Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 417
Liu Bei is very busy, with people's livelihood, economy, and frontline military affairs... Even with the help of Shangshutai, his daily affairs are still very heavy.

Especially the larger the territory, the more affairs there will naturally be.

Fortunately, this is a gradual process, and Liu Bei is also adapting to this change little by little.

Liu Bei trusted his civil and military talents very much, but magistrates and emperors were two different concepts. No matter how much he trusted him, he had to review important matters.

Even if he is pretending to understand, he can always make the people below understand that he is paying attention to all this.

This skill was taught by Zhang He to Liu Bei, and it is the most basic way to govern his subordinates.

I saw Liu Bei again, reviewing documents.

In fact, he didn't understand most of the documents very well, so he just wrote "read" and the main message was "I trust your judgment and decision."

"Here you come? Why do you want to come to Chang'an?" When Liu Bei saw Zhang He coming, he put down the documents in his hands.

I hadn't noticed on the battlefield before, but Liu Bei, who had been emperor for several years, had become more and more imperial.

To put it bluntly, it is the kind of self-confidence of those in power, and the core is self-confidence.

"A lot of money and silk were seized in Yizhou and escorted over." Zhang He replied.

At this moment, a palace maid had already brought tea and cakes, and Zhang He picked them up and enjoyed them casually.

"Exactly, money is needed everywhere now." Liu Bei nodded.

"Let's use special funds for this purpose!" Zhang He replied, "The outer city wall of Chang'an should also be built. Speaking of which, brother, do you really want to make your capital here in Chang'an and not go back to Luoyang?"

Now that Yanzhou and Yuzhou have been basically defeated, there is no need to worry about the enemy suddenly attacking Luoyang.

Besides, as long as Hulao Pass and Wuguan are still there, the other side will not be able to attack the city.

"No, there are more feelings here in Chang'an." Liu Bei shook his head, "Besides, this is the former capital of the Han Dynasty, and now it is just the old capital."

Another reason I don’t want to talk about is that although Luoyang was rebuilt, the funds to completely restore it to its original appearance were completely insufficient.

Too many infrastructures are not perfect, but Chang'an is becoming more and more prosperous.

Even now, plans for expansion are already underway, and sooner or later it will be more prosperous than Luoyang.

When the time comes, we will move the capital back, not to mention wasting manpower and material resources. Isn’t it wrong to go back to live in poverty and poverty just after becoming rich?

Liu Bei is also a human being. When he was studying in Luoyang, he didn't like reading very much. He preferred dogs, horses, music, and beautiful clothes.

Nowadays, it is rare to enjoy it, so naturally you have to continue to enjoy it. Only in this way can you be called an emperor.Hard work and simplicity?nonexistent!

Just say that the dragon robes Liu Bei wore were more luxurious than normal dragon robes, and the materials used were more sophisticated.

If what goes up is followed by deeds, officials in the Chang'an government, and even wealthy families, may become extravagant.

"Brother, how are you considering the commercial tax reform?" Zhang He asked.

"It's already being done, especially the luxury goods tax." Liu Bei replied casually.

Zhang He said a long time ago that the commercial taxes of the Han Dynasty were unreasonable, especially the salt and iron that should be nationalized.

"Salt and Iron Theory" is more like a microcosm. Earlier, Guanzi's "Guanzi Sea King" mentioned the concept of Guanshanhai.

That is to say, the government manages the output in the mountains and rivers and conducts exclusive operations.

In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States era when supplies were scarce, this policy could indeed bring a lot of wealth to the kingdom.

But now that the world is unified and rich in products, some less important materials are also controlled and franchised, which is obviously unrealistic.

So Sang Hongyang proposed the "Salt and Iron Theory" and only specialized in materials of strategic significance.

However, due to interference from aristocratic families, this system was completely abolished in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It will take some time and preparation for Liu Bei to resume control.

In particular, he plans to include not only salt and iron, but coal as well.

In addition to franchises, taxes such as consumption tax and luxury goods tax must also be improved.

On the one hand, it encourages businessmen to deal with scarce supplies more, and on the other hand, it suppresses the proliferation of luxury goods.

