Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 226 The Great Tang Dynasty

"I never thought that the Tang State would be so poor. When the widow came to the Tang State and saw the scrawny people, the widow wept."

Liu Chang was in tears, thinking about how to reply to Liuhou's letter at night, but he was ready to wipe away the tears.

"Your Majesty! Don't rub your eyes!"

Standing on the side were a few simple and honest people of the Tang country. Seven or eight people looked at their king with a smile at the moment. The men in front were not tall, but they were very sturdy. There should be no problem with the five Zhao people. Liu Chang has traveled to so many countries, and he has never seen a farmer who can raise fat. There is no way. There are many pastures in Tang, and meat is not hard to find here.

Zhang Cang has a system called the domestic pig system. What is the domestic pig system?That is, every household must be able to raise a few pigs. The arable land in Tang is not too small, and there is a lot of land that can be developed, but the rainfall is not as good as in the Central Plains. However, Tang has an advantage. Tang has pastures, which can develop animal husbandry. , Every household can build a complex, raise a few pigs, and these will become natural fertilizers.

In fact, at the end of the Warring States period, Qin and Zhao already had a precedent for using this type of fertilizer. Tang had the largest number of livestock in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, people who were dissatisfied with Tang always arranged Tang in private, calling it the country of animals.There were a large number of cattle, horses, sheep, dolphins, dogs and chickens in the Tang state, and even began to popularize the "Puyu" which could only be used by the nobles to the homes of the commoners.

The northern part of Tang State will become very difficult in winter, and livestock can not only provide food, but also their fur can be used to keep out the cold. Because there are many deep mountains in Tang State, there are also many wild animals. Therefore, Tang Dynasty madly hunted wild beasts and captured wild beasts to raise them. , There are even those who want to capture tiger cubs to raise as livestock, which is called a good name to protect the house.

In other places, beasts are a huge disaster, but people like Tang, if you ask about their past, they were either bandits in the deep mountains and old forests, or they followed Chen Xi, followed Yingbu to rebel, and they returned from various places. Compared with the beasts, the Tang people are a bigger disaster.

Aside from the man, the woman standing behind him also looks a lot more burly. It should be no problem to hit one or two Zhao people. There is no way. The Zhao people are still chewing on the bark, but the Tang people can already eat it. Meat. The physical quality of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

Liu Chang stuck out his tongue, tears in his eyes.

The man smiled and said, "You can't get too much of this pepper. It's the king brought by the Yuezhi people and you'll get used to it!"

Liu Chang said with a smile: "Really, there are a lot of good things in the west!"

"Yeah. Naihe, the roads over there are now occupied by the Xiongnu."

Liu grew up and ate a meal, then rewarded the farmer and continued on his journey.

"I never thought that Tang Guo was so poor. When I saw the empty granary, I was speechless. There were dozens of granaries in front of me, empty, without a grain of rice. I threw a mouse in it. , they will all starve to death.”

Liu Chang stroked his chin and looked at the tall granaries in front of him. He went in and looked at the scale. The granaries had a lot of space, although there was not a single grain of rice in them, "Is this the latest granary?"

The official in charge of the granary hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the original granary is not enough, so Zhang Xiang has built a large number of granaries in our Hengzi County to store grain. Currently, the grain is still on the way, and these granaries probably cannot hold it. , have to continue to build.”

"Hengzi County?? Isn't this called Changzi County?"

"How dare you use the name of the king as a taboo in a small county?"

"King Haojiao knows. In Tang, even the head of the family is called the eldest son!"

Zhaoping's face twitched, and he took a deep breath, why should the emperor avoid it! !
But Liu Chang was very happy, he said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be like this, it's okay, it's not that I can't use my name, Changzi County is called Changzi County, this county has a relationship with widows, maybe it can be sealed to me in the future. Your son! As for the eldest son, you can use it as you want, and the widow is a virtuous ruler, and you will never ask for guilt in such trivial matters!"

"Your Majesty Yingming!!"

Liu Chang nodded with a smile. During these days, he has been going around all over the place, just to check the situation of Tang country.Shangdang currently has [-] counties, and Shangdang County is currently the second largest grain-producing area in the Tang Dynasty, and its population is second only to Taiyuan. However, because of its excellent geographical location, it has become the most frequent business activity in the Tang Dynasty and the richest people. area.

