"How many counties are there in each of the two capitals?" Shao Shude asked casually while inspecting the construction site of Linshuo Palace.
"Your Majesty, Jingzhao Prefecture has ten counties under its jurisdiction, and Henan Prefecture has twenty counties." Xiao Die, the new governor of Jizhou, replied.
"Xiao Qing remembers it very clearly." Shao Shude smiled.
Xiao Die was born in Nanliangfang of the Xiao family. In the third year of Dashun (892), he was appointed as the governor of Hezhou. Later he was transferred to various places, and now he is transferred to Hebei.
In the first year of Qianning (894), the five counties of Fengtian, Haoji, Wugong, Yucui and Liquan were established as Qianzhou, which was placed under the jurisdiction of Fengtian Jiedushi. After Fengtian was dismissed, Qianzhou was not abolished and still existed.
In the fifth year of Qianning (898), Yaozhou was established in the six counties of Huayuan, Fuping, Sanyuan, Tongguan, Meiyuan and Fengxian.
In other words, Jingzhao Prefecture was divided into three. The current Jingzhao Prefecture only has ten counties under its jurisdiction. It is still a large county, but it is not the same as before.
The jurisdiction of Henan Prefecture, where Dongdu is located, has only undergone minor changes. It now has twenty counties and should be the largest state in the country.
"Beiping Prefecture now has nine counties, which is a little less." Shao Shude said: "Now that the army has been dispatched and the court's intention is clear, there is no need to hide it. Let's abolish Shunzhou and merge Huairou County with Youzhou."
He said this to Chen Cheng, Xiao Qu, and Pei Zhi. They were the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, and such government affairs had to be handled by them.
"In the Nigukou area, a new county was selected and called Zhigu County." Shao Shude added: "So Weizhou Khitan has been pacified, and Weihua County was restored. After the Ashina Binyu tribe was pacified, Lu was , Wuqing, and Sanhe each analyzed part of the land, merged with Ashinabu Ranch, and established Xianghe County."
In fact, there are large areas of desolate land between Youzhou, Jizhou, and Cangzhou. Several counties were established in the southern part of Youzhou, the northern part of Cangzhou, and the southern part of Jizhou during the Han and Jin dynasties, and many people were farming. However, since Since the Northern Dynasties, this place began to gradually become deserted, reaching its peak in the early Tang Dynasty.
Due to the resettlement of a large number of tribes and the subversive changes in the agricultural production model, water conservancy facilities have become increasingly derelict, and a large number of swamps have overflowed in the area. As can be seen from the map, the swamp areas in the south of Youzhou and in the north of Cangzhou are still very large.
This kind of swamp is very disliked by the farming people. If it is not transformed into a pond, the farmland will feel uncomfortable. However, the nomadic people like it very much because it is an authentic place with rich water and grass.
There are actually a large number of swamps around the newly established Tuyin and Changcheng counties in the south of Jizhou, and it is not that easy to develop them. First, water conservancy projects must be restored, the swamps must be drained, and then the wasteland must be slowly transformed into a stable production area. It takes time to produce ripe land for grain and pasture.
The two newly established counties of Zhigu and Xianghe in Youzhou are actually looking for dry places in the swamps, establishing settlements, integrating the herdsmen into households, and slowly restoring the farming environment of hundreds of years ago.
As for Weihua County, it was actually Weizhou in the early Tang Dynasty, northwest of Fangshan District in later generations. It was originally intended to house the nearby Khitans, but later the Khitans were gradually allowed to try farming, so Weihua County was established. However, because the local area was mountainous The environment and the area suitable for farming were limited, so the changes were not thorough enough, and it gradually degenerated into hilly pastures and intermountain basin pastures.
This restoration of Weihua County also reflects the determination of the imperial court. Since the Khitans were allowed to learn to farm in the early Tang Dynasty, the new dynasty can naturally do the same. This matter is not negotiable and must be done, even if it is based on practical considerations.
The environment and the proportion of grazing may be larger, but it cannot be left alone.
After all, the location of this place is quite critical. It is at the junction of the four states of Gui, Wei, Yi, and You. It is impossible for the imperial court to ignore it.
