Every government has its own limits of control, and it is not about whether transportation is convenient, but whether it can build good places so that the people are willing to accept leadership.

No matter how capable a ruling team is, there will be blind spots in the areas they pay attention to, and because there are so many things that need to be managed, there will be a priority, resulting in some things inevitably being delayed.

There will always be priorities and delays in management, and because there are too many things to focus on, there will be misses, so something will always happen. For example, certain things in certain places seem important to the locals, but the central management team always seems to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear.

It's 206 B.C., and there's no telephone, no train, no plane...... Anyway, in an era when nothing can be fast, we have to think about what kind of methods we should adopt to achieve the goal of sustainable expansion while maintaining stable governance.

Lu Zhe has been changing some things before, such as the division of the seal is not the model of the Zhou royal family, but more of a lord division. The division he adopted was no longer limited to those who were related by blood, as long as they had enough merit. Such as: follow the group of nobles who are fighting; Or people who have made compromises in the unification of the country, such as the princes and kings of the old Warring States who understood that they could not accept merger and annexation.

The princes and kings who accepted the peaceful army were indeed counted as meritorious deeds, and their acceptance of the merger was equivalent to the general recognition of the merit, and was considered a great compromise, after all, the same people did not need to fight each other, and the merger in a peaceful way was the greatest merit. Their deeds will remain in history and leave historical witnesses for the future, so it is not too much for Lu Zhe to treat them preferentially.

Looking at any of the great empires that have appeared in the world, only the "imperial court" in the land of China has not carried out the feudal lord system, and the rest of the empires have adopted the feudal lord system. So is it that the "imperial court" on the Chinese side has a longer lifespan, or is it that the empires that use the feudal lord system have a longer lifespan?

Since the establishment of a centralized system. The longest-lived "imperial court" in the land of China was the first Han Empire, how long? It was four hundred and fourteen years. The life span of any subsequent generation of "imperial courts" did not exceed that of the Han Empire, and in fact, the Han Empire would have been more than 200 years if it had not been for the prosperity of Guangwu.

The longest-lived empire of feudal lordship was Rome, which existed for more than 1,500 years from the time it was founded BC to the fall of Eastern Rome (Byzantium) in 1453 AD!

It may be unfair to compare with some examples, but the land of China is a wonderful place, and I really don't know how to take it if I want to compare more.

"Maybe the federal pattern is a very good form of government?"

"Huh?"

The side hall has entered the dining mode, and there has been a lot of talk before. But most of it is just a burst of idle talk, the kind of nonsense that is almost directionless.

Federal Empire, how does it sound very strange? But in fact, this kind of government is a real state, the federal empire has the existence of the emperor, but the emperor does not have absolute power, is subject to the constraints and supervision of the prime minister and the local states, such as the Second German Empire is a federal empire of government.

Lu Zhe thought about it a lot, and it was imperative to divide the feudal lord system. However, it is not a large-scale partition in the local area, and the local partition follows the route of "having output benefits but no actual management rights", and it can only follow such a route. Outside, you can take an alternative version of the Zhou royal family's dividing route.

What does the Zhou royal family look like? In addition to the division of blood relations, some heroes are also divided. But one thing that must be understood is that when Zhou Tianzi divided the feuds, whether it was the clan or the heroes, the land they got actually did not belong to the Zhou State at that time. Like. Jiang Ziya, surnamed Jiang of the Lu family, was divided into Qi land, in fact, Qi land belonged to the territory of the Dongyi people, and only Jiang Ziya defeated and ruled the Dongyi people to obtain the right to govern the fief. The rest of the feudal princes. As for the small number of members of the royal family surnamed Ji who were given land that originally belonged to the Chinese ethnic group, more than ninety percent of the princes were designated as a piece, and then received more or less support for conquest and land reclamation.

