Chapter 19: The Millennium Plan (I)

Chang'an, the King of Liang's mansion, a group of soldiers stood upright and guarded the mansion.

Four strong men with Han sword hanging on their waists quickly walked over. The four men were very energetic, and the leader even more. The man in the lead was not very tall, but he could only be considered to be a medium-sized person. However, the ingenious aura on his body was very compelling. You can tell at a glance that he was a very master.

"Stop." The soldier hurriedly stopped him.

"You..." A man raised his eyebrows and was about to scold him, but stopped him by the leader: "Chu Qiao, don't be rude."

Take out a jade pendant from your arms and handed it to the soldier, "Please give it to the prince."

The soldier looked at the jade pendant and found the word "Guo" on it. He couldn't see clearly, so he stood still: "Who are you?"

"Hmph!" Another man took a step forward, with a cold face: "Dog thing..."

This is the Liang Palace. They are the soldiers of the Liang King. Who dares to scold him? The soldier was annoyed and waved his hand: "Take it!"

Several soldiers drew out the Han sword, surrounded it, and were about to take action. The three men's mouths cracked, and they couldn't help but sneer, and took a step forward and wanted to take action.

The leader waved his hand, stopped them, and rushed to the soldiers and said, "If you want to see the sun tomorrow, you should give it to the prince."

The sound was not loud, but it had its own power, which made people dare not doubt it. The soldier looked at it for a while, then said "Wait", and entered the mansion as if he was flying.

Several soldiers surrounded the four people, and the three men were behind their backs, looking at the sky with their eyes, full of arrogance, and did not take the few soldiers seriously at all.

The man in the lead stood calmly, as if he had not seen the soldiers in front of him.

"Oh, it's Mr. Guo! What wind blows you?" A happy voice sounded, and King Liang rushed out of the mansion with his boots flying like a flying look. He shouted from afar.

King Liang is Emperor Jing's younger brother, Empress Dowager Dou's heart is noble, who has ever been to meet? Even Han Anguo has just shown his eloquence, and he has never seen him greet him. Who is the person in front of him?

The soldier's eyes were almost hit on the ground, and he immediately felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, King Liang had a stern face and shouted: "You actually dare to hit Guo Daxia. That's a blind eye. Come on, pull them down and beat them to death with sticks."

"Ah!" The soldier carried out the order and did not make any mistakes, but caused such a disaster. He was so scared that he was so angry that he knelt down at King Liang, and kowtowed, "Good King! Give me your life!"

"King, these brothers do not recognize Guo, it is not their fault. Please spare them." The man surnamed Guo clasped his fists to King Liang.

"Haven Guo, these dogs with no eyes, they hit Guo Daxia, just to hit the lonely one." King Liang had no intention of forgiveing ​​them.

"The king is very kind, and Guo is very grateful. However, Guo is the most important person in the world. If these brothers suffer because of this, wouldn't they laugh at Guo?" The man surnamed Guo continues to ask for love.

"For the sake of the golden face of Guo Daxia, let your dog's life go. Death crimes can be avoided, but life crimes cannot be spared. Beat thirty military sticks." King Liang pulled the man surnamed Guo and smiled very happily: "You have a memory. This is Guo Daxia, Guo Jie, and the hero in the world."

"Hiss Guo?" Guo Jie was a hero at that time and a well-known knight in the world. When the soldier heard this, he was frightened and kowtowed like a slaughter: "Thank you for your life for your best wishes! Thank you for your best wishes for your life for your best wishes."

"Hiss Guo, please, please!" King Liang took Guo Jie's hand and said with a smile: "Why did Hero Guo come just today?"

"Mr. Guo has something to do, so please forgive me." Guo Jie introduced him and said, "This is Guo's incompetent disciple, Chu Qiao, the fifth Qi, Han Feng. Have you seen the prince soon."

The three of them came forward to greet him: "Chu Qiao, the fifth Qi, Han Feng had met the king."

"Forgive it, forgive it!" King Liang clasped his fists and replied: "Hero Guo's high-level football is extraordinary at first glance. He walked into the mansion to have a banquet. He will not be drunk or leave today!"

Pulling Guo Jie, King Liang smiled so hard that he opened his mouth and closed it. As soon as he entered the mansion, he ordered: "Show wine! Sing and dance to serve!"

Polu Marquis' Mansion, Zhou Yang Study Room.

Zhou Yang sat opposite Zhufu Yan, and a teacup was placed on the short table. Zhufu Yan's complexion improved a lot, which was the result of being raised.

"Master Yan thanked the general for saving his life!"Master Yan thanked him again.

