Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 362: I Really Want to Revive the Han Dynasty
After working as a clerk in the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Chunhua not only improved his efficiency and achievements to the satisfaction of Lu Kang and others, but also had a great improvement in his character - at least he learned some of Jia Xu's skills of hiding his edge, unlike before, when he showed off his edge so much that it affected his ability to manage his subordinates.
The year before last, after completing the New Year's task of "auditing the accounts in the war zone", Lu Kang promoted her position of "Shuzuo" and added some responsibilities. Later, Nanyang County was also going to set up a "Ministry of Revenue" - that is, a local department under the Ministry of Revenue under the county-level administrative unit, and the chief officer was the "Chief Historian of the Ministry of Revenue."
Lu Kang recommended Zhang Chunhua as the chief clerk of the Ministry of Revenue, which was the deputy officer of the Ministry of Revenue. At the same time... the chief officer of the Ministry of Revenue was concurrently held by Zhang Xiu.
The six ministries at the county level and the six departments at the county level were all created by the General's Office. In addition to being controlled by the prefect, the six ministries were also directly governed by the six ministries of the General's Office. For example, the Ministry of Revenue in each county was directly responsible for the taxation and finance of the county. On the one hand, it was a professional match and improved efficiency, and on the other hand, it also strengthened the centralization of the six ministries.
In fact, it is modern vertical management...
Of course, the chief historians of the six ministries in many counties now are both prefects or are appointed from local gentry, but the chief clerks who serve as deputies are mostly directly appointed by the general's office.
After all, if a local prince like Zhang Xiu voluntarily surrendered to the army, or a local noble who supported the General's Mansion became a prefect, the General's Mansion could not just indulge in extravagance and reduce their sense of security.
The greater significance lies in setting down the rules first, and then gradually implementing them in line with the development of all aspects in the future...
In Nanyang, Zhang Xiu, the chief historian of the six ministries, actually did not take care of anything at ordinary times. As long as the Ministry of Revenue allocated enough "military funds", he would throw all other matters to the chief clerk.
It can be said that Zhang Chunhua is now the highest official of the Nanyang Ministry of Revenue...
Zhang Chunhua had discussed the general situation of the world with Jia Xu before, and Zhang Chunhua also knew that this was her weakest point.
Jia Xu always spoke in a vague way and never gave Zhang Chunhua a direct analysis of the situation. He would only give Zhang Chunhua a slight hint when she was about to get angry.
I have to say that this method of "teaching" is very suitable for smart people.
Although Zhang Chunhua was not so wise as to predict that Jingzhou would send troops, he had already determined that Wancheng would definitely become an important war zone in the future!
Therefore, within the scope of his authority, he kept as much of Nanyang's tax revenue as possible, in addition to grain and fodder, in the form of arrows, tung oil, and wood and hemp ropes consumed by city defense equipment, in the government treasury.
Moreover, the funding of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the same county was "suppressed", and as much as possible was given to the Ministry of Industry to repair city walls, dig trenches, and produce city defense equipment.
If it weren't for her special status and the fact that she could already communicate with others, she would have been complained to the Ministry of Personnel long ago...
Although she is far from being at ease and even less slick, Zhang Chunhua has used her own "spunk" energy to demonstrate her own social skills.
Of course, Zhang Chunhua also took certain risks. If Wancheng had not become the front line, even if the inventory was full of hard currency, she would inevitably receive a "C" in the evaluation of the Ministry of Personnel.
But now the facts have proved that Zhang Chunhua made the right bet. Once the war preparedness warehouse in Wancheng was opened, Zhang Xian and Lei Xu became more confident.
When the main force of the Jing army arrived in the Wancheng area, according to the scouts' estimates, there were only about 30,000 people in total. It can be seen that most of the troops were still concentrated in Xiangyang!
On the other hand, Jian Yong in Jiangling finally found out what happened in Nanyang, but he didn't know that Wancheng was already ready to face the enemy. He thought that the Jing army was really unstoppable - after all, several counties were directly returned to the embrace of Jingzhou Prefecture.
