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

Chapter 259, Chen Yu and the emperor’s eldest son are born
On October 16, the third year of the Han Dynasty, the plan of the Han Dynasty ended, and the governors of each county returned to their respective places of governance.

On October 17, the Han Sage Association also ended.

Some of the sages of the Han Dynasty returned to their hometowns, but some sages thought that it was not easy to stay in Chang'an City after visiting Chang'an City.

The princes from all walks of life also left in twos and threes. Only Yingbu and other inner vassal princes still planned to stay in Chang'an City for some policy and financial support from the Han Dynasty.

At the same time, he also planned to watch Xu Fan's descendants be born. For the current Han Empire, there was nothing more important than the birth of a prince.

Before these princes left, Kuai Che wanted to meet Xu Fan again.

Xu Fan agreed and asked Chen Ping to accompany him. After all, Chen Ping wanted to follow Kuai Che to the Liaodong Kingdom to persuade Chen Yu to exchange Liaodong County.

After Kuai Che saluted Xu Fan, he said: "Your Majesty, the Huns defeated the Donghu tribe this year. The entire grassland was in chaos. A large number of Donghu people fled to Liaodong Kingdom. They committed evil and occupied the land and pastures of Liaodong Kingdom. My king wants to drive out these Huns." People, however, have more than enough ambition and lack of strength, so they can only ask the emperor for support. "

Chen Yu's Liaodong Kingdom was very large, more than twice the size of the Qi Kingdom, and more than 3-4 times larger than the Wei Kingdom. The border with the grassland was two to three thousand miles long. The key was that there was no danger to defend.

Liaodong County was established by King Zhao of the Yan Kingdom during the Warring States Period. The county governed Xiangping, and governed the area east of the Daling River in Liaoning, south of Kaiyuan City, and north of the lower reaches of the Qingchuan River in Goguryeo. There are a large number of deserts, swamps, grasslands, and reclaimed areas in the county. It is extremely difficult and there is only one county for a long time.

After the First Emperor destroyed Yan, he also took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Liaodong County. After more than ten years of development, two more counties were added under the rule of Qin, but they were still very empty. There were a large number of Hu tribes in the territory. After Chen Yu occupied Liaodong , because a large number of Qi people entered, the population increased a lot, but Liaodong still has not been effectively developed.

The geographical location of Liaodong is outside the Yanshan Mountains, so in later generations this area was often described as outside the Pass. Originally, with Xu Fan's support, the Donghu people did not dare to enter the Liaodong Kingdom.

But now that the Donghu people have been dispersed by Maodun, the fleeing tribes don't care about the boundaries. The Yanshan Mountains are difficult to cross, but Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong can be reached as long as they lead cattle and sheep to migrate, and they can be reached in less than half a year. Hundreds of thousands of barbarians migrated to this land.

Such migrations were accompanied by competition for pastures, plundering of cattle and sheep, and the Huns taking advantage of the situation. These things caused the entire Liaodong Kingdom to become chaotic, and it had become a world where order collapsed and the law of the jungle was eaten by the strong.

Now Chen Yu can only rely on the city to garrison in Liaodong Kingdom. The area outside the city has become a battlefield for barbarians to kill.

Because Liaodong was too chaotic, the Qi people who originally lived in Liaodong began to return to their hometowns under Tian Heng's instigation. Chen Yu couldn't stop the flight of people even if he wanted to.

Xu Fan and Chen Ping were a little surprised, but they didn't show it.

"What does the King of Liaodong need from me? I am willing to send troops to support the King of Liaodong." Xu Fan asked calmly.

Kuai Che immediately said: "Your Majesty, my king can still maintain the situation in Liaodong Kingdom without the emperor sending troops."

Chen Yu did not dare to let the Han army enter his territory. He was afraid of attracting wolves into his house.

Kuai Che continued: "My king wants the emperor to support 5000 sets of armored swords and long swords."

Chen Yu's Liaodong Kingdom was not short of troops. Most of his subordinates were Hu people, and many of these Hu people were brave. But Liaodong's productivity was too poor. Whether it was manufacturing weapons or armor, it was far from meeting the needs of the army. Kuai Che wanted the support of weapons and armor.

But after seeing the various types of iron armor in the Guanzhong Arsenal, he also tried the Han Dynasty's plate armor, fish scale armor, and pierced armor. Kuai Che came to a helpless realization that leather armor was no match for iron armor. After Guanzhong Iron Armor could be mass-produced, various industries in the world All the leather armors of the princes will be eliminated. If they are not eliminated, they will not be the opponents of the Han army. He changed his mind and wanted iron armor and steel swords.

