From Chang'an to Luoyang, it's neither far nor close.
If the message was sent urgently, it would arrive in almost one day. The two administrative centers of the Central Plains dynasties were very convenient in this day and age.
Therefore, the kings of the Central Plains Dynasty rotated back and forth between the two places, giving Luoyang the name of the Eastern Capital and Chang'an as the Western Capital.
During the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou Dynasties, the separatist forces also used this as a basis to divide the east and west and establish confrontation.
But now Chang'an and Luoyang are very new.
Yang Jian built the city of Daxing, and Yang Guang built Luoyang, the eastern capital. Especially Yang Guang's construction of the eastern capital was so vast that it was almost unique. The overall layout of Luoyang was several times that of Chang'an, with a radius of nearly a hundred miles, and both were located in the eastern capital.
It includes several satellite cities, two large warehouses, Xiyuan with an area of 200 miles, Tongji Canal connecting the north and south, etc...
It is said that during the construction of the Eastern Capital and its ancillary projects, more than two million people were employed every month.
More than half of the wealth Yang Jian saved was actually used here by Yang Guang.
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The emperor's car must not be driven in such a hurry. It took more than twenty days to reach the border of Luoyang, the eastern capital, with stops and starts. It was not a little slower than Li Po's expected journey.
You must know that during the northern tour in the third year of Yuan Zhen's reign, it only took about ten days to get from Chang'an to the Mayi frontier fortress. It was so slow to take the concubine with him.
Officials from various places along the way greeted the holy driver, but Li Po stayed at various places for a while and looked around.
Henan has only been recovering for a few years, and the tragic images of white bones exposed in the wild and no roosters crowing for thousands of miles are no longer visible, but the population is still very sparse in both cities and villages.
Large tracts of fertile land are in the hands of the government and cannot be exploited. Take Mianchi as an example. It was also a large town in Henan and was near Dongdu, which was an extremely prosperous place.
Nowadays, there are only a few hundred households in the city, and the counties under its jurisdiction have a lot of idle land. Not to mention compared to southern Shanxi, even Mayi is much better than here now.
However, the mental outlook of the officials is still good.
Henan was under military control for two years before. Many officials in Henan were actually from the military. When military control was gradually lifted, most of these people stayed in the local area and completed the transition from soldiers to bureaucrats.
This situation is similar to when Li Po raised troops in Mayi. It is a phenomenon that will inevitably occur after a war. No one has done any research, and it is difficult to clearly distinguish between the pros and cons.
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Li Po was familiar with this and had no intention of making any changes.
Firstly, places such as Henan, Shandong and Hebei need to be strictly controlled to a certain extent to quell the impact of the war. Secondly, meritorious soldiers also need such places to be resettled.
The trend of appointing generals and becoming prime ministers was actually similar to this. The generals had made great achievements, but there was no reward in military positions. In addition, each family had extraordinary family backgrounds, so they had to be rewarded with the position of prime minister.
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The emperor's car was passing by on the ground in Henan. Even though Li Po repeatedly said that he wanted to be simple, there were still more than 20,000 people at the time of the trip.
The Yulin Army, Tun Guards, Prison Gate Guards and other capital garrison troops all sent people to accompany them to escort them. Together with the concubines and the palace servants who attended them, as well as the accompanying officials and their servants, the momentum was considerable.
Li Po didn't dare to stay any longer. The more than 20,000 people were more than the population of most counties and cities in Henan today. As soon as the emperor drove by, the local officials would probably complain again and again.
The family's financial resources are too small, and welcoming the emperor is a hard job. The Ministry of Household Affairs cannot pay all the expenses, and the local government must bear part of it. If the emperor passes by once or twice, the local government in Henan will go bankrupt and liquidate.
Today's government is not like the Qing Dynasty, where there is such a word as "deficit". The court keeps a close eye on money and food. No one is rich, so no one can play tricks.
The major infrastructure projects started last year have been much slower in Henan than in the south and west. It is for this reason.
It is difficult to recruit civilian husbands, and they do not have enough money and food. The so-called clever women cannot make a living without rice.
Most of Dou Jiande's hundreds of thousands of surrendered troops were retained by Henan, which could slightly alleviate the situation in Henan, but it also caused Hebei to become a large military camp again.
The total number of troops stationed in Hebei seems to be more than the number of people in Hebei...
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As soon as they entered the territory of Dongdu, Xiao Yu and others accompanied Li Po. While explaining various things about Luoyang to the emperor, they prepared to accompany the emperor to meet with the officials who were coming to Luoyang.
At this time, an interesting episode occurred.
Someone came in front to report that several monks wanted to meet him and claimed to be monks from the White Horse Temple in Luoyang.
Li Po has never been fond of bald people, but this is how he behaves. Likes and dislikes often do not affect his behavior. For example, when the Funan people came to court some time ago, he asked Li Jing to find some eminent monks from Jingzhou.
He followed the Funan envoy back to Funan to preach the Dharma.
This matter also reflects his thinking. Whether or not to spread Buddhism is only secondary. As long as the monks can go to a place, they will unintentionally bring the etiquette and culture of the Central Plains there and have a certain influence.
The monks from the Central Plains have established a firm foothold outside, and the tentacles of the Tang Dynasty are likely to follow.
The envoys from the Western Turks also followed the same procedure when they left. The monks were all found from the Jingxiang area, which was one of the base areas of the Southern Dynasties. It was also the area where Buddhism was most prosperous. There were many monks, and it was actually a good thing for some of the leading ones to disappear.
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"What are they going to do? How dare they block my path?"
Li Po's tone was not good. After seeing the scene in Henan with his own eyes, even though it was much better than expected, Li Po's mood gradually dropped a lot.
How could the person who reported the report make it clear? Xiao Yu, who was accompanying him, smiled and persuaded: "The person who dares to face Jun Yan must be a virtuous person..."
It is said that the White Horse Temple was established during the Han Dynasty, and there are many eminent monks there. Your Majesty may wish to meet you. There are not many opportunities to discuss Zen with eminent monks."
Li Po glanced at this guy. There were many people in the court who believed in Buddhism, and the Xiao family and the Chen family were the outstanding ones among them.
But when the sword was applied to them, they didn't see how the Buddha took care of them. Madam Xiao was very pious, but look at what she has lived in this life, and with her status, can she still cultivate for the next life?
Li Po ordered: "Then take them with you, ask them why they came, and then talk to them after they settle down in Luoyang."
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Turning around, he began to challenge Xiao Yu, "When I accompanied the army to conquer Liaodong, there were many soldiers in the army, and murderous intent filled the sky and the earth. However, Yang Guang held a Dharma meeting in the palace of Zhuojun.
I don’t know what these people said, but I saw the monks and Taoist priests opening altars one after another to practice the practice, and the Taoist priests stopped talking. Aren’t the monks compassionate? How can they still practice the practice in order to achieve great victory? How many people will die? The mercy of the Buddha
Where is your heart?
Please don’t say that those Buddhist monks are all fake monks. It is said that they are all famous monks who are the virtuous and eminent monks in your mouth. Their actions make me very confused. You are a devout Buddhist, can you help me solve my confusion?"
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