Early the next morning, Chen Qing came to the official room, only to find that all his tables, chairs and furniture had been moved away. The large room was empty, even the incense burner placed in the corner was gone.
Pei Wenjin, who joined the army, bowed and said: "According to His Highness's instructions, we started moving today. Early in the morning, the soldiers moved away the tables, chairs and furniture."
Chen Qing's face was gloomy. The tables and chairs had been moved away before he could clean them up. There were still a lot of confidential documents in the drawer. This was not how he was doing things.
Fortunately, his wife gave birth to a son yesterday, and Chen Qing was in a good mood, otherwise he would definitely be angry. Chen Qing said calmly: "You can move it, but my tables and chairs need my permission next time. Do you understand?"
Pei Wenjin knew that he had made a big mistake, so he bowed and said: "I know my mistake despite my humble position!"
"Prepare the carriage!"
Pei Wenjin quickly went to prepare the carriage. After a while, Chen Qing got on the carriage, opened the window and asked, "Is Hu Yun here?"
"He has already gone to the new palace!"
Chen Qing nodded and ordered: "Let's go!"
The carriage started and drove towards the New Taiji Palace, escorted by hundreds of cavalry guards.
The New Taiji Palace was built on the site of the Taiji Palace of the Tang Dynasty. It is only half the size of the original Taiji Palace, but if you remove the East Palace and Yeting Palace, it is actually not much different.
The New Taiji Palace is composed of two parts. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called the Imperial City and the Palace City, but Chen Qing could not call it this name yet. Instead, it was called Zhuque City and Yongwang Palace.
Tai Chi Palace is opposite North Street, with a wide view, separated by a very wide river. There are three bridges on the river, called Tianjin Bridge. After crossing the Tianjin Bridge, there is an open space, which is the size of three football fields, called Zhuque Square. The main
It is used to park carriages, and in front is the magnificent Suzaku Gate.
The main entrance is generally not open, and all officials enter through the left and right gates on both sides.
After entering Zhuque Gate, Chen Qing's carriage walked slowly along a central axis street. This street, which is about one mile long, is called Guan Street. Both sides are lined with temples and government offices. Dozens of government offices are concentrated here.
But this is just an official office, and the functional agencies are elsewhere. For example, the Ordnance Supervision Bureau is just an official office, and the workshops are outside the city. Another example is Dali Temple, which is just an official office, and the prison is also outside the city.
Most of the government offices moved in more than a month ago, and everyone has no sense of novelty anymore and is busy. From time to time, you can see employees running on the official street holding documents.
The end of Guan Street is Duanmen. After passing Duanmen is the main hall area. There are three main halls, Taiji Hall, Xuanzheng Hall and Taihe Hall. Chen Qing has not yet attended the court meeting, so the entire main hall area is basically empty.
Chen Qing's official residence is currently located in the northernmost part of Guan Street. It is also the largest building complex on Guan Street. This is the lower province of Zhongshu Menxia. There is a small hall in the innermost part called Xuanwu Hall. This is Chen Qing's official residence.
The official building has three floors. The first floor is the reception area, where he meets with the political ministers. The second floor is his office. The third floor is the rest area. There is a window on the side. Outside the window is the three main halls, and the view is very broad.
The tables and chairs were all arranged as they were. Chen Qing sat down and looked at the drawer. The drawer had been locked and there was no trace of it being opened. This made Chen Qing relax a little. He vaguely remembered that the drawer was locked, but he couldn't be sure.
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Chen Qing took the key from his waist, opened the drawer, and took out a report from it. This was a detailed report about Lin'an written by Lu Gang to him. The content was very detailed and rich, and it also included Lu Gang's visit.
Records of various Jiangnan aristocratic families.
At this time, Pei Wenjin said downstairs: "Your Highness, Minister Hu wants to see you!"
"Invite him to come in and sit down for a while!"
