This first major event occurred on the third day of the third month of March, when Zhang Jieyu and Cai Jieyu finally entered the palace.

The day before the two Jieyu entered the palace, Cai Yi, the last prime minister of the Han Dynasty, passed away with a nickname of "respect" - this sleek old man was able to send his granddaughter to Weiyang Palace, and his merits were already complete.

Because when the queen entered the palace last year, she did not make a big deal, so the Son of Heaven also made corresponding reductions to the ceremony of the two Jieyu entering the palace on the grounds of not exceeding the system.

The common people naturally praised the Son of Heaven for being thrifty, but among Shilin, there were some different discussions.

Many courtiers can't understand one thing, that is, why the Son of Heaven still hasn't abolished Huo Chengjun, the queen.

The queen was not implicated in the cholera in the autumn and winter of last year, but she was also in harmony with the Son of Heaven, and she was also very kind, and was deeply loved and respected by the servants and officials in the palace.

After the cholera was pacified, the queen went deep and simple in the Weiyang Palace, extremely low-key, and did not show her face on many occasions where the queen should have appeared.

There are occasional rumors in Weiyang Palace, and the queen seems to have set up a private school in Weiyang Palace that specializes in teaching palace maids to read and write, and the Empress Dowager Shangguan also joined it.

Nowadays, Weiyang Weiwei and Changle Weiwei are both cronies of the Son of Heaven, and the guards have also been rectified, and the guards are very strict, so these rumors are always vague.

Although the Son of Heaven seems to be intent on keeping Huo Chengjun from appearing in front of the world, it is not enough to dispel the concerns of Zhang Anshi and others.

In the eyes of courtiers such as Zhang Anshi, the general trend of the world has been decided at this time, and the queen has not given birth to an heir, which is the best time to abolish it.

They couldn't understand why the far-sighted Son of Heaven was reluctant to issue an edict to abolish the queen.

The only explanation that Zhang Anshi and others can think of is that "the Son of Heaven is an infatuated lover and can't let go of his wife."

Being trapped by love is not necessarily a good thing.

The courtiers should have stood up and admonished the Son of Heaven to let him know that he had lost his way.

However, whether it is Zhang Anshi, Liu De, or anyone else, no one dares to stand up and admonish.

They have already seen the thunderous methods and moodiness of the Son of Heaven, and they will never dare to admonish them at will without seeing clearly what the Son of Heaven is planning in his heart.

Maybe you're going to get into trouble.

After these rounds of new policies, the prestige and power of the Son of Heaven were much higher than when cholera was quelled years ago.

Without the checks and balances of power, and being revered as the sage of Neo-Confucianism, Zhang Anshi, these ministers can only completely bow to the Son of Heaven for the time being.

In addition, the queen has not yet given birth to an heir, and there is not even news that she is pregnant with a dragon heir.

This means that whether it is Zhang Anjun or Cai Wenyan, they are actually in the same position as the queen.

As long as the two Jieyu who entered the palace later can conceive the imperial heir first, then the situation will be completely different.

When the time comes, there is no need for Zhang Anshi and others to stand up and admonish, the Son of Heaven will also find a way to abolish the queen, otherwise there will be chaos inside and outside the palace.

It doesn't matter if it is abolished or not, the key is to appoint whose heir is the crown prince, which is the top priority.

When Zhang Anjun and Cai Wenyan entered the palace with a "mission", several happy events happened in Chang'an City at the same time.

Zhang Anshi's third son married Liu De's second daughter, Wei Xian's youngest daughter married Bingji's youngest son, and Bingji's third son married a niece of Zhang Anshi's house.

Through intentional and unintentional marriages, these cabinet students formed in-laws.

They naturally don't dare to form a party for personal gain now, let alone make a mess, but since they have clearly seen that the Son of Heaven is a thunderous and decisive person, it is also understandable to appropriately expand their strength.

Zhang Anshi, Bingji and others thought that they had done everything well, but how could they hide it from the embroidered messengers all over Chang'an City?

Liu He, who lives in Weiyang Palace, has already seen all this clearly.

When welcoming Zhang Anjun and Cai Wenyan into the palace, he had already begun to make some additional preparations.

As for this second major event, it is naturally a matter of filling Ling County for Emperor Xiaozhao.

The mausoleum of Emperor Xiaozhao is Pingling, which has been built for more than ten years, but because Emperor Xiaozhao is suddenly popular, there are still some finishing projects that have not been completed.

After half a year of intensified repairs, after the beginning of spring, it was finally completed, and at the same time, Pingling's Lingyi - Pingling County was built.

Of course, this Pingling County has only repaired the official roads of the city and several important government offices, and the mansions where the people live have to be built by the people themselves.

