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"May I ask Your Majesty, what is this council?" said the elder who spoke first.
"The Consultative Council is where the people of the world participate in and discuss government affairs. If you have any opinions on the construction of Bianliang City, you can put it forward! If you have any dissatisfaction with the government's policies, you can also put it forward! Even if you have any objections to a certain official,
You can raise any dissatisfaction you may have! Any motion proposed by the Consultative Bureau must be responded to by the government within half a month! Here are some specific charters of the Consultative Bureau, please come and take a look!" Wu Dong said.
As Wu Dong finished speaking, the elders and gentry of Bianliang City below were astonished. This was the first time they had heard of such a policy as the "Consultative Bureau" in their half-lived lives. This was the first time they had heard of it.
Ordinary people can also supervise the government!
Wu Dong handed over the specific charter of the Consultative Council to these people and asked them to study it slowly. After these people left, only Wu Dong and Li Gang were left in the palace.
"Your Majesty, the speed of our advance is still too fast! In such a short period of time, we have conquered such a large territory, which almost exceeds the entire north. The number of our officials is far from enough. Do you think those Song officials who surrendered can continue?
Keep it?" Li Gang said.
"Those officials of the Song Dynasty who surrendered can be retained if they have a good official reputation! But you and I both know what is going on in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. There are almost none of them who are not corrupt, and none of them are not corrupt, and none of them are not bullying the people! Think about it!
It is really difficult to choose officials from among them!" Wu Dong shook his head.
"What should we do?" Li Gang said.
"You used to often suggest that I implement the imperial examination. Now it's time to actually implement the imperial examination!" Wu Dong said.
"This..." Li Gang frowned.
Although he had proposed to Wu Dong a long time ago to implement the imperial examination, the imperial examination he wanted and the imperial examination Wu Dong wanted were not the same thing! He wanted to use Confucianism to govern the world, but Wu Dong wanted to use new learning.
Scientifically select ordinary grassroots civil servants, and then use some electoral systems to govern the world.
"I will use the Korea University Entrance Examination as a template to conduct the imperial examination! After passing the imperial examination, I will first serve as a grassroots official, and then be promoted based on my political performance! For this imperial examination, I think we can start from Korea and Yanjing!" Wu Dong said
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"Your Majesty, will there be any trouble in such an imperial examination? Moreover, can the talents who come out of such an imperial examination really be able to help the country?" Li Gang said with some doubts.
"Don't worry, such talents will definitely be able to govern the country well!" Wu Dong said with a smile.
Even the corrupt Confucians trained by the Four and Five Classics can govern the country. Can't talents selected by the modern examination system still be able to govern the country?
"Your Majesty, the matter of the imperial examination...should be discussed with the provincial government before it can be implemented?" Li Gang said.
"Okay, this can be up to you." Wu Dong smiled.
In fact, if it were discussed in the Central Province, Wu Dong's resolution would definitely be passed! Now the scale of the Central Province has expanded, including Minister of Economic Affairs Gongsun Sheng, Minister of Supervision Dai Zong and others. These people can be regarded as Wu Dong's direct descendants.
Shang Wu Yong, Lin Chong, Hua Rong, if there is no great change, it is impossible for them to stop Wu Dong's decision!
At this moment, Li Gang secretly decided that he was going to write to the ministers of the Central Province to persuade them to think twice! Of course, what he did was allowed by the policy. Before the decision of the Central Province was passed, anyone could try to persuade others, even if
Not even Wu Dong can stop him.
"Your Majesty, do you think we were able to regain the entire world years ago?" Li Gang said.
"This is impossible! The world is really too big. There are many cities in the Central Plains and Jiangnan that are not under our control! In addition to the Central Plains and Jiangnan, there are also southern Fujian and Sichuan and other places in the south. I think of next year's Shang Dynasty.
It will take us half a year to regain the whole world," Wu Dong said.
"Although Zhao Huan wrote to Zhao Ji, I'm afraid Zhao Ji will not surrender easily." Li Gang said.
"This depends on Yue Fei and the others," Wu Dong said.
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In October of the first year of Datong, several months later, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Liangshan's 300,000-strong army had conquered countless Tubo tribes, and hundreds of thousands of Tubo people were driven towards Liaodong!
At this moment, the 300,000 troops came to the Tici area. After arriving here, the army stopped temporarily. They wanted to take a rest here!
