Jinling Royal City, the former official office of the Sihui Palace.
After Li Yu succeeded to the throne, in order to be respectful to the court, submit to the Central Plains, and avoid disasters, he ordered the derogation of rituals. In addition to the downgrade of the palace books and ceremonial guards, institutions such as Zhongshu Menxia, Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Menxia, and Hanlin Academy also All were renamed and downgraded. The Sihuifu was the original Shangshu Province, the department with real power.
There are a large number of atlases and files arranged in different categories in the official hall. It can be said that all official records of the armies of various states under the rule of Liangjiang are included in them. Although judging from the development of the Jiangnan region in recent years, there will be a big gap between the actual situation and the official records, these atlases are still of great value. The court can use these to have a basic understanding of the population, land, and economic conditions of the Liangjiang region. understanding.
Therefore, before entering Jinling City, Li Yu and his ministers also sealed all the books in accordance with the requirements of the Han army. After entering the city, they specially sent people to protect them. The two brothers Liu Yang and Liu Xu went directly to the Siguifu to check it out in person.
This stay lasted for three days. During these days, Liu Yang stayed here. Originally, an attendant suggested that he live in Jinling Palace, but after consideration and being reminded by Li Fang, he refused. Jinling Palace naturally became the emperor's palace. He, the prince, could live in it, but it was not necessary and it would easily arouse comments from others. Furthermore, we have to give Li Yu and his family time to move...
Liu Yang read these books with great interest. When he was in the court, Liu Chengyou once gave him a task, asking him to take time out of his daily life to check the household registration, land, taxation, corvee and other records of various states in the Han Dynasty. It's a boring thing, and I still can't read it at all. However, the national conditions of the Han Dynasty are reflected in it, and it also deepens Liu Yang's understanding of the country's basic information.
During these three days, after a cursory observation and simple statistics from the officials, Liu Yang could not help but sigh: "The prosperity of Jiangnan's wealth and population are really impressive. Amazing!"
Under the Liangjiang River, there are nearly 600,000 registered households in the nineteen states and three armies, with a population of more than 3.7 million. Even if other economic benefits are not included, the population welfare alone is enough to be overjoyed. In terms of population density, probably no place in the world can compare with the Jiangnan area.
"His Majesty said that when taking Jiangnan, the most important thing for him is population and land. With this supplement, the number of Han Dingkou will directly exceed 20 million!" Liu Yang couldn't help but smile and said to Li Fang.
Even now, population growth is still the first indicator in the performance evaluation of Han officials. After years of nurturing, even with the support of imperial policies, as of the fifteenth year of Emperor Qianyou's reign, the registered population in the area controlled by the imperial court was only close to 18 million, including the population gained from the recapture of Yanyun. The Jiangnan and Jiangxi regions can provide so many Dingkou.
The people-oriented idea has always been very popular, and the size of the population is the foundation of national strength. Therefore, Liu Yang could already imagine how happy Emperor Liu and the officials in Tokyo would be when they learned the specific situation.
As for the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, take the official reserve of Jinling as an example. According to the register, the grain and rice alone are worth 1.2 million dan. Even if all the people are included, it can supply the entire city of Jinling for five months. The consumption does not include the government and people’s own savings. If they save some money, they can obviously last longer.
Other supplies such as silk and cloth, although they could not fill the warehouse, were still a huge amount of wealth. Therefore, in terms of guard strength and material basis, Jinling is very sufficient. Of course, they were all captured by the Han army in the end.
Li Fang was also in a good mood and said with some emotion: "I hope Jinling can share the same hatred and the army and the people are united. Even with the powerful weapons of the imperial army, it will be very difficult to conquer the city!"
Of course, as winners, they are qualified to make this kind of evaluation. Liu Yang said with a little pride in his tone: "Unfortunately, they can't do it, and with the strength of Master Wang, they can't stop it!"
"Master Li, do you think the records in these books are true?" Liu Yang suddenly asked Li Fang.
