As soon as Zhang Buyi approached the Houde Hall, he heard His Majesty's angry roar of filial piety.
He listened carefully and then concluded in his mind that His Majesty was probably teaching a descendant of the clan a lesson.
As Liu Chang's servant for many years, Zhang Buyu has already developed an unparalleled ability. He can identify the cause by listening to his Majesty's different voices. He can clearly identify the cause. His Majesty is irritable, but every time
When you are angry with different people, your voice will be different.
If you are angry with the ministers, your Majesty's voice will be very irritable, and you will curse one after another, without departing from the old dog. Even when facing a young minister like Chao Cuo, your Majesty also likes to use the old dog to curse. All he can say is:
I am used to it, but when facing the younger generation, I will curse in a leisurely manner without being too hasty. The curse words usually revolve around words such as bastard, bastard, and useless.
Compared with before, His Majesty's temper is much better. At least, His Majesty rarely takes action now.
In the past, ministers were always beaten. Although they are beaten now, they are no longer as frequent as in the past. The most recent one I heard was that the servant was beaten. This good brother of the Yuezhi could not get rid of His Majesty's bullying. The reason for the beating was that he did not discipline well.
Yan, someone under my command is secretly selling war horses.
Of course, after the beating, they sat together and drank together. The servant also admitted his guilt. As a member of the Yuezhi family, he was always cautious in the temple. When facing those under his command, he was relatively polite and did not have the majesty of Jiuqing.
, do not participate in the important affairs of the temple, and just study some methods of treating and treating horses with peace of mind. This made Liu Chang very angry. I asked you to be Jiuqing to allow you to study and treat horses with peace of mind?
Hatred that he would not fight was the reason Liu Chang took action.
The more Liu Chang talked, the more excited he became, and then he took action.
Liu Chang told the servant that you are the ninth minister of the Han Dynasty. You should not belittle yourself just because you are a citizen outside the Great Wall. You must act like a nine minister. Don't let your subordinates get the best of you. You must give full play to your barbarian characteristics.
You are a barbarian, but you are afraid that others will say you are not a barbarian? People who are not barbarians say that they are barbarians and practice barbarian ways. You are just a barbarian. Why do you do so many nonsense?
The servant also completely let go, drank wine with His Majesty, took off his shirt directly, and returned to the mansion with disheveled hair. He tied those officials who were disrespectful to him and violated the law to a tree, and beat him with a whip.
He also shouted "I am a barbarian!".
Zhang Buyi walked into the Houde Hall and paid homage to His Majesty with great salutes.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!
!”
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhang Buyi who walked in. He was overjoyed and said, "Hahaha, you are finally done with your work. Come on!"
Zhang Buyi hurriedly bowed again and said, "I am incompetent. I was delayed due to many things and could not come to serve Your Majesty in time. Please punish me!"
"
"Okay, let's not talk about this."
Zhang Buyu then stood up and sat next to Liu Chang. When he looked again, the people kneeling in the middle for training were indeed two young men. One of them was Liu Xi, the son of Liu Zhang, King of Chengyang, and the other was Zhao Guoliu.
Ruyi's son Liu Xun.
The two of them looked aggrieved and knelt down in front of Liu Chang respectfully, not daring to speak.
Liu Chang looked at them and continued to scold: "Hi! Your father is out on business, and you start to act nonsense?! It's just nonsense, and you were caught by Tingwei so easily. It's a shame!
If Wei Ting comes to report again, I will break your legs!"
"Father...I will never be caught by Tingwei again..."
"Um??"
"I will never mess around again..."
Liu Chang looked at Liu Xun again, "And you are such a bastard. I think you are well-behaved and very polite, so I asked you to come to the Imperial College to study, but you hang out with this guy, go out to drink and make trouble, and fight with those evil boys.
, you are capable! You are so good at fighting, do you want to give me a try?!"
"Father Zhong, I don't dare."
"Okay, get out of here! If you are caught again, I will hang you up and beat you!"
"roll!
"
The two guys crawled away from Houde Hall. Liu Chang then looked at Zhang Buyi and cursed: "These incompetent fools are really extremely naughty! None of the clan members can be trusted, big man."
The princes and kings in the future will all be such fools, and the Han Dynasty will be in danger!
