Han Wangran looked around at the ministers and said: "My Korea has been weak for a long time, although the power of Zhao and Wei was lucky to get the two counties of Sanchuan and Nanyang, but the country has no long-term worries. At present, the Qin State is eyeing our South Korea, and if South Korea does not strengthen itself, it may be swallowed by the Qin State. After all, it is impossible for South Korea to rely on Zhao and Wei again and again. ”

"The widow hears that there are many people who have a wide land, and those who are big are many, and those who are strong are brave. Therefore, Mount Tai does not let the soil, so it can become its big; The river and the sea do not choose a trickle, so they can be deep; The king is not only the people, so he can understand his virtue. Today, there is an endless war, which can be described as a warring state. There is no way to expand the territory without war, and there is no way to protect the community without war. If we want to strengthen Korea, we have to be talented. The widow first ascended to the great treasure, trembling, fearing that the ancestral foundation would be defeated by the widow, so he issued a meritocracy order to seek the elite of the world. ”

The eunuch order immediately took out the second royal decree and read: "Since ancient times, the king who has been appointed and revived, can you not taste the wise man and gentleman who rules the world with him?" And he is virtuous, he has never been out of Lu Lane, how can he be lucky to meet? The ear of those who are above seek it. In the past, I Zhaohou from Yishui, Xiude Xiuwu, east to destroy Zheng State, west but strong Qin, the Son of Heaven to the Hou, the princes He Bi, for the future generations to open, very beautiful. The widow misses the meaning of the ancestors, and often hurts his heart. The guests and ministers have those who can make strange plans to strengthen Korea, and I respect the officials and share the land with them. ”

After the eunuch order was recited, Han Wangran immediately said: "Spread this edict to the world, and the widow hopes that all the talents of the six countries will have the heart of Han." If the Aiqing can give advice, the widow will not lose his words, and treat him as a marquis and an earl. ”

"Your Ministers obey!" The ministers responded.

Han Wangran was very satisfied with the attitude of the ministers, and then said: "Although there is a talent seeking order to summon talents from all over the world, I in South Korea cannot relax the cultivation of talents. The widow wants to follow the example of Qi Guoji's school palace and set up a academy to cultivate Korean talents, and Zhong Aiqing thinks it is feasible? ”

I was still worried about the talent search order just now. Talents from all over the world have come to vote, and the ministers who occupy their positions are delighted. If you set up a college, your side can be the first to climb the river, and the building near the water will be the first to get the month. Moreover, according to Han Wangran's temperament, there must be specific requirements for this academy, and the talents cultivated must be more in line with Han Wangran's requirements than those cultivated in private schools.

Seeing that the ministers agreed, Han Wangran said with a smile: "According to the meaning of the widow." Set up a academy in Yangzhai, called Yingchuan! The widow hopes that this academy can achieve 'only Han is talented, and Yu Si is prosperous'. ”

The ministers didn't know that in the original history, there would be a Yingchuan Academy in the late Han Dynasty hundreds of years later, and Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai and others who came out of the academy were all first-class talents at that time. The name contains Han Wangran's ardent hope.

The first pilgrimage ended so smoothly. Taking advantage of the new king's accession to the throne and the great prestige brought by his martial arts, Han Wangran successfully implemented a clearer title system in Korea and issued a merit-seeking order. A new seowon was established to nurture talents.

For the young Han Wangran, a qiē is just the beginning. The big South Korean ship has been on the wrong course for too long, and if it is not careful, it will be overkill. There are very few successful changes in ancient and modern times. Obstruction from the old forces cannot be solved by a simple killing word.

In the blink of an eye, March has arrived. Zongzheng Mansion, sincerity Bo Han Xin is receiving Shaofu Hanwen, Si Kou Han Xiu, Sikong Ji Ying, Taichang Gongsun Shi and his party.

Han Xin, who was sitting on the main seat, pretended to be distressed and said, "Everyone, our king is not as good as the previous king!" ”

Hangul felt the same way, and he also frowned. He said: "Since the king ascended the throne, the first thing he has done is to take stock of the number of weapons in his arsenal. Not only the quantity, but also the quality. I'm unlucky, the armaments in the arsenal are always damaged, and the accounts are not clear. Several of my stewards were sentenced for this. Even I was punished. ”

Everyone didn't know in their hearts that since Han Wen took office in Shaofu, the money he was greedy for ink was not a small amount. This time, he pulled out a few stewards to atone for the crime, and the king knew it, but he just turned a blind eye to it in order to seek stability. But the king's attitude is obvious, and the past is gone. If something like this happens again in the future, it will not be spared.

