My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 151: The First Year of Yuanding
Farm tools are different from weapons.

Once a weapon is forged, you can just fight with it. If it works, it works; if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. However, after a new farm tool is forged, it takes a longer time to verify it.

It depends on the harvest of the year.

A country is rooted in its people and people depend on grain for their survival. If their survival is gone, the roots will be uprooted and if the roots are uprooted, the country will fall apart. This matter concerns farming and it is impossible for the emperor to make a decision hastily on a whim.

But the promise had been made, and Liu Ju had confidence in the Quyuan Plow. After all, it was a labor wisdom that had been passed down for thousands of years...

Before entering the palace, Wang Heng knew that the prince wanted to recommend him, and when the emperor gave the go-ahead, he naturally paid homage to Liu Ju and expressed his gratitude profusely.

This is all as it should be.

Liu Ju tinkered with it for an entire summer, and his hard work paid off.

Moreover, compared with the Mohist school, promoting children from farming families would not only cause less trouble, but also bring more convenience.

Leaving aside the "convenience" between rulers and subjects, fathers and sons, let's just talk about the benefits of the superficial differences in thought between Nong and Mo.

The Mohists have the idea of ​​universal love and non-aggression, and the Agriculturalists also have the same idea:

Emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce!

The ideas of the Mohists were incompatible with Liu Che's propositions, but what about the agriculturalists? Their ideas were clearly the national policy of the Han Dynasty.

Regardless of whether the emperor is a do-nothing emperor or a heavy-handed emperor, the purpose of "focusing on agriculture" will remain unchanged.

All over the court, no matter which faction or which party, the pig brains have beaten the dog brains out, and they all hold the same view on farming and attach importance to it!
This is due to the productivity of the times.

Liu Ju's promotion of farmers will naturally give him an aura of protecting and loving farmers in the eyes of outsiders, which is of great benefit...

After the autumn, nothing major happened in Chang'an.

As mentioned before, now is the time to rest and recuperate, and this autumn is the first autumn after the Battle of Mobei.

At this moment, apart from the autumn harvest, everyone has no time for anything else.

On this occasion.

There are also trivial matters in the court.

For example, when discussing the implementation of the equalization of transport prices, His Majesty the Emperor proposed that "when appointing officials for equalization of transport prices in each county, people from the county should not be appointed."

For example, the Langzhongling, as never before, confronted the Grand Marshal and the General of the Cavalry in the court.

You say: "A general should share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers and treat them as brothers. Only in this way can they be as good as one's own arms and fingers."

He replied: "What's the point of being like brothers? If we can't win the battle, it's all empty talk."

"What did you say? Say it again!"

"Just say it!"

Verbal quarrels like these happen every now and then.

After a serious illness, Huo Qubing's personality became more restrained and his behavior was not as aggressive as before, but don't think that he has completely changed his character.

He usually behaves in a restrained manner, but if anyone provokes the Champion Marquis, he will still be fierce and he will not be polite...

Among the miscellaneous little things, there is also one slightly bigger thing.

In the last month of autumn, there was an alchemist from Qi named Gongsun Qing. He presented a precious tripod with three legs, which was covered with patterns of mountains, rivers, birds, beasts, wind, fire and clouds.

This is a powerful weapon!

The tripod was dug out of the soil. The casting time is unknown. Judging from its shape, it is probably from the pre-Qin period. However, according to the description of the alchemist Gongsun Qing who presented the tripod:
"This tripod was used by Emperor Huangdi when he offered sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor was very pleased.

Afterwards, court officials submitted a memorial, saying that the tripod was an auspicious sign, sent down from heaven to demonstrate the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and to praise Your Majesty's civil and military achievements.

In short.

The emperor issued an edict to promote Gongsun Qing to the rank of Zhongsan Dafu. At the same time, he announced the change of the reign title to Yuanding!
The Yuanshou era began with the hunting of a "one-horned beast" and lasted for six years. Today, it has finally come to an end. From now on, it will enter the Yuanding era.

