Liu Bang was sitting on top with a solemn look on his face. At this moment, he looked more like the ruler of an empire than before.
The princes and royal relatives sat on his left, from Liu Ying, Liu Jiao, Liu Jia, Liu Fei, Liu Ruyi, to Zhang Ao, Liu Xi, Fan Kuai, Lu Shizhi and so on.
Hmm, something seems to be mixed in?
That's right, Fan Kuai was mixed in. Fan Kuai was Empress Lu's brother-in-law, and he was also a relative of Liu Bang.
You ask Liu Ruyi? Oh, he is the King of Zhao. Although it is only in name and has not yet gone to his own fief, he is indeed the King of Zhao.
The founding heroes were sitting on the right, with Xiao He as the leader. After the worship ceremony, Liu Bang summoned all of them for this unique court meeting.
"Chen Xi said that he was about to die. He was rotten from the waist down and would not be able to come!"
When Liu Bang spoke like this, several ministers below almost laughed out loud. However, the Emperor had just passed away, and they could not laugh. Laughing at this moment was a serious crime. Liu Bang didn't laugh either. He said seriously: "Let me see.
, he needs to be replaced by someone else as the Prime Minister of the country, so let Zhou Chang take the post concurrently."
Originally, Liu Bang named Liu Ruyi the King of Zhao, made Zhou Chang the Prime Minister of Zhao, and asked Chen Xi to manage the land. However, the Zhao Kingdom did not have a king because Liu Ruyi was young and had not yet reached the age to leave the palace.
Chen Xi was a veteran general under Liu Bang. In the second year of Qin II, he joined Liu Bang's uprising army. In the first year of Qin Prince Ying's first year, he was awarded a title because of his military merits. His title was real, because
The people who were ennobled with him at that time were Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo, Cao Shen, Xia Houying, Jin She, and Zhou Wei.
Even people who don't know this name will know what kind of person this guy is after seeing these names juxtaposed with him. This guy is definitely one of the first batch of fierce men in the founding of the country, and may not be as good as Han Xin.
There is a kind of ceiling, but it is absolutely first-class.
It is worth mentioning that Chen Xi was Han Xin's general for a long time, and he participated in many battles with Han Xin.
When Chen Xi was mentioned, the princes did not think anything of it, but the ministers had different expressions. The princes did not know that Zhou Chang was a very upright and staunch man. He had gone to Zhao State to see Chen Xi.
There are more than a thousand carriages for Chen Xi's guests, and the guests can fill all the official residences in Handan.
However, Chen Xi treated his guests in the same way as ordinary people, treating them with humility, respect and condescension every time.
After Zhou Chang saw this, he returned to Beijing and told Liu Bang: There have been changes in the world!
Liu Bang ordered several ministers to thoroughly investigate the matter of the land. It was discovered that Chen Xi's guests had committed many illegal and disorderly behaviors, many of which implicated Chen Xi. However, Liu Bang did not elevate the guests' behavior to that of the host.
He did not investigate further, but wrote to Chen Xi asking him to take good care of his guests.
Therefore, when they heard that Chen Xi was unwilling to come, the expressions of the uninformed princes and the informed ministers were completely different.
"The King of Liang and the King of Huainan also submitted a letter. The King of Liang said that he was busy dealing with the bandits blocking the road in the territory. The King of Huainan said that he was ill..."
"I really don't understand. Back then, Qin II acted in such a rebellious manner that the people of the world had to turn into thieves and bandits, blocking roads and robbing people. But now, why are there still thieves everywhere?"
"And those generals who could charge ten times back and forth in the enemy's formation when they were young, why do they get sick so easily when they get old?"
When Liu Bang said this, the princes were thoughtful, the ministers all lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak.
"Your Majesty, today's bandits are no longer the same as before. Now your Majesty implements benevolent government, the people are rich, the bandits are well fed, and the weapons they use are good. Naturally, they are more powerful than before." The person who said this is Liu Jiao,
Of course, only he could say such "treasonous and unethical" words in front of Liu Bang.
This time, Liu Bang almost laughed out loud.
He pointed at Liu Jiao and cursed helplessly: "You, you, you are really imitating those Confucian scholars!"
With Liu Jiao's interruption, Liu Bang temporarily skipped the affairs of the princes. In fact, there was another prince and king who did not come, King Yan Lu Wan.
Liang Wang Pengyue, together with Han Xin and Yingbu, are known as the three famous generals in the early Han Dynasty. They are also ceiling-level players and can compete with Xiang Yu repeatedly. However, he is a half-way monk and is more like a dependent with Liu Bang.
