Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 403 Change the country name to Tang, I am Tang Shihuang!

Is this still my idiot? ?
The ministers were stunned.

I didn't dare to speak for a long time.

After Liu Chang finished speaking, he began to wait for the praise of the ministers, but in the face of such a quiet situation, Liu Chang was also a little angry. How could you ignore such a good suggestion? ?Are you not even willing to say a word, Your Majesty? ?What's the point of this!

In fact, these are really what Liu Chang thought of himself. After seeing Zhang Cang's performance, Liu Chang first thought of improving the ship's technology. As long as the grain-carrying ships go faster, we can solve this problem. Problems?As for the issue of officials, this is because Liu Zhang had previously reported on a group of corrupt officials who, in the name of water transportation consumption, were frantically accumulating money for themselves. kept in the dark.

When Liu Chang saw that the cost was so serious, he naturally remembered what Liu Zhang had impeached.

As for the transportation of grain nearby, this is indeed an inspiration from others. Chao Cuo was the first to come into contact with this memorial. When he specially sent it to Liu Chang, he complained that the place for transporting grain is too far now, and now the grain of Dahan is all over the place. It is more abundant, why bother to transport grain from such a far place?
Liu Chang thought at the time that Shangdang, Hanoi, Hedong, and Taiyuan are all important grain producing counties around Chang'an, so why not ship them directly from here?
As for the canal, that was indeed Liu Jing's idea, and Liu Chang just used it.

Although Liu Chang doesn't like to read and does things without rules, his mind is not stupid and he sees things clearly.

As for why you didn't say it before, but did you say it at this time?Of course, in order to highlight his own virtuousness, he can solve the problems that even the ministers cannot solve!

It was Zhang Budo who reacted first and shouted, "Your Majesty Shengming!!"

The rest of the ministers followed him to visit, Liu Chang smiled and shook his head.

"It doesn't have to be."

"I have been studying since I was a child, and I have followed famous teachers to learn the principles of governing the country. I always use the most wise way to govern the world. This is why I am now in this strong situation. You should read more and formulate correct policies for the country!"

"Sima Xi! Don't be stunned, write it down!"

After making sure to follow these four methods, Liu Chang looked at the ministers.

"Where is Shang Fang's order Chen Tao?!"

"Chen is here!"

"I ordered you to convene capable craftsmen to be responsible for improving the ship. I heard that there are good shipbuilders in the southeast, and you can call them to come and do things."

"only!"

"Where is Liu Jing, the internal history of Su Zhi?!"

"Chen is here!"

"You will be in charge of coordinating the canal and corvée, and you must not harm the people!"

"only!"

"Doctor Zhang Budo!"

"I'm here!!!"

"You can send someone to monitor the water transportation, calculate the food consumption required for the water transportation to Chang'an, and set a quota. In addition, you must arrange for the censors to monitor the water transportation of the captains in various places. Behavior should be severely punished!"

"only!"

"Captain."

Liu Chang changed his tone and looked at the teacher with a smile.

Han Xin finally opened his eyes and looked at Liu Chang.

"That's right, I decided to let the building ships from all over the country be responsible for escorting and transporting the food. If there are thieves who dare to hijack the water ships, on the one hand, the building ships from all over the world can destroy these people, and on the other hand, they can also supervise the water ships. Pawn, if there is any wrongdoing, it can be easily pacified."

The big man has a navy.

The navy appeared very early, but it was not a separate arm in the past. After Emperor Gao founded the country, he specially set up the navy as a separate arm to fight, while the navy of the Han was called the "building ship army". The army belongs to the state army of the county, that is, it is stationed in the various armies of the Han countries. The local governor has jurisdiction over them, but they have no right to transfer troops. They must obey the orders of the temple. Without the tiger symbol of the temple, the governor cannot be mobilized They go to war.

In addition to these local navy troops, Dahan also had a standing navy army in Chang'an, called the Yellow Head Army.

The reason why they are called yellow heads is because these sailors are covered with yellow cloth. These yellow heads are carefully selected elites from the sailors in various places. Compared with the local boatmen and soldiers, these yellow heads The head is very brave in battle. In history, a certain little pig used the yellow head to crusade the coastal areas such as Nanyue and kill the Quartet.

