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At the end of the meeting, Liu Sheng said loudly, "This nationwide land clearing and census are planned to be completed in five years."

"The plan is divided into three phases. The first phase lasts for one year. This strategy will be trialled only in the two major provinces of South and North Zhili to accumulate experience and train more Qingzhang specialists."

"The second phase will last for two years, and it is planned to fully implement this policy in the eleven major provinces of Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Liaoxi, Huainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Sichuan."

"The third phase will last for another two years. It is planned to fully implement this policy in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places in Dawei!"

"In order to facilitate the implementation of the policy, the land clearing work and the census work will be carried out separately during the specific implementation."

"At the same time, for the convenience of naming, I have decided to summarize the series of policies related to the clearing of land and acres into the 'Qingtian Order', and the series of policies related to the census of population, property, etc. to be summarized as the 'Census Order'!"

"You are all talents selected by me from all sides. I hope you can work tirelessly and fulfill your duties to complete these two orders!"

This time, several ministers of military aircraft, ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, ministers, etc., as well as thirteen officials including Ma Shiying, all stood up and responded in unison: "I will live up to your majesty's trust!"

Liu Sheng nodded.

He has finished speaking what needs to be said, and all the tasks have been arranged long ago. Next, it will be up to him to see how the teams he formed perform during execution.

So the meeting was adjourned.

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It happened to be noon after the group of people came out of Tianxin Hall.

Li Changwen, the General Counsel and Minister of Military Aircraft, said, "If you have nothing to do, why not go to the palace cafeteria for lunch together."

"People from each guidance group and inspection group take this opportunity to get together and communicate so that they can get along as soon as possible."

After hearing this, more than a dozen people in the guidance group and inspection team couldn't figure out whether Liu Sheng had instructed this matter or Li Changwen had proposed it on his own.

But no matter what the situation, they couldn't refuse.

In fact, many people had planned to meet with officials from the same group in private to chat after leaving the Forbidden City.

Now that I think about it, a private gathering would inevitably make the superiors suspect that they are secretly colluding for personal gain.

It would be better to communicate openly in the palace dining hall - when it comes to the emperor's eyes, is there any more place than the palace?

So, a group of ministers went to the cafeteria.

Nowadays, the canteen in the imperial city is actually divided into four places.

The harem ladies and eunuchs ate in one place.

In front is another place for officials to have their daily meals.

The guards' daily meals are in another place.

Liu Sheng, his concubines, princes, and princesses had their meals served in the imperial dining room, but each palace also had a small kitchen.

As for other guards responsible for guarding and patrolling the imperial city, they ate in their respective military camps.

When Li Changwen and his party arrived at the cafeteria, they arrived at the official dining area and spontaneously divided into several areas.

Li Changwen and other ministers of military discipline were together with the Minister of Civil Affairs, the Vice Minister, and the governor Ma Shiying.

The two guidance groups were in one place, and the two inspection groups were in another place.

Officials now eat in the canteen and can keep accounts first and settle the accounts at the end of the month.

In addition, there will be waiters coming to take orders, so there is no need to line up at the window to take food like the clerks do.

After ordering.

Ma Shimin, the youngest, poured tea for several people.

Li Changwen and other military ministers did not care, but Zhang Youyu, Ma Shiying, Yuan Jixian, and Zhang Xianguang quickly stood up to express their thanks.

After some polite remarks, Li Changwen took a sip of tea and said, "As His Majesty said, the implementation of the Qingtian Order and the Census Order is related to our centenary plan for Da'an."

"This time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is the leading department, and Zhang Shangshu and the two ministers have been appointed as deputy commanders. We must handle this matter carefully."

Zhang Youyu and the other two nodded, "I'll be careful."

This time the land clearing order and census order were implemented, Liu Sheng showed his attention and determination and took the post of commander-in-chief himself. He also appointed three giants from the Ministry of Civil Affairs as deputy commander-in-chief.

It can be said that in the next few years, the importance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will jump to the top three among the ministries of the Da'ei Government Affairs Council.

The powers of Ministry of Civil Affairs officials such as Zhang Youyu, Yuan Jixian, and Zhang Xianguang will also be expanded.

As power expands, so does responsibility.

Among the three, Zhang Youyu looked as usual, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Zhang Xianguang looked excited and eager to try.

He was born in the Wei tribe, and long before the founding of the Kingdom of Dawei, he had some understanding of Liu Sheng's thoughts on governing the world, and knew that clearing land and land was a must-do strategy.

After waiting for several years, Liu Sheng finally decided to take this step. When it came time for him to show off his talents, he was naturally excited.

Yuan Jixian had a faint look of worry on his eyebrows.

He was born in the pre-Ming Dynasty, and entered the Da'ei court relatively late. At that time, he was the governor of Yunyang, which coincided with Liu Sheng and Zhang Xianzhong's successive capture of Xiangyang. Therefore, he took responsibility and was exiled to Guizhou.

Later, Da'ei captured Guizhou and he was able to return home.

Then, on the recommendation of friends in the Da'ei court, he joined the Da'ei court and was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Sheng was kind to him.

In addition, Yuan Jixian himself also has a heart of caring about the country and the people, so he naturally hopes that Damei will become better.

Because of this, he was a little worried.

In the pre-Ming Dynasty, although he had not served in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he knew that land annexation was serious in the world, and most bureaucrats, squires, and powerful people had hidden land, even in large quantities. Once the Qingtian Order was issued, it was equivalent to letting landowners across the country expose their hidden fields and pay taxes to the court from then on.

This is tantamount to offending the landowners across the country and even the vast majority of the gentry.

Yuan Jixian knew very well what a terrifying force these people were.

