After the boycott, Liu Zhi returned to the Zhongde Palace, but he kept thinking about the song in his mind.

The territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty is actually not large, and it is even worse than the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty.

Grabbing. Compared with later generations, today's Inner Mongolia, part of Northeast China, the entire Tibet region, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and parts of Guizhou are not included in the territory.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a strong country with strong troops, Emperor Wu conquered the east and the west, opened up the territory and expanded the territory, and when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the territory area reached the peak of the entire Han Dynasty.

From the desert Hanhai in the west, to the Hetao region in the north, and to Nanyue and Hainan Island in the south, the land area has more than doubled compared with the early Han Dynasty.

Since then, the situation has deteriorated, and in the first three years of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, due to the weakening of the national strength, he reluctantly gave up Zhuya County and Dan'er County in desperation, thus losing control of Hainan.

In the sixth year of Emperor Guangwu's establishment, because the world was initially decided, he was unable to conquer, so he gave up the boundary of Lingdong.

Xianglin County, Rinan County, Jiaozhou, was also separated and independent by Linyi in the second year of Emperor Yonghe of Hanshun.

However, the Eastern Han Dynasty also recovered some land, the 24th year of Jianwu, the Xiongnu split, the Southern Xiongnu returned to the Han Dynasty, was placed in the Hetao area, and in the 26th year of Jianwu, the Xiongnu Zhonglang will take care of the Southern Xiongnu.

In the twenty-fifth year of the establishment of the military, Wuhuan also led the subordinates to move to the north of the northern counties, and placed the captain of Wuhuan to guard Wuhuan and lead Xianbei.

In the twelfth year of Emperor Yongping of the Han Ming Dynasty, the mourning prison was attached, and the southwest was expanded to northern Myanmar with its land in Yongchang County.

In the sixth year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions were completely pacified, and the western border arrived at the seashore.

Until the second year of Emperor Yanguang of the Han Dynasty, Ban Yong was appointed as the chief historian of the Western Regions, and in the second year of Emperor Yongjian of the Han Shun Emperor, the countries of the Western Regions were pacified.

However, it is a pity that the Wusun Kingdom and the countries west of the Green Mountains have been out of the control of the Han Dynasty, which is really sad.

For more than 100 years, the Eastern Han Dynasty occupied the Western Regions three times, and retreated helplessly three times.

Today's Han court has long lost the pride and sharpness of the country of heaven and Han, blindly taking a defensive position, and the name of the strong Han has long been unworthy of its name.

The reason for this is not only because of the decline of national strength, but also because the scholar class of the Han Dynasty has lost its edge and has gradually become conservative and modest.

For decades, the call for increasing troops in the Western Regions and completely subduing the Xiqiang has not stopped, but without exception it has met with strong opposition.

Thinking back then, Ban Chao looked up to the sky and sighed, the heroic spirit of throwing his pen from Rong, and the courage and diligence of "not entering the tiger's den, but getting the tiger", which is really embarrassing.

In recent decades, the Xiqiang ethnic groups have been capricious, and Wuhuan has often rebelled, and even the Southern Xiongnu, who have been obedient for a long time, have gradually become a little bit big.

The border of the Han Dynasty is really surrounded by wolves, and everyone is eager to come and gnaw on a piece of meat.

But is the big man really weakened to the point of being slaughtered?

As an emperor, no one knew his country better than Liu Zhi, although there was no way to compare it with Emperor Guangwu.

However, the army of the Han Dynasty is still the existence that all races look up to, whether it is the quality of individual soldiers, or the ability to cooperate in combat, whether it is the advanced degree of weapons, or the protective ability of armor...... All are far beyond the alien race.

The only thing that can be compared to the tribes is their proud cavalry shooting.

In general, the overall quality of the Han army was invincible at that time.

Of course, the above only refers to the border army, because the armies of the Beijing division are filled with a large number of children of the family, the strict training mechanism has been abolished, and the combat capability has been greatly reduced.

The reasons why the courtiers resolutely opposed the large-scale war epidemic are none other than the following.

The first is naturally that the treasury is empty, there is a shortage of food, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and there is no money and food, so how can we use force?

Second, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the conscription system had long existed in name only, almost entirely relying on the conscription system, and the world's population had plummeted.

Third, they did not think that the Southern Xiongnu, Xiqiang, Xianbei and other alien races could threaten the rule of the Tianhan Kingdom, and thought that there was no need to make a big fuss, just need to appease more.

Liu Zhi deliberately picked out the book and carefully read it again, this person's words were fierce, he bitterly stated the danger of the border, and asked the court to pay attention to it.

As a feudal official like Liangzhou Mu, Liu Zhi has already understood his resume.

Chong Hui is a native of Luoyang, born in a declining family, his father once served as the commander of Dingtao County, with a family fortune of 30 million, after his father's death, Chong Hui scattered all his gold, and all the money was given to the clan and the poor in the county.

