Destiny Only Han

Chapter 489 Liu Ying: Go mining!
Shangluo County.

The spring is hidden, the early summer is long, the flowers are like poems, and the grass is like a painting. After the rain, the Qinling Mountains are green and verdant, accompanied by mountains, strange peaks, and cliffs, forming a beautiful picture of nature.

There is a special lane in the middle, with two lanes on the left and right. Liu Ying galloped to catch up with the army that was heading south, got into the carriage and continued on the road.

When Liu Ying was writing at his desk, Han Xin was sitting opposite him, frowning, and still didn't understand what Liu Ying said before.

It's just that he is not allowed to break the casserole and ask the end because of his pride of being a soldier.

So Liu Ying didn't say anything, and he didn't ask.

What Liu Ying is currently processing is a document he just received from Xiao He. The content is actually very simple, only a few lines. Wu Chen is the prince of Changsha.

The reason why Liu Ying often thinks that Wu Rui is also a time traveler is because he can always stand on the side of the winner.

For example, in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State ceded the land and rebelled against Qin, escaped the bad luck that Qin officials would be killed by the rebels, then took Yingbo as his son-in-law and defected to Xiang Liang, and finally changed to Liu Bang, becoming the only one who passed on the throne for several generations Wang with a different surname.

Well, Wu Rui's wife is the strange woman who left behind the famous poem "Shangxie".

And Wu Chen, who Wu Rui invited to be the crown prince, is the youngest son born to him and his wife.

Wu Chen Liu Ying has seen him, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a submissive personality, at first glance he looks like a good baby who grew up under strict discipline.

In fact, it was not his turn to be the crown prince, but there was no other way. His eldest brother died of a sudden illness, so he could only inherit the throne as the second child.

According to the rules of this period, after the son died early, the parents also had to mourn for the son, which was called beheading.

After all, according to the ancients, the father is the continuation of the life of the ancestors, and the son is also the continuation of the life of the ancestors. The eldest son is the eldest son and has to bear the burden of entrustment from the ancestral temple. Take action to show your grief.

The reason why Wu Rui hastily applied for the title of crown prince regardless of the three-year process of "cutting down" was that his health was failing, at most it would take a month or two, and he would die soon.

Therefore, in order to prevent Liu Bang from disregarding his conscience and directly abolishing the Changsha Kingdom without a heir, Wu Rui can only feel sorry for his dead eldest son. Anyway, soon, their father and son will be reunited underground...

Liu Ying felt that it was reasonable and legal to enshrine Wu Chen as the prince of Changsha, and things such as Wu Rui's request to enshrine his other sons as marquises could also be accepted, to test the waters for the future Tweet Order, and to readjust The fiefdom of Changsha Kingdom.

Well, the Changsha Kingdom seems to have a vast territory, and the fiefs under its jurisdiction include the entire Hunan of later generations, as well as parts of the four provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Hubei, but it actually controls only a dozen counties around Changsha City.

According to previous statistics, Changsha has a total of 12 households with a population of more than 60.

Liu Ying's idea was naturally that Wu Chen would be the crown prince, who would inherit Changsha City and several surrounding counties, while Wu Rui's other sons would be named marquises, each in a county, and everyone would be happy.

After all, this is the eldest son inheritance law at this time, and according to the rules, Wu Rui's second sons and concubine sons are at most a lord, with hundreds of households in the township, and they are not hereditary...

As for the remaining land in Changsha Kingdom, it is naturally nationalized. Anyway, it is a wasteland without any administrative units.

Anyway, the two-level system of prefectures and states does not violate the laws of Han and the consensus of the people.

This is the deal.

The Han Kingdom gained face and took back part of the frontiers. From the map, it looks a lot clearer, and the Wu family has gained benefits, a family of prosperity!
Win-win!

Liu Ying finished writing her suggestion in a hurry, and sent it back to Chang'an City quickly, and handed it over to Liu Bang and Xiao He respectively. He firmly believed in his heart that his suggestion would be adopted by Xiao He after being slightly modified.

As for Liu Bang?

As long as Xiao He agrees, there is nothing he can do, anyway, the power of the king with a different surname will be reduced, which is something he can't wait for.

After putting down the brush, Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, as if she suddenly remembered something, she called her attendant back, and wrote a few more sentences on the paperwork.

The crown prince of Changsha, Wu Chen, is still young, and he is not yet crowned, so the choice of the prime minister is naturally the most important thing.

Liu Ying suggested that Li Cang, the magistrate of Lantian County, be transferred to be the Prime Minister of Changsha, so that when later generations excavate Mawangdui, they will find a Han Dynasty version of "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook"...

Well, when Liu Bang entered the Qin Dynasty from Wuguan, Li Cang made great contributions to the city, and later under the leadership of Xiao He, he was responsible for transporting food and grass to the army, so he was named a Marquis.

His wife was the woman who had been immortal for thousands of years, and the plain gauze gown was also dug out from this tomb.

