The river Fen was flooded, and Luoyang shook. However, the small southern court at the moment did not have time to go on the northern expedition. Since the beginning of spring in Jiangdong, the rain has been pitiful, and now it has become a disaster.
"It's all because of His Majesty's rebellious actions that he will be punished!" In the General's Mansion, Wang Dun's expression was gloomy and his tone was not good.
It was enough to arrange Liu Kun to guard Shouchun before, but Sima Rui still did not stop, and ordered the release of the children in Yangzhou, and formed them into a team and handed over to Dai Yuan to lead. There are many aristocratic families in Yangzhou, and there are countless children. This is equivalent to adding an army of tens of thousands of people. Isn't it just to protect himself by handing them over to Dai Yuan
"I heard that the emperor also intends to use Yu Liang and Liu Wei, I am afraid that he is guarding the Taifu." A staff member whispered, "The Taifu is a generous person, and he doesn't take it to heart. But the emperor's intention, Ming Gong had to Guard..."
Yu Liang's younger sister is a prince concubine. The prince reused him, obviously wanting to split the power from Wang Dao's hands. If Wang Dao is really squeezed out of the center by other aristocratic families, the advantages of the Langya Wang Clan will be gone.
"Sima Xiao'er is too deceiving!" Wang Dun's heart also seemed to be on fire.
It is extremely difficult to deal with just one Liu Kun, and with Yu Liang and others, it is even more difficult. There are so many aristocratic families in Jiangdong, and those high sects in the north have won the eyes of the emperor by persuading them to enter. Once they gain the upper hand, their own business in the past few years will suddenly become a thing of the past. How could Wang Dun give up on this
"Would you like the general to first explore the depths of the dynasty? If it's not good, you can make plans earlier." Someone else said.
This temptation naturally had to start with Liu Kun, who had just entered Shouchun. Wang Dun nodded slowly: "Let's take a look first. If the traitor really messes up the government, he will send his troops into the capital, and clear the side of the Qingjun!"
Following Sen Han's words, several memorials were handed to Sima Rui's desk. It was mentioned, either explicitly or implicitly, that the Zhenbei general Liu Kun had a close relationship with the rebellious general Zu Ti, and after Shouchun, he did not move, intending to surrender to the city and so on. Sima Rui was shocked and angered, and ordered to ask. Then who is Liu Kun? The original twenty-four friends of Jin Gu, since the Yuankang period, have been famous all over the world. The writing is exquisite, and Jiang Zuo is afraid that no one can match it!
Liu Kun immediately wrote a letter to defend himself, and begged to resign to prove his innocence. Sima Rui was at the time of hiring people, and Liu Kun's persuasion to enter the table even scratched the bottom of his heart. Hearing what he said, the scolding turned into a consolation, and the emperor hurriedly added the title of Sikong to Liu Kun to show his trust.
The pool of water in Jiangdong became more and more confused. However, the people below do not care about the tactics of the court officials. The drought has resulted in no food harvest and no tax relief. More and more people who were unwilling to invest in high gates packed up their bags and headed towards Zhao State in the north.
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"My son has really made great progress in this experience." Liang Feng looked at the prince standing in the hall, full of praise.
After the flood, Liang Rong asked himself to stay in Hedong to relieve the disaster, and returned to Luoyang after a delay of two months. On this trip, I went through everything related to water affairs, and even participated in the disaster relief process. How could Liang Feng not be happy.
Liang Rong also had a proud look on his face: "My father once said that water can carry a boat. This trip to the east of the river, my son understands the value of the people's hearts. If the people are like this, why worry about the injustice in the world?!"
It seems that this flood fight has also inspired Liang Rong's courage and confidence. However, Liang Feng did not follow his words, but instead asked: "Why can't such simple and pure people be used in the previous dynasty?"
"Since the emperor of Jin was inexorably divided into feudal feudal titles, there were numerous prefectures and kingdoms, and officials were corrupted. Only then did the Eight Kings Rebellion, and all the hustlers rise together." Liang Rongfei said quickly. He studied in Hongwen Academy every day, with the guidance of countless famous teachers, and his father's personal teaching, these are naturally clear. "Since the father emperor ascended the throne, he has never been named a prince, let alone a king with a different surname. My dynasty will never repeat the same mistakes!"
Liang Feng shook his head: "When the world is pacified, how are you going to reward the heroes? How many of their descendants will be gracious to the officials?"
