I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 733 Yuan, Cao, and Sun were all panicked

Kuai Yue surrendered to Liu Jian. Liu Jian was a little hesitant about this matter at first.

To be honest, for Liu Jian himself, whether or not Kuai Yue surrendered did not mean much to him.

However, when Liu Jian turned to look at Xu You beside him, his thoughts changed, and he immediately said: "Since Yidu wants to surrender, I also want to be beautiful as an adult. If you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, please stay with me from now on."

Kuai Yue was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly knelt on the ground to thank Liu Jian.

Xu You on the side was shocked when he saw that Liu Jian actually accepted Kuai Yue.

He wanted to advise Liu Jian, but Liu Jian had already agreed in public, so what could he say?

Moreover, he had just beaten Kuai Yue, which had already made Liu Jian very dissatisfied.

No matter how arrogant Xu You was, he knew at this moment that he could no longer say anything.

Xu You's complicated expression quickly fell into Liu Jian's eyes.

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This world really has to be Liu's world!
Also, the current Prime Minister is indeed a true hero and a true talent who can save all people from fire and water!

Nanyang County has just been recovered. People like Kuai Yue and Xu You can stay and use them, which will be very beneficial to their future.

Arranging auspicious things within the territory was really easy for him, it was too easy.

This is the hometown of Emperor Guangwu and the place of Longxing in the Han Dynasty. It has been ruled by Yuan Shao for more than ten years and has never returned to the hands of the rulers of the Han Dynasty!

Now when he suddenly heard that Liu Jian actually wanted to hand over this matter to Kuai Yue, his face suddenly fell.

After all, this is an era of divine right of kings.

Most ordinary people have never read books, and their superstitious ideas are still very serious.

The appearance of these various auspicious little animals really makes these ordinary people feel that the world is really getting better.

Kuai Yue had just defected to Liu Jian's army, and he had no control over the organization under Liu Jian's command. Moreover, he had no actual power or achievements at all. Most people still had resistance and prejudice against him, so he and Liu Jian Jian can use his words to offer suggestions, but it is a bit difficult for him to ask him to do more specific things.

Xu You just heard that Liu Jian had adopted his opinion, and he was still happy.

After all, Guo Jia was previously the governor-general in charge of the military affairs of a state. He managed Bingzhou all year round, dealt with the major local families, and also dealt with the Xiongnu and Xianbei from the outside world. Therefore, Guo Jia's abilities have been honed unusually over the years. .

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Now, Liu Jian, with the respect of the emperor's uncle and the respect of the prime minister, has taken over Nanyang County in one fell swoop. This is of great significance to the current Liu family and all the Liu family members in the world.

How...is this so!

In short, all kinds of small animals representing auspiciousness began to appear in various famous scenic spots in the Han Dynasty.

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Therefore, at this time, Liu Jian, who represented the Han Dynasty, re-captured Nanyang County and incorporated it into the territory of the Han Dynasty. This was very beneficial to the prestige of the Liu family's orthodoxy among the people.

After all, in everyone's thinking and concept, since the king's power is granted by heaven, there is no reason why heaven will always favor a person.

Liu Jian looked at Jia Xu and Guo Jia standing aside.

After he raised this point, Xu You immediately advised Liu Jian, hoping that Liu Jian would start using the propaganda channels in his hands to publicize this matter in the Han Dynasty.

In addition, Liu Jian's propaganda team was advocating in the Han Dynasty, and they only connected this trend with Liu Jian's capture of Nanyang County and its return to the imperial rule, and forcibly linked the incident in Nanyang County this time. It became a great opportunity for the Liu family to stabilize and last forever.

The emperors of the past dynasties have been permeating the people with an idea, that is, the imperial power is a gift from heaven and an arrangement of fate. Those who can be emperors have received the favor of heaven, so they can become the masters of China.

Just like in the past ten years, due to the chaos in the world, local separatist forces have formed. Although everyone still believes that the Han family is orthodox, in fact, many people in the local area, especially in the south, have begun to feel that the Han Dynasty may have been overthrown by heaven. After abandoning the monarchy that has been granted by heaven for so many years, it may be time to change to another family.

Regarding this point, it was Kuai Yue who raised this point with Liu Jian after he surrendered.

Soon after, an auspicious heat wave began to set off throughout the Han Dynasty.

Then they saw two people nodding towards Liu Jian.

Indeed, the popularization of this kind of thinking does have a certain effect on rulers, but once their rule is shaken or threatened, the people will also be shaken by their ruling identity.

Liu Jian then asked Jia Xu, "How to publicize this matter?"

He couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

In the Han Dynasty more than 1,800 years ago, this kind of thing was very convincing.

If Wancheng was captured, it would be equivalent to Nanyang County being captured.

