The first thousand six hundred and eighty-four chapters
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Shangguan Hu, Jiang Mulang, Wu San, Zhou Hu and others in the northwest, as well as Luo Shixin, Pei Yuanqing, Wu Si from Hebei, Xu Shiji, Chen Yaojin, Shen Guang, Huang Shaoqiu and others from Sichuan and Sichuan were stationed at the border and were watching the pass in Guanzhong. Li Shimin was not able to come because it was far away from Yangzhou, but they had known for a long time that today was the day when the Da'an Empire was established and Wang Junlin proclaimed himself emperor.
Shen Guoer went to Nanzhao to deal with Huo Huaiming's matter, but because the matter was so important, he did not rush back.
As for Nie Xiaoyu, ever since the body of Killer King No. 1 was sent to Snake Island, she has been locked in her mysterious secret room and has not come out for more than two months.
Wang Junlin noticed that the expressions of these people looking at him were full of strangeness and awe, and they did not dare to look directly at him.
Even Liu Ziming, who had always had a close relationship with him, and who had previously regarded him as a brother, looked at him with a complicated expression, and for the first time, there was a look of awe.
At this moment, Wang Junlin was completely separated from his loyal subordinates, friends, and brothers in the past by the barrier between monarch and ministers, and he entered the lonely world of the emperor.
At this moment, Wang Junlin only hoped that Chen Danying, Xiang Xiang, Shen Guoer, and his precious son could still get along with him as always. As for Nie Xiaoyu, he was not worried.
After Du Ruhui finished reading the gorgeous article, he bowed to Wang Junlin, and then returned to his seat. Fang Xuanling next to him stepped forward again and bowed to Wang Junlin.
During this process, Wang Junlin did not say a word, but nodded slightly to the two of them.
Fang Xuanling walked forward on his own, unfolded a roll of imperial edict with auspicious cloud patterns, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "The edict says...
…The reign name is Tianxiang.”
Wang Junlin understood what was to follow, because this imperial edict was something that had been discussed repeatedly over the past few days, and it was also the most important thing for everyone inside and outside the government.
Wang Junlin himself has read it countless times and can even read the content word for word.
In fact, it was not until last night that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui came to ask Wang Junlin for instructions, saying that one of the wordings was inaccurate, and they revised it before the content of the imperial edict was finally finalized.
Then, Wang Junlin personally took the jade seal of His Majesty the Emperor of Da'an that Nie Xiaoyu had made for him personally. It was said that no one could imitate it, and stamped it with eight Chinese characters of extraordinary significance: "Ordered by Heaven, live forever and prosper."
The content of the first imperial edict for founding a country and proclaiming himself emperor was naturally much longer than ordinary imperial edicts.
Of course, it is inevitable to first explain that it is destiny for the king to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor. The general trend is bound to unify the world. Anyway, there are a lot of reasons and celestial phenomena.
In short, after people listen to it, they will be convinced that if the king does not establish a country or proclaim himself emperor, he will violate the will of God.
Next, there is something that all emperors of the past dynasties have to do when they ascend the throne - to grant amnesty to the world. Wang Junlin now governs fifty-eight counties and two hundred and thirty counties. In addition to the heinous death row prisoners, other criminals They were all absolved of most of their crimes, and many were released from prison directly and regained their freedom.
Then, tax reductions and corvee reductions were made within one year. This was a move that reflected the new emperor's accession to the throne, his kindness to the world, and the emperor's great kindness.
Finally, it was about conferring an official position, which was also the most important thing for everyone. Even when Fang Xuanling read this, everyone in the entire hall, except Wang Junlin and Fang Xuanling who read the imperial edict, held their breath.
breathe.
However, the title was not given at the beginning, but was first promulgated. Wang Junlin, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Pei Shiju, Yu Shiji and other important ministers studied for more than two or three months before deciding on the title, which was different from the previous Sui Dynasty.
Even the court system and official organizations of any feudal dynasty in the past dynasties.
In fact, Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu had already roughly set the direction of the structure of the imperial court system and officials, and the ministers below were just filling it in.
This is the highlight of this edict, and the highlight of today's founding ceremony. Of course, it is also the most important thing for the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, and even for all the people in the fifty-eight counties under Wang Junlin's rule.
Of course, the edict only briefly mentions it. Specific regulations have already been issued to fifty-eight counties and two hundred and thirty-one counties. Some of the content has also been posted in the streets and alleys to let the people know what should happen.
Where to find what kind of yamen or officials to handle it?
Generally speaking, the official system of the Da'an Empire was divided into three major systems: civil, military, and judicial.
The Ministry of Culture was established in Zhongshu Province, which had two officials, divided into left and right prime ministers, and six subordinate departments: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry; each department had a second-rank minister, a chief minister.
There are two ministers on the left and right of the third rank, and each department has four divisions, making a total of twenty-four divisions.
Du Ruhui is the left prime minister, and Fang Xuanling is the right prime minister. They are both high-ranking officials and are jointly responsible for political affairs, but each has its own focus and scope of responsibility.
What I want to say here is that there are still many differences between the six ministries of Da'an and the six ministries of the three provinces and six ministries that China has formed since the Western Han Dynasty. On the surface, there is one less Ministry of Punishment and one more Ministry of Agriculture. Looking deeper
, the scope of responsibilities and powers of each ministry are also very different.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is Xu Jingzong, which is the agency that manages civil officials. Generally speaking, it is in charge of the system of ranking and selection, the method of examination and deposing, the canon of granting and awarding, and the final system of determining the official list.
It consists of the Department of Civil Service Examination and Ranking, Examination, Selection, Promotion, and Monthly Selection; it is responsible for the verification of titles, titles, favors, troubles, requests for titles, donations, etc.
