Since the New Deal, there has been a prosperous scene around Chang'an.
Because Chang'an was the capital of the empire and Guanzhong was the heart of the imperial court, a large amount of resources were invested here. Reform costs that other counties could not afford, Guanzhong had input from all over the world, and the finances could afford it.
There are many officials and strict supervision, and the court's control over this place is relatively deep. It can be said that most problems can be reported quickly if it goes deep into the counties and villages.
Coupled with Luo Qi's personal attention, he is the King of Zhi, and he can hunt down thieves, investigate lawlessness, and directly judge people throughout the pass. He can immediately capture those who intend to fish in troubled waters.
Even if there are officials who want to deceive the superiors and conceal the truth, under the direct supervision of the embroidered clothes all over Guanzhong, they basically cannot escape the outcome of being discovered.
Even if the New Deal cannot be implemented exactly as expected, as long as it releases some of its vitality, it will be enough to improve the situation in Guanzhong.
It can be said that the situation is great!
In Wang Mang's mansion, the main leaders of the reform faction gathered together, with hearty smiles on their faces. Wang Mang laughed loudly and said: "The implementation of the Guanzhong New Deal is going very smoothly. If we continue at this rate, let alone Emperor Xiaowen's governance, the restoration of Is it still far away to the prosperous age of King Su?"
Everyone laughed out loud, but Luo Qi remained worried and asked in a deep voice: "I wonder how the counties in Guandong are implementing the new policy. It should be a bit slower than in Guanzhong."
Just as he was talking, a messenger rushed to the hall. He was a rather capable man with dark skin.
Guandong's memorial came in duplicate.
Although the current supreme rulers of the Han Dynasty are the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
But one is a child emperor, and the other is a queen mother who is full of thoughts and does not pay attention to state affairs.
Wang Mang was in charge, so memorials were handed over directly to him. When seals were needed, the Queen Mother was contacted. Usually Luo Qi went to the palace to find the Queen Mother.
Zhao Hede liked to go into the palace to talk to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager often held banquets in the palace. As her husband, Luo Qi naturally had to accompany him. Sometimes he would stay in the guest hall of the palace, so he was very familiar with the palace.
Wang Mang smiled and took a look, but he burst out laughing wildly and even kept patting the seat next to him.
Seeing that Wang Mang, who had always been polite and rigid, had lost his temper like this, everyone looked over curiously, not knowing what the content of the letter was.
Wang Mang waved the memorial in his hand, then handed it to others, laughing and saying: "Just now, Young Master Qi was asking about the situation in Guandong, and Cui Yi, the governor of Donghai County, sent the results of his reform.
Look at what Cui Yi did in Donghai County. It was no worse than Guanzhong, or even worse. "
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and quickly took it to watch. Wang Mang saw everyone's surprise and said, "What does this mean?
It shows that the New Deal can also be implemented smoothly in Guandong, which is in line with the general trend of the world's people.
Those who do not do well must not do it with all their heart.
This Cui Yi should be well rewarded for being able to achieve such achievements so quickly. He is a talent. He should be a model for prefectures and magistrates all over the world. Those who do not do things well should take a good look at them. "
Cui Yi's memorial was passed around in the hands of everyone. It listed his achievements in detail, which amazed everyone. No one thought that anyone would dare to deceive them, a group of big guys.
And it’s not easy to fake this kind of thing. Wang Mang and even Luo Qi probably couldn’t believe that a county guard with two thousand dan would risk the lives of the people and fake it.
But Luo Qi still found something abnormal, that is, this result is too good!
The foundation of Guanzhong is better than that of Guandong, but it can't reach this level. An ordinary county in Guandong can actually achieve this result.
This official named Cui Yi is nearly forty years old. In previous years, he was not particularly outstanding. He was transferred to the post of county governor two or three times, but with no success. If he had great talent, he would have become famous long ago.
But this time, in the face of the complicated new coup law, we were able to achieve such results. Is this normal?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Luo Qi was silent and didn't speak, but he had secretly made a note in his mind about Cui Yi and Donghai County, and wanted to secretly check the situation of the governor and Donghai County.
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There is a quite powerful family in Donghai County.
Lanling Xiao family!
The great Han Hou!
As the Jinling Lieutenant of Donghai County, Fenghou has always been a big figure that cannot be ignored in the political arena of Donghai County. However, in fact, the entire Donghai County officials, including the governor of Xuzhou Prefecture and others, have only seen Fenghou very rarely. Not much.
These top princes have outstanding reputations, have reached the top of their titles, and are rewarded every year by the royal family. They almost never appear in front of the world except for sacrifices.
Cui Yi was full of fear of the Fouhou Mansion. He never set foot in Lanling County, where the Fouhou State was located. The implementation of the new policy also directly ignored the Fouhou State.
