Chapter Ninety-Six: Each Harvests

At the end of the first year of Emperor Jing's reign, due to the bumper harvest year after year, in order to avoid the grain from hurting the peasants, Emperor Jing issued a series of edicts, and echoed through the tacit understanding of the royal industrial group, which caused the Han Empire to shake the government and the opposition.

The edict ordered Tainong to set up permanent positions in Sanfu (now central Shaanxi), Hongnong, Hedong, Shangdang, Taiyuan and other places, and to store the valley for the Beijing division. Changping originated from the Pingxi practice of Li Kui in Wei during the Warring States Period, that is, the political axe purchased grain storage in the harvest year, so as not to hurt the peasants, and sold the stored grain in the bad year to stabilize the grain price. At the same time, Chang'an Taicang bought a large amount of grain, relying on a large amount of money and silk materials in the hands of Shaofu, and sold them at a low price in Beijing to stabilize prices.

Since the princes have used the land rents of their respective fiefdoms as collateral, among which the fiefdom of Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, has two counties, and Liu De, the king of Hejian, is under house arrest in the palace of Chang'an, so the royal industrial group actually controls the land rents of the eight counties. With a stroke of the pen, Chairman Liu Fei left half of the lease in each county to set up a standing position, and the remaining half was shipped to Chang'an to enrich the newly established "Imperial Reserve Administration" and hoard millions of stones of grain and grass.

What's even more shocking is that the princes jointly submitted a table, asking Emperor Jing to halve the rent of their respective feudal fields, and to ensure that the rent handed over to the national treasury in the coming year will not be reduced, and if there is a difference, it will be filled by the princes themselves. It should be known that the fiefs of the Han magnates were essentially state-owned land, and private sales were not allowed, and after the Wu and Chu Rebellion, the princes and kings of various places could only enjoy part of the rent of the feudal state, but could not participate in the governance of local officials.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the land rent in some places was even reduced to 30 taxes, and now the princes asked for the land rent to be halved and the life reached 60 taxes, which is equivalent to exempting the land rent. As soon as the news came out, the major magnates were dumbfounded, and the princes, as the largest landlords of the Han Empire, actually gave up the most fundamental land income, which is really smacking.

However, at this time, the princes were gathering in the headquarters building of the Imperial Industrial Group, and they were full of excitement to sit on the ground and share the spoils. As the major shareholder group that controls the group, they have obtained the annual financial statements of the group since its establishment for the first time. According to the articles of association formulated by the crown prince Liu Che, the group's accounts are clear, even if Liu Yu and Liu Sheng, who are idle and eagle lackeys, can calculate the dividends they deserve according to the annual financial statements of Laoshzi.

Since the huge shares of the crown prince Liu Che are not suitable for exposure, Chairman Liu Fei, as the largest private shareholder on the surface, will receive a huge dividend of more than 200 million yuan, which is equivalent to more than ten times the amount of his previous sub-lease in the country. Liu Fei, who has always been proud of himself and elegant Sven, couldn't help but grin and burst into obscenities: "Grandma's bear, with this dividend, do you still want that bit of land rent for wool?!" ”

No one responded to him, and the rest of the princes had long since been lost in the huge numbers, their eyes shining with golden light. Just imagine, in the past, the annual rent collected by the Han Empire to the treasury was only five or six billion yuan, and the total dividends of the six of them were close to one billion yuan. Converted to the new China in later generations, the national fiscal revenue in 2013 was 15 trillion yuan, one-fifth of which was 3 trillion yuan, which is equivalent to earning back the world's largest Apple company in terms of market value in a year. Do not doubt that the Han Dynasty was definitely the richest country in the world at that time, and there was no one.

"Father, now that the northern counties have enough warehouses, it will be enough to supply hundreds of thousands of troops to march into Henan next year." Liu Che gently put the report summarized by Zhang Qian on the table and smiled.

Emperor Jing stroked his beard, his face was full of smiles, and he praised: "The emperor has done a good job, and at that time, it will be enough to supply the army of grain and grass just by the time of the regular liquidation of each county." Dou Ying has also played, and the 150,000 new army is fully organized and trained, ready to fight. At that time, it will be ordered to go straight out of Anding from Longxi along the inner side of the Great Wall of Qin, and sweep the northwest of Beidi County, so that it can go straight to the south of Heshuo. Zhidu can attack the clouds from Yanmen, seize the north of the Yellow River, and cut off the back road of the Xiongnu in the south of the river. The Jingshi army went out of Shangjun and approached the West River, and it was sure that all the Hun cavalry could be driven to Shuofang. At that time, the three armies will be encircled, and I will drive them all down the Yellow River. ”

"Erchen didn't dare to take credit, when Erchen only planned to transfer Dou Ying out of Gyeonggi, garrison Longxi, and defend Xiqiang. But I didn't know that my father took advantage of the situation and turned it into a strange soldier to conquer the land of Henan. Liu Che sincerely admired that with the advantage of crossing, although his forward-looking surname was higher than that of Emperor Jing, the delicacy and calculation accuracy of dealing with practical problems were far inferior to that of this thoughtful emperor.