Therefore, they were worried that the Qingtian Order would cause riots in the local area, and even plunge the world into war again, making the people's lives miserable.

But Yuan Jixian also knew Liu Sheng's determination to do this and the necessity of clearing his father's land.

At this point, he only hopes that the Da'ei imperial court can really control the overall situation and prevent the world from falling into war again because of Qingtian...
the other side.

The conversation between the two guidance groups was more specific.

Through the seats at this time, you can know who is in each of the two guidance groups.

One group is Fang Zhenru, Sun Chaorang, and Xiong Kaiyuan, and the other group is Ye Tinggui, Ma Maocai, and Chen Zilong.

Among them, Fang Zhenru was originally the governor of Guangxi in the former Ming Dynasty. Although he stayed in the Hongguang court for a long time, he secretly defected to Wei long ago.

Later, in the process of Da'ei's attack on Yunnan, he made great achievements.

After joining Da'ei as an official, he first observed government affairs in various ministries of the Government Affairs Council and learned about the responsibilities and operations of various ministries and departments in Da'ei.

Liu Sheng originally wanted to send him to Yunnan as governor, but considering the need for people to implement the Qingtian Order, he kept him in the court as the leader of the guidance group.

As for Sun Chaorang and Xiong Kaiyuan, they also served as officials in the Qianming Dynasty.

Sun Chaorang was a native of Changshu. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign and rose to prominence. He was promoted to deputy envoy of the Fujian Envoy Department and Jiannan Bingbei Road. It can be said that he was only one step away from the position of governor.

However, before Xiao Yifu changed his banner and surrendered to Wei, he secretly voted for Da Wei, which can be said to be quite sensible.

It seems that he is not loyal to Qian Ming, and is even suspected of being greedy for life and afraid of death.

But according to Liu Sheng's understanding, Sun Chaorang's political performance was very good when he was a local official, and he could be called a capable official.

Therefore, Sun Chaorang should be an official with certain principles and sufficient ability.

As for Xiong Kaiyuan, he was from Jiayu County, Wuchang, Hubei Province and was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi.

He served as county magistrate for two terms, and was later promoted to Likegeishizhong. However, he was demoted to Shanxi Inspector Zhaomo because he petitioned General Wang Huazhen to rectify the law. He later moved to Guanglu Temple Supervisor and Deputy Secretary of the Pingren Division.

It was tantamount to becoming an absolutely marginalized figure in the former Ming Dynasty.

According to Liu Sheng's understanding, this person has average political ability, but is upright and outspoken. He is a candidate to be a censor.

As for the other steering group.

Ye Tinggui was a native of Yucheng, Guide, Henan. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi's reign, and served as a former Ming official to the governor of Jiliao!

He can not only lead troops to suppress thieves, but also manage local areas. He is also quite upright. It can be said that he is somewhat similar to Lu Xiangsheng.

Later, he resigned due to illness and retired to his hometown.

After Liu Sheng learned about this person, he specially sent a team of several famous doctors to treat him.

Ye Tinggui was deeply moved. After his health improved, he became an official in Dawei.

Just when Liu Sheng wanted to clear his father's land, he volunteered to be the leader of the guidance group.

As for Chen Zilong, who is in the same group, let alone say more. Another person, Ma Maocai, was also quite famous in the late Ming Dynasty.

He was a native of Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi's reign. He went to Huguang as deputy envoy and military officer. He was later dismissed from office due to his inability to resist the bandits.

Ma Maocai is famous because he wrote a book, "The Great Famine of Beichen", which recorded the details of the great famine in Shaanxi and other places in the early years of Chongzhen.

It can be said that although this person is not good at leading troops in battle, he is able to govern the place and is a pragmatic person.

In terms of matching, the two guidance groups can be said to be "good and strange relying on each other."

However, when the six people gathered together, Ye Tinggui was the main one.

Several people also ordered food first and then started talking.

Ye Tinggui said, "Although we are in Qingtian, South and North Zhili Provinces at the same time, we all know that South Zhili is the focus."

Hearing this, everyone else nodded slightly in agreement.

In Northern Zhili, due to the invasion of the capital by the Puppet-Shun and Puppet-Qing armies, as well as the earlier battles between the Ming and Shun armies, the people in many prefectures were completely wiped out. Even the landowners died a lot, and much of the land was lost. Main wasteland.

That is to say, there are more landlords remaining in Zhending, Baoding, and Hejian.

Therefore, there should not be too much resistance in implementing the land clearing order in Beizhili. The main task may really be to clear the land.

Southern Zhili is different.

At the beginning, Da'ei's army conquered southern Zhili with great success, so civil relations were not greatly damaged. Only a handful of evil gentry and bullies in each prefecture and county were publicly tried and their homes confiscated by the Ei army as typical examples.

Although Da'ei later divided Huainan Province from the former Ming Nanzhili, greatly reducing the area of ​​Nanzhili, there are still twelve state capitals.

Moreover, these state capitals are fertile places with countless landlords, wealthy households, and gentry, including some high-ranking officials of the imperial court.

From this we can imagine how great the resistance will be to the implementation of the Qingtian Order in South Zhili.

Therefore, when Ye Tinggui said this, people like Chen Zilong, who had a relatively shallow city, even frowned unconsciously and put on a sad look.

Seeing this, Ye Tinggui added, "However, the implementation of the land clearing order in Nanzhili is not without its advantages - the various new policies we had implemented before were best implemented in South Zhili. It can be said that it has laid a good foundation for the land clearing."

"With the imperial army guarding it, even if some people in the various states are dissatisfied, they would not dare to stop Qingtian." (End of Chapter)