Chapter 3: The New Imperial Edict

Liu Chengyou's enthronement ceremony only followed one principle: everything is simple. In other words, because of the simplicity, incomplete etiquette, national conditions, and unstable situation, Liu Chengyou didn't have much heart to work on those cumbersome details. In addition, the budget was not enough, and the treasury was out, and Liu Chengyou asked Wang Zhang to use it for Liu Zhiyuan's funeral preparations.

In the case of the imperial court's constraints, it can be saved. But even so, Liu Chengyou's enthronement ceremony is still not too simple, at least the scene is big enough, the momentum is enough, and there are many people.

The enthronement ceremony, after all, is just a ceremony, indicating to the whole world that the Han Dynasty has completely changed its master. Even if the canonical system is reduced and extremely simple, it still takes a lot of Liu Chengyou's energy and physical strength.

Of course, at the enthronement ceremony, the most important thing is naturally Liu Chengyou's first edict on the throne, which is as follows:

First, the era name remains unchanged and still follows Qianyou, which is also mentioned in Liu Zhiyuan's posthumous will.

As for the name, Liu Chengyou has plans to change it. A few days ago, his cousin and adoptive brother Zuo Xiang all pointed out that Liu Chengyun visited him, and he was already very worthy of the title of "Minister Liu Yun". However, the specific name has not yet been decided, after all, it is the imperial name, and it is not allowed at will, and it is difficult for Liu Chengyou to "make words" by himself, so it is handed over to the scholars of the Hanlin Academy for discussion.

Second, the Empress Li is the queen mother and still lives in the Renming Palace. With Fu as the queen, Gao as the concubine, and Geng as the concubine.

Third, the cardinal minister Yang Wei is the envoy of the mountain mausoleum, the chief minister Dou Zhenggu is the deputy envoy, the Taichangqing Zhang Zhao is the ceremonial envoy, the criminal department waiter Lu Price is the envoy of the halo book, the imperial history of Chengbian Wei is the honor guard, and Shi Hongzhao is the envoy of the tomb. The above, everyone else is a foil, Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao, Liu Chengyou want to be mainly responsible for Liu Zhiyuan's funeral with the two, before the end of this matter, military and political affairs, need to worry less. Liu Zhiyuan's mausoleum is still under construction, and he has to lie in the Long Live Hall for a while longer......

Fourth, the civil and military ministers and the grace, and the soldiers of the Tokyo Mabu Army were given this preferential treatment to show the favor of the new emperor. The addition of civil and military officials to the knighthood is to be discussed, but the reward for the soldiers of the forbidden army will be implemented quickly, although the money and grain in the treasury will be reduced immediately, but there is nothing to be reluctant towards. Liu Chengyou can treat himself harshly, but he really doesn't dare to be careless about the army.

When the enthronement ceremony was successfully completed and the whole city was announced, some faint cheers could be heard in the city......

Originally, according to the usual practice, Liu Chengyou, the new monarch, should give amnesty to the world, but Liu Chengyou himself had doubts about the practice of pardoning sinners to show the emperor's kindness.

Since ancient times, whenever there is a flood or drought, the new emperor ascends the throne, or any other important festival, there is always an edict of amnesty and forgiveness for criminals. It seems that apart from the forgiveness of sins, there is no other means to show Junze. The emperor's mercy needs to be used on a cadre of criminals, so what good is it for ordinary people who keep to themselves and abide by the law? And it is not fair to those who have been wronged?

Regarding this point, cousin Li Shaoyou seems to have seen his thoughts in advance, and when Liu Chengyou went to Tokyo from the north to the south before, the two had a simple exchange about the "amnesty".

Li Shaoyou submitted an article to Liu Chengyou called "On Refuting Pardon," which, according to him, was written more than 10 years ago by Zhang Yun, a squire in the military department. Liu Chengyou read it, and he was very happy, and he felt that he had spoken about his own heart.

