Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 173
Liu Chan had a long discussion with Zhuge about the award last night, thinking that all the ministers were waiting to be summoned for the award the next day, but he couldn't take a break.

In the early morning, Liu Chan got up early in the morning, and after a simple wash, he went to the Jixian government office to meet Zhuge Liang, Huang Quan, Ma Liang and other senior civil and military ministers of the Han Dynasty.

In the Ji County Mansion, a group of civil and military ministers were waiting quietly, waiting for the emperor to enter quickly, and they all stood up and worshiped.Liu Chan was sitting at the royal case, and after everyone knelt down and worshiped, he signaled everyone to sit down without courtesy.

Looking around, Liu Chan sighed and said: "It has been five years since I succeeded to the throne. I think that Yizhou was exhausted, Nanzhong was rebellious, and the Great Han Building was about to collapse. Fortunately, all the virtuous ministers and generals helped the Han Dynasty. I am very grateful. Now I have saved up for several years, and I will conquer Longyou in the north. I will complete my achievements in one battle, restore Qinzhou, and expand the seven counties. Don’t forget the achievements of all of you. But Xiangfu should be the first contribution!"

Zhuge Liang got up immediately, and responded respectfully: "I am deeply grateful to the late emperor. I have paid attention to my three times in the thatched hut, and when I am about to die, I have sent me important things. This is a matter of my duty! The Northern Expedition to Longyou is Xingfu The Han Dynasty, conquering the Central Plains, is the first step!"

Hearing his words, Liu Chan sighed lightly, and said loudly: "In this Northern Expedition, more than 300,000 troops were mobilized, and more than [-] were sent to corvee. There were nearly [-] soldiers and civilians. Yizhou was empty. Men fought and women were transported. It was a waste of money." Hundreds of millions, fortunately, the soldiers put their lives to the test, and the ministers planned to take all of Longyou, and the results of the battle are brilliant!"

After a pause, Liu Chan continued: "I don't know how about the Prime Minister, the Northern Expedition's civil and military awards and rewards?"

Zhuge Liang took out a memorial book, held it with both hands, and said in his mouth: "Please read it, Your Majesty!"

Long before Liu Chan's west tour, he sent an edict to ask Zhuge Liang to prepare rewards for the meritorious service of the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.

Fei Yi stepped forward to take the memorial and forwarded it to Liu Chan.Subconsciously, the civil and military on both sides could not help but aggravate the panting.

Liu Chan spread out the playing book, looked it over carefully, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "You can follow what the prime minister reported, and Fei Qing can read it out!"

Fei Yi took the playing book respectfully and began to read it aloud.Da Feng Northern Expedition civil and military.

Huang Quan, the general of Wei, was promoted to the general of chariot and cavalry, and served as the governor of Qinzhou. He pretended to control the internal and external military town of Qinzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Ji County.

General Zhao Yun of Zhennan was promoted to General Zuo and served as the governor of Hanzhong.

Serving Ma Liang, he was promoted to governor of Qinzhou (two thousand stones in the middle), and was granted the title of Marquis of Tingdu.

Lu Yi, the prefect of Hanzhong, was granted the title of Marquis of Tingdu.

General Wei Yan of the Zhenjun, General Zhuan Zhenxi, served as the lieutenant of Huqiang, and was granted the title of Marquis of Changting of Han Dynasty.

Wu Yi, a former general, served as the Central Guard Army and was granted the title of Marquis of the capital.

The right general, Wu Ban, served as the guard, and was granted the title of Marquis of the capital.

Wang Ping, the general who fought against the bandits, was promoted to the general of Zhenbei, served as the deputy governor of Hanzhong, and was granted the title of Marquis of Duxiang.

You Chu, the prefect of Longxi, was promoted to Biejia of Qinzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Duting.

Deng Ai, the prefect of Tianshui, was transferred to Sima of Qinzhou, promoted to assist General of Han, and entered the title of Marquis of Duting.

……

Cuan Xi, a general, was promoted to General Pingman.

Cangcao defeated Jiang Wei, added General Fengyi, and was granted the title of Marquis of Dangyang Ting.

Huo Yi, the general of Yamen, was promoted to general.

Soon, Fei Yi finished reading, and all the officials in the court cheered and thanked him.