After Jian Yong had made a plan in mind, he came again. To his surprise, Bai Tu met him without any excuses. This made Jian Yong, who lacked first-hand information in Jiangling, believe that Wancheng was in danger.
Jian Yong felt more confident. As long as he could control Jingzhou Prefecture from Xiangfan to Wancheng and become a part of the forces supporting the Han Dynasty in the future, his mission would be accomplished.
However, before Jian Yong could speak, Bai Tu directly handed a letter to Jian Yong...
"What's this, Mr. Bai?" Jian Yong took it with confusion.
"I have a shoulder injury and it is not convenient for me to write it myself, so I asked Cheng Ji to write it for me." Bai Tu finally had a legitimate reason not to hold the pen himself, and continued: "It contains my request to the court. If the court is willing to accept it, not only can I stop Nanyang and Nanjun, but I will also write an additional letter to request the removal of the title of 'Chu Hou'."
Bai Tu's serious tone and direct words made Jian Yong stunned - "demand" to the court? This sounded a bit harsh, but now was obviously not the time to choose words.
Bai Tu's tone and expression showed his seriousness. Negotiations also require skills. If he used rebuttal words to maintain the authority of the court, Jian Yong was worried that Bai Tu would send him away directly...
At the same time, Jian Yong also felt that Bai Tu's request to remove the Duke of Chu from his position did not seem to be a trick.
Could it really be possible to make Lord Bai give up the fight for the world?
That's right, the Lord also said that Bai Gong is a sentimental person...
It was just that the form of a letter made Jian Yong feel that something was not right. As a professional negotiator, Jian Yong felt that this "condition" should be negotiated several times by both parties, with each other's bottom line being tested, and then a win-win situation should be achieved. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity if there were only slight disagreements and no agreement was reached in the end?
"Can Yong consider the contents of this letter for me?" Jian Yong asked after hesitating for a long time.
"Okay, but this is the bottom line... I didn't finish what I said just now. If the court cannot satisfy you, I have worked hard and made great contributions, so please give me the title of King of Chu." Bai Tu said in a firm tone .
During the Xu Du Rebellion, Xun Yu fought for Cao Cao to become the "King of Wei". In comparison, Bai Tu's "Marquis of Chu" now seems a bit stingy.
Of course, Bai Tu did consider fully assisting the revival of the Han Dynasty, which could indeed reduce many casualties.
However, Bai Tu has his own ideals and a large group of people under him. It is impossible for him to just walk away like Kou Zhong, as described by Master Huang Yi.
After all, Kou Zhong’s ideal is not to become emperor, but to gain recognition from others. Bai Tu’s ideal, although not to become emperor either, is to do more practical things.
The reason why Bai Tu's tone was so harsh was because he had been sulking recently!
A few days ago, after Bai Tu proposed this idea to his staff, Chen Gong, Zhou Yu... even Sun Ce, Zhang Xiu and others all opposed it. They slammed the table and turned their faces at him...
This was not the reason why Bai Tu was angry. Although Bai Tu's "request" already included dividing the country by the river and governing separately, and at least he would not give up Yangzhou and Jingnan in the short term, and he would do his best to satisfy his subordinates, but... it was no wonder that they were indignant when he suddenly said he wanted to assist the Han Dynasty. In fact, only Lu Bu was willing to support Bai Tu purely out of emotion.
What really made Bai Tu angry was that after he showed everyone his "requirements", they were no longer angry...
Their faces almost showed expressions like "So you don't want to support Han at all" and "If the court agrees to this request, I will eat the throne alive". Then they dispersed as if nothing had happened. Let Bai Tu take a rest and don't always call them for such matters. Everyone is very busy now...
Jian Yong didn't know why Bai Tu looked so angry, but when he heard that if his request was not agreed, he would "invite the King of Chu from Jin", he understood that Bai Tu was really going to show his cards.
I quickly opened the letter and started reading...
