Ming Zuo

Zuo Menggeng simplified and unified the imperial reward system.

A series of messy titles such as the names, titles, uniforms, posthumous titles, etc. of civil and military officials were cancelled, and they were unified into the lords.

That is to say, all the awards in the empire are based on the title of knighthood.

In order to avoid that the evaluation of civilian officials is not as clear as that of generals, a detailed description was also given.

There are many methods of selection, but the threshold is clear at a glance.

All in all, in the field of science, engineering, teaching and research, non-state scholars cannot be crowned kings; in the field of civil servants, non-ministerial ministers cannot be crowned kings and above; in the field of military commanders, non-group commanders and above cannot be crowned kings.

These are just thresholds. Whether one can become a king after reaching this level depends on the specific merits.

However, after the entire canonization ceremony, everyone was satisfied.

Although the founding ceremony is grand overall, it is not complicated, especially since there are not too many huge projects to invest in.

Major buildings such as the Legislative Council, the Cabinet, and the High Command have all been completed in recent years, and are sufficient for use without the need for expansion.

Even the capital is a brand new city, not yet overloaded.

When the palace where the emperor Zuo Menggeng lived did not need to be expanded, the project cost was also saved.

Moreover, the original functional organizations at all levels are already very complete, and there is no need to change their names.

The experience from the perspective of ordinary people is that apart from participating in a grand founding ceremony, there is nothing unusual.

How to live, or how to live.

That is, Xia Guo has become a historical term, and from now on every common people are Chinese citizens.

"Why didn't His Majesty confer the titles on the princess and the prince?"

On behalf of the officials, Hou Xun raised questions to Zuo Menggeng.

"The children are still young, and they don't know what they will achieve in the future. Premature canonization is not conducive to spurring them."

Zuo Menggeng gave such an answer, which can only make everyone admire.

Those dynasties in the past were never afraid that the rewards given to the royal family would not be generous enough.In addition to material, all kinds of names are very rampant.

Zuo Menggeng was cautious, but not as generous as he was to the heroes.

Knowing his intentions, the officials were relieved.

"The news of His Majesty's proclaiming the emperor must be known to the Qing side. I am afraid that it will cause alerts and will not be conducive to future actions."

From a military point of view, Liu Yiyuan checked Zuo Menggeng's legacy and made up for it.

"It's inevitable."

Zuo Menggeng also thought of this, and at the same time proposed a countermeasure.

"How about I go on a cruise in a few days?"

Everyone thought about it carefully and found that this strategy was very clever.

When the Ming Dynasty fell, all forces were expanding rapidly, but Xia Guo was content with the status quo and only used troops in the south of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, many people in the world have commented that Xia Guo is self-styled, and sooner or later he will suffer the consequences.

Because of this, after Xia Guo and Man Qing signed the treaty, Man Qing went after Li Zicheng with peace of mind.

If it is known that Zuo Menggeng has proclaimed himself emperor and established a state, the high-level officials of the Qing Dynasty will probably wake up and strengthen their defenses.

This is not conducive to future military operations.

If at this time, Zuo Menggeng was able to tour various places, Man Qing would feel that the empire's side was as usual, and the focus would still be on Li Zicheng's side.

"You can go on tour, but this time you can't go to Nanyang and Jilin. Otherwise, if the situation changes, it will be difficult for His Majesty to rush back, and you will miss the opportunity."

Li Banghua quickly made a supplement.

The main purpose of Zuo Menggeng's tour this time is to act, which is different from the last time.

The last time Zuo Menggeng traveled from south to north, it lasted for a year and a half.

At a time when the world is changing with each passing day, he, the commander, must never leave the center.

Everyone's suggestions were very good, and Zuo Menggeng fully accepted them.

"Then go on a tour of Lianghuai, Nandu and Songjiang Mansion. I guess it's time for us to fully mobilize by then."

Everyone agreed.

But when Zuo Menggeng mentioned Nandu, Hou Xun was quite unclear.

"Originally, Nandu was the capital of Nanzhili Province. This time it was promoted to the capital city, but I don't know where the capital of Nanzhili Province should be located?"

This is related to administrative divisions, and he, the prime minister, is most concerned about it.

Of course Zuo Menggeng had already thought about it.

"The original Nanzhili, in order to match Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral home, was too large in size, and it was actually very difficult to manage. I plan to separate Jiangsu and Anhui and set up provinces separately after the unification operation starts in the future."

Zuo Menggeng intends to refer to the administrative division of Jiangsu and Anhui in later generations.

Although the folks complain a lot about that division, but from the perspective of the country, it is actually very necessary.

Jiangsu Province, in particular, fully considered the balance between the developed Jiangnan region and the backward Jiangbei region.

The original intention was to use the developed Jiangnan to drive the backward Jiangbei.

But I didn't expect that not only the effect was unsatisfactory, but also turned Jiangsu into the Soviet Union.Nanjing, the provincial capital, has no majesty in front of other brother cities.

But this time Nanjing was picked out separately and upgraded to the Southern Capital, so the provincial capital of Jiangsu needs to make other arrangements.

Zuo Menggeng had a plan long ago.

"How about placing the provincial capital of Jiangsu Province in Yangzhou?"

Zuo Menggeng did not choose among several prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River, but instead planned to place the provincial capital of Jiangsu Province in Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River.

"This arrangement is wonderful."

Li Banghua smiled, quite satisfied.

The others also reacted quickly and praised in admiration.

Since the Jiangbei region is economically backward, the weight of the Jiangbei region will be increased.

If the provincial capital is placed in Jiangbei, more resources will inevitably be tilted here in the future, so as to truly achieve the goal of balance.

At present, Yangzhou is also a famous city in the world.

Whether it is population or economy, it is above Suzhou, Zhenjiang, and Changzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.Even compared with Songjiang and Nanjing, it is not too much, enough to be the provincial capital.

The future Anhui will be renamed Anhui, and the provincial capital will be placed in Luzhou.

Zuo Menggeng did not change the name of Luzhou, but decided to keep it.

After all, Luzhou sounds much better than Hefei.

In addition to the split of Nanzhili, there is another problem in terms of administrative division.

"Originally we only had Songjiang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, so it was directly under the jurisdiction of the cabinet. Now that most of Nanzhili has been subordinated, what should the status of Songjiang Mansion be?"

Regarding this question, Zuo Menggeng made an arrangement without even thinking about it.

"Songjiang Prefecture's economy is very developed now, and it covers all the provinces in the country with one prefecture. At the same time, it occupies the estuary of the Yangtze River and has the convenience of communicating with the inside and outside. If it is attributed to other provinces, it will put the cart before the horse. It is better to maintain its independent status. Although it is called a The land of the prefecture, but the specifications are comparable to the provinces."

When everyone heard this, they felt that this arrangement was also very good.

Now that we talked about administrative divisions, Zuo Menggeng also told everyone a little more.

For example, in the future, Huguang will be split up, the boundaries of Shaanxi and Gansu will be re-divided, the division of Liaodong, the Mongolian issue, the Western Regions issue, etc., can be considered as early preparations for the administrative side.