In fact, the original purpose of the partition was a large-scale expansion, and the Zhou royal family only divided a small amount of land that belonged to the state, and more pointed to a piece of land that did not belong to the country and said: "Dude, I think this place is good, as long as you can fight it, then it is yours." ”

Therefore, it can be seen that the territory at the beginning of Zhou's replacement of Shang was only from Xi'an to Shandong in later generations...... That is, it was about the size of four or five counties in the Qin period, but the Zhou royal family used the method of dividing the feuds to force the feudal princes to constantly encroach on the land of foreign races and foreign states or occupy them by force of quick effect.

The Chinese ethnic group rose from the source of the Yellow River, after the Xia generation and the Shang generation, the expansion of the **** was relatively limited, and it was still in the Zhou generation that it entered a real period of rapid expansion.

The princes who were divided by Zhou Tianzi could only get limited support from the Zhou Dynasty in the early stage, and even more often they could only rely on the Zhou Dynasty to get spiritual sustenance. These feudal princes, for various reasons, were simply unable to receive any support other than spiritually.

Zhou Tianzi divided more than 3,000 meritorious or appeased families of the Shang generation (remnants, remnants), and I don't know how many feudal princes died in the development of fiefdoms. Who are their early opponents? It is only impossible to think of all kinds of alien races that do not exist, and not only have to fight against alien races, but also have to compete with the harsh nature, ferocious beasts, and anything that can harm people.

There was a Zhou generation, Zong Zhou and Cheng Zhou both forced the Zhou royal family to move the capital because of the counterattack of the surrounding foreign races, but after the princes and kings of Zhou Tianzi survived after a long period of "natural selection", Zhou Tianzi began the history of setting the capital of Luoyang for a long time.

Many history textbooks will always habitually "abandoned" or "off-topic", and will only write that the division of the Zhou royal family caused more than 800 years of war in the land of China, but the history textbooks do not explain that the territory of the Zhou State was very limited at the beginning, and the various princes after the division started from scratch and obtained land from other races and countries. There is one point that will not be written in history textbooks, that is, after China has no partition, the moment the emperor is the slave owner, it is the death of the land of China falling into the dynastic cycle.

Some history textbooks say that "because Zhou Tianzi only retained a small piece of directly governed territory, the feudal princes rebelled after they grew stronger." As long as you have studied history, you will know that textbooks write this kind of thing, and it is a product of political ~ political needs. The feudal princes have obtained the land from different races and foreign countries, how to govern the Zhou royal family When the princes were desperately struggling, they stared dryly, and there was no help at all, how could they be embarrassed to interfere?

It is precisely because most of the vassal states are plundering land and population growth from foreign races and foreign countries, and the role played by the Zhou royal family during this period is almost none, so that each prince may still pay the taxes that should be paid respectfully in the early stage, and the kindness (feelings) from the ancestors has faded over time, coupled with the weakness of the Zhou royal family itself, no one will take Zhou Tianzi seriously.

"Avoid this?" Lu Qi looked like he wanted to say something but tried his best to endure it. pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "There is a difference between the father's feudal divisions, and the local people only return it with reputation and interests, and have no actual management rights. ”

"It's not decided yet!" Lu Yi was worried and depressed in his heart, and he said to Lu Qi: "The Zhou royal family has experienced 800 years, but in fact, the royal family's control over the country is less than 200 years, and the rest of the time the royal family is just a 'signboard', and has no actual control over the country. ”

Lu Yi has reason to be worried, he is the first in line to the throne. If nothing happens, he will become the successor of the monarch and rightfully govern the empire once he ascends the throne. He was worried about the division that his father was doing, and he was especially worried that the territory would be divided into a fragmented state similar to that of the Zhou generation.

It's not impossible! Lu Yi didn't know what was wrong with his father. If it weren't for the fact that he could see the imprint of being a traverser from some behaviors, he really doubted whether his father was a traverser or not, why didn't he know that the centralized system was the historical trend, and he had been thinking about the equalization and division of interests?

Lu Qi looked at Lu Yi with a changing expression silently. He knew where the empire was headed. The rapid expansion of the early empire created too many problems, and there were unimaginable things that needed to be dealt with urgently. As the founding monarch of the first generation, it was obvious that he was aware of the clues before the crisis broke out, and constantly tried to optimize the framework of politics ~ governance.

