"Tian Aiqing, during this period, you have been working hard in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and performed very well.
I've seen it all, it's time to promote you.
The important task of governor of Taiwan is given to Tian Aiqing.
I believe Tian Aiqing will definitely develop Taiwan well."
Tian Wenheng immediately stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Su He.
"Wei Chen takes orders."
While Tian Wenheng bowed, he was thinking in his heart, where is Taiwan Province?
There is no such province in the north, and none of the northern scholars and officials he contacted were from this province.
He even came into contact with a few scholars in Yunnan and Guizhou, the most remote areas in the south.
However, he has not come into contact with any scholars in Taiwan Province. This must be a culturally barbaric place where no one has ever been elected.
It is more difficult to get promoted here than elsewhere.
Wang Zhongce looked at Tian Wenheng and showed a playful smile.
For officials from the other six ministries, being sent out to serve as governor would be a high promotion.
After training, you will enter the cabinet.
In the past, provinces, even the relatively remote Yunnan and Guizhou, could quickly get promoted if they did a good job in land reform and returnees.
Taiwan is a large island in eastern Fujian.
Wang Zhongce previously thought that it would become a prefecture in Fujian.
Unexpectedly, the status of this large island was elevated by Qin King Su He.
With such a small population on the island, it is actually possible to establish a province on its own.
Su He gave instructions to Zheng Ziliang, the former secretary-general and now the general envoy:
"Hurry up and put up a map of the whole country."
Zheng Ziliang took the order, and soon the Qilin Guard soldiers brought a large wooden frame three meters long and two meters wide.
The wooden frame is covered with glass, and inside is a very detailed map of the country.
The map uses four colors to represent each province in the country.
Wang Zhongce looked at this map and found that there was a huge gap between this map and the map of the Ming Dynasty.
The biggest changes occurred in the four provinces of Huguang, Sichuan, South Zhili and North Zhili.
Su He pointed at the map and said: "This is a new national map, because the northern region has not been completely recovered, and now only the provinces south of the Great Wall are demarcated.
There are four counties directly under the central government in the country. The status of the counties is the same as that of the provinces, and the counties have the jurisdiction of governors.
These four counties are Hanzhong County, Chongqing County, Songjiang County, and Shuntian County.
As the land of Longxing and the largest industrial zone in the northwest, Hanzhong County is independently managed by the county.
Chongqing Prefecture in eastern Sichuan and Songjiang Prefecture at the mouth of the Yangtze River are also managed by counties.
Beizhili is divided into two parts. Shuntian Prefecture is the seat of the national capital and is managed by a county.
Hebei Province was established from the rest of North Zhili, with the provincial capital in Tianjin."
Wang Zhongce looked at the map of the country. He had discussed with King Qin Shuhe about redividing the country into provinces.
But it was the first time I saw a complete map, and I could see clearly through the map.
The North Zhili area was divided into two parts, Shuntian Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture, which were merged into Shuntian County.
The capital of Yongping Prefecture was moved, and the name Yongping Prefecture was changed to Tangshan Prefecture.
Shuntian County has two prefectures, Shuntian Prefecture and Tangshan Prefecture.
The rest of Beizhili was divided into the newly established Hebei Province.
Sichuan has not changed much, except that Chongqing Prefecture and several surrounding prefectures have become Chongqing County.
Huguang is divided into two parts with Dongting Lake as its boundary, becoming Hunan and Hubei.
The biggest change occurred in South Zhili, which was divided into three parts.
Southern Zhili was split in the middle, Anwei was formed on the left, and Jiangsu was formed on the right.
Songjiang Prefecture at the mouth of the Yangtze River also has an independent county.
Qin Wang Suhe made this change to weaken the place.
Sichuan, Huguang and North and South Zhili are really too big.
Compared with other provinces, the strength of these four places far exceeds that of other provinces in terms of population, grain output, and tax revenue.
If these large provinces are split into several smaller provinces, the overall strength of the country will not change.
The strength of these provinces has become smaller and they are unable to fight against the central government.
Competition among provinces for interests further limits the power of each province.
Tian Wenheng searched the map and saw that Sichuan, Huguang and North and South Zhili were all being divided.
He thought Taiwan Province was separated from which major province?
Henan or Shandong?
Tian Wenheng looked at the Henan and Shandong regions. The boundaries of these two regions had not changed.
Could it be Guangdong and Guangxi?
Tian Wenheng looked at the map of Guangdong and Guangxi, and there was no change here.
He looked northeast from Guangdong and Guangxi and found a small island on the right side of Fujian.
There are two big characters of Taiwan printed on it.
Tian Wenheng's brain was dizzy. He couldn't believe it and asked Qin King Su He: "Your Majesty.
Is the Taiwan Province you are talking about the small island in the east of Fujian?"
When Su He heard Tian Wenheng's question, he smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's this island.