"Don't thank you, you have already thanked you enough." Zhou Yang waved his hand and pointed at Guiguzi: "Master, you have tens of taels of gold in your arms, but you are hungry on the streets. What does it mean to love books like life? You are. Zhou Yang is an eye-opener today."

"Hey!" Master Yan sighed and said, "I miss my Master Yan, who has been studying abroad for decades, but he has failed to achieve his reputation. Now, it is really shameful to have only one "Guigu" accompanying him."

"Why should the Lord's father be lingering in his mind? Mencius said, 'When God is about to give a great responsibility, he must first suffer his mind and mind, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, and be empty and useless, and act and disturb his actions. Therefore, he will be moved and endure his nature and will be able to do what he cannot do.' Lord's father, this is God who wants to temper you." Zhou Yang explained.

"Thank you for your good intentions." A trace of splendor flashed in the eyes of Master Yan, and he held his fists and bowed, thanking Zhou Yang for his explanation: "This book was obtained by chance. In the past, when he was studying in the downstream, he met a strange man and gave it to me."

Those who can give gifts to Guiguzi must be extraordinary people. There was no printing technique in the Han Dynasty, and they could only rely on hand copying. How many "How many Japanese" are there in this world?

"It's a pity that this strange man didn't want to leave his name. He still doesn't know his high surname until now, so he is ashamed." The master's father couldn't help but shake his head.

"Mr. Master is traveling to study in the world. I believe he has a very good understanding of the situation in the world. Can you hear it?" Zhou Yang has been thinking about how to formulate a good strategy for the Han Dynasty these days. He put it in a bamboo slip for this purpose, but it has little effect. Although there are many bamboo slips, not many records the situation in the Han Dynasty. Zhou Yang still doesn't know much about the situation in the Han Dynasty.

The master Yan was an extraordinary man. He had been studying abroad for decades and his footprints were spread all over the country. His understanding of the Han Dynasty was far beyond the reach of bamboo slips. Zhou Yang was determined to understand the situation of the Han Dynasty from him.

To formulate a good strategy, you must understand the situation of the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, it is not suitable for use and can only be said. Zhou Yang is a pragmatic person, not a big talker. If he does not understand the situation of the Han Dynasty, he will not do things that will harm others and the country.

"The Grand Marshal has been awarded too much." Master Yan shook his head slightly and said, "The Grand Marshal is in a high position and cares about the suffering of the people. I am grateful to you. Today, I will let go of my words. If the Grand Marshal returns to the emperor, it will be a blessing for the people of the world."

He actually wanted Zhou Yang to pass the message. If there was a solution available, Zhou Yang would naturally convey it and smiled and said, "You just say it."

"At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, the people died in the war, and the household registration of the world was reduced by half. Emperor Gaozu judged the situation, rested with the people, practiced the art of Huang-Lao, and ruled the world without doing anything, and opened up unprecedented winds." When talking about the general trend of the world, Master Yan kept talking: "However, decades later, the household registration increased, and to the following figures, there are about eight million households, each household is counted as five people, and now there are about 40 million."

"Fourty million?" Zhou Yang was shocked.

In modern society, we suffer from too many people. In the Han Dynasty, we suffer from too few people. 40 million people was an amazing achievement, and Zhou Yang never expected that there would be so many.

"Maybe, I'll forget it. If Baiyue is counted, there will be more." The words of the Lord's Father Yan shocked Zhou Yang even more.

During the Heyday of the Western Han Dynasty, it had a population of more than 50 million, and during the Heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it had a population of more than 60 million.

The number of population is the basis for a country's strength or not. With a large population, it may not be strong, but without enough population, it must not be strong. In the history of human beings, how many of those famous empires have such a large population?

During the heyday of the British Empire, it had a population of only 60 million, which happened two thousand years later. As early as two thousand years ago, the Han Dynasty had so many people, which was a shocking achievement.

"For decades, the Han Dynasty has ruled the world without doing anything, and the world has also been ruled. However, now, inaction can no longer be ruled." Master Yan shook his head and said with a heartbroken look: "It's a pity that in the court, the ministers spoke of inaction and ruled the law of Huang Lao, but they didn't know that the power of the world has been in the hands of the powerful, and the powerful are rampant, and the people suffer. If they don't change their course..."

He sighed and kept silent.

The Han Dynasty practiced Huang-Lao's art, governing the world without doing anything, and governing the world greatly became a beautiful story for all ages. Although Zhou Yang's history was not good, he knew this. He heard it and was surprised and asked, "How can I see it?"

"The Grand Marshal was born in a wealthy family, and he was not familiar with the sufferings of the people, so he was in the next chapter." The Lord's Father Yan answered questions and answered them.

