Jinling Royal City, the former official residence of the Sihui Mansion.
After Li Yu succeeded to the throne, in order to be respectful to the court, submit to the Central Plains, and avoid disasters, he ordered the derogation of rituals. In addition to the downgrading of the palace records and ceremonial guards, institutions such as Zhongshu Menxia, Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Menxia, and Hanlin Academy also
All were renamed and downgraded. The Sihuifu was the original Shangshu Province, the department with real power.
There are a large number of atlases and files arranged in different categories in the official hall. It can be said that all official records of the armies of various states under the rule of Liangjiang are included in them. Although judging from the development of the Jiangnan area in recent years, the actual situation is different from the official records.
There is a big gap, but these atlases are still of great value. Through these, the imperial court can have a basic understanding of the population, land, and economic conditions in the Liangjiang area.
Therefore, before entering Jinling City, Li Yu and his ministers also sealed all the books in accordance with the requirements of the Han army. After entering the city, they specially sent people to protect them. The two brothers Liu Yang and Liu Xu went directly to the meeting.
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This stay lasted for three days. During these days, Liu Yang stayed here. Originally, an attendant suggested that he live in Jinling Palace, but after consideration and Li Fang reminded him, he refused. Jinling Palace
Naturally, it became the emperor's palace. He, the prince, could live in it, but it was not necessary and it would easily arouse comments from others. Furthermore, Li Yu's family had to be given time to move...
Liu Yang read these books with great interest. When he was in the imperial court, Liu Chengyou once gave him a task, asking him to take time out on weekdays to check the household registration, land, taxation, corvee and other records of various states in the Han Dynasty. It was very boring.
It is still difficult to read the things in detail to this day, but the national conditions of the Han Dynasty are reflected in them, which also deepens Liu Yang's understanding of the country's basic information.
During these three days, after a cursory observation and simple statistics from the officials, Liu Yang could not help but sigh: "The wealth and population of Jiangnan are really amazing.
Amazing!"
Under the Liangjiang River, there are nearly 600,000 registered households in the nineteen states and three armies, with a population of more than 3.7 million. Even if other economic benefits are not included, the welfare of the population alone is enough to be great. In terms of population density, in this world,
There is probably no place comparable to the Jiangnan area.
"His Majesty said that the most important thing for him when taking Jiangnan is population and land. With this supplement, the number of Dahan Dingkou will directly exceed 20 million!" Liu Yang couldn't help but smile and said to Li Fang.
Even now, the performance evaluation of Han officials still uses population growth as the first indicator. After many years of cultivation, even with the support of imperial policies, as of the fifteenth year of Qianyou, the registered population in the areas controlled by the imperial court was
Only nearly 18 million, including the population gained from the recapture of Yanyun. The Jiangnan and Jiangxi regions can provide so many Dingkou.
The idea of people-oriented thinking has always been very popular, and the size of the population is the foundation of a country's strength. Therefore, Liu Yang can already imagine how Emperor Liu and the ministers in Tokyo will be when they learn the specific situation.
joy.
As for the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, take the official reserve of Jinling as an example. According to the register, the grain and rice alone are worth 1.2 million dan. Even if all the people are included, it can supply the entire city of Jinling for five months.
The consumption does not include the personal savings of the officials and the people. If we save some money, we can obviously last longer.
Although other materials such as silk and cloth could not fill the warehouses, they were still a huge amount of wealth. Therefore, in terms of guard strength and material basis, Jinling was very sufficient. Of course, they all eventually became Han
captured by the army.
Li Fang was also in a good mood and sighed with emotion: "If Jinling can share the same hatred and the army and the people are united, it will be very difficult for the imperial army to conquer the city even with its powerful weapons!"
Of course, as winners, they are qualified to make such an evaluation. Liu Yang said with a little pride in his tone: "It's a pity that they can't do it, and with the strength of Wang Shi, they can't stop it."
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"Master Li, how much do you think the records in these books are true?" Liu Yang suddenly asked Li Fang.
