The war officially ended in mourning.

Liu Bang's ascension to the throne of God with a cloth cloth lasted eight years. In the past eight years, wars have been raging, thieves have been rampant, starvation has been everywhere, countless people have been wiped out in this huge peasant uprising, and countless families have been destroyed in the smoke of this tragic war.

The war at the end of Qin was fiercer and more tragic than the war of any previous vassal state. The war in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was said to be a war between nobles and nobles, and in the war at the end of Qin, almost all the people of Qin were involved.

When the coffin of this uprising is decided, a large-scale is often added after the first one, and the full name is the first large-scale peasant uprising.

To know how serious the scale effect of war is, there is a very intuitive way to do it - to calculate the population.

The world was initially decided, so the names of the big cities were scattered, and the number of households could be counted twelve or thirteen. --"Historical Records"

In other words, the entire city was destroyed, and the number of households was only two-thirds of what it was before the war. During the period of Qin Shi Queen, the population was more than 15 million, and after the war at the end of Qin and the dispute between Chu and Han, only five or six million people remained.

In eight years, the population plummeted by nearly 10 million, and if the normal birth rate is included, this number can be doubled, which shows the scale of the war.

At this moment, both the city and the countryside have been beaten back to the original shape of the ruins, standing on the same starting line: traffic depends on walking, and talking depends on roaring.

In the face of the devastation and the mess waiting to be rebuilt, Liu Bang, who has always taken 'timely enjoyment' as his life purpose, also felt the weight of the burden on his shoulders.

As the most successful man at that time, he knew that although he didn't have to live on the tip of the knife every day, it didn't mean that he could sit back and relax, the road ahead was still very long, and if something went wrong, he would become the second Hu Hai, the second Xiang Yu.

The reason why he was able to defeat powerful opponents and survive in an era of juxtaposition was not made by lip service, he did not have outstanding military talent, and he did not have a deep family background, but he had a keen political talent. To exaggerate, he only needs to sniff with his nose to smell the political smell that fills the air.

In order to be able to sit back and relax in the future, in order to be able to enjoy himself in the future, he began to play with superb political skills, of course, he would not have thought that until death, peace of mind was just a dream.

After crying to the overlord of Chu, Liu Bang ordered all the Xiang clans to be exempted, and gave them fiefs and titles, the purpose of which was to stabilize them and let them not cause trouble. At that time, the brothers who followed Liu Bang from birth to death had not yet been knighted, but those who surrendered were knighted first, and ordinary leaders did not have the courage.

He knows the psychology of these people very well, not long ago, the world was still the world of the Xiang family, these people are used to it, accidentally lose power, the psychology is the most unbalanced, once it is not handled well, it is easy to make sparks.

Xiang Yu was stingy with the reward, and finally went to the road of destruction, but Liu Bang was smarter than Xiang Yu after all, and he resolved the threat while talking and laughing.

The world is predetermined.

These people who followed Liu Bang became the founding heroes overnight, and everyone exuded a great halo on their heads, and after several lives and deaths, they were no longer peddlers and pawns, no longer ordinary people in the market, they became new nobles and new landlords, and became heroes worshiped by the common people.

It doesn't matter if the people bow and worship, after all, they are successful people, and it is normal to be worshipped. What makes Liu Bang feel uneasy is that these heroes and generals who are worshiped by the common people are worshipping one of them.

He is not Zhang Liang, not Xiao He, not Liu Bang.

This person is Han Xin, during the war years, people advocated force, and the country was beaten down with the barrel of a gun, so people who could fight and lead troops were naturally very respected. Han Shin's military talent has countless fans in all classes. As an icon, he is unstoppable, he is young, he is outstanding, he is important. Generals like Fan Xu were respectful when they saw Han Xin, and they were willing to kneel down to show their admiration for him. He is like a legend.

Liu Bang once asked Han Xin at a court meeting, "General Han, how many soldiers do you say a widow can bring?" ”

Han Xin said lightly: "Your Majesty, you can bring a maximum of 100,000!" ”

To be honest, this is a very pertinent evaluation, with Han Xin's professional ability, he still knows who can lead how many soldiers and who can fight what battles. But Liu Bang was a little unhappy, so he asked stupidly: "How many soldiers can the general bring?" ”

"The more the merrier!" Han Xin replied with a smile.

