How big is it? Qingzhou and Jizhou combined are not as big as it, but 99% of the land is not developed. There are 14 counties in the county, with a total of less than 400,000 people.
The coastline is very long, from Hangzhou Bay to Xiamen, all under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji County.
Liu Yu took his family and some followers who followed him and fled to Zhang'an County, which is the modern Taizhou Bay.
It was agreed in the letter that the Youzhou fleet would set up its flag at the entrance of Lingshui. He had sent people to wait there and would take the initiative to find them. He also reminded Liu Xiang to send more ships. He gathered a lot of shipwrights and sailors.
, and there were more than 3,000 righteous soldiers who defected to him.
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Yangzhou Shipwrights are a treasure, and it’s worth a trip just for these people.
Liu Yuzhen knew him well and took good care of his uninterested and unwilling temperament.
Ordered the Yunfan Camp Division stationed in the Liaodong Peninsula to send two hundred large ships south to Yangzhou to bring Liu Yu and others back first.
Regardless of exhaustion, Liu He wanted to go south with the fleet. Liu Xiang ordered Shi A to lead a group of guards to protect him. He took a boat in Liyang and went to the port of Dongmou County, Qingzhou to join the Liaodong fleet.
From Liaodong to Taizhou Bay, across the Bohai Strait, and then along the coast, the route is winding and tortuous. It is more than 3,000 miles, and a round trip takes less than two months. Affected by ocean currents and monsoons, the time cannot be estimated accurately. Slow
Just wait.
Liu He and others said goodbye and left, and Liu Xiang summoned Xun Yu to talk.
"How does Wen Ruo feel about this trip?"
“So much emotion.”
Xun Yu thought about the two months' journey. The further north he went, the more he broadened his horizons. He saw the joyful farmers dividing their fields in the countryside, the stone roads that were more than a thousand miles long, and the people guarding the Youzhou Pass.
The majestic city has solid river embankments and numerous irrigation canals.
The fertile fields are thousands of miles away, the people are prosperous, and merchants are constantly coming and going. There is no trace of war or famine. It is like two different worlds from the land of Henan.
He set out in the first month of the lunar month and traveled north from Jizhou, passing through Youzhou to go to the grassland. He also visited the original Xianbei royal court and listened to the Wuhuan people grazing nearby telling stories about the general's bravery in raiding this place. Later he went to
After leaving Liaodong, he ran to the territory that originally belonged to Goguryeo, and listened to the people there describing the general's ruthlessness in massacring a country.
He also went to Fuyu Country with the caravan of Xuantu County and saw the reverence of the Fuyu people towards the Han people.
When I came back, I saw farmers cultivating seedlings in their houses. I listened to the old farmers explain how to cultivate seedlings first and then transplant them. Then they topdress fertilizers and weed. One acre of paddy field can produce more than three stones of rice. All it takes is 10% to the general, and the rest is left.
It's all their own.
Listening to them talk about the cost of building a big house, the importance of giving betrothal gifts to their children, and the importance of setting up dowries. They also heard them complaining that their sons were not able to live up to expectations and were not even selected for the garrison. They could only hang out in the militia and had no future.
That kind of smile from the heart, that kind of longing for the future, that kind of attitude of not being afraid of the scholars and soldiers, was something Xun Yu had never seen in Guizhou.
It was like seeing a new world.
Along the way, he was thinking.
He saw the common people being well fed and clothed, the merchants driving in their cars, and the militia's spontaneous training and inspections, but he did not see the scholars drinking and feasting, or the powerful slaves marching in groups.
This place is very different from the world he knew.
The king recruits scholars and governs the world.
When the scholars are at peace, the world will be settled.
The previous concepts seem to be incompatible with this place.
According to legend, Liu Shijun was close to Guizhou and far away scholars, and especially disliked wealthy families.
Scholars all despised his ignorance and called him a contemptuous warrior.
But under his rule, everything was prosperous.
The border is stable, the barbarians and the Di are surrendered, the people live in peace, and the soldiers are good at fighting. If this is not a prosperous age, what is a prosperous age?
The most terrifying thing is that he not only has a hundred thousand strong troops, but also has millions of soldiers hidden among the people. They are soldiers who have been trained for many years, are willing to fight, are eager to join the army, and can go into battle after being organized.
Liu Xiang and Liu Yicheng are really the best choices to pacify the world.
But what I want to find is a hero who can stabilize the world, not a king who dominates the world.
Xun Yu thought about leaving, but he couldn't bear to do so. This land had already shown him the answer. This was all he wanted in his life, right?
