Chapter 182: Northern Jingzhou
Three days later, Zhao Huan left Jingnan, and took the generals to Nanfeng Mansion, seeing that the palaces and pavilions in the city were very majestic, although not as many and exquisite as Tokyo, but it was not a few months to complete, and he secretly resented Wang Qing for not being angry, so he pointed to the generals and said: "At the beginning, I wanted to demolish Genyue, which everyone in the world hated, and the official family threatened with death, so I didn't dismantle it." Although this kind of majestic temple looks magnificent and can be admired by people, if it is a loss of people's power and wealth, then it is not admiration in the hearts of the people, but hatred! Wang Qing was expected by everyone, but he only cared about his own majesty, and finally ended up betraying his relatives and fleeing south to Yun'an, but he did not give in! ”
Zong Ze, Xu Guanzhong, Li Zhu, Xiao Jiasui and others all said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really cares about the world, naturally it is not comparable to Wang Qing", Zhao Huan did not have any joy in his heart when he heard this, but was deeply worried about the future of the Great Song Dynasty.
Among the three major Kou, Wang Qing is the easiest to pacify, but Jiangnan has the possibility of the Yangtze River natural danger and Hebei Tianhu have the possibility of taking refuge in Liaojin, and both sides are not so easy to win.
Taking a step back, even if you can win the war, the damage to the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty will not be recoverable in a short time. Knowing that their rebellion was justified, and knowing that their rebellion would be difficult to succeed, Zhao Huan was extremely conflicted in his heart.
Throughout the ages, if the leader is from an upper-class background, he has a lot of knowledge and ambitions, and he knows that if he is acting in a way to win the hearts of the people, the bottom line is not so low, and it is easy to succeed.
But the reckless heroes who rebelled, except for Han Gaozu, no one has succeeded so far. Back then, Zhang Jiao, Dou Jiande, and Huang Chao made such a big fuss, and the ending was still a failure, and the reason was similar to Wang Qingdu, because there were few people in the world and many selfish people, so it was naturally difficult to achieve a big thing.
Zhu Taizu of later generations is also counted as one. But the main reason why Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled was that the people of the Central Plains had a very low degree of recognition of the Qin Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, and there was no big family with a climate and power at that time.
Like Wang Qing, Tian Hu, and Fang La, the people who follow them will be very right at first, because most of them yearn for justice; But soon followers will discover that their new leader is no different from the original, that their desire for justice is still far away, and that they will "love deeply and hate deeply" and turn to the court.
If the people do not return to their hearts, and the soldiers have no will to fight, it will naturally be difficult to accomplish things, so in the end, it comes down to the army - who to fight for, whether they are willing to fight, whether they are willing to fight to the death, and whether other soldiers are afraid after the death of the war, these four core questions.
The current Great Song Dynasty, if you want to save it, who else will you save me?
This is not to say how noble he Zhao Huan is, but thinking about the shame of Jingkang a few years later, there is no idea of pleasure in his heart. But Wang Qing didn't know that Jingkang's shame would happen, and even if it did, they might not have a sense of responsibility to the people of the Great Song Dynasty like themselves.
With a lot of thoughts, Zhao Huan sat on the dragon chair where Wang Qing had once sat and motioned for others to sit casually.
Soon, everyone sat neatly according to their qualifications and identities.
See! The bureaucratic consciousness in his bones is very obvious, even if these people are all heroes in the world, if Wang Qing has the courage, there will also be Wang Qing's fate.
In the same way, these people originally resented corrupt officials, but when they become officials, if there is a breeding ground, they will soon become a new wave of corrupt officials.
The current Huaixi is a blank piece of paper, and he Zhao Huan can achieve anything he paints, so the next appointment is very important.
The political system of the Great Song Dynasty has many merits, but it also has obvious flaws, and how to improve it has become one of its biggest problems. It is absolutely not enough to rely on a single military command department.
Zhao Huan looked at them silently, his mind full of political reform, which he had been considering.
Li Zhu and the others looked confused, waiting for Zhao Huan to speak.
Zhao Huan had been calculating for more than a quarter of an hour, and finally made a decision.
"Huaixi is in ruins, this prince thinks too much, don't care."
Naturally, no one cared, and they echoed Zhao Huan.
"This is the hometown of Beijingzhou, which has always been rich, but what I have seen and heard in the past few days is a dilapidation. The prince believes that there is not only the responsibility of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the sins created by Wang Qing. But I don't plan to pursue it anymore, the key is how to make Huaixi recover people's livelihood faster! ”
"The Great Song Dynasty has always had the problem of redundant officials, redundant troops, and redundant expenses, and Huaixi can no longer afford to toss, and I want to implement leniency."
"From today onwards, the military state system will be abolished, and this place will be changed to North Jingzhou, and the other side of the river will be changed to South Jingzhou, replacing the original road, province and state capital. Under Beijingzhou are more than 50 counties, which can save many officials and expenses. ”
"There is no chief official in Northern Jingzhou, and the prince is the head of the state. There are seven divisions - the Department of Finance and Endowment, which replaces the original Department of Transit and is in charge of finance and taxation; Department of Agriculture, in charge of agricultural affairs; the Criminal Division, with unchanged functions, is in charge of judicial prisons; Bachelor's Division, in charge of academic affairs; the Department of Supervision, which is responsible for public-private supervision; the Department of Public Works, in charge of water conservancy and official roads; The Secretarial Division, which is responsible for the coordination between the Divisions and for unassigned matters, has the right to speak out at any time to the Prince and Tokyo, but has no jurisdiction over the other six Divisions. ”
"In addition, the royal family has established a royal firm, and all affairs such as salt, iron, tea, and mines are under the control of the royal firm, and local officials are no longer involved."
"All forbidden armies, box armies, and township soldiers have been abolished, and the military in the state is supervised by the forbidden army Qilin Army."
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Governor of the Seventh Division is very important, can anyone be selected?"
Li Zhu, Xiao Jiasui and others immediately thought about it.
According to Zhao Huan, there are more than 50 counties in Northern Jingzhou, that is to say, the six divisions in addition to the secretary department directly govern these more than 50 counties, and although the power is not centralized, it is very large.
And the secretary department is equivalent to Zhao Huan's eyes, ears and confidants, and its importance is self-evident.
Talent ...... in North Jingzhou
Li Zhu looked at Zhao Huan and was silent.
"Li Yi!"
"In!"
Zhao Huan's sudden roll call startled Li Kai. He didn't know whether Zhao Huan wanted to promote him or ask questions, so he was a little uneasy.
"You are the first Governor of the Secretarial Division!"
"Thank you, Your Highness! The minister will go all out and live up to high expectations! ”
Li Yi was about to jump up excitedly.
One of the seven governors of Northern Jingzhou, he is still the prince's henchman, he Li Yi can be regarded as turning from a pheasant to a phoenix in an instant, and this kind of kindness can only be repaid by swearing.
Zhao Huan smiled and nodded, the governor of the secretary department, loyalty and ability are indispensable, and Li Yi is still quite suitable.
He looked at Liu Min again, a talent that Xu Guanzhong admired.
"Liu Min!"
Liu Min was surprised and moved, and hurriedly got up.
"You're the Governor of the Farm Division!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation! Weichen will turn North Jingzhou into the granary of the Great Song Dynasty! ”