When affairs are constantly repeated, time always passes quickly. From autumn to winter, Liu Chengyou's schedule has become more regular, and he is constantly inspecting, approving, and handling various similar military affairs. It was a bit tiring, but I enjoyed it.
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Since the pacification of Jinghu, the domestic situation in the Han Dynasty has been generally peaceful, with no external dangers, no internal disasters, and everything is calm. In terms of overall policy, it has begun to recuperate and recuperate to alleviate the impact of the war.
Although the Han Dynasty has become more and more peaceful in recent years, it almost never goes without war. Looking back, in the nine years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, war has always been its main theme. Although it suppressed rebellions at home and expanded its territory externally, it achieved great successes. , but in the context of war, it is definitely not benign to people's lives.
Every time there is a war, people must be recruited to serve in front of the army. In addition, there are many projects of the imperial court, such as building cities, building roads, digging canals, and regulating rivers... It can be said that by the eighth year of Qianyou, the Han Dynasty Despite the grand occasion, the soldiers and civilians are still tired. Continuous war victories cannot hide the fatigue behind them. If you go to the local areas, you will find that the lives of the Han people today are still very hard, and there is still a gap between "food and clothing". .
But compared with previous turmoil, the domestic situation has always remained stable, the political situation is balanced, vassal towns have been eliminated, and the court under Liu Chengyou has adjusted policies from time to time, gradually easing it, and releasing the pressure and resentment of the people.
On the other hand, the Xuanwei Department, the mouthpiece of the imperial court, began to gradually fulfill its function. After years of praising the Emperor of Han, it still had the effect of bewitching and comforting people. For the people at the bottom, as long as they can survive , there was no need for rebellion, and the court's several large-scale disaster relief operations also really gained a lot of people's support.
Since the beginning of autumn, the biggest change in the DPRK has been the "Guo Family Incident", but it only stayed at the political level. Although the impact was large, the movement was small. In addition, there was an inventory of prisons across the country. Three In the past month, with the cooperation of the imperial envoys and local officials, a total of tens of thousands of prison lawsuits have been cleared, including more than 2,000 major cases involving human life.
In this process, hundreds of officials who were negligent and mismanaged were also dealt with. Those with high status involved state officials and Taoist officials, and several officials in the court were implicated. Among them, the minister of the Ministry of Justice was taken down, and the prime minister was also involved. Both Li Tao and Fan Zhi were reprimanded by Liu Chengyou. This was also Liu Chengyou's rectification of the administration of officials. He probably had this in mind when he first issued the "Edict to Clean Up Prisons".
At the same time, after a series of tedious discussions and implementation, the new Dahan Province political system was introduced. Hebei, Henan, and Gyeonggi Province were divided into five provinces, namely Hebei West Province, Hebei East Province, Huaibei Province, Gyeonggi Province, and Gyeonggi Province.
After entering winter, Kaifeng was gradually enveloped by cold and chill. The sky turned dark white, cold wind blew in, and the lights in the Chongzheng Palace became cold. Under the illumination of the palace candles, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sat with several ministers to discuss politics. It's been more than an hour and it still hasn't ended.
"Your Majesty, Pan Mei, the inspector of Quanyong, has returned from the north and south of Lingnan. He has reported to the court that a peace treaty between the two countries has been concluded. Here is the peace treaty. Please see it for your majesty!" Li Tao stood up and presented the seal to Liu Chengyou.
After flipping through it casually for a few times, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but smile: "This Liu Sheng is so straightforward after all, he doesn't reply to any of them and agrees to everything!"
"These people who have forgotten their ancestors, forced by the power of our dynasty and seeking temporary peace, can easily give up even the title of their country, and their defeat is not far away!" Li Tao sighed.
"I heard that the eunuchs, maids, Lin Yanyu and Lu Qiongxian were the ones who persuaded Liu Sheng!" Liu Chengyou looked like he understood his situation clearly.
Fan Zhi's rigid face couldn't help but show contempt: "The great affairs of the country are actually in the hands of eunuchs and maids, which shows Liu Sheng's ignorance. Your Majesty only temporarily suspended the expedition, but he thought he was safe, and there are bones in the grave!"
"How can mere eunuchs and palace maids mess up his government? The root cause is still Liu Sheng. He is a traitor and a hero of mine. He will destroy Panyu in the future and hold Na Lin and Lu. We can keep his whole body!" Liu Chengyou said in an understatement. Show pride.
"Do you know the name of the new country in Lingnan?" Liu Chengyou asked.
"It was originally planned to be called 'Da Yue', but Pan Mei was in Panyu, and because he was a minister of Pian An, it was not enough to be called a great country, so he was forced to go to 'Da' and called it 'Yue'. In order to avoid conflict with Wu and Yue, it was renamed 'Guangdong' "On the fifteenth day of this month, Liu Sheng went to the outskirts of Beijing to pay homage to the ancestral temple, changed the country's name to 'Guangdong', and demoted himself to the Lord of Guangdong!" Li Tao reported.
