Chapter 309: The Great Change

After a period of silence, people began to speak one after another.

The posture of the emperor and the court is so obvious, even a fool can see it, not to mention these old ministers who have been up and down for many years.

If the emperor directly issued an edict, they might dare to resist the edict or oppose it by relying on their familiar territory and manpower.

But at this time, if anyone dares to raise objections, even if they will not be forked out on the spot, I am afraid that they will usher in a post-autumn settlement.

If you're smarter, you'll want to knock out your teeth and swallow blood, and it's best to show your support with a smile on your face, and the more sincere your expression is, the better.

At least you can change to a Beijing official of the same grade, even if it is an idle position, the big deal is to start retirement in advance.

If you do it well, you may be able to see a brighter future in the future.

Forced by the times, their performance was naturally expected by Liu Zhi, and everything next was logical.

The division of administrative regions has been approved by all members, and the division of military regions has already been discussed with the Military Aircraft Government, not to mention that such a good thing to strengthen the strength of the Wuxun Group will of course be fully supported by them.

Some people are happy and some are worried about these measures, but they are even more happy, and there are so many vacancies in the state government at once, so that countless people can see hope.

Since yesterday's meeting, many people have started to get busy with this, and this is a great opportunity to strengthen the power of the middle level of the family.

Liu Zhi proposed the reorganization of prefectures and counties, and it was precisely because he saw that over the years, many outstanding talents had been recruited through the imperial examination.

Their qualifications and experience are enough to serve as the middle and low-level cornerstones of the Han Dynasty, and the time has finally come for the officialdom to change blood.

The second year of Jianning was a prosperous year for the entire Han Dynasty.

The redivision of administrative regions is not a trivial matter, nor is it simply a drawing on a drawing, it touches on all aspects of the imperial court system.

At the same time, it is also closely related to the lives of ordinary people.

Fortunately, there has been no change in the entire Central Plains, and the border areas don't matter, anyway, it hasn't been a few years since they returned to the Han Dynasty, so what's the difference in their names?

The most influential are Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou and Jiaozhou, which are the old states.

The reason why there was such a large division of area back then was also the result of natural selection.

At that time, the most prosperous and wealthy area of the Han Dynasty was the Central Plains, which was densely populated, economically developed, and had an intertwined sphere of influence.

Therefore, the division of states and counties in the Central Plains is the most complicated and careful, while the Jiangnan and Southwest regions, although they have developed, are not the same as those of the Central Plains.

However, after years of development, the prosperity of the Jiangnan area has long been not inferior to that of the Central Plains, especially the Jingyang area, which is not only the granary of the Han Dynasty, but also the generation of talents, and the style of reading is very strong.

Even the original barbarian land in the south developed very rapidly due to the favorable climate and geographical conditions.

In recent years, the policy of indoctrination of ethnic minorities has also been fruitful, and their integration with Han culture has become more and more obvious.

Therefore, such a large administrative unit will certainly bring management troubles that are not conducive to further development.

When dividing the regions, the imperial court also took into account the development of each locality.

For example, Jingzhou is divided into upper, middle and lower layers because of its cultural atmosphere and ethnic gathering.

Jingzhou is still dominated by Jingzhou City, and this area is also the most prosperous area in Jingzhou at present.

The Changsha, Wuling, and Baling areas in the middle are also the inheritance places of the former Chu culture, connecting the north and south, and have great development potential.

The area of Hengyang and Shaoguan is a mixed area of Han and Miao, with complex and changeable terrain, and the economy is also significantly weaker than the other two places.

Similarly, the upper and lower parts of Yangzhou are also unbalanced in terms of human environment and economic development, and the problem in Yizhou is more complex, involving several large ethnic clusters.

This division is mainly for the convenience of management, the reconstruction of the government, the change of official letters, seals, etc.

At that time, although there was no house number, the re-transcription of the family register was also a major project.

In addition, the construction of the Grand Canal is in full swing this year, so it seems a bit busy everywhere.

Taking advantage of the great change in local political power, Liu Zhi instructed that the implementation of the local land policy should be investigated in view of last year's Weiji case.

Therefore, he asked the Imperial History Institute to organize manpower to conduct patrol inspections in various states, and if he could do self-examination and self-correction before this, he would not be blamed for the past.

However, if the circuit is found out, the most severe punishment in history will be carried out.

Land policy is the basic national policy that Liu Zhi values the most, and it is also the foundation for the future strength of the country, and he must strictly ensure its implementation.