Zhou Yang was a time traveler, not a Han Dynasty person. He was not just aware of the sufferings of the people, but even the situation of the Han Dynasty was not so clear. If you ask Zhou Yang, where is the most familiar with the Han Dynasty? It must be the north, and it must be a war. Zhou Yang's understanding of the Huns exceeded his familiarity with the Han Dynasty.

"Now there are two powerful men in the Han Dynasty, one is the princes and the other is the wandering heroes of the rivers and lakes." Zhufu Yan's tone was a little high, and he was very excited: "These two powerful men colluded with each other and used each other, and had power over the Duke and Majesty, and even surpassed the court. There was a hero in the rivers and lakes named Guo Jie, who killed people, robbed people of land, and dominated people of land, but he was sought to recruit people of the princes and kings."

"Guo Jie?" Zhou Yang had a little impression of this name. It seemed that a bloody crime was triggered during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, and it also involved the General Wei Qing.

It seems that Emperor Wu of Han wanted to move the powerful to Maoling, and Guo Jie was also among them. He was unwilling to go, so he asked someone to plead for mercy, and finally entrusted Wei Qing. Wei Qing said that his family was poor and had no money. Emperor Wu of Han's answer was very wonderful, "How can those who can get the mercy of the general have no money? How can they not move?" Guo Jie had no choice but to move to Maoling. He was dissatisfied and finally killed Emperor Wu of Han.

Zhou Yang’s history is not good enough, so I don’t remember it very clearly.

The master Yan thought Zhou Yang was shocked and explained: "Guo Jie is a man with a strong martial arts skill, a good man of chivalrous and righteousness, and spends money to make a fortune to make a scholar. At first glance, he has no money, but in fact he has money. If he wants money, just one sentence, a mountain of gold will be piled up in his mansion."

"He even arrived. If he wanted to die, he only needed to make a sound of wind and someone would kill him." The master Yan asked sadly: "If this continues, what's the use of the court?"

To kill someone, you don’t need to do it yourself, just one hint is enough. This is really terrible, and Zhou Yang couldn’t help but feel a sudden jump in his heart.

"Also, ministers in the court, such as Wei Qihou, opened their doors to recruit soldiers and raised thousands of diners. These diners, who were called scholars, were actually robbers, killing people and robbing goods, bullying good people, and being the guests of the powerful family. Who dares to punish the crime?" The master Yan raised his thumb and praised: "The great general, the sage, Zhenglong, did not recruit scholars, and even scolded the founder of the scholar Mengchangjun. He scolded him well! He scolded him happily!"

His views on these so-called taxi coincided with Zhou Yang, and Zhou Yang agreed: "Make the Lord's father laugh."

"There are so many ministers in the court, and only the generals understand the most! Ke Qin and Ke admire!" Master Yan praised Zhou Yang and then said: "Those wealthy businessmen and tycoons are competing to imitate. Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there are scholars everywhere and powerful people everywhere. Inaction can no longer rule the world. In the long run, these powerful people will inevitably become evil forces, seize land, dominate their wives and daughters, and be powerful in counties. It is only a matter of time before they can be eradicated!"

Zhou Yangda agreed with this judgment. If you have money and power, you will have thugs and lackeys, what illegal things can’t be done?

"What the Lord's father said is refreshing." Zhou Yang admired it very much: "I wonder, what should I do to those princes and kings?"

"It's not a smuggling order, right?" Zhou Yang knew about the smuggling order. It would be amazing if the smuggling order was said in front of him. He picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, but also looked at the smuggling order leisurely.

"The general asked, but Master Yan dared not refuse to answer." Master Yan said, "I think that everyone should build princes and reduce their strength."

"It's really a kind-for-gratitude order!" The teacup in Zhou Yang's hand almost hit the ground.

This is a coincidence. He just thought so, so he said that.

Fortunately, Zhou Yang was only shocked in his heart and did not reveal it. The Lord's Father Yan did not notice it. Then he analyzed: "When Emperor Gaozu divided the feudals, the counties and states could only be inherited by his legitimate sons, and the rest of the sons were not allowed to inherit it. This was a mistake. If the counties and states were distributed to the sons, the more descendants, the more princes, the weaker the strength, and there would be no threat to the court, and there would be no rebellion among the seven countries. The more princes, the greater the possibility of making mistakes, and the more chance the court would take back the counties."

Before the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, three parts were divided into the world, two parts were the princes, and only one third was the court, which was just the largest princes. After the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, although the power of the strongest was changed, there were still many counties, at least nearly half of them were controlled by the princes, which greatly weakened the strength of the Han Dynasty.

