The big man has a living father

Chapter 208 (Big Chapter) The Han’s Biggest Problem!

The spring breeze is warm and the stream is ever-flowing.

The branches are colorful, and the windows are painted red.

The distant plains never grow old, and the Wei River remains the same.

Wedding paper and firecrackers, beautiful new partner.

Chang'an seemed to be frozen throughout the winter, but on this day, the ice and snow gradually melted.

The news of Huo Hai and Princess Wei Chang's wedding is currently being discussed by people all over Chang'an.

Everyone in Chang'an was talking about this matter at this moment.

"Hey, Marquis Wu will be returning from marrying Princess Wei Chang soon. Do you want to go and watch on the road?"

"Why are you going? There's nothing to see."

"They were throwing money all the way, pouring red envelopes out of basins, 200 each! Just now, Old Zhao went over and picked up a handful of red envelopes, more than 2,000!"

"Let's go, let's go together!"

It was too early on the way to the Princess's Palace, so many people didn't know about it, but now it's the second wave, and many people have caught up.

From the direction of the Princess's Mansion towards the Huo's Mansion, it was full of people.

And because the wedding was not going back the way it came, they would not take the short road they had taken in the morning, but would take the new road across the ancient canal bridge, so that more people could gather along the way.

Although the car hadn't started yet, it was already surrounded by people along the way.

"How can you be sure that the car will pass by here?"

"You are stupid. There are red lanterns hanging on the trees along the way. If there are no cars passing by, why are there so many red lanterns?"

"I see that the Bowang Bridge upstream of the canal is also down!"

"Stupid, that's the way we went this morning. Now we have to take another way back. The people in the Huo Mansion said that you can't go back the same way when you get married, so let's take a good position here, and we will definitely be able to grab the red envelope!"

"Even if I can't get a red envelope, I can at least get a handful of candy. I heard from them that the candy used in the Huo family is especially delicious, better than the ones that cost thousands of dollars out there!"

"Really? Then we'll definitely be in for a candy rush."

The man said this and while speaking he felt in his pocket to make sure the scoop net he brought was in his arms.

When red envelopes are distributed, open the scoop net to catch them.

The person next to him: Silly bird, don’t think I didn’t see your scoop net. The scoop net has holes and can only catch red envelopes, and the candies will fly away. I’m different, I have a cloth bag!
He touched his arms and screamed, "Fuck it! Where's my bag?!"

……

Princess House.

People kept coming to the hall to report on progress.

"Report! Wu Hou wrote a poem to deal with the test from Lady Liu Jia."

When everyone heard that Huo Hai had a new work, they all stroked their beards in anticipation: "Tell me soon."

"The lyrics I wrote are called "Magpie Bridge Fairy"."

"The clouds are playing tricks..."

"It is better than countless people in the world..."

"If the two loves last for a long time, how can they be in the morning and evening?"

The people in the hall were also stunned by what they heard.

After hearing this, Liu Che couldn't help but sigh that it was really well written.

If the elegance of The Book of Songs and Chu Ci is three stars, the fluency is three stars.

The elegance of Han Fu reached four stars, and the fluency reached five stars.

However, while the elegance of Huo Hai's work has been improved to five stars, the fluency has already exceeded the limit. It is not at the same level of fluency at all and has already reached ten stars.

The poems written by Huo Hai are more fluent, almost reaching fifteen.

Now, this word is no less beautiful or fluent than poetry, and it has a different kind of charm when read.

Liu Che: "Sima Xiangru, what is this poem?"

Sima Xiangru: "I was chatting with Wu Hou before, and we talked about poetry. I said that no matter whether it is quatrain or regulated verse, one day one will finish writing them all. Although there are many ugly ones, the excellent ones are always similar."

"With such a short space for creativity, there are many things that can really form good sentences, but over time, they will all be used up."

"What to do after I finish writing it?"

“Then Wu Hou proposed writing lyrics.”

"The so-called lyrics are actually a minor tune with a fixed sentence structure. Because the minor tune is fixed, the number of words that can be filled in each sentence is also fixed."