Si Kou Han Xiu smiled and said, "Uncle Weiyuan, don't blame me!" I have obeyed the king's commandments. However, the king issued a new decree that the title could be used to atone for the sin. Even if you commit a crime in the future, as long as it is not a major crime, it will be fine, and the big deal is that the title is lowered. ”

Han Wen pursed his lips, disagreed, and said: "Winning the crime is small, but losing the favor of the king is the greatest." Have you noticed that in addition to the titles given to us by the king, no one has been knighted by other officials below a thousand stones! You say, will the king use the title to reward military exploits, like the Qin State? ”

"Probably not!" Sikong Ji Ying said. "The king's treatment of the soldiers is good enough. Not to mention the food and clothing of those who are exempted from military service, this group of ordinary people still have money to take every month, how can there be such a thing throughout the ages. ”

"Yes! I've heard that the average soldier gets two big dollars a month! Those who die in battle will also receive 500 large coins. Taichang Gongsun Shi said.

Zongzheng Han Xin spoke at this time, "The king is sympathetic to the soldiers, what do we who are courtiers not to say. After all, all the money was withdrawn from the paper and cement sold by Hanyi, and it did not cost a penny from the state treasury. But if the king really wants to reward military merits with titles and land like the Qin State, you must not agree with it! ”

As soon as they thought that the common people could be neither humble nor arrogant in front of them, and take away their own land, Ji Ying, Gongsun Shi, and Han Wen had a painful look on their faces, and they all said: "I won't support it." If the king is like Qin Xiaogong, won't our Korea become the second tyrannical Qin. This is the way to get rid of evil! ”

"Where's Lord Siko?" Han Xin looked at Han Xiu.

Han Xiu's heart was bitter, he was actually committed to King Han, and he couldn't try to improve himself without changing the law. Zong Zheng and Shaofu are representatives of South Korea's conservatives, and they used to be conservatives, but seeing that South Korea won big victories one after another under the leadership of Han Ran, this made his mind quietly change, but when he thought of the consequences of failing to change the law, Han Xiu's face was filled with a look of determination, and he replied: "Since Zongzheng is the first to look forward!" ”

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhang Ping is also discussing Han Wangran's recent intriguing moves with Keqing Chen Xiao.

In the two months since Han Wangran ascended the throne, he has mainly grasped three things, the first of which is to check the arsenal of ordnance stocks. The second is to check the population of the whole country, and the third is to stipulate the treatment of soldiers in the form of a law.

It was from this that Zhang Ping also knew that the inventory of Jinhan's ordnance, which has always been known for its ordnance, was really uneven. King Han was furious and demanded to follow the example of the Qin State, and every craftsman must mark his own name on the equipment produced by each craftsman, once there is a quality problem. But the craftsman asked. For the manufacture of some complicated instruments such as large crossbow arrows, Han Wang proposed streamlined production on a whim, which greatly improved efficiency.

After careful checking, there are now 550,000 households in the four counties of South Korea. Yingchuan is densely populated, with 200,000 households, followed by Sanchuan County, with 150,000 households, and Shangdang and Nanyang are sparsely populated. 100,000 households each. However, excluding the troops lost since the Battle of Hwayang and the old and weak, the army that Korea could recruit was no more than 300,000.

Regarding Han Wangran's order to check the ordnance and population, Prime Minister Zhang Ping agreed in his heart. However, excessively raising the treatment of soldiers and soldiers has the possibility of developing in the direction of the Qin State, which makes Zhang Ping worried.

Zhang Ping sighed and said, "Since the king ascended the throne, he has swept away the old evils. More new style. However, though the kingdom is great, the belligerent will perish. At the moment, South Korea is weak. With such a blatant increase in the treatment of soldiers, I am afraid that the ministers will be dissatisfied, and Zhao and Wei will also have suspicions! ”

Keqing Chen Xiao nodded and said: "I lost 100,000 soldiers in South Korea, took Sanchuan and Kenanyang, and gained millions of people." Zhao and Wei didn't say anything on the surface, but they must have been very jealous. Wei lost tens of thousands of soldiers. However, there is a land east of the river, and 100,000 households are added. Zhao Guo even lost half of Yanmen and half of Taiyuan in exchange for a Hexi, which was quite worth the loss. The only one who gets it is just that the countries recognize Zhao Guo as the leader of the six countries of Shandong, and he is just a false name. ”

"Still. For now, the prime minister doesn't need to worry. The alliance between Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan has become a big situation, and King Zhao is scheduled to meet in Handan in the late spring, and this incident alone is enough to continue the peace of our Korea for two or three years. The vitality of the Qin State was greatly damaged, and with the alliance as a support, the Qin State did not dare to offend my South Korea. I'm afraid that when Handan will join the alliance, Zhao Guo will put me in South Korea on the front line of the anti-Qin resistance! Keqing Chen Xiao added.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Ping asked suspiciously.

