Chapter 101 Let the Governors Scheme and Cunning for the Development of Jinzhou...
"She really said that?" a middle-aged man roared in anger. "She's threatening us!"
The overweight young man shrugged and smiled helplessly, "Even if she's threatening us, what can we do? She has soldiers; even Hu Lin can't beat her."
The middle-aged man was speechless after his eldest son said something that left him speechless.
Indeed, why is He Qinglan so arrogant? Because she has soldiers.
The chubby young man added, "She still has an endless supply of food. The people of the city are not like us rich people who don't have to worry about food or clothing. In order to be able to eat five dishes and a soup for free every day, they will definitely support He Qinglan to keep her in Jinzhou."
Middle-aged man: "..."
He was consumed by impotent rage: "Why do you have to boost the morale of others..."
The chubby young man said, "I'm just being pragmatic."
The father and son stared at each other, wide-eyed.
The middle-aged man calmed down and asked, "So we're just going to... You know He Qinglan's past behavior. She doesn't steal our money, but she steals our land and servants!"
The chubby young man pondered for a moment and said, "You should hold back for now and see what others do. If someone stirs up trouble and achieves results, then we will take action."
The middle-aged man asked doubtfully, "Would anyone dare to make a move?"
The chubby young man said with certainty, "There will always be some fools who will jump out and test He Qinglan's bottom line."
What are the goddess's bottom lines?
Cheng Hui said firmly, "I'm an old man, I don't want to drink seawater, so keep a close eye on me."
Hu Dazhu pinched his chin with his left hand, very curious, "Did the goddess really flood the entire city with seawater?" And after it was flooded, no one's hair got wet?
Mo Jingchun said, "Don't use your own understanding to speculate on the goddess's divine power."
Hu Dazhu chuckled, "I'm just curious, Anling County is so big, how much seawater would it take to flood the whole city?"
Cheng Hui expressed his dissatisfaction, "Are you all going to act like good-for-nothings and watch the goddess personally take care of things?"
"No, not at all." Zhu Youchuan presented a stack of papers, smiling as he explained, "This is information on the various forces in the county town. We haven't been sitting around in the city doing nothing all this time."
Gu Lanying casually picked up a few bills and scanned them quickly. "The Lü family is in business... they might be able to cooperate with us; the Liu family... the Liu family is large and powerful, our entry into the city will harm their interests, but the head of the Liu family is a cautious person?"
Zhu Youchuan said, "But he has an impatient son, so his son might be the first to jump out and cause trouble."
Gu Lanying continued reading, "The Cheng family's daughter married the governor of Pingzhou as a concubine? Then they probably won't submit to us, otherwise..."
Zhu Youchuan nodded, "But they won't openly oppose the Goddess; they might incite other families to cause trouble."
Qian Shiwen took a sip of tea and said, "Then let's use a sting operation to deal with those who want to cause trouble as soon as possible, set up the administrative office, and get our work on track."
Wu Xiaoshan agreed, saying, "Autumn plowing is just around the corner. We should get the labor force from those large families out of the way as soon as possible to work for us."
Fang Wangshu pouted, "We have a lot of work to do, and we also have to deal with these annoying guys."
Zhou Xinglu smiled and said, "It's just a way for colleagues who like political infighting to practice. We haven't had much backstabbing these past few years, so it's a bit unsettling, right, Minister Zhu?"
Her former boss, Zhu Youchuan, smiled gently. "Xiao Zhou, do you think you won't be working for me anymore?"
Zhou Xinglu thought for a moment and said, "I really won't be your subordinate anymore, unless you become the head of the human resources department."
“That’s impossible,” Qin Dongkui said with a smile. “Prefect Zhu is going to the battlefield to use his intelligence and talent.”
After entering the city, He Qinglan's first task was to establish the Jinzhou Administrative Office.
She served as governor.
Cheng Hui was appointed Minister of Personnel, in charge of examination work.
