Han Shizu

Chapter 1720 Silence
Almost counting the time to live, Kaibao 22 years, arrived.

The past two years, without a doubt, have been the most turbulent and chaotic two years since Dahan entered the era of Kaibao.

Major cases, political tides, party struggles, wars, rebellions... all kinds of disturbances, one after another, one after another, in an endless stream. Even the magnificent Kaibao Northern Expedition was not so "exciting" and dazzling.

This is almost a major outbreak and a complete release of the ills accumulated by the Dahan over the past [-] years since its establishment, and it is also the epitome of some deep contradictions under decades of governance.

Of course, for the big man, this is just a little itching on the giant, just a little episode, a little adjustment that happened in this glorious era.The general trend of the empire has been established, there may be twists and turns, or there may be small changes in the trend, but the general trend cannot be changed.

The whole winter has passed, and the attention of the Han people to the northwest rebellion has plummeted. Even the best Tokyo scholars are attracted by some fresher and more interesting things, that is, those storytellers with a propagandistic nature. People, repeatedly scolding traitors and singing praises to the court, feel bored.

Even in the once raucous Guannei, a little silence fell. Under the harsh blockade policy of the imperial court, a solid blockade was completely constructed around the periphery of Yulin in three months, and the rebels were firmly locked up. In Yulin territory.

At the beginning of winter, some news could still spread from Yulin. Whether it was the truth or rumors, there was always something that could be known.Guannei Road, especially the northern area near Yulin, was also full of turmoil, and people's hearts were unstable. The situation, of course, quickly returned to calm under the pressure of a group of "awakened" bureaucrats and Wu Desi.

Throughout the winter, with the full support of the imperial court, Zhao Wang Liu Fang dispatched troops around Yulin, and the external passages along Yulin were strictly blocked. Several main logistics supply channels, and the rest of the roads are all locked. Even some mountain trails are not spared. A large amount of gunpowder is used to destroy the paths. Cut off as much as possible.

As for along the Yellow River, there are also garrison soldiers at every ferry, and thousands of cavalry, patrolling back and forth, an exaggerated description, it is difficult for a winter bird to pass.

Of course, it is unrealistic to achieve a complete blockade, but the large-scale rebels have been effectively restricted.At the beginning of the rebellion, the rebel army was still able to send bandits and relatives to carry out banditry and spread the chaos. These people were also Liu Fang's first goal of eliminating them, and they quickly achieved results.After the implementation of the Yulin blockade, the possibility of the rebels wandering into chaos in the northwest was suppressed to a minimum.

There may be a small group of rebels sneaking southward, but not to mention the difficulties involved, even if they successfully smuggled, how to carry out operations in the pass and stir up a rebellion is no longer easy.

The entire Guannei Road is under martial law according to the level, especially the four prefectures of Huan, Qing, Jin, and Yan near Yulin. The degree of martial law is almost similar to that of military control, and the enforcement is unprecedented.

All non-governmental activities are suppressed and non-governmental population movement is prohibited. All farmers, herdsmen and fishermen, except those who are recruited by the government and have issued documents and certificates, can only live in the village. Allowed to visit relatives and friends.

For any outsiders or those who have different whereabouts, there will be rewards for reporting, and the government servants will patrol and inspect from time to time. Those who violate the rules will be arrested immediately. It is lucky to be imprisoned, and it is not uncommon to be thrown into a prison camp or even beheaded. The situation of severe punishment in troubled times reappeared in the Northwest.

The effect is naturally significant. Although innocent people cannot be prevented from being implicated, if you take the government's prohibition seriously and stay honest, nothing will happen.At the same time, it really made the local governments find out some thieves who were mingling with the people, and arrested them to ask for credit from the imperial court.

Especially for those refugees who fled south, there was a mixed bag of fish and dragons. Sure enough, many rebels were mixed in. The concerns of these local bureaucrats were not completely unreasonable.Under the strong pressure of King Zhao and even the imperial court, they had to take over the task of helping those in need. In one winter, from Huanqing to Jinyan, they received more than 4 refugees, and thousands of them were arrested. .
In the winter half of the 21st year after Kaibao, the entire pass showed a state of silence, and the flow and activities of the people were greatly reduced. Except for Chang'an and the cities of various states, merchants were not even allowed to pass easily. Even if they could, they needed government officials. The trade certificate issued by Daosi Customs and Defense.

In the past, the situation where business travel was like weaving and people flowed like a tide no longer existed. The business travel camel caravans passing through various official roads were either military transport convoys or wealthy businessmen with backgrounds and backers.

In order to cooperate with the general situation of suppressing thieves in Yulin, the governments of various places in the Northwest had to issue policies, restrict business and travel, and control the flow of people to ensure law and order and maintain stability. A one-size-fits-all approach is often easy to implement.

