Why did the wise and decisive Emperor Kangxi visit the South six times?

Kangxi was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the second emperor after the Qing soldiers entered the customs. I believe everyone has seen the film and television drama Kangxi traveling incognito. In this work, Kangxi will often visit Jiangnan incognito. It is also recorded in the history books that Emperor Kangxi went to Jiangnan six times. We can't help asking, why did Emperor Kangxi, as the king of a country, visit Jiangnan frequently?

First, it is mainly to inspect dikes and control floods. After Kangxi ascended the throne, in order to prevent local officials from corrupting the state treasury, he began to rectify the bureaucracy. The new decree has been issued, and he will start from Beijing, pass through Huanghuai and reach Jiangnan to see if it is as he wishes. Another important task of his trip is to inspect the management of the Yellow River. After Kangxi came to power, he took the control of the Yellow River flood as the top priority. On his first southern tour, he personally inspected the ruins of the Yellow River, and put forward a treatment plan with dredging as the main task and damming as the auxiliary task. The lower Yellow River flows through Henan, turns into northern Jiangsu and then flows into the sea. Henan and northern Jiangsu are both important grain producing areas. If the Yellow River overflows, the consequences will be great.

Second, it is intended to resolve ethnic contradictions and cultural differences between Manchu and Han. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Qing army burned and looted in Jiangnan, and many Han Chinese were full of resentment against the Qing rulers. Kangxi knew that only when Jiangnan was stable could the world be peaceful. Therefore, during his southern tour, he visited the Confucius Temple, worshipped Yuling and paid tribute to Ming Taizu. He wanted to influence the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River through this series of behaviors and ensure the long-term stability of the south of the Yangtze River. Kangxi visited the south of the Yangtze River six times, arrived in Nanjing, visited Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Tombs five times, and made three knocks and nine obeisances. Kangxi visited Qufu, Shandong Province three times on his southern tour, and also paid a visit to the Confucius Temple. Not only that, he also inscribed tablets for national heroes in the minds of Han people such as Lu Xiufu. The purpose is to ease the cultural conflict between Manchu and Han and accept Confucian culture.

Third, bridge the gap between the monarch and the people. Kangxi went to the south of the Yangtze River six times to get close to the people and narrow the distance with them. As soon as there was a disaster in Shandong, Kangxi allocated millions of taels of silver and sent four or five hundred officials to other places for disaster relief. Due to natural disasters, ordinary people still don't pay the money or food they owe. Kangxi passed by, and it was all free. Kangxi won the hearts of the people along the way and was deeply loved by the people.

Kangxi's six visits to the south of the Yangtze River solved the gap between the country, the monarch and the people and provided a favorable situation for the stability of the political power.