The reason why China has been able to lead the world for thousands of years in ancient times is that Pei Gai believes that it is inseparable from its unique location and geographical environment.

Not to mention the vast and fertile mountains and rivers, the land of East Asia has been in a semi-closed state of geography for a long time - in short, there is the sea in the east, the grassland desert in the north, and the plateau in the west and south...... These days of underdeveloped transportation were barriers, which surrounded the largest territory that an ancient dynasty could theoretically control, and commercial and cultural exchanges could be surmounted, which was a nightmare for large army expeditions.

Therefore, for a long time, China's native regime is unlikely to be invaded by another powerful empire, and the newly rising neighboring regimes that can cause a certain degree of destruction or even subversion are either nomadic states that cannot last long, or have long been deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains. The Chinese culture, which has gradually taken shape since the Zhou and Qin dynasties, has been able to last for thousands of years without the danger of breaking its roots.

Note, however, that a good geographical location and environment enclose the "largest" territory that an ancient dynasty could "theoretically" control, rather than the most reasonable territory that could be effectively controlled. China is still a bit too big, and in the era of underdeveloped transportation and communications, there are large areas that can only be confined and cannot be controlled remotely, and then new forces may emerge from these areas that are capable of threatening the central power. Pei Gai sometimes imagined that if China were twice as small, that is, limited to the so-called "eighteen inland provinces" of the Qing Dynasty, it might be much easier to rule, and the number of man-made disasters and dynastic changes would be greatly reduced......

But this is impossible, the geographical problem cannot be solved at all, and the Central Plains Dynasty is bound to not be able to give up the surrounding areas, in case a strong force is formed to threaten the central government - if you retreat, you can only be beaten, just like the Northern Song Dynasty.

As far as the current environment is concerned, the land of Yong, Qin, and Liangzhou, theoretically speaking, can be effectively controlled by taking advantage of China's gradually perfecting bureaucratic system. It is also surrounded by grasslands, large rivers, and plateaus, which act as a barrier, and as long as a strong, unified force does not appear in other areas, it can be safely accumulated behind closed doors. Hu Han is not harmful for the time being, Bayi is defending the momentum, Luoyang and Jiankang are his friends, and the only thing to worry about is probably only Shile...... Fortunately, there is still a long way to go.

Therefore, we must develop our productive forces as soon as possible and restore the Guanzhong region, which has been repeatedly under fire, as soon as possible, so that we can cope with the challenges that may be very difficult in the future.

After years of development, the soil and water have begun to erod, but in the past few hundred years, it should still be fertile soil - theoretically, it will not be until the Tang Dynasty or even the Song Dynasty that the productivity of Guanzhong will completely lag behind the Central Plains and even the south of the Yangtze River. If you want to enrich the country and strengthen the army, land and population are the most basic elements, and this is true of land, so what about population?

In fact, even in the wars of the later era of hot weapons, the number of people who died directly on the battlefield was not too large, and the sharp decline in the population mainly came from the plague and famine caused by years of war, as well as the mass exodus of yeoman farmers. For now, the war in Guanzhong has not lasted too long, and the population is mostly scattered in Liangzhou and Shu - rarely to the east, because there is more trouble and danger. Since Pei Gai calmed down Guanzhong, there have been a number of displaced people returning to their homes, and if they can be effectively managed, it should not be difficult for productivity to recover to half or even higher in peacetime.

What is hateful is that after the turmoil of the Three Kingdoms, the world was gradually stabilizing, and the Jin Dynasty had a great chance to create a new prosperous era similar to the later Tang Dynasty, but it was messed up by the group of themselves surnamed Sima. Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty was just a middle-aged man, and he was too far away from his father and ancestors, and then he circled a completely mediocre heir...... If compared with the Tang Dynasty, even Sima Zhao may not be comparable to Li Shimin, and Li Zhi's talent still surpasses Sima Yan......

As a result, the Jin Dynasty collapsed in this bottleneck period of the Second Dynasty, and enabled the surrounding foreign races, which had gradually grown up since the end of the Han Dynasty due to the weakening of China, to rise up at the right time.

Pei Gai himself may not be smarter than the truly intelligent people of this age, but he has finally stood on the shoulders of giants and accumulated nearly two thousand years of experience. As the saying goes, "the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear", the social analysis of the Wei and Jin dynasties and even the Sixteen Kingdoms period in later generations is the biggest magic weapon for Pei Cai's rapid rise - because he knows very well which strata this society is composed of, what are the interests of each stratum, who is the enemy and must be attacked, and who is the friend who can be co-opted.

