Founder of this empire in Chinaâs west and northwest was Yuwen Jue å®æè¦º (posthumous Beizhou Xiaomindi åå¨åéå¸ - see titles of rulers), a son of the mighty Xiongnu å奴 general Yuwen Tai å®ææ³°.
Yuwen Yong also altered some regulations of the equal-field system (juntianfa åç°æ³) for the size of the alloted fields and the tax in silk material.
Concerning the structure of the central government, Yuwen Yong followed the innovations of Yuwen Tai å®ææ³° in the 530es, installing the six ministries (liuguan å å®) that are described in the Confucian classic Zhouli.