After all, luxury goods are essentially useless to the country except for enjoyment.

It's true that Liu Bei likes to enjoy, but he doesn't want extravagance to spread.

He is himself, and others are others. He can still understand this clearly.

"That's right, Brother Yu doesn't need special reminders about this kind of thing." Zhang He suddenly realized that he was a little too anxious.The main reason is that I can't figure out my identity. As a subject of the empire, I just need to take good care of my own land.

In such a large court, the princes cannot be just decorations.

"Dadao is also serving the country and the people. It's too late to be grateful to my brother for his thoughtfulness." Liu Bei said with a smile.

Especially in recent years, many people have begun to speak with a grain of salt. If they continue, they will probably be half-truths and half-falsies.

Before we were rich, we were all good brothers and talked about everything. But after we became emperor for a while, we found that everyone became hypocritical.

Strictly speaking, it's not hypocrisy, but it's because they are too high up and many people are staring at their position.

Many people have to become cautious, and those who do not speak official accent must gradually learn to speak official accent, no longer easily making promises and easily telling the truth.

Among so many people, Tian Feng was the only one left who didn't care what to say.

The family has no children, only two daughters, and no son-in-law.

Several nephews and nephews are serving in local offices, and their resources are not lacking.

The family has been passed down to this generation, and the son-in-law doesn't even plan to take care of it, so naturally there are no taboos.

Only when Tian Feng came forward to advise or even contradict himself did Liu Bei realize that there were still people willing to tell the truth to him.

The problem is that there are too few people to favor Tian Feng alone. Zhang He is willing to tell the truth, even if it is nonsense, Liu Bei is still very happy.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Bei hosted a banquet in honor of Zhang He.

Zhang He was not polite and stayed in the palace for a family banquet.

During this period, Queen Zhang came to visit with her children, and Zhang He naturally also saw his future daughter-in-law.

Her beauty is only average, but she has a lot of changes, so it's hard to say how good she is.

If it doesn't work, I'll prepare some beauty pills myself so that Zhang Heng won't suffer so much.

The main concern is that Zhang Heng dislikes Mr. Liu's average looks and thus neglects him.

I also saw Liu Feng and Liu Chan, and of course Liu Li.

Theoretically, there was Liu Yong before Liu Li, but he died less than three months after he was born due to a congenital disease.

Liu Bei felt that this was probably God's warning to him. It didn't matter whether he was granted Zen status or not, but he could never count on it.

Out of reverence for God, Liu Yong will no longer be among Liu Bei's children.

At that time, Zhang He was away on an expedition. Of course, it was impossible for Liu Bei to ask Zhang He to come to Chang'an for treatment just for the sake of a son.

Unexpectedly, the child died just three months after conservative treatment.

Liu Feng can only be said to be average, neither too good nor too bad. He is a conservative king.

It must be said that Zhang He is not very satisfied with him. After all, the journey of the Han Dynasty is across the stars and the sea. How can he survive for the second generation?

However, Liu Chan and Liu Li were still young and couldn't see the reason.

In fact, even if he saw something, Zhang He didn't bother to care about Liu Bei's family affairs.

It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, anyway, Zhang Heng will assist, and Zhang Fei's lineage will also assist.

If something goes wrong here, his descendants outside the territory may lead an army to fight back and become emperor themselves.

It would be better to say that by claiming the title of king and establishing power outside the territory, it would invisibly put pressure on the big men and force them to continue to advance.

Otherwise, if there is no external pressure at all, this country will probably start internal strife again.

"Dadao, it's rare to come here, why not stay in Chang'an for a few days?" Liu Bei suggested.

"Better say goodbye. It's too late to go back. The tigresses at home want to eat people." Zhang He shook his head.

"Haha, in today's world, those who use deep emotions are not Taoists." Liu Bei said with a smile.

　Someone said before that Liu Li had Liu Yong before him, but that was not because he ignored it, but because he did so on purpose.

　　It means telling Liu Bei that it is impossible for you to stay in charge forever.

　　The foreshadowing was only mentioned now, I don’t know who still remembers this.

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