During the second year of Jianxing to the sixth year of Jianxing, a large number of reforms had been completed within Jihan, and the development of the whole country began to stabilize.

Economically, Ji Han encouraged handicraft manufacturing, did not inhibit the development of commerce, accelerated exchanges with neighboring countries, tribes, barbarians, and indigenous people, and actively expanded land and sea trade.

In agriculture, we should increase the research and development of high-efficiency agricultural tools, improve the agricultural planting environment, curb land annexation, encourage yeoman farmers to develop a small-scale peasant economy, encourage the cultivation of mulberry, hemp, sugarcane and other cash crops, and at the same time reclaim wasteland and build canals, ponds, dams, etc.

In animal husbandry, the people were encouraged to raise more chickens, ducks, fish, sheep, cattle and pigs, and the concept of castration was proposed, only one strong and more meat breeding pig was retained, and the other pigs were castrated to ensure the improvement of meat quality and breed.

Militarily, large-scale disarmament and demobilization were carried out, and only about 200,000 elites were retained, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were discharged from the army one after another and returned to their hometowns, distributing land and rewarding coins. And carried out the restructuring of weapons and equipment, the restructuring of military ranks, the restructuring of military regions, and expeditions to the southern and western regions, so that the great Han Wude prospered.

Politically, the reform of officials was carried out, the rank was divided, the three princes and the nine secretaries gradually became honorary positions, the cabinet became the center of national policy, and the Military Affairs Yuan became the center of national military affairs. The Cabinet is responsible for formulating policies, and the three provinces and six ministries become the executors to ensure the development of policies.

Culturally, Shen Chen wrote scriptures and developed science, while poetry and songs, operas, and various miscellaneous dramas gradually became popular, and cultural development changed with each passing day.

In terms of science and technology, the four major inventions such as gunpowder, papermaking, compass, and printing were either manufactured or widely carried forward, new agricultural tools, tools, weapons, and equipment emerged one after another, all kinds of inventions and creations flourished every day, and scientific knowledge such as physics, chemistry, and mathematics gradually became the mainstream and was included in the imperial examinations.

In terms of education, the Ji and Han courts promoted township, county, county, and state schools throughout the country, which are equivalent to primary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and universities. At present, there are only two at the highest level, one is Luoyang Taixue, and the other is Luoyang University. These two schools have gathered the country's top talents, either in scientific research or in politics, and are the birthplace of the top scientists and politicians in Jihan in the future.

Diplomatically, Ji Han's current foreign policy is to be an internal king and an external hegemon, and to practice hegemonism in Asia. In addition, he put forward the concept of national sovereignty and national culture, promoted Confucian culture to the outside world, recruited students from the surrounding barbarian students, and introduced their tribal or national culture to the Han culture, gradually absorbing and integrating them, and preparing for future annexation.

In terms of transportation, Shen Chen formally put forward the concept of the national grand canal in the third year of Jianxing, funded the construction of canals on the basis of the original waterways in the country, and repaired and strengthened large rivers such as the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the Huai River, built dams, raised the height of both banks, and prevented the flooding of large rivers.

By the time it was ten years old, with the encouragement of a series of policies, the entire Jihan Dynasty had flourished.

After seven years of construction, the canal has been officially put into operation, connecting mountains and seas from the north to the north. Even if you start from the southernmost Jiaozhi, you can take the sea to Nanhai County first, and then take Lishui, that is, the Pearl River enters the Xiangjiang River, and then enters the Yangtze River from the Xiangjiang River, and then goes north along the canal to the Huai River, and then to the Yellow River and even Youzhou.

After the canal, the development of commerce and trade was more vigorous, the country's finances were rich, and grain and grass were sufficient, even because of the Xiaoice period, natural disasters continued in various places, and under the condition of political clarity and extremely efficient government actions, it did not have any impact on the Han Dynasty.

For a time, the national strength of the Ji Han Dynasty soared, and it was stronger than any prosperous period of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later generations called this period of time "Renhuan Zhongxing", and this Zhongxing time lasted for more than 100 years.

Because Liu Chan lived long enough, and because he had the benevolent style of his father, under his rule, the national power of the Han Dynasty reached its peak, so after his death, the ministers all said that his nickname should be "Emperor Wen".

But the Han Dynasty already had Emperor Wen, so he was nicknamed "Ren" and was "Emperor Wenren of Han"!

And Liu Chan lived longer than in history, and did not die until he was almost eighty years old, and as a result, he survived the death of his eldest son Liu Xuan and his third son Liu Cong. And the second son Liu Yao has a weak personality and is unwilling to inherit the throne, and finally the fourth Liu Zan inherits the throne.