Chen Ping said calmly: "This is not a small number, especially the iron armor, which is a weapon for the military and the country, and I don't have much as a big man."

Kuai Che said: "My king is willing to trade horses, cattle and sheep."

Xu Fan said: "Since it is a transaction, there will naturally be something that both parties need. Does the envoy think what I say is reasonable?"

Kuai Che nodded and said, "What your Majesty said makes sense."

Xu Fan continued: "There is no shortage of horses, cattle and sheep in Guanzhong. Ji Guogong imported more than 10 cattle and sheep to Guanzhong this year, so that the price of Guanzhong cattle has now dropped to 4000 yuan per head."

This is not Xu Fan's random data. Da Qin is in Beidi County and Longxi County has a large number of pastures, including hundreds of thousands of war horses and cattle. Xu Fan gave these cattle to retired soldiers. In addition, Ji Bu's caravan imported tens of thousands of cattle to Guanzhong this year, which caused a surge in the number of private cattle and the price dropped by one-third.

Kuai Che's expression was confused: "I wonder what your Majesty wants?"

Xu Fan said: "I, a big Han, want to open up the grasslands of Liaodong. Several generals already want to establish vassal states in Liaodong. However, the King of Liaodong has occupied Liaodong County, making it difficult for me, a big Han, to support these princes. I want to go to Gu County and Yuyang County. Trade Liaodong County in the counties north of Yanshan."

Chen Ping followed up and said: "The territory handed over by my Han Dynasty includes ten counties, but Liaodong County only has three counties. You, Liaodong Kingdom, will not lose money in this transaction."

Kuai Che said in surprise: "Your Majesty wants Liaodong County."

But when he thought about it, the Han Dynasty had already established a vassal state outside Liaodong County, and would establish five vassal states this year, and Liaodong County was at the rear of these vassal states. How could the emperor not want Liaodong County.

Kuai Che smiled bitterly and said: "It is not the foreign ministers who can make the decision on this matter. They can only report it to the king of my family."

Xu Fan said: "Prime Minister Chen Ping, you follow the envoy to Liaodong Kingdom. I think the King of Liaodong understands that such an exchange will be beneficial to both parties."

After sending Kuai Che away, Xu Fan said: "I didn't expect that the situation in Liaodong Kingdom would be so chaotic at this time, but it is a good thing for me as a big man. Chen Yu doesn't have many troops. He can't defend these thousands of miles of defense." Yes, he doesn't dare to let my big man's army enter. It is impossible for him to cope with the crisis at this time with his own strength. "

"This is a good thing for you to go to Liaodong Kingdom to convince Chen Yu. Tell him that as long as he is willing to trade Liaodong County, Shanggu County, and Yuyang's territory to him, I am also willing to provide 5000 sets of armored swords to enhance the strength of his army. "

Chen Ping thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty wants Chen Yu to pay attention to these five thousand sets of armor. I think it is better to show the power of the armored army. This is both a temptation and an intimidation. I want General Zhenbei to bring some soldiers from the armored battalion to protect him." I will go to Liaodong."

Carrots and sticks are the conventional means of negotiation. Xu Fan nodded and said: "I will issue the order with Ji Xin!"

On October 20, the third year of the Han Dynasty.

Chang'an City, Yan Palace.

Chen Xiu kept screaming.

Xu Fan walked back and forth outside the palace, feeling uneasy. There was not much risk in giving birth to children in future generations, but this era was still a gate of hell. Xu Fan's poor medical knowledge only knew that the midwife should take disinfection measures, and he could only deal with the world. Like her husband, she was waiting anxiously outside the delivery room.

The prime minister of the Han Dynasty was not interested in government affairs on this day. Chen Lin, Chen Sheng, Deng Zong, Yingbu and others also waited anxiously with Xu Fan.

This is not only Xu Fan's son, but also the eldest son of the Han Empire and the most suitable heir to the crown prince.

Zhou Zhang looked at Xu Fan who was anxious and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the queen has her own destiny."

Xu Fan said a little irritably: "I hope so."

As soon as Xu Fan finished speaking, the child's cry came from the delivery room.

The midwife took out a little baby and came forward and said: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. The queen and her son are safe and have given birth to a prince."

Xu Fan said excitedly: "I have a son."

"Cai!" Zhou Zhang and others said excitedly.

This is what they want to see most, and it is finally as they wish.

