Chapter 790: Six Divisions of the Fengwu Army! (Thanks to the original book friends for the reward!)

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Gu Sansi's heart suddenly trembled. After pondering for a full cup of tea, he slowly said:
“Lord Cui and Lord Murong are both the pillars of our Fengwu Army. If the two of them can work together, it won’t be long before our Fengwu Army sweeps across the world…”

After getting this answer, Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought. Although the answer given by Gu Sansi was brief, it hit the nail on the head!
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng saw the open and covert struggles between the two sides, but he never intervened.

On the one hand, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The Fengwu Army now occupies several provinces and has hundreds of thousands of people. Internal conflicts and differences are inevitable. As long as they do not go too far and do not cross the bottom line, Ye Mingsheng will turn a blind eye. He is just a man, not a god, and it is impossible for him to resolve all conflicts and differences.

What's more, from the perspective of ruling, whether it is Cui Shao or Murong Yuliang, they are not one person, but represent a faction. Therefore, if these two factions are in harmony and as close as a family, then Ye Mingsheng will be on pins and needles!
Although he had ignored some of the small actions of the two people before, it did not mean that Ye Mingsheng would always ignore them. This time, Ye Mingsheng felt that Cui Shao had gone too far!

However, Cui Shao, this old fox, was very clever. He used a trick of killing with a borrowed knife and used those people from the Supervisory Office as his guns for a while!
He had long been aware of what Ye Zhanpeng and the Supervisory Department were doing, and then he used the Supervisory Department to trick Murong Yuliang. Then, while the mantis was stalking the cicada, the oriole was waiting behind, and he guided the Coordination Office to see through the conspiracy of the Supervisory Department...
In this way, he not only undermined Murong Yuliang's prestige and severely humiliated Murong Yuliang, but also cleared himself of all blame. The conspiracy was all done by the Supervisory Office. This method must be said to be very clever!

Although he knew what his plan was, he couldn't act because he lacked evidence. Cui Shao might even want to test his bottom line.

The dismissal of Ye Hongsheng and Zhang Dehui was Ye Mingsheng's response. Both of them were very close to Cui Shao, especially Zhang Dehui, whose wife was from the Cui family and was Cui Shao's niece.

Because the Yunbing war was still going on, the Dadongsheng Company had two people in charge of silver and firearms supply, both of which were very critical departments and could not do without these two top leaders for the time being, so Ye Mingsheng kept his troops on hold for the time being and did not take these two people down directly!
After the Yunbing battle was over, Ye Mingsheng started to take action. However, these two people were not too stupid. After realizing that he was going to use them as scapegoats, they donated all their fortunes without waiting for him to take action. In this way, Ye Mingsheng also spared their lives considering their past contributions to the Fengwu Army and let them return to Liaoyang to fend for themselves.

Ye Mingsheng hoped to use the dismissal of these two people to make Cui Shao understand his warning to him. Although there were many talented people in the Fengwu Army, the great talents who could govern the country and ensure its security could be counted on one hand, and among them, the one Ye Mingsheng valued most was his uncle, so unless it was the last moment, he really didn’t want to cut off his own arm...

Of course, if Cui Shao ignored his warning and insisted on continuing, Ye Mingsheng would not hesitate at all. The Fengwu Army was his, Ye's, Fengwu Army, and he was the only ruler. All the others were irreplaceable!

After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng seemed to have thought of something, and said to Gu Sansi beside him:
"I think you should have heard about the establishment of a new department, Sansi, right?"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Gu Sansi nodded. The preparation of the new department was an open secret among the senior officials of the Fengwu Army. With the continuous expansion of the Fengwu Army, the current ruling structure could no longer meet the needs. Therefore, among the upper and middle levels of the Fengwu Army, there had long been voices saying that they wanted to emulate the Six Ministries and establish a special agency to strengthen control over the local areas.

