Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 415 He is a great emperor, and I am also a great emperor
The new mansion was built on the edge of the Wei River.

There is still some distance from Chang'an, and the area of ​​this mansion is still not small, but both the courtyard walls and the buildings inside are a bit rudimentary and not very luxurious.

Shipbuilders from South Vietnam, Wu Chu and other places were sent here.

At present, the state of Chu has the best shipbuilding technology, because the state of Chu was the first to set up its own navy troops, and many types of ships used by the great Han are inherited from the original Chu state navy, but the national navy Vessels have their own characteristics and are not the same. An experienced fisherman, looking from a distance, can tell which country made a vessel sailing from a distance.

When these people were taken to Chang'an, they looked at this unfamiliar place with a little fear in their eyes.

Among them, many of them, who had never even been out of their own county, were suddenly taken to Chang'an. They looked at the strangers around them, and the soldiers in the distance, with fear in their eyes. They just felt that they It is to do corvée here, and they don't know when they will be able to go home.

Ji Bu looked at the craftsmen in front of him, there were about [-] people, and they were all shipbuilders recommended by various places.

Before Liu Chang, the status of such technical talents was not very high.

This is probably due to the influence of the Qin State. In the Qin State's corvée project, the number of craftsmen summoned is second only to the son-in-law and the criminals, mainly because the Qin State does not want to delay too many mulberries, so they only To be able to work hard for a craftsman, of course, the Qin State does not despise the craftsman so much. If the things made are good, or there are new inventions, they can be promoted, which is better than later.

However, with the rise of Liu Chang, a number of inventions and technologies that changed the world appeared, resulting in a rapid rise in the status of craftsmen.

The most obvious change is that the power of craftsmen is increasing, and the number of craftsmen is increasing.

Liu Chang is also intentionally improving the living space of the craftsmen. In Shangfang, a few craftsmen have even been promoted to marquis through their own inventions. It is still very difficult to obtain such high-level titles, even though Qin allows them to be promoted through inventions. Noble, but it is absolutely impossible to rise to such a high title through invention.

This has greatly inspired the craftsmen in the world, and the titles of the master craftsmen in various places are slowly increasing, and the average title has surpassed that of ordinary people.

With this development, these master craftsmen will sooner or later become a decent position and become a new "noble class".

Ji Bu saw the panic of these people. He didn't say much, just ordered the soldiers to bring the prepared meat and entertain these master shipbuilders from all over the world.

These people were stunned, they all thought that this time was for corvée.

The corvée of Qin and Han must be recruited by craftsmen. Many things must be designed and explored by craftsmen. The treatment is better than that of the criminals serving, but it is not much better. They heard that the navy was going to fight in Liaodong, so they all thought that The temple called itself to build ships for the navy day and night.

At present, it seems that is not the case.

When everyone started to eat, Ji Bu just read out the emperor's edict.

After hearing Ji Bu's words, everyone realized that the emperor wanted them to be officials and to design ships, not to do hard labor. Sparks flickered in them, and there was some hostility in their eyes when they looked at each other.

Fortunately, it is much more convenient to deal with craftsmen than to deal with scholars. The craftsmen from all over the world are gradually familiar with each other. When they began to exchange their skills, the atmosphere became a lot more active, and their love for their profession made them very happy. I am willing to communicate and be recommended by the local government in this position. I am not a mediocre person. I still have my own ideas about shipbuilding. As for the design, the same is true.

Ji Bu first arranged a place to live for them, and after three days, the assessment was conducted.

Jibu's assessment method is also very special. He directly asks everyone who comes to come up with a set of ship design drawings, and he will hand over the design drawings to the officials who were originally in charge of designing ships for the Yellow Head Army. , to find out those who are not real among them.

While Ji Bu was busy with this matter, Mao Chang finally met the rumored tyrant as he wished.

The moment he saw the tyrant, Mao Chang already felt that powerful sense of oppression.

