Shuhan

Guan Yu's funeral was held grandly in Chang'an.

After that, Liu Chan issued an order to build Guan temples across the country to promote Guan Yu's loyalty and bravery.

Suddenly, countless people saw the treatment of Guan Yu by the Han Dynasty, and thus came up with the idea of ​​becoming loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty.

A tree lives with its bark, and a person lives with its breath.

People's pursuits are different.

Some people want to live comfortably and freely, but some people want to be famous throughout the ages, and for this they are willing to sacrifice their lives.

And Liu Chan pointed out a clear way to the people of Han Dynasty.

Enter the Guan Temple!
If anyone can live a loyal and brave life, serve the great cause of the Han Dynasty and die, he will have the opportunity to enter the Guan Temple and be worshiped by the Han people.

It is equivalent to the top ten people who moved xx in later generations, which is to lay a foundation for the morality of the times.

This is naturally one of the means to control the people.

After the Han Emperor Liu Gongsi returned to Chang'an.

State affairs were transferred from the hands of Fazheng and Ma Liang to Liu Chan again.

Chang'an Imperial City, inside the Xuanshi Hall.

Liu Chan was dressed in regular clothes and sitting on the dragon chair. In front of him, Fazheng and Ma Liang followed.

"I'm not in the capital, so you two can take care of the state affairs."

“How can we talk about working hard when we are loyal to our country?”

Fazheng said immediately.

"In order to revive the Han Dynasty and unify the world, Your Majesty went all out to conquer Longxi and passed through Liangzhou. Speaking of hard work, how can we compare to His Majesty's safety?"

Ma Liang immediately responded and said: "The world is lucky to have your Majesty, otherwise I don't know how many people would be kings and how many would be incompetent."

Liu Chan was embarrassed by the two of them.

"You two have learned to flatter people now?"

Liu Chan shook his head and said immediately: "Let's get to the point."

Hearing this, Fazheng stood up immediately and said: "The recent matters are mainly preparations for spring plowing and immigration issues."

Liu Chan nodded and motioned for Fa Zheng to continue speaking.

"The grain seeds for spring plowing have been prepared, 30,000 hectares of wasteland have been newly opened, and there are countless communication canals. Now arrangements have been made. People from all over the country who entered Guanzhong, more than 50,000 this year, are scattered in various counties and counties in Guanzhong. Divide the land, use one county as the government, and serve as government soldiers while farming and fighting. "

A county is a military headquarters and can be requisitioned in time of war.

In peacetime, it can also be used as a force to contain the powerful local families.

This was Liu Chan's attempt to penetrate the imperial power to the grassroots level.

Liu Chan is planning to let a retired general serve as the commander of this military mansion.

Ability comes second, loyalty is primary and necessary.

"Has the plan been deduced? If there are variables, can other regulations be produced?"

Fazheng nodded immediately.

"If the situation changes, there are three response plans. The court and the local government have established relevant emergency management mechanisms to ensure that spring plowing can continue normally."

Liu Chan nodded, feeling quite satisfied.

"However, the grain and grass problem in Guanzhong has been solved, but the price of cloth and silk has skyrocketed. Even if cloth is transferred from Yizhou, it is difficult to suppress the price of main cloth."

Among the Han people, the first concern was not about wearing clothes, but about eating.

Now the problem of eating is almost solved, but the problem of wearing clothes has arisen again.

There is a shortage of cloth and silk in Guanzhong, especially when there are many new immigrants.

Many people who have just entered Guanzhong only have one piece of clothing for each family, even though there are several laborers in the family. They dare not go out because of the lack of clothes, which also prevents those laborers from being fully released.

"On the hillside, people can grow mulberry trees, hemp, and kudzu. No taxes will be collected for three years."

Cloth in the Han Dynasty was mainly made of linen and kudzu, which were the clothes worn by ordinary people.

Silk was one of the main high-end fabrics in the Han Dynasty. Silk in the Han Dynasty was mainly divided into two categories: brocade and silk.

Brocade is made from discarded silk materials and is also called leather brocade.

Silk is a light and soft fabric woven from fresh silk.

There are also damask, Luo, silk, gauze, silk, silk, crepe, satin, etc. These are the clothes worn by dignitaries.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, in addition to Qi Wan and Lu Zhen, there were also famous products such as Wu Ling, Yue Luo, Chu Silk, and Shu Brocade.

These are silk fabrics that ordinary people cannot have access to. They are worth as much as gold. To some extent, they are used as currency.

Exchange of things for things is easier for the people to accept than the so-called value of hundreds of dollars.

of course
Subsequently, the merchant alliance began to conduct business in Han, and Han's worth of hundreds of coins was completely circulated.

Although its market share is not as large as that of barter.

But compared to the currencies of Wei and Wu, they are much more accepted by the world.

