"Great, well said!"

Seeing that Yang Yan, who was of Qiang ethnicity, could say such things, Liu Hong smiled and said "good" twice.

Afterwards, Liu Hong asked Yang Yan about the living and education conditions of the Qiang people who had been incorporated into the territory.

Five years ago, the Great Han Dynasty used its various advantages to continuously recruit people from the noble leaders of the Eastern and Western Qiang tribes to work and develop Liangzhou.

To this day, including Jincheng, nearly 200,000 Qiang people were either conscripted or bought by Duan Jiong and relocated to Longxi, Zhangye, Wuwei, and Dunhuang.

The local government also disrupted the original social structure and production methods of the Qiang people, allocating land to some of them to learn farming, while the rest were put on pastures to raise livestock.

In recent years, Liu Hong has also dispatched nearly two thousand students who passed the examinations to various prefectures and counties in Liangzhou to educate these Qiang people.

Today, Hanfu has become the main clothing of the Qiang people. Most children of Yang Yan's age can speak fluent Hanfu and recognize some Chinese characters. Most Qiang people have also abandoned their past customs and started to believe in Taiping religion.

It can be said that, through the efforts of the past few years, the education and indoctrination of the Qiang people has begun to show results.

Through questioning Yang Yan, Liu Hong gained a more concrete understanding of the education and indoctrination of the Qiang people, and a gratified smile appeared on his face.

Then, Liu Hong looked at Yang Yan and said with a smile, "Good, study hard in the Imperial Guard. I believe you will be able to realize your dream in the future!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!!"

Faced with Liu Hong's encouragement, Yang Yan's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

Liu Hong smiled, then turned to look at Zhang He beside him.

"How are things in Hejian now? Are the people doing well?"

"Your Majesty, everything is fine. The farmers have all been allocated their own land, and they only need to pay a rent of fifty coins every thirty years."

In addition, with the tax exemption of the past two years, every household has surplus grain, and during the off-season, they can also work in those workshops. In two or three years, they have all built new houses.

Schools were built in both the town and the county. My uncle's younger brother started learning to read at the age of six…!

Zhang He learned to read and write from a young age and carefully observed the changes in Hejian.

Today, when faced with the emperor's inquiry, he also explained the situation in Hejian to Liu Hong in a clear and detailed manner.

"Good, very good. I am relieved that the people are doing well!"

After listening to Zhang He's introduction, Liu Hong's smile became even brighter, and he developed a greater liking for Zhang He, who was able to speak eloquently.

Those who leave their mark on history are indeed different from ordinary people.

The group of teenagers in the canteen looked on with envy at Zhao Yun and the others who were sitting there talking with the emperor.

After the meal, Liu Hong casually said a few words to Zhao Yun and the others, and then left the Imperial Guard Camp with everyone seeing him off.

After returning to Deyang Palace, Liu Hong sat behind his desk and began to handle government affairs.

Now, Liu Hong doesn't have much to do; he just needs to approve the military and political memorials sent by the Cabinet and the Privy Council.

Liu Hong casually picked up a memorial sent by the cabinet and began to read it.

The memorial contained little information; it simply reported on the situation in Yamatai.

With the increasing number of people heading to Yamatai in the past two years, the carrying capacity of Dongnai Port has been overloaded. Many ships have to wait a long time to unload and transfer cargo after docking.

Therefore, the cabinet proposed to lease a piece of land in the Samhan region to build a port and shipyard in order to alleviate the pressure on Dongnae Port.

After reading the memorial, Liu Hong also began to ponder the matter concerning the Three Hans.

According to Liu Hong's plan, the area of ​​Sanhan would definitely be incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

However, because the Three Han states were too honest, they not only did not do anything rebellious, but also respected the Han Dynasty as their suzerain state and paid tribute every year with great sincerity.

The only problem is that Liu Hong has never had a suitable excuse to take over this territory.

As Liu Hong pondered, his fingers tapped lightly on the desk, making a "tap-tap" sound.

After a long while, Liu Hong picked up his vermilion brush and wrote the character "准" (approved) below the memorial.

It then added: "The engineering college sent people to Samhan to build roads and bridges!"

Liu Hong wasn't in a hurry to annex the Three Hans; he wanted to make preparations first.

To the Han Dynasty, the Three Han states were nothing more than caterpillars, easily devoured at any time. They could be left to fend for themselves until they were thoroughly exploited.

Then, Liu Hong picked up a memorial from Liaozhou.

The memorial reported to Liu Hong about the situation at the port of Vladivostok.

Interestingly, the memorial also mentioned Yuan Shu.

It turns out that even before the port of Vladivostok was built, Yuan Shu's fleet had landed there and then transported Japanese people and slaves.

Until this year, after the completion of the Vladivostok Port, Yuan Shu's fleet became the port's largest customer.

From May of the sixth year of Jianning to August of the seventh year of Jianning, Yuan Shu's fleet alone transported more than 80,000 Japanese slaves and nearly 50 million taels of silver from Yamatai, a volume that was not much less than that of the official fleet of the imperial court.

It can be said that Yuan Shu's fleet greatly helped Liu Hong's plan to eradicate the Japanese pirates and made a significant contribution to the inflow of silver into the Han Dynasty.

Through the messenger stationed in Yamatai, it was learned that Yuan Shu now controlled two tribes north of Yamatai, and his power far exceeded that of Himiko's tribe.

"Heh, this Yuan Shu has really taken an unusual path!"

Recalling Yuan Shu's experiences and actions in Yamatai, Liu Hong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then, Liu Hong took out paper and pen and wrote on it: Yuan Gonglu, pioneer of the Han Dynasty's navigation!

In Liu Hong's view, for someone like Yuan Shu, the reason he embarked on the path of seafaring was because he wanted fame; money was secondary.

Now that the Han Dynasty's maritime endeavors are just beginning, it is precisely the time that people like Yuan Shu are needed to actively explore new avenues.

Therefore, Liu Hong would naturally give them what they wanted.

Then, Liu Hong handed it to Zhang Rang, who was standing next to him.

"Go, take this to the Yuan residence!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Rang respectfully accepted the paper with the emperor's comments written on it, then bowed and withdrew.

Not long after Zhang Rang left, Song Dian, who was in charge of the Great Han Scientific Research Department, also rushed in.

"Your Majesty, this is an invention proposal submitted by an engineering student named Zhang Xian. Please take a look!"

Since Song Dian took over the research department, he has been spending his days processing and evaluating new inventions and ideas submitted from various places.

As instructed by Liu Hong, all strange and unusual inventions had to be brought to him for his personal inspection.

"Um!"

Liu Hong put down the memorial in his hand, took the report that Song Dian brought, and began to read it.

Upon seeing the contents of the report, Liu Hong was instantly stunned.

This report mentions the use of steam power to drive machinery.