Mao Heng is taller, while Mao Chang is not like Zhong's father, his stature is relatively short.

Liu Chang sat in front of him, like a little giant, those sharp eyes scrutinized him, his face was serious, as if he was going to rush up to beat him in the next moment, which was particularly disturbing.

"You are Mao Chang?"

"Exactly."

"The person I sent out said that you are not very willing to serve as the prince's wife. Is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, this minister has no virtue, so I'm afraid I can't take on such an important task."

"Oh, your father Zhong often tells others that his talent has surpassed himself. Is your father Zhong less talented than you?!"

Mao Chang was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, this is what my father Zhong said to be humble."

"If you don't have talent, then your father Zhong has deceived the widow, and those who deceived the widow should be boiled and killed!"

Hearing the strong threat in Liu Chang's words, Mao Chang was also a little angry, and he said seriously: "When Emperor Gao fought against Xiang Ji, Emperor Gao used the method of benevolence to let the wise people help him, while Xiang Yu kidnapped him. Intimidation to force sages to do things for himself, Xiang Yu finally committed suicide, isn't that the reason for losing the support of sages?"

"Your Majesty, as the heir of Emperor Gao, how can you use Xiang Yu's method to appoint talents?"

"Hahaha~~~"

Liu Chang was not angry, but just laughed and motioned Mao Chang to sit beside him.

"I have never done such coercion and intimidation. Your father Zhong was sent by me to teach those Confucian scholars. If you want to see him, Lu Lu can send you there at any time. Don't think that I am Caught him to scare you."

"I originally didn't want you to be the benefactor, because I heard that you can only study classics and have no other talents. But the queen mother told me that today's prince is good at writing, and most of the people around him are Huang Lao, but there is a lack of A true Confucian, let me call you to serve as a prince!"

"I never thought that the queen mother looked down on you. Just because the prince loves Huang Lao and is afraid of being an enemy of Huang Lao, you dare not come to serve as a benefactor. Can a Confucian scholar like you really help the prince?"

Liu Chang's face was full of disdain, and he almost pointed at Mao Chang's nose and scolded: You coward who is afraid of Huang Lao.

After all, Mao Chang was young, and when Liu Chang was so provoked, his face turned red, "I'm not afraid of anyone! I'm just afraid that I don't have that talent."

"Okay, okay, okay, you're not afraid, okay, I got it, you can go see your father Zhong, and remember to go back and continue reading after seeing it."

Liu Chang waved his hand disdainfully, without even looking at him, he just smiled and said to Lu Lu, who was beside him, "No wonder the Crown Prince prefers Huang Lao so much."

Mao Chang was in a rage and stood up abruptly, "Your Majesty!! Assisting the Crown Prince is a matter of state, and seeing Father Zhong is a private matter, how can you abolish the Prince for personal reasons?! The minister is going to see the Crown Prince now!!"

Seeing Mao Chang angrily leaving the Hall of Honor, Liu Chang just put away the disdain on his face.

"Lu ah, this aggressive method has been useless for a long time, isn't it unfamiliar??"

"No, no, I almost couldn't help it when I heard it, let alone a young descendant like him."

Liu Chang nodded with satisfaction, "As a king, you don't have to know every way to control ministers, you only need to be proficient in one of them. If you are greedy and want to learn everything, you will be like King Zhao, accomplishing nothing, what? No country will send troops to attack Liaodong this time, this guy only sent [-] troops, Zhao, who was able to compete with Qin at the beginning, is now governed by him like this, this is how he doesn’t know how to control ministers!”

Lu Lu hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the current state of Zhao is not quite the same as the state of Zhao at the time.

"That's because he didn't guard it himself, and he was stunned by someone else grabbing the county. Who's to blame?"

Didn't your Majesty steal it yourself? ?
What you have cut off from the Zhao State is the two counties of Handan and Qinghe. How can you justify this? ?