Here, you can always see caravans from all over the world, people come and go, and the commercial activities here are more developed than in Chang'an. Like Gaodu County, it has become the commercial hub of Tang Dynasty, the city capital of Gaodu. It was demolished to facilitate the entry and exit of merchants. This is the largest livestock trading market in Dahan. If all countries want to buy war horses, they have to come here. Of course, this is not only for selling livestock, but also for other goods.

There are many good things in Tang State, especially those from Hu people, almost all of which are not found in the Central Plains. Heyang A County, because of its proximity to the Central Plains, became the foreign trade center of the Tang Dynasty.

Liu Changzui almost laughed crookedly.

In the evening, he stayed overnight in Gaodu County. Cao Shu had already headed to Jinyang first, but Liu Chang brought his housemates and Tang ministers to check the situation in all parts of Shangdang.Liu Chang sat in the upper position, ministers, local officials, and Shiren sat on both sides.

"Master, Tang Kingdom's prosperity is all due to the contributions of you and the ministers!"

Liu Chang said loudly, Zhang Cang was originally staring at the maid who came to pour wine for him, when he heard Liu Chang's words, he was stunned for a moment, hurriedly came back to his senses, and said humbly, "It's all thanks to the work of the king! "

Gai Gong said with some displeasure: "Why should Minister Zhang be modest? You care about the people of the Tang Kingdom, especially the widows and widows. You often visit. You make the orphans your sons and the widows your wives. Yu Li, you married more than 20 concubines in the last year alone?"

"How can you be humble for such a credit?!"

Liu Chang was stunned and looked at his teacher. He knew that his teacher had flaws in this area, but was it such an exaggeration? ?
Zhang Cang said solemnly: "Tang country is full of orphans, these people have lost their loved ones, the children have no father, their life is extremely difficult, I will spare no effort to raise them, with my meager salary, reluctantly I can support these people, but I live very poor, and some good people attack me with this, saying that I am lustful and immoral."

"However, if I can help more people, I have no regrets even if I bear such an infamy!"

What Zhang Cang said was called a righteousness, and Liu Chang felt a sense of respect in his heart.

"Master benevolent and righteous! How can the widow not follow suit!!"

"King!!!"

Zhu Jian couldn't sit still any longer, he got up in a hurry and said, "Just leave it to Zhang Xiang to do things like this. Your Majesty should put state affairs first!!!"

Zhang Cang said earnestly, "I will take the king to rescue someday."

"Traitor! How dare you do this?!"

Gai Gong interrupted him directly and cursed.

Seeing the quarrel between these ministers, Chao Cuo poked Jia Yi, who was beside him, and said, "My Tang country is really full of talents!"

Jia Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at the ministers in front of them, who were addicted to women's sex and could not extricate themselves, the irascible old master Huang Gai, Han Xin's remnant Li Zuoche, Yingbu's minister Zhu Jian, um, it's really good A lot of talent!

Fortunately, Liu Chang quickly stopped their fight, and everyone ate meat and drank wine.

Liu Chang also laughed and talked about his own thoughts.

"Tomorrow, we will rush to Taiyuan, and the widow will also go to see other counties. When that time comes, let Shiren accompany you. After checking the situation in various places, you can start to deal with the Xiongnu."

Li Zuoche shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, now is not the best time to deal with the Huns."

"Modun's soldiers are often appearing everywhere. He is also thinking of dealing with us."

"The place that needs to be done most now is Henan. However, the Huns have left heavy troops in Henan. If they want to fight, they must be fully prepared. If they want to fight, they will destroy the Xiongnu. To regain the lost ground, you can first gather your soldiers and conduct drills. Hoard more food supplies, build weapons, find guides, and prepare for the Yuezhi and other tribes as pioneers."

Li Zuoche's idea was very simple. It would not hurt the Xiongnu by making small troubles.

When Liu Chang and everyone came to Taiyuan, it was a different scene.

Taiyuan has more arable land than Shangdang, but less merchants. The city is tall and sturdy, and there are many knights who come and go. These are all to convey the battle situation on the front line.The Tang Kingdom has been fighting with the Huns for years. The Huns are also thinking about looting the wealthy Tang Kingdom, and the Tang Kingdom is also thinking about looting the other side's livestock. The two sides fought back and forth.

