Han Shizu

Chapter 167 The Prince Is Not Good To Be

This chapter is extremely short.

Liu Chengyou's first day as the crown prince was very busy and fulfilling.Even if he had already assisted the prime minister in governing the country before, the impact and experience brought about by the change of identity and the establishment of the relationship between monarch and minister are completely different.Out of the Courtyard of the Court, to the Political Affairs Hall, before taking a break, the officials reported that the envoy of the King of Yan and Lu Longjin played the officials to see them.

Liu Chengyou naturally attached great importance to the people from Youzhou, and summoned them without hesitation.The person who came was the magistrate of Youzhou Jiedu who came with the mission of Zhao Yanshou. Liu Chengyou greeted him warmly and treated him with kind words.

Listening to his description personally, Youyan's situation is very bad, even worse than what was reported before.In this cold winter, more than [-] people starved to death because of Gu You's lack of time.And with the arrival of the new year, there is a lack of food and clothing in the region, and there is an extreme shortage of supplies.Zhuo and Yi prefectures have started to prepare for farming, but the people are exhausted, there are few crops, and the Khitan cavalry is about to move, and there are frequent signs of plundering south.As for the army, due to the wear and tear of the previous fierce battle, the armaments and equipment have not yet been replenished.

Liu Chengyou basically understood that Zhao Yanshou sent envoys to complain about suffering, poverty, and misery.Sure enough, he asked for food, armaments, cloth, ironware, and medicinal materials. Basically, he was not picky about food, and the court could ask for everything.

Regarding this, Liu Chengyou comforted him with warm words: "The king of Yan and the soldiers and civilians of Youyan have worked hard! Let me reply to the king of Yan, the court is the backing of Youzhou, and it will not be a burden."

After pondering for a while, he put on an awe-inspiring look, and said: "Even if the country's affairs are difficult and the mansion is empty, the imperial court should show support. I will discuss with the ministers later, dispatch some military equipment, food, iron, farming, support Youzhou!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The envoy burst into tears of gratitude.

From the Youzhou incident, Liu Chengyou thought of the refugees from Youyan. Last year, he begged Du to return to the imperial court. Liu Zhiyuan issued an edict to the northern Xinjiang prefectures and counties to take them in, but he has not yet made a detailed report.

After returning to the center, Liu Chengyou gave instructions to Li Tao, the assistant minister of Zhongshu: "Send a letter to Chengde Jiedu Zhang Yanwei and ask him about the resettlement of Youyan refugees who cannot escape. Spring is about to begin. Let him and Li Gu arrange distribution Acres of land, supply grain, prepare for spring plowing in advance!"

Immediately afterwards, Liu Chengyou summoned Yang Bin, Wang Zhang, Su Fengji, and Dou Zhengu to hold a "joint meeting" to discuss the matter of supporting Youzhou grain equipment.

Yang Bin expressed his objection clearly because the country was insufficient and unable to support foreign lands.Without Liu Chengyou speaking personally, Su Fengji retorted in a timely manner: "Youyan is also the land of my Han Dynasty, and its soldiers and civilians are also my Han people, dare to call it a foreign land? Yang Xiangyu is a thief who ceded the land?"

The two questions made Yang Bin's face ugly, and he also said forcefully: "Everything should be done according to one's ability. The crisis in Guanzhong has already involved a lot of energy from the imperial court. How can there be spare energy to support Youzhou?"

"If there is no Youyan army and civilians in front to stop the Khitan forces, how can the imperial court fully deal with the threat of the Shu army? If Youzhou loses and Hu Qi harasses Hebei, what will happen then? Will the imperial court have the spare power to take care of both sides?" Su Fengji immediately refuted road.

Yang Bin blurted out: "Zhao Yanshou is a man of both ends, it's unbelievable!"

"Master Yang Shu!" Liu Chengyou finally spoke, and looked at Yang Bin calmly: "In the past six months, the King of Yan commanded Youyan's army and people to fight against the Khitan invasion. Everyone has seen it. There are many dead and wounded, and there is blood in the fields. This is not conducive to unity. Don’t say anything about your speech, otherwise, it will spread out, and it will frighten the hearts of righteous people!”

