Soldiers come to the world

The time is gradually coming to the end of October, and Chang'an has already felt a bit of the chill of early winter. The people of Chang'an have gradually calmed down from the carnival of seizing Jiangdong, and continued their ordinary and busy days. Another kind of expectation is growing in their hearts. Jian'an 23 years The new year is coming in more than a month.

Liu Jing also spent the most peaceful and peaceful autumn in the past few years. He leveled Jiangdong and finally removed a big rock in his heart. He took another big step forward in his journey to unify the world.

For more than a month, he has been busy arranging the high-ranking military officials in Jiangdong, so that they can integrate into the Han Dynasty, take over government affairs or start training soldiers, and arrange their lives, have their own mansions, and then take over their families. to Chang'an.

This morning, in the official room of the King of Han in Weiyang Palace, Liu Jing was immersed in reviewing the memorials as usual. At this time, Lu Cong, the secretary in charge, reported at the door: "His Royal Highness, Zhang Shangshu is asking to see you!"

Lu Cong was at the top of this year's imperial examinations. Although he wanted to go to Lingzhou or Hexi for training, he ended up in the secretary prison, which was to handle various important military documents for the King of Han.

This is also a common practice. Cui Shi, No. 1 in the imperial examination last time, also served as a secretary and supervisor. After one to two years, he became a local official, or served as a county magistrate, or directly served as a county magistrate. This is also their special advantage.

Lu Cong has already received the promise from the Secretary Supervisor Yiji to recommend him to work in Hexi in one year, which makes Lu Cong look forward to it very much. Now that he has been in office for two months, he has gradually adapted to the intense and busy official career.

Liu Jing looked up at him and said with a smile, "Please come in Zhang Shangshu!"

Lu Cong walked out quickly, and after a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside. Zhang Shangshu was also Zhang Zhao. In order to balance power, Liu Jing expanded the prime minister from five to seven, so that Zhang Zhao became the prime minister as the representative of Jiangdong. He became Minister of the Ministry of Industry, replacing Fei Guan's original position.

Among the high-ranking Jiangdong officials who have entered the power hub, there is also Bu Zhi, who is named the servant of the Huangmen. He is the deputy of the servant Fazheng under the door.

Zhang Zhao walked into the official room, knelt down and saluted, "See Your Highness the King of Han!"

"Zhang Shangshu is free, please sit down!"

Zhang Zhao sat up straight, and Liu Jing asked with a smile, "I heard that Zhang Shangshu went to Xianyang two days ago?"

Although Zhang Zhao was not friendly to Jingzhou in the past and made things difficult for Liu Jing many times, that was a thing of the past, and Liu Jing didn't take it to heart. On the contrary, he admired Zhang Zhao's ability very much. Can simplify and find the essence of the problem.

Of course, Zhang Zhao also has shortcomings. He is indeed relatively weak in military affairs. The most typical example is that he actively advocated dredging the canal when he was preparing for the final battle in Jiangdong, abandoned the reconstruction of Moling County, and opposed Lu Meng's plan to abandon Jianye and move to Moling City. It is suggested that these are Zhang Zhao's failures in military affairs, which eventually led to a waste of a lot of manpower and material resources, and also led to the defensive dilemma of Jianye and Moling.

Liu Jing also knew his shortcomings in the military, so he used his strengths to avoid his weaknesses, instead of letting Zhang Zhao participate in the military, and instead used him to handle internal affairs. Zhang Zhao had been prime minister for a month, and he had gradually adapted to his new career.

Zhang Zhao took out a map, presented it to Liu Jing, and said with a smile: "The last time His Highness was discussing under Shumen, he proposed to build Chang'an Deputy City. Today I am busy with site selection.”

The construction of Chang'an Deputy City was first proposed by Tao Sheng, in order to solve the problem that the land in Chang'an was too expensive. Tao Sheng was a businessman, and he considered the problem more practically, only considering the interests of the land. As for social effects and military defense, he did not I didn't think of it.

However, setting up a sub-city is indeed a good suggestion. After the conquest of Jiangdong, many Jiangdong gentry and high-ranking military officials need to buy land and properties in Chang'an, which makes the land in Chang'an more tense, and the establishment of a sub-city has become a top priority.

Liu Jing took the map, got up and went to the sand table, compared with Zhang Zhao's map, found the location of three corresponding sub-cities on the sand table, and planted a red flag. These three sub-cities are actually three county towns. One is Xianyang County, the old capital of Qin Dynasty, fifteen miles west of Chang'an, one is Duling County in the southeast of Chang'an, and the other is Baling County in the east.

These three county towns are not far from Chang'an, and within [-] miles, this is also the consensus of the ministers. Using the ready-made county towns as Chang'an's sub-city can save money on the one hand, and help gather popularity on the other hand.

Zhang Zhao introduced at the side: "These three counties are very suitable as sub-cities. In the past, they had little contact with Chang'an. The main reason was that the transportation was inconvenient. If they all built wide straight roads and used animal power to travel, they could be reached within a quarter of an hour at the fastest. Chang’an, if the business on both sides of Zhidao develops, then the connection between the vice city and Chang’an city will be even closer.”

Liu Jing looked at the three counties on the sand table again, and said with a smile: "I have been to all three of these counties, and they feel very small and dilapidated. If it is really a sub-city, the size of the city should be at least doubled. I suggest Expand towards Chang'an, so that the distance between Chang'an and Chang'an will be shortened, if it is reduced to less than ten miles, then they will become a real deputy city."

