The matter between Su and Yang can only be regarded as a minor incident for the current Emperor Liu. In the early Han Dynasty, the two prime ministers who once shared power and dominated the Han Dynasty were just two prime ministers who needed sympathy. , the aging needs to be pardoned by the emperor in a gesture of mercy.
It is undeniable that Liu Chengyou has indeed thought of pardoning the two ministers. For the current Emperor Liu, all he has to do is speak. Moreover, it can be expected that all the officials will praise the emperor for his "generousness".
Of course, Liu Chengyou still did not plan to recall the two elders to the court in the short term, as the time would not come yet. However, they did not have to wait too long. Once the south was settled, they could be invited to participate in the reunification celebration banquet.
In Liu Chengyou's mind, such a scene has emerged: in the magnificent Chongyuan Hall, the hall is full of meritorious officials, and the rituals and music are singing. Emperor Liu is standing in front of the old man Yang Bin, holding a cup in one hand and pointing to the unified country with the other. He asked him calmly: How am I, the emperor, doing?
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"What do you think of Luzhou's memorial to mobilize the people's power and dig out the Taihang Road?" In the Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou was communicating with the prince Liu Yang as usual.
"Access to the feeder transportation and strengthen the connections and exchanges between Hedong and Hebei are also in compliance with dad's policy of opening roads. I thought it could be approved!" After thinking for a while, Liu Yang replied.
For many years, the Han Dynasty court led by Liu Chengyou paid special attention to the improvement of road transportation, which not only benefited the military and financial transportation, but also promoted economic development and prosperity.
Because the country's political, economic, and military center was in Kaifeng, in the Huangbian River Basin, and due to flooding, most of the imperial court's manpower was actually invested in improving waterways and dredging rivers.
However, it is impossible to completely ignore it on land. It is just that there is less direct leadership from the court. Most of them are left to local officials, and the central government plays the role of approval and supervision. Although it is relatively scattered, it has been accumulated over the years and has achieved a lot. Small results.
For example, on Taihang Road, from north to south, there have been fifty-three road construction projects, large and small, in the past ten years. These are still recorded in the Ministry of Works. Those that are small and small and require less manpower are even more Already.
In the Taihang Mountains that cross from east to west, the mountain roads were opened up and dredged like blood vessels, becoming the lifeblood connecting Hedong and Hebei. By the thirteenth year of Qianyou, the imperial court had begun to use gunpowder to open the mountains.
The Ordnance Supervisor has always worked hard on the development and improvement of gunpowder. However, the emperor can only provide a guiding opinion, or order, asking them to find ways to improve the performance and power of gunpowder. In terms of actual research, It can't help at all. The emperor's greatest role is to spur people with administrative orders and encourage them with honors and salaries.
In the previous wars, the Han army did not use gunpowder weapons in large quantities. The reason is also very simple. The technology is not mature and the explosive power is not enough. If you only use its combustion ability, it is not as good as kerosene bombs, which are much more powerful and easy to use. too much.
More than ten years of unremitting efforts and special research have finally yielded results, which can be used to open mountains and mines. As far as mountain opening is concerned, although the power is still not great, it is indeed revolutionary compared to manpower. progress.
Returning to the topic of road opening, Luzhou's report this time is preparing for a big one. Only tens of thousands of civilians are planned to be recruited. It is planned to continue to widen and level the original mountain roads to completely connect the east and west. At the same time, because of the restrictions on the use of gunpowder, we also requested gunpowder support from the imperial court, and hoped that Xiangzhou, who could coordinate the east side, could also start the project from the east. After all, it involved two places.
It was also because the project was relatively large that the matter was presented to Liu Chengyou. The magistrate of Luzhou, named Quan Shixiong, was the former Shu minister. Because he performed well in the process of pacifying Shu and made great contributions, he moved his family to After arriving in the Central Plains, his official career was pretty good and he already had a state capital.
"Since you think it's okay, I'll leave it up to you to arrange this matter!" Looking at the prince, Liu Chengyou ordered.
"yes!"
Liu Yang was not only surprised by this, but also couldn't help but feel more pressure. He had already felt that the emperor was consciously delegating some power to him, but for some reason, he felt more pressure than joy. His concern was how to handle the matter. No, it’s not easy to explain. Liu Yang didn’t have the idea to seize the opportunity to seize power, and he didn’t have the courage.
"In addition, remember to warn Daozhou Yamen to be considerate of the people and use enough money and food. Every time the country has a major project, it is also the easiest time to cause public resentment. You must be vigilant about this!" Liu Chengyou reminded again: "Especially Xiangzhou Prefecture, where Manpower is already insufficient, and we need more care!"
