From summer to autumn, the Han Emperor Liu Chengyou led his subjects to do one thing, against the sky.

Although the resistance to earthquakes, locusts, and droughts was hit one after another, it was finally stabilized thanks to the active actions of the imperial court. In the original history, the situation like the Later Han Dynasty could be persevered, and now the "Northern Han" has been improved by Liu Chengyou's efforts.

Of course, the price paid by the Later Han at that time was so heavy that although it is impossible to test, it is completely imaginable. Hunger is everywhere, turmoil is everywhere, complaints are rife, and the people are suffering.

Even in the Northern Han Dynasty, under this multiple disasters, the turmoil in various states has never been less, and for this, the imperial court ordered the government to strictly control the turmoil. Natural disasters are already sad, and if they cause man-made disasters, they will make matters worse and worse. The imperial court had limited money and food, and could not help too many people, so the people of the states suffered a lot of damage.

In order to reassure the people's hearts, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to carry out a tax reduction and exemption for all states in the world according to the disaster situation. In fact, the Gyeonggi region, which was directly controlled by the imperial court, except for Kaifeng Prefecture, the rest of the regions such as Zheng, Xu, Ru, and Luoyang were not seriously affected, and they were still able to supply blood to the central government in terms of finance and taxation.

In contrast, local officials, generals, and officials, who still hold a large amount of financial power, inevitably infringe on the people in order to seek domestic stability and ensure fiscal and tax revenues in the midst of disasters. In this way, he not only gave the court a handle, but also carried the black pot for the court.

It was not until the disaster gradually eased, the crops were harvested, and the imperial court began to really exert its efforts to relieve the victims and maintain order on the verge of collapse.

In this process, the most effective measure to be implemented is cash-for-work. The people affected by disasters in the Central Plains mostly occurred in the Wang Puzhi River, supplemented by road construction. Liu Chengyou of Guanzhong sent Prime Minister Fan Zhen to visit the governor in person, and gathered the strength of all festivals to recruit victims and build water conservancy. As for Hebei, it is mainly to build roads.

Because of the disaster, in a period of up to half a year, Liu Chengyou extinguished many ideas, such as the adjustment of the southern border of the Great Han Dynasty to Xiang, An, Deng, Chen and other prefectures. An Xianqi, Yang Chengxin, Liu Chongjin and other Fang Zhen were all ministers of the old dynasty in the Liu Zhiyuan era.

In addition, preparations for the southern expedition were almost completely at a standstill. Stability is greater than everything, and he is busy sorting out the country, and Liu Chengyou has no energy to take care of it too much for the time being. Of course, this is not completely without benefits, at least strategically, it can have the effect of confusing the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Northern Han Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself, and it was traumatized, how could there be any threat to the Tang Dynasty, a "happy land"?

As Wang Pu said at the beginning, the Southern Tang Dynasty is really going downhill. In the southern part of the Tang Dynasty, the land of the old Fujian, the brother of Liucongxiao, who was willing to poison the Nanzhou Jiedu envoy Dong Si'an appointed by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Liu's brothers, were able to divide Quanzhou and Nanerzhou.

The response of the Southern Tang monarchs and ministers was very weak, probably considering the quagmire that the Tang army had fallen into in Fujian in the previous two years, and had no intention of sending troops and horses again, so they acquiesced in the rule of the Liushi brothers over the two prefectures of Quan and Zhang, and appointed Liuxiao as the observer envoy of the Quanzhou and Southern Prefectures, and only monitored the garrison on their side.

So far, the Southern Tang Dynasty spent a lot of financial and military resources to destroy Fujian, and most of the old land of Fujian was spit out. The five states of Fujian were only two, although they were split into three states by Li Jing.

When Liu Chengyou heard it in Tokyo, he commented lightly, deeply disdainful, and then thought about his own situation, and couldn't help but sigh to himself.

It is late autumn, the cold chill spreads all over the Han Palace, the vertical arch hall, it is warm, Liu Chengyou is standing in the imperial case, reading the text in one hand, holding a cup in the other, taking a sip of tea from time to time, and his expression is very calm.

What he read was compiled by the three divisions, the autumn harvest situation in Gyeonggi Prefecture, and the estimate of this year's autumn tax, and the results would not be optimistic, but Liu Chengyou had already made psychological expectations, so he behaved calmly.

It's just that when I put down the concerto, I sighed silently, there is no way, this year, I can only pass by. After surviving the unlucky year, waiting for the next year, I just hope for the coming winter, and don't have another snow disaster, military disaster and the like......

However, judging from the situation in the previous two years, whether or not we can survive the cold winter safely depends on the will of God. Fortunately, during the period when the Han Dynasty was fully affected, the Khitans in the north did not take the opportunity to invade south.

The great enemy in the north was also in trouble, or the question of the succession of the Liao emperor, and a group of nobles were dissatisfied with Yelu Ruan's rule and rebelled, and it was just when Yelu Ruan planned to send troops south. I have to sigh that the luck of the Northern Han has not yet reached the worst level.

"Your Majesty." Prime Minister Feng Dao and Li Tao met in the palace.

Noticing the book in the hands of the two, and their expressions were solemn, Liu Chengyou didn't say anything, and asked directly: "What's the matter?" ”

only hesitated for a moment, and Feng Dao, who was more senior, took the lead in speaking: "Linqing Wang Song, Ye has been raining heavily for days, harming the fields and crops, and the progress of the autumn harvest has been hindered. In addition, the same is true of the states of Magnetism, Xiangxiang, Xing, and Wei, and the specific situation is still waiting to be played......"

Feng Dao's voice was a little low, a little cautious, paying attention to Liu Chengyou's reaction. Liu Chengyou's body was slightly wooden, and he muttered: "What a disaster! ”

"Your Majesty, the rain is endless, and the grain in the fields has been soaked and rotten, and the grain in the above-mentioned states is probably also facing a poor harvest!" Feng Dao sighed in a lamenting tone.

Even an old fox like Feng Dao, who had gone through the wind and frost, couldn't help but feel resentful about the situation of this year's big man.

Magnetic equivalent states were the places that were less affected by the locust plague in Hebei before, but these states also suffered the most serious military disasters that year, with insufficient population and not many acres of cultivated land. Even so, he couldn't escape God's "favor". No, rain will cause you a little bit of trouble.

Taking a deep breath and stabilizing his mind, Liu Chengyou asked, "How is the autumn harvest in Hebei progressing?" ”

At the mention of this, Feng Dao's solemnity dissipated a lot, and he arched his hand and said: "Relying on Your Majesty's foresight, this year's harvest ahead of schedule has entered the end. ”

"In this case, the damage may not be so serious!" Liu Chengyou still breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it, and lowered the order: "Send the states, wait for the rain to slow down a little, and go all out to save the crops, how much can you save!" In addition, urge the rest of the provincial governments to speed up the finishing work of the autumn harvest! ”

Liu Chengyou is really a little scared, and there are some other disasters......

When the eyes of the Son of Heaven fell on him, Li Tao hesitated, but he still stubbornly reported a bad news: "Your Majesty, Xijing is a newspaper, Luoshui overflows!" ”

"Bang", the sound was not loud, Liu Chengyou's hand pressed on the imperial case, and after a long time, he asked, "How is the damage?" ”

"Destroying dozens of coastal dwellings ......"