What was happening in Nanjun and Nanyang counties now reminded Liu Qi. He was sitting in the palace. Although he was implementing policies that were beneficial to the Han Dynasty, the policies from above would inevitably deviate from below.

, which he could not see in the deep palace of Luoyang.

Moreover, a country in the new era will inevitably breed a privileged class in the new era. This is inevitable. Liu Qi cannot completely eliminate this phenomenon... Not to mention Liu Qi, even a saint cannot do it.

What Liu Qi can do is, under this general environment, to ensure that the imperial power, financial power and personnel power will not be sidelined because of these things.

After returning to the room, Liu Qi lay on the bed and began to think about these things in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more his eyelids became heavy, and finally he tilted his head and was about to fall asleep.

But at this time, Zou, who had been sleeping in the side room, quietly came to Liu Qi's bed, and then crept up.

Liu Qi, who was about to fall asleep, was so agitated by this elder sister that he hurriedly opened his eyes to see.

In the dark night, what Liu Qi vaguely saw was a beautiful face, looking down at him from a high position. The moonlight outside the window shone on the woman's body, adjusting the atmosphere more subtly.

"Your Majesty..." Zou's eyes were full of spring, and the hot breath from her mouth gently blew on Liu Qi's cheek, which was very comfortable.

Liu Qi reached out and touched Zou's cheek, and said with a smile: "Second sister, you should go back to sleep. I am... really tired today and drank too much."

Zou whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I am almost thirty years old, but I still have nothing to worry about. If it takes another two years, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to be a mother. This time

I am going on a tour with His Majesty, and I have already made up my mind to conceive a dragon for Your Majesty no matter what."

Liu Qi smiled bitterly when he heard this: "I can understand the second sister's mood... It's just that I was really tired from drinking today. How about... another day?"

There was a bit of resentment on Zou's face: "Your Majesty, how can it be so easy to have a child? I might not be able to do it overnight, and I don't want to miss any opportunity."

When she said this, Zou's eyes seemed to be about to shed tears.

Liu Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this.

I really have no resistance to women, especially such a charming and beautiful woman. Even if she is my own wife, as long as the other party makes a tantrum, I have no bottom line and will agree to anything.

"Hey, second sister, I'm really drunk today and have no energy. If second sister wants to... just do it by herself. I really can't move at all."

Zou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled charmingly.

"Your Majesty will not have to work hard, just leave everything to me."

After saying that, he saw Mr. Zou riding on Liu Qi's body, reaching out to undress Liu Qi.

…

On the second day, Liu Qi didn't get dressed until three o'clock in the morning. He yawned continuously and looked extremely tired.

People who don't know, think that His Majesty is a drunkard and was drunk like this by Li Dian.

Only Liu Qi knew what was going on.

Last night, I lay there without moving, but Zou pushed me up and down several times.

Very tired, but also very comfortable.

When Liu Qi left the temporary palace, Li Dian was waiting for him outside.

"Your Majesty, I have already ordered people to prepare the carriage and pack the necessary things on the road. When should we set off for Wancheng?"

Liu Qi was silent for a while and said: "For the time being, the large army will be stationed in Luyang. You and I will lead the cavalry team to go south first, and then check the local farming fields, mountains and forests, and you on the way."

As for those newly reclaimed fields that have not yet been recorded by the county office, please take me to see what kind of new fields they are, and which ones have not been registered by the county office."

Li Dian heard this and said curiously: "Your Majesty will naturally know these things when he is traveling with a large army. Why did you lead a small group of cavalry alone to investigate?"

Liu Qi smiled and said: "I am traveling for such a big event. I am afraid that the local noble families and powerful people have already got the news, and they will definitely be prepared in advance. As a prefect of a place, you can still put aside the affairs of the county and travel a hundred miles away."

Come to greet me in person, I am afraid that if I lead a large force to go according to the scheduled time, what I see may not be true."

Li Dian grinned awkwardly: "What your Majesty said is true, but I was negligent. I will arrange the manpower now and lead your Majesty to lead a small group of troops to secretly march to Wancheng."

…

Liu Qi's large ceremonial guard was making preparations for the trip in Luyang, attracting the attention of others, while he himself took Dian Wei and Xu Chu, plus left general Liu Bei, and headed south with Li Dian.

Unlike when Liu Qi was stationed in Nanyang County, now Nanyang County is no longer attacked by Xiliang soldiers, and through the policy of land taxation, the population here has begun to grow exponentially.

Nanyang County was originally the smelting center of the Han Dynasty. Coupled with Liu Qi's vigorous development, it can be said that it has become the richest region in the Han Dynasty and one of the regions with the most developed technological productivity.

Liu Qi and others followed the official road to Luyang and went south, passing through four counties in the north of Nanyang.

Along the way, Liu Qi and others saw a lot of newly cultivated fields. Since it was late spring, it was the first day of the year for sowing, so almost all the farmland along the way was being cultivated, and not a single piece of it was deserted.

For a dynasty based on agriculture, there is no doubt that this is the best state.

Liu Qi did not ask the farmers who were busy at work along the way. He just asked General Liu Bei of the Left to do it for him and collect intelligence at the places he passed along the way. When Liu Bei brought the information back, Liu Qi didn't ask too many questions.

It wasn't until they were about fifty miles away from Wancheng that Liu Qi asked Liu Bei to tell him what he had learned on the way.

Liu Bei knew that Liu Qi would ask him sooner or later, so he made a lot of preparations while investigating and summarizing these days.

Therefore, when Liu Qi asked him about it for the first time, Liu Bei's answers were well-founded.

"Approximately how much of the newly reclaimed land is not owned by the county office?"

Liu Bei calmly replied: "Your Majesty, according to my verification and judgment, about 30% of the newly cultivated fields have not been recorded in the county office records. Of course, this number is inferred by the minister, but it should be no different from the reality.

How many."

Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction: "There must be nothing wrong with the investigation by the emperor's uncle. I believe in the emperor's uncle's judgment."

Liu Bei did not look proud, but said honestly: "When I first asked the farmers, most of them didn't know who owned the land, so they could only be the three elders in Xunxiang or the head of the village.

By asking casually, at least they can know something about the situation, although some of them also have only a partial understanding..."

"How is the result?"

Liu Bei seemed a little uneasy: "Your Majesty, in order to monopolize the land, the prominent families in these places have begun to falsely report people in the court as their backers... Just the land that I have explored, it is said that there are Da Sima and Da Honglu.

, Zongzheng’s, Guang Luxun’s… there are even rumors that some land belongs to the queen.”

When Liu Qi heard this, he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.

"Uncle Emperor, do you think this is credible?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "It's not credible, but there must be something going on... Your Majesty still needs to be careful. After all, Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the local people are still in the testing stage. If it is not controlled, it will be 20 years, 30 years and 50 years."
Chapter completed!