I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 45 - 18: The Fault of All Under Heaven Lies with Me

Chapter 45: Chapter 18: The Fault of All Under Heaven Lies with Me
——The era of prosperity has arrived!
This is something that everyone under the heavens firmly believes in.
Gu Yi is also deeply convinced of this.
It is known that, in the original historical trajectory, during the reign of Emperor Ming of Han, it was a crucial period for the rapid revival of the Eastern Han’s national power.
At that time, natural disasters were decreasing, and various policies beneficial to the people were being implemented.
In original history, Liu Zhuang successfully restored the Great Han Kingdom’s national power to a certain height.
Let alone now with Gu Kang’s help?
The promotion of scientific agriculture is destined to impact the entire Great Han’s recovery process and even allow the national power of the Great Han to far exceed its historical trajectory.
The combination of Liu Zhuang and Gu Kang as ruler and minister is destined to create a complete era of prosperity.
After the bountiful harvest in the seventh year of Yongning, Liu Zhuang and Gu Kang quickly adjusted their direction, ordering the prefectures and states to grant public land to the poor, distributed by population, in varying amounts.
And strictly prohibited the local powerful clans from occupying land.
The impact of this matter is as significant as Liu Xiu’s first land reformation years ago.
But no one could oppose it at all.
Everyone had already benefited from this matter; offending the emperor at such a time would not be worthwhile.
Additionally, Liu Zhuang sent serious criminals from the Central Plains to the borders to cultivate land and simultaneously guard against foreign enemies.
This move is considered to have multiple benefits.
Not only does it alleviate the pressure on border defense, but it also increases the farmland of the Great Han.
It even gradually lowered the crime rate across the land.
Similarly, Liu Zhuang gave these criminals hope; as long as they could resist foreign enemies or cultivate a certain amount of land, their sentences could be reduced!
Under these measures.
In just two short years, the national power of the entire Great Han had completely recovered, and its momentum of development far exceeded that of the Former Han period.
This feeling is very evident.
The entire Great Han seems to have been reborn.
Even the lowest class of the people had surplus grain and smiles on their faces.
"The world is at peace, people without forced labor, the harvests are abundant year after year, and the people are prosperous and wealthy."
This is the best description of the current era.
And it is precisely because of this that whether it is Liu Zhuang as the emperor or Gu Kang as the leader in agriculture, their prestige has reached unimaginable heights.
Every time the harvest is reaped, the people voluntarily bow toward Luoyang, calling "Saint" to honor the emperor.
And concerning Gu Kang, the people regard him as the Immortal who brings them a great harvest.
This reaction is unprecedented.
And it is because of this that the reputation of the entire Gu Clan has been increasingly elevated in such circumstances.
Even higher than when Gu Xiao was alive!
This was something Gu Yi couldn’t have anticipated at all.
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Now, the status of Gu Kang in the whole Han Dynasty has reached an unmatchable height.
Even though his status is still that of the Nine Ministers.
But this official title certainly does not fully reflect his current status.
Whether due to the emperor’s favor or his achievements, he gradually possessed the momentum his father had, and no one could ignore his words.
Moreover, the ministers of the court were all the greatest beneficiaries, so how could they block Gu Kang’s path?
Rising to the heights in one step, that’s what this means.
And with the gradual restoration of national power, Liu Zhuang’s thoughts gradually shifted to the enemy.
In fact, since Liu Xiu revived the Great Han, the borders of the Han have never been at peace.
Due to the loss of control over the Western Regions, the current Western Regions are in complete chaos and have become a major supplement to the Northern Xiongnu.
The Northern Xiongnu, using the human and material resources of the Western Regions, have significantly increased their power, repeatedly invading the various prefectures of the West River of the Han, causing great suffering to the local people.
The vastness of the Western Regions was a problem that couldn’t be resolved at the time.
The world at the time simply could not bear warfare on such a scale.
It was precisely because of this that Liu Xiu never intervened in the Western Regions, even when the various states of the Western Regions sought allegiance, he maintained the same attitude.
And regarding the Northern Xiongnu, they mainly focused on defending the cities.
This was entirely a helpless move at the time.
But now that the national power of the Han has been restored, Liu Zhuang naturally wants to completely resolve this threat.
In fact, Liu Zhuang had long been considering this matter.
The continuous strengthening of the borders and the appointment of General Du Liao, successively dispatching generals to the four corners, through all these actions, his attitude is evident.
But when Liu Zhuang spoke of raising an army.
This time, almost all the ministers opposed it.
They even brought up the instance when Liu Xiu refused Marquis Langling Zang and Marquis Yangxu Ma Wu to pacify the people, trying to persuade Liu Zhuang not to wage war lightly.
There was no choice; the drastic increase in grain production had made them deeply aware of the benefits therein.
War is bound to affect agriculture.
In the current situation, no one is willing to go to war.
To put it bluntly, they just haven’t earned enough yet!
And faced with the ministers using this excuse to oppose military action, Liu Zhuang was also quite helpless.
What could be done?
The Great Han governs with filial piety!
Moreover, over the years, by setting an example himself, the people of today’s Great Han have become increasingly concerned with moral character.
Especially filial piety and the respect for teachers and the path.
He could enforce it by his identity as Emperor, but doing so would undoubtedly be self-destructive.
Some things, once done.
Would require even more effort to amend later.
Liu Zhuang was clearly aware of this, so he had never made up his mind.
South Palace.
Today, Liu Zhuang, as usual, discussed this matter with Gu Kang.
Gu Kang is now increasingly favored.
But when facing Liu Zhuang, he always adhered to the rites of ruler and minister, showing no signs of arrogance from favoritism.