There are a few brief records in the History of the Han Empire that describe the establishment of the new official system of Sili Xiaowei. Although the reasons and background for the new official position were not explained in detail, many people at the time understood that this was the beginning of a transformation.

“…… The Son of Heaven decreed that the final army should be the commander of the division, and the main investigation and correction of adultery and evil, internal and external lawlessness. The festival, which is accused, can go directly to the imperial ....... ”

The situation of the Tingwei Mansion being the dominant family is gone forever. With the constraints, the cool officials ran rampant and the harsh law became a prison matter, which began to be gradually reined in. The people's hearts are at peace.

Of course, this is a slow process that takes several years. The relaxation of the rule of law needs to be based on the economy. In Yuan Zhao's admonition that day, he explained the relationship in detail.

"How can I not know the importance of benevolent government? It's just that the world is far from reaching the level of abundance, and it is so difficult to rule the three kings with the royal way! ”

The emperor couldn't help but sigh helplessly. What he said is not wrong at all, it is not easy for Dahan to achieve the current situation in this short period of more than 70 years. But to say that it is to achieve the kind of prosperity that is fabled, it is still too far off.

"Your Majesty, don't think about everything too hard. Although the road is long, as long as you go in the right direction, it is not impossible to travel thousands of miles in a day. ”

"Yuanqing! I know that you have great talents, and if you have any good ideas, as long as you can enrich the country and strengthen the army, I will agree to any conditions you make. ”

"Your Majesty, although Wei Chen is young, he has also traveled to many places and heard a lot of things. Since I have been favored by Your Majesty, I should do my best to help my Han become strong. However, the premise of Wechen is that His Majesty should be kind to all the people. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, please think about it, whether it is Shinong, industry and commerce, what is the most important factor for the development of Pepsi in the world? It's people! People are the most important thing. As long as there are people, there will be anything. But there are still too few people in our Han territory. It's too late to protect and reproduce, how can we implement strict laws and regulations to oppress, bully, and kill! Weichen thought that this was the last thing His Majesty should indulge. ”

"Yuanqing, although what you said is right, but if you want to enrich the country and strengthen the army, you must enrich the treasury, and if you want the treasury to be full, you must open up tax roads, and these wealth are all from the people. Without the guarantee of the cool officials, how can it be successfully collected? ”

The emperor finally got to the heart of the matter. Since ancient times, the dynasty has indulged cool officials, in the final analysis, it is only a need in two aspects. The first is to deter the subordinates at home and abroad, so that they do not dare to rebel. The second is to suppress the people and make them obey the orders of the king.

Yuan Zhao saw that the emperor said this frankly, and he had already achieved his goal. He chuckled slightly.

"Relying only on the supply of my Han people, if we want to achieve the strength of the country, of course, this road will be very long. However, Weichen has another way, Your Majesty might as well give it a try. ”

"What's the best idea? Come on! The Emperor's eyes widened.

Yuan Zhao took out a pair of silk calligraphy and paintings from his arms and spread them on the case. The emperor looked up and down for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what he had drawn. Mrs. Wei and Liu Ju also came over and looked a little strange.

"Brother Yuan, what kind of painting is this? Why can't I see it? ”

Looking at the appearance of this family of three staring at each other, Yuan Zhao scratched his head a little embarrassedly, his painting level is limited, and his painting is really not good, but after the explanation, they will naturally understand.

"Your Majesty, this is the territory map of my Great Han. Wechen consulted the information of many county border passes, and although the drawings were not very accurate, the rough geographical shape was like this. ”

What the? What does the kid say? This、This is what the territory of the Han Dynasty looks like? In other words, what is painted on this is my thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?!

Emperor Liu Che stood up in shock at that time, not only him, but also Mrs. Wei and the crown prince Liu Ju were also surprised.

"Don't lie to me, boy! Do you know how important this is, how can you, you do it alone?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, wait a while, and when Weichen makes it clear, he will see it clearly. Hehe! ”

Yuan Zhao pursed his lips secretly, looking at the appearance of this family who has no knowledge. Isn't it just a sketch? What's all the fuss about. He used a pen to slowly write the names of the feudal countries, counties, mountains and rivers in the world, and after a while, he finished marking, and now he looks like a map.

The three members of the emperor's family lay on it, pointed their fingers at the familiar names of the regions, and began to shout excitedly.

"So that's what my country looks like...... Hanzhong, Guanzhong, Yellow River, Zhongnan Mountain...... Hahaha! ”

"Father, mother, look, this is Chang'an! Where we are! ”

It's no wonder they're excited, in this era, where can there be such a comprehensive map of the world! Not to mention ordinary people, even in the Weiyang Palace, it is just based on the information that can roughly know the location of each county.