At first, he served as the history of Luoyang's disciples, and Wang Chen, who was responsible for recommending, privately recommended him to Yin Tianxin in Henan.

After the assessment, Tian Xin thought that he was a manufacturable material, so he called him to act as his main bookkeeper, and named him filial piety.

When Emperor Shun, Chong Hui served as the imperial history, at that time, the imperial court sent eight envoys such as Guanglu doctor Du Qiao and Zhou Ju to tour the world.

They played and corrected many officials, and the general Liang Ji and the eunuchs all interceded with each other, so that these matters were shelved.

Chong Wei thought that his duty was to report and expose, and he had the ambition to investigate and punish those who committed adultery and violated the law, so he once again impeached Liu Xuan, the Taishou of Shu County, who was reported by the Eight Envoys, and others, and believed that they should be punished with capital punishment.

He also asked the four governments to conduct a self-examination, and all those who had fathers, brothers, relatives and friends who served as high-ranking officials of 2,000 stones, if they were incompetent, would be removed from office and punished.

Fantasy Fantasy. It is conceivable that at that time, Chong Hui's behavior offended almost all the powerful ministers in the court, but fortunately, Emperor Shun valued him very much.

After the birth of the crown prince, Emperor Shun promoted Chong Wei to take custody of the crown prince Liu Bing in Chengguangguan, and he took a fancy to his integrity and selflessness, and he was not afraid of power.

At that time, Gao Fan, a regular attendant in the palace, rode out from the palace to welcome the prince, and Du Qiao, who was the prince's concubine at the time, was hesitant about this, but he was at a loss.

At this time, Chong Hui stepped forward, stopped the car with a sword, and angrily reprimanded Gao Fan, resisting to the death.

Grabbing. Du Qiao sighed after retreating, and felt very ashamed of his courage to make a decision on the spot, and Emperor Shun also rewarded him for his seriousness.

Later, he served as the assassin of Yizhou, he has always been high-spirited, like to make meritorious deeds, in office for three years, the tribes of Minshan mixed with the White Wolf, Panmu, Tang Yu, Qiong, Yu and other countries, all led the naturalization.

At that time, Yongchang Taishou Liu Junshi smelted gold and cast it into a snake, which was dedicated to the general Liang Ji.

When he heard the news, he exposed his behavior and arrested him, and reported it to the imperial court in the fastest way, but the second government was afraid of cowardice and did not dare to investigate it.

However, the general Liang Ji was jealous of him because of this, and it happened that the Bajun people gathered hundreds of people to call themselves the 'Heavenly King', and Chong Hui and Taishou should undertake to send troops to fight, but they ended in failure.

Liang Ji took the opportunity to frame them, and sent orders to arrest Chong Hui and Ying Cheng, and Li Gushang, who was the Tai Lieutenant at the time, was relieved to protect them.

Empress Dowager Liang watched the performance, pardoned Chong Hui and Ying Cheng's capital crimes, and dismissed them at the same time.

Soon after, there was a commotion and rebellion among the Qiang people in Liangzhou, and the Empress Dowager Liang once again appointed Chong Hui as the assassin of Liangzhou.

Liu Zhi had issued an edict to commend him for this matter, and extended his term of office, at the end of last year, the imperial history was reorganized, and the Liangzhou Thorn History was changed to the state pastor.

Moreover, according to the division of responsibilities in this reorganization, the governor is no longer responsible for picketing subordinate officials, but only responsible for financial and administrative affairs, as well as some military mobilization powers.

He was worried about the border, and took the opportunity of the book at the end of the year to once again present the pros and cons, he would rather bend than bend, knowing that this would anger the people in power, but he still did not hesitate.

Just thinking about it, the little yellow door outside came in to report, and the captain Huang Qiong asked to see him.

There is nothing big about it today, the only exception is the last time Yizhou and Liangzhou put down the rebellion, his position is to focus on Fu, supplemented by war.

When Huang Qiong came in, she saw the Liangzhou Song Shu in Liu Zhi's hand at first sight, and she couldn't help but "chuckle" in her heart.

"The captain came just in time, what do you think of the song of the state pastor?"

Seeing that Liu Zhi asked him very generously, Huang Qiong naturally took the opportunity to explain his concept.

"The shepherd of Chongzhou is upright, but the fierceness is too much, and he takes these Hu people too seriously.

Qiang and Xianbei are capricious villains, but they are just shameless means to ask the court for money and food, so there is nothing to worry about. ”

He had already heard this set of arguments, and he smiled faintly, noncommittal.

Huang Qiong was worried that Liu Zhi was a young man, so happy with his achievements, and he was easily bewitched by the exploits of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, but when he saw that he seemed to disagree, he puffed up his tongue and took a step to persuade him.

