Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 298: New Policy of the Han Court
Liu Ying succeeded to the throne and became the second emperor of the Han Dynasty.

He quickly issued a series of decrees in an attempt to further restore the prosperity of the people.

Although when the previous emperor was alive, he used the teachings of Huang-Lao to govern the country and advocated a policy of recuperation and restoration.

But worldly affairs are never subject to human will.

Just after the previous emperor established such a system, local princes and barbarians outside the Great Wall began to take action.

In order to deal with the impact they had on the Han Dynasty, the late emperor had to collect taxes and food from the people to supply the troops fighting on the front and reward those soldiers who had made military achievements.

Therefore, the late emperor said privately, "I finally understand that what the First Emperor did was not easy!"

Some decisions,

After all, the butt determines the head.

After all, for the special profession of emperor, once the position under the buttocks is lost, the head will be gone too.

Fortunately,

In the end, Liu Bang acted as a millstone for his son, grinding away all the thorns and leaving only some hard beans that were hard to chew.

After defeating Ying Bu, Liu Bang said to Crown Prince Liu Ying, "You have done enough for me. You can only walk on your own ability in the future."

Anyway, he is not doing well as an old father.

Liu Bang didn't want to learn from his father.

The son is in his fifties or sixties, but the father still holds the thought that "my child has no future, so I will work hard on the farm to support him"!
Other people's lives,
You should let others take control!
Liu Ying was naturally very cautious about this, fearing that he would disappoint his father and lose the Liu family's destiny if he was not careful.

He was moved by the hardships suffered by the people due to years of war, so he abolished the taxes increased during the war and restored the system of 15% tax.

Liu Ying also said, "The reason why we collect taxes like this now is because the country is just established and we need money in many aspects."

"Once warehouses have enough savings, taxes should be further reduced."

But simply reducing taxes is not enough to help the people quickly get out of poverty and hardship.

So Liu Ying issued another order:
It is necessary to reward those who have made successful achievements in farming to show that the court attaches great importance to the fundamentals; and to a certain extent, it relaxes the control over merchants so that the wealth in society can be activated.

Liu Xin said, "This is not enough!"

"I heard that the reason why your majesty wants to encourage commerce is to make local areas share what they have and what they don't have, so that expensive and rare things can be as common as possible, reducing the cost of the people; and allowing common things to be sold, so that the locals can gain extra wealth."

“In that case, why only encourage business?”

“Wisdom from all over the world can be treated like this!”

Wisdom is a special kind of wealth and "product".

Not to mention the nobles' monopoly on and emphasis on military and political knowledge,
Ordinary people also treasure the wisdom that can increase their harvests, so how could they be willing to share it with others easily?
"So I think we can order officials to collect the knowledge of the people on farming, smelting and many other matters, reward those who contribute their knowledge, and then extract the essence and promote it."

"If all the land can increase income, then the court's tax revenue can be guaranteed and the people's lives can be more relaxed."

Liu Ying thought what he said made sense, so he ordered scholars from all over the country to sort out the classics left by the predecessors that were helpful to production, and then took out a large sum of money to solicit them from the public.

Once everything is complete, a new "Agricultural Code" can be compiled to guide people in farming.

In the former,

It's a pity for Liu Ying.

He sighed and said to his ministers, "I heard that the city of Xianyang in the Qin Dynasty once housed all the documents and books in the world. The variety of documents was amazing."

"However, the King of Western Chu set fire to Xianyang, causing serious damage to the ancient books. We are ashamed of the wisdom of many ancient sages."

Fortunately,

Not long after the "Order for Donated Books" was issued, many people came running with books in their arms, hoping to exchange them for rewards from the court.

The official in charge of this matter entertained the other party and asked him in surprise:
"There are so many classics, many of which have been lost. How did you preserve them?"

Those who received the reward said, “We didn’t keep it!”

Those classics,

Or they took it out of the wall when they renovated the house,

Or it was caught from the water when fishing,

Or maybe it was dug out from the land...

all in all,
By various coincidences, many simple people received bounties that were enough to improve their lives, and Han Ting, who had spent a lot of money, was able to see many precious ancient books again and draw wisdom from their ancestors.

The officials reported this strange incident, and the emperor and his ministers were all surprised.

Liu Ying and Liu Xin were simply happy:
The task of compiling the "Agricultural Code" has become much easier!
Moreover, the types of classics are very rich, which can be a powerful supplement to the Han Dynasty's collection room.

