Han Shizu

Chapter 1691 King Jin's Achievements

"Is the noble concubine sick?" Emperor Liu was a little taken aback by Yan Tuo's report, and then asked with concern: "What's going on? What's the disease? Is it serious?"

"Okay, why are you sick!" Emperor Liu muttered.

For decades, Concubine Gao Guifei has always been in good health, free from illness or calamity, even if she was upset occasionally, she only felt a little ailment and recovered soon.But this time, it's obviously not that simple.

Facing Emperor Liu's concern, Yan Tuo hesitated for a while, and carefully reported: "When I returned to the official's house, the imperial doctor had already seen it and prescribed a prescription for it. It is said that the imperial concubine's illness is caused by depression. Feel comfortable, and with a little recuperation, you will be able to recover."

Hearing what Yan Tuo said, Emperor Liu came to his senses, put down the ink pen in his hand, and said helplessly: "It seems that it's still for Wen Hai's affairs, why bother? At this age, you still have to be so angry."

"Officials, do you want to visit Yaohua Palace?" Yan Tuo asked for instructions.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Liu's old face flashed a look of unnaturalness, and he shook his head lightly: "Forget it, she has a heart disease, but I don't have any medicine for her heart. Go, I'm afraid it will irritate her instead!"

That's what he said, but Emperor Liu still felt a little guilty. He didn't even know why he was guilty. With his temperament, he was really impatient, and he didn't care about the emotions of the concubines in the harem.

Perhaps, he is still old, and his heart is unavoidable, especially Gao Guifei is still the woman who has served him for decades.

"Didn't the former king bring some ginseng and supplements when he came to court? Go and pick one and send it to Yaohua Palace!" Emperor Liu ordered to Yantuo.

Although he also knew that ginseng and the like might not be able to cure the disease, but in the end it was out of his heart to tell Concubine Gao that he still cared about her.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Liu still felt a little awkward, and muttered: "Do you want to let Liu Xi's family go back to Beijing?"

Similar to Qin Wang Liu Xu's hard work in Andong, Jin Wang Liu Xi has also been operating in Monan for more than ten years, and also faintly has the nickname "Monan King".

However, unlike Anton's high degree of autonomy, Monan's side is under the jurisdiction of Shanyang Road, and it is also close to the prosperous land of Hedong. Much bigger.

What's more, Mobei also has the foreign invasion of the Khitan regime, the imperial court also controls a strong military force in the area, and Prime Minister Song Qi's second governance of Shanyang, all of which greatly restrict Liu Xi's power, unlike Liu Xu in An'an Dong's autobiography.

But at the same time, Liu Xi received much less criticism. At least no one regarded Monan as "Monan Kingdom" and labeled it "a country within a country".

Even so, in the past ten years, Liu Xi has made some achievements in Monan.Maybe it's because he's matured, or maybe it's his true heart, but Liu Xi, after his first year of life, completely put away the freedom and laziness of his youth, and began to truly assume the responsibility of an imperial prince and prince.

The careful training of Emperor Liu in the early years and the strict encouragement of Concubine Gao were not in vain. Although Liu Xi was low-key, his talents were real. Policies also have a clear understanding and explanation in place.

During these years in Monan, Liu Xi's main work was precisely to implement the imperial government's policies, especially the big policy of Sinicization of Hu Min.

Unlike Yulin Road, which is superficial and mere formality, good coups and bad governance, the digestion and absorption of the Hu Min tribe under the jurisdiction of Shanyang has been implemented in real terms. The process of Sinicization has also taken place in the past ten years. Huge improvement.

By the 21st year of Kaibao, under the promotion of the government, almost all the ethnic groups in the north of Serbia had realized the compilation of accounts for the common people, and were completely brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. A detailed tax system was also effectively implemented.

Compared with the past, the productivity of the Hu people has also been liberated to a certain extent, and apart from the fact that their production activities are mainly animal husbandry, these Hu people and the farmers at the bottom of the Han Dynasty have tended to be the same in essence.

The promotion of Chinese is also progressing by leaps and bounds. At least those young people are used to speaking Chinese. Whether it is for the government or for the people, this is the most practical tool that can best protect their own interests.

At least, not speaking Chinese is easy to be deceived. Not all Han people and even Han officials in Saibei are good men and women. In the past, many Hu people suffered losses because they could not speak the official language.