The Ji Xun Division is in charge of observing and maintaining the system of civil officials, handling matters such as succession, naturalization, and renaming of officials; the Ji Xun Division is in charge of the punishment and discussion of civil officials, and is responsible for the inspection of the capital and major plans.
The Minister of Household Affairs is Liu Ziming, and the left and right ministers are the two deputies who have followed Liu Ziming in recent years. The Household Department is in charge of the country's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and wages, and all financial matters.
It consists of the Qianxing Department, which is in charge of coining money, the Treasury Department, which is in charge of treasury; the Warehouse Department, which is in charge of warehousing and shipping; and the Industrial and Commercial Department, which is in charge of industrial and commercial affairs. It can be said that it has extremely powerful powers. In addition to being responsible for this area, it was also the first to follow Wang Junlin.
Liu Ziming and Wang Junlin are really worried about others.
The Minister of Rites is Pei Shiju. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of ceremonial affairs, schools, and imperial examination matters. It is used for the five rites of auspiciousness, honor, military, guest, and inauspiciousness. It manages school affairs across the country, imperial examinations, and foreign affairs. It is divided into the administration of ceremonials, military rites, and military rites.
As well as the ceremonial officials who manage academic affairs and imperial examinations; the officials who are in charge of auspicious rituals and ominous rituals; the officials who are in charge of guest rites and reception of foreign guests; and the officials who are in charge of banquets, feasts, and sacrifices.
Jingshan Qinglisi.
In addition, in addition to the Four Departments, there is also a Seal Bureau, which is responsible for casting the emperor's seal and the seals of internal and external officials. Together with the Fourth Translation Bureau, it is responsible for receiving foreign tribute envoys and translating. It is similar to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in later generations.
and other departments.
Li Jing is the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War is in charge of the recruitment of soldiers nationwide and the management of military registration, the removal and conferral of military officials, the award ceremony, the narration of meritorious service, the verification of merits, pensions, transportation, the system of mailing, screening, and conciseness.
Fang, scholar status, military strength. Manage the affairs of the country's horse administration and post. In wartime, he can also serve as the general marshal of the army and horses according to the emperor's will.
The Minister of Industry is Qian Zhengkuo, who has been in charge of the salt field weapons and equipment production base. The two ministers are the dean of the Gewu Research Institute and the head of the Momen. The other one is Qian Zhengkuo's deputy Dong Kang.
The Ministry of Works is an agency that manages engineering affairs across the country. It is very different from the previous six ministries. It is responsible for the system of civil construction, the use of equipment, the method of spacing canals and weirs, and the ceremony of offering billions of dollars to mausoleums. Everything in the country
Civil engineering, water conservancy projects, machine manufacturing projects (including weapons, munitions, military equipment, etc.), mining, metallurgy, textiles and other government-run industries are all comprehensively managed, and are also in charge of part of the financial currency and unified weights and measures. There are four departments: the Yingqianqing Li Department,
In charge of the construction and repair of palaces and offices; Yu Heng, the Qing Official Division, is in charge of manufacturing, sending and receiving various official utensils, and is in charge of weights and measures and coining money; the Du Shui Qing Official Division is in charge of estimating and selling project costs, and is in charge of the production of imperial edicts, official documents, etc.; the Tuntian Qing Dynasty
The official department is responsible for the repair and write-off of the mausoleum, collecting materials and part of the tax revenue.
The Minister of Agriculture is a person recommended by Liu Ziming and Du Ruhui. His name is Wang Huier. He is also one of the first batch of top students to graduate from Fanyang College. He specializes in agriculture. In recent years, under the rule of the Far East Army, people have planted various new varieties and their income has increased every year.
This Wang Hui'er is indispensable. The Ministry of Agriculture is in charge of the country's planting, animal husbandry, aquaculture, agricultural reclamation and other matters. This ministry has never been established separately during the feudal dynasty of China. The establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture in Da'an State was Wang Junlin's special insistence.
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In addition, Wang Junlin established the Military Aircraft Office. The chief officer of the Military Aircraft Office is Qin Qiong, who is a second-grade officer, and the deputy of the Military Aircraft Office is Shan Xiongxin. The directly subordinate agencies of the Military Aircraft Office include the Military Intelligence Office, the Special Operations Brigade, and the Yancheng Weapons and Equipment Production Base.
, and law enforcement teams.
However, the Military Intelligence Office after the founding of the People's Republic of China was no longer Shen Guoer's Military Intelligence Office. It was just a split from the latter. Xie Yingdeng of Wagang Camp served as the commander of the Military Intelligence Office.
The special operations brigade is still led by Zhang Tiangang. The law enforcement team is led by Chen Xiaowu, who was trained by Nie Xiaoyu.
In addition, the Ministry of War is in charge of local county soldiers and county soldiers, while the Military Aircraft Office is directly in charge of various field units of the Far Eastern Army.
However, as the number of men and horses increased, Wang Junlin prepared to upgrade the specifications of each battalion to a legion, with the number of men and horses remaining unchanged and only slight adjustments to the selection of commanders.
For example, the leader of the Tiger Army is still Yuchi Jingde, and the leader of the Wagang Army is still Xu Shiji.
However, Wang Junlin added the Youzhou Army and the Tianwei Army. The leader of the Youzhou Army was naturally Luo Yi, who was mainly responsible for defending the northeast and keeping an eye on Goguryeo, as well as the Khitan in the northeast and the Turks in the north.
The Heavenly Guard Corps is responsible for the defense of the palace and the emperor, with a strength of 50,000 people, and its leader is Cheng Yaojin.
Letting Cheng Yaojin serve as the commander-in-chief of the Tianwei Army was Wang Junlin's choice. This matter exceeded the expectations of many people, including Cheng Yaojin himself.