Han Shizu

Chapter 1027 This Prince Is Not Simple

Jinling Wangcheng, formerly the official office of the Sihui Mansion.

After Li Yu succeeded to the throne, in order to respect the imperial court, submit to the Central Plains, and avoid disasters, he ordered to derogate the ritual system. They were all renamed.The Sihui Mansion is the original Shangshu Province, the real power department.

There are a large number of pictures, books and files in the halls of the official office. It can be said that all the official records of the Zhuzhou Army under the Liangjiang rule are in it.Although judging from the development of the Jiangnan area in recent years, there will be a big gap between the actual situation and the official records, but these atlases are still of great value. The court can use these to have a basic understanding of the population, land, and economic conditions of the Liangjiang area. understanding.

Therefore, before entering Jinling City, Li Yu and his ministers also sealed up all the books according to the requirements of the Han army, and sent people to protect them after entering the city.Brothers Liu Yang and Liu Xu went directly to the Sihui Mansion to check it out for themselves.

This stay lasted for three days, during which Liu Yang stayed here.Originally, an attendant suggested to let him live in Jinling Palace, but after consideration, Li Fang reminded him and refused.Jinling Palace City naturally became the emperor's residence, and he, the crown prince, could live in it, but it was really unnecessary, and it was easy to cause others to discuss it.Furthermore, we have to give Li Yu's family time to move.
Liu Yang looked at these books with relish. When he was in the court, Liu Chengyou once gave him a task, asking him to spare time on weekdays to look up the household registration, land, taxation, corvee and other records of the Daozhou states of the Han Dynasty.It is very boring, and it is still unreadable until now, but the national conditions of the great Han are reflected in it, and it also deepens Liu Yang's understanding of the basic information of the country.

During these three days, after a rough inspection and simple statistics by the civil servants, the report to Liu Yang already made him unable to help feeling: "The prosperity of wealth and population in the south of the Yangtze River is really impressive. Amazing!"

Under Liangjiang, there are nearly 600,000 registered households in the nineteen states and three armies, with a population of more than 370 million. Even if other economic benefits are not counted, the population welfare alone is enough to be overjoyed.In terms of population density, there is probably no place in this world that can compare with the Jiangnan area.

"Your Majesty said that when taking Jiangnan, what he values ​​most is population and land. With this addition, Dahan Dingkou will directly break through 20 million!" Liu Yang couldn't help smiling, and said to Li Fang.

Even now, the performance evaluation of Dahan officials still takes population growth as the first indicator.After years of nurturing, even with the support of imperial government policies, until the 15th year of Qianyou, the registered population in the area controlled by the imperial court was only nearly 8 million, including the population obtained from the recovery of Yanyun.The Jiangnan and Jiangxi regions can provide so many Dingkou.

People-oriented ideas have always been very marketable, and the size of the population is the foundation of national strength.Therefore, Liu Yang could already imagine how happy Emperor Liu and the officials in Tokyo would be when they learned the specific situation.

As for the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, take Jinling’s official reserves as an example. It is registered in the book that there are 120 million shi of grain and rice alone. Even if all the people are counted, it can supply the entire city of Jinling for five months. Not counting the reserves of the government and the people, if they save some money, it will obviously last longer.

As for other materials such as silk and cloth, although they did not fill the warehouses, they were still a very huge wealth.Therefore, in terms of guard strength and material basis, Jinling is very sufficient.Of course, in the end they were all captured by the Han army.

Li Fang was also in a good mood, feeling a little emotional: "It is very difficult to conquer the city even if the imperial army is strong and powerful, so that Jinling can have the same hatred from top to bottom, and the army and the people are united!"

Of course, as winners, they are qualified to make this kind of evaluation.In Liu Yang's tone, he said with a little pride: "Unfortunately, they can't do it, and with the strength of Wang Shi, it is definitely not something they can stop!"

"Master Li, how much of what you said in these books is true?" Liu Yang asked Li Fang suddenly.