Han Xin didn't just talk about it, he commanded nearly 500,000 troops in the siege of Xiaxia, and he was at ease and interlocking. Such a person, loyal or disloyal, is a great threat to the ruler on the throne of power.

Han Shin may be loyal now, but who can guarantee the future, and who can guarantee that he will not be instigated by disloyal subordinates.

Liu Bang thought of the 300,000 troops in Han Xin's hands and felt a little suffocated.

Can't let him lead the troops! Liu Bang made a decision.

Liu Bang found Han Xin without moving and asked Han Xin to return the talisman. Han Xin knew that Liu Bang was a little jealous, but he was very happy, thinking that he had already achieved fame and would not fight anymore, and it would be taboo to seize the military power, so he didn't think much about it, so he returned the military power to Liu Bang.

This is indeed a difficult choice for the heroes. Surrender it is equivalent to pinning the hope of the future on Liu Bang's benevolence, which is equivalent to handing over his life to Liu Bang. If you don't pay it, there is really no reason, and it is easy to attract suspicion and put yourself in a dangerous situation. Han Xin is like walking a tightrope on a cliff, Liu Bang controls the tightrope, as long as he lets go, there is only one result waiting for Han Xin, and he is broken.

Liu Bang accepted Han Xin's military power, and happily renamed Han Xin the king of Chu and gave him an honor to return to his hometown.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Bang named another hero, Peng Yue, as the king of Liang.

Get rid of these people, Liu Bang'an can enjoy life with peace of mind.

Han Xin returned to his hometown with high spirits, as an idol, Han Xin's battle was particularly eye-catching, and even exceeded Liu Bang's specifications. There are guards waiting in and out, gongs and drums along the road, officials accompany them, and almost 10,000 empty alleys are attracted everywhere they go.

The so-called kindness is repaid, and there is revenge.

Han Xin first found the drifting mother who gave him food back then, and gave her a thousand gold to repay.

Speaking of gold, here is a brick, and then a little description, the amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty and its whereabouts are currently a difficult mystery in Chinese history, and many scholars have discussed it specially.

After repaying the favor, Han Xin next wanted to take revenge, he found the butcher who humiliated him back then, the butcher knew that Han Xin came to seek revenge, and did not run away, although he had a mortal heart, when he saw the formation of the king of Chu, he still couldn't help but tremble, lying on the ground and not daring to raise his head, just waiting for Han Xin's order, a knife to click himself, but also happy.

But Han Xin smiled very strangely and said: This king wants to be your lieutenant officer!

When the people present heard this, they were all stunned. The butcher was even more confused, he looked at Han Xin directly, and thought: What's the matter, could it be that Han Xin doesn't want me to die happily and wants to play with me? Han Xin, you are really ruthless, no, you want to die, it is better to beg him for a reward.

The butcher desperately kowtowed.

Han Xin shouted: If you are asked to be an official, you will do it!

The butcher looked at Han Xin, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and saw that Han Xin had a sincere face, and he didn't see the slightest meaning of joking.

Is it true? There is such a good thing! It wasn't until Han Xin said it a second time that the butcher confirmed that he had really been hit by the pie. Therefore, he didn't dare to excuse himself, and hurriedly thanked him and left.

Throughout the ages, some people have never needed ability to get promoted and made rich, just luck.

The people present didn't understand, Han Xin smiled and said: He is also a strong man, couldn't this king fight with him back then? It's just that it's not worth it, so I've endured it to this day.

Han Xin is a smart man, and now killing that butcher is like pinching an ant to death, so why bother? It's different now, killing him doesn't give you much pleasure, it's better to give yourself a good reputation.

Regardless of Han Xin's sincerity or fame, his practice of repaying grievances with virtue is admirable, all in all, Han Xin is an outstanding and good person.

Soon, Yu Hanxin took the lead, and the seven kings jointly wrote to Liu Bang, asking Liu Bang to ascend the throne as emperor.

Liu Bang received the joint signature of the seven kings, very happy, immediately convened the ministers to discuss, after the cliché N ask N to resign, Yu Shusun Tong presided over, Liu Bang officially ascended the throne in the south of Dingtao Bishui, becoming the first emperor of the Han Dynasty.

After Qin, the Han Dynasty became another unified state apparatus, and under the supervision of the so-called scoundrel and the so-called hooligan Liu Bang, everyone waited and saw what kind of products this machine would produce.