou is recovering from all difficulties, we should select talents in a flexible manner. Jiangdu must not be damaged by the Japanese, nor should it be destroyed by the delay of internal affairs."
Everyone looked over. The young girl's voice was clear and powerful. There was no trace of childishness in her eyes while she spoke. Perhaps it was because the official robe of the governor had a natural majesty, but at this moment she actually looked like someone who had been in the government for a long time.
Some officials unconsciously put away their contempt.
Some people still think that she is naive and easy to fool, and following her previous words "You can all recommend as much as you can", they have begun to think about who around them to recommend.
But Chang Suining did not intend to let him go. His previous words were like throwing a piece of hot and tempting pancake on the table, which heated up the atmosphere before he really got to the point.
Some officials noticed that the "female historian" beside the governor had started to spread out paper and grind it.
Next, the governor talked about the city defense, grain fields, the business status of the city's merchants, and the plan for the relocation of refugees, etc.
She clearly assigned the problem to each of them based on their respective positions, first asking questions and getting them to answer them, then brainstorming, and finally assigning tasks, all in one go.
These affairs were extremely complicated, but the girl sitting at the head was always organized.
Of course, there were some details about local government affairs that she did not understand, but she would honestly explain her shortcomings. After their explanations and reminders, she was able to quickly understand and absorb them without feeling stuck at all.
She never said any threatening words from beginning to end, nor did she deliberately display any military majesty. She just sat there and seriously discussed the assignments with them...but just this was enough to make people stare.
Everyone was amazed, and after most of the day, almost everyone had begun to look at him with new eyes.
Yes... they have been here for most of the day!
I had originally planned to welcome the new governor and then leave, but I didn't expect that I couldn't leave...
At first, they treated the new governor with a wait-and-see attitude, but now... they seemed to have become students being tested by their teacher! Before coming, they had imagined many possibilities, but they had never expected such a situation! Servants brought tea and food in the middle, and the governor was afraid that they would feel sleepy after the meal, so he asked people to fetch cold well water for them to wash their faces and wake up... Some even suspected that if they dared to show sleepiness again, the other party might not do anything evil like hanging their heads on the beams and piercing their legs with awls! Chang Suining's idea was simple: "Since we are here today, we can comb more at a time and run less times. After all, your legs and feet are also legs and feet."
——Is this the reason why she used them to death all at once? !
The officials suppressed their anger at being treated like donkeys. After all, there was still a "cake" on the table... In order to recommend their confidants in the future, they decided to be donkeys for once... They didn't want to be donkeys, and there were many people who wanted to be donkeys! In this way, it was not until the end of the Shen time that Chang Suining finally released the people.
When everyone left, they all had a gift in their hands, and each person was holding several kilograms - they were all rough drafts of official business that were made on the spot.
These are tangible things, but there are many more that are intangible. Regardless of their official positions, Chang Suining asked them to write an opinion and policy paper on the topic of "How to rebuild Yangzhou faster and better", with a length of no less than a thousand words, and hand it in to her no later than five days.
The officials returned home with tired bodies and hoarse voices, and their families who had been anxiously waiting at home breathed a sigh of relief - they had not seen anyone return for a long time, and they had heard that the new governor was someone who could not be trifled with... They had originally thought that the person would never come back!
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Chang Suining was also very tired. After she left the front hall, she stretched and then familiarized herself with the governor's mansion accompanied by Wang Changshi.
The Governor's Mansion is divided into two parts, the front part is used to handle official business, and the inner courtyard at the back is the residence.
Arriving in front of the moon-shaped gate leading to the inner courtyard, Chang Suining said with a smile: "Master Wang, please stop. Master Wang is also tired today, so go back and rest early. This is the first time we have met, so if there are any inappropriate words or actions, I hope Master Wang will forgive me."
Wang Changshi smiled and shook his head, with a hint of relief in his eyes: "No, the governor did a good job..."
It's this running-in process, which is quite tiring... It directly made me angry.
Seeing Wang Changshi's expression and thinking of his many performances today, Chang Suining tapped his fingers lightly behind his back and tried to say, "Come to think of it, I have something to say, I don't know if I should ask it or not--"
Wang Changshi smiled and said, "Just ask, sir."
Under the setting sun, the girl in front of the Moon Cave looked curious: "Who does Wang Changshi belong to?"
Wang Changshi’s smile froze...it was indeed quite presumptuous.
He paused, but asked in return: "What do you think, sir?"
He did not bring anyone else with him, and Chang Suining was accompanied by only Yao Ran, so he was able to "speak freely".
"The Chief Clerk was transferred from the capital after all, and he holds such an important position as the assistant to the Governor's Office. I guess he has to take on multiple duties. Not only does he have to share my power, but he also has to monitor my every move—" Chang Suining said, "I think he must be your Majesty's man."
Wang Changshi smiled and stroked his short beard: "That's right...that's right."
Chang Suining blinked: "But Changshi makes me feel that he is not only——"
Wang Changshi did not comment. He just smiled and took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Queen Chang Suining, then bowed and left.
After he left, Chang Suining opened the letter.
There was no signature on the huge piece of letter paper, only one word - [Hum]
Chang Suining: “…”
Yao Ran was stunned: "......?"
She didn't want to look at it, but the word "alone" was so conspicuous... She saw it at a glance! "General... what is this?" Yao Ran couldn't help but ask in confusion.
Chang Suining was speechless. He covered his face with the letter for a moment, put it down again, turned around and left, and then answered: "... is one of my teachers."
Yao Ran let out a light "ah" - is it Qiao Jijiu?
Of course it couldn’t be Qiao Jijiu.
Note: There were dozens of words at the end of the first release that were copied and repeated by mistake. They have been deleted and modified! Refresh to see the modified content (if you don't see the duplicates, it's the modified content~) Good night!
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