Chapter 188 The current situation of party members
Only one day later, someone from the prefecture came to visit him directly. He conveyed the order to the prefectural government and summoned Xu Xuan to teach at Zhihe Academy. Feng Guang's work efficiency was also reflected. Xu Xuan's reputation is not small after all.
Yes, for the upper class, it was a strange person to be able to avoid death and exile even if he offended the emperor.
There may be too many issues worth debating about letting him be an official, but with his profound knowledge, there is no problem at all in being a teacher. In addition, having Emperor Liu speak out in front of him is equivalent to liberating the evil spirit in Xu Xuan.
Without the invisible shackles, the Fengzhou government did not need to take political risks and boldly appointed Xu Xuan.
When faced with the invitation from the state government, Xu Xuan fell ill again and behaved very reservedly. He refused directly, saying that he was a sinner and an old shepherd who did not dare to mislead others.
However, no matter how many messengers were ordered, they were directly ordered by the governor. Without any concern for Xu Xuan's pretentiousness, they directly put him in the car and almost kidnapped him back to the city to resume his life.
As far as Emperor Liu was concerned, Xu Xuan was of no importance, and even mentioning him was just a coincidence. Originally, when Feng Guang saw that he mentioned Xu Xuan a few more times, he asked for permission to receive him, but Emperor Liu refused directly.
Why do you want to see this man? Look at his stinky face, admire his literary demeanor, or listen to his self-righteous and offensive remarks? Emperor Liu was not interested at all.
By the time Xu Xuan was "invited" to Fengzhou City, the imperial driver had already set off again, leaving Fengzhou and turning south along the Yellow River to inspect Xia Sui. After leaving Fengzhou, what he experienced was still desolate. What he saw with his own eyes was that
Emperor Liu only knew that the desertification of the Hetao Plain, which was only for profit, was already obvious.
Although he did not observe in depth, Emperor Liu was deeply touched by the desolate habitat released by the vast desert in the heart of the Hetao. Therefore, Emperor Liu directly issued an edict from the camp to plant trees to stabilize water and soil, and spread it to Daozhou in the upper reaches of the river.
, and once again raised the standards for tree harvesting, especially prohibiting indiscriminate logging.
In the more than ten years since peace was restored in the northwest, reconstruction work has been carried out in various places. Construction has resumed rapidly and a large number of constructions have been carried out. The demand for wood building materials is naturally widespread.
In the northwest region, there is also a shortage of huge and good trees. Emperor Liu is also aware of these situations. In his early years, because the Tubo tyrants in Qinzhou were harvesting trees for profit, Emperor Liu made a special investigation on this matter.
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Now, even though he had gone through it himself, Emperor Liu had no idea how effective his decree would be. After all, there was no reference for comparison.
However, all he can do is try his best to persuade and impose some restrictions. After all, vegetation is an essential material for people's lives. In the face of survival, the damage to the environment can only be placed in a secondary consideration.
Of course, Emperor Liu must strictly prohibit the indiscriminate deforestation carried out to meet the needs of large-scale construction projects. And these, the first to be controlled, are the bureaucrats, nobles, wealthy businessmen and those tribes.
In any case, through Emperor Liu's several decrees and opinions over the years, those who study history in later generations will probably agree and appreciate Emperor Liu's far-sighted protection of water and soil in the upper reaches of the Yellow River...
Going south from Fengzhou, the road is relatively easy and smooth. However, it is sparsely populated and desolate. It is normal to see no human habitation for hundreds of miles.
On the Yulin Road side, Yang Ye, Wu Tingzuo, Wang Shenqi and others took the initiative to lead people to greet him, and Emperor Liu summoned him to Lingzhou. Lingzhou is also a major entrance into the Hexi Corridor.
It has experienced great development in the past two decades.
Today, it is not only a major military center in the northwest, but also an economic center. Although it has not become a Taoist government, its political status is no less than any Taoist government in the northwest.
If Lingzhou is stable, it can radiate to the entire core area of the northwest. It is also an extremely important link in the military system of the northwest of the Han Dynasty. It plays a pivotal role and is the cornerstone town for maintaining the stability of the northwest region.
