Chapter 191

"Hmph, I've long been displeased with these people; if it weren't for the lack of His Majesty's decree, I would have wanted to slaughter them long ago!"

At this time, Zhang Fei, who was sitting below, also said fiercely.

"Enough, Third Brother; His Majesty has already issued the decree, these are all trivial matters, no need to concern yourself with them."

Guan Yu, hearing Zhang Fei's words, spoke up to comfort him.

Subsequently, Guo Jia read Liu Bian's decree to everyone.

Afterward, Guan Yu, Guo Jia, and the others rose to leave; they needed to reorganize the army and return to the capital as soon as possible.

After Guan Yu and the others left, Shen Pei and Yan Rou also began to get busy.

Those surrendered soldiers of Gongsun Zan all needed people to handle them.

Moreover, Shen Pei also had to select personnel to serve as the governors of the five commanderies, including Liaoxi; these matters all required him to handle them personally.

Time came to the afternoon of the next day; Zhou Cang led 10,000 Qinglong Army soldiers and finally rendezvoused with Guan Yu and the others.

In the evening, Shen Pei and Yan Rou held a simple victory banquet for the Qinglong Army.

Since there was nothing else to do, everyone except those on duty got dead drunk that night.

Early the next morning, Guan Yu led the 100,000-strong Qinglong Army and left Youbeiping in a grand procession.

"To tell the truth, I really envy the people of their six major legions!"

Watching the departing Qinglong Army, Yan Rou muttered to himself with an envious look.

"Hehe!"

However, although Yan Rou's voice was very soft, it was still clearly heard by Shen Pei, who was to the side.

Shen Pei did not reply, only shaking his head with a somewhat amused expression.

Time passed, and soon it was approaching the three-month deadline set by Liu Bian.

Early in the morning, before the sky was even bright, the civil and military officials in Luoyang City had already headed toward the Imperial Palace.

When everyone arrived outside the Court Hall, they discovered that quite a few people had already gathered.

Moreover, even Gan Ning, who was far away in Xuzhou training the Han Navy, had rushed back this time.

Before long, all the civil and military officials had arrived outside the Court Hall.

Everyone did not wait long before the tightly closed doors of the Court Hall slowly opened.

Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng arrived outside the Court Hall.

"His Majesty has a decree, the hundred officials are to have an audience!"

Following his sharp voice, the hundred officials arranged themselves in two rows according to their official rank and entered the Court Hall in order.

After the officials entered the hall and stood in place, they faced Liu Bian, who was sitting high on the Dragon Throne, and shouted in unison:

"We, your subjects, pay our respects to Your Majesty; may Your Majesty live for ten thousand years!"

Liu Bian scanned the officials with majesty and said in a powerful voice:

"My beloved subjects, please rise!"

"We, your subjects, thank Your Majesty!"

After the officials rose and stood in place, Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng shouted loudly:

"If there are matters to report, present them; if not, the court is dismissed!"

As Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng's voice fell, Xun Yu, the Minister of Personnel and Cabinet Minister, immediately stepped out, bowed, and cupped his hands:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I, Xun Yu, have a memorial to present!"

Liu Bian looked at Xun Yu with majesty and said in a powerful voice:

"Proceed!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the four provinces of Youzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Jizhou, after three months of governance by the four provincial inspectors, have all fully implemented the new policies of our Han Empire."

"The surplus land in the hands of the aristocratic families of the four provinces has all been reclaimed and distributed to the people of the four provinces."

"Among them, there were a total of forty-seven rebellious aristocratic families, all of which have been suppressed; a total of 1.5 million gold, 1 million shi of grain and fodder, and other jewelry and jade ornaments worth approximately 500,000 gold were confiscated!"

Regarding these figures, when Xun Yu and the other cabinet ministers and the six ministers first received the news, they were all shocked by the wealth of these aristocratic families.

"Hmph, these parasites of the Han, with so much money and grain, who knows how many people they have harmed!"

"Take these people and have them build the Yinghun Shrine and the Royal Academy; let them atone for their own mistakes!"

Even though Liu Bian had already known this news in advance, hearing it now, he still couldn't help but feel a surge of anger that was hard to suppress.

"This humble subject obeys the decree!"

And at this time, those who did not know about this matter were also shocked by this huge number.

This money and grain were almost equal to the annual tax revenue of the Han Empire.

How could such a shocking figure not be startling!

However, with this money and grain, Liu Bian suddenly became wealthy.

If it weren't for the fact that the other aristocratic families had all obediently handed over the land in their hands,

he had almost wanted to have them all raided as well.

However, as the hearts of the people in these four provinces turned toward him, during this period, Liu Bian's National Fortune Value also began to increase.

Currently, his National Fortune Value had already broken through the million mark again.

System: Myriad Worlds Emperor System

Host: Liu Bian

Realm: Innate Seventh Heaven

Talent: Primordial Grade

Constitution: Supreme Emperor Body

Divine Ability: Probe Eye

Technique: Supreme Emperor Art

Equipment: Emperor Sword, Emperor Armor

System Space: National Seal, Spirit Rice Seeds * 50 tons.

National Fortune Value:

Task Two: Host fully controls the Han Empire.

Reward: Emperor's Heaven-Sealing List

Primordial Heaven-Sealing List: Primordial Grade treasure, possesses the effect of conferring titles upon the heavens; after conferment, the individual is completely loyal to the host, and the host controls the life and death of the conferred person with a thought."

System Task: Three

Please have the host establish a Dynasty within one year.

Task Reward: Activate the constitution of the host's subordinates.

Task Failure: No penalty.

Task Progress: Pending completion.

During these days, Liu Bian also handed over the 100 tons of hybrid rice that had been stored in the system space for a long time to the Minister of Revenue, Xi Zhong, telling him to slowly promote it to the entire world.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present!"

After Xun Yu finished reporting, the Minister of Revenue, Xi Zhicai, who was standing behind him, stepped out and said loudly to Liu Bian.

"Proceed!"

After Liu Bian agreed, Xi Zhicai immediately said loudly:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after this period of time, the Ministry of Revenue has accurately distributed the land of the four provinces, including Xuzhou, to every single citizen."

"The three types of food—sweet potatoes, corn, and hybrid rice—have also begun to be planted in each province; it is expected that by next year, they can be popularized throughout the entire thirteen provinces of the Han!"

During this period, the busiest department in the Han Empire was their Ministry of Revenue.

Now, they had finally finished handling all these matters.

Upon hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Liu Bian also nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately, Xi Zhicai continued to report:

"Currently, the national treasury has over 2.4 million shi of grain and nearly 3 million gold, reaching the most abundant state in history!"

After speaking, Xi Zhicai was filled with excitement.

So much grain and fodder were enough for the entire Han Empire to use for two years.

One must know that most of this grain and gold were obtained from raiding those aristocratic families.

From this, one can see just how insane those aristocratic families were.

"Hiss..."

When the officials heard this number for the first time, they all couldn't help but gasp.

Such a huge number was something they wouldn't even dare to dream of.