Liu Mingzhi put down the bowl and chopsticks, leaned forward and picked up the zhezi that Jiang Yuanming placed in front of him. He nodded and looked through it silently for a while, and then Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
"I hope officials from various places will not deliberately hide the truth about people's livelihood for the sake of their own political achievements.
People's livelihood is no small matter, and the safety of the people is closely related to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Remember to implement things that benefit the people.
Ministry of Personnel, Yushitai. "
"I'm here!"
Xia Gongming, the imperial censor, and Du Chenghao, the official minister, also put down their bowls and chopsticks and walked out.
"I'm here."
"This is not only an important task for one government office in the Ministry of Revenue, but also an equally heavy burden on the shoulders of both of your government offices.
In order to prevent state officials from committing fraud and deceiving the superiors and subordinates, you, the Ministry of Civil Service Examination Department, and the supervisory censors in various regions of the Yushitai should also be more attentive. "
"I obey the order!"
Liu Mingzhi stood up, stretched and wandered quietly in the hall.
"My dear friends, I know that there are still many officials in various state governments who still think that I am a rebellious and traitorous minister who is plotting to rebel and usurp the throne, and they are still waiting to see if I will become an upright person of the previous dynasty.
I don't blame them, it's their business how they curse me.
From the first year of my father Ruizong's Ruian to the end of my first year of Taiping, for nearly twelve years, I, Dalong, have fought every year.
There are many young and strong men guarding the frontier and serving in the army, and there are so many hot-blooded men who go on to fight and shed blood on the battlefield that in most state capitals, young and middle-aged men have almost ten rooms and nine empty houses, and there are countless widowers and lonely people.
The war has lasted for more than ten years, and the people have longed for peace. Now that the world is finally unified, the people's thoughts of peace and contentment are finally over.
Now is a good opportunity for our dragon to recuperate, appease the people's livelihood, and enhance national strength.
In particular, restoring people's livelihood and official governance and rectifying the political agenda are top priorities.
Not only me, the new emperor, but also all the elders of the Five Dynasties, the Elders of the Fourth Dynasty, the Elders of the Third Dynasty, and those who are less advanced are here. The burden on us is very heavy.
At this critical moment, please don’t give me any trouble.
You all know my temper. I seldom take things seriously, but they are related to our country, our country, and our people.
If anyone dares to play tricks on me and slack off the administration, then don’t blame me for not remembering our old friendship. "
"I sincerely follow His Majesty's teachings, and I will bear them in mind. I am willing to work hard for the country, the country, and the people."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently.
"Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites."
"The old minister is here!"
"As I just said, the war lasted for more than ten years, and young and strong men suffered heavy casualties. Their blood was spilled on the battlefield, and tens of thousands of them returned with their souls.
Nowadays, widowers must be gathering from all over the world.
Especially when a husband dies in battle, his parents are filial to him, and his young children are raised by his heroic family.
Relying only on the pensions from the court, for such a woman, all the burdens are placed on her, which can be said to be an embarrassing burden.
You and Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue will formulate a plan immediately after the dynasty is over. After the period of rest is over, the imperial decree will be issued immediately in the coming year.
Prefectures, prefectures, counties, districts, and villages all must be clearly announced to the people of the world.
The imperial court encouraged widows to remarry and choose a good son-in-law.
The local government offices of the Ministry of Household Affairs established marriage certification departments to coordinate with local officials to supervise the matter.
For a newly married couple with a family of five, the court will subsidize them with one tael of silver per month.
For families with five to ten members, the imperial court would give them two taels of silver per month.
For families with more than ten members, the court will pay four taels of silver per month.
For a chaste woman who insists on being chaste for her husband, the court will subsidize her with two taels of silver every month to support her husband and raise her children.
Until three consecutive years.
Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. "
"The old minister is here!"
“This matter requires your Ministry of Industry to coordinate with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites to supervise this matter.
Not long after you took over the position of Shangshu, the new official took office with three fires. The first fire must be given to me. "
"Yes, I will not disappoint His Majesty."
"Right Prime Minister!"
Tong Sansi was startled for a moment, then put down the bowl and chopsticks and walked out.
"The old minister is here."
"You handle this matter for the Governor. The memorials prepared by the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Works will be reviewed and compiled by you and then submitted to me."
"Old minister, I obey."
"My dear friends, please cooperate sincerely and don't let me down!"
"I obey the order."
“Now that we’ve finished talking about Dalong, it’s time to talk about the Jin Kingdom and the Turks.
The two beauties next to me, dear friends, some are familiar to each other and some are strangers to them.
This is the former Golden Empress Wanyan Wanyan, and she was also one of my first wives who were not real in name at first, but will become real in name in the future, and will be the first concubine of the harem in the future.
My dear friends, I have seen many people with Wanyan. When Wanyan ascended the throne, he came to me to pay homage to his father.
It’s just that there are very few Aiqings who can recognize Wanyan now. Times have changed and more than 20 years have passed. Except for the officials who went to the Kingdom of Jin with me back then, I’m afraid no one can still recognize Wanyan as the king of the Kingdom of Jin. .
As for this person, many elders of the fourth dynasty and the elders of the third dynasty should still have an impression.
My younger brother, the Turkic Taichang Khan Huyan Yunyao, studied in Dalong in the past years and became a disciple of my mentor Wen Renzheng. Later, he became the number one scholar in the new subjects and served in the Hanlin Academy in the Ministry of War.
In the blink of an eye, eight years passed.
Fortunately, junior brother's appearance has not changed much, and I think many old lovers can still recognize him.
