Chapter 729: Moving the Capital and Founding a Nation
It took Lu Songli and his group five days to return to Changli, Pingzhou.
At this time, many officials had proposed moving the provincial government from Changli to the southern part of Youzhou, and some even proposed establishing a country.
After all, Pingzhou now has a power as big as seven states, which is comparable to Dali.
At present, Dali only owns seven or eight states.
The only difference is that its territory is larger than Pingzhou, probably twice the size of Pingzhou.
However, in terms of population, the entire Pingzhou force has a population of more than 8 million.
During this war, Pingzhou captured four prefectures. Unfortunately, only three of Dali's prefectures had populations. The one prefecture-sized territory granted by the Xianbei was uninhabited. Meanwhile, due to Pingzhou's successive victories in the war, a large influx of population from the neighboring Dali prefectures occurred.
At this time, excluding those who died in the war, the population of Pingzhou has become equal to that of Dali.
Lu Songli is also considering it.
Sima Fa said, "Rewards should not be given beyond the due date, so that the people can quickly benefit from doing good. Punishments should not be given at different levels, so that the people can quickly stop doing bad things and avoid the harm."
The meaning of this statement is that it is not enough for the monarch to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. Rewards must also be delivered promptly, so that the people can quickly see the benefits of doing good and thus serve as an incentive. Punishments must 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 and captured four large states. The civil and military officials of Pingzhou made such great contributions and they deserve to be rewarded generously.
So, Lu Songli said in front of everyone, "Everyone has made great contributions this time! Whether it's the military commanders who bravely fought on the front lines or the civil servants who assisted in the rear, everyone will be rewarded handsomely!"
At this moment, the civil and military officials of Pingzhou were all excited when they heard this. Someone took the lead and asked, "Governor, what about the founding of a country?"
As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone couldn't help but look at Governor Lu Songli. To achieve great things and become a marquis or prime minister was the dream of all of them.
Of course, not everyone here wanted Pingzhou to establish a nation at this time. These people were people like Pei Zheng and Wei Kuang. They had just joined Pingzhou and had not made many contributions. If a nation was established at this time, then there would be rewards for their merits. With their meager achievements and qualifications, what good positions could they get?
It would be better not to establish a country first, so that they have time to work hard.
Lü Songli smiled slightly and said, "I understand your feelings, but now is not the time to establish a nation. Next, if nothing unexpected happens, Pingzhou and Dali will have a tough battle with the Xianbei in the free trade zone of Qing, Xu, and Yan. Good steel should be used where it counts. Establishing a nation involves too many things, such as personnel, finances, and food, so I say now is not the right time. The same goes for moving the capital."
The idea of founding a nation was rejected by Lu Songli on the grounds that it would be a waste of money and time.
Everyone saw that their governor really had no intention of establishing a country at this time, so they all gave up their thoughts.
Then, Lu Songli called her father, Qin Heng, Xue Xu, Guo Chong, Dong Jichuan and others to begin to formulate the standards for rewards.
On the way back with Xian Feng, Zhang Cheng and other tribesmen, Xue Xu heard Xian Feng was puzzled. "Second Uncle, the governor is not considering establishing a country for the time being, so we can move the capital."
Zhang Cheng also said, "That's right. If we don't establish a country, we can just move the capital."
Xue Xu didn't say anything. He certainly knew that Pingzhou needed to move its capital.
Changli, the administrative center of Pingzhou, is certainly good, but it is obvious that this area already belongs to the rear. The next focus of the war will definitely be the struggle for the heartland of the Central Plains.
It would be great if Pingzhou's government affairs center could be moved closer, for example, to the southern part of Youzhou, so that various responses could be more timely.
But moving the capital involves establishing a country.
He could probably guess what the governor was thinking, but he couldn't say it out loud.
The foundation of Pingzhou was originally built by the Qin and Lu families, because the governor and Qin Liuye were the link and bridge of the Qin-Lu Group. When the regime was first established, it was determined that Lu Songli of the Lu family was the main force and the Qin family was the auxiliary force.
Since Pingzhou launched a full-scale attack on Dali and Xianbei, rewards and death compensation for ordinary soldiers have always been issued in a timely manner.
The governor can also participate in the distribution of money and land with them.
However, the governor must hold the power to reward and promote civil and military officials. As the saying goes, only reputation and power cannot be delegated to others.
If the country is established at this time and the governor ascends the throne and takes sole power, it would go against the original promise.
However, if the governor and the Sixth Master were to ascend the throne at the same time and become Emperor Lu and Emperor Qin, someone would inevitably sow discord among the top brass.
There will inevitably be changes in the top leaders, which will be detrimental to Pingzhou's development.
It would be better to keep things as they are. Now the Sixth Master hardly participates in government affairs, and government affairs are solely handled by the governor.
The next day, Ji Wuyin asked to see Lu Songli.
Lu Songli met him.
Ji Wuyin came here just to ask her for a favor: could you please not be so cruel to the brothels in Qinghe County?
Lu Songli looked at him and asked, "Did the Cui family of Qinghe invite you to be their 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 master behind these brothels is the Qinghe Cui family? Lu Songli naturally knows it too.
Ji Wuyin smiled bitterly, "Governor, I'm a businessman, and it's inevitable that I'll have to deal with favors. Besides, I owe Cui a favor before."
Ji Wuyin said that he had no choice but to take this trip.
The current governor of Qinghe County is Zhang Zhongxian.
What Zhang Zhongxian was doing was to follow orders and crack down on industries such as brothels and brothels.
In addition to its strong reading atmosphere, Qinghe County is most famous for its brothels.
Because of the war, almost all industries in the places involved in the war were in decline.
Logically, Qinghe County was no exception. However, because the Pingzhou army advanced from north to south, Qinghe County was one of the last cities to be captured. Furthermore, due to its unique academic atmosphere, Qinghe County was least affected by the war, resulting in a booming business for brothels and brothels, a phenomenon unparalleled in the region.
"Governor, Cui Yan said that he can hand over 50% of the business income to Pingzhou."
Lu Songli said firmly, "There's no room for negotiation. Go back."
Brothels must be banned.
She has already 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 pulled down and stepped on, and one or two troublemakers should be killed.
Ji Wuyin was puzzled as to why she was being so forceful about this matter. "Governor, since ancient times, brothels and other places of pleasure have never been completely banned, no matter which dynasty. Aren't you going a bit too far by doing this?"
"Human nature is to desire when well fed and well clothed. If human desires are not extinguished, then sexual matters are like weeds, which grow back in the spring breeze and cannot be eradicated."
Hey, some people have been saying that it is because the governor is a woman that she is overly sensitive and disgusted with these places.
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