He nodded, stared at the items of Sui Gong again, and the big man opened his mouth. He decided on 1,000 jins of gold, 3,000 jins of silver, 2,000 pieces of silk, 50,000 jins of medicinal materials, and an additional 100,000 shi of rice. However, Nan Han had no intention of counter-offering at all and was very generous.
After thinking about it for a while, he ordered: "In addition to the annual tribute from Lingnan, except for the gold, silver, and silk sent to Tokyo, the medicinal materials and rice are all kept in Hunan for future use. Obviously, this arrangement is for future use. It means to attack for food.
"yes!"
"Over there in Hunan, please allocate some more money!" Liu Chengyou looked at the Third Secretary Xue Juzheng again: "It won't be easy for Zan Jurun and the others to clean up the mess over there!"
"yes!"
After nearly half a year, the situation in Hunan has finally stabilized. The most important problem of food shortage has been solved. More than 100,000 dan of food have been consumed to provide relief to the people.
The Daosi Yamen were basically perfected, the merging of prefectures and counties was progressing smoothly, the ruling order of various prefectures and counties was also implemented and consolidated, and various policies and laws of the Han Dynasty were promulgated very efficiently.
Statistics on the compilation of household registrations have also come out. According to the August report of the Jinghu Dao Secretary, under Jinghu Dao, except for the three places in Jingnan, a total of 93,788 households were registered, of which 20,387 were newly registered, including some liberated hermit households and refugees. , as well as suppressed bandits, thieves, and barbarians.
In order to subdue the barbarians in the five states, with the help of Qin Zaixiong and other Yao and Miao leaders, a total of 7362 barbarian households were organized, and the results were gratifying. Although there were still some who were stubborn and even invaded states and counties, they were severely punished by the guarding Han army. Suppress them. In order to maintain public security, they have always used both suppression and appeasement. Although appeasement is gentle, they are also ruthless in their extermination.
As for the redistribution of land and means of production, it is still being implemented. Hunan has a vast territory, but is sparsely populated, with crisscrossing water veins, and a lot of land suitable for farming. The land conflict is secondary, and population is the primary one, while the imperial court mainly plunders and controls. Those registered in the register are still residents. Judging from the situation in Hunan, land reclamation and agricultural development are far from saturation, and there is still a lot of room for surplus.
"Pan Mei went south to Panyu in September. If it is already the end of October, it lasted more than forty days. If he stayed in Lingnan for such a long time, I think he gained a lot!" Liu Chengyou said again.
In the previous episode, after receiving the goodwill from Lingnan, the emperor did not send anyone from Tokyo. Instead, he flew Pan Mei, who was staying in Hunan, to Panyu to sign a treaty with full authority. From this incident, we can see how much Liu Chengyou valued Pan Mei. , and the matter of peace talks is not to involve civil servants, but to send generals, which itself has profound meaning.
When he was ordered to go south, Pan Mei was under the emperor's secret order, which was to let him go there in person to inspect and explore Lingnan's geography, transportation, people's conditions, and armaments in order to prepare for the future southern expedition. From the emperor's secret order, Pan Mei Mei also realized that he would be of great use when marching in the future, so he worked very hard to stay in Lingnan for so long.
At this time, after listening to Liu Chengyou's emotion, Chai Rong stood up again and reported: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council has received a memorial from Pan Mei, reporting the situation of the enemy's military affairs, defenses and city defenses that he observed along the way to Lingnan. It is very detailed. We have also drawn up a strategy for marching southward, please consider it!"
"This Pan Mei is so impatient, can he be restrained? I asked him to sign the peace treaty, but he thought about going south to use troops, and even considered the strategy of entering the army!" After reading the memorial, Liu Chengyou weighed the album in his hand, He said with a smile.
The smile gradually faded. Liu Chengyou looked at Chai Rong and said quietly: "Although the peace agreement has been reached, we need to start preparations in advance to march south!"
Understanding, Chai Rong calmly replied to Liu Chengyou and said: "Your Majesty, in accordance with the previous troop preparations, the troops and horses in Jinghu have been properly arranged, and the whole Chen land has begun training for crossing the mountains and heading south. In addition, Pinghu soldiers and horses have been prepared." The Qian army has been formed. Three thousand soldiers, all Miao and Yao warriors from the five states, are ready to be transferred to Yongzhou for training. There are also fifteen military officers to serve as them!"
After a pause, Chai Rong continued: "The Privy Council plans to hoard arms and food in Hunan for two years, train the main force of the Southern Expedition, and then choose the time to mobilize troops according to changes in the current situation!"
"Okay!" Liu Chengyou nodded slightly: "Liu Sheng wants peace, so I will give him two years of peace!"
As for two years later, or maybe less than two years later, the paper peace treaty can be torn up. And in this process, the Han Dynasty must first tear up the peace agreement with Meng Shu.