Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Regarding the matter of emigrating people from the mainland of Great Wu to the [-] feudal kingdoms in the west, this is a big matter, and Qingji is very cautious.

After being lobbied by Fan Li, Qingji still decided to listen to Prince Heng's opinion.

After all, the world will eventually be handed over to Prince Heng.

Qingji had no choice but to think about the prince and pave the way for him.

Therefore, Qingji summoned Prince Heng in the Zide Hall.

"Wu Heng, tell me the truth. What do you think about the emigration of the empire to the west?"

"Reporting to my father, my son thinks it's not appropriate at this time."

"What's the reason?"

"The customs and customs of each vassal kingdom are different, and it is difficult to tame. It is even more difficult to implement Wuhua, let alone immigrants to make them live together?"

Crown Prince Heng shook his head and said, "Father, the empire has stabilized under your rule, and people want it."

"My son, let me say something that you are not happy with. Under your rule, the emperor, all the people in the world love and hate the empire, and they love and complain about you, the emperor's grandfather."

"The reason is nothing more than father, you have given the people a stable life, so that they have enough food and clothing, and there will be no more suffering from war."

"However, Father, in order to realize your ambitions and achieve your great achievements, you have resorted to militarism, causing many people in the empire to suffer from chaos, so that heaven and man are separated forever."

Hearing this, Qing Ji smiled and said, "Wu Heng, only you dare to say such things to me frankly."

"My son offended, and I ask my father to punish me."

"It's okay."

Now only Wu Heng dared to tell Qing Ji the truth from his heart.

The real situation is indeed the same as what Prince Heng said.

The people of Great Wu who lived in the empire had ample food and clothing, and the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful. However, Qingji's Western Expeditions over the years had indeed brought great suffering to many Li Shu in the country.

This is probably the so-called "prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer".

His wife and children are separated, and his life is gone. What's the use of more fame and fortune?
Qing Ji pondered for a while, looked at Prince Heng, and asked, "Wu Heng, if you inherit the great line in the future, what kind of emperor will you be and how will you govern the country?"

"Father, I also want to aspire to become an emperor like you, but I know very well that if this happens, the empire will be in danger of being overthrown. Therefore, I want to be a prosperous king and live with the people. Only in this way can I, Da Wu, rest easy and be one family forever."

Qing Ji slightly nodded and said, "It's rare for you to understand such a truth."

"Wu Heng, everything is difficult at the beginning. I have already made the start. Power and prestige are added to the body, and life and death are taken away. It can be summed up in one word. But you are different, and the king who succeeds you is also different."

After a pause, Qing Ji said earnestly, "Your prestige is not as good as mine. If you are as aggressive as I am, the day when the empire will be destroyed is not far away."

"Remember, my son."

Qingji's mind is still very clear.

The territories of the Chinese dynasties were basically established by the founding kings, and there were generally no major changes in the hundreds of years from their establishment to their demise.

Why?

The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats looked down upon the barbarians in all directions on the one hand, and on the other hand the limited national power.

The most important reason is that the successor king does not have enough prestige.

Once the expedition fails, it may bring irreparable losses to the dynasty, or even devastating results.

This is not a joke.

……

The next day, Qingji held a grand court meeting in Fengtian Hall, and all ministers with a rank of six hundred or more in the court were required to attend.

Even Fan Li, the crown prince who had been away from the court for many years, attended this grand court meeting in Fengtian Hall, so one could imagine what Qingji would announce.

As usual, Qingji was wearing a black and red-striped mian suit, twelve crowns on his head, and a Long Yuan sword pinned to his waist, and sat on the extraordinary dragon chair.

It is worth mentioning that Qingji no longer kneels like before.

The dragon chair was built a few years ago, and it has become the exclusive throne for Qingji, as well as the exclusive throne for the successor.

This is the position of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, a unique position.

As for the ministers and officials in the court, they still sit and discuss with Qingji.

However, they are all sitting on their knees...

The traditional sitting method is kneeling.

The ministers also knew that sitting on a chair was more comfortable, but who would dare to sit on a chair like Qing Ji when they were attending the court meeting?

"Second and third sons, a few days ago, I discussed with all my dear ministers whether to emigrate to the twenty western vassal kingdoms, and there is no conclusion yet."

Qingji paused for a moment, then said loudly: "Now, I have made up my mind."

"As the vassal king of the country, one person will bring [-] new soldiers and their families from the mainland to the post."

"Everyone who follows the country, whether it is an army officer or a scholar, Li Shu, or his family members, will be given ten taels of gold, ten bolts of cloth, and twenty to fifty acres of land. The rations, agricultural tools, houses, etc., as well as other daily necessities, shall be taken care of by the feudal kingdom where they arrive, without delay.”

"Wen Zhong, Zeng Shen, you two are in charge of this matter."

"promise!"

Wen Zhong and Zeng Shen took orders immediately.

One of them is Shangshuling, and the other is Hubu Shangshu. This is indeed within their jurisdiction.

Qingji really made a big deal this time.

A vassal king took 6 soldiers and their families to the country, about [-] or [-] people.

Twenty vassal kingdoms, that is, almost 120 million people will be relocated to settle in order to stabilize the country.

Not to mention the acres, if one person is rewarded with ten taels of gold and ten bolts of cloth, that's almost 200 million taels of gold and almost 200 million bolts of cloth...

Fortunately, Great Wu's treasury is abundant, so Qingji can only make the best use of it to make up for the people who have to live far away from their homeland and live in foreign countries, that's all.

There are more than a million people, no more, no less.

It is worth mentioning that ten taels of gold is equivalent to one hundred thousand soft sister coins in later generations...

For a family of five, it is 50 soft sister coins.

This can be regarded as a subsidy given by Qingji to these "relocated households".

"Everyone, my great Wu wants to assimilate the foreign tribes, and there is a long way to go. It is not enough to entrust the princes and establish a vassal kingdom, it is far from enough."

Qing Ji said earnestly: "My intention is to make the feudal kingdoms and Great Wu consistent, with the same script, same track, unified currency, unified language, and unified weights and measures."

"This……"

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help frowning.

They thought it was too difficult for Qingji to do this.

It's even harder!

This is simply a whimsical thing!
Shangshuling Wenzhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, apart from other things, it may be very difficult to unify the language and write the same text."

"Fanbang foreigners are completely different from Great Wu in terms of cultural customs, language, characters, weights and measures, etc."

"If His Majesty enforces this kind of reform, I'm afraid it will have little effect in the end."

Wen Zhong was also afraid that Qingji's busy work would be wasted, and in the end it was nothing to fetch water from the bamboo basket!