Hearing this question, Li Fang couldn't help but look at the crown prince. Obviously, he was doubting the authenticity of these data, probably due to the influence of Emperor Liu. After thinking about it, Li Fang said: "Dingkou and land are generally inventoried and measured by local prefectures and counties, and then reported layer by layer. After calculation, they are finally recorded. Some discrepancies and gaps are normal!"
Hearing this, Liu Yang nodded and said: "The question is, how many discrepancies there are and how big the gap is! In the court, it was often heard that the dignitaries and landlords in the south of the Yangtze River had vast land, with vast tracts of land and thousands of fields. There are many acres of land, and I am thinking that the land of Liangjiang is not very large, but there are many small towns. It is so uneven, how can the people make a living, and how can there be long-term peace and stability?"
Suddenly hearing what the prince said, not only Li Fang, but also several officials waiting in the hall couldn't help but look surprised. The prince's face was childish, but it was full of serious thinking. Li Fang sighed in his heart. For the first time, he felt that this prince was not simple.
Even if you are surrounded by the emperor, it is not easy to make such a judgment and think like this. What Liu Yang raised can be regarded as pointing directly to the core issue of fighting chaos, land. Even if the commodity economy has achieved great development, the basic support is still land and its output. Therefore, the foundation of governance is still land.
The land and wealth in the Jiangnan area are obviously very unbalanced, even worse than those in Chengdu back then. Although it is not clear what happened in the chaos in Shuzhong that year, after the chaos was sorted out, the development of Jiannan Road is obvious to all. Social conflicts have been greatly alleviated, extravagance has been curbed, and public security and economy have improved. Significant progress, a feeling of standing up from behind.
After being an official for so many years, he has rich experience in governing affairs, and Li Fang's political awareness is also relatively high. Therefore, the problems in Jiangnan can also be seen to some extent. After being pacified, the court will definitely make rectifications. And does His Royal Highness mean something when he suddenly said such words?
While Li Fang frowned and thought, Liu Yang smiled again and said relaxedly: "It's just my random thoughts! I heard that in the past two years, the lives of the people in Jiangnan have not been healthy, so I feel something!"
Upon hearing this, Li Fang hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, although the south of the Yangtze River is a fertile land with abundant products, if we impose excessive taxes and impose excessive taxes, the people's livelihood will still be difficult. Only good governance can provide long-term peace and stability!"
Liu Yang said directly: "How to govern well?"
Liu Fang said: "I think your Majesty and the court are already planning this matter!"
"Before coming, His Majesty gave me a homework and asked me to write a strategy on the situation in Jiangnan. Now, I have found a direction!" Liu Yang said: "If I say that Jiangnan is safe and orderly, I can't say anything unreasonable, but Let’s just pick one point to talk about, and with Master Li’s help, there won’t be any problem!”
"Your Highness's talent is truly amazing!" Li Fang simply praised.
Hearing this, Liu Yang couldn't help but laugh: "Master Li, your Majesty has said that you are not allowed to praise and flatter me in my ears!"
Hearing that Liu Yang was joking, Li Fang also cupped his hands and smiled and said: "I forgot my feelings for a moment. When I return to the court, I will apologize to His Majesty!"
The two couldn't help but laugh a bit. Not long after becoming the prince, Li Fang was transferred back to Tokyo and worked beside him. After several years, the relationship between the two people was still very close.
After pondering for a while, Liu Yang ordered: "Send someone to check the contents of the Jinling official warehouse again, get an accurate amount, and create a new record. If you can sort it out, sort it out first!"
"Yes!" Li Fang felt that there was nothing wrong with Liu Yang's idea, so he immediately agreed.
"By the way, where is eldest brother?" Liu Yang asked Liu Xu.
Li Fang glanced at the prince and saw that there was nothing strange on his face, and said, "The eldest prince has been visiting Jinling in private these past two days to experience the lives of the people in Jiangnan!"
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