At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 239, Four Hands and People Who Follow the Times

December 20, the second year of the Han Dynasty.

Xu Fan summoned Zhou Zhang, Ying Bu, Ji Bu, Lu Chen, Ge Ying, Ji Xin, Chen Xiao and Deng Zong to the official offices of the eight princes and princes.

Then they were brought to a huge map of the world. This was the map of the world made by the First Emperor. It was one and a half feet long and one foot wide. It not only recorded the territory of the Qin Dynasty, but also the territory of the Yuezhi people in the desert, the Huns, Donghu people, Baiyue people, Yelang people, and even many people Xu Fan didn't know. In this era, this map is a treasure worth thousands of gold.

Xu Fan pointed at the map with a short stick and said: "The world has been in chaos for three years, so I plan to rest and recuperate for three years to let the people recover, but these three years are not to do nothing. Qi State, Yan Zhi There is still a risk of war in the land. Ji Xin, Ge Ying and you two want to seize the land, so you will suppress the affairs in the Han Dynasty.

"Ge Yingzhen made you the Duke of Xue, with a fiefdom of Lu County, and a settlement of ten thousand households. At the same time, I appointed you the general of Zhendong, and the deputy general of Zhonglang General Zhang He. The two of you will lead 3 standing troops to station in Xue County to defend Qi State. There was unrest."

Ge Ying cupped his hands and saluted, "I accept your order."

Then Xu Fan pointed to the land of Yan State and said: "Ji Xinzhen appoints you as the Duke of Guangyang, with a fiefdom of Jixian County and a settlement of ten thousand households. At the same time, I appoint you as the general of Zhenbei, and the deputy general of Zhonglang will be Song Liu. The two of you will lead 3 Ten thousand troops were stationed in Guangyang County to prepare for the unrest in the Yan Kingdom. "

Ji Xin cupped her hands and saluted, "I accept your order."

Before Xu Fan divided the vassal states, the two brothers Ji Bu and Ji Xin discussed it. They believed that it would be better for them both to establish vassal states. It would be better for one of them to develop within the Han Dynasty and the other to conquer the world. In this way, the internal and external support each other, which is worse than establishing two vassal states. It was better, so Ji Bu, who was more capable of fighting, decided to go out and establish a vassal state, while Ji Xin planned to stay in the Han Dynasty and help Ji Bu build a state.

Lu Chen said with a smile: "If a certain family does not have the military talent of Brother Ji Bu, a certain family will choose Liaodong to found the country, and a certain family will help your majesty to cultivate more land."

So he decided it would be better to stay away from his cousin to avoid being implicated.

Yingbu smiled and said: "King Han, a certain family has already chosen the location of the vassal state. It is south of Qianzhong County. The general will help you to defeat the Nanyue Kingdom."

Chen Xiao discovered the emperor's concerns about Qi and Yan from the emperor's arrangements for Ge Ying and Ji Xin. He thought about it deeply and immediately thought that the king of Han wanted to enfeoff even heroes like them outside the world. The Qi country occupied by my brother is so rich, how can your majesty trust him to occupy it? I am afraid that your majesty has already decided to deal with the princes of Qi and Yan.

After people like Yingbu became princes and kings, they and the heroes who stayed in the Han Dynasty became two classes. Think about the early Han Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. Those who clamored for the reduction of vassalage most violently were not those court officials.

At the end of the killing, Liu Bang's little girl Lu Wan no longer dared to be the King of Yan. He wanted to ask Liu Bang for blessing, but Liu Bang died on the way. Lu Wan fled to the Huns in fear, because he knew that Liu Bang might let him go, but the heroes of Peixian County might not.

Yingbu blushed and said awkwardly: "I will finally understand."

"You recruit talents yourself. Those talents in the former Qin Dynasty that are not convenient for the Han Dynasty, you recruit them yourself."

Yingbu and Chen Xiao were surprised and said: "General, thank you very much, King Han."

Then Xu Fan said earnestly: "In the future, you will also be a monarch. Even I can't protect you. You can't do things too unscrupulously. You have to think more about the consequences. The consequences of being unscrupulous are like that of the First Emperor, even if he is thousands of miles away." The country and millions of heroes will vanish into thin air.”

Then Xu Fan looked at Ying Bu, Ji Bu, Lu Chen, and Chen Xiao and said: "The four of you are going to establish vassal states outside the Han Dynasty. You four are the four hands of the Han Dynasty reaching out to the outside world.

The fate of several princes and kings that Liu Bang enfeoffed were very miserable. This was not only because Liu Bang wanted to avoid future troubles, but also because of the jealousy of Liu Bang's men.