“Of course, there are an infinite number of minor tunes, so although there are various restrictions on word count and parallelism, the life of the poem can be extended.”

Liu Che: Is this what you mean by listening to music in a brothel?

But Li Cai immediately followed up: "So that's how it is. It seems that on today's wedding, a melody sounded in Wu Hou's heart, and then he used this melody to write the poem "Magpie Bridge Fairy". However, this poem does not say "morning and night", which means that they can't stay together forever. It seems that he will have to leave for a while?"

Someone said, "Maybe Wu Hou is going to patrol the sea."

Li Cai was delighted, thinking that his analysis was correct, so he continued: "On the day of Wu Hou's wedding, he still wanted to work for the court. He is truly a model worker!"

"I heard that the mine is selecting model workers. Isn't Wu Hou a model worker of the imperial court?"

Others echoed this.

Liu Che simply ignored them and continued thinking.

After a while, the person who reported came over and said that the mini-game over there had been finished and they were on the way over.

The others also stood up to greet him.

Sure enough, Huo Hai came here leading Princess Wei Chang, who was wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal robe.

Huo Hai bowed and said, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, I am here to invite you to the banquet."

Liu Che complained: "Okay, okay, then I will not be the emperor today, but a father-in-law."

"Let's go, everyone."

A group of people set out and when they arrived at the door, they all went to see the legendary car.

If the occasion wasn't so solemn today, they would have run out to see it themselves.

A train that can run without the need for coal like a train is still very attractive.

Although it can only run five kilometers at a time now, who knows how many kilometers it can run at a time in the future?
Huo Hai arranged for Du to drive the second car out and have it lead the team.

Liu Che also stopped this behavior: "Didn't I say it? Today I am not the emperor, but just an ordinary father-in-law."

"When other people get married in the future, will the parents-in-law's car also be at the front?"

However, Liu Che's car was larger than other cars. In fact, it was not difficult to do so. It was just lengthened and the cabin was enlarged.

What is the enlarged part used for? It can be used as a second row of seats. It can also allow the first row of seats to slide down to make it wider and more comfortable.

Today the second row of seats is open because Liu Ju wants to sit there.

Liu Ju got in the car and started.

"Wow!"

"This is the steam car that integrates the highest technology of the Han Dynasty!"

"Wow! This sofa slides!"

Liu Ju jumped twice: "Wow, it's woven with springs inside, but it's a bit thin and soft, what kind of technology is this?"

"Look, mother, this wheel is the force arm that transmits the force. On a ship, it is three meters wide and two meters long, very large. On a train, it is one meter long and half a meter wide. But on a car, it is a large round plate."

"Look, the car is starting!"

Liu Ju introduced excitedly.

Wei Zifu and Liu Che looked at each other.

Don't know if this is good or bad.

If Liu Ju became emperor in the future, he would definitely be well versed in new technologies.

But the question is, does he understand the techniques of being an emperor?

Liu Che: "I heard that you recently accepted a student?"

Liu Ju laughed loudly: "Father, you know everything? Hahaha, this student of mine came to me on his own initiative. I think he will be the top scorer this time."

Liu Che: "Is it that powerful?"

Liu Ju: "I thought he was stupid at first, but in order to be a good teacher, I did some research and found out that all students were stupid. So he was smart."

"According to this calculation, he will definitely win the first prize."

Liu Che couldn't help but complain: "What you think is smart is only part of smart, or it's not real smart."

"To be precise, what you consider to be smart is engineering thinking, but engineering thinking only accounts for less than 30% of the test scores."

This score ratio was also determined by Liu Che himself.

Except for the two types of examinations for diplomats, one is the etiquette test for the children of aristocrats and eunuchs, and the other is the Confucian test for the students of Guliang School, all other imperial examinations are based on the same paper and test the same things.

At least one must pass the exam with excellent results to have a chance to become an official in the court. Otherwise, even if a vacancy occurs, it will be impossible to recruit those whose level is not high enough.

Therefore, the weight of the engineering thinking questions was set at 30 points.

This means that if calculated based on the percentage system, a candidate who has no engineering thinking or no understanding of science will never be able to score 80 points even if he or she gets full marks on all other questions, and will never pass the exam.

