Administrative Divisions (Part 2)

Tang Ji had already given them a way to save face, so those four patriarchs naturally would not push their luck and risk a beating. Thus, they all expressed that they had no further issues and were willing to submit to such a division and arrangement.

Seeing the previous few patriarchs get put in their place, the other patriarchs naturally did not want to invite scolding either. Besides, Luo Chong had already explained the division-of-labor management method just now, and if they had conflicts, the worst they could do was go back and resolve them themselves—there was no need to look for a scolding here.

Seeing no one stand up to object, Tang Ji smiled at Luo Chong once more, signaling for him to continue the division. Luo Chong resumed studying the map.

By letting Luo Chong divide the administrative regions this time, Tang Ji learned a great deal. For instance, she gained a more comprehensive understanding of the products within her own territory, maximizing their value. This included flora and fauna, mineral resources, and population resources, which was the only way to make the tribe develop faster and better.

Yet, to achieve all this, a prerequisite was still necessary: systems and institutions. The centralized model of the Han Tribe was undoubtedly highly efficient. All territories were divided into commanderies and counties, with the chieftain simply issuing orders to the prefect, the prefect managing the county magistrates, and the county magistrates together with a group of deputy officials handling matters for the entire county.

Beneath that, however, the structure further branched down into townships and li-lu, and below the li-lu into shi-wu. This truly achieved imperial authority entering every household, allowing Luo Chong's government decrees to reach every single commoner's family with formidable control.

Of course, this was somewhat overly