The weather on the plateau is very cold. At this moment, in a tent, Yue Fei, Yang Xiong, and Yang Zhi are discussing the next battle plan! Countless staff officers from the three armies are also here. They are all gathered around the map, carefully
Studying.
"The next step is Dali. Dali is vulnerable! I only need to lead the second group army to completely wipe them out." Yang Xiong said with some disapproval.
Dali's land area is limited, occupying what is now Yunnan, western Guangxi, southwestern Sichuan and other places. Their population is also extremely limited, not exceeding 2 million. Their economy is very backward. In the past, they mainly relied on exchanging goods with the Song Dynasty to survive.
, their military strength is even worse
Attack! In the original history, Kublai Khan conquered Dali, and he led an army of 100,000 to capture the leader of Dali alive! Now the troops mobilized by Liangshan have reached 300,000, far exceeding the Mongolian army in history! There is another Yue Fei in the Liangshan army.
There are famous generals here, so there is no problem in conquering marble.
"We still have to be careful! It's best to follow the plan drawn up by the military department and divide our troops into three groups to attack Dali." Yue Fei said.
"We should be more cautious!" Yang Zhiye said.
After hearing both of them say this, Yang Xiong stopped talking.
Yue Fei was studying the map carefully and finalizing the battle plan for the last time! The original battle plan was formulated by the military in the first month. At that time, it was far away in Yanjing and there were many factors that could not be taken into consideration. Now they still need to make adjustments to the battle plan according to local conditions.
A certain change! The combat plan not only takes into account the comparison of forces between the two sides, but also takes into account the terrain, the nation, the people's hearts, and many other issues.
"We have 300,000 troops. The total strength of Dali's troops will not exceed 200,000! We are battle-hardened and have experienced countless battles from north to south. Dali soldiers have no combat experience! But they have
Geographical advantage! The terrain of Dali is mountainous. If they hide in the mountains, it will be difficult for us to deal with it! We should attract the main force of the enemy here...
In the Jinsha River area, I use the middle route army to meet the main force of Dali! Brother Yang Zhi's first group army uses the west route army to bypass the Dandangling area, enter Dali from the rear, and outflank Dali's rear route from the Lijiang area! Brother Yang Xiong's second group army crosses
Jinsha River and Longshou Pass are encircled. By advancing in three directions, we can eliminate the main force of Dali as quickly as possible at the minimum cost, and complete our success in one battle!" Yue Fei said.
"I wonder who the general will be leading the army in Dali?" Yang Zhidao.
"He should be the protector of Dali, the prime minister of the country." Yue Fei said.
Although Dali is nominally owned by the Duan family, it has actually been in the hands of the powerful official Gao Shengtai since the middle period of the Dali Kingdom. Starting from Gao Shengtai, the Gao family actually took control of the government. Envoys from various countries visiting Dali first visited Gao Shengtai.
The head of the family, and then visited the head of the Dali Kingdom.
The current leader of Dali is named Duan Heyu, also known as Duan Yu. He is the sixteenth generation leader of Dali, but he no longer has any real power. His father's name is Duan Zhengchun, who is still alive, but he abdicated and became a monk.
The kings of Dali in the past dynasties chose to abdicate and become monks. On the one hand, Dali has a tradition of worshiping Buddha, and on the other hand, because of the oppression of the Gao family, they felt that being an emperor was no longer interesting, so it was better to abdicate.
The current head of the Gao family is called Gao Liangcheng, and he can also be called "heroic"! Historically, he has made certain achievements in economy, military, and diplomacy, but the foundation of Dali is too weak. He wants to
It is simply impossible for Dali to develop into a powerful country!
"Okay, let's do what Commander Yue said!" Yang Zhidao.
The 300,000-strong army rested here for five days. Five days later, countless war supplies were transported here, and all the supplies were distributed to the soldiers!
"This journey is difficult, and we have to fight thousands of miles! If we can destroy Dali, enter Sichuan, and destroy the remnants of the Song Dynasty, we will definitely be famous throughout the ages! Therefore, in this battle, we can only advance and not retreat! All officers and soldiers in the army must move forward with all their strength.
Go!" Yue Fei was riding on his horse, pointing forward with his hand.
"Set off!"
At that moment, the troops were divided into three groups, and the 300,000-strong army moved forward in a mighty manner, aiming directly at Dali.