The changes Li Ke mentioned are indeed not too big compared to the current changes in Datang. They are mainly the reclassification and definition of some levels and rights, and everyone can hear it. The main thing is the comprehensive division of rights, and The military department became completely independent, instead of having the governor command the local military and political leaders.
In the future, the governors and other governors will only be responsible for local administrative security. Oh, there are also local armed forces, that is, the public security department led by Qin Qiong, which is mainly responsible for retired government soldiers.
Although their weapons and equipment may not be too bad, they are indeed not soldiers, but agents of the Ministry of Public Security, government officials, and the like.
The number of these personnel is not too small, and if their weapons and equipment can keep up, it also means that local administration does not need to mobilize the army when dealing with some minor incidents, but because the personnel of the Ministry of Public Security must be distributed in each road It is also difficult for states, counties and local governments to gather together to rebel.
The military department is independent, and it is also difficult to influence it.
"We don't have any problem with this." Fang Xuanling and the other three thought for a while. In fact, it can be seen in their previous reforms in the three provinces. His Highness strengthened the power of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province, and directly delegated some powers. Got to the place.
The reform this time is just to further refine these rights. This is indeed not a big change, it is just that the level needs to be adjusted.
"Then we can directly transfer most of the officials in Xizhou to the Qinghai-Tibet Road. After all, these people used to manage herdsmen. Although the herdsmen in Tubo are not the majority, they are definitely different from the mainland. Xizhou is definitely different. Some of the remaining officials can be directly promoted, which is treated as official training." Fang Xuanling continued the topic.
Li Ke nodded. It must be said that Fang Xuanling is still good at appointing and removing local officials. He sensitively grasped the similarities between Tubo and Tuyuhun. Since Li Ke has been away for so long, Tuyuhun is not very big. problem, which shows that the local officials in Tuyuhun handled it very well.
And if these officials are directly transferred to Tubo, they will be familiar with it and can get started directly.
But if the imperial court appoints mainland officials, this problem will not be so easy. Fang Xuanling is very aware of the shortcomings of some mainland officials, and they may not be able to keep up with His Highness's thinking.
Especially His Highness's thoughts on governance are obviously not good enough for these local officials who come from traditional wealthy families.
"Yes, what Liang Guogong said makes sense. In this way, I think a special amount of money can be allocated to allow the current officials of Qinghai-Tibet Road and Xizhou to recruit three to four more deputies based on the current official system. Just use the assistants that His Highness mentioned before They can assist local officials in their work, and then their monthly income will keep up with a certain level." Changsun Wuji suddenly added.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other calmly. Something was wrong with Changsun Laoyin recently, and he was crazily trying to get benefits for His Highness.
Couldn't he see that Xizhou was His Highness's base? The officials inside are almost all under the same system of His Highness from top to bottom. Now dispatching half of the officials to the Qinghai-Tibet Road is equivalent to duplicating twice as many officials from two places.
According to his suggestion, doesn't it mean helping to train more officials? Although His Highness may not have done this in private.
Since it can be seen, this...couldn't this be something discovered? Isn't it? When His Majesty told the two of them this heaven-defying idea, they both looked in disbelief. Could Changsun Laoyin think of this? They don't believe it.
"Okay, this is fine too. Besides, why don't we just dig a hole?" Li Ke thought for a while and didn't refuse. It is a trend to cultivate new types of officials. It's not that Li Ke looks down on those officials who come from powerful families. It’s that they simply can’t keep up with Li Ke’s ideas.
In other words, their traditional thinking is not suitable for carrying out the transformation work of Xizhou and Qinghai, which were newly added to the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, Li Ke would not have directed the Imperial College to brainwash those idle young people who came from poor families or small families and then use them.
Although these people also read books from sages, because they are young and have never been in the officialdom, in other words, their blood is still hot, and they can warm up with just a little encouragement, which can easily change their ideas.
For those who have been in the officialdom, it is very difficult to brainwash them.
Just let those old fritters serve as officials in the traditional states of the Tang Dynasty. These states are traditional Chinese people. Li Ke started to change from the bottom, and these people are too lazy to care about the eyes of those officials.
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Everyone was a little confused, especially the generals who all raised their eyes.
Although this meeting seems to be a military meeting, the matters currently being discussed have nothing to do with their military department, okay? Now that His Highness is talking about digging holes, it must have something to do with their military headquarters?
"The news of the unrest in Tubo will definitely spread. Even if it cannot get out, the Ministry of Intelligence will pass the news to the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions. Currently, because of the Western Turks as their backing, the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions have Some countries have been trying to stand in the way, and now they suddenly hear that the Tang Dynasty is in such big trouble, they will definitely appear again."
"At this time, we just took the opportunity to deal with them together. If we eat all the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions together, it means that our Tang Dynasty's territory will just advance to the entire West Kunlun Mountains, which also means that these areas will become the Great Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty's natural barrier, we only need to guard some of the passes, and the entire Western Region of the Tang Dynasty will have peace of mind." Li Ke said, almost delineating the territorial scope of future generations.
In later generations, the western frontier could become a port city with other countries, basically because it was the main exit to the Western Regions in this era, while other places were not suitable for human progress during the Tang Dynasty. There is basically no need to worry about the entry of large troops in these places. It is enough to arrange a small number of sentries here.
Even if the enemy detours from these places, it is impossible for large troops to detour in.
For the Tang Dynasty, this was equivalent to having a stable rear, and with cement, it was not a problem to build cities in these places. The territory for later generations should be completely consolidated first.
For now, set a small goal and gradually capture the dividing line of Eurasia in later generations. It is a dividing line composed of mountains and rivers, which is suitable for consolidating defense.
