Playing intrigue is worse than engaging in infrastructure

The dyeing workshop couldn't be opened for a while, so Song Qingyuan first vacated an empty yard for them in the wool workshop that had been built.

This place was originally intended to be used for weaving, but considering that in this season, even if woolen sweaters and woolen trousers were woven, few people in the market would buy them, so Song Qingyuan temporarily shelved the plan and put It was vacated to be a dyeing workshop first.

Professional things should be left to professional people.After Song Qingyuan popularized several kinds of dyes that have not been discovered yet, he waved his hand and handed over the dyeing to Mo Tuo and Zhana, and asked them to bring their own people to experiment.

Because most of the workshops were young ladies, Mo Tuo couldn't stay there often, fearing that it would affect the reputation of the ladies, so he simply took charge of the raw material purchase.

Dealing with the old farmers who went to the mountains to collect plants all day long, as well as the businessmen who sold raw materials, Mo Tuo even practiced his words a lot, and he was no longer that dull and taciturn.

On the streets of Xincheng, there is an endless stream of people coming and going.

There are women who have just moved to a residence and come out to start a family; there are also young people who go out to find a place to work; there are also people who go to the government office to apply for land deeds and register information.

When there are too many people on the street, accidents are inevitable.

During this period of time, there were more than a dozen people who went to the Yamen to report that they had lost their money bags on the street.

Even though Song Qingyuan had expected this kind of thing to happen a long time ago, and sent twice as many officials to the new city, the government office was still struggling to maintain law and order in the city, but was busy with extra tasks coming.

The person who was sent to manage the new city was Dan Renji, a burly man with arms thicker than Song Qingyuan's calves.

He was originally in charge of the order in the royal court, and was assigned by Lian Ti some time ago to be the city lord of the new city.

Early this morning, Song Qingyuan was in the main hall discussing with Lian Ti the deal with Nan Zhou in the next few months, and just after talking a few words, Sahe came in to report that Master Dan Renji was asking to see him outside.

"He's not in Xincheng so early in the morning, what is he doing here?" Liandi muttered.

"Maybe there is something important, why don't you let him in first?" Song Qingyuan looked indifferent.

Lian Ti raised his chin, Sahe hurried out and called Dan Renji in.

Dan Renji obviously didn't expect Song Qingyuan to appear in Lian Ti's palace at this time, his lips opened and closed for a long time, but he didn't utter a word.

"I have something to talk about." Lian Ti glared at him.

He didn't even give him a cup of tea, obviously telling him to leave after finishing his speech, not to waste time.

Dan Renji looked at Song Qingyuan, who was cold-eyed, and at Lian Ti, who was impatient, and finally accepted the fact that he was indeed unpopular.

He gritted his teeth and said in a mournful voice, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, the position of city lord should be replaced by someone else!"

Dan Renji's voice was more desolate than the crowing of jackdaws in the autumn wind.Song Qingyuan finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and asked him why in a soft voice.

In Dan Renji's tearful narration, Song Qingyuan finally understood the cause and effect of the incident.

In short, it is a tragic story of "I could have lived comfortably, if I hadn't been harmed by my status as the city lord of Xincheng".

Originally, Dan Renji only had to be responsible for patrolling the royal court in the royal court.

It was all his duty to prevent people from picking quarrels in the streets.But in the royal court, there are even-mentioned pro-armies everywhere, how many ordinary people have the guts to dare to make trouble in the royal court?

Therefore, the work of Dan Renji in the past can be described as "leisure".

"More money and less work" refers to the Jinwu Guard under his command.

But it's different in the new city.Residents of various tribes in the new city are mixed together, even if there is a wall separating them, they will inevitably meet in the street market.

Among the people who have been sent to the government office in the past few days, some have injured people by galloping horses in the street because of disobeying the rules; up.

After all, there is a saying in the Central Plains that "there are different sounds within a hundred miles", not to mention the differences between the languages ​​of the tribes separated by several mountains.

In a word, there is a word: variety, everything that one expects to find, only Dan Renji can't think of, and there is nothing that the common people can't do.

Not only that, Dan Renji is also responsible for the daily inquiries of the tribal leaders.

For example, the allocated houses are not enough, their cattle and sheep do not know where to graze, and the children in the tribe want to go to the academy...

Questions like these simply gave him, a big and three thick guy, a headache.

If Dan Renji used to get up in the morning, patrol around the street, check whether his subordinates were lazy, and then go to have lunch, now Dan Renji has to get up before dawn every day, and is busy until dark. A miserable person who can't finish handling the affairs of the government office.

