Wu Haogu was not an official who was admitted to the imperial examination, nor was he an official who came into the army, so there were restrictions on the issue of being assigned. He had to be over 25 years old, otherwise the emperor would need to issue a special order to hold a real position.

However, Wu Haogu has made so many great achievements now, so he is indeed qualified to ask Zhao Xu to issue a special order.

Zhao Xu thought for a while and asked again: "It's better to send him a good job? A military officer from the seventh rank can be awarded the title of county magistrate."

The county magistrates of the Song Dynasty were divided into county magistrates and magistrates. Among them, civil officials who were from Jinshi were appointed as county magistrates, while officials who were not from Jinshi were appointed as county magistrates. In addition, military officers of the Song Dynasty could also serve as local officials, among which the ambassadors could serve as county magistrates.

The county magistrate or magistrate is not a small official anymore. The ranks of the position have been held from the seventh rank to the sixth rank. Those with high officials become county magistrates in large counties, while those with low officials are in charge of small counties. Those with good martial arts can't control Chi County (inside the capital) and Ji County (outside the capital). Wang County (more than 4,000 households) are also on the rise, and at most county magistrates in tight counties (more than 3,000 households, less than 4,000 households).

However, Wu Haogu is too young and has been an official for a short time, so it is still a bit inappropriate to be a county magistrate.

Zhang Dun said at this time: "Your Majesty, I think Wu Haogu is not suitable for being a county magistrate. He is called a military officer, but in fact he is a businessman. He has just joined the official position and may be difficult to be a county magistrate."

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "I think he can't be the county magistrate. But how can he be? I'm afraid he's even more inappropriate to be a chief minister, right? Why would he be asked to go to the Guanmen Office to be an official?"

The chief commander, also known as the chief commander of the military, was a commander of the military commander. He was divided into chief commanders of the province and was equivalent to the guard commander of later generations. Obviously, he was not an official who could be appointed by Wu Haogu.

The Guanmensi is the yamen in charge of the palace gate, and it also controls the errands of officials to meet. They are usually done for the artists of the generals or the capitalists of the generals, which is suitable for Wu Haogu. However, Wu Haogu did not want to watch Zhao Xu's door...

Zhang Dun said carefully: "I think this Jiehe Shang City is a place where Wu Haogu can manage it."

Zhao Xu frowned slightly. Wu Haogu County Magistrate can't be the mayor, can he do it?

Zhang Dun continued: "Jiehe Commercial City does not exist now, and the court will not pay to collect and build the Commercial City. Everything needs to be built and managed by merchants. The court is only responsible for reaching an agreement with the Liao people, and at the same time, it will open a Maritime Bureau to manage the taxes and purchases of goods when entering other lands from the Commercial City to the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, serving as the head of Jiehe Shangshi and the corresponding Jiehe Shangshi Shibo Office must be extremely proficient in business, both business and official positions. I believe that it is most appropriate for Wu Haogu to take these two positions."

In fact, there is another person who is more suitable to serve as the "Mayor of Lighthouse City" in Zhang Dun's entanglement, which is Ji Yi, who has not returned to Liao Kingdom.

However, in Zhang Dun's opinion, "Mayor of Lighthouse City" is fat, but it is not a real lack of money.

First of all, the "Mayor of Lighthouse City" must be a businessman, and he must be a big businessman, otherwise he would not be able to do it at all. In this way, this position is inseparable from the word "courageous". Who would be willing to wear the hat of "prodigal businessman" on his head in the officialdom? Wu Haogu is a "dirty official" with "no background" and naturally he has to find an errand that can make money.

Ji Yi is a student and is about to pass the Jinshi. He should first go to the Hanlin Academy and become a civic minister in the school like the Bachelor's Academy, and then go to the Censorate to be a censor. Only in this way can he accumulate people's expectations and become a successor to the new party in the future. How can he become a business leader? If he wants to be a "merchant leader" for a few years, then he will not be able to recommend joining the two governments.

Therefore, if anyone in the court wants to become the "Mayor of Lighthouse City" one day, he will not go.

And the officials who were willing to go were all eager to make a big fuss. But now the Jiehe Market still has no horoscope! There is a wheat field by the Jiehe River... There is no contract to the fields! There is no need to catch them!

Who is willing to do this kind of "dirty official" who has no money to make?

And even if you are willing to do it, you can't do it!

Even if we negotiated with the Liao Kingdom, Jiehe Commercial Market would not have any investment of hundreds of thousands of yuan. And the court would not pay the money, and it would have to be handed over to the rich merchants in Kaifeng Prefecture for them to take it out.

If you have such great ability to get an official in the court, you can get the wealthy merchants in Kaifeng Prefecture to pay? I'm afraid that only Wu Haogu is... How long has his Christie's business been opened? It's already so fat. And you're about to marry Pan Xiao'an, a wealthy merchant from the Pan family. The dowry alone will be hundreds of thousands!

He can take out hundreds of thousands of dollars from building a market!

In addition, Jiehe Market is mostly "jointly organized by the Song and Liao dynasties". In other words, there must be friends of sufficient level in the Liao Kingdom. Wu Haogu met this condition and was really the best candidate to serve as the "mayor".

However, the mayor of Shangshi should not be appointed by the Song Dynasty court in theory, but Zhao Xu could also make an exception to facilitate the establishment of Jiehe Shangshi in Wuhao.

