Returning to Chang'an again, it has been 12 years later, and the changes in Chang'an are really too great, and it is more prosperous than before.

Li Zhonghua and his family returned to Chang'an in a very low-key manner, but what they did not expect was that the new emperor Li Ke still got the news and led the Chinese military officials of the dynasty to meet Li Zhonghua outside the gate of Chang'an.

"Minister Li Zhonghua greets Your Majesty!"

"Sister, meet Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Li Ke was the emperor and personally led people to greet him outside the city gate, Li Zhonghua still had a little feeling in his heart.

"The king of Liaodong County is flat, the eldest princess of Jinyang is flat, we are all a family, there is no need to be polite." Li Ke said with a very happy smile.

After that, he introduced the civil and military officials who came to greet him, some of whom he knew and some of whom he didn't.

I know Lu Guogong Cheng Zhijie, Eguo Gong Chi Jingde, British Gong Li Tao and others.

The British Duke Li Tao, who was one of the auxiliary ministers of Emperor Taizong's posthumous order, is now crowned as the right servant of Shangshu Province, and is in charge of the government together with Li Zhonghua, the left servant.

Yu Zhining, who served in the middle and Chu Suiliang in the middle of the book, were also the auxiliary ministers of Taizong Li Shimin's posthumous life.

The name of the Ministry of Rites is Xu Jingzong, although Li Zhonghua is the first time to see this person, Li Zhonghua is not unfamiliar with this person's name at all.

In history, Xu Jingzong was a supporter of Wu Zetian, and he also gained power through Wu Zetian, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and he was one of the culprits who unjustly killed Li Ke, the king of Wu.

As for Sun Wuji, the prince of Zhao State, who should have been in power and in favor of the government and the opposition, and the official worshiped the Taiwei, because of the appearance of Li Zhonghua, he had already died.

On the streets of Chang'an, the biggest change is that in addition to the original bluestone pavement, the other pavements are paved with cement roads, which are neat and clean.

In Anrenfang's home, the plaque of the Shuangliu County Men's Mansion that used to hang on the door of the mansion has been replaced by the Wangfu of Liaodong County.

In order to welcome the return of his master, Wu Zetian had already ordered someone to clean the house spotlessly.

Li Zhonghua returned to Chang'an to take up his post, and the happiest person was Wu Zetian.

Before, he was reluctant to give up, the business empire he operated in Chang'an, for so many years, he and Li Zhonghua have always been less together and more separated, and the loneliness in his heart is something that ordinary people can understand.

Now I can finally take care of my business and my husband, although there are a lot of sisters, I can only take the turn once in ten days and half a month, and accompany my husband all night, but compared to the previous year, I can't even see my husband for a few years, it's really much stronger, Wu Zetian's heart is already very satisfied.

Compared with the love and affection of two people, Wu Zetian prefers to enjoy, this feeling of holding huge power in his hands, Zhonghua Group has become thriving under her management, and the business is getting bigger and bigger.

As the left servant of Shangshu Province, Li Zhonghua has too many official affairs to deal with every day, and after returning home at night, there are still many people every day, handing over the post, wanting to curry favor with him.

Of course, these people could not come to the door empty-handed, most of them must have generous gifts, and some simply sent the cheque issued by the Bank of China.

No wonder so many people are keen to be officials, and after becoming officials, they want to be big officials, the bigger the officials, the more opportunities to receive gifts, and the heavier the gifts given by others.

However, Li Zhonghua is not short of money, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as rich and rival the country, so no matter who comes to give gifts, he refuses to accept them.

After coming to Datang for so long, Li Zhonghua couldn't adapt to the official system of Datang.

When Li Shimin was in power, he carried out a reform of the official system, which made the official system even more complicated, and the phenomenon of one person holding multiple positions was very ordinary.

The salaries of officials in Datang are not very high, and the prices in Chang'an have shown a straight upward trend in recent years, making it a big problem for officials to survive if they only hold one position.

And if an official wears multiple hats, they can receive multiple salaries, which greatly relieves the pressure of life.

But a person's energy is limited after all, so many people's work is centered on his main position, and as for other part-time jobs, they are basically nothing, as if they are just to get a few more salaries.

In addition, there are positions in the army, which is the same, anyway, Li Zhonghua feels that his head is big, and there are a lot of various captains alone, and he can't figure out which captain is more senior.

Therefore, Li Zhonghua felt that it was imperative to reform the official system and the military system, otherwise he would be really tired as a left-handed servant of Shangshu Province.

As a result, Li Zhonghua wrote his first report after taking office, system reform.

The first is to divide the ten provinces of the country into several provinces, divide large cities into cities, merge several small counties into one city, and select the most influential county seat as the city government station.

In the countryside outside the county seat, choose a place with a market and set it up as a township or town to manage the surrounding villages.

The most influential and prosperous large cities will be set up as provincial capital cities, and important large cities such as Luoyang, Dayuan, Chang'an, and Yangzhou will be classified as municipalities directly under the direct management of the imperial court.

From the central government to the province, from the province to the city, from the city to the county, from the county to the township, from the township to the villages. A model at the level of management at the first level.

Each level has a principal officer, four to six deputies, who have jurisdiction over all matters within the territory and may vote in the event of a dispute.

The sum of the official positions of government shall be an odd number, and if more than half of the people agree, it shall be deemed to have been voted on.

The purpose of this is to play a role in mutual supervision and mutual control, and only when something major has occurred and cannot be handled can it be reported to the superiors.

Officials at all levels are appointed for five-year terms, with a maximum of two consecutive terms.

Officials can be transferred from province to province, from city to city, and from township to town within the county, so as to prevent officials from becoming intertwined and corrupt after they have been in one place for a long time.

Regulatory bodies have been set up in various localities to supervise officials at all levels and public sentiment in various localities. Establish bureaucratic departments at all levels to be responsible for assessing the performance of officials at all levels, as an important basis for promotion, reuse, and demotion.

In principle, the appointment and dismissal of officials at all levels in townships and towns are mainly screened by the county-level officials and reported to the city-level officials, while the county-level officials are screened by the city-level officials and reported to the provincial-level officials.

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