Chapter 180 A show of force! (Here we go, it’s still five thousand chapters, and it’s finally ten thousand!)

Because Xia Anqi was arrested, the central bank still lacked a deputy director to assist, so Zhang Heng wrote a letter recommending Han Jiang to be informed of the central bank's official affairs, which was quickly approved.

However, Zhang Heng had to take care of both for a while, but his focus was on the middle school room.

Although Zhang Heng was once a Zhigao and an annotator of daily life, so he often visited the Zhengshi Hall, but he rarely came to Zhongshu's fifth room. Oh, yes, there are five rooms under Zhongshu's Zhengshi Hall, which is the general name for the offices of officials.

It is the "Zhichiyuan".

From now on, this Imperial Academy will be Zhang Heng's main office location again.

Among the five offices of Zhongshu, the one with the highest status is the official office. After all, it is in charge of personnel. As long as it is in charge of people, its status will naturally be higher.

However, the most powerful person is the household room, which can be seen in the staffing of the household room.

Although there are only three people in each house at the level of Tang Houguan, the chief clerk, recorder, chief secretary, guard officer, etc. are different. There are more subordinates in the household house than in the other houses combined.

Naturally, there is no way around this, because Hufang is called the Small and Middle School Secretary. In fact, government affairs all over the country have to go through Hufang. If there were not so many people, it would be too busy.

Zhang Heng came to the house without anyone to guide him. He was not a complete stranger here. Who in Zhongshu Province didn’t know the name of Zhang Sanyuan and the first-hand articles written by Zhang Zhizhi in the past, even if they were accumulated over the years.

Old officials should also give a thumbs up.

Moreover, many people came to the fifth room of Zhongshu when giving lectures at the Jingyan. At that time, Zhang Heng used economic principles to explain the governance logic of the imperial court, which shocked these subordinate officials who were really working. With this,

At the same time, they were also very afraid, because their tricks of deceiving superiors and concealing subordinates could not hide in front of Zhang Heng.

Therefore, Zhang Heng's authority had already been established before he arrived, so that when they heard that Zhang Heng had been appointed as the head of the household, the household suddenly burst into tears, because they knew what would happen in the coming days.

It’s not a good time!

But life is hard, but we still have to live it.

Zhang Heng's appointment letter stipulates the reporting time, so in the past few days, Hufang specially sent people to wait at the entrance of the Imperial Academy. Once they saw Zhang Heng's arrival, they immediately rushed over to report so that everyone could come together to welcome him.

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So when Zhang Heng entered the Zhichiyuan and came to the exclusive courtyard of the household, he saw a dark crowd.

Zhang Heng was a little surprised, but then he realized that these people in black official uniforms were the subordinate staff of the household, and the people in green robes in front were the three post-officials of the household. The post-officials were the head of the subordinate staff.

, it’s still not the same.

As for the rest of the subordinate officials, because in the early years of the Song Dynasty, both ordinary people and subordinate officials were only allowed to wear black and white clothes. This was clearly stipulated by Song Taizong in Duan Gong Er:

County and town officials, civilians, merchants, craftsmen, fortune tellers, and folk artists not affiliated with the government can only wear white and black clothes, and their belts can only use iron or horn as hooks.

Nowadays, civilians, businessmen, etc. no longer follow this rule. After all, life is better and everyone will choose the clothes they like to wear.

Although the court has regulations, the government generally does not correct these big things. Just like the smoking cessation orders in later cities such as Shenzhen were strict enough, but it is impossible to use precious police resources on this.

Therefore, the people are already in full bloom, and people dare to wear many kinds of clothes. Some even follow the fashion and dare to wear Hu costumes to show off in the market.

But in the government, this rule is strictly followed.

As a subordinate in the system, the most important thing in daily life is to be cautious. Whoever comes to work wearing colorful clothes, if the color of the official uniform is accidentally spread, I am afraid that not only will he be expelled from the system, but he may even be punished.

Being jailed is no joke.

There were really many subordinates in each household. Zhang Heng glanced at them and saw that there were two to three hundred people in them. He couldn't help but secretly marveled.

However, it is understandable that the responsibilities of the household house are equivalent to the civil affairs and part of the financial work in later generations. They have many jobs and cannot handle the tasks even if there are not many people.

In fact, even the current scale is far from enough, so most of the affairs can only be decentralized to local governments.

Why did the Song Dynasty take all finances back to the three divisions? It was because if they didn't take back the financial rights, they probably wouldn't be able to control the local area because there was no way to manage it.

Zhang Heng was stunned for just a moment, and then he laughed: "Don't you have anything to do? What are you doing here?"

The subordinate officials all looked at each other in confusion. Just when they didn't know what to do, the official in front of the hall spoke: "Zhang Tidian, I knew you were coming, so we all came out to welcome you.

Don't worry, we didn't delay our official duties. We sent people to wait at the entrance of the Imperial Academy. After you come in, you can come over and notify us. We just came out."

Zhang Heng glanced at him and smiled: "Are you Zhu Chenzhong?"

Zhu Chenzhong was immediately overjoyed: "You actually remember me?"

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "At the Sutra Banquet, the suggestion you made about how to standardize the wording used in official documents made me think that you have a lot of ideas, so I will remember you."