Liu Chan pondered for a moment, got up and said: "The Prime Minister has made great contributions, and this memorial was written by him, so there is no reward on the list. I think that the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition was the first contribution. It can be seen that his military achievements are outstanding, so he can be both Qin and Yi. The military of Erzhou changed Xicheng County to Wuxiang County and made it the Marquis of Wuxiang County."

"Qinzhou officials, big and small, I don't know how you are recruited?" Liu Chan said pacing.

"Your Majesty, now that Qinzhou was first established, the ministers still need to discuss with the inner government, and the officials need to be recruited in batches." Zhuge Liang replied.

Zhuge Liang had already prepared for the establishment of Qinzhou.Before Liu Chan arrived in Qinzhou, Zhuge Liang continued to discuss with Pan Jun, Ma Liang, Yang Yi and others about sending officials from Qinzhou.

The appointment of Qinzhou's frontier officials and senior generals has basically been finalized, and the main difficulty is the county-level county officials.

As early as when Yizhou was resting and recuperating, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang began to take back the right to appoint and dismiss officials at the county level. For example, those above the county level must be directly appointed by the central government of the Han Dynasty, and they will be assessed by the central government every year; those below the county level will not be moved temporarily. .

Therefore, Qinzhou needs a large number of county-level officials. Although many Wei officials have surrendered, due to the importance of Longyou, they dare not let the surrendered Wei officials occupy important positions.After thinking about it, the county-level officials who ruled Long from Shu and the people who expropriated Long from county-level were basically used as subordinate officials.

Therefore, Ji Han needs to recruit officials from Yizhou to fill the positions of the eight counties of Qinzhou and the first level of Qinzhou Prefecture, but after all, they cannot be transferred at once.The prefect can only be appointed first to let him manage the administration first, and the inner government slowly sorts out the list of subordinate officials, organized by the imperial court, and arrived in Qinzhou in batches.

Liu Chan nodded and said: "I am worried that Qinzhou government will have nothing to do. If it takes a long time, there may be chaos. If there are not enough people, I wonder if Xiaolian, who has been recruited for these years, can be transferred to Qinzhou to assist in governing?"

"Not right, Your Majesty!" After the words fell, Ma Liang hurried out of the queue and said, "Longyou's government affairs are complicated, the gentry and common people are tough, and most of the new filial piety comes from Shu people, with a gentle personality and little experience in governing the people. More experience is needed in Shu, most of the counties and counties in Qinzhou are new lands, located at the junction of Han and Wei, and the situation is complicated. It is necessary to recruit people from Yizhou who are good at dealing with barbarians and Han to serve as Qinzhou officials."

Speaking of this, Ma Liang realized that he was impolite, and quickly added: "However, what your majesty said is reasonable. Among the filial piety and honesty, those who are good at Qiang and Han affairs and martial arts can be transferred to Qinzhou to serve!"

Liu Chan was not angry at Ma Liang's rebuttal. After all, as the governor of Qinzhou, Ma Liang must know more about the situation than himself, and Ma Liang was only concerned about state affairs.

Liu Chan thought for a while, looked at Ma Liang, and said, "The situation in Longyou is complicated. Since the pacification of Nanzhong, the counties have been governed well. Now that the military and government are stable, some people can be allocated to support Longyou. It will not affect the overall situation!"

Ma Liang replied respectfully: "No, I will discuss this matter with the Prime Minister later."

"I really have this intention. Nanzhong officials who have meritorious service can be promoted to Qinzhou. As for the vacancies in Nanzhong, they can be considered by Chengdu and the governor's office." Zhuge Liang said.

"How are you preparing to reward the three armies with money, silk, rice, and promotions?" Liu Chan asked.

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said, "The minister wrote to Jiang Canjun and Zhang Changshi the day before yesterday, ordering them to raise money and food as soon as possible to reward the Northern Expeditionary Army."

Liu Chan chuckled and said: "If the treasury is really difficult to support, you can consider rewarding it with Shu brocade, or you can use the land in Longyou to offset it."

"I also have this thought in my heart. Longyou is a vast and sparsely populated area, and there are a lot of abandoned fertile land. If the army can settle in Longyou, it will surely increase the population of Qinzhou. In a few years, perhaps Longyou can be a great place for me. The cornerstone of the Northern Expedition, supplying food and grass for the Northern Expedition." Zhuge Liang said while stroking his beard.

(End of this chapter)