Chapter 447 Warehousing Matters
After Sima Zhi left, the remaining Sima Zhang Ding also came.

He brought two boxes of bamboo slips and a plate of bamboo slips.

Compared to Sima Zhi's reservedness, Zhang Ding was more relaxed. He sat at the lower table and always held the teacup in both hands.

While waiting for the black bear to read, he would occasionally lower his head to take a sip.

The two boxes of bamboo slips contain files on the assessment, promotion, and demotion of military officers above the rank of centurion and centurion commander.

The ten bamboo slips in the wooden tray contain the current military organization tables of various places.

One roll of bamboo slips contains 500 words. These bamboo slips are relatively fine, and their number is increased. The golden slips also save relatively more writing space and are easy to write, interpret and recognize. Therefore, each roll of bamboo slips has 1,200 words.

It records the military organization in various places and the arsenals and storage materials under the exclusive management of the department, but this is only rough information.

The key is the changes in the list of first-level military officers in charge of camp supervisors in various places, as well as the management of warehouse storage materials. These materials represent the emergency mobilization potential of the unit.

Previously, due to inconvenient travel, the assessment and promotion of low-level military officials were directly handled by the Sima Office, and only the list was sent to Shuzhong.

The detailed assessment and appointment information were all in the wooden box this time, and Black Bear did not notice any obvious errors.

Zhang Ding was only willing to take responsibility for the assessment and appointment of the 100-person supervisor level. For higher levels, he would consult Black Bear and would not exercise arbitrary authority.

The expedition to Shu lasted only five months, and the grassroots military officers had not accumulated enough merit, so there were not many such transfers.

As for the work of the centurions, Zhang Ding basically did not interfere.

During this period, several centurions who were lost were promoted to acting centurions by the team officers in that department to maintain normal operations, but they were not formally promoted or granted official titles.

"Tell me about the difficulties you are facing now."

Black Bear picked up the cold tea and drank half a cup. Dian Wei came with a kettle behind him to add water for him.

Zhang Dingze put down the teacup, which had lost its flavor, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "The biggest criticism I have suffered is from the counties. Because of the shortage of grain and fodder in Guanzhong, the government has implemented special management and dispatch of supplies. To make it easier for the counties to calculate their rations, Your Majesty has prohibited officials, civilians, and soldiers from moving across counties without reason. Therefore, during Your Majesty's absence, the supply of grain and fodder in various parts of the country has been stable and there has been no shortage."

Seeing him say this, Black Bear smiled and said, "Put it bluntly."

"Yes, many counties have proposed that they manage their own warehouses. After the grain is supplied to the local area, the surplus will be transferred out as needed. They also said that this would reduce the workload of the warehouse officials. In my opinion, this is to change the management of warehouses from military to county management. So I turned a deaf ear to it, but I also recorded the name of the proposer in the register."

As he spoke, Zhang Ding lowered his head, pulled out a folded piece of paper from his left sleeve, and held it in both hands with a smile.

Dian Wei stepped forward again, took the folded secret letter and handed it to Black Bear.

Black Bear picked it up and saw that there were more than twenty people, and there was small words behind each person's name to annotate the other person's information.

"Since these people feel that the warehouse officers' work is tiring and they want to share the pressure, they should be sent to Shuzhong to build the Jianshan Road. Once the Jianshan Road is opened, the grain and fodder in Shuzhong can be transferred out, and everyone can have a lighter workload."

As Black Bear spoke, he turned his head to look at Fa Zheng and Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Jin took the initiative to stand up and take it. He took the secret letter, glanced at the name on it and the official title behind it, and asked, "Your Majesty, what can I add?"

"No hurry, I will draw up a list of meritorious officers and give it to the East Division, and the East Division will make the decision as to whether to fill the positions."

Black Bear replied that there was no need to discuss the people on the list and that they should just spend the rest of their lives burning mountains and chiseling rocks.

There are a number of military officers who will be promoted or transferred to local areas during this expedition; there are also some military officers who stayed behind who have performed well and can be promoted.

We don't need to replace all of them. Among the more than 100 counties near Guanzhong, it would be safe to replace 30 or 40 counties this time.

