Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 484 A friend came from afar, whip twenty, and drive him away

It is said that whenever there is a virtuous king, the people of Sushen will send 祛石砮.

The earliest record is Shun, and later it was King Wu, when he became Kang, so Chu Shi Shi Ni became a proof that the wise king was alive.

As the emperor's number one fan, King Yan was very excited when he learned that the Sushen people were going to send them the arrows and stones. This is the best proof of His Majesty's virtuousness, and he himself has contributed a lot to His Majesty's great cause. Sushen has been cut off by the Fuyu people all these years, and it was he who defeated the Fuyu people that allowed the Sushen people to pay tribute again.

Among the achievements of His Majesty, there must be a strong one of his own, right?

Of course, the Yan Kingdom at this moment has also surpassed the historical precedent, becoming the largest Yan Kingdom in history, Shanggu County, Guangyang County, Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, Liaoxi County, Liaodong County, Lelang County, Xuantu County , Daifang County, Zhenfan County, Lintun County, Sanhan County, and Fuyu County in terms of territory, this Yan Kingdom is ridiculously big, and the big ones are a bit scary. It can be called the largest vassal state of the Han Dynasty!

However, big is big, but the population in the territory is a bit hard to describe. The population of the entire Yan Kingdom is only about 200 million, which sounds like a lot, but it is not enough to be distributed in these counties and counties. Many of them are still These uneducated barbarians are not human in the eyes of King Yan.

In addition, no matter in terms of grain output or arable land area, Yan State does not rank too high among the vassal states. Fortunately, the newly acquired counties and counties still have good fertile land. In the hands of the barbarian, it is really a waste.

King Yan is an ambitious man. He has been expanding externally in these years. There are more and more counties and counties, and the expansion speed is getting faster and faster. He did not listen to the advice of the officials several times. He perfectly interpreted The old Liu family's militarism, now, he can finally rest for a while, and he has to take good care of the acquired cultivated land.

It's not that King Yan doesn't know how to govern the country. He also has a hand in dealing with internal affairs, but he is more brutal than the other princes and kings. The other princes and kings encourage the people to farm. This is persecution. It depends on whether you farm or not. He set a standard for the officials in all counties and counties. Those who fail to meet the standard will be punished. Those who exceed the standard will be directly promoted. Through simple and brutal methods of squeezing the people, Yan State has become stronger. up.

Many of his practices are opposite to those of King Wu.

Wu Wang is benevolent, he is violent, but judging from the current achievements of the two, Wu Wang's method is more powerful, but there is no way around it. Wu Wang's method cannot be imitated casually. It requires a certain amount of political talent and ability to help the people, and to make the vassal state quickly strong without laboring the people.

Probably because of the origin of Sushen's offering of bows, even the irritable King Yan did not treat Sushen's envoys rudely. I didn't think much about it, they were few in number, and they were attacked by Fuyu people and Yilou people all the year round. Many scholars believed that Yilou people were the descendants of Sushen, but they were two tribes that existed together before the fall of the Han Dynasty. Inheritance relationship.

Sushen people are good at making bows and arrows, so they often donate their bows and arrows to the surrounding tribes and use them themselves, and there is no such thing as a wise king.

So I took off the bow and wanted to give it to the King of Yan, but was rejected by the King of Yan. According to the King of Yan: Your Majesty hasn't got it yet, how can I get it first?You can give it to me when you return!
The Sushen people are at a loss, isn't it just a gift of a bow and arrow?How can you say more?

But when they continued to walk in the direction of Chang'an, they were entertained along the way, and they also learned from the translator that offering their own bows would be considered auspicious in the Central Plains.

Sushen people are overjoyed, if we knew this, we should have found a way to send it over a hundred years ago.

They enjoyed the hospitality of the officials along the road with peace of mind, and their expressions became more and more complacent. There was no way, who made themselves auspicious?Su Shen's father is the father!
This pride disappeared after meeting the emperor.

"Come here! Drag these people down to me! Twenty lashes!!"

