With that said, Wang Jing waved his hand and had people place maps of Huaibei, Huaidong and other places in the hall. This is the territory currently occupied by the Huai Army.
The land of Huaibei is already on the right track. The original seven prefectures and dozens of counties began to pay taxes and provide soldiers for Wang Jing.
When the fields were first divided, Wang Jing had reduced the grain tax. Up to now, the Huai Army's military rations are still supported by the grain and grass stored in the past and the grain and grass from the garrison.
When people farm and wait for a good harvest, apart from keeping grain rations and seeds, other grains always have to be sold.
The grain stores under the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Palace Internal Affairs Department purchased grain on a large scale.
Although the Huai army had no grain tax, it hoarded more and more grain.
When taxes start to be paid, the amount of food and grass hoarding can increase again!
These seven prefectures have become the basic base of the Huai Army.
And at this time.
Wang Jing and his ministers focused on the large area south of the Huaihe River and east of the canal, which was the southern part of Huai'an Prefecture and the entire Yangzhou Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty.
One and a half mansions in the source world. In the divine world, because the area is too vast, it must be divided into about ten mansions.
You must know that by the Chongzhen era of the Origin World, the Ming Dynasty only had 162 prefectures and more than 1,100 counties. At present, Yangzhou and southern Huai'an occupied by Wang Jingxin can be divided into ten prefectures and about one hundred counties, which is equivalent to one-tenth of the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Equivalent to two or three provinces.
"Qingjiang Prefecture and Shanyang Prefecture on the south bank of the Huaihe River remain unchanged, Yancheng Prefecture can be established on the east, and Baoying Prefecture can be established on the south.
Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang and others began to speak.
Based on the mountain topography and the number of people under his rule, he began to make suggestions.
Their opinion is to set up Jinhu Prefecture, Baoying Prefecture, Gaoyou Prefecture, Xinghua Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, Taixing Prefecture, Yancheng Prefecture, Dongtai Prefecture, Nantong Prefecture and the core Yangzhou Prefecture from west to east south of the Huaihe River. .
There are ten mansions in total. If you include the Guishan Mansion established before, there are eleven mansions.
Each prefecture covers a large territory. Below the prefecture, there can be at least nine counties, dozens of towns, and countless villages.
According to the rules of the Huai Army.
The government directly went down to the towns. In other words, a government had close to hundreds of official officials such as prefects, prefects, officials, county magistrates, county prime ministers, town mayors, and village chiefs.
In addition to the patrol officers, county lieutenants, and other six-cao officials who maintain public security, there are even more officials who need to be filled.
The Huai army won a great victory and doubled its territory, but the manpower gap also doubled.
"Also...according to the current division, there are eighteen prefectures under the Central Committee, and each of them has a large number of matters to report. The personnel in the three provinces and six ministries of the Central Committee cannot handle so many things!"
"Above the government, we need to set up provinces. The central government only takes care of major matters, and other matters are under the jurisdiction of the provinces. Only in this way can we cut out the complex and simplify it, so that the central government can focus on competing with other princes for supremacy!'
Wang Guangyang suggested.
The establishment of provinces is equivalent to placing the administrative and herdsman power in the hands of the three divisions of the provinces. This is a decentralization of power from the monarch... However, the division of the center, provinces, and prefectures and counties has been in place since ancient times, until Wang Jing It was used before the advent, so there is a reason for it.
Human energy is limited.
As a monarch who controls tens of millions of people, Wang Jing cannot focus on trivial matters. This is something that middle and low-level officials need to consider.
When the level reaches the level of the monarch, prime minister, and central officials, they have to consider the whole, outline and lead, and move the yin and yang. What they want to think about is the "outline", and what the local ministers want to think about is the "goal".
The higher Wang Jing's status was, the more enlightened he became.
He suddenly thought of what General Fubo Ma Yuan said about Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu in history:
At that time, Ma Yuan was serving under Wei Xiao, who sent him to the capital to investigate the reality of the world's heroes. After returning, Wei Xiao asked Liu Xiu what kind of person he was.
Ma Yuan spoke very highly of Liu Xiu, saying that he was talented and brave, and he was an invincible enemy.
Moreover, Liu Xiu was open-minded, honest, had nothing to hide, and was open-minded and informal. In this regard, he was similar to Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, Liu Xiu was well-read in various classic books and was familiar with political documents. In this regard, none of the previous kings could surpass him.
Wei Xiao asked again, how did Liu Xiu compare with Liu Bang.
Ma Yuan said that Liu Xiu was not as good as Liu Bang, and that Liu Bang did not have to do what he must do or what he should not do. Liu Xiu, on the other hand, likes to deal with government affairs, is very strict with himself in everything, and doesn't like drinking.
Wei Xiao was immediately very dissatisfied, thinking that Ma Yuan was teasing him. According to Ma Yuan, wasn't Liu Xiu much more powerful than Liu Bang?
Liu Xiu was an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. He was top notch in both politics and military leadership. If he was to govern the world, he could compare with those prime ministers who have left their names in history, such as Xiao He and Fang Du. He personally led troops and was comparable to the top marshals.
And Liu Bang is just a gangster leader.
"Liu Xiu personally handles government affairs, is strict, and doesn't like drinking... This is a matter of grabbing his nose and eyebrows. Historical records show that when Liu Xiu died, he was still holding a red pen in his hand to review memorials. This was because he was exhausted to death, and Zhuge Kongming is a bit like him! And Liu Bang is incompetent, putting himself in the outline and overview of yin and yang! The means are indeed a level higher than Liu Xiu!" Such thoughts flashed through Wang Jing's mind.
He calmed down and asked: "In your opinion, how should these eighteen prefectures be divided, and how many provinces should be established?" Wang Guangyang pondered slightly.
"In my opinion, it is better to set up the seven prefectures in Huaibei as Huaibei Province, and the land of Huainan, taking the canal as the line, establish Huaixi Province in the west and Jiangdu Province in the east.
According to Wang Guangyang's suggestion, Huaibei Province has seven prefectures, and Jiangdu Province also has seven prefectures.
There are only four prefectures in Huaixi Province: Guishan, Jinhu, Baoying and Gaoyou.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, from now on our army will march westward. Fengyang, Chuzhou and other places will be brought under our control sooner or later. The current scope of the three major provinces is only initially established and will inevitably be adjusted in the future.
Wang Jing thought about it carefully and felt that Wang Guangyang's suggestion was okay.
"Shen Yi, what do you think?'
Wang Jing asked.
Shen Yi said: "I agree with Mr. Wang's opinion. Our army's eastern territory has reached the seaside. In the future, Huaibei and Jiangdu provinces will be stabilized. There is still a lot of room for expansion in the four prefectures in Huaixi! But Jiangdu is fine. Yangzhou is the capital of the province. I think it would be better to make it the capital of Zhili Prefecture.
The center of the Huai army is now in Sihong, but it will definitely be transferred to Yangzhou in the future.
Therefore, it is necessary to improve Yangzhou’s status.
"Well, your suggestion is good, let's do it like this. You go back and write a formal statement, and then issue the edict from the center
Since the division of provinces and prefectures and counties has been discussed.
Wang Jing no longer hesitated and made a decision directly.
In the palace, other generals, as well as ministers in charge of military affairs such as Bu Zhi and Xie Hui, said little while Wang Jing and Shen Yi discussed the division of prefectures and counties.
Even Bu Zhi didn't offer much advice.
After all, they focus on military affairs.
Wang Jing has always expressed his intention to separate military and political affairs, so Bu Zhi and the others will naturally not violate the taboo at this time.
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