"
Zhang Buyi smiled. In fact, when Liu Chang and others had not grown up, the ministers also thought the same. These guys are the future princes and kings? The Han Dynasty is in danger!
But isn't the big man getting stronger now?
"Your Majesty, this is just a youthful temperament. If given time, it will become a great weapon. There is no need to be angry..."
Liu Chang shook his head, calmed down, and asked again: "I heard that you are busy collecting land registration and other things, what do you think? Is it going well?"
“Thanks to Your Majesty’s great blessing, everything goes well!
"
"Hahaha, didn't Mr. Zhang teach you how to record it? Why is it my great blessing?"
Zhang Buyi said disdainfully: "If your Majesty hadn't improved numbers and created more convenient mathematics, what would have happened if you had only the methods taught by your right minister?"
"What you said makes sense! This is all my fault!"
The more they talked about this match made in heaven, the happier they became. Liu Chang simply asked others to bring him some wine and meat, and asked the others not to disturb him. He closed the door, and the two of them lived happily in their own little world.
"Your Majesty, according to this year's statistics, the number of people in the Han Dynasty is more than 25.36 million...compared to the last statistical result, an increase of 3.14 million people, among which the largest increase is Liang
The state of Liang increased by more than one million people in total, accounting for one third, followed by the state of Qi, which increased by 300,000, and then the state of Yan..."
"The Yan State recruited more than 200,000 barbarians because of the conquest..."
Zhang Buyu spoke seriously about the population growth in various places, and then took out his own list for Liu Chang to see. It included the growth in various places. Compared with the previous record, Zhang Buyu said that this time the population growth
It is the most and unprecedented. This is Your Majesty’s supreme merit.
But Liu Chang was obviously not satisfied with this result.
"I heard that when King Qin conquered Liuhe, the population of the country was more than 30 million... Why is it that the Han Dynasty is now prosperous and powerful, but it is still far behind that violent Qin? Is it because I can't compare with King Qin?
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"Your Majesty, Qin died as a result of corvée service. After Qin's death, strife arose. During the reign of Emperor Gao, the country's population dropped sharply to fifteen million. In just a few decades, under your rule, the population has increased by one.
Ten million, this is already very rare... Then how can King Qin compare to you? He just sits back and enjoys the success, but you do everything yourself and never enjoy the aftereffects!"
Li Guang, the doctor guarding the door, slowly closed his eyes and pretended not to hear anything.
Didn't the great Han Dynasty reach this level because of the rule of Marquis Feng during the reign of Emperor Gao, the rule of Marquis Pingyang during the reign of Emperor Taishang, and the rule of the Queen Mother, and finally the results appeared in your hands? Forget it, forget it, there is nothing without enjoyment.
Bar.
Liu Chang shook his head, "This is far from enough. The Han Dynasty's current territory is really too big, bigger than any previous dynasty. The population of 25 million spread over this land is really too small.
, the Central Plains area is okay, like that slightly remote place, thousands of miles away from people, it is really poor, talent is the most important resource of the country, if only five people are available, then I can't do anything."
Liu Chang thought for a moment and then said: "I want to abolish the calculation of Fu."
Zhang Buyi was stunned. Even Zhang Buyi smiled bitterly at this moment and said: "Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous! We want to relieve the suffering of all people, but if we abolish the tax calculation, the temple will probably have no food available, and nothing can be done."
"
"It would be possible to spread the calculation tax evenly on top of the agricultural tax. However, in that case, the blow the farmers would bear would be too great... Rich households with a lot of arable land alone would not be able to afford it.
... Therefore, I am planning to start a business. When the business is completed, I will divide the tax into two and divide it equally between the commercial tax and the agricultural tax!"
"Standers enter business??"
Zhang Buyu was stunned and asked: "Can the merchants afford it?"
"Hahaha, if we only operate domestically, maybe we can't, but now I want to open foreign trade, why can't we? Even if we can't accept it, we have to accept it! I've opened up its restrictions and let them enjoy wealth and earn a lot of money, but it's just some
If they can't do small things, then why should I support the merchant?!"
Liu Chang's attitude is very resolute, he must do it if he can do it, and he must do it if he cannot do it!
"Your majesty is wise!
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"If there is no way to calculate talents, the world will definitely be prosperous. The thirty million people in the Qin Dynasty are nothing. The Han Dynasty should have fifty million people! No, one hundred million people!
