There was a court meeting the next day. This was Yang Guang's first court meeting after returning to Beijing.
All the ministers gathered in the square in front of Daxing Hall to watch the harvest of Yang Guang's western tour.
Asana incense, musk skin, brocade, camel from Kang State, five-color salt from Anguo, benzoin from Qiuci, salt green, orpiment, benzoin powder, mutton-fat jade from Khotan, lion from Persia, white
Elephant, coral, glass, agate, crystal...
A dazzling array of things filled half the square, and the ministers played with them from time to time as if they were visiting a market.
These things were not bought by Yang Guang. They were all tributes from various countries. Among them were many medicinal materials that were not available in the Sui Dynasty, such as asafoetida, pebbles, sand, green salt, etc. Some of them were plants and some could be transplanted.
There are two types of transplants, and there are minerals, which you can only buy.
Yang Guang was also a generous man, and he rewarded many things on the spot. Of course, they were all handicrafts and the like. He would not give away any truly valuable seeds, medicinal materials, minerals, or spices.
The whole day, Yang Ming wandered around the square, looking at this and that. In the end, the court meeting was not held. There was a huge banquet in the square in the evening, where the monarch and his ministers had fun together.
Yang Guang was very satisfied with Pei Ju's arrangements this time. There were twenty-six countries in the early stage, which increased to more than thirty in the later period. Yang Guang's westward tour to Zhangye was called the World Expo in history.
Tonight's dinner program in the palace is full of exotic customs. Many foreign beauties from various countries have been presented to Yang Guang. Yang Guang has hidden the high-quality ones, while the low-quality ones will appear at tonight's banquet.
Being shameless, he asked Yang Guang to reward him with a few beauties on the spot. Of course, Yang Guang rewarded him generously.
You are about to speak out, but if I don't give it to you, wouldn't it be a refutation of your face?
There is definitely nothing serious to talk about today.
After being away for half a year, Yang Guang naturally wanted to get close to his grandchildren when he came back. Which grandchildren are the closest to him? Of course, his father is the most powerful.
Yang Zhao's son and Yang Jian's son have fallen from the altar. The most popular one at the moment is Yang Ming's son.
However, Yang Rui and Yang Jin had injuries on their buttocks, so their sitting postures were very strange. Yang Guang immediately curiously asked Yang Rui:
"What's wrong with you? You're twisted and twisted. How do you behave?"
This sentence was a rebuke, blaming Yang Rui for not sitting still in front of so many people.
As soon as Takano returned to the palace, he learned about the situation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He didn't plan to say anything at first, but he couldn't let His Highness suffer this injustice, so he whispered:
"Your Highnesses have wounds from the stick, which have not yet healed."
"Who dares to hit my grandson!" Yang Guang immediately slapped the table and then looked at Yang Ming.
Needless to say, it must have been Yang Ming who hit him.
There is a saying among ordinary people that one generation does not care about the affairs of the second generation, but the royal family cannot do that. Whoever is in charge of the family has to take care of the affairs of the next generation no matter how many generations there are.
Yang Ming had already thought of a countermeasure, and Yang Yinjiang and Pei Shuying took the blame.
It's hard for him to take the blame, but Yang Yinjiang and the others are fine.
So the mother of the two boys hurried forward and explained the matter to Yang Guang.
The square was too busy tonight. Although some people saw the movement on the emperor's side, they could not hear what they were saying at all.
After Yang Guang heard this, he raised his eyebrows and snorted: "Making a mountain out of a molehill."
It's over, just these four words, nothing more.
Yang Guang would definitely not blame Yang Ming for such a trivial matter, nor could he blame his two daughters-in-law. He just told Taifu Temple that from now on, Yang Rui and Yang Jin could freely enter and exit the left and right warehouses and take things from them.
Of course, you can’t take everything, you can take something insignificant.
Zang on the left, Zang on the right, that is the emperor's inner treasury, and it cannot be described as simple money and property.
This night's banquet was held until very late. There was no way to help it. Yang Guang's energy was too strong. A group of old men below were already sleepy, and many fell asleep while sitting down. However, Yang Guang was still in high spirits.
Damn, we have a court meeting tomorrow, why don't we let people sleep in?
So tonight, most of the officials chose to spend the night in the official office, because in an hour and a half, the court meeting will be held.
There will be a court meeting the next day, to be precise, it will be an hour and a half later.
The group of people were all listless. Su Wei had bags under his eyes, and Yang Wensi had dark circles under his eyes.
The atmosphere was groggy, but Yang Guang was still as energetic as ever.
"Now that the national treasury is abundant, I intend to open up a Chi Road to reach Zhuo County. What do you think?"
Everyone used to object because they had no money, but now that Yang Guang has brought the money, what can you say?
In addition, many people are confused now, so there is no objection at all.
Chidao runs directly from Yulin County to Zhuo County. It is three thousand miles from east to west. It is not complicated. It is just a road construction. But just this road can basically spend all the money that Gao Xi and the others got from going to Dasuo Maungyue.
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Gao Xi didn't want to persuade him anymore. He planned to retire, but before retiring, he hoped to find out what happened in Bashu.
So he stood up and said: "This time I went south to Bashu, what I saw and heard was shocking. The mountains and rivers are rich, and all kinds of industries are available. However, it is difficult to collect taxes. This is all because powerful men control the place. They bribe the officials with money and exploit the people with power.