"Your Majesty is wise, but if we want to suppress the price of cloth in a short period of time, I am afraid that we need to let the aristocratic families who stock up on cloth release their goods first."

"Oh?"

Liu Chan narrowed his eyes, murderous intent overflowing in his heart.

"Hoarding, who is so bold?"

The most profitable business in the world is a monopoly business.

Hoarding is to create a monopoly situation and obtain huge profits.

"Every family in Guanzhong is more or less involved."

"Ok?"

Liu Chan raised his eyebrows.

Could it be that these Guanzhong aristocratic families have become one and the same now?
So fast?
"Who takes the lead?"

Fazheng hesitated again and again and said, "Servant Du You."

It's him!
This is the hero.

He is still a hero who shed blood for the Han Dynasty.

"How does Shangshu Ling think this matter should be resolved?"

Fazheng was stunned for a moment and said: "Du You was deeply valued by the late emperor and has now become the backbone of every family in Guanzhong. The governance of Guanzhong cannot be separated from these people. In my opinion, it is better to summon Du You and explain the situation clearly. "

"Humph!"

Liu Chan snorted coldly and laughed out loud at Du You's audacity.

"It's just that you can't hold the power, so you want to use this method to force me to compromise?"

As soon as Liu Chan said these words, Fazheng suddenly did not dare to speak.

It's even hard to answer calls.

"If I really compromise, will they still be able to push further in the future?"

These aristocratic families have always pushed their limits.

If you take one step back, they will take three steps forward.

At that time, it will not be easy for you to take this step back and take the step forward again.

"This person is Du You. I have some communication with him. He probably doesn't mean this."

Liu Chan naturally knew Du You.

When Liu Bei entered Guanzhong, in order to gain recognition from the Guanzhong family, he reused Du You.

At that time, it was not because Du You had any talents or abilities, but simply because Liu Bei needed to set up a banner.

Du You happened to be lucky enough to get this opportunity.

But gold will always shine, even shit can't turn into gold.

After Liu Chan ascended the throne, he also tried to reuse Du You, but he was unable to handle many things and was quickly marginalized.

This time Liu Chan believed that Du You didn't have the courage to force him into the palace.

But he did this thing of forcing the palace.

Regardless of whether it was because of stupidity or not, Liu Chan would never let him go.

Seeing that Liu Chan was getting angry, Fa Zheng was a little worried and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Guanzhong needs stability now. Each family in Guanzhong still has strength. Your Majesty cannot use force. It will not be too late to deal with it after the situation is stable and the world is unified." Guanzhong. Now it has become the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

More and more people are migrating to Guanzhong. If Guanzhong is turbulent, the foundation of the Han Dynasty will also be turbulent.

Liu Chan naturally understood the meaning of Fazheng's words.

He took a deep breath and calmed down before speaking:
"Hoarding is already a violation of Han law. Every family is ordered to sell the cloth at the current price within one month, otherwise they will be punished according to the law!"

I have given you a month, and also given you the right to sell at the current price, so that you can make some money. If you still refuse to obey, it will be shameless.

Fazheng and Ma Liang looked at each other and felt that the emperor had done everything he could to be benevolent and righteous.

This step has already been given.

As for whether Du You can leave or not, that's your own business.

If he doesn't leave, he will be punished according to Han law, and even the Guanzhong gentry will not be able to say anything.

"Anything else?"

Ma Liang stepped forward, bowed his hands to Liu Chan, and then said: "The cost of the fortification of Emperor Daxing's mausoleum has been calculated. It will take three years of tax expenditures from the Han Dynasty and tens of thousands of civilians. The construction can be completed in three years."

The custom of the Han Dynasty was to bury rich people.

But an emperor’s tomb requires three years of taxation?
Do you need to mobilize tens of thousands of civilians to build it in three years?
With so much real money and silver flowing into the ground, how can I revive the Han Dynasty?

"What do you think the minister ordered?"

Fa Zheng immediately understood and said: "Emperor Daxing is a sage, wise and benevolent king. When he was still alive, he often talked about frugality, and he even said it himself. A hundred years later, there will be no need for gold or silk to be buried with him. Just like Emperor Wen, he was buried lightly and with clay pots. Just be buried with him.

Your Majesty is a benevolent and filial king. Even if the emperor of Daxing has said it before, he should not be buried too lightly. In the opinion of my ministers, it is necessary for the Han Dynasty to pay taxes for three years and to use ten thousand people to build Huiling for three years, but it can be given first. Emperor Daxing was buried in Huiling, and later he added treasures. "

In fact, it is a thin burial.

However, the theory is still that he was buried in a generous manner, but he had to wait until the world was unified before the tomb could be renovated and various treasures added.

"Submit this matter to the Censorate for discussion, and then present it to the Emperor."

A thick burial but a thin burial.

Liu Chan actually didn't care.

He also did not believe in a world of death after death.

What he was concerned about was whether building a mausoleum would affect his progress in unifying the world.