Therefore, in the future, officials may not be proficient in science, but they cannot be ignorant of science.

Of course, the score design for people's livelihood is the same.

Once a candidate shows absolute ignorance in a certain direction, it will be impossible for him to pass the exam.

Such a design will not lead to the inability to elect officials.

Because, two years ago at this moment, the ratio of the number of new students in Chang'an City to the number of people studying classical Chinese was one to one, both being around 400,000.

Two years later, there were four million new students in the whole of Han Dynasty.

In the past, we selected the best from 400,000 people, now we select the best from 4 million people, and in the future we may select the best from 40 million people.

How come no one can be elected?
Not to mention 80 points, even if you have to choose from 90 points in the future, there are still too many to choose from.

In the future, we can only increase the difficulty of the questions and directly put real-life problems as exam questions for candidates to take. If they can pass, it means they have the ability to become an official.

Now, the questions asked are basically simpler than the real questions. Liu Che is tolerant of newcomers and allowing them to have a step-by-step learning process.

If there are too many talents to choose from in the future, it will be impossible to be inclusive. After all, efficiency is the first priority in any system.

Liu Ju was puzzled: "Father, don't you know who my student is!?"

Liu Che: "Your brother-in-law's coachman."

Liu Ju was even more confused: "Then why would the emperor doubt that he would fail in other aspects? Even if the dumbest person worked beside my brother-in-law, and saw so many official documents and files, and just glanced at them once or twice, the essay he wrote would be enough to shock the examiner speechless, right?!"

Liu Che had no doubt about this.

Talent is really secondary, the environment is the most powerful.

Because no matter how talented a person is, if he does not enter an environment and understand its operating rules, the progress he imagines out of thin air may go astray from the beginning, or even go against the purpose.

Simply put, if a genius who wants to be an official does not work towards this goal from the beginning and does not enter the officialdom, then his talent is redundant.

In engineering, it is just the opposite. Anyone with a good logic in this area will be much better than others at everything.

Because... these scientific principles are the underlying logic of the operation of the universe, and this logic covers all aspects of human society.

However, Liu Che did not think that Jiang Buyi would definitely pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer.

Just one sentence: "Do you think Jiang Buyi would write an article based on the confidential documents he had read?"

Liu Ju was stunned for a moment.

Liu Che continued: "Do you think he would write down the top secrets of national policies mentioned by your brother-in-law and other high-ranking officials on the test paper?"

"Do you think Jiang Buyi will reveal specific strategies for solving people's livelihood issues that will be implemented in the test paper?"

Liu Ju shook his head.

Liu Che: "That's right. For him, studying in this environment will greatly enhance his abilities."

"But for him, studying in this environment is counterproductive to his exam performance."

"The longer he works for Huo Hai, the lower his chances of passing the exams in the future, because he will be able to write less and less, and his mind will have less and less of his own thoughts, and more and more confidential things."

Liu Ju was a little annoyed: "So, he can't pass the exam?"

Liu Che shook his head: "It's hard to say, but I don't believe he will take this Spring Examination so seriously, because he is now beginning to understand the rules of the world."

"Your brother-in-law is going on a long journey. Even if there are ten top scorers, this opportunity cannot be replaced. Jiang Buyi will not pass the exam."

Liu Ju was not interested in Huo Hai's upcoming long journey, but was very interested in Huo Hai's upcoming ship ride.

Liu Ju was a little annoyed.

If Jiang Buyi passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, he could use this reputation to open a school and make money.

What a pity, the opportunity is ruined!

Liu Che looked out the window and realized that the carriage convoy behind him had been distributing red envelopes.

"This steel frame is much better than a wooden frame. Wooden carriages are not suitable for installing glass, but this steel door can be used to install glass."

Wei Zifu: "After pressing the glass, there is no cold wind."

Liu Ju: "No, mother, the lack of cold air is not due to the car window, it's this, see this rubber strip, it's soft, when the car door is closed, the door and door frame squeeze the strip, the strip deforms and fills the gap, so no cold air can come in."

