Chapter 17 Section 17

In a blink of an eye, it's the next year.Xuzhou’s establishment of a province must be completed within the year, because dividing the territory and changing the organizational system, just at the beginning of the new year, the old ones will be removed, the new ones will be established, and all procedures for the transfer of subordinates will be handled. Standard, clear boundaries, can save a lot of trouble. Just to save trouble, not only Wang Wenshao, Lu Chuanlin and the newly appointed Minister of Military Aircraft, Rong Qing, listened to Yikuang's opinion, but Qu Hongji also felt that changing Caodu to governor was a logical and logical thing to do.So citing historical facts, he personally drew up a play to refute Zhang Jian's argument.

Zhang Jian attaches great importance to Xuzhou, so if you want to refute him, you have to tell the truth that Xuzhou is not important. "Xuzhou is located in the northernmost part of Jiangsu. If you build a military mansion on flat land, it will be expensive and expensive. The division of more than 40 counties in Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, and Henan will also involve changes. The situation in the past and present is changing. From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, Huaixu was an important town; during the Song Dynasty and the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Xu had been reduced to Sanzhou. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has focused on Huai'an. As well as the abolition of the governor of the Jiangnan River, the relocation of the Caodu to Qinghe County to the west of Huaicheng, it is actually a rush of water and land, connecting Xuhai to the north and controlling Huaiyang to the south. The land is moderate and the situation is particularly concise."

Next is the discussion of the original responsibility of the governor of the water transport: "Before the investigation, the governor of the water transport was set up in the early Ming Dynasty, that is, the governor of the local area. As a governor, it was originally for proper control, but now that the water affairs have been changed, the local affairs are really important, so it is better to set up a governor, which is beneficial and practical, rather than retaining the governor of the water and spreading the name. The reason is explained, and the Chen method: "The ministers and others jointly discussed and planned to abolish the governor of the water transportation once there is no vacancy, and change it to a governor. He will still be stationed in Qingjiang. According to the example of the governor of Jianghuai, he will be called the governor of Jianghuai, and he will be separated from the governor of Jiangsu. It is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang. All the low salaries and salaries, the standard of the government office, are still the same, but the deputy of Caobiao will be the deputy of Fubiao, so as to meet the regulations."

The official system under the Jianghuai governor was determined, and then the jurisdiction of the Jianghuai governor was determined.This is easier than the fixed-official system, just change hands as it is. Due to the convenience of the situation, Jiangsu's organizational system is different from other provinces.All other provinces have one province and one vassal, but Jiangsu has two, one Jiangsu vassal, who is stationed in Suzhou with the governor of Jiangsu, and one Jiangning vassal, who is stationed in Jiangning with the governor of Liangjiang.The Jiangsu Fansi was in charge of Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang, as well as the Zhili Prefecture of Taicang and the Zhili Office of Haimen.The Jiangning Feudal Division also manages four prefectures, Jiangning, Huai'an, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou, and another two Zhili prefectures, Nantong and Haizhou.There is a clear distinction between Wei and Wei, and it has been governed for a long time like bordering.Now there is a governor in the north of the Yangtze River, which has a shallow relationship with Su Songchang Town and a deep relationship with Jianghuai Xuyang. Therefore, "Jiangning's envoy and the four prefectures and two prefectures under his jurisdiction should all be under the management. The governor is stationed, It is the provincial capital. The governor of Jiangning should remain in Jiangning with the governor. The governor is in Jiangnan and the governor is in Jiangbei. disturbance."

Writing here, Qu Hongji felt that this change solved a thorny problem, and when he was proud, he wrote straight: "There is no need to add or remove an official, and raise a salary, but the province has been established, the position is updated, and the establishment is appropriate. , The name matches the truth." He boasted like this, and his colleagues also expressed their approval, so on December 22, after the seal was sealed, he issued a decree, which was implemented as a memorial, and stipulated that the new province should be under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang.

As soon as the news spread, the capital officials in Jiangsu rushed to tell each other, and there was an uproar. They all made it a topic of New Year's group worship, and they were generally indignant, and decided to go to Shushu to fight.At that time, there were two champions with the highest titles in the capital of Jiangsu Province. One was the champion in the first year of Tongzhi in Renxu, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and co-organized the scholar Xu Wei, from Jiading; Lu Runxiang, who walks in the South Study Room, is from Suzhou.Xu Yun was getting old and didn't want to be troublesome, so Lu Runxiang led the performance.

Jiangsu people, especially those in Jiangnan, are most dissatisfied with the unreasonable separation of Jiangsu into two leftovers. Can't be reconciled.However, this level of reason is listed as "Three related persons".The first relationship is "Jianghuai and Jiangsu, if they are combined into one province, the name and reality will not match. In the past, there were those who controlled the two provinces as important towns, such as the case of Yuanyuan in the early days of the country. When it came to one province and two governors, there was nothing. .Now the original governors of Hubei and Yunnan have just been negotiated, and the Jiangnan province is suddenly filled with vacancies, which inevitably leads to differences in government orders."

