Chapter 18 Enrichment of Guanzhong

Liu Bang thought about it for a while, but decided to immediately send a small number of troops to the border in the future, and combine them with the long-standing army on the border as a force.

Liu Jing remembered that when he went to the Xiongnu and came back to Chang'an, he had seen the two tribes in the south of the Xiongnu, Lou Fu and Bai Yang, very close to Chang'an, and moving south more and more, resulting in the relocation of the people in the villages near the Lou Fu Bai Aries tribe one by one, and no matter what kind of punishment the Han court should have for catching these households who relocated casually, they could no longer bear the infestation of the Barbarian tribe. Along the way, it looked very desolate, the village was dilapidated, the spiders were webed, the door was wide open, the courtyard was blown to the ground, and the desolate appearance made Liu Jing not believe that this was a scene in the land of the Han Dynasty. Looking at the nearby farmland, even if there is idle farmland, even if it looks like it should be fertile, since there is no one to cultivate it, it is all barren and replaced by wild grass, standing proudly in the cold wind.

Moreover, the road Liu Jing took was the straight road to the border of the Great Wall built by Qin Shi Huang. Spacious and accessible, without any obstacles, but also very flat, this is the official road, I went to the Huns and walked slowly for two and a half days, and also took the time to rest in the teahouse along the way, if the speed is fast, one day and one night can reach the Xiongnu border. Thinking that the Xiongnu was a country on horseback after all, if cavalry was sent to attack Chang'an, it could be reached in a day and night, even if the army stationed on the border discovered the whereabouts of the Xiongnu, it would be too late by then. If the north is attacked by the Xiongnu, and there are people in the Kanto region who take advantage of the situation to make chaos, then the Guannai will be very dangerous, and the world that has been seized in eight years will be burned to ashes, and the world will return to the end of the Qin Dynasty, armed everywhere to fight for hegemony, causing another round of killing, bringing a new round of disasters to the people, not to mention the economic and cultural depression.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing was so frightened that he was in a cold sweat, shivered, and went out of class again to play, "Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion. ”

Liu Bangfang had the intention of preparing to disperse the dynasty, and when he heard Liu Jing say this, he sat down again and motioned for Liu Jing to continue.

"The two tribes of the Xiongnu Henan, Lou Fu and Baiyang are seven hundred miles away from Chang'an, if the Huns light cavalry can also reach Guanzhong one day and night, Guanzhong has been war-torn for a long time, the economy is withered, the population is sparse, but the land is very fertile, and the minister thinks that it can be enriched. At the beginning, when the princes of various places raised troops, if it were not for the participation of the three major clans of the Tian clan of the Qi State and the Qu Zhaojing of the Chu State, it would not have been able to prosper. The north is close to Hu Kou, and there are six old aristocratic forces in the east, once something happens, Your Majesty can not sit back and relax, the minister hopes that His Majesty will be the Tian clan of Qi State, Qu Zhaojing of Chu State of the three major clans, as well as the descendants of Yan, Zhao, Han Wei and other countries, as well as rich and famous people to move to Guanzhong, under the control of the feet of the Jingshi, there is nothing to do in the pass, you can guard against the Huns; If the Kwantung princes rebelled against the dynasty, they could also lead them to attack the rebels in the east, thereby strengthening the central imperial power and weakening the potential power of the local rise. ”

Liu Bang listened intently to Liu Jing's strategy of strengthening the forces in Guanzhong, and became more and more interested, and Liu Jing said that this was the best way to enrich Guanzhong. Ruowu slapped his forehead suddenly, and his face gradually became satisfied, and he couldn't help but nod his head again and again in agreement, indulging in such a proposal, and seeing that the ministers below were also very praising this strategy.

Liu Bang laughed out loud in the noisy discussion of the ministers, not Liu Jing, I'm afraid that Liu Bang would not have thought of such a proposal after all, maybe he didn't think about it at all. After Liu Jing said this, Liu Bang thought deeply about it, and it should indeed be as Liu Jing suggested, the Guannai is sparsely populated, once the northern Xiongnu attack, there will be rebels in the eastern part of the country, Liu Bang has no extra energy, and there is no extra army to quell the rebellion; If the people who moved to the Kanto region came to Chang'an, they could not only enrich the Guannai and develop the economy of the Guannai, but also put those celebrities under the control of the central government and suppress their rebellion.

It can be said that once such a strategy is successful, it will be a great leap forward for the future governance of Wenjing and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and lay the human foundation, economic foundation and cultural foundation for the rule of Wenjing and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang raised his hand to appease the noisy minister a little, and asked Xiao He happily, "What does the prime minister think?" ”

Xiao He said excitedly, "Liu Gong said this very wonderfully, the wealthy families, squires and celebrities and wealthy businessmen who moved to the Kanto region can not only enrich the Guannai and develop the economy and culture of the Guannai, but Your Majesty can also further encourage some people to migrate to the border and enrich the border after they move here." ”

Liu Bang nodded in agreement again, and said hesitantly, "The relocation is definitely going to be moved, but what if they don't implement it?" Living in Kanto for decades, let them move to Kannai all of a sudden, and they may not be willing to come. ”

Xiao He said, "First, the emperor issued an edict to move to Guanzhong, and they had to listen; Second, His Majesty can give them favors, or grant them a forgiveness of sins, or exempt them from conscription, or enjoy three years of Fengyi in the Guannai. After arriving in Chang'an, His Majesty could send a message to them and all the people in the world, to encourage the people to move to the border cities by taking measures such as promotion of knighthood to avoid crimes, exemption from conscription, and provision of food and clothing, and also to encourage the people to send grain to the border by entering the title and forgiving their sins. ”

Liu Bang, who was on the couch, listened to Xiao He very energetically, and laughed involuntarily on his face, as if the Han Dynasty was going to prosper for eternity, and he unconsciously moved the mat under his stock a long way just to listen carefully to the words of the prime minister. Repeatedly praised Xiao He's good words, Xiao He just returned to work and stood, Lu Jia went out of the class again to make a performance, "Your Majesty can also conduct military training for the residents of the border counties, once there is a war, they can come out of the field to serve as soldiers, if the times are peaceful and prosperous, they can also return to the field to devote themselves to agriculture." Didn't Mao Dunshan give the emperor hundreds of horses? Simply take out half of these horses, set up horse gardens in border counties such as Yunzhong County and Shangjun and the northern part of Beidi County, and encourage them to raise horses like the Huns, so that the customs can be enriched, and the borders can also be enriched, so that the Han Dynasty can last for thousands of years. ”

Liu Bang laughed with satisfaction when he heard this, his eyes narrowed with a smile when he stroked his beautiful beard, looked at Xiao He Lujia and Liu Jing, nodded vigorously, and only knew how to smile happily. Liu Bang smiled and said, "Very good." The people of the Kanto region, especially the nobles and wealthy merchants of the Six Kingdoms, had to move in, as if they were building a high house, and gathered them in the Guanzhong. Then, I will hand out the edict, and leave this matter to the prime minister, the matter of the thieves in Guanzhong is almost solved, and the bureaucracy annexes farmland is also less, and I should reward the prime minister generously. ”

Xiao He immediately bowed down and said, "This is the responsibility of the minister, and I really don't dare to be rewarded." ”