Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 451 Planning
In order to let everyone have a good new year, Bai Tu decided to decide on the candidate for the governor of Danzhou before the end of the first year of Chu.
Regarding the issue of "opening up Tanzhou", a grand meeting of the six ministries and one academy was held on December 21st - that is, the important officials of the six ministries and one academy discussed the matter first.
The next day, December 22 , Bai Tu personally presided over the court meeting to decide on the candidates for the three governors.
That’s right, three governors!
It just so happened that the State of Chu was also preparing a two-level system of prefectures and counties. At that time, there would be "Lu" as supervisory units above the prefectures. The "Lu" in the Song Dynasty and the "Dao" in the Tang Dynasty were similar to the "Zhou" in the Han Dynasty, but they were more detailed and the areas were smaller.
During the previous meeting in the palace, Bai Tu and several university scholars agreed that when opening up Tanzhou this time, they should first divide it into three routes - Donghai Road, Tanzhou West Road, and Tanzhou East Road.
Among them, the Donghai Road is the Kyushu Island, which Gan Ning temporarily named "Donghai County", plus the Shikoku Island of later generations, while the Danzhou West Road and Danzhou East Road, as the name suggests, are the western and eastern parts of Honshu Island.
Normally, a "Lu" is just a supervisory unit, just like the Han Dynasty's Inspectorate before the abolition of Shi and the establishment of Mu. However, in order to ensure smooth development, a Governor's Office will be temporarily established in each of the three Routes of Danzhou as an office with real power!
In addition to development, the Donghai Route is also responsible for the civilization of tribes such as the Xiquan Kingdom, and the Danzhou West Route is responsible for the civilization of tribes such as the Dongma Kingdom.
In contrast, the eastern route of Danzhou focuses more on land reclamation. There are basically no Yamato tribes within the area of responsibility. It only needs to pay attention to communication with the Ainu people further north.
"Everyone is already aware of the affairs of the three routes of Danzhou. This time, we will decide the candidates for governors of the three routes from the eleven candidates nominated by you all... Before that, I would like to ask a routine question first. Do the eleven nominated people have the confidence and conviction to take on the post of governor-general?" Bai Tu sat in the main seat and asked after asking everyone to take their seats.
Although everyone knew that after becoming the governor of the three routes of Danzhou, they might not be able to return to their homeland for several years or even more than ten years, none of the people who were elected had any intention of giving up at this time.
"Then let's get started! Starting with Gong Yan, each of you should come forward and read out your plan. After that, all the ministers, the chief secretaries, and the chief clerks of various departments, if you have any questions, you can ask. But I would like to remind you that it is best to ask questions within your own scope of authority or in the areas you are good at. Don't say anything meaningless."
Bai Tu said, calling Jiang Wan to come forward. At this time, a whiteboard had been set up on the side, and a waiter was helping Jiang Wan to pull down the cover page of the business plan he had submitted before...
Jiang Wan had just retired from his position as Shangshu Lang a year ago and was transferred to a local area to serve as a prefect. Now, for the affairs of Tanzhou, he was nominated to come back and report on his work.
If I can be appointed as the Governor this time...
All I can say is that he is worthy of being a Shang Shu Lang. It's like he's sitting on a promotion machine. I don't know if future Shang Shu Langs will receive such treatment.
The format of selecting the governor this time was also proposed by Bai Tu. It changed the previous casual question-and-answer format and required all candidates to first make detailed plans from all aspects, then give speeches at the court meeting, and then answer questions from the court officials of the six ministries and one court.
This round is only the preliminary examination, which is expected to last for two days, followed by a three-day break and another two days of final examination. The court will be able to announce the decision just in time for the New Year.
Jiang Wan was the youngest among the nominees, so she was called up first...
Let an older person come up first, Bai Tu is afraid he can't stand the stimulation.
A full hour and a half passed before Jiang Wan finally came down with a stiff face and hoarse voice - Jiang Wan spent half an hour briefly outlining his ideas on the development of Tanzhou, and then spent an hour being "bombarded".
Some of the questions did make Jiang Wan realize that he had not considered them carefully. He wrote them down in the proposal and would start over again during the final exam...
During the process of asking questions and doubting, Bai Tu never expressed any bias. He only corrected some general doubts, or some doubts that cited classics but had no contrasting effect, and asked people to start from reality.
With the relatively young Jiang Wan as the opening act, everyone became familiar with the process and were more relaxed when facing the people behind them. Even when Bing Yuan, a member of the older generation, came up, he was held up for an hour and a half before he could get off.
I had a simple lunch in the palace, and continued in the afternoon...
It is true that facing this situation is a test of physical strength, but Bai Tu did not "let go" of anyone just because of his age . After all, he was going to Tanzhou and was taking on the important position of governor, so physical strength was also part of his ability.
In the end, I worked late into the night and only "tortured" five of them the whole day. I fought the remaining six the next day.
After that, there was said to be a three-day break, but in fact it was a time to reorganize the business plan in response to the questions from the initial exam and in combination with the strengths of others. Even the youngest, Jiang Wan, felt a little cold after all the hard work, and was still wondering if Jinling this year seemed to be cooler than usual.
After another two days of final examinations, Jiang Wan, who was more well prepared and more familiar with various development projects during the three days of "rest", was appointed as the governor of Tanzhou East Road, an area that required the most concentrated development efforts.
Bing Yuan, who was old but still strong, and Yi Ji, who was born in Yanzhou and previously worked in Jingzhou Prefecture, were respectively appointed as the Governor-General of the West Route of Danzhou and the Governor-General of the East Sea Route, which were both important tasks of civilizing and reclaiming wasteland.
It can be said that whether in Yangzhou or Jingzhou, the young and strong, or the old friends, all have been taken care of, and the family imprint is very faint on the three of them.
Jiang Wan left his clan home with his mother when he was young, Yi Ji left home to seek an official position, and Bing Yuan also came from a poor family and did not have many interests involved.
As for the commander-in-chief of the first "pioneering army", the Privy Council recommended Jiang Qin.
During the period of the "Yangtze River Pirates", Jiang Qin was known for his chivalry. He had the spirit of an ancient knight and valued righteousness over profit. He was not only one of the first generals to follow Bai Tu, but he also never competed for credit or to be the first.
Not only do we not have to worry about it developing ambitions, but its affinity can also motivate grassroots fighters, making it very suitable for "opening up new land".
The first batch of pioneering troops sent to Danzhou will gather 30,000 Ji-made soldiers, and the families of grassroots generals will also be 30,000.
The military commander at that time will be Jiang Qin, but he will also be assigned to three places to obey the reclamation orders from the local governor's office.
Afterwards, a special army for pioneering will be trained. The Privy Council has already issued a military order, and no less than 100,000 troops for pioneering will be sent to Tanzhou within five years.
Bai Tu also hoped to develop a special training process for the "pioneering army". Normally, the training cost, equipment cost, and manpower required for the pioneering army should be much lower than those of the regular army of Chu. The main issue is mobilizing grassroots generals.
At the same time, before June next year, the Chu people will be allowed to migrate to Tanzhou and encouraged. The land reclamation agreements with the great noble families are also being negotiated. They will be ranked after the first batch of land reclamation troops...
It is planned to send 500,000 people to Tanzhou within five years, half of whom will be pioneers and families of grassroots generals.