Secondly, "If Suhuai is divided into two provinces, the political head must be in the demarcation line. Since ancient times, the borders have been drawn, and the mountains and rivers have been blocked to control the country and protect the country with danger. When there is nothing to do, it goes back to Jiangsu and Anhui. The division of provinces is not the same as in the old days. However, when Jiangsu Province crosses the river, Xuhuai still has the strength to take advantage of the upper reaches. Now that the river is being ruled, only four prefectures and one prefecture remain in Jiangsu, and the terrain is completely lost. It is almost impossible to survive as a province , Compared with Jiangnan Road in Tang Dynasty, Tongzhou 42, Song Jiangnan Road, Tongzhou 14, there is a big difference."

"However, in the Southern Song Dynasty, there were only three prefectures and four prefectures along the Zhejiang West Road. This is a peaceful plan, which is not an appropriate method for the prosperous dynasty. To the governor and feudal secretary, he is in charge of local affairs. For example, he is stationed in the provincial capital. Today, Qingjiang is set up in the province, and Linjiang is abandoned. A brief and famous city, even a small town by the riverside, seems to have not gained much power." The next "Three Related Persons" is actually the most relevant reason, that is, the size of the province. The size of the province is not in the size, but in the household registration. The household registration is dense, the tax is strong, and the land is small. If the land is vast and the population sparse, what is the benefit of having a large territory?However, due to the dense number of household registrations, there must always be land to raise. It is too cramped and cannot be used. It should not be inappropriate for the large remaining Jiangsu that is being watched from all directions, and it should not be divided. From this point of view, it is naturally plausible.

This article starts with regulations, and discusses the size of provinces: "The economic system of the country is divided into three provinces. Because of the number of household registrations, it also depends on the size of the territory. Among the provinces, only Shanxi and Guizhou are small. The province is the narrowest in terms of territory. Today’s Jiangsu and Huaihe provinces are sub-provinces. Jianghuai has a relatively wide terrain and only reaches the central province. Jiangsu is less than 500 miles wide, which is even smaller than Shanxi and Guizhou. It is a big province, what are the consequences?To put it simply and clearly: "If it is changed to a small province, all economic systems will need to be changed, and payment and assessment will be particularly difficult." Jiangsu can't accommodate so many people!And the most powerful thing is: "The raising of salaries and apportionments is especially suffocating", because if the imperial court collects money, whether it is for raising funds such as military training funds, or temporarily needs to raise funds, such as Empress Dowager Cixi Longevity, the celebration is held, and the provinces are obliged to pay the "assessment" according to the limit. Jiangsu always ranks first, that is, Jiangsu is a rich area and a large province.If Jiangsu is changed to a small province, as I said before, "the size of the territory depends on the number of household registrations."