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The first year of Yuanding, winter.

Juyang City. As the seat of Shanggu County and an important border town, even though the snow was falling, Juyang City was still bustling with people on the streets.

There were ordinary people, armed soldiers, strong men with swords and horses, and even tribesmen with obviously different clothes and attire.

Outside Shanggu County, there are now Wuhuan people acting as scouts, as well as some small Xiongnu tribes in the south. After living together for a long time, they often go to Han cities to trade.

Located in the center of Juyang City.

At this moment, a commotion broke out in a restaurant on the same street as the prefectural government.

"Oh!"

A burly man surrounded by several people slammed the counter and said angrily, "What are you doing? This is the first time I hear that a restaurant has rules?!"

"Will you let me in?"

The manager standing by the counter greeted them with a smile, completely ignoring the oppressive feeling of being glared at by a group of strong men, and said with a cupped hand: "I dare to let the strong men know that no one in our store can enter."

talking.

He looked at the tall horse that the strong man was leading and said with a smile, "Sorry, the horse cannot enter. Our store has a stable and good horse feed. Please let the strong man go..."

Before he could finish his words, the bearded man opposite him turned hostile and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense, my horse must stay with me!"

"Our inspector's horse is a top-grade thousand-mile horse, very valuable. Please stop pestering me, storekeeper. Just give me more money."

The officials around the bearded man were also very unhappy. In the spirit of less trouble is worse than more, they were ready to pay money to settle the matter.

however.

A copper coin was slapped on the table, but the shopkeeper didn't even look at it, still with that smiling face, "Sorry, people can enter our store, but horses can't."

"This is the rule of our Chunfenglou. If you are dissatisfied, you can go to another restaurant."

kindness! ?

If you don't accept the toast, you will be punished. The bearded inspector, who already had a hot temper, became furious and grabbed the shopkeeper by the collar, with his other hand clenched into a fist.

A fight is about to break out...

"No!"

A group of people squeezed out from the diners who were watching the show in the hall, and the young man in tight clothes leading them shouted urgently: "Cao Duyou, let go quickly, don't make trouble here!"

When the inspector surnamed Cao saw the visitor, he said unhappily, "Sir, this fellow is very arrogant. I am just here to teach him a lesson."

"Let go!"

The young man did not listen to his explanation. He walked closer and forced the other party to let go with his eyes. Then he bowed to the shopkeeper and apologized:

"Inspector Cao has a straight-forward character and did not do this on purpose. I hope Officer Wei will not blame me."

"Where."

Manager Wei didn't care about the offense just now. Now that the eldest son of the prefect's family took the initiative to apologize, he immediately bowed and smiled in a more respectful manner:

"Northern men are bold and straightforward, how can you blame them?"

Saw this scene.

The diners in the hall who were watching the show with their arms crossed let out a "tsk" and realized that there was no condiment to go with their drinks, and turned away one after another.

The Inspector named Cao was puzzled to see that the young man was so polite. He was about to get angry, but the young man turned around first and whispered a few words to the other party's entourage.

Wait until the situation is clear.

The young man glared at the inspector, stopped him from talking, and said to the shopkeeper who had been smiling all the time, "Inspector Cao has just been transferred back from the frontier, and he doesn't know the severity of the situation."

"He got this fine horse from a Xiongnu tyrant, and he took too much care of it, which caused the misunderstanding just now. I will ask him to lead it out now."

Oh?
Upon hearing this, Manager Wei groaned inwardly, and his smile became more sincere. He waved his hand to let the shop assistant take the horse away, and greeted him warmly:

"Relax, our store has top-quality feed and will definitely take good care of the horse. It was my fault before that I offended Inspector Cao."

"Today, our store will treat you to a meal for Cao Duyou, just as an apology!"

(End of this chapter)