A country is not stable. Whether it can be strong or not depends on whether a country's political ~ political framework is reasonable, and another point is very important, that is, how long the established framework can be maintained.

How to ensure the stability of the political ~ governance framework? The first prerequisite is that no one can arbitrarily change the political ~ governance framework! Even if you want to make a change, it is not up to one person to make the decision, but after the majority of the people discuss and obtain the approval of the society.

"Actually...... What should be the most important thing about a country's ruling class? Lu Qi was trying to use the words of guidance, and he asked Lu Yi: "Maybe as long as you find this, you can get the answer." ”

"What do you value?" Lu Yi asked in a daze: "What...... Meaning ......, oh! As if he suddenly understood something, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "People? At least until the people are fully awakened, it is not entirely the people who need to be taken seriously. ”

Lu Qi did not object to Lu Yi's statement, he knew that Lu Yi was extremely correct, the people have the largest base in a country, but it is always difficult for the people to decide anything, this was the case in the past, and it may be the same in the future.

"In the past, the emphasis was on the 'shi' class, and the country was stable because of the existence of 'shi', and the 'shi' provided taxes and blood taxes (to fight for the country), and they were the cornerstone of the country." Lu Yi has specially studied it, and the "scholar" he said was a warrior in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, not a scholar.

"Although the role of 'shi' still exists, it has been gradually replaced by clans and gentry, so the cornerstone of the country is still not on the people." Lu Qi smiled happily after seeing that Lu Yi had grasped the key point, and said: "The clan society will continue for a period of time, and with the increase in population mobility brought about by the development of industry, the clan society will collapse on its own. ”

Lu Yi thought to himself: "It seems that this is the case, the clan society of the Tian~ Dynasty only disappeared after the development of industry, otherwise even if the government ~ government has been attacking local clans, even at the expense of using violence, it has not been able to disintegrate the influence of the clan in the people." ”

"Maybe only when the people wake up, can the people influence the direction of a country." Lu Qi said very seriously: "I don't know how long this process will take, so before the people know their power, considering many factors, is it appropriate to appoint a governor or divide the lords?" ”

Lu Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Recently, I have been educated by my father, and I already know the difference. ”

What Lu Qi wants to express is that only those who belong to him will manage and build with his heart, and the land obtained by the lord belongs to him, he is not working for others, and he will not use a coping mentality to make a living.

"But ......," Lu Yi said in a tangled way, "where is the local and where is the non-local?" ”

Lu Qi smiled silently, it was not up to his brothers to decide where to be the local, it was up to the boss who was sitting on the main seat and chewing slowly.

Lu Yi followed Lu Qi's gaze and instantly understood what it meant.

"Judging from my father's recent actions, I guess he is also confused?" Lu Yi glanced at the people in the side hall, thinking in his mind: "It should be that I am not sure where the limit control distance of the center is, so I hesitated?" ”

It can't be said that the empire doesn't pay attention to transportation, it should be said that the empire under the leadership of Lu Zhe attaches great importance to transportation, but it's really not easy to build roads, and the price paid for building roads is really too great.

"What?" Lu Yi approached Lu Qi, smiled flatteringly, and asked, "Big brother, does that steam engine you made have eyebrows?" ”

Lu Qi nodded, and before Lu Yi could grin, he opened his mouth to speak, not talking about a topic related to steam engines, which was much heavier than this. He said: "In fact, the most important thing to worry about is the threat of separation. You need to worry that you have messed up a good hand. Don't worry about the fact that your own cards are hundreds or thousands of times better than all the lords combined. ”

"......" Lu Yi understood, he thought to himself: "Yes, the strength that I originally possessed is very different, if this is the end and is replaced by a certain lord, doesn't it mean that the country has been hopelessly decayed?" Born in sorrow and dying in peace, perhaps Daddy has always wanted to carry out the partition and the intention of keeping the central government vigilant and self-motivated at all times......" (To be continued.) )