Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 441 Heart of a Warrior
This was Liu Dan's first meeting with an envoy from the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and he attached great importance to it.

After suppressing the rebellion of the Southwestern Yi and temporarily re-establishing the order in the Southwest, Liu Dan lost his target, and the appearance of the Western Regions attracted his attention.

The territory of the Han Dynasty is unprecedentedly large, and the sphere of influence it encompasses is unprecedented in Zhu Xia.

The tens of thousands of miles of border, rebellion and turmoil on the long border, basically all the time, but most of them can be dealt with by relying on the county guards and guarding princes.

After basically defeating the Xiongnu, only the Western Regions were left who could fight the Han army. It was not because the combat power was so strong, but because it was simply far away, and the Han army's logistics could not make it through.

This is where the value of Wushuang Marquis and Wusun Kingdom lies.

The envoys sent by Luoshi were naturally from Zhaocheng clansmen. After entering the palace, Liu Dan and several important officials of the court were there. After all, the war memorial of the Governor of the Western Regions was not a trivial matter, and even required the cooperation of the entire Han court.

If Emperor Han Wen was in power, Luo Shi's Shangzuo would probably not be approved, but who made the current emperor Liu Dan.

"Have you all read the memorial presented by the Imperial Guard?"

Liu Dan looked at the people in the hall, and said loudly: "The King of Dawan disrespected the big man, and even wanted to cut off the trade route. Most of them wrote a letter, hoping to conquer them. I think so."

The business atmosphere of the Han court is much stronger than in history, especially Chang'an, as the intersection of the Western Regions and the Kanto, has huge interests. The Western Region business routes are very important to many people, especially the royal family and nobles. In this temple, there are many nobles who benefited from business.

As soon as Emperor Liu Dan said it, these people responded in groups.

In the hustle and bustle, there was a voice of opposition, "Your Majesty, the Southwest War has just ended, and now you should rest and recuperate. I don't think you should start a war thousands of miles away for the time being."

The sound was quite loud, and when everyone saw it, it turned out to be a military exploiter!
The reason why the military meritorious nobles objected was simple. So far, the big man has no habit of two fronts. If the war in the Western Regions starts, then the right to conquest must fall in the hands of the Western Regions Protectorate and Hexi Liehou, and at most the generals of Guanzhong.

There are no Liehou in Guanzhong, and the vast majority of Liehou come from Guandong!
The Guandong Marquis naturally opposed launching a war in a place where they could not gain benefits, and the Kanto Marquis had legitimate reasons. Apart from the fact that the court really needed to recuperate, some Lieutenants said with emotion: "Your Majesty, the Dawan Kingdom is far away in the Western Regions, and all the way up the mountain The high water is far away, the Gobi desert runs through it, and there is the Hexi Corridor as an obstacle. Even if it takes another 100 years, there will be no chaos in Chang'an.

But the Shanyue in the Jiangdong area and the Hu people in the Liaodong area can invade the land of my great Han overnight.

I have never heard of someone who can stay healthy for a long time without dealing with serious illnesses. Isn't it the same for the country?
Your Majesty, I am worried about the future of the great man. "

Directly rejecting Luo Shi's proposal, it seems that we are jealous of talents, but when we use these two ultimate moves, what we pay attention to is convincing people with reason, even if Luo Shi stands here, he can't say anything.

Because this is a matter of reason for both parties, it all depends on the emperor's choice.

Although Liu Dan is ordinary in other aspects, he has a good understanding of war, especially the Liaodong Protectorate. There are a group of ruthless people inside. Before, it was almost impossible for Hu people to develop.

As for the Shanyue in the Jiangdong area, Liu Dan didn't take it seriously. Shanyue was the same as the Southwestern Yi. At most, they could take advantage of the mountains, but the gap would immediately appear on the plains.

These barbarians have no cavalry, no sharp arrows and weapons, and no enough armor to arm them. It is impossible to pose any threat to the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty. There is no problem at all in guarding the land of Wu, that is, the Jiangdong Plain.

Thinking of this, Liu Dan waved his hand and said: "My dear friends, I have already made a decision to agree to all the war demands of the Governor of the Western Regions. No country or person can challenge the majesty of the big man."

Seeing that Lie Hou still wanted to speak, Liu Dan stopped him directly: "However, what you Ai Qing said just now is also reasonable.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.

But if a strong man waved his fists, wouldn't he be no match for the baby's four hands?

The Huns are dead, is there any country in the sky that can be compared with the great Han?
I don't think so!
With the strength of the big man, even if we fight on two sides, or even three sides, what can we do?
The Liaodong Governor's Mansion suppressed the Northeast, the Western Regions' Governor's Mansion suppressed the Northwest, and the imperial guards of the Han Dynasty swept the world. This is the most powerful and invincible Han. "

Liu Dan's words shocked everyone in the hall, and started a war on both sides at the same time?
Is there any truth to what the emperor said?