Wei Zifu suddenly realized: "I mean, it can let light in but not blow wind. But can this rubber change back after it is deformed?"

Liu Ju: "It should be possible. Rubber shoes have become popular in Chang'an in winter."

"But we haven't found a better formula for rubber-soled shoes yet. Once the experiment is done, your mother will be able to wear new shoes."

The current rubber industry of the Han Dynasty has a higher level of rubber usage than the previous industrial revolution from the very beginning.

In the previous life, car tires were originally milky white rubber color.

However, steam locomotives are much heavier than diesel locomotives, so Huo Hai had to consider the rubber tires from the beginning to be both tough and wear-resistant.

Therefore, the rubber industry in Dahan had to mix carbon black from the very beginning.

It is not only wear-resistant, but also has improved strength. It can be inflated to achieve the effect of shock absorption and avoid being crushed.

At the same time, costs are reduced.

The so-called carbon black is a compound produced when hydrocarbons are not burned completely.

This is a bit confusing, but to put it simply, coal and oil are both hydrocarbons.

To put it simply, the carbon deposits in the internal combustion engine that car owners hate the most are the carbon black that tires need most to improve their strength.

This stuff is available in various factories in Huohai in large quantities.

Adding carbon black to rubber actually reduces its wear resistance. However, eucommia gum improves its wear resistance.

Originally, if it was mixed with Eucommia gum, it would be too wear-resistant and prone to cracking, so adding carbon black would neutralize it.

Dahan first studied Eucommia gum for two years, and now has a lot of experience in its use. Current tires are not mass-produced, so the process issues are not considered, only the effect issues are considered, so the current steam car tires are Eucommia gum rubber tires.

How should I put it? In the past, this technology was not popularized until 2020.

Of course, that is industrial production, which is different from the small-scale use in the laboratory that Dahan is currently using.

But even if it is used on a small scale, it means that the use of rubber that the research institute wants to study at the beginning is much more difficult than the previous industrial revolution.

The good news is that all electrification has been halted, and not that much rubber will be used for the time being, so there is no need to consider process issues. Now we only need to consider researching new and advanced things, and we will figure out production issues later.

There is also bad news. The bad news is that a ship may use hundreds of kilograms of rubber.

The Wusun people at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains were swinging their sickles until smoke was coming out!
The rubber obtained from cutting one square meter of grass can only be squeezed into a rubber ball the size of a small orange.

However, low output does not mean that they cannot be used. After all, the Wusun labor is cheap, and one person can easily mow hundreds of square meters of grass a day with a sickle. But their wages are far lower than those in Chang'an. Only two hundred a month is enough. Giving them two hundred is a great support for local development.

The Wusun people are now tapping rubber while praising Jin Bei and Adi for finding them good jobs. Although they have become rich and prosperous, they have not forgotten their hometown people.

Ever since rubber began to be produced and each grass cutter was paid two hundred yuan a month, the Wusun people knew that the Xiongnu King Youguli would want to come back in his next life.

As for the Han Dynasty, Wusun was a new surrender, having previously been associated with the Xiongnu, so it would not be a big deal to reduce their wages now.

It will not draw the attention of other people to their low wages.

When Liu Che saw his wife and children discussing rubber, he just mentioned it.

Wei Zifu immediately understood what Liu Che didn't say: "It is said that the Wusun people's sickles are smoking, but the yield is still not good. So is there a simpler way to harvest? Or another rubber-producing plant?"

Liu Che's eyes sparkled. "There is a tree called the Burmese Ficus microcarpa, or the Indian gum tree. You only need to cut the bark of this tree to get the gum, just like cutting the lacquer tree, and there are not so many allergic symptoms."

"You just need to cut the bark and put a small bowl underneath to collect the rubber. Then you can collect it the next week."

“One person can tap 700 rubber trees a day, and the yield from each tree is the same as one square meter of grass.”

It is because the laboratory recently discovered that rubber can be used everywhere, so Emperor Liu Che has issued an imperial decree to urge Su Wu to act faster.

As long as we take over Dian, we can reach Myanmar.