If some more scholars were reused, it would not be impossible for this Han family member to become emperor, right? After all, the throne belongs to the Liu family.
From time to time he would have some self-deceptive thoughts.
Xun Yu thought for a long time, and the two of them were silent for a long time.
Liu Xiang waited patiently for the answer.
To be honest, he couldn't bear to destroy such a top talent, but just because this person is so talented, he must not be used by others.
Don't let me down!
Xun Wenruo!
Xun Yu woke up from deep thought, thought about it, and asked, "How do you view the scholars?"
"It is indispensable for the king to recruit soldiers, prepare for battle, and grazing land."
Xun Yu was refreshed, and the answer was better than he expected. This superior was not someone who looked down upon the scholars. He just had no prejudice. He continued to ask: "How do you view the clan?"
Liu Xiang thought about it for a while. Clan is actually a big problem. No matter whether it is aristocratic families or powerful ones, they are all developed from clans. The hidden dangers are great, but they cannot be suppressed too much. After all, the Han Dynasty was a clan society, which was the basis of suppression of society.
The composition is suicidal.
"Bloodline propagation and heir inheritance cannot be cut off. It is natural for clan blood relatives to join together to survive. As long as there is no wanton annexation or adultery, there is no need to interfere too much."
The aristocratic families need to be suppressed, the powerful need to be eliminated, and the clans only need to be controlled according to the law.
This is his attitude.
Xun Yu also agreed with this attitude. In fact, any wise official does not like powerful families. If he wants to govern the country well, restraining powerful families is a basic national policy.
The output of the land is only so much. If the rich and powerful families take more, the country will take less. This principle is very simple. No one is a fool. Those who advocate the powerful and powerful families do so out of selfish motives.
Xun Yu was determined to restore peace to the world. He thought about this question thousands of times. The relationship between the country and the family is the skin and the hair. If the skin does not exist, how will the hair be attached?
When troubled times come, people from high-ranking families will still die.
When the prosperous times come, the family will also prosper.
Many people are blinded by selfish desires and cannot see this simple truth. This is something he deeply hates.
So, there is only one last question left.
"Have you ever thought about ascending the throne?"
Liu Xiang didn't want to lie to him. The lie would be exposed one day. A smart person like Xun Yu would not fail to see his ambition.
So, let me tell you frankly:
"Huan, Lingzhi is so playful and absurd, and the world has been corrupted into disgrace by them. I am also a descendant of Gaozu Miao, and I and Guangwu Yizhi are both the queens of Qin Gong. To put it bluntly, if my ancestor Yan Gong was not killed by a traitor,
How could it be the turn of Emperor Guangwu to conquer the world? Now, I want to reorganize the mountains and rivers, rebuild the Han Dynasty, and restore peace to the world."
This is not unreasonable. Xun Yu knew that period of history.
Liu Yan is Liu Xiu's biological brother from the same mother. The two brothers raised an army against Wang Mang in Nanyang. Liu Yan was a bold man and liked to make friends with heroes. His troops made great achievements in battle and became more and more famous. They were the most proficient insurgent troops at the same time. However, because they had once He was elected as a candidate for emperor along with Liu Xuan, the Gengshi Emperor, but he was jealous and eventually was plotted against him.
If Liu Yan had not died, it would indeed not have been Emperor Guangwu's turn to conquer the world.
This excuse was reasonable, but Xun Yu hesitated even more.
Seeing this, Liu Xiang persuaded: "Today we have become a puppet, the world is falling apart, all the princes are rising together, and the wars are endless. Why should the living people deserve to be tortured like this? Wen Ruo, it is better to calm down the troubled times first, and then talk about imperial power. Belong, how about it? I raise the army for no selfish reasons!"
Xun Yu sighed, the contrast between Hebei and Henan was like an abyss.
Let’s calm down the troubled times first!
He stood up, straightened his clothes, clasped his hands in an upright manner and saluted: "Yu, I pay my respects to Duke Ming, and I would like to follow Ming Gong to bring order to the troubled times and restore peace to the world!"
Liu Xiang was extremely happy, walked around the case, walked a few steps quickly, held Xun Yu's arm, and said excitedly: "I have Wen Ruo, like a fish in water, just like the great ancestor Xiao He, King Wen met the Grand Duke, how lucky he is!"
The talents of Wang Zuo will assist me in the future! Even if the general trend of the world has deviated from the original historical process, so what?
As for the Yingchuan Xun family?
Let’s appease Xun Yu first and then talk about it.