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The first thousand three hundred and ninetieth chapters

In Lu Dongzan's view, his game with Han Yi ended in a draw, but in Han Yi's view, Lu Dongzan's victory ended. Tuyuhun was originally used by Li Shimin to balance Tubo. Now Tuyuhun has lost this contribution. He has done all this, but he is trying his best to recover the losses and will never be able to win. In fact, Tuyuhun ruled by Nuohebo is the most beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

Because at that time, Tuyuhun did not have the power to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but he was able to protect himself. With the support of the Tang Dynasty, he could still balance Tubo. Now the Tang Dynasty has to do its best to save Tuyuhun.

After Princess Honghua ascended the throne, the first thing she had to do was naturally reorganize the court. Su Hegui's coup almost completely destroyed any previous court, either killed or taken away. If she did not reorganize the court, she would not be able to issue a task.

Therefore, the first imperial edict of Princess Honghua was to grant officials and reward titles.

Duo Fu was named the national pillar and the Pushe, and he was confirmed to be the first person in the dynasty.

Not only that, all chiefs and generals who come here and support Princess Honghua will be granted official positions and rewarded titles. The former former noble Murong family completely left the court, the ministers who were most important, and the ministers who held real power, all came from Murong family.

Murong knew that the situation was hopeless, and the upstarts would definitely not tolerate them. After all, they had done a lot of dirty things before and offended many people, and many of them had already submitted a petition to resign.

Princess Honghua has approved all.

At the same time, Princess Honghua sent all capable ministers to various places to be officials.

This move was so beautiful that even Han Yi couldn't help but praise it.

If we follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty, capable ministers would generally be promoted to the central government, but Princess Honghua was just the opposite. She transferred all the real talents to the local area, such as those chiefs who didn't know a single word, were all promoted to the central government. The entire court was a group of reckless men, with only a few ministers and some talents.

These people are completely unqualified as court ministers and cannot even write their own words. How can they approve official documents?

But it doesn't matter. You just need to enjoy high-ranking officials and generous salaries. You don't need to have a brain. You just need to execute my orders.

The reason why Princess Honghua did this was to strengthen centralization. These chiefs were quite powerful in the local area, which was equivalent to the local emperor. Generally, they did not listen to the words of the central government and had to ask them for troops. However, this was fatal for Tuyuhun today. Tuyuhun today must be united in order to get out of the predicament. If they keep them in the central government, they can not only weaken their power, but also use their prestige to enable local governments to implement the central government's policies.

As for whether it would pose a threat to Princess Honghua, what if it is said, the power comes from the gun, Tuyuhun's military power is now completely lost and he does not even have the ability to protect himself. Inside, Duofu is the most powerful, and he mainly needs the protection of the Tang Dynasty. Both sides are on Princess Honghua's side. Princess Honghua is not afraid of them daring to do anything indiscriminately.

Those chiefs were all from the rude. In this regard, they were not rivals of Princess Honghua. They were both losers before, and none of them were from nobles. They all hoped to be high-ranking officials one day, because Qinghai Lake is the best place in Tuyuhun. The place they had stayed in before was simply a remote and uncivilized place. They were not very rich, because the good places were occupied by the nobles. Princess Honghua completely met their needs. Not only did they have high officials and generous salaries, but they also gave them the residences of the former ministers. You should hurry up and take your family to live and enjoy your life.

These chiefs are really cute. They even wrote a letter back and asked their wife and children to come and live in a big house quickly and stop living in a tent. We will be promoted.

After reorganizing the court, Princess Honghua immediately summoned the ministers to discuss what to do next?

"I will meet Khan!"

The eight ministers stood in the hall and gave great gifts to Princess Honghua on the steps.

Although they supported Princess Honghua to come to power, it still felt a little weird when she saw a woman sitting on it.

"Guozhu, please sit down with you all."

Princess Honghua stretched out her jade arm and showed kindness because she was of Han ancestry. For a long time, the prime minister saluted the emperor and the emperor had to return the ceremony. However, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the prime minister was divided into n pieces, and the etiquette gradually became abolished.

After Duo Fu and others asked the ministers to sit down, Princess Honghua said, "I think the reason why we, Tuyuhun, suffered a miserable defeat today is God's punishment for us, because in the past, the court only focused on fighting for power and profit, regardless of the lives of the people. Many people were displaced, had no place to live, and even starved to death. In this disaster, no one could blame."

Several ministers agreed very much and had to criticize the previous court, but they had just taken office and would not flatter too much. They could not even shout Khan's wise wisdom. There was silence below.

Princess Honghua didn't care and continued, "So we must learn from the lessons of the past and put the people in the front." After a pause, she said, "Although the Tubo army has retreated, it has left us with great harm. The people are still living in dire straits. I alone cannot save them from the fire of water and fire. This requires the strong support of all my dear ministers."

This time Duofu reacted and hurriedly said, "I am willing to work hard for the Khan."

The other people naturally followed suit.

"I am willing to work hard for the Khan."

"I am so happy to be able to get the support of my dear ministers."

Princess Honghua smiled and nodded, then said seriously: "Since the people are the first, we must first restore production as soon as possible, let the people cultivate land, grazing, and self-sufficient. I think this can be learned from some policies in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Distribute the land to the people so that the people can maintain their lives."

Duofu said, "But that's the equal-field system?"