So if you go to the west of Longxi to build a country, wars will be very frequent in the future. If you go to the east of Liaodong to build a country, the main tasks are to farm and build a port. Only when the port is filled with Han materials can you quickly enter Liaodong. You two think about it for yourselves and choose a place. Founding of the country. "

Then Xu Fan looked at Ji Bu and Lu Chen and said: "To the west of Longyou, the place occupied by the Yuezhi people is called the Hexi Land. To the west of Hexi, there is also a vast Western Region. Its territory is vast and vast, and it is not bad. For the current Han Dynasty, this place should be a land cultivated by the Western Han Dynasty for a hundred years after the Han Dynasty.

There is a rich black land to the north of Liaodong, but it is difficult to cultivate because of the severe cold climate and lush vegetation. However, I, a big man, can already make hundreds of steel in batches. The difficulty of cultivating the land is nothing to me.

This is really a gift from heaven for the two of them. They know how profitable the sugar factory is. Twenty percent of the financial income of the Han Dynasty is provided by the sugar factory. The two of them are going to build the country through all the obstacles. There are countless difficulties. Having a sugar factory is equivalent to having a gold mine. It will be much easier for two people to build a country.

So I plan to ask them to establish vassal states south of Qianzhong County, south of Shu County, west of Longxi, and east of Liaodong. The four of you will discuss and choose a direction to establish vassal states. "

Xu Fan nodded and said: "The imperial court will support you with 1000 men and horses, and 10 stones of grain to support your founding of the country. I suggest that you two cultivate the land first when you arrive. If you have enough grain and grass to plant all sugar cane, I will send craftsmen to support you in establishing a sugar press. The wealth gained from the sugar mill is enough for your expansion.”

Chen Xiao said: "The last general should go to the south of Shuzhong to establish a country."

Those who played well with Liu Bang since childhood were only marquises, and there were only a few marquises of ten thousand households. You Peng Yue and Yingbu didn't make much contribution, so why did you become princes and kings one by one?

It is said that Liu Bang killed the heroes, but few Peixian heroes were seen to be afraid, because the people Liu Bang killed were not his own people, and it might even be these Peixian heroes who pushed Liu Bang to attack these princes and kings.

Ji Bu said: "The general is willing to go to Longxi to establish the country."

Ji Bubu regretted that he had not made much contribution in the war to destroy Qin. He heard that there was a war to be fought in Hexi, and he was willing to go.

Xu Fan said: "The Han Dynasty will support you with 1000 cavalry and 10 stones of grain and grass. At the same time, we will develop a business road for you. You two go to the grassland to buy cattle, sheep and war horses. The court will buy them at market prices. Now I, the Han Dynasty, are short of cattle, sheep and war horses. You can buy them." The imperial court will purchase as much as they come, and the imperial court still owes hundreds of thousands of soldiers to farm cattle.”

Ji Bu and Lu Chen said happily: "Thank you so much, King Han."

Then Xu Fan looked at the four people and said: "There are still many people who want to go to the outside world to establish a country. You can find a way to recruit them. How many subordinates you can recruit depends on your own ability."

"No!" Ji Bu and the other three left the Taiwei's Mansion happily.

After Ji Bu and others left, Xu Fan said to Zhou Zhang: "Prime Minister, please lead some people to study the fiefdoms of various heroes. Try to have them in every county."

Zhou Zhang nodded and said: "No!"

Xu Fan also knew that this kind of feudal remnant was undesirable, but sometimes he had to bow to reality. The Han army had been vigorously promoting equalization of land. For the world's powerful, this was no worse than the enclosure of land by the First Emperor. The Han Emperor was no better than the First Emperor.

The only thing Xu Fan did better than the First Emperor was that he evened out the land and won over the people at the bottom, and the Han Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops also deterred the opposition of the powerful.

But this kind of strong suppression could not last long. As long as the Han Dynasty showed signs of decline, the powerful people in the world would definitely rebel. If Xu Fan died of illness like the First Emperor in history, the powerful people in the world would definitely oppose the Han Dynasty just like they rebelled against Qin.

Therefore, Xu Fan had to use the nobles of the Han Dynasty to suppress the powerful people in the world, and after the internal stability of the Han Dynasty, he would find a way to replace the fiefdoms of the heroes.

For emperors of all ages, the world's fiefdoms were limited, but Xu Fan had a global map in his mind. There were too many blank spaces in the world. Even if the Han Dynasty expanded with all its strength, it might not be able to occupy them all in 100 years. So he was not worried about not being able to place the heroes.