...... Temperance and lust, diligence and thrift, compassion for widows and widows, positive punishment, not indiscriminate sacrifice of guilt, no arrogance and no reason, so that beautification is practiced in the world, and holiness is heard in the top......

This is almost already a policy program, although many similar words can be found in the vast volume of smoke, but the last sentence of the article completely speaks Liu Chengyou's heart: How can we forgive his sins indiscriminately, but can save him from disaster? Showing its virtues?

Although I don't know how capable this Zhang Yun is, at least theoretically, it is very much in line with Liu Chengyou's heart, and he has the intention of using it to do his job. At the same time, Liu Chengyou also made up his mind not to carry out amnesty.

However, if you don't forgive the criminals, how can you show virtue? Why show grace? After consulting with the ministers, Liu Chengyou decided to come with something affordable.

In Tokyo, all taxes other than the regular tax were abolished. For example, the ex-city tax. In Tokyo, no matter whether it is a farmer or a businessman, a tax is collected when entering the city, and a tax is collected once when leaving the city.

In addition, weddings and funerals are also tax-exempt. It's absurd to say, under the rule of the Han Dynasty, taxes were charged for marriage, and taxes were also charged for carrying the coffin out of the funeral.

As for the begging tax, the street tax, the residence tax and so on, there is no need to go into details, just by listening to the name you know what is going on.

These were all made by the three envoys at the end of last year's autumn, when the war was urgent, and the finances were struggling. Although it has only been implemented for a few months, there is a lot of scolding, people are resentful, Wang Zhang is the initiator, and he is even more scolded by poking his backbone. At that time, in the face of criticism, Wang Zhang was so scared that he didn't dare to go out. It was Yang Wei who proposed that in the end, Shi Hongzhao send troops to arrest those rebellious people who "insulted the ministers" and put them in prison for rectification, so that they could calm down, but they could seal the population, but they couldn't seal the anger that could not be released in the hearts of the people......

In this regard, when Liu Chengyou was in charge of the country, he had already had the intention of banning it, but he endured it until he ascended the throne and became the emperor, earning a wave of people's hearts.

During the discussion, Wang Zhang couldn't help but remind Liu Chengyou that the imperial court used a lot, so there would be less finance and taxes. Liu Chengyou's determination cannot be shaken at all, these harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are a move to destroy the foundation and defeat the people's hearts, and it is a drop in the bucket for the entire country's imperial court. Those in power, if they need this means to accumulate wealth and wealth, they should perish.

However, for the "provincial consumption" law and "provincial mo" law that Wang Zhang has introduced, Liu Chengyou subconsciously ignored it temporarily. For those who benefit from small interests, they can be generous to reassure people's hearts and collect public opinion. But Yu Dali has to be cautious, after all, the court also has to live, so for the time being, he pretends to be deaf and dumb, and wrongs the people for a period of time, and then relieves the difficulties and reduces the burden in the future......

On the second day, under the edict of Liu Chengyou, the effect was remarkable, the city cheered, and the officials and the people were happy, although it was not to the point of praising Liu Chengyou as the Ming Jun, but this means and measures finally made the people of Tokyo see a little good hope.

In fact, the exemption from these harsh taxes that did not dare to exist can really only be regarded as a small favor for the people, but in many cases, the role of small favors is greater.

On the second day, Liu Chengyou issued another edict that all the envoys of the Dao Festival, observation, defense, and regimental training, as well as the history of assassination, did not need to go to mourn. Although this has been a practice since the Tang Dynasty, there should still be a statement that should be made.

However, even so, the nearest ones, such as Zhengzhou Liu Xianjiao, Heyang Wuxingde, and Huazhou Guo Congyi, still came in person. In particular, Wu Xingde also personally escorted a part of the autumn tax paid to the central government before the end of the year.

This martial arts virtue, although the times are heroic and suddenly rose last year, he is really a very smart person.

PS: Anyone helped the protagonist think of a royal name, subconsciously considered Yu, Yu, and found that it was not suitable for ......