Extensive burials affect the economy, cost billions, and require tens of thousands of laborers.

But a thin burial will make people criticize.

The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety.

You didn't even give your father a proper burial, so how can you express filial piety?

If you are unfilial, what qualifications do you have to become the emperor?

This involves national origin.

I had no choice but to let my subordinates find a way to take the blame.

Next, Liu Chan and Fazheng Ma Liang talked about other things.

It wasn't until late at night that they were released from the palace.

And three days later.

Du You savvyly released the hoarded fabrics to the market, and the surging fabric prices in Guanzhong were finally curbed to a certain extent.

But if you want to recover to the level of one thousand, it will probably take a lot of time.

The reason is also very simple.

There are more people, but productivity cannot keep up.

The Guanzhong family used Du You to launch a political campaign to force Liu Chan into the palace. In the end, there was no splash at all, and it fell silent again.

At this point, the marginalized Du You was no longer qualified to serve as a minister, and completely withdrew from the political stage of Han Dynasty.

As for the Guanzhong family, Liu Chan promoted several talented and learned children of the Guanzhong gentry to serve as officials in the court, and reusing them could be regarded as a means to stabilize the hearts of the Guanzhong gentry.

Such is politics.

Confrontation and compromise go hand in hand.

For Liu Chan, compromise is not impossible, but there is a bottom line.

If you don't exceed this bottom line, he, Liu Gongsi, can still push you and deal with you after the world is unified.

But if the bottom line is touched, they will fall out with you.

This is a matter of principle and cannot be compromised at all.

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye.

It was March of the second year of Tianming.

The weather is new in March, and the beautiful flowers in the lake are shining in spring. The boat is full of flowers and wine, and the songs and dances of Yan and Zhao leave traces of clouds.

During this time, there were many more masked beauties around Chang'an.

They came from all over the Han Dynasty to participate in the Han Dynasty's draft.

The emperor held a draft and those who entered the palace could become the emperor's women.

Every woman wants to fly on a branch and become a phoenix.

And aristocratic families from all over the country are eager to send their own women to the palace, hoping to become a family of relatives, rich and glorious, and live together with the country.

The word "draft" was invented by the Qing Dynasty, but the practice of selecting women from the world and sending them to the post-officials has been around for a long time.

It was first in the Han Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, the women selected were not called "show girls", but "family children" and "family children" meant common beauties.

In the Han Dynasty, every August, the court sent officials to search for "good girls" in the suburbs of Chang'an.

Because this was Liu Chan's first audition, beauties from all over the world gathered in Chang'an.

Some have stayed for several months.

There are strict requirements for a "good girl": she must be between 13 and 20 years old, have a "legitimate appearance" (those with extremely evil looks should be brought back to avoid scaring the emperor), and must be "beautiful" (the emperor of the Han Dynasty still A little happier than those in the Qing Dynasty, they could choose some good-looking girls).

This is just an "audition". After the selection, these beauties will be transported back by car and sent to the harem for another round of "finals".

As a client of the draft, Liu Chan's thoughts were not on the draft.

But based on the information from Kanto.

In the Xuanshi Palace.

Liu Chan looked gloomy and murmured to himself: "Yubicheng is such a familiar name."

Soon, he reacted.

This is Gao Huan Happy City!

Thinking about Gao Huan, he fought in the world for decades, but in the end his vitality was severely damaged in Yubi City, and he lost his dignity and the possibility of going east.

This battle lasted more than fifty days, costing the lives of 70,000 Eastern Wei soldiers, but still failed to conquer Yubi City, which was defended by thousands of Wei Xiaokuan's men.

After returning to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Gao Huan, who was mentally and physically exhausted, fell seriously ill and died of illness the next year.

When Liu Chan goes out from the east, Yubi City may be the nail that must be conquered.

Will he become the second Gao Huan?

Thinking of this, Liu Chan couldn't help but look a little ugly.

This Sima Yi is really a tortoise, and using the tortoise shell is really hard to guard against.

Two months ago, the Han cavalry was still able to roam across Hedong, burning the construction materials of Yubi City and massacring the civilians who built the city.

Let the progress of the construction of Yubi City be delayed again and again.

However, as the Wei army increased its troops to the east of Hedong and built forts on the main roads to block the antlers of horses and deer, the Han army's cavalry could no longer move as fast as the wind in the Hedong army, and even the jade bis were no longer visible.

Now, the military commander has reported that the construction of Yubi City has begun to take shape after two months of construction.

I am afraid that after a while, even sending cavalry to harass them will not be able to delay the progress of the Wei army's city building.

Should we send troops to attack Hedong now, or wait until the construction of Yubi City is successful and then attack Hedong?
Liu Chan was caught in a dilemma.

If we attack now, we may delay spring plowing.

But if we don’t fight now, the price will be too high if we fight later.

How to choose? (End of chapter)