Wearing yellow headscarves, they fought bravely to kill the enemy, shouting that the sky is over.

Hearing Liu Chang's words, Han Xin nodded slightly.

Liu Chang finally looked at Zhou Chang, "I'll leave it to you to get food."

After distributing everything to everyone, Liu Chang just asked them to go back, those who should go home, those who should go back to the manor, and those who should go back to prison.

The ministers are still a little surprised, this is definitely not what this stunned lord came up with, it must be Zhang Budo, or Chao Cuo, the queen mother's idea!
Of course, ministers such as Zhou Chang were still thinking about the issue of water transport.

On another historical line, the problem of water transportation was really exposed in the era of Xiaozhu. In the era of Xiaozhu, the grain that had to be transported from Kanto to Guannei once reached 600 million shi, and the cost caused was even more astonishing. Xiaozhu felt a little burden No, Zheng was responsible for digging the canal at that time, reducing the distance and waste.

By the time of Liu Bingji, the Han's water transport deficit had reached an appalling level. Liu Bingji obeyed the advice of the great mathematician Geng Shouchang, obtained food on the spot, and established Bian Sanfu.

After that, the Western Han Dynasty was gone, and the Eastern Han Dynasty did not have this problem. This completely depended on the virtuousness of the Eastern Han emperors, and had nothing to do with the fact that they had moved the capital to Luoyang.

In addition, the Tang Dynasty, which also had Chang'an as its capital, actually had this problem.

When Liu Chang left the Xuanshi Palace, he was actually still thinking about this issue.

Several of his methods are only to alleviate this deficit, and this problem still exists.

Whenever Liu Chang encountered such a big problem, he would not panic, and would always deal with it calmly. He believed that a solution could be found for anything, and panic and urgency would have no effect. Moreover, in these years, Liu Chang has never been trapped by any problems, and he has always been able to solve these things with his own strength.

If he can't make up his mind, Liu Chang will take a walk in the palace.

Thinking about it while walking like this can quickly help him think of a real solution.

However, if you want to walk the right route, you must walk all the way from Weiyang Palace to Changle Palace.

"Mum~~~~"

When Liu Chang crashed into the hall, Liu An was rubbing against the eldest mother and acting like a spoiled child for her.

Liu Chang suddenly closed his mouth and looked at him in surprise, "What are you doing here, Shuzi? Don't you want to go to Tianlu Pavilion to study today??"

Liu An hesitated for a while, "I came to ask my mother for advice, and I encountered some problems with my studies."

"Oh, are you here to ask my mother how to deal with Shiren?"

Liu Chang's words broke Liu An's mind, and Liu An hesitated, unable to speak.

"I've never been weaker than others in my life, how can I have a son like you! When a husband is alive, he has to rely on himself for everything, and his mother will help you in everything. What kind of husband are you?"

Empress Lu shook her head gently, she didn't say anything, but she seemed to have said everything.

As Liu An got up, he muttered, and left Changle Palace with such muttering.

Liu Chang looked at him in disappointment, and said to Empress Lu, "This Shuzi is really incompetent, it's so big, and he always runs here to ask for help!"

Lu behind snorted expressionlessly.

Only then did Liu Chang say, "Mum, it's like this, the teacher played a performance not long ago."

Chang Liu told Empress Lv about Zhang Cang's presentation, his own thoughts, and the suggestions of the ministers one by one. When the Empress Dowager learned that the water transport was running short, she was also a little surprised. The big man had been short of food for a long time, but now he is rich. , but it can't be so wasteful. Today's deficit is not to say that you lose one for every ten, but save one for every ten. How can you bear this kind of consumption? With this grain, what is wrong with it?
Empress Lu also listened carefully to Liu Chang's thoughts.

She nodded approvingly.

"A ruler can read less, but he must have the ability to see things clearly."

"In this regard, you already have [-]% of your father's."

"What?? Only [-]%??"

"Just Dad"

Liu Chang pursed his lips, but still did not scold.

This is not his conscience, the main reason is that Empress Lv does not allow him to insult Emperor Gao. If he scolded him, it would be more detrimental, but Liu Chang was not allowed to insult him. Liu Chang was very dissatisfied with this, but he couldn't do anything.

Liu Chang was very unconvinced and said: "He left so many messes, he doesn't even have [-]% of me!"

