Luo Wuji presented a map of the Western Region, which in turn triggered a change in Liu Che's plan for the Huns war. The emperor, who had always been a little eager to do things, decided for the first time to spend several years preparing for a war.
This is not a war to annihilate the country against the Huns, but its significance is no less than a war to annihilate the country, because cutting off the Western Region will cut off the Xiongnu's war potential and even lock the upper limit of the Xiongnu's power.
Because the Xiongnu were like Asan, they did not have their own core iron smelting technology. Once they could not obtain technology and weapons from Central Asia, they would soon be thrown away by the big men with core technology and a complete industrial chain, and then crushed.
Liu Che stared closely at the map of the Western Regions, which marked the terrain and general situation of the Western Regions in detail. This was the main reason why he formulated this plan.
After another glance, Liu Che said: "Wu Shuanghou, although your father has never been an official, he has made great achievements in drawing this worthy map.
He was a great contributor to Zhu Xia's expansion.
I realized a truth from my reading. When ministers have made great contributions, they should be rewarded and praised. If someone makes great contributions but does not get a reward, who will believe the emperor's promise?
If the Han Dynasty can really take over the Western Region in the future, I will set up an organization to manage the Western Region there.
King Su said that the most important thing in the country is war and sacrifice. As the son of Zhuxia, I will build a sacrificial temple there for the soldiers who conquered the Western Regions.
Regardless of whether they are the people of the Han Dynasty, the people of Zhaogong Kingdom, Lingnan Kingdom, or those vassal states in the future, as long as they can make contributions to the Xia, I will love them as one, and will never favor the Han Dynasty and despise the vassals.
I promise that I will place your father's shrine in it and be worshiped by all the people of Xia who go to the Western Regions. This is what I can do. "
When Luo Wuji heard this, he looked at Liu Che with burning eyes, and he had a good impression of the emperor in front of him.
Starting from Emperor Xiaohui, every monarch has a dual identity. Liu Che now identifies with Zhu Xiazi even more than the Emperor of Han, because what he wants to do now is to create an advanced civilization headed by King Su's faith. , advancing to the grasslands, the Western Regions, and Lingnan, to places that have never been reached before.
In this process, the Han Dynasty will become extremely powerful, and the reputation of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will naturally resound throughout the world.
Luo Wuji bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you will be a great monarch."
While talking, Gongsun Hong, the imperial censor, walked in from outside the palace.
Since Jia Yi no longer serves as Prime Minister, the position of Prime Minister has become a key point in the competition between various forces. Not only the Gong Gun princes in the court, but powerful factions in various places are also secretly working hard to make the leaders of their factions Become the Prime Minister.
After all, the power of the prime minister is too great. He is truly inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Even the general, the number one person in the military, is not as high as the prime minister.
In this atmosphere, the three prime ministers appointed by Liu Che were grabbed by their pigtails and kicked off the stage without even sitting down. This made Liu Che a little angry, and then he chose one from Shandong with no background. Confucian scholars acted as imperial censors to act on behalf of the prime minister, which temporarily suppressed this trend.
After Gongsun Hong entered the palace and saluted, he saw everyone in the palace, and then he felt awe in his heart. He knew that it was not a trivial matter. As expected, he heard the emperor say as soon as he sat down: "Your Majesty, since the great general, the champion, and the unparalleled marquis have swept across Henan. Since then, the government and the public must have been very excited, but mere excitement is not enough.
The land in the world is limited. If you don't occupy it, others will occupy it. Just like the land of Henan, if the Xia retreat an inch, the barbarians will occupy an inch. I think the way to preserve the land of Henan forever is to build cities and counties in Henan, and then To migrate the population, I want to establish three counties in Henan and Moxi, with a population of 200,000 in each county. Presumably, this will completely prevent the Huns from going south. "
Build a county in Henan!
Of course everyone knows why Liu Che did this. Once a county is established in Henan and the population can really migrate there, the most obvious thing will be the change of the border line. The security of Chang'an will be greatly improved. The Huns will have to cross two lines of defense. Only in this way can we reach Chang'an City, which is crucial to the security of an empire.
There are usually two issues to consider when choosing the location of the capital. The first is safety, and the second is the radiation of the sphere of influence.
Guanzhong perfectly meets the security requirements, but it is a little to the west, so Luoyang is needed as a supplement. The dynasty that established its capital in Chang'an must improve Luoyang's status.
Luoyang ranks among the best in the world. The disadvantage is that the plain area around Luoyang is smaller than that of Guanzhong.
For the Central Plains, there are countless dangerous passes in Guanzhong. The natural mountains and rivers make this place impregnable. The Qin and Han Dynasties came out from here twice to destroy the Shandong princes.
However, after Nomads rose to become an empire, the security of Guanzhong became a problem, because Nomads could fight directly from the north to Guanzhong. It was not a smooth journey, but compared with the princes of Shandong, it was not difficult.