As the heir of the Son of Heaven, Liu He has done a great filial piety to Emperor Xiaozhao, and no one in the world can make a fuss about this matter.

The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty has spent his whole life thinking about the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty and filling Ling County, which is also the last time that Emperor Xiaozhao, who has been in the industry, has contributed to the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty.

After Pingling and Pingling County were completed, Liu He immediately issued an edict appointing Xiao Wangzhi, the sixth grandson of Xiao He, as the county commander of Pingling County.

This Xiao Wangzhi is a Confucian student, but he is also a "gentleman Confucian" who can work hard.

In the original historical process, Xiao Wangzhi's career was very smooth, and during the reign of Emperor Xiaoxuan, he served as a former general, Guangluxun and Lingshangshi, and was finally elected as the minister of Tuogu.

It is no exaggeration to use the four words of a supreme minister to describe him.

In August and September last year, Liu He recruited him, Wei Xiang and others to Chang'an City.

At the critical juncture of the downfall, although Liu He appointed Xiao Wangzhi as the imperial historian, he then let him go to Pingling County to supervise the construction of the city.

There are two main reasons for this.

First, Xiao Wangzhi's rank is low, and before he came to Chang'an, he was just a subordinate of Henan County to guard Wei Xiang, and it was difficult to convince the public when he was suddenly asked to come out to do things.

The second is that although Xiao Wangzhi is upright, honest and honest and can work hard, he is not good at fighting for power in the court, and in the original history, he was also framed to death.

If you want such a "direct minister" to give full play to his talents, the most important thing is to give him absolute trust and let him go to the bottom to experience it.

As long as he goes to the county government to fight with the inferior gentry of the people for a few years, Xiao Wangzhi will naturally be able to learn to fight for power.

Therefore, not long after Xiao Wangzhi became the imperial historian, he was sent by Liu He to supervise the construction of Pingling County.

Now that Ling County has been built, it is natural that Xiao Wangzhi should serve as the county commander.

The whole Pingling County still maintains the pattern of the Great Han City, but there are many changes.

Because Liu He not only built an ordinary Ling County, but also built an exemplary city.

Two thousand years later, a small fishing village can become a giant city.

Next to the tomb of Emperor Xiaozhao, a giant city can also appear.

"I will draw a circle in Guanzhong and build Pingling County into a special economic zone in Dahan."

This sentence was uttered by the Son of Heaven in the cabinet room, to all the cabinet scholars, who did not understand all the words.

What is a circle, what is a special economic zone - these words are beyond the understanding of these "ancients".

However, just looking at this Pingling County, Zhang Anshi and others can also intuitively see many differences.

First of all, the scale of the city construction is much larger than the usual Lingxian County, almost a quarter of Chang'an City.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a county town was built to this scale, which has exceeded the due "etiquette system".

Secondly, Pingling County is much more "regular" than the rest of the cities.

Not only are there wider official roads and perfect drainage ditches, but even the toilets and filthy rooms are also arranged very appropriately, which is very convenient.

As for the courtyard of the mansion in the city, although it has not yet been built, the homestead has been divided in advance, and it is like an orderly chessboard.

Again, this Ling County broke the isolation of Lu City.

In the rest of the cities of Dahan, Lu and the city are completely separated.

Merchants could only trade in the fixed bazaars and the area around Beichengguo, and beyond the prescribed range, they would be invited to "drink tea" in prison by the city patrol guards.

The purpose of the imperial court to implement this policy was to reduce the difficulty of managing the city's public security, after all, the mixing of Lu and the city would bring about a mixed situation, which would be more difficult to manage.

However, the separation of Lu City and good management is indeed good management, but it will also reduce the vitality of the city and suppress the further development of the commodity economy.

In the end, the curfew system was lifted in this county.

The gates of the city would be open all day long, and the people could walk in and out at any time without fear of being caught and imprisoned.

This is also to increase the vitality of the entire city.

Breaking the barriers in the city and abolishing the curfew system means that the time for buying and selling transactions will be longer, and the transactions will be more convenient, which can stimulate consumption in disguise.

After consumption increases, the money in and out will also increase, and this in and out, the interest will also come out, which can naturally attract profit-seeking businessmen to flock to it.

These policies will not be gradually implemented until the Tang and Song dynasties, but this is a harmless thing, and the early it is opened, the sooner it will be enjoyed.

Merchants always have the most sensitive sense of smell, and as soon as the map of Pingling County was announced, merchants immediately flocked to Pingling County to find out how to trade in Pingling County.

Before they could figure out how to get to Pingling County to make a fortune, the new edict of the Son of Heaven was posted.

