Chapter 716

Before heading to the Western Regions, Liu Bian had to deal with the accumulated government affairs in Luoyang.

It has been more than half a year since Liu Bian attacked Yuan Shao in early spring, and now it is late autumn. Although he left many ministers to handle government affairs, there are still a lot of official documents waiting for his review.

Now Liu Bian completely occupies Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Sili, Jizhou, Qingzhou, half of Bingzhou, half of Youzhou, and Nanyang in Jingzhou.Occupying such a large territory, there are more affairs that need to be handled by Liu Bian.

Thanks to Liu Bian's hard work over the years, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, Sili, Youzhou, and Nanyang have been relatively stable and peaceful for several years. Therefore, these places are the most prosperous. In recent years, agriculture and economy have developed rapidly. These states In the county, the population also began to explode.

Except for Liangzhou and Qingzhou, where wars continued and the population grew slowly, the rest of the states grew very rapidly.Among them, Yongzhou in Guanzhong and Sili have the largest population. There are 400 million people in Yongzhou and 400 million people in Sili.

Bingzhou has a population of more than 300 million due to the resettlement of people of different races.Nanyang has a population of 200 million, and Xiliang is the most prosperous in Longxi Tianshui, and the population of the people has skyrocketed to nearly 200 million.

Qingzhou has been fighting continuously in recent years, and its population growth has been relatively slow. There are only more than 180 million people in Qingzhou. Youzhou has been living in peace these years. Coupled with the prosperity of business, the population of the people is also 300 million, and the population of the newly acquired Jizhou is nearly 200 million. .The number of people under Liu Bian's rule has reached more than [-] million.

This is the result of Liu Bian's rule of the world over the years.

During the heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of common people was more than 5000 million. Since the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population has decreased.But in the period of separatist regimes, frequent wars, coupled with frequent turmoil, the people did not have a stable life, and even survival became a problem, let alone population growth.

Since the Chibi War, the population of Dahan has dropped to a low point, only a few million people.After the Chibi War, the situation of the Three Kingdoms began to form. After the formation of the Three Kingdoms, the country was relatively stable. At this time, the population began to increase again.

Until the early years of the Jin Dynasty, the population of the common people returned to about 500 million to 2000 million.

Under Liu Bian's rule, five or six years ago, the population was only over [-] million. In just a few years, the population nearly doubled.

Among them, the influx of foreign population accounts for one-fifth, and a larger part is due to the progress of agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

Before all kinds of food appeared, before the country was stable and taxes were not heavy, the people could barely have enough food and clothing.However, with the birth of corn, sweet potatoes and other crops exchanged by Liu Bian, the grain harvested by the people in a year has increased by nearly two times.

This also means that the family can have surplus food to feed more people, coupled with the country's encouragement of multiple births and the popularization of medical offices, the survival rate of babies is guaranteed. Under Liu Bian's rule, the population has grown to more than 2000 million.

And this data is still rising. Liu Bian has no intention of controlling the population. It is expected that the population of the Qing Dynasty in later generations will be as many as [-] to [-] million.Although the current productivity is not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty, but with Liu Bian's early birth of many things, the productivity under Liu Bian's rule is basically moving closer to the later generations.

As the population increases, Liu Bian will be able to provide sufficient troops. Before leaving Luoyang, Liu Bian ordered all localities to recruit troops to expand the strength of the army.

Sili recruited [-] soldiers, combined with [-] Forbidden Army, Yulin Army and Yulin Army, a total of [-] soldiers and horses!For Chang'an, [-] soldiers will be recruited, and together with the original [-] defenders, they will form [-] soldiers and horses to guard Chang'an!
In addition, there is Shangdang. Shangdang is the land of Longxing with a large number of people. There is also Xiheshang County. Over the years, Baibo has been pacified and a large number of people have been pacified. [-] soldiers and horses were recruited.

The current strength of each state and county is as follows.

Sili has 12 soldiers and horses, and Chang'an has [-] soldiers and horses. After expanding the army in Bingzhou, the number of soldiers and horses reached more than [-].

Qingzhou has [-] soldiers and horses, Xiliang has more than Cao Cao's troops, only [-] soldiers and horses, and Cao Cao has [-] soldiers and horses when he marched into the Western Regions.

Youzhou has 12 ordinary soldiers and 70 cavalry, a total of [-]. Nanyang also has about [-] troops, and the newly acquired Jizhou also has [-] soldiers and horses.Now Liu Bian's total force has reached nearly [-].

Liu Bian completely took over Jizhou, making the territories under his rule lined up. Today, apart from Mongolia and Jurchen, there are only five princes in the world, including Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Zhao Kuangyin, and Sun Ce.

Moreover, there are more princes that Liu Bian can choose to attack now. Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Zhao Kuangyin, except for Sun Ce's partiality to the east of the river, these princes may become Liu Bian's next target.

Looking at the two pieces of data in his hand, Liu Bian smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, with my current strength, it is all right to attack Mongolia, but the Mongolian kidney is in the grasslands, and the main force is not easy to find. We still have to wait until the country is unified." Do it!

