Liu Chengyou asked some more questions about the court's policies. The results were both expected and reasonable. Basically, the policies he had introduced to benefit the people have not been implemented. The inaction of the government is on the one hand, and the government's inaction on the other. The inability to do anything is also one aspect.
Soon, Liu Chengyou ended the sluggish and difficult conversation with the old farmer. There was almost everything he needed to know and wanted to know. He went to a few more households in the village, and upon inspection, he found that the people here were all the same. In this situation, even the left farm family in this village is still a barely "rich" family. After all, the family's labor force is still sufficient.
In terms of restoring people's livelihood, apart from setting some positive policies from the macro perspective, Liu Chengyou cannot do anything too detailed and effective. More, it has to rely on long-term self-regulation by the people.
However, it is impossible to recuperate, govern by doing nothing, and let things go their own way. Everything Liu Chengyou has done since he took the throne is more accurate to consolidate his position, establish his authority, and maintain his opposition to the throne. He inherited the rule of the Han Dynasty.
This is the most fundamental and core thing. There may be love for the people, but so far, Liu Chengyou's "people-benefiting" policies are more superficial, expressing an attitude to the world.
According to Zhuang Min, from a side perspective, the local officials in Neihuang have done a pretty good job. It is said that they were the county magistrates promoted and appointed by Gao Xingzhou. Others can be ignored for the time being, but in terms of attracting people, determining land, and cultivating farmers, They are still very attentive. When disaster strikes, they also take active responses and take proactive measures to minimize the losses of people within the territory.
This manor, which was built less than two years ago, was severely disturbed by Liu Chengyou's inspection. After the 300 tall horses and elite troops left, and after the thin dust and smoke raised on the dirt road between the manor subsided, the households in the manor Dare to poke your head a little to see what's going on.
After asking each other, they found that all the houses in the village were not damaged at all, the houses were not destroyed, the property and livestock were not lost, and a tent that was originally damaged at the entrance of the village had been repaired. I was a little surprised, considering the current world of the Han Dynasty, even under the rule of Gao Xingzhou , although it is not as easy as fighting, but it is still surprising that the army does not make any mistakes in such an autumn.
Several households visited by Liu Chengyou were still confused and had no idea. Even the old farmers had no idea about the identity of the heavily guarded young man who questioned them. It was the township head of the village who asked, and listened. When he heard the words "Your Majesty", he was shocked and hurriedly led the villagers present to bow to the west.
The emperor is the emperor after all. In such an era of chaos and uncertainty, it is not easy to survive, but having the opportunity to feel the majesty of the emperor so close is also a blessing for these ignorant people.
The one who felt the most pity was the mayor of this place. When the Forbidden Army entered the village, he wanted to test it out with great discernment. Unfortunately, before he could get close, he was severely rejected by the Forbidden Army guards.
After leaving this small Zhuangzi, Liu Chengyou showed no emotion or anger on his face, with a deep and dull look. On the other hand, Miss Zhe, who was accompanying him, sighed in a pitiful tone: "I only know that Hebei Disasters continue, and the common people are in poverty, but they never imagined that poverty could reach such a state!"
"This is my dereliction of duty as an emperor!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou said smoothly.
Seeing this, Xiaoniang Zhe shook her head quickly several times, causing a strand of hair to fall down, and explained to Liu Chengyou: "I don't mean that."
Feeling the nervous tone of Madam Zhe, Liu Chengyou relaxed and asked with relief: "Fuzhou is located in Beisai, while Neihuang is the hinterland of Hebei. The people here are poor. How does it compare to Fuzhou?"
Upon hearing this, Miss Zhe blinked her bright eyes a few times, thought for a while, and said proudly: "Although we are not rich, our family has something to produce and we have enough food."
"Every family has something to gain and every household has a surplus of food!" Liu Chengyou repeated clearly and clearly, with firmness and grace: "This is my future policy goal!"
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Talking about ideals and goals has become Liu Chengyou's special skill.
After saying this, he raised his imperial whip and gave it a sharp blow, as if to vent the sullenness in his heart. The horse under his crotch neighed, raised its hoofs, and galloped away along the dirt road.
