Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 742 Convinced!

"I heard that you wrote three times to the censor, impeached Lu Jia and others to confuse the king, and wrote articles to mock me for playing things and losing my ambitions. You slandered the current Cuju County Competition, which triggered a fierce debate in the imperial academy?"

"I have always been a king who can listen to advice from others."

"If you have an opinion, of course you can raise it."

"But I can't understand your thoughts. You are only allowed to have fun, but I am not allowed to have fun, and the people of the world are not allowed to have fun? How can there be such a reason? If you think it is wrong to have fun, then we simply order to ban all entertainment activities in the world , Just like in Qin State, officials are not allowed to have fun anymore, and everyone honestly goes about their own business? What do you think?"

"You are Gao Xian of the Legalist School. You used to teach students in Nanyang, and later taught many talents in Taixue. I have always respected you, but why are you targeting me like this?"

"How did I offend you? Let you find fault everywhere?"

"I didn't pay attention to you because of your merits, but you wrote a letter again today, saying that Shen Tujia and I drank excessively, rewarded too much, and said that I was disrespectful to Emperor Xiaoren?"

"Why on earth are you treating me like this?!"

Liu Chang asked sadly.

"You are talking!!"

Liu Chang was riding on an old man's body at the moment, pinching the other's throat with both hands, this legalist Gao Xian almost rolled his eyes, he didn't have the strength to speak.

Originally, the tyrant was in a good mood today, Shen Tujia received the order, holding the three lords' scepter, wearing the national minister's crown uniform, and leading a bodyguard composed of more than 300 cavalry, went to the body to be poisoned.In the future, Shentu Jia will be in charge of Shendu's military. He is equivalent to the commander of the Dahan's army stationed in Shendu, and can also be regarded as the governor of Shendu.Not only can he master the military, but he can also issue orders to the poisoned countries, actively cooperate with the temple, and has great power, and Liu Chang also fully trusts him.

It was originally a very good thing, but just after sending Shen Tujia away, Liu Chang saw a letter.

He reprimanded him for drinking with Shentu Jia, reprimanded him for giving Shentu Jia too many rewards, thought that Shentu Jia had too much power, and should send someone to divide his power, etc.

These words offended Liu Chang thoroughly, which led to the current scene.

I am fully busy guarding against the resting king, what are you talking about drinking too much and rewarding too much? ?
Lu Lu stood not far away, looked at Liu Chang who was furious, and couldn't help shaking his head. This guy just happened to bump into him. As the head eunuch who has been with the tyrant for many years, Zhao Gao in the world, he really knows it all too well. Liu Chang is a man, and you must not spoil His Majesty's interest when he is the happiest, otherwise it will become like this, and the situation will be out of control.

Fortunately, Liu Chang didn't think about strangling Gao Xian to death on the spot.

He let go of his hand, the man gasped violently, his eyes were full of anger.

"Your Majesty!! How can Shentujia Hede?!"

"How is he worthy of the honor of the Three Dukes?!"

"It's just a mediocre old soldier!!!"

Only then did Liu Chang suddenly realize, "Oh, it's not stupidity, it's just pure jealousy. It's easy to handle, Lu! Send this guy to be poisoned! Let him go to Feng Jing's command, and experience Shentu Jia He De for himself. !"

Lu Lu hurriedly took the order, but the man still said loudly: "Your Majesty, being close to villains and others will eventually lead to great trouble!!"

But before he finished speaking, some soldiers dragged him down.

Liu Chang sat in his seat again, "These guys know how to criticize the temple all day long and look down on Shen Tujia with all kinds of accusations, but what about them themselves? What else can they do besides being eloquent? Sometimes, really I want people to rummage through their books, find out some words in their books and articles that are not good for the big man, and put them to death directly!"

Lu Lu was terrified, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can't. If a big man is not convicted of words, how can he be convicted of articles?"

"Okay, I'm just talking, I'm not a tyrant, what kind of literary prison is it?"

Liu Chang was talking to himself, and then asked, "Have Han Ying and the others prepared?"

"They haven't set out yet."

"My teacher is really slow in doing things. It's very fast to have a baby. Why are other things so slow? It's been six days, why haven't these things been arranged yet?"

"What is my teacher doing now?"

Lu Lu said uncertainly: "It seems to be in Zuo Xiang's mansion?"

"Huh?? What are the two of them doing together?"

At this moment, in Zhang Buyi's mansion, Zhang Cang and Zhang Buyi were sitting facing each other.

Various fruits and tea were placed in front of the two of them.

But none of them were in the mood to enjoy these things. There was a huge map on Zhang Cang's side, on which were roads, canals, canals, etc. all over the territory of the Han Dynasty.

This map can be regarded as a Dahan traffic map, which records the traffic situation of the whole Dahan. Zhang Cang said calmly: "The roads in the north have been repaired, and we have added a few more. Now the roads in the north have been repaired." There is no need to build more. An order from Chang'an can reach Tang Zhao within a month, and at the fastest speed, it can reach Yan State in three months. The more troublesome thing is the Xiting side, which takes six months. It can only be conveyed but compared to the situation in the past one or two years, it is already a huge improvement."

