Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Lite 19 years, July.

It was past noon, and it was time for dinner. Liu Chan put down his official duties and ate the rice presented by Prince Liu Sui.

Although the taste is no different from other rice, Liu Chan has a different taste.Not only because Liu Zhen is his own son, but also because he, as a prince, can have such a down-to-earth spirit, which makes him quite gratified.

For many years, Liu Chan has been most worried about his sons eating food and clothing from the common people and using what the common people offered.I am far away from the grassroots, and I have forgotten that the root of a great man lies in the common people.After they came to power, they formulated policies that were unfavorable to the people, and they felt at ease about oppressing and laboring the people.

I don't know how the future generations will be, but this prince can really satisfy himself.After all, in the history of China, the second generation of the unified dynasty is a hurdle, which can last for two to three hundred years, and the second generation will die if it is crossed.

As for why there is such a relationship, Liu Chan can now understand a little bit.Although the second generation of emperors has the foundation laid by the founding emperor, in terms of the difficulty of governing the world, it is not inferior to the founding emperor, or even worse.

In governing a new unified dynasty, the founding emperor could deal with anyone who challenged his authority because of his own prestige and personal outstanding ability.

When it comes to the second emperor, because his own prestige is not as good as the founding emperor, and facing the brave generals and strategists under the founding king, his political means are particularly important.In terms of state affairs, it is not that simple to turn the world from chaos to great order. It requires excellent governance skills, or some military skills.

Therefore, in the second generation of emperors, whether their abilities are outstanding or not has become the key.

After understanding this, go to see Emperor Wen of Han.He was able to grow from a small acting vassal king to a great Han emperor who ruled the world, and his political means and governance ability were even better than Liu Bangdang's.Even some of the policies and talents appointed by Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty belonged to Emperor Enzejing and Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wenwen of Han did many things that cannot be thought deeply about.If you think about it, you will find that the successor left by Emperor Wen basically laid the foundation for the century-old national fortune of the Han Dynasty.

Instead of talking about the most well-known rule of Huang Lao, let's talk about the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion and Emperor Wu's Northern Expedition.

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty adopted policies such as immigrating to the frontier, entering millet to worship the prince, etc., which enhanced the self-defense ability on the frontier.At the same time, the reason why Emperor Wu was able to have a large-scale cavalry force had a lot to do with Emperor Han Wen's "Ma Fu Ling", and the proposer was Chao Cuo, the prince's family order selected by Emperor Han Wen for Emperor Han Jing.

The core of Ma Fuling is to reserve a large number of war horses. After the strategic reserve is completed, the cavalry dispatched by the Han army is larger than that of the Huns.That is to say, since Emperor Wen, with the blessing of national resources, it is only a matter of time before the cavalry of the Han army surpassed the cavalry of the Huns.

The reason why Emperor Wu was able to complete the achievements of opening the Western Regions, breaking the Xiongnu, and centralizing power was not achieved overnight, but the foundation laid during the period of Emperor Wen.

In the subsequent Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, it took only a few months for Emperor Han Jing to settle down.The internal counselor he used was Chao Cuo, the military commander was Zhou Yafu, and the general who captured the flag was Li Guang.However, these three people were all left behind by Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, and Li Guang's success at a young age cannot be separated from the praise of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty.

When everyone focuses on the glamorous actors who are in the limelight, they forget about the more powerful screenwriters and directors who hide in the dark.

Only heroes can respect each other.

This is why Li Shimin adopted the attitude of taking the essence and discarding the dross when talking about Qin Huang and Han Wu.Saying: "In modern times, Qinhuang and Hanwu were the only ones who made peace in the world and expanded the frontier. The first emperor was tyrannical, and his son died. Hanwu was arrogant and extravagant, and the country was rare."

As for Emperor Wen, Li Shimin used himself to give his attitude, the posthumous title Wen, and the temple name Taizong, the same as him.

What is Emperor Wen?Thinking about the century-old plan for the national destiny.

This is also what Liu Chan is doing. He also aspires to become Emperor Wen and lay the foundation for the great Han's national destiny for decades or even centuries.

Therefore, Liu Chan, who wanted to be Emperor Wen, could not think about the inheritance of the second generation.

After eating the rice offered by the crown prince, Liu Chan put down his chopsticks, smiled and said to Liu Sui: "The taste of this rice is quite good, the crown prince might as well choose one or two and send them to the residence of Jiang Shangshu, Ma Sili, Huang Taiwei, etc. Fun."

Liu Sui was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said, "No!"

He could clearly understand the meaning of the emperor's father. Although the gift of rice to these ministers is not expensive, the meaning behind it is really different.This is an opportunity for me to make good friends with them, and it is also an opportunity for the ministers to receive my kindness.

In the past, Liu Sui followed his uncle Wang Qian's advice, neither accepting guests privately nor making friends with ministers secretly.Today, with the edict of the Son of Heaven, Liu Sui can be friendly with all ministers in an open and aboveboard manner.

Seeing Liu Zhen's cheerful footsteps, Liu Chan smiled, and picked up the memorial that he had just put down.This seal memorial was submitted by Deng Ai, the former general and the governor of Xiangzhou. In this cover letter, Deng Ai solved the difficult problem Liu Chan raised to Xiangzhou.

