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Chapter 894

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Although the capital of the Han Dynasty has not yet moved from Chengdu to Chang'an, since Liu Jing has lived in Chang'an, for the convenience of government affairs, many core departments, including Pingzhangtai, have moved from Chengdu to Chang'an. Chengdu only has some unimportant departments. The power center of the Han Dynasty has actually been transferred to Chang'an.

After defeating the Huns, the military mission was over. A large number of matters such as resettlement of Hun civilians, rewarding military merits, supposing family members, handling prisoners of war, counting profits, etc. were handed over to the Han court, especially Pingzhangtai. A large number of trivial matters made the Five Prime Ministers overwhelmed and were busy every day, not to mention moving the capital, and major issues such as annual review were to be done.

Although the King of Han should have a few days off when he returned from the expedition, many things must be done after the King of Han agreed, otherwise the matter would not be progressed. There was no way, so everyone had to recommend the Secretary of Shangshu Xu Shu to meet Liu Jing.

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

Xu Shu then found that Liu Jing had entered the house, so he quickly got up and saluted, "I'm going to see His Highness the King of Han."

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

The two sat down, and the maid came in and served them with hot tea. Xu Shu then smiled bitterly and said, "There are so many things, so there is no way to start."

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

Xu Shu sighed and said, "Actually, there are many things that are just this period of time. The main reason is that there are so many things to be handled after the war. It seems that they are very important. It is difficult for everyone to distinguish priorities, so everyone let me talk to Your Highness."

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

"Nothing is the intention"

Xu Shu of course understood that Liu Jing had something in his words. It was precisely because he gave up the prime minister's power that they were so busy. Once they collected the power, it was definitely not the result they were willing to see. Xu Shu hurriedly said: "It's just that there are a few major events that I want to ask Your Highness to make it clear, so we can do it smoothly."

"Tell me what big things are there"

Xu Shu sorted out his thoughts for a moment and said slowly: "The first thing is that we hope that the capital can be moved to a slower level. First, we have time to deal with post-war chores, and secondly, it is not realistic to move the capital."

Liu Jing nodded, "Yes, the move to the capital will be delayed by another one year. You can deal with post-war affairs first."

Xu Shu was overjoyed. This was their biggest headache. As long as they moved the capital for another half a year, they would have time to prepare. However, Liu Jing suggested delaying it for one year, which seemed to be a little longer and there was no need.

Liu Jing seemed to understand his thoughts 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 Gongjiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiuji

Xu Shu nodded and said, "We have actually discussed this issue more than once. We all advocate maintaining a multi-ethnic system, with the Shizhong checking and balancing the power of the prime minister. The inspector of the Censorate, and Sima, Situ and Sikong all set up six Caos under the jurisdiction of Sima, Situ, and Sikong, which resulted in many political branches, making it difficult to implement local governments, and officials were accumulated and the financial burden was large. It would be best to merge the six Caos and unified them into the jurisdiction of Pingzhangtai."

Liu Jing actually thought of the six provincial ministries system, but the implementation of one system requires decades of running-in and continuous adjustment and improvement. It is by no means possible to implement it immediately after the introduction of a system. This involves the interests of many people and must be in line with economic development.

So he was not in a hurry to propose a plan, but asked the officials to discuss it themselves and slowly find the most suitable system, and develop in the direction that Liu Jing expected. For example, Xu Shu proposed that the public had six Caos under the government, which led to many political branches and difficult for local governments to implement it. Therefore, it was necessary to merge the six Caos and be under the unified jurisdiction of Pingzhangtai, which moved towards the six-department system under the leadership of the prime minister.

Although there is no official in the Han Dynasty, the establishment of the capital after moving the capital to Chang'an is considered, and the official can also be retained as an honorary position without real power.

Liu Jing smiled again and said, "What else is there to make me decide?"

"There is another big thing, which is the distribution of profits. There are more than 50,000 cattle and sheep, as well as the 50,000 taels of gold and countless jewelry transported from Lingzhou. We temporarily deposited the gold jewelry and other materials into the official warehouse, but how should we distribute more than 50,000 cattle and sheep?"

Liu Jing thought about it and asked: "How many families are there in the Han Dynasty?"

“There are about one hundred and two hundred thousand households.”

Liu Jing immediately suggested: "It's time for the Chinese New Year, each household will be divided into a sheep, and the military household will add another cow. The families who fell into battle will give a sheep based on the military household. After calculating the Yuanzhi, how much can be left?"

Xu Shu quickly thought about it and smiled, "There are probably half left, 20,000 sheep and 100,000 cows."

Liu Jing said: "The remaining one is divided into two halves, one half is rewarded to the officers and local officials in the court, and the other half is rewarded by the military."

