Rebirth and stocking up in the apocalypse, I have tens of thousands of supplies for the world

However, it should be pointed out that... all these brilliant achievements were only realized after the completion of the canal.

At this moment, ordinary people were in dire straits and their lives were miserable. The great emperor who was eager to go down in history and become famous for generations acted in a swift and decisive manner.

He did not adopt a strategy of gradual, phased construction, nor did he allow ample time - such as three or five years - for the project to progress steadily.

On the contrary, he resolutely chose a specific moment to break ground and issued an almost harsh order: this huge project must be completed within just five to six months!

As a result, all men over the age of fifteen in the country were forcibly conscripted into the army and engaged in the arduous work of digging the canal.

Even when there was a shortage of male labor, women were not spared and joined this huge labor force.

According to incomplete statistics, a total of 3.6 million laborers were recruited. Rather than saying that this Grand Canal was built under the supervision of the emperor himself, it would be more appropriate to say that it was built by many ordinary people with their precious lives.

A sentence vaguely sounded in Diwu Huan's mind: history should be created by the great working people, not those kings, princes and generals.

After all, for those able-bodied men who work so hard, they can neither receive any pension to comfort the grief of their deceased relatives, nor can they get even a penny of wages to make a living.

This undoubtedly means that the entire Grand Canal was built almost entirely with the blood, sweat and sacrifice of the common people.

After the young men who had gone through untold hardships finally completed the river repair work, it was now the emperor's turn to show his skills.

He spared no expense to carefully build 5,191 giant dragon boats that were 13 meters high, as tall as a five-story building.

The number of boatmen responsible for driving these huge dragon boats is as high as 80,000.

Boatman: Damn emperor of all ages, tyrant!

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Not only that, in addition to many officials and their families, there were also concubines living deep in the harem, royal relatives of noble status, and even servants who were responsible for serving their daily lives. The total number of people added up to more than 200,000!

This huge fleet sailed by in a mighty manner, and all kinds of delicious food were required to be offered to it along the way for more than 500 miles. And each such trip often took nearly half a year.

If the project had been carried out step by step, and had taken seven or eight years to build, and so many innocent lives had not been lost, and the emperor, who was known for his "frugality", had not been on so many tours, then he might have been able to accomplish a great achievement that would go down in history.

However, the reality went against one's will. The current situation is that public resentment is boiling, and the people are criticizing him. Even the historians who write history books have denounced his actions.

What's worse is that the emperor actually sent his troops to fight everywhere, conquering the surrounding countries one by one.

This has made the already difficult life of the people even more miserable and unbearable, thus arousing more resentment and blame from people.

If we look at this emperor from the perspective of future people, it is undeniable that he did achieve brilliant military achievements and made certain practical contributions.

But if we look at it from the perspective of ordinary people at that time, there is no doubt that this person can definitely be called an out-and-out cruel monarch!

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Then there was a pitfall in the war, which was the legendary Goguryeo. Hey, please note, this Goguryeo is not the ancestor of those Koreans.

Instead, the Korean ancestors were beaten to the point where they could not take care of themselves. This was an order issued by the "frugal" emperor.

[If Goryeo surrenders, we should pacify them and not let them go.]

It was because of this order that the army suffered terrible losses.

Hua Ningyao couldn't help but widen her eyes and laughed at the emperor's outrageous behavior.

The two sides were fighting fiercely on the battlefield, but the result was jaw-dropping: once the Goguryeo army was defeated, they knelt down and kowtowed to apologize without hesitation.

Then, the soldiers defending the city withdrew their troops and quickly delivered a letter to the emperor. However, not long after, Goguryeo reorganized its military and attacked again. After being defeated again, they surrendered in the same way.

This cycle repeats itself over and over again, with the same drama repeating itself over and over again.

As time went on, the originally strong family assets were gradually depleted. You know, although their homes became dilapidated, they didn't care about the loss of those broken pieces of metal at all.

On the other hand, because the emperor, who was known for his "thriftiness", built large-scale civil engineering projects, and the war consumed a large amount of money, the domestic economy could not bear it, which eventually led to a civil rebellion.

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If the emperor could come to his senses at this moment and order the people to live and work in peace and recuperate, then the country might still be able to maintain stability.

Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. This "frugal" emperor was arrogant and could not swallow the humiliation of being slapped in the face by Goguryeo, so he insisted on continuing to dispatch troops to attack.

Fortunately, he did not issue any inconceivable orders during this expedition, which enabled the army to advance smoothly to the enemy's high ground. Just when everyone thought victory was in sight, they suddenly looked back and realized that their rear had already fallen...

Having said that, the real purpose of the "frugal" emperor's vigorous advocacy and implementation of the imperial examination system was to suppress the Guanlong Group, which was at its peak at that time.

Through this move, the recommendation letters issued by the Guanlong Group were rendered invalid, thus breaking their long-standing control and monopoly over the government.

Not only that, the emperor also used a variety of dazzling methods to suppress the Guanlong Group.

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However, the result was contrary to expectations. This excessive pressure eventually led to the rebellion of the Guanlong Group. Faced with the sudden rebellion, the army that was originally on an expedition to Goguryeo had to withdraw urgently to the country to protect the emperor's safety.

Although the rebellion was later successfully suppressed, the expedition against Goguryeo was in vain and gained nothing. What's worse, the country's strength was greatly depleted in the process.

The angry and frustrated emperor was filled with suspicion and anxiety, as if he felt that everyone around him might betray him.

Driven by this emotion, he decided to take extreme measures to intimidate everyone. Thus, a bloody massacre began, and all the rebels from top to bottom were killed.