Hearing this question, Li Fang couldn't help but look at the crown prince. Obviously, he was doubting the authenticity of these data, probably because of the influence of Emperor Liu.After thinking about it, Li Fang said: "Dingkou and land are generally checked and measured by local prefectures and counties, and then reported layer by layer. After calculation, they are finally recorded. Among them, some discrepancies and discrepancies are also normal!"

Hearing this, Liu Yang nodded, and said again: "The question is, how many entries and exits there are, and how big the gap is! In the imperial court, it is often heard that the dignitaries and landlords in the south of the Yangtze River have vast land, criss-crossed fields, and tens of thousands of fields. There are many mothers, and I was thinking, Liangjiang is not a vast land, but there are so many Dingkou, so uneven, how can the people make a living, and how can they achieve long-term peace and stability?"

Hearing the prince's words suddenly, not only Li Fang, but also several subordinate officials waiting in the hall couldn't help showing surprise.The prince's face was immature, but he was full of serious thinking. Li Fang felt emotional in his heart. For the first time, he felt that this prince was not simple.

Even if he was under the influence of the emperor, it was not easy to make such a judgment and make such a thought.What Liu Yang mentioned can be regarded as pointing directly to the core issue of governance, land.Even if the commodity economy has achieved great development, the land is still the foundation and its output. Therefore, the foundation of governance is still the land.

However, the land and wealth in the Jiangnan area are obviously very uneven. Compared with Chengdu back then, it is even worse.Although it is not clear what happened to the chaos in central Sichuan, after the chaos was cleared up, the development of Jiannan Road is obvious to all. Social conflicts have been greatly alleviated, extravagance has been curbed, and security and economy have improved. Significant progress, there is a feeling of breaking and standing.

Having been an official for so many years, he has rich experience in governing affairs, and Li Fang's political consciousness is also considered high. Therefore, the problems in Jiangnan can also be seen. After the peace, the court will definitely carry out rectification.And what does His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly say mean something?
When Li Fang frowned and thought, Liu Yang smiled again, and said relaxedly: "It's just that I was thinking nonsense for a while! I heard that in the past two years, the life of the people in Jiangnan has not been considered healthy, so I feel it!"

Hearing this, Li Fang hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, although the south of the Yangtze River is a fertile land and its products are abundant, if we rush to collect taxes and impose heavy taxes, the livelihood of the people will still be difficult. Only good governance can be the way to long-term peace and stability!"

Liu Yang said directly: "How to govern well?"

Li Fang said: "I think, Your Majesty and the princes of the court are already planning this matter!"

"Before I came, Your Majesty assigned me a homework to write a policy statement on the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Now, I have found a direction!" Liu Yang said: "If you say that Anzhi Jiangnan is beyond my power, but Choose one point to talk about, even with the help of Master Li, there will be no problem if you think about it!"

"Your Highness's talent is really amazing!" Li Fang simply praised.

Hearing this, Liu Yang couldn't help laughing: "Master Li, Your Majesty has said that you are not allowed to praise and flatter me in my ears!"

He could tell that Liu Yang was joking, and Li Fang also cupped his hands and responded with a smile: "Forget about it for a while, after returning to the court, I should apologize to Your Majesty!"

The two couldn't help laughing. Not long after he became the crown prince, Li Fang was transferred back to Tokyo to work beside him. After several years, the relationship between the two is still very close.

After pondering for a while, Liu Yang ordered: "Send someone to re-check the storage in the Jinling official warehouse, get an accurate amount, and make a new book. If you can sort it out, you should sort it out first!"

"Yes!" Li Fang felt that there was nothing wrong with Liu Yang's thoughts, and he should be right away.

"By the way, where's the elder brother?" Liu Yang asked Liu Xu.

Li Fang glanced at the prince, saw that there was nothing unusual on his face, and said: "The eldest prince is visiting Jinling in Weifu for the past two days, and observes the lives of the people in the south of the Yangtze River!"

(End of this chapter)