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They then sent people to infiltrate extensively.
They even directly disseminated the official gazette of the Great Liang Dynasty.
Tong Guan put in a lot of effort,
Even so, they could not prevent the spies of the Great Liang from spreading news about the Great Liang.
Now it seems the extent of the spies' infiltration into the Great Liang Dynasty...
It will probably exceed his expectations.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have found Zong Ze so quickly.
Zhao Yuan stood up and walked down from the platform.
He stepped forward and smiled.
"It's been a long time. How is Lord Zong doing?"
Everyone in the hall saw King Liang rise to greet him.
They hurriedly stood up.
Zong Ze bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Prince Liang."
"I also congratulate King Liang on pacifying Jiangnan."
"From now on, I am a commoner under the rule of the Great Liang."
"He was just about to take his family and live in seclusion,"
"Please, King Liang, allow us to proceed."
Xu Guanzhong laughed and said, "Zhao Ji and Zhao Zicheng have both become subjects of my Great Liang."
"Why must Lord Zong be so persistent?"
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Our Great Liang has no shortage of elite soldiers and fierce generals."
"The only thing lacking is a capable minister who can govern a peaceful era."
"This year, there has been a severe drought in the Jiangnan region,"
"People are displaced,"
"A capable minister is exactly needed to pacify the region."
"I implore you, Lord Zong, for the sake of the people of Jiangnan,"
"To be appointed Governor-General of Zhejiang Circuit,"
"It's roughly Jiangnan East Road."
As he spoke, he bowed to Zong Ze again.
Upon hearing that the Prince of Liang had appointed Zong Ze as the Governor-General of Jiangnan East Circuit, the group of surrendered officials from the Southern Song Dynasty...
My eyes are red.
The Governor-General of Daliang was in charge of all political affairs of the region.
The territory previously held by the Southern Song Dynasty,
It's only half of Jiangnan East Road.
Some prefectures were also seized by Lü Shinang.
In other words, once Zong Ze submits to the Great Liang...
The number of prefectures under its jurisdiction exceeded the entire territory of the previous Southern Song Dynasty.
Currently, the Great Liang Dynasty has only appointed eight governors-general: Shandong (formerly Jingdong Circuit), Hebei, Shanxi (formerly Hedong Circuit), Henan (formerly Jingji Circuit), Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia...
Chapter 1774 Governor-General of the Twenty-Eight Routes
In addition, the Huainan East and West Routes, and the Jiangnan East and West Routes, which were just captured.
Zong Zehui rose to become one of the twelve Grand Governors of the Great Liang Dynasty.
Of course, this was the idea of a surrendered official from the Southern Song Dynasty.
In fact, Zhao Yuan had already given Zhao Yuan a map based on his memory.
The names of Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan Roads mentioned earlier came from his idea.
Zhao Yuan wanted to divide the Great Liang into twenty-eight routes.
Excluding the existing Eighth Route Army units from Shandong, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia,
Huainan East-West Road will be renamed Jiangsu Road and Anhui Road.
Jiangnan East and West Roads were renamed Zhejiang Road and Jiangxi Road, respectively.
In the future, there will be 16 more routes: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia.
In fact, these are the provinces and autonomous regions of later generations.
Although the size of each road and subsequent provinces may vary,
However, the general location will not change.
The Northern Song Dynasty originally had twenty-three circuits.
The main road was expanded to twenty-eight lanes.
However, the territory will also expand.
However, the various prefectures and counties did not take any major action.
That means there will be twenty-eight governors in the Great Liang Dynasty in the future.
Twenty-eight generals.
There were many veterans in Liangshan.
Choosing twenty-eight generals was not difficult.
But there were twenty-eight governors.
However, this left Daliang in a predicament.
The governor-general can be considered a powerful regional official.
But on a national scale...
He was merely one of the twenty-eight governors.
There are also six ministers in the imperial court whose official positions are above them.
The six ministers are of the second rank.
The six vice ministers and the governors-general of various regions were all of the second rank.
The Twenty-Eight Routes represent the map of the Great Liang Empire that Zhao Yuan plans to build.
Of course, after defeating the Twenty-Eighth Route Army...
The military might of the Great Liang will not cease.
However, as the distance increases, communication and troop deployment will lag significantly.
Therefore, Zhao Yuan did not plan to build any more roads.
Instead, they built kingdoms of varying sizes in all areas outside of China.
These kingdoms were subordinate to the Great Liang Empire.
They had to pay tribute to the Liang Dynasty every year.
And the kings of these kingdoms will all be Zhao Yuan's sons.
When a kingdom is in trouble,
The nearby kingdoms can provide assistance.
Without having to wait for the Liang Empire to send troops.
Seeing the Prince of Liang bow to him, Zong Ze hurriedly returned the bow.
"Zong Ze is nothing more than a commoner,"
"How could I possibly accept such a grand gesture from the King of Liang?"
Zhao Yuan, however, did not get up and insisted,
"We humbly request that Lord Zong accept this official position."
"To benefit the local people."
Zong Ze was touched by the exceptional courtesy Zhao Yuan had shown him since Runzhou.
"The King of Liang is so kind to you,"
"Zong Ze can only repay this debt with his life."
Zhao Yuan heard that Zong Ze was willing to submit.
He straightened up and laughed.
"Good, good, our Great Liang has gained another wise minister,"
"Today is only for this celebration."
Zhao Yuan grabbed Zong Ze's wrist,
Go to the second position on the left.
"Lord Zong, please have a seat. You should have been seated in the first place."
"I'm afraid you won't want to sit."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zicheng
He couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.
His position was the most awkward.
He is said to be an emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, if the name is not legitimate, then the words will not be accepted.
The country is not strong.
They were all captured before they could withstand a single attack from the Liang army.
When they sent someone to request surrender...
They didn't dare to make any more demands.
They only asked King Liang to forgive their sins.
Zhao Yuan was able to pardon them as he wished.
Zhao Zicheng was only given the title of viscount.
Tong Guan, a baron
They held no official positions.
Chapter 1775 Continued Expansion of the Army
Zhao Zicheng's viscountship could be passed down to a baron.
However, Tong Guan's title was the lowest.
The lineage could not be passed down, and naturally, Tong Guan would not have any true descendants.
Although the title was not high
Zhao Zicheng was quite satisfied.
During the Song Dynasty,
He was merely a leisurely member of the royal family.