You are not willing to go to the wilderness, but are you willing to go to Treasure Island and Spice Island?

From this day on, Yingbu and others began to become more humble and courteous. They took their gifts and money and searched for talents everywhere in Chang'an City. Many Qin officials from the Pre-Qin period became the targets of their visits.

At first, Yingbu was so humble and courteous that people were confused. Yingbu was a famous Han army general. In Guanzhong, a child would not dare to cry at night after hearing his name. Everyone knew the name of the domineering general. Everyone knew it. He became a Confucian general. Could it be that Emperor Han broke his head?

But soon the people of Chang'an City knew that the feudal state granted to Yingbu by the Han Emperor had been handed down. The reason why Yingbu became so humble and respectful now was because he wanted to bring talents to help him build the country.

This made the people of the entire Chang'an City envious. Since the Warring States Period, such a thing had rarely happened. The feudal lords and princes were generally the highest class that the nobles in the world could reach.

The people of Yingbo are the first people in the past few hundred years to be promoted as princes because of their military exploits. For the scholars in the world, this is a great thing. There are several countries in the world and several princes and kings. , only talents like them have a choice. If there was only one emperor like during the First Emperor's period, the status of scholars would be very low. Their brutal treatment still left many people with lingering fears.

Suddenly, many people who thought they had unappreciated talents began to take the initiative to seek refuge with Yingbu and the others. It was also a good way to go to these vassal states to serve as ministers or officials, and then use this springboard to return to the Central Plains.

Wangfu.

Wang Zaidao said: "Today Yingbu found his nephew and said that he would like to worship his nephew as a general and go to the south to conquer the world with him. He promised his nephew that the Wang family is in his vassal country and can rest with the country."

Wang Hu said happily: "This is a good thing. The Wang family has finally reached the top of the Han Dynasty again." But Wang Zai looked a little embarrassed.

Wang Hu said: "You don't want to join Yingbu?"

Wang Zaidao said: "After all, the south is a miasmatic land. The vassal states of Yingbu are in poverty. Moreover, we have festivals. Yingbu is not a good choice. My nephew thinks that he has more chances to stay in Chang'an."

But Wang Hu shook his head and said: "The Han State is dismantling its army, and the Han State's own strong generals are being pushed out. The Han Emperor still has to find ways to place these generals. Do you think our Wang family has a chance?"

Wang Zai was speechless. Although his Wang family was a general, and there were four famous generals of the Warring States period like Wang Jian, the Han Dynasty had no shortage of generals. Even if his Wang family stayed in Chang'an City, they would not be reused in a short time.

Wang Hu said: "Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. There is no misfortune like the last time we were beaten. How can we be as blessed as we are now? The vassal states become generals, and our Wang family has the best chance to integrate into the Han Dynasty."

Wang Zai was persuaded, and he led hundreds of Wang family members to defect to Yingbu.

Ji Bu, Chen Xiao, and Lu Chen also conquered the Qin generals such as Meng, Li, and Feng respectively.

Although the vassal states of Ying Bu and others have not yet been established, the ruling class such as ministers and officials has slowly begun to form, and they will only wait for the beginning of spring to rush to their own feudal states.

Mausoleum of the First Emperor, Zhaoli
Fusu carried an iron plow, and his wife Mengshi led a farm ox. They were of noble origin, but they adapted to the environment very quickly. Although they were not yet qualified farmers, they had already begun to learn to do farm work.

The two came to their own field. Mengshi led the plowing ox, and Fusu held the plow behind. The two plowed slowly, and the plow was crooked by Fusu's support.

The couple worked hard for a long time, but they could only cultivate a few acres of land.

Meng said: "Husband and concubine, I will go back to Meng's house and find some brothers to come and help."

Fusu shook his head and said: "This farm cow has already caused a lot of trouble to my father-in-law and the others. How can I have the nerve to trouble them again? After all, we have to live our own lives."

Xu Fan just divided the fields among the heirs of the First Emperor and gave them some farm tools. The cattle were not even enough for Han soldiers, so naturally they could not give them to Fusu. Fusu's wife, Mengshi, went to her natal family to get the cattle. Come.

Fusu also knew that the Meng family's land had also been divided. The nobles of the former Qin Dynasty were like phoenixes who were inferior to chickens and would not continue to disturb others.

Not long after, Ziying came over with his wife. When he saw Fusu, he saluted respectfully and said, "Brother, you came very early."

Fusu nodded. He was not very familiar with his cousin, nor did he have a deep friendship with him.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the sons of the First Emperor came out, greeted each other and began to plow the fields.