Seeing this, Miss Zhe's beautiful face tightened, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and she followed closely with her horse. Gao Huaide and Zhao Yanjin were attracted to rush to escort them in panic.
In fact, it is impossible for Liu Chengyou to say that he was not touched by the villagers and his party. However, he also knew in his heart that he, the emperor and the court, had a part of the "credit" for the poverty of the local people.
In the past two years, although some unreasonable taxes have been abolished, they are basically exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes and public expenditures and apportionments. But in terms of regular taxes, every penny and grain is indispensable. Moreover, in this regard, the supervision of the imperial court is not allowed. Although Liu Chengyou is working hard to rebuild the external supervision system, this requires a process. During this process, the central government has no control over how local officials perform.
In fact, what has made Liu Chengyou most unhappy and uncomfortable since he came to power is not his caution towards the army, not the old arrogance and reliance on power of the Yuan ministers, and not even the poverty and hardship of the country. It is the implementation and execution of policies all along. This is a long-standing problem.
The Gyeongsang Province, the court, and the army are basically under his stable control. But what about outside the Gyeongsang Province? Whenever there is a policy, it often spreads out of Tokyo and affects Kinki, and then it is difficult to get timely feedback further away.
Every time he thinks about this, Liu Chengyou's heart is filled with a surging sense of urgency and crisis. He, as the emperor, has too little control over this country. Even though this is the case for all the Central Plains monarchs since the Later Liang Dynasty. A problem that all governments face.
This is also the reason why Liu Chengyou spent a lot of effort and thought on rebuilding the system, rearranging rituals, and promoting talents, but it was just because the time was not long enough and the results have not yet appeared.
Today, there are quite a few prefectures and towns under the direct control of the central government, including the eastern and western regions, more than half of the Central Plains, most of the Guanzhong area, and Heyang and Hezhong areas. However, these administrative territories alone support the huge Tokyo bureaucracy and army. It is very difficult, and the support of local states and towns is absolutely indispensable.
In the past two years, Shannan, Jingdong, Hedong, and even Fangzhen in Hebei have paid considerable tribute to Tokyo. Taking Wei Bo as an example, except for the attack on Du Chongwei two years ago, which caused serious damage to the states, the imperial court exempted Apart from taxes, there will be no such thing again.
After Liu Chengyou came to power, even when the disaster in Weibo was at its worst, Liu Chengyou only issued an edict to the Daming Prefecture to provide relief to the victims and reduce tribute. In short, the central idea is that it can be reduced or reduced, but it cannot be avoided. According to the rules of succession Under the original imperial edict, even if the state government only received one copper in tax revenue, it would still have to break it in half and provide it to Tokyo.
Of course, such an approach will cause certain negative impacts, such as the reputation of the emperor, whether the states and towns are convinced, the lack of transparency in local finance and taxation, and the people suffering from exploitation, public dissatisfaction, civil unrest, and other issues.
However, nothing can compare with the money and food sent to Tokyo twice a year. Although it is said that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, for now, the people of the world are not the water that carries the ship of the Han Dynasty. Tokyo's army , the bureaucrats, the people and the people are the foundation for Liu Chengyou, the helmsman, to cut through the waves.
The water may boil at times, but as long as it slows down, it will eventually calm down. This can be seen from the behavior of the stupid people in the village. Moreover, the most difficult time for the big man to breathe has been passed. Next, What else can defeat Liu Chengyou?
The problem he faced was how to bring peace to the world, how to govern the world, and how to bring peace to the world. From the time he established the strategy of "first south and then north", he had already embarked on this road that would become wider and wider.
Facing the biting cold wind, he galloped for several miles before stopping. After the strenuous exercise, Liu Chengyou's body became hot and the anger forced him to sweat.
The girl who followed closely behind was also panting, her face was red, but her breathing was even.
Liu Chengyou's spirit seemed a little uplifted. He stared at Madam Zhe's face with such strong eyes that Madam Xian Fei turned her head away in embarrassment and shyness...