The biggest enemy is naturally Hu Kou, the alien elites who have already tasted the sweetness of rebellion, as well as the elites of their own race who depend on them; In the face of this strong enemy, whether it is the family or the displaced people among the Jin people, or even Di and Qiang, they can and must form a united front.

The second-level enemies are those with vested interests under the coalition regime of the Western Jin Dynasty, represented by local families, because the manor economy of the family infringes on the interests of the state, which will not only weaken the central power, but also be prone to frequent infighting and empty power. Although in the face of Hu Kou, a great enemy, as long as he refuses to act for the tiger, even the family can work together, but we must consider the long-term, at least coerce, and cannot allow him to continue to sit big.

A big reason why Pei Gai advanced into Guanzhong is that the power of the Guanzhong family is relatively weak, on the one hand, it is easier for Pei Gai to be brought under his command, and on the other hand, it is unlikely that he will rebel against his own regime in a short period of time. In the two states of Yong and Qin, most of the big families such as Wei, Du, Li, Liang, Hu, Xin, etc., have entered the curtain of Pei Gai, and Song, Yan and others have been in high positions before this, and they have also indirectly been in the same party with Pei Gai through Xun Song and Liang Fen, and Pei Gai has tried his best to raise the prestige of these families, hoping that they will be able to follow him in the future and suppress the eastern clans.

In short, a new Guanlong group is gradually forming.

The big question now is, should we absorb the Hedong clan into this group? Can the two sides form a healthy competitive relationship? The Liu clan and the Lu clan in Hedong have been brought under their command, and the Xie clan and the Xue clan also have a clear sincerity to ...... On the contrary, the Pei family, who was born in his own family, still pretended that the dispute between Jin and Hu had nothing to do with him and put it out of the way, but as long as Zhen followed the soldiers into Wenxi, he should immediately pounce on him.

It's just that this Pei family, will it be a little too big? Since the elites who have migrated abroad have mostly entered the middle school, is it better to simply abandon all the Shu people in Wenxi's hometown?

How to deal with the scholar class is the biggest problem, on the one hand, they are the core force that constitutes this feudal empire, and on the other hand, they are also the greatest obstacle to historical progress. As for the basic strength of the empire, the vast number of grassroots peasants, it is much easier to manage in comparison.

Pei Gai came from later generations, and naturally knew that if he wanted the stability of the country and social progress, the most important thing was to develop productive forces, but in this era, the industrial revolution was definitely unrealistic, and he may not really be able to do it, agriculture is still the top priority. In the Guanzhong area, after repeated reshuffling after the war, although the family survived, the strength was greatly reduced, and most of the poor families were broken and degraded, and Pei Gai used the authority of the government to merge and "lease" the land, and believed that even if the number of households in the period of Sima Yan Taikang was restored, everyone could have land and plant.

At present, the land is still vast and sparsely populated, so Pei Gai intercepted most of the displaced people who returned to their hometowns and stuffed them into Tunbao, temporarily only allowing them to cultivate in the most fertile Wei Level, according to the joint estimates of the Ministry of People, the Tunbu and the Du Ministry, only on paper, it can fully support Chang'an Xingtai and 100,000 troops. However, no matter how ruthless the wind and rain are, agricultural disasters can happen at any time, even if there are bumper harvests year after year, Pei Gai feels that it is far from enough.

The 100,000 army can defend the Guanzhong, but after all, it has to be fought outside, after the war, it often becomes a mound and ruins, and if you want to resume production as soon as possible, you must have a continuous supply of blood from the Guanzhong base.

Pei Gai did "invent" a lot of advanced agricultural tools, and also attached great importance to the construction of water conservancy facilities, produced a large number of iron farm tools, and collected ploughing cattle and ploughing horses to assist agricultural production, which saved labor costs to a considerable extent. However, if the yield per mu cannot be increased, it is not a fundamental solution to the problem, but Pei should not know how to conserve good seeds, how to fertilize and eliminate pesticides.

There is no way but to believe in the wisdom of the broad masses of the people, and hope that in a relatively stable environment, agricultural technology can develop steadily along the inherent path......

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He was thinking about it farther and farther away, when he suddenly heard a scolding voice from outside the door, which was obviously deliberately suppressed: "Ah Lang, Hugh is going to disturb everyone!" ”

As soon as he turned his head, he saw his son Bao Da stretching out his hands forward and stumbling across the threshold. At the same time that the father and son looked at each other, Bao Da suddenly stumbled and fell forward.