Liu Chan has a benevolent personality, has the style of his father, and has a deep relationship with Liu Chan, after Liu Chan's death, Liu Chan was in pain, and died of grief and illness in less than two years in power.

Since Liu Zan had no children and only a few daughters, the ministers discussed that in the case of the emperor having no children, Liu Chan's fifth son, Liu Chen, the king of Beidi, should ascend the throne, so Liu Chen became the fourth emperor of Ji Han in 286 AD, and he was forty-three years old when he ascended the throne, which was the prime of life.

Liu Chen has a strong personality, like his eldest brother Liu Xuan, he has the demeanor of Liu Bei when he was a child, likes to ride horses and shoot guns, and is full of martial arts.

Therefore, when Liu Chen was fifty to seventy years old, that is, between 290 and 310 AD, he sent troops to conquer the Quartet many times, obtained a large number of territories, and more than doubled the territory of the Han Dynasty, so he was called Emperor Wuhuan.

Liu Chan reigned for fifty-seven years, and Liu Chen also reigned for thirty-one years, pushing the prosperity of the Han Dynasty to the peak in one fell swoop. During this period of time, he not only defeated the Kushan Empire and the Anxi Empire, and fought the Han expedition all the way to Central Asia, but also made all the countries come to court, and even the Roman Empire sent envoys to meet him.

During Liu Chen's period, because he had to pass through the Western Regions and send troops to rest in Guishan, he moved the empire to Chang'an. Luoyang was retained as the central capital, that is, during his period, the population of Luoyang, Chang'an, Guangzhou, Xiangyang, Linzi, and Beiping exceeded one million.

In particular, Chang'an and Guangzhou, due to the prosperity of the land Silk Road and the maritime Silk Road, there were many foreigners in the two places, and Han envoys from all over the world were endless, and the Han Empire became a global hegemon.

Just as the Xiaoice period passed, the global climate began to pick up, with winters less cold and summers less hot. Poisonous cotton was also introduced into the Han Dynasty, and the cold resistance in winter was greatly improved.

Therefore, in the late period of Liu Chen's reign, he officially began his ambition to annex the whole of East Asia, and in one fell swoop, he incorporated the Samhan Peninsula, the three northeastern provinces, the Japanese island, the desert south and the north, and a large area of Southeast Asia into the territory of the Han Dynasty, making the whole of East Asia a whole.

At that time, it was still too easy to conquer the world.

First, there was no concept of national sovereignty at that time, and the Han Dynasty was the first country to determine sovereignty and national nature.

Second, at the same time, East Asia and even the whole world were relatively backward.

With the exception of the Roman, Sabbatical, and Kushan Empires, all of them were either uninhabited or inhabited by tribesmen.

For example, in Japan at that time, there were hundreds of small tribes, and each tribe may have dozens or hundreds of people, or at most tens of millions of people.

Everywhere the heavenly army of the Great Han went, there was hardly any sound of resistance. It was as if primitive man met modern man, and soon occupied all four islands of Japan.

At that time, the population of Dahan had exceeded hundreds of millions, and the productivity had also increased significantly, and as early as the middle and late Liu Chan, the steam engine had already been completed.

You must know that Shen Chen ordered craftsmen to develop this thing in the year of Jian'an.

And Liu Chan lived long enough, ascended the throne at the age of eighteen, and died at the age of almost eighty, and his middle and late period was around 250 AD, which took forty or fifty years to develop, and the mature steam engine came out and became popular.

The first industrial revolution officially brought, from Shen Chen in the early years of Jianxing to prepare the foundation of the industrial revolution, his generation has made contributions for decades, to the fourth generation of Liu Chen succeeded to the throne, basically started the industrial revolution.

This is still because Shen Chen laid the foundation early and laid the development direction for Dahan in advance, otherwise he would have to take a detour for many years.

But even so, it has been decades since the founding of the Ji Han Dynasty and the unfolding of the Industrial Revolution.

However, it is precisely because of the strong foundation that after the opening of the first industrial revolution, Dahan began to take off completely.

The steel steamers allowed the Han Dynasty's strong ships and cannons to go all over the world, and even the Roman Empire was blocked by several cruisers and bowed to the Han Dynasty.

A series of actions made Liu Chen, who opened up the territory, completely won the reputation of "Emperor Wuhuan".

Therefore, the Han Dynasty went through Liu Bei's founding of the country for seven years, Liu Chan's rule for fifty-seven years, Liu Zan for two years in the middle, and Liu Chen's conquest and annexation of East Asia for thirty-one years.

