Although the capital of the Han Dynasty has not yet moved from Chengdu to Chang'an, since Liu Jing has lived in Chang'an, for the convenience of government affairs, many core departments, including Pingzhangtai, have moved from Chengdu to Chang'an. Chengdu only has some less important departments, and the power center of the Han Dynasty has actually been transferred to Chang'an.

After defeating the Huns, the military mission was over. A large number of matters such as resettlement of Hun civilians, rewarding military merits, supplications for family members, handling prisoners of war, counting spoils, etc. were handed over to the Han court, especially Pingzhangtai. A large number of trivial matters pushed the Five Prime Ministers to breathe, and they were busy every day, not to mention moving the capital, and major issues such as annual review were to be done.

Although the King of Han should have a few days off when he returned from the expedition, many things must be done after the King of Han agreed, otherwise the matter would not be progressed. There was no way, so everyone had to recommend the Secretary of Shangshu Xu Shu to meet Liu Jing.

Liu Jing walked into the outer study room and saw Xu Shu sitting at the table with a lot of worries thinking about something, but he didn't notice that he came in. Liu Jing couldn't help but smile and said, "How could Yuan Zhi be so absent-minded?"

Xu Shu then found that Liu Jing had entered the house and hurriedly got up and saluted, "I'm going to see His Highness the King of Han!"

"Yuanzhi doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down!"

The two sat down, and the maid came in and served them with hot tea. Xu Shu then smiled bitterly and said, "There are too many things, and there is no way to start."

"This is not Yuanzhi's style! Over the years, when did Yuanzhi complain because of the many things?" Liu Jing took a sip of tea and smiled faintly.

Xu Shu sighed and said, "Actually, there are many things that are just for this period of time. The main reason is that there are too many and complicated matters to handle after the war. It seems that they are very important. It is difficult for everyone to distinguish priorities, so everyone let me talk to Your Highness."

"Do you want to push everything to me?" Liu Jing joked.

"There is no such intention!"

Xu Shu of course understood that Liu Jing had something in his words. It was precisely because he gave up the prime minister's power that they were so busy. Once they collected the power, it was definitely not the result they were willing to see. Xu Shu hurriedly said: "It's just that there are a few major events that I want to ask Your Highness to make it clear, so we can do it smoothly."

"Tell me! What are the big things?"

Xu Shu sorted out his thoughts a little and said slowly: "The first thing is to hope that the capital can be moved to slow down. First, we have time to deal with post-war chores, and secondly, it is not realistic to move the capital in the snow."

Liu Jing nodded, "Yes, the move to the capital will be delayed by another one year. You can deal with post-war affairs first."

Xu Shu was overjoyed. This was their biggest headache. As long as they moved the capital for another half a year, they would have time to prepare. However, Liu Jing suggested delaying it for one year, as it seemed that it was a little too long and there was no need.

Liu Jing seemed to understand his thoughts and said calmly: "I hope to move the capital together with the reform of the official system. Now we have established a multi-phase system, which is very inconsistent with the system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. Either restore the three metric system, abolish the multi-phase system, or abolish the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and reconsider the new power check and balance system."

Xu Shu nodded and said, "We have actually discussed this issue more than once. We all advocate maintaining a multi-ethnic system, with the Shizhong checking and balancing the power of the prime minister. The Censorate supervises all officials, and Sima, Situ and Sikong have set up six Caos under it, which leads to many political affairs, which is difficult to implement in the local area, and the officials are accumulated and the financial burden is extremely large. It is best to merge the six Caos and unified them into the jurisdiction of Pingzhangtai."

Liu Jing actually thought of the three provinces and six ministries system. However, the implementation of a system requires decades of adjustment and improvement. It is by no means possible to implement it immediately after the introduction of a system. This involves the interests of too many people and must be adapted to economic development.

So he was not in a hurry to propose a plan, but asked the officials to discuss it themselves and slowly find the most suitable system, and develop in the direction that Liu Jing expected. For example, Xu Shu proposed that all the three ministers had set up six Caos under the three ministers, which led to many political branches and difficult for local governments to implement them. Therefore, it was necessary to merge the six Caos and be under the unified jurisdiction of Pingzhangtai, which moved towards the six-department system under the leadership of the prime minister.

Although there are no three Dukes in the Han Dynasty, after moving the capital to Chang'an, we have to consider establishing it. The three Dukes can also be retained as an honorary position without real power.

Liu Jing smiled again and said, "What else is there to make me decide?"

"There is another big thing, which is the distribution of spoils. There are more than 5 million cattle and sheep, as well as the 50,000 taels of gold and countless jewelry transported from Lingzhou. We temporarily deposited the gold jewelry and other materials into the official warehouse, but how should we distribute more than 5 million cattle and sheep?"

Liu Jing thought for a while and asked, "How many families are there in Han Dynasty?"

“There are about one million and two million households.”

Liu Jing immediately suggested: "It's time for the Chinese New Year, each household will be divided into one sheep, and the military household will add another cow. The families who fell into battle will give three more sheep on the basis of the military household. After the Yuanzhi calculation, how many more can they be left?"

Xu Shu quickly thought about it and smiled, "There are probably half left, two million sheep and three hundred thousand cows."

