In the afternoon of the next day, Liu De stood on a hillside at the foot of Wu Mountain. He moved a little. Liu De asked the eunuchs around him: "Where is Brother Wang? Is there any news?"
"Your Highness, the previous life Zongzheng said that King Dai is only thirty miles away from Wushan. I think he should be able to arrive in a few moments, right?" A eunuch answered...
"Oh..." Liu De let out a long breath.
Today he has been doing the work of welcoming guests.
From morning to now, I have been constantly greeting the Chehous from Hedong, Hanoi, Hexi, Taiyuan, Zhao and other places who came to pay homage to the Emperor. The muscles on their faces were a little stiff with laughter.
But there is no other way. He is the only son beside his father, so he can only do the job of welcoming Minister Chehou.
Especially the princes and kings must be greeted by Liu De personally, and other ministers cannot do it for them.
Soon, a huge motorcade appeared on the distant horizon.
A flag with the Chinese character "Daijie" came into Liu De's eyes.
The acting king Liu Deng has arrived.
Liu De then tidied up his crown, rode his horse and led the welcoming team forward to meet him.
Seeing Liu De's welcoming team, the team on the opposite side stopped. From a four-horse carriage, a man about the same age as Liu De, wearing a royal robe and a nine-pin headband, stepped out. To be honest, Liu De
He smiled so hard that even he felt a little hypocritical.
The acting king Liu Deng is nominally Liu De's cousin, but in fact, the presence of Liu Deng's line of princes in the Han Dynasty's pedigree is almost zero, and it is the existence of the line of Yan kings.
They all have a much stronger sense of presence than Liu Deng’s series.
A very simple example can prove how little attention the Daiwang line has received.
Generally speaking, princes and kings have a dynasty every three years, but only the Dai Wang has a dynasty every five years starting from Dai Xiao Wang Liu Shen. The emperor of the Han Dynasty has never issued a special edict to summon the Dai Wang to Chang'an.
Moreover, Daiguo is famously poor!
There is a law in the Han Dynasty that specifically stipulates that if the land is evil, the cut tax can be reduced or exempted or not levied.
As for land tax...
Haha, in a place where it is difficult to produce even two stones per mu, how much land tax can be collected? Especially now the tax rate is thirty to one.
What's even more chilling is that the country of Dai is vast and sparsely populated, so it can't even collect much poll tax and corvee money.
Therefore, when the king of Liu Wu moved to the Liang Dynasty, the late emperor did not bother to reclassify Liu Wu's Dai Kingdom into counties and directly merged it into Liu Shen's Taiyuan Kingdom. If the Dai Kingdom was still the same state more than ten years ago,
That poor guy simply doesn't have the financial resources to assemble such a team and honor guard.
"Your Highness is so polite. I am ashamed of myself!" Liu Deng got out of the car, saluted Liu De and said, "Your Highness is welcome from a distance, I am ashamed of myself!"
"Brother Wang, please don't do this!" Liu De returned the greeting, then took Liu Deng's hand and said: "Although Brother Wang and I haven't seen each other for a long time, Brother Wang and I are brothers, flesh and blood. I heard that Brother Wang is here.
, I naturally have to go out to welcome you to show my brotherly love!"
Liu De's words moved Liu Deng so much that he almost shed tears.
Unfortunately, since his father passed away, his family has never received any reward from the court, let alone any condolences or encouragement.
He has been alone in the Jinyang Palace for seven or eight years, and has grown from a young boy with hanging temples to a father with children. He has only met the emperor twice in total.
One was when the emperor ascended the throne last year. The other was when the Empress Dowager passed away this year...
It brings tears to my eyes!
Now Liu De's words made his heart warm.
Well. At least the court, the emperor, and His Highness still remember him...
For Liu Deng, this is enough!
Because what he fears most is that the court will not remember that there is a vassal king like him, so if there is any benefit in the future, it will definitely not be his share.
For example, changing a place and becoming a prince...
