After the Great Wei destroyed the Jin Dynasty and unified the world, Ran Min did not slack off, but continued to implement the "Wang Meng Method".

On the political front, on the one hand, Ran Min was frugal and modest, and on the other hand, he took many measures conducive to consolidating his political power.

Because Ran Min understands the truth that "since ancient times, emperors have not had good luxury and can be old for a long time", so since he was called emperor, he advocated frugal life, and the concubines in the palace did not make beautiful decorations.

Sometimes Ran Min wanted to use a collar made of Hu flour and weaving, but he searched all over the palace and couldn't find it.

The Great Wei Empire practiced frugality from top to bottom, which reduced the burden on the people and facilitated the implementation of various measures. In addition, Ran Min appoints officials without limiting their ranks, meritocracy, and passing the examination to be judged.

Ran Min often rectified the rule of officials, once sent people to inspect Hebei, dismissed more than 200 corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and eliminated about three-tenths of local redundant personnel. He also simplified the criminal law, deleted the torture of the previous generation, and formulated the Wei Law, a simplified criminal law, "replacing the light with the heavy, and turning death into life".

In terms of economy, Wei pioneered the equalization system, promulgated the equalization law, and divided Dingnan into 80 acres of land and 20 acres of Yongye field. The women took forty acres. He also exempted and exempted the levy, lightly paid the fee, and rested with the people.

If the age is changed to 21 years old, Shoutian will still be 18 years old, and his service will be three years less. It was also changed to 30 days of service for each year to 20 days, and the silk horse (four zhang) was reduced to two zhang, etc. In addition, Ran Min ordered the re-compilation of household registration, with five families as guarantees, five guarantees as Lu, and four Lu as clans.

In order to accumulate grain and prevent hunger, Ran Min also ordered to set up warehouses all over the country, divided into official warehouses and righteous warehouses. The official warehouse is used for grain transfer and storage, and the righteous warehouse is prepared for relief.

Ran Min also devoted himself to construction, opened the Grand Canal, built straight roads, galloped roads, dug Guangtong Canal, and diverted Weishui from Chang'an to Tongguan to facilitate the transportation of water in the eastern part of the country.

In terms of academic culture, Ran Min vigorously advocated culture and education, and sought books.

In view of the long-term war and chaos of the previous generation, the official books were scattered, so he issued an edict to ask for the book of the world, and whoever offered a book would give a silk horse. After one or two years, the books were prepared, and after sorting, more than 30,000 volumes were obtained.

In order to broaden the number of talents, Ran Min abolished the Jiupin Zhongzheng system and began to use the method of separate examinations to select officials, which also promoted the development of education and literature. In order to educate the whole country and restore the orthodoxy of Chinese culture, he issued an edict to formulate ritual music to improve the cultural quality of the country!

Ran Min's various measures have made the national strength of the entire Great Wei Empire flourish.

Ran Min made a count, the current number of households in Wei is about 2.4 million, and the population is about 12 million, which is basically the same as the population of the Western Jin Dynasty when it was unified, and much less than the heyday of the Jin Dynasty during the Taikang period of the Jin Dynasty.

At the end of October of the eighth year of the emperor's reign, it was time for the vassal states of the Great Wei Empire or the envoys of the vassal steppe tribes to enter the Great Liang Dynasty. However, each vassal state, vassal or vassal tribe has a different path for the Great Liang, so the time to pay tribute is early and late.

It is worth mentioning that vassal states are not the same as vassal states. The Great Wei Empire basically turned all the countries in the Western Regions into vassal states, so it was able to establish the Western Regions Protectorate there.

Vassals, on the other hand, were those that retained a certain degree of sovereignty over countries like Yamato, Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje.

A vassal state is a state that nominally retains a certain degree of sovereignty, but in fact is subordinate to and subject to other countries to a certain extent in terms of internal affairs, foreign affairs, and economy.

A subject country is a country that has lost its independent status and is politically, economically, and militarily dependent on and under the control of an imperialist power. The most typical form of vassal state is a vassal or semi-colony.

This time the tribute was very lively, because of the destruction of the Jin by the Wei State, the Great Wei became the fourth unified Central Plains Dynasty after the Qin, Han and Jin Dynasty, so the surrounding small countries and tribes had a higher sense of identity with the Wei State.

The tributes of small nations and tribes are basically some local products, such as rhinoceros horn, red agate, pearls, red coral, or herds of cattle and sheep, the list goes on. After all, they can only take out this kind of thing, Ran Min also reciprocated by giving some gold, silver and jewelry as a gift in return, anyway, they can't lose the demeanor of a big country, right?

However, to Ran Min's surprise, this time the tribute, Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo, Fuyu, and even further afield, the Gaoche people who did not border the Great Wei all came to worship him at the same time.

As the messenger of the Gaoche people, Hou Luo said to Ran Min: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, you are the Son of Heaven and the master of the world, and all those who are bathed in the sun are your people. Now the Xianbei people are rampant, after they destroyed the dynasty, they continue to invade our Gaoche tribes, my Gaoche six tribes: Di's, Yuan Su's, Hulu's, Jiepi's, Bone Protector's, and Yiqijin's are all suffering from it. Your Majesty, please call the shots for our high-speed car people! ”

The first tribute, as soon as the relationship between the two sides was established, the Gaoche people asked the Wei State to send troops to conquer the powerful Xianbei people, isn't this nonsense?

