Is Yang Tong angry that Yang Guang's reward was reduced instead of being promoted?

No!

Not only was he not angry, he was overjoyed.

After the New Year, it will be the thirteenth year of the Great Cause. In this year, all the forces will move from behind the scenes to the front to plot the world, and he still has a little time to take advantage of those who come after him to snatch some unknown people who are still here.

A great civil and military talent.

This is Yang Tong's advantage in standing at a historical height, and it is the right time.

The Hebei Road reaches the sea in the east, ends at Taihang in the west, has King Yan and the Great Wall in the north, and has the natural dangers of the Yellow River in the south. As long as we hold on to some fortresses, we can develop people's livelihood with peace of mind, then attack the east of Hebei in the west and go south to the Central Plains. Its geographical advantages are not weaker than

Guanzhong, this is a treasured land.

There are people and him too.

Since the seventh year of Daye, Hebei Province has been fighting until now. One group of thieves died, and another group was replaced. The whole place has long been in ruins. In addition to the thieves there, there are local officials, troops, and people who are struggling to hold on.

, refugee victims,

Among the seven families with five surnames, the Fanyang Lu family, the Boling Cui family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Zhaojun Li family, and the Bohai Gao family and other famous families were either robbed and killed or fled their ancestral land. There is no big family in Hebei Province now.

Given the existence of power, isn’t this blank piece of paper just right for drawing?

As for wealth!

Since the sixth year of Daye (610), Yang Guang has been preparing for the attack on Goguryeo. As a result, the grain, military supplies, equipment, and attacking tools left in Liyangcang and Zhuojuncang piled up like mountains and seas! Luokou Cang can store 30 million grains.

There are about a load of grain, but the Zhuojun warehouse is at least as big as the two Luokou warehouses, and both are full of grain. There are Linshuo Palace in Zhuojun County, Linyu Palace in Beiping, Liucheng in Liaoxi County, and Huaiyuan Town! Tongding Town in Liaodong County also has

There are mountains and seas of food and military supplies! In addition to the Luokou warehouse he wants to move, back to Luocang, and Taicang supplies, he doesn't have to worry about money, food and military equipment at all.

Although there are still many rebellions in Hebei Province, the best Gao Shida and Zhang Jincheng have already killed Yang Yichen! And Dou Jiande is currently in the bud. As long as this guy is strangled to death and the small groups of bandits are eliminated one by one, the whole of Hebei

The Tao will settle down.

Although Luoyang has convenient transportation and is connected in all directions, this advantage turned into its biggest disadvantage in troubled times. In history, Wang Shichong fought on all sides all year round and was dragged to death.

What is lacking now is people—talent and population.

Talent is the soft power of a country or a force, the more the better.

The generals include Pei Renji, Wang Bian, Jia Wuben, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, and Niu Jinda.

Moreover, Yang Gongren, Zuopushe of Hsing Tai Province, is also a very good fighter and can step up to fight at critical moments.

Yang Gongren was originally a son of the clan. He once defeated Yang Xuangan's main force and captured Yang Xuangan. Yang Jishan's brother, even Yang Guang, was full of praises. Prime Minister Su Wei also praised him: "A benevolent man must be brave and be honest."

In history, after he came to the Tang Dynasty, he stood out from a group of great talents and eventually became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, most of the Yang family's nephews and nephews from the Guanwang family were married to the Li family, and their families were prominent. However, Yang Gongren had a calm nature and was a humble corporal.

He did not have any bad relations with others, and was compared to Shi Qing, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.

Before that, Yang Gongren was squeezed out by Pei Yun, Pei Ju, and Yu Shiji because he was honest and upright, and he became a pacification ambassador of Henan Province from the Ministry of Personnel. Yang Guang now appointed him as the Xingtai whose status is second only to Yang Tong.

Zuo Pushe is very much in line with Yang Tong's wishes.

Compared with the many talented generals, there are no administrative talents at all.

Hebei Daozhi has 20 counties and 166 counties! Very few local officials who were loyal to the imperial court died. Some of them had fled long ago. The rest were duplicitous people who were obviously Sui officials but were actually rogue officials. Regarding these

People, Yang Tong must clean it. Cleaning is indeed easy, but the vacant seats must be filled by someone, otherwise, the unofficial places will become more chaotic.

As for the population, it is also seriously lacking. Hebei Province is in chaos, and there are so many bandits. The people have left their homes and millions of people have fled to Henan County. Although Yang Tong has never been to Hebei Province, he knows that it is a

People's livelihood is in decline, and ten rooms are empty.

Without people, there is no army; without people, there is no food to feed the army.

If the problems of local officials and population are not solved, Hebei Province will not be able to regain its vitality, become a great climate, and achieve hegemony, which is even more of a luxury!

"Your Highness!" Yang Gongren saw that Yang Tong had been absent-minded after leaving the palace and was still walking forward when he arrived at the palace. He quickly came out to remind him: "Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace."

Yang Tong looked up and saw the words "Prince Yue's Mansion" written on the plaque of the magnificent mansion. He immediately smiled and said: "This plaque should be replaced with 'Prince Qin's Mansion'. Mr.'s calligraphy is amazing.

Sir, please write the inscription."

Yang Tong was very satisfied with the title of King of Qin, and felt very good about it.