I have just unified Jizhou, Jizhou soldiers and horses are still in training, Sili, Yongzhou, and Bingzhou all have recruits, and it is impossible to launch a war of annihilation in a short time.Now deal with the affairs of the Western Regions first, manage the Western Regions well, and drive Xiliang.After a year or two, you can attack other princes! "

Liu Bian made some calculations, and began to deal with the accumulated government affairs. At the same time, he ordered a westward tour in a month, and ordered Liu Bowen and Xun Yu to go with them and let them deal with the affairs at hand first.

For the next month, Liu Bian would handle government affairs in the front hall during the day, and enjoy the services of beauties in the harem at night.The two beauties Zhen Mi and Zhen Rong were also brought into the harem by Liu Bian.The big and small Qiao, Zhen Rong and Zhen Mi's two daughters served a husband together, and they did a lot of things.

During this month, Luoyang was a bit lively, because Liu Bian ordered the children of the generals to go to Luoyang to test their abilities.Therefore, under Liu Bian's command, starting from the school captain, they sent their sons and brothers to Luoyang one after another.Hope to perform well and win Liu Bian's favor.

Generally, generals are on expeditions, and their children rarely receive education, especially because of their noble status.Locally, it can be said that it is Tai Sui, and no one dares to offend.

As they flooded into Chang'an, they lived in the inn provided by the imperial court at the beginning. Because of their noble status, they inevitably had a pampered air. The children of these generals often fought violently because of some trivial matters.

For example, let's say my father is great, your father is just an ordinary captain, my father once killed someone and so on.

Fortunately, Liu Bian hated the gentry bullying goodness the most. Although the generals had no time to educate their children, they were strict with this aspect.Therefore, these children are only a little flawed in character, but there is no such thing as bullying the people.

However, it is unavoidable for a group of generals' children to fight.After the incident escalated, what factions were separated, such as the Nanyang faction, the Qingzhou faction, the Youzhou faction, and the Bingzhou faction.

After the factions were split, the fighting became more intense, with dozens and hundreds of people fighting at one time.Liu Bian was helpless, so he had no choice but to manage them in one of the military camps in the city, using the method of managing the army, so that Luoyang calmed down.

"The Nanyang faction headed by Chang Yuchun's son Chang Mao? The Qingzhou faction headed by Qin Huaiyu's son Qin Huaiyu, and the Sili faction headed by Yang Zaixing's son Yang Jizhou?" Liu Bian looked at the list in his hand and couldn't help but laugh coldly: "Chang Mao is so stupid. His father was transferred to Liangzhou by me, what kind of Nanyang leader is he!

Hey, I really want to meet this group of kid kings soon, but it's a pity that I will go to the Western Regions tomorrow, so I don't have time to see the descendants of the big man. "

On the second day, Liu Bian went west on patrol, and generals Yang Miaozhen, Dian Wei, and Cheng Yaojin led [-] cavalry.Two other ministers, Xun Yu and Liu Bowen, followed.

Liu Bian's first stop was Chang'an. Chang'an and Luoyang were not far away, but Liu Bian was on patrol to observe the people. It was already the third day in Chang'an.

Knowing that Liu Bian was on a tour to the west, Di Renjie led a group of civil officials, and Zhuge Liang led a group of generals, and went out of the city ten miles to meet him in person.

"I have seen Your Majesty!" Outside Chang'an City, a group of civil and military officials stood respectfully on both sides, and there were many people on the periphery surrounded by soldiers, wanting to see the face of the emperor.

"Everyone is in peace!" Liu Bian said with his hands on the horse.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Di Renjie and Zhuge Liang took the lead to welcome Liu Bian into the imperial city.Chang'an is Xijing, and the imperial city is Liu Bian's bedroom in Chang'an.Although Liu Bian is not in Chang'an, the imperial city has always been taken care of.

When a group of people came to the main hall, Di Renjie ordered the servants who took care of the imperial city in advance to prepare a banquet.Liu Bian took the main seat, looked at Di Renjie below and said with a smile: "Inspector Di, Chang'an City is peaceful, you have put your heart into it these few years!"

"My minister is terrified. To govern a state, we must devote all our efforts to live up to His Majesty's entrustment!" Di Renjie cupped his hands.

"Haha, I heard that Inspector Di not only handles government affairs, but also handles unjust, false and wrong cases for the common people. I really admire that!" Liu Bian laughed loudly.

"Huh?" Di Renjie was taken aback for a moment, puzzled by Liu Bian's meaning.

Liu Bian said with a smile: "Let's have a banquet today, and don't talk about state affairs!"

"Yes!" Di Renjie was puzzled, and did not understand Liu Bian's sudden words.

After the banquet, Liu Bian left Di Renjie, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bowen and Xun Yu behind.

Liu Bian looked at Di Renjie and said with a smile: "I see that Aiqing is quite familiar with punishment and prison. In the past few years, he has handled [-] unjust, false and wrong cases in Yongzhou. Among them, there are many cases from the late emperor's reign. He knows the criminal law like the back of his hand. I don't know if Aiqing is willing to do so." Another place?"

Di Renjie was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I am at your majesty's disposal!"

Left and right Xun Yu, Liu Bowen looked at each other, a flash of understanding flashed in their eyes.But looking at Zhuge Liang, there was some confusion in his eyes. Since His Majesty planned to change the system and it was an internal affair, why did Zhuge Liang remain as a general?Could it be that this person is not only proficient in the art of war, but also good at internal affairs?
(End of this chapter)

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