The members of the envoy who were stranded in the Han territory could be arrested at any time, and they did not pose any threat to the Han Dynasty.
However, Liu Xiang didn't want to deal with them so simply and crudely.
Why should we help them arrest criminals when they have not complained or asked for help in their own country?
If they are sent back on their own initiative, that is not a show of goodwill, but a sign of weakness. If they are killed directly and it is inconsistent with the law, they have not violated the laws of the Han Dynasty. Punishing them without guilt is an act that greatly damages public credibility. Once the law is lost,
Public trust cannot control people's hearts. It's not worth it for a few people from a different race.
The imperial power is above everything else and is the maker of the rules. Therefore, it is more important to maintain this set of rules carefully instead of destroying them wantonly. Only a fool would do that.
The Han's current diplomatic strategy towards the Western Regions is mainly based on transactions, appeasement, and win-win. In order to better achieve this goal, the people of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions must know how powerful the Han is, and they must not use too radical methods to provoke
Their defensiveness.
Why bother?
Because there are still 400,000 Xianbei in Mobei, because there are still countless Qiang and Di tribes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and because Nanzhong has not yet been pacified.
When it comes to threats to the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions do not rank high.
Liu Xiang will not forget the five chaos in history. Although based on the current situation, it is basically difficult for foreign races to cause harm to the Han Dynasty, but this does not prevent him from nipping those threats in the bud.
The Xianbei people in Mobei, the Huns, Jie people, Qiang people and Di people in Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Yizhou, as well as the unconquered Qiang and Di people on the plateau.
Unless these people are killed or completely Chineseized, he will feel uneasy.
Therefore, the Western Region needs to be appeased, and the best way to appease the foreigners is to let them know how powerful you are, and they yearn for your power.
Then we cannot use war.
All the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions knew that the Han Dynasty was very powerful, but they didn't know exactly how powerful it was and where it came from.
Therefore, Liu Xiang wanted them to come and see for themselves. He wanted to use the cultural superiority of the Han nation to make the people of the Western Regions surrender from the bottom of their hearts. In the future, when they conquer the Western Regions, these people will become the leading party.
An expedition cannot be carried out without a leading party, as it will lead to getting lost and the result will be half the result with half the effort.
"Gather all the envoys from the Western Regions who are stranded in Han Dynasty and ask the people from Honglu Temple to tell them that I have set aside a piece of land in Guo, north of the city, to allow envoys from various countries to stay permanently. We can build houses for them without charging money, but daily
They need to pay the expenses themselves.
These people will definitely try their best to make this happen.
After they settle in, they will send a message to each vassal country, allowing each country to send envoys to stay as they wish. Anyway, several countries have already settled in. Some people set an example, or they are afraid that neighboring countries will take advantage of this to gain power, and the rest
The country will definitely send people."
Liu Xiang thought about it for a while and gave that area a name: "Let's call it the Minister's District. A villa will be built on the edge of Beiguo outside the city. The Chang'an garrison will send several teams of soldiers to garrison it, and the Honglu Temple Dianke Office will send people to manage it.
, each embassy built a large courtyard for them to accommodate the tribute caravans, so as to avoid overcrowding the Honglu Temple in the city during the tribute time."
He turned to Jia Xu and asked, "Does Wen He think this is feasible?"
"Your Majesty is wise, powerful, and thoughtful. He thinks things that others dare not think, and says things that others dare not do!" Jia Xu felt that this matter did not matter, as long as the emperor was happy, it would not cost much money anyway, and there would be no big trouble.
Liu Xiang felt a little surprised after hearing this: "Why didn't I know that Wen He was so good at flattering?"
"That's because Your Majesty doesn't understand me yet."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Jia Xu never likes to talk much in public and deliberately reduces his sense of presence, but he is still very interesting in private.
The envoy to the Western Regions is just a small episode. Liu Xiang's decision has been recorded by Secretary Cheng and will be sent to the Zhongshu Province to formulate an edict. If the envoy system is to be effective, it is not a matter of one or two years, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it.
Today, Jia Xu presented the list of names for the Wei family banquet because he had made treasonous remarks during the banquet. He came to ask the emperor for instructions on what step to take? Should he arrest only Hu Zhao or send everyone to prison?
Liu Xiang picked up the list again and asked, "What do Wen He think of Yang Xiu?"