Driven by profit, Hu Min also had to force himself to understand Chinese, even if he could not speak it, he had to understand it.And the original nonsense and nonsense have only become a kind of local dialect.

Up to now, if you hear a bunch of Hu people speaking raw Chinese in the tents and markets in Saibei, it is not surprising at all.

In contrast, the promotion of Chinese characters is still lagging behind, but this is also limited by national conditions. Language is a basic problem, while writing is more advanced. Even Han people have a large number of illiterates, let alone Hu people.

Due to the different production methods, the promotion of Hanfu was not forced. King Zhao Wuling had Hufu riding and shooting, and Emperor Liu would not go backwards in Monan.

However, among the upper echelons of the Hu people, especially those leaders who surrendered to the great Han and were absorbed by the court, they have become accustomed to wearing Hanfu. After all, they have separated from the basic farming and animal husbandry and belong to the class that knows etiquette.

It can be said that the three things of Chinese language, Chinese characters, and Hanfu are the most thorough, most effective, and most meaningful. It is the promotion of Chinese language. Liu Xi also devotes almost half of his energy to this matter. .

Compared with the mess in Yulin, the prosperity of the Monan area is completely set off.Of course, there are internal reasons for such a large gap between the two.

The power of the government in the local area is one of them, the importance of the imperial court is one of them, and the tribal composition and historical factors are also one of them.Different from the faction of the party members, the Hu people in Monan came from many sources, and their composition was more mixed. Moreover, they were destroyed during the Han-Liao war. The Han people established their own rule in Monan from scratch.

There is a Khitan threat in Mobei, and the imperial court has heavy troops stationed in Monan, with strong control ability.And those tribes who surrendered, some were conquered by the imperial court during the Northern Expedition, and some were conquered in the chaos of Mobei. The influence, the resistance to Sinicization, is not that deep.

Those who refused to submit to the resistance were either wiped out or escaped from the territory under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. The rest, over time, naturally gradually became obedient citizens of the Han Dynasty.

On the other hand, in Monan and even the entire Shanyang area, the Han people immigrated, and the effect of mixing sand was better. It consolidated the rule of the imperial court from the grassroots and suppressed the possibility of the separation of the Hu people.

After all, unlike Yulin, which is densely covered with sand and moraine, Monan is on the south of the Yangtze River. The vast grasslands, excellent pastures, and sufficient water sources are much more attractive than other border areas.

In particular, the big man's demand for livestock such as cattle, sheep, horses and camels is almost unlimited. Whether it is animal power, livestock meat, or even fur, they are all extremely valuable and are naked interests.

With the propaganda of the imperial court and various folk rumors, a large number of Han people flocked northward, circled a pasture, raised sheep and horses, and then sold them to obtain economic benefits.

This kind of behavior driven by interests is much more effective than the various immigration policies that the imperial court has exhausted.

Of course, no matter how many objective favorable factors there are, the role played by King Liu Xi of Jin in solving the ethnic issue in Monan is huge and cannot be ignored.

In the eyes of many Hu people, Liu Xi not only has a noble status, but also is a just person. He has no disdain for Hu people, and treats all disputes equally.Compared with those officials who blindly defend the Han people, Liu Xi prefers to convince people with reason and decide things according to law.

Of course, the premise of this is that you are honest and peaceful. When the Khitan tribe in Monan rebelled and returned to the north, Liu Xike sent a message to the suppressing Han army to deal with it severely and kill them all.

Compared with those false appearances, the most important reason why Liu Xi was able to convince people's hearts and promote Sinicization smoothly was that he brought real benefits to those low-level Hu people.

In order to encourage them to raise livestock, a warehouse was specially organized to purchase livestock and fur goods from the Hu people at a reasonable price. At the same time, they ensured the supply of scarce materials such as salt, tea, cloth, and grain in Monan.

In essence, the Hu people in Monan are still the objects of exploitation and harvested leeks, but there are fewer interest groups in the middle, and the benefits that fall into their hands are more than enough to make them grateful.

At the same time, with the frequent trade inside and outside the Great Wall, it has driven the prosperity of Monan, and no one is willing to break this hard-won life.

As a matter of fact, the same policy in Yulin is nothing but fruitful in Shanyang. The reason for this is not only the reflection of Emperor Liu, but also the conclusion of the court ministers.

(End of this chapter)