This is what Liu Che is worried about. The Han Dynasty is not only facing dangers from within, but also a more powerful enemy on the grassland.
He was thinking, what should be avoided most in the struggle between two huge countries?
Of course, the central government of the country was directly affected!
The emperor's defense of the country sounds tough, but strategically it is simply stupid.
The capital is the heart of the empire. The heart is not placed in the chest. Instead, it is placed on the forehead and on the fists. This is not an old man eating arsenic. What is it?
Which empire can guarantee that it will always win?
Which battle can be fought without making one mistake?
Putting the capital on the border requires victory in every battle, and requires that the opponent will not take the capital directly. This was the case in Chang'an before. Now that the Huns defeated Henan, the threat to Chang'an was temporarily relieved. Now Liu Che wants to Another Great Wall built by people was built in the north to completely isolate the Huns on the grassland and set the battlefield on the grassland.
But Gongsun Hong objected.
"Your Majesty, what you said is indeed a great cause, but I am opposed to it.
Building a city or even a county on the grassland would cost a lot of money. It would probably not be lower than the military expenditure of fighting the Huns and building a palace, but the results would not be as good as conquering the Huns and building a gorgeous palace.
Countless corvees and resources were required to do this. If the Huns attacked in large numbers, they might be destroyed without any reward. This is something I don't understand.
The most important thing is, once the city is built, where will you move so many people?
If the people from the Central Plains are moved there, wouldn't this be killing the people and abusing them?
The people of Li are not sinners, so how can they be treated so cruelly? "
Liu Che was about to get angry when he heard this, but then his mind changed and he suppressed his anger. When he looked at Gongsun Hong's expressionless face, his anger immediately dissipated.
Gongsun Hong is a virtuous and upright minister and a talented Confucian scholar. He cannot simply oppose it.
He pointed out the most critical issue in just a few words. The cost of building a city on the grassland must be carefully considered. Although the country is rich, it will still cost money to fight the Huns and repair the palace, all on blank land. , Establishing a county out of nothing is not just a whim.
The second problem is the migrant population.
Immigration to guard the border sounds glorious and great.
But in fact, if we move people there, wouldn’t they be used as human sandbags?
Faced with the extremely cruel Huru barbarians of the Xiongnu, not only the people who had just migrated there, but also their descendants would probably bleed continuously.
In the past few years, the Xiongnu invaded Kou Shangjun, Daijun, etc., killing thousands of people from time to time. Once a county was established in Henan, it was these newly migrated people who were killed.
Besides, going from a prosperous place like the Central Plains to a bitter and cold place is a waste of time!
Not to mention ancient times, even modern living conditions are already very good, and the frontiers have been built into modern cities.
If you have the ability, try to move people from Jiangnan Province to Xiyu Province, Hetao Province or Liaodong Province. Those who make policies will have to die again for eighteen generations.
In this era, it is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that people are moved from a place where life is more comfortable to a bitter and cold place where they can die at any time.
But why isn't Liu Che angry?
Because Gongsun Hong said that the people of Li are not sinners and cannot move around at will, but how many sinners are there in the world?
The people who opened up Lingnan were the descendants of those who were exiled. Now there is just one more place of exile. The problem now is how to find at least 200,000 people to be exiled in a short period of time.
There are not that many people in the big man's prison, so this is the problem that needs to be solved.
Gongsun Hong objected on the surface, but in fact he just raised a problem. As long as the problem is solved, the city can be built.
After Liu Che paced a few times, he said in a deep voice: "Counties must be built, and all government offices must prepare for the establishment of counties. This is a major matter related to the country. No matter what difficulties, I will overcome them."
Now that the emperor has expressed his stance, Gongsun Hong naturally has no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, do you want to issue an imperial edict now? I can bring it directly to the Prime Minister's residence."
"Dong'ahou is here, and it's just for Dong'ahou to draft the decree, so I will use the seal."
Luo Jing held the pen in his hand and sighed with some memories. When Emperor Xiaowen was here, he drafted most of the imperial edicts of the imperial court. Unexpectedly, after more than ten years, he would hold the pen of drafting edicts again.
Thoughts were rolling in his heart, but the pen in his hand kept on writing, like a dragon and a snake dancing, writing smoothly without even thinking. He was too familiar with this routine.
After finishing writing the last stroke, Gongsun Hong bowed heavily to Luo Jing, then slowly took down the imperial edict and handed it to Liu Che. Liu Che admired it and then sealed it with his seal. Luo Jing, Luo Wuji, and Gongsun Hong went to the palace together. Go outside.
"Doctor Gongsun, once this imperial edict is issued, the entire Han Dynasty may not be calm."
Gongsun Hong sighed slightly when he heard this: "Yes, establishing a county is not just about establishing a county."
The big men in this world are different from those in the previous life. Building a county is not just about having one more official with two thousand dan!
(End of chapter)