In addition, although the preferential immigration policy has been implemented, except for the fugitive slaves and displaced people who initially ran over, the number of immigrants has become smaller and smaller.

Under normal circumstances, as long as life can barely get by, who wants to leave their homeland.

The excavation of the Grand Canal this time once again involved many people whose land had been confiscated, and Liu Zhi was ready to follow the example of later generations and carry out unified immigration at the national level.

That is, the overall relocation of each village, the imperial court will give generous policy subsidies, and it is not allowed to leave without permission.

The preliminarily demarcated resettlement areas include Hengzhou, which has fertile land but is sparsely populated, Heizhou and Ningzhou in eastern Liaoning, Guizhou in the southwest, and Huanzhou and Liaozhou in the north.

The imperial court would look for suitable places to live and send troops to assist them in clearing wasteland, building houses, and building bazaars.

All immigrants will enjoy a tax holiday of up to thirty years, and seeds, farm tools, and a year's basic rations will be distributed free of charge by the imperial court.

In addition, free schools will be built in the gathering areas to provide basic education.

Forced immigration, coupled with aggressive preferential policies, has brought these previously barren areas back to life.

To a certain extent, it also alleviated the current situation of dense population and insufficient land in the Central Plains, and they brought advanced Central Plains civilization to remote areas, so that all regions could develop in a balanced manner.

This year, Liu Zhi was basically in a state of continuous rotation, and he was basically so busy that his feet did not touch the ground.

New situations are constantly occurring in various localities in the process of reorganizing the state capital and inspecting the administration of officials, and what they have to do as the emperor and the central court is to constantly deal with and solve them.

At the same time, according to the aggregated situation, the basic national policies should be adjusted and supplemented to make them more suitable for the current national conditions.

In this process, the run-in and maneuver between the emperor and various government departments became smoother and smoother, and the decision-making and staff application played by the Zhongshu Province and the Secretary Province and the Hanlin Academy became more and more mature.

Among the several major institutions of the imperial court, except for the Military Aircraft Office, which is a staff officer of national defense policy, the rest are staff officers of basic national policy.

The addition of the Ministry of Commerce's seven Shangshu is the executive body, the Imperial History Institute is the supervision and inspection agency, and the role of Dali Temple is becoming more and more important, and gradually forming an independent judicial body.

These constituted the most important structure of the Han court, and among the other subordinate institutions, Liu Zhi reformed the captain of the city gate and became the commander of the nine gates, specializing in the security of the capital and the guard of the city gate.

The original Zhijingo became the security administration of the imperial city, and the guard became the Imperial Forest Army, responsible for the security of the imperial palace.

The government departments at all levels of the Han Dynasty have been strengthened and further detailed division of labor, and the phenomenon of multiple functions and ambiguities when he first ascended the throne has long been gone.

In the midst of his hustle and bustle, something happened that he regretted.

The princess of Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, died because of difficult childbirth, and what everyone didn't expect was that Liu Shuo was actually depressed because of this, immersed in grief all day long, and used wine to drown his sorrows.

Although Liu Zhi and him are half-brothers, there is very little intersection between the two, and they have only seen a few times over the years.

But I have the impression that he is an old and serious teenager, and he is diligent and loves the people, likes to read, and has never let him worry about Liu Kui, who does not learn and has no skills.

And his marriage with Princess Pingyuan was originally arranged, and he really didn't look like the kind of person who wanted to live and die for his feelings.

Over the years, although they have been harmonious husband and wife, he has also accepted two or three concubines, not a couple for the rest of his life.

Therefore, when he was widowed, he would be so sad that everyone who knew him was deeply surprised.

At first, Liu Zhi didn't care, but after the Empress Dowager Yun heard about it, she took pity on it, and talked about waiting for a while before re-negotiating a good family affair for him.

As long as there is a new person, I believe that he will slowly come out of his sadness.

In the blink of an eye, it was the third year of Jianning, and Liu Shuo rejected the marriage proposed by the Empress Dowager Yun, which attracted Liu Zhi's attention.

Sent someone to investigate, it is said that he has not been involved in political affairs for a year, fortunately the minister of state is still diligent and conscientious, otherwise the territory does not know what the chaos will be.

This is also a little excessive, Liu Zhi is a little angry, you have to be a seed of infatuation, no one will stop you, it's a big deal that you can never marry a wife again for the rest of your life.

But as the prince of the Han Dynasty, he had to take on his responsibilities, how could he abandon the people.

