Liu Wuzhou of Hedong has not had a good time recently, although he has been defected by Song Jingang and Zhen Zhai'er, and with the help of the two, he has recruited many generals from the old department of the two. The two generals used their skills to help Liu Wuzhou unite Liang Shidu, Guo Zihe, and Zhang Changxun, and gradually became a powerful leader in this alliance. However, within a few days, Chen Kefu's army had already captured Huainan and defeated Wang Xuanying and Li Mi in the Central Plains, and then pacified Hebei.

The Hebei army won successive battles, and the heroes of all parties fell one after another, and Chen Kefu, who was still fighting on all sides a moment ago, suddenly occupied the Central Plains and was invincible. Wang Rengong guarded the three counties of Yanmen, Taiyuan and Shangdang, connected Taihang, backed by Hebei, and held as firmly as a rock.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Kefu sent Qin Qiong, the leader of the younger generation in the Hebei army, to lead the army to cross the Yellow River to the north, and along the way, he was like a bamboo, and successively recovered the counties in the southeast of the river that Wang Shichong had stolen during the battle between Li Yuan and Yang Jin.

Hanoi County, Ha Dong County, Jiang County, Changping County, Phong Thanh County, Linfen County, Sai Ha County.

Qin Qiong did not live up to his reputation as the confidant of Chen Wangyan's henchmen in the Hebei Shaozhuang line, although it was the first time that he was truly dominant, but he had a well-founded advance and retreat, and he had the demeanor of Chen Kefu. In a short period of time, it has swept the six counties in the east and west of the river, and successfully joined Taiyuan with Wang Rengong, Wei Chigong, Yao Junsu, Chen Xiaoyi and other soldiers.

All of a sudden, the situation in Hedong changed again, and Liu Wuzhou and other coalition forces were in the limelight at the moment, but at this time, they were like being stopped and cut in the head.

At this time, the situation in Hedong can be seen by anyone, although Liu Wuzhou and others still occupy five counties such as Longquan, Lishi, Loufu, Mayi, and Dingxiang, and in Longshang, they also have Yulin and Wuyuan. Lingwu, Shiogawa. Shuofang, Diaoyin, Yan'an eight counties. But these places in Hedong and Longshang have been declining, at this time. Wang Rengong and others in Hedong alone can already sweep them away alone.

At this time, Chen Kefu proposed to let the eldest grandson Wuji go to Hedong, although the eldest grandson Wuji had not yet understood what places were included in Hedong Province. And what is the official position of the governor of Hedong, but this is still a great achievement in front of him that is clearly for him to earn easily.

The eldest grandson Wuji felt completely flattered at this time, he just proposed to Chen Kefu to go to the local post, also considering that the tree was too young, he didn't want to be in the phase so soon, and he was criticized by the world. After all, whether my sister Wujian is compared with Li Xiuning or Yang Jier, except for being more innocent in her life experience, she is not much stronger. The younger sister is the queen. The uncle is already the prime minister, the county prince, if he stays in the center of the court. Then they have two prime ministers in power at the same time. It's really too ostentatious.

He is mentally prepared and plans to work in the local area for a few terms. Wait for seven or eight years to come back in ten years, after all, there is almost an unwritten rule in all dynasties, no state and county, no prime minister. To be a prime minister, you must have the experience of being the top leader of a local state and county. Although there is no such statement at the time of the new dynasty, with such an experience, it will be possible to stabilize the position of the future after returning to the dynasty.

But now that Chen Kefu asked him to go to Hedong, he would also hold a position that he had never heard of, but this made him immediately understand that this was Chen Kefu's compensation for him. even directly said that it was better to cultivate him, and to go to Hedong to serve when Hedong was not peaceful, this is not a political achievement, and it will also be counted as a military merit. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the most important thing in the imperial court was military merit, and only if he could win a real military merit, even if it was picked up for nothing, this could also add a heavy sum to his qualifications.

He was a little excited and speechless, and his breathing became short: "Your Highness, where is this Hedong Province?" What is the position of Governor of Hedong? ”

Chen Kefu smiled slightly and patted him on the shoulder: "Actually, you've already guessed most of it, haven't you?" Hedong Province refers to the entire Hedong region today, and the governor is naturally the highest civil official in this province. ”…,

Surprised, surprised, even shocked.

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't expect that things were even more unexpected than he thought. The entire Hedong region? At the time of the Sui Dynasty, there was a state and county system, and then there was a county system, and after Chen Kefu entered Hebei, he added a state level to the counties to share the pressure of the central court directly governing hundreds of counties. And the state is only four or five counties. For example, the Hedong region has a full fifteen counties, and if the previous division of Shangshu Province is followed, Hedong can also be divided into three prefectures. But now, King Chen actually directly put him in charge of the entire Hedong region, which is a real feudal official. Compared with those additional official positions such as the governor of the six counties or the ten counties at the end of the Sui Dynasty, they have more real power. After being surprised and shocked, the eldest grandson Wuji said with some concern: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that the three levels of prefectures, counties and counties have actually solved the problem of too many local governments and redundant officials, and also solved the difficulty of the central court being unable to govern hundreds of counties at the same time. At this time, coupled with the provincial system, although it sounds like it can strengthen local management, it has the hidden danger of making the local government bigger and weakening the majesty and authority of the central court. In the future, it is very likely that the local government will be too strong, and the branch will be strong and the lord will be weak, which is not a good strategy. ”

Chen Kefu looked at the serious appearance of the eldest grandson Wuji, and knew that he was indeed starting from the perspective of the imperial court at this time, and even missed a great opportunity for himself because of this. For such a loyal brother-in-law, Chen Kefu sighed and appreciated very much.

