Two years passed quietly. For the Han people, they ushered in a truly peaceful and peaceful living environment. For the Han Empire, this was a critical turning period.
Under the leadership of Emperor Liu, with the assistance of capable ministers, and under the guidance of the spirit of Kaibao's New Deal, the Han Dynasty also successfully transformed into a unified empire and consolidated its rule.
In the past two years, Han Dynasty has ushered in unprecedented development, and the north and the south have joined hands to achieve prosperity. To sum up, politics remains stable and the economy tends to prosper.
The unification of the world, especially the recovery of the southeastern region, would add too much to the economy of the Han Dynasty. In just three years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the amount of grain transported to Tokyo from the Jianghuai River through the canal amounted to 3.5 million shi, accounting for half of the consumption of the officials and people of the imperial court. This proportion will increase year by year, and there is a lot of room for growth.
As for other money, silk, and goods, they were sent to Kaifeng in large quantities. When there were no national borders, no wars, and political oppression was relaxed, the economic vitality of the southeast region was revived and immediately ushered in an explosion.
The main goal of the Kaibao New Deal implemented by the imperial court was to reduce people's burdens and allow them to recuperate and recuperate. The main goal was to alleviate social conflicts in the old era and establish a ruling order in the new era. On this basis, we would move towards a peaceful and prosperous era and allow the people of the empire to pursue a more stable and prosperous life. Opportunity.
By the fourth year of Kaibao, the results that can be seen are gratifying, and it proves that the policy principles and concepts of the Han Dynasty are not wrong. As long as the established national policies are followed, the Han Dynasty will surely usher in an era of stability and prosperity, and China will usher in an era of stability and prosperity. Civilization will also achieve renaissance again, leaving behind a glorious and splendid history.
Of course, this does not mean that the big man does not have his problems. The whole situation is calm and macroscopically stable, but there are still many twists and turns inside and outside, up and down.
The development potential of the southeastern region has yet to be tapped, and public security and order did not truly stabilize until the third year of Kaibao. The rectification work led by Han Xizai was not smooth from beginning to end, with struggles and resistances one after another.
In the Liangjiang area, seventeen rebellions occurred only in the matter of relocating wealthy people. When it was extended to Zhejiang and Zhejiang, the turmoil caused became even greater. It is always more difficult to digest the territory picked "for nothing". Emperor Liu also realized for the first time the power of local tyrants.
In the winter and October of the second year of Kaibao, due to the imperial court's overly forceful and eager rectification measures, a major rebellion in two Zhejiang provinces spread to almost the entire territory. Officials, troops, powerful men, and wealthy businessmen from the original Wu and Yue countries joined forces to show off their muscles to the Han court. Those who had lost their interests killed officials appointed by the court, abolished the imperial system and policies, and restored the old system of Wu and Yue, which brought a lot of people with them. The people of Zhejiang were in chaos.
When the rebellion was at its peak, traces of rebel flag activities could be seen in almost every state and county south of Hangzhou. The rebellion naturally aroused Emperor Liu's anger and his reaction was very strong and decisive. He suppressed it first.
Because Wu Yue rebelled, some officials in the court suggested changing the implementation of the New Deal in Wu Yue, or slowing down the implementation to appease the rebellion. All officials who submitted this memorial were either demoted or dismissed. Emperor Liu had not compromised for many years, let alone this situation. Those who cannot keep up with his ideas are not worthy of serving as officials in the court.
Even if there were some things done improperly in the affairs of Wu Yue, in summary and reflection, it was an afterthought and not a conservative compromise in order to calm the situation.
After Emperor Liu's edict, the civil and military forces stationed in the southeast naturally worked together to put down the rebellion. There is no one who fails to do their best. No matter what the cause of the rebellion is, it is hard to escape the blame for such a big mess under their supervision, so they all do their best to offset the blame.
The commander in charge of countering the rebellion is Shi Shouxin, and the governor is Zhao Yanjin. These two people are in charge of military affairs, so naturally there will be no surprises. Most of the troops used to counter the rebellion were local troops adapted from the Wuyue people. Moreover, from beginning to end, the imperial troops stationed in the southeast were only stationed in major cities and military important places, playing a supporting role. It can be said that it was a rebellion and quelling of Wu and Yue people fighting each other.
Wu Yue's rebellion was quite loud, but in the end it was an act of resistance in which vested interests fought independently. Although they responded to each other, there was no unified command. The common leader was King Qian of Huaiyang, who was far away in Kaifeng. Hongchu.
