"Your Majesty, these are the drunken brawls and armed fights reported by various counties in Guanzhong since July..." Tingwei Zhao Yu knelt down and presented a pile of official documents and reports. ↖
Liu Che took it and scanned it briefly.
Good guy!
As expected, they were worthy of being the descendants of San Qin. In just over three months, these guys had committed at least 300 drunken fights, a dozen of which eventually turned into armed fights.
Fighting in the Han Dynasty is not fun!
Especially Guanzhong!
In Guanzhong, almost every household has soldiers. What hangs most often on the walls of the house are not hoes or farm tools but bows and arrows, long swords and even long knives.
Some relatively developed villages even stockpile armor, crossbows, halberds and other powerful weapons.
Since King Shang's reform, all the people in Guanzhong have become soldiers!
Even the gray-haired old man has fighting ability!
Therefore, the armed fighting in Guanzhong is completely different from the fighting in rural areas of Guandong.
In the fighting in Kanto, only a few people died.
But if the Guanzhong people get involved, it's not just a matter of killing a few people, it could lead to an uncontrollable turmoil at any time.
Fortunately, both the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty knew the temperament and personality of the people in Guanzhong.
The Han Dynasty's garrisons spread all over Guanzhong, and county military organizations also existed in the county towns of Guanzhong.
Therefore, these armed fights were stopped in time and did not lead to large-scale tragedies.
However, even so, in the past four months, dozens of people have been killed in armed fighting in Guanzhong, and hundreds of people have been seriously injured and disabled.
As for those with minor injuries, there is no way to count them!
After reading these reports, Liu Che rubbed his temples.
It can only be said that the people of Guanzhong are not only good at fighting externally, but they are also experts at fighting internally.
"Do you have any opinions, Wei Ting?" Liu Che looked at Zhao Yu and asked. Faced with this matter, Liu Che was a complete layman.
After all, only officials who are close to the people have the experience to deal with this kind of problem in the civil affairs system. If a layman slaps his head and gives an order, I am afraid the result will be worse than if he did not give an order.
As a man of three generations, Liu Che has seen too many such examples.
And Tingwei Yamen is undoubtedly an expert in this kind of thing.
After Zhao Yu heard this, he quickly organized his thoughts in his mind again, and of course he also slandered Liu Che, the emperor.
In Zhao Yu's opinion, everything was caused by the instructions issued by the emperor in July to officials of more than a thousand stones in all counties and counties.
Guandong is okay. Basically only the county magistrates and county captains know the content of the orders. As for the people, in line with the policy of obscuring the people, "the people can make it happen, but not by it", no one will take the initiative to tell the people, so they can only follow the government.
The nearest landowners know the specific contents.
But Guanzhong is different.
On the ground in Guanzhong, dragons and snakes are mixed together, and three religions and nine streams gather together in one place.
Even what happened in Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, if the emperor did not issue a hush-hush order, it might be reported to the whole of Chang'an the next day.
So now, almost no one in Guanzhong doesn't know that the emperor allows everyone to drink and party on festive occasions like the evening ceremony.
The Guanzhong people’s love and pursuit of wine is almost unstoppable!
Both the Qin and Han Dynasties resolutely controlled private brewing and drinking.
But the problem is, the effect is very small.
All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
Due to government control and strict restrictions on wine making, the price of wine has remained high, which has given many powerful landlords and merchants the motivation to sell wine.
Anyway, now the Han Dynasty has relaxed its control of Guanjin. Except for the strict inspection of entering and exiting Hangu Pass, at other times, the government actually doesn't care about the merchants coming and going.
As a result, the more alcohol is banned among the people, the more wine it becomes.
In fact, even the government itself is involved in the ecological chain of alcohol trade.
The reason is very simple. Many yamen rely on collecting wine to generate income.
If no one under their jurisdiction drinks alcohol illegally, where will they generate income?
The previous strict control and restrictions only prevented people from gathering in small groups to drink and have fun. But if a few neighbors secretly gather at a table in the middle of the night, who cares?
After the emperor gave an opening to the ban on gatherings and drinking, the people's long-simmering thirst for alcohol was vented by the whole people.
Since Lord Shang's reform, the people of Guanzhong have been holding back for hundreds of years.
Finally I can drink to my heart’s content openly and openly!
And this is the time when problems are most likely to occur!
However, Zhao Yu did not dare and could not tell Liu Che all these things.
That would be a slap in the emperor's face.
Even Zhao Yu could not make any criticism or suggestions for modifications to the order issued by Liu Che in July.
This is not only related to the majesty of the imperial court, but also related to the sanctity of the emperor!
The Son of Heaven is supreme, he shepherds and hunts on behalf of Heaven, and he is born as a god. How could there be anything wrong?
Therefore, the only thing he can do is to wipe the emperor's butt, add some patches to the order, and repair it as long as it can maintain order.
This is also the duty of a minister.
Therefore, Zhao Yu thought for a while and then bowed: "Your Majesty, I am stupid and can only think of two solutions for the time being!"
"Firstly, please make an order from your majesty. In addition to marrying a wife, it is illegal to marry a concubine and have children and have a party. You have been ordered to prohibit it!"
Liu Che nodded upon hearing this, it was a good idea.
Zhao Yu then said: "In addition, please authorize your Majesty to mobilize county soldiers to strictly investigate the illegal merchants who return wine to make wine, and at the same time issue an edict to prohibit private wine making!"
After listening to this, Liu Che thought about it and realized that both of these ideas were quite good. At least, they could stop the growing trend of drinking in the Guanzhong area.
As for the future, the effect will inevitably decline.
Liu Che stood up and took a few steps.
Zhao Yu's suggestion is certainly good, but it doesn't get to the root of the problem.
In Liu Che's opinion, the root of this problem is that the people in Guanzhong are too idle!
You can have time to drink and fight when you are free.
During the Qin Dynasty, there was no such problem in Guanzhong.
Thinking of this, Liu Che said to Zhao Yu: "What you said is good, I am right!"
"Wang Dao!" Liu Che turned his head and told Wang Dao: "Go and invite Uncle Tian, the internal historian, and Cen Mai, the Shaofu Ling, and say that I want to discuss with them the promotion of waterwheels and the repair of Guanzhong water conservancy facilities in the second year of Yuande.
thing!"
In Liu Che's view, the people actually need guidance.
What the people can do, but cannot do, is an excuse for fools and lazy people.
A truly powerful country has always been good at guiding civilian behavior and public opinion to pave the way for policies.
Like the Qin Dynasty, the remaining heroes of the Seventh Generation, more than a hundred years after the Shang Dynasty, the whole country was twisted into a rope, working hard towards one goal, and finally wiped out the six countries and dominated the world.
Liu Che did not expect the Han Dynasty under his rule to have the cohesiveness of the Qin Dynasty.
As long as we can achieve half the mobilization and organizational power of the Qin Dynasty, it will not be a dream to defeat the Xiongnu, engulf East Asia, and dominate Asia!
And how can we mobilize and guide the people?
Of course we do what the people want.
Provide benefits to the people and allow them to enjoy the dividends of national development.
The Qin Dynasty achieved this by relying on the system of military merit, land, and residence.
The Han Dynasty now does not have the qualifications or ability to play like that. Naturally, it can only work hard on people's livelihood.
Repair water conservancy facilities, build waterwheels, and promote new farming methods. Liu Che believes that if these combinations continue, the vast majority of ordinary people will probably have no time to get drunk anymore, and no matter how drunk they are, they are definitely not farmers. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