Because this matter was of great importance and involved the struggle for interests among various factions, Ye Mingsheng never acted rashly. After thinking and preparing for half a year, he was ready to take action.

Looking at Gu Sansi, Ye Mingsheng said seriously:
"I plan to set up a new department called the Personnel Bureau. In the future, all appointments above the prefecture and county level will need to be approved by the Personnel Bureau. I wonder if you are interested in being the first director of this Personnel Bureau?"

Although he really wanted to call it a ministry, after all, he had not yet become completely independent and was still using the brand of Da Zhou, so Ye Mingsheng could only compromise and use a bureau-level unit. In addition to the Personnel Bureau, he also planned to set up the Political Affairs Bureau, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, the Engineering Bureau, and the Legal Affairs Bureau.·······························

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Gu Sansi was shocked, and there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes. Gu Sansi had some idea about the large-scale adjustment of government departments this time. He thought that Ye Mingsheng would probably make him the Minister of Rites, which was also his main job scope at present, handling some diplomatic affairs and so on!
But he never expected that Ye Mingsheng would actually let him be the director of the Personnel Bureau. Although the name has been changed, from Ye Mingsheng's description, isn't this the Minister of Personnel?

The Minister of Personnel has the title of "Heavenly Official" in the officialdom and has always been regarded as the head of the six ministries. It is an absolutely top-notch position with real power!
From the bottom of his heart, Gu Sansi certainly hopes to be the director of the Personnel Bureau, but Gu Sansi also has a concern in his heart! This concern is that if he, Gu Sansi, becomes the director of the Personnel Bureau, what will Cui Shao, who has always been regarded as the leading figure in the Fengwu Army's civilian system, do?
Would I become the target of public criticism if I did this?

When he thought of this, some worry appeared in Gu Sansi's eyes. Although he had warned Cui Shao a few days ago, it was just an impulsive act due to his resentment. To be honest, he was still a little afraid of Cui Shao. He knew very well how powerful this old fox who always smiled was.

It’s not important to be the director of the Personnel Bureau. What’s important is whether you can hold on to this position.

As if seeing Gu Sansi's concerns, Ye Mingsheng said:
“The superior organization of the Personnel Bureau and several other new departments will be the Central Council. Cui Shaota will serve as the Central Envoy and concurrently as the Director of the Political Affairs Bureau…”

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Gu Sansi's eyes lit up, and he understood what Ye Mingsheng meant, and immediately bowed and said:

"Thank you for your cultivation, sir. I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Seeing Gu Sansi's confident look, Ye Mingsheng realized that he had dispelled his concerns, and then continued:

"The Department of Foreign Affairs will also be upgraded to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Since you are the director of the Personnel Bureau, you can no longer serve as the director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. So do you have any recommendations for the position of director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs?" Seeing Ye Mingsheng asking this, Gu Sansi thought for a while and said:
"Sir, Su Yi is the most suitable person to take over the position of director. Although he is a little young, he is bold and daring. He is an excellent talent!"

"Moreover, Su Yi is very familiar with the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Department. Sometimes when I am busy with other things and can't take care of the Foreign Affairs Department, Su Yi will be in charge of the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Department alone without any problem!

"But Su Yi sometimes does things too unscrupulously. After a period of training, he will definitely be able to stand on his own!"

Hearing what Gu Sansi said, Ye Mingsheng also found it interesting, so he simply asked directly:
"In that case, think carefully. Do you support Su Yi taking over as the director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau?"

Gu Sansi also introduced after hearing this:
“Sir, I think Su Yi should take over as Director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, but not now…”

"Su Yi is still young now, so I think it would be a good idea to leave the position of Director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau vacant and let Su Yi serve as Deputy Director temporarily. This will give him some motivation and a sense of crisis!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised to hear Gu Sansi's idea, but after thinking about it, he also felt that Gu Sansi's suggestion was very good. Su Yi is very outstanding but still young, and it seems that she is less than 30 years old this year.