When he left Xiangzhou, Liu Chan asked Xiangzhou to provide [-] troops for the Central Plains campaign in addition to meeting the normal garrison, and to bear the food and grass for the Beifa army.

On the surface, the internal supply of food and grass for the [-]-strong army is a difficult problem.But the requirement behind it may be more difficult, that is, how to quickly go to Jingzhou with a [-] army to fight in the Central Plains.

Although Deng Ai was in trouble, he did not immediately make his request.Instead, he asked Liu Chan to give him some time. He needed to go to the counties and counties of Xiangzhou to inspect before he could go to Shu.

After Deng Ai visited Xiangzhou for several months, he finally had a solution. The two problems of food and transportation were all solved by him.

In the memorandum, Deng Ai stated that since the Northern Expedition, the Han Dynasty stationed troops and opened fields, and accumulated a lot of grain in Hanzhong and Guanzhong, with the purpose of controlling the northwest.Now the situation in the northwest is stable, only the Central Plains is still at war. Whenever a large army marches eastward, nearly half of the troops are used for transportation, which costs a lot of money and the people have to work hard.

Between the Han River Valley is the rich and prosperous land of the old Jingzhou, the foundation of Chu's hegemony.However, since the Battle of Chibi, the population has declined, the land has been abandoned, and most of it has been occupied by barbarians.

Between Jingling and Jiangling, the land is fertile, but unfortunately there is not enough water to make full use of the land. It is advisable to re-open the Yangshui River and Canal to divert water for irrigation, to accumulate a large amount of military supplies, and to connect the Yangtze River to the Hanshui River for transporting water.

There are 4 troops in the south of Yangshui, and 500 troops in the north of Yangshui. They take turns at a ratio of two tenths. There are often [-] people, who are guarding while farming.When the weather is good, the harvest is three times that of Longxi farmland.After deducting the expenses of soldiers and civilians, [-] million Dendrobium can be used as military funds every year.

In 3000, [-] million hu grains could be saved for Jingzhou.This amount of food and grass is enough to feed [-] soldiers and civilians for five years. With these savings, the North can fight against the Wei Wei for hegemony in the Central Plains, and the South can destroy the Eastern Wu and rule the South. The logistics of the army should be worry-free.

At the same time, Deng Ai said that the Yangshui Canal, except for the Jingling area, is obviously higher, and most of it is plains and lakes. There are 60 people in each battalion in the army station, one side is farming, and the other side is guarding.

During the war, the navy could enter the Yangshui Canal from Jinxiang (now Shashi) in Jiangling on the Yangtze River, transport soldiers up the southeast, and enter the Han River Basin in Jingling (now Shayang County).It saves the trouble of sailing around Xiakou or going northward by Xiangyang land road, and saves a lot of marching time.

It often takes two months for the Bashu soldiers of the Han Dynasty to reach the Central Plains from the middle of Shu. If they use the Yangtze River to go down the river and use the Yangshui Canal to enter the Han River in the north and arrive in Jingzhou, they can reach the Central Plains in one month. Went most of the time.

The same is true for grain and grass!

When the memorial of "Yangshui Lun" was sent to the imperial court, Liu Chan was extremely satisfied, and said with emotion: "If the great man can conquer the Central Plains, Deng Ai's "Yangshui Lun" should have [-]% of the success."

Deng Ai's "Yangshui Theory" did not come out of thin air. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Shuao built the Yangshui Canal for Chu.At that time, the capital of Chu State was in Ying near Jiangling, and the food and fodder economy depended on the Jianghan Plain where Xiangyang was located.Its grain and grass often need to be transferred by water to Hankou, upstream the Yangtze River, and transferred to Ying.It is also inconvenient for the army to dispatch.

Sun Shuao surveyed the terrain and built the Yangshui Canal (now the Liangsha Canal) on the basis of the Changhu Lake.After the re-construction, the Chu State relied on the Yangshui Canal to trace the Han River in the north and aspire to the Central Plains; it connected to Bashu in the west to compete with the Qin State;

Deng Ai's "Yangshui Theory" is based on Sun Shuao's foundation, repairing and widening Yangshui canals to meet the requirements of military and civilian farming and water transportation.

It has to be said that Deng Ai is really an expert at farming, and he can farm the land wherever he goes.In terms of inheriting the mantle of Zhuge Liang's military thought, Deng Aidang is No. 1 in the army, capable of fighting, governing the army, and farming.

Liu Chan browsed through it carefully again, and then took a pen to annotate the edict allowing Deng Ai to dredge Yangshui canals and garrison fields in Nanjun area.

In order to reward Deng Ai's "Yangshui Lun", Liu Chan ordered: "Confess his son Deng Zhong as the Marquis of Guannei, and enter the East Palace as the prince's doctor."

"promise!"

The prince's doctor, six hundred stones, is the official of the prince's uterus.

Liu Chan's hand is far more useful than the canonization of Deng Ai himself, under the establishment of the crown prince.Deng Zhong's entry into the East Palace was to let him assist the crown prince and protect the favor of the second generation of the Deng family.