Dahan first prince

Chapter 73 Never interfere in military power!
Hearing that Xiao He had made arrangements to "strengthen security" for the security work in the surrounding areas of Chang'an City, as well as the palace confinement of Changle and Weiyang, Liu Ying only slightly nodded her head in agreement.

Liu Bang led the army this time, although he recruited hundreds of thousands of young and strong men from various places in Guanzhong, as well as hundreds of thousands of people who transported grain, but the core backbone of Liu Bang's army was Li Shang, the right minister, and Jin She, the chariot general. Lieutenants of the Northern Army and Taiwei Zhou Bo each took away two school lieutenants of the Northern Army, a total of six school lieutenants, more than [-] people.

For this expedition, the personnel composition of Liu Bang's army is roughly that the more than 1 soldiers of the Northern Army will be promoted to one level per person to serve as the backbone of the officers;

In the past, the defense and defense of Chang'an and the surrounding areas were in charge of more than [-] lieutenants from the eight divisions of the Northern Army, and more than [-] lieutenants from the Six Divisions of the Southern Army.

Among them, the Southern Army is composed of Feng Peiyuan's children, which can be regarded as the undoubted emperor's army of the emperor Liu Bang!

And the Northern Army did not give in too much. Its personnel were all filled by the children of good families in Guanzhong, and it was also the permanent military force of the Chang'an Central Committee.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, the Northern Army, which has a larger number of troops and more sufficient sources of troops, is even slightly better than Liu Bang's Yuan Cong's pro-military army, the Southern Army.

Under normal circumstances, the southern army, as the emperor's pro-army, is directly commanded by the Wei Wei, who is responsible for the palace guards of the Changle and Weiyang palaces.

The Northern Army, as the soldiers of Guanzhong, is under the command of the lieutenant who is responsible for the security of Guanzhong, mainly Chang'an and the surrounding areas, and is responsible for guarding Chang'an and the surrounding areas.

In addition to the two elite armed forces, the Southern and Northern Armies, there are naturally also quasi-armed forces responsible for daily patrols and maintaining law and order.

For example, under the command of Zhonglang General Ji Bu, the Zhonglang team of less than a thousand people are mostly selected from all over the world, and they are all young generals with great military exploits and great potential.

Under normal circumstances, the main work of Zhonglang in the capital Chang'an is to guard the gates of Changle and Weiyang palaces, and in the future, after the completion of Chang'an City, they will be responsible for guarding the gates of various cities in Chang'an.

As for the captain who prepares thieves, as the name suggests, it is a full-time sub-official office set up by the court specifically for the security work in Chang'an and surrounding areas.

To put it simply: the captain of the thief and the general of Zhonglang are both under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant.

Among them, the lieutenant personally took charge of the Northern Army and defended the city of Chang'an;
Zhonglang will be in charge of Zhonglang, responsible for guarding the palace gate;
And the captain who prepares the thieves is in charge of thousands of "anti-thieves" soldiers, responsible for daily security patrols in Chang'an City, and encircling and suppressing bandits and rogues in the surrounding areas.

If you want to understand these things, then look at Xiao He's arrangements for General Zhonglang and Captain Thieves, there is nothing strange about it.

——The captain of the eight divisions of the Northern Army who was in charge of defending the city of Chang'an was taken away by the emperor Liu Bang!

As the emperor's pro-army, the captain of the sixth department of the Southern Army who was responsible for guarding Changle and Weiyang Palaces was also taken away nearly one-third to serve as the emperor Liu Bang's personal guard.

This reduced the defensive strength of the court center in Chang'an and the surrounding areas of Chang'an by more than half!
In this case, Ling Zhonglang will strengthen the defense forces of Changle and Weiyang palaces, and let the captain who was robbed strengthen the law and order in the Chang'an area, which is the reason why the question should be.

As for this matter, it is easier to understand why Xiao He arranged it himself instead of letting Prince Liu Ying arrange it.

