Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 673
The first major event in the ninth year of Zhenguan was the relocation of the imperial palace. Taking advantage of the more than half-month-long bathing time during the Spring Festival, the ten departments of the Tang Dynasty and the Imperial City Department will all move into the completed Daming Palace for office. The old imperial city, Yeting, East Palace, and the places next to the imperial city that were originally used for government offices, such as the administrative office and the administrative office, will all be emptied and become the Imperial City Park, the Great Tang Empire Museum, and the Great Tang Empire. Zoo, and several new real estate projects.

Don't underestimate this relocation. It has far-reaching political significance for the future of Datang. First of all, the office space is many times more spacious, allowing super-large banquets and court meetings to be held with dignity, highlighting the country's atmosphere.

Secondly, the office locations of the emperor, the prince, and the ministries of the imperial court are all concentrated in thirteen buildings no more than 500 meters away. With the exception of the emperor and the prince, the office buildings and political halls of the ten government offices have an official on duty at [-] hours a day who can directly deal with the matter, or go up to the top, and there is almost no delay in urgent public affairs. , Information check, work report, also on call, which is equivalent to upgrading the internal affairs ability to a higher level as a whole.

Afterwards, there was a change in the garrison of the capital, because the entire imperial palace was thrown directly outside the walls of Chang'an City. Then, the original garrison system was facing an overall change. Since there is the confidence to directly expose the imperial palace to others, There must be absolute strength to defend the safety of the palace.

In the future, Chang'an City will only retain the City Guard Army, with an establishment of [-], which will be expanded from the original prison gate guards. The Niuwei and the Flying Cavalry Army were expanded as the main body, while the other guards in the Sixteenth Guards, with the reform of the military system, were all abolished, and a new group army was established, including the Anton, Anxi, Annan, and Anbei Fourth Armies. At the same time, twenty group army formations were established, of which the navy accounted for four group army formations, and the rest corresponded to the [-] state roads of the Tang Dynasty and the two capital guards.

Moreover, in the future, unless there is an internal report, the numbers of each army need to be completely hidden, because the Tang army has passed the period when it is necessary to use flags and numbers to command and mobilize sergeants. From now on, the generals, number of troops, and garrison positions of each group army , etc. a series of information will be kept confidential.These reforms, in fact, have been slowly advancing after the abolition of the government military system, the recruitment system and the military rank system, but it just happened to be implemented at this point.

The number of each group army ranges from 12 to 15. There are slightly more people in Anxi and Andong, about 100 to 20. In general, the 150 group armies have almost [-] million troops, plus Chang'an There are [-] soldiers in China, and garrison troops ranging from [-] to [-] in local states and counties. Datang has a total of about [-] million professional soldiers. Moreover, among these soldiers, there are currently no old, weak, sick or disabled at all, because Xiao Yu promoted The military retirement system was implemented before the new year.

Judging by physical fitness, a person is actually 30 years old and is not suitable for fighting on the front line. However, Datang's current population is limited and the territory is too large. In order to maintain stability, it is necessary to maintain the current number of troops. Therefore, we can only The retirement age for soldiers below the rank of lieutenant is set at 35 years old, from lieutenant to general at 40 years old, and from general to general at 45 years old.

Moreover, the retirement of low-level officers and soldiers below the captain is not a direct departure. The imperial court will arrange to change jobs according to the wishes and rank of the soldiers. Officers above the captain can apply to continue to stay in the military system, but they will be transferred to non-combat In terms of sequence, those at the general level, in addition to being able to apply for a delayed retirement of up to five years according to their physical condition, can also obtain a job transfer of the same level.

Those at the general level are more free. In addition to applying for a delayed retirement of up to ten years, they can also go to a military academy to serve as a professor at the 55-year-old limit retirement age. While teaching at the military academy, he can still make suggestions to Datang's military at any time.

After this system was set up, it was basically recognized by the generals, because Yu Chigong, the oldest serving in the generals team, has just turned 50 years old, and he can still stay in the position for five years!People like Zhang Gongjin, Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Hou Junji, Li Ji, Li Xiaogong, and Li Daozong all have ten years, or even more than ten years, before they reach the limit retirement age, which is still very early.

On the contrary, the oldest ones, Feng An and Li Jing, who already had the illusory titles of General Hussars and General Fuguo, directly entered the military academy as vice presidents, because the president could only be Li Shimin himself.

Almost everyone is satisfied with the new office environment. The comfortable, clean and convenient environment will make everyone feel happy. After the officials get closer, the barriers between them will be reduced a lot. Some young people who want to improve their performance will also Don’t be afraid that your boss won’t be able to see your work, because Li Shimin, standing in front of the large floor-to-ceiling glass in the imperial study, can see the twelve office buildings on the left and right at a glance. If he puts on a telescope, he can even see the work. To see their detailed work scenes, because although these office buildings do not have large floor-to-ceiling windows like Li Shimin's imperial study, they are all transparent glass sashes. In the office next to the window, as long as the curtains are not drawn or the windows are opened, the outside is open. I can see it.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Changsun Wuji's memorial arrived in Chang'an. Li Shimin watched this memorial in the bright and clean Xinyu Study Room. Even if it was the New Year's rest day, even if the court had no major events, Li Shimin liked to stay there Here, through the memorials sent from various places, we can understand the changes in this world.

"What a young China said, what a Sun Zhengming, who can write such a magnificent essay, really, really..."

Li Shimin took it seriously for a long time, but he couldn't find a good adjective to describe him. In the end, he asked Wang Deyong to find a large paper, and wrote the whole text on it with Feibai, which he was best at. , hung on the wall on the left side of the imperial study room, and someone invited Yu Shinan to taste it, because he felt very good about himself when writing this time.