"Hahaha......" Emperor Jing was obviously very useful, he got up and laughed, and it was really a sense of accomplishment to be sincerely admired by this son who was born to know. Immediately, he took out the Chixiao Sword on the shelf, wiped it silently for a moment, and said solemnly: "Back then, Gaozu used this sword to cut the white snake and achieve the great cause of the Han Dynasty, and now I am determined to use this sword to wash away the humiliation of the Huns to my Han Court for decades!" ”

"My father will definitely be able to make a contribution in one battle, drive all the Huns out of the Great Wall, and recover the Central Plains!" Liu Che replied loudly, his eyes shining, "In the future, I will be a Han soldier, and I will also herd horses and wolf mountains, galloping the grassland and desert!" ”

Emperor Jing's eyes were full of anticipation, and he sighed: "Since I was seriously ill for a few months, my body is not as good as before, and I don't know if I can see it with my own eyes." ”

When Liu Che heard this, he was also quite emotional in his heart. According to the trajectory of history, the life span of the emperor's father is less than eight years, and excluding the time when Chen Ji is sick, there is not much time left for him to really govern. Although Liu Che also wants to be on the throne, after all, in his previous life, his parents died when he was a child, and he can't help but have a deep admiration for Emperor Jing, so he can't watch him die young, even if he is allowed to be the emperor for a few more years.

Liu Che was silent for a moment, and then comforted: "Father and Emperor don't have to worry, the medical officer once said that Father's illness is a cold in the lungs, and he only needs to be slowly adjusted, and it is not a big deal." ”

Emperor Jing shook his head and laughed loudly: "Stinky boy! Don't try to comfort me, I know it. Those medical officers, holding the medical books you gave them all day long, and from time to time seeking advice from the imperial doctors in your palace, how can they be as good as your wonderful skills? Since you have nothing to do, I can't count on them. As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, would I still be afraid of life and death, learn from that little child, and be sad all the time? ! ”

Liu Che scratched his head and smirked. One of the things he admired most about the emperors of the early Han Dynasty was that they didn't learn from Qin Shi Huang and went to great lengths to find the elixir of life in Nalaoshizi, and at most found some Taoist priests to practice the pill. On the contrary, it was Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his previous life, who was stunned to learn a lot from Qin Shi Huang, not to mention the consumption of people's strength, and also made himself psychologically distorted, and he was not happy to see young people, and he even hated his own son.

"Erchen didn't lie about it, the medicinal food sent by Pingyu was taken by the emperor on time and in the amount. Now the son has ordered people to make new drugs as soon as possible, and I believe that he can ensure the health of his father's emperor. Liu Che thought about it, or comforted him, after Liu Che's long-term observation, Emperor Jing was not suffering from tuberculosis, but chronic pneumonia. Although there is no antibiotic at hand for treatment, it is possible to reduce the risk of death through other means in later generations.

Chronic pneumonia is characterized by recurrence and worsening of periodic surnames, which pass in a wavy pattern. During the resting phase, body temperature is normal, there are no obvious signs, there is little to no cough, but it is easy to wheezing when running and going upstairs. In the exacerbation phase, pulmonary insufficiency is often present, cyanosis and dyspnea occur, and external respiratory dysfunction with hyperventilation is caused by decreased vital capacity and respiratory reserve and shortened breath-holding time. After deterioration, the improvement is very slow, and he often produces sputum, and even facial puffiness, cyanosis, chest deformity, and clubbing of fingers and toes.

Nowadays, with the use of medicinal diets, nutritious and vitamin-rich diets, and the replacement of oil lamps with candles, the indoor air is much better. Liu Che also sent someone to massage Emperor Jing every day, apply ointment, and soak in a medicinal bath, but Emperor Jing did not get sick again this winter. Although it can't be completely cured, it's still okay to live a few years longer than in history.

Emperor Jing smiled slightly, obviously very pleased with Liu Che's filial piety, after all, many princes hope that their emperor father will die as soon as possible, so that he will ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible. He put the Chixiao sword into the sheath and said lightly: "I know that the emperor is filial, but for the sake of the society, when I stay on the sickbed, it is inevitable that I will abandon government affairs, and I still have to pass on the throne to you as soon as possible." It's just that you're still young now, I'm afraid you can't fight the old foxes in the court. In the future, you should also attend the court. Remember to talk less and watch more, think carefully about everything, if I can't go to court, you will be the prisoner of the country! ”

When Liu Che heard this, he didn't pretend to be frightened, let alone pretend to excuse himself, because he knew that no matter how much he pretended, he couldn't escape Emperor Jing's perceptive eyes, but nodded seriously and said: "It's just that it doesn't agree with reason, I'm afraid that the imperial historians will talk more again." ”

Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "It's okay!" As long as your imperial grandmother should also inherit it, no one dares to talk nonsense in today's Han Dynasty! ”

Liu Che nodded, indicating that he understood what Emperor Jing meant, and the Queen Mother still had to be handled by Liu Che. However, it is not difficult, since the Queen Mother rested the mind of Liliang King as the prince, she has always been very supportive of Liu Che's participation in government affairs. Even the last time Liu Che told the Hun envoy Zhongxing that he vomited blood, he just counted a few words painlessly. After all, he is his most spoiled grandson, as long as it does not involve the political trend of major rights and wrongs, it is still very easy to speak.

As expected, after promising a large amount of dividends to the Dou family and the conservative elites, the Empress Dowager Dou readily agreed to Liu Che's request. Obviously, Liu Che's plan to tie the Han magnates to the carriage of the royal industrial group has faintly revealed its effectiveness. After all, Empress Dowager Dou is only the leader of the conservatives, if she can't get the best interests for them, everything she says is a floating cloud.

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