"Your Majesty, this person has great talent, but his temper is unruly and not stable enough."
"Not only is he unruly, but he is also extremely arrogant. The fourth and third prince of the Hongnong Yang family is now a relative, should I use him?"
Jia Xu said nothing, knowing clearly in his heart that this was not a question to him, and it was not his place to interrupt in such matters.
Liu Xiang thought about it for a while, and concluded that Yang Xiu would be better off staying quiet for a few more years to sharpen his temper. As for the other people at the banquet, they were just a bunch of talkers and posed no threat.
"Arrest Hu Zhao, confiscate his family and exterminate his family. Others will not be held accountable. Many people have been arrested for impeachment and slander. Don't irritate those people from aristocratic families for the time being. Take your time. I am not in a hurry." Liu Xiang sneered disdainfully.
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"In the final analysis, these people just don't want to pay taxes. Why don't they respect the scholars? They are just saying it. My property is paying taxes, and the queen's property is also paying taxes. Why don't they pay taxes?
They are all thinking about shit.
I wish they would rebel, so that I would have an excuse to cleanse them completely."
Times have changed, and these old people and young people have not yet turned around. He is not Emperor Guangwu, and he did not rely on aristocratic families to win the world. Liu Xiu cannot do an inventory of the fields and allocate the fields to the people, but it does not mean that Liu Xiang cannot do it.
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Not only did he want to allocate land to the people, he also wanted to find ways to curb land annexation.
In a feudal dynasty based on farming, the cornerstone of the country was the yeoman farmers. Stable taxes, stable soldiers, and a stable labor force all came from them. Not treating these people favorably would be digging their own graves.
It's a pity that many people are blinded by selfish desires, deliberately ignore this point, squeeze desperately, and abuse the foundation of the country. Then it is strange that the country will not be subjugated.
Liu Xiang had never received royal education from the Han Dynasty and did not know what imperial art was. However, based on his own experience over the years, he had come to understand a truth: to conquer the world, you are fighting for turmoil; to defend the world, you are defending stability.
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The people at the bottom can no longer survive, and the world will inevitably be in turmoil. The opportunity to conquer the world will appear, and the time will be ripe for heroes from all walks of life to come forward. This is how the times create heroes. Otherwise, no matter how powerful you are, you will only fail.
It can be seen from this that as long as you can stabilize the people at the bottom, your country will be stable.
There are a lot of methods to talk about, but the ultimate goal is this. As long as you grasp the key points, you can always come up with solutions to the problem.
Liu Xiang felt that he had grasped the key point, and was now in the stage of thinking of solutions. Building the Yellow River embankment and developing the two lakes were among his ideas.
The Yellow River embankment is on the right track and can be built step by step. The development of the two lakes has just begun. The Ministry of Industry has sent people south for surveying and mapping. The next step is to invest a lot of manpower and material resources.
Material resources can be allocated slowly, but the problem of manpower needs to be thought of.
The development of wetlands and swamps, with the technical capabilities of the Han Dynasty, could only cost people's lives. He was reluctant to bear the lives of Han people, so he needed substitute victims.
He set his sights on Shanyue on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
The good news from the south of the Yangtze River was sent back to Chang'an one by one. Zhang Liao's formation killed the white tiger on the bank of Qiantang. The whole territory of Wu County was pacified, and the left army had already arrived at Kuaiji County.
Zhao Yun captured Wanling, the governor of Danyang County, Zhang Ren shot and killed Zulang, the commander-in-chief of Jing County, on the east bank of Shuxi River, and Danyang County was pacified.
Guan Yu's troops entered Linxiang and were dividing their forces to attack Changsha County.
Lejin has moved south along the Gan River, and Yuzhang's recovery is just around the corner.
Xu Huang defeated Wuling County and ruled Linyuan, recovered the Wuxi barbarian Shamoke tribe in the Wuxi Basin, and Wuling County was restored.
The war is almost over.
The plan to capture the Shanyue people should be put on the agenda.
No one knows exactly how many people there are in Shanyue. They can be found throughout Jiangnan. There are only a few million people. If hundreds of thousands of Shanyue people could fill up the Lianghu Plain with the lives of hundreds of thousands of Shanyue people, Liu Xiang would not hesitate at all.
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But he would not leave hundreds of thousands of troops to arrest the Shanyue people on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It would be too rough.
He wants to give a stick to a sweet date to divide the mountain.