Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 303
As long as the emperor brought up the matter of punishing corruption, his courtiers would dare not object.

The scope of the impact is mainly in Henan, Lianghuai and Jiangnan.

These places are all newly attached places, and places with stable governance such as Guanzhong and Liangchuan are not included here.

Even if His Majesty wants to move the basic disk of the Tang Dynasty, he must be cautious.

But Jianghuai and Henan are different. Just after the recovery, the original stubborn warlords have been wiped out, and the 20 troops are waiting in full force. Except for the suppression of bandits, they are all staring at the powerful.

It is said that the aristocratic family is powerful. From the beginning of Tang Dynasty to the present, a group of people were killed by Wu Zhou, Jiedushi, Huang Chao, and warlords from all walks of life. They have long been weak, and the five surnames and seven Wangs have long been history.

In politics, one side is always drawn in, one side is isolated, and one side is eliminated.

It must be the army and the popularity that are drawn in, these aristocratic families are the ones that are isolated, and these corrupt officials are eliminated.

And these corrupt officials rely on aristocratic families.

But the family has no military power.

Public trials for corruption began in Henan and quickly spread southward.

After one month, more than [-] heads were beheaded, and [-]% of the county magistrates were beheaded.

Tens of thousands of hectares of land were confiscated, and millions of money were confiscated.

"Your Majesty, these corrupt officials deserve to be killed, but after so many people have been beheaded, the officialdom is empty. I'm afraid it will affect the implementation of the imperial government's orders!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "I lack everything, but I don't lack officials. There are also many officers in the army who are old. As long as they can read, I will transfer them to become officials!"

In the Tang Dynasty, many people were promoted as generals and dismounted as prime ministers. The actual division of civil and military officials is not obvious.

But the county magistrate rarely uses generals.

"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is unified, so why not open the imperial examination, with the heart of the scholars."

Li Ye nodded and said: "I have long wanted to hold the imperial examination, but I have been fighting and have no chance!"

Jing Xiang tried to ask: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Examinations in the Tang Dynasty have always been held in Chang'an since it became a rule. Your Majesty..."

Li Ye shook his head and said, "I won't be returning to Chang'an for the time being, and the imperial examination will be held in Bianliang. I don't want to recommend anyone. Everyone will take the exam and select the best candidates. I will take the exam in person!"

"promise!"

"One more thing, what does Ai Qing think of the fake Henan Province political system?"

It has been more than half a year since the implementation of the False Henan Province. There have been no disturbances, and the political affairs have been relatively stable. After the Ministry of Officials and the Yushitai, the power of the Taoist and prefectural officials has been increasing, but they are restrained by the chief minister, and they are in balance.

You must know that in the past, the picketing of officials in various prefectures and counties mainly relied on the temporary dispatch of various observers. In fact, when the observers arrived, most of them were wooed and corrupted. Bad, doesn't work at all.

However, the New Deal picket division is in this state, and its effect is limited, with a long history and endless corruption.

What His Majesty the Emperor values ​​is political balance. As long as there is balance, there will be no one party that is too powerful to be out of control.

Jing Xiang can also see that since His Majesty the Emperor came to power, he has reached the pinnacle of balancing skills.

The dual-official system still has a lot of benefits for the imperial court to control the various counties.

"Your Majesty, let's add two more ways and look again. The time is too short, and I can't see too many pros and cons!"

Li Ye nodded and said: "I plan to include Yingzhou, Bianzhou, Caozhou, Chenzhou, Caizhou, Heluo, Huazhou, Zhengzhou, and Songzhou and Bozhou in Henan Province into Duji Province. What do you think of the fake Henan Province political system governing, and then Huainan East Road and Huainan West Road set up officials according to the fake Henan Province political system?"

"Your Majesty is wise, I think that officials can be selected by the court, and I will issue an edict to implement it!"

Li Ye nodded, it's not a bad thing to look more.

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The location of Bianjing City has been decided. It is five miles east of Bajiaodu. The terrain here is one or two feet higher than elsewhere. It is twenty miles long and twenty miles wide, which is slightly larger than the area of ​​Chang'an City.

According to His Majesty's wishes, the land may not be used for the time being, but it must be circled first. The most urgent thing at the moment is to build the east, south and west city walls first, while the north city wall is integrated with the palace, and finally built at the turning point. All have towers.

Where there are city gates, the city walls on both sides must be raised. This is also to absorb the advantages of the construction of later generations of city towers. It is convenient for arrows to form crossfire and easy to defend, but the appearance is ugly.

The imperial palace is in the middle, with the mansion of civil servants on the left and the mansion of generals on the right.

In the front are the halls for discussing government affairs, and in the back is the place where the emperor lives and plays.

The entire imperial city is planned to have nine avenues vertically and horizontally, and there are small avenues in the avenues. Compared with the East Market and West Market in Chang'an, there are obviously many more commercial markets in Bianjing, and there are planned markets at the intersections of the avenues.

As for the drainage of the city, His Majesty the Emperor also has different opinions.

"The drainage in Chang'an is all open ditches. In summer, not to mention the breeding of mosquitoes, there is also a lot of stench. It is miserable! This time, we will completely change it and change it to an underground ditch."

There is no problem with the current technical conditions, but the main reason is that it is too expensive. The drainage pipes are built with bricks beside the road, and a section of open ditch is exposed for maintenance at a certain distance.

More than [-] brick kilns were built around the new city. The earth was dug and burned ten feet away from the city wall. The place where the earth was excavated was the location of the moat at the back. The Bianshui River was also led to the moat at the back. There was a dock in the south for the boats on the Bianhe River. You can drive directly to Bianjing City to unload the goods, and the wood from Jiangnan to build the palace can also be transported directly to Bianjing City.

Excavating the moat and the river connecting the Bianhe River, excavated a large amount of earthwork, except for the fired bricks, there is still a lot of earthwork left.

These earthworks are also useful.

The foundation of the city wall is made of three kinds of soil. Mix soil, lime, and a little river sand together, dig out the soil under the city wall for one or two feet, and then use these three composite soils to tamp down in layers, layer by layer. In some places, where the foundation is weak, boulders have to be filled in.

The city wall is two feet thick, and three feet of bricks are built on both sides, and the middle is rammed with three-component soil, and they are built one by one.

This is a big project. Duji Province has recruited more than [-] people. His Majesty the Emperor has paid these people, and the food supply is sufficient.

Infrastructure such as city walls, roads, and drainage are in full swing.

Zhang Chengye heaved a long sigh. The money was spent like running water, flowing out at an average rate of 30 to [-] guan a month. Thanks to the emperor's solid foundation of internal funds, otherwise it would have been empty.

His Majesty the Emperor was not in a hurry, so he summoned Zhang Chengye to the Jiedushi's mansion on this day, pointing to the blueprint of Bianjing.

"It stands to reason that all I need from my internal funds is to build the palace. Now I have taken on the city walls, the palaces of the courtiers, the government offices in the capital, and the military camps in the southeast, northwest and four gardens. Look at what else needs to be built. of?"

"..."

"By the way, I will also build the schools and hospitals in each village. I plan to open ten villages first. I will put these residential plots up for sale. Do you think anyone will buy them?"

(End of this chapter)