Xu You glanced sideways at Kuai Yue, and then said: "Prime Minister, according to Xu, now that the Prime Minister has captured Nanyang County, the court is invigorated, the morale of the three armies is high, and the people's expectations for the court will definitely increase significantly, and the Prime Minister As a clan member, I have made extraordinary achievements, and at this time of year, I can take this opportunity to increase my auspiciousness and show that my great man can regain his former glory!"

So in fact, Guo Jia was responsible for all the matters of how to promote and set up auspiciousness in the Han Dynasty.

"Fengxiao, I will leave it to you to handle this matter. In addition, let Yidu follow you to help you deal with this matter."

A true yellow dragon appears in the sea, a white tiger appears in the deep mountains, a dragon turtle appears in a lake, the morning glow fills the sky, and purple energy comes from the east.

Or maybe a phoenix appears somewhere, or a unicorn comes out of the mountain...

Xu You said this long paragraph, and the four most important words in it are "increasing auspiciousness".

Compared with the same period in history, although the prestige and power of the Liu family did not drop as badly, due to the chaos in the world, there was still some criticism among the people about the legitimacy of the Liu family's rule.

Then, Liu Jian laughed and said, "Okay, then we will act according to Zi Yuan's words."

This is a very good state for him.

The incident in Nanyang County was indeed a milestone for the imperial court.

It is of great significance for the Liu clan to re-energize the Han Dynasty and consolidate the rule of the Han Dynasty.

But compared to people like Yuan Shao, this incident was a huge blow to them.

Yuan Shao had previously lost a lot of troops in Nanyang County, although in addition to Nanyang County, there were also Runan County and other large counties in Jingzhou as his population suppliers.

However, the loss of the capital of Nanyang County had a great impact on Yuan Shao himself. Many wealthy families and people in his jurisdiction also began to doubt Yuan Shao's abilities.

Moreover, the loss of the capital also made the morale of the entire Jingzhou area low, and everyone doubted Yuan Shao's ability.

Especially now, Yuan Shao does not have the time or energy to manage these people, because this incident has also caused a huge blow to him.

After returning to Xiangyang City, Yuan Shao immediately fell into despair.

He hid in his mansion, saw no one, and just indulged in drunken dreams every day.

His third son Yuan Shang and his eldest son Yuan Tan also rushed back to Xiangyang City at this moment.

After meeting Yuan Shao, the three sons cried and worshiped on the ground together.

Yuan Shao looked back and forth at the three of them, and then his eyes fell on Yuan Tan.

"Why are you back too?"

Facing Yuan Shao's sharp gaze, Yuan Tan hurriedly said: "After the boy saw Uncle Lu, he was worried about his father's safety, so he asked Sun Bofu to lead his troops to Nanyang County to rescue him, and at the same time he came to Nan County to think about what might happen to his father's frontline war. Unfortunately, the child can still urge the local soldiers and horses in Nanjun to go north to meet his father and keep his father safe..."

"Really?"

Yuan Shao sneered a few times and said nothing more.

After all, he was an old man who had been in the officialdom and dominated the world for more than ten years. How could Yuan Tan's tricks and thoughts escape Yuan Shao's eyes. However, he did not directly blame Yuan Tan.

To be honest, Yuan Shao couldn't blame Yuan Tan for this matter. He was just like this when he was young.

In order to inherit the family business, he even betrayed his brother Yuan Ji.

Therefore, even though he knew that Yuan Tan had the same thoughts as he did back then, Yuan Shao could not make any cruel decision.

He looked back and forth at the three sons in front of him, and finally sighed helplessly.

"That's all, that's all...I am not a sage, and you are not a sage either."

"Tan'er, Xi'er, you two have the right to step aside for now. Shang'er and I have something to say."

As soon as these words came out, there was nothing wrong with Yuan Xi, but Yuan Tan's heart trembled slightly.

He seemed to have sensed something.

But even if he could feel something, so what?

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After Liu Jian occupied Nanyang County, he began to issue the imperial decrees in Nanyang County.

As the center of the world and the most prosperous county in the Han Dynasty in the past, Nanyang County's implementation of Liu Jian's new policy was of extraordinary significance to the entire Han Dynasty.

Nanyang County began to implement the new policies of the imperial court in terms of imperial examination, land transfer, taxation and other systems.

At the same time, Nanyang County also began to implement new policies in terms of population and fertility.

For kings of all dynasties, population is the top priority. For monarchs, people are productive forces, and only population is the most important support for a country.

However, most of the policy adjustments made by the emperors of the Han Dynasty regarding population growth were based on oppression and coercion.

Starting from Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, various means such as taxation were used to force people to get married and have children.

But Liu Jian is different.

Liu Jian encouraged procreation. Since arriving in Hebei, he has been encouraging more children and more nourishment.

Whenever there is a birth among the people, whether it is a boy or a girl, the local government offices in the village will send people to celebrate the birth. If it is a second or third child, the government office will also give a certain amount of money, meat and cloth as gifts.

Moreover, Liu Jian not only valued men, but also valued the population growth of women.