Previously, Li Zuoche attacked the Xiongnu on the left while he was on the expedition of Maodun, and he gained a lot.In the face of Modun, Li Zuoche did not dare to despise him. He even praised Modun very much. He believed that Modun was a very formidable opponent.
But hearing his praise, people like Zhu Jian are not very happy, how can you praise your enemy? ?

This fellow and Tang Guo have an undeniable feud!
While Liu Chang was wandering around in Taiyuan, there were many rumors about him in Chang'an.

The king of Tang rushed to Liang State and beat up Lu Chen, the prime minister of the state.

Tang State rushed to Zhao State, frightened Empress Dowager Zhao to death and so on.

The ministers of Chang'an wake up every day, and the first thing they do is to ask the left and right, has the Tang king rebelled?
During the court discussion, Liu Ying sat in the upper position and was discussing the ban on South Vietnam with the ministers.

Since Chang Liu left, Empress Lv has handed over some of the affairs to Liu Ying, which makes Liu Ying very happy and full of fighting spirit, saying that she will do it well.And Empress Lu no longer came to the court to discuss, and in the Jiaofang Hall, while coaxing the children, she looked at the memorial tables in various places.

For South Vietnam, the ministers' advice was very different.

Liu Jing said that this ban cannot be banned, and the development of South Vietnam must continue to be restricted. Otherwise, when he becomes strong, the country of South Vietnam will become a scourge to the south.

However, Zhou Chang felt that since the King of Nanyue came to Chang'an and expressed his sincerity, the ban could be appropriately lifted to strengthen the connection between Nanyue and the Han.

The two sides quarreled. Liu Ying pondered for a long time before deciding to adopt Zhou Chang's idea, first open some of the bans, open the switch, send merchants to carry out normal trade with South Vietnam, open up the connection with South Vietnam, and at the same time allow and even encourage The people of South Vietnam migrated to the Han Dynasty.

After Liu Ying finished talking about these things, she encouraged the ministers to make more useful suggestions to herself, and this ended the court meeting.

The ministers got up and prepared to leave the temple.

Liu Jing asked, "Is there any news about King Tang?"

"Have."

"Tang Wang has returned to Tang country?"

"I heard that I went back. When I returned to Tang, I rode six cars. They were all white horses of the same color, and the decorations were too arrogant."

A minister said.

Liu Jing took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Chang next to him.

Zhou Chang also seemed a little hesitant, "This matter has to be called the emperor."

"I also heard that after King Tang returned to Tang State, he immediately ordered his captain Li Zuoche to mobilize the army and hoard food."

Uncle Suntong's face also turned pale.

"What is King Tang trying to do?"

Seeing the panic of several people, Chen Ping smiled, and while wearing his shoes, he said: "A prince and a prince, when he returns to Fengguo, sits in six cars, and trains the army on a large scale, hoarding food, you say he What do you want to do?"

Shusun Tong asked tremblingly, "But King Tang and His Majesty are very close."

Chen Ping frightened them, then got up and left.

The ministers looked at each other.

Shusuntong returned to the mansion, hesitated for a long time, and immediately called his confidant, "I want to write a letter to King Tang, and you help me send it to Jinyang!"

On this day, I don't know how many ministers secretly spun the Datang flag at home.

When Liu Chang came to Taiyuan County, he was warmly welcomed here.

It was not the local officials who came to greet them first, but the people here. At this moment, the people had just finished farming and were about to go home. When they heard that their king had returned to the country, they came to visit the king of Tang under the leadership of the three elders.

The so-called Three Elders System is not a product of the Han Dynasty. It can be traced back to Wei State during the Warring States Period. Wei State first established the Three Elders, the Qin Dynasty later established the Township Three Elders, and Emperor Gao established the County Three Elders. There will be the three elders of the county, the three elders of the country, and so on.

And these three old men are not three old men. The three here refer to the three virtues, the first is integrity, the second is toughness, and the third is softness.