Well, if possible, he would not want to stay in Daiguo, a cold, poor, remote and dangerous place!
Therefore, Liu Deng bowed his head and said: "I have no virtue and have done nothing for the country. I am ashamed to meet the emperor, and I dare not welcome him personally..."
Liu De smiled.
He had already read the information on Daiguo from Chao Cuo and Zongzheng, including but not limited to the growth of population and household registration and the number of acres of land in Daiguo in recent years.
From this information, Liu De discovered an interesting thing.
In the past seven or eight years, the population, land area and number of households in Dai State have been increasing steadily. Although the annual increase is not large, it is growing every year.
For Dai Guo, such an achievement is really rare!
You have to know that the country of Dai is not only mountainous and dangerous, but also faces the threat of the Huns. The Huns often come to Dai to fight against the autumn wind.
Therefore, the vast area from Jinyang to the north currently implements the system of integrating military and civilians, and all people are soldiers.
In such an environment, the population of Dai, especially the number of registered households, can continue to increase. The line of Dai Wang is at least qualified!
Well, now, all princes and kings who don’t bother are considered virtuous kings!
"Brother Wang lives in Daibei all year round, have you ever heard of something called cotton?" Liu De asked Liu Deng.
"Cotton?" Liu Deng was confused. He had lived in the Jinyang Palace for seven or eight years. He could hardly go out or step out of the second door. He really didn't know anything about plants and didn't bother to understand. Anyway, state affairs
He leaves it to the prime minister, and the military affairs to the captain, guard and lieutenant. For other matters, the internal history can also help him deal with it.
So, he turned around, called his prime minister, and asked, "Has the prime minister ever heard of cotton?"
His prime minister shook his head: "I have never heard of it!"
So he called his lieutenant and asked: "Has the general ever heard of cotton?"
The lieutenant also shook his head and said, "I don't know!"
Just when even Liu De felt disappointed, Liu Deng was still full of confidence. He said to Liu De: "Your Highness, don't panic. The prime minister doesn't know, the lieutenant doesn't know, but I, the internal history, must know!"
This is how he has managed the affairs of the country in the past seven or eight years.
Ask the prime minister first. If the prime minister can't solve the problem, ask the lieutenant. If the lieutenant can't do anything, ask the internal history officer. There will always be someone who can help him solve the problem.
This has been the way he has been since he came to the throne. Anyway, in the past seven or eight years, his ministers have basically not let him down.
Even last year, when the Huns invaded in large numbers, with the help and assistance of his ministers, he also defended Jinyang and most cities, without allowing the Huns to gain any advantage.
So he summoned his internal historian and asked, "Has Aiqing ever heard of cotton?"
His internal history made Liu De a little curious. Like Han Daodang, Liu Deng's internal history was obviously of mixed race, and he was a mixture of Huns and Serbians.
With a round face, big eyes, nostrils and piercings, it is obvious that this is a Hun surrender.
However, when this man spoke, he spoke in pure Mandarin. He knelt down and said: "Return to your Majesty, I once heard my father say that there seems to be a kind of flower in the Western Regions called cotton. Wusun Kunmo once said
I present this flower as a birthday gift to the Xiongnu master Shanyu!"
After listening to this, Liu Deng said to Liu De with a proud and proud look on his face: "Your Highness, you see, I am right!"
Liu De and finally how Liu Deng governed the country, he followed the path of Emperor Hui Liu Ying!
And knowing that the Huns also had cotton, this solved a big problem for Liu De.
"The cotton has fallen..."
Do you need to fight if you want cotton?
unnecessary!
In October of this year, as usual, the Huns and the Han Dynasty will each send envoys to greet their respective monarchs. At that time, Liu De will ask the envoys sent to the Huns to bring back cotton. At most, they can give the Huns some benefits, nothing more than gold and
Silk!)
ps:??Well, it rained heavily in Nanning today~so the shopping plan was ruined...I obediently went back to code.