Hebei Ta Kung Pao has issued announcements on the female population many times, attaching great importance to the number of women. The announcements have repeatedly emphasized that women are the cornerstone of the family. Without women, there is no way to have children.

Since ancient times, boys have been favored over girls.

Especially in this era of war and chaos, many families who cannot afford to raise children choose to abandon their baby girls or throw them into the river to drown.

The Hebei government has taken a crackdown on the bad habit of drowning baby girls. Whenever a baby girl is found drowned, local grassroots officials will be dismissed from their posts, investigated and severely punished.

In order to protect baby girls, the Hanoi government has increased the rewards for giving birth to baby girls to the same level as those for baby boys. Anyone found to have drowned a baby girl will be severely punished to protect the survival rate of baby girls.

Of course, Liu Jian has been thinking of solutions to the imbalance of population deconstruction caused by the war over the years.

He integrated the foreign female population plundered through war into the Han nationality, and then promoted Han bachelor men to intermarry with Xianbei women and Xiongnu women to increase the number in the Han Dynasty's population register.

Then let the local government agency register them as citizens on the spot, give them fields and houses, and encourage them to have children to increase the local labor force.

The Hebei government will also provide incentive subsidies to families that raise many children under the rule. When the number of children reaches a certain number, they will be given tax exemptions and additional rewards. The treatment is even close to that of military families.

Women who successfully gave birth to second, third, or even fourth or fifth children were commended with great fanfare, given generous rewards, and set up as role models.

In addition, in order to increase the success rate and survival rate of female childbirth, the Han government has gradually begun to set up special maternal and child health care hospitals in the villages under its control over the years, and dispatched doctors or stable mothers with experience in female childbirth to stay there to provide certain services. treatment in order to maximize the success rate of childbearing.

In large cities, women are generally called upon not to give birth at home, but to go to maternal and child health care hospitals to give birth. With the help of dedicated personnel, sanitary conditions must be ensured as much as possible to increase the success rate of childbirth and the survival rate of mother and child.

The success rate of women’s childbirth and the number of registered female babies have also become an assessment indicator for grassroots government agencies.

In more than ten years, the northern region centered on Hebei has become a prosperous population, with people of all ages gathering together.

The population accumulated over the past ten years is enough to make the north and the south completely different.

Now, this policy has finally begun to extend to the south through Nanyang County.

Nanyang County is the center of the world.

If the imperial court's new policy is implemented here, basically the neighboring counties on the left and right will be affected by it.

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Liu Jian launched a new policy in Nanyang County. At the same time, the news of auspiciousness in various places in the Han Dynasty soon spread to the southern states.

After Yuan Shao's battle in Nanyang, his vitality was severely damaged. His forward position shrank to Nanjun, and he completely switched from attack to defense.

According to the judgment of many discerning people, Yuan Shao will probably be on the defensive within ten years.

In other words, can Yuan Shao persist for ten years?

Many people began to express doubts.

The first person who was most affected by Yuan Shao's defeat was Yuan Yi from Yizhou.

After all, he and Yuan Shao were born from the same roots!

If Yuan Shao were defeated, he would have nothing to gain.

Yuan Yi can be said to be very nervous now, and there are two other people who are also very nervous at the same time, one is Sun Ce and the other is Cao Cao.

Sun Ce's father fought with the imperial troops and was killed by Xu Rong, Zhang He, Xu Huang and others. It can be said that Sun Ce and Liu Jian were at odds with each other.

Moreover, Sun Ce himself is still a very ambitious person, and he is not willing to be Yuan Shao's little brother all the time.

In his opinion, he is fully capable of taking charge.

But now, Yuan Shao's situation took a turn for the worse. Before he could take revenge and take control, he watched Liu Jian's power advance by leaps and bounds, and Yuan Shao suffered a huge setback.

Therefore, young Sun Ce also began to feel anxious.

In particular, Liu Jian didn't seem to be planning to stop. After taking Nanyang County, he immediately began to deploy his elite troops eastward, preparing to capture Runan County! Stretch your hand into Yuzhou.

Liu Jian knew in his heart that Runan was Yuan Shao's home base. After taking Runan County, it would once again have a huge shake in Yuan Shao's overall influence.

On the Jiangdong side, Cao Cao has begun to do business with the north. Both parties have built large markets and trading stations in Xiapi and Guangling countries. At the same time, Jiangdong has also opened ports. These ports and routes have been put into use, and only a short period of investment has been invested. For a period of time, the tribes in Jiangdong saw the hope of prosperity.

But it was obvious that Cao Cao was also frightened by Yuan Shao's loss of Nanyang County.

Cao Cao didn't expect Liu Jian to be so fierce!

It seems that now is not the time for me to take sides.

But it was at this time that Zhuge Liang from Xuzhou came to Jiangdong to negotiate with Cao Cao about maritime trade.

(End of this chapter)