In October 1126, Emperor Li Nan held a grand ceremony in the city of Tokyo.

This time I came to celebrate the expansion of the empire, and secondly, to reward the ministers of the empire who worked hard during this time, after all, since ancient times, the destruction of the country is not trivial.

In addition to all the important ministers of the empire who have made meritorious contributions, the army has also been expanded again due to the increase in the territory of the empire.

The patrol troops who were expanded into the five major legions this time did not return to various places, but all became official soldiers of the empire, increasing the full number of the major legions to 50,000.

Li Gang was ordered to form the Royal Sixth Army, with a full strength of 50,000 men.

Mrs. Qing ordered the formation of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Royal Navy, with 100 warships of all kinds and 50,000 naval soldiers.

After counting the addition of a new army unit and a naval fleet, the number of standing regular troops in the Chinese Empire reached 500,000, which may sound like a lot, but it was far from enough for such a large country.

Li Nan discussed with the Ministry of Defense that when the newly occupied land was digested, the empire would again form five legions to keep the number of standing soldiers at about one million to guard against the Jin Kingdom in the north, the Western Xia in the west, and the Zhenla in the south.

The Fourth and Fifth Legions of the Empire continued to be stationed in various crossings and cities on the south bank of the Yellow River to defend against the Jin Kingdom in the north, and the Third Group of the Empire advanced northwest to the former Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Military Road, guarding against the Western Xia, which was at war with the Tufan tribes.

In addition to the Imperial Forest Legion, which followed Li Nan as emperor, several other legions also dispersed in regimental units and radiated to the newly occupied state capitals, and their goal was to eliminate the routs, thieves, mountain bandits, and other vicious forces that took advantage of the chaos to cause harm to the people.

There are still many state capitals in the original Song Dynasty that have not changed banners, so the major legions still need to supervise their submission to the empire, as for those who are stubborn and refuse to resist, the swords and guns of the imperial legions are naturally not decorations.

After the military affairs were dealt with, there were still countless civil affairs problems that came to Li Nan.

Since taking most of the territory of the Song State, those state capitals that were plagued by the army of Qinzong Zhao Huan and the Jin State, as well as the people who could not eat, all needed Li Nan to find a way to remedy them.

All dynasties and dynasties have the practice of the imperial court to distribute money and grain for disaster relief, this time there are many people who have encountered military disasters, the fields and crops have been destroyed, and the grain stored in the family has been robbed of all the people who can not live at all, so Li Gang, Cai You and Zong Ze and others have written to hope that the emperor Li Nan can transfer grain from the south to the north to save the victims who are about to starve to death.

The new Chinese Empire had never had the practice of opening warehouses to release grain and providing free relief to the common people, because this would not help and would easily cause problems such as uneven distribution and riots among the victims.

Li Nan appointed Zong Ze as the deputy minister of the Imperial Ministry of Communications, and he would go to the severely affected places to recruit those affected by the disaster to build roads, as long as those who were willing to work, there would naturally be enough food to eat.

The gap between the north and the south of today's empire is still very large, especially in various infrastructures.

The empire started from Lingnan, so the roads in the areas further south were better, and now the provinces of Jiaozhi, Champong and Dali, and even cement roads have been paved to the village level, while most of the newly occupied areas north of the Yangtze River are still dirt roads.

There are too many things that need to be done in the northern land, and Li Nan estimates that during Zong Ze's tenure, he will probably have to deal with various infrastructure such as water conservancy, roads, bridges, and ports.

As the king of a country, although there are many courtiers who do things for him, there are always thousands of things about the country that need to be decided by him.

In the Johara Imperial Palace in Tokyo, now the Imperial Palace, the various folds and proposals stacked on Li Nan's desk are half a foot high.

After reading another piece of music and throwing it on the table, Li Nan leaned back and sighed deeply.

Lao Tzu said in the Tao Te Ching: "To govern a big country, if you cook a small fresh." ”

From ancient times to the present, many politicians like to quote this sentence to remind those in power.

The popular understanding of the meaning of this sentence is: governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and the seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar should be placed just right, not more or less.

Since Li Nan became the emperor, he has been cooking this dish carefully, but he also feels more and more that life has become boring.

Now Li Nan has to participate in the morning at 6 o'clock in the morning, and after 10 o'clock, he still needs to deal with more than eight hours of recitals, this kind of hard work is really not pleasant.

Li Nan's favorite time for practicing martial arts has been greatly reduced, and even the few concubines who followed him to the northern realm have been left out in the cold for a long time.

Breaking out of the couplet, Li Nan slowly walked to the garden outside, and began to think about the solution to the problem.

In fact, if you want to reduce your own burden, the only thing you can do is to delegate most of the political affairs to special departments and let them handle them, similar to the government affairs or the cabinet in later generations.

Li Nan pondered for a long time, although his soul came from the afterlife, but as an ordinary person, he was not familiar with the political institutions of various countries, and only vaguely remembered the British cabinet system and the federal system of the US government.

The federal system of the United States plays with "separation of powers" and "checks and balances", that is, the balance between the legislative, executive, and judicial powers is achieved, and there are constraints between the president and Congress, between the two chambers of Congress itself, and between the judiciary and other departments.

Nowadays, whether it is the south of the empire or the newly occupied north, because there are too few people who have learned cultural knowledge, and the wisdom of the people has not yet been opened, it is impossible to use the way of Congress, Senate and House of Representatives in the United States.

After thinking about it, Li Nan felt that the British Prime Minister's cabinet system had a lot to learn from, and it was more suitable for this emerging empire.

In the UK administration, the Prime Minister is traditionally required to serve as both the First Minister of the Treasury and the Chief Civilian Service. At the same time, he is responsible for informing the King of the general activities of the government, presiding over the Cabinet and the division of duties among ministers, so this position is very important.

There will be many problems if the prime minister uses inhuman words, but Li Nan is not worried about the position of prime minister, because he does not intend to decentralize the power of the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Intelligence Bureau, and the Anti-Corruption Ministry.

In addition to the Prime Minister, the role of the Cabinet is very large, and it should be the core of the government's leadership, as well as the executive decision-making body.

To put it simply, the cabinet ministers make some decisions on all the political affairs of the country, and then the prime minister reports to the emperor, and finally the emperor decides.

In this way, the emperor does not need to do everything himself, and it is a lot easier, so Li Nan thought about it carefully, removed some things in the cabinet system that were not suitable for this era, and prepared to implement them in the empire.