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Chapter 719 The Most Prosperous World

Yankang six years, January

The weather is still cold, but the palace is full of fun. After giving birth to a daughter for the emperor, Empress Lu is pregnant again. Liu Xi is in a good mood. For a few days, she is by the empress's side. When they get together every day, Liu Xi also enjoys these days very much. There is no intrigue in the temple, no need to pretend, just being a real husband and a good father, how comfortable it is.

It has been six years since Liu Xi ascended the throne. These six years may be the six years with the fastest development in the history of the Han Dynasty. With the foundation laid by two generations of emperors, in the year of Yankang, there was almost no encounter. Trouble, or turmoil, and after Liu Xi came to power, he did not start a war like his father and grandfather, but concentrated on domestic political affairs. First, he completed the construction of grassroots government schools through the powerful role of printing.

This point not only allowed Dahan to have a strong talent reserve, but also had a large number of elites in all walks of life, and then carried out the construction of gallops and canals. The construction of two huge galleys made Dahan unimpeded throughout the north. The team from Xizhou can now reach Ningzhou within four months. In the past, it would take two years. Compared with the past, this is naturally an earth-shaking change!

The completion of the Yangzhou and Jingzhou canals also has a huge impact on the entire south. The political center and economic center of the Han Dynasty are both in the north, because the north has a large population, and various technologies are also developed. The emperors of all dynasties have never had anyone Thinking about the development of the south, it probably started from the period of Wang Fu, the south just ushered in its own glorious moment, and it was only after the completion of the Yankang Canal that the south barely caught up with the level of the north.

But now the income of the Overseas Division has made Yangzhou's taxation the top of the big Han, Jiaozhou has also got rid of the original label of poverty and backwardness, and Jingzhou is leading the way under the governance of Gemini. Not to mention Yizhou, through Xizhou On the trade road, Yizhou has long been one of the most affluent areas in the Han Dynasty. The south is developing rapidly, and the north has not stopped its own development. Various systems and policies are leading this empire to an unprecedented Splendor.

In this year, Dahan achieved breakthroughs in almost all aspects of population, territory, wealth, culture, etc., setting a record high, and Jianning and Xiping were far inferior.

Logically speaking, in such a prosperous age, the national treasury is already piled up like a mountain, but unfortunately, there is no such thing. Liu Bei and Liu Sikong are very helpless. Sure enough, none of the descendants of Emperor Xiaokang can be idle. At best, they care about civil affairs , working hard for the country, and to put it bluntly, it is great success. The only shortcoming of Emperor Xiaokang was inherited by his descendants without moving. Suffer here.

He has just counted this year's taxes, and the national treasury has just improved. He was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but he got letters from all over the place. The military brigade was the most expensive. The military brigade stationed in the Northeast, Dahan has nearly 3 The army of [-] people is Tai Shici's navy, and the Han garrisons stationed in Sushen, Dingling and other areas. These are the troops responsible for protecting the merchants and scholars of the Han Dynasty.

Afterwards, they had to take on the North and South Army in Xizhou, with a total of [-], and they were also the most elite troops of the Han Dynasty. He sent countless envoys to visit the emperor, and the emperor was very polite to them. However, the Northern and Southern Army stationed in Xizhou still did not withdraw. It fell on the heads of Guishuang people.

At that time, I really didn't know how the treasury should bear it!
The higher the income in the country, the higher the expenses. Sometimes, Liu Bei even felt that the big man was getting poorer and poorer.

In order to solve these problems, Liu Bei convened a lot of officials overnight, and only then did he give a reply from various places. He sent Cao Zhi to Ningzhou to meet with the regional leaders stationed by the local Han army, and asked them to bear the expenses of these soldiers together with the big Han. , If you don’t have money, you can pay with cattle and sheep. The Han soldiers stationed here not only protect the merchants of the Han, but also protect you. How can you do it without any indication? ?

Of course, if you refuse, the Han army will not protect you in the future. When other small countries protected by the Han army go to war with you, don't blame us for "protecting" others.

Liu Bei told Cao Zhi what was in his heart, and Cao Zhi listened very carefully. He also knew the situation of the treasury, and understood why Liu Bei would do this. Seeing Cao Zhi nodding in front of him, Liu Bei was still a little worried, actually. , I should better send an old man there, Cao Zhi is too young, I don't know if he can negotiate this matter, but he really has no one available, and everyone is busy.

During the period when the big man was stationed abroad, he could solve the problem, but there was no way to solve the matter of the North and South Army. He could only solve it by himself. The cost of the North and South Army is the most suitable.