The big man has already investigated the people in Myanmar. The locals are still drinking blood and living in caves. As long as we take over Dian, we will also take over Myanmar.

Then we can plant trees.

I didn’t expect that such a barren land could be turned into an economic production area by planting trees?

The new business renovation is really great!

Liu Ju was puzzled: "If the yield is the same, why do we need to look at them? A tree takes up more than one square meter of space, right?"

Liu Che said calmly: "The trees can be cut every week."

Liu Ju: "So as long as there are banyan trees, there will be no shortage of rubber?"

Liu Che shook his head and said, "I can only say that Chang'an is not short of rubber at present. Tianshan grass rubber is enough. In the next few years, when the banyan tree starts to produce in large quantities, it will just be enough for Chang'an's rubber needs. The Han Dynasty still needs to look for better rubber with higher yields all over the world."

Although the rubber production of the Burmese banyan tree seems to be good, it is actually far worse than that of the rubber tree!
Rubber trees can be harvested every three days, and their unit yield is the same as that of the Burmese banyan tree.

All in all, the output is twice as high.

Anyone who is not a fool will know what to plant.

But it's enough at this stage.

Wei Zifu: "Cutting the bark every day is like bleeding. Isn't it too cruel?"

It’s not that Wei Zifu had never seen a collection of lacquer trees before. There were lacquer trees in Shanglin Garden, which were kept for the royal family to watch and broaden their horizons.

Liu Ju: "Mother, you don't even think about the future of the Burmese and Indian people, what are you thinking about? Burmese banyan and Indian gum..."

Liu Che: "You should be thinking about whether the people of the Han Dynasty can have enough food, not the Burmese and Indians."

"Besides, the Burmese are still living in caves and are still in the tribal era, just like the era three thousand years ago when the Yellow Emperor was not yet born."

"If they really can't produce their own Yellow Emperor or Yan Emperor, then the Han people should help them so that the Burmese can quickly live a modern life and stop being ignorant."

Liu Ju whispered: "Does that mean the salary is 100 yuan?"

Liu Che: "In theory, just give them food."

"It's up to Tianzhu Company to decide how to actually do it."

Tianzhu Company decided on its own the early economic development here.

If the Indian company feels that the Burmese are capable of becoming part of the economic cycle, then of course they will join in.

If the Burmese can't do it, then there is nothing we can do.

The people in this place are not the Burmese of later generations, but an existence that has become extinct in history. Huo Hai knows very little about them, and does not know whether they can adapt to modern life or learn.

The oldest ethnic group in this place is the Pyu, who came down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during the Eastern Han Dynasty, arrived in the Dian region, and then drifted to Myanmar.

To put it bluntly, this was a super ancient tribe that was squeezed out by the Qiang people and had no living space. It was only when they arrived in Myanmar that Myanmar truly entered the tribal era.

By the time a feudal state was established in Myanmar, the Song Dynasty had already begun to develop to the north.

I don’t know how many times the people in this place have changed.

Therefore, Huo Hai knew nothing about Myanmar and needed to take over Dian Kingdom first before conducting research on it.

If there are not enough people here by then, we will have to attract people from Yunnan to develop here.

After all, the changing ethnic groups in Myanmar in history should have also moved to the vicinity of Dianchi Lake.

Just like the northern grasslands, generation after generation of people who could not survive in the northern border of the Han Dynasty went to the grasslands and became nomadic peoples, while generation after generation of people who were defeated and could not survive near Dianchi Lake went to Myanmar and returned to tribal life.

Therefore, people from Yunnan should be able to adapt quickly if they go there directly.

When we open up the way to Tianzhu, we can invite the people from Tianzhu to come and work. Tianzhu has few things but many people.

However, this plan is very long. At least we have just completed the first step, which is to conquer Cangwu Kingdom and attack Dian Kingdom from three sides.

If the king of Dian had any brains, he should have surrendered before the Han Dynasty took any other action.

After all, he only controlled the Kingdom of Dian in name, and in reality he only controlled the area near Dianchi Lake.

If you vote, you can give away such a large piece of land and become a marquis.

At this time, Su Wu should have united with the Han officials among the Dian people and started to spread the new Chinese learning there, which of course included the recognition that the whole world belongs to the king.