From Ji Han, which was founded in 220 AD, after four generations of emperors, 97 years, to 317 AD, when Liu Chen died at the age of 74, there were nearly 20 million square kilometers of land!

If it is a feudal society, with such a large territory, it is not easy to rule. Even the Yuan and Qing dynasties, which had the most territory during the feudal period, were difficult to control.

But the Industrial Revolution is coming.

Originally, a hundred years later, when Liu Chen's eldest son, Liu Xi, the fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty, was in power, the seedlings of land annexation had faintly begun to appear in the country.

Even if the Han ancestors tried to curb land annexation, it would still be difficult to change the status quo.

However, the Industrial Revolution began, with the construction of steam trains, factory operations, steam ships, steam cars, and urbanization all over the country, making land annexation a joke.

No matter how much land you have as a landlord, it's useless.

Because the country began to let the indigenous people from Southeast Asia farm and transport grain back to China, a lot of land in the country began to be abandoned, and the population moved to the cities to start working, and no one wanted to go to the field slaves to earn that meager ration.

So the issue of land annexation was gradually resolved.

Under the development of the past century, the population of the Han Dynasty has soared from 30 to 40 million in the early years of reunification to 3 or 400 million, more than 10 times.

Even if there is no future in China, the steamships of the Han Dynasty are all over the world, and there are countless colonies around the country, and if you want to go abroad, it is just a matter of buying a ticket, and there is no way out at all.

As a result, the land could not retain the population, but the state began to abolish agricultural taxes, and even subsidized farmland and grain, provided interest-free and non-liability loans to farmers to buy seeds and fertilizers, and recycled grain at high prices, otherwise there would be no one to grow grain.

After the "Renhuan Zhongxing", the national strength of the Han Dynasty declined slightly, and the living standards of the domestic people were also poorer, completely relying on the continuous occupation of no man's land overseas and the excavation of mineral resources to fill the domestic vacancy.

After all, who were the ministers of Emperor Wenren and Emperor Wuhuan?

Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen during the Liu Chan period.

During the Liu Chen period, Du Pre and Yanghu.

After these generations slowly withered, when the fifth emperor Liu Xi succeeded to the throne, it was inevitable that he would be a little powerless.

Fortunately, the old Liu family's cultivation of the prince has always been good, and the most important thing for being born in the emperor's family is ability, if the ability is insufficient, he naturally cannot take on the responsibility of the emperor.

Originally, Liu Chen had a strong personality in history, and when he learned that Liu Chan surrendered, he was ready to kill his wife and children to commit suicide, and the other two young sons were afraid of death and were unwilling to cut themselves, only the eldest son Liu Xi, who was seven or eight years old, took the initiative to hit his father's sword, which shows that his character has the wind of the ancestors.

After discovering that Dahan was paved too big because the road was too big, Liu Xi immediately responded. not only personally inspected the country and constantly assessed talents, but also turned out the classic books of Lao Liu's family that he had read countless times from the treasury.

"Zhuziyan", "Shen's Sutra", "Treatise on People", as well as more than ten scriptures such as "The Wealth of Nations" and "Shen Zi's Art of War" written by Shen Chen in the middle and late periods, even if you read it countless times, you still have to find the concept of governing the country from it.

In layman's terms, it is to gnaw the old.

It's a pity that Liu Xi has gone through the countless classics left by Shen Chen, although he has gained a lot, but in the face of the dilemma in front of him, he still feels that he can't find a direction.

Because it was now the late stage of the first industrial revolution, capital began to expand dramatically.

And the era of electrification has arrived.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shen Chen began to lay out the physicalization, electromagnetic force is something he discovered a long time ago, after hundreds of years of development, electricity has gradually been applied, and every household has been installed with tungsten lamps.

Although the country has many state-owned enterprises, it cannot withstand the massive growth of private enterprises, even if their existence makes the rapid development of science and technology, after all, it is too oppressive for workers and ordinary people.

This made Liu Xi uncomfortable, and he has been trying to find a way to solve this problem.

It's a pity that so many books left by Shen Chen were either books that solved the problems of the feudal period, or philosophy, the art of war, education, economy, legal system, etc.

The country has been perfected in these aspects, but how to effectively solve the problem of capital expansion is another problem.

"It's hard."

In 332 AD, Liu Xi, who had been on the throne for fifteen years, had been living in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an in recent years, thinking about it day and night, and was very melancholy.

Now that Weiyang Palace has been installed with electric lights, the buildings are still antique, unlike the high-rise buildings that are everywhere in the city.