"hey-hey……"

Liu Ying shook her head and smiled. Although the historical line had already been deflected, he made up his mind and still felt very happy...

Opposite him, Han Xin finally couldn't bear it any longer. When there was no one around the carriage, he lowered his voice and asked, "What are you laughing at? Is there something wrong with my previous suggestion?"

The funniest thing in this world is to let a political idiot teach you politics... Liu Ying suppressed her smile and asked:
"Do you really think it's okay? Let me ask you, are you willing to give up the fancy world of Chang'an City and live in that so-called place in South Vietnam?"

Han Xin shook his head lightly: "I'm different from them. Your uncles and brothers belong to the clan of the Han Dynasty, and they should sacrifice themselves to serve the country... But if it were me, I think I would go, after all, it is right and wrong to stay away from Chang'an City." No, you can have fun."

Shit, why didn't you invite the kings of Yan and Min to be kings in Qi and Chu?It’s not that I really have a cow... Liu Ying looked at Han Xin with contempt, and then said:

"It's true to say that, but have you ever considered, if I say this, what will my father and elder father think?"

"They will think that, as the crown prince, I am not satisfied with being able to inherit the largest portion of the family business, but I also want to take away the jobs of my relatives? After all, they understand that South Vietnam is a wild and smoky place, and I can't explain it in a few words. understandable!"

Well, to make an analogy, when the family property is divided, I live in a villa by myself, and then let my brother live in a kennel...

After a moment of silence, Han Xin stretched out his hand and patted Liu Ying's shoulder heavily: "Yes, you are a good person!"

Why is this guy still scolding people?You are a good person, and your whole family is a good person...Liu Ying resisted the urge to slap him, and then said: "You don't really think that the purpose of our mobilizing troops to the south this time is to destroy the unruly ministers and capture the land, right?"

"Of course not!" Han Xin raised his head triumphantly, and continued:

"I heard from the steward that the price of pepper and other spices that need to be shipped from South Vietnam has been increasing in the past two years. It is said that the lowest grade has increased by tens of dollars!"

"The reason why we went south this time is to increase the price of spices, and to prevent Zhao Tuo from taking the big place and robbing him of the spice production area... So I think Zhao Tuo took the initiative to attack Yuzhang County... Hehe!"

After Han Xin finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Liu Ying, the expression on his face seemed to say, 'Brother, I have seen through you a long time ago'.

He slandered me, he slandered me... Liu Ying originally wanted to deny Sanlian directly, but after thinking about it, the person opposite was Han Xin, who had a low IQ and was easy to fool, so she pretended to be calm and said lightly:
"Is there a possibility? What I'm talking about is a possibility. After a few years of fighting, everyone has become rich and began to pursue a better life, especially eating more meat. The supply of spices is in short supply, and the price will naturally rise."

"So, this is actually just a normal business phenomenon?"

Hearing Liu Ying's words, the smile on Han Xin's face froze a little bit. Although he had been with Liu Bang for a long time, his thick skin had never been tempered.

Therefore, under Liu Ying's playful eyes with a bit of guilt, Han Xin shrank into a ball, and silently took out a volume of military books from his bag and began to read.

Seeing that Han Xin had finally been fooled, Liu Ying let out a mouthful. After all, there were some things he couldn't say to Han Xinming, which would affect the pure and virtuous personality he created in Han Xinming...

Well, strategic deceit does not count, this is a very normal behavior of military strategists, and it will help Liu Ying to brush up another character setting that "uses soldiers like gods, and the one who counts the most wins".

What Liu Ying concealed was naturally something other than the land.

population.

Regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, whether it is the agricultural age or the industrial age, the most important minerals are not coal and oil.

It's the population, or the human mine.

The poorer you are, the more hungry you are, the more excellent this mineral is, and the more potential it has!

Driven by capital, the rotten country opened up the industrial age. The first thing to dig was the human mine next door to Ireland, then the human mine in the New World and Africa, and then the human mine in the Indian subcontinent. Until there was nothing to dig, the sun never set The empire degenerated into the Great Empire.

The same is true for the successor of the Great Empire, the Beacon Country. Without the old South American Mexicans working hard in slaughterhouses and farms, where would the years of the Great Steakhouse of the American Master be so peaceful?

But now, Liu Ying was going to dig the human mine of Baiyue.

Liu Ying squatted for a long time outside the markets in the east and west of Chang'an City, as well as in the new city, and checked the records of related turnover, and found something.

That is the main group of people who consume, which are the noble official class and the emerging working class in the two cities, and the peasant class, which occupies the largest population, consumes almost negligible amounts.

In the final analysis, because they are poor, they need to save the money in their hands to pay taxes and deal with various major life events such as weddings and funerals. Naturally, they have no spending power and are reluctant to spend money.

This may seem inexplicable, but it is not.

What if the word farmer is replaced by another word?
Like a farmer?
The one with one or two hundred acres of land per capita?

(End of this chapter)