Of course, the New Deal in the Kaibao Year did not stop at farming and civil affairs. Under the program of supporting people's livelihood, several items were also highlighted.
One is the administration of officials. In addition to continuing to clarify anti-corruption and corruption, the government's supervision system continues to be adjusted to make the scope of authority of the Three Law Departments clearer. At the same time, the official duties and responsibilities of other departments and offices of the imperial court were also clarified.
Continue to eliminate redundant officials and streamline the number of officials in central and local Daozhou yamen. Taking county administration as an example, in addition to the people-friendly officials such as magistrates, county magistrates, chief registrars, and county lieutenants appointed by the court, there are also officials who are on duty to eat food. The number of public servants has also been reduced to a certain extent, and various official positions have been adjusted, merged where necessary, and abolished where necessary. At the same time, it is stipulated that the number of various public officials in small counties is controlled at 50, in medium counties 75, in large counties 100, and in Wang counties 150.
Counties in the Han Dynasty are classified according to population, with less than 2,000 households as small, more than 2,000 households as medium, more than 5,000 households as large, and more than 10,000 households as Wang. Of course, national population census registration is also included in the implementation of the New Deal.
In terms of talent selection, we will continue to improve the subject system, add practical subjects, expand the scope of admissions, control the admission quota, and strengthen the punishment of favoritism and malpractice. At the same time, the standards for noble officials to become officials were raised.
On the other hand, we will continue to expand the government-viewing system, not only to central departments and Kinki yamen, but also to all states and states, and strengthen the assessment of officials. At the same time, the new salary system was also officially promulgated. This was in line with the previous Lordship system and improved the basic treatment of bureaucrats. After all, during the Qianyu era, Emperor Liu did not give "preferential treatment" to officials. He often heard that officials were poor and difficult to deal with. The situation of maintaining life. Although they are in the minority, we can still get a glimpse of them.
The second one is river affairs. Not only to prevent floods, but also to smooth water transportation, whether it is political, economic, or military, the accessibility of water transportation is a very important thing. Emperor Liu planned to sort out the country's canals based on the old waterways and veins. Many people had proposed this in previous political discussions.
Not only for the Central Plains and the Southeast, but also for the Hebei region. Even Wu Xingde, the chief envoy of Guanzhong, also came to the table and asked for the construction of the mainstay and the three gates. Of course, in terms of river affairs, one of the basic policies that Emperor Liu always adhered to was to not be impatient, to advance steadily, and to act within our capabilities.
In addition to excavation, dredging, diversion, and parallel flow, in areas prone to flooding, in addition to strengthening dams, we will continue to promote tree planting and densely plant willows on water banks to stabilize the soil.
The third one is military. Emperor Liu is still very satisfied with the military system of the Han Dynasty. The internal and external system and the garrison system have been implemented for many years and are considered stable, so they are only fine-tuned.
To improve the treatment of border garrison soldiers, in addition to the rotation of the Forbidden Army, we also adopt the method of rotating local garrison soldiers nearby. In addition, it is an adjustment to the national military strength. The Forbidden Army and the Border Army will mainly be replaced, the old and weak will be retired, and the local areas will be reduced. Of course, the Lingnan and Southeast regions will still be controlled by heavy troops for the time being. The number of sergeants in the imperial city guard was increased to 10,000.
More importantly, Emperor Liu acted as if he would no longer use troops externally, focusing on military defense and focusing on domestic management and development. Of course, this is just an appearance. In a short period of time, there is really no intention to use troops on a large scale. The country needs adjustment and the people need peace. It is just to calm the officials and the people internally and confuse the barbarians externally.
After the Han Dynasty achieved basic unification, the light released by this rising red sun has attracted the attention of surrounding countries, including Khitan, Uighur, Goryeo, and Dali. They all rushed to send envoys and were afraid of them. The meaning needs no words.
As for other small countries and tribes, they came one after another, including the Annan and Wu dynasties, which had not had much contact before, and also sent envoys to Tokyo. They were humble and courteous, and their attitude was especially respectful.
After the announcement of the new policies, Emperor Liu spoke out again in front of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, expressed his ambitions, encouraged the officials, the monarch and his ministers to work together to create a prosperous age, protect the peace of the world, and ensure the well-being of the people.
In addition, the implementation of many government orders requires a group of highly qualified executors and a large number of powerful officials to implement them. National policies have always been programmatic opinions, and there is too much room for interpretation. From top to bottom, it means the same thing in the court, and it means interpretation down to the state, but it may have completely changed when it comes to the county. This is the reason why many reform policies with good intentions eventually went astray, failed to meet expectations, and then failed.
The extent of the imperial court's control over the country, the transmission of information, internal and external connections, and the level of social development all meant that it was impossible for the imperial court to govern the world in a more detailed manner. It is not surprising that similar situations would occur.
Back then, with the authority of the current imperial court, such extreme situations would not have occurred. Even if there were deviations, they would not be too outrageous. However, if you want to implement the New Deal as smoothly as possible and achieve the goals as perfectly as possible, you also need a strong leadership group and executive team.
Therefore, Emperor Liu made another major adjustment to the power center of the Han Dynasty to welcome the new era and protect the implementation of the New Deal.
Wei Renpu was the Secretary of the Zhongshu, still the prime minister, and in charge of state affairs; Dou Yi was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Zuocheng, Tongping Zhangshi; Wang Pu was the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, Tongping Zhangshi, and became the youngest minister in the political affairs hall , he and Dou Yi can be said to be the backbone of the implementation of the New Deal; although Red Xiang is the third envoy, compared to Wang Pu, except that he is older, everything else seems to be incomparable, which makes him feel aggrieved.
It was time for Murong Yanchao to be appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry. The main purpose was to let Emperor Murong put his experience into the investigation and management of river engineering and water affairs; King Yong Liu Chengxun was appointed as the pacifier of Youji and the prefect of Zhending, representing the royal family to sit in Hebei. . Tao Gu retreated from his position. Some people impeached him for some bad deeds he had done in Hangzhou. Emperor Liu asked him to return to his hometown of Xuan and comfort Sigan. He was probably the most unhappy.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Li Ye, was appointed by his uncle Li Ye, who had returned to the imperial court. Murong Yanzhao had aged several times due to poor health. Emperor Liu allowed him to return to his home, but did not allow him to take up an official position. The successor to the Ministry of War, Zhao Kuangyin, directly sent him to the Ministry of Justice. Removed from the Privy Council.
As for the Privy Council, there have also been adjustments. Li Chuyun is still firmly in the position of Privy Council, and An Shouzhong is taking over as deputy envoy. Privy bachelor Han Huize accepted the decree and was promoted to the third department as salt and iron envoy.
Judging from Emperor Liu's appointment of Wang Pu and An Shouzhong, those civil and military personnel who had left the imperial court in the past had gradually become the backbone of the Han court.
There were no major adjustments to the positions of the imperial army. Xiang Xun, Gao Huaide, and Han Tong were still in charge of the guards, front of the palace, and inspections. However, Yang Ye was transferred to the deputy commander of the front of the palace, Liu Tinghan was appointed as Yuhou of the front of the palace, and Wang Shen Qi was the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the bodyguards.
On this basis, Emperor Liu once again selected more than 30 officials, big and small, from the Hanlin Academy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Xuanwei Department, and sent them to various states to serve as political envoys to the imperial court to guide and promote the Kaibao New Deal. Of course, it also assumes some supervisory responsibilities.
At the same time, the current administrative division issue of Dahan has also reached the final implementation stage. How to re-divide this vast empire has been brewing for a long time.
