Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 73 Yicang and Dazhou Xingtong (Special thanks to book friend Mengyu for his 2 monthly passes!)

After Han Hui and Zhang Yong saluted and agreed, they went down to make preparations in the next few days.

On September 6, Zhang Yong led a hundred elite "Longxiang Guards" out of Bianjing and secretly went to Luoyang.

On September 10th, the fourth year of Kaixi, Empress Dowager Fu accompanied the young emperor Chai Zongxun to the Chui Gong Hall to attend court.

After discussing several important matters of state affairs, Tian Min, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said:

"To the Queen Mother, to Your Majesty:

I am old and frail and can no longer fulfill my duties to Your Majesty, so I request to take up an official position. "

Tian Min was born in the first year of Guangming (880) of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty. He was a veteran of the Five Dynasties and a great Confucian in the world. He is eighty-four years old this year.

He knew the Spring and Autumn Period and devoted himself to the study of Confucian classics.

He was admitted to the imperial examination during the Zhenming period of the Later Liang Dynasty, and served successively as Dr. Guozi, Dr. Jijiu, Dr. Taichang, Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Sikong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Prince Shaobao in Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, and Zhou Dynasties.

In the late Tang Dynasty, he was ordered by Liu Yue, Taichang Qing, to delete the "Shu Yi" written by Zheng Yuqing of the Tang Dynasty.

Chai Zongxun thought of Tian Min, a famous longevity man in his previous life, who lived for more than ninety years, and immediately said:

"In the past few years, Shangshu Tian has presided over the new water conservancy policy of the imperial court and has made outstanding contributions, which can be said to be countless.

Tian Shangshu is a great scholar in the world. Now that he is old, I can’t force Tian Shangshu to work hard for me!

With Tian Shangshu's great talent, can the Empress Dowager and I preside over the compilation of the history of the four dynasties from Liang to Han for the benefit of future generations? "

Empress Dowager Fu recalled that when she was a child, she heard her father Fu Yanqing mention Tian Min's name at home in Daming Mansion, and said:

"Tian Shangshu is old and virtuous. Since he became an official, he has made great contributions to the country.

He is a great Confucian in the world, and his talents and learning are rare in the world. He should complete this important task of compiling history for Your Majesty and this Palace. "

When Tian Min heard this, he was deeply moved.

The person appointed by the emperor to compile the history books of the previous dynasty has always had to be knowledgeable in classics and detail the rituals and music. Secondly, he must be a close minister in order to have the honor of presiding over the compilation of history.

Tian Min bowed and said:

"It is my supreme honor that the Queen Mother and Your Majesty attach such great importance to me! I will complete this history with my broken body in my lifetime."

On the same day, Emperor Chai Zongxun of the Great Zhou Dynasty granted Tian Min the title of Grand Tutor and the title of "Marquis Wencheng", making him an official. He was allowed to return to his hometown to recruit great scholars and historians from both the government and the public to compile the "History of the Four Dynasties" together.

After a discussion between Chai Zongxun and the ministers in the court, Dou Yi, a Hanlin scholar, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry to fill Tian Min's vacancy.

Prime Minister Li Tao came out and said:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise and mighty, and you are my Great Zhou Sage King! The first child prodigy emperor in history!

Now, under your majesty's planning, the Jiedushi system has been abolished, and all parts of the Zhou Dynasty have come under your majesty's benevolent government. The new agricultural and commercial policies have also been fully implemented to benefit the country and the people.

In the past few years since your Majesty came to power, the imperial court has made great progress in water conservancy, the fertile fields of the people have increased greatly, and the grain production has become more abundant. The national treasury is full and more than enough. There is a worry that the low price of grain will harm the farmers, which is detrimental to the development of all walks of life in our country. The minister proposed that the imperial court build "good warehouses" in various states across the country. The government would purchase excess grain from farmers' fields at a protective price. On the one hand, it could stabilize the price of food on the market. Second, in the event of drought, freeze or other major disasters, "good warehouses" could be used. "Save food to provide relief to the victims. "

Chai Zongxun was overjoyed when he heard this and said in his heart:

"Li Tao is really a talented person in the country, and he also has such a long-term vision for the economy. I have too many things to consider on a daily basis. Fortunately, I have ministers such as Li Tao, Wang Zhu, and Lu Mengzheng to "check for and fill in the gaps."

