Zhang Tingyu was worthy of being a famous official. Not only had his politics reached 90 points, even his intelligence had reached 85 points. Even his commanding skill, which was not a civil official's specialty, had reached 55 points.
In addition, Zhang Tingyu's specialty, Harmony, had improved the governance of the territory in all aspects. As expected of an Emperor level historical official. Compared to Fan Zhongyan and Tian Wenjing, he was a notch above them.
Zhang Tingyu's arrival made it easier for Ouyang Shuo to adjust the structure of the Southern Border Protectorate.
Previously, Ouyang Shuo had been in a dilemma about who to appoint to manage the governance of the territory.
But now, he had a perfect candidate.
As the head of the administrative bureau, Xiao He had to take care of the various departments of the administrative bureau. He could not put all his energy into governance. And the governance of the territory was the most important thing.
Thus, he had to choose an experienced and powerful person to take the helm.
Zhang Tingyu was naturally a suitable candidate.
In the last years of Kangxi's reign, when the governance was lax and politics were unclear, Zhang Tingyu was the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He resolutely banned the practice of bribery and severely punished treacherous officials. He also withstood pressure from all sides to severely punish the 'Tiger Subduing' official, 'Tiger Subduing Assistant Minister'.
Zhang Tingyu first started small and plugged up all the loopholes. Because he was deeply trusted by Emperor Kangxi, he had been an examiner for the imperial examination three times. This was something that almost no one could compare to at that time.
Other than reorganizing the government, Zhang Tingyu's arrival also helped to perfect the Southern Border Protectorate's memorial system.
In truth, the official letters coming and going from the territory were rather casual.
Ouyang Shuo was often away, so if there was anything, he would just write a letter and send it to the relevant departments or individuals through the relay stations. For example, this was the case with the previous restructuring of the army.
In between, there were no records or anything left behind.
It was precisely because there were no records that no one followed Ouyang Shuo's orders. It was all based on the intuition of his subordinates.
Previously, the territory was not large, so Ouyang Shuo had a clear idea of what to do. His subordinates were not crafty or deceitful. They would handle everything properly on time.
But now that the territory was officially divided into seven counties, he could no longer be so casual.
There were at least dozens of official letters coming and going every day.
Even if Ouyang Shuo was a god, he would still be too busy.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo issued a decree to expand the secretarial office as soon as he returned to Shanhai City.
In addition, it was imperative to establish a reasonable system of memorials.
When the Qing Dynasty first entered the Shanhaiguan Pass, they followed the old system of the former Ming Dynasty. Officials reported to the Emperor when they had something to report. For official matters, they used a title, and for private matters, they used a memorial. The questions were sealed, but the memorials were not. These two kinds of documents are open to the public, which is not conducive to the dissemination of information. Moreover, the procedures for handling the documents are cumbersome, and it is easy for secrets to be leaked.
During the reign of Yongzheng, Zhang Tingyu systematized memorials to the throne. For slightly more important matters, local officials would first write memorials to the throne, which would be approved by the Emperor. Only after that would they write an official report.
However, the contents of the memorial could not be written into the script. Thus, the title became a gobbledygook, and the memorial replaced the original role of the title, becoming the main official document.
This system persisted until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, Zhang Tingyu also established a perfect confidentiality system. In order to ensure that the contents of the memorials would not be leaked, the Qing court established a set of confidentiality system, making the memorials system even more perfect.
From then on, the memorial system was established as an official document system. Not only did it involve the implementation of the imperial court's decrees, but it also involved the distribution of power between the emperor and his officials.
Therefore, those who were not in the know would not be able to lead this reform.
Even the famous minister of a generation, Xiao He, was not as professional and knowledgeable as Zhang Tingyu when it came to drafting the memorials system for the territory, due to the limitations of the dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo brought Zhang Tingyu to the protectorate, but he was not in a hurry to appoint or dismiss him. Instead, he placed him in the secretary's office as the Marquis's political advisor, responsible for drafting the territory's memorials system.
Zhang Tingyu could also use this opportunity to understand the structure and operations of the Southern Protectorate. After all, the structure and operations of the protectorate were very different from the dynasties and generations.
Zhang Tingyu was swift and decisive. That afternoon, he began to busy himself.
Ouyang Shuo instructed his secretary, Lang Bai Nanpu, to fully cooperate with Zhang Tingyu, and began to busy himself with other matters.
As the end of the year approached, Gaia would probably make a series of big moves.
As the lord, Ouyang Shuo had to constantly pay attention to the system announcements to understand the latest developments in the game.
On the 30th day of the 12th month of the second year of Gaia, a system announcement resounded throughout the world.
"World Announcement: On the second anniversary of Earth's operation, the game will be undergoing its third update, effective immediately. For the details, please check the official website."
Regardless of whether it was adventurer players or Lord players, they were extremely concerned about the annual system update. Even a small change could affect their future decisions.
In the second system update, the hidden professions, secret realms, and the Miracle System had greatly enriched the gameplay of adventure-type players.
In a year, the status of adventure-type players had significantly improved. The appearance of a large number of mercenary groups and their participation in the wilderness battlefield was the most obvious example.
Taking this opportunity, the guilds of the Nine Great Royal Cities also experienced a deep reshuffle.
No one knew what interesting content would be in this update.
Therefore, when the announcement came out, Ouyang Shuo immediately logged into the official website to check the update.
[1] Super Trading Platform is canceled.
The super trading platform, which had been in operation for two years, was officially offline from today onwards. The transactions between players, including the trade between lords and merchant associations, could only be completed face-to-face.
Other than that, there were only physical channels such as the auction houses and shops in the various cities.
All goods could no longer be instantly teleported through the super trading platform's teleportation array.
For the players, especially the Overlord players, the first update was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
Ouyang Shuo had long expected this, so he was very calm.
Ouyang Shuo could also guess Gaia's intentions.
There was no doubt that in the early stages of the game, the super trading platform's remote trading function played a crucial role for the lord players to establish a foundation in the wilderness.
At that time, the Nine Great Royal Cities also played the dual roles of a system city and a "nanny."
Now, the game had been in operation for two years.
Even the worst lord had promoted his territory to a second-class county or above.
Obviously, in Gaia's view, the role of "nanny" played by the king cities was about to come to an end.
It was time for the lord of the wilderness to survive independently.
After all, Gaia's goal was not to do charity, but to select the strong.
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