Gu Lanying was appointed as the Minister of the Propaganda Department.
Fang Qin was appointed Minister of Civil Affairs.
Yun Youning was appointed Minister of Finance.
Qian Shiwen stepped down as the dean of Longyuan Academy and became the Minister of the Ministry of Education, concurrently in charge of the construction of the library.
Pei Wenzhao served as Minister of Education and was responsible for the construction of Jinzhou Academy.
...
Mo Jingchun and Zhu Youchuan were transferred to the army, and He Qinglan wanted to train them.
As Zhou Xinglu said, Zhu Youchuan would indeed no longer be her boss.
The second step was to establish administrative offices for each prefecture and county to ensure the jurisdiction of the Jinzhou Administrative Office over each prefecture and county.
After the meeting, they reassigned staff from various counties and prefectures. Some were transferred to other departments, some to other counties and prefectures, some were transferred to the capital, and some were promoted...
The 500 students recruited in the second county examination have also been added to the system.
"We still don't have enough people," Cheng Hui said.
This was expected.
He Qinglan said, "Let's conduct a civil service examination."
This task naturally fell to Cheng Hui.
In addition to the administrative office needing to recruit, the army, the city guards, and workshops in various places also need to recruit.
Cheng Hui then simply called Xiang Yuesheng, Huang Dade, Qin Dongkui, and Gu Lanying together for a meeting to discuss recruitment matters.
Su Yue, who had just been assigned to the personnel department based on her outstanding grades and eloquence, listened to the leaders in the office discussing something, and her voice gradually grew louder.
She was startled, but a senior colleague in her department comforted her, "It's okay, that's how meetings are."
Su Yue: "Huh?"
The third thing was to restore the livelihood of the people in the state capital.
Build workshops, rebuild markets, construct administrative halls and the Goddess's Palace, renovate Jinzhou Academy, ...
There is so much to do.
As a newcomer to the Ministry of Works, Ji Yunheng originally had no idea what she was supposed to do.
But experience teaches people; one lesson is enough.
She followed her colleagues around, running here and there, and also had to attend meetings with other departments from time to time. After more than half a month of this, she had become a skilled worker with a blank expression.
There was an older sister named Xie Yingshi in the Ministry of Construction who was among the new recruits who passed the exam in the same batch as her.
This woman has boundless energy. She only sleeps for two hours a day, yet she seems tireless, working, studying, and asking other experienced colleagues for advice at the same time.
She made rapid progress, and the Minister of Construction was particularly fond of her.
This high spirit and ambition inspired Ji Yunheng, and she also started to roll up her sleeves.
It was just like when I was in the academy and I was comparing grades with Liang Xingqi.
Liang Xingqi went to the publicity department.
Their task was the fourth: to announce to the world that Jinzhou had a new master!
"Does that mean our new newspaper will be sent to various states?" Liang Xingqi looked at the assignment given to him and felt a lot of pressure.
His senior colleague encouraged him, "It's okay, once you've finished writing it, you'll need to ask Dean Qian and Professor Pei to review it." Anyway, their department wasn't that busy lately.
Liang Xingqi: "..." The pressure is even greater now, okay?
After returning from Yanjing County, Yun Youning immediately went to report to He Qinglan.
"The governor of Yanjing County has agreed to our conditions, but Goddess, do you really want him to continue as governor of Yanjing County?" Yun Youning asked with some worry, "Then what about our work..."
He Qinglan said, "It's okay. We'll establish a county administrative hall. Each department will not only have to listen to him, but also to their own boss in the state administrative hall."
Dual leadership.
He Qinglan continued, "If someone is willing to surrender, we should naturally offer them some benefits."
They were not powerful enough not to accept the allegiance of the surrender faction.
Yun Youning nodded, "Alright, if he ever looks for trouble again, we'll deal with him then."
He Qinglan suggested, "Transfer Song Li there."