"When it comes to calligraphy, in the Sui Dynasty, I first recommend Yu Shiji, followed by Yu Shinan, and Dr. Taichang Ouyang Xun. Wei Chen's handwriting is not as good as that of his younger brother Shi Dao. He is really ashamed to see others!" Yang Gongren said with shame.

"Yang Shidao is your brother?"

"That's right!" Yang Gongren looked at Yang Tong in confusion. Everyone is a member of the royal family, but they don't know?

"Where is he now?"

Yang Gongren said: "It's in Luoyang!"

"What position does he hold?"

"No official position!"

"Send someone to ask him over immediately!"

"Here!" Yang Gongren sent his followers to invite people.

Yang Tong laughed loudly: "Enter the government to discuss matters!"

Yang Shidao is also a famous prime minister who has left his name in history. Now he is not only in Luoyang, but also has no official position. This is another wonderful good news for Yang Tong, a man who is seriously lacking.

Not long after the group arrived at the side hall of the mansion, Yang Shidao strode over.

Yang Shidao is handsome, less than thirty years old, and has good cultivation and temperament.

After the greetings, Yang Tong directly announced the appointment: "You are a leader among the royal family, and there must be a large number of refugees in Hebei Province who need to be resettled. How about I appoint you as the Minister of Civil Affairs to be in charge of the people?"

Yang Shidao was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Yang Tong would directly promote him to the rank of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Xingtai, which was under the fourth rank.

"Thank you, Your Highness! Shidao will never let down His Highness's love!" Yang Shidao, who spent his years doing nothing, thought about being so valued, and his depression changed and he became full of energy.

Yang Gongren looked at his brother who was clenching his fists in excitement, smiled happily, stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, after Yang Taipu's many years of hard work, most of the rebellions in Hebei Province have been put down, and small groups of bandits are no longer trivial. They foolishly think that governing the place is important!"

Yang Tong nodded: "Sir, do you have a plan?"

"Except for a few officials in Hebei Province, they are all very unclean... I foolishly thought that Your Highness could exercise the 'power to depose civilian officials in counties and counties' and appoint all honest and fair officials!"

"Our ideas coincide!" Yang Tong clapped his hands and laughed, and then worried: "But where are the talents? If no one fills in the blanks in time, various places will fall into a state of anarchy, and the result will be even worse than now.

Chaos! Now that there are these problems and the officials are here, at least there can be no chaos."

"Your Highness has thought carefully! But your Highness does not need to worry about talents!" Yang Gongren said with a smile: "I have been conducting imperial examinations for more than 20 years in the Sui Dynasty. Many officials are produced every year. However, because of the limited positions, the accumulation year by year is astonishing.

The number of people who have connections are all appointed to various places through connections, and the current reserve officials are all children from poor families!"

Yang Tong's heart skipped a beat.

The imperial court and local officials were dominated by aristocratic families. Even though the Sui Dynasty had obtained many talents from poor families through imperial examinations, these talents from poor families could not be appointed because the power of appointment and dismissal was controlled by aristocratic families.

The current predicament of the Sui Dynasty is actually the result of the major aristocratic families being dissatisfied with the status quo and working together to seek more benefits from the court.

And now Hebei Province is as pure as a piece of white paper. It is a great opportunity to prevent the influence of aristocratic families from spreading again! After the children of poor families have spread all over the officialdom of Hebei Province, education will be re-established and talents from poor families will be cultivated. When this generation of poor family officials die of old age, a new generation of poor families will become talented.

The disciples are already spread all over the world!

Talents from poor families have simple origins, and there is no big force behind them that can shake the country, so they are loyal to the country. Even if some people are not satisfied, they are at most corrupt and bribery, and the damage to the country is not as much as one billionth of that of aristocratic families.

"In terms of true talent and hard work, talents from poor families are not inferior to those from aristocratic families. The reason why they cannot be appointed is actually because they have no connections and cannot find any connections." Yang Gongren was once a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was very clear about the official rules of the Sui Dynasty. When he saw Yang

Dong's face suddenly changed from clear to dark, thinking that he looked down on people from a poor family, so he said something fair.

"How many such reserve officials are there in Luoyang?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

Yang Gongren made an estimate and said: "No less than five thousand people."

Yang Tong was overjoyed: "So many?"

Yang Gongren nodded and said: "Luoyang is the de facto capital of the country, and its status is much higher than Chang'an. All kinds of talents are looking for opportunities here. It is said that the number of people is only 5,000."

"There are 166 counties under the jurisdiction of Shangshu Province in Xingtai, Hebei Province. Calculated in terms of county magistrates, county magistrates, county lieutenants, merit officials, and chief books, there are 830 county-level civil and military officials alone! If all county-level officials are also replaced, how many

There are said to be 1,500 people! You can select 3,000 candidates tomorrow, and they must be under forty years old."

"Is it too much?" Yang Gongren was shocked!

"Although there are more people, it does not mean that everyone is qualified!" Yang Tong said with a smile: "After the three thousand personnel are in place, Yang Shilang will take them to Ji County and Wuyang County to resettle the refugees... Whether it is a thousand-mile horse or a rogue horse,

Only when you take it out and play around will you know..."

Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao's eyes lit up, showing expressions of emotion.

"Your Highness, this method is excellent!" Yang Shidao greatly praised: "This method can select real talents and train reserve officials to avoid making many mistakes after taking office."

Yang Tong was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Time must be quick, it is best to make a decision in these few days."
Chapter completed!