"Official, Wei Shangshu wants to see you!" Zhang Dejun walked quickly in small steps, turned in front of the emperor, turned to the end, and said.
"Well..." Liu Chengyou stared at the thick stack of albums in his hands, fascinated, and just responded casually.
Over the past few days, Zhang Dejun has become more reserved, especially in front of Liu Chengyou, who was frightened by Liu Chengyou.
And taking advantage of these few days, Zhang Dejun also had a good time to reflect and summarize his daily performance. Translated, Zhang Dejun was a little drifting. The emperor's trust and his status as a chamberlain have made him no longer as low-key and humble as before. Although he is not arrogant due to his favor, his awe has weakened.
Zhang Dejun is a very smart person, he knows current affairs, knows how to advance and retreat, and he is also good at studying, but he is still young, not yet twenty years old. But after staying with Liu Chengyou for several years, I have developed a temper. As a chamberlain, Liu Chengyou is very happy.
It is precisely because of this that it is rare to find a good attendant. Liu Chengyou took the initiative to give him a try, not wanting him to go astray, otherwise, he would probably have to replace him.
Zhang Dejun, on the other hand, is obviously talented. Since then, he has become much more "stable". And Liu Chengyou later promoted him to the position of young eunuch, serving the imperial court while also being in charge of the internal affairs of the palace.
The Han court had many officials, which can be described as inflated. At the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to win over people's hearts and stabilize the situation, they recruited surrenders and rebels, and sealed off the inside and outside. Many people inside and outside eat imperial food, which is a big burden on the country's finances, and Liu Chengyou is already working to reduce it.
Within the Han Palace, all kinds of official offices and institutions were very imperfect. When Liu Chengyou practiced frugality in the past two years, he also took the initiative to reduce the number of staff in the internal chambers and prisons. But this situation cannot last long, otherwise the majesty of the royal family will not be able to be demonstrated. The imperial censor has come forward to ask Liu Chengyou to enrich the inner palace and improve the system.
Liu Chengyou also had a similar idea. Before comprehensively sorting out the outer dynasty, he first regulated the departments, bureaus, and envoys in the imperial city, so that his own "household affairs" would be more convenient to handle. The appointment of Zhang Dejun can be regarded as a beginning.
Although Zhang Dejun was promoted and his salary was increased, Zhang Dejun became more cautious, served with more attentiveness.
At this time, Liu Chengyou was reviewing the financial and tax calculations of the Third Division, and the situation was beyond Liu Chengyou's expectations. After two years of continuous recuperation and development of production, the imperial court finally managed to get rid of the "shortage" in terms of taxes. Although it was far from being wealthy, it was enough to support the army, officials, government agencies, and border defense. It is necessary to spend a lot of money on equipment and river canal construction.
Support for remote and impoverished peripheral areas and frontier fortresses has also been greatly reduced due to the withdrawal of troops from the war. Hebei, which was a gold-swallowing beast in the past two years, has gradually become self-sufficient. There were still disasters in the third year of Qianyou, especially floods, but they were within control. Compared with the disasters in the second year of Qianyou, it was much more stable.
Local festival towns have basically resumed their supply to Tokyo, and the input of annual revenue is gradually coming in. The imperial court directly administered the prefectures and Kinki Fang Town. Due to the removal of customs duties, merchants came and went, and the revenue from commercial taxes increased significantly.
Of course, for the Han Dynasty, just destroying the Buddha last year was completely fattening. In addition to the long-term benefits such as land and population, the military expenditures for the conquest of Huaihe River can be reduced by more than half.
But seeing the comfortable smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth, Zhang Dejun called out again: "Guanjia!"
"Huh?" Liu Chengyou finally raised his head.
"I am reporting to the official family. The Minister of the Ministry of War is asking for an audience with the Minister of Wei. I am waiting for the imperial edict." Zhang Dejun humbly reported again.
Liu Chengyou withdrew his attention from the financial plan memorial book and ordered: "Announce it!"
"yes!"
Zhang Dejun slowly backed away, ten steps away, quickly turned around, and walked gently out of the hall. A set of actions highlights caution. Seeing his condition, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but call him.