Liang Rong choked. Not to mention the pacification of the world, but this time when Chang'an was conquered, many people were rewarded with titles and fiefs. If there is no promotion, who will fight to the death
"In the future, there will be a princely county, and my Liang family's blood will also be divided into Shiyi. No matter how stingy, there will still be a group of wealthy families in the court after a hundred years. They will seize the land from the common people, squeeze the labor force, think Do your best to fill your own pockets. The emperor's holy orders can no longer be spread all over the world, just like an overly huge tree, slowly decaying from the root end. At that time, the people in your eyes will be like the previous dynasty, like the Yellow Turban Army, Just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, he rose up." Liang Feng's voice was slow and unhurried, as he described to his son the process of the collapse of a dynasty.
"There will be ways to change." Liang Rong gritted his teeth, and the previous self-satisfaction and joy had dissipated, "There is the Censor's Office, there are three provinces and six departments, and there is a Privy Council. The father has set countless rules and regulations, precisely for the purpose of dividing Power, in order to check and balance, in order to control the center! Besides, there are troops and the Sixth Army!"
Liang Feng nodded: "Maybe these can check and balance civil and military affairs, and land mergers can also be controlled in an ideal state. But what about people? How should the extra people be resettled? Within 20 years, the population of Zhao State will double. Then, at the speed of one ladder in fifteen years, it climbed up layer by layer. When the Later Han Dynasty was at its peak, there were nearly 20 million households in the world. If there was no Yellow Turban Rebellion, I am afraid it would continue to increase. So many people, encountering continuous growth, What will a bureaucrat who only thinks about making himself fat look like?"
Liang Rong couldn't answer. No one can answer this question. No matter how many worthy ministers and generals, no matter how many saints and monarchs, they cannot solve this problem.
Liang Feng sighed softly: "I didn't want you to watch it so early... Anyway, come with me."
Liang Rong didn't know why, so he followed behind his father to a corner of the side hall. Following the emperor's gesture, the two servants opened the curtain covering the wall, and a map appeared in front of Liang Rong.
That was not a map that Liang Rong was familiar with.
Swallowing his mouth, Liang Rong looked at the huge picture in front of him that could cover the entire wall, and he was speechless.
"This is the territory of Zhao State." Liang Feng ignored his son's expression, raised the golden scepter, and drew a circle in the middle and lower part of the picture. That circle includes Bingzhou, Youzhou, Pingzhou, Sizhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yongzhou. The north of the Yellow River is all included. In addition, there are more than half of Yuzhou and part of Jingzhou.
This is a huge area. But in the picture, it only takes up a small piece.
Liang Feng circled down again: "This is the country that will be recovered."
All boundaries including Qinzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, Guangzhou, and Ningzhou. Territories occupied by the Huns, Di people, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This is where Zhao State will be pacified one after another in the future.
However, the two blocks together still do not occupy half of the area on the map.
"This is the Long Shifu of the Western Regions." Liang Feng raised his hand and pointed the golden staff to the northwest. A narrow and long area with a small area is connected to the Central Plains through Liangzhou. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Wei and Jin Dynasties have not been cut off. From Tianshan to Loulan, the former Silk Road extended from here.
But now, Liangzhou has not yet been annexed, and this large piece of land has also become an overseas enclave. Even the Silk Road was nearly cut off.
The golden rod slowly descended along the long history of the Western Regions, encircling another vast area. Liang Feng said indifferently: "This is a high mountain, and there are Qiang people scattered."
In later generations, it will be called Qinghai and Tibet, and it will continue to the Sino-Indian border.
"And here is the grassland of the Xianbei people." The golden rod goes up, from the Hulunbuir grassland to Lake Baikal, a field larger than the Central Plains.
"There are also Qiang Hu, Wusun, Goguryeo and Fuyu..." The last few scattered fields constitute the entire world known to most Chinese people. Liang Feng sighed softly, "This is the territory outside the country, it's alpine desert, it's prairie permafrost. Even if the Han Dynasty flourished, it didn't fully occupy it."
Liang Rong's eyes suddenly lit up: "As long as I can expand the territory, I can raise more people! Under the whole world, is it the king's land; on the coast of leading the land, is it the king's ministers!"
Although these areas are not very suitable for living, as long as they expand step by step, a solution can always be found.
Liang Feng was noncommittal, and clicked on the map with the golden rod: "Change!"
With an order, the two chamberlains circled the picture swiftly, revealing the other one under them. The map was not too big, and the labeling was very simple, and most of the places were still blank.
Liang Rong blinked and looked over blankly: "Father, this is..."
Liang Feng drew a circle on the new picture: "This is all you just saw."
