Just do it, Lu Zhi decided that in this matter, he, the teacher, would become an important think tank for this disciple.

So he proposed some of his thoughts to Liu Bei.

"Xuande, since it is for Dutian, the division will definitely support you, but this road is not easy, you said before that you want to set up a new department to control the county soldiers, how is it progressing now?"

"A lot of people are already being pulled to form this department."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "It's still the same, starting from the area with the strongest control, gradually accumulating experience, cultivating talents, training people, and waiting for a complete set of experience processes later, those areas where the control is not very strong can also be promoted in a short period of time."

So first of all, it is implemented in Liangzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou, and it just so happens that these places are also the most in need of strict public security management, in addition to the border army, there is indeed a great need for public security management forces to assist local administration. ”

Liu Bei already has a comprehensive plan for the construction of this department, and the preliminary preparations are almost done.

Therefore, on April 18, the fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei officially went to the imperial court and requested the establishment of a new administrative law enforcement and public security agency, which was named Zhongshutai, and the chief was Zhongshuling, with 2,000 stones in the ranks, to govern the affairs of the county and the state soldiers nationwide.

In addition, at the local level, in each county, a dispatch agency under the jurisdiction of Zhongshutai should be set up to represent the Zhongshutai to command the local county soldiers, and the chief is called Zhongshu Duwei, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones.

Liu Bei believes that since Emperor Guangwu deposed the county state soldier system, although the local government has been able to stabilize rapidly, the lack of local judicial and public security forces is also a serious social problem, and it cannot be properly dealt with for a long time.

The group that replaces the standard county soldiers is the miscellaneous soldiers within the county, these people can take on part of the duties, but they cannot completely replace the existence of the county soldiers, and it is extremely easy to become the county guards or the private armed forces of private individuals in some places, and confront the imperial court.

Therefore, Liu Bei decided to set up a new county soldier on the basis of the original county soldiers, which fully meets the needs of the current times.

Emperor Guangwu was worried that the local army would be able to fight against the central government, thus causing local rebellions, which was far-sighted, but the times are changing, and we, the descendants, cannot lie on the merits of our predecessors.

Therefore, Liu Bei thought that it was okay to restore the name of the county soldiers.

However, in practice, the county soldiers were given the power to manage local law and order and law enforcement, which was equivalent to the local officials and apprentices in the central capital who specialized in civilian crimes, but they did not have the equipment and strength of the regular army.

The number, establishment, and training of the new county soldiers will be severely limited, making it impossible for the local government to rely on the county soldiers to resist the decrees of the Luoyang Imperial Court, and to strengthen the local separatist posture.

However, the imperial court was able to command the commander-in-chief of the county soldiers in turn, so that the county soldiers could serve the local security, and to a certain extent, promote the presence of the imperial court and combat the local separatist situation.

In short, this was a reform to strengthen the centralization of power, with the aim of reversing the local neglect and hostility towards the Luoyang court, reshaping the ruling power of the Luoyang court over the local government, and severely cracking down on local separatist forces.

For Liu Bei's performance, the controversy in the court was not fierce, because this kind of major event that actually really wants to be changed is generally decided by a small circle of deliberations, and the discussion in the court is just a symbolic announcement.

Everyone knows that the current imperial court is a system of four auxiliary ministers, and the only person who counts among the four auxiliary ministers is Liu Bei, basically as long as Liu Bei makes a decision, this matter will definitely be passed, which is equivalent to the holy decree of a powerful emperor.

And the real situation is similar, after Liu Bei came up with this reform measure, he immediately held an internal meeting of the four auxiliary ministers and the core officials of the court in the Jiade Hall to bring this matter to the surface and exchange opinions with everyone.

Dong Zhong is still absent as always, the Empress Dowager Dong is still supported as always, and Liu Xie, the little son of heaven, is still as "accurate" as ever.

Huang Wan still put forward some "constructive objections" as always, such as fiscal expenditures, personnel arrangements, power checks and balances, etc., anyway, he wanted to ask Liu Bei if he had any selfish intentions and whether he had considered the consequences of implementing these policies.

Liu Bei was not worried, and talked to him openly.

"The county soldiers are to standardize local administrative law enforcement and stabilize local public security, and its emergence can better and faster solve all kinds of local criminal cases, crack down on illegal incidents, and greatly reduce the number of illegal and criminal incidents, which is itself extremely beneficial to the people's livelihood.

As for selfishness, I don't think that's selfishness, because I want to strengthen the authority of the imperial court, enhance the court's voice in local affairs, and avoid the continuation of rebellions, but it just so happens that I am the chief auxiliary minister. ”

Facing Huang Wan's questioning, Liu Bei seemed very calm.

Huang Wan then had nothing to say.

He only asked symbolically, symbolically talked to Liu Bei, and did not really want to block the implementation of this policy, and he knew that even if he wanted to stop it, he couldn't do it.

Liu Bei has already told all the partners about the strength of this department, and has also made some power distribution.

For example, to the west of Luoyang, as well as Bingzhou and Youzhou, he has the final say, and he appoints all the lieutenants in these areas.

In other regions, the counties he sent people to serve as the chief officials were also the candidates for him to arrange the Zhongshu Governor, and the candidates for the Zhongshu Commanders in other counties were handed over to the Ancient Literature School and the Eunuch Group to arrange, maintaining a balance in the situation, which can be regarded as rain and dew evenly wet.

Therefore, all the court officials who can speak well have obtained some new benefits under this system, obtained local administrative law enforcement powers, and have a certain deterrent effect on the local government, and are also willing to support Liu Bei to set up this new action department.

The situation is like this, even if Huang Wan shouts out his throat, no one will respond to him, let alone prevent the establishment of Zhongshutai, so Huang Wan himself knows what he should and should not do.

At the official court meeting, the establishment of Zhongshutai was thus passed, and Liu Bei's recommendation of Zhongshutai, the chief official of Zhongshutai, was the current Bingzhou assassin Shi Manzhong, Liu Bei recommended him to return to Luoyang to take up his post on the grounds of Manzhong's administrative merits in Bingzhou.

The position of the Assassin of Bingzhou held by Man Chong was replaced by Mao Jue, a confidant recommended by Liu Bei.

Regarding this personnel arrangement, although there are some unsightly court officials who oppose it with their tyrannical behavior, he is Liu Bei's person, and the decision made by Liu Bei is not easily shaken.

It is better to say that the reason why Liu Bei previously recommended Man Chong to be the assassin of Bingzhou was to let him prove his talent and deal with a mess.

If the mess in the state can be handled, then he can also handle other things.

Now that the mess in the state has almost been sorted out by full favor, many things have a charter, and they have begun to handle it in earnest, so that the successor can be a little easier.

Mao Jue is also a subordinate he is very optimistic about, with a straightforward temperament, agrees with the rules in doing things, stresses the rules, and lives a simple and simple life, and is as strict as others and himself, Liu Bei plans to let him go out to experience it, accumulate some qualifications, and then appoint him with more important responsibilities after he returns.

(End of chapter)