I sincerely request your Majesty to appoint another general manager to pacify Bashu and control all the people."
Gao Xi's sonorous words woke up many people. Su Wei had bags under his eyes and frowned:
"The situation in Bashu is complicated. It has always been like this. It is quite difficult to improve it. It does not seem that adding a general manager can improve it."
Yes, of course Gao Xi understood it, but he could not avoid it, otherwise it would touch the interests of the Guanzhong Group.
The actual situation is that Yang Guang is eager for someone to propose to avoid Bashu, because his original intention is to abandon the Guanzhong standard.
So Yang Guang nodded with approval and said:
"Dugu Gong's words speak to my heart. Bahan, the land of Minshu, has been rich since ancient times. I inherit the will of God to rule all the people. I can't bear to see the people of Bashu being exploited for every drop and piece of clothing they have. However, in such an important place
, and then appoint a general manager, it seems that there is no suitable candidate at the moment. "
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This high-sounding sentence actually means that I cannot let Bashu's taxes fall into the hands of those wealthy families. It is the country's money, and they have to spit it out to me.
But for such an important place, I can only arrange for the prince, but as you have seen, I only have two sons and no one to send.
It was impossible for Yang Guang to let Yang Xian leave the capital, because it would offend Yang Ming and make Yang Ming murderous.
Many people heard the meaning of his words. They could see that the emperor wanted to send people, but there was no one he could send who satisfied him.
At this time, Yang Gongren, the Minister of Civil Service, suddenly winked at Yang Ming, and Yang Ming received it.
According to the rules of the Sui Dynasty, central government officials had to be transferred to local governments every four or five years, and some local elders would return to serve in the central government. This would help weaken their power and influence without affecting the operation of the country.
Yang Gongren has been in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for many years. He meets the conditions for release and may be released at any time.
At his level, if he is released, he will definitely be the prefect of Shangshang County, and it will not be higher. But now, the emperor obviously intends to set up the general manager of Yizhou, so this position is a real official of the border, with thirty-six subordinates.
counties, more than 300 counties.
This is much more awesome than being a prefect, and Yang Gongren is a member of the clan, so he fully meets the conditions. It just depends on whether Yang Guangle is happy with it.
Yang Ming guessed Yang Gongren's intention, but even he was worried about entrusting such a large area to one person.
Before he could speak, Yu Wenshu, Lai Hu'er and others had already stood up to object. They knew the emperor's intentions and knew that in such a large territory, the emperor really had no one to use at the moment.
Yang Jian was originally Pai's biological son, but Yang Guang didn't have many biological sons.
Yang Guang also agreed with the two men and believed that there was indeed no one to send at the moment.
Yang Gongren was immediately discouraged.
At this time, Yang Ming stood up and said:
"I believe that there is indeed a need to re-establish the General Manager of Yizhou, and it is very urgent. However, the land of Yizhou is too vast and the people's sentiments in different places are different. I am afraid that it will be difficult for one person to coordinate. Therefore, I feel that it is very urgent to establish the General Manager of Yizhou.
In addition, a Southwest Daoxingtai can be set up to be responsible for educating the local people and inspecting government affairs."
Xingtai, also known as Xingshangshutai or Xingtai Province, is an external branch of the Shangshu Province and is a government agency. This thing is usually temporary.
However, there is no definition of how long it will be temporary. It can also be temporary for many years, depending on local conditions, and it can even be made permanent.
What Yang Ming meant was to directly set up a Xingtai Province in Bashu to connect with the Shangshu Province, and the general manager was responsible for clearly dividing the emperor's rights.
Yang Guang was a little tempted and fell into silence. After a while, Yang Guang said directly:
"Since we already have the Xingtai, why do we need a general manager? Let the prince be the Shangshu Ling of the Xingtai of Southwest Dao. As for the subordinate officials, the prince can draw up a list for my inspection."
This trick is even more amazing.
All establishments in the Hsing Tai Province are exactly the same as those in the Shangshu Province, but the number of people is much smaller.
The largest one is the Shangshu Ling, followed by the left and right Pu She plus six Shangshu, and below are the Cheng and Langzhong.
However, these officials need to be preceded by the word "Xingtai" to distinguish them from the real Shangshu Province.
Yang Guang gave the most powerful position to Yang Ming, who was inseparable from the capital. In fact, it was to divide the power of this department. So in Southwest Daoxingtai, the most powerful people in the future will be two people, who can act as a check and balance.
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Therefore, people in these two positions must usually be in trouble.
Who did Yang Gongren have a feud with? You must know that this kid is also a non-stick cook and usually doesn't offend anyone. Yang Ming felt that it was really hard to choose for a while.
After the court meeting, Yang Gongren chased Yang Ming and whispered:
"Both the left and the right. Your Highness must help me this time."
"Don't worry, Zuo Pu She is the one for you." Yang Ming definitely needed to win over the other party, so he spoke more confidently: "It's just that for Right Pu She, I'm afraid His Majesty will have to make the decision in the end."
"Of course," Yang Gongren whispered, "I can see that although His Majesty asked you to choose officials, there will definitely be a lot of changes after His Majesty's inspection. I should be fine, right?"
Yang Ming nodded, "You are a good boy, so it's not a big problem."