Xu Fan looked at the baby. He had not yet grown up and was wrinkled. When he heard Zhou Zhang and the others shouting, he was frightened and cried.

Xu Fan immediately said: "There are too many people here, take the prince inside."

"promise!"

Zhou Zhang said: "Your Majesty, we want to grant amnesty to the whole country and let the whole city celebrate."

Xu Fan said: "The prime minister can make up his mind."

Zhou Zhang thought for a while and said: "The people of Chang'an City will give each household a pound of salt and a stone of grain to celebrate the birth of the eldest son of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Does your majesty think about it?" Xu Fan said: "I will do it according to the prime minister's opinion. I will go to see the queen first. ”

At this time, Chen Xiu was lying on the bed, with the prince beside him.

Xu Fan stepped forward and said, "Queen, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Xiu smiled and said: "I am not working hard, Your Majesty, what should our son be called?"

Xu Fan said: "I want him to inherit my wish to serve the country and love the people, which is called loving the people."

This name does not have the characteristics of the pre-Qin era, but it has the characteristics of Xu Fan's world. This can be regarded as a thought for future generations.

Chen Xiu smiled and said: "Aimin, this is a good name."

Soon the news spread throughout Chang'an City, and the entire Chang'an City became happy. For ordinary people, a stone of grain and a pound of salt were a considerable amount of wealth. These were brought to them by the emperor's eldest son. , at this moment they really celebrated and cheered for the birth of the eldest son of the emperor.

The next day, Yingbu found Xu Fan and said, "Your Majesty, congratulations on your pregnancy. I have one more thing to ask you for."

Xu Fan smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

Ying sermon said: "A certain person has fallen in love with Wu Ji, the daughter of Marquis Fanyang, and asks your majesty to be my matchmaker?"

Xu Fan asked: "What does Fan Yanghou mean? This kind of thing requires your consent."

Ying preached: "I feel that Marquis Fanyang is willing, and Wu Ji and I are also in love."

Xu Fan said: "Since you two are in love, I will protect this matchmaker."

There is nothing Xu Fan can do to stop this kind of thing. As for worrying about the marriage of princes, this world talks about being well-matched. This thing is talked about even in later generations. This is something that cannot be stopped at all.

Then Xu Fan said with a smile: "After you get married, Yingbu, you have to work hard. You can't let Fanyanghou's daughter follow you to endure hardships."

Ying preached: "I will work hard."

He is indeed one level higher than Wu Rui in terms of title, but he is far behind the fiefdom of Yingbu and Wu Rui's Fanyang.

Then Yingbu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, you also need to support me when I came to Chang'an City. My leather clothes, tea, and sugar were all sold well, and I made 30 million yuan, but this money is not enough to spend. I just bought some ironware, farm tools and cloth, and I ran out of money. There are still many things I want to buy but I don’t have the money. I want to get a wife, but I can’t even build a new palace.”

Xu Fan said: "Your fiefdom can be regarded as a treasure land of Feng Shui, and the Ganjiang River connects me to the big man. Among the four major fiefdoms, your fiefdom is the best. As long as you work hard to develop, you will definitely become a wealthy place."

Ying preached: "I am not as capable as Your Majesty, so I can only ask Your Majesty for some support."

Xu Fan said with a smile: "You are so shameless, but you have learned it through experience. With such a thick skin, you can be considered a qualified monarch."

"Wait for my news!"

Yingbu said happily: "No!"

Xu Fan looked at Ying Sermon as he left and said, "It looks like the bank is about to take the stage."

But what gave Xu Fan a headache was that there were strong generals and famous ministers in the Han Dynasty, but if you wanted to understand finance, Qi State had more people in this area, but there were very few Qi people in the Han State. He thought for a long time, how could the Han Dynasty understand finance? No one expected that a candidate would be found among some of the surrendered ministers.

On October 22, the third year of the Han Dynasty, Xianyang Palace.

Xiong Xin and Song Yi entered the palace with some fear and uneasiness.

After the two of them surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Xu Fan did not make things difficult for them. Since they were both puppets and could not be the masters of the Eastern Chu Kingdom, they naturally had no bad achievements. The second is that the two men surrendered to the Han Dynasty. After all, if the two men had not sacrificed Pengcheng, the Han Dynasty would have suffered many casualties. And because of the relationship between the two of them, the Han Dynasty had lost thousands of lives and recovered Sishui County and Donghai County. .

