The patrol system of the Tang Dynasty was created and improved by Liu Yan. At this time, the patrols along the canal transport and important roads across the country were generally divided into three levels: the patrol, the patrol and the sub-court.

The status of Liuhou is the most important, and there are only a few places in the country, such as Chang'an, Luoyang, Heyin, Yangzhou, etc. These places run through the lifeline of the national economy, so the official is called "Liuhou". He usually leads the rank of the rank of the lieutenant (or Yuanwailang), that is, the attendant censor (or the attendant censor in the palace), which belongs to the rank of 10-11 in the official system;

Further down there is the local patrol court, the chief is called "Zhi's Court". He is usually appointed as the Censor of the Palace and the Censor of the Supervisor, and belongs to the 11-15th level;

As for the lower sub-scheduled institute, the chief is called "Zhi Case", and the official title is the lowest, and many of them are tested for marble evaluation, such as Taichang Temple Xielu Lang or Fengli Lang, or even Wei Zuo, who belong to the 16th level and later.

The sources of the inspectors are quite complicated: if some local officials of prefectures and counties are attracted, they can "retain" their posts and work part-time in the inspection. This is called the "retain" official. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, there was a person named Liu Maozhen who originally went to Sizhou to participate in the military affairs of Sicang. However, because of his ability to manage finances, he was "retained" by the Salt and Iron Department at that time, and he served as the magistrate of the Jijin Branch Inspection Institute. He received the salary of Sicang to participate in the military affairs, but he was in the affairs of the inspectors, which was a typical example of the separation of "reward" and official positions ("Episode of Liu Maozhen").

Of course, even if there are gouliu officials, they are at the level of the branch patrol. For Wang Haichao or Meng Zhongyang, they came to Yangzi and Shoulu as officials, and were directly appointed by the Duzhi Department and the Salt and Iron Transport Department (i.e. Pei Yanling and Zhang Pang). When the "suspended office" is time, they do not have to participate in the selection of the Ministry of Personnel, but are directly recommended by the Duzhi Department and the Salt and Iron Commission. Together with the marching Sima, judge and secretary under the Jiedushi, they participated in the assessment called "Winter Recommendation". The promotion is much more convenient than ordinary officials.

The Yangzi Duzhi's backyard was originally in charge of the transfer of two taxes, but Wang Haichao had also swallowed the original Yangzi Salt and Iron Patrol to his own hands. It can be said that the two taxes and the salt profit was all under his management. This is the confidence of his "self-forming" in Huainan and the reason why Meng Zhongyang and him had a heavy festival.

Of course, Wang Haichao was very respectful to Gao Yue during this visit.

In addition to Gao Yue being the Minister of the Secretariat, who theoretically has leadership over the three departments, there is another more important one:

Previously, salt merchants in Jingmen, Hanyang and Yicheng were tragically swept away, and many of them were agents in Yangzhou.

The anxious big salt merchant in Yangzhou collectively found Wang Haichao, hoping that Gao Yue could open the door, release people, and return goods.

"Yue is in the capital, and he has a deep relationship with Master Pei, a little scholar Pei of the Duzhi. You are recommended by Master Pei, so it is equivalent to Yue's friend." At this moment, Gao Yue and Yang Yuanqing were completely different. He changed into a casual face. He first enthusiastically tried to keep Wang Haichao and drank tea. Then he suddenly looked like frigid and emphasized his tone, "So Yue honestly told me that the salt merchant's affairs are not what you should ask for as a person who is the Duzhi, and it is not something you can ask for. Then you will only cause trouble, so why bother?"

When Wang Haichao heard this, he looked at Gao Yue with sharp eyes and immediately his back was filled with cold air.

He was only a person who knew that Yangzi was in the backyard with the title of the Censor Xian. If he was really in the Censorate, he could fight against Gao Yue for two rounds. However, as long as this person in this place was controlled by more than ten roads, the senior Gao Tang, who was in charge of the military and political power of the Central Secretariat and the important towns, could push him to death like an ant. But these salt merchants were arrested by the military governments of the three towns of Shandong, Jingnan and Eyue, and the big salt merchants flocked to plead with him, the chief of the patrol, and they were caught in it, and they did have indescribable pain.

