Dozens of warships of the East China Sea Fleet in Penghu Bay set sail and sailed directly to the west of Egret Island, killing the thieves who were still unaware of it and were enjoying themselves on the island.

And at the same time, in the distant Central Plains.

The emperor left Luoyang with the empress and the crown prince, and began to leave Luoyang for Mount Tai under the escort of the ministers and the guards of countless Praetorian Guards.

In front of the gate of Luoyang City, countless wealthy merchants and scholars accompanied by the children of the eunuchs of the Beijing Division, but the emperor did not ask them to go along. It's just that everyone looks like it's refreshing today, and it's a cool autumn, so they also want to follow the holy car and go to Mount Tai together.

It's an autumn outing.

After all, such a major event as the emperor's enshrinement of Mount Tai is also rare.

It is also a great honor to have the opportunity to participate in the testimony.

For this eastern tour, the Zai Fu were also very dedicated, and finally it was accompanied by 12,000 Northern Ya Forbidden Army, 12,000 Inner Ya pro-army, 3,000 Yulin, and another 800 palace maids and 3,000 eunuchs, among the eunuchs, there were 1,200 eunuchs who were the emperor's closest eunuchs.

Most of these eunuchs were tall and brave men, and they were the emperor's closest guards.

On the way out on the patrol, the local guards along the way are also responsible for picking up and escorting the guards.

The vast procession is spectacular.

Fortunately, most people travel at their own expense, so they don't have to worry about the imperial court spending too much. And Luo Cheng also asked, try not to harass the place, all the needs of the team are handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the royal side is fully responsible, and the accommodation camp, food consumption and so on will be arranged on the front line.

It was all purchased at the royal expense, and it was forbidden for the local government to pay tribute to any special products.

Out of Luoyang Gate, with a team of more than 100,000 people, it seems that the entire Luoyang military and civilian people have to follow the emperor to Mount Tai to play, like a huge tour group.

Emperor Luo Cheng rode on a white horse and wore a white robe.

Although some officials persuaded the emperor that the emperor should put safety first when traveling, he should ride in the wheel palace or dragon boat, and send guards on both sides to isolate the people.

But Luo Cheng didn't think it was necessary, of course there were security measures, so even if Luo Cheng was riding a horse, the people could only watch from afar, and there would be no threat, and it was unlikely that he would threaten the emperor.

The crown prince also rode a horse, and the queen rode in a carriage.

"What a prosperous scene."

Wei Zheng said to the emperor with a smile, he also rode a horse and wore a Taoist robe.

"That's not what you said." The Emperor said.

"The minister is just telling the truth."

With such a large team, although there are many generals in charge, it is indeed very noisy.

"I was followed by many caravans, and there were even many courtesans and dancers, and many jugglers."

"As long as they don't harass the local people and don't drain the treasury, the people are willing to follow, this is their freedom. Perhaps, this trip to the east can also promote consumption along the road and bring a lot of benefits to the people. Luo Cheng said with a smile.

"With His Majesty's strict orders in front, the minister thought that no one would dare to make trouble. Think about it, these more than 100,000 people toured the east, all the way through the county, everyone eat, drink and have fun, it does cost a lot, as long as these expenses are not apportioned to the people of the counties along the way, but buy with money, then the people who pass through the place, can indeed get a lot of benefits. ”

"There are indeed many people in Luoyang City who don't have to work." The emperor looked back, although he only saw a group of fierce troops, but he also knew that most of the people who could follow the team to the east were those noble officials, scholars, rich merchants, and of course, many of them were vassal envoys.

These people don't have to work to do things, and most of them are driving east on their own expense. Not only did they go with them at their own expense, but they even brought their wives and concubines, their children, and many maidservants and slaves.

It is not easy to maintain one's comfort on such a long trip, you have to prepare a carriage and horses, you have to bring the coachman and forage, and you have to bring a lot of your own clothes and utensils.

Of course, there are also many smart merchants in Luoyang, who also discovered the huge business opportunities early, so they took their caravans to follow behind, and provided all kinds of commercial goods to the noble officials who accompanied them at any time.

It is said that behind the team, there are even more than 3,000 Qinglou women.

After Luo Cheng knew this, he didn't stop it, but reiterated once again that all the people accompanying him should not harass the place.

Because the emperor also brought the crown prince with him, the prime minister Hou Mo Chen Yi and the university scholar Wen Yanbo are now staying in Luoyang, plus the privy envoy Zhang Xutuo, and the eldest Sun Wuji in the imperial history, and the four of them formed a left-behind team responsible for staying in Luoyang.

The Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager didn't want to work hard because they were old, so they also stayed in Luoyang.

The other princes except the crown prince also stayed in Luoyang.

Riding on the horse, you can see that the new road is covered with dirt and sprinkled with water to avoid potholes and dust.

"This road has been newly built, and it hasn't driven the people, has it?"

Wei Zheng said with a smile, "This has just come out of Luoyang, and Your Majesty will find out when you summon the magistrate to ask." ”

Of course, the local people did not dare to drive the people, and in fact, they were not qualified to drive them, because as soon as the emperor's route for the tour was confirmed, the Inner Servant Province immediately arranged it.

The royal treasury pulled out money, hired local people to repair the roads along the way, the loess mat road purified and sprinkled the streets, and even repaired the drainage canals, strengthened and widened the bridges along the road, added many public toilets along the road, and added many wells.

These are all paid to hire local people to do things, and the wages are very generous, and all the materials needed are purchased with money, and there is no forced expropriation of a penny from the local people, nor is there a free requisition of a common person.

After the emperor, this road and the repairs on both sides of the road were also left for the local people to use, which was regarded as a benefit to the people.

Luo Cheng is very satisfied, as long as he doesn't disturb the people, it's enough.

Although these need to be borne by the inner treasury and cost a lot of money, Luo Cheng went out to patrol Mount Tai by himself, and there was no reason for the local people to bear it. The emperor has money in the treasury, and he can afford to spend millions of yuan on a trip, but if he wants to let the people along the way bear this, it may make the people bankrupt.

"Keep an eye on the place, I don't want the good scriptures to be crooked by the crooked mouth monk. In the end, the money did not reach the hands of the people and merchants, but it all went into the pockets of some corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and in the end it was still borne by the people, and even increased layer by layer. ”

Luo Cheng is very clear that there is such a possibility, especially at the local grassroots level, there are more such things. Although it is the early years of the dynasty, it can't stand such bold and greedy people.

"Please rest assured, saint, whoever dares to be greedy for this money will not be spared."

"I don't want to pursue it after the fact, what I want is to prevent it before it happens, so I must supervise it well."