"
Zhang Buyi also started to brag directly, and Liu Chang's face was full of joy, "Yes, by then, these 100 million people will be distributed all over the country, including the Xiting Kingdom, the Nanyue Kingdom, the Yan Kingdom, and the Tang Kingdom's grasslands outside the Great Wall. They will all be spread across our great Han Dynasty.
The people, the roads, the traffic, the roads are smooth, and everywhere are the cities of our Han family. When King Qin claimed to unify the world, he was only unifying the Central Plains. I will never give him the credit for unifying the world!"
"I want to truly unify the world and make the world my subjects!"
"Your Majesty's ambition is really..."
"Okay, no need to flatter me, I have something here that only you can do."
Zhang Buyu was stunned, "Please give me your Majesty's orders!"
Liu Chang smiled bitterly, "Over the years, I have been writing letters to the Marquis Liu, seeking strategies for governing the country, but there has never been a reply. I have sent people several times to inquire about his whereabouts, but the people I sent have failed.
None
I found the news about Liu Hou. Now that I am facing such a big event, although there are wise men around me, it is difficult to make up my mind. If Liu Hou can help me and come up with a plan to discuss the pros and cons of opening up business and promoting agriculture, I will be safe.
That’s it.”
Zhang Buyi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have written several times, but there was no sound. My brother said that my father has never been missing since he went to the mountains to practice Taoism. Now his life and death are unknown.
What to do..."
"He followed a few alchemists, but I don't know where he went... The mountain is so big, I thought about it a lot, and finally came up with a solution!"
"Oh? What solution has your Majesty come up with?"
"Burn the mountain!"
"Since he is hiding in the mountains and is unwilling to come out, then I will set fire on three sides to force him to come out, or I will set fire on the front and rear to force him to come out!"
Zhang Buyi almost jumped up, "Your Majesty, you can't do that! Back then, Duke Wen of Jin burned mountains like this in order to force Jie Zitui out, but in the end he forced Jie Zitui out..."
"Ah? Someone has actually thought of such a profound strategy a long time ago?"
Liu Chang looked at Zhang Buyu in surprise, and then praised: "As expected of Duke Wen of Jin, he actually thinks the same as me..."
"Don't worry, I won't do this. When I said this to Lu Lu, Lu Lu was frightened. He kowtowed to me and almost died on his knees in front of me. He advised me not to do this...
.However, he did not mention Duke Wen of Jin."
Zhang Buyi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "This is the best."
"I just want to use you to lure him out."
"What does your Majesty mean?"
"You pretend to be seriously ill, and then write a letter to your brother, saying that you don't have much time left. I think that staying as a marquis means you have given up your secular heart. When I know that you are seriously ill, even if you don't want to come, you have to come anyway.
Why don't you write a letter to ask? When the time comes, I can write a letter to ask for advice!"
Zhang Buyey hesitated and asked: "But, can my father really write letters? What if he sees through it?"
"I don't know either..."
Liu Chang felt really unsure, even when facing Chen Ping, he was not like this. Liu Hou gave him a different feeling than anyone else, as if as long as he was still here, all the problems in the world would be solved.
, he has extremely strong self-confidence, and it can also infect the people around him, giving people a feeling that he is omnipotent. This feeling, Liu Chang has only experienced with Liu Hou.
I heard that when the country was founded, Cao Shen and Xiao He had nearly ten thousand households, and the rest were thousands. When they arrived at Zhang Liang, Emperor Gao took his hand and asked him to choose three houses in the wealthy Qi State.
A food town for thousands of households.
Liuhou refused because he had no merit, and was finally sealed in Liudi with 10,000 households.
If Liuhou had agreed at that time, then the current No. 1 Chehou in the world would not be Xiao Yan, but Zhang Buyi next to him. Of course, if he accepted it, he might also be sent away by the Queen Mother. Thirty thousand households
Chehou is still a little too scary.
"In this case, I will be seriously ill tomorrow and I will wait for my father's reply!"
"good!
"
In order to be more realistic, Zhang Buyu drank a lot until he fell unconscious, and then was sent back to his mansion. The next day, news came out that Zhang Zuoxiang was seriously ill and could not get up and could not go to court.
When the officials heard this, they were naturally very happy.
Whenever you see someone, you should mention it.
"Have you heard? Zhang Zuoxiang is seriously ill!"
