Liu Chengyou asked some questions about the policy of the imperial court, and the result was both expected and reasonable. The policies he had previously lowered to benefit the people were basically not implemented. The government's inaction is one thing, and the government's inability to act is also another.

Soon, Liu Chengyou ended the sluggish and difficult dialogue with the old farmer, and everything he should know and what he wants to know is almost there. I went to a few more households in the village, and under questioning, the people here were all in a similar situation, and even the left peasant family in this village was still barely a "rich" family, after all, the labor force in the family was quite sufficient.

In terms of the restoration of people's livelihood, Liu Chengyou has not been able to do too detailed and effective things except for setting some positive policies from the perspective of the overall macro situation, and more importantly, he has to rely on the long-term self-regulation of the people.

However, it is also impossible to recuperate, do nothing, and let things go freely. What Liu Chengyou has done since he succeeded to the throne is more accurate than to consolidate his position and establish his authority in order to maintain the rule of the Han Dynasty that he inherited.

This is the most fundamental and core thing. There may be a love for the people, but so far, Liu Chengyou's "benefiting the people" policy is more of a superficial effort, showing an attitude to the whole world.

According to Zhuang Min, looking at it from the side, the magistrate of Neihuang did a good job, and it is said that he was promoted and appointed by Gao Xingzhou. Others can be ignored for the time being, but they are still very careful in recruiting the population, determining the land, and cultivating land and persuading the peasants. When the disaster was affected, there were also active responses and proactive measures to minimize the losses of the people in the territory.

This manor, which was newly built for less than two years, was greatly disturbed by Liu Chengyou's inspection, and waited for the 300 high-headed horses and elite armoured troops to leave, and after the thin dust and smoke that was raised on the dirt road between the village subsided, the households in the village dared to probe a little to observe the situation.

After asking each other, they found that the houses in the village were not damaged at all, the houses were not destroyed, the wealth and animals should not be lost, and the original damaged tent at the entrance of the village had been repaired. I am a little surprised, with the current world of the Han Dynasty, although under the rule of Gao Xingzhou, although it is not as good as a soldier, it is still surprising that there is such an army that has not committed any crimes in the autumn.

Several households interviewed by Liu Chengyou are still confused and do not know why. Even the old peasants had no idea of the identity of the heavily guarded young man who questioned them. It was still the head of the village in the village who inquired, and when he heard words like "Your Majesty", he was shocked, and hurriedly led the villagers present to bow down to the west.

The emperor is the emperor after all, and it is not easy to survive in such an era of chaos, but to have the opportunity to feel the majesty of the Son of Heaven so closely, it is also a blessing for this foolish people.

The most regrettable thing is to belong to the head of the township here. Originally, when the forbidden army entered the village, he had a great eye to try it, but unfortunately he didn't get close and was severely reprimanded by the guards of the forbidden army.

After leaving this small Zhuangzi, Liu Chengyou could not see joy and anger on his face, and he looked deep and indifferent. However, the little lady who was waiting on the side, in a tone of pity, sighed: "I only know that Hebei has been plagued by disasters, and Li Shu is poor, but I can't imagine that poverty is in such a situation!" ”

"This is my dereliction of duty as an emperor!" Hearing this, Liu Chengyou said casually.

Seeing this, Zhi Xiaoniang quickly shook her head a few times, shook a strand of hair down, and explained to Liu Chengyou: "That's not what the concubine meant. ”

Feeling the somewhat nervous tone of the little lady, Liu Chengyou's expression relaxed, and he asked with relief: "Fuzhou is located in the north, and Neihuang is the hinterland of Hebei, and the people here are poor, how is it compared to Fuzhou?" ”

Hearing this, Zhen Xiaoniang blinked her bright eyes a few times, thought about it, and said a little proudly: "Although it is not rich, the family has property and the family has surplus food." ”

"A good family has a product, and the family has a surplus of food!" Liu Chengyou repeated the words clearly, with a firm attitude and full of style: "This is my future governance goal!" ”

Talking about ideals and goals is already Liu Chengyou's housekeeping skills.