In the midst of a hot construction, the originally imposing palace fell behind.

But power is never a high floor, even if it is just a wooden house, in which lives the emperor who rules the world, then this wooden house is also the most powerful wooden house in the world.

But now the Han Emperor Liu Xi has a sad face.

At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Chu asks to see you." ”

"Oh, let him in."

Liu Xi said.

After a while, a middle-aged man in a python robe came in and bowed his hand to Liu Xi, "See Your Majesty." ”

"What's the matter with the Duke of Chu?"

Liu Xi asked.

The Duke of Chu is called Shen Lin, and he is the fifth-generation great-grandson of Shen Chen.

Shen Chen is the first generation, Shen Yin is the second generation, and Shen Lin is the great-grandson of Shen Yin, the fifth generation.

Because Shen Chen was named the Duke of Chu by Liu Chan during his lifetime, and posthumously named the King of Chu after his death, the eldest son and eldest grandson have all taken the throne of Chu State.

In fact, up to now, several families such as the Liu family, the Shen family, the Zhuge family, the Guan family, and the Zhang family have all in-married each other and become generations of lords, merging into one.

Although Shen Chen ordered the dissolution of the big family and canceled the family lineage, his direct descendants still had no way to avoid it.

This is also a problem that no one can solve.

At this time, in the fifth generation, although the families are still huddled together for warmth, they are also a lot more unfamiliar, and they have long been inferior to Liu Bei and Liu Chan, and the ministers are like siblings.

Shen Lin said to Liu Xi: "The ancestors left a will, if there is a predicament in the Han Dynasty, you should dedicate a book. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Xi was overjoyed and said: "Could it be that the king of Chu still left books?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Shen Lin took out a book from his arms, knelt on one knee, raised his hands and said, "Please take a look, Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xi took it, and on the cover of the book was written three big words "Capital".

When he opened the first page of the book, he was attracted by the contents, and his eyes widened, like a greedy capitalist who sees money, and he hurriedly and carefully flipped through it.

I even forgot that Shen Lin was still kneeling on one knee.

Fortunately, an attendant came up next to him to remind him, which made Liu Xi come back to his senses, and then immediately gave Shen Lin a seat.

After a while, Liu Xi read several pages of the book, and only felt hearty, but there was a lot of content in this book, and he couldn't finish it for a while, so he turned his head and asked Shen Lin: "Aiqing must have studied this book very deeply." ”

Shen Lin hurriedly said: "After being taught by my father, I have been observing it all day long, and it has been decades. It's just that capital has not yet appeared before, and there is this book, but it is of little use. ”

"Useless? How could it be useless? ”

Liu Xi laughed and stepped forward to hug Shen Lin and said: "The King of Chu is really a genius in the world, I am ready to build the Temple of Literature and the Temple of Martial Arts, and the literary talent of the King of Chu should be the sub-saint of the Temple of Literature and Martial Arts!" With the talent of the king, like the ancestors, Wen can enter the cabinet, and Wu can enter the military academy! ”

Shen Lin was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

For them, the founding lords, in addition to Liu Chan, there were already signs of suspicion in the late Liu Chen and Liu Xi periods.

Therefore, the Shen family, the Guan family, the Zhang family and the Zhuge family are all relatively introverted, except for the raiders, and the children of the side branches who leave the family and seek their own livelihood, the main lineage can basically no longer hold important positions in the imperial court, and only have some honorary titles such as honor and scatter.

After the restructuring of the Han Dynasty, it was divided into posts, honors, scatters, and knights. For example, Shen Chen's last position before his death was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and the vice president of the Military Affairs Yuan, Shangzhu State, Hussar General, and Chu Guogong.

Among them, the prime minister and the vice president of the Military Affairs Yuan are substantive officials, Shangzhuguo is a meritorious officer, the hussar general is a loose official rank, and the Duke of Chu is a knighthood.

At present, Shen Lin has also inherited a certain title, his military rank is general, and the honorable officers are Zhengzhi Shangqing and Duke of Chu.

But if you don't have a real job, you don't have real power, so you can only eat and wait for death.

As a result, he didn't expect that after the book, Liu Xi actually planned to reuse him, which made Shen Lin overjoyed for a while.

And Liu Xi got this book and was very satisfied.

This dilemma will be solved.

Shen Lin has studied "Capital" for many years, and he has long been very proficient in it, so let him go out of the mountain to take up a practical position, and he can also assist himself in solving these troubles, and he can also accept his favors, and he can do more things in one fell swoop.

In this way, capital can be contained, and the period when the Han Dynasty will restore the "Renhuan Zhongxing" is just around the corner.