By the seventh year of Kaibao, the population of soldiers and civilians under Lingzhou's jurisdiction had exceeded 100,000, and there were even 5,000 permanent garrison troops, half of whom were cavalry.
When he arrived in Lingzhou, Emperor Liu really saw the appearance of the city in the northwestern part of the Han Dynasty. It was a different scene and a different prosperity. Military parades, meetings, inspections, visits, starting from Yunzhong, he started his westward tour and arrived in Lingzhou.
After a long journey of two thousand miles, Emperor Liu stayed in this important town in the northwest for a long enough time, ten days.
Regarding Yang Ye, Wu Tingzuo, Wang Shenqi and other important ministers, Emperor Liu's attitude was as usual, he recognized and encouraged him. At the same time, he held a secret meeting on Liao affairs and made some plans for future troops.
Yang Ye and Wang Shenqi, who had long had their ambitions, were so excited that they were ready to act and made no secret of it.
At the same time, Emperor Liu also made time to meet with the leaders of the Dangxiang tribe who came to the west with Yang Ye and Wu Tingzuo to express his comfort. As the main population composition under Yulin Road, Dangxiang'an, Yulin'an, Yulin'an, and Northwest
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Emperor Liu knew this well. Therefore, under a series of policies of differentiation, assimilation, and checks and balances, the Dangxiang tribe in the northwest has been trained to a certain extent. Compared with when Li of the Dingnan Army was in charge, the cohesion of the Dangxiang tribe has become worse.
It has been greatly reduced. On the contrary, under the overt and covert instigation of the Han Dynasty, the trend of splitting has become more obvious.
Of course, this was also the result of the strong Han Dynasty and sufficient military strength to deter them. But from his own heart, Emperor Liu always had a wary and even disgusted mentality towards these party members entrenched in the northwest.
The main reason is that the Dangxiang people have taken root in the Xia Sui area for too long and formed their own history, culture, and customs. These are the foundation and foundation for the rise of a nation.
With all the territory in the northwest restored, Xia Sui became the hinterland of the northwest. With such a nation and such a group of forces in his own hinterland, how could Emperor Liu not be suspicious and pay attention to them.
As for the Dangxiang people, would their obedience and surrender to the Han be sincere? Emperor Liu had thought about this question, and he would definitely not.
Just simply compare the gap before and after surrendering to the imperial court. In the past, they were independent, without too strict restrictions, no household registration management, the people of the tribe did not need to be forcibly relocated or even split up, there were no spring and autumn taxes, and there were no obligations that had to be fulfilled
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The various policies implemented by the Han court on Yulin Road, although gradual, were like a rope that was constantly tightened, binding the party members and suppressing their free space. In the transactions with the Han people, their horses, cattle and sheep
, Green and white salt can often make large profits. Now, that advantage is gone. Many tribes that do not produce food have to pay a higher price than before to trade food for survival.
From all aspects, the life of Dangxiang people is not as comfortable as before. This is really far from what the court had previously promoted.
However, at this point, the Dangxiang people do not have much capital to resist. Not to mention the deterrence of the northwest garrison, as far as Dangxiang is concerned, after the Li family and several large families have all moved away, the remaining Dangxiang people have become the same.
Scattered sand, without the ability to work together, can't cause much trouble.
The previous few years were not without turmoil, but they were all ruthlessly suppressed by Yang Ye.
Now, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty visited the northwest and did not forget to meet the representatives of the Dangxiang tribe in person, which gave them enough face. In this regard, the Dangxiang people had no other choice but to surrender, to praise, and to sing praises.
When the emperor was kindly concerned about the livelihood, customs and favors of the Dangxiang tribe, they had to smile and respond respectfully in order to seek the emperor's blessing and care.
Moreover, no matter how obedient and filial they were, Emperor Liu's wariness towards them had not diminished. What is certain is that under the strength of the Han Dynasty, for a long time to come, the Dangxiang people would have no choice but to
