Chapter 518

If you stand too high, it will be blurred when you look below. The king of a country cannot always have the opportunity to go down to the grass-roots level. Even if you go down, what you see may not be true. What you wait for may also be processed materials.

Liu Yan has always been very clear about his goal. He can't be the ball leader of the earth. How can he become the owner of the world island. With the golden finger of system as the premise, he has been carefully cultivating the "basic plate" of non system, not simply sweeping with the power given by the system.

Cultivating the national spirit and cultivating the national martial spirit, in addition to giving a living environment that is no longer rampant by the Hu people, how to make the people can feed themselves has become the premise of everything.

The threat of Murong Xianbei is not so imminent. It has destroyed Li's Chenghan and the war for the destruction of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is in full swing. It's time to pay attention to the situation of the domestic people and resume production.

Liu Yan knows that ruling a country is easy but difficult. Ruling can be done as long as he has enough force. To govern a country, there is not only force.

The Han state has been carrying out population registration. By the winter of the fourth year of Yuanshuo, the number of registered people had exceeded 10 million, that is, the number registered in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Yuzhou, Sizhou, Guanzhong and other occupied areas. There must be omissions in these places, such as those who took refuge in deep mountains and forests.

There are many places where population registration has not been carried out. The recovery time of Yizhou and Liangzhou (Bashu) is less than half a year. The clearance and suppression of the remnants and the barbarians have not been completed, and the registration is only a part of some cities. The south of the Yangtze River still belongs to the war zone. After the recovery of the army, the military control will be carried out, and the appointment of local officials will not be carried out until the war subsides.

According to the Central Center's estimation after consulting ancient books, Bashu and the south of the Yangtze River will add at least 6 million people to the Han state. If Zhu Yue and Zhu man are accepted, it will add another 6.7 million people on the basis of 6 million.

After the complete elimination of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the total population of the Han country will not be less than 15 million, and there will be no big difference in this data.

There were several periods when the population of the Central Plains imperial dynasty rose and fell. After the first emperor ruled the world, a census was conducted. The population at the peak should be more than 30 million, but less than 18 million remained in the early Western Han Dynasty. The population at the peak of the Western Han Dynasty reached 63 million, and the population from Wang Mang's disorderly administration to Liu Xiu's establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty was 27 million, During the heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population exceeded 65 million. During the yellow scarf rebellion and the scuffle among princes, less than 10 million were left due to frequent plagues. During the Three Kingdoms period, less than 4.5 million Cao Wei, less than 2 million Sun Wu, 780000 Liu Shu, less than 10 million in the early Western Jin Dynasty, and about 30 million people were left at the peak of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Liu Yan continues to recover the old land of the Han family. After recovering even the south of the Yangtze River, the population is 15 million. In fact, there are many naturalized Hu in the 15 million. That is to say, in less than 30 years, the number of people who died in the war is no less than 17 million!

A country with a vast territory has only about 15 million people, which can be said to form a situation of vast territory and sparse population. However, considering the current development situation of various places, such as the vast majority of areas in the southwest and South are in a wild state, only the high development process of the Central Plains and the Yangtze River Basin will form a bipolar phenomenon of excessive population concentration and almost no residents.

Until the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the southwest of the Central Plains imperial dynasty was still in a wild state. In fact, there were not many people in the southern coastal areas. In addition, there was a lack of population in the western region, which meant that only those developed areas were used.

"Gentlemen." Liu Yan was sitting high in the Dragon chair and looked at the ministers kneeling on both sides: "tell me how to change this phenomenon?"

Today is the day of the great court meeting, and because during the winter work report, the civil and military who should come to the center are all here except for special cases.

The Dragon chair is just a title. The seats made by the Hu people, Shi Hu, are all gold, inlaid with some gemstones and precious jade, and there are jade armrests on both sides. However, there are not dragon shaped carvings, but there are many strange carvings, but there is not much Chinese cultural color, which is probably the characteristic of the western regions.