His Majesty the Emperor was a treasure trove of money, and he had no doubt about the correctness of this picture. Because, what Yuan Zhao made has never missed a time, this is an absolute trust.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?" Yuan Zhao was a little stunned. Because he saw that at the emperor's signal, Mrs. Wei had carefully folded the picture and was about to take it away.

"Huh! Boy, this thing is so important, it's a national treasure. Therefore, I have to put it away and leave it for a slow study. You shouldn't keep such an important thing around, in case you accidentally leak out, it won't be good. ”

Yuan Zhao was a little helpless, the emperor's family was too small, and they hadn't seen the world. He originally wanted to make this thing more precise, and after the completion of Chang'an College, it would be taught as geography knowledge. Besides, his purpose today is not to present a map.

", wait! Your Majesty, Wechen still has something to say, and it has a lot to do with this sketch, and it's not too late to take it away after Wechen finishes speaking. ”

Hearing him say this, the emperor waved his hand, Wei Zifu put the picture down again, and Liu Ju hurriedly spread it out again, watching from the side with an excited face.

"Your Majesty, in fact, what Weichen wants you to see is not the distribution of counties and counties of my Han Dynasty, but the parts outside the territory. Please look out, here, here, and here, and see what's there?"

The emperor was slightly stunned, he followed Yuan Zhao's instructions, and when he looked over those places, he couldn't help but move in his heart.

Outside the boundaries of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Zhao painted the rest of the parts in three colors. The top part of the vast area was specially circled, and it was a grass green. There are two big characters written clearly: Huns!

The east and south sides surrounding the Han Dynasty were painted blue, and were marked by Yuan Zhao as the East China Sea and the South China Sea, respectively. The entire southwest and western parts were painted yellow, and the Western Regions were written on them.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, Prince, what we have to see now is the situation of my Han's neighbors. Directly north is our great enemy, the Huns. The sea to the east and south, and the desert to the west are the states of the Western Regions. And today, the good advice that Weichen wants to offer to His Majesty is only in these three directions. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Zhao pointed to the east, south, and west with his finger. The emperor already had an understanding in his heart, he thought about it for a while, and asked each other.

"Yuanqing, I understand what you mean, I have sent an embassy to open the Western Regions that you advocated earlier, hoping to have good news come back. But what is the use of this vast sea? ”

Yuan Zhao smiled, and his smile was a little mysterious: "Your Majesty, you don't know anything. Outside of the Han Divine Prefecture, there is an even bigger world. And the ocean is much bigger than the land. For thousands of years, people in the world only knew that the wealth produced from the land was laborious, but they never knew that there were ready-made priceless treasures in the vast and boundless ocean! ”

"There is treasure in the sea! …… Yuan Qing, are you serious?" The emperor's eyes lit up.

"Of course, I'm exactly right. Not to mention the rare fish produced in the sea, the fanjia sea shell. Just to say that not far from the South China Sea and the East China Sea, there are countless unowned islands of all sizes, and all kinds of minerals, forests, and metals on them are enough for us to be inexhaustible. Therefore, the strategy that Weichen offered to His Majesty to strengthen the country and enrich the army is to open up the three sides! It is not enough to open only the road of the Western Regions, but also to open the East China Sea and the South China Sea, so that these three roads will become the golden road of our Han Dynasty. ”

His Majesty's mouth was a little dry, and he swallowed a little nervously. I took the tea handed over by Mrs. Wei and took a big sip, feeling a little better dumbfounded.

"However, open the trilateral ...... Such a big move requires huge manpower, material resources, and financial resources, right? The early investment of the imperial court, I'm afraid the treasury can't support it....... ”

Hearing his hesitation, Yuan Zhao sighed in his heart, this emperor is already shrewd and open-minded, but his thinking is still too narrow. Oh, in fact, this can't be blamed on him, thousands of years apart, how can he have the opportunity to see those strange economic means in the future!

"Your Majesty, this matter does not require the efforts of the imperial court, let alone labor. Since someone has contributed money and effort, to fight the front station. As long as the early development is completed, the rest of the things will be left to the court just waiting for the bookkeeping and counting the money. And the only thing that His Majesty needs to do is the next decree that allows the opening of the three sides. Hehe! ”

All the princes in the world are surnamed Liu, always a family, all of them are the descendants of Emperor Gaozu, and more broadly, Shenzhou is all Han blood. Rather than consuming all this power in infighting, it is better to let them live. Whether it's a hero or a hero, outside of Kyushu, the sky and the earth are wider, go and create your own world!