Relationship, he is not like Chen Xi who followed Liu Bang very early.
He was originally a "vassal all the way", formed his own group, and participated in the war to destroy Qin. During the battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, he stood firmly on Liu Bang's side. Because of his military exploits, he was named King of Liang after the destruction of Chu.
Huainan Wang Yingbu, together with Peng Yue and Han Xin, are known as the three famous generals in the early Han Dynasty. Well, their records are not bad. If Peng Yue is his own tyrant, then Yingbu simply defected. He was originally a general under Xiang Yu.
He played a huge role in the war to destroy Qin and was named King of Jiujiang by Xiang Yu.
During the Chu-Han War, after being deceived by Liu Bang, he betrayed Chu and went to Liu Bang. After destroying Chu, Liu Bang named him King of Huainan.
Neither of these two people were very close to Liu Bang, but Yan Wang Lu Wan was different. Lu Wan and Liu Bang were born on the same day, same month, and same year. They grew up playing together, wearing a pair of pants, and they were the kind of besties.
Zhong's best friend, Lu Wan followed Liu Bang since childhood and was closer than his biological brothers. He could go in and out of the palace at will, meet Liu Bang's family, and called Liu Chang and others Youzi.
Lu Wan didn't come this time, but it wasn't his problem, it was Liu Bang's. Liu Bang wrote a letter to him specifically, asking him not to come, and asking him to be more prepared and prepared. For such a secret matter,
He is the only one who can be informed. It can be seen that he is the only person Liu Bang trusts. Neither Liu Jiao nor Liu Fei know...
Liu Bang stopped talking about the affairs of the princes. He glanced at Xiao He and motioned for Xiao He to speak.
Xiao He stood up and said seriously: "Several kings may not know that just last month the young master made a new spinning wheel. This spinning wheel is different from the previous spinning wheels and is extremely efficient. I have made a rough calculation.
, this spinning wheel is eight times more efficient than previous spinning wheels.”
Xiao He said and looked at the eunuch in the distance. Soon, a servant came forward and placed several rough designs in front of Liu Jiao and Liu Jia. Xiao He then continued: "I have ordered you to
I want the government to let them manufacture such machines on a large scale. I am going to use my subordinates to operate these machines and weave cloth with all my strength..."
"In addition, I have sent the design drawings to the local government and ordered the local government to manufacture spinning wheels and lend them to the people. I strive to replace the original spinning wheels with spinning wheels and fully promote them in the Han Dynasty. Within four years, we will have all the spinning wheels in the Han Dynasty.
Common people generally use spinning wheels, and they are encouraged to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms..."
"It is necessary to gradually ban the trading method of using cloth as currency..."
Liu Bang's first reaction after seeing the spinning wheel was to use it to brag to everyone. This was made by the most useless little kid in my family. How about it? His second reaction was to give it to Xiao He and let him make the best use of it.
Make the most of it.
Xiao He did not disappoint Liu Bang. Regarding the spinning wheel, he had four directions: official mass production, promotion among the common people, encouragement of raw materials, and final market circulation.
After all, cloth in this era is equivalent to money. If people can print money on a large scale... Well, think about the consequences. Although the cloth itself is valuable, it will still cause chaos in the market. From this point of view, Xiao He
Still very thoughtful.
After talking about the general direction, Xiao He gradually talked about the specific implementation methods.
"I hope that after returning home, the kings can learn a little bit of my method and implement it in the country..."
Xiao He said it very politely, but he actually asked them to follow his example and implement it in the country as soon as possible. Although Liu Jiao, Liu Jia, and Liu Fei were all princes and kings with real power, they did not respond to the advice of the Han Prime Minister.
If he dared to disobey, he would politely stand up and thank him. Even a little bastard like Liu Ruyi would stand up and return the favor.
Liu Ruyi felt very proud to participate in such a big event. She suppressed the silly smile on her face and warned herself again and again, Liu Ruyi! You are still in mourning now! You can't laugh! His expression makes him look stupid.
Silly, just like Liu Chang.
Liu Bang then talked to them about the things in their fiefdom, mainly asking about the situation in their territory, military strength and so on.
Liu Ruyi naturally had no chance to interrupt. He had never been to the fiefdom at all, so he listened honestly to his uncles and brothers' answers to his father's questions. He listened very seriously. After all, this was his first time participating in government affairs. Likewise,
, which is also something he can brag about in Tianlu Pavilion later.