Shuhan

"This prince is really too cool!"

In the emperor's palace in Chang'an City, Liu Bei learned of what Liu Chan had done. He looked at Du You with a bitter look on his face and immediately reprimanded him.

Liu Bei, who was lying on the bed, had just recovered from a serious illness. Although his mental state had improved slightly, his face was still pale, with an air of death that was difficult to conceal.

His eyes were sunken, and there were wrinkles around them, like the marks left by the carving knife of time, or the marks of a raging illness.

Seeing Liu Bei's health getting worse day by day, Du You almost shed tears in his eyes.

He really wanted Liu Bei to come out and take charge.

The emperor is famous for his benevolence and righteousness. If His Majesty had been here that day, he would certainly not have forced the Guanzhong gentry like this.

unfortunately
The emperor is aging day by day, but the prince is rising rapidly. Their good days are yet to come!

"What Your Highness did was indeed a little rough, but sometimes rough methods are the most effective. Originally, the army was short of food, and Zhang Liao's entry into Wuguan Road made it far away. No doubt, now that your highness has done this, Chang'an's treasury will be full. Within half a year, our army will not have to worry about food and grass. Within this half year, we will probably be able to control Guanzhong. After the autumn harvest, we may be self-sufficient. "

Fazheng said slowly to Liu Bei.

"Needless to say, since the servant said this, the prince must have done something wrong."

Liu Bei looked like he wanted to punish Prince Liu Chan.

When Du You heard this, everyone was dumbfounded.

I have some opinions, but you can't punish the prince because of my words!

He is the future emperor. When you burp, won't I be liquidated by the prince?
Thump~
Du You immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Liu Bei.

Bang bang bang!
After kowtowing, Du You raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of questioning His Highness the Crown Prince."

Seeing Liu Bei's puzzled expression, Du You could only smile and cry and said to Liu Bei: "The prince's original intention is good. It would be better if the means could be more gentle. I have absolutely no intention of blaming His Highness. Please be clear to Your Majesty. "

"I see."

Liu Bei seemed to suddenly realize something.

"But the various ethnic groups in Guanzhong have complaints. In your opinion, how can we eliminate the resentment of the various ethnic groups in Guanzhong?"

Eliminate resentment?

Du You thought for a while and said: "Since the food and baggage has been transferred to Chang'an City, I have no intention of returning it. I have two suggestions, please accept it."

"Oh?"

Liu Bei nodded immediately and asked, "Tell me about it."

Du You immediately said: "First, the prince should adopt the women from Guanzhong to enter the East Palace."

The beautiful women Du You gave Liu Chan earlier were actually just to cater to Liu Chan's preferences.

It's a beauty.

But she is not a daughter of aristocratic family.

It cannot achieve the effect of marriage.

Liu Bei thought for a while, nodded, and said: "As soon as the war stops, we will start this matter and leave the selection of girls from each family to the servants."

Du You looked happy when he heard this, and the little resentment in his heart disappeared.

"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"

Liu Bei nodded approvingly and asked, "What about the second one?"

Du You gathered his thoughts and then said: "Secondly, the prince is not very old, so every day there should be a great scholar giving lectures on classics and history for His Highness's banquet."

Jingyan
Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Yes."

I'm afraid these nobles in Guanzhong think the prince is difficult to deal with, and they want to give lectures every day to change the prince's mind. This is the method of a scholar.

If you are a person with a weak will and listen to the great Confucian lectures every day, you may be brainwashed under the influence.

But Liu Bei still knew about his son's abilities, and it was not the words of those great Confucians who could influence him. He immediately nodded and said: "A great Confucian who lectures on scriptures must be highly virtuous and highly respected, and have a wealth of knowledge."

Du You nodded immediately.

"Only those with high moral character and high prestige and rich knowledge are qualified to prepare banquets for His Highness."

Du You's joy was not concealed at all. Behind him, Zhuge Liang and Fazheng looked at each other, with emotions in their eyes.

It seems that there is too much competition for the position of His Highness’ Jingyan.

In Liu Bei's bedroom, he was singing with a red face.

Soothe the wounded hearts of the Guanzhong gentry.

Liu Chan, who was making a fool of himself, no longer focused all his attention on the Guanzhong nobles.

The reason why he dealt with the Guanzhong gentry was that the Guanzhong gentry bullied others too much.

The benefits given to him are too few, and the benefits taken by oneself are too many.

Now that the nobles have sent everything Liu Chan wants, he will naturally not embarrass these Guanzhong nobles.

After all, this era is not the era when the imperial power is the strongest. On the contrary, this era is the era when the aristocratic families are gradually gaining power. By the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a situation where the king and the horse shared the world.

The emperor's power is not as great as imagined.

Checks, balances and compromises are something emperors often do.

There are many ways to strengthen imperial power.

Jian Junsi is one of them, but many reforms cannot be implemented until the world is at peace.

Now, let’s conquer the world first.

"If the land in Guanzhong is developed, there will be two million hectares. But now on this list, it is said that the land is only 500,000 hectares? Where has the rest of the land gone?"

Facing Liu Chan's doubts, Du You, who had just been comforted in Liu Bei's dormitory, suddenly turned bitter.

Why are there two different painting styles when facing His Majesty the Emperor and when facing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Prince, can't you inherit a little more of His Majesty's kindness?
Du You complained in his heart, but thought that he would be able to confront His Highness the Crown Prince every day in the future. With the talents and knowledge of the great scholars in Guanzhong, he would be able to turn His Highness from the crooked path to the right path.

Thinking of this, Du You also had a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, each noble family in Guanzhong has some land. It is not because the nobles have occupied the land, but because the nobles have a large number and can cultivate these lands. However, most of the land in Guanzhong is not occupied by the nobles, but by foreigners. I'm going to graze, please give me a warning."

Stop yelling at us Guanzhong gentry all the time. We can’t catch a sheep and keep shedding its wool, right?

If you keep shedding wool, you will become bald.

Your Highness, you should take care of those foreigners!

"Don't worry, I also have information from the military commander in Guanzhong. Most of the land has been abandoned. The remaining 30% has been occupied by the nobles, and 70% has been occupied by the Huns and Qiang Di."

Although there is a lot of land in Guanzhong, many water conservancy projects have been abandoned after years of war, resulting in a lot of land that could have been cultivated because there was no water source for irrigation.

The main issue is population.

Guanzhong has a small population, so it can only pick up good land for cultivation.

This good land must not only be fertile and flat, but also be close to a water source.

The reason why the Guanzhong gentry said that foreigners had invaded the land was because the land they occupied was good farmland close to water sources. (End of chapter)