"Ah? How can this be good!"
The minister forced himself to look worried, but he couldn't hide his smile.
Zhang Buyi's reputation among the officials could not be said to be highly virtuous or highly respected. The main reason was that he always stood on the emperor's side. No matter what the emperor said, he always stood on the emperor's side. In order to win the emperor's favor, he always stood on the emperor's side.
She is so favored that she doesn’t even care about the country, she is simply crazy!
It is a shame for the ministers that such a person became the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.
The emperor also went to see Zhang Buyi several times, looking worried.
Letters also kept flying towards the residence.
........
Stay in the county.
Zhang Pijiang looked at the letter in his hand and sighed helplessly, looking extremely worried.
"After my father left with those alchemists, there was no news from him. Now my brother is seriously ill. How miserable it is!"
Zhang Liang still had some properties in his own city, all of which were managed by Zhang Pijiang. Zhang Liang had long wanted to travel around the world. In history, it was Empress Lu who reprimanded him, saying that people must eat grains, so that
He went down the mountain from time to time to communicate with people. At this moment, the Queen Mother had long since stopped dealing with government affairs, so he could realize his regret in history by staying as a marquis. In his later years, he followed a few people of the same way to the mountains, saying that he wanted to travel around.
Become a celestial being.
Once I left, I never had contact with my family again.
Zhang Pijiang didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He sent people several times but couldn't find his father. His heart became heavier and heavier. His father was already old. Although he didn't want to think so, maybe his father was really gone, so he could only send people.
I went around to spread the news that my brother was seriously ill, hoping that my father would know and come back to see me again.
However, there is still no news during these days.
"My father is not here, so I have to go visit my brother..."
"Here comes someone, prepare your carriage and horses."
Just when Zhang Pijiang was about to get up to visit his brother, someone suddenly came. The person who came was a minister of his family. He was particularly excited at the moment and said: "There is a letter from the head of the family! There is a letter from the head of the family!
"
Zhang Pijiang was shocked and ran out immediately. As soon as he ran out, he saw an alchemist. The alchemist was elderly. He was stroking his beard and sitting on the threshold, looking very wanton. "But a boy from the Zhang family?"
"Exactly, I wonder who you are?"
"This is for you..."
The alchemist took out the letter and handed it to the other party. He turned around and was about to leave. Zhang Pijiang hurriedly stood in front of him, "Old man, may I ask where my father is now?"
"I just met him at the foot of the mountain and was entrusted by him to come here with a letter. How do I know his whereabouts?"
"Get out of the way quickly. If the officials see it, it will be trouble after all."
The alchemist pushed Zhang Pijiang away and left in a hurry.
Zhang Pijiang trembled and opened the letter. The handwriting was indeed his father's handwriting. There were two letters in total. However, the content in the letter made Zhang Pijiang immediately disappointed. His father stated in the letter that he had devoted himself to cultivating Taoism and had achieved the right results.
He would not return again, so he asked Zhang Pijiang not to worry about him and asked Zhang Pijiang to submit another letter to the emperor.
"Alas, my brother is seriously ill and you don't care... Do you want us to treat you as dead?"
Soon, these two letters were quickly sent to Chang'an.
Liu Chang opened the letter in surprise. The content of the letter was very simple. He first gave greetings, and then told the story of how he had traveled around the world and achieved enlightenment, so that the emperor did not have to look for him again. At the end, he said something about himself.
The policy idea included promoting agriculture. He wrote in it that to promote agriculture, we must open up foreign trade. Domestic strength alone cannot bear the great ambition of His Majesty, and we must rely on foreign trade and so on...
Liu Chang looked a little strange and looked over and over, "This is definitely not what Liuhou wrote today. What he said, we already informed him two years ago and started preparing... If it is written in the near future,
, why bother writing the strategy we want to implement now again?”
"Also, he said that he would not return no matter what, and he did not mention Zhang Buyi's illness... He had written this before, and the client sent it to him when the Zhang family came to find him...
"
"Then when was this letter written?"
"This handwriting looks a little shaky... It looks like it was written on a carriage. It couldn't have been written on the day he left, right? He is not a god. How could he see the foreign trade affairs at that time?
?”
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As Liu Chang spoke, his tone became less firm.
Lu Lu looked at Liu Chang in surprise, "Why would he do this?"