When Liu Mingzhi rushed to the martial arts arena, there were already hundreds of officials in their early years in purple robes gathered on the palace's martial arts arena. 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 you side by side with the king Qian Sui, Qian Sui Qian Sui."
Liu Mingzhi responded cheerfully, clasping his fists: "Colleagues, no courtesy. Thank you for your hard work coming all the way. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi swung his clothes, knelt down in front of the low table that had been arranged and clapped his hands gently.
A group of pretty girls came 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 is not good. Autumn water comes as soon as you say. Unfortunately, I caught wind and cold, so I delayed it for two days. .
Fortunately, my colleagues were considerate and did not leave without authorization. I am grateful for your love and respect me. "
"Don't dare, don't dare. Let's have a drink with the prince. Your Majesty, please."
When a group of fiefdom officials saw Liu Mingzhi raising a glass, they didn't dare to show off, 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 lady for more than ten years. : "No problem, pour the wine!"
Yu'er nodded hesitantly and had to pick up the pot and continue pouring wine.
When a group of officials saw Liu Mingzhi's somewhat unhappy expression and heard his muffled coughs 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.
Qin Bin, the governor of Yingzhou, was Liu Mingzhi's old friend from the south of the Yangtze River and was highly promoted by Liu Mingzhi, so he could enjoy the position of governor of the first government. He was naturally worried when he saw Liu Mingzhi unwell.
"My lord, sickness comes like a mountain, and sickness goes away like a thread. If you feel unwell, I would like to suggest that you don't drink."
Jia Youwei, the governor of Fuzhou, was also promoted by Liu Mingzhi, so he naturally agreed when he saw this.
"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 if we don't have a heroic leader like the prince? "
"Please take care of yourself, Your Majesty."
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience to all my colleagues. It's all right for me. I'll give you three more cups!"
Many officials wanted to dissuade him, but when they saw that Liu Mingzhi had already raised his glass to his throat, they had no choice but to raise their glass 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, please try the cooking skills of the palace cooks. My colleagues come from all over the world. Just like me, many of them are guests in a foreign land. Because of the emperor's grace, I am serving as an official in a foreign land.
The cooks were 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 to come by. You know that I don’t like luxury 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 when they heard what Liu Mingzhi said was funny.
Knowing that King Bingjian, who was not involved in official business, was still the same approachable person in private, with a witty conversation and an ear. King Bingjian was not at all like other princes, who were conceited about their status and put on airs.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty."
A group of officials no longer pretended to be polite, and while eating their 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. There were 18 governors in 152 states and 113 state governors.
"Qin Bin, the governor of Yingzhou, Jia Youwei, the governor of Fuzhou, Xu Sheng, the governor of Yunzhou, Zhang Yong, the governor of Jezhou, Ding Zihe, the governor of Gansu and Suzhou... Yang Chunbo, the governor of Xinzhou.
Under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou Prefecture, there are Ma Kai, the governor of Guzhou, Jiao Shun, the governor of Chongzhou, Chen Gang, the governor of Gengzhou, Shucheng Chun, the governor of Tanzhou... Liang Guangyuan, the governor of Mizhou. "
When they heard Liu Mingzhi calling 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!"
"Comrades, all of you officials here, ranging from the fourth rank of Xiazhou to the second rank of governor of the two prefectures, are high officials in the border areas. I know in my heart that even the least of you have three or five acquaintances.
Among them, the governors of twenty-three states were transferred from the state capitals south of Xinzhou to the twenty-seventh prefectures in northern Xinjiang this year. After you took office, I also summoned you one by one.
What I said is right. "
"Return to the prince, there is nothing wrong."
"Well! I, the king's governor, know everything about you. I wonder how many of your colleagues, the governor, 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 dare to neglect their duties, and put the people first."
"Go back to the prince, and your subordinates will listen to the prince's orders and encourage the people to open up wasteland, cultivate sericulture and fish. And they have been encouraging the people from the twenty-seventh mansion to come to our north to seek a living in the north and increase the number of people in our north."
"Back to your lord..."
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 to serve as an official is usually a matter of no choice. However, under the governance of King Bingjian in these years, 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 did not know how prosperous and prosperous the Longdi, the capital city, and Jiangnan, the land of plenty and plenty, were, as the merchants said.
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 his 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.
There is abundant food, and as long as people are not lazy, almost anyone can raise some livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, and eat some meat every now and then.
This is something that ordinary people in the North never dare to think about.
Business has been humble since ancient times, but King Bingjian encouraged the people to actively engage in business and exchange supplies with other places in the Western Regions, Jiangnan, and the East China Sea.
Although wars break out frequently in the North, the people are no longer as displaced and panicked as they were many years ago.
Liu Mingzhi didn't know the look on the faces of the people, but the parents and officials of these people in the north knew it very well.
Liu Mingzhi naturally did not know what these officials were thinking. He only formulated the decree and ensured its passage before proceeding with the affairs of the two countries.
Although I occasionally saw the situation of the common people, I didn't understand it in detail.
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 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 common people are rich, and naturally they focus on passing on the family line. In the past two years alone, 1.7 million new children have been added to the twenty-seven mansions.
There are more than one million refugees who have settled in our 27 prefectures in the North. "
"How come there are so many refugees?"
"Xiaoguan and others are not clear about this. When registering their household registration, they mentioned all kinds of things, including those who suffered from disasters, those who were affected by the war, and those who were forced to make a living.
In short, they each have their own words.
Later, in accordance with the prince's order, he sincerely settled in northern Xinjiang. He became a farmer in March and cultivated fields by himself, and then he could settle down. The 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 imperial 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 who was aside.
"Give it to Liu Song and seal it!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Yu'er's retreating figure, caressing the seal in his hand and was lost in thought.
The people's support has been won.