Empress Lu glanced at him and asked seriously, "When your grandfather wanted to make Luoyang the capital, do you know why?"

Liu Chang smiled disdainfully, "What else could it be, my father wants to compete with Zhou Shi."

Liu Chang said halfway through and woke up suddenly, "Could it be because?"

"Yes, it's because your grandfather thinks that Guannai cannot support too many people. In the future, it will be necessary to transport food and grass in Guandong, and the consumption will increase. One day, the temple will be overwhelmed, resulting in a food shortage in Guannei. And if there is a war, the enemy will As long as the food passage is blocked, there will be major problems in the customs."

Liu Chang was stunned, "But at that time, there weren't that many people in the customs who were completely self-sufficient."

"Yes, at that time Liu Jing and Liuhou played separately, requesting that Chang'an be the capital."

"Liuhou didn't say it clearly, but what he means is that the world has not been truly settled, Luoyang is too close to the enemy, and he must choose a place that is most conducive to defense."

Liu Chang squinted his eyes and said softly, "The princes with different surnames."

Only then did Empress Lu say, "That's why I said that you are only [-]% of your grandfather's."

Liu Chang was still a little unconvinced, but he wasn't as fierce as before, and he asked back, "Then why didn't he leave a foolproof plan?"

"Your grandfather doesn't even care about death, why do you care about this, it's your ability to get it right, what does it have to do with him?"

Liu Chang pursed his lips, and suddenly patted his knee, "Mother! I have a solution!"

Empress Lu was startled by him and asked angrily, "What can I do?"

"I am going to move the capital to Luoyang, and change the country's name to Tang. I will be the first emperor of Tang, and An will be the second generation. It will be passed down for thousands of generations. I am willing to honor you as the empress dowager of the Tang Dynasty, and posthumously call my father the king of Han Li. "

Liu Changzheng expounded his thoughts with great interest, and Empress Lu raised the wooden stick in his hand.

"No! Grandma! Don't fight for now! It's ok if you don't change it! Hey! Grandma!"

"His Majesty!!!"

Just as Zhou Chang said the first half of the sentence, Liu Chang took the initiative to answer the second half of the sentence for him.

"No way!!!"

After Liu Chang finished speaking, he complained: "I guessed this sentence. You can't do it every time. When can I hear a sentence from your mouth? Back then, I was young and ignorant. Hit you? Why bother to hold grudges? It’s been 20 years, right? You’re still targeting me and opposing me.”

Zhou Chang shook his head, "Your Majesty, this minister is not targeting you, it's just a matter of moving the capital, it's not a trivial matter, it's a major matter that shakes the country, how can you make a decision like this?"

"Do you mean that you should convene the ministers and ask them to discuss moving out of the capital before moving?"

"Your Majesty, since Emperor Gao of the Great Han Dynasty, the temple has been operating in all aspects of the gate, and all aspects have been properly completed. Even the new city has been built. At this time, if you want to move the capital to Luoyang, wouldn't the original ones be in vain?"

Zhou Chang’s statement is very simple. Dahan has been managing with all his heart over the years, migrating the population, reclaiming farmland, building city walls, and buildings. In all aspects, he has become the top of Dahan, but you have to give up. How can this be done?
Moreover, this country is a major event, how can you say that it is accommodating?
Seeing Zhou Chang's attitude so resolute, Liu Chang hesitated again.

What Zhou Chang said is right. If he moves the capital rashly, he will definitely encounter many problems, such as where does he live?Can Nangong live there?Where does Baiguan live?Where are the soldiers stationed?What about Chang'an?
Seeing Liu Chang's hesitant appearance, Zhou Chang was even more worried than he was. He was really afraid that this faint-hearted monarch would really move the capital and change the country's name.

This kind of child's play, put it on this stupefied prince, it is not peace-keeping at all, what can this guy do?
After sending Zhou Chang away, Liu Chang was still a little undecided.

Whenever Liu Chang encounters difficulties, he likes to take a walk.

And this time, he is going to relax outside the palace, which can also solve the problem, but the route must be clear, all the way to Chen Hou's mansion
Chen Ping rested at home for a long time.

Unlike the other seriously ill people, Chen Ping was as personable as before, with a calm face, and he couldn't tell that he was a sick person at all.