It's not small at all.
This island is of vital importance to our country and is an important base for the navy.
The island can support millions of people without any problem.
From now on, except for criminals who have committed many crimes, they will be sentenced to death.
Other serious criminals will be exiled to the southwestern mountainous area, northern Saibei area and Taiwan area.
Taiwan and other regions will also implement special land reclamation laws.
Whoever reclaims the land will own it.
The upper limit of land owned by a family has been raised to 1,000 acres.
With these policies, we can ensure that Taiwan Province has a relatively sufficient population.
Tian Aiqing doesn’t have to worry about no one in Taiwan Province.
I believe that Taiwan Province will become rich and prosperous under Tian Aiqing's governance."
Tian Wenheng listened to Qin King Su He's tone that he could not refuse.
He bowed again and said: "I obey your order."
Tian Wenheng understood that he was being exiled.
In the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, the place where officials were exiled was Qiongzhou Prefecture.
After hundreds of years of construction there, the living environment is no longer bad.
Taiwan is an island that has not been fully developed. Tian Wenheng doesn’t even know what will be waiting for him?
Su He looked at the civil and military officials in the Qianqing Palace and asked: "The major provinces in the country will be dispatched with governors to manage them according to the new division plan.
Dear ladies, do you have any other suggestions?"
The officers in the Qianqing Palace did not understand local governance, so they did not speak.
Most of the civil servants in the Qianqing Palace had very poor geographical knowledge, and they could not give meaningful suggestions.
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce looked at Guangxi and said: "Your Majesty, Guangdong has a long coastline, but Guangxi has no coastline.
Guangxi is rich in grain and fruits. In the past, grain was mainly transported to Guangdong by ship and then transported to surrounding areas of Guangdong.
Nowadays, Guangdong’s maritime trade volume is increasing year by year, and fruits can be canned for long-term storage.
I saw an industrial report in Guangdong. The largest cannery in Guangdong and Guangxi, Dushi Cannery is building a large number of canneries in Guangxi.
It can only be transported by water to the Guangdong area and then transported by sea.
The king said that shipping is the future.
We can allocate Qinzhou in Guangdong to Guangxi, so that Guangxi will have an outlet to the sea."
Su He pointed to the map and explained: "Looking from the map, Nanning Prefecture in Guangxi is very close to Qinzhou in Guangdong.
But there is a mountainous area between the two places, and there is no big river connecting them.
Unless we dig a canal in the mountains, we cannot dig this canal, and there is no need to dig a canal."
Su He took out his pen and drew a circle in the Mekong Delta.
“Guangxi’s outlet to the sea should be here.
When the railway is connected, it will be more convenient to go to sea from this place.
Railway is a project being studied by the Academy of Sciences, and it is a new mode of transportation."
When Wang Zhongce saw this circle, he understood that King Su He of Qin wanted to take over Vietnam.
The Ming Dynasty captured Vietnam in the early stages, but did not hold it.
With the ability of the Qin army, it is not difficult to win Vietnam. The key is to hold it.
Su He saw that the civil servants had no objection to the map.
After the new provinces were divided, several more governors were created.
This is beneficial to the civil service group and no one will object.
Su He looked at the officer who had been watching the fun.
"After I have finished talking about the last system, this Umrah session will be over.
Adjustment of title and title of king overseas."
As soon as Su He said these words, everyone became energetic.
This was the first time in history that a king was granted the title of king overseas. It had never been experienced before in all dynasties.
King Su He of Qin designated this system as the system of the new dynasty.
Only then did everyone feel relieved and believed that this matter was true.
It is definitely extremely difficult to be crowned king overseas, but no matter how difficult it is, you still have to work hard for future generations.
"We have just formed a team, and in order to stimulate the soldiers' ambition, we have divided a total of twenty-four titles.
This kind of title division is too complicated, but it achieves good results in the early stage.
As a transitional system during the period of conquering the world, it is time to end.
Titles have become more concise, and there are detailed arrangements for title promotion.
The titles of the new dynasty were divided into six categories: prince, duke, marquis, earl, viscount and lord.
As the most special title level, Prince's title is very difficult to obtain.
As long as you reach the title of prince, you are eligible to be crowned king overseas.
The size of the fiefdom was based on Hanzhong County.
Performing more meritorious deeds will expand the size of the fiefdom.
After becoming the King of Qin, you can apply for overseas feudal states.
The imperial court will support a batch of weapons and retired soldiers.
The prince can recruit people and go to the fiefdom."
After Su He explained the changes in titles, no one cared about the title adjustment.
Everyone is concerned about whether they can achieve the title of prince and how long it will take to achieve the title of prince.
Su He looked at the expectant eyes of these people and said:
"Among you, there is a prince, six princes, most of the officers are princes, and most of the civil servants are counts.
According to their respective merits, their titles have been determined.
