Enter the Tang Dynasty with space

Chapter 122 Promoted to Duke
"Mr. Yunzhong, what are you up to? Today is the first day, and you have come to bother His Majesty so early. What is your intention?" Changsun Wuji suddenly criticized Yang Zheng.

Generally speaking, there must be something wrong with the memorial. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone hopes to have a relaxed day. Yang Zheng's behavior is undoubtedly purely looking for trouble.

But Yang Zheng said: "Your Majesty, can you not play the memorial on the first day of the new year? But this memorial from the minister will definitely make Your Majesty happy. Haha, Your Majesty should read it before we talk about it."

Changsun Wuji was about to say something, but Li Shimin stopped him: "Auxiliary machine, I'll see what tricks this kid is playing. Pass it over!"

After the attendants took the memorial, Yang Zheng began to look at the situation in the hall. Today, the Tai Chi Hall was also decorated with a very festive atmosphere, and even the stone tablet with the 36 stars ranked in the sky was newly decorated.

At this time, people came in one after another, and the third one who came in to pay New Year's greetings was a boy in his early 10s. He looked good and was a handsome young man.The young man went straight to Li Shimin and bowed down: "My son Chengqian pays New Year's greetings to my father, and I specially present a pair of Wang Youjun's calligraphy. I wish my father a happy new year and good health!"

It turned out that Prince Li Chengqian had arrived.

"The crown prince is interested, let's sit down first." Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Chengqian was lukewarm. Li Chengqian was also a bad-spoken person, but he also knew that Li Shimin loved calligraphy works, especially Wang Xizhi's works.

However, Li Shimin was obviously already focused on watching Yang Zheng's memorial, and did not show a strong interest in it, which made Li Chengqian look disappointed.

Changsun Wuji hurriedly came over to persuade him: "Chengqian, your father is watching the memorial of Duke Yunzhong, let's sit down and wait." Li Chengqian gave Yang Zheng a hard look when he heard the words. Here is an authentic painting by Wang Xizhi, hoping to win the favor of my father on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but it was destroyed by Yang Zheng.

But Yang Zheng didn't care at all. The current emperor is Li Shimin, not Li Chengqian. Even if Li Chengqian becomes emperor in the future, Yang Zheng will not be afraid of him because he has space.

When other ministers came in and saw Li Shimin reading the memorial, they all stood respectfully on both sides, waiting for Li Shimin's call.

For a moment, the Tai Chi Hall was extremely calm, and only the sound of everyone's even breathing could be heard.

Suddenly, Li Shimin burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, good! Son-in-law, your memorial is well written!"

Fang Xuanling immediately went out to play and said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for receiving a big gift in the New Year. I wonder what the Yunzhong County Office is going to do?"

Under normal circumstances, the memorial would have to go through the hands of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui first, but Yang Zheng obviously didn't understand this, so he sent it directly to Li Shimin, so Fang Xuanling was also very curious. What exactly did Yang Zheng, who was not familiar with the government, say to make Li Shimin laugh so heartily.

"Xuanling, take a look. This kid speaks so well, I think it's feasible!" The attendant handed the memorial to Fang Xuanling, and Fang Xuanling was quickly attracted.

"My dear dears, happy new year. As soon as the first day arrives, I immediately received a good gift. The Duke of Yunzhong is for the country and the people. I am really pleased. Come, come and draft an edict: Zhenguan three years , the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fought unitedly to destroy the Turkic kingdom, and the Turkic Khan Jieli surrendered.

Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, is the Duke of Wei, and Yang Zheng is the Duke of Dai."

After Yang Zheng heard that he was named the Duke of Dai, he couldn’t hear the rest of the story. Haha, he was finally named the Duke of the Kingdom. This is the third-ranked title among the titles of the Tang Dynasty. With a big victory, of course I hope to be promoted, and Li Shimin really didn't hesitate.

"Congratulations to Duke Dai for his promotion!"

"Grand Duke Dai will climb to the peak again in the new year, and he will learn a lot from Duke Dai in the future!"

"Grand Duke Dai, the admiration for you from the lower officials is like a torrent of river water"

A lot of officials came to flatter him, and Yang Zheng got goosebumps when he heard it, and he was still talking about the river, this guy is really very talented as Lord Wei.

"Thank you, thank you! Happy New Year, Happy New Year!" Yang Zheng had no choice but to return the greetings one by one. People are so sophisticated, and this still needs to be entertained. Even if someone doesn't mean it sincerely, you have to put on a smiling face.

Both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui finished reading Yang Zheng's memorial, and they looked at each other, and both went forward and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, once Dai Guogong implements this strategy, the Tang Dynasty will surely prosper and prosper forever!"

Li Shimin nodded happily and said: "Xuanling and Keming both agree. It seems that this strategy is feasible. Xuanling, please share with the family all the things mentioned in the memorial. Today is the first day. From today onwards, it will be booming!"

"The minister leads the order!"

Fang Xuanling got Li Shimin's instruction and started to talk one by one.

"Everyone, now that the Great Tang has just flattened the Turkic Khanate, the territory of our Great Tang has been greatly expanded. Yunzhong County believes that the current ten administrative regions can no longer meet the needs of national construction, and proposes to divide the Great Tang into 30 lines. Province, I don’t know what you think?”