When Liu Chang pointed at them and gave the order, all the officials in the court were stunned, and the smiles on their faces froze immediately.

Su Shen's bow proves that the virtuous king is alive, and of course it also proves that the court is full of prosperity. If His Majesty is Zhou Wu Chengkang, then they are Zhou Gong Lu Wang, but they did not expect that as soon as they met, Liu Chang would directly order , To pull these people out and beat them.

Su Shen's envoys were all dumbfounded. After learning the order, their faces turned pale with fright, and hurriedly begged Liu Chang to let him go.

"Your Majesty?! Why is this?!"

Luan Bu, who was a family member, couldn't bear it any longer, and stepped forward to question him.

Liu Chang said angrily: "When I was just born, I had the qualifications of a virtuous king. This is a well-known fact. These guys have only sent bows and arrows here now. Could it be that they despise me? Think that I am now a virtuous king? ! Come on! Pull it out and fight!"

All the ministers were stunned.

Ji Bu also couldn't help getting up and said, "Your Majesty, it's really rude to beat up the envoy who came to pay tribute for such an absurd reason! This is definitely not what a wise emperor should do! Today, His Majesty treats the envoy who sincerely pays tribute like this. , who will dare to pay tribute to the big man in the future?"

"King Yan is in the north, he is my minion, who dare not come to pay tribute?!"

"His Majesty!!"

There are also ministers who want to persuade them, but the soldiers don't listen to their advice here, and they dragged the envoys and left Xuanshi Hall. Liu Chang didn't even look at them, and said very calmly: " The emperor's virtuous name can be proved by a few arrows sent from foreign countries?!"

"The gathering of the ministers this time is not for the bow and arrow, but for this year's autumn harvest!"

"This year, I opened up many official lands in the south and rewarded the people who migrated. However, the number of people who migrated a year was only more than 7. The effect is not great!"

"There are more and more Yu Ding in the Central Plains, the law and order is rapidly deteriorating, and there are hordes of rangers. Today, you must find a way to weaken the Yu Ding in the Central Plains and strengthen the arable land in the frontier fortress!"

Liu Chang frowned, looking fierce, "Unless we can come up with a solution today, no one can leave!"

The ministers were in an uproar, and more than 7 people were relocated a year, which is already a lot. When the Qin State opened South Vietnam, only 30 million people were relocated. They were forced to relocate. Under voluntary circumstances, more than 7 people could be relocated. It’s a lot, but the emperor’s eagerness for quick success is not a matter of a day or two. He just wants to send all the nearly one million Yu Ding in the entire Central Plains to the south this year, but he is not allowed to move by force. What can be done? ?
We are not gods.

Liu Chang sat in the upper seat, asked Lu Lu to make some tea for himself, and ate it calmly.

At this moment, the ministers are discussing and exchanging opinions with each other.

Zhang Xiang is not in today's court discussion. Zhang Xiang is busy with the autumn harvest. The closer the autumn harvest is, the more nervous he is. Basically, he can't be found every day. Liu Chang also knows his misfortune. It was easy, so no one was sent to disturb him. As for other ministers, it was not so easy.

Although Zhang Xiang was not there, Zhang Zuoxiang was still there. He was the most active among the ministers, constantly discussing with the ministers. Soon, Zhang Zuoxiang had his own way.

"Congratulations!"

"Your Majesty! You can bestow a title!"

"Ok??"

"If you just say that the migrating people will be given the official land to cultivate, they may not be willing to go, but if the migrating people can get the titles bestowed by the temple, then they will definitely be tempted!!"

As soon as Zhang Buyi finished speaking, Luan Bu shook his head and rejected his proposal.

"The people don't want to go because the climate in the south is harsh and the barren land has nothing to do with the title. Back then, the Qin State promoted the meritorious soldiers to the south, and they resented them so much. It's the same, yes. There's no way it will work."

Zhang Buyi didn't think so, he said: "At the beginning, it was to move to South Vietnam. The South Vietnam country was a truly barren land at that time. Although it is barren now, it can still survive anyway. Besides, those who won the battle Well, the soldiers who should have been promoted to the ranks, they will naturally refuse to accept them, but those Yu Ding in the country, what credit do they have? If they can get the ranks, they will be satisfied. How can there be so many complaints? ?”

