Soldiers come to the world

Although the capital of the Han Dynasty has not yet been moved from Chengdu to Chang'an, since Liu Jing has already lived in Chang'an, many core departments including Pingzhangtai have been moved from Chengdu to Chang'an for the convenience of government affairs, leaving only a few less well-known The important department, the power center of the Han Dynasty, has actually been transferred to Chang'an.

After defeating the Xiongnu, the task of the army ended, and a large number of affairs, such as resettling the Xiongnu civilians, rewarding military merits, providing for family members, handling prisoners of war, counting trophies, etc., were all handed over to the Han court, especially Pingzhangtai. Wu Xiangguo was overwhelmed, and he was so busy every day, not to mention the big things like moving the capital and annual review.

Although the king of Han should rest for a few days after returning from the expedition, many things must be done after the king of Han agrees.

Liu Jing walked into the outer study room and saw Xu Shu sitting at the table thinking about something, but he didn't notice that he came in. Liu Jing couldn't help laughing and said, "How could Yuan Zhi be so absent-minded?"

Only then did Xu Shu realize that Liu Jing had entered the room, and hurriedly got up to salute, "I will see His Highness the King of Han!"

"Yuanzhi doesn't need to be too polite, please sit down!"

After the two sat down, the maid came in and served them hot tea, Xu Shu smiled wryly and said, "There are so many things, so many things, it's hard to know what to do."

"This is not Yuan Zhi's style! Over the years, when did Yuan Zhi complain because of too many things?" Liu Jing took a sip of tea and smiled lightly.

Xu Shu sighed and said: "In fact, there are many things during this period of time. The main reason is that there are too many and complicated affairs to be dealt with after the war. They seem to be very important. It is difficult for everyone to distinguish the priorities, so everyone asked me to talk to His Highness. .”

"Do you want to push everything to me?" Liu Jing joked.

"No way!"

Of course Xu Shu understood that Liu Jing had something to say, and it was because he let go of the prime minister's power that made them so busy. Once the power was taken over, it would definitely not be the result they wanted to see. Your Highness has made it clear that we can proceed smoothly."

"Tell me! What are the big things?"

Xu Shu sorted out his thoughts for a while, and said slowly: "The first thing is to hope that the matter of moving the capital can be delayed. First, we will have time to deal with post-war chores. Secondly, it is not realistic to move the capital due to the ice and snow."

Liu Jing nodded, "Okay, the relocation of the capital will be postponed for another year, and you should deal with the post-war affairs first."

Xu Shu was overjoyed, this was the most troublesome thing for them, as long as they moved the capital for another half a year, they would have time to prepare, but Liu Jing suggested delaying it for one year, which seemed a little too long and unnecessary.

Liu Jing seemed to understand what he was thinking, and said calmly: "I hope to move the capital together with the reform of the official system. Now we have established a multi-phase system, which is very inconsistent with the San Gongqing system. We must restore the San Gong system and abolish the multi-level system." Either abolish the system of three ministers and reconsider the new system of power checks and balances."

Xu Shu nodded and said: "We have actually discussed this issue more than once. We all advocate maintaining a multi-phase system, with attendants to check and balance the prime minister's power, and Yushitai to monitor all officials. Moreover, Sima, Situ, and Sikong all have Caos under them. There are many government departments, it is difficult for the local government to implement, and the bureaucracy is redundant, and the financial burden is huge. It is best to merge Cao and unite it under the jurisdiction of Pingzhangtai."

What Liu Jing thought of was actually the three provinces and ministries system, but the implementation of a system requires decades of running-in and constant adjustment and improvement. It is by no means that it can be implemented immediately after launching a system. Adapt to development.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to propose a plan, but let the officials discuss among themselves, slowly find the most suitable system, and develop in the direction Liu Jing expected. It is difficult to implement, so it is necessary to merge Cao and be under the unified jurisdiction of Pingzhangtai, which is moving towards the ministerial system under the leadership of Xiangguo.

Although there are no Sangongs in the Han Dynasty now, the establishment of the Sangong will be considered after the capital is moved to Chang'an, and the Sangong can also be retained as an honorary position without real power.

Liu Jing smiled again: "Is there any other important matter for me to decide?"

"Another important event is the distribution of spoils. There are more than 500 million cattle and sheep, as well as 5 taels of gold and countless jewels shipped from Lingzhou. We temporarily store gold, jewels and other materials in the official treasury, but more than 500 million How should we distribute the cattle and sheep?"

Liu Jing thought for a while and asked, "How many families are there in Han?"

"About 120 million households."

Liu Jing immediately suggested: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, each family will be given one sheep, and the military households will be given an additional cow. The family members who died in battle will be given three more sheep on the basis of the military households. How much can we have left?"

Xu Shuxin made quick calculations and said with a smile, "There are about half of them left, 200 million sheep and 30 cows."

Liu Jing said: "The rest will be divided into two halves, one half will be rewarded to the military officers and local officials, and the other half will be rewarded by the military to the three armies."