"Your Majesty, are the three counties of Weihua, Xianghe and Zhigu all under the jurisdiction of Beiping Prefecture?" Chen Cheng asked.
"Of course." Shao Shude said without hesitation: "In this way, Beiping Prefecture will have thirteen counties. Let's organize it like this first."
"According to the decree." They had just won a great victory and captured the Thirteen Prefectures of Hebei Province. The prime ministers of Zhengshitang did not have the courage to argue with Shao Sheng. He did whatever he said and agreed quickly.
The game between monarch and ministers is sometimes so "unpretentious".
The saint's prestige is so high that people dare not look directly at him, so that's nothing more than flattery.
What's more, since ancient times, opening up territory has been a great achievement for kings, and it is the kind with extremely high gold content. Shao Shude went crazy in Hebei to "brush points" and made Cangjing and Youzhou towns explode with gold coins. If he could increase his prestige
In numerical terms, the score here should be astonishing. Prime ministers are not stupid, so why bother with them in everything?
"One more thing." Shao Shude asked again: "Do you think it is necessary to separate the various prefectures and put them under the direct control of the imperial court?"
Before Shao Shude ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he used the rubber stamp of the Tang Dynasty to start to suppress all the government offices in the world. He did not care about those that were not within the control area, but he killed Fengxiang Prefecture, Hezhong Prefecture, and Xingyuan Prefecture within his jurisdiction.
They were downgraded to Qizhou, Puzhou and Liangzhou respectively.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there were only a few prefectures. At the beginning, there were Jingzhao Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, and Taiyuan Prefecture during the reign of Empress Wu. After the Anshi Rebellion, the number of prefectures increased, such as Jiangling Prefecture, Chengdu Prefecture, and Xingyuan Prefecture.
, Fengxiang Mansion, etc.
Within the jurisdiction of Daxia, there are currently only four prefectures, namely Jingzhao Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, Beiping Prefecture and Andong Prefecture. The first three are capitals. Andong Prefecture is related to a century-old plan, so it was promoted to a prefecture.
Shao Shude's intention is also very clear, which is to separate these four prefectures into separate tracts, which will be directly managed by the Political Affairs Hall, the Second Province and the Six Ministries.
To put it simply, it changes from a city under separate planning to a municipality directly under the Central Government.
This change, to put it bluntly, is the struggle between the central and local interests, which will always exist even in later generations.
As far as the central government is concerned, on the one hand it does not like a certain Tao to be too strong, on the other hand it also likes to seize wealthy or important places to enhance its voice and gain an advantage in the game between the central and local governments.
"Your Majesty, maybe you can hold a meeting to watch the wind and ask questions..." Xiao Qun thought for a while and said.
Guan Feng Wen Dui is actually the Xia Dynasty version of the Yanying Wen Dui system in the former Tang Dynasty. It is named after it is often held in the Guan Feng Hall of Shangyang Palace. If the meeting of the Zhengshi Hall is compared to an executive meeting, then Guan Feng Wen Dui is a plenary meeting.
If the meeting is enlarged and the level is higher, the decision-making priority should be the first and must be implemented immediately without anyone blocking it.
Xiao Qu has actually seen the tendency of the saint. This matter is not a bad thing for the court, or even a good thing. If he holds a watch and question, the procedure will be more legitimate and blameless, and the result will be very clear, and no one will object.
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"Okay, you guys make some preparations first, and we'll hold a meeting to watch the wind in a few days." Shao Shude said cheerfully.
After saying that, he took a look at Linshuo Palace, which was already quite large, and thought that the meeting would have to be held in Youzhou City this time.
The progress of Linshuo Palace is actually quite fast.
Most of the Jintai Hall has been completed, and part of the Jiaotai Hall has also been completed. The surrounding environment transformation is a higher priority and can probably be completed before the frost and snow melt and cause spring floods.
This palace was actually built on the site of Linshuo Palace in the Sui Dynasty. Recently, officials proposed to build several new palaces next to Jintai and Jiaotai Erdian for the offices of officials.
Shao Shude promised to build the four halls of Jianwenshan, Baohua, Qinzheng, and Rende as well as several pavilions and pavilions. Some of them may need to be renovated in the southwest corner of Youzhou City. In short, the amount of work is still quite large.