Have!
Can it be done?
can!
The army of the Great Han is invincible in the world, even half of it is enough to sweep the world, but the premise is that the money and food in the world return to the period of Emperor Xiaowu.

It has never been the number of soldiers and the quality of soldiers that restrict the military strength of the Han Dynasty, but the money and food to support these soldiers. In this era of low productivity, a hundred people can support a soldier who is out of production.

If Luo Sheng and Luo Shi knew that the emperor would make a two-sided war, they would definitely regret asking the emperor to fight. If they only fought the war in the Western Regions, with the Han court's years of deep cultivation in the Yishui River Valley, and the years of farming and reserves in the Hexi Corridor , as long as the war does not drag on for too long, such as one or two years, it is completely sufficient.

After all, the Xiongnu in this time and space have been hit too hard, and they have completely lost their role in containing the Han army.

The current grassland can be said to be a show place for the Han people. Coupled with the appearance of horseshoes, a large number of horses can be used in the use of materials, which does not have to be as difficult as the logistics of Li Guangli, the second forced general in history.

Everyone was so shocked that before they could react, Liu Dan shouted, "Big Sinog!"

Sang Hongyang stepped out of the queue with his head held high. After he made great achievements last time, the emperor gave him some of the powers and responsibilities of the chief business officer, "Your Majesty, the minister is here!"

Liu Dan asked with a smile: "Sinong, I'm going to go to war, and I'm going to ask for money and food from you, the big housekeeper."

The tone was full of intimacy. For Sang Hongyang, a young expert who can make money for him, Liu Dan now favors him very much. I will definitely raise enough money and food for you and the court."

"Oh?"

Although he knew that Sang Hongyang was a capable person, Liu Dan was so confident that he asked curiously, "What's the trick of Da Sinong?"

Sang Hongyang replied: "Your Majesty, the last time I just copied the homes of some merchants in Qidi, it filled the shortfall of the Southwest War. Combining my experience last time, it is time to spread it in all counties and countries in the world. gone."

When Liu Dan heard that business tax and property tax were still collected, he asked suspiciously: "Da Si Nong, I know that last time you and Da Si Shang collected it in person, so it was effective, but how big is this world?" Ah, can you still run from county to county?
Without Sang Qing's presence, I'm afraid those treacherous merchants would not easily hand over their business taxes.

Your method probably won't work. "

Sang Hongyang was not worried at all when he heard the words. Instead, he replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. If you order, as long as someone can report other people's tax evasion, they will Give him half of the seized.

As long as you do this, the whole world will be your eyes and ears, and even those treacherous merchant servants will be used by you!

Are you still worried that there will be taxes that cannot be collected? "

boom!
As soon as Sang Hongyang said this, the temperature in the whole palace seemed to drop a few degrees in an instant, and almost everyone looked at Sang Hongyang with completely uncontrollable killing intent.

"Your Majesty, please kill this traitor!"

Immediately, someone couldn't sit still, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of the world, and Sang Hongyang instigated slaves to betray the master, isn't this challenging the rules of heaven and earth?

King Su is on top.

In the past, King Su assisted King Kang of Zhou, and there were so many slanderous words in the world. King Su said: "On the day of loneliness, the world knows loneliness and loyalty."

When King Su passed away, King Kang of Zhou treated him with respect from his father, weeping and saying: "Uncle Wang treats the widow with loyalty, and the widow serves Uncle Wang with filial piety."

This is the foundation of the people of Zhuxia.

If even loyalty and filial piety are lost, can one still be called a human being? "

He did not criticize Sang Hongyang, but directly criticized the flaws in Sang Hongyang's words. In fact, after hearing Sang Hongyang's words, Liu Dan also had a cold light in his eyes, and he felt shuddering.

I can't help feeling deeply grateful that I am no longer a vassal king, but the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, Sang Hongyang's sharp weapon will be aimed at himself. His family knows his own affairs. When he was a prince, he committed a lot of things. It's fine if the court doesn't pursue it. Such a minister.

As a result, he committed suicide and his family was exiled.

But now that he is the emperor, that Sang Hongyang is the sharpest blade in his hand.

Liu Dan said in a deep voice: "What Da Sinong said is a policy of seeking the country, I should implement it.

But loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of being a human being, I should not ignore it, and I am not allowed to report my lord, so let's do it in this way. "

There was silence in the hall, only Sang Hongyang's high voice remained, "Your Majesty is holy!"

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Liu Dan is a hard-to-evaluate emperor, because he is not a fatuous and incompetent emperor in the traditional sense. During the years when he just became emperor, the wars he waged were very necessary, and he used his only advantage , that is, his sensitivity to war has won many victories, and in fact maintained the unity of the empire, but military affairs are the continuation of politics, and he fought everywhere during the weak period of the empire. This untimely behavior exposed his political weakness. Short board, it turns out that a warrior emperor would not be a good imperial ruler. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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