Third: Local officials were tasked with investigating and reporting the grain reserves in official granaries, and at the same time, a large number of new official granaries were established to vigorously stockpile grain in preparation for famine.
Fourth: Continue to implement the work of settling immigrants on the border, develop the Kansai and Kanzhong regions as soon as possible, and increase the population of the border counties.
Fifth, and most importantly, it required local officials to begin investigating and compiling population statistics in their respective regions so that the imperial court could formulate corresponding policies.
The Great Proclamation was not only strongly worded, but also jointly signed by the emperor, the highest officials, the three highest officials, and the general public. It can be said that these tasks were the will of the emperor and the court, and no one was allowed to slack off or delay them.
In fact, these are just basic tasks that have been done in every dynasty, but it is precisely these tasks that determine the upper limit of a country.
If the basic work is done well, the country will become strong and prosperous; if it is not done well, or if it is not done at all, then it means that the country is not far from its downfall.
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang perfectly completed the work of punishing corrupt officials and conducting a population census, improved the national system, and uncovered a large number of unregistered people, laying the foundation for the subsequent Yongle Prosperity and the Renxuan Rule.
With Yang Qiu and Xun Shuang in the court, and Zhong Yao, Chen Qun, and Sima Fang outside, there's no need to worry about corrupt officials and the state granaries.
The three academies were jointly established by the imperial court and the royal family, so there shouldn't be any problems.
What worried Liu Hong and the others the most was the population census. Unlike later censuses, the ancient population census was not only tedious and complicated, but also involved various powerful relationships.
Among those who resisted the census, besides powerful families, wealthy landowners, and landlords, the most important group was the common people who strongly resisted the population survey.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, population was directly linked to military service, corvée labor, and taxes, so concealing one's population could help evade these obligations.
Therefore, in order to investigate the population situation, in addition to implementing strict laws and punishments to restrain officials, it is also necessary to eliminate the concerns of the people as much as possible.
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