The entire area of East Asia is not small, but on the map of Asia, Africa and Europe, it is really not enough to see.
Liang Rong only felt that everything he knew in his life had been subverted, and he stumbled: "Why, how can it be so big?"
"This is based on the map drawn by the sea merchants." Liang Feng used a golden staff to make a few circles on the map, "Tianzhu came from Buddhism, Daqin is rich in glazed glass, and the Silk Road connects the rest... Maybe beyond the ocean, And continents."
That's North and South America and Australia not shown on the map.
"This is the world!" Liang Feng spit out a sentence, the word "world" is decisive.
Under the whole world, could it be the king's land? Leading the coast of the soil, could it be a royal minister? In the face of such a terrifying territory, Liang Rong couldn't say such rhetoric. The world is bigger than he imagined. How is this going to govern? How to use it
Looking at his son's blank expression, Liang Feng smiled: "Is it scary?"
"Imperial Father..." Liang Rong snapped back to his senses, "No one in this world can take over all of this..."
"So abroad, there are still countries. There will be friction between the two countries, there will be diplomatic relations, and there will be trade. My land in China can already support tens of millions of people, and if it comes from other countries, it will be able to support more. !" Liang Feng threw out the final answer.
"So, the royal father wants to open sea trade and build a big ship..." Liang Rong was not stupid, and immediately understood. Yes, the Silk Road is now blocked, and there are several times more merchant ships at sea. What if these gains were used to feed the people
"Porcelain, silk, and paper can be exchanged for rice, grain, gold, silver, spices, and gemstones. All kinds of craftsmanship are ingenious, and they can also be sold at sky-high prices outside the domain. Just like the colored glaze that was transported from Daqin back then, to put it bluntly, it was just some sand that traveled thousands of miles across the ocean. It has become a rare treasure. Everyone says that being a father is a lot of work, but have they ever thought about what a hundred work gets in return?" Liang Feng's voice contained a strange energy, "Besides, overseas There are also golden mountains and silver mountains. There is fertile land that ripens three times a year. As long as there are strong enough navy masters, can’t they be captured?”
This is the easiest way to divert domestic conflicts. Possibly a spell too. But Liang Feng didn't mind throwing it out. The sooner we know how big the world is, the better it will be for China. Rather than being restrained and self-defeating, he still hopes to see the martial spirit and the courage to continue to explore. China is not full of fertile soil, hasn't it been generations of people who have built mountains and rivers, built canals and paved roads, and created countless livable places
"The world..." Liang Rong chewed the word in his mouth, but his eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he saw something exciting.
However, the curtain flickered slightly, covering the shocking map again. Liang Rong couldn't help himself and looked at his father. However, this time, Liang Feng did not smile: "The world is infinite, but it can't be too lofty. In the south, there is a miasma and a thousand miles of land. If medical technology develops, can it solve the miasma and hurt people? If it is water treatment Can you turn Yunmengze into ten thousand acres of fertile land?"
Productivity determines the boundaries of human habitation. In this era, there is still the proverb that "the lake is wide and the world is full", because the two lakes plains are still a swamp country. Not to mention Fujian and Guangdong. Only the development of the south can raise tens of millions of people. The Eastern Jin Dynasty, which crossed the river, was also the beginning of civilization's southward movement.
It is no wonder that the royal father takes medicine so seriously. No wonder water has always been the top priority. Liang Rong nodded vigorously: "What the father taught is! The world is too big, I can't match it, and the country should be the first!"
"It's the common people." Liang Feng corrected, "Don't forget what you did all this for. Water can carry a boat or capsize it. This is what you should always keep in mind when you take the throne."
It's not a great success, or a name that lasts forever. It is to allow more people to live in peace, to escape the oppression and exploitation of officials as much as possible, and to continue the lifeline of a dynasty.
"I'll keep it in mind, Erchen!" The frivolity and complacency disappeared, and the daze and fear disappeared. Liang Rong's expression gradually calmed down and returned to his dignified appearance in front of Baiguan. It's just that the old man is not there, and he is full of vigor.
Liang Feng smiled, reached out and patted his shoulder: "Go, Awan is still waiting for you in the East Palace."
He will be a good emperor. Are two generations of Mingjun enough for a dynasty to gain a foothold? Is it enough to make a country change
Looking at the back of his son's resignation, Liang Feng put aside the golden staff in his hand and walked slowly towards the Hanging Palace.
The author has something to say: The picture is drawn by Liang Shao himself, and the sea business gods and horses are all interfaces XD