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, and suggested: "It's too much for the officials, why not give each family another sheep."

Liu Jing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You have to think about it for me! If the king of Han who follows me can't get promoted and get rich, who is willing to work for me."

Xu Shu smiled wryly and did not object anymore. Liu Jing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "Before the new year, we should have another big harvest in Juyanhai. All the property harvested this time will be used to reward military achievements. The extermination of the Xiongnu this time will benefit thousands of years, and I will give generous rewards to the soldiers."

Xu Shu had already prepared a pen and paper, and quickly wrote down Liu Jing's opinion. Seeing that he was thoughtful, Liu Jing smiled and said, "There are still some things that I wanted to discuss with Ping Zhangtai in two days, but you should write them down first. .”

"Please speak, Your Highness!"

Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "There are still [-] Xiongnu prisoners of war. We still follow the old rules. Let them serve in the mine for three years. After three years, they will become civilians. They will be given land so that their families can be reunited."

Xu Shu stopped writing and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I have an idea about how to deal with prisoners of war."

"you say!"

"My minister considers that the mine is not short of people, but Guan is short of labor. It is better to leave them in Guan to serve as slave households. They are responsible for repairing the incomplete city walls of Chang'an, dredging large and small irrigation channels, and building Guan. Officially, as long as they are willing to work hard, I estimate that they will be free within two years at most, what does His Highness think?"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment, then readily agreed, and added: "If they are registered as slave households, then they can be allowed to live with their families to prevent them from rebelling. You must tell them that as long as they are willing to surrender, they will be able to return in two years. In addition, I will allocate [-] troops to take care of these Hun prisoners of war."

Xu Shu wrote down Liu Jing's instructions with a note, and with a clear plan, he suddenly felt that the pressure was much less, and he could talk to everyone when he went back.

Xu Shu got up and saluted and said with a smile: "I always interrupt His Highness when he is resting, but I'm here again today. I'm really sorry, I will take my leave first."

Only then did Liu Jing realize that this was indeed the case, and laughed loudly: "If you don't tell me, I almost forgot. In two days, I will invite everyone to drink the full moon wine, and I will punish you three times when pouring it!"

Xu Shu said goodbye and left. Liu Jing went back to the inner study, only to find the ultimatum on the table. He forgot to tell Xu Shu about suspending the issuance of money. Now that he thinks about it, there is no need to stop casting. He can use money to reward military achievements. , if you really want to collect it, it can also benefit the soldiers from collecting it.

This time he seized 5 taels of gold from Lingzhou, and it is estimated that he will also seize some gold from Ju Yanhai, which can be used to reward military achievements.

Liu Jing was about to meditate, when he suddenly felt something, when he turned around, he saw the elder Liu Zhi standing at the door, looking very hesitant, Liu Jing only chatted with Er during dinner last night, and hadn't talked with him in detail yet, Er came just in time .

Liu Jing smiled and waved to him, "Come in!"

Liu Zhi entered the room and knelt down and kowtowed, "My son pays homage to his father!"

"Get up!"

Liu Zhi stood up, and stood beside his father with his hands down. He was rather thin, not as tall and burly as his father, but also very delicate. His eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his mother Tao Zhan, but his nose was very similar to Liu Jing, tall and thick. quite.

Liu Jing was busy with the war, so he rarely communicated with Er in the past few years. In his impression, Er was still a naughty boy who made a snowman, but in a blink of an eye, he found that he had grown up, and he no longer cried and complained to himself like he did when he was a child. Steal the snowman who hid him in the house.

Looking at Er'er's thin body, Liu Jing's heart ached, and he said softly, "You read too much, you should exercise more. Starting tomorrow, I will ask Li Qing to teach you how to practice swordsmanship."

"Yes! The boy will work hard to practice the sword."

"Eat more meat, roast beef and mutton, don't eat too delicately, I hope you will grow stronger, and you will have the energy to deal with heavy affairs when you grow up. You know, daddy is not easy to sit in! "

"Father's teaching, the child will remember."

Liu Jing smiled, I'm afraid I have to tell his mother what to eat, it's useless to tell him, Liu Jing changed the subject, and asked, "What do you want to do as a father?"

Liu Zhi knelt down, "I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"You just say it, why bother to kneel down, stand up and say it!"

Liu Zhi got up, but hesitated for a moment, his lips moved, and he didn't speak, Liu Jing's face sank, "If you have anything to say, just say it, you are so timid and timid, like a woman, or go back, think it over Come again!"

Liu Zhi could only whisper: "Father, are we going to move to Weiyang Palace?"

Liu Jing was taken aback, why would Er ask this question, he was a little surprised: "So what?"

"Father is just a king. Although we are blessed with the gift of the emperor, if we move into Weiyang Palace, it will be a very serious act of usurpation. It will attract criticism from all over the world and affect my father's reputation. I hope my father will carefully consider it."

"Who told you this, your master?" Liu Jing was really surprised, he didn't expect his son to ask such a question, he is only young!