Liu Jing said: "The rest is divided into two halves, half of which are rewarded to officers and local officials in the court, and the other half is rewarded to the three armies by the military."

Xu Shu hesitated and suggested: "It's too many to give the officials, so it's better to divide another sheep for each family."

Liu Jing patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "You have to think about it for me! If I can't get promoted and make a fortune with me, the King of Han, who is willing to work hard for me?"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and did not object anymore. Liu Jing walked a few steps behind his hands and said, "Before the New Year, we should have another big harvest in Juyanhai. All the wealth we harvested this time will be used to reward military merits. This time, the Huns will be destroyed, and I want to give the soldiers a lot of rewards."

Xu Shu had prepared paper and pen and quickly wrote down Liu Jing's opinions. Seeing that he was considerate, Liu Jing smiled and said, "There are still some things I thought about in two days to discuss with Pingzhang Platform, but you can remember them first."

"Please say this!"

Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "There are still 30,000 Xiongnu prisoners of war to deal with it. According to the old rules, they will be allowed to serve in the mine for three years. After three years, they will become civilians and give them land so that their families can reunite."

Xu Shu stopped and smiled and said, "Your Highness, I have an idea about dealing with prisoners of war."

"you say!"

"I consider that the mines are actually not short of people, but Guanzhong is very short of labor. It is better to leave them to serve in Guanzhong and become slaves, be responsible for restoring the broken city walls in Chang'an, clearing the irrigation channels of Guanzhong, and building the official roads of Guanzhong. As long as they are willing to work hard, I estimate that they will be free in at most two years. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment, then happily agreed and added: "If it is a slave, then they can be allowed to live with their families, which can prevent them from rebelling. Tell them that as long as they surrender, they can be converted into civilians in two years. In addition, I will allocate 5,000 troops to specialize in these Xiongnu prisoners of war."

Xu Shuhui wrote down Liu Jing's instructions. With a clear plan, he suddenly felt that the pressure was much less, and he could hand in the work to everyone when he went back.

Xu Shu stood up and bowed and smiled, "I will disturb you every time your highness rests. Today I am here again. I am really embarrassed. I will say goodbye first."

Liu Jing then remembered that it was indeed the case and laughed: "If you don't say it, I almost forgot. In two days, I will treat everyone to my son's full moon wine. I will punish you three more glasses when pouring it!"

Xu Shu said goodbye and left. Liu Jing returned to the inner study room. Then he found the document on the table. He forgot to tell Xu Shu about the suspension of issuance of money. He thought about it now, but there was no need to stop casting. He could use money to reward military merits. If he really wanted to collect it, he could also let the soldiers collect it and benefit.

This time he seized 50,000 taels of gold from Lingzhou, and probably he would seize some gold from Juyanhai, which could be used to reward military merits.

Liu Jing was just thinking about it, but suddenly felt something. When he turned around, he saw his eldest son Liu Zhi standing at the door, looking very hesitant. Liu Jing just chatted with his son during dinner last night, but had not talked to him in detail. His son was just right.

Liu Jing smiled and waved to him, "Come in!"

Liu Zhi entered the house and kowtowed, "Children's greetings to my father!"

"Get up!"

Liu Zhi stood up and stood beside his father with his hands hanging down. He was medium-sized and thin, not as tall and burly as his father, and also looked very delicate. His eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his mother Tao Zhan, but his nose was very similar to Liu Jing, tall and straight.

Liu Jing was busy with the war and rarely communicated with his son in recent years. In his impression, his son was still a naughty boy who pinched snowmen, but in a blink of an eye, he found that he had grown up and never cried to him like he did when he was a child. His mother stole the snowman he hid in the room.

Liu Jing looked at his son's thin body, and felt aroused by the desire to lick his calf, and said softly: "You have read too many books, so you should strengthen your exercise. Starting tomorrow, I will let Li Qing teach you how to practice swords."

"Yes! The child will work hard to practice swords."

"You also need to eat more meat. Beef and mutton are roasted. Don't eat too finely. I hope you will grow stronger and you will have the energy to handle heavy business when you grow up. You must know that it is not easy to sit in Dad!"

"The child remembers the teachings of his father."

Liu Jing smiled and said to his mother what he asked his son to eat. It was useless to tell him. Liu Jing changed the topic and asked, "Is there anything you need to do to be a father?"

Liu Zhi knelt down, "The child has an idea, don't you know whether to talk about it or not?"

"You said it, why bother to kneel down and stand up and say!"

Liu Zhi stood up, but hesitated for a moment, his lips moved, and he didn't say anything. Liu Jing's face sank, "A real man just says anything, you are so timid, like a woman, or you go back and think about it before you come again!"

Liu Zhi had no choice but to whisper: "Father, are we going to move to Weiyang Palace?"

Liu Jing was stunned. Why would his son ask this question? He said strangely: "So what?"

"My father is just a king. Although he is honored by the holy grace and enjoys the rituals of the prince, if we move into the Weiyang Palace, it will be a very serious usurpation, which will attract criticism from all over the world and affect my father's reputation. I hope my father will consider it carefully."

"Who told you this, your master?" Liu Jing was really surprised. He didn't expect his son to ask such a question. He was only nine years old!
Chapter completed!