As for the systems of 100 and 1,000 households, there is no need to make any adjustments at present, just focus on production according to plan.

The economy is gradually becoming more active and the materials produced are becoming increasingly abundant. This is the biggest shortcut to appease the people and stabilize the internal situation.

For Guanzhong at present, military control of food is a lifeline.

Only in this way can the most primitive fairness be guaranteed, but it also hinders the dream of many people to get rich overnight and eat quietly. Zhuge Jin stepped back and handed the list to Fa Zheng, who looked at Zhang Ding seriously.

I didn't expect this old soldier to be so cruel and ruthless, without any mercy and without any fear.

He held the paper in both hands and looked at the information of the officials on it. These were the original county magistrates of various counties in Guanzhong, and some were added during the conquest of the Huns.

But in general, this group of people had a weak relationship with the original Tiger Tooth Army, and their ties with the later Zhenbei Army and the current Da Sima Shogunate were very weak.

From the perspective of the official system, the superiors of the counties in Guanzhong were the Three Auxiliary Departments, and the superior unit of the Three Auxiliary Departments was the Inspector of the Capital Region.

In order to disintegrate and control Zhong Yao's Sili Xiaowei Office, Jingzhao Yin, Youfufeng and Zuofengyi were no longer established since the Huya Army; instead, the corresponding Sanfu Duwei were established.

The Three Auxiliary Commanderies stood between the Sili Xiaowei's office and the counties, interrupting the official correspondence between them.

Then Black Bear asked again: "Besides the storage, what other problems do you have?"

"The rest are all military, and the upper and lower levels are obedient, and there is no more trouble."

Zhang Ding answered with a cupped hand, and then as if he had thought of something, he said, "Your Majesty, there are only twelve officers under the command of Kong Sizhi, eight of whom are on duty outside, and four are inside. They seem to be busy, but they are mostly weak. Just from what I have heard every day, I have heard of several cases of spies spying on the Sijin Duwei's office. The counties are slow to investigate such spies, and it is difficult for the Sizhi Office to conduct a thorough investigation. If the Duwei's office had not responded properly, the equipment might have been stolen or destroyed by the spies."

As he spoke, Zhang Dingzai cupped his hands and said, "When the former Chief Secretary was here, he would have investigated the spies. Since Chief Secretary Liu took office in Tianshui, Chief Secretary Cui has focused on the big picture, which has led to the increasing rampant spies."

Zhuge Jin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he listened to this. As long as the spy failed to succeed, his brother would be safe.

Black Bear nodded slowly: "I understand. I will call Xu You back and let him take charge of this matter."

Xu You is the real lonely man. Both Hebei and Central Plains are his blood feuds.

When he was in charge of this job, Xu You would not give any face to anyone and would bite them to death if he caught them.

He always felt that something would happen in Nanyang, so he withdrew Xu You in advance to avoid casualties.

This person is experienced and has no other constraints, so he is really useful.

When Zhang Ding heard that it was Xu You, he immediately felt relieved.

When it comes to cracking down on spies, you have to find a mad dog like Xu You.

After all, spies have many faces and identities, and only the person in charge is crazy enough to tear through the disguises at all costs.

After hearing this, Fa Zheng thought seriously. There were also secretaries in Huangge who were responsible for intelligence-related matters, but Huangge restricted the growth of this business.

He had no intention of intervening in this matter. What he wanted to do was to shift the focus of his work to internal supervision and governance, which meant that this year would most likely be a peaceful year.

Guanzhong is peaceful, and the officials and people can work with peace of mind; external forces can also farm with peace of mind and can all breathe a sigh of relief.

From the historical documents he had read during this time, it was clear how difficult the barren enemy was.

Even if you defeat the enemy, you will still go hungry, or even have to retreat and give up the pursuit. It is a very helpless thing.

Only by making the enemy stronger can we have the foundation to support the war by fighting.

Moreover, the shogunate's greatest crisis lies within itself. It is in urgent need of an heir. Even if one of the ladies is pregnant, many people will feel relieved.

As for the Ma family, the marriage must have substantial results.

Only with this result can the trust between each other be truly solidified.

(End of this chapter)