A.D. 197 mid-June.

All the Cao troops in the Central Plains surrendered one after another, and the entire Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou and other regions have all been taken over by the New Han Army. Since then, there has been no Cao army in the world, and every town has been planted with the dragon flag of the Han Dynasty, which symbolizes the substantive unification of the entire Han Dynasty by the New Han Dynasty.

It is also worth mentioning that Zhang Liao in Runan City, Yuzhou, was the last Cao army to surrender to Cao Jun with a large number of troops. This can be regarded as Liu Yi and Guan Yu giving Zhang Liao enough face, and they did not let Zhang Liao surrender until all the Cao troops were surrendered.

After Zhang Liao surrendered, he was sent to Xu Du to see Liu Yi as soon as possible. That night, Liu Yi, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals who arrived were very drunk.

Zhang Liao was one of the first generals of the Three Kingdoms that Liu Yi met when he first arrived in the Three Kingdoms, when Zhang Liao sent Gao Shun to save the doctor, and also gave Liu Yi a lot of money and goods. I have also dealt with each other a lot, whether they are enemies or friends, but now we can finally open our minds and speak freely together without scruples.

In July, all parts of the Central Plains have basically accepted the new rule of the New Han Dynasty, and it is not expected that there will be a few cases of Cao Cao's old troops not being satisfied and causing chaos, and all the work has been carried out, and I believe that it will not be long before the people in the Central Plains can embark on a normal life order and enjoy the peace after the unification of the world.

By the beginning of August, normal production had begun in all parts of the Central Plains, and the work had been carried out to some villages and towns in remote areas, especially the military horses of the New Han Army, which had carried out a large-scale purge of the mountain bandits in various parts of the Central Plains again and again, and basically achieved the point where the mountain bandits disappeared. And various villages and towns have also organized local escort teams. Dare is equal to the militia organization of later generations, even if there is no New Han Army. They also have the ability to protect themselves, and they no longer have to worry about being attacked by some outlaws.

It's also August. Liu Yi was ready to return to Luoyang, but before returning to Luoyang, he issued an order directly in Xudu to recall the New Han army and horses from all over the Han Dynasty, and the New Han Army from all over the world returned to Luoyang and Kyoto of the New Han Dynasty.

Because the Han Dynasty has been unified, and with the government of various places to carry out the governance of various places, it has basically been possible to let the people in all parts of the Han Dynasty carry out normal production and life. There were no wars between the princes. There is no threat from mountain bandits, and even in the north, there is no longer foreign invasion and plunder. Therefore, there is no need for the New Han Army stationed in various places to stay and garrison in various places.

Of course, in order to deter some lawbreakers, and to ensure that the local government can carry out the governance work smoothly and normally, every region. Or will there be a certain number of military horses left. But there won't be too many military horses.

For example, a county town is basically the same as the Han Dynasty earlier, leaving two hundred New Han troops to garrison the town. A town is generally dozens of people, and there are basically no soldiers left in the village. The basic security of the village is guarded by local guards organized by the government. In fact, many villages are guarded by local guards. It has basically become an ornament, under the layers of jurisdiction of the New Han Dynasty government. Even some guys who are accustomed to petty theft don't dare to make a mistake, and those guys are also assigned their own fields by the government, and they have to work with the people every day, and some hard rules and disciplines have made them have to get rid of the bad habit of laziness and petty theft. When there is a harvest in the future, they will also have the fruits of their labor, and will they sneak around for a bite to eat? Therefore, the role of the local escort team is more only to protect some mountain and forest beasts.

Therefore, this time, Liu Yi summoned the New Han army and horses from all over the Han Dynasty to return to Luoyang, which became a relatively huge action. Except for the military horses left behind in the local government offices, basically all of them have to return to the capital of Luoyang. An army of millions of new Han troops will gather in Luoyang.

At this time, for the generals of the New Han Army who received the order, except for a very small number of people who vaguely guessed the intention of Liu Yi's order. Most of the generals were a little confused about this order. In their hearts, they were happy and a little worried.

For a time, there were some rumors in various parts of the Han Dynasty, as well as the local people and officers and soldiers who began to lead the army back to Luoyang from all over the country.

Of course, these rumors will not affect the development of the New Han Dynasty, but will make people cry and laugh.