"Your Majesty has not been in power for a long time, and you should make every effort to govern the people's livelihood and govern the people's livelihood, which is the foundation of the Han Dynasty."

What he said is also right, this statement is actually implying that his foothold is not stable, and he must not use swords and soldiers in vain, if he is reckless, he will make the people's livelihood miserable, and the consequences will be terrible.

Liu Zhi was just testing his position, not to mention that he was only considering Chong Wei's suggestion, and he had not decided.

Now that he knows Huang Qiong's thoughts, there is no need to reveal his true intentions.

"I'm just talking about things and asking what the captain thinks, Chong Hui's political achievements in Liangzhou are still good, and this letter is also out of the public heart.

It's just that he is not very familiar with the affairs of the court, but it is the duty of the courtiers to make suggestions and suggestions, and whether to use them or not, has their own court to discuss. ”

As he spoke, he casually threw the music in his hand aside, Huang Qiong looked at it and smiled, he respected Chong Hui very much, and he had no intention of studying it in the first place.

Liu Zhi's words are even more in the hope that he can block the attacks from other courtiers, after all, today's incident is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the courtiers, so as to impeach him for harboring evil intentions.

"Jing Zhongzhi is a person who is obvious to all, and even the first emperor once praised him for his uprightness."

With Huang Qiong's words, Liu Zhi naturally didn't have to worry about it anymore, smiled and changed the topic.

"How's the work over there?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the appointment has only been completed in the tenth and twelve, and the ministers will try to speed up the progress."

This came in a hurry, after all, the big exam was only completed in the middle of the month, and now it is only the sixteenth day of the first month.

"It has been half a month since the imperial examination system was promulgated, and the Taiwei knows the reaction of all parties?"

Huang Qiong shook her head and smiled, "There are mixed opinions and reactions to this matter, but in general, there are more supporters and wait-and-see." ”

This is similar to the information that Liu Zhi collected in private, which shows that Huang Qiong cares very much about this matter.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many families, but they were not monolithic with each other, intriguing with each other, forming gangs, and not as powerful as the families in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Like this imperial examination system, the main opposition is to middle-level families, they are not like those top families who are rich in resources, and the disciples in the clan are also good and bad, so the annual recommendation quota is very important.

For those small families with so many hairs, it is difficult for them to get places, but the imperial examination system has more opportunities, which naturally outweighs the disadvantages.

The smooth implementation of the imperial examination system this time mainly relied on the support of the top families headed by Huang Qiong, which Liu Zhi also knew in his heart.

"This year's children's test and county test will be handed over to the captain, I hope that compared with last year, we can recruit more talents."

巘戅妙书苑miAosHU&#戅。 The two exchanged views on this year's plan for people's livelihood, and in general, it is better to grasp everything for spring ploughing, and at the same time, the local government is stepping up the repair of water conservancy facilities.

But Liu Zhi is not optimistic about this year's annual success, after all, the climate has been strange for more than ten years, and geological disasters are frequent, so it is impossible to just arrive this year.

Especially Qingzhou and other places have just experienced a natural and man-made disaster, and they really can't stand the toss.

Alas, how could he have traveled to such a fucking era, without the right time and place, all his efforts are like ice and sand floes, which may come to naught at any time.

The two of them chatted for a while, and Liu Zhi left Huang Qiong for dinner, and now all kinds of novel dishes in the palace have long become a fashion sought after by various families.

But helplessly, the emperor's side still has newer and more ingenious dishes popping up repeatedly, which overwhelms them.

Because of the rise of stir-frying, it has unconsciously led to the next new industry, that is, oil refining.

Prior to this, the vegetable oil of the Eastern Han Dynasty was mainly flax from the Western Regions, and the oil extraction technology was also very rudimentary, and the oil yield was low.

Not only that, but because the dings and pots used for cooking are also limited, the popularity of stir-fried dishes is also limited.

Liu Zhi not only brought a wok, but also changed the oil refining technology, using physical hot pressing, first frying fragrant, then crushing, steaming, beating, and finally using wood pressing to squeeze out the oil.

In addition to flax, he also popularized yellow mustard seeds and sesame seeds for oil extraction, and asked people to increase the cultivation of Yizhou camellia.

But he did not popularize soybean oil, because soybeans are the main food crop, once this opening is opened, it will cause the family to frantically grab rations from the people.

You must know that bean rice, which has a bad taste, has become one of the most important staple foods of the people because it is disliked by the nobles.

Flax, sesame and mustard and camellia are all mountain crops, which are resistant to barrenness and drought, not only will not compete with the people for food, but also can strengthen the land use rate and increase several cash crops.

As for rape and peanuts, two important oil source crops, he has not yet discovered.

Of course, due to the short time of stir-frying, until now, only some minister-level people have been able to enjoy it to a limited extent.