Chapter 365: Shogunate Selection

Chapter 365: Shogunate Selection

Chapter 365: Shogunate Selection

"The governor-general and general with special powers have their own offices, which is different from the three dukes and the grand officials of the Imperial Household." Concubine Pei said as she tidied her messy hair in front of the bronze mirror.

"How is it different?" Shao Xun lay on the couch, feeling that he had one less cigarette in his hand, so he could only concentrate on admiring the beauty.

Concubine Pei sat sideways to him, revealing the beautiful curves of her upper body.

Below the waist, the hem of the skirt was pushed back and dragged on the carpet.

Perhaps because of sweat, the middle of her skirt was slightly concave, as if it was being sucked.

"The governor-general with special powers has his own government. Compared with the Guanglu Dafu, he has more Sima and Zhongshilang, and compared with the Jiabinggong Mansion, he has more Canjun." Concubine Pei said.

"That Sima Yue——" Shao Xun said.

Concubine Pei glanced at him.

"What's going on with Situ Xian?" Shao Xun asked.

"When serving as one of the Three Dukes, the princes of the clans often have the title of general, holding multiple posts and running several offices." Concubine Pei said, "When discussing matters, the staff may not all come from the same office, so it is difficult for outsiders to understand the inside story, which often leads to misunderstandings."

"You can open a government in the name of the General of Pingdong. You can appoint one chief secretary, one secretary, and two assistants. Although it is said to be two, there is no fixed number. There are many shogunates with five or six. The military assistants also have six, but most shogunates have less than six, and a few have more than six. It's up to you to decide."

"Also, it depends on whether you want to set up a military commissioner. If you do, you will also need to appoint several military advisors."

"Military commanders, chief officers, military officers, and assistant officers are senior officers. They need to apply for approval from the Ministry of Personnel. The court will then pay their salaries. Actually, they won't pay, but it's true that they need to apply for approval."

Shao Xun nodded.

As the military commander of the Yanzhou government, he had to report to the court and obtain approval from the Shangshu Zuo Pushe.

"The military commander will be removed. I will handle the military affairs myself." Shao Xun said, "Who do you think is the best person to be the chief secretary, the military commander, or the secretary?"

The Chief Clerk, the Chief Secretary of the Central Secretariat, and the Chief General of the Imperial Secretariat are all personnel management positions and are relatively important.

He was actually asking Concubine Pei if there were any people who needed to be arranged.

"You can buy it yourself." Concubine Pei had already put on her accessories and looked at herself in the mirror before saying casually.

"Then let's select one from the old people in the mansion." Shao Xun said, "Pei Kang will be the chief secretary."

Concubine Pei rolled her eyes at him, as if to say that it was you who called him "Pei Kang" as well.

Shao Xun laughed, stood up and walked over, hugged Concubine Pei from behind, and said, "My husband is talented and is more than qualified to be a chief secretary."

Concubine Pei stopped what she was doing, sighed, and said, "I can't marry you. If you let Yue Mansion disband, I will enter your mansion. Although my reputation will be bad, it won't be a big deal. Now the Zhenjun General's Mansion has established a firm foothold, and the nine counties are united. If I enter your mansion, Yanzhou may be in chaos."

"If we do it secretly, some people may be able to pretend not to see it or know about it. But if we enter your house openly, it won't work. It will also be bad for your reputation."

Shao Xun stopped kneading.

He knew that what Concubine Pei said was true. He had tens of thousands of soldiers and was so powerful in Henan that no one dared to look up to him. But even at this level, he could not do whatever he wanted.

Just like what Concubine Pei said, having an affair was the limit. Until now, he didn't even dare to stay overnight at the Zhenjun General's Mansion, just to avoid suspicion.

"So you have to have more power. Yanzhou alone accounts for half of your strength." Concubine Pei hit Shao Xun's hand covering her chest and said, "You dare to provoke me."

"Nine years ago, I only had a few dozen soldiers, but I wanted to provoke you." Shao Xun sat aside angrily, feeling a little guilty.

"Who do you have your eyes on, Shogun Sima?" asked Concubine Pei.

"I want to appoint left and right Sima." Shao Xun said.

"General Pingdong wants to have left and right Sima?" Concubine Pei was surprised and said, "General Zhendong is not qualified, he must be at least the Grand General Zhendong."

"Why should we be so particular now? There are many things that violate the rules." Shao Xun said, "Hua Nu, believe me, if I report this to the court, the court will definitely approve it."

Concubine Pei looked at him helplessly again and asked, "Who are the left and right Sima?"

"If I appoint Chen Yougen as the left Sima and Yang Chen as the right Sima, what do you think, Hua Nu?"

Concubine Pei was silent for a moment, then said, "Yang Changhe is a man of both civil and military talents. He is doing very well in Chen County, right?"

"Compared with him, people like Cui Gong and Cui Kuang have to be thrown away." Shao Xun said.

He no longer avoided being shy and told the truth directly between the "husband and wife" in private.

Yang Chen was in charge of the resettlement of refugees in Chen County, and he managed it in an orderly manner, even better than Shao Xun had imagined.

He has now gone to Nandun County and Xincai to "guide the work."

Moreover, Yang Chen did have military strategies, was an excellent martial artist, and had great handwriting - the aristocratic families had top-notch educational resources, and most people might not cherish them and just spend their time eating, drinking and having fun, but there were a few who made full use of these resources and studied hard. Yang Chen was one of them, otherwise Sima Lun would not have forced him to join the army.