"Huh?" Yun Youning was shocked. She quickly defended her former subordinate, "With Song Li's merits over the years, he could have been a prefect."
He Qinglan said, "I know. You should talk to her and ask her to put up with the hardship for two years, then she can be promoted directly."
Two years later, the prefect of Yanjing County was transferred to the state, and Song Li was promoted to prefect.
Yun Youning understood and nodded, "Okay, I'll talk to her when she gets back."
Yun Youning also had a very heavy workload. As the governor of Jinzhou and the prefects of various counties, everything required the Ministry of Finance.
Fortunately, both her department and the county's finance department had people she had trained and worked with, and with a goddess overseeing them, the work progressed smoothly.
Jinzhou has changed its appearance little by little.
Meanwhile, Zhu Youchuan and Mo Jingchun were responsible for outwitting and outmaneuvering those in Jinzhou who refused to submit to the goddess.
Mo Jingchun said, "Our army has a lot to do too. We need to recruit new soldiers, train new soldiers, and deal with the retirement of veterans and wounded soldiers. Some people go home to visit their families, and some go home to get married... Where do I have time for infighting?"
Zhu Youchuan advised her, "The war hasn't even started yet, why are you so busy? Besides, intrigue is also a form of military strategy, so let's practice on them first."
Xiang Yuesheng was speechless: Can you two stop using terms like "scheming and backstabbing" to describe yourselves? Do you really think you're villains?
Zhu Youchuan was still trying to persuade Mo Jingchun, saying things like, "Dealing with those guys in advance will benefit the construction of Jinzhou," and "Do you really want to see them cause trouble in front of the Goddess?"
Mo Jingchun reluctantly agreed.
The two of them then invited other colleagues who were keen on causing trouble and weren't too busy, and together they enthusiastically started causing trouble.
Xiang Yuesheng: "..."
He really does look like a villain.
This group is using the same trick Mo Jingchun used before: stir up trouble, provoke the other party, make them jump up and fight, then catch them all in one fell swoop and send them to prison.
Hu Dazhu: "Startle the snake by beating the grass, lure the snake out of its hole, invite the enemy into the jar, and catch the turtle in the jar?"
Zhu Youchuan waved his fan and praised, "General Hu has really mastered the idioms!"
Mo Jingchun sighed, "They're wary of our military strength, so their attack is rather... subtle? Tsk."
Hu Dazhu was shocked. "Are you planning to take another cut?"
Mo Jingchun scoffed, "I'm not stupid." She paused, then added, "Do they even deserve it?"
It's not like when she first entered Sifang County anymore, and besides, how can a goddess be the same as her?
The Zhang family.
The young boy clapped his hands and said with a grin, "See, see, that idiot from the Liu family explodes at the slightest provocation. In the past, no matter who he offended, his father would bail him out. But now... tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if he can chat with Hu Lin every day in the Goddess's prison."
Miss Zhang shrugged. "Don't you realize that the Goddess's people can control several prefectures? They're not so easy to deal with."
Miss Zhang smiled sweetly, "Some people are used to throwing tantrums and are very arrogant."
Miss Zhang asked, "Second Sister, Third Sister, the Administrative Office is recruiting. Are you confident you can pass the exam and apply?"
The two younger sisters fell silent.
Miss Zhang said, "I was originally confident, but I met a girl named Qin Fang these past two days. She passed the Anling County examination, and she said that there was a question on their test this time..."
She looked at her older sister and younger brother and said, word by word, "If you were the governor of a prefecture and a plague broke out in your prefecture, what would you do?"
The young boy opened his mouth wide in surprise, "Huh?"
He looked incredulous. "They tested me so bluntly?"
Miss Zhang thought for a moment, "This question isn't too difficult to answer."
Miss Zhang smiled and asked, "What if I asked you to answer orally within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, without using paper or pen?"
Zhang siblings: "?"
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Author's note: I suddenly realized that we can't keep everyone working in the same department.
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