Princess Honghua nodded and said, "In this war, the population of our Tuyuhun has dropped sharply, and a large amount of land is vacant. We can distribute this land to the people, encourage them to cultivate land and grazing. Moreover, the royal family will set an example and distribute the 90% of the ranch and cultivated land occupied by the royal family to the people."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers of the lord looked at each other and were very surprised.

The royal family occupied a lot of land, and was the largest landlord in Tuyuhun. Because the royal family relied on these lands to support it. Tuyuhun was different from the Tang Dynasty and had no regular vocations, which was definitely a super big deal.

If the royal family sets an example, how can they not set an example?

But that's all they fought for? When they came to power, they didn't get anything. They first gave up the land, which was very embarrassing.

Princess Honghua said: "Yes, I do hope that you can set an example and control the land in your hands within the provisions of the national law. But I will double the salary of civil and military officials in the court as compensation for you."

Duofu said curiously: "Khan, is there any money in the court like this?"

"I will explain this later. The reason why Tuyuhun did not destroy the country is entirely due to your support. I have never forgotten this, nor will I forget it."

Princess Honghua said, "But I hope you can understand that if this skin is gone, where will the hair be attached? If you don't want us to be reduced to fish and slaughtered, you must make the country rich. Once the country becomes rich, we will have a good life. If we still act independently within ourselves, then we will sooner or later become slaves to Tubo. Do you hope this is the case?"

Several ministers asked for help and exchanged eyes with their eyes.

Duofu said, "What about the nobles in the past?"

Princess Honghua smiled and said, "Everyone is like this. The court limits how much land each person should own."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately nodded and agreed.

First of all, Tuyuhun really has nothing to lose now. If we take another step, it will be the destruction of the country. If we are not united at this time, it will be basically beyond salvation. Moreover, the royal family set an example and gave the land to the people. Then they would be embarrassed to occupy too much land, so they nodded and agreed. Anyway, the royal family would take as much land as the proportion of land as the royal family would take.

The most important thing is that they are all upstarts and rely entirely on this catastrophe to power. It is not that they are strong enough, they don’t have much land in their hands, and they are all barren lands. They originally wanted to get some land back, and the real fertile land was in the hands of the old nobles. In this way, the power of the old nobles will be greatly weakened and the status of their upstarts will be guaranteed. Moreover, once the land is handed over, it will definitely be controlled by the court, weighing the trade and making sure to make a profit.

This reason is also very high-end.

If the old nobles don’t agree, they will just arrest them, because they are worried that there is no excuse to punish them.

That person is really amazing! A smile flashed in Princess Honghua's eyes and said, "Now, Tuyuhun is scarce, and there is a land that has to be cultivated. We must cherish everyone and love every citizen, including slaves. Only in this way can the people across the country support us and be brave enough to fight for this country. Therefore, I plan to amnesty and implement a policy of abolition across the country, and give them land at the same time."

This is really a drastic pace!

Why are they so arrogant? They are just slaves and land? But Princess Honghua cut them all down as soon as she came up.

Princess Honghua sighed and said, "I know this has hurt your rights, but we must overcome this difficulty first. I promise that in five years, your life will be richer than it is now. And our royal family will also reduce the servants to twenty."

Duofu said in surprise: "How can this work?"

There are only twenty slaves in the royal family. You can’t afford to hold a banquet. This is too embarrassing. You can’t do this.

Princess Honghua said: "I want to enjoy it if I don't hide it from the National Pillar. I want to enjoy it. No matter who doesn't want to enjoy it, no matter how many servants can pass through it, no matter how many servants are, they may be wiped out in a year. Now it is an extraordinary moment, so we have to use extraordinary means. So many servants serve me alone and cannot generate any value. Why not let them grazle arable land and increase the country's income? When we become rich and the population increases, the number of people can naturally increase. But at present, we must make every effort to revitalize Tuyuhun and have the spirit of doing everything possible."

These ministers nodded frequently after hearing this. The country was gone, and no matter how many land and slaves there were, they would belong to someone else.

Princess Honghua said: "But in addition to the general amnesty and abolition of slavery, the Tubo people brought us such pain. They are unforgivable. Tubo people have been slaves for generations. We must squeeze out the last drop of blood and sweat of every Tubo person, let them open the road to build the road, and let them do the hardest and most tiring work."

This sounds so satisfying. Prince Honghua mainly has this effect. She must gather everyone, and then she must establish an enemy. The Tubo people are the enemy of everyone Tuyuhun people. When everyone uses the common enemy, they will naturally gather together.

But this is a land acquisition and abolition of slavery. These ministers felt that they came a bit fiercely. Although they all agreed with Princess Honghua, they had no way out and were really unable to make up their minds for the moment.

The He Zhen tribe is the largest tribe in Tuyuhun. Everyone looks at Duofu. The royal family has set an example. We will agree to what you want to agree to.

Duofu really doesn't matter this. Isn't it just a slave? As the prime minister, he has a high position and a powerful country in the future and can easily get it back. Moreover, he can only support Princess Honghua because he was the first to stand on Princess Honghua's side, so he did not let Lu Dongzan's evil plan succeed. If he fell into the hands of the Tubo people, then Lu Dongzan would definitely not be able to spare him, so he stood up first and nodded in agreement.

The others agreed.

Princess Honghua smiled and said, "Don't worry, although you have lost your slaves, you have also lost your taxes. I plan to exempt everyone from taxes in the country. I will abolish the official office that collects taxes."
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