Chapter seven hundred and twelve people's hearts have been won
When Liu Mingzhi rushed to the martial arts arena slowly, there were already hundreds of officials in their early years dressed in purple robes gathered on the martial arts arena of the palace. There were many governors and governors of the state.
Seeing Liu Mingzhi, a group of officials spontaneously lined up to greet him.
“The lower officials and others will see the king Qian Sui, Qian Sui Qian Sui.”
Liu Mingzhi responded with a cheerful clasped fist: "Colleagues, no courtesy. Thank you for your hard work coming all the way. Please take a seat."
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Liu Mingzhi tossed his clothes, knelt down in front of the low table that had been arranged and clapped his hands gently.
A group of pretty girls walked over one after another with trays in their hands. They placed the fine wine and delicacies on the trays in front of a group of officials. Then they bowed to Liu Mingzhi and quietly withdrew.
Go down.
“Ahem, colleagues, I wanted to invite you to a banquet in seven days, but the weather was not good, and the autumn water came as soon as I said it would. Unfortunately, I caught wind and cold, so I delayed it for two days.
Fortunately, my colleagues were considerate and did not leave without permission. I am grateful for your love and will do my best to respect you."
“Don’t dare, let’s have a drink with the prince. Your Majesty invites you.”
When a group of fiefdom officials saw Liu Mingzhi raising a glass, they dared not really support him, so they all raised their glasses and drank with him.
After finishing the glass of wine, Liu Mingzhi put down the glass and coughed twice from time to time.
Qi Yun's personal maid was kneeling and waiting beside Liu Mingzhi. Seeing this, she hurriedly patted Liu Mingzhi's back gently.
“Your Majesty, please drink less wine.”
Looking at Yu'er's worried eyes, he smiled warmly at the dowry maid who had been with the wife for more than ten years. "No problem, pour the wine!"
Yu'er nodded hesitantly and had to pick up the pot and continue pouring the wine.
When a group of officials saw Liu Mingzhi's somewhat unhappy expression and heard his coughing from time to time, they realized that the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion said that the prince was unwell two days ago. It was not just an excuse. It turned out that he really suffered from the cold.
Yingzhou Governor Qin Bin was Liu Mingzhi’s old friend from the south of the Yangtze River and was deeply promoted by Liu Mingzhi, so he could enjoy the position of governor of the first government. When he saw Liu Mingzhi unwell, he was naturally worried.
“Your Majesty, sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread. If you feel unwell, I would like to advise you not to drink.”
Jia Youwei, the governor of Fuzhou, was also promoted by Liu Mingzhi, so he naturally agreed with the situation.
“What Governor Qin said is true, the prince should put his body first. The lower officials should also rely on your leadership to share the worries of the court and solve the problems of the people.
If the prince is unwell, wouldn’t it be a pity that we don’t have a heroic leader like the prince!”
“Please take care of yourself, Your Majesty.”
“I’m sorry for the trouble, my colleagues. I’m fine with you. I’ll give you three more cups!”
Many officials wanted to exhort him, but when they saw Liu Mingzhi had raised his glass to his throat, they had no choice but to raise their glasses and drink together.
Under Liu Mingzhi's majestic gaze, Yu'er had no choice but to refill her cup twice more with aggrieved feelings.
After three glasses of wine went down his throat, Liu Mingzhi put down his glass and raised his chopsticks.
“Comrades, let’s have a look at the cooking skills of the palace’s cooks. My colleagues come from all over the world. Like me, many of them are guests from other places. It is because of the emperor’s grace that they serve as officials in foreign lands.
The cooks are recruited from the north and south of the Yangtze River, so my fellow countrymen and colleagues from the north will be very lucky.
As for colleagues elsewhere, if it doesn’t taste good, they can only forcefully swallow it.
A porridge and a meal are hard-earned. You know that I don’t like extravagance and waste. When the time comes that you can’t eat it, don’t blame me for having someone stuff it into your stomach.”
A group of officials laughed out loud when they heard what Liu Mingzhi said was funny.
Knowing that King Bingjian, who was not involved in official business, was still the same person in private, he was approachable, witty and witty, unlike other princes who were conceited about their status and put on airs.
“Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality.”
A group of officials no longer pretended to be polite, and while eating food, they served wine and drank with their familiar colleagues.
Due to Liu Mingzhi's health, no one toasted Liu Mingzhi.
After three rounds of wine, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. Liu Mingzhi glanced at the twenty-seven mansions with a faint smile, a total of eighteen governors in one hundred and fifty-two states, and one hundred and thirteen state governors.
“Governor of Yingzhou Qin Bin, Governor of Fuzhou Jia Youwei, Governor of Yunzhou Xu Sheng, Governor of Jezhou Zhang Yong, Governor of Gansu and Suzhou Dingzihe and Governor of Xinzhou Yang Chunbo.
