Han Shizu

Chapter 353 The Sober Emperor Qianyu
Liu Chengyou asked some more questions about the court's policy, and the result was both expected and reasonable.Basically, the policies he lowered to benefit the people have not been implemented.The inaction of the government is one aspect, and the inability of the government to act is another aspect.

Soon, Liu Chengyou ended his stagnant and difficult conversation with the old farmer, and he knew almost everything he needed to know and what he wanted to know.I went to a few more households in the village, and after questioning, I found that the people here are in the same situation. Even the farmer's family on the left side of the village is still barely "rich", after all, the labor force in the family is still sufficient.

With regard to the restoration of people's livelihood, Liu Chengyou can't do too detailed and effective things other than setting some positive policies from the overall macro perspective. What's more, it has to rely on the long-term self-regulation of the people.

However, it is also impossible to recuperate, rule by doing nothing, and let things go.What Liu Chengyou has done since he succeeded to the throne, compared to reassuring the people and raising households, is more accurate to say to consolidate his position and establish his authority so as to maintain the rule of the Han Dynasty he inherited.

This is the most fundamental and core thing.There may be love for the people, but so far, Liu Chengyou's "benefiting the people" policy is more of a superficial effort, expressing an attitude to the whole world.

According to Zhuang Min, looking at it from the side, the magistrate in Neihuang is doing pretty well. It is said that Gao Xingzhou promoted and appointed the county magistrate.Others can be ignored for the time being, but in terms of attracting people, determining land, cultivating land and encouraging farmers, they are still very attentive.When the disaster was hit, there were also active responses and proactive measures to minimize the losses of the people in the territory.

This manor, which was newly built for less than two years, was severely harassed by Liu Chengyou's inspection. After the [-] tall horses and elite soldiers left, and the thin dust and smoke raised on the dirt road between the manor subsided, the people in the manor came back. Dare to probe a little to see the situation.

After asking each other, it was found that all the houses in the village were not damaged at all, the houses were not destroyed, the wealth and livestock were not lost, and a damaged tent at the entrance of the village was repaired.I'm a little surprised, given the current morality of the big man, although under the rule of Gao Xingzhou, although the army is not as ruthless as a soldier, it is still surprising that such an army has no crime.

The few households visited by Liu Chengyou are still at a loss and don't know why.Even the old peasants had no idea of ​​the identity of the heavily guarded young man who questioned them.It was the head of the township and the head of the village who inquired, and when he heard the words "Your Majesty", he was shocked, and hurriedly led the villagers present to bow to the west.

After all, the emperor is the emperor. In such an era of chaos and uncertainty, it is not easy to survive, but it is also a blessing for these foolish people to have the opportunity to feel the majesty of the emperor at such a close distance.

It is a pity that it belongs to the head of the village.Originally, when the imperial army entered the village, they had the foresight to test it out, but unfortunately they didn't get close, and were severely repelled by the guards of the imperial army.

After leaving this small Zhuangzi, Liu Chengyou showed no joy or anger on his face, with a deep and calm look.On the contrary, the little lady Zhe who was accompanying her, said with a pitiful tone: "I only know that disasters in Hebei continue, and Li Shu is poor, but I can't imagine that the poverty will be like this!"

"This is my dereliction of duty as the emperor!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou said something casually.

Seeing this, Zhe Xiaoniang quickly shook her head a few times, until a strand of hair fell down, and explained to Liu Chengyou: "I don't mean that by myself."

Feeling the tense tone of Miss Zhe, Liu Chengyou's expression relaxed, and he asked in relief: "Fuzhou is located in the north, while Neihuang is in the hinterland of Hebei. The people here are poor, how is it compared to Fuzhou?"

Wen asked, Zhe Xiaoniang blinked her bright eyes a few times, thought for a while, and said proudly: "Although not rich, but the family has property, and the household has surplus food."

"A good family has property, and each household has surplus food!" Liu Chengyou repeated clearly, with a firm attitude and full of demeanor: "This is my goal of governing in the future!"