Seeing his ruddy face, Liu Chang felt a little suspicious. Did this fellow threaten Xia Wuqi to lie to him?
No matter how you look at it, this guy doesn't look like a sick person, how can he look healthier than Zhang Budo.

Before Wu most rebellion, Zhang Budo found Chen Ping's trace in the palace. At that time, Chang Liu wanted to bring him over to question him, but the Queen Mother sent someone to tell Chang Liu not to question Chen Hou.

He also told him that Chen Hou came to intercede for his son.

Although Liu Chang did not believe this statement, he did not question Chen Ping again.

Chen Ping politely asked Liu Chang to sit up, and he knelt down in front of him.

"Father Zhong, how are you doing?"

"not too good."

"Isn't the imperial doctor's medicine effective?"

"Something works."

The two exchanged a few words, and Liu Chang just talked about the matter of water transportation, and finally he talked about the matter of moving the capital.

Chen Ping said without hesitation: "Does Your Majesty know about the capital?"

"With what??"

Chen Ping said earnestly: "In the beginning, Emperor Yan's capital was Chen, but not Qufu, and the Yellow Emperor lived on the hill of Xuanyuan, but not to chase the deer, to and fro Wuheng, Da Yu's capital Yangcheng, but not Anyi, Shangyou Sanbo, Zhouyou Wujing. Why didn't Your Majesty set up Luoyang and Jinyang as the companion capital? Temporarily expand the Nangong Palace in Luoyang, and expand the Tang Palace in Jinyang."

"The temple can govern the inside of the pass, and then governing Luoyang, Jinyang naturally has no difficulty."

The suggestion given by Chen Ping is very simple. Instead of moving the capital, set up a companion capital directly.

First, use the method of accompanying capital to govern. If there is a real shortage of food, then go directly to the accompanying capital. As a companion capital, there are all things in the capital of the country. It is convenient for the emperor to go anywhere, and the place of migration can naturally change from Chang'an to Luoyang, and even Jinyang, in this way, will reduce the pressure on the Guannei area even more.

Chen Ping expressed his thoughts in detail, and said very politely: "This minister will pick up a pen and write down many thoughts to His Majesty. His Majesty can take it back and watch it carefully and make some changes."

Liu Chang naturally laughed and laughed.

"I'm here to bring you a pen and ink!"

Under Liu Chang's gaze, Chen Ping began to write seriously.

There was still tea on the side, Chen Ping wrote a few words and took a sip.

Thin beads of sweat appeared on Chen Ping's forehead, and every time he picked up the hot tea, his hand would always tremble slightly.

The handwriting is still very neat and beautiful, but the writing speed is unusually slow.

Liu Chang looked at Chen Ping's slightly shaking hand, and his expression suddenly became a little dignified.

By the time he finished writing, Chen Ping was already sweating, but he still had a faint smile on his face, and there was a trace of disdain in his eyes. After handing the memorial to Chang Liu, he quietly hid it. his own hands.

"Father Zhong, I still have to rely on you to handle major affairs."

"The thing about your son"

Chen Ping shook his head, "He made a mistake with a bandit. I was afraid that something would happen to him at first, so I specially arranged a job for him, but I didn't want to. In the end, it was this job that cost him his life, time, life, your Majesty doesn't need to say more. "

Liu Chang nodded, "Okay, then please take good care of yourself, and I will visit you another day."

In the Hall of Houde, Zhou Chang looked at the memorial in his hand in surprise.

"Yeah, can we set up a companion capital?"

"Your Majesty, whose idea is this?"

Liu Chang said without hesitation:
"It's what Qu Ni Hou Ping said."

Zhou Chang was taken aback.

Is this really the idiot in my house? ?
ps: My hand hurts badly. In fact, I have a lot of ideas. I will save it for writing tomorrow.

There is also the issue of the companion capital, which is currently controversial in the academic world. Some people think that Luoyang is the companion capital of the Western Han Dynasty because of Nangong, and some people think that there is no companion capital in the Western Han Dynasty because the Nangong was not built by Liu Bang.Laolang uses the second statement here, because Luoyang does not have any treatment as a companion capital in the entire history of the Western Han Dynasty, and the Nangong was built in the Qin Dynasty. I personally think that Luoyang is not likely to be a companion capital.

(End of this chapter)