"Nowadays the more difficult thing is the south. There are many water marshes in the south. It is too expensive to build roads, such as Changsha, Yunnan, Nanyue, Wu and other places. If you want to strengthen the connection, you can only build canals and strengthen water transportation. Only in this way can the practical work be completed as soon as possible." If the kingship is restricted now, if the time for orders to go back and forth cannot be shortened, it will easily lead to chaos."

Zhang Buyi listened carefully, but when Zhang Cang finished speaking, he smiled disdainfully.

"What you said is very reasonable, but how can temples have the money to build canals? I heard that Changsha, Nanyue and other countries are very rich. Wouldn't it be better to let them build canals with their own money?"

"The traffic in and out of the world can be regarded as a whole. If they are allowed to build independently without coordinating with each other, I am afraid that the cooperation will be improper, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the final result will be unsatisfactory. This matter, it is best It’s still up to us to handle it, and we don’t need to dig too much. We only need four canals to greatly strengthen the connection between the south and the temple. Shorten the distance. As for money, I know that the national treasury is not very rich because of the agricultural tax, but In two months, the poisoned tribute will arrive, not to mention, this matter can be borne by the local government, and the common people can prepare their own dry food to serve the corvee."

Zhang Buyi didn't like Zhang Cang very much, probably because he didn't like the title Zuo Xiang.

But it would not affect the judgment of the policy because of his likes and dislikes. He frowned and asked seriously: "The national treasury is still relatively weak now, why don't we wait a little longer before doing it?"

"We can't wait too long, because this matter is still related to the poison."

"Oh?"

"South Vietnam has completely wiped out the Funan and Chenla kingdoms, and has used all of its land. A port is built on the west side of Funan, and it goes straight to the body. If we can dig a canal to connect many rivers in the southwest, the order of the temple can be obtained from the waterway. Going to Nanyue, and then getting poisoned from Nanyue, the time is greatly shortened, and the time can be shortened by at least seven months."

"Besides, the south has gone to sea a few times, and it has gained a lot, and the north has lost all its enemies. The future strategy of the temple must be to focus on overseas, which is to prepare for future development."

Zhang Buyi still seemed a little hesitant.

Zhang Cang immediately changed his words and said: "Your Majesty governs the world, but the southerners don't know much about his virtue, so we must promote benevolence and virtue for your majesty and the south."

When Zhang Cang said that, Zhang Buyi immediately stopped hesitating, "Okay, I will handle this matter myself."

"The king of Nanyue and the king of Wu are both in the temple. They are familiar with the water canals and rivers in the south, so they can come to help. In addition, don't use too many people at one time to participate in the corvee. In batches, local officials are prohibited from persecuting the common people. .”

"I don't need you to teach these things, I know it well."

Only then did Zhang Cang stand up, leaning on his crutches, and said with some emotion: "No doubt, I am already very old and my days are numbered. I asked you to handle these things not because I am afraid of trouble."

"It's not because I'm afraid of suffering or tiredness, it's because I want you to have more experience. You will soon become the number one prime minister and take my place. My health has been getting worse and worse these days."

Zhang Cang coughed violently as he spoke.

Zhang Busu sneered.

Zhang Cang hunched his back and left here slowly.

As soon as he left, Liu Yan walked to Zhang Buyi's side with some unhappiness. She was still holding a baby in her arms. Not long ago, she gave birth to another son for Zhang Buyi. She couldn't bear it now. Zhu Zhu said: "My beloved, why do you treat Zhang Xiang like this? I think he is gray-haired, and he is indeed dying soon. He may not be sincerely entrusting him. You are so rude to him, you really shouldn't."

Zhang Buyi said with a cold face, "Hmph, what do you know? This guy has learned badly from the king of Nanyue, and his time is running out?? His youngest child is the same age as ours!"

Liu Yan's eyes widened, "He's this age"

"One day I will not be here, so how many children will he have?"

Zhang Buyi said angrily, turned around and returned to the inner room.

Before Liu Yan could react, Zhang Buyi walked out of the inner room with a lot of books in his arms, glanced at her, and said, "I'm going to the Yushi Mansion, don't wait for me to come back for dinner."

After finishing speaking, he couldn't wait to walk towards the door.

But I heard Liu Yan said with a smile: "My beloved, I can't spend the night with you today. I have already recuperated."

Zhang Buyi froze and staggered. He hurriedly stabilized his body, glanced back at Liu Yan, and left the house angrily.

Liu Yan laughed lightly.

Zhang Buyi drove wildly all the way in the car, and soon came to the residence of Doctor Yushi.

Liu Heng has been extremely busy these days. Although the three provinces have basically been determined, the restructuring of the Jiuqing has not yet ended. The ministers are still discussing the detailed parts, such as Shangfang Mansion. A brand-new department is responsible for these, and it still has to belong to the Ministry of Industry. There are also Taixue and Enlightenment Studies. Whether to set up a new department or to belong to the Ministry of Rites, such discussions are still going on. Reprogramming of more than half of institutions.

When he learned that Zhang Buyi was coming, Liu Heng hurriedly asked people to open the main door to welcome the left minister.