"Are you Mao Sheng?"

Prince An sat in the upper seat, posing in the ancestral way of sitting, looking at the young man in front of him with disdain in his eyes.

Feng Tang cleared his throat and said, "Your Highness, you can't sit on a skip."

Liu An was very displeased and asked, "When my grandfather is sitting like this, why can't I see your advice?"

"Because this is not the way a wise king sits, and you want to be a wise king."

Liu An was overjoyed and adjusted his sitting position slightly.

After a long period of contact, Feng Tang also mastered some ways to deal with Prince An.

This fellow is very similar to Liu Chang, they are both soft and not hard. At the same time, they cannot speak the law through debate, because this fellow has read books, and he has read a lot. Who, sometimes, when Liu An cites the scriptures and curses people, Feng Tang can't understand it, which makes Feng Tang very emotional, he is really old, even a child can't speak it.

Mao Chang looked at the little tyrant who was almost carved in the same mold as the tyrant in front of him, and his eyes were full of deep disappointment.

Does this big world really have a future? ?
But Liu An suddenly asked, "You study the Book of Poetry. I heard that Confucius said that poetry should be used as a speech, and studying poetry is to persuade people today through the truth of the past, right?"

Mao Chang nodded.

"Are you from the Song country?"

Mao Chang looked at Liu An in astonishment, and Liu An said with a smile: "If not, why should you stay beside the tree stump, hoping that a rabbit will rush over and kill it?"

Mao Chang squinted his eyes. This allusion comes from Han Feizi. Han Feizi believed that in the Xia Dynasty, there were still people who lived by building shacks on trees and drilling wood to make fire. They would definitely be ridiculed by Gun and Yu. In the Zhou Dynasty, if there were people who wanted to dig rivers and drain floods as a priority, they would definitely be ridiculed by Shang Tang and King Wu.

That being the case, if there are still people today who respect the politics of Yao, Shun, Yu, Chang, and King Wu and practice it, they will surely be ridiculed by modern sages.

After saying this, he told a story of standing still, and said that those who use the principles of the past to govern the contemporary people are all such idiots.

And Mao Chang replied: "Zhiping Zhihan is a constitution, what does Your Highness think it is used for now?"

"Min Tian is powerful, don't think about Futu. If he is guilty, he will be punished. If this is not guilty, does His Royal Highness think that he can still exist?"

"It's virtuous, its virtue is Keming. Keming is a class, and His Highness Kechang Kejun thinks this principle is suitable for today?"

"Haohaohaotian, don't be virtuous. What do you think is the truth of beheading the famine and beheading the highness of the four kingdoms?"

Mao Chang said seriously: "The poetry we govern not only has the principle of self-cultivation, but also the principle of governing the country. Even if the times have changed, the principle will not change. As long as people cherish the power of the people and value the people, they will It will definitely be strong, but those who do not know the rewards and punishments, who are cruel and bullying the people, will definitely be destroyed.”

"There are thousands of truths in the poem, how can Your Highness despise it so much?"

Liu An smiled and said, "Your reasoning is very shallow, and it is not surprising, but you are assisting me on the order of the eldest mother. I can't refuse, you can stay by my side."

"His Majesty!"

When Bo Fu Qiu walked into Xuan Shi Hall, he saw that His Majesty was playing with a very strange flower.

The flower had a faint yellow color and looked very soft. His Majesty was rubbing the flower thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Master Fuqiu, you came just in time!"

"Come on, help me see what kind of flower this is?"

Liu Chang handed the things in his hand to Uncle Fuqiu, Uncle Fuqiu picked it up and looked at it seriously.Uncle Fu Qiu was very knowledgeable, but looking at the thing in his hand, he couldn't figure out what it was. Where did it come from?"

"It was sent by Luan Bu."

"Luanbu sent people to check the situation of the Huns. The people he sent brought back these flowers. According to their statement, people living there used this to make clothes."