Most of the time, Liu Chengyou still cherishes the people's power very much. In the long-term wars and projects, when it is necessary to use it, it is used to the maximum extent, but then, Liu Chengyou will choose to stop and let the soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty take a breath. . Just like recuperating after the Northern Expedition, when doing things for the government, he always has a certain limit and has a bottom line in his heart, which he will never easily cross. Emperor Liu knew all too well the consequences of abusing people's power.
As for Xiangzhou, it was originally renamed Zhangde Prefecture for a while, after the Zhangde Army. Later, it was changed back, and half of the population of the prefectures and counties that originally belonged to Cizhou were placed under the jurisdiction of Xiangzhou. The reason lies in the incident in Anyang. The massacre hit its population too hard. At that time, most of the scholars and people in Xiangzhou gathered in Anyang to take refuge. As a result, they were massacred. The rebels and the people were killed by the Khitan, about 100,000 people.
The heavy losses at that time are still fresh in Liu Chengyou's memory. After all, he could be said to be watching from afar, waiting for the tragedy to happen. In the following more than ten years, Xiangzhou has not been able to recover and develop in a decent way. After all, in order to develop, there must first be someone. .
Later, after Lu Yin took office, under his governance, great achievements were made in politics, economy, and people's livelihood, but he still could not get rid of the sequelae of heavy population damage. It was not until the imperial court dismantled Cizhou that a part of the population was replenished. .
It was hard for Liu Yang to empathize with Liu Chengyou's emotion. When he looked up and saw him waiting respectfully, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but waved his hand and said, "Go ahead!"
"Excuse me!" Liu Yang felt relieved, bowed, and slowly retreated.
Looking at Liu Yang's figure, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but fall into thinking. Generally speaking, he was very satisfied with his prince. He was not a genius, but he was studious enough and had the experience of traveling with the driver. But now, Liu Chengyou felt that he was still Some lack of experience. After all, after becoming the prince, he spent most of his time in the palace and relied on memorials to govern the country, which Liu Chengyou did not want.
How should we think of a way to continue to train the prince? Give him a county and let him govern it? This is simply a bad idea!
While Liu Chengyou was thinking about it, the chamberlain came to report, and the military envoy Li Chongju asked to see him. Li Chongju came here, obviously to report something, and it directly caused Liu Chengyou to frown: "Your Majesty, there is news from the south, there is civil strife in Quanzhou!"
"What's going on?" Liu Chengyou's expression twisted slightly.
Now, he just wants nothing to happen in the world, so that the Han Dynasty can smoothly carry out the Pingnan War and realize the great cause of unifying the world. However, there are always various things that come to stimulate his nerves. Even if, A Ping Navy that doesn't interfere with the overall situation.
Li Chongju didn't want to be long-winded and simply stated the information he received succinctly: "Your Majesty, on the 5th of this month, Quanzhou tooth general Chen Hongjin, together with his cronies, falsely accused Jiedu envoy Liu Shaofan of plotting to annex the Li family, imprisoned him, and sent him to another place. Deputy envoy Zhang Hansi will stay behind."
"I never thought that Chen Hongjin would take advantage of this!" Liu Chengyou quickly calmed down from the news, and the corner of Liu Chengyou's mouth twitched slightly.
"If my prediction is correct, Quanzhou's memorial on this incident will be sent to Tokyo soon!" Liu Chengyou said.
"That should be the case. No matter what happens in Quanzhou, we will never have second thoughts about the imperial court!" Li Chongju responded.
"Tell me about Chen Hongjin's situation!" Liu Chengyou asked after thinking about it for a while.
Li Chongju: "Chen Hongjin, named Jichuan, was born in Quanzhou. He was poor in childhood, good at reading, learned the art of war, and had great ambitions. He was very courageous and well-known in the countryside. He joined the army when he was older and was promoted to the military academy because of his merit. After Wang Min's death, the Liu brothers took advantage of the situation. Quanzhang, this person followed Liu Congxiao and helped him vigorously. He was highly appreciated by Liu Congxiao and relied on him..."
After listening to Li Chongju's introduction, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh: "Come to think of it, Chen Hongjin is also a figure! He seizes the opportunity and takes advantage of the situation, what a heroic figure!"
"It's just!" As he said this, Liu Chengyou's tone couldn't help but turn cold: "He owes old favors, bullies his young master, and ignores the court. How should I treat a person like this!"
From the beginning to the end, the focus was only on Chen Hongjin. As for Zhang Hansi, who was pushed onto the stage, he was obviously just a puppet.