Lu Jia didn't seem to agree with Zhang Buyi's idea either. He said, "Your Majesty has given a large number of titles in the near future. The lower-level titles may not be attractive enough. If it is a higher title, it is not suitable."

"Grandpa Lu has stayed in the temple for too long, and he doesn't know the situation of the people at the bottom."

Shen Tujia, who was forcibly dragged into the temple to participate in the court meeting just after returning to the temple, shook his head.

He said: "You are the Marquis of Che, so you naturally feel that the titles at the bottom are not attractive to the people, but at the bottom, Yu Ding's life is not easy. They have no farmland, so they can only engage in other occupations and be hired by others. Work, or become a ranger, but no matter what kind of job it is, the risk is extremely high. People are despised and often despised. You don’t know how much they desire for titles and arable land. A total of 7 people are willing to die for arable land. Migration south, that's the best proof."

In the early Han Dynasty, titles were not just about land, but status and privilege, which everyone pursued.

Seeing the officials arguing, Liu Chang did not hesitate, and waved his hand, "No doubt, you will handle this matter!"

"only!!"

Immediately, the officials gave a few more ideas, but Liu Chang felt that it was inappropriate and hurt the people.

After discussing a few more important matters, Liu Changfang waved his hand and told them to leave.

Only Shentujia and Chao Cuo were left behind.

Shen Tujia said with emotion: "Actually, Your Majesty shouldn't have whipped the envoys of Sushen. Only when they come to pay tribute and treat each other with courtesy can more foreigners come to pay tribute."

Liu Chang shook his head, "You don't need to say much about this matter, I have my own ideas, if I recognize the auspiciousness, in the future they will pay tribute every year, and they will have to hand over the arrows as a perfunctory, and you will still laugh silly to celebrate what auspiciousness Instead, give them more rewards. Now that the big Han is to be strong, the tribute must be enough. Whether it is a county school, or a medical center, or even Chidao, Caoqu, it will consume a lot of food and materials. With such a precedent, if you want to pay tribute, you have to come up with something useful."

Shen Tujia was taken aback, "Is Your Majesty thinking too much?"

"No, you were not here before, so I don't know the words of those officials. When the Dian Kingdom sent the cow, the officials asked me to give a big reward, and I rewarded it. But this is because the customs and language of the Dian Kingdom are the same as mine. Sooner or later, it will be able to become a big Han county like Nanyue, but it is too far away to be cautious of these foreign countries, and the ministers want me to reward auspiciousness. Give more things to reward, then it is not someone who comes to pay tribute, but a big man who goes to pay tribute!"

"I'd better set the rules, and future generations will know what to do."

Shen Tujia didn't know what to say for a moment. Every time His Majesty did some very stupid things, he could come up with very good explanations, which made people unable to answer. Probably this is "wisdom enough to refuse advice, words enough to cover up wrongs" "Bar.

Think about how the history books will record this emperor?

The beginning must be: "The emperor's capital is quick to distinguish diseases, he is very keen in hearing and seeing, he is talented, his hands are fierce, he knows enough to dissuade advice, and his words are enough to cover up wrongs. under"

This set of rhetoric does not even need to be changed, it can be applied to many kings, such as Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, anyway, it can’t be applied to any decent king, can a decent king be good at fighting beasts?Can a man with a fierce hand be called a decent king?fatuous!
But Liu Chang did not talk nonsense, he really wanted to add some new rules to the tributary system.

In his vision, paying tribute can’t just be a simple way of expressing respect to the king, then one has to spend one’s wealth to flatter the big man, otherwise one will be beaten and chopped off. Since one wants to show respect, one has to show more , You can't be perfunctory or fool people, and in return, the big man can provide them with shelter and trade with them.

When they are unable to pay tribute, the big man can help set up counties to help govern.

If you want to keep the common people of the Han Dynasty full, the others have to go hungry.

