After the Shanxi incident was over and Luoyang looked again, Li Jia felt particularly comfortable.

However, too many countries were destroyed and their passion was completely exhausted. It was difficult for the small Northern Han Kingdom to excite him anymore. Therefore, at the welcome of the ministers, Li Jia directly entered the palace.

The summer heat is coming in July, and the Luoyang Imperial Palace is like a stove, making people breathless. Li Jia is in a good mood and is completely extinguished.

Helplessly, he could only stay there. After all, most of the yamen in the court had moved to Luoyang and was constantly operating, so he could only accommodate him.

As for his heart, he was thinking about how to expand the palace, that is, like the summer resort of the Qing Dynasty, he would not be trapped in the capital and be difficult to endure all seasons.

The prime ministers in the Political Affairs Hall were already accustomed to the heat and were sweating profusely to report to the emperor's work.

In fact, there was nothing big. The emperor just missed the summer harvest from June to July. Sun Zhao reported to the emperor with joy on his face.

Simply put, the world is almost unified, the Central Plains have been peaceful for two years, and the South has been peaceful for four or five years. Everything is in accordance with the established plan, and the court is constantly operating.

However, since the chaotic times of the Five Dynasties, there have been many drawbacks and the administration has been difficult. We must continue to maintain a high-pressure situation to stabilize the rule.

In terms of money and grain, the ten northern prefectures, the thirteen southern prefectures, and the twenty-three prefectures were handed over to the central government, with about 30 million stones of grain and 8 million stagnant of money. The surplus was very rich. The warehouses in Luoyang were full.

Although Luoyang City is still in full swing, the treasury has been repaired very early, such as Luokou Cang, etc. Together, it is impossible to save about 20 million stones of grain.

However, it is a pity that rice is stored for at most three to five years, while corn, commonly known as millet, can be stored for about ten years. This is also the staple food of the people in the north. The only disadvantage is that the yield is too small and it is gradually being replaced by wheat.

Therefore, Sun Zhao was full of energy and said with a smile on his face: "Now that the Northern Han Dynasty has come down, the sea is peaceful and the world is peaceful, and the money and grain of the treasury are enough to be used for two years. The local governments, except for Xiangxi and Shandong, are all self-sufficient, and the people live in peace, and there are no bandits. This is a prosperous era!"

"A prosperous era!"

Li Jia sighed, and when he saw everyone, he looked happy, and couldn't help but say: "Although all the nations were destroyed, it can only be considered peaceful. The Khitan in the northeast is lying in the northeast, waiting for an opportunity. Although we can celebrate, don't forget the danger."

"Why can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?"

As soon as these words were said, they were domineering.

Everyone was stunned and understood the emperor's mentality of not stopping life and war. For a moment, they thought about it and swallowed up all the words they said.

Obviously, the emperor had already understood that years of war had consumed the last little effort of the people, and the literati hated him deeply. Although the warriors were still rampant, the literati did not have any resistance.

Therefore, seeing that the world is almost done, the literati have a sense of silence.

The emperor also said domineeringly, saying that he would choke them to death and not give them a chance.

Seeing the scene, Zhao Cheng relied on the Prime Minister's identity and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said so much. Yan Yun has not returned, as if there is a house but no door. Wouldn't you be waiting for the thieves to enter?"

"But, Yan Yun's affairs are related to the Khitan, and they must be careful and cautious, and not rush for a moment. In the eyes of the empress, there is no worries within the Tang Dynasty, only foreign enemies, and governance of the country must be taken as the key!"

"This statement makes sense!" Li Jia nodded, governing the country is the main focus and fighting wars are the auxiliary. This is the right reason and it is absolutely irreversible.

To put it bluntly, as long as the Central Plains recovers its vitality, wouldn’t it be easy to fight the Khitan?

You know, when Zhao Guangyi made an attempt to fight the Northern Expedition, he used 400,000 people. The Khitans were frightened and carried out national recruitment, which was only useful.

Now, it is embarrassing that Li Jia can't afford 400,000 people at all, and 300,000 is enough. Only by governing the country can the army be expanded, and only by expanding the army can we fight.

When everyone saw Zhao Chengyuan coming, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Sure enough, the Prime Minister is the Prime Minister.

"Mencius said that if you do not use rules, you cannot form a square or round. Ouyang Xun, the former Tang Dynasty, said that there is no law to govern a country, and if you abide by the law and do not change, you will decline!"

Zhao Cheng stood up and said with a sincere expression: "It has been sixty years since the previous Tang Dynasty. The world has changed, and the customs of the people have changed several times. The rules of the Tang Dynasty are no longer useful. Zhou Shizong has established the rules of the punishment and the court and the country have made great contributions. Now the Tang Dynasty has dominated the world, so why not practice it again?"

The so-called law is actually just like minting coins, year names, and history. It mainly declares orthodox status and tells the people of the world that dynasties have changed and must be engaged in accordance with the new law.

The criminal law system of the Five Dynasties was actually an extension of the criminal law system of the Tang Dynasty. All dynasties attached great importance to the construction of the criminal law system, such as the Later Liang Youyou's "Daliang Xinding Format Laws" and the Later Tang Youyou's "Tongguang Criminal Laws and the Later Tang Youyouyou.

Like the Later Han Dynasty, the laws were the most severe, even more fierce than the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was not unfair to perish after four years.

For example, Liu Zhiyuan hated the thief, "If you don't ask how many thieves are, they will die."

Stealing a penny is also a death sentence.

Even Prime Minister Su Fengji drafted a decree and issued legal documents to all prefectures and counties, stipulating that all thieves, family members and neighbors would be executed.

Later, the clan was punished too tragically and was boycotted by everyone, so the clan was removed and stipulated that all thieves, family members, and neighbors would be executed.

Such harsh laws have far exceeded the scope of repeated sanctions in troubled times, thus bringing tragic consequences.

In Yunzhou, Shandong, Zhang Lingrou, a thief envoy, "killed hundreds of 17 villagers in Pingyin County."

Ye Renlu, the governor of Weizhou, led his troops to catch thieves. At that time, more than a dozen villagers helped to chase the thieves. When the thieves fled in the mountains, they did not distinguish between them and captured these villagers, "cut off their tendons, stormed the foothills, and yelled in a flash, and died for days."

Ye Renlu killed innocent people indiscriminately, but Su Fengji considered him a capable talent!

Therefore, local officials in the world followed suit, and theft and murders became a disaster.

Other laws in the Later Han Dynasty were very strict, such as selling private salt, and those who ate wine and music were executed. If they were sold privately for one inch of cowhide, they were sentenced to death...

The Later Zhou Dynasty was deleted and produced the "Da Zhou Criminal Constitution", which made the people very happy.

In history, the Northern Song Dynasty followed its method and just changed its head and face.

The Tang Dynasty actually has many disadvantages, such as the ability to impose a different identity system on the person who commits the crime.

The "Tang Law Commentary" stipulates that there are nobles, and officials who commit crimes can be exempted from reduction through various channels such as requests, reductions, exemptions, redemptions, and official positions. As long as they have an official position, there is no such thing as a death penalty at all.

For criminal untouchables, they are "fearing danger but not guilty", "stop punishment with punishment", and severely punish them without lending.

To put it bluntly, the difference in its remaining hierarchy makes people unable to bear to look at it. The law is trampled on, so how can we govern the country?

The Anshi Rebellion is actually inevitable.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty was the last aristocratic era in China.
Chapter completed!