Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 595

[Chapter 595 Ending]

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While Niu Cha took Jincheng, Ma Han summoned Sizhou nobles to have a banquet in the city.

After drinking for three rounds, he officially had a showdown with the rich.

“What! You want to take refuge in King Yan, and become under the command of King Yan from now on.” A rich family with a hunched face suddenly stood up.

There was a deathly silence at the banquet.

Another wealthy family stood up, “Is your Ma family planning to sell us to King Yan?”

Ma Han had long expected that the wealthy families would be excited.

So he said: “That’s right, our Ma family has already made a choice. Only by following King Yan can our Ma family have a future, otherwise we will only perish in this troubled world.” After

a pause, he said: “His Royal Highness Yan Wang said , as long as you are willing to take the initiative to hand over the land and distribute it to the people, then you can let go of your past, which is enough benevolence and righteousness.”

“It’s good to let the past go, so how can it be possible to use it to accumulate our family property!” A wealthy family snorted angrily.

“Mahan, you’d better think clearly. We don’t have to follow your Ma family. The world is in chaos today, and powerful families are recruiting soldiers everywhere. They really want us to join you.” A wealthy family looked sarcastically.

Ma Han was unmoved, he looked at the rich family, “I just want to ask you, who is willing to stand by my Ma family?”

After waiting for a while, the five small wealthy families stood up and walked to Ma Han’s side.

“Traitor!” The other wealthy families beat and scolded one after another.

Seeing that most of the wealthy families did not take the place of the Ma family, Ma Han showed a disappointed expression.

As King Yan said, these powerful families only care about their own interests.

He will not consider the long-term of Da Song, nor the long-term of the Ma family.

“In that case, don’t blame me.” Mahan bowed his head in silence for a while, then suddenly threw the cup on the ground.

As the cup shattered, Ju Zhang rushed in with the soldiers.

“Put them all in prison, and from today onwards, confiscate all the property of the wealthy family and distribute it to the people of Sizhou.” Ma Han said.

After receiving his order, the soldiers took down the Hao family one after another.

Amidst the sound of cursing, the nobles were escorted out of the yard by Ma’s soldiers.

Dianzhang came to Ma Han at this time and said, “Patriarch, the soldiers are assembled and ready to go at any time.”

Ma Han nodded, and then, they completely paid the Sizhou nobles.

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“Congratulations, Your Highness, Jinzhou is stable now, and Sizhou is probably coming soon.”

Yancheng, the meeting hall of the Wangfu.

Liu Fu bowed his hands to Zhao Xu.

The news of Mahan’s break with the Hao family reached here in just three days.

Zhao Xu smiled.

The sixth prince died, and Ma Han was in Sizhou to wipe out the remnants of the wealthy family.

Although it will take a while, the war between the Ma family and the Hao family shows one thing.

Like him, the Ma family is officially against the Hao family, and there is no turning back.

Next, they will start a life-and-death struggle with the seven powerful families who have established their countries one after another, as well as the arrogance under their command.

“Jinzhou has been recovered, but we still need to send officials to take charge of it, so I will leave this matter to you,” Zhao Xu said.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Liu Fu was delighted. The territory controlled by the palace was getting bigger and bigger. He, the prince of the palace, was naturally happy.

Zhao Xu nodded, thinking of one thing, he said: “By the way, this king is going to reform the official position of Fengtu. Since the imperial court exists at the same time as the Fengtu government office, it is better to combine them into one. I have already reported this matter to the emperor. However, the emperor also agreed.”

Liu Fu was stunned for a moment, then relieved.

The current territory of the imperial court is the territory where King Yan conferred land.

After the king of Yan rebuilt the court, he would get a group of court officials to make offerings, so it is better to just use this material.

Let the land officials simply put on the title and rank of court officials.

In this way, although their functions have not changed much, their reputation has been elevated.

Laughing twice, Liu Fu couldn’t help asking: “Your Highness, what is the official position of the subordinate now?”

“Of course it is the Prime Minister of Dasong.” Zhao Xu said, “And don’t call yourself a subordinate in the future, but a minister.”

” Prime Minister!” Liu Fu was so happy that he fainted when he heard this.

He never thought that one day he would become the prime minister of Da Song.

Although the actual power of this prime minister is no different from that of Wang Fu in the palace, his reputation has almost reached the peak of power.

“Your Highness, you are so kind to my subordinates, no, I am so kind to you. This will make me spend my whole life as an ox or a horse.” Liu Fu’s mouth trembled with excitement.

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes, “I don’t want you to be an ox or a horse in the next life, you just do your best for me in this life.”

Immediately, he picked up a booklet from the table and handed it to Liu Fu, “This Above is the list of ministers who have been approved by the emperor.”

Liu Fu took it and opened it hastily, realizing that his name was the first one, corresponding to the position of prime minister.

Then the one below is Yang Feng, whose corresponding position is Marshal of the Army and Horses, but note that it is just a false position.

Under Yang Feng is Chang Wei, whose official title is General Zhen Guo.

Then Zhu Tuo and other state herdsmen and sheriffs were promoted to the positions of six ministers, minister of Dali temple, minister of Honglu temple and so on.

Mi Wen was promoted to Yushitai, and Tsui Hark was in charge of the Overwatch Council.

“These are the chief officials of each ministry. You can choose the remaining officials and send them to the king for review.” Zhao Xu said.

Liu Fu nodded.

The official position system is very complex and needs to be carefully improved, and there are still many things that he, the prime minister, needs to be busy with.

“Besides, this king is going to take advantage of the change of official position to carry out a restructuring of the officialdom, so as to realize the separation of powers in the states, counties, and counties.” Zhao Xu said after a while.

Liu Fu is no stranger to this term.

In the Government Affairs School, King Yan talked about the separation of powers many times.

In fact, this is to divide the power of the former county magistrate into three parts, and the three chief officials will jointly control one side.

In this way, the county magistrate can be prevented from monopolizing all the power and doing whatever he wants in the county where he serves.

At the same time, the three chief officials will be rotated every three years and transferred to other counties, so as to prevent the three chief officials from getting acquainted and working together.

These three chief officials are the county magistrate, the general judge and the supervisory history.

They are in charge of government affairs, arresting thieves, and judging cases respectively.

At the same time, a special agency will be set up in the Overwatch Council to review local officials and check with the county magistrate to reduce the corruption of officials.

At that time, when King Yan talked about these things, he realized that the government affairs system of the feudal land would change in this direction. He did not expect this day to finally come.

“Your Highness is really generous. After this official restructuring, Yanzhou will take on a whole new look.” Liu Fu said.

In his opinion, this improvement to the Dasong official system will make the implementation of government affairs more efficient and professional.

The county magistrate can devote all his energy to the implementation of policies without being overwhelmed by various cases.

Only those who are proficient in the law can serve as officials of the Overwatch Council.

The general judgment is directly under the jurisdiction of Wuhousi, and the chief officer must be proficient in investigation and arrest.

Each of the three perform their respective duties, which can benefit one party.

The two were talking when Feng Er notified Yang He that he was coming.

Zhao Xu vaguely guessed something, so he let Yang He in.

(end of this chapter)