However, after so many years, Dahan's system has already been perfected, and the management of the city has become more and more mature, so it is not that he is completely ignorant.

The trade certificate is a workaround under such circumstances.There is no doubt that these cities in Dahan are basically consumption-oriented cities, and they all need the supply of massive rural resources. Even the workshops and factories in the towns need to purchase raw materials from outside.And those who play the main circulation role are those big merchants and hawkers running between cities and villages.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the government issued policies only to limit business, not to ban it.Winter is the time when all kinds of people's livelihood resources are consumed the most. In this case, if the normal production and life in the town cannot be guaranteed, there will be chaos.

The rebellion in Yulin, obviously, had a serious impact on the livelihood of officials and people in the pass and even the entire Northwest. Under the current situation, under the government's prohibition, many merchants went bankrupt, especially those small businesses and hawkers who were less able to resist risks.

Even the most stable rural areas have been affected. In order to cooperate with Yulin's bandit suppression, the government's labor and military service call-up orders have been spread to the vast countryside.

At the same time, it also triggered a wave of returning home. Many people who can't get along in the cities and towns can't find other ways out. They basically choose to go back to their hometowns and wait for the day when the ban is lifted.

Danger and opportunity have always been together, and this matter is no different.In the large-scale control that almost covered the entire Guannei Road, at the same time, the transaction of power and money was unavoidable, which also gave birth to a frenzy of wealth.

Ordinary merchants only see government restrictions, unable to do business and live a difficult life, but for those few big merchants, it is a rare opportunity.Smart and powerful people, when faced with rules and even bans, think about how to take advantage of this opportunity to make a profit.

The needs of the city always exist, and even the government cannot prohibit it. With this opening, those merchants engaged in transportation and trade will naturally get a huge business opportunity. The competitors will plummet, but they can use this to open their mouths. Harvest wealth to your heart's content.

In the first two months before it can be transferred, a commercial license is even sold to ten thousand guan. In big cities like Chang'an and Fengxiang, it is impossible to get it without investing tens of thousands of guan.It was only after the Taoist government became aware of the chaos that they patched it, prohibiting the transfer of trade certificates and registering with real names and real businesses.

Even so, the censor of Guannei Dao was aware of the problem and reported the matter to the court, saying that the prohibition policy in the pass was too expanded, causing profiteers to cause trouble, making the country rich, prices in the pass soaring, and people's livelihood uneasy. He hoped that the court would rectify the chaos in time.

At least, in the eyes of some insightful people, even if the policy of restriction and prohibition is to be implemented, it is not necessary to implement it all the way. Like the southern part of Guannei, staying away from Yulin is really all that is necessary.As for some areas in Longyou and Hexi, they even joined in the fun.

However, after some discussions in the Zhengshitang, such a proposal was adopted by default.The truth is that, and the chaos that occurred is also a fact, but everything has advantages and disadvantages. If it is true according to the local conditions, it will be a huge test for the organization and execution capabilities of the officials in the pass.

One size fits all may have disadvantages, but if you don't do this, new problems and chaos will follow. From the current point of view, there are already some merchants outside the pass, who have sharpened their heads and want to participate in this rare wealth in the pass Frenzy, there is no shortage of risk-taking speculators in this world.

However, the censor's admonition was not without any effect. At least the prince Liu Yang was very dissatisfied with the chaos after learning about the situation in the pass. He just had to endure it for the sake of the overall situation.

Northwest problems occurred frequently, and they were never cleared up. Not only Emperor Liu, but also Liu Yang, who was known for his generosity, was extremely disappointed and could not bear it.

In response to this, the Ministry of Officials was urged to come up with a set of further rectification rules for the administration of Northwest officials.As for those merchants who take advantage of the opportunity, they must also be prepared to settle their accounts after the fall. Zhao Kuangyi thoughtfully pointed out that collusion between officials and businessmen, power-for-money transactions, hoarding and even tax evasion are all legitimate reasons, which can be used completely. In a hurry.

Those who like to make huge profits always have an upper limit, and those who exploit the common people are often exploited under power. The imperial court has not done it once or twice in the matter of cutting leeks, and it has long been handy.In this way, the dissatisfaction in Prince Liu Yang's heart was slightly dispelled just now.

No matter how extreme the policy of blocking Yulin was, and what kind of sequelae it caused, it has achieved immediate results in countering the rebellion.

After entering Kaibao for 22 years, Yulin Dao seemed to have disappeared from the big man. Except for some official newspaper news occasionally released by the Xuanwei Division, there was no other content, as if it had been forgotten.

(End of this chapter)