After Zhao Tai returned to Pizhou, he carried out reforms in the Qi army, established the Five Army Governor's Office, and reorganized the Qi army into Zhongyi, Ninghai, Wuwei, Xuanwu, Huben, Wuyi, Feijie, Xiaosheng, Huqi, Xiaoqi, The thirteen armies of Guiyi, Shenji, and Polang.
Among them, Wuxian and Li Fen each controlled three armies, while Zhao Tai controlled seven armies, completing the integration of Qi's army.
While the army was being reorganized, Shandong's administrative system was also undergoing major changes.
Zhao Tai established the Shandong central court with six ministries, and renamed the shogunate as the cabinet as the highest authority in Shandong. Wang Wentong and Wang Bin were appointed as bachelors to handle Shandong's military and political affairs.
As soon as Zhao Tai was appointed, the scholar Wang Bin immediately wrote a letter, "Since ancient times, if we want to rule the world, we should be the first to legislate and make rewards and punishments clear. Now that the king is established in Shandong, he has the ambition to restore it. I think that if the king wants to achieve great things, he should let the army and the people know what is wrong and why. Why. The laws in Shandong are in chaos today. I ask the king to revise the laws and regulations and establish the "Shandong Penal Code" in order to stamp out evil and lawlessness!"
Zhao Taiguan was overjoyed when he received the memorial. He approved Wang Bin's revision of "Shandong Xingtong", and revised "Tongli" and "Zhengyue" to confirm the rituals and music and win over the northern scholars.
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In the same month, Wang Wentong wrote a letter, "Since the end of the Jin Dynasty, the Jin people have tried to reverse the decline and rewarded the princes with excessive rewards. In order to win over people's hearts, the Mongols also lightly promised the position of princes, so that in the world, those who have a little military power but do not make any contribution to the world can also be the princes. Marquis. Since the collapse of the ancient dynasty, since the chaos of official titles. I believe that the king is wise, and the affairs of the lord should be carefully scrutinized. The titles awarded by Jin and Meng are the titles of Jin and Meng. They are not awarded by the king. The king should set his own My lord, those who are able can enter!"
In order to win over people's hearts, the Jin Kingdom and the Mongols issued numerous titles, which led to the northern land being filled with princes and princes. Even within the Qi army, there were many people with the titles granted by the Jin and Mongolia.
If Zhao Tai recognized this title, it would lead to unfair titles within the Qi army.
At that time, those who have made meritorious deeds will have no titles, and those who have made meritorious deeds will have no titles, which will dampen morale.
This would also give Mongolia the opportunity to undermine the unity of the Qi army.
As far as Hebei is concerned, there are many Han princes, and Zhao Tairuo recruits them. If their status as princes is recognized, what will the Qi army officers think, and whether they should also be given to princes.
As a result, the indiscriminate distribution of titles will inevitably lead to military and political chaos if Shandong can afford it.
After Zhao Tai read the memorial, he also accepted it. Generals who had obtained the titles of Jin and Mongolia were not required to be knighted. However, Shandong did not recognize the titles of Jin and Mongolia, and the government would not give any corresponding salaries or rewards.
In July, the bachelor Wang Bin wrote again, "Since Jingkang, the northern region has been occupied by the barbarians. There are many gentry and people in prefectures and counties who are dependent on the barbarians due to the current situation. Today, Shandong is owned by the king, but the people of Shandong, There are still people who are secretly liaising with the barbarians! Your Majesty, I will inform all the counties and order those who are liaising with the barbarians to report against themselves. If found out, they will be rewarded with half of the assets reported. If a relative surrenders, his party members will be punished and pardoned. A person who surrenders himself. In this way, no one in Shandong will dare to be a prisoner."
Zhao Tai occupied Shandong, but Mongolia was still powerful, and not all Shandong gentry and people were optimistic about Zhao Tai.
The last time Kublai Khan invaded Shandong, many people surrendered directly to Mongolia.
Nowadays, in Shandong, there are many people who believe that Mongolia will attack again. In order to protect the safety of their families, or because of profit, there are many people who secretly provide Shandong news to Mongolia.
Therefore, it is also necessary to clear out the people inside and secretly communicate with the Mongols.
Zhao Taisui immediately approved the execution, but false accusations must be strictly guarded against, and those who make false accusations must be sentenced to death to avoid causing chaos.
Wang Bin submitted two letters in a row, both of which were approved by Zhao Tai, so he immediately submitted a third letter, "Although the Mongolian and Song Dynasties negotiated peace, the Mongolian army will not move, but in order to prevent them from using small groups of elite cavalry to pretend to be bandits and harass, affecting military and civilian production. Your Majesty, I will order all the villages on the border to form a rural camp, with retired sergeants as the generals. If a village is attacked, drums will be sounded and fire will be raised, so that young people will gather. If the enemy is small and the people are large, and the officers and soldiers will attack with reinforcements, it will be inevitable. Make sure no one slips through the net. The Tartars will not dare to enter the country!"
Zhao Tai followed his plan, but the two bachelors seemed to be secretly competing with each other. In August, Wang Wentong also made another move.
"It has been many months since February, when I, in the name of setting up a department, urged the people to resume farming and cultivate crops. I recently inspected the prefectures and counties and observed that although the people in each county resumed farming, there are still vast areas of barren land in each county. The reason behind this is that the people do not want to cultivate it! I ask the reason again, and it turns out that the land is being cultivated, and some officials will send officials to take over the land and increase taxes. The people are all suspicious and fearful, but the land is not being cultivated! Shandong is short of food and cannot be self-sufficient. Nowadays, there is a lot of land but few people. I, the vassal government, should encourage the people to open up land and cultivate it. If the newly cultivated land is exempted from taxes for five years, and the old fields are only taxed with the old taxes, and no taxes are ever added, then the land governed by the king will be vast. And if the fields are wide, the grains will be abundant, and if the grains are abundant, the country will be strong!"
The ministers wrote letters one after another, and Zhao Tai adopted useful strategies one by one.
In just a few months, the land of Shandong had clear politics, strict laws, people were actively farming, and the atmosphere was completely renewed.
After the military and political system in Shandong was rectified, the opportunity for such changes was visible to the naked eye, and in the face of such changes, the military and civilians naturally returned home.
Zhao Tai took advantage of this opportunity to open up his voice and issued orders to summon virtuous people, causing Shandong talents to rush to join him.
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While Zhao Tai was rectifying the military and political affairs in Shandong, opening up channels of speech, and attracting talents, other actions of the vassal government did not stop.
At the beginning of Zhao Tai's class, he proposed to solve the stallion problem.
At this time, on the vast Yellow River, a merchant ship departing from Dengzhou was plowing through the waves.
After the vassal government took over the military and political power in Shandong, Zhao Taizai limited construction to the prefectures and counties under his control.
The land of Dengzhou controls the throat of the Bohai Sea and is the main port connecting Liaodong and Korea.
With the benefit of Zhao Tai, Wang Wentong sent officials to Dengzhou to set up a shipping department and open up routes to Liaodong, Goryeo, and Japan.
At this time, Lu Wende led the warships of the Breaking Wave Army, followed by several merchant ships, to go to Goryeo for trade.
The fleet sailed at sea for many days, and finally an island appeared in front. The piloting sailor immediately shouted: "Commander, Ganghwa Island has arrived!"
Lu Wende quickly walked to the side of the ship, looked at the islands in the distance, and found that on the sea, more than a dozen small boats were sailing towards them. They should be the Korean navy.
"Liu Yuanwai! What's going on in Goryeo now?" Lu Wende asked aloud while observing the passing Goryeo warships.
Liu Yuan, whose surname was Liu Jiyuan, was a Haizhou merchant whose business extended to Korea and Japan. In order to get in touch with Korea, the vassal government specially invited him to go to Korea with him.
Liu Jiyuan said: "Reporting to the officials, Mongolia invaded Goryeo a few years ago and captured Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo. Now the Goryeo royal family is hiding on Ganghwa Island. Because of the war in Goryeo, business cannot be done, so I have two I haven’t been to Korea in 2016. I heard earlier that they were negotiating peace with Mongolia, but I don’t know what the situation is now!”