This edict gave Pingling County more "privileges", making this city, which was only a city and official roads, immediately show a unique attraction.

First of all, all trade and transactions done in Pingling County were taxed to half.

Second, the land rent paid by the people who cultivated land in Pingling County was also changed from 30 taxes to 60 taxes.

Thirdly, after settling in Pingling County, the annual payment of oral taxes and calculations was also reduced to half of the original.

Finally, all tax reductions will remain unchanged for 10 years.

In addition, all residential land is clearly priced, and as long as you are willing to pay for it, you can immediately transfer to Pingling County - of course, the price of residential land is of course expensive.

All of these policies have a single purpose, which is to promote the development of industry, commerce and handicrafts in the area, and to make it a trade center in the Kanchu region.

Within a month of the new edict, 500 families, mostly merchants and craftsmen, were willing to transfer to Pingling County.

In addition to the purchase of residential land, arable land will be granted directly according to the number of people in each household.

The land of origin is disposed of by itself, and the Dasi farmer directly evaluates and redeems it at the expense of the family, and then sells it to the local landless or landless people at a slightly lower price.

At this point, the water balance money village can play a role, and farmers who have no money to buy land can borrow from the water balance money bank, buy the land first, and then repay the loan.

One in and one out, it seems that the people who migrated to Pingling County took advantage, but in fact, it was a way for the imperial court to suppress land annexation.

In other words, the ultimate purpose of building Lingxian County and filling the population of Lingxian County is to curb land annexation.

The wealthy families and powerful families of the Kanto prefectures hoarded a large amount of land in their hometowns through years of stealing.

At worst, the people will have no land to plant, and at worst, it will cause monstrous civil unrest.

Emperor Xiaozhao had no real power and was powerless to suppress land annexation, and Huo Guang, as a big clan, would not do this, which made the wind of land annexation in the Kanto region more and more intense.

Under the pretext of filling Lingyi, a small number of preferential policies were used to forcibly relocate wealthy families to Lingxian, which could force them to sell their land of origin to ordinary people.

The land of origin has been redistributed in disguise.

As for the farm house given to them by the imperial court in Lingxian County, compared with the land of origin, it is simply a drop in the middle, and the symbolic meaning is greater than the practical significance.

The emperors of the Han Dynasty would build Lingxian County, and they would also forcibly relocate the wealthy families and wealthy families of the Kanto County to Guanzhong.

After these wealthy families and wealthy families arrive in Guanzhong, they will become the best consumers, and they can further promote the development of the commodity economy.

Although the population boom in the Guanzhong area also has a negative impact, it will at least not cause chaos in the world compared to land annexation, so it is still necessary to resolutely relocate.

What's more, Liu He has already figured out how to solve this problem - it is nothing more than to move the "old man" from the early Han Dynasty to Guanzhong, and then move to another place.

To develop Jiangnan and operate the Western Regions, it is always necessary to have a population.

This is the truth that people move to live, and trees move to die.

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Originally, Liu He thought that he had implemented so many preferential policies in Ling County, and the wealthy families and wealthy families of the Kanto County would naturally come to transfer.

But he clearly underestimated the love of the wealthy and wealthy families for land.

Except for the initial 500 "small households" with less than 300,000 yuan smoothly transferred, the rest of the wealthy families and wealthy families were indifferent.

At first, Liu He was very patient, cultivating a relationship with Zhang Anjun and Cai Wenyan, who had just entered the palace, while observing the movements of the wealthy families of the Kwantung County Giant Room on the other hand.

It's a pity that the giant family of the Kanto County doesn't seem to understand Liu He's "good intentions", and only had some restlessness at the beginning, and then there was no reaction.

Liu He waited until mid-April, when the weather gradually warmed up, and he finally lost his patience.

Directly issued an edict to the counties of Henan County, Hanoi County and Shangdang County, and moved their families with more than one million yuan to Pingling County.

Henan County, Hanoi County and Shangdang County are just east of Hangu Pass, and they are densely populated, and land annexation is flourishing.

There are more than 500 households with more than 1 million yuan, and there are many families with more than 10 million yuan.

This is just a pilot, after the relocation of the giants in these three counties, we will also move the giants in other counties.

All of a sudden, the giants of the three counties were mourning and jointly wrote to the Son of Heaven, hoping to retract the edict.

They also have connections in Chang'an City, and under the tandem, gradually some courtiers wrote to Liu He.

At first, there were more than a dozen counselors who were in charge of advice, then there were left-hand officials from various government offices, and finally there were cabinet scholars who colluded.

From the bottom to the top, it seems to form a large net.

Under the resistance of these people, not a single family moved into Pingling County in half a month.

Liu He was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

(End of chapter)