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    An error occurred while processing private documents. The Privy Council followed Li Hu's request.  He began to formulate an attack strategy for the Northern Expedition and began to adjust the deployment of troops in order to gather more troops on the battlefield in Hebei and ensure the victory of the decisive battle of the Northern Expedition.  Li Hu invited Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning, and asked them to immediately transport grain and grass supplies to the Central Plains and stockpile military supplies to meet the needs of the Northern Expedition.  When Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning heard that Li Hu wanted to make the Northern Expedition, they almost unanimously expressed their opposition.  The current situation in various places is not good, and the imperial court has not yet come up with a solution. It is incredible that Li Hu chose this time for the Northern Expedition.  "You can calm down and think about it." Li Hu smiled and said, "I figured it out, let's discuss it later." Li Hu left and Wuyan walked in.  Wuyan briefly explained Li Hu's thinking to the two ministers.  Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning were horrified. Although Wuyan did not explicitly say that Li Hu would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, as long as he understood Li Hu's thoughts, he could know what Li Hu's ultimate goal was without thinking.  Li Hu couldn't wait any longer. He was eager to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, to complete the unification of China and Earth, and to revive China.  Therefore, he took great risks. While launching a storm against the old bureaucracy, he also launched the Northern Expedition. He wanted to fight a decisive battle on two different battlefields at the same time. This was a decisive battle that he could not afford to lose.  Seeing Li Hu again, Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning had changed their attitudes. They made up their minds to win these two life-and-death decisive battles at all costs.  "At present, the scope of the storm has not extended to all regions. After the New Year, this storm will affect the entire Middle-earth. At that time, it will be the best time for us to launch the Northern Expedition." Li Hu briefly stated his idea, "  In the next few months, the main focus of the court is to calm this storm. However, we cannot stop this storm before we achieve our goal. Therefore, neither the court nor the local government can count on you for the time being. We can only rely on you, especially the United Nations.  The strength of the Chamber of Commerce will be used to raise and transport military supplies for the Northern Expedition. ""Please rest assured, Marshal, I will help the Marshal complete the great cause of the Northern Expedition," Changsun Kangning said, patting his chest.  "Commander, after this storm spreads across the country, the old bureaucracy will suffer unprecedented heavy losses, and many local forces will disappear. Therefore, the court must do a good job in replacing the old bureaucracy." Fan Zhichang talked about a practical problem.  "We need more officials." "I have considered it. Some of the main military and political officials in various places are transferred from the Tiger Army, and some are directly transferred from the prefectures and counties in the northwest, Daibei and Hedong. The main subordinates are from Taixue, Guozijian and  Universities and schools across the country recruit directly. "Li Hu said, "One of the principles is that institutions and officials must be streamlined to the greatest extent." At this point, Li Hu pointed at Fan Zhichang and asked, "Relevant institutions and officials must be streamlined.  "Has your Ordinance Department prepared a specific plan?" "We have several plans, but" Fan Zhichang said with a wry smile, "I never dreamed that the Marshal would attack the old bureaucracy in this way.  It¡¯s a clean and thorough move. Several plans from the Regulations Department currently seem to be too conservative and must be re-drafted.¡± ¡°Just choose the best plan,¡± Li Hu said, shaking his hand, ¡°China is too big and needs too many officials.  Although this method is effective, we must seek truth from facts. It is impossible to completely eliminate all the old bureaucracies at once. This time we strive to replace all the main military and political officials in various places. We will first control the local military, political and financial power, and then control the local military, political and financial powers.  We will launch a second and third storm until all these old bureaucrats are replaced so that we can implement the reform plan at a faster speed." Fan Zhichang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  Li Hu is indeed extraordinary.  I have a very clear mind and know that the power of the old bureaucracy is huge, especially in the local areas, and it is even more intricate. This storm can inflict heavy damage on them, but it is absolutely impossible to completely destroy them. Without four or five years, without the impact of continuous storms,  It is difficult to uproot them from the earth.  "Commander, the storm is getting bigger and bigger. How can we finally calm down this unprecedented storm?" Changsun Kangning then asked the most difficult problem.  Li Hu laughed, "Are you still asking me? Don't you know?" Of course Changsun Kangning knew.  The direct purpose of Li Hu launching this storm was to monetize the salaries of government agencies and officials. In order to implement this reform strategy, the first priority was to privatize and sell official land.  The privatization of official land is a complex process with too many interests involved.  Guan Tian is like a big fat piece of meat that everyone wants to take a bite of, including the lowest-level farmers.  If this matter is not handled well, Li Hu's reform strategy will not only suffer a heavy setback, but the prestige of Li Hu and Hu Lieren will also plummet.  "The implementation of privatization of official land will take time, but the storm is too big and sweeping across the country. I am worried that it will not be able to shoulder this important task and will even intensify the crisis."Violence rages.  " The privatization of official land involves the interests of all aspects. Once it is not handled properly, it will detonate a huge "shaking thunder" with disastrous consequences. This is also an important reason why Changsun Kangning is very afraid. This matter is based on Changsun Kangning's initial statement.  