Chapter 93 is too difficult!

In fact, given Liu Laowu's shrewdness, how could he not see that among his eight sons, Liu Fu was definitely the first to begin governing his fiefdom?

Why?

On his way to take up his post, this young man had already begun to travel incognito and secretly investigate the land transfer situation. As a result, he uncovered several major cases and even dragged out the Grand Commandant of the court. Such a parasite who harmed the country and the people was uprooted. With such methods, is there any need to question Liu Fu's ability?

“Our eighth son is clever. He went undercover to kill corrupt officials. He had already established his authority by killing corrupt officials as soon as he arrived in his fiefdom, and he also won the hearts of the people. As long as the people are in control, he will not encounter any obstacles in promoting any policies in the future.”

Upon hearing Liu Laowu's words, Prime Minister Jiang Zhengren nodded in agreement:

"His Majesty's prediction was correct. Five princes have established their own fiefdoms. Among them, the Eighth Prince was the last to establish his own fiefdom. However, the situation in Liaodong is currently the best. The Eighth Prince has already begun to plan new policies and has already started to implement them in Liaodong. The people are gradually accepting them."

Liu Laowu's eyes narrowed into slits:

"Old Jiang, how are our other four sons doing?"

"this……"

Jiang Zhengren paused for a moment, then sighed:

"If we replace him, the other princes will face enormous difficulties. I'm afraid that what the Eighth Prince accomplished in just one month will take them at least three to six months to catch up with."

Liu Laowu sighed, but he was secretly overjoyed. He couldn't pinpoint when it started, but he suddenly had high expectations for his youngest son, the eighth son. It was as if it was only natural that his other sons couldn't achieve great things, since they couldn't compare to his eighth son.

Who is our eighth son? He's a man of great talent!

Liu Laowu's stance had changed without him realizing it. He forgot that about three or four months ago, his most favored sons were his fifth son Liu Yong and his seventh son Liu Jia. At that time, he actually had no expectations for Liu Fu. He just hoped that Liu Fu could live a peaceful and stable life.

At the same time, Liu Laowu finally inquired with Jiang Zhengren about the selection of the crown prince.

"Old Jiang, we have a very important matter to discuss, and we'd like to get your opinion."

Jiang Zhengren was originally from a poor family. He was repeatedly not given important positions during the previous dynasty and eventually retired to his home.

Jiang Zhengren lived to be sixty years old. His parents and brothers all died before him, leaving him all alone. During those sixty years, the most he endured was being called a good-for-nothing.

This man later assisted Liu Laowu in conquering the world. After twenty years, he became the prime minister. He had no father, mother, wife, children, or family. He was all alone. He and Liu Laowu were kindred spirits. Liu Laowu asked him to come out of seclusion and gave Jiang Zhengren full respect.

After waiting for forty years, Jiang Zhengren finally met someone who could trust him when he was sixty years old. He then used all his knowledge to complete his revenge. The two of them held nothing back, so when Liu Laowu asked him about the crown prince, Jiang Zhengren was able to give an impartial and fair judgment.

When asked this question by Liu Laowu, Jiang Zhengren answered without hesitation:

“Your Majesty, in this world, the Eighth Prince Liu Fu is a man who can turn the tide. Your Majesty has two sons who can govern the country and inherit the throne, but they are far inferior to the Eighth Prince.”

When he reached his eighties, especially when he was facing Liu Laowu, who had been kind to him, Jiang Zhengren told the truth, after all, how many more years could he live?

After hearing this, Liu Laowu nodded repeatedly; he was very happy.

Like Liu Laowu, Liu Fu and his group were also very happy, and the people of Liaodong were overjoyed.

There used to be a grievance drum at the entrance of the yamen, but the drum had been sitting there for over a hundred years and was covered in moss, so no one dared to beat it to file a complaint.

However, now, the Kaifeng government has specially set up this grievance drum, cleaned it and hung it at the entrance of the government office. Every day, people come in an endless stream to file complaints.

Meanwhile, before leaving, Liu Fu used his mall points to exchange for tens of thousands of kilograms of sweet potato and potato seeds. Fang Xuanling selected some fertile land and found some poor people to plant them, and they have already started cultivating the land.

Liu Fu's situation went very smoothly, but things were not going well elsewhere.

The four commanderies of Dongjun, Xijun, Nanjun, and Beijun are close to the Han capital. Liu Fu's eldest brother Liu Shan, second brother Liu Dai, and third brother Liu Bai are all around forty years old. Even his fourth brother is thirty-four or thirty-five years old. Because of their age, and because these four sons had a hard life since childhood and received little education, Liu Laowu enfeoffed them in places closer to him.

They were the first to arrive at their fiefdoms, especially Liu Shan. When Liu Fu went to quell the rebellion in Dongjun, he took his elder brother with him. Liu Shan had fought in Dongjun for a period of time and was very familiar with the area.

Liu Shan chose Dongjun as his fiefdom and changed its name to "Wei," implying that it was meant to surround the capital.

However, after the establishment of the State of Wei, it was only roughly established.

Liu Shan then realized that doing business in Dongjun was extremely difficult!

The war had just ended a few days ago, and the people were still rebuilding their homes. Dongjun had many plains, and in terms of land and wealth, it was second only to the Jiangnan region. Moreover, after Liu Fu's previous military campaign in Dongjun, the wealthy families and gentry here had become much more docile and clever, but they still could not be governed.

Similar to the crisis Liu Fu encountered in Liaodong, the people here no longer trusted the government. Over the centuries, the chaos and wars had led to a country being destroyed every ten years or so, only to be rebuilt and destroyed by others a few years later. The rules had been changing constantly over the centuries, and the people's trust had been completely exhausted.

At the same time, Liu Shan realized that in Dongjun, he didn't even have his own court. He was the king of his own fiefdom, but there was no court, no civil and military officials, only two or three thousand soldiers, and very little money.

To raise money and get things done, to keep the entire fiefdom, including the imperial court, running, taxes must be collected. However, those aristocratic families and powerful clans are people with official titles or those who serve as officials in the court. These people simply do not pay taxes.

Go collect taxes from the people. They've all become poor, and their land has been swallowed up by wealthy landowners. How can you collect taxes from them when they have no land left?

Liu Shan was eager to take action against these wealthy households and remeasure their land, but as a result, impeachment memorials flew in like wildfire. More than three hundred impeachment memorials were submitted to Liu Laowu, and all his relatives who owned some land in Dongjun came to plead for him...

Liu Shan, an honest man, was completely dumbfounded!

Measuring the land?

This is too difficult!