Being stared at by Liu Chengyou, the implication of the lesson in that plain tone can be felt by everyone.His face couldn't help shaking, turned his face away, and responded with a muffled voice.Seeing his performance, Liu Chengyou didn't get angry, but he couldn't help secretly laughing in his heart. No wonder Liu Chengxun once said that Yang Bin didn't know the general idea.

"What's your opinion, gentlemen?" Liu Chengyou turned to the others.

There were no really dull people present, and they could basically feel Liu Chengyou's attitude.Looking at Wang Zhang, who was in charge of the Third Division, Yang Bin also looked at the fellow.

According to Wang Zhang's original intention, it must be that he does not want to waste money and food. Probably in the past dynasties, the officials in charge of wealth and wealth did not want to spend at will, and wished to lock the door of the warehouse where money was stored.Especially Wang Zhang, since he has been in charge of a country's taxes and taxes, he has devoted himself to raising funds for national, political, and military purposes.

The Han Dynasty was first established, the war was rampant, production had not yet resumed, the whole country was poor, and the local states and counties did not have much money to support the central government.In order to collect wealth, Wang Zhang tried every means and introduced many "tyrannical policies" to collect too much, which has aroused public grievances.

However, under Liu Chengyou's gaze, Wang Zhang sighed, and said: "Youyan's army and civilians have done a lot of hard work in shielding the northern border. They should have some support, but it is also a fact that the country's funds are empty."

After a pause, Wang Zhang went on to say: "For the ministerial discussion, part of it will be sent from Tokyo, and the rest will be made up by Chengde and Henghai. According to reports, the official and civilian villages presided over by Zhao at the age of His Highness Yu Hengshen have already As a result, the use of the state capital should not be too tight. As long as You Yan, wait for another half a year, until the summer harvest, the new state tax will be stored in the treasury, and the imperial court will have room to help and deal with it more calmly."

Wang Zhang, this is already a confession. Hearing his suggestion, Liu Chengyou directly made a decision: "Wang Qing can discuss it, and handle it accordingly."

"In the states of the Central Plains, the imperial court will also start preparations for spring plowing, so as not to be in a hurry at that time!"

Soon, the topic turned to farming in spring.

In this matter, Yang Bin had the right to speak, and said with a stern face: "The imperial court has issued an edict to all the states to persuade them to teach farming and mulberry. His Royal Highness Wei Wang advocated farming in Zhengzhou, and it has also achieved results. The minister suggested that, All states in the Central Plains should follow the example of Zhengzhou and do farm work. The imperial court can also set up field envoys in each state to gather refugees, distribute land, and encourage reclamation!"

"What Yang Xiang said is acceptable, the matter of farmland should be fully carried out in the Central Plains!" Liu Chengyou said calmly.

But I already have some disdain for Yang Bin in my heart, and I still look around when talking about farming, emphasizing the late Liu Chengxun, is this trying to disgust myself?

"Your Highness, there are still a large number of bandits raging in every state in the world. If they plunder, it will affect the spring farming in various places and delay farming!" Dou Zhengu, the servant of the door, reminded at this time.

Liu Chengyou was clearly interested in this matter: "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there have been bandits everywhere, and they have been banned endlessly, which has had a very bad impact on the stability of the country. The imperial court didn't care about it before. Now, it's time to start cleaning it up." !"

Hearing this, Su Fengji immediately suggested excitedly: "Your Highness, most of the thieves and thieves in the world are related to their own families. The people and thieves of the same generation colluded with each other, and they are evil villages. Therefore, it is difficult to stop it. An edict can be issued to all states and counties in the world. All thieves living in their own family and neighbors will be punished by the family, so that the common people will be afraid of them and will not dare to be thieves again!"

After Su Fengji said this, the room fell silent for a while, and everyone looked at him in astonishment.The same goes for Liu Chengyou, the corner of his mouth twitched, he must be joking.Seeing Su Fengji's murderous look, Liu Chengyou knew that this person was serious.
　I really don’t have time to write today, so I’ll write Chapter 2 longer later.

　　
　
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