Talking about ideals and goals is Liu Chengyou's housekeeping skill.

After saying that, he raised his imperial whip and whipped it violently, as if to vent the suffocation in his heart, the steed "Xu Lu" under his crotch neighed, and galloped away along the dirt road with his hooves.

Seeing this, Zhe Xiaoniang's jade face tightened, her eyebrows frowned, and she followed closely behind her horse.Attracting Gao Huaide and Zhao Yanjin, they rushed to the guards in a panic.

In fact, it was impossible for Liu Chengyou to say that Murano and his party were not touched.However, he also knew in his heart that he, the emperor and the imperial court, also had some "credit" for the poverty of the local people.

In the past two years, although some unreasonable taxes have been abolished, they are basically exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes.Moreover, in this regard, the imperial court's supervision is not effective. Although Liu Chengyou, the external supervision system, is struggling to rebuild, it will take a process.In this process, the central government has no control over how local officials behave.

In fact, since Liu Chengyou came to power, what made him most uncomfortable and uncomfortable was not his cautiousness with the army, nor the old arrogance of his officials, nor the country's poverty.Rather, the implementation and execution of policies has always been a difficult problem.

Gyeonggi, the court, and the army are basically under his stable control.But what about outside Gyeonggi?Whenever there is a policy, it often leads out of Tokyo and spreads to Kinki, and then it is difficult to get timely feedback further away.

Every time he thinks about this, Liu Chengyou's heart is filled with a sense of urgency and crisis. For this country, he, the emperor, is really too weak in his control.Even though, this is a problem that all Central Plains monarchs and regimes have had to face since the Later Liang Dynasty.

This is also the reason why Liu Chengyou spent a lot of effort and thought on rebuilding the system, resetting the rituals, and promoting talents. It's just because the time is not long enough and the results have not yet appeared.

Today, there are not too few prefectures and towns under the direct control of the central government, including the east and west, more than half of the Central Plains, most of the Guanzhong area, and the Heyang and Hezhong areas.However, it is very difficult to support the huge Tokyo bureaucracy and army with these geographical areas alone, and the support of local states and towns is absolutely indispensable.

In the past two years, Shannan, Jingdong, Hedong, and even Fangzhen in Hebei have paid tribute to Tokyo.Taking Wei Bo as an example, except that the imperial court exempted Du Chongwei from taxes because of the serious damage to the states two years ago, there has been no such thing since then.

After Liu Chengyou came to power, even when Wei Bo suffered the worst disaster, Liu Chengyou only issued an edict to the Daming House to relieve the victims and reduce the tribute.In short, a central idea can be lowered and reduced, but it cannot be avoided.According to the imperial edict at the beginning of the succession, even if the state government only got one copper in tax revenue, it had to be split in half and supplied to Tokyo.

Of course, doing so will have certain negative effects.For example, his reputation as the emperor, whether the state and town are convinced, the opacity of local finances and taxes, the exploitation of the people, public grievances, and civil disturbances, etc.

However, everything is more practical than sending money and food to Tokyo twice a year.Although it is said that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the people in the world are not the water that supports the ship of the big man, but the army, bureaucrats, and civilians in Tokyo. They are the foundation for the helmsman Liu Chengyou to cut through the waves.

The water may boil sometimes, but as long as it slows down, it will calm down one day, as can be seen from the behavior of the foolish people in the village.What's more, the most difficult time for the big man to breathe has already passed.Next, what else can bring down Yoo Seung Woo.

The problem he faced was how to pacify the world, how to govern the world, and how to secure the world.Since he set the strategy of "first south, then north", he has already embarked on this road that will become wider and wider.

Facing the bitter cold wind, he galloped for several miles. After strenuous exercise, Liu Chengyou's body became hot and he was so angry that he was sweating.

Zhe Xiaoniang was also panting, her face was flushed, but she was panting evenly.

Liu Chengyou's spirit seemed a little uplifted, he stared at Zhe Niangzi's face, with a strong gaze, he looked away from Concubine Xian a little embarrassed and shy
(End of this chapter)