For this reason, in the name of an elder brother, he wrote a letter of condolences to Liu Shuo and clearly pointed out that he must be responsible.

Later, a special edict was issued, and Liu, the son born to Princess Pingyuan, became the prince of the king, and rewarded many items.

originally thought that Liu Shuo should take this opportunity to cheer up, but the result disappointed Liu Zhi, he was still a drunkard and ignored everything.

Liu Zhi was also very helpless, after all, he was a brother, and he couldn't beat him, and it was impossible to cut his prince for this matter.

can only send someone to follow up on the political affairs of Pingyuan County, and directly set up the matter of him, the prince.

The administrative reorganization was basically completed in the second year, and of course, in addition to the supervision of the Imperial History Academy, the military region also played a supervisory role.

The separation of military and political affairs is the only weapon that governs the scholarly class.

However, the construction of the Grand Canal was not completed until the fifth year of Jianning, and the second phase was also seamlessly connected and began in full swing.

It was also in this year that the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager Yun, the whole country celebrated, and Liu Zhi issued an edict to let all the princes and kings enter Beijing to celebrate their birthday.

Sixty sixtieth armor is definitely a big day for the ancients, let alone the queen mother of a country.

For so many years, the Empress Dowager Yun has been low-key, and her usual birthday is simply to hold a banquet in Yong'an Palace, and she has never been extravagant.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Zhi decided to celebrate her, but the Empress Dowager Yun refused a lot, thinking that there was no need to work hard and lose money.

But Liu Zhi insisted on this, and asked Queen Deng Meng and several princesses to take turns to persuade him, and finally the Empress Dowager Yun reluctantly agreed.

The main reason is because she wants to take this opportunity to meet Liu Shuo and Liu Kui, who have not met for many years.

This year, within the royal family, there was another major event, the fifteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony of the eldest princess of Anyang.

Even Liu Zhi had to sigh, time flies, the child is so old in a flash, I remember that when he just crossed over, he was fifteen years old.

Now, counting my fingers, seventeen years have passed.

And he has already entered the threshold of thirty, in this era of low average age, he is already a middle-aged man.

Today's eldest princess of Anyang is slim and elegant, her facial features and appearance are cool Xiao Liu Zhi, her eyebrows and eyes are exquisite, her skin is better than snow, and she is an out-and-out beauty.

In terms of beauty alone, it is much stronger than her mother's back then.

But her temperament inherited from her mother, which is very similar to Deng Meng when he was young, lively and cheerful, and resolute.

In the palace, she is a competent eldest sister, leading her younger brothers and sisters to read and write every day, and managing them obediently, which saves Liu Zhi a lot of things.

It's strange to say that since the queen gave birth to the twins, it seems that she has exhausted the vitality of the dragon vein of the Han Dynasty, and since then there has been no newborn in the palace.

After so many years, there is not even a pregnant beauty.

Fortunately, he already has four sons and three daughters, and he is lucky to be all healthy and alive, and there is no shortage of one, which is enough for Liu Zhi.

Among all the children, his favorite has always been this smart and clever eldest daughter, and the relationship between father and daughter has always been very close.

Therefore, in the first month, Liu Zhi asked her privately what special gifts she needed.

As a result, Liu Hua blurted out, "I hope to see my uncle." ”

Liu Zhi was silent, he still had to think of a way, even if it was the most dazzling jewel in the world, with his current ability, he could do it.

But he really can't do anything about this request.

Since the summer of the first year of Jianning, Deng Yan set off from Yezhou with a huge fleet, and he has not returned for four years now.

When he arrived in the Fiji Islands, he sent a letter back, but he was never heard from again.

There are so many unknowns about how long it will take for a new ocean route to complete a round trip, and no one knows for sure.

Maybe he's already on the way back, or maybe he's off course and hasn't been able to get there......

In short, Liu Zhi never believed that such a huge fleet would be wiped out, and it was only a matter of time before he returned.

But when exactly this time, he could not give an answer.

In the past five years, he has never stopped developing the steam engine, and now there has been a breakthrough.

Since the first generation of the steam engine was successfully made two years ago, it opened Pandora's box, and now it has developed into the third generation.

Even the fourth generation of steam engines, which has been made into large pumping engines, is being developed for use in mining and agriculture, as well as in hydraulic engineering.

The new steam engine technology is becoming more and more mature, and he is ready to apply it to ships, believing that when Deng Yan returns from South America, he will be able to surprise him.

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