The people of Yunnan had never learned anything, so they absorbed things quickly.

By then, if all the people of Dian think that the whole world belongs to the king, and the King of Dian still refuses to behave himself, then he will have no choice but to be sacrificed.

The convoy did not take the shortcut but took a detour, and Liu Che waved to the people from time to time.

Many people who got the red envelopes were very proud of it, shouting "it's a match made in heaven" and "a talented man and a beautiful woman".

Anyway, it was a scene of joy.

In the car behind, Huo Guang looked out the window and said, "Brother, haven't you chosen a wife yet?"

Huo Qubing: "Choose again."

Now that Huo Qubing already has a son, he could logically marry the maid directly.

In this era, there is no restriction on having only one wife, nor is there any restriction on not marrying a commoner woman.

But Huo Qubing was different since he was a child.

He had a clear understanding of himself very early on, knew who he was, and was looking for true love.

There is no standard for true love, just look for it, and when you find it, you will know what kind of person he is.

Looking at the people of all kinds outside the window, Huo Qubing couldn't help shaking his head.

Whether returning home after a great victory or sitting in the car and looking at the crowd, there is always a feeling that I can't see clearly.

If he didn't walk among them, Huo Qubing wouldn't be able to see anyone clearly.

It is even more impossible to find true love.

Maybe true love is among the crowd at this moment, but how can we see it?
As for the bridesmaids in the car behind, Huo Qubing didn't even bother to look at them.

The most important thing Huo Qubing had to do in his life was to avoid suspicion. He kept a distance from Wei Qing and even further away from other clan members to avoid anyone having hallucinations.

If true love is among one's own family, then it is probably not true enough.

Huo Qubing: "If it doesn't work, I'll take another concubine."

Huo Guang looked out the window, thoughtful.

Huo Qubing: "His Majesty said that you have done a good job and is going to promote you."

Huo Guang shook his head: "It's all thanks to you, elder brother, and second brother."

Huo Qubing: "Huo Guang, Huo Guang, you want to shine on your own, not rely on our light. Can't you stand the loneliness?"

Huo Guang was very firm: "No."

"Following Your Majesty, I understand a truth. Officials in the outer court have their own practices, officials in the inner court have their own practices, and officials in other places have their own practices."

"Big brother, you look down on the officials and think they have no influence on you. Second brother also looks down on the officials, at least he doesn't regard them as opponents. No matter who is his opponent, second brother won't even look at the other person."

"And I think I can lead all officials, maybe in thirty years."

"Thirty years?" Huo Qubing smiled and said, "Okay, that's a great ambition. A good ambition is not afraid of years."

"How old are you this year? Eighteen? When your second brother was your age, he was already in love with Qing Ke. When I was eighteen, your nephew was already pregnant. What about you?"

Huo Guang blushed.

Huo Qubing: "Your second brother said that there was a girl in his family who fled to Chang'an that year and was rescued by him. The girl had a hot temper, so he let her fend for herself in the Huo Mansion without anyone to take care of her. As a result, I don't know when it started, but you became her backer, and the girl lived comfortably in the Huo Mansion."

Not a master, but not a servant either, so he is a 1.5 master.

Huo Guang nodded.

This happened.

Huo Qubing: "What's your name?"

Huo Guang: "She has no surname. I wanted to give her the surname Huo, but my second brother didn't allow it, so her surname is Yuan. She came to Chang'an in the second year of Yuanshou, and her name is Yuan Wan, from Wancheng."

Huo Qubing tapped his knees with his fingers: "Marry her."

Huo Qubing knew his brother's character. Apart from his thoughts about Yuan Wan, Huo Guang didn't have the slightest thought about their children's personal affairs.

Huo Guang: "I read in Science that it's not good for girls to get married too early, so let's wait until Yuan Wan is 20 years old, five years later."

"My second brother supports it."

Huo Hai would of course have no objection, as long as Huo Yu was not born, or Huo Yu was not his eldest son, or Huo Xian was not his first wife, he could do whatever he wanted!

