Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 196 Expansion of Luoyang (Part [-])
After seeing the Huns being treated so favorably, hundreds of thousands of Xianbei natives from Hezhou and Xinzhou defected here, all wanting to live a stable life like the Huns, and there are also a large number of Qiang people in Xiliang When it took effect, the leader of the Qiang people outside the Great Wall was very angry, and he personally led his troops to wander outside the Great Wall. When they encountered Qiang people who wanted to run into the territory of the Han Dynasty, they directly killed and looted them.

This angered Zheng Xuan, the governor of Liangzhou. Zheng Xuan followed the advice of the chief historian Jia Xu, and reported to the court that Qieri, a Qiang man, was withdrawn as the captain of the Qiang guard. The women and children were all given the land to reclaim the villages, while the young and strong were assigned to the account of Qieri Tuo, led by Qieri Tuo, and went out to fight against the leaders of the Qiang people outside the Great Wall.

These Qiang people hated these leaders to the bone. Under the leadership of Qierisuo, they defeated many Qiang tribes and brought all the Qiang people in the tribe back to Liangzhou. Frightened and restless, Duan Xi defeated them and beheaded their king in the past, and they were not as frightened as they are now, because no matter how many times Duan Xi defeated them, they would come back again.

But this time it was different. The big Han’s tolerance policy allowed a large number of Qiang people to flee into the territory of the big Han, and they turned into Han people. The so-called Han people at this time did not refer to a certain race. It is recorded in the household registration register that they are all Han Chinese. This is directly digging the roots of the Qiang people. The number of tribesmen has become less and less, and they have become their enemies, fighting against them outside the Great Wall.

The Qiang people were helpless. Most of the leaders chose to migrate and keep a distance from the big Han, lest the tribal people lose their heads and go to what to do with the big Han people. And at the boundary between the two sides, they also set up many checkpoints to block The large-scale exodus of the Qiang people obviously cannot stop the enthusiasm of the Qiang people. In the past ten years, the world has gradually become colder, and the lives of these people living on the grasslands are extremely difficult.

And at such a time, there is a powerful country like the big Han, who can keep them alive. I heard that the Han court will also provide disaster relief and rescue victims. They will not watch the people starve to death, nor will they abandon the old and weak. How can the chiefs stop them?

I have to say that although Zheng Xuan is weaker in dealing with political affairs, his personal charm is too strong. The Qiang, Han, and Huns all admire and respect him very much. He can rectify the chaotic Liangzhou and make Liangzhou Gradually he regained his strength, and beside him was Jia Xu, who secretly dealt with a lot of destruction and chaos for Zheng Xuan in a field that Zheng Xuan was not good at.

These two people, one bright and one dark, actually made the situation in Liangzhou gradually improve.

Such a large-scale migration, coupled with the fact that the country was peaceful and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment during the nine years after Liu Hong ascended the throne, led to the first explosive growth in the population of the Han Dynasty. The registered population exceeded 7000 million, the largest number of households The most important place is naturally Sili, with a population of more than 600 million, and Luoyang has gradually become congested. Cao Song has already made a request to expand Luoyang.

As the capital of the Han Dynasty, the population of a single county in Luoyang is close to 70. Some wealthy counties in the Han Dynasty only have a population of 80 million. This county exceeds many large counties composed of more than ten counties. !People come and go, and countless merchants settle here, not only because of its prosperity, but also because Luoyang is the center of Chidao, the main way for north-south east-west travel!
After Liu Hong heard about the prosperous scene in Luoyang many times, he couldn't help feeling a little hopeful in his heart.

He suddenly looked at Xun You beside him, and said, "I want to subdue Luoyang and see Luoyang's prosperity in private. I don't know what to do." Those who can't sit still, have always been out of the palace to play, oh, no, it is the habit of going out of the palace to check people's conditions, he thought for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Zhang can accompany you."

"Zhang He?"

"Exactly!"

Liu Hong nodded, and immediately ordered Zhang Yun to enter the palace. Zhang Yun hurriedly entered the palace, and was shocked when he heard the emperor's order. Luoyang people have many things to do, and he originally wanted to oppose the emperor leaving the palace, but now In the temple, except for He Gong, no one could persuade the emperor, he could only obey the order of what the emperor wanted to do, so he recruited seven or eight experts to guard him by his side.

He also arranged a large number of embroidered clothes envoys to lurk around them. If there was anything abnormal, hundreds of embroidered clothes envoys would come to kill him. Put down the things in your hands and concentrate on protecting the emperor.

After making all kinds of preparations, the emperor put on a set of scholar robes, took a bullock cart, walked out of the palace, and drove on the street, which still attracted people's attention. After all, there were seven or eight burly men guarding the surroundings. Everyone guessed in their hearts which powerful son it was, so they didn't care. After a while, Liu Hong got off the bullock cart and started wandering casually in Luoyang County.

I have to say that this Luoyang is countless times more prosperous than when he came to Beijing in the past. There are huge crowds of people, and there are countless vendors hawking along the street. Not only the Han people, but also some frontier businessmen in strange clothes, the Han people are not surprised, the ox carts are next to each other, and they can line up from the main city gate to the west city all the way!

Looking at this scene, Liu Hong was already happy. He went to the vendors along the street and saw a lot of things. Most of these vendors were selling some handmade products, such as shoes, wooden combs, and bronze mirrors. Liu Hong asked with a smile: "I haven't been to Luoyang for a long time, how come there are so many vendors?" The vendors were a little servile to him, after all, Liu Hong could tell from his clothes that he was the son of everyone.

He smiled and said: "You don't know. Since the birth of the Holy Son of Heaven, there has been no shortage of food in the family. In winter, there is no farming work, so I make some small things to earn some money. The youngest son in the family can go to school tomorrow. It is also for him Buy some pens and ink." When he said that, his face was a little proud, and Liu Hong also smiled and boasted: "Enrolling in school is a good thing, you really should buy it, and you may even be able to enter the Taiyuan Academy in the future!"

"Haha, borrow your auspicious words, borrow your auspicious words, you don't know, my little baby, who was smart since he was a child, opened his mouth a year ago, and now he is four years old, and his speech is no different from ordinary people. My hometown government school gave me a lot of money , let me bring my little baby to the capital, and say that here I can worship a famous teacher and become a high-ranking official in the future!"

"Oh?" Liu Hong was taken aback for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Then this Xiaolang is really unusual, can he have a name?"

"Take it, take it, the single name is Jia!"

The two were chatting, when suddenly a large number of pawns came over, the peddler suddenly became panicked when he saw it, and his face was also a little frightened, which made Liu Hong's face suddenly become angry, could it be that he was under my feet? , Are there still officials who bully good people?Zhang Yun on the side noticed the emperor's face, and quickly stood behind the emperor, putting his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"You old thief, how many times have I told you that you are not allowed to set up a stall and trade here!"

The watchman yelled and said angrily, "Take it with me quickly, and go to the county government with me!"

(End of this chapter)