In the past, Liu Heng still looked down upon Zhang Buyi, but since he was helped by Zhang Buyi once, he no longer does so. People who never change are different. He was very respectful to Zhang Buyi, and even paid homage first. Zhang Buyi returned the salute unhurriedly. Then the two entered the inner room. There was only one person in the inner room. Deng Tong stood aside to serve, and there was no one else.

Zhang Buyi glanced at the valet, he knew this person, and also knew his extraordinary friendship with Liu Heng, but he always hated such things, and he didn't have a good face towards him.

"The left prime minister is here, but what are your orders?"

"Look at these"

Zhang Buyi put all the documents in front of Liu Heng, and then said: "These are the specific conditions of the many ports and waterways in the south. Just now, Mr. Zhang Youxiang came to me and talked about the canal again. He thinks, In the future, the big man will focus on overseas, and he will definitely build a large number of ships and open the sea with all his strength to explore overseas territories."

Liu Heng can get it right, "So he wants to dig a canal, just like the north canal, so that the south can also be completely opened?"

"good."

"As expected of Zhang Xiang, he walks ahead of everyone every step of the way. Now we are still worrying about the restructuring, but Zhang Xiang has already begun to prepare for the opening of the sea after the restructuring."

Liu Heng admired it. When he first arrived in Wu, Liu Heng didn't think about opening the sea. Until later, Liu Chang urged him many times, always talking about the many good things overseas and the importance of the ocean. Only then did Liu Heng tentatively send people out to sea, built a lot of wharves in Wu State, built ships, and went out to explore. As Liu Chang said, Wu State discovered a large number of islands, which is also a different kind. The territory has been expanded, and the important thing is that there are various materials that can be mined on these islands. Although some islands are short of materials, their locations are extremely important, and they can play a very important role in the process of going to the body.

Wu Guo is now very familiar with the overseas seas in the south, and has a very clear understanding of those islands.

Their ships even passed Wajima at one point, and explored northward along the coast, only to return when they found a place that was extremely cold.

Dahan already knows the situation on the land very well, the territory is vast, and he can even understand the situation on the side of Anxi, and the countries to the west of Anxi, but he is still a little unfamiliar with the ocean, there are really too many things to explore up.

Liu Heng said: "For the canal, we can call the king of Nanyue. The three of us agreed together, and we can do it soon. However, I don't think it is enough to build the canal. We should also find ways to encourage people on the sea. Trade, open up sea trade routes, gather more shipbuilders, design more big ships, let the big man own more ships. The vehicles and ships manufactured in the past have shortened the shipping time a lot. If it can create a better Isn’t this more useful than building canals? These too cannot be ignored.”

"Before, the ships of our country of Wu reached the edge of the world, and the crew froze to death. Next, we can continue to explore towards the south."

Zhang Buyi said: "I know about this, but that is not the edge of the world, the whole world is an oval sphere, and the place where your ships arrive is called the pole, there is a passage along the way, You can reach a whole new world, called Meizhou, where there are a lot of livestock and a lot of grains with extremely high yields.

Liu Heng heard Zhang Buyi's words, but there was no surprise.

Because these words are written in books.

Liu Chang once wrote a book "Geography", in which there are many such remarks, including the so-called "earth", the major states in the world, and even the description of those states, as well as those strange fruit crops, etc. , He even drew several maps, showing the general appearance of the world.

However, the current level of credibility of this book is very low.

If the author was not Liu Chang, it would not even pass the review of Fengchang Mansion. Although Liu Chang edited it well, the evaluation of this book is still very low. The map is completely different from what they saw, including the location of the islands he said, none of them are correct. They don't quite believe what Liu Chang said. After all, the emperor said that those are big Han people. Places you've never been, and since you've never been, how do you know about them?And how do you know those grains?Those strange animals? ?
And the emperor's reputation rests with the ministers, but it's really not that good.

He likes to brag too much, all kinds of bragging.

In the eyes of the ministers, what Liu Chang said in the book is just like Emperor Gao suddenly saying that he is the Black Emperor and turning the Four Emperors into the Five Emperors. It is a ridiculous boastful act.

In the whole world, there is only one person who firmly believes in this book.

That's right, that person is Zhang Busu.

Zhang Buyi unconditionally believed in anything the emperor said, even if it was bragging, he also believed in what Liu Chang said in Geography, and he thought it was true.

Liu Heng was silent for a moment, and said: "But we didn't find any road leading to America, let alone what His Majesty said about polar day and polar night. Actually, I'm more familiar with what he said than you. , You can believe half of it, but you can’t believe too much. He was born to the farthest place he has been to, and he was poisoned. How could he know the situation overseas? This is probably his own random fabrication, which is unbelievable.”

Zhang Buyi said angrily: "If you don't find what His Majesty said, it must be your own problem! It's not His Majesty's problem!"

"Are you going to blame your incompetence on His Majesty?!"

ps: You may be able to settle in Tianjin next month, and you will become a Tianjin native in the future, so you have to start learning the Tianjin accent quickly, hahaha~~
(End of this chapter)