The main hall is very big. The total length from the door to the Dragon chair is more than 200 meters. In the center of the hall is a pool. The pool is divided into two sides by a bridge, and a platform is left in the middle. There are water spraying sculptures erected in the pools on both sides. The sculptures are full of Western characteristics. The main hall is divided into two sides by the pool. The ground is a high-quality wood floor, which slightly bulges the place where the civil and military stay. There is a sitting garden, and even a table near the Dragon chair.

The Dragon chair should be more than ten meters away from the location of Wenwu. First, a floor made of jade floor tiles is vacated, nine golden steps are down, and there is an open space below. Then, Wenwu is located.

Look at other parts of the main hall. Each column supporting the roof must have its own characteristics. It is either inlaid with gold and jade, or covered with engraved gold and silver, and most importantly with copper sculpture.

Strangely, the roof directly above the pool is not rubble, but pieces of thin jade, so that the sun can shine through the thin jade with mild light.

Just such a main hall is like this. Other palaces, platforms and pavilions are even more magnificent. There are even jade pavilions specially used to open undisguised meetings. It can be imagined that the stone tiger is extravagant and licentious.

Ji Chang once calculated that if ye city and the palace city of Xiang state were demolished, the conversion of military funds could support the cost of 200000 troops for at least ten years. Note that just demolishing the palace does not count the treasures that the stone tiger did not take away.

Enjoy it with the power of the whole country and build a palace. If ran min really succeeded in "destroying the corpse", ran min must be rich, and the people under his hand must be full of oil. This was only Shi Hu's search for ten or twenty years. No wonder Xiang Yu didn't worry about the military expenses of the Western Chu state all the year round just by looting a Fang palace and digging some tombs of the first emperor. Liu Bang, who only looted part of the collection of Xianyang palace, was able to kill out of Guanzhong with military expenses.

The productive forces in the Central Plains have been basically destroyed. It is not necessarily useful to have money and silk. The main reason is that it is difficult to buy food if you have money. In addition, there is no saying that today's army has no military pay at all. It is only that some rewards will be used after winning. In other words, in troubled times, wealth and wealth are certainly useful, but they are not as real as food.

What people in troubled times want most is not wealth. Their desire for food is absolutely more than treasures. With a stable environment for production, the land that can produce food will become precious. In addition, it is not difficult to imagine that so many problems have been extended in China after the deep-rooted desire for land and the national policy of cultivating students and raising interest have been revealed.

Xun GUI began to show his desire for the land. Before Liu Yan understood how serious the specific situation was and how huge the personnel involved, he would not say that he killed a river of blood at the beginning. What was in front of him was how to avoid it and how to dredge it.

Ji Chang, who had been ventilated in advance, stood up and left his class. He came to the edge of the pool, saluted Liu Yan and said, "I think the territory of a country should not be deserted."

In the current court meeting, it's true that all kings and ministers can sit down. It's not that the king sits. No matter how long the court meeting lasts, all civil and military officials stand up. They just stand up or leave their seats when they have something to say.

Only Ji Chang was ventilated by Liu Yan. Ji Chang then began to talk freely, believing that there are several things that can be done to change this phenomenon. It is a good idea to distribute prisoners and prisoners to wild areas. He also suggested that in the future, Liu Yan's reward fief can give priority to areas that have not been developed.

"It is suggested to start from the minister..." Ji Chang's fiefs are all in Qingzhou, which is definitely a good fief. He said: "the minister is willing to replace the existing fiefs."

It is probably only when one's brain is broken that one will be willing to replace the fiefs in the wild areas with the fiefs in the rich areas. Ji Chang's words directly surprised the officials who were not aware of the news in advance.

In fact, the double reed of Liu Yan and Ji Chang has not been finalized, that is, it is only a proposal rather than a proposal passed by the vote. If Ji Chang's fief is really replaced, it will cause the established fact.

"I have a play!" Sang Yu stayed for a few seconds to react. When he stood up, he even stumbled because he was too fierce. As he walked, he sorted out his imperial clothes, stood next to Jichang, saluted Liu Yan and said, "the great man should not have a deserted place. It's just a matter of great importance. It's related to the national fortune of the great man for thousands of years. We still need to think over the long term and come up with a comprehensive plan."