The labor force used to build the palace was still the same 50,000 captives.
Well, actually there are less than 50,000, because some people caused chaos and were accused of being suppressed and massacred by the Crane Army; some people escaped at night, but not all were captured; and some were whipped to death or died of fatigue. There are about 40,000 left today.
There are about 5,000 people, so there is a lot of reduction.
But it doesn't matter. Starting today, another group of prisoners have been sent in batches, numbering less than 10,000. They are all members of the Fanhu tribe who have just been defeated. And this is not all. As the suppression operation deepens, the number of prisoners will continue to increase.
A big increase. Some of them will be sent away as soldiers, and some will be used as coolies to work on projects, not only the construction of palaces, but also post roads, houses, ponds, irrigation canals, military forts, etc.
, there is a lot of work waiting for them to do.
"Your Majesty..." Seeing Shao Shude watching the progress of the palace construction with great interest, Pei Zhi couldn't help it and asked softly: "Prime Minister Song sent someone to ask, when will he return to Beijing?"
"Huh?" Shao Shude was stunned and said displeasedly: "It's only been a few days, and you are here in a hurry? Tell Song Le, Yi Ding, Cheng De, and Hedong is not destroyed, how can I return to the capital?"
In fact, it was not only Song Le who sent people to inquire. Empress Zhe also sent her virtuous concubine Zhuge, who was called to serve the saint, but in fact she was trying to find out what her man was saying and when she would be coming home.
Shao Shude didn't feel the slightest pressure, so he turned a deaf ear and didn't hear anything - he would definitely go back, but not now.
At this time, most of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the imperial court were in Beiping Mansion, and they went to court regularly to listen to the government. Officials were also working step by step. All memorials from all over the country were sent here, and official letters of approval were also sent to various places from Beiping Mansion.
Are you in a hurry? I'm not in a hurry.
He even ordered the Yi Cong and Wuwei armies to go back and rest, and transferred the Tielin army to change defenses.
Just the day before yesterday, he ordered the Jinglue Army to march to Youzhou in batches, and the Tianxiong Army to return to Heyang in batches to rest.
The Forbidden Army changed its defenses, and the local warriors of the Tu Tuan Army were also gradually rotated. This time, even the rural warriors from the inner roads came to replace the rural warriors from Henan and Huaihai Road who were tired from long battles.
Based on these rotation measures, there was no sign that Shao Sheng was going back to Luoyang, so Pei Zhi was a little anxious and asked.
Shao Shude glanced at Chen Cheng and Xiao Yu. They didn't speak, and they immediately knew what was going on.
"Pei Qing has been Prime Minister for several years, so how come he doesn't know the importance?" Shao Shude said: "Now is the critical moment to eradicate evil, how can I move lightly? Not only the affairs in Hebei and Hedong, but also the Anton Mansion is very troublesome. Yelu
Brother Hua has already formulated the strategy of the eight Khitan tribes. Between April and May, they will move south in large numbers, harassing counties and villages with light cavalry, and seizing cities with infantry. Now I am not facing enemies from only one direction.
It is about two directions: east and west. This matter is related to the national system, please don’t say more."
Pei Zhi was scolded and immediately stopped talking. However, he was not discouraged. If he failed to persuade him this time, he would just try again next time. Moreover, as time goes by, more and more people will stand on his side.
In the end, the saint couldn't stand the pressure and went home.
"That's right!" Shao Shude seemed to suddenly remember something, and sighed: "It is indeed very hard for you to be with me for a long time. Let's do this. The captured thieves' wives and daughters will be rewarded to hundreds of civil and military officials and generals of the Imperial Army.
Right. It's really not easy without a woman around to take care of you. Chen Shilang, you can handle this matter as soon as possible. There are also Lulong, Yandu, Pingshuo, Sushen, Liaoxi, Jingke Liufang, Duofan.
Chief Hu's residence is close to Linshuo Palace. We should try to improve it and build some good houses and distribute them to everyone to live in. If it is not enough, there is a large open space to the east of Linshuo Palace, so just build it."