"Mr. Ji... Actually, I am just worried about what I need to pacify Huaixi... After all, a big merchant promised me that as long as Mr. Ji could fly a certificate to negotiate, he would contribute 500,000 yuan of military money..." At this moment, Wang Haichao stood up, stood respectfully in front of Gao Yue, and was still lingering for the salt merchants in Yangzhou.

Gao Yue calmly turned his back and picked up two good dates from the sandalwood high-legged fruit plate and put them into Wang Haichao's teacup. Then he waved his hand and walked out with the officer in the curtain behind him, holding an open letter in his hand.

"This letter was delivered to you by Mr. Xiao Pei. Of course, he did not dare to bypass this path, so he gave it to this path for review in advance."

Gao Yue's words made Wang Haichao even more frightened:

On the surface, this action was Pei Yanling bowing to Gao Yue, but in fact it means that the prime minister's power is beginning to occupy and penetrate the three departments!

During the Daizong period, the top financial management officer in the court was Liu Yan. At first, he was the magistrate of Duzhi and the salt and iron transport commander. Later, Liu Yan and Han Huan joined forces. Liu Yan was in charge of the Southeast wealth in the name of salt and iron transport, and Han Huan was in charge of the wealth in the west as the Minister of Revenue. However, whether it was Liu Yan or Han Huan, he was still under the jurisdiction of Quan Xiang Yuanzai. Every time Liu Yan wrote a letter to Yuanzai, he had to call himself "boy";

Yang Yan was in charge of the country and recommended the two tax laws, but as the prime minister, he did not directly manage the Three Divisions. At most, he reclaimed the power of the sanctuary and salt and iron, so that he could return to the Ministry of Revenue in the Shangshu Province normally. Although Yang Yan's subsequent prime ministers or chiefs of the Three Divisions fought, most of them still followed the framework of the rights and rights of the Liu Yan era.

Until Gao Yue took over the power of the shuheng, he nominally said that the prime minister was a polite official, not a government official, and did not ask about the affairs of the three officials. But in fact, he first used the model of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat to write the Golden Palace to connect with the imperial power, and then asked the three ministers to detain the six ministries and sentence the three officials, and began to use the institutions of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat to quietly infringe on the rights of the three officials of the Ministry of Revenue.

No matter what, Gao Yue’s actions have sent a strong signal: the prime minister has begun to directly play the role of financial management.

When Wang Haichao unfolds Pei Yanling's letter paper, it is full of flattery to Gao Yue, and he clearly requires him to burn out the power of Yangzi's backyard, the Salt and Iron Patrol, and the Transportation Institute to assist Ji Gongping in Caizhou. If you have any abruptness, the Duzhisi will be the first to spare you and stop your vocation immediately, and you will not say good things about you in the winter recommendation. Don't end up staying in the patrol for two years and have to go home to stay for ten years. I believe you don't want to suffer such an end.

Now Wang Haichao was completely enlightened. He understood that if the thoughts in his head were not changed, he would have to change people.

He wiped his sweat, sat on the bed again, and received the tea handed over by Gao Yue.

Dates floated in the tea soup, exuding a strong fragrance. He sipped his mouth and his whole chest was extremely soft.

Then Gao Yue smiled with satisfaction, "The salt merchants are not your business, so I will migrate to Shouchun immediately. If they want to catch people, they will go to Shouzhou to the west and make a fetch in front of my journey."

Then Gao Yue also drank tea soup, paused, and said to Wang Haichao: "Salt merchants... originally ate the food of the court, but they were just maggots that were fattened in the house. What can they create by themselves? If the court is threatened by these maggots, then they can still call the court. It's time to feed the ducks and geese with maggots..."

Wang Haichao suddenly felt that his neck was half shorter.
Chapter completed!