After vigorously promoting the reclamation of wasteland in the past few years, the fertile land in Dazhou was ten times that of the "Xiande" period. However, after decades of war in the late Tang Dynasty, the population was sparse.

After his own agricultural and commercial new policies, except for the people in the more than 30 prefectures in the former Jiedu prefectures that were newly under the direct jurisdiction, they still cannot have enough food and clothing. The people in other places in the Zhou Dynasty have more than enough food and clothing. The population has increased significantly in recent years. .

However, the growth rate of the population, which has increased dramatically, still cannot keep up with the rapid growth of food in the country. Therefore, the price of grain in Dazhou has also dropped from twenty cents per dou in previous years to as low as ten cents per dou this year.

In addition, the establishment of "good warehouses" across the country can also promote the employment of people by hiring civilians and promote the rapid development of our commodity economy. "

Chai Zongxun said happily:
"What Prime Minister Li proposed is excellent! The "Yi Cang" move will be of great benefit to our country, the Zhou Dynasty, and will benefit the country and the people. We should promote it immediately!"

Hundreds of monarchs and ministers deliberated for more than half an hour, and finally agreed:
There were 156 state capitals in the Great Zhou Dynasty (when Chai Zongxun first came to power, he inherited his father's legacy, and there were 118 state capitals in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After withdrawing from Huainan Jiedu, collecting Nanping, and Wuqing troops, and abolishing the whole country After more than ten festivals, thirty-eight new prefectures were added). Each state built two large granaries that could store 100,000 shi; each county built a small granary that could store 10,000 shi.

The imperial court hired local people to build it, and the monthly salary increased slightly from before, to 7 cash.

After seven years of construction, the "good warehouses" in every state and county in the Great Zhou Empire were completed. In years when grain prices were low, it became customary for the court to purchase grain from ordinary people at a fair price.

During disaster years, the imperial court would provide relief to the victims and sell grain at low prices through "good warehouses", which became the cornerstone of national policy to stabilize the economy of the Great Zhou Empire.

Taifu Wang came out of the class and said:
"Your Majesty, the late Emperor ordered the imperial court to compile the "Da Zhou Xing Tong", which was summarized and abbreviated from the "Dazhong Xing Lun Tong Lei" promulgated during the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally very in line with the time.

However, after His Majesty's drastic reforms to emphasize agriculture and commerce in the past few years, many laws, regulations, and orders are no longer suitable for today's social situation.

The minister proposed that the imperial court should organize manpower to add, delete, and modify the "Da Zhou Xing Tong" so that it could become a good law that could be passed down for generations. "

Chai Zongxun learned that in the original time and space, the Song code was almost copied from the "Da Zhou Xing Tong" revised by his father, and he immediately said:
"The Taifu's proposal was excellent. The Taifu presided over the revision of the "Xingtong of the Great Zhou Dynasty" and formulated a good law for me, the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Before retreating from the court, Chai Zongxun said:

“Since I succeeded to the throne, I have vigorously reduced the burden on the people, implemented new policies on agriculture and commerce, developed our country’s commodity economy, and made the people rich and the country strong.

However, since the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, wars have continued for decades, laws and regulations have been lax and chaotic, and corruption has become commonplace among officials in many places.

Now that I am unified in the Great Zhou Dynasty, I should strictly rectify the official administration and punish corruption that harms the people, so that the politics of our Great Zhou Dynasty will be clear and the officials and the people will be united!
Only in this way can we lay a solid foundation. In the next few years, the army will go out to unify the world and recreate the prosperous age of China!

You are all important ministers of my great Zhou temple. You should be honest and self-disciplined, and make suggestions and strategies.

Prime Minister Li and Taifu Wang gathered public opinions from both the government and the public, and formulated a policy to rectify the administration of officials in the country within three months, and submitted it to me for my decision. "

Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the palace knew that the two personal armies of the little emperor, the "Long Xiang Army" and the "Long Xiang Guard", had become super powerful and had recently used superb political means to solve the long-standing problem of the Jiedushi system in the country. , the next step of governance will focus on rectifying the administration, developing the economy, and vigorously enhancing national strength, with a view to the future military expedition and unification of the world.

Li Tao and Wang Zhu were the leaders, and all the ministers saluted and said in unison:

“Your Majesty is benevolent and wise!
All ministers must be honest and upright, fulfill their duties, and dedicate themselves to your majesty, the country, and the unification of the world until they die! "

(End of this chapter)