For example, the local people, the officials of the local government, and the military from all over the country began to return to Luoyang. Everyone agrees that now that the Han Dynasty has been unified and the world is finally calm, Liu Yi summoned them to return to Luoyang, and he must have rewarded the New Han Army for their meritorious deeds. Everyone agrees with this statement and thinks that it should be so.

The second argument is that the generals of the New Han Army are worried, that is, they feel that the Han has been unified, so it seems that there is no need to retain so many troops in the millions of New Han Army now. There are also some "people of insight" who believe that after the unification of the world, after the unification of the world, it is natural to reward meritorious deeds, and some meritorious people will be awarded official titles and knights, but after the reward, it is estimated that the military horses will be reduced.

This statement made some generals of the New Han Army a little worried, and also made some soldiers of the New Han Army a little dazed. For the generals, they worked hard to train the troops, meticulously, and finally trained so many elite soldiers, and now, this dominates the world, it seems that there is no war to fight, so will they still need to train in the future? What will they do in the future? As for the soldiers, from the time they joined the army, they had a clear goal, that is, to follow Liu Yi to unify the Han Dynasty. However, now that the Han Dynasty has been unified, where will they go?

Having experienced military life, fighting with comrades-in-arms, and each other, they have become a whole, and if they were to be disarmed immediately, they would be very unaccustomed to it.

In addition, there is a more nonsensical rumor, that is, some people are worried that "the birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden." The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. However, it was only secretly circulating, and no one dared to talk about this topic openly.

There are also some optimistic rumors, that is, they believe that returning to Luoyang this time may be to make some great achievements the king and marquis, so that they can enjoy the rest of their lives in peace.

However, no matter what, the military horses of all sides. It is still like Wanliu Chaozong, who led troops back to Luoyang from all over the country.

Liu Yi returned to Luoyang. He also learned from the intelligence department that some of the military horses on all sides were in circulation, but Liu Yi was noncommittal.

After returning to Luoyang. Liu Yi immediately discussed with the ministers of the court about all aspects of affairs after the unification of the Han Dynasty, and he was very busy every day, and even Cao Cao's affairs were put aside for the time being, and he had no time to pay attention to it for the time being.

After the unification of the Han Dynasty, there were a lot more affairs in the imperial court at once, and the government affairs documents about various places every day really flew like snowflakes, no matter how big or small. You have to deal with it.

And Liu Yi had more matters to decide on in consultation with his ministers.

For example, after the reunification of the Han Dynasty, the first thing to be determined is the establishment of state capitals, county seats, county seats, and so on in various parts of the Han Dynasty. It is necessary to clarify the existing territory of the Han Dynasty, and to clarify the boundaries of each state and county within the existing territory, and determine the governance of a certain state and county to which the local counties and towns belong.

Once this aspect has been determined, it is necessary to establish the government of each state and county, appoint officials, and so on. Seriously. If it weren't for the fact that the New Han Dynasty had carried out a more thorough governance of those areas every time it recaptured a city or a place, and had really to wait until after unification to carry out new governance, then it would not have been busy at all.

Liu Yi and the courtiers finally agreed. Divide the world into more than a dozen states. However, there will be no more state capitals, and no longer clear state areas. It just continued to follow the original state and county titles. In this way, the so-called state. Such as Sili Prefecture, Merge Prefecture, etc., will only be a verbal title for the people of the world in the future.

That's why. That is, Liu Yi believes that if the states are established, the territory of each state is too vast and the span is too large, and it is no longer suitable for the detailed governance of the functions of the government officials of the current New Han Dynasty. Therefore, Liu Yi proposed to set up provinces, provincial-level regions, which are areas directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, one level larger than the county seats, and the actual functions are actually equivalent to the original state capitals and governors. The reason why the title of the state should be retained is to let the people in Dahan have a slow adaptation process.

For example, it turned out to be the people of Youzhou, and they were more accustomed to the name of Youzhou and had a greater sense of belonging. However, Liu Yi proposed that in fact, it is roughly divided into provinces according to the territory of each province in later generations. Then, among the areas that belong to Hebei, it is equal to the current Jizhou and Youzhou regions. If you directly let the people call themselves Hebei people, they are afraid that they will not get used to it for a while, and there will have to be a process of slow adaptation.

