According to Wu Dong's suggestion, the entire Liangshan Province can be divided into six provinces, Koryo Province, Liaodong Province, Northern Province, Yanyun Province, Mongolian Province, and Hedong Province. The Northern Province includes Shangjing, Zhongjing and
They radiate large areas of territory, and Yanyun Province includes large areas of territory such as Yanjing and Datong.
In ancient China, "province" was one of the highest power organs. From the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were "shang provinces" and later "three provinces and six ministries". "Xing provinces" were the agencies of the highest power organs in various places. Historically
, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a "Daxingtai of a certain road", which was used to manage the military, political and civil affairs of dozens of states and counties. However,
It is not a non-permanent institution. After the middle Jin Dynasty, permanent institutions of provinces really appeared in China. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that the provincial system was completely fixed. Provinces became an indispensable and important institution for the country to govern local areas. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the provincial system was completely fixed.
The Qing Dynasty implemented a provincial system to maintain local rule. Wu Dong proposed this concept early.
Under the provinces are prefectures and counties, which stand side by side and have the same status. The entire Liangshan Province implements a three-level governance system of central government, provinces, and prefectures and counties.
For such a governance system, the Military Aircraft Department has approved it. Now the territory of Liangshan is vast. It is no longer the situation where it only had Korea and Hedong. Naturally, such a large territory cannot be managed according to the previous extensive method. In the past, all states
Counties are all directly managed by the central government. When the territory was small, there was nothing. When the territory is vast, this greatly affects the administrative efficiency of the central government. Now the central government can only control the provinces, and the provinces control local areas.
However, since then, the leaders of each province still need to be elected and appointed.
Starting from July 28, the Military Aircraft Department began to discuss this issue, and the discussion was very intense.
There was no dispute in the Mongolian province, and Hu Sanniang was the governor.
The province of Goryeo was originally the most important place in Liangshan. The economy here was the most developed and the people were the most stable. Now Wu Dong, Hua Rong, Li Gang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others have all come to Yanjing. The remaining Liangshan of Goryeo
There is only one person at the top, Zhu Gui. Zhu Gui was originally the head of the intelligence agency.
, now serves as the deputy leader of the Liangshan ideological transformation group. In terms of qualifications, he is the only one who can serve as the governor of Koryo Province. However, whether it is Wu Dong, Hua Rong or Li Gang, Gongsun Sheng is not very optimistic about Zhu Gui.
Given his ability, it would be inappropriate for Zhu Gui to lead such an important Koryo Province.
In Hedong Province, Lin Chong, Zhu Wu, Wu Song, Yue Fei, etc. have all left Hedong. Now only Hu Yanzhuo is left. However, Hu Yanzhuo is also the commander of the Eighth Army. He is also the governor of the province and has many military aircraft departments.
People don’t agree either. Many people in the military aircraft department
In people's opinion, the separation of military and political affairs should be implemented now. Soldiers should concentrate on leading the army and not interfere with civil affairs. Mounting horses to manage the army and dismounting officials and civilians were the rights that only the Jiedushi envoys in the late Tang Dynasty had. It was this right that made the Central Plains have numerous vassal towns and made the Tang Dynasty
towards complete destruction.
As for the Northern Province and Liaodong Province, no specific person in charge can be found yet.
At present, it seems that Yanjing Province is only under the direct control of the central government.
The Military Aircraft Division has been discussing it for several days, but has yet to come to a conclusion.
Wu Dong smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that Liangshan still lacked talents. Originally, Liangshan only governed Goryeo and Hedong, but suddenly began to govern the entire north. The shortage of talents was severe. At present, it seems that the best way is to transfer the officers in the army.
to the people, and let military officers be responsible for civil affairs. Later, when the country was liberated in 1949, China also faced a shortage of talents.
To solve the problem of shortage, a large number of high-ranking military officials were turned into civilian officials at that time. For example, Chen Yi became the mayor of Shanghai, Deng and others were in charge of the Southwest Bureau, Peng Xi and others were in charge of the Northwest Bureau, etc. Generally speaking, those who can become military officials
The outstanding generals in the army must have high management capabilities. They can manage the army well and manage the place without many problems.
But now, the military war in Liangshan has not ended yet, and it is not appropriate to hastily transform a large number of military officials into civilian officials.
"Grand Governor, we should temporarily abandon our principles and allow soldiers to manage civil affairs! Do not implement the principle of separation of military and civilians for the time being! Only in this way can we rule this vast area! In the next few years, we must vigorously explore talents and transfer these talents to
At the civilian post!" After the military meeting that day, when everyone was having dinner together in the evening, Hua Rong came to Wu Dong's side and said.
"It seems like this is the only way!" Wu Dong nodded.
It was not until the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th that the governors of each province were elected one after another. Hu Sanniang was the governor of Mongolia Province, Zhu Gui was the governor of Koryo Province, and Qin Hui, as the deputy minister of the Propaganda Department, did not need to go to Yanjing for the time being.
Instead, he assisted Zhu Gui in Goryeo. Although Qin Hui was a super traitorous official in history who brought disaster to the country and the people, he was extremely talented. During this period, Li Gang, Gongsun Sheng and others were in Goryeo.
