It took four days for Emperor Liu to receive the summoned Henan officials one by one. During the whole process, he was a listener, recorder, and observer.
Facts have proved that the exchange of memorials in the past was as if separated by mountains, and through direct communication with these local officials, Emperor Liu also had a clearer understanding of the governance status of the prefectures and counties in Henan Province. Of course, this also required field inspections.
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But no matter what, Emperor Liu enjoyed this process very much. Emperor Liu was a very people-friendly and down-to-earth monarch, but he had constant contact with high-ranking officials and had a certain disconnect with the lower states and counties. This was unavoidable.
Understanding the place and listening to the voices of these officials was also a way to enhance Emperor Liu's understanding of the country.
For these officials who have been in the local area for a long time and have not heard of Tianyin or seen the emperor's face, it is a rare opportunity. In front of the emperor, they can speak freely, show their talents, and express their policy principles and ideas. Maybe in their lifetime
Just this once.
Of course, there are opportunities here, and there are only a few who can seize them. Some things just need to be imagined. If you want to win the emperor's favor, you also need the right time, the right location, and the right people. And Emperor Liu
After so many years in power, I haven't seen any great talents or wise men, and I haven't thought about any policies for governing the country. How can it be so easy to please him?
However, among the approximately two hundred officials, there were still a few who made Emperor Liu look at him with special eyes. These people were not just quick minds or amazing talents, but they were very knowledgeable about the emperor's administrative thoughts and Kaibao policy.
In terms of understanding, it is relatively in-depth.
Through investigation, we learned that these people, unlike most officials, would more or less add some of their own ideas while administering policies. They just strictly implemented the imperial court's ideas and policies.
This suited Emperor Liu very well. Over the years, Liu Chengyou rarely asked others to teach him how to govern the country and control the people. What he needed was a group of people who could completely obey his will and govern in the direction he pointed out.
People who do things.
Just as no official was dealt with after the whole process, Emperor Liu also did not directly promote those he liked, but only asked people to record them, and this record will become a major boost to their future career advancement.
After meeting with the officials from Henan, Emperor Liu held an imperial banquet in his honor to entertain everyone. After some encouragement, he allowed him to return to his post. The intention was that he did not want the chief officials of various prefectures and counties to be absent from office for a long time.
Emperor Liu did not stay in Licheng for too long. On April 10th, the imperial driver set off and headed east. The chief envoy Li Hongwei accompanied him and patrolled Ziqing and Denglai all the way to the bay.
Emperor Liu had already seen the majesty and vastness of the Han Dynasty. This time he did not come to listen to or watch the sea, but to review the navy of the East China Sea.
The Han Dynasty's navy on the coast was originally based in Mizhou, but after Pingnan, the main force moved to Laizhou. The target was obviously Liaodong across the sea.
By the fifth year of Kaibao, the navy of the Han Dynasty had also become a system. Although compared to the army, it was still a stepmother, but with the care of Emperor Liu, the development was still considerable.
The inland navy is basically deployed in the Jianghuai area, while the outer navy, which uses sea-going ships as its main warships, is divided into two parts. Most of them are in Laizhou, controlling and patrolling the northern seas, with 20,000 troops. The rest are deployed in Fujian.
, led by the navy general Zhang Yanqing, is now following Liu Guangyi to attack Liuqiu across the sea. Perhaps when Emperor Liu patrols the Yangtze River south, good news will come.
Laizhou Bay is probably the most prosperous seaport in the northern part of the Han Dynasty. The connection with Liaodong, Korea and even Japan basically passes through this place.
When Emperor Liu inspected the seaport, he discovered that without realizing it, Laizhou was also a place where foreign ethnic groups gathered, including Hu merchants of various ethnic groups, political figures who had taken refuge, and a large number of ordinary people who came to the sea to make a living.
Unconsciously, the attraction of the Han Dynasty to the people of all ethnic groups in Northeast Asia has reached a very high level. After seeing it with my own eyes, I realized that the most direct reason for the sudden increase in the population of Denglai in recent years is that there are a large number of naturalized people here.
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Emperor Liu drove through the city, cleaning the streets, and all the foreigners were excluded. However, when the imperial driver passed by, all the people bowed to the ground, kowtowed, and kept mumbling, as if they were prostrate in submission.
The most devout believers are worshiping gods.
Hu's voice spread all over Denglai. This scene also caused some controversy among the accompanying ministers. Some people thought that this was the prestige spread all over the world, and it was a manifestation of the good governance of the Han Dynasty. Some people still believed that it was not our race.
, with the idea that their hearts must be different, they feel that they should be vigilant against these barbarians and control and suppress them.
This discussion even reached Emperor Liu's side. Emperor Liu's attitude was also very clear: those who could be educated would accept the barbarians, and those who did not accept the king's transformation would be denounced.
Regarding the Hu-Han issue, Emperor Liu had a clear view. As long as he was strong, all barbarians would surrender. But if the country was weak, it would not be just the Hu people who would cause chaos.
However, on the surface, he showed an openness to all rivers and tolerance of all things, but in private, Emperor Liu's instructions to the Denglai government were to strengthen the control of the Hu people, and to improve the standards for issuing household registrations...
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At the same time, the people of Wude Division also raised their surveillance of the Denglai Hu people to a higher level. In Emperor Liu's view, among these Hu people, there were definitely spies from other countries, especially spies from the Liao Kingdom.
Emperor Liu stayed in Laizhou for five full days. In addition to reviewing the navy, he also met with local sages. By the way, he also invited the nobles who originally settled here in Anguo.
The imperial court did not treat these Ding'an survivors too differently and gave them proper resettlement. Of course, the large amount of property brought by these people also played a certain role in promoting the development of Denglai.
In addition, I learned from the conversation that these people have been assimilated so much that even after only a few years, they have completely given up their desire to return to the country and have begun to enjoy the comfortable life in the Han Dynasty. They are actively naturalizing and every family has changed their surname to Han.
Chinese name.
In fact, Ding'an Kingdom cannot be regarded as a country at all, but an alliance composed of Bohai survivors. Therefore, it can be expected that this group of Bohai survivors will be completely digested by the Han sooner or later.
After inspecting Laizhou, the imperial driver turned south and inspected Mizhou and Yizhou. He consciously increased his speed, but due to geographical restrictions, he was unable to go faster.
Unable to bear it any longer, he changed his route west to Yanzhou and made a trip to Mount Tai. It was not for the purpose of enshrining Zen, but only for a sacrificial ceremony. Emperor Liu's intention was very obvious. It was to prepare for his return in the future. At the same time, he was not allowed to
Not to mention, Mount Tai is really not high, and Emperor Liu had no experience of climbing Mount Tai and minimizing the world.
Afterwards, they went south to Xuzhou, passed through Suzhou and entered Huaihe River. By the time Emperor Liu arrived in Chuzhou and joined the waterway camp led by Shi Shouxin, it was already May.
This time on the tour, he walked very slowly. Probably half of the purpose was to relax. As for Huaidong, Emperor Liu also visited his old place again. Going south along the canal, what he saw was naturally a prosperous scene.
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I paused from time to time, and recalled that fifteen years ago, the Iron Horse Jin Ge personally conquered Huainan, and scolded Fang Qiu, even though his main footprints were in Huaixi.
After stopping and walking, it was already late May when the imperial chariot arrived in Yangzhou. Yangzhou was the southernmost point he had traveled to. This time, Emperor Liu could finally cross the Yangtze River and cross this natural chasm with great fanfare.