However, Liu Yi's proposal to establish a province, taking Hebei Province as an example, gave the reasons that made the ministers of the DPRK and China feel approved.

Because since ancient times, Jizhou and Youzhou, the people of the two places, have always been in a situation of ideological confrontation, the Warring States Period, it is the territory of Zhao and Yan, and recently there is a war between Yuan Shao according to Jizhou and Gongsun Zan according to Youzhou. Now, Liu Yi wants to make these two places a province and govern them together in the provincial government. In this way, in the future, the antagonistic situation of the consciousness of the people of Youzhou and Hebei may be slowly diluted, so that the two states will truly integrate and become a large province of Hebei. It also makes the people of the two places an inseparable part of the Han Dynasty.

Also, from the perspective of the entire Han territory, Liu Yi divided the Han into dozens of provinces, which seems to be more reasonable, and it also allows the Han people to more intuitively understand the geographical affiliation of each place.

Well, for example, Liu Yi divided the provinces into provinces according to the situation of the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty. That is, the division of the provinces of later generations.

In the case of the Yellow River, there is Hebei and Henan. A very intuitive regional concept, as soon as you hear it, the people know that the north bank area of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is Hebei, and the south of the Yellow River is Henan. Then there is Hubei and Hunan, which are defined by Dongting Lake, the north of the lake, including the Jingzhou area, is Hubei, and the south of Dongting Lake is Hunan. The west of the Taihang Mountains is Shanxi, the east of Taishan is Shandong, and there are Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Jiangdong and so on.

In any case, Liu Yi basically reformulated the direct administration of the Han court over various regions according to the division of provinces in later generations. Of course, there are individual provinces, and it is impossible for Liu Yi to forcibly copy the title of later generations, such as Jiangsu, which Liu Yi designated as Jiangdong Province, and Fujian, which is now designated as Fuzhou. The area around Xiliang is still called Xiliang.

The area of the province has been divided, this is only a tentative division, and the specifics must be reported by the local surveying and mapping before the province of the small place where the boundary line is formally and carefully demarcated.

After the provinces are decided, the provincial capital of each province is also set, and this cannot be set according to the situation of later generations, because the provincial capitals of later generations are not where the current big cities are located. For example, in Henan, the capital of Henan Province in later generations was Zhengzhou, but now there is no Zhengzhou, and its place should be in the Chenliu area. However, the area that is now divided into Henan has two super cities, Luoyang and Xudu, and no matter how you say it, this provincial capital cannot be set up in Chenliu.

However, in order to ensure the independence of the imperial court, Liu Yi still used the original title of Sili Prefecture, which was also the so-called municipality directly under the central government in later generations. It is independent of Henan Province and is the Kyoto of Dahan. And Xudu will be the provincial capital of Henan Province.

In any case, each province will establish a provincial capital depending on the actual situation now.

Once the provinces are divided, the officials are appointed. As the chief administrator of each province, you have to have dozens of officials in charge, and then you have to have auxiliary officials, and so on. In fact, the provincial government is equivalent to a shrunken imperial court. However, these officials directly obey the orders of the imperial court, and when governing the localities, they can only implement the decrees of the imperial court.

In addition, in the future, the military and the government will basically be separated, and the local administrative officers will not have the power to transfer the military. They can only mobilize local government officials. In this way, the possibility of rebellion by the local administrators was basically eliminated.

In addition, the local administrator, who is directly appointed by the imperial court, will have a term of office, and each administrative officer cannot be in charge of a region for too long. Generally, it is a five-year term and cannot be re-elected. After the term of office, he will be transferred back to the imperial court, or transferred to another province to be the chief administrator. These circumstances were also set by Liu Yi based on the appointments of some local officials in later generations.

After everything in the Han Dynasty is on the right track, even the county officials cannot be re-elected in the future, and they have to be transferred every time they reach their term of office. As much as possible, we should put an end to some of the corruption that occurs because of the long term of office.

In addition, the chief administrators of county-level towns are also directly appointed by the imperial court. At the local level, although they had to obey the orders of the provincial administrators, they could directly report to the imperial court what was going on. This can be regarded as a constraint for provincial administrators.

Liu Yi first discussed administrative matters with the ministers, and then discussed military and political matters with the ministers. (To be continued.) )