Chapter 729: Moving the Capital and Establishing a Nation
It took Lv Songli and his party five days to return to Changli, Pingzhou.
At this time, many officials have proposed to move the prefecture government from Changli to the south of Youzhou, and some even proposed to establish a country.
After all, Pingzhou now has a power of seven states, comparable to Dali.
At present, Dali, in reality, only has seven or eight states.
It's just that its territory is larger than Pingzhou, twice that of Pingzhou.
However, in terms of population, the entire Pingzhou power has a population of more than 8 million.
Pingzhou captured four states in this war, but unfortunately only three states of Dali brought population, and the one state-sized territory given by Xianbei had no population. At the same time, because Pingzhou won victory after victory in the war, many people flowed in from the neighboring areas of Dali.
At this time, except for those who died in the war, the population of Pingzhou power has been equal to that of Dali.
Lv Songli is also considering it.
Sima Fa said that rewards should not be given in time, so that the people can quickly benefit from doing good. Punishments should not be given in order to prevent the harm of doing bad things.
The meaning of this is that it is not enough for the monarch to distinguish between rewards and punishments. Rewards must be delivered in time, so that the people can quickly see the benefits of doing good things and play a role in encouraging the people. Punishments should be carried out on the spot, so that the people can quickly see the consequences of doing bad things.
This time, Pingzhou took the initiative to attack and captured four major states. The civil and military officials of Pingzhou have made such great contributions, and they should be rewarded generously.
So Lu Songli said in front of everyone, "This time, everyone has made great contributions! Whether it is the military generals who bravely killed the enemy on the front line or the civil officials who assisted in the rear, they will all be rewarded!"
At this time, the civil and military officials of Pingzhou were full of excitement when they heard this. Someone took the lead and asked, "Governor, what about the establishment of a country?"
As soon as this was said, almost everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Songli, the governor. Making achievements and being enfeoffed as a marquis is the dream of all of them.
Of course, not everyone here wants Pingzhou to establish a country at this time. These people are Pei Zheng and Wei Kuang. They have just joined Pingzhou and have not made many contributions. If they establish a country at this time, they will be rewarded for their merits. What good positions can they get with their meager merits and qualifications?
It is better not to establish a country first, so that they have time to work hard.
Lu Songli smiled slightly and said, "I can understand your feelings, but it is not the time to establish a country yet. Next, if nothing unexpected happens, in the free trade zone of Qingxuyan, Pingzhou, Dali and Xianbei will have a tough battle to fight. Good steel should be used on the blade. Establishing a country involves too many things, such as personnel, money and food, so I say it is not the right time now. As for the relocation of the capital, the same is true."
The establishment of a country was rejected by Lu Songli on the grounds of wasting money and labor.
Everyone saw that their governor really had no intention of establishing a country at this time, so they suppressed their thoughts one by one.
Then, Lv Songli called her father, Qin Heng, Xue Xu, Guo Chong, Dong Jichuan and others to start drafting the standards for the reward.
On the way back with Xian Feng, Zhang Cheng and other clansmen, Xue Xu was very puzzled, "Second Uncle, the governor is not considering the establishment of a country for the time being, so we can move the capital."
Zhang Cheng also said, "Yes, if we don't establish a country, we can move the capital."
Xue Xu didn't say anything. Of course, he knew that Pingzhou needed to move the capital now.
Changli, the political center of Pingzhou, is good, but it is obvious that this area has already belonged to the rear. The next center of the war must be the struggle for the heartland of the Central Plains.
If the political center of Pingzhou can be moved closer, such as to the southern part of Youzhou, it would be great, and various responses can be more timely.
But moving the capital involves the establishment of a country.
He can probably guess a little bit of the governor's thoughts, but he can't say it.
Pingzhou was originally built by the Qin and Lu families, because the governor and Qin Liuye were the bridges between the Qin and Lu groups. When the regime was first established, it was determined that Lu Songli of the Lu family was the main force and Qin family was the auxiliary force.
Since Pingzhou launched an all-out attack on Dali and Xianbei, rewards and death and injury compensation for ordinary soldiers have always been issued in a timely manner.
The governor can also discuss and distribute money and land with them.
However, the governor must hold the power of rewarding and promoting civil and military officials in his hands. As the saying goes, only names and tools cannot be delegated to others.
If the country is established at this time and the governor ascends the throne to monopolize power, it will be a violation of the original promise.
However, if the governor and Liuye ascend the throne at the same time and become Lu Huang Qin Sheng, someone will inevitably provoke the relationship between the top leaders.
The top leaders will inevitably change, which is not conducive to the development of Pingzhou.
It is better to keep it as it is. Now Liuye hardly participates in government affairs, and government affairs are monopolized by the governor.
The next day, Ji Wuyin asked to see Lu Songli.
Lu Songli received him.
Ji Wuyin came here just to ask her for one thing, can you not be so harsh on the brothels in Qinghe County?
Lu Songli looked at him, "Did Cui of Qinghe invite you to be a lobbyist?"
"Haha, nothing can be hidden from the governor."
Lu Songli didn't say anything, just looked at him.
Who doesn't know that the owner behind these brothels is Cui of Qinghe? Lu Songli naturally knew it.
Ji Wuyin smiled bitterly, "Governor, Ji is a businessman, and it is inevitable to have favors. Besides, Ji owed Cui a favor before."
Ji Wuyin said that he had no choice but to go this way.
Currently, Zhang Zhongxian is governing Qinghe County.
And what Zhang Zhongxian is doing is to ban the brothels and other industries as ordered.
In addition to the strong atmosphere of reading, the most famous place in Qinghe County is the brothel Chuguan in Qinghe County.
Because of the war, almost all industries in the places involved in the war are in decline.
In theory, Qinghe County is no exception. But because the Pingzhou army fought from north to south, Qinghe County was the last batch of cities to be taken. Because of its special reading atmosphere, Qinghe County was the least affected by the war, so the business of brothels Chuguan was also very hot, which can be said to be a unique flower.
"Governor, Cui Yan said that he can hand over 50% of these business income to Pingzhou."
Lv Songli said firmly, "This is not negotiable, you go back."
The brothel must be banned.
She has decided that the noble families who have fled to Pingzhou or are currently living in Pingzhou should be punished, and one or two troublemakers should be killed.
Ji Wuyin didn't understand why she was so tough on this matter. "Governor, since ancient times, brothels and other places of pleasure have never been completely banned in any dynasty. Isn't it a bit too much for you to do this?"
"Human nature is that when you are well fed and well clothed, you will think about sex. If human desires are not extinguished, then sex affairs are like weeds, which will grow again in the spring breeze and cannot be eliminated."
Alas, there are people outside who have spread the rumor that it is because the governor is a woman that she is too sensitive and disgusted with these places.