"Your Majesty's handwriting is more and more beautiful, and I am afraid that the old minister has nothing to point out to Your Majesty." Yu Shinan was carried to the Imperial Study Room by four servants in sedan chairs. After all, the Imperial Study Room was located in Daming The third floor of the main hall of the palace, but it needs to climb a lot of stairs compared to the sixth floor. Now Yu Shinan, who is struggling to walk on the flat ground, can't go up by himself.

Hearing this, Li Shimin said proudly, "I also feel good about myself, so I invited Qing Yu to comment on it. However, I invited Qing here today, not just to comment on the words. In your opinion, how is this article going?"

Li Shimin smiled smugly, which had already caught Yu Shinan's eyes. After Sun Xiangfu wrote this article, he didn't send a letter to Yu Shinan to read it. Therefore, at this moment, Yu Shinan thought that it was Li Shimin's original work!

In fact, after reading the content of this article, he was first shocked by the meaning expressed in it, and praised, "This is an ancient and magnificent writing, and it will last forever! I congratulate Your Majesty."

"Eternal majestic writing, lasting forever." Li Shimin read these eight words silently in his heart, but suddenly he had a glimmer of understanding in his heart, but he said, "Yu Qing is wrong. It was written by your grandson-in-law, Sun Zhengming, and the auxiliary machine was played today, and I just copied it because I was eager for skills."

"prove?"

Although Yu Shinan was a little surprised when he heard the words, it is clear when he thinks about it. Recently, some of his pastoral poems have been passed on by Yu Xiuer from time to time, and they are all excellent works. It's just that his compositions are usually in vernacular. It seems that it's not that he can't write them. Good elegant text, but just unwilling to write.

At this time, Li Shimin said again, "Zhengming can write the eternal majestic essays, so his own name will certainly be immortal. If I am too harsh on such a great talent, I am afraid that the name of future generations will be honored." Damage, so, I plan to restore his official rank, what do you think?"

"If your majesty is considering the name of future generations, it is enough to restore his title. If you are an official, please consider carefully your majesty."

When Yu Shinan said this, his words stopped abruptly. As for Li Shimin's consideration in which direction, it was his own business. After all, Sun Xiangfu's main official position with real power before was Minister of Agriculture, but now Minister of Agriculture is Wei It's quite in charge, and it's not bad.

If Li Shimin is not afraid that Sun Xiangfu's position in the hearts of the people will become more entrenched, then he can be forcibly transferred back to take charge of the Ministry of Agriculture. However, after that, unless he is promoted, otherwise, once he is in this position , are likely to arouse a series of reactions from the common people, because once he becomes the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, his status in the eyes of the peasants will become higher and higher, and no one will be more suitable to be the Minister of Agriculture. Shangshu.

But who knows, Li Shimin said, "Xiao Xiang has already asked me to resign. I want Wen Qing to take over the position of Shangshu Zuopushe, and let Zhengming return to the court and take the post of Shangshu Youpushe."

"Shangshu Youpu shoots? Your Majesty, it's just 25 this year! From now on..." Yu Shinan said in surprise.

What he meant was not that Sun Xiangfu was not qualified, or that he didn't have the talent to be the right servant of the Shangshu. In fact, the positions he had previously held as the governor of Anbei University and the young teacher of the prince were all from the second rank, but they were only ranked in the right servant of the Shangshu. It's just after shooting, it's just that, at such a young age, there is no room for promotion in the future. Based on the current retirement age, he can still serve in the court for 30 years!Whoever has been prime minister for 30 years is not what Li Shimin wants to see.

In the end, he nodded and said, "Then he will be reinstated as the prince's young teacher, what do you think?"

Seeing that Li Shimin turned around so quickly, Yu Shinan, an old man, knew that Li Shimin still had some scruples about Sun Xiangfu's future, so he said, "Everything is up to His Majesty, but it is clear that he has a great responsibility to grow rice. Your Majesty should not interrupt the fundamental matters concerning the common people of Liming in the world, you only need to give him a false title, and there is no need to call him back to serve in the court."

"In this way, I have prepared a decree, and at the beginning of spring, I will send it to Jiuyuan County together with the little princes who went south to plant rice.

In addition, the auxiliary machine once said that Jiuyuan County School has some rare treasures and a group of students who will go to Chang'an for a display, and they will arrive in a few days. It is related to education. I hope that all ministers and students of Hongwen Museum will watch it together, Yu Qing Come and take a look when the time comes, if I have any doubts, please feel free to ask. "

"Your Majesty, even if it's about education, why don't you invite colleagues and students from the Imperial Academy to have the same view?" Yu Shinan asked suspiciously.

Li Shimin said with a slightly mysterious smile, "The auxiliary machine is clear, it is related to some practical knowledge of my Tang Dynasty's industrial development, and it is not easy to show it to the foreign students of the Imperial College."

Hearing this, Yu Shinan knew it well. It seemed that Sun Xiangfu was going to attack education before Kong Yingda's "Five Classics of Justice" was finished. Moreover, the content to be shown was probably a bit earth-shattering, and it was time to prevent it. It has spread to the outside world. If this happens, the situation where Confucianism dominates the education system may be gone forever.

If this matter were done by anyone, as a Confucian student, he would probably come out to oppose it, but when Sun Zhengming did it, he couldn't object, because he knew that what Sun Xiangfu made , It must indeed bring benefits to the country and the people. If you become a guardian, then you will harm the country and the people.

(End of this chapter)