The Maritime Trade Bureau is a government office similar to the customs and also in charge of maritime transactions. It is definitely necessary to set up a market - Jiehe Commercial Market can be a "place outside the pass", but goods entering the Song Dynasty through the Commercial Market must still be managed by the Maritime Trade Bureau.

Therefore, Wu Haogu asked Zhang Dun for the appointment of Jiehe Shibo Office to manage official affairs.

After hearing Zhang Dun's explanation, Zhao Xu smiled: "Zhang Qing is right, so he gave Wu Haogu the official business of Jiehe Shipin Department, and gave him the name of Jiehe Shangshi to facilitate his actions.

As for the recommendation of Jiehe Maritime Shipping Office, as usual, it should be the Transfer Envoy of Hebei East Road... Zhang Qing, do you think Wu Anji can take on this responsibility?"

Wu Anchi was Wang Anshi's son-in-law, from Pucheng, Fujian, and a fellow villager with Zhang Dun. However, he was not a member of the new party, but a person with an old party. His father Wu Chong was a general of the old party. After Wang Anshi's resignation as his minister, he was appointed as a disciple and asked to summon Sima Guang to return it.

However, Wu Anji failed to pass the Jinshi and became an official, so he was not as difficult as his father Wu Chong, and he was generally more cooperative. Therefore, during Zhang Dun's time in power, he was still a transferee from Hebei East Road for several years.

"Your Majesty, Wu Anji's term of office is about to expire. If the Shangcheng City cannot be officially started, it is time to leave the position." Zhang Dun said, "So I suggest that he does not have to be responsible for the establishment of Jiehe Shangcheng City. Another member can be assigned to serve as the Jiehe Municipal Shipin Site."

Zhao Xu thought it was right. Wu Anchi should step down in a few months, and probably he didn't have the heart to take care of Jiehe Commercial City. It would be better to send another member.

"Who is better to take the position of the procuratorate?" Zhao Xu asked again.

"I recommend Zhang Tianjue, a servant of the Secretariat," Zhang Dun recommended his confidant Zhang Shangying, "Your Majesty can order Zhang Tianjue to succeed as the Transportation Envoy of Hebei East Road."

"Okay," Zhao Xu nodded, "The construction of Jiehe Commercial City does require the participation of important officials, and Zhang Shangying is indeed competent." He paused, "The next birthday envoy to Liao will also give him the birthday celebration, and let him discuss this matter with the Liao people.

In addition, the Transportation Office of Hebei East Road can also contact the Nanjing Road Remaining Office of Liao Kingdom. It is said that the two roads in Hebei are far away from Haikou and are inconvenient to trade. It is better to set up a large market in the two countries at the sea estuary on both sides of the Jiehe River, which is jointly managed by the two dynasties and the merchants are autonomous."

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"The mayor of Jiehe Shangshi? Mayor?"

Wu Haogu learned the good news that he was the mayor in the government office of the Hanlin Academy of Painting the next morning. At that time, he was organizing his spy paintings in Liao Dynasty with his two students, Zhang Zeduan and Du Wenyu. They were all pencil sketches that were not easy to preserve, and they must be changed into landscape paintings and bounding paintings written by both the staff as soon as possible.

In addition, Ma Zhi also gave Wu Haogu many "military maps" of Liao Kingdom, including the map of Xijin Prefecture City. If you piece it together, you can also make up a complete map of Xijin Prefecture, and there is no problem in making a few sand tables and models (city models).

Just when he was thinking about what official he could get after making so many achievements, Yang Jian sent an imperial edict to Wu Haogu.

This time, the official family was really good. The Wu rank official was promoted to the seventh level and was promoted to the deputy envoy of the East Shanghe Sect! He was an ambassador, two levels older than Pan Xiao'an's official position. He also issued a special order to Wu Haogu two dispatchers, one was the manager of Jiehe Market and the other was the head of Jiehe Market. Does this mayor mean? Wu Haogu has become the mayor now, and the official is really not small!

"Your official is promoted very quickly!"

Yang Jian, who came to issue an imperial edict, smiled and said to Wu Haogu: "This holy favor is really rare."

"Aren't you guys taking care of me?" Wu Haogu also laughed like a Jing'er, took out a 500-ton personal friend from the bag and handed it to Yang Jian. His official fortune was good, but the "official ethics" really reached the point of shame for time travelers.

All along the way, I have been bribing! It has become a habit to bribe. I always bring a large amount of personal friends to give it to someone... It's really a "great official"!

When he took the personal friend handed over by Wu Haogu, Yang Jian's face immediately filled with smiles and bowed, "Chongdao is really polite... By the way, the official family has an oral order to ask you to go to Chongzheng Palace to meet you tomorrow afternoon. This is the treatment of a noble person!"

Before Wu Haogu was the attendant chief of the Hanlin Painting Academy, not a foreign official. Of course, he did not have to take the normal procedures for the emperor to meet the emperor.

But now he has "employed" and is no longer a member of the Painting Academy, but an ordinary minister. He has to queue up to meet him. For example, at his level, it was normal to wait for a month last year. How could he arrange to meet him tomorrow? This holy favor is a bit too much... If the current official family is Zhao Ji, of course there is no problem, but Zhao Xu and himself are not that close.

Wu Haogu thought about it and asked, "Official Yang, will the official family still meet Mr. Murong tomorrow?"

"Yes," Yang Jian asked, "There is someone named Murong Wangyou...How do you know?"
Chapter completed!