"What other orders do the officials have?" Zhang Dejun turned around and asked.
Liu Chengyou looked him up and down, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Am I scary?"
He carefully raised his eyelids, then quickly lowered his head, standing in awe-inspiring posture: "The official family is becoming more and more majestic, and the young ones are so frightened physically and mentally that they don't dare to look sideways!"
Liu Chengyou chuckled, then calmed down, waved his hand and said, "Let Wei Renpu come see me!"
When Wei Renpu was introduced into the palace, he looked at Zhang Dejun with some surprise, but he didn't take it seriously.
Holding a memorial in his hand, he went to the emperor to salute.
"How is the progress of sorting out the powers of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council?" Liu Chengyou asked directly.
"Back to Your Majesty! The functions and powers of the central government offices have been clearly defined. The officials in charge, the ministers, the ministers and their subordinates have all been completed." Wei Renpu handed over the memorial in his hand: "I have made a statement for you to hear, and the other deputy Please ask Your Majesty to review and review the list of official transfers! If there is no objection, I will join the Ministry of Civil Service!"
"Of course I can rest assured when Wei Qing is doing things!" Liu Chengyou expressed his affirmation and praise for Wei Renpu's ability. While reading, he asked: "How is the Privy Council?"
Wei Renpu said: "The officials, registers, and seals involved in the transfer of power have all been transferred to the Ministry of War. Now, the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council in Tokyo have been completed, and they are just waiting to be reconciled with the internal and external imperial troops and all the states and governments in the world. And guard traffic at various city gates, make orders be issued, and local ministries be assigned to their own departments!"
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou nodded, looking very satisfied, and said: "Wei Qingguo has so many things to do, but in just one month, everything is in order, so that the restructuring can be so smooth!"
"Your Majesty, this is not the work of one person. The officials from the Privy Council and the Ministry of War actively cooperated and worked on this matter!" Wei Renpu remained humble.
But from his tone, Liu Chengyou heard something suggestive. Why the reform of the Privy Council went so smoothly, and why the officials at the top and lower levels cooperated so well, all represented Guo Wei's cooperation.
Liu Chengyou must accept Guo Wei's love, otherwise it would never be so easy. But it is precisely because of this that the necessity of decentralization and restructuring has been proved.
Just imagine, if Guo Wei fails to cooperate, or even secretly stumbles, it will cause much trouble to Liu Chengyou, and if things come to an end, it will also have an impact on his prestige as the emperor. Even though Guo Wei made a "weak" choice.
"Where is Privy Guo? Are you still recovering from illness?" Liu Chengyou asked knowingly.
"Exactly!" Wei Renpu said: "Since Duke Xing visited the border and returned to the court, he has not visited the Privy Council office again. During this time, I have focused all my energy on the Ministry of War. In the Privy Council, only Zheng Renjia can carry out the decree. This is not a long-term solution. The Privy Council insists that a person in charge will eventually be needed!"
Hearing Wei Renpu's advice, Liu Chengyou said directly: "Since Guo Qing's illness has not recovered yet, let him rest in the mansion for a while. As for the Privy Council, Zheng Renjie was appointed as the Deputy Privy Council Envoy. Privy Council Matters!"
"Yes!" It was obvious that the emperor had a plan on his mind, and Wei Renpu had no intention of continuing to waste words on this matter.
"In addition!" Liu Chengyou said in a more serious tone: "Since the Privy Council restructuring has reached a critical period, in order to avoid chaos in military aircraft mobilization due to the initial establishment of the structure. From today on, the two Sima Infantry Forbidden Forces inside and outside Tokyo, and any army with more than one team, Without my golden orders, imperial edicts and privy council orders, mobilization is strictly prohibited. Anyone who mobilizes troops without these three orders will be punished as a rebellion!"
Hearing this discussion, Wei Renpu was slightly shocked. He raised his eyes and saw that the emperor's face was calm. Only then did we understand that the decentralization and restructuring of the Privy Council was only superficial, and the Ministry of War was probably just a cover on the table. Strengthening the emperor's control over the army was the emperor's real purpose.
