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Chapter 601 The 32 States of the Dazhong Empire
"I am still young, and I believe that under my rule, no one dares to rebel. As long as there are 20 years, the vast majority of people in this world will be Han Chinese or have more than half of Han Chinese blood! By then, the technology of the Central Plains It will also develop to a level that the world can't imagine now, and uniting under the banner of the Dazhong Empire is the best choice!" Yuan Yao said.

"Your Majesty, I have a message!" At this moment, Yang Wu, who had never spoken much, cupped his hands.

"Yang Wu, I also want to hear your opinion!" Yuan Yao nodded and smiled.

"Your Majesty, Liu Qubei once swore allegiance to His Majesty, but it has only been a while, and he has just received the support of the Huns and Wusun Kingdom, so he has rebelled too. His subordinates believe that now that the world is at peace, we might as well restrict the king and the state shepherd. I believe they can also understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts!! To meet such a wise and benevolent King as Your Majesty is already a blessing that they can hardly cultivate in ten lives!" Yang Wudao.

"Yang Wu, you know, I still plan to make you king!" Yuan Yao patted Yang Wu's shoulder with a smile.

"This subordinate is willing to stay with His Majesty forever!" Yang Wu immediately expressed his determination.

Yuan Yao was deeply moved when he heard the words, nodded, and said to the two of them: "Okay, I will listen to your suggestions!"

Guo Jia and Yang Wu were overjoyed and bowed their hands together, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Okay, okay, now the two of you have learned to talk sweetly, and the words Your Majesty Shengming are on your lips every day! Hehe! Let's spend more time discussing specific measures!" Yuan Yao laughed.

Guo Jia and Yang Wu both laughed.

Yuan Yao ordered someone to fetch the most complete map and put it on the table, and the three of them sat down around the table.

"Feng Xiao, some parts of this map have not been proven, I think you should have known it a long time ago?" Yuan Yao pointed to the map.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I have already learned from Xuzhou Mu that Your Majesty has met an immortal! He has learned knowledge and skills that the world does not know!" Guo Jia bowed respectfully.

Yang Wu knew about this a long time ago, but when he heard this, his expression tightened and he became even more respectful.

Yuan Yao smiled slightly, and patted the shoulders of both of them. He didn't make excuses for the matter, but just signaled them to relax.

"Feng Xiao, you are right. I did want to define the major states in the world before attacking Rome, but it is too early to say this before attacking Rome. In Rome, it is the right time to announce these things in public!"

"Let's talk about the structure of the world first. To the south of the Parthian Empire there are Egypt and Africa. To the south of the South China Sea in the Central Plains, apart from some islands discovered by General Li Dian, there is Australia. In the far east, separated by several Ten thousand seas and North and South America, ... and Antarctica!"

"I don't want to divide these states into smaller blocks, except for the non-states. This is not appropriate. If a large block has too many forces, it will cause war between each other!"

When Guo Jia heard this, his eyes lit up suddenly, as if he had something to say, Yuan Yao stopped talking and asked, "Feng Xiao?"

Guo Jia took a breath and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered a rumor! Before, I didn't take it seriously when I heard it unintentionally, but now combined with His Majesty's words, I suddenly think it is very possible!!"

"...? What is it, you might as well tell me first!" Yuan Yao suddenly became interested.

"That's right, Your Majesty, at the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, King Zhou was defeated, and [-] elite soldiers mysteriously disappeared. Later, it was rumored that these [-] Yin people crossed the sea eastward, and they should have fled to the North American state you mentioned, Your Majesty. I think this matter is very possible, if your Majesty wants to name the state, North America should be named Yinzhou!" Guo Jia said.

"Ah? There is such a thing?" Yuan Yao was shocked and couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, I don't know where the [-] Yin people have gone, but there is one thing that is absolutely true, that is, the [-] Yin people really disappeared, not only the flags but also the bones were not found!" Guo Jia said.

"Well..., since that's the case, I will go to investigate in the future, but the name of Yinzhou is very suitable for me! Xia, Shang and Zhou, heh, if there are Yin and Shang, why don't we use the name of North Africa? It can be regarded as the center of a major civilization in the world and call it Xia!!" Yuan Yao said.

"Your Majesty, Xia and Shang civilizations have disappeared, and our dynasty inherited Zhou civilization. Your Majesty's move is in harmony with the virtues of heaven and earth!" Guo Jiaxi said.

Yuan Yao became excited when he learned that there might be descendants of Yin people in North America. When he looked at the map again, his gaze was different.

"Egypt and North Africa are named Xiazhou, the south is named Africa, Antarctica is ice and snowy, so let's name it Pole State, North America is named Yinzhou, South America retains the word "American", and Australia is called Australia. , and the territory of the Qiang people, let's...name it Zangzhou!..., and Sili Prefecture should not be called anymore, change Sili Prefecture to Sizhou!..., North Yangzhou has too little territory, and the Yangtze River The north should be included in Yuzhou!... South Yizhou should be renamed Yuezhou!" Yuan Yao made the decision in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, from now on, Dazhong will divide the world into 32 states!!" Guo Jia congratulated.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!!" Yang Wu excitedly cupped his fists in congratulations.

"Oh? There are 32 states?" Yuan Yao really didn't count them.

Guo Jia immediately counted in detail: "Of course, the Chinese civilization started in Kunlun Mountains. The waters of Kunlun have the Yellow River and the Yangtze River to the east, and there are states along the water! Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Sizhou , Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yizhou, Yuezhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, and Hezhou (Western Regions). These are the sixteen states that originally belonged to the Han Dynasty!"

"There are newly established Pingzhou, Anzhou, Qingzhou, Zangzhou, Taizhou, Nanzhou (India), Zhongzhou (Middle East), Neizhou (Eastern Europe), Beizhou (Northern Europe), Xizhou (Western Europe), Australia Zhouzhou, Xiazhou, Feizhou, Yinzhou, Meizhou, and Jizhou. These are the newly established sixteen states!"

"So, the Dazhong Empire has a total of 32 states!"

Yuan Yao applauded and laughed, and said, "Okay!! Fengxiao is indeed a great talent!! Since the world is divided, and there are still several states that have not been appointed, do you have a suitable recommendation?"

"I don't dare, Your Majesty must personally confirm this matter!!" Guo Jia immediately panicked.

"Okay, Feng Xiao, now tell me your suggestion on restricting the kings and state shepherds?" Yuan Yao nodded, Guo Jia has always been reluctant to participate in such a big event as being crowned king.

Guo Jia heard the words and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that in order to prevent corruption in the states, we should not focus on weakening power. After all, if the governors of each place do not have certain powers, it is impossible to govern the states and counties. On tenure!"

"The reason why the princes at the end of the Han Dynasty were big was because there was no limit to the term of office. The longer the term of office, the more interdependent they were with local forces. It was almost impossible to investigate and deal with their faults during their term of office. Even after the term of office expired, It will also be promoted, and no one dares to offend, its power will inevitably be overwhelming!"

"To change this situation, surveillance and torture will have little effect. I suggest that the prefect should be appointed for a five-year term. After the term expires, he will be forced to retire, and he will no longer hold any official position in the court! The five-year term After the expiration, the next state shepherd does not have to fear the power of the predecessor at all, and can subvert the various forces attached to the predecessor! In this way, no one will dare to do illegal things!"

(End of this chapter)