Datang now occupies most of China in the 21st century, and it is only a matter of time before Xinjiang, Tibet, Northeast and other regions are conquered. Therefore, Yang Zheng simply plans the territory of Datang according to the later administrative divisions. The so-called road division is too rough, and there are still many disadvantages in regional construction. If it can be divided into 30 provinces, some central areas will be developed first, and then the economic construction of each area will be gradually promoted from point to area. The population should be able to achieve a high degree of prosperity.

Moreover, different regions have to adapt to local conditions, and the implementation of policies is naturally different. At the same time, the taxes levied should also be different, so as to ensure the fiscal revenue of each region and the income of the people.

The benefits of finer administrative divisions are obvious. Such decrees can be implemented faster, and the boat can be turned around because of its small size. However, the imperial court also needs to send more local officials, which also poses a problem for Li Shimin.

Changsun Wuji said: "30 provinces replace 10 provinces. Isn't that 20 more local governors? Your Majesty, there are probably less than 30 people who can take on such a heavy responsibility now!"

Li Shimin didn't speak, but looked at Yang Zheng. Yang Zheng understood, and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Changsun Guo. Now Your Majesty is promoting the imperial examinations, spreading the word and promoting talent. All the talents in the world can be used by Your Majesty, so we have to break the law." Traditionally, if you want the country to prosper, you can't just use the children of those aristocratic families. In the Tang Dynasty of Nuo Da, it is more than enough to choose 30 local chief executives. What's more, there will be three levels of county, county, and town under this province. In the administrative organization, the children of the aristocratic family don’t have to have a place to be an official!”

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, aristocratic families had always controlled the officialdom, so many key positions were held by aristocratic families. If it expanded to 30 provinces, there would not be enough people from these aristocratic families capable of serving as provincial governors. We must try our best to oppose it, and Changsun Wuji is the representative of the family.

However, Yang Zheng's words are reasonable. Isn't the aristocratic family just worried that their clansmen will not have a place to arrange?Now there are 30 provinces, each province has at least 10 counties, and each county has at least several counties, and there are even more towns. If the descendants of aristocratic families are unable to be provincial chief executives, then they should be county guards or county magistrates. , Guarding is also good.

Yang Zheng's move has another purpose. The more children from the poor family, the more hopeful they will be against the children of the aristocratic family. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the aristocratic family's control of the court has almost reached the point of insanity. The emperor sometimes had to submit. Development is unfavorable. Who stipulates that the children of the family should be the masters of this country?How can the world be stable if all the wealth in the world is concentrated in the hands of the aristocratic family?

All the officials were talking about it. In the current situation, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui all supported this national policy. Besides, the blueprint drawn by Yang Zheng was still very good, so everyone did not speak out against it. However, regarding the candidate for the provincial chief executive , everyone is silently calculating in their hearts.

Seeing that there was no objection from the crowd, Li Shimin said, "This matter is settled. The Ministry of Education will draw up a detailed plan for administrative divisions on a certain day. After reporting to me for approval, it will be implemented immediately!"

"I obey the order!" Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui took the order in unison.

Fang Xuanling then said: "The second thing is the reform of the army! As we all know, our Tang Dynasty implemented the government military system, serving as soldiers in wartime and farming in peacetime. Now that the Tang Dynasty has gradually stabilized, local construction will It will be the top priority of my Tang Dynasty, and the demand for the army will gradually weaken. Therefore, Dai Guogong proposed to change the government military system to a compulsory military system. The so-called compulsory soldiers are all Tang people who are over 18 years old and can sign up. Participate in the selection of recruits, the period of military service is three years, after the service period, you can return to your hometown! What do you think of this strategy?"

Everyone heard, compulsory military system?This is so new. After three years, you can go home. This is not bad. It is undoubtedly boring in the army, and the risk factor is still high. After three years, if there is no sacrifice, the danger will be eliminated. The remuneration is very generous, and it is undoubtedly a wonderful thing to get a sum of money to go home and start a career after retiring.

"Okay, this proposal is great!"

"Yes, yes, my son has been in the army for 10 years, and there are too few opportunities to reunite with his family. If the compulsory military system is implemented, haha, my wife and grandson will be happy!"

"Duke Dai is indeed a young hero, he can come up with such a good proposal!"

At this moment, Li Jing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have this performance!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Brother Jing, please tell me!"

"Your Majesty, please resign from all positions in the army. Please Your Majesty set up the position of Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses of the World, and Yang Zheng, the Acting Duke, will be in charge of the soldiers and horses of the world!" Li Jing's words were astonishing, and Li Shimin and all the ministers were taken aback!
"Your Majesty, you can't do it. Duke Wei is invincible in all battles. He is the military god of the Tang Dynasty. How can he retreat?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, although the Duke of Dai has made great military exploits, but after all he is young, it is better for the Duke of Wei to be in charge of the military!"

Li Shimin was also unexpected. Although Yang Zheng's winning streak gave him a lot of surprises, in his mind, he still had more trust in Li Jing.

But Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, colleagues, Dai Guogong is a talent from the heavens, and he is also one of the 36 stars in the Tiangang. This time, the North Sweep is even more extraordinary, and there are even more divine beasts to help him. Such a genius must be worthy of this task!" Now that the story of Datang 36 Tiangang star's lower realm has long been heard around the world, Li Jing was also very proud when he learned about it, no wonder he was able to win many battles, no wonder this kid Yang Zheng also made extraordinary moves.

Li Shimin was undecided in his heart, Yang Zheng was only under 20 years old, is he suitable to be a general of the army?
(End of this chapter)