——For Liu Ying, the Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom, during the period when the emperor Liu Bang was not in Chang'an, the last thing he could interfere with was military power!

Even if Liu Ying planted party members in the court, arbitrarily appointed and removed officials and officials, or used money, food and materials from the Shaofu, there was still room for defense.

But if the emperor Liu Bang left, Liu Ying was in a hurry to take over the military power in the Chang'an area, then Xiao He, as the prime minister, would have to use the privilege of the first prime minister of the founding of the country to discipline Liu Bang's "conspiracy" prince!
But today, Liu Ying deliberately put on a posture of "I only listen in", which obviously made Xiao He let go of the slight worry in his heart.

Xiao He can clearly understand that Liu Ying's attitude of "you can discuss it, I will just look at it and not talk" is not aimed at the upcoming Guanzhong Water Conservancy, that is, the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, but for the emperor Liu Bang after he left Beijing. Guard work in and around Chang'an.

With Liu Ying's attitude of "I'll take care of what I should and don't take care of what I shouldn't", Xiao He was also happy to be born, and made proper arrangements for the slightly sensitive transfer of "military power" that Liu Ying couldn't intervene.

And Liu Ying's performance today undoubtedly brought Xiao He's evaluation of Liu Ying to another level quietly.

"Beside the queen for a long time, the prince is really..."

"Being more sophisticated~"

With a sigh of admiration in his heart, Xiao He turned around and faced the courtiers and officials again.

"Except for the captain of the thieves and the general of Zhonglang, the rest of the departments and yamen should also abide by their duties; don't let your majesty leave the capital and let your heart slack off!"

With Xiao He's solemn order on his face, all the officials in the palace got up one after another, bowing their hands together.

"Here."

"The ministers must perform their duties and abide by their duties..."

So far, Xiao He's task in today's court meeting has been basically completed.

Xiao He nodded slightly to all the officials in the hall, motioning for everyone to return to their seats, Xiao He then turned around again and bowed his hands to Liu Ying.

"As for the labor, money and food needed for the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, the family has already discussed with the officials and the Shaofu the day before yesterday."

"Couldn't it be that the family personally said it to the princes and ministers Cao?"

Hearing this, Liu Ying stood up with a warm smile on her face, and bowed her hands to Xiao He in return.

"Hard work Xiao Xiang."

As she said that, Liu Ying turned from the side, facing the courtiers and officials in the palace, and cupped her hands again.

"Since that's the case, let me try my words."

"If there is something wrong with Gu's words, all the princes can point out the disadvantages of Gu's words, and Gu Zi should listen to them and adopt them."

Seeing Liu Ying's humble and polite attitude, everyone in the hall bowed their hands repeatedly, saying they dare not.

Seeing Liu Ying ponder for a while, she straightened up, and Lang Lang said what she was thinking.

"The Zhengguo Canal is the foundation of water conservancy in northern Wei, and it is more related to the irrigation of tens of thousands of hectares of fields east of the Jingshui River and west of the Luoshui River."

"However, since the first year of Qin II, the Zhengguo Canal has not been repaired for a long time, and it has been more than ten years."

"From the north to the south of the canal, there are tens of thousands of hectares of fields; however, the output of rice and grain has been five stones per mu since the first year of the second generation, and it has only been three stones per mu since the autumn harvest every year."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying did not forget to raise her head a little, and nodded slightly to the young man who was born first.

"Gu also thought that the Zhengguo Canal should be the most important thing in Guanzhong's water conservancy renovation and maintenance work!"

Expressing her point of view forcefully, Liu Ying paused for a while, and looked at Shaofu Yangchengyan, who was sitting in the front seat on the left side of the chaoban.

"I would also like to ask the Shaofu to tell you all: How much money and food will be needed for the renovation and dredging of the Zhengguo Canal, and how much labor will be required?"

(End of this chapter)