In addition to this large amount of military expenditure, the second most costly thing is the canal. Liu Bei also gritted his teeth and approved the memorial. The most hateful thing is Cao Cao. Regardless of whether the cost of this policy can be afforded by the temple, Liu Bei has also talked to him many times, but there is no way to convince him at all, why can't he learn from others?So far, Fazheng has not asked for financial support from the temple, but only needs some talents, how wonderful!
Recently, after Huaxiong's Di Bao reported on the Overseas Department, this unique department has attracted the attention of many people.

Including Houde Hall, there is also interest.

Yuan Shang sent a large number of people to Yangzhou to explore this matter. Perhaps Fazheng knew it well and had no intention of hiding it. Soon, Liu Xi knew the situation here as well. Originally, Liu Xi didn't pay much attention to it. The situation here, after all, is just two young officials going to Yangzhou. How much can they do in a short period of time?However, after sending someone to investigate, Liu Xifang was stunned.

Fazheng and Zhou Yu, these two young officials, have done no less things in Yangzhou than Cao Cao did in Yangzhou.

Judging from the report by the spies of the embroidered emissary, combined with the memorandum written by Fazheng himself, what Fazheng said is the truth. A good shipyard, Fazheng makes the overseas company not look like a temple institution, but like a group of merchants. Merchant ships go out to trade, bring back wealth, dump freely, and build ships with others, very merchants Feel.

And they are not ordinary merchants. The sea area they passed was filled with the flags of the big Han. The natives they encountered were all conquered. They either went back to be slaves or planted special products in the local area, just like herding livestock. They didn't seem to be doing business, but instead seemed to be plundering and conquering. They became the northern and southern armies on the sea, or in other words, the Xianbei Huns on the sea, plundering everywhere and conquering all the seas they saw.

On the overseas islands, the Overseas Division is notorious and notorious.

Liu Xi frowned. What Fazheng did seemed to be going too far. In order to plunder, he even absorbed water thieves from all over the world and used them as vanguards. This behavior simply tarnished the prestige of the Han Empire. Does the company become a non-temple institution?In this way, what they do has nothing to do with the Han Empire.

While Liu Xi was still thinking about these things, Qi Yue stood outside the door.

"Country!" Qi Yue said, Liu Xi then put down the watches in his hands, looked at him, Qi Yue said with a smile: "Luoyang order is here", Liu Xi was taken aback, Luoyang order?What did Luo Yangling come to see me for?Suddenly thought, isn't Luo Yangling the same as Liu Yi?Liu Yi is back?
"Liu Yi?"

"Exactly, how will the servants return to him?"

"Let him in!"

Qi Yue hurried out. Not long after, Liu Xi saw the familiar big fat man. He was worried that Liu Yi would get stuck on the gate of Houde Hall. Liu Yi walked up to the emperor with a smile on his face. As for Qi Yue Yue, on the other hand, was blocked by him and disappeared completely, "Brother!!", Liu Yi stepped forward excitedly, and was about to hug Liu Xi. Liu Xi waved his hand impatiently, looked him up and down, and asked: "What's the matter with you???"

"Huh? What's wrong with me??"

"You, you, you all." The emperor gestured with his hands, looked at his amazing physique, and really didn't know what to say, Liu Yi laughed, patted his abdomen, and said: "Brother, don't worry, over there The fish is delicious, so I’ll eat more, no problem, no problem!” After finishing speaking, he sat down in front of the emperor with difficulty, and the chair couldn’t bear the weight, so he groaned .

"Hey..." the emperor shook his head, and continued to ask, "Why are you back? Where's Pang Tong?"

"I came back with him, he was a little tired, he went back home to rest, I miss my brother very much, so I came to Houde Hall!"

Liu Xi's heart warmed, he smiled, and said, "Okay, how is the matter on Wa Island?"

"Brother, the fish in Wa Island is delicious, but not as good as that in Ningzhou."

"Did I ask you to eat fish??!"

"Oh, by the way, they all ruled Guliang, and they didn't even fight. There was only one strong man, and that guy was quite capable of fighting. I almost couldn't win. Fortunately, there was the third uncle, the third uncle and me."

"To shut up!"

The emperor rubbed his forehead, and asked again: "I'm asking about the situation on Wa Island, how is the people's livelihood?"

"Oh, my brother asked this, the people's livelihood, the situation, everything is going well!"

"By the way, brother, I just came back. I haven't eaten yet. I'm a little hungry. When does the meal start in the palace?"

"Get out of here!!"

(End of this chapter)