They had been in contact with Qin Hui many times, and they had been deeply impressed by Qin Hui. It was these two people who suggested that Qin Hui assist Zhu Gui. Yang Zhi served as the commander of the First Group Army and concurrently served as the acting governor of the northern province. Sun Li served as the acting governor of the northern province.
As the commander of the Fifth Army, he concurrently serves as the acting governor of Liaodong Province, and Hu Yanzhuo, as the commander of the Eighth Army, concurrently serves as the acting governor of Hedong Province. The Yanjing Province is still under the direct control of the central government.
The meeting has been held for almost a month now.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone celebrated happily. It was not until the afternoon of August 16 that the military aircraft meeting was reconvened. This time it was to discuss Liangshan's next strategy.
Most members of the Military Aircraft Department believe that the stability of the north should be maintained now, and then the next battle plan can be started after the north is stabilized. The army needs to rest, reorganize, and expand, which will also take a while. Wait until a large number of people are introduced from the Song Dynasty
In the north, the army is also needed to maintain order, and the army cannot be dispatched for the time being.
In addition, the military conference officially confirmed the location of Yanjing's capital. Yanjing City replaced the former Goryeo capital and became the central seat.
Many businessmen also attended the military aircraft meeting. Every night, Wu Dong discussed with many businessmen. He encouraged these businessmen to invest in Liangshan, conduct business and trade in Liangshan, and even encouraged these businessmen to conduct overseas trade. In addition, the military aircraft meeting also
Many business-related resolutions were passed, which gave various benefits to merchants.
For example, in Shangjing, Zhongjing and other places, within three years, the commercial tax will be one-third of that in other places, and some products related to the national economy and people's livelihood can be exempted from commercial tax again! In addition, Wu Dong also encouraged these businessmen to participate in politics
When discussing politics, if you have any good business plans, you can report them to the central government, and the central government will reward businessmen based on these business plans!
"The Grand Governor said that we can even supervise the government. If there is any illegal behavior by the local government, we can report it directly to the central government, and the central government will make the decision for us! After thousands of years, the status of our merchants has finally improved!" Chai Jin was a little worried.
said excitedly.
In the past dynasties of China, the status of merchants was very low. By the Song Dynasty, commerce was developed, but the status of merchants was extremely limited. Really capable people did not bother to do business. Chai Jin was the third person in Hebei after the royal family of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
A wealthy businessman, but he is also
He is somewhat famous in the world of martial arts, and this reputation is earned through being "anxious for public good and loving justice". Friends in the world of martial arts came and provided some money in exchange. As for Lu Junyi, he is the richest businessman in Daming Mansion, but his status is not as good as that of Chai Jin. The government said
If you want to harm him, harm him. He has no power to resist.
"It's unimaginable that we can participate in politics and submit any suggestions to the central government for Liangshan! I really hope that Liangshan will go south as soon as possible and defeat the Song Dynasty." Lu Junyi also said excitedly.
"Who among the businessmen who came here doesn't think so?" Chai Jin laughed.
"I'm ready to settle my family in Yanjing City!" Lu Junyi said.
"Okay! It would be better for our family to move to Yanjing City! But this must be done secretly and cannot be discovered by the government," Chai Jin said.
It was not until late August that the military aircraft meeting officially ended. Liangshan's senior officials began to return to their bases one after another, and Liangshan's central officials officially left for Yanjing!
The cabinet ministers were on the road together at this moment, and someone had already informed their families to move to Yanjing City.
"Grand Governor, as of now, Liangshan has occupied half of the country. It's time for you to proclaim yourself emperor!" Hua Rong said suddenly on the road.
"Proclaim yourself emperor?" Wu Dong was stunned. He had never thought about this issue before.
"Only by proclaiming yourself emperor can you legitimately rule the north!" Hua Rong said.
"Our political system has not been truly established yet." Wu Dong shook his head.
There was no discussion on what kind of political system should be implemented in the future, whether it should be an imperial system, a democratic system, or a restricted monarchy, etc. There was also no discussion on how Liangshan should select officials in the future. Now only the core of power in Liangshan has been established.
, the current Liangshan system is somewhat like the collective leadership system of later generations with a certain person as the core.
"We will discuss this matter slowly later! Ascension to the throne and proclaiming emperor is an extremely troublesome matter. Let's wait a little longer! Besides, even if I don't proclaim myself emperor, can't I rule the north legitimately? I, Liangshan
My propaganda system is extraordinary. From top to bottom, no one from the northern military or civilians will resist my rule." Wu Dong said with a smile.
Hua Rong nodded. He admitted this. Liangshan's propaganda system was too powerful. Wu Dong's authority in Liangshan was much higher than the authority of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in the Song Dynasty. No one could compete with Wu Dong.
There was no problem in ruling the north. He just felt that calling himself emperor was in line with tradition, and emperor was more suitable for Wu Dong's status.
"More than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. The war years passed so quickly!" Wu Dong sighed softly and said.
He left Yanyun with Yue Fei in the first month of the year. It was already late August, and there were still more than three months until the Chinese New Year.
"Grand Governor, our Central Committee has arrived at Yanjing City. The King of Korea, the Emperor of Liao and others should also be sent to Yanjing. Only when they are under our eyes can we rest assured." Zhu Wu suddenly said.
"Not bad!" Wu Dong nodded.
"Although we are not attacking Xixia now, we should still consider Xixia's affairs." Zhu Wu said again.