In the first round of rewards, everyone received only practical positions, such as prime minister, Situ, and Taiwei, which were more honorary positions, but they have not been sealed yet.
Everyone has been promoted, and no meritorious person has been missed.
Liu Taozi was dressed in imperial robes, sitting on top, majestic.
The ministers in official uniforms of different colors stood neatly on both sides.
This can be regarded as the beginning of the first court meeting of the Han Dynasty.
As the host, Wei Shou was finally able to kick Zu Jue away and shouted with a proud voice: The courtiers have something to report!
Gao Jun stood up first and bowed to Liu Taozi.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Your Majesty followed the people's will and established the country. This is a blessing to the world. It should be a blessing to the world. Please exempt your Majesty from the land tax of running two states for one year!"
Gao Jun is not just talking about it. He has discussed this matter with everyone many times. Although the weather is getting warmer now, the snow is also falling heavily. There are several counties in Youzhou close to the frontiers where the snowfall is so heavy that the roads are blocked and the farmland suffers.
Huge damage has been done and needs to be appeased.
But here in Yingzhou, it is purely because it is too poor. People from other frontier fortresses will say they are poor when they go there, and even the local officials are very poor.
Youzhou can be regarded as disaster relief, and Yingzhou can be regarded as supporting one or two.
Liu Taozi also knew about the two issues they had been discussing these days, so it was not surprising.
"That's right."
Thank you Gao Wei.
Then the rest of the ministers began to present the memorial one by one. After all, it was the first time to present the memorial. Everyone said something good, and most of them talked about some good news and auspiciousness, such as where a centenarian appeared, and where someone was born biting a jade.
Dolls, etc., are all auspicious signs of the new king’s accession to the throne.
Liu Taozi didn't care much about this and just nodded.
Some people also said something that made Liu Taozi unhappy.
Someone wrote a memorial saying that when the new king ascends the throne, he should be given a general amnesty.
Liu Taozi refused directly.
Why should I pardon a person who was finally caught?
After a long time of tossing, the court meeting was finally over and the ministers left.
Wei Shou wiped his sweat and walked to Liu Taozi's side, "Your Majesty. I am following your Majesty's orders to keep everything simple."
"I know, you did a great job."
Liu Taozi gave a rare compliment and said: "Many etiquettes in the future can be simplified and simplified."
"only!!"
Liu Taozi walked out of the hall and took off her clothes. It can't be said that the clothes didn't fit, but she was a little uncomfortable with them. The long sleeves and long clothes made her feel awkward when walking. Liu Taozi put on more convenient clothes.
Just left the palace.
He still has a few people to meet.
Hu Luguang and Baoxian were wearing exquisite official uniforms and sitting in the carriage, both in good moods.
Baoxian said with a smile: "This is really His Majesty's usual style. It was over in less than half a day. I thought it would be delayed until the evening. There is a dinner party or something."
Hu Luguang fiddled with the clothes he was wearing, "It's just that the official uniforms are too complicated. In the past, the official uniforms of Qi State were so good, but if you have to get them in different colors, wearing them is more troublesome than in the past."
"I think so too."
There was a sudden sound outside the carriage.
Hu Luguang looked outside in shock. The carriage stopped hastily. The two generals moved forward due to inertia and hurriedly steadied themselves.
Someone opened the car curtain and got in directly.
The person who walked in was none other than Liu Taozi, wearing an ordinary military uniform and sitting opposite them.
The two were stunned for a moment before Bao Xian came to his senses, "Your Majesty, Bao Xian, pays homage to you!"
"Chen Hu Luguang pays homage to His Majesty!"
Liu Taozi waved her hand, "This is the most troublesome and the most unpleasant."
He looked confused and asked: "Isn't Your Majesty in the palace? Why?"
"I need to see you if I have something to do."
"Bao Gong, are you feeling well? I heard that you are leading troops into battle this time?"
Baoxian was stunned for a moment, "It's okay, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"It just so happens that Xu Zhicai is in Pingcheng now. Let him take a look at it for you."
"From now on, you can stay in Pingcheng and let Xu Zhicai take care of you."
Bao Xian said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it's over the border fortress."
"This is an edict."
"only."
Bao Bao responded in confusion, and Liu Taozi ordered the soldier to come in and led the little old man into another car.
Liu Taozi asked them to send Baoxian to Xu Zhicai for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Hu Luguang and Liu Taozi were the only ones left in the car.
Liu Taozi asked the driver to continue driving, while she looked at Hu Luguang.
"My father-in-law."
Hu Luguang looked at Liu Taozi with a somewhat complicated look. He had watched this young man soar into the sky with his own eyes, growing from a young general to what he is today.
He still has feelings for Qi, but not to the level of Duan Shao. At least he still feels pain in his heart when he hears about the demise of Qi.
However, this is the path you choose.
Once you choose, you must recognize it.
"This time I ascended the throne, my father-in-law gave me a big gift, three heads, and they are all important generals of the enemy."
"Many people say that the father-in-law should be ennobled as a chariot and cavalry general."
"In the past, most of the positions were held by relatives. However, I feel that even if the father-in-law is not a relative, he can still be awarded the title for military merit."
Liu Taozi praised a few words at first, and then changed the topic, "But I also heard that my father-in-law led the troops deep this time and was almost surrounded by the enemy. If it weren't for the old general Bao, I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape intact."
Hu Luguang did not deny it, "I didn't expect there were so many elites in the enemy's lair."
Liu Taozi nodded, "My father-in-law has more experience in fighting than me, so I won't say much more. There is something that needs my father-in-law's help right now."
"oh?"
"You want me to fight Duan Shao?"
"No."
"I want my father-in-law to fight against the Puppet Zhou."
Hu Luguang immediately became energetic. He was an expert in defeating the counterfeit Zhou.
"You want me to fight Wei Xiaokuan?"
"It should have been like this a long time ago! Wei Xiaokuan used to rely on the strength of his city and made nonsense. I am willing to lead the troops there and I will definitely cut off Wei Xiaokuan's head."
"My father-in-law, I don't mean to hit Wei Xiaokuan."
Hu Luguang frowned and pondered for a moment, "Do you want to drink Gan Liang?"
"As expected of my father-in-law, I can tell you everything."
"I can only give my father-in-law a small amount of cavalry. You can set out from Lingzhou to the northwest. It is up to you to decide who and how much to fight along the way."
Liu Taozi said seriously: "At the beginning, the domestic ministers were arguing. Some wanted to govern the country carefully, while others wanted to deal with the puppets, so that they could not quickly restore national strength."
"I chose the previous one."
"Establish military mansions in various places and develop yourself."
"But Yu Wenyong cannot be underestimated. I heard that he has made many drastic changes and wants to restore national strength as soon as possible."
"I want to send a general with a small number of knights to go around behind him."
"Among the generals in the country at the moment, my father-in-law is the most courageous. When it comes to penetrating an army alone, no one can be more powerful than my father-in-law."
Hu Luguang frowned, was he praising or scolding?
Liu Taozi said enthusiastically: "My father-in-law, what a great opportunity this is."
"If you face the Turks, there are too many Turkic cavalry, and there is nowhere to supply them. Even if you win several times, as long as you are cut off from your retreat, it will be difficult to go back. But this Puppet Zhou is different. Liang, Gansu and other areas of the Puppet Zhou
, there are few troops stationed there, the military mansions in these two places are fully staffed with less than 20,000 people, and there are so many places to be garrisoned!"
"My father-in-law's style of play is most suitable here. There is no need to consider anything else. Just attack everywhere."
"As long as the pseudo-week can't implement domestic affairs so easily, it will be fine."
Hu Luguang was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "What about the Turks?"
"I'm in Hengzhou now, and they don't dare to come."
Hu Luguang stroked his chin. This was indeed the fighting method he was most familiar with. This was how he defeated the Zhou people in the past. He also captured the garrison cities on the frontier in this way. Once he attacked from Baima, and finally from Yong.
Retreating near Feng.
"There are many horses and many Qihu merchants in these two states."
"You never thought about occupying it?"
Hu Luguang asked suddenly. Liu Taozi frowned and shook his head slightly.
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"Impossible."
"From Lingzhou to Liangzhou, there is a desert in the middle. It is an endless desert and cannot be passed by the army."
"If you want to go around from the south, there are Zhou people's garrisons, forts, and passes along the way. A small group of cavalry can still pass through, but a large group of people will be intercepted by them and then dragged to death around Jincheng County."
"Moreover, even with a small force, we captured Liang, Gan and other states. As long as Jincheng is still in the enemy's hands, the enemy can send troops northward at any time, and we can't hold it."
Hu Luguang squinted his eyes, "That's really a pity."
"The key is still Wei Xiaokuan. If Wei Xiaokuan is removed, the enemy's defense line will shrink again, and Jincheng will probably be affected. Have you figured out how to defeat Wei Xiaokuan?"
Liu Taozi shook her head, "I have some ideas, but I haven't decided yet. If I decide, I will let my father-in-law command the front army."
Hu Luguang nodded, "Okay."
At this time, the carriage had arrived at Hu Luguang's mansion, and Liu Taozi and Hu Luguang walked down together.
"Then please ask my father-in-law to think carefully about Liang Gan."
"If we think it's feasible, we can start in the spring."
Until Liu Taozi left, Hu Luguang didn't ask about his daughter. The other party didn't ask, so Liu Taozi didn't mention it. Liu Taozi left several maps and related documents about Liangzhou and Ganzhou to Hulu.
Guang himself left in a hurry.
Hu Luguang's style of play is really suitable for long-distance attacks on the enemy, especially on the enemy's weak areas.
After leaving here, Liu Taozi held another 'discussion' in the Zhaoxin Hall of the palace.
The participants in this discussion were all governors from various places. Except for Lu Yao, the governor of Guangzhou who was unable to come because he was ill, all the governors from other places were not missed.
You don’t have to do anything else, but you have to do the enthronement.
The governors, including Gao Changgong, sat in front of Liu Taozi, while Zu Jue, Lu Qubing, and Gao Jun sat across from each other alone.
The first thing is to report the situation under each autonomous region.
Before taking office, Liu Taozi and others reorganized the many states in the country, re-divided the regions, and reduced states and counties to avoid the appearance of counties and states with only one county. There really is only one county.
I don’t know what they think about the counties and prefectures that are composed of counties. According to Zu Jue and others, it is to free up more empty positions to arrange honorable officials.
It's much cleaner now, and the number of hundreds of governors has been reduced to what it is now.
Governors, unlike courtiers, cannot report good news or bad news; they often report bad news but not good news.
When facing the king and courtiers, they can only complain and cry for poverty, hoping to get more relief and more care.
They even don’t hesitate to tear each other down.
Yuan Yuxiu, the governor of Yingzhou, inadvertently revealed the patchwork clothes under his official uniform, "Your Majesty can reduce the land tax in Yingzhou for one year. The people of Yingzhou are very grateful. Yingzhou is a bitter cold land with little arable land and harsh climate, making it difficult to farm.
The people have nothing to eat."
Tang Yong, the governor of Youzhou, immediately said: "What Mr. Yuan said is not appropriate. I saw many carriages going to Yingzhou. The road had been blocked by heavy snow before. There were also merchants complaining and asking us to find a way to get them to Yingzhou as soon as possible.
, I heard that you opened up mountains and rivers in Yingzhou, encouraged the people to mine and plant many medicinal herbs and yams, and sold these things to Beiyuan Medical Shop in other states and counties."
"What Mr. Tang said is true, and they are expensive. Purchasing herbal medicines in several of our counties accounts for a lot of expenditures. The key is that these herbs can only grow there, and they will not grow when taken to other places.
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Cui Jie, the governor of Jizhou, proved what Tang Yong said.
He looked at Yuan Yuxiu seriously, "Mr. Yuan, I think that instead of selling it at a high price, wouldn't it be better if we could cooperate more and you provide us with these herbs, and we can also provide you with grain and cattle for farming?"
Yuan Yuxiu still looked serious, "Yingzhou is poor, and there are only so many herbs and yams. Merchants come to buy them, but they are also lowering the price. When other counties come, they also use their official power to intimidate people. Yingzhou, especially in the east,
People don’t dare to go out in winter. If they want to join forces, that’s fine, but they can’t lower the price.”
Sitting among the crowd, Gao Changgong felt like a breath of fresh air. He watched these well-known sages arguing with each other and bargaining like merchants. The usual reputation and filters seemed to be shattered on the ground.
Gao Changgong was a little at a loss.
During the enthronement ceremony, he heard that the "Provincial Governor's Meeting" would be held after noon.
At that time, he was still very happy, thinking about learning from others the experience of governing the local area, and thinking about how to share Lingzhou's political achievements.
But he didn't expect that at the beginning, these governors began to complain and complain one by one. None of them took the initiative to express their political achievements. Then they even started to argue over the price of medicinal herbs. Gao Changgong was a little confused.
"Your Majesty, Shuozhou is the most miserable!!"
Tian Zili sat aside, heartbroken.
Gao Changgong didn't even know why he could say this so openly.
"Your Majesty, there are a large number of deceased people in Shuozhou, and Shuozhou no longer has much land to accommodate them. I hope that the temple can allow the Shuozhou government to conduct secondary reclamation next year, and that the newly reclaimed farmland can be exempted from part of the tax.
"
"Your Majesty, since the establishment of Guangzhou, there have been no ships berthed in our Qingzhou port. Merchants are unwilling to come. Commercial taxes have dropped sharply. Please allow Qingzhou to expand the port to attract merchants from the north."
Gao Changgong gradually understood.
Complaining is to achieve one's own goals.
Everyone has something they want to do, but the temple only has so much money and craftsmen, so it is impossible to handle all the things in the ten states. And without the support of the temple, it is impossible to accomplish big projects by relying solely on local governments.
Let’s talk about the port issue in Qingzhou. What he wants to build is not a small wharf, but a sea-viewing platform similar to Guangzhou. Building a city on the seaside is something that cannot be done by the local people alone. There is also the reclamation project in Shuozhou.
, obviously hoping that the temple can provide food and personnel support.
Gao Changgong quickly woke up and entered the next moment.
"Your Majesty, Lingzhou is surrounded by enemies on three sides! The people are suffering!!"
Zu Jue and others have been writing something based on the situation in many states.
After everyone has finished speaking, it is up to these people to discuss and decide.
In the end, only the memorials of Gao Changgong, the governor of Lingzhou, and Shi Yao, the governor of Yanzhou, were approved.
Gao Changgong hoped to build a post house and a garrison on the road from Lingzhou to Shuozhou and maintain the road, because Lingzhou was too far away from Pingcheng, as if hanging in the enemy's belly, and the road behind was destroyed by previous battles.
, making it very difficult to go back and forth. Gao Changgong had marched all the way here this time, but he was still the last one to arrive.
Shi Yao hopes to rebuild three abandoned cities. These three cities were abandoned for various reasons in the past. As the weather warms up, Shi Yao hopes to redevelop these three frontier cities.
No matter how helpless the other governors were, they had no choice. The temple's expenditure was limited, and even Liu Taozi couldn't conjure things out of thin air.
Even these two major projects will consume a huge amount of the temple's national power.
The torture session ended just like that, and the governors returned to their former self as gentlemen.
The confrontation and rudeness just now disappeared immediately, and they were laughing and talking again.
They discussed some major issues with the courtiers, such as this year's goals, development direction, etc.
Gao Changgong found that Liu Taozi had been silent all the time. He listened to what the governors said, and after the governors had finished speaking, he heard from Zu Jue and others that he rarely spoke and would either shake his head or nod.
When the meeting ended, everyone left, but Gao Changgong and Tian Zili were not in a hurry to leave.
Gao Changgong came slightly closer to Liu Taozi and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for passing my petition."
"The ministers thought it was okay, so I agreed."
"I find that His Majesty rarely speaks by himself."
Liu Taozi said calmly: "When it comes to fighting, these people are probably not as good as us, but when it comes to managing government affairs, how can I compare to Zu Jue, Gao Jun and others?"
"I don't know as much as they do, so just listen to them make decisions and then adopt them. Why bother talking?"
"Many of the current domestic policies are basically continuations of past policies, or borrowing from other countries' policies. They are step-by-step. Sometimes this is not a bad thing."
Gao Changgong nodded heavily, "That makes sense."
"On the other hand, Gao Jishi, you integrated in quite quickly. Did you learn to complain so quickly?"
"Hahaha~~"
Chapter completed!