"Prime Minister, please look at the map, I am in Nanyang and Hanzhong in the west. Now that the Qin State has contracted in an all-round way, relying on the dangers of mountains and rivers to hinder our alliance. If the alliance wants to continue to exhaust the Qin State and make the Qin State dare not go east to Hangu, it will definitely require our South Korea to send troops from Wuguan. If we do this, the army will travel hundreds of miles west to reach the hinterland of Guanzhong. Guanzhong is the foundation of the Qin state, and the Qin army will definitely resist to the death, and our army will suffer heavy casualties. ”

"Probably not, right? After all, all countries are recuperating, and there is no reason for Zhao to ask us to attack Qin with all our might? Zhang Ping was a little unconvinced.

Keqing Chen Xiao shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "Before the Three Jin Alliance, how was the national strength of Zhao State? ”

Zhang Ping thought for a while and replied: "There are 600,000 households, and the number of troops should be about 700,000. ”

"And now?"

"There are 550,000 households, but the number of troops is only about 400,000." Zhang Ping reported such a figure.

Keqing Chen Xiao nodded and said, "Before the Three Jin Alliance, the strength of the Zhao State was almost equal to the sum of our Han and Wei countries. But after last year's series of wars, Zhao Guo is only slightly more than my Han and Wei. Prime Minister think about it, is this what Zhao Guo is happy to see? ”

Zhang Ping's heart was awe-inspiring, the Qin State originally had a population of nearly one million, but now there are less than 800,000 households left, and the number of troops has dropped to 500,000. Speaking of which, the biggest loss of the Qin State was due to the fact that Han and Wei fished in troubled waters. If he is the prime minister of Zhao State, the next step must be to persuade the monarch to restore the strength of Zhao State while suppressing the two younger brothers of Han and Wei, and it is best to let him fight to the death with Qin State.

"Then, in the opinion of the faithful uncle, how should I deal with the assembly in the twilight of spring?" Zhang Ping asked.

"Marriage!" Keqing Chen Xiao said in one sentence.

"Marriage?"

"When the king was the crown prince, the crown princess died early and has not married since. The way of heaven lies in the harmony of yin and yang. Now that the king is said to be alone, he should choose a virtuous and wise woman as the princess. In my opinion, it is better to take this opportunity to choose the princesses of Zhao and Yan as the king's concubines. ”

This method is simple and effective, and the previous Jin State often married the Qin State, and the Qin Jin Dynasty did help the Qin State in a great way.

Zhang Ping nodded and asked, "Why don't you choose the princess of Wei?" ”

Keqing Chen Xiao smiled and explained: "The Wei State is facing the gate of Hangu Pass, if the Qin State sends troops, as a country of marriage, should we not save it?" ”

Zhang Ping suddenly realized. Keqing Chen Xiao just explained that with the weakening of the national strength of Qin and Zhao, the alliance of the Three Jin Dynasty is no longer unbreakable. Sandpiper mussels compete for the benefit of fishermen, and every country wants to be that fisherman, which also leads to the existence of a relationship that is in harmony with the gods.

If South Korea wants to protect itself, it will naturally strive to be a fisherman. If you marry with Wei, there will be a lot of trouble in the future. After all, there are two main directions for Qin's breakthrough. One is Hangu Pass and the other is Nanyang. At that time, Han and Wei will really be difficult brothers. I'm afraid that Zhao, Chu, Qi, and Yan will steal the fun. On the contrary, there are many benefits to marrying Zhao and Yan.

Zhao was a great power second only to Qin, and an alliance with it would make it invincible. Yan is in a remote corner, there are not many wars, and it can be used as a backup.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ping sighed: "I just don't know what the king's mind is!" ”

Chen Xiao said with a firm face, "The king is a rare promising king, as long as the prime minister proposes it." The king should obey his own command. It seems to me that if there is a war in the next few years, it will only be a war of 30,000 or 50,000 people. Wang Shang is scheming and wants to strengthen South Korea, and there will definitely be big moves in the next few years. Don't you think that since the king used his troops, he has been invincible and invincible? ”

Zhang Ping nodded. Indeed it is. From the victory of Huayang to the victory of the wild king, from the night attack on Yique to the outwitting of Yiyang. Along the way, Prince Ran has never lost. Like most people in Korea, I just take winning for granted and never think deeply about why.

