Emperor Liu's appointment of Han Xizai unsurprisingly caused quite a stir in the Tokyo court. It was like throwing a huge stone into a calm lake from high altitude, causing loud waves and endless waves, including insects and birds on the water and fish under the water.
The shrimps were all in a state of shock.
The problem is that, in the opinion of most people, His Majesty the Emperor placed too much emphasis on Han Xizai. The Southeast pacifier, one Southeast, and the other pacifier, all need to be highlighted and worth pondering.
This is not only Jiangnan and Jiangxi, but also Wuyue and Fujian, which can be said to include the essence of the south. The pacifier is a position with a long history. In the current Han Dynasty, although it is a temporary assignment of the emperor, but it is usually
Temporary dispatches have astonishing powers, just like the governor envoys and patrol envoys established by the previous emperor.
Han Xizai was sent to the southeast. He obviously received the imperial edict and was an imperial envoy. How could such trust and importance not make the Han courtiers' eyes red and their stomachs sour?
He, Han Xizai, is a surrendered minister. Although he is somewhat famous, he is of no use in the city of Tokyo. As for celebrities, it is only when they give you face that they are famous. If they don’t give it to you, then they are just an old man...
However, generally speaking, the decisions made by Emperor Liu and the appointments that have been issued cannot be changed. Although the voices of discussion are heavy, it is difficult to change his will. Everyone from top to bottom can only stare at Han Xizai to see what he has done.
How, what will be the result.
At the same time, for Han Xizai, this heavy appointment also forced him to have no way out. As a surrendered minister, he shouldered the king's orders, held great power, and enjoyed the glory. Once he made a mistake or did not do it well,
Or if it is done too poorly and fails to achieve the expected results, then what awaits him will be ruined reputation, if not total disaster.
The government affairs in the southeast and Liangjiang area were temporarily handled by Fan Zhiguai and Tongping Zhangzhang, while Zan Jurun was in charge of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Therefore, Han Xizai, the pacifier, went south not to appease the government and appease the people. On the contrary, he went to stir up trouble.
Emperor Liu gave Han Xizai three tasks in total.
First, move the rich. Move the wealthy, powerful businessmen, and big landowners out of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to make more living space for the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, alleviate social conflicts, and reduce the gap between rich and poor. There are three main destinations for relocation, one is Hunan
, two northwest, three Shanyang.
Second, crack down on lawlessness. This is a special crackdown to punish evil, and we will impose the harshest crackdown on those people or families who rely on privileges and have a bad reputation in the fish and meat countryside, in conjunction with the Qihao action, a two-pronged approach.
Third, the redistribution of land. This is also the most important thing. Although it is not intended to be as "vigorous" as it was in Shu, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, even if a blunt knife is used to cut flesh, several methods are implemented in conjunction, and the original situation will be broken.
Wealth pattern.
Of course, Emperor Liu himself knew that this was just a reshuffle to clear the old order, construct a new pattern, alleviate land and wealth conflicts, and strengthen rule. Liu Chengyou even bluntly said to Han Xizai that the inequality between rich and poor in Jiangzuo
, I agree, of course, this is just a private statement.
On the other hand, Emperor Liu's personal will was also at work. The economy and culture of Liangjiang, Wuyue, and Yue had indeed achieved great development under the governance of Li and Qian, but similarly, they were originally parasitic under the two regimes.
Those with vested interests were not favored by Emperor Liu.
Perhaps Emperor Liu was too narrow-minded. Now that the world belongs to the Han Dynasty, he did not want those people to continue to live comfortably and nourished lives. He had to change to something that Emperor Liu felt was suitable and he could feel his dominance before he could give up.
In fact, as far as Han Xizai was concerned, he was a little surprised by Emperor Liu's approach to rectifying the powerful and thought it was too radical. After all, his original reforms were conservative treatments.
If Han Xizai's policy at that time was only to restrict the powerful, big merchants, and big landowners, and to take food and flesh from their mouths, then Emperor Liu would have cut off the roots and started over.
