Five hundred and seventieth chapters Curitius travels east (1)
Han is a proud and great country.:6d
Hundreds of years ago, when Greece and Athens were still at war.
This vast and great country has been unified as a whole.
At that time, the rulers of Han already claimed to be the sons of gods.
And his people also believe and recognize that their monarch is the son of God who is favored and favored by God.
This son of the God of Heaven lived in the imperial palace of Chang'an City, the capital of Han Dynasty.
His palace is as beautiful as the temple of the gods on Mount Aspirin.
But what is surprising is that the ruler of Han, the son of a god, was a king who refused to enjoy too much luxury.
Before him, his father and grandfather did the same.
This ruling family has ordered officials for thirty consecutive years to reduce the burdens of the common people and free people under its rule.
In order to achieve this goal, the grandfather of the Son of God was even reluctant to build a pavilion. It is said that at that time, the wise monarch flatly rejected the official's suggestion to build the pavilion after hearing that it would consume the total property of ten civilian households.
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When I arrived in Han, the new monarch had just ascended the throne for less than two years.
That was a mysterious young king.
All the officials and people of the Han Dynasty who had contact with me told me that the son of the God of Heaven could communicate with the God of Heaven and know the meaning of the God of God, and he had saved Han Dynasty from disaster many times.
At first, I thought that what the Han people told me were all lies.
But, when I arrived in the capital of Han.
I saw with my own eyes that Han government officials personally brought some grain, cloth and coins, usually copper coins, and distributed them to the poor civilians and free people.
Several friends I know from the Han Dynasty told me: The king of the Han Dynasty, the son of the God of Heaven, believed that he was the king appointed by the God of Heaven to protect and help the people (he was born to prosper the people, and he was given a king to nourish and rule them!)
It is said that this is an order that has been promoted and popularized since the third king of Han Dynasty.
I think the tribunes of the Republic should seriously study the experience of the Han people in this distant ancient eastern country.
Better serve Rome.
May the Aspirin gods bless Rome!
Putting down the quill he was recording, Curitius moved his body.
This is the third night he spent in Chang'an.
When he was brought into the Han Dynasty, an official who claimed to be the Shaofu agency took away other slaves including him.
Then Curitius and others were sent to a place called Jinyang.
Here Curitius and others received a brief training in language and etiquette.
Then, when officials in Jinyang learned that Curitius came from Rome in the west, he was also a noble, literate and had learned a lot of knowledge.
So Curitius was sent to Chang'an.
He was sent to the capital of the Han Dynasty, an institution called Dahonglu, responsible for compiling and introducing the history of Rome.
The two young officials became Curitius's assistants and teachers.
He was responsible for helping Curitius learn the writing and language of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, he helped write an introduction to the geography and history of Rome.
Of course, these Han Dynasty people's understanding of the world was very limited.
Until now, they thought that Rome was a small country in what they called the Western Region.
Moreover, based on the transliteration, Rome was translated into Da Qin.
This is probably a strange name that evolved from the Latin pronunciation after being processed by Dawan and the Huns.
But in this foreign exchange organization called Dahonglu.
Curitius still had a good time.
The officials here are polite and courteous, although they are not as polite as the Roman and Greek scholars, but at least they respect knowledge and culture.
There was no abuse or torture for Curitius.
On the contrary, he was provided with very relaxed living conditions and treatment.
He even provided Curitius with a free piece of silk clothing.
Although the clothes of Han Dