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Chapter 321: The governor’s plan to change the government and establish a state

Some princes from the Central Plains were really uneasy about the Xia Kingdom's three-year rest. They privately sent envoys to visit King Jin to ask why Hu Yanhe bowed his head and what he thought of the future situation of the Xia Kingdom.

Hu Yanhe didn't hide it, and directly said: "You don't wait for me to consume you, you are delusional. Looking at King Xia's attitude when he started, you can tell that this is just brewing a bigger move, building high walls and wide accumulation. Just one more time for food.”

These remarks were later spread, and they wanted to secretly launch an encirclement and suppression of the Xia Kingdom. However, the princes kept fighting with each other, and Zhou Bai focused on defending the country. For a long time, no one really provoked the Xia Kingdom.

Time flies, and Xiliang Dudufu has been established for three years, and the day when it will officially be transformed into a state is getting closer and closer.

In November of the 12th year of Tongzhi, the year-end performance appraisal of the Governor's Office began, and suddenly the fortunes of the northwest were rolling, and the hustle and bustle continued.

According to the custom made by the Xia State, the annual reviews of officials are recorded in a book every year and do not need to be reported to the central government; every three years, the officials are planned to punish and reward them. The three-year inspection of officials in a locality is summarized and reported to the central government, and the central government sends Officials verified this.

One year is a small plan, and three years is a big plan. According to Zhou Bai's vision, in the future, the Xia Kingdom will continue to prosper for a long time, and there will be more comprehensive and systematic official inspections every ten years.

The Dudu Mansion has been established for three years, and this year is the last year for the government to be established as a state. It is also the year of the first batch of officials to serve in Xiliang.

The minds of officials, nobles, powerful gentry, and even countless ordinary people were affected by it.

Xiliang has eight counties and 43 counties under its jurisdiction. There are more than [-] officials registered and managed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The number of officials is comparable to that of the prosperous states in the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Region.

This is normal for the state-level system of Xia State, and is even relatively small compared to the three local states.

Taking the county-level establishment as an example, in addition to mainstream officials such as county magistrates, county magistrates, chief administrators, inspections, and edicts, there are also important positions such as tax ambassadors, county warehouse ambassadors, and river ambassadors who are allowed to enter Pinliu, plus The number of 500 people including the chief officers, assistant officers, militia officers and patrol officers of each township and township office has been reduced.

With such a large number of officials, the daily expenditure on the fortune of the country is astronomical. The annual evaluation will naturally affect the fortune changes of the entire Xiliang Dudu Mansion.

They are the elite among millions of people in Xiliang, with high social status and complex network of connections, and their luck is deeply involved.

If the magistrate of a certain county has excellent performance, he will be rewarded for moving to the right, which means that he will be successful. A smooth official career will benefit not only his relatives and friends, but also the county where he served during his tenure.

After Zhou Bai completed the centralization of power, although it was difficult for local warlords to influence the government's decrees, the development of a place could no longer be separated from the guidance and policies of the central government.

However, the policies tilted by the central government and even local governments at all levels are only superficially inclusive and equal.

A sum of money is allocated for road construction, disaster relief, education, and social welfare expenditures, all for the sake of the people and the prosperity of the country.

But in the specific implementation process of the policy, no matter what the considerations are, there will definitely be some mistakes. This is not the selfishness of bureaucracy.

Just like last year, the Dudu Mansion completed household registration and all residents, resulting in a significant increase in tax revenue, and will allocate additional construction funds to the counties under its jurisdiction.

When the objective conditions are similar, the evaluation of local leadership has become an important factor in the decision-making of the governor's office. If an official leadership has a high level of ability, additional funds can play a greater role, and the luck of supporting the central court will be more obvious.

For ordinary people who have difficulty leaving their hometowns for the rest of their lives, the ability of local officials determines their quality of life to a great extent.

In the vast northwest, there is endless flat sand, broken grass, withered grass, and the wail of wild geese.

In Xiliang Dudu Mansion, where rainfall is scarce, yellow sand desert is a common sight. Therefore, even though this land is extremely vast, the population after freeing slaves and reorganizing the people into households is still less than 800 million.

If you want to develop the northwest and build the south of the Yangtze River, solving the problem of survival and reproduction is the top priority.

The human race lives by water, and the Dudu Mansion first chose to build water conservancy projects to develop fertile farmland. The Ministry of Industry of Daxia alone has supported the construction of 120 canals and reservoirs in three years.

Among them, the ancient Lianghe River dredging project has attracted much attention, with more than [-] young people voluntarily participating in the construction of the project, because the Lianghe River, with more than ten tributaries, is the most important water source for life in the northwest.

However, as time goes by, no matter whether it is a small life or a "huge" mountain and river, it will slowly decay under the ruthless passage of time.

The ancient Liang River is similar to the Canglan River in Dingzhou. The water eye is shrinking day by day. The majestic water vapor began to decay endlessly thousands of years ago. Now, even an orthodox dragon god cannot worship it.

According to the news from the Dingjiang Dragon Palace, the Lianghe Dragon Palace was empty after the birth of the Drought Demon 500 years ago. The last Lianghe Dragon King was seriously injured and returned to Tianjiang to sleep.

The Xia court had experience in dredging the Canglan River. After dredging the Liang River, it expended great efforts to open a canal of [-] miles to connect the Qinzhou water system with a man-made canal.

This cost of manpower and material resources is undoubtedly huge. The expenditure of a Lianghe series project accounts for more than [-]% of the national projects. However, the significance of Lianghe's rebirth to Liangzhou cannot be measured by the temporary loss.

From then on, Liangzhou's water veins have a backing support, its luck is comparable to that of the ancient Lianghe River, and its source can be traced back to the Tianjiang River. Drought and water shortage will no longer be a hindrance to the development of the northwest.

However, the real recovery of the Lianghe River was not due to the completion of the river dredging project, but to the devout sacrifices of the 800 million people of the Xiliang Dudu Mansion, who brought alive a new Hebo.

Lianghe Hebo was only a small water spirit in Lianghe. By chance, he answered the prayers of the people of Xiliang for water, and he was promoted to the water god with incense and faith.

But not only was the god's position obtained in this way unstable, the refined divine power could not control the water veins of the Lianghe River, and there were riots when the water vapor rose and fell.

In the 12th year of Tongzhi's reign, the water in the Xia Xun River surged, and Zhou Bai issued an edict to confer Lianghe Hebo as the national water god.

Huo Feiguang, the governor of Xiliang, carried the royal decree and led hundreds of civil and military officials and hundreds of thousands of people in the governor's office to hold a grand ceremony and build the Hebo Temple.

On the day when the temple was consecrated, the Lianghe River was unstoppable and almost burst its banks. The golden body of Hebo appeared at the crest of the flood and bowed in the direction of the capital of Daxia.

"I am the Lianghe River Bodhisattva, and I respectfully follow the order of King Jun of Xia to appease the water veins of a state..."

A rare true miracle occurred in the northwest. The peak of the flood subsided in an instant, the violent Lianghe River became calmer, and everything returned to calm.

In just three days, the water level of the Lianghe River dropped to the safety level, and all the excess water vapor was poured into the major tributaries of Xiliang and even water conservancy projects such as canals, ponds, and other water conservancy projects.For a time, fertile fields could be seen everywhere in the desolate northwest land, the incense in Hebo Temple reached its peak, and Xiliang's fortune began to flourish.

Because the land is vast and sparsely populated, every household can be allocated a good piece of land for cultivation, and can choose to grow grain or graze cattle.

Newly opened wasteland is tax-free for the first three years, and the governor's office will provide various subsidies for young crops, and sell cattle, sheep and other livestock at low prices or with interest-free loans. Coupled with the influx of a large amount of local materials from the Xia Kingdom, the lives of the people of Xiliang are visibly slowing down. Get better slowly.

All of this made the unruly and martial Liang people slowly return to their hearts. They did not dare to forget who brought all this.

He Bo showed his divine power and nourished the earth, he was a Taoist official from the Ministry of Industry who flew to the sky and escaped to the earth to implement Taoist laws and build the city, and he was a civil and military governor who worked hard to propagate the New Deal, suppress bandits and calm the people...

But no matter who they are, they must obey the orders of the Holy Lord, King Xia. It is King Xia who brings new life to Liang people.

In the 13th year of Tongzhi's reign, in the central area of ​​the Xiliang Dudu Mansion, beside the resurgent Liang River, a giant city rose from the ground.

Surrounded by jade belts, this vibrant new city is Liangzhou City, where the governor's office and the future Liangzhou office are located.

Judging from its planning and construction, Liangzhou City is still in its infancy, and there is still huge room for expansion in the periphery.

However, the Xiliang Governor's Mansion and 30 Liang people have already settled in. This Liangzhou city has naturally become the hub of the entire northwest. The majestic dragon and tiger talismans as the core gather the luck from all directions.

During this time, there was a lot of noise inside and outside the city of Liangzhou. Various news about the big plan could arouse a lot of discussion, and scholars who cared about national affairs were even more enthusiastic participants.

There was no peace in the streets, alleys, restaurants, and even the quiet and solemn academies, with small groups talking in low voices.

For the first time, the stern masters and teachers who were transferred from the Xia Kingdom did not scold or criticize him. Instead, they turned a blind eye and hurried to the office area.

There is no way, the master is also concerned about the overall situation, and even discusses more secrets than the scholars, because it is related to everyone's future.

Anyone who can teach in Xiliang is a member of the imperial court who is registered in the Ministry of Rites, and all of them have a bright future.

After three years of teaching, regardless of whether Xiliang can be officially established as a state, they will be awarded official positions of eighth grade or above.

"...the grand plan evaluation team sent by the imperial court is personally led by Chen Shoufu. This standard is too high."

"I heard that the plans for the first two years of Dingzhou are only in charge of the Minister of Civil Affairs. Who said that this year's situation is special, and it would not be surprising even if the king comes in person."

"Yes, the grand event of changing the government and setting up a state has happened to us. From now on, I and the first batch of people entering Liang will be remembered in history."

"When Dingzhou was newly opened, heaven sent envoys to the earth to commend Zhongzong as a wise king who would not leave for a thousand years. Just because of the opening of Dingzhou, Xu Dynasty's evaluation in the history books will not be low."

"If the officials of the Grand Planning Governor's Office pass the evaluation this time, it means that our Daxia has the ability to govern Xiliang. It is legal and logical to change the government to establish a state."

"In the past three years, our Xiliang Governor's Mansion has worked together to turn deserts into mulberry fields and suppress turmoil into peace. All civil and military officials have contributed a lot to these earth-shaking changes... Liangzhou will surely succeed!"

In fact, just like the answer obtained from the discussion among the officials and scholars, the Xiliang Governor's Office and the three states of Daxia are very confident in the review of the plan. This is the confidence brought by three years of stable development.

The people are prosperous, the country's power is growing day by day, and it has reached peace and prosperity.

After 27 years of savings and nine years of food, Xia Guo was able to accomplish it in only three years.

Except for the rapid consumption of luck that has stagnated in the first year and a half, today, the overall luck of the three states of Xia Kingdom has shown a light yellow color, which can be called a prosperous age.

With such a foundation, even if the Xiliang Governor's Mansion's luck is a bit poor, it can be made up for by the development of the three local states.

With the progress of the three-year plan, officials from all over the Xiliang Dudufu entered Liangzhou City in batches in an orderly manner to accept joint evaluations from the Dudufu and the imperial court.

The French Open in eight counties and 43 counties trembled from time to time, with white and red afterimages mixed in, and the mighty torrent of luck continued to flow.

For nearly half a month, the evaluation results of officials from various counties and counties are announced every day. Their personal fortunes are linked to the legal network, condensing the general trend of establishing a state.

Wang Lin, the magistrate of Yunfeng County, was ranked first in the evaluation. He recruited and resettled 3000 homeless people. In the 13th year of Tongzhi, he suppressed the bandits in the Black Valley and paid taxes... Zhao Lian was ranked first in the first grade, and he was the county magistrate of Xihai County...

At the end of the plan, the average score far exceeded the C grade and reached the B grade. The three-year performance on behalf of the Xiliang Governor's Office was very outstanding.

There is another state in the Central Plains, and there is humane will to pay attention to it. This cannot be done through fraud.

The majestic dragon-like red clouds of luck cover hundreds of miles around Liangzhou City, interfering with the reality of the manifestation events, and ordinary people can also witness them.

At the end of the 13th year of Tongzhi, the Liangzhou tripod was cast and offered to the banks of the Liang River. Xia King Zhou Bai came to Liangzhou City in person to wish the Xia Kingdom a new year with the people of Liang.

On January 14, the [-]th year of Tongzhi, the Xia Kingdom was announced to the world, and the Xiliang Dudufu was officially established as a state, named Liangzhou.

The 48 states in the Central Plains have since been rewritten as the 49 states in the world, and the territory has greatly increased.

With everyone paying attention, Daxia, which had been forgotten for three years, appeared at the center of everyone's vision. At this time, the princes were shocked to find that the sleeping ichthyosaur had awakened.

The place where the dragon's eyes can reach is the northern border and the whole world.

(End of this chapter)