The shogunate's Sima was mainly responsible for personnel work in the military.

Chen Yougen is an old man. He solved the problem of his official status when he was driving for the emperor. With his merits accumulated, he is now a seventh-rank official. There is no problem for him to be the left Sima of the shogunate.

To be honest, in terms of management, Yang Chen is much more capable than Chen Yougen, but Shao Xun does not trust him enough, so he lets him serve as the right Sima to assist Chen Yougen in his work.

"Chen Yougen is brave and good at fighting, and he is your old man Yuancong. He is just the right person to be the left Sima. Yang Changhe is unfamiliar with the place and may not be able to command those arrogant and powerful generals." Concubine Pei said, "Very good." The Shogunate Sima may also lead troops into battle.

Not only Sima, but also Changshi, Zhonglang, Canjun, Zhubu and others could become the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army. This was because many positions in the shogunate were not necessarily appointed according to their abilities, and the phenomenon of "occupying officials" was very serious.

The so-called "occupying an official position" means that if there is no position to be assigned to the person who comes to seek refuge, he will be assigned to the position in the vacant position.

The only time that people were selected according to their job content was when the shogunate was first established, as Shao Xun did.

"The Zhonglang official should first hire two people, Mao Bang and Liu Anzhi are the best, what do you think?" Shao Xun said again.

"You don't have to think about the Pei family for everything." Concubine Pei held Shao Xun's face and said, "Although I am a daughter of the Pei family, I am already married."

Shao Xun nodded and said, "That's settled."

When he heard the word "marry", he was secretly delighted.

The more Concubine Pei told him not to always think about giving benefits to the Pei family, the more he felt that he should take better care of them. At the same time, he secretly thought that it would be great if their children could be so sensible in the future.

The power of a Zhonglang depends entirely on the degree of trust he has in the shogunate.

If the Chief Secretary is in charge of all matters, big or small, within the government except military affairs, then the Secretary of the Central Secretariat has the power to provide advice and suggestions to the Chief Secretary.

Yes, there is no decision-making power, only the right to suggest.

However, if the Zhonglang officers were highly trusted by the general, the chief secretary would have to seriously consider their opinions.

"There are currently six military officers: Li Chong, Yu Liang, Yuan Yan, Xun Jun, Jin Zheng, and Wang Que'er," said Shao Xun.

As far as Shao Xun's shogunate is concerned, the full title of "Canjun" is "Canpingdong General Military Affairs", which is actually a staff officer.

Each soldier is responsible for a different task. Some are responsible for intelligence, some are responsible for external relations, some are responsible for logistics, some are responsible for military production, and some are responsible for military planning...

Correspondingly, they will connect with other departments of the shogunate according to their respective business areas.

For example, those in charge of logistics deal with departments such as the Warehouse Department, the Military Department, and the Armor Department.

But this is normal. Nowadays, when the phenomenon of occupying officials is very prominent, soldiers often lead troops to fight, which is completely out of the scope of staff.

Shao Xun organized six major military recruits, each of whom was in charge of a part of the work, which also had the significance of united front work.

Among them are generals whom he relies on very much but does not trust absolutely.

I have a brother-in-law.

There are military governors and prefects from outside.

There are powerful noble families.

There are generals of the Silver Spear Army.

Concubine Pei asked about each person's responsibilities. When she learned that some were purely advisors and some had specific duties, she nodded and said, "I'm not very familiar with them. My dear, you can decide for yourself."

Shao Xun then discussed with her the candidates for the positions of chief clerk, recorder, official, and chief priest of the West and East Pavilions.

"Don't rush to make a decision." Concubine Pei said, "After the news that you are going to marry Yu Wenjun spreads, the scholars in Yuzhou will visit you privately. You have to leave some positions for them to win their hearts. Besides, don't ask me about these things. It is more legitimate to discuss with Lu Zhi and Yu Hua than to ask me."

"Hua Nu, you..." Shao Xun was a little surprised.

"I am a woman too!" Concubine Pei pinched him, got up, changed her clothes, and left.

Shao Xun reacted and sighed. It turned out that no matter how graceful, dignified and strong a woman was in front of others, there would be times when her defenses were broken.

He slumped back onto the bed, tapping his fingers as he began to think.

Hmm, as he was tapping he realized something was wrong, his finger was touching a dried lump.

Behind the lump, there are two obvious peach-shaped outlines.

So he moved to another position and continued to think about how to lead the soldiers.

According to his principle, more shogunate positions could be given to scholars, but he would give more local county positions to his students.

The best students had basically all studied at the Imperial College, so appointing them as officials was barely acceptable and did not break the old rules. At most, it was just exploiting loopholes in the rules.

These people have already rotated in county official positions, and the oldest group are already in their twenties. Next, they can start as county-level assistant officials (such as county magistrates) in Xiangcheng and Chenjun. After several years of experience, they can be appointed county magistrates.

They were lucky because the power of the nobles and tyrants in Xiangcheng and Chenjun had been greatly weakened. Although it was impossible to completely equalize the land, it was possible to achieve relative equality, which greatly strengthened the authority of the government and facilitated management.

If you want to bargain with the aristocratic families, you must have such a core ruling area.

Otherwise, he would just be a leader.

Of course, at this stage, Shao Xun is just a leader, the kind of leader whose rule is very unstable, which is common in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Everything has to be done slowly.

(End of this chapter)