So Xu Fanxu made Xiong Xin the Marquis of Guiyi. Because he was not a hero of the Han Dynasty, he only had the title of Marquis. Song Yi also gave him the title of Duke of Guishun, which gave the two of them a guarantee in the Han Dynasty. .

The two of them also had a lot of property in Dongchu. After selling these properties, they settled in Chang'an City.

However, both of them knew their identities. They kept an unusually low profile in Chang'an City. They only ran a caravan as a marquis and an earl, transporting iron tools, war horses, and cattle from the pass to the Central Plains for sale.

Because of the equalization of land among the Han Dynasty, the wealth of the people in the entire Central Plains has been the most even in thousands of years. With the Han Dynasty recuperating and recuperating, tax burdens reduced, and the corvee abolished, the Central Plains quickly recovered its vitality. The ironware of the two-person caravan, war horses and cattle were sold extremely hot. , judging from the information Xu Fan received, the two of them made millions this year, making more money than 99% of the nobles in the Han Dynasty.

It can only be said that the current situation of the Han Dynasty is similar to that of later generations. They equalize land, reduce taxes, and govern by doing nothing. In addition to the shackles tied to the people of the world, the whole world is full of vitality. As long as you dare to venture at this time, the probability of success is very high. .

Although Xiong Xin and Song Yi were humble and frightened in front of Xu Fan, after leaving Guanzhong, the officials below did not dare to embarrass their caravan, and those so-called energetic rangers did not dare to rob or deceive. The hand of the marquis and the count's caravan. This makes their caravan far better than ordinary caravans in terms of business environment, and it is not difficult to understand why they make money.

The palace door slowly opened.

Xiong Xin and Song Yi immediately knelt down and said, "I respectfully welcome your Majesty. May my emperor live long!"

Xu Fan said: "No courtesy!"

Xu Fan said slowly: "How are the two dear friends doing in Chang'an City during this period?"

Xiong Xin and Song Yi didn't know why, but they still said: "Chang'an City is the richest city in the world, and I am living a good life in Chang'an City."

Song Yidao said: "In Pengcheng, I am living in fear and uneasiness. Your Majesty has given me the good life I have now."

Xu Fan smiled and said: "I see that you two have some business talent, so I have an errand for you."

Xu Fan's words surprised the two of them, and there was such a good thing.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" the two said.

"Yingbu and other vassal states need a lot of money for development. At this time, they need the support of the court, but the court has already planned the money and there is no money to support them. Moreover, the Han Dynasty has no reason to support the vassal states. The reason why the Han Dynasty wanted to have this vassal state was that the princes wanted to use the money of the Han Dynasty to expand the country. So what should the princes and kings do? I, the Han Dynasty, can do this by sending officials. "

"So I thought of supporting Yingbu and the others in the form of a bank. For example, the imperial court established a development bank and gave each of the four princes a quota of 100 million yuan, allowing them to use the money to buy my big man's goods. In this way, I, a big man Now that there are buyers for the goods, the four major vassal states can speed up the development process, and the subsequent vassals can also use this form of loans to support their construction of vassal states. "

Xiong Xin and Song Yi both looked shocked. It seemed that the emperor was not as generous as he thought. He actually wanted to use usury to control the princes.

Usury in this era is all usury, and it is always good to go out nine times and return it thirteen times. Several times of interest is normal. Those who borrow usury can basically not afford to pay it back.

Of course, the rich landlords of this era do things like loan sharks not so that people can afford to pay them back, but just to make you unable to pay them back.

They loan money because they want to annex farmers' land at a very low cost, and to control the population on the land at a very low cost.

Just like Hu Papi among the ginseng children, the son cannot repay the money he owes, the father cannot repay the money he owes, the ancestors owe the money unpayable, and the children and grandchildren have to repay it, and they can't repay it from generation to generation.

Xiong Xin was worried: "Will the British public borrow usury?"

Yingbu's name was well known to him, and the domineering general had been circulated in Guanzhong. He was worried that Yingbu and the others would beat him to death if he borrowed money. After all, Yingbu was the emperor's favorite general, and he was just a surrenderer, even if he was beaten to death. Well, who can avenge him?

Song Yi also had a bitter look on his face. No wonder the emperor would ask the two of them to do this. Usury money is such a stinky thing that powerful people would never dare to get involved with it, otherwise their reputation will be ruined.

And now the world obviously doesn't want to be stained with this bad reputation, so it has demoted the two of them to the future. What really happened? The Emperor of Han would not be heartbroken if he killed both of them.

(End of this chapter)