Zhu Chenzhong immediately exclaimed: "Your memory is amazing. There were so many people listening to your lectures at that time, and you actually remembered Xiaoren, a little-known official. It's really amazing."

Zhang Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "What kind of petty official are you? As a post-official, especially a post-official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you control the civil affairs and finance of the Song Dynasty. Even a senior official cannot compare with you."

Zhu Chenzhongliandao dare not.

Another court official also laughed: "To remind you, do you remember me?"

Zhang Heng didn't even need to think too much and said: "Fang Yuanque, although you haven't asked any questions, you are one of the most serious people in listening to the class. I have already made an impression on you."

Fang Yuanque was surprised: "How do you know my name?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Before class, I arrived early, and then I listened to you introduce yourself to the people at the Privy Council, so I remembered, oh, yes, the person you were talking to should be called...

Su Zuosu, right?"

Several hundred people at the scene looked at each other.

Everyone knew that this Xin Ti Dian was an expert in government affairs, but they didn’t expect that his memory would be so horrifying. No wonder he was able to win three yuan in a row!

This is the thought of many people, but more people are horrified. Not only does this person have amazing political abilities, but his memory is so terrifying that they may not be able to do anything in the future. Once they are seen, they may

This is the fate of being exposed!

Zhang Heng saw everyone's expressions and knew that his goal of establishing authority today was achieved.

So Zhang Heng clapped his hands gently and said: "My colleagues, you have come to welcome me. I have received your thoughts. Thank you.

I was appointed by the government officials and the ministers of the political affairs hall to advise the house, and I felt a little uneasy because the affairs of the house were very complicated, which was unique among the five houses of Zhongshu.

But today I see that all of you are smart and capable generals, and my worries have disappeared. With you generals here, there will probably not be too many problems. I believe in you.

However, while everyone is here, I also have some thoughts that I would like to share with you in advance, and I hope everyone will take them into consideration.

I was appointed this time with a mission. In other words, I may not be able to do other things well, but I must do this well!

As for what happened, you will all know next, so there is no need to say more here.

What I want to say is, I can't control and don't want to care about you in the past, but now that I'm here, you have to follow my requirements.

I hope that you will work conscientiously and carry out the tasks assigned by me to the letter. If things are done well, I will reward you. If you do it perfunctorily, I will make it impossible for you to do it! That's it.

Gone!"

The subordinate officials immediately dispersed, leaving only three green-robed rear officials smiling bitterly in front of him.

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Take me to my mansion."

The three people quickly led Zhang Heng the way.

Zhu Chenzhong led the way and said with a wry smile: "Just a reminder, on your first day here, why bother to offend these people? If someone secretly stumbles you, there will be a big problem and you will be in trouble."

Zhang Heng smiled when he heard this. Of course he didn't say anything like a villain being afraid of power and not being virtuous. Instead, he said: "I am quite straightforward in my speech. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

The third official who did not talk to Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Be polite. Even if the superior officer says some harsh words, they have to listen. Anyone who dares to mess around will not be spared by the inferior officer."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "You are Qiao Xinyou, I've heard of you."

Qiao Xinyou said in surprise: "To remind you, this must be the first time we have met. How do you know me?"

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "I knew how to make imperial edicts before. When I was reviewing the imperial edict, I saw your annotation on it."

Qiao Xinyou was immediately shocked: "You...this is really amazing!"

Zhang Heng was not proud, but treated it as normal, changed the subject, and began to ask about other things.

Zhu Chenzhong, Qiao Xinyou, and Fang Yuanque did not dare to neglect. Once Zhang Heng asked about something, they would explain it in detail, for fear that Zhang Heng would point out any fallacies.

It's true that sometimes they may not know the data-related part, but Zhang Heng is able to explain it one by one. It seems that he has countless data in his heart and can take it out to slap others in the face at any time.

This makes them dare not neglect, and they must be fully prepared before reporting things in the future. Otherwise, if their mistakes are always pointed out, wouldn't they be considered as not serious about their work?

However, not long after chatting, someone from the Political Affairs Hall came over to look for Zhang Heng, and the subordinates informed: "Zhang mentioned something, Mr. Jia asked you to come over to discuss the matter."

Zhang Heng immediately stood up after hearing this and said to the others: "Let's do this for today. I will go listen to your husband's instructions."

The three of them stood up quickly and said, "If you have any suggestions, let's go ahead and get busy first."

Zhang Heng followed the subordinate officials to Jia Changchao's public house.

Jia Changchao was grading official work. When he saw Zhang Heng coming, he nodded with Zhang Heng: "Ju Zheng, sit down first. I still have some things to deal with here. You can make tea and drink it yourself."

After saying that, he lowered his head and concentrated on correcting official duties.

Zhang Heng nodded, cleaned the tea set, and then made tea. He looked leisurely and leisurely. He didn't look like he was in the prime minister's mansion, but rather like he had returned to the countryside and had a relaxing day.

Not long after, Jia Changchao stood up from behind the table, saw Zhang Heng's appearance, and said with a smile: "Ju Zheng is a man who understands life."

Zhang Heng quickly made a pot for Jia Changchao. Jia Changchao took a sip and sighed happily: "Bashi!"

Zhang Heng said: "Teacher, have you been very busy recently?"

Jia Chang nodded and said, "So I brought you here to help."

Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh: "The teacher said this, how should you deal with the previous reminders?"
To be continued...