The "four related parties" are also very determined: "The water personnel appointed by the Governor of Water Transport are all local officials, and there are also military and local governments attached to each other. The regulations are also in charge of the governor's affairs, so it is important to Its power is not to be governed by officials at the beginning." This is an implicit refutation of the statement that the Governor of Water Transport also has the duties of a governor, and the following will directly talk about the Jiangning Feudal Commander, who is powerful enough to take care of Jiangbei. "Huaixuzhi went to Jiangning, the distance is only a few hundred miles, and it is not beyond the reach of the whip. In the land of three prefectures and two states, two special towns and one town have been set up, which have already controlled the key areas and are well-arranged. The Secretary inherits the governorship, and thinks that governance has been carried on for a long time, and there is no rumor of neglect. The current redesign seems to be out of nowhere." "Anonymous" is still second, the difficulty lies in the control of authority, and there are conflicts. "If Jiangning handles affairs and knows that they are still consistent, then the governor of the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River will leave him in vain, and he will use too many papers to transfer the trouble of reporting, which will not help the officials to govern the military and government." At this point in the text, the following conclusion is naturally resounding: "Jiangsu established a province across the river, and it has been custom-made for a long time. The border is safe and secure, and there are no officials. The imperial court has no intention of dividing provinces, and Jiang Du has no danger of abolishing things. Gu To cut the governor of Cao and add governors, and to set up governors to discuss adding provinces; the method is beyond inversion, and the rules must be accommodated." The following quotes Chen Tingjing, the censor of Tongzhi in the third year of Tongzhi, who stated that he "modified the borders." If you are a virtuous person, even though the river is divided, it will not help the abolition of military and official affairs." At that time, Jiangnan was initially established, and there were a lot of changes in all common policies. Generally, the local governors thought it was feasible, and they often put it into practice first, and then reported it to the court. However, Chen Tingjing's performance is one of the few major policies that are carefully handled, and he was ordered to hand over to Liangjiang Governor Zeng Guofan and others first, "considering the situation and making proper preparations for the performance." The replay of Zeng Guofan's main manuscript is also a very thoughtful work, citing ancient and modern times, and after careful consideration, he came to the conclusion that "such a big policy does not need to be lightly changed into a constitution." This excerpt led by Lu Runxiang specifically quotes this past event and compliments the monarchs and ministers at that time: "Looking up at the humility of the Langmiao Temple, the deep knowledge of the old ministers", he believes that the past is not far away, and it can be prepared for future reference. The conclusion is that reconsideration is required.There are seven rules for the meeting issued by the Government Affairs Office. The second article stipulates: "To investigate the relationship between internal affairs, such as official sanctions and reforms, new provinces, etc., each government office shall request a meeting or a special decree to hold it." This is exactly the same, so the memorial said very euphemistically: "The legislative period must be implemented, and the system must be perfected. Can you refer to the new chapter? I respectfully ask for a meeting of court ministers, and order the governors along the river to discuss together and repeat it. Please follow the decree, so that you can see that the imperial court has the beauty of collecting words from others, and there is no doubt that it will be changed into a constitution. The ministers and others belong to the province, and I have a little knowledge of the situation, so I dare not say what I have seen. Terrified." As soon as the memorial is handed over, of course it will be handed over to the military plane.Although Yikuang had heard about it beforehand, he only thought that the Jiangsu capital officials were dissatisfied because they lost their territory for no reason, so he could use a big hat to suppress them. The rest of the ministers of military affairs, after reading this booklet, were all expressionless. Only Qu Hongji, who was inconvenient to pretend to be deaf and dumb, thought about it, and said loudly: "Jianghuai province was originally cut for the sake of Caodu, and the place is indispensable." The high officials presided over the matter, it was a last resort, and Jiangsu capital officials should understand the difficulties of the court. Now that the Ming Dynasty has been issued and the whole country knows it, not to mention that the Caodu has been changed to Huai Fu, can the court take back the order?" "We can only deal with it temporarily after suppressing it. However," Yikuang asked, "the higher-ups should have something to say when they ask." "When asked by the superiors, I have something to answer. As long as the Jiangsu capital officials don't make trouble, I can slowly find a way." "Zijiu," Yikuang asked, "Please tell me, what do you think about this method?" "It's nothing more than taking into account the prestige of the court, and slowly trying to remedy it." "Okay!" Yikuang thought of a way, "You and I will take care of the responsibility, the superior asked, please take charge, Jiangsu Jingguan, I will try to appease them, please stop making trouble." "Yes, I obey the prince's orders." So she brought Yuan Zhe to the meeting, and the first thing Empress Dowager Cixi did was to ask about the case. "Their words can't be said to be unreasonable." She said: "It was a little too hasty at the beginning." "Yes!" Yi Kuang looked back. "Of course, what Yuan Zhe said makes sense, but some things are avoided. The Jianghuai area is the hub of the north and the south, and the folk customs are strong. In the past, it was the place where the Nian Zi was born. The two pacesetters of Caodu and Hedu, plus the commander of Huaiyang Town The battalions may not be able to cope with it. Now that the governor of Cao has been sacked and the water mark has been removed, there will be a lot of aggression between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. It will become a serious disaster, so we have to set up a governor to guard it. As for Jiangsu being divided into two provinces, the governor of the two rivers As far as the whole is concerned, all money and food collection should not be affected. The land is the same, and the people are still the same. If you use the size of the province as an excuse to deliberately evade the collection, your heart will not be questioned!" The Empress Dowager Cixi felt that these plausible words were very good, so she immediately asked: "Let's not say who is right and who is wrong, since Jiangsu Jingguan has such a memorial, it must be dealt with!" "Yes!" Qu Hongji replied: "The original fold is just to invite the meeting to discuss it, and to discuss it with the governors along the river. It was originally a long-term plan, and it can't be rushed!" "Okay, let's discuss it first." A big event, just let Qu Hongji put it off for the time being so lightly. Next, it was Yikuang who went to appease the Jiangsu Jingguan. He adopted the method of catching thieves and catching kings, sending a post to invite Lu Runxiang to dinner, without mentioning any serious business.After the meal, he looked at Yikuang's collection again. When it was time, Lu Runxiang got up to say goodbye, and Yikuang began to ask, "Feng Shi, I remembered something. What did you plan to do when you handed over the brochure?" "My lord has learned from you, this is a big matter, and I will always consider it for the best, and I have no regrets." "It's true, it's true! But, Feng Shi, I want to ask you, what should I do if you and I change places?" This question stopped Lu Runxiang, and after thinking about it, he replied: "It seems that we have to call a meeting." "What did the edict that convened the meeting say? Ask the emperor to admit his mistake and take it back?" This question is not difficult to answer!Stop Ruo  Mei tenon fade just 2 gray Huan ㄒ   stuffing! ? "That's right! I would like to abide by the Taiwanese teaching." Yikuang cupped his hands and said, "Fengshi, let's make an agreement here. I will certainly call the meeting, but the imperial edict will not be issued!" "yes!" "I'm afraid there are people in your province who can't wait, and handed over the brochures to remind them, what can I do?" "My lord, please rest assured. My lord is willing to give me all of Jiangsu's territory. Everyone will naturally wait patiently. I will tell my fellow countrymen when I go back!" "Okay! Please be sure to inform everyone, especially those masters in your province. I really can't afford to offend them." Lu Runxiang laughed, and couldn't help but say: "My lord probably has suffered from Master Du!" "Don't talk, don't talk!" Say hello to each other, and bid farewell.