After that, he raised his whip and slammed it, as if to vent the sulkness in his heart, and the horse under his crotch neighed, and stepped up the horse's hooves along the dirt road and galloped away.

Seeing this, the little lady Yurong tightened, frowned, and followed the horse. attracted Gao Huaide and Zhao Yanjin, and rushed to the guard with people in a panic.

In fact, Murano's party, Liu Chengyou wants to say in his heart that he is not touched, it is impossible. However, he also knew in his heart that the poverty of the local people, he, the emperor and the court, also had part of the "credit".

In the past two years, although some unreasonable taxes have been abolished, they are basically some harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and they are apportioned by the public, but in terms of regular taxes, one money and one grain cannot be missing. Moreover, in this regard, the supervision of the imperial court is not effective, although Liu Chengyou, the outer station supervision system, is laboriously rebuilding, but this requires a process. And in this process, the central government has no control over how local officials behave.

In fact, since Liu Chengyou came to power, what has made him most unhappy and uncomfortable is not his caution about the army, not the arrogance and power of the Yuan Chen, and still less the poverty and hardship of the country. But it has always been a long-standing problem for the implementation and enforcement of policies.

Gyeonggi, the court, and the army have basically been controlled by him steadily. But what about outside of Gyeonggi? Every time there is a policy, it often spreads out of Tokyo and in, and it is difficult to get timely feedback from further away.

Every time he thinks about this, Liu Chengyou's heart is filled with a surging sense of urgency and crisis, for this country, he, the emperor, is too weak in control. Even so, this is a problem that all the monarchs and regimes of the Central Plains have to face since the Later Liang.

This is also the reason why Liu Chengyou has made great efforts and heavy efforts to rebuild the system, redefine the ceremony, and promote talents, but because the time is not long enough, the results have not yet appeared.

Today, there are not a few prefectures and towns under the direct control of the central government, including the eastern and western regions and most of the Central Plains, most of the Guanzhong region, as well as the Heyang and Hezhong regions. However, it is very difficult to support the huge bureaucracy and military in Tokyo with these areas alone, and the support of the local prefectures and towns is absolutely indispensable.

In the past two years, Shannan, Jingdong, Hedong, and even Fangzhen in Hebei have paid tribute to Tokyo. Taking Wei Bo as an example, except for two years ago when Du Chongwei was destroyed and the states were seriously damaged, the imperial court exempted him from taxes, and there has been no such thing since then.

After Liu Chengyou ascended to the throne, even when Wei Bo suffered the most serious disaster, Liu Chengyou only issued an edict to the Daimyo Mansion to relieve the victims and reduce tribute. In short, a central idea can be reduced and reduced, but it is unavoidable. According to the edict at the beginning of the succession, even if the state government only received a copper tax, it had to be broken in half and supplied to Tokyo.

Of course, this will have a certain negative impact. For example, his reputation as an emperor, whether the state and town are convinced, the local finance and taxation are not transparent, and the people are exploited, resentful, and unrestful.

However, everything is not as good as the money and food that is sent to Tokyo twice a year. Although it is said that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, but for the time being, the people of the world are not the water that supports the ship of the Han Dynasty, but the army, bureaucrats, and people in Tokyo are, and they are the foundation for Liu Chengyou, the helmsman, to cut through the waves and move forward.

The water may boil sometimes, but as long as it slows down, there will always be a day when it will subside, as can be seen from the foolish behavior in the village. Moreover, the most difficult time for Dahan to catch his breath has passed. Next, what else can bring down Liu Chengyou.

The problem he faces is how to level the world, how to govern the world, and how to calm the world. From the beginning of the strategy of "first the south and then the north", he has embarked on this road that will become wider and wider.

Facing the cold wind, he galloped for several miles, and after strenuous exercise, Liu Chengyou's body was hot and sweaty.

The little lady who followed was also panting, her little face was flushed, but her breathing was very even.

Liu Chengyou's spirit seemed a little excited, staring at the face of the folding lady, and the strong gaze made the virtuous concubine a little cramped and shy......