Fusu saw an open space next to him, with no signs of being reclaimed at all.

"Why hasn't Hu Hai come out yet?"

Ziying smiled bitterly and said, "Hu Hai is still sleeping."

Fusu said angrily: "Does he still think he is the emperor of Qin? If we can't grow this food, we will all starve to death."

It's good and bad. Because of Xu Fan's interference, the relationship between Fusu and his brothers is good now, and there has not been the situation of killing each other in history. As the eldest son of the First Emperor, Fusu believes that he has the obligation to take good care of these brothers. .

He immediately walked to Hu Hai's home and saw Hu Hai's wife Li spinning cloth, while Hu Hai was still lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. He immediately found a wooden stick from the field and whistled at Hu Hai.

"Pah!" Hu Hai screamed in pain.

Seeing that it was Fusu who hit him, he said with a hint of anger: "Brother, what are you doing?"

Fusu said angrily: "Spring plowing is about to begin, and you are still hiding here to sleep. Do you want to starve to death?"

Hu Hai collapsed on the bed and said: "Forget it about starving to death, I don't want to live a day like this anymore."

After falling from an emperor to a commoner, it was difficult for Hu Hai to adapt to such a loss. Xu Fan would not kill him, but he was soon surrounded by various difficulties in life. He felt that he was worse off than dead now.

Fusu said: "You wanted to die, why didn't you die for your country?"

Hu Hai said awkwardly: "It's not that I'm afraid of pain or death."

Fusu grabbed Hu Hai and pulled him towards the fields. Compared with the pampered Hu Hai, Fusu had been supervising the work in Shangjun in the past few years. Although he did not have to work hard, Fusu was experienced after all. Fusu was relaxed He pulled Hu Hai into the field, threw a hoe to him, and asked him to hoe the ground. Fusu also helped his unlucky brother plow the land. It must be said that Fusu, the elder brother, did a very good job.

Three poles after sunrise, a person walked towards them, which made Fusu and the others very strange. After all, they had a special status, and ordinary people would not come here to avoid suspicion.

"Hello, Your Majesty and gentlemen!" The visitor bowed his hands in salute.

Fusu said calmly: "Zhao Gao, what are you doing here?"

Fusu and Zhao Gao had always refused to deal with him, so naturally they would not look good on him.

Hu Hai stood up excitedly and said, "Zhao Gao, do you have anything delicious to bring? I'm almost starving to death."

Zhao Gao took out two steamed buns and said: "The steamed buns brought from Chu this time are said to be made by the Han Emperor for food. Your Majesty, please just eat them."

Hu Hai immediately took two steamed buns and ate them. His eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "It's indeed a good thing. Finally, we don't need to buy dolphin food anymore."

When Zhao Gao saw the sons of the First Emperor plowing the land in a crooked manner, each one sweating profusely and looking miserable, he felt refreshed in his heart. He felt like a serf had turned over and became a master. It is your turn to suffer.

Zhao Gao also had no good impression of the Qin State. His mother was physically mutilated after being executed for violating the criminal law and was sent to the "Hidden Palace". Both Zhao Gao brothers were born in the Qin Palace and were slaves from birth. When they grew up, they were castrated and became eunuchs. , how could he have a good impression of the country that had harmed him for half his life?

But after all, Zhao Gao is a man with deep knowledge in the city, and he also knows how to change himself with the changes of the times. Emperor Han is a benevolent and righteous person. If he wants to do things under Han Emperor, he must turn himself into a benevolent and righteous person. .

At this time, Zhao Gao felt that he was extremely lucky, because he had always been with the First Emperor, so he did not have a bad reputation, and the Han Emperor did not care about his identity as an eunuch.

The eunuchs of the Qin Palace were all placed in other palaces by the Han Emperor. How could they become tour guides and lead people to visit the palace built by the First Emperor? Many people went to the opera troupe of the Han Dynasty. Most of their lives were better than those of the Qin Dynasty. The period is better.

When the first emperor's maids and concubines were released by the Han Emperor to get married, he was even a little moved by these two events. The Han Emperor was the first person to care about them eunuchs.

But through these two things, Zhao Gao also understood that King Han's benevolence and righteousness were true.

Zhao Gao understood that if he wanted to continue to live well in the Han Dynasty, he had to erect a memorial arch of benevolence and righteousness for himself, and these sons of the First Emperor were the targets for him to erect a memorial arch.

"Young gentlemen don't know how to farm. When I go back, I'll ask an old farmer to teach you."

Hu Hai's eyes lit up and he said: "Master Zhao, why don't you help us get some slaves to farm the land."

(End of this chapter)