Along with the good news, Liu Hong also issued an edict to build a martyrs' cemetery.

The officials hesitated only slightly before approving the proposal; they had no choice but to agree to something that would enhance the cohesion of the military.

Soon, after some discussion, the officials selected a green hill in the west of the city as the site for the martyrs' cemetery.

Meaning: Loyal bones are buried in the green hills.

If ancient scholars were to vilify someone, they could make that person reviled for eternity; but if they were to praise someone, it wouldn't be impossible for that person to be remembered for all time.

The following day, the Great Han Daily published the details of the battle, based on the battle report.

Now that the Da Han Daily has been established for so long, it's no surprise that the writers working there can easily create a captivating story.

Those scholars fully unleashed their imaginations, attributing the greatest credit for the battle to the emperor for feats such as personally braving arrows and stones, slaying enemy generals, and strategizing.

The entire newspaper article can be summed up in eight characters: "His martial prowess surpasses that of Emperor Guangwu, and his literary talent rivals that of Han Xin."

Immediately afterwards, Kong Rong, who was in Luoyang, also published an article in the name of the Kong family, affirming the emperor's achievements in this expedition.

Although the Kong family is no longer alive, their influence remains. Kong Rong's articles, once published, were sought after by countless Confucian scholars.

Cai Yong also urgently organized the people of the Royal Theater to begin rehearsing the entire process of the emperor's personal expedition in the form of a drama.

The storytellers on the street were also going all out, praising the emperor as unparalleled in the world.

The Taoist priests of the Taiping Sect also came out of the mountains one after another to spread the emperor's fame to the people, saying that the current emperor came to protect the people and the Han Dynasty, and was the true chosen one of Heaven and the master of all people.

After being bombarded by newspapers, Confucian scholars, storytellers, and Taoist priests of the Taiping Rebellion, the common people were convinced of the emperor's existence and felt proud and honored to have such a ruler.

While the people of Luoyang were celebrating their victory, the officials in the imperial court were extremely busy.

The emperor had just conquered a province and twelve prefectures. The most important thing was to quickly select suitable officials to govern and develop the land.

Fortunately, Liu Hong and the court officials had formulated a plan to develop the Northeast long ago, and although the officials were busy, they did not act in a chaotic manner.

After careful deliberation, the officials selected twelve agricultural experts from under the Grand Minister of Agriculture to serve as prefects in various prefectures in Liaozhou.

More than 3,000 people who were proficient in water conservancy, engineering, agriculture and medicine were selected from the trainees to serve as prefectural magistrates, county magistrates and county assistants.

The remaining 7,000 trainees were assigned to the Grain Department, Road Administration Department, Medical Administration Department, and Water Conservancy Department.

After several busy days, the appointments of officials at all levels were finally completed. The students who passed the examinations happily took their appointments and formed a large group, leaving Luoyang for Liaozhou.

This assessment and appointment has strengthened the resolve of those who failed to pass next year's assessment, and they also deeply hope that the emperor can once again conquer new territories.

This gave him hope of taking office immediately.

A few days later, another imperial edict from Liu Hong was delivered to the officials.

Upon seeing the immigration and development plan formulated by the emperor and Tian Feng, the officials unanimously approved it.

Soon, the Imperial Secretariat issued dozens of edicts in the name of the emperor, which were quickly transmitted to various counties in Yu, Xu, Qing, Yan and Ji provinces.

Jizhou, Yecheng.

Mao Jie, who had been appointed magistrate of Yecheng County, was walking among the fields with his trousers rolled up, instructing the farmers on how to cultivate the land.

Before taking office, Mao Jie underwent six months of training at the Agricultural College, becoming familiar with and proficient in various agricultural knowledge. Therefore, at the beginning of spring plowing, Mao Jie personally went to the fields to teach the people how to cultivate, fertilize, and breed crops, as researched by the Agricultural College.

The local people also held this learned and kind-hearted magistrate in the highest esteem.

Looking at the busy people in the fields, Mao Jie smiled with satisfaction.

With its well-developed water conservancy facilities and the promotion of farming methods researched by the Agricultural College, Mao Jie can foresee that this year will surely be another bumper harvest.

Just then, a clerk in the county government office hurriedly found Mao Jie.

“Magistrate Mao, a messenger from the imperial court has arrived with an imperial edict.”

"Oh?" Mao Jie was slightly taken aback: "Go back quickly!"

Immediately, Mao Jie disregarded his decorum and left the field, running towards the county government office in the city.

Before long, Mao Jie, covered in mud, returned to the county government office.

The eunuch in charge of delivering the imperial edict, upon seeing Mao Jie's appearance, not only did not blame him, but was also unusually polite.

Soon, the eunuch finished reading the emperor's edict ordering the migration and then took his leave.

Upon learning that the emperor had established Liaozhou, Mao Jie was overjoyed and began to lead all the officials in the county government on a tour of the villages and towns of Ye County.

A few days later, Mao Jie and the county officials counted more than 30,000 tenant farmers and vagrants without land.

After the emperor's edict calling on the people to go to Liaozhou was read aloud, those people who had no land did not hesitate and expressed their willingness to go.

The people cooperated so readily, not only because of the favorable conditions of land distribution and tax exemption, but mainly because they were willing to trust the emperor and the government.

This is also the result of Liu Hong's consistent encouragement of practical work. With the efforts of pragmatic officials, the credibility of the imperial court and government has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

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