Chen Xiao knew that Zhang Ping's strength lay in political affairs and he was not familiar with military affairs, so he explained: "Before the king led the troops. He has never been in charge of the army, but in the battle of Huayang, the king turned decay into magic, and shocked the world in a war, and Gayin took the lead. Boost morale too. In the following battles, the king all used heavy rewards to boost morale. There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward, can the soldiers not fight to the death? All these actions remind me of a person. ”

"Who?" Zhang Ping asked.

"Wu Qi!" Chen Xiao said.

Zhang Ping thought about it carefully, and it was really so. Wu Qi treated the soldiers well, shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and regarded them as brothers, so the soldiers served their lives. He took office as the punctual of Xihe County, fought in the south and the north, and fought in the east and west, expanded the territory for Wei for thousands of miles, fought 76 times with the princes, won 64 times, and the rest did not distinguish between victory and defeat!

Chen Xiao sighed with emotion: "However, the rigidity cannot last, for the soldiers, no matter how heavy the reward is, it will eventually run out." Only by rewarding military merits with land and titles can soldiers work hard like the Qin State. ”

"You mean that the king wants to learn the Shang Martingale Method?" Zhang Ping was shocked.

I just thought that King Han's excessively high increase in the treatment of soldiers would cause Zonggui to be dissatisfied, and I never dared to think that this qiē was just a temptation by a King Han.

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "If what I expected is good, it should be." But the Sacred Heart is unfathomable and unknown. The prime minister has ever noticed that Yingchuan College allows hundreds of schools to set up lectures to teach, and Legalism, Taoism, Confucianism, Moism, Bingjia, Zonghengjia, etc. held a big debate some time ago. ”

Zhang Ping nodded, and he also followed King Han to participate at that time. However, because Yingchuan College had not been established long ago, there were no very famous figures to participate in the debate. However, in order to reflect the importance that South Korea attaches to the college, Han Wang still went. During this period, Han Wang Ran scoffed, only when he heard the remarks of the Legalists, the king's eyes lit up.

At that time, Wang Shang once lamented that Shen Buxian's change of law can only make Korea strong for a while, but it cannot be strong for a lifetime. Then he looked at the west from afar, and even said that it was a pity, a pity. ”

Zhang Ping somewhat understood that Shen Buxian was a representative figure of the Legalists, and the change he carried out was also the only one in South Korea. Qin's Shang Dynasty Reform was carried out almost at the same time as Shen Buxian's Reform Law, but the result was that Qin became stronger and stronger the more he fought, and Korea became weaker and weaker the more he fought. If it weren't for Han Wangran's series of tricks, the best ending for South Korea would be to be trapped in Shangdang and Yingchuan counties.

"If the king really wants to follow the example of the Qin State to carry out the Shang Dynasty reform, I will definitely do my best to stop it!" Zhang Ping said with a firm face.

"Why should the prime minister stop it?" Chen Xiao said playfully.

"If South Korea tries to be strong with the law of Shang Ying, it will become another tyrannical Qin. The Qin State is still in danger of being in danger of being in the Han Dynasty, but my Korea is located in the land of the four wars. Moreover, the ending of Shang Ying's Zhongxin Bo is not ignorant, the nobles are opposed, the monarchs and ministers are not in harmony, one is not careful, and under the internal and external troubles, the good situation of Korea will be ruined in vain, and the light will be a heavy blow, and the temple will not be protected! Zhang Ping said anxiously.

"What if the king could solve these problems? Will the prime minister still oppose it? Chen Xiao continued to ask.

Zhang Ping was stunned, if Han Wangran could do it, then he didn't seem to have any reason to object. I am just seeking stability, if South Korea can really become strong like Qin, then I should support it.

"Qin's law is strict, and the harsh government is fiercer than a tiger!" Zhang Pingyan said insincerely.

"The king is a rare emperor today, he must have a plan!" Chen Xiao seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be saying to Zhang Ping.

In the palace courtyard, Han Wangran looked at the young imperial doctor "Zhang Lu" in front of him and smiled, and said: "The widow is going to leave for Handan tomorrow, does Mr. want to accompany him?" ”

"Zhang Lu" looked up at the sky in the north, and said pointedly: "Your Majesty, the road ahead is not easy to walk!" Are you sure you want to go all the way north? ”

Han Wangran didn't care, pointed to the north, and said angrily: "Yes! ”

In the history, in the first year of Gaozu Ding Youyue, Wang drove north to Handan, and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Yan were allied, and the imperial historian Fan Sui followed. (To be continued......)