Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1141 I am fat again
Luoyang.

The emperor has been feeling unwell recently. Sun Simiao, director of the military hospital, diagnosed that the emperor was overworked and asked the emperor to rest more.

Luo Cheng estimated that he had high blood pressure, so he could only reduce his workload.

The general government affairs are handed over to the prime ministers of the government to draft Zhu's approval on their behalf, and the military affairs are handed over to the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Sanya.

Of course, Luo Cheng is not completely at ease and just let go like this.Although Jin Yiwei and Huangcheng Secretary are the eyes and ears, the emperor is still not completely at ease.

Therefore, he introduced the memorial system based on the system of later generations.

The Guanyin servant girl is now the emperor's right-hand man, and she reads these memorials for the emperor every day.

"Luo Da'en, the prefect of Ngee'an County, went to Liuqiu Fanzi to produce local mangoes and other supplies."

Luo Cheng closed his eyes and meditated, and nodded after listening, "Reply on behalf of me, just say I understand, these things are just fruits, and they are not very useful, so don't bother to send them too much, and the journey is far away, and they will be damaged when they arrive."

Guanyin's maidservant smiled and said, "This prefect Luo is a mango, and he has already done three folds."

Luo Cheng also said helplessly, "That's the way it is." This Luo Da'en, whose real name is Hu Dayen, was originally under Dou Jiande's command, and later led his troops to surrender during the Mayi War. Because of his timely attachment, he was given a national surname by Luo Cheng at that time. , can be regarded as lucky.

However, he came from a reckless background and didn't have much education, so he was good at fighting. Now he is transferred to Canton Road in Lingnan by Luo Cheng as the prefect of Yi'an. To the north is the territory of Shen Faxing, one of the three feudal lords in the south of the Yangtze River, and to the east is Liuqiu (Taiwan).

When this guy arrived in Ngee Ann, he was very serious about training the army, and he worked very hard, but he usually likes to take notes, and he is full of no nutrition.

In the past, when officials had something to report to the emperor, they used chapters to express their opinions, chapters to express gratitude, performances to impeach, express their feelings, and discuss to disagree.

Shortly after Luo Cheng proclaimed himself emperor, it was changed to the prime minister's ticket to be yellowed, and all the forms were first reviewed by the prime ministers, and then the Secretary of General Affairs was added.

All official seals are first sent to the Department of General Affairs, and a copy must be backed up.Then after the yellow ticket was pasted in the Zhengshitang, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy approved the Zhubi on their behalf.

Therefore, when officials have something to report to the emperor, whether it is public or private, whether it is a letter of thanks or an impeachment, it is public, and there is a special format.

But in this way, there are many procedures and the operation is slow. Secondly, there are many people who handle it, which is easy to cause leaks.

At the same time, Luo Cheng wanted to hear more about the real situation below, so he specially introduced the memorial system. Not only officials could submit a memorial, but even famous figures such as local sages in many places could directly submit a memorial to the emperor.Moreover, these memorials no longer have to pass through the Secretary of General Affairs, the Prime Minister, and the academicians like the previous forms and seals, but are sent directly by the court and presented to the imperial court, and there is no special format restriction.

Moreover, Luo Cheng also stipulated that this kind of memorial must be written by the person who made the memorial, and must not be leaked to others, so this is actually a secret memorial system.

The person who presented the memorial wrote it himself, and did not write it on behalf of the outside world. After it was submitted to the palace, the internal servants specially kept, stored and passed it on. Especially, the notebooks of senior officials above the third rank were directly sent to the emperor's imperial case, and were given priority.

These memorials are generally not handed over to the Secretary of the General Administration, the Political Affairs Hall, or the Imperial Academy.However, if there were too many memorials and the emperor could not handle them by himself, he would also use the trusted eunuchs or concubines around him to help screen and deal with them.

Because there is no format requirement for the memorial, if it is not clear on the form, or if you have scruples and it is inconvenient to say it publicly, you can explain it in detail in the memorial, and the emperor can even reply in detail in the memorial.

The memorials reduced the intermediate links and greatly increased the efficiency. Especially these are secret memorials, which enabled the emperor to have a clearer grasp of the situation in the world. Even the local and central, the inner court and the outer court, and the roads and counties formed a kind of mutually restrictive relationship.

The emperor can still pass this kind of secret letter, which adds another layer of restrictions on the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang and the academicians of the Imperial Academy.

No one should try to deceive the emperor.

However, there are also local prefects like Luo Da'en, who are diligent in the memorial, but nine out of ten are not serious. What is the heavy rain in Yi'an recently? What famous thief has appeared in Yi'an recently? There was a woman and her father-in-law who had an affair exposed, so why did the minister send people to Liuqiu to trade, bought back mangoes, and got Liuqiu's excellent deerskin.

All these things left Luo Cheng speechless.

However, it cannot be said that it is completely useless. Sometimes the memorials of officials from various places contain a lot of very useful information.For example, local floods and droughts, or where there are big thieves, or where there are people rebelling, etc., there will often be more than a dozen or even dozens of local officials to report, which prevents some local officials from concealing and not reporting Condition.

"Guanyin maidservant, please reply to Luo Dayen on my behalf, and ask him if he is in good health recently, whether he has adapted to the climate in the South of the Five Ridges, and tell him that I have been in good health recently, but I have gained a little weight again."

"Your Majesty, why are you replying to these?"

Luo Cheng smiled, "You can do it like this."

A few plain words may seem unnutritious, but they are also a means to draw courtiers closer.In fact, Luo Daen has always been a bit unconfident, that's why he invites An Zhezi every now and then. The one who gives buckskin today and mango tomorrow just wants to show off his presence. If that's the case, then please satisfy him. It's nothing to say a few words like this, but it will bring us a lot closer.

Liu Chaoen, the envoy of the Nanhai City Ship, and Niu Chengen, the envoy of the Nanhai Merchant Ship, also sent their memorials, "Your Majesty asked them about Liuqiu last time, and both of them replied that they sent people across the island to visit them."

"Niu Cheng'en, the merchant shipping envoy of the South China Sea, said that he sent someone to contact a local indigenous leader, bought a port with a ship of goods, and agreed with the local natives to set up a trading market there, and continue to trade with the natives. Satisfied, now he is sending people to rush to build a wharf there, and build a fortress."

Luo Cheng was very satisfied.

"This Niu Chengen is still very smart. I woke him up, and he immediately knew to establish a stronghold first. Very good, tell him, don't conflict with the natives, it doesn't matter to let the natives take advantage of it, and the transaction is the first priority." If they don’t want to sell it, they can rent it first.”

The eldest grandson started to reply with a brush dipped in cinnabar. Her small script was very beautiful.

"Your Majesty, is Liuqiu Island so important?"

"This Liuqiu Island is not small. It was called Daoyi in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yingzhou in the Qin Dynasty, Yizhou in the Three Kingdoms, and Liuqiu in the Sui Dynasty. The island is more than [-] miles from north to south and [-] miles from east to west. It is six hundred miles away, and it is only three hundred miles away from Nan'an, Jian'an County. The island is huge, the climate is good, and it is close to the Central Plains. It is developed, and it is not a problem to support tens of millions of people."

The eldest grandson was surprised. He thought it was just an ordinary island, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

(End of this chapter)