Huo Hai vaguely remembered that Huo Guang's son was the General of the Central Army during Liu Fuling's time, which meant that he should have been around ten or twenty years old at that time.

Liu Che should live to be over seventy years old, but he is only in his thirties now.

In other words, as long as Huo Guang has children and gets married in the next ten years of the next thirty years, it’s up to him! He should even be strongly encouraged to have children early and many more!
In the next twenty years, you have to be careful and don't marry anyone without a name or surname.

This will definitely prevent Huo Xian from entering the Huo family and avoid giving birth to a family full of fools.

The first generations of the Wei and Huo families used up their brains, and the second generations are dumber than the last. Huo Hai can now influence every single one of them. This is a case of artificial selection.

Huo Qubing: "Your second brother is going to the Kingdom of Nanyue. If your second brother goes out this time, the Kingdom of Nanyue will be doomed."

"Do you want to become a marquis?"

Huo Guang immediately shook his head and said: "Brother, two marquises in one family are already too conspicuous, but three marquises in one family is absolutely unacceptable!"

When there are three marquises in one family, is it because the system of marquisates is too easy to produce marquises? Or is it because power, especially military power, is too concentrated?

Doesn’t Huo Guang know the impact that the birth of such a landmark event will have?

Not that Liu Che would think too much about it.

But others would talk, and if they talked too much, Liu Che would have to think too much.

Human nature is like this.

Huo Qubing nodded: "Being a civil servant is also good. When the time comes, don't say that your elder brother and second brother didn't take care of you, especially father..."

Huo Guang: "I have already told my father that the family is the most important thing, not me personally. As long as the Huo family is there, no matter how many years in the future, it will always be my turn."

The convoy circled the street for a while, and when it arrived at the gate of the Huo Mansion, firecrackers and gongs were deafening.

Crackling.

At this time, those who were qualified to sit in the hall were waiting at the gate.

People in the inner courtyard are not qualified to come out and wait, because if they come out and wait, they will block the road.

On the contrary, people from the outer courtyard were talking excitedly at the edge of the outer courtyard.

Everyone holds a very positive view on the marriage of the Han princess to the Marquis Wu, and believes that after this marriage, the Han Dynasty's vigorous development will last for more than another thirty years.

The Han Dynasty is now prosperous and expanding in all directions.

The only problem is one.

"Your Majesty, you have too few children. In the future, you will have to confer titles of kingship on so many places. Your Majesty only has five sons now. How can you make enough of them?!"

"Your Majesty must have more children!"

The words of the person who said this aroused the approval of those present.

After entering the yard, Liu Che, who had come out for a walk to take advantage of the festive occasion and because everyone's attention was not on him, froze.

Damn, I became the emperor twenty-two years ago, and because of the pressure, I couldn’t have children. I was under pressure every day.

Twenty-two years later, after giving birth to five sons, I am still under pressure?!
Now the Han Dynasty has no problems. The only problem is that I, Liu Che, have few children?
You still nodded!
The person who spoke turned around and said, "Brother, do you think so?"

Liu Che nodded.

That person: "Hey, brother, your clothes look familiar."

Liu Che: "Dragon robe."

"thump!"

The man knelt down in seconds, with an expression that said "I don't want to die".

Then there was a clatter of people kneeling on the ground.

Liu Che: "Today I am not the emperor, but the father-in-law of the newlyweds."

Everyone laughed awkwardly and said, "Stop joking, okay? Tomorrow you will be the emperor and you will behead people according to the list then, right?"
Liu Che: "Everyone, enjoy your meal. I will leave first."

Liu Che turned around and said, "For the development of the Han Dynasty, I work hard every day, so I have few sons. Is this wrong? I have no choice. After all, time is fair to everyone. As an emperor, I only have 24 hours a day."

Liu Che still thought of a way to save his reputation.

After Liu Che left, someone whispered, "It seems that being an emperor is not all good. The women in the palace can only be looked at but not touched."

"After all, he is diligent in his work."

Someone in the corner whispered: There are only a few emperors now, and we haven’t seen the diversity of emperors yet. Who knows what will happen in the future?
(End of this chapter)