"Compared to ten years ago, the look of Tokyo is completely new!" Zhao Kuangzan couldn't help but exclaimed after leaving the Imperial City, riding his horse lightly and walking through the streets of Tokyo, seeing the prosperous scene everywhere.
"Your Majesty, the city of Tokyo is indeed huge and prosperous, but since you have returned to Kaifeng, you don't have to think about it like this every day..." There were several guards following him. The leader was named Zhao Xian, who had been following him for many years. The retainers, hearing his words now, couldn't help but say.
Zhao Kuangzan didn't care about his rudeness, but smiled and said: "Back then, I moved around the Central Plains and Guanzhong, and also stayed in Kaifeng for a while. The city at that time was congested and oppressive, and the atmosphere was gloomy. It was not like today, with millions of people and thousands of sails gathering. , thousands of merchants gather here. What you see is its prosperity, but what I see is the prosperity of the empire and the prosperity of the country!"
When Liu Chengyou's class teacher returned to the court, King Yan Zhao Kuangzan also left for Beijing. This was a point that the two reached a consensus early on. And Zhao Kuangzan also moved his family south, consuming all his belongings, and transferred all of Youyan's land and properties. He seemed to say goodbye to Youyan completely, which was very interesting.
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has called you back without saying how to arrange it. The majestic King of Yan will not just retire like this! Furthermore, we have made a lot of contributions in this Han-Liao war. How can the imperial court return the favor? No expression!" Zhao Xian muttered again.
Hearing what he said, Zhao Kuang chuckled appreciatively and said, "What, you think about your own merits and want to get an official position?"
Zhao Xian hurriedly shook his head and replied: "I have followed the king for many years and have already become accustomed to it. Serving and loyal to the king for the rest of my life is enough!"
Hearing these words was comforting, but Zhao Kuangzan's expression became more serious: "Kaifeng is not Youzhou after all. From now on, similar words will not be said again, no matter whether people are in front of you or behind. You must control your mouth."
After giving a lesson, Zhao Kuangzan smiled again and said: "Furthermore, although the imperial court has not made any specific arrangements for me, it allows me to participate in the court meeting and discuss state affairs with the ministers and ministers. What else can I be dissatisfied about? As for what I am not satisfied with? Regarding the issue of reward for merit, how have the emperor and the imperial court ever treated meritorious ministers badly?"
Seeing that Zhao Kuangzan was open-minded, Zhao Xian could not rashly express other opinions, but asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, should we go back directly to the palace now?"
Like many high-ranking people outside Beijing, Zhao Kuangzan also has a residence in Tokyo. During the expansion of Kaifeng, Liu Chengyou specially gave him a new residence with an extremely large area. It can be said that he has been waiting for a long time. .
"There is no need to go back in a hurry, come with me to go shopping in the market!" Zhao Kuangzan said with a smile; "Tokyo is prosperous and has a strong merchant atmosphere. If I am really unemployed in the future, I will need some income to maintain household expenses... .”
"Speaking of this, I have something to report to the king!" Zhao Xian said suddenly after hearing what Zhao Kuangzan said.
"Say!" Zhao Kuangzan looked careless.
"He Fuyin, an old friend of the royal family, wants to see the king!" Zhao Xian said, "Would you like to meet the king?"
"He Fuyin!" Zhao Kuangzan raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that he is a well-known wealthy businessman in Tokyo!"
Zhao Xian responded: "Exactly! This man is indeed a capable businessman with a good vision. Now his industry involves many parties, and all the world has his caravans, and he maintains good relations with many officials in Tokyo. I heard that this During the Northern Expedition, the government purchased many supplies from him and made a huge profit..."
"Back then, a pawn under my father actually occupied a place in Tokyo. He is indeed a talented person!" Zhao Kuangzan said calmly: "Did he state his purpose when he posted a message asking for an audience?"
Zhao Xian said: "Without the support of Prince Yan's Mansion, how would he have had the chance to make a fortune? After all, he is a servant of the king. Now that the king returns to the capital, he should pay homage to the king and report on the situation of the industry he manages! I thought, the king If you want to make a fortune, you can start with He Fuyin, wouldn't it be much more convenient!"
It can be seen from Zhao Xian's words that he is planning to kill He Fuyin like a fat pig. However, Zhao Kuangzan thought for a while and then smiled: "No need, people's hearts are fickle!"
Zhao Xian was puzzled: "Is the king afraid that he will not contribute?"
At this time, Zhao Kuangzan's eyes showed a gleam of wisdom, and he said calmly: "As you said, He Fuyin has a great reputation and is too deeply involved with the government. It may not be a good thing for a businessman to do this!"