If the method is too drastic, it will easily lead to chaos, civil commotion, or even mutiny. Never underestimate the influence of local powerful clans. However, when you notice Emperor Liu's eyes as bright as the bright moon, the divine light in them is as bright as the moon.
With Ruowu's smile, Han Xizai gave up the idea of admonishing him at that time.
It can be seen that the emperor used him because he was interested in his reputation and talent, and to give himself a chance to clear his name. At the same time, he wanted an executor. He could suggest specific matters, but decision-making matters could not be made.
It's not my turn to talk anymore.
Furthermore, even if there is a deviation from what he had imagined, now that he has been given the opportunity, should he do it or not? After thinking about this clearly, Han Xizai made a smart choice...
Also, how can a hero like Emperor Liu, a unified king, coupled with the strong style he has always cultivated, be threatened by the old powerful men and powerful rightists in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and what capital can they have to bargain with them?
The only remaining concern was perhaps that he did not want to plunge the intact southeastern half into war and suffer unnecessary trauma. However, what Emperor Liu did was what he thought was right and necessary.
If it was really because the policies were too arrogant and the methods were too motivating, and caused unrest, how could Emperor Liu be threatened by this? We can put it bluntly, the original chaos in Shu was, to a certain extent, the result of Emperor Liu's subconscious connivance.
Since we are not afraid of chaos in Shu, how can we be afraid of Jiangsu and Zhejiang?
Today's Emperor Liu, and today's Han Dynasty court, can be described in one sentence. All the heroes in the world can't compete with him. What's more, all the "heroes" have been cut off, so why fear Yu Yong?
Everything, no matter whether it is correct or not, no matter what the criticism, can only be implemented and tried in accordance with the emperor's will and ideas. If he does it well and succeeds, then he is still a wise ruler and a talented man. If he does it poorly,
, at worst he was Emperor Yang of Sui, not to mention Emperor Liu was a "cheating".
Of course, Emperor Liu was not a reckless man. He could calculate gains and losses, weigh risks, and seize opportunities. As for the affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he was only ready to implement them after enduring for several months.
In the past few months after the successful pacification of Nanjing, the imperial court's work on the aftermath of the southeastern region has never stopped. So far, the most important things have been almost completed.
First, basically all the bureaucrats from Jinling and Hangzhou moved north, sweeping away the upper-level politics.
Second, the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes originally enacted by the two countries should be abolished, and the people in the southeast should be informed and benevolent to the people. The people in the southeast who have benefited may still wait and see for a while, but at least they will not be more repulsive to the Han Dynasty.
Third, the southern faction of capable officials replaced a large number of original southern officials. By February of the first year of Kaibao, the county and county governments in the southeast were basically under the control of the imperial court and surrendered to the righteousness, forming a de facto unity.
Fourth, the military was completely reorganized. The original troops of more than 300,000 from the two countries were quickly digested, reorganized, and properly placed. Mentioning this, Qian Hongchu must be praised for his profound understanding of righteousness. In the two Zhejiang provinces, not only
Millions of people and an army of more than 140,000 were included in the imperial court without any waste. Once the army was under control, Emperor Liu would have enough confidence to do anything.
More importantly, Emperor Liu's rectification actions against Jiangsu and Zhejiang can be regarded as infringing on the interests of a small number of people from the standpoint of the public, and have a basis in public opinion. Even if not, after the action is carried out, it is enough to create public opinion.
As long as he does not stand against everyone and conflicts with the interests of everyone in the world, no matter what happens, he will have enough confidence to face it and solve it. Speaking of which, Emperor Liu is really "willful" sometimes
One sided.
Of course, Han Xizai was not the only one who sent the "working group" to Jiangnan. He was only the leader. Emperor Liu transferred ten capable officials from various departments in the capital, and sent Wang Zhu and Zhang Yi (Zhang Ji's uncle) to the local government.
, plus the cooperation of Zhong Mo and a group of Nanchen.
At the same time, the local military and government also issued edicts and fully cooperated!