Pei Cai hurriedly stood up, but with his speed, he must have been unable to catch up, but fortunately, Pei Xiong was still beside him, agile as an ape, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he supported Baoda. Pei Gai took two steps forward, took his son from Pei Xiong's hands, crossed his armpits lightly with both hands, and raised them high above his head.

The nanny's voice came from the door: "Everyone be careful, don't hit Ah Lang's head!" ”

Bao Da is not yet a full year old - it will take more than ten days, Xun Guanniang and others are already planning a first birthday celebration, Pei Gai is too busy to take care of it, and everything is left to his wife to make her own decisions - but she can barely walk upright, according to the nanny, she is a toddler earlier than other children of the same age, and it must be a gift......

However, the child never spoke, and occasionally said "Ahhh "No matter how much Pei should hope that his child is a genius, he doesn't believe it...... However, the nanny said that boys speak late, and even girls start to learn to speak at the age of one and a half, so you don't have to worry.

Pei Gai was really afraid of knocking the child's head, so he simply strode out of the door with Bao, and even went down the wooden corridor before he could put on his shoes, and then lifted it above his head again. It's Baoda's favorite game, and the little ones can't help but giggle and "ahhh Pei Caixin said poor baby, you have too few toys, if in the future, I will definitely buy a lot of cars, airplanes, dinosaurs, and even Ultraman, Transformers or something for you to play with......

The nanny gave a gift and apologized: "Ah Lang ran fast, and the servant woman couldn't catch up for a while, disturbing everyone, forgive your sins." ”

Pei Gai smiled and shook his head: "It's okay." In his spare time, he would chase and play with his son in the garden - only then did he know the benefits of having a garden - and understood very well how tired and panicked adults were chasing children...... It's not that the child can really run fast, if you go around in a circle, it is easy to block him in front, but if you only chase from behind, adults are afraid of kicking the child as soon as they raise their feet, and they will not dare to accelerate.

Pei should be a little tired, and he was going to play with the child for a while, but who wanted to ignore the report on the door, saying that the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Degree were two Peng, and they had something to see.

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Pei Gai did not follow the old system, imitated Shangshu Province, and divided the administrative organs into six Cao, but did not learn from the laws of later generations, divided into six departments, but even the people led the army, and engaged in twelve ministries, this is to clearly divide the functions and powers to improve administrative efficiency, the second is to increase the proportion of commerce and industry and mining in government planning, and the third point is to evenly stain the rain and dew as much as possible, so as to benefit the Kansai people.

Because both the Xingtai and the Hegemon are temporary institutions, then serving as a staff member in a temporary organization will inevitably lack a ladder for continuous ascension, and can only use this post as a springboard, with a view to being released as an official or transferred to the central government. Pei Gai's drastic reform of the shogunate and a clear division of powers and powers will show the subordinates the prospect that in the future, when the world is decided, and the central government and the Xingtai are integrated, it is very likely that the new system of the Xingtai will be used to reform the old system of the central government, and it is not known whether the Zhubu Peng may be directly transferred to the central Zhucao Shangshu.

In fact, Pei Gai himself planned it this way, and of course it was too early to put it into practice.

Among the twelve, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is Pei Tongpei, the younger brother of Pei Tong Pei, who is good for big words, but in fact, his ability is limited, but fortunately, one is obedient, and the other is that he is ultimately a concubine. Du Bu Peng is Liu Zhuo Liu Zigao, with a family background, and he is quite able to calculate accounts and manage money - he, like Pei Tong, cannot be regarded as a Kansai person in the strict sense, but is from Hedong.

Today, the two came to worship together, and Pei Cai had no choice but to return his son to the nanny, invite the two into the room, and ask about the intention. Liu Zhuo was obviously a little unaccustomed to sitting on a chair with his legs down, his hands and feet were a little uncomfortable, and even his expression looked very serious, he glanced at Pei Tong sideways, then turned to Pei Gai, and replied concisely: "The Ministry has a discussion, and the matter is detailed to the Ministry of the People, and the Ministry of the People does not allow it, so the two of us have come to see the Ming Gong to declare the straightness." ”

Pei Cai smiled and asked, "What is the discussion first?" ”

Liu Zhuo arched his hand: "Please give "Prohibition"!" ”

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