There are some things that people at Zhao Xian's level cannot understand. Although Zhao Kuangzan arrived in Tokyo not long ago, he still has some understanding of the situation in the imperial court. The main problem now is that he has insufficient financial resources and a lot of expenses.
In addition, the former emperor also discussed the issue of taxation in court, especially taking commercial tax as an example and expressed his views. Hearing the song and knowing the elegant meaning, Zhao Kuangzan understood what Liu Chengyou meant. Tokyo's business gradually prospered. The court had previously focused on encouragement and provided a relaxed environment, but looseness did not mean indulgence. In the great development of Tokyo, some Undesirable results need to be resolved, and merchants also need to be restrained...
No matter how beautiful the words were, no matter how reasonable they were, they could not cover up the fat-killing butcher knife that the emperor was about to raise. When Zhao Kuangzan thought of this and then considered He Fuyin's matter, he naturally became more conservative in his attitude.
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Although the basic policy of national administration has been set, the imperial court is still busy in the process of moving from action to inaction and entering a period of recuperation. After the emperor returned to the capital, the atmosphere in the capital suddenly changed. It seemed that there was an invisible pressure that was spurring the officials.
Throughout mid-to-late May, the Tokyo court had two major events. One was to discuss the merits of the Northern Expedition, including meritorious services, awards, awards, and pensions. Under the supervision of the emperor, it was carried out with extremely high efficiency. Before the celebration banquet, the military merit awards had already been approved by the emperor.
The second is the further reorganization and reform of the national military system and internal and external armies. After this major reorganization, the Han army officially formed a national military system with Suwei, Forbidden Army, Frontier Army, and Dusi as the main body, supplemented by rural soldiers and Tibetan soldiers.
The Suwei system mainly guards the imperial city and palace city, and protects the imperial power. The main forces are the Da Nei Army, the Controlling Crane Army, and the Fengchen Camp. The number of troops is 5,000, and all the Han armies are its sources of troops.
The Forbidden Army is still the most important body of the Han Dynasty, and it is the most powerful force to maintain the authority of the central government and ensure the stability of the country. However, this reorganization has abolished the previously complicated military numbers and numbers, and further streamlined the adjustments.
In addition to the two departments in front of the palace and the guards, a new inspection department was established, collectively known as the three yamen, to jointly guard the two capitals and their surroundings, as well as key places. The Palace Front Division has jurisdiction over the Longqi, Xiaodi, and Tieqi armies. The Guard Division has jurisdiction over the Longjie, Husheng, and Fengguo armies. The Inspection Division is adapted from the original Xingjie and Wujie armies. As can be seen from its name, in In terms of maintaining public security, the Inspection Department has greater responsibilities, but in terms of status, it is inferior to the Palace Front and Guard Departments.
While making the three yamen control each other, it also further strengthened the deprivation of the generals' power to mobilize troops. The three yamen were checked and balanced through the Privy Council, and restrained with a more detailed and strict system.
In addition, the command structure of the Three Forbidden Division has also been further reduced. For example, the Guards Department withdrew the commanders of the cavalry and infantry armies under the chief and deputy commanders. From now on, the command system will consist of the commander-in-chief of the guards - the deputy commander-in-chief of the guards - the governor of the guards Yuhou - the generals of all the armies - the commander-in-chief - the general - the general of the battalion - the general of the hundred - the captain - the commander. Ten levels of composition.
The front department is also set up in the same way. The inspection department is slightly more complicated because it has the main responsibility for public security. There are deputy positions for everyone above the battalion general.
After such rectifications, the Third Division of the Forbidden Army has become more balanced, more unified, and more orderly.
The rectification of the border army will be based on the previous ones and make more reasonable arrangements. It will mainly work on the garrison system to form a rotation between the imperial army, the border army and the capital division. The emperor was particularly considerate of the suffering of the garrison soldiers. Of course, he was also afraid of problems with the border troops.
As for the rural soldiers, they were the reserve force of the Han army, and the focus was on training during slack periods. The Tibetan soldiers are also a supplement to the Han military system. The Han army is also filled with many soldiers of all ethnic groups who are deeply Chinese. Among the Kansai Fanqi who participated in the Northern Expedition, there were three thousand people crying and shouting to serve the Han. , is also being reorganized.
With the monarch and his ministers working together, a new military system was established, and the next thing to do was to fill it with manpower. For many generals, it is also a cake-sharing activity, and they are eager to see it.
For Liu Chengyou, it is also a challenge to balance merit and qualifications. However, although it is complicated and full of concerns, it does not cause him any difficulties. He is already familiar with this kind of thing.
