Yang Tinghe raised his hand and waved, and the Dao light intertwined into a huge map, hanging in the center of the main hall, and said eloquently:

"Your Majesty, please see, this is the territory that our dynasty has completely mastered now, and the surrounding four directions are barren mountains and wastelands that our dynasty has not yet touched."

"The minister's suggestion is to take the existing territory of our dynasty as the core and divide the mainland into five parts to facilitate development and management."

Yang Tinghe said as he drew on the map with Zhenyuan, and the territory that he completely mastered and the undeveloped land were all clearly marked.

Zhu Houzhao stared at the map, his brows furrowed, the division of the territory is simple, but it involves a wide range of things, and it has to be carefully considered.

He looked at the ministers, asked for their opinions, synthesized everyone's opinions, and then made a decision.

"What do you think?"

"The ministers agree with Lord Yang's opinion."

The matter of redividing the territory has already been discussed by the cabinet and the six ministries during Zhu Houzhao's retreat, otherwise the map revealed by Yang Tinghe would not be so complete, and the ministers naturally have no other opinions.

But agreeing, it doesn't mean that there are no other problems, and Liang Chu, the secretary of the ministry, said:

"Your Majesty, if you want to redivide the territory, you must build a large number of official roads in the city, and the management officials must also keep up, and now although the official reserve of our dynasty is sufficient, it is also extremely limited, and it may be difficult to supply the Quartet."

No, the redivision of the territory has not yet been decided, and new issues have been raised.

The development of new land is not only a matter of official reserves, but also the issue of sending troops to garrison, as well as the supply and demand of finance, food, and so on.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty."

As soon as Liang Chu spoke, the other six Shangshu were not willing to be lonely, and they all talked about the problems they needed to face in developing new territories.

Especially the newly appointed head of the household department, Zhang Juzheng, an old face has become a bitter gourd face.

If a large amount of financial revenue is used to support the development of new land, the treasury will be empty for a long time in the future.

The first assistant, the second assistant, and the six ministers of the cabinet all spoke, and the other ministers also expressed their opinions.

For a while, the entire court was in an uproar, like a vegetable market.

Zhu Houzhao looked displeased, and gave Liu Jin a look, Liu Jin instantly understood, and shouted loudly: "Quiet, quiet"

Only then did the ministers quiet down, and Zhu Houzhao casually reprimanded him twice: "They are all important ministers of my court, and they are noisy and shouting in the court, what kind of system has they become." ”

He just expressed his unhappiness in his heart, there was no substantive punishment, discussing the government and expressing his own opinions, it was a common thing, and there was no need to take it too seriously.

Returning to the map, he already had an idea in his heart, and said loudly:

"In my opinion, Yang Aiqing's proposal is very feasible, and the territory of our dynasty can be expanded, and we cannot but manage and develop."

"In order to facilitate the development of new land, it is imperative to redraw the territory."

When Yang Tinghe heard this, his face was silent, but a hint of pride flashed in his eyes, if the great task of redividing the territory was won, his position as the first assistant of the cabinet would be stable.

When Yang Yiqing retires, who else can there be other than Yang Tinghe?

As for when Yang Yiqing will step down as the first assistant, I believe that day will not be too far away.

He is conceited and knows Zhu Houzhao very well, Yang Yiqing is both civil and military, but as the first assistant of the cabinet, he also has a good relationship with the military department, and the emperor can not be used for him.

During the war, Yang Yiqing was able to mobilize the cabinet and the military department very well, but in peacetime, Yang Yiqing's position was very embarrassing.

Zhu Houzhao didn't have mind reading skills, obviously didn't know Yang Tinghe's rich inner drama, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care, because he never thought of letting Yang Tinghe replace Yang Yiqing.

Yang Yiqing has a good relationship with the military department, although he is a little taboo, but compared with Yang Tinghe, who has a strong desire for power and is very powerful, Zhu Houzhao undoubtedly values Yang Yiqing more.

Raising his hand, a true element landed on the map, made some detailed adjustments to Yang Tinghe and the divided area, and announced in a high-profile manner:

"The new territorial division is divided into five domains."

"Take the original two capitals and thirteen provinces, plus Mobei grassland, Xinjiang and other places, as the central region."

"To the east of the Central Domain, most of them are sea areas, which are zoned as the East China Sea."

"To the west of the Central Domain, the mountains, rivers and hills are densely packed, and it is divided into Western Xinjiang."

"To the south of the central region, the sky is high and the road is far away, and it is divided into the south."

"To the north of the Central Domain, there is a vast grassland, which is divided into the Northern Plains."

Central Regions, East China Sea, Western Xinjiang, Nanli, North Plains

The five major domains divided, except for the middle region, are still just undeveloped barren mountains and mountains, and they are inaccessible.

"Zhongqing thinks that such a division is inappropriate."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The ministers bowed their heads, and there was no opposition.

"The territory of our dynasty is divided into five major domains, but in addition to the middle region, the other four regions are in urgent need of development and management.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Liang Chu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Liu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and a trace of light flashed in his eyes, and said:

"This matter was sponsored by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, and Zhu Qiyuan, King of Jing, was the main exam."

An understatement contains one calculation after another.

Zhu Qiyuan is the main exam, this is a naked preparation for Zhu Qiyuan.

"Minister, obey the holy order!"

Liu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, smiled bitterly, since the restructuring of the Sixth Ministry, his power in the Ministry of Rites has become smaller and smaller, and he is about to develop into a professional diplomat, and he is responsible for quarreling with the envoys of various dynasties all day long.

The imperial examination has always been presided over by the Ministry of Rites, but Zhu Houzhao wanted to let the six departments take turns, and the intention is self-evident.

It is to prevent the emergence of another civilian-bureaucratic group, and the teachers, the candidates, over time will become a community of interests.

Let the six ministries take turns to hold the imperial examination, and if the candidates of which session have problems, they will find trouble with the examiner at that time.

Unlike in the past, the full power is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, plus a few university scholars are the main exams, and if something happens, you can't even ask the guilty, and you can get away with the sentence "The law does not blame the public".

"Zhang Aiqing, can our DPRK's finances support the development of new land?"

Zhu Houzhao asked Zhang Juzheng about the financial situation, and it was absolutely impossible to develop a new territory without sufficient financial support.

The manpower, material resources, and everything needed to build the city had to be financed.

As in the old system, the common people were summoned and the people were allowed to serve for free, and Zhu Houzhao couldn't do the kind of conscience that let the dogs eat.

He is indeed not a good person, but he is not enough to oppress his own people, and it doesn't matter if he is replaced by overseas barbarians.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there is no problem in terms of financial expenditure."

Zhang Juzheng said sonorously, and his words were full of confidence.

If it were other dynasties, he probably wouldn't dare to say such a big thing, but Zhu Houzhao's Taiwu Dynasty was different, the tax system was fully formed, and the finances were extremely abundant, and it was also considered to be useful for developing new territories.

It's just that those merchants, martial arts sects, and local families have worked hard to make money, and they have to pay taxes honestly, and they want to run away to other dynasties, but they don't have the courage.

(End of chapter)