Yingzhou Prefecture has under its jurisdiction Ma Kai, the governor of Guzhou, Jiao Shun, the governor of Chongzhou, Chen Gang, the governor of Gengzhou, and Liang Guangyuan, the governor of Chunmizhou, the governor of Tanzhou."
Hearing Liu Mingzhi call out the names of himself and others one by one, the officials who had had enough wine and food hurriedly turned around and saluted in shock.
“The official is here!”
“My colleagues, the officials here, ranging from the fourth rank of Xiazhou to the second rank of governor of the two prefectures, are the chief officials of the border areas. I know in my heart that even the least of them have three or five friendships with you.
Among them, twenty-three prefecture governors were transferred from the prefectures south of Xinzhou to twenty-seven prefectures in northern Xinjiang this year. After you took office, I also summoned you one by one.
I think what I said is right."
“Back to the prince,.”
“Well! I am an official and I know all of you. I wonder how many of your colleagues in charge of governance know how many people in their respective jurisdictions are aware of it?”
"Back to the prince, my subordinates have always obeyed the prince's orders, never dared to neglect their duties, and put the people first."
“Go back to the prince, and the lower officials will listen to the prince’s orders and encourage the people to open up wasteland, cultivate sericulture and raise fish. And he has been encouraging the people from the twenty-seventh mansion to come to our north to seek a living, to settle the situation in the north and increase the number of people in our north.”
“Back to the prince”
Liu Mingzhi looked at the officials talking to each other, beckoned them to stop, waved gently, and just then those pretty maids left and returned, placing the trays in their hands in front of the officials again, and
He bowed and waited by the side without leaving.
“Comrades, please report the number of people under your rule and the state of the treasury.”
The officials looked at the Four Treasures of the Study in the tray and were stunned for a moment. They looked at Liu Mingzhi's faintly smiling eyes. Although they didn't know what Liu Mingzhi meant by this move, they were well aware of King Bingjian's cognitive attitude towards official affairs, so they all wrote honestly.
Write.
Although the prince is a bit harsh and unkind, he sincerely works for the benefit of the people.
The Twenty-Seven Prefectures of the North Land have always been famous for their barrenness. Coming to the North Land as an official was mostly helpless. However, in recent years, under the governance of King Bingjian, the earth-shaking changes in the Twenty-Seven Prefectures of the North Land have been witnessed by both the officials and the people.
The people in the north don't know how prosperous and prosperous the south of the Yangtze River is, as the merchants call it, the capital city and the land of plenty.
But the people in the North know how prosperous their lives are now.
As long as the land is reclaimed by oneself, after the government knows about it, it will be reported as one's own. A subordinate official under the government's household department will issue a document. No one is allowed to rob it. Anyone who violates the order will be punished according to the law.
With abundant food, almost any household can raise some livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep, and eat some meat every now and then, as long as they are not lazy.
This is something that ordinary people in the North never dare to think about.
Businessmen have been humble since ancient times, but King Bingjian encouraged the people to actively engage in business and exchange goods with other places in the Western Regions, Jiangnan, and the East China Sea.
Although wars occur frequently in the North, the people are no longer as frequently displaced and panicked as they were many years ago.
Liu Mingzhi didn’t know the look on the faces of the people clearly, but the parents and officials of these northern people knew it very well.
Liu Mingzhi naturally did not know the thoughts of these officials. He only formulated the decree and ensured its passage before proceeding with the affairs of the two countries.
Although I have occasionally seen the situation of the common people, my understanding is not detailed.
The maids placed the rice paper on the tray in front of Liu Mingzhi one by one, then stood up and left.
Liu Mingzhi looked around at the nervous expressions on the officials' faces, and began to look through the rice paper in his hands one by one, and from time to time he picked up a pen to write down something.
About half an hour later, the officials were trembling in their hearts. Liu Mingzhi also put down the pen in his hand and looked at everyone with a surprised look on his face.
"There are as many as 9.73 million people. How come there are more than 3 million more people? The year before last, I remember there were only more than 6 million."
“My lord, you don’t know something. The people are rich, so they naturally focus on passing on the family line. In the past two years alone, 1.7 million new children have been added to the 27 prefectures.
There are more than one million refugees who have settled in our 27 prefectures in the North."
“Why are there so many refugees?”
“This is not clear to the lower officials and others. When registering their household registration, they mentioned all kinds of things, including those who suffered from disasters, those who were affected by war, and those who were forced to make a living.
In short, they each have their own words.
Later, I followed the prince's order and sincerely settled in the northern border. I became a farmer in three months and cultivated my own fields. Then I was able to settle down. The lower officials and others naturally followed the order."
“Okay, thank you for your hard work, colleagues!”
“It is your duty to share the worries of the court and serve as an official.”
Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes and smiled, took out his royal seal and stamped it on the rice paper, then arranged it and handed it to Yu'er beside him.
“Give it to Liu Song and seal it up!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Yu'er's retreating figure, caressing the seal in his hand and was lost in thought.