It is a matter of time before taking back the land of these counties and counties, and it is also a good way to increase the strength of the Han Dynasty. If you want to fight against the Huns, you have to ask for money. There are so many counties in the world in the hands of the princes. Not to mention anything else, a large part of the taxes alone flows into the princes’ pockets.

Master Yan's words hit the nail on the head.

"Good planning! Good planning!" Zhou Yang praised it very much.

"The Grand Marshal laughed." The Lord's father Yan said humbly and said with a smile: "There is another strategy below, which is related to the Grand Marshal."

"Oh!" Zhou Yangda was interested: "It has something to do with me?"

"Yes." Master Yan nodded slightly: "This strategy is to immigrate to the real border. The general is in the north and fought with the Huns for several months. Why didn't the general take advantage of the opportunity to win and chase to Longcheng? Even if he can't pursue this year, he can still pursue it next year. Why did the general give up such a good opportunity?"

If there was an elite cavalry in the Han Dynasty, he would have taken advantage of the Xiongnu's defeat at the Great Wall and could have completely attacked Longcheng. Unfortunately, the Han Dynasty did not have elite cavalry.

"This principle is obvious. The Han Dynasty has no cavalry. Besides, the soldiers suffered too many casualties and need cultivation." Zhou Yang thought too well about this question and answered it without thinking.

"This is the truth, but it is not the case." Zhufu Yan did not look at the problem like this: "In the opinion of the lower level, after all, there were too few people in the border area, and there were not many households, so they could not raise more troops. There were not many households, without money, grain, and armies. These had to be allocated from the mainland. Transport alone was a surprising thing. It was precisely to solve this transportation that the Emperor built Chidao. At that time, the northern part of the country was even more bitter and colder than now, and the household registration was smaller. Any army needed it had to be transported from the mainland. One hundred stones of grain and grass were transferred from Qi to the north, and only one stone was left, and ninety-nine stones were eaten on the road. Therefore, the Emperor made up his mind to build Chidao. The 100% qi road was much more convenient. The mainland transported the food and grass to the border area, so Meng Tian dared to fight the battle of Hetao."

Zhou Yang was in the north for several months and had been in command of the army for quite some time. He knew about this and nodded, "Sir, I have a good vision. I dare not say others dare not speak. Those scholars, when they mention Chidao, they will curse Chidao and make Chidao useless. If there were no Chidao practiced by the First Emperor, there would not be so many troops in the north, and there would not be so many household registrations. The Han Dynasty would not have defeated the Huns this year!"

"Come on!" Master Yan hit each other with his hands and praised loudly: "The Grand Marshal said it well! Those scholars only know how to say the words of saints and keep talking about the ways of sages. They are obsessed with the ancient times, so how can they know the ways of power change? The First Emperor is a good way to practice the Tao, but if the powerful refugees are moved to the border, they should pay the money and the refugees are working, the Grand Marshal, do you think that the northern land is like this now?"

"This..." Although Zhou Yang was in the north for several months, his main energy was to focus on military affairs. He thought about war every day and how to defeat the Huns. At that time, the Huns' army was in a dilemma, the Han army was in short supply and the pressure was extremely high, so Zhou Yang had no time to think about these problems.

When I asked him, I really stopped asking. Then I thought, Master Yan's method was indeed wonderful. Qin Shihuang cultivated Chi Dao and solved the food and grass problem for Meng Tian, ​​so that the battle of Hetao was found.

Starting from King Wuling of Zhao, Li Mu and Meng Tian were digging military caves in Yinshan and accumulating food, grass and weapons. After all, the transportation is inconvenient and it cannot be transported, so it can only accumulate. If there is good transportation, can the food and grass be transported directly, is it necessary to accumulate so much? It is definitely not necessary.

Inconvenient transportation is indeed an important reason. To put it further, it is because the population in the north is too small. If there is a large population and the economy is developed, transportation will naturally not be a problem. Food and grass and weapons have been solved. If you want to fight, just call it at any time. Can you accumulate it?

Refugees are people who live without a living. In modern terms, they are poor families. They have a hard time living in their hometown. If they can live a good life in the north, they will definitely go there. It not only solves the living problems of refugees, but also prospers the borders. It is definitely a wonderful way to gain both benefits.

"It's good, but the First Emperor has already scolded someone as a tyrant. If you do this, then it will be impossible to get rid of it?" Zhou Yang teased.

"Ha ha!"

The Lord's Father Yan laughed: "The First Emperor has a far-sighted vision and has a broad and profound plan. How can those corrupt scholars understand?"
Chapter completed!