The existing officials basically have large and small fiefs. In terms of the current situation of the Han state, the fiefs in Qingzhou are definitely the best, followed by Yanzhou and Xuzhou, which have restored stability. Some officials' fiefs are in their hometown. Generally speaking, regardless of the size of the fief or whether it is centralized or not, it is basically developed and constructed.

After Liu Yan's confirmation, the capital will turn to Chang'an. Guanzhong has been abandoned for almost 200 years and is not an ideal fief. However, considering that the capital of the Han state will be in Chang'an, the restoration of Guanzhong must be the first priority. If there is construction, there will be investment. It is not known how many benefits will be generated. What civil and military officials most want is to obtain the fief around Chang'an, The next level is the fief in Guanzhong, but no one has opened it first.

After sang Yu, some people came out and said similar things. In short, it is a big matter. We should discuss it slowly, but don't rush to become a national policy.

"My fief is rich. No one objects to this?" Ji Chang raised his head slightly and looked around at some people with a arrogant attitude. Seeing that people including sang Yu just smiled bitterly and didn't make a sound, he continued: "as a minister, sharing worries for the king, the king and the country, you shouldn't be like the prime minister?"

The ministers who didn't get any information in advance were really confused. This incident came too suddenly and violently. I don't know that several people's small hearts beat too fast. If they didn't breathe and exhale, they would probably faint directly in the hall.

"Prime minister Zuo..." Sang Yu has been thinking rapidly and observing secretly. Liu Yan is in a special position and it is difficult to observe anything, but Ji Chang is decisive from the beginning. He shouted [bad] more than once in his heart. He didn't know how firm Liu Yan's attitude was. He really didn't know how to face Ji Chang. He could only smile bitterly: "it's about the eternal life of a great man. Don't make a hasty decision?"

Liu Yan's position is a little higher than that of civil and military officials. Then the light is slightly dim. Wearing a coronal dress, his face is blocked by Diao (a few bead curtains). It's strange to be able to observe his words and colors.

Who in the Han Dynasty did not know Ji Chang, and who knew that Ji Chang absolutely served the king unconditionally, precisely because everyone knew that so many people showed the expression of dead parents when they were suddenly attacked.

There is no need to mention how important the fiefdom is. It not only represents the identity, but also the main economic source of the aristocracy. The quality of the fiefdom not only determines the financial resources of an aristocrat, but also reflects how much the monarch dotes on. The more valued and beloved the official fiefdom is, the better. Only when the monarch hates the fiefdom will it be in remote areas, which basically becomes a rule.

At this time, Liu Yan stood up. He stepped down to the platform in the middle of the pool, raised his head on his back and looked at the thin jade roof.

Under the gentle sunshine, the king in coronal clothes is more or less majestic. Weian has always been linked to loneliness, as if not everyone can be alone.

When the king moved, the eyes of the ministers of course followed and moved. Even if they wanted to salute, they should change their direction. All the heads in the hall were facing the platform in the middle of the pool. Naturally, the ministers out of the line had to turn the front.

"I often think..." Liu Yan's voice is not big. People have to listen attentively to hear it clearly. He looked around at all the ministers present and said, "what kind of country did I build? Who built this country for and where will it go under the rule of I? It can last for thousands of years or a flash in the pan."

For a moment, all the ministers bowed to the ground. One was counted as one, and they all shouted, "I'm afraid."

It's a flash in the pan. For example, the morning dew withered or evaporated in a short time. Liu Yan said that himself. They were really terrified.

Sang Yu, kneeling on the ground, quietly pulled Ji Chang and tried to lower his voice: "Tai'an, what happened?"

Ji Chang turned his head a little and looked at sang Yu, who was confused and frightened. He grinned and said, "just check deeply."

Sang Yu was stunned and gave a bitter smile in response. He was guessing that the recent internal strife was a little serious, which led Liu Yan to set up such a bureau to deter him, that is, he didn't expect that things would be thousands of times more serious than he thought.