Now that the world is unified, my junior brother and I have been in love for many years and will become one of the concubines in the harem in the future. "
After listening to Liu Mingzhi's words, Huyan Yunyao felt the surprised eyes of the officials in the palace, her cheeks turned red and she lowered her head.
"I see you two empresses, who are thousands of years old."
The Queen raised her eyebrows and nodded with a slight smile.
"Excuse me, my lords!"
Huyan Yunyao was silent for a while before nodding silently, and said in a stuttering voice: "Excuse me... Sir, please excuse me!"
"Thank you for your thousand years, empress."
Liu Mingzhi waited silently for the Queen and the others to finish their greetings with the officials in the palace, then turned around and waved to Liu Song.
"Komatsu!, map!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Song walked towards the back of the hall, and after a moment he walked to Liu Mingzhi holding a roll of cloth as tall as a person, stopped, placed the roll on the ground and slowly spread it out.
An exquisite map covering the Great Dragon, the Three Kingdoms of Jintu and remote areas was displayed in front of the officials.
Liu Mingzhi took the bamboo pole Liu Song picked up from the map and circled it: "Now that the world has been united and the Jin Dynasty has broken out, the two countries have become a thing of the past.
From now on, the northern border will become my Dalong's inner palace, and the south of Yinshan Mountain and the south of the capital of the Kingdom of Jin will be my Dalong's territory.
Now our Dalong territory extends to the East China Sea in the east, and Haijin Port in the southeast is now also known as the Bohai Sea Territory, and also known as the Yellow Sea Sea Territory. From Dawan in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions in the west, to the middle area between the Yueshi and Da Yuezhi, the Tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains are half of the former Turkic territory and half of the territory of the Western Regions. They will become the western frontier of our Dalong. frontier.
When the time comes for the boundary monument, I will ask Princess Mo Rongrong to send a letter to the King of Dawan and ask him to arrange the boundary monument.
To the south, although Yazhou is an island and sparsely populated, it is the land left by our ancestors after all. The islands to the north and even to the south of Yazhou must be included in our Dalong territory.
If any barbarians invade and occupy, I will destroy them with all my strength. I will not give up an inch of the territory and sea islands that belong to my dragon.
To the north, the capital of the Jin Kingdom is currently our frontier, but the Jin Kingdom's ancestral land, the Greater Xu'an Mountains and even Heihe, I will send people to discuss with the officials of the Jin Kingdom's ancestral land. Sooner or later, it will be our Dalong's territory.
Jiang Shangshu! "
"I'm here."
"Your Ministry of Revenue has come up with a plan. After I take over our Dalong territory, we will rename it Daxing'anling, Xiaoxing'anling, and Heilongjiang.
Heilongjiang is tentatively designated as the eastern frontier of our Dalong. As for whether it will be wider in the future, we will put it aside for now and talk about it later. "
"According to the order, after retreating from the court, the veteran will immediately make plans to redraw the latest map of our Dalong territory."
“Okay, this matter must be kept in mind without delay.
Due north, the territory north of Yinshan Mountain and the territory northeast of the Turkic King's tent.
Although there are few Turks grazing north of the Yinshan Mountains, half of Lake Baikal marked on this map is within the territory of the Turkic Zaton tribe.
I don’t like the word half, half, so I will settle on a perfect border.
To the north of Lake Baikal, the Shile River, which borders the Jin Kingdom's ancestral land, is the northern boundary of Dalong. "
"Hiss... Your Majesty, we have never dealt with the so-called Tsarist Russia on the map. The Lake Baikal you are talking about is located nearly a few hundred miles northeast of Yinshan Mountain.
Few people go to the Zaton tribe, and it is unclear whether there are any people further north.
Where will the territory be determined? Where will the troops and horses be sent to guard it in the future?
The veteran thinks that it is better to take the territory of hundreds of miles around the Yinshan Grassland as the territory. No one knows whether this inaccessible Lake Baikal is suitable for people to live, so it is better to forget it.
A deserted land, you really don’t need to worry about it. "
For more than ten years, Liu Mingzhi had always spoken harmoniously to Lao Jiang. This time, after listening to Lao Jiang's words, his face turned gloomy.
"Confused! Jiang Yuanming, please listen to me. I said that Lake Baikal is the inner lake of my dragon's territory, so this place must be my dragon's inner lake.
Even if this place is uninhabited for thousands of miles, it must still be within the territory of my dragon.
If you fail to handle this matter for me, I will not only take away your black hat, but also ask you to go to Lake Baikal to guard the border for me.
Do you understand? "
Lao Jiang looked at Liu Mingzhi's solemn eyes and nodded in panic. He had never seen Liu Mingzhi speak so sharply.
"Old...I understand that this time the border must be determined with Lake Baikal as the border.
But there is something that I don’t know whether to say or not? "
"explain!"
"If there is any negotiation with the so-called Tsarist Russia in the future and there is a dispute over territorial issues, how should we deal with it?"
“This is decided by the frontier soldiers.
If the two courts contact each other in the future, they can just admit it honestly. If not, not only Lake Baikal, but also the territory north of Lake Baikal, I have the right to decide whether it belongs to my dragon.
The issue of national borders is non-negotiable and non-negotiable. .
For now, it is one of our territories. There is no doubt about it. I will not allow any country or anyone to doubt this issue.
If future generations lose their ancestral land, they will be sinners who will be even more infamy than me a hundred years from now. "
"Old minister, I understand, Your Majesty is wise!"
All officials also hurriedly agreed.
"Long live your majesty, your holy majesty."