Except for Cui Shao, the directors of the other bureaus are generally around 40 years old. If Su Yi is allowed to sit on an equal footing with them, it is hard to guarantee that no one will have a grudge. And as Gu Sansi said, this is not conducive to Su Yi's growth and development. After understanding this, Ye Mingsheng nodded at Gu Sansi and said:

"It's a good idea to think twice! I will seriously consider it!"

After he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng raised a few points with Gu Sansi about the work requirements and goals of the Personnel Bureau, and then asked Gu Sansi to leave.

After Gu Sansi left, Ye Mingsheng thought secretly in the study for a long time. Then he opened a secret drawer in the desk and found a small notebook. This small notebook clearly recorded Ye Mingsheng's ideas for the members of the new department team.

And in the Personnel Bureau column, Cui Shao’s name was clearly written as the director!
Looking at Cui Shao’s name, Ye Mingsheng’s eyes were a little complicated, but the next second he crossed out Cui Shao’s name, picked up the pen and wrote down the three words “Gu Sansi”·····························
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Yijing, Sanan Market

Since the Fengwu Army took control of Yijing, some new policies for the welfare of the people have been implemented step by step, and the San'an Market is one of them.

In the past, civil engineering was a wildly growing industry in Yijing, and the government would not intervene deeply. This gave opportunities to some lawless elements, who monopolized the industry through violent means, not only raising the prices of building materials such as wood, tiles, and sand, but also exploiting the labor of craftsmen.

For example, they quoted the customer ten taels of silver and included all the labor and materials to build a few large tiled houses for you. However, only three taels of the ten taels of silver ultimately fell into the hands of the building materials merchants and craftsmen, and the huge difference of seven taels of silver was pocketed by them.

The building materials merchants and craftsmen are naturally very dissatisfied with this. We provide the materials and labor, but you get to take the lion's share and enjoy a good life while we have to eat coarse food and barely make a living here. This is really unfair. They also tried to seek help from the government to get justice for themselves!
But they don’t get the big share for free, a considerable part of the profit is used to build relationships. Therefore, under such a situation of collusion, building materials merchants and craftsmen can only swallow their anger and struggle in the exploitation··························
All this changed completely after the Fengwu Army entered Yijing. Under the policies implemented by Ye Mingsheng, the government departments first launched a wave of anti-corruption campaigns to purge the tigers and flies within the industry, and then strengthened supervision of the industry, bringing all those who had bullied the market in the past to justice!
Then the government set up the San'an Market, where a large number of vendors selling wood, tiles, sand, as well as carpenters, bricklayers, and laborers gathered, helped them connect with customers, and then collected reasonable taxes.

In this way, the cost of decorating and building houses for the people is reduced, merchants and craftsmen earn more money and can live a better life, and the government's fiscal revenue is also increased, so that it can better serve the people's livelihood, which is a win-win situation for all three parties!
Only the corrupt officials and evil forces paid the price for this!

Although it was already October and the weather was getting colder, the San'an Market was still crowded with people. Many businesses were being negotiated. At a noodle stall in the corner of the market, a young man in plain clothes was drinking noodle soup while looking around the market aimlessly...
After finishing the noodle soup, Zhang Chengzhe stretched comfortably and was about to throw out a piece of silver to pay the bill, but he remembered that he was disguised as a bricklayer at this time, so in order to better fit his current character, he could only shout in a muffled voice to the busy wonton stall owner:

"Bill, please!"

Hearing someone paying the bill, the boss took a look and said:
"Thank you for your patronage. Three big bucks!"

Zhang Chengzhe counted out three copper coins and handed them over, then asked the boss:
"Boss, how is the business of the bricklayers in San'an Market?"

In consideration of the nine copper coins, the noodle stall owner also said:
“It mainly depends on the craftsmanship! If you have good skills and are quick and nimble, you can earn thirty to fifty cents a day. If your skills are average, you can still get eleven cents a day based on the market’s minimum wage…”

(End of this chapter)