Hearing this question, Li Fang couldn't help but look at the crown prince. Obviously, he was doubting the authenticity of these data, probably due to the influence of Emperor Liu. After thinking about it, Li Fang said: "Dingkou, land, is generally
This is because the local states and counties conduct inventories, measurements, and then report them layer by layer. After calculation, they are finally recorded. Some discrepancies and gaps are normal!"
Hearing this, Liu Yang nodded and said: "The question is, how many discrepancies there are and how big the gap is! In the court, it was often heard that the dignitaries and landlords in the south of the Yangtze River had extensive land, with crisscrossing roads and thousands of fields.
There are many acres of land, and I am thinking that the land of Liangjiang is not very wide, but there are many small towns. It is so uneven, how can the people make a living, and how can there be long-term peace and stability?"
Suddenly hearing the prince say such words, not only Li Fang, but also several officials waiting in the hall could not help but look surprised. The prince's face was immature, but it was full of serious thinking. Li Fang sighed in his heart, feeling that for the first time
, this prince is not simple.
Even if you are surrounded by the emperor, it is not easy to make such a judgment and think like this. What Liu Yang raised can be regarded as directly pointing to the core issue of fighting chaos, land. Even if the commodity economy has achieved great development, as the foundation
What supports it is still the land and its output. Therefore, the foundation of governance is still the land.
The land and wealth in the Jiangnan area are obviously very unbalanced, even worse than those in Chengdu back then. Although it is not clear what happened in the chaos in Shuzhong back then, after the chaos was sorted out, Jiannan
The development of Tao is obvious to all, social conflicts have been greatly alleviated, extravagance has been curbed, public security and economy have made significant progress, and there is a feeling of breaking and then standing.
After being an official for so many years, he has rich experience in governing affairs, and Li Fang's political awareness is also relatively high. Therefore, the problems in Jiangnan can also be seen to some extent. After being pacified, the court will definitely carry out rectification. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Does it mean anything when you say something like this suddenly?
When Li Fang frowned and thought, Liu Yang smiled again and said relaxedly: "It's just my random thoughts for a moment! I heard that in the past two years, the lives of the people in Jiangnan have not been healthy, so I feel something!"
Upon hearing this, Li Fang hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, although the south of the Yangtze River is a fertile land with abundant products, if we impose excessive taxes and impose excessive taxes, the people's livelihood will still be difficult. Only good governance can provide long-term peace and stability!"
Liu Yang said directly: "How to govern well?"
Li Fang said: "I think your Majesty and the officials in the court are already planning this matter!"
"Before coming, His Majesty gave me a homework assignment, asking me to write a strategy on the situation in Jiangnan. Now, I have found a direction!" Liu Yang said: "If I say that Jiangnan is safe and orderly, I can't say anything unreasonable, but
Let’s just pick one point to talk about, and with Master Li’s help, there won’t be any problem!”
"Your Highness's talent is truly amazing!" Li Fang simply praised him.
Hearing this, Liu Yang couldn't help but laugh: "Master Li, your Majesty has said that you are not allowed to praise and flatter me in my ears!"
Hearing that Liu Yang was joking, Li Fang also cupped his hands and smiled and said: "I forgot my feelings for a moment. When I return to the court, I will apologize to His Majesty!"
The two couldn't help laughing a bit. Not long after becoming the crown prince, Li Fang was transferred back to Tokyo and worked beside him. After several years, the relationship between the two people was still very close.
After pondering for a while, Liu Yang ordered: "Send someone to check the contents of the Jinling official warehouse again, get an accurate amount, and create a new record. If you can sort it out, sort it out first!"
"Yes!" Li Fang felt that there was nothing wrong with Liu Yang's idea, so he immediately agreed.
"By the way, where is eldest brother?" Liu Yang asked Liu Xu.
Li Fang glanced at the prince and saw that there was nothing strange on his face, and said, "The eldest prince has been visiting Jinling in private these past two days to experience the life of the people in Jiangnan!"