Marquis Fou naturally has heard about things in Donghai County, but he is a prince of Jinling. Even if he breaks the Jinling and takes over the county, it is still military power. Administration is beyond his control, and Cui Yi does it carefully. You won't find anything if you dig deeper.
The most important thing is that the emperor is a child who can't speak clearly, and the empress dowager is a careless woman. Even if he reports it, who will he report it to?
Wang Mang?
That's absolutely impossible!
Do you think you are King Luo Wen?
This is what the top princes like Lanlingxiao think from their hearts. When Wang Mang wrote to the princes, an agreement was reached on the surface, but in fact Wang Mang felt that these princes were useless, and the princes also felt that Wang Mang was not counted. What.
It can be said that the two different identities hate each other.
In Hou Hou's Mansion, the steward reported with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty, the people in the county have become refugees much faster, and there are many more people attacking the government offices. There are even rebellions of thousands of people, but they are all suppressed by Cui. Yi suppressed it, but these ordinary people are still far behind compared to the elite soldiers in the county."
Marquis Fou frowned and rebels swarmed in the county. This was a big deal.
But since the county guard has suppressed it, it is not good for him to directly take over the military affairs of the county. Breaking the Jinling Order is the supreme power, but abusing this power will lead to attacks by the court officials against the princes of the Jinling Order.
After a long time, Marquis Fou slowly asked: "Is it because of the New Deal? Isn't Cui Yi promoting Wang Mang's New Deal? Go check it out and see what happened. How come so many refugees suddenly appeared?"
The steward took the order and turned around to leave. Marquis Feng's hand holding the dagger clenched tightly. Donghai County is the foundation of the Xiao family. If it is captured by refugees, the Xiao family may be destroyed.
This has always been the case in Guandong, and its status in the Han Empire has always been suppressed by Guanzhong. In layman's terms, the Han Empire did not invest enough in Guandong.
"If the world is so exhausted, the man's destiny will surely fall, right? What can we do to maintain the survival of the family?
well.
Chang'an was the center of the Han Dynasty. If the imperial court was in Luoyang and there was a strong imperial army, the pressure on the family would not be so great. "
This is not just a problem for Marquis Fou, but a problem for all the feudal lords’ families that have been passed down for a long time.
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Refugees are contagious, and the number of refugees increases exponentially. Often when the court only thinks that there are dozens or hundreds of unruly people making trouble, there are actually countless potential people ready to flee.
At first, the people did not react to Cui Yi's sudden forceful reform, and they stupidly believed the government's words. However, the people's eyes were sharp when it came to finding fault. They were not fools, and they soon discovered the government's conspiracy.
Immediately, a large number of people rebelled against the subordinate officials who had been expropriated.
"The Dukes in the imperial court already have countless wealth, but they still don't let go of this in our hands!
They said all the good things but did all the bad things.
The imperial court is unwilling to give us a way to survive. Why should such a imperial court be its subjects?
I heard that there are natural and man-made disasters not only in Donghai County, but also in the prefectures and counties of Han Dynasty. Isn't this God guiding us?
We are causing trouble here, is it just us?
There must have been rebel uprisings in other states and counties in the Han Dynasty!
Han Zuo is about to end, and the whole world will rebel! "
This was not a simple peasant uprising. There were many powerful people working in tandem, as well as some powerful people who failed in the struggle and some scholars who were completely disappointed with the Han Dynasty and tried to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
Although the powerful powerful people took this opportunity to seize land wantonly, many of them were not of the same mind as the imperial court, because the powerful powerful people still remembered that the New Deal was hanging over their heads.
Their goal was to completely provoke a popular uprising, then point the finger directly at the imperial court, blame the New Deal, and cause confrontation between the rebellious refugees and the imperial court.
Moreover, this kind of provocation is easy to succeed, because no matter what the reasons for the rebels are, in the eyes of the court, they are rebels. The rebellious refugees also know this very well. Once they rebel, they will not care who oppressed them. In the end, There is only one goal, and that is the imperial court!
If these powerful men advance, they can suppress bandits for the court and obtain more benefits. If they retreat, they can join the new king and overthrow the decadent old dynasty. It is like eating both sides.
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In the history of the Han Dynasty, starting from the era of Emperor Han, civil uprisings always broke out in Guandong first, and in the history of the Han Dynasty, the number of civil uprisings in Guandong far exceeded that in Guanzhong.
This is not because the people of Guandong prefer to challenge order, but because Guanzhong has received more resources and social conflicts are much smaller than in Guandong.
The author excerpted the approximate financial expenditures of the Han Dynasty from historical materials. After rough calculation of parity purchasing power, the per capita resource consumption of the Han Dynasty in Guanzhong was about three times that of Guandong.
This injustice, which is almost visible to the naked eye, has led to widespread dissatisfaction and distrust in Guandong from the powerful to the common people.
The Chang'an court implemented the New Deal on the basis of lack of trust, which was easily taken advantage of by careerists. This was one of the triggers of the chaos in the late Western Han Dynasty. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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