Chen Qing put the documents away and then got up and went downstairs. When he went downstairs, Hu Yun stood up and saluted: "See you, Your Highness!"
"Thank you for your hard work, please sit down!" Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands.
The situation on Yanshan Road changed drastically. The inner guards led by Zhong Huan were ruthless. After wiping out eight wealthy families, they also wiped out 17 other big families and killed hundreds of people in a row, completely eradicating the pro-gold faction on Yanshan Road.
At this critical turning point, Hu Yun rushed back to report to Chen Qing and ask for instructions on the next step of action.
Chen Qing admired Hu Yun's attitude very much, asking him for instructions in a timely manner at important moments, and unswervingly executing his orders.
The two sat down and Chen Qing smiled and said: "I have read Yang Qin's report. It is quite detailed and valuable. Our rescue of him is not in vain."
King Yong's affirmation made Hu Yun feel a little relieved. You must know that the first version written by Yang Qin was rejected by Hu Yun and asked him to rewrite. It was not that Yang Qin's writing was untrue, but that he did not write the key points.
, talks too much about military affairs and too little about politics.
You know, what King Yong needs is to walk on two legs, and the military and politics must be detailed.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Yang Qin has become an ordinary civilian. He changed his name to Yang Shao and opened a teahouse in Daxing City. His two sons have also entered the state school. If your Highness needs any more information, I will ask him in this humble position."
Chen Qing shook his head, "We don't need it for now, but his report mentioned a foreign monk Hu Shatu who developed firearms for Jin Bing. I need more detailed information about this person!"
Generally speaking, if special people such as monks, Taoists, and women are reused, they must be outstanding. Therefore, when Chen Qing saw the name Hu Shatu, a foreign monk, in Yang Qin's report, he immediately became wary.
"I'll ask about this person when I get back from my humble job."
Chen Qing nodded and asked, "How is the situation on Yanshan Road?"
"Bizhi wants to express his merits to His Highness Zhonghuan. Thanks to him, the chaotic situation on Yanshan Road was quickly calmed down. Some people accused him of killing people too cruelly, including killing innocent people, but Bizhi didn't think so. At this critical moment, he was soft-hearted.
He did something bad. He destroyed twenty-six wealthy families and uprooted the forces loyal to the Jin Kingdom on Yanshan Road. Even if there are fish that slipped through the net, it will not become a problem. Yanshan Road has turned from chaos to chaos."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Zhong Huan is a talent. I have been focusing on training him. He is still young. It will be good for him to do more. You continue to talk!"
Hu Yun added: "Also, the population survey on Yanshan Road has been completed. Han people account for 70%, Khitans account for 20%, and other ethnic groups account for 10%. These Khitans and Xi people also suffered cruel oppression from the Jin Kingdom.
, I will consider giving them the same status without discrimination, but it is up to His Highness to decide."
Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "Half of the people in Datong Prefecture are Khitans, and even the governor of Datong Prefecture is a Khitan. There are also many Qiang, Tubo, Uighur, and Dangxiang people among my people. They are
Where people are from does not matter. The key is to grasp two key points. First, there cannot be powerful noble leaders. Second, they must identify with the Yong Kingdom. As long as these two points are met, then they will be the same as the Han people and there should be no discrimination.
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"I understand, I have to ask Your Highness about land matters. We have confiscated a large amount of property and 23,000 hectares of land from large households, 2.3 million acres. I am considering leaving 500,000 acres as military land, and then
Leave 500,000 acres as government land, and allocate the remaining 1.3 million acres to lower-class farmers. Each household can be allocated about five acres of land. Coupled with the tax-free strategy, the people of Yanshan Road will be able to completely return home."
Chen Qing said happily: "I agree with this plan. You can write a report! Let the Internal Affairs Hall discuss it. This matter cannot be bypassed by them."
"I understand, I have submitted the report."
Hu Yun hesitated for a moment and then said: "I encountered some trouble last night. I beg your Highness to help solve it!"