Long Bing'er didn't expect that things would turn out like this just with a simple massage.
The news just now woke up Shuang'er, so she had to wait for the bad husband to wash his hands and come back to comfort Shuang'er. Now she was going to take a dip in the hot spring and wash her body clean first.
Xu Qing and Long Binger struggled until midnight before they were finally able to fall asleep peacefully.
Who told Long Bing'er to want to experience a massage when she had nothing to do?
Now that I have wasted so much, what if Shuang'er doesn't have enough to eat tomorrow?
However, this possibility is unlikely. Bing'er has always had abundant reserves, and it is estimated that she can feed several Shuang'er.
Well! Don't worry.
Originally, they planned to do some other things before going to bed, but now it seems that there is no such time. If they don't sleep, it will be almost dawn.
Long Bing'er didn't have much to say, so she could only hug Xu Qing and fall asleep angrily.
When he woke up the next day, Xu Qing's hands were numb from the pressure of Long Bing'er's head.
He seriously doubted whether Long Bing'er's head had become heavier because he ate more on weekdays.
Not long after he got up, Xu Qing received news that Li Xun had finally finished all the work. The Zhou Kingdom had now destroyed the last small country in the Western Regions and truly unified the Western Regions.
The territory of the Central Plains has once again been expanded. This time, the Western Regions are no longer a tributary state, but have truly been included in the scope of the Central Plains.
Li Xun sent a message to Xu Qing just to ask, can the area south of the Western Region be conquered?
He looks pretty good.
Xu Qing quickly stopped Li Xun's dangerous idea.
Now is not the time to touch that land.
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!
Li Xun really dares to think about it.
Generally, everyone will suffer from altitude sickness when they go up there, and the ability to move normally is the limit, let alone armor-covered combat.
This requires a series of training and cannot be done casually.
Lack of oxygen and severe cold, there are not many types of crops and it is difficult to grow.
In essence, fighting a war is no different from doing business.
Why did Zhao Guo like to pay reparations so much?
It's because he found that paying reparations is more economical than sending troops!
Why did all the dynasties in the past dynasties have the strength to conquer the grassland but eventually retreated?
It’s obvious that the income is not enough!
After conquering the Western Regions, you could still raise horses and eat raisins, but now you can get too little by conquering the plateau, and you might even be killed by the aborigines.
Not worth it!
So Xu Qing wrote to Li Xun, advising him that it would be good to be more stable and manage the Western Region well, and not to bite off more than he could chew.
If you take too big a step, you can easily pull your balls.
Now why is there no other movement after the Chu State occupied the grassland?
It's just digesting a territory as big as the grassland.
Study how to manage the grassland to save more money, and also study when to take action against the Jurchens.
And under Xu Qing's suggestion, Chu's imperial examination system once again ushered in reform.
A few years ago, the imperial court increased the number of martial arts examinations for the first time, giving military personnel the same opportunity to stand out as literati.
Now the imperial examination has added another category, that is, craftsmen!
Craftsmen also have their own imperial examinations!
The test method is also very simple. If you make something that you think is the most ingenious and be able to explain the principles clearly, you can pass the exam.
According to Xu Qing's idea, the future imperial examinations will also cover astronomy and calendar, and arithmetic will be independent. There will even be an imperial examination for businessmen to select talents for the National Business Academy.
The difference is that the imperial examinations for businessmen cannot be held by the imperial court, but should be held by the National Business Council on their own and be responsible for their own profits and losses.
The policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business was an unshakable national policy in this era when productivity was still underdeveloped, and it was also the bottom line of the imperial court.
But even so, Chu State is still trying its best to get closer to the number one scholar in 360 rows.
Now that the Chu State has opened up several large-scale business routes, it can no longer be limited to the civil and military aspects. Diversified development is quite necessary.
The wise king also accepted all Xu Qing's suggestions.
After the development of artillery, the wise kings deeply realized that relying on the imperial examinations composed of a few classics written by the sages could not make the country long-term peace and stability.
Let's move forward.
In addition to inheriting the past, we must also open up the future.
If you always act according to the classics of your predecessors, you will be able to repeat their mistakes, but you will also be able to repeat the mistakes they made.
This has been true for most of the past dynasties. If Chu State wants to break through the barriers of past dynasties, it must seek changes.
Throughout history, when land annexation reaches a certain level, that is, when dynasties change, the people have nothing to do but have enough to eat. If they don’t have enough to eat, what else can they do except rebel?
If you want to develop in the long term, in addition to curbing land annexation, you must use force to open up new land, and let more people not only farm the land, but also develop useful things like artillery and warships.
Increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Suppress land annexation internally and expand territory externally. As long as the pace of expansion is fast enough, land annexation cannot keep up with the pace of expansion.
The wise king praised himself for his wit.
As expected of me, I will always be at the forefront of the world!
If nothing unexpected happens, of course something will happen.
The wise king looked back and saw that all the works made by Chu State had been copied by Zhou Guo...
Damn Li Xun! Can’t you have some ideas of your own?!