Uncle Fu Qiu looked at the flower in his hand in surprise, "How can this thing be made into clothes? Is it difficult?"

Fu Qiubo gently pulled, and sure enough, the flower was pulled out of the filamentous object.

This thing is obviously Indian cotton. Cotton was introduced to China very late. It was only introduced from India during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it did not shine until the Song and Yuan dynasties.Cotton planting and cotton weaving in ancient India started very early.At present, the earliest cotton fabrics discovered by archeology are three pieces of cotton fabrics from ancient India 5000 years ago, which proves that ancient India had cotton planting and cotton textile technology very early, and the initial cotton in India was light yellow, until later There is that pure white cotton.

After being defeated by Han Xin, the Huns entered Central Asia from the Western Regions, and then went south into ancient India, where they killed the Quartet.

If the Huns had come 50 years earlier, they might have encountered the most powerful dynasty in ancient India, the Mauryan Dynasty.At the beginning, the Moon Guardian King of the Mauryan Dynasty drove away the remnants of the Greeks in Punjab, gradually conquered most of North India, repelled the invasion of the Seleucid Empire in the later period, and gained the right to rule Afghanistan.

During the reign of King Ashoka, the Maurya Dynasty had a vast territory and a powerful regime. Buddhism flourished and began to spread outward. During the reign of King Ashoka, the Maurya Dynasty was extremely powerful and almost unified the entire India. Many years old, he is already dead.

After the death of King Ashoka, his sons became independent, and the empire suddenly began to fall apart, no longer its original glory. When Liu Chang was ten years old, the originally powerful Peacock Dynasty was ended.

The Greeks also resumed their invasion, and the divided vassal state of India was no longer able to fight against the surrounding powerful enemies.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, that is, at this time, the Huns also came.

If it was King Ashoka's prosperous period, they might be able to compete, but in the current situation, they can hardly beat anyone. People came one after another to carve up this good piece of fat, and the Huns were much stronger than these forces.

Of course, the big man at the moment did not forget to divide the meat. In the southern country of Dian, under the leadership of Chai Qi, he had already defeated the Pyu people who occupied Myanmar. These people have historically controlled the trade between China and India. , After defeating them, Chaiqi entered South India from Burma, and South India has maintained a very loose multi-state state after the Mauryan Dynasty, and has never been able to unite.

But unlike the Huns, Chai Qi's expedition was just an exploration, not a clear strategic idea.

But at this moment, this tiny piece of cotton caught the deep gaze of a terrifying demon king.

"This thing is good. I heard that there are treasures everywhere. The Huns can easily defeat them. If we go."

Liu Chang slowly raised his head, his eyes seemed to be flashing red.

Uncle Fu Qiu was taken aback at the moment, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty needs this thing, you can let the merchants go to trade, bring these things back, and then plant them in the big Han, there is absolutely no need to send troops. Xiongnu All cavalrymen live on grass, so they can travel long distances to attack, but the big man is different, Your Majesty, if Your Majesty wants to send troops out of the Western Regions, I don’t know how much food it will cost, and maybe it will shake the country!!”

"Could it be that only the Huns have cavalry??"

"Your Majesty! It's already cost a lot of time for the big Han to fight for years. If His Majesty continues to pursue the Huns, I'm afraid something big will happen!!"

Uncle Fu Qiu was so frightened that he almost threw the flower in his hand on the ground and stepped on his feet a few times. If this flower caused the expedition of the big man, what would it be? The world has finally settled down, how can it withstand such a situation? fighting.

Liu Chang chuckled, "Don't worry, how could I start an expedition just because of a small flower?"

Uncle Fu Qiu left the Hall of Houde suspiciously.

That night, when Liu An walked in, Liu Chang patted his shoulder and said seriously:

"You have to grow up early."

ps: Hahaha, can you guess who the great emperor of the title is talking about? ?

(End of this chapter)