He had planned this for a long time, and he would formally execute it after he got in touch with Shendu.

"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about your water control situation!"

Then Chao Cuo got up and said: "Your Majesty, I have already relocated the people on the middle and upper reaches of the river, ordered them to stop developing the river bank, and ordered the local officials to plant trees on a large scale. The reclamation caused huge damage. The trees planted by the Qin State on the riverside were basically cut down, and the river water in this area began to become turbid, especially in Longxi and Northland, where more and more livestock were raised, causing damage. serious"

"I plan to open six canals in these places. On the one hand, it is convenient for transportation, on the one hand, it is convenient for farming and mulberry, and on the other hand, it is convenient for water control. As long as there are enough tributaries, the impact force of the river water will be reduced."

"I heard that the power of gunpowder has increased a lot. I wonder if it can be used to control water?"

"Are you going to use explosives to open the canal?"

Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, "It's not impossible, but the output of gunpowder is not high, and it is impossible to hand it over to ordinary craftsmen to manufacture in large quantities. It can be used, but it should be used sparingly. Both mines and battlefields need this thing. , you open the channel, I can't give you too much."

"Then can the formula be handed over to the minister?"

"It's not that I don't trust you, I'm just afraid that some craftsman will leak it."

"Your Majesty, I believe that as long as these things are not allowed to fall into the hands of foreign countries, there is no need to hide them from the domestic people. Zhang Xiang once said that it is useless to place the things of Shangfang in the temple. It would be good to promote it to the world, so those spinning wheels piled up in Shangfang Mansion were sent to the folks by Zhang Xiang, and even allowed the folks to manufacture various instruments by themselves, even the design drawings were sent out. There are countless plows made by the folks. "

"I know this, but gunpowder is different from a plow!"

"Not to mention what will happen if it is leaked to foreign countries, even if it is made by the people themselves, the risk is huge, and it will definitely cause chaos. This cannot be leaked to the local government, but if you say that, I have an idea. You say, If I set up an official organization to manufacture gunpowder, and list gunpowder as a forbidden private possession like the crossbow armor, wouldn’t it be better if there are private possessions to be dealt with as treason?”

"Besides, you have to be careful about leaking to foreign countries. What I worry about most are those merchants, but well, this can also be avoided and prevented."

"If it continues to be kept in Shangfang, the output will be too low and it will not be enough. There is no perfect way in the world, we can only choose the best one."

Chao Cuo was convinced and bowed to Liu Da.

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

In Chao Cuo's eyes, Liu Chang is quite a complicated person. Sometimes he looks more stupid than Jie and Zhou, and sometimes he looks more wise than Yao and Shun. It is better to list it as prohibited, and then mass-produce it in an official capacity.

Liu Chang discussed with them many issues of water control. Liu Chang had no idea in this regard and could only let Chao Cuo make up his mind.

After Chao Cuo finished talking about the river, he couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, I heard that King Yan threatened the Sushen people to offer him a bow!"

"Hahaha, King Yan is good at martial arts, so what?"

"Your Majesty, don't you think that Yan State is too big? Why don't you choose the clan to divide Fuyu and the land of the Three Hans? The current territory of Yan State is really too large. If there is a strong enemy, you can take Shanggu, Yuyang and other counties into the temple, and let King Yan manage the rest of the land."

Whenever Chao Cuo talked about these things, Liu Chang was always very helpless.

"If there were no princes and kings, would I be able to expand the territory to where I am today?"

"Does the temple have the ability to govern the lands of Samhan and Buyeo? Do they have the ability to govern the lands of the Western Regions? Dian Kingdom? Jiaozhi?"

"This requires the power of the local princes to develop and govern!"

"To put it bluntly, I am the youngest among all the brothers, what are you worried about? Are you afraid that I will not survive these brothers?!"

Liu Chang asked angrily, and it was obvious that he was already a little annoyed.

Chao Cuo was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "King Jiaodong is younger than you."

"I'm going to beat you to death today!!!"

(End of this chapter)