"Your Highness is right. If it is reduced to ten miles, then the land along the straight road will become very valuable. Not only shops, but also many mansions will appear, and Chang'an City will truly prosper."

Liu Jing nodded, "The Zhengshitang will discuss this matter carefully. It is best to estimate the money and food that will be spent. Once it is decided, it will be implemented immediately."

"The humble minister obeys the order!"

Zhang Zhao turned around and was about to leave, but Liu Jing stopped him again, "Winter is coming soon, I am a little worried whether Zhang Shangshu can adapt to the severe cold in Chang'an."

Zhang Zhao said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern. I am from Xuzhou. When I was young, I went to Hebei to study for several years. In fact, I have already adapted to the northern winter. I heard that Guan is not very cold. I think there should be no problem."

"Then I'm relieved. If there is any need, just ask, not only Zhang Shangshu, but also other officials from Jiangdong."

"Thank you, Weichen!"

Zhang Zhao saluted and retreated slowly. Liu Jing watched him go out. Looking at his retreating back, he felt that Jiang Dong's biggest problem was factional struggle, and he was also worried that this kind of factional struggle would continue into the future. Chang'an, but judging from the current situation, his worries are unnecessary for the time being, and there is no sign of factions in Jiangdong.

However, since ancient times, there have been factions in places where there is officialdom, and it does not mean that there are no factions in Chang'an. There are also factions in the Han Dynasty, such as Bashu faction, Jingzhou faction, Guanlong faction, etc. Not surprising, this is the instinct of human nature, there are cliques in a small handicraft workshop, complicated relations in officialdom are unavoidable, because of marriage, family acquaintance, classmates and so on.

Liu Jing is not opposed to this inevitable factional dispute, but he has a principle, that is, factional disputes should not be excessive. He cannot accept factional struggles like the one in Jiangdong in the past. In the interests of the country, he will not hesitate to attack factional struggles.

Just as he was contemplating, he suddenly felt something. When he turned around, he saw Lu Cong standing not far behind him. Liu Jing suddenly thought that he was the grandson of Lu Zhi, and the younger brother of the Hebei Lu family, one of the seven famous families in the world. He smiled and said, "I have something to ask you, follow me."

Liu Jing went back to the official room and sat down. Lu Cong also came in and stood aside with his hands down. Liu Jing smiled and asked, "Are you the only one in the Lu family in Chang'an?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, Weichen's second uncle has also come to Chang'an, just arrived last month."

"Have you bought land in Chang'an?"

"Not yet, but I have this plan. Zhang Shangshu told me just now that if you want to buy land, you'd better go to Duling County to buy it."

Liu Jing nodded and asked again: "Is your second uncle buying the land on behalf of the family, or is he personally planning to settle down in Changzhou?"

"It should be the representative family. Many noble families in Hebei are planning to come to Chang'an to buy land. In addition to our Fanyang Lu family, there are also Boling Cui family, Zhaojun Li family, and Julu Bai family, etc., all of whom are buying land near Chang'an. We, Mr. Lu, are still relatively late to buy a house."

After a pause, Lu Cong cautiously asked again: "Recently there is a rumor in Chang'an that the capital will be moved to Luoyang in the future, causing the high land price in Chang'an to suddenly drop. I wonder if this rumor is true?"

"Do you think so?" Liu Jing asked with a faint smile.

"Weichen thinks it's impossible."

"Why not?"

Lu Cong said without hesitation: "At the beginning, Cao Cao moved his capital from Xuchang to Yedu because he defeated Yuan Shao and won a large area of ​​Hebei. As for the Han Kingdom, I think what it inherited was not the later Han of Emperor Guangwu, but the former Han created by Gao Zu, so from the perspective of legal succession, the establishment of Chang'an as the capital will further arouse the world's yearning for the Han Dynasty, which is one of them."

"Then what about the second one?" Liu Jing asked again with a smile.

"The second is the decision of the historical mission of the Han Dynasty. Even if we seize the world and revive the Han Dynasty, this is only the first step of His Highness's goal. The second goal should be to conquer Guanlong and Hexi, recover the Western Regions, and then build the Western Regions Protectorate. Wei Chen believes that it will take at least a hundred years, and to accomplish the second goal, the capital should be established in Chang'an, not Luoyang."

Liu Jing nodded, "You still have some discernment. Yi Ji said that you have always had great ambitions, and you are dedicated to making contributions in Hexi, is that true?"

Lu Cong couldn't bear the anticipation in his heart, knelt down on one knee and said, "I implore Your Highness to grant it!"

Liu Jing thought for a while and said: "According to the usual practice, you should hone in the secretary's supervisor for a year before you can be released. However, what you are going to is not a rich place such as Bashu and Jingzhou, but Hexi to make contributions. This kind of spirit is rare and worth it. Advocate, no matter! I will fulfill you and appoint you as the magistrate of Juyan County, are you willing to go?"

Lu Cong said loudly: "This is my life's wish!"

"Okay! You will go to the Ministry of Officials to change your contract tomorrow, and you will officially become the county magistrate of Juyan County. In addition, I will give you the title of Juyan Weicheng to assist Zhangye Duwei in guarding the border."

Lu Cong was excited, and gave another deep salute, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your fulfillment!"

Liu Jing walked up to him, patted his shoulder, "Do it well, don't let me down!"

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