When the enthronement ceremony is over on September 9, you will be awarded honors.
If the six princes work harder, they will be able to obtain the title of prince and have the qualifications for overseas feudal states.
The war is not over yet, others must work harder to promote their titles.
Even in peaceful times, there is no shortage of opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
I have already formulated the standards for rewards and punishments for meritorious service. When you leave, you can ask for a copy from Zheng Ziliang."
After Su He finished speaking, he stood up and asked, "Today's Umrah meeting will end here.
Do you still have any questions?
If not, go to court."
Su He saw that none of the civil and military officials raised any questions.
He signaled to Zheng Ziliang and announced that he would go to court.
Su He saw the civil and military officials walking out of the Qianqing Palace. He continued to sit on his desk and review the etiquette of the enthronement ceremony.
All civil and military officials followed Zheng Ziliang out of the Qianqing Palace and the Meridian Gate.
They saw the Ancestral Temple renovated from the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Parliament next to the altar of sacrifice.
The group of people quickly walked out of Chengtian Hall and came to the Tongzhengsi Yamen.
While Zheng Ziliang gave everyone the information, he explained: "Our General Affairs Department has different definitions of documents between yamen. Don't make any mistakes in the future.
Documents issued by the emperor are called imperial edicts, documents issued by various yamen are called official documents, and documents coordinated between yamen are called official letters.
It’s okay if you make any mistakes in these. The General Affairs Department will have someone in charge to sort them out.
The document sent to the emperor through special channels is a memorial. This needs to be kept confidential and our General Affairs Department will not open it.
Normally, the emperor made suggestions and reported things, which was called a memorial.
The memorial is completely open to the public and can be viewed by many people.
Now it is up to us, the Secretary for General Affairs, to read out the imperial edict.
The imperial edict is made in triplicate, with one copy kept in the palace, one copy kept by the General Affairs Department, and one copy kept by the yamen or individual who received the decree."
Zheng Ziliang only gave a brief introduction, and he did not dare to be verbose about these people.
Su Xiong and others handed over the standard form in detail with their merits and walked out of the General Affairs Department.
Li Dazhuang briefly looked through it and said desperately: "It is really difficult to be promoted to a noble title.
To be promoted from a Duke to a Prince, the requirements for meritorious service are too high and ordinary people cannot achieve it.
Civil servants must do major things that benefit the country and the people and have far-reaching consequences.
We military officers need to command tens of thousands of people in large-scale wars and achieve victory.
The simplest achievement is to expand externally and occupy the enemy's land.
You only add a little merit each time, and it takes a long time to save to be promoted to prince.
Ordinary meritorious deeds have no effect on being promoted to prince.
For example, quelling a rebellion and performing such meritorious deeds are only valid for promotion to the title of earl or below."
Su Xiong nodded and said: "This rule is only reasonable for some incompetent people.
By accumulating a large number of low-level meritorious deeds, you can obtain the title of prince.
We don't agree with this arrangement.
The king told a story in a distant region of India.
Rats were infested there, and the local king wanted to catch the rats. Each rat tail was worth two hundred copper coins.
Ever since this rule was set, the rat plague there has never subsided.
Finally, some sages investigated and discovered that many people secretly raised rats for two hundred copper coins.
The truth of this story is very clear.
There are no restrictions on the merits of counterinsurgency. Believe it or not, there are some crazy people.
They will raise the bandits to respect themselves, and when the time comes, the bandit troubles everywhere will not be eradicated no matter how hard they suppress them."
Li Dazhuang also heard this story, but he just didn't think of this direction at the first time.
"The king will hold a coronation ceremony soon, hoping that I can become the Duke of the country.
When the time comes, I will eliminate Jiannu, and for the meritorious service I have accomplished, I should be able to be crowned a prince."
Su Hu, who was on the side, heard Li Dazhuang say this.
He immediately said: "I also want to get this credit. When the time comes, it will depend on each person's abilities."
Su Xiong looked at the smell of gunpowder that permeated the two of them.
He specifically warned: “It’s okay to compete with each other, but you can’t make each other a hindrance.
Injuring friendly forces or deliberately failing to support them.
If you win the war, you will be demoted.
If you lose the war, the best result is to be exiled."
Su Ying interrupted: "Don't worry, they have no chance to do this.
The deputy commanders in charge of military law in each army usually do nothing.
But at this time, I will never sit idly by."
Su Hu and Li Dazhuang said almost at the same time: "Don't worry, everyone, I won't do this."
Su Xiong said proudly: "I will be the host today and we will go to the restaurant to drink and eat meat together.
Everyone finally got together and waited until the King's enthronement ceremony was over.
We hold various positions and it will be difficult for us to have another chance to reunite."
Su Xiong took everyone to the best restaurant in the capital.
After a simple calculation, he concluded that the only prince was himself.