At that time, for Qian Hongchu, the news of the Wuyue rebellion was shocking enough, but what frightened him was that the rebels respected him as emperor and wanted to restore the Wuyue Kingdom.
In this regard, Qian Hongchu did not hesitate at all and went to the palace to plead guilty. Qian Hongchu's reaction was quick, because not long after, memorials against him were submitted to Emperor Liu's court. That is to say, Emperor Liu was generous enough and knew that Qian Hongchu was innocent, so he comforted him with kind words, which made him feel at ease.
However, he still wrote a "Letter to the People of Wu and Yue" in the name of Qian Hongchu, and distributed it to the two prefectures of Zhejiang and Zhejiang, labeling those "rebels" as rebels and reducing the will of the people who were hijacked by the unknown truth to resist. It certainly had its uses, and Emperor Liu realized from this that the Qian family's influence in the two Zhejiang regions was deep-rooted and could not be eliminated in a short time.
The rebellion lasted not long, only more than three months. The large number of rebels were quickly eliminated. The time spent was mainly concentrated on the process of advancing to southern Zhejiang. The restrictions of the terrain were somewhat obvious.
However, in the first month of the third year after entering Kaibao, the rebels died, surrendered, or fled, and the Wuyue rebellion was declared put down. It didn't last long, but the damage to the Wuyue area was very serious. This was the largest war that the Wuyue area had experienced after 60 or 70 years of peace.
The positive significance is not without, at least through this rebellion, the court's subsequent rectification of the southeastern region was softened, and some of the more taken-for-granted provisions of the New Deal were improved.
At the same time, it also caused those people and forces who were dissatisfied with the imperial court and dissatisfied with the rule of the Han Dynasty to jump out and be liquidated one by one. On the contrary, through this chaos, the imperial court's rule was strengthened and complete control was achieved, but the price was a bit high.
In fact, regarding the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, Emperor Liu had thought that there would be a rebellion in the Liangjiang region that originally belonged to the Southern Tang Dynasty. He never expected that the breaking point would be Wuyue in the end.
In contrast, the Liangjiang area could only be regarded as a riot. During the climax of the Wuyue rebellion, the Liangjiang area was very quiet, with almost no response.
In fact, in the winter of the first year of Kaibao, after Emperor Liu issued a warning edict to officials in the southeast, both his working attitude and working methods became much softer and softer in the implementation of the order.
After Han Xizai entered Zhejiang and Zhejiang, he often acted according to his own example, and most of his relocation actions started with the local tyrants and evil gentry with poor reputations, which was considered to be a full consideration of the public sentiment and public opinion. However, even so, the backlash was so violent that it actually exceeded that of Jiangnan and Jiangxi.
For many powerful people in Wu and Yue, they really do not welcome the rule of the Han Dynasty. They prefer the Qian family to be in power.
After great chaos, there must be great order. This is probably a saying that can be used to comfort oneself. In fact, this is exactly what happened. The original order was completely broken, and social resources and wealth were actually redistributed in this chaos.
As a result of this rebellion, as many as 130,000 Wuyue people died. Afterwards, more than 200,000 people were relocated. The quelling of the Wuyue rebellion also represented the end of the imperial court's general reorganization in the southeast.
After all, the transition could not be as smooth as Emperor Liu expected. It is also understandable that undertakings involving social change and benefit distribution must achieve results in a short period of time, and are by no means as simple as treating guests to dinner.
A bloody storm, although the cost was not small, it also cleared a lot of obstacles. Now, Emperor Liu can confidently say that the southeastern region can be protected for a hundred years.
From the first year of Kaibao to the fourth year of Kaibao, in more than three years, the imperial court moved a total of more than 400,000 people from Liangjiang and Liangzhe areas, half of whom fell into Jinghu South Road.
The remaining 50,000 will be digested in Guan Nei, 30,000 in Longyou, 30,000 in Shanyang, and the rest will be scattered in the Central Plains and Hebei. After all the disturbances, the southeastern region gradually became an orderly state that satisfied Emperor Liu and was in line with the rule of the Han Dynasty.
Han Xizai's position as southeast pacifier was officially revoked in March of the fourth year of Kaibao and he was recalled to Tokyo. In the past few years in the southeast, he had been assassinated seven times. On the fourth time, he almost lost his life. This shows how much those whose interests were violated hated him.
Similarly, in the court, criticism never stopped. When he returned to Kaifeng, Han Xizai was exhausted physically and mentally and resigned directly to Emperor Liu.
Liu Chengyou disagreed and was awarded the bachelor's degree of Jixian Palace, where he went to compile books and live a relaxed life.