Usually, an old man who has three virtues and can be admired by everyone is elected by the local government, and the requirement is to be over fifty years old.The three elders were in charge of indoctrination, mediation of disputes, and tax collection. At this moment, the people who came to greet Liu Chang were the village elders at the grassroots level.

Liu Chang met these Tang people very cordially. The three elders sat on the side, very happy, and gave them food and drink to express their respect for the king.

Liu Chang also sat aside with a smile and asked seriously, "What thieves are there?"

The three elders said loudly: "Your Majesty! There are absolutely no thieves here! Even in the whole of Taiyuan, there are no thieves!"

"Oh? How can the old man be so sure?"

"I used to be a thief in the mountains for more than [-] years, and I am very familiar with thieves."

This highly respected three old man began to talk about his professional experience, and he talked eloquently, telling that there was no way for thieves to survive here. Liu Chang nodded with satisfaction, but some of his friends took a deep breath: You said It's very good, but how did you become the third old man? ?

The old man also didn't care at all about publicly speaking about his past experiences, he didn't care.

"Then do you have beasts here?"

"It used to be there! Then it disappeared."

A simple and honest farmer who was missing an arm smiled and said: "When we fought with General Chen, we were defeated by Fan Kuai, so we fled here. At that time, there was nothing to eat, so we hunted the beasts to eat, and later, the beasts It seems to have all run away and can't be found again."

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Everyone agreed.

"How about the food produced? Can you eat enough?"

Another farmer with a tattoo on his face hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, our family now has food in storage! When I was in Zhao State, if I had the half of the food I have now, I would not kill officials and rob food!"

"Yes!"

Many people nodded in agreement again.

"Are the officials okay with you? Are there any cases of bullying you?"

Immediately someone shouted: "Your Majesty, the officials who come to collect grain now are all my senior officials, who are familiar with us and never insult!"

"Oh? Your superior officer? Where did you serve as an officer?"

"Huinan Kingdom."

"Oh"

Liu Chang suddenly realized.

Not only Liu Chang, but also the people behind him suddenly realized that they finally understood why the old man could become the third old man. Sure enough, looking at this, in this outstanding Tang Dynasty, he was the most suitable for the third old man, after all. Among these people, he has the least crime and the best morality, right? ? ?
There are even Hu people here, speaking a less fluent Tang dialect, smilingly bringing a lamb to Liu Chang.

"Are you from Yuezhi?"

"Your Majesty, I belong to the Huns. My tribe was smashed by the captain, and I was captured. My younger brother fought in the standing army, made a contribution, redeemed me, and gave me land here.. Grazing in peace."

"Hahaha, it's okay, since I'm in the Tang Dynasty, that's me from the Tang Dynasty!"

"A widow can't want your sheep for nothing. What's your brother's name?"

"Chun Mizuo."

"Okay, after I return to Jinyang, I will reuse him!"

"Thank you, King!!"

Liu Chang also gave them a lot of rewards, so he left here with people and continued on their way in the direction of Jinyang.

After three or four days' journey, Liu Chang finally returned to Jinyang.

Although the city wall of Jinyang is not as tall as that of Chang'an, it covers a large area. You can't see the end of the city wall at a glance. The officials in the entire capital came out to pay their respects. In various places, long tooth gate flags have been erected with Tang characters embroidered on them.

Liu Chang walked into Jinyang amid the cheers of the crowd.

Looking at the neat and symmetrical buildings, the open and flat roads, and the people standing in front of the door saluting, Liu Chang couldn't help grinning. Jinyang has obviously undergone several expansions, and the architectural styles are all Qin-style. That is to say, it is symmetrical and neat, and all the houses are almost the same, forming a huge tic-tac-toe, which brings Qin's architecture to the extreme.

As for why this happened, it was because Qin Mo was in charge of expanding the capital. Liu Chang rescued a large number of Qin Mo from prison and sent them to Tang State, and then all aspects of Tang State's construction began. Running towards the direction of Da Qin, the style of painting became a little wrong.

The Mo family also has a lot of opinions in architecture, and Qin Mo is one of the leaders.

Liu Chang smiled and said loudly: "Compared with Jinyang, who is a widow, King Zhao's Handan is simply a doghouse!"

"The widow really didn't give Ruyi the wrong name!"

"Hahaha~~~"

(End of this chapter)