Imagine taking things slowly, one step at a time, but unexpectedly Li Hu suddenly launched this storm, forcing the privatization of official land to be implemented immediately, otherwise the storm could not be quelled. There are many reasons for the corruption of the old bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty.  Official land is undoubtedly the biggest breeding ground for corruption. Now the people all over the world are staring at official land. As long as the government privatizes official land, it can basically calm the anger of the people and calm down this terrible storm.  The first is the unification of currency, the second is the adequacy of money supply, and the third is the monetization of government expenditures and official salaries. If these three problems are solved, then official land can be privatized and sold, but  The problem is that none of the above three points are present, and the privatization of official land is difficult to implement. Li Hu simplified a complex matter, but things in this world have their own laws of operation, and Changsun will definitely fail if they violate the laws of operation.  Kang Ning saw no hope of success at all. He was at a loss and could only turn to Li Hu, hoping that Li Hu would give him a way to "win the Northern Expedition."  "Li Hu smiled and said, "The Northern Expedition was victorious.  The prestige of the Tiger Army has grown unprecedentedly, and now the Tiger Army has become the hope of the people.  " After the victory of the Northern Expedition, the new bureaucrats represented by Hu Lie will go to various places to serve as military and political governors, eliminate old bureaucrats in various places, punish a group of corrupt officials who have committed heinous crimes, and then win the support of the people and come up with a series of reform measures.  To appease the people, the most important measure is the privatization of official land. The privatization of official land does take time, and the sale of official land must take into account the interests of all classes, but as long as it gets started, the people will see hope.  Slowly calmed down. ¡°There are several steps to privatizing official land, but the implementation of each step means a reduction in the income of government offices and officials. How to solve this contradiction?  "According to Changsun Kangning's plan, the privatization of official land must be carried out after currency unification, sufficient money supply and the monetization of government agencies and official salaries. Now it is reversed. The privatization of official land starts first, which results in the interests of the bureaucracy being affected.  "Government expenditures and local officials' salaries do not all come from official fields. The reason why official fields have become the target of the storm is because the income from official fields has become a treasury for corruption among the bureaucratic class.  Therefore, privatizing official land first will not cause central and local governments and officials at all levels to be unable to handle official duties or even have enough to eat.  "Li Hu said, "In addition, the streamlining of government agencies and officials at all levels is carried out simultaneously, which can greatly reduce expenditures.  " Having said this, Li Hu pointed at Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning, "I have another suggestion. Your Ordinance Department should consider adjusting the division of local administrative areas.  Now local administrative areas are divided into three poles: roads, states, and counties. I think the states and counties of each road can be merged. Two states can be merged into one state, or three states can be changed into two states. The same goes for counties. In this way,  It can reduce the number of local government agencies and officials and further save the court's expenses. From other aspects, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.  " Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning secretly complained. "Li Hu said it lightly, we must resolutely promote the privatization of official land and implement it immediately, and even require the simplification of institutions and officials to be carried out simultaneously, but whether it is the privatization of official land or the streamlining of institutions and officials.  It involves the interests of all parties, and it is very difficult to implement and takes time. What is lacking at the moment is time. ¡°According to your method, each change measure is carried out step by step.  Then as China and Turkey unify, the competition for the interests of all parties becomes more and more fierce, and the possibility of successful reform becomes smaller and smaller.  Li Hu waved his arms vigorously and said coldly, "Why did Wang Jinggong's reform fail?"  Why does Cai Jing¡¯s new policy run counter to his original intentions?  These bloody lessons tell us the fact that if we want to succeed in reform, we have to be heavy-handed and ruthless.  Cai Jing handled a Yuanyou Party member case that year, which led to the smooth implementation of the New Deal.  The same goes for us. If we want to succeed in reform and revitalize China-Earth, we must first wipe out the old bureaucratic forces.  The purpose of this storm is to destroy the old bureaucratic power, destroy the old system, and use this as an opportunity to establish a brand new system and a new dynasty.  " Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning were overwhelmed by Li Hu's heroic spirit. At this point, the storm has risen, and the Northern Expedition is about to begin. Li Hu has no way back, and others can only follow him to the end without hesitation. Success or failure depends on this.  In one fell swoop, ¡°I will immediately draw up a specific implementation plan for the privatization of government land.  " Changsun Kangning no longer hesitated and made a decisive decision. "Before the end of the year, you must come up with a practical plan.  "Li Hu urged, "In this plan, we mustThe interests of the people must be taken into account and as many ordinary people as possible can own their own piece of land.  " Changsun Kangning nodded repeatedly. The storm is getting bigger and bigger. If you are not careful, you will implicate the local wealthy businessmen. To calm down the storm, of course, you must take into account the interests of the people, otherwise the officials will be dead.  The rich man is also dead. Li Hu's move is so powerful that he kills two birds with one stone.
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