Chapter 412 Official Team
Wangping County
Today, Wangping County has developed very well because it is close to Houcheng.
And compared with the past, there are more official duties.
Wangping County has been quite busy recently. Chen Ping was invited to Houcheng, so Li Dan stayed.
The two of them had always been inseparable. But Li Dan felt that Chen Ping was going to Houcheng, not a dangerous place, so he naturally didn't need to follow him like he did when he first met Lord Lu.
After Chen Ping came back, he was in a daze, as if he had been stimulated by something.
Li Dan couldn't help but ask with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
"Dan, I thought that being a county magistrate would be the end of my life." After all, he was born into a common family, had no connections in the court, his abilities were not outstanding, and he was getting older.
Li Dan's heart moved, "Then what?"
"I didn't expect that Lord Lu would actually offer me one of the two vacant prefectural governor positions in Pingzhou."
"The other one was given to Liu Heshan?" Li Dan guessed.
"Hmm. You don't know, when Lord Lu said that, Liu Heshan and I were both shocked..."
After listening to his complete account of the conversation, Li Dan could only say, "Lord Lu is truly kind."
"Isn't it? Liu Heshan and I have already agreed that we should just work hard in Pingzhou from now on and not bother with transfers."
"Yes." Now Lord Lu has shown them the kindness of recognizing and supporting them, so they should just follow him.
Chen Ping suddenly became excited, "Dan, when your master becomes the governor of a county, I will appoint you as Gongcao, in charge of the personnel affairs of the county!"
"Hurrah."
Houcheng
As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, the whole family will prosper.
After Shi Tao's downfall, all his subordinates and colleagues were purged, though one or two of them were useful. However, Lü Desheng and his daughter kept none of them, and the resulting power vacuum meant they needed to reward their own people.
The governor had the power to recruit talented people to serve as his subordinates. These subordinates were not officials appointed or dismissed by the court, but the personal staff of the governor's office.
Therefore, after her father was promoted to the governor of Pingzhou, he could appoint corresponding officials to manage the affairs of Pingzhou.
At this time, Lu Desheng, Lu Songli and Xue Xu were discussing the subsequent personnel promotions and transfers.
The highest administrative officer in a state was the Inspector, and his subordinates included the Chief Secretary, the Secretary of War, the Judge and the Military Officer. Among the Inspector's subordinates were the Recorder, the Gongcao, the Cangcao, the Zhongbing and other Military Officers.
"Mr. Xue, how about you be the chief secretary of the governor's office?" Lu Songli asked.
Lü Desheng sat there bored, reading his storybook. The three people present were all his own, so he didn't even bother pretending. Anyway, his daughter was good at identifying and employing people, so he could just leave the personnel appointments to her.
The Chief Secretary had no specific duties, but was primarily an assistant to the Inspector, acting as a secretary or advisor. In special circumstances, when the Inspector was absent, the Chief Secretary could act as the governor.
In fact, the most suitable person for the position of Chief Secretary is Lu Songli, but because of the Qin family, she could not have an open identity before the incident.
Xue Xu stood up, straightened his posture, and bowed, "I will definitely live up to my mission." The chief clerk he previously served as was an official under the county governor, and now he has gone a step further and become an official under the governor's office.
But he knew that since Lord Lu had his lord's daughter, his achievements would never stop there.
After Xue Xu returned to his seat, they continued their discussion.
"Let Le Guicai be the Sima."
Sima was an assistant official of a state, and together with the Chief Secretary they were called "Shangzuo", and together they assisted the Governor in governing the country.
The main responsibilities of Sima were to manage military taxes, organize military training, enforce military law, and also be responsible for city defense.
In fact, it would be best for Qin Heng from the Qin family to take on the position of Sima, but there is still the same problem: the status of the Qin family does not allow it.
And Le Guicai is now one of us, so there is no problem in promoting him.
"Xu Zheng is appointed as the judicial officer?" Xue Xu suggested.
"Can."
Like the Sima, the Canjun was an assistant officer. The Judicial Canjun was in charge of criminal investigation and the arrest of thieves.
"Jiang Yizhou can be appointed as a military officer."
The Sihu Canjun is in charge of civil household registration.
Jiang Yizhou previously chose to enter the county magistrate's office and become an official under the county magistrate.
Lu Songli made full use of his photographic memory and asked him to manage the paperwork, and he was responsible for the initial screening work.
Even during the busiest times, the other person always had dark circles under his eyes. Thinking of this, Lu Songli felt a little guilty.
"Guo Chunsheng will be appointed as the warehouse officer."
Guo Chunsheng was previously the magistrate of Houcheng County, a non-official position. He later made contributions in negotiations with the Xianbei, but like Chen Ping and Liu Heshan, he was not promoted for his merits. Now that he has been promoted to the position of assistant military officer of the Ministry of Warehouses, in charge of farming and fisheries, he should be pleased.
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It took them a day to complete these personnel appointments.
Once these people made a move, others also made some moves, and everyone was happy. For example, Chen Yue could become a clerk in the county, assisting the county governor in handling county affairs.
As for the several vacant county magistrate positions in Pingzhou, they did not discuss it.
The promotions of Chen Ping and Liu Heshan left the magistrate positions in Wangping and Wuliu counties vacant. Furthermore, after Shi Tao's downfall, several individuals in Liaoxi County were implicated, including Lu Yiliang and the Liaoxi County Commandant. This unfortunate situation led to the downfall of Liucheng County Magistrate Qiao Shouyi.
Because the county magistrate had very great local power and was an official appointed directly by the emperor.
They could only wait for the court to send someone over.
Currently, the two counties' magistrates are still held concurrently by two people, maintaining the local operations. Once the new magistrate arrives and the handover is completed, they will depart for the county governor's office in each county.
There is no way around this.
Just when Lu Songli, her father, Xue Xu and others were busy with these personnel promotions, the Liaodong County farm reported that a batch of meat and eggs would be available in the near future and asked them what to do with them.
Lu Songli found time to call Chen Rong over and asked, "What kind of meat and eggs are there in this batch, and how much are there?"
Chen Rong replied, "Meat includes pork, mutton, rabbit, chicken, duck..."
"The eggs are mainly chicken eggs and duck eggs. As for the quantity--" Chen Rong reported a number.
"The soldiers have worked hard recently, so set aside one-third for their supply."
Chen Rong quickly agreed.
Then Lu Songli calculated that these meat and eggs could barely supply the people of the two counties.
In fact, Lu Songli also knew that with the current production capacity, if he wanted to supply the four counties of Pingzhou, relying on just one breeding farm would not be enough.
Lu Songli said, "In the other three counties, invest less meat and more eggs." Eggs are cheaper than meat and are also delicious.
At present, the economic development of the other three counties of Pingzhou is far less than that of Houcheng. Therefore, for the people in these three counties, even if the meat is only sold at 15 coins per catty, not every household can afford it.
But it is impossible for them to lower the price any further. Breeding also requires costs, and they have to sell them with a little profit. This is the path to sustainable development.
We can't always rely on the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce to pay for it, right?
After all, if there is no profit, where does the service come from?
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