"Come, sit." Chen Kefu smiled, "Actually, you don't have to worry so much, I naturally have thought about these problems." The county system began with the Qin Emperor, and the state system flourished in the Western Jin Dynasty, no matter what kind of system it is, it is actually the authorities in order to adapt to the current situation of the world. Today, the territory of our Chinese Han people is far superior to that of all dynasties. Moreover, it is foreseeable that our new dynasty will also expand the Chinese country more and more. After thousands of years of development, the population of the Han people in China is also increasing. According to statistics in the eight years of the Great Cause, there are already 9 million households and 50 million mouths in the world. Although the war has subsided and the population has dropped sharply, as long as our imperial court policies are well formulated, it will not take many years to recover. With such a large population and such a large territory, the county system of the past is no longer suitable for us, and is even hindering the development of the imperial court. ”

Speaking of these current affairs, Eldest Sun Wuji also nodded, of course he understood these things. Etiquette and morality may remain unchanged for thousands of years, but the administrative system cannot remain unchanged forever, otherwise it can only be localized.

"Wuji, you told me that day that the first task of the new dynasty is to collect the world's soldiers and horses, and to strengthen the centralization of power. I've been thinking about this for the past few days, and you're right. Militarily, we are now in an absolute leading position. How many times have we fought for life and death, and we have finally fought our way out of this thorny road. Although we have exhausted all the food reserves, we need not be afraid anymore, as long as we recuperate for a few years, we will not only be able to recover our past strength, but also have stronger strength. So now we need to take advantage of this rich time to recuperate and really digest the fruits of our victory. ”

It's easy to fight the world, but it's hard to sit in the world.

At present, Chen Kefu is no longer worried that he will not be able to unify the world, because although there are still separatist forces, as long as he seeks victory in stability, at most ten years, he will be able to recover the country and dominate the world. What really worries him is how to govern the world. He can't be like Yang Guang, who has a unified country, hundreds of millions of wealthy households, and a million-strong army that makes the world tremble, but in the end, he was destroyed in a flash, and the Great Sui Jiangshan II died.

Although I don't expect to have a foundation for tens of millions of years, it must have two or three hundred years before it can be regarded as creating a strong dynasty and giving the Chinese Han people a more brilliant opportunity. Collect troops from all over the world, this thing is indeed to be done. After all, it is necessary to rely on the generals to fight the world, but to rule the world, it is necessary to cultivate the literature and culture, and the military generals and the army are a double-edged sword, which can not only maintain an empire, but also make an empire collapse internally. However, the military generals group is too widely involved, and if it has not subsided today, Chen Kefu cannot immediately do something to self-destruct the Great Wall. …,

Therefore, when making a small adjustment of the army, he first focused on the establishment of the system of the new dynasty. Among them, Chen Kefu chose the change of administrative divisions. Faced with the inadaptability of the state, county and county system, Chen Kefu has begun to implement a new division. That is, the provincial, government, and county three-level trial production. Different from the prefectures and counties, Chen Kefu's new division directly counts the whole of China together, divided into more than 30 provinces, basically the same as later generations, and then merges a large number of counties below, after the merger, the world will be divided into more than 30 provinces, about 200 prefectures, and about 1,000 counties. Greatly reduce the redundant and redundant local government offices, and strengthen the law between the central and local governments.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji also said well, the world has suddenly become more than 30 provinces, and due to different regions, the population of some provinces may be several times that of other provinces, and even cause the local power to be too large. For this reason, Chen Kefu also referred to the practice of the Ming Dynasty in later generations and divided power. Changing the situation that in the Qin and Han dynasties, the state assassin could appoint and dismiss his staff by himself, not only did all officials and officials be appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, but also divided the three powers of the provincial unit.

The Hedong Province, which is about to be appointed by the eldest grandson Wuji, will include the five prefectures of Changping, Shangdang, Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Mayi, and the province will be divided into Hedong Chengxuan Political Envoy Division, and the Prosecution and Envoy Division, all of which command the three divisions of the envoy department, and are in charge of political affairs, justice, and soldiers.

The chief of the political envoy is the governor, and there are left and right political envoys. The chief of the Procuratorial Department is the Commander, and there are left and right Procuratorial Envoys. The commander of the capital is the governor, and there are left and right commanders. The three governors are the three grades, and the deputy is the three grades. Moreover, in order to decentralize power, Chen Kefu also weakened the rights of some of the three governors and promoted the rights of the left and right deputies. The power of a province should be divided into three departments, and the power of one province should be divided into three chief and deputy governors, so as to restrain and balance each other and prevent the possibility of excessive power of local officials.

The eldest grandson, Wuji, is the new political official of Hedong Province, the governor of Hedong Province.