Of course, Ran Min couldn't say this clearly, so he could only squint his eyes and say: "Hou Luo, I remember that Gaoche is located in Beihai, the territory is vast, although the land is vast and sparsely populated, but the population is more than one million, right?" And the Gaoche people and the Xianbei people are all herdsmen, good at riding and shooting, everyone is brave and ruthless, ruthless as a tiger and as evil as a wolf, and all the people are soldiers. Such a tall car, why not be afraid of Xianbei people? ”

"The Great Emperor doesn't know anything. The Xianbei people have strong bows and crossbows, hundreds of thousands of war horses, brave and good at fighting, plus my Gaoche tribe is independent, not united, although the population is large, although the warriors are strong, but it is not enough to resist the violent Xianbei people! ”

Through the words spoken by the translator, it was not difficult for Ran Min to guess what this Hou Luo Jile was thinking.

Ran Min stroked his beard, pondered, and said after a long time: "Hou Luo, I can't help the Xianbei people who have repeatedly intruded on the Gaoche tribes. Although our Great Wei has destroyed the Jin Dynasty and unified China, there are still small disturbances in several states and counties in the south, and the expedition to Mobei is not conducive to the national policy of the peaceful development of the Great Wei! Since the end of the Jin Dynasty, more than 40 years of turmoil, population turmoil, and ritual collapse, we have just recovered some vitality, and we cannot fight at every turn. ”

"This ......"

Hou Luojile thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, I am contemptible. In the three years of Great Wei Chengping, the national strength is thriving and unprecedentedly strong, so it can be destroyed in one battle! It is as strong as the Jin Kingdom, which has fallen under the iron hooves of the Great Wei, let alone the mere Xianbei? In today's Mobei, the situation is very different! ”

"Murong Xianbei destroyed the dynasty, but such as the Helan clan, the Tuoba clan, the Dugu clan and other tribes that were originally affiliated with the Daiguo were unwilling to submit to Murong Xianbei, or migrated to the Great Wei, or migrated to Gaoche, and those Xianbei people who were born in Mobei are still fighting, but in recent years, they have been lonely, and they have gradually been eaten by the Yan State."

"It is conceivable that in a few years, Yan Kingdom will become another powerful grassland empire after the Xiongnu and Xianbei! At that time, it will be even more difficult for Great Wei to destroy the Yan Kingdom, or to attack Mobei! ”

Hearing this, Ran Min nodded quite approvingly, but still did not agree to Hou Luo's request.

"Huro, I know very well what you said. But what benefits can the Great Wei get from the army's expedition to Mobei? ”

In the final analysis, it is a matter of interests.

Hou Luojiao made a chest salute and said: "The contemptible people secretly think that if the Wei army goes out to Mobei and attacks the Xianbei people, even if it cannot be destroyed in a battle, it can still obtain certain benefits. The Wei army had three benefits. The first advantage is that it can eliminate the problem of border troubles. ”

"In the history of China, there have been constant border problems. Ghost Fang, Dongyi, Xiongnu, Xianbei, etc., were all fierce enemies that threatened the Central Plains Dynasty! As strong as the Han Dynasty, it could only drive the Huns away and force them to move westward, but then the rise of the Wuhuan, Xianbei, Donghu and other Mobei forces. But how can Your Majesty completely put an end to the problem of border troubles? ”

"Turning the beard into summer is the best strategy."

Ran Min bowed slightly: "Go on." ”

"This second advantage is to prevent Xianbei people from sitting big. The various tribes in Mobei, like my Gaoche people, are generally scattered sand, which is not terrible, but if it becomes a grassland empire, it will be very terrifying. In the past, the Xiongnu Empire, which was built by Mao Dunshan Yu, was actually just a tribal alliance. But it was such a tribal alliance that forced the Han Dynasty to make peace with his relatives, besieged Han Gaozu on Baishan Mountain, and suppressed the Han Dynasty for 70 years! ”

"His Majesty the Great Emperor can imagine that an autocratic empire is much more powerful than a tribal alliance. The Murong clan has lived with the Han people all the year round, and is familiar with the academics, etiquette, tactics, and official system of the Han people, etc., and they can completely follow the mold of the Wei State to create a powerful grassland empire! ”

"When the time comes, I really can't imagine that the Wei people can stop the iron horses of the Xianbei people? How long can you resist against a Great Wall? Perhaps in His Majesty's lifetime, the Xianbei people will not be able to enter the Central Plains, but does the successor of Great Wei have the ability of His Majesty? Can the national strength of Great Wei always be so strong?

Ran Min motioned to Hou Luo and continued, in fact, he had already been moved by what he had said.

These problems that Hou Luojile said were exactly what Ran Min was worried about.

"Thirdly, His Majesty the Great Emperor can completely rely on the iron cavalry of the Wei State to enter the grassland!"