The ministers were thinking in their hearts:
This situation occurred just after the decree to seek classics from the public was issued. This must be the protection of ghosts and gods!
It seems,

The mandate of the late emperor has indeed been passed on to the new monarch!

They should assist this young monarch well!
As for the latter,
It can be said that talented people are emerging in large numbers and all the wise men are gathered here.

After all, you don't know the truth until you touch it, and once you touch it, you will be shocked - in these years when the nobles were busy fighting for life and death,

Many new things and methods have emerged among the people to promote production, but they are not widely distributed.

The reason for this,

One is what Liu Xin mentioned: “Everyone has their own selfish desires.” People who have mastered advanced technology do not want the treasures that make them rich to be obtained by others.

The second reason is that wars had occurred frequently before and communication among the people was difficult. Even if there were good things in one place, it would be difficult to spread to another place due to numerous obstacles.

But now, the Han Dynasty court has fully played its role in dispatching, is willing to pay a large sum of money in exchange for such treasures, and is willing to send officials to spread such wisdom, which has led to a rapid increase in exchanges.

then,

In addition to being busy compiling the "Nongdian" which collected past and current farming wisdom, Liu Ying also asked local officials to promote various new agricultural tools based on local water and soil conditions.

"In this way, as long as the number of oxen increases, farming can be done with peace of mind!"

The methods and tools of farming have been improved, and the remaining problem is the motivation for farming.

No matter how strong one person is,
How can it compare to an old ox?

But it is not easy to reproduce cattle and horses.

Their natural reproductive efficiency is not very high, and livestock can be infected with diseases and die just like humans.

Therefore, the value of an ox or horse that can plow the land is usually higher than that of an ordinary citizen.

Many people would rather die themselves than let their cattle and horses die.

"For this, we can only trouble the disciples of Taihang Mountain Elder and wait for the results of their breeding!"

At a banquet celebrating the first year of his reign and the smooth running of government affairs, Liu Xin raised his glass and said this to the emperor.

After all, the disciples of Taihangshan Lao are very good at dealing with livestock.

As for more,
They can only leave it to time.

……

Hades,

He Bo checked the newly copied classics by Xiang Yu, and then said with a straight face, "The handwriting is too ugly!"

"Re-copy!"

Xiang Yu could only clench his fists and swallow his anger, and went to pick up new paper and pen.

no way,
After Liu Ying's "Book Request Order" was promulgated throughout the country,

The ghost generously waved his hand, intending to share his collection of books that he had accumulated over the years with the Han court.

But it was originally precious and could not be given away, so He Bo was reluctant to do so.

Therefore,
The large number of classics he distributed to the people were basically hand-copied by the dead ghosts in the underworld.

Not to say,
After gathering many talented people, they still couldn't figure out the printing technique.
But it is that

The older the classics, the more primitive the characters are, which are difficult to write.

Moreover, the characters in different periods have different characteristics. How can we generalize them using the methods of engraving and printing?
If the fonts are the same,

On what basis did the emperor and his ministers of the Han court determine that this book was authentic?

If the classics cannot be recognized and the reward for donating the book cannot be obtained, wouldn't it hurt many people's hearts?
Therefore,
He Bo could only stand up and say, "There are so many dead ghosts suffering, and it is Xiang Yu who has to bear the blame."

after all,

Who asked this guy to burn down the city of Xianyang?

Now the dead ghosts are working overtime,

We should all thank Xiang Yu for his great kindness!

Xiang Yu himself was burned on his eyebrows by the fire he had set during his lifetime. He was caught by the petty-minded ghosts and gods, and locked up in a small dark room, where he copied books until day and night.

"Where is Yingdang!"

After painstakingly copying a copy of the Three Tombs and Five Classics, Xiang Yu suddenly slammed the table and stood up, asking about the whereabouts of King Wu of Qin.

He Bo cast a doubtful look at him, thinking:
Yingdang, the martial arts fanatic, had long been heartbroken by Xiang Yu's repeated rejections, so why was he suddenly being talked about by the latter today?
then,

He heard Xiang Yu gnashing his teeth, as if he had sacrificed too much and said:
"If Yingdang is willing to copy books for me!"

"I will become his sworn brother!"

The ghosts and gods who heard his sad words also responded immediately -

He frowned and sternly warned Xiang Yu who was trying to escape from the small dark room: "In the underworld, the only person who can mess up the order of generations is me!"

(End of this chapter)