Dan Renji intermittently talked about his bitterness and suffering these days.Song Qingyuan could see a bit of sadness from the face of this 1.9-meter-high, bronze-skinned Mobei man.

He sighed, it can't be blamed for his lack of ability.

The main reason is that the new city was first built, and various things were complicated, but there were not many officials to deal with the matter.

The current situation is already the result of Song Qingyuan calling most of the officials of the royal court.

Even Qin Zizhen, who had just come back to report, was sent by him to Xincheng to be responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.

It's not an option to go on like this.Song Qingyuan glanced at Dan Renji, who had a sad face, and couldn't help but make a suggestion: "Should we stop selecting a group of officials?"

"It's feasible, but I'm afraid we won't be able to choose so many suitable people for a while." Lian Ti pondered.

Song Qingyuan thought for a while, and said, "How were the officials of the royal court selected before?"

The situation in Mobei is different from the ancient times he is familiar with. Only the royal areas are under the direct jurisdiction of Lianti.Although the remaining tribes were nominally appointed officials by King Mobei, they were usually just passing through the scene.

The last officials appointed were noblemen of their own tribes.The autonomy of each tribe is very high, and their leaders actually have the final say on all affairs in the tribe.

The royal court, as well as the surrounding villages and tribes, are managed by officials appointed by Lian Ti, but they actually have very little to do.

Song Qingyuan had never seen an official appointed, so naturally he didn't know what the selection criteria and methods were.

When Lian Ti heard Song Qingyuan's inquiry, he paused for a very rare moment, and said hesitantly: "Generally, they are the noble children in the royal court. If you think it is suitable, assign them a position."

Song Qingyuan put down the teacup he had been holding in his hand.

Xu Shi himself also felt that it was sloppy, and Lian Ti added another sentence: "But most of them have experience after working for a while..."

Under Song Qingyuan's straight gaze, Lian Ti became more and more guilty, and finally shut up.

Dan Renji, who was peeking with his head down, was also stunned.

I didn't expect, I didn't expect that their King and His Highness got along in private like this?

His Majesty, who could make them shudder with just one look on weekdays, actually shut up after a slight glance from His Highness Yan Yun?

Just shut up?

Dan Renji lowered his head and bared his teeth as if his three views had been shattered.

The calm, self-sufficient, spring-like feeling that His Highness gives people on weekdays is all fake. A look from the real His Highness can make their king shut up!

Here Dan Renji is still trying to piece together his broken views, while Song Qingyuan is already thinking about how to quickly select officials.

Or take the simplest and most brutal method and go straight to the exam!

For the time being, this exam is aimed at the royal court and nearby villages and tribes, and the scope will be expanded when the time is right.

After all, the loyalty of the people in the royal court to Lian Ti is still credible. If some officials who "only know the tribal leaders, but not the king of Mobei" are selected from other places, it will be troublesome.

As for the existing officials, Song Qingyuan actually wanted to give them a test.

Among these officials, of course, there are capable and down-to-earth people like Boyan who is in charge of farming, but there are also some useless snacks who have no skills and rely on their family status to get into an official position.

And this exam is to eliminate the latter and leave seats for those who are talented.

Just doing so will inevitably cause dissatisfaction and resistance from a large number of nobles.Now Xincheng and Yanye are very busy, it is really not a good time to argue with them.

This matter has to be planned slowly.Song Qingyuan put down this plan for the time being, and only talked with Lian Ti about holding an exam to select officials from ordinary people.

Regarding Song Qingyuan's proposal, Lianti agreed without much thought. He was obviously aware of the disadvantages of appointing officials from nobles at will.

The examinations for selecting officials are not allowed to be arbitrary. When the process is finalized, examination papers are compiled, examinations are held, papers are graded, admissions, and pre-job training are all over, new officials will have to wait until January at the earliest.

But obviously, the current Xincheng can't wait that long.Just looking at Dan Renji's sad face and black eyes, if we wait another month or so, many officials are afraid that many officials will die suddenly on the job.

First think about whether there is any way to reduce their burden, Song Qingyuan knocked on the table a few times, thinking.

Now the main problem in Xincheng is that there are too many frictions among the common people.Although they are trivial matters, if they are not handled properly, the newly built new city will be ruined once.

Therefore, the officials of the government office did not dare to be careless. Every matter reported to the government office must be handled extremely rigorously, and the workload will naturally increase a lot.

The author says:

Dan Renji: Pour bitterness to the boss, and don't forget to gossip about the boss.

It's a little short today, and I'll make it up tomorrow——