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment and suggested: "If you give more officials, it is better to divide another sheep for each family."

Liu Jing patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "You have to think about it for me. If you follow me, the King of Han, can't get promoted and make a fortune, who is willing to work hard for me?"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and did not object anymore. Liu Jing walked a few steps behind his hands and said, "Before the New Year, we should have another big harvest in Juyanhai. All the wealth we harvested this time will be used to reward military merits. This time, the Huns will be destroyed, and I want to give the soldiers a lot of rewards."

Xu Shu had prepared paper and pen and quickly wrote down Liu Jing's opinions. Seeing that he was considerate, Liu Jing smiled and said, "There are still some things I thought about in two days to discuss with Pingzhang Platform, but you can remember them first."

"Please say it to you, Your Highness."

Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "There are still treatments for the ten thousand Xiongnu prisoners of war. It is better to follow the old rules and let them go to the mine to serve in the New Year. After the New Year, they will become civilians and give them land so that their families can reunite."

Xu Shu stopped and smiled and said, "Your Highness, I have an idea about dealing with prisoners of war."

"you say"

"I consider that the mines are actually not short of people, but Guanzhong is very short of labor. It is better to leave them to serve in Guanzhong and become slaves, be responsible for restoring the broken city walls in Chang'an, clearing the irrigation channels of Guanzhong, and building Guanzhong's official roads. As long as they are willing to work hard, I estimate that they will be free in at most two years. I don't know what Your Highness thinks."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment, then happily agreed and added: "If it is a slave, then they can be allowed to live with their families, which can prevent them from rebelling. Tell them that as long as they surrender, they can be converted into civilians in two years. In addition, I will allocate 5,000 troops to specialize in these Xiongnu prisoners of war."

Xu Shuhui wrote down Liu Jing's instructions. With a clear plan, he suddenly felt that the pressure was much less, and he could hand in the work to everyone when he went back.

Xu Shu stood up and bowed and smiled, "I will disturb you every time your highness rests. Today I am here again. I am really embarrassed. I will say goodbye first."

Liu Jing then remembered that it was indeed the case and laughed: "If you don't say it, I almost forgot. In two days, I will treat you to the full moon wine. I will punish you for the glass when it pours."

Xu Shu said goodbye and left. Liu Jing returned to the inner study room. Then he found the certificate on the table. He forgot to tell Xu Shu about the suspension of issuance of money. He thought about it now that he actually didn't have to stop casting. He could use money to reward military merits. If he really wanted to collect it, he could also let the soldiers collect it and benefit.

This time he seized 50,000 taels of gold from Lingzhou, and probably he would seize some gold from Juyanhai, which could be used to reward military merits.

Liu Jing was about to think about it, but suddenly felt something. When he turned around, he saw Liu Zhi standing at the door, looking very hesitant. Liu Jing just chatted with Er during dinner last night, but had not talked to him in detail, and Er came just right.

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

Liu Zhi entered the house and kowtowed, "The child greeted his father."

"Get up"

Liu Zhi stood up and stood beside his father with his hands hanging down. He was medium-sized and thin, not as tall and burly as his father, and also looked very delicate. His eyebrows and eyes were like his mother Tao Zhan, but his nose was very similar to Liu Jing, tall and straight.

Liu Jing was busy with the war and rarely communicated with his son in recent years. In his impression, his son was still a naughty boy who pinched snowmen, but in a blink of an eye, he found that he had grown up and never cried to him like he did when he was a child. His mother stole the snowman he hid in the room.

Liu Jing looked at her thin body, and felt aroused by the desire to lick her baby, and said softly: "You have read too much, so you should strengthen your exercise. Starting tomorrow, I will let Li Qing teach you how to practice swords."

"It's the child who can practice swords hard."

"You also need to eat more meat, eat beef and mutton when grilled, don't eat it fine. I hope you will grow stronger and will have the energy to handle heavy business when you grow up. You must know that it is not easy to sit in Daddy."

"The child remembers the teachings of his father."

Liu Jing smiled and said to his mother what to eat. It was useless to tell him. Liu Jing changed the topic and asked, "Is there anything you need to do to be a father?"

Liu Zhi knelt down, "The child has an idea, I don't know whether to speak or not."

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

Liu Zhi stood up, but hesitated for a moment, his lips moved and he didn't say anything. Liu Jing's face sank, "A real man just says anything, you are so timid, like a woman, or go back and think about it before you come back."

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

Liu Jing was stunned. Why did he ask this question? He said a little strangely: "So what?"

"My father is just a king. Although he is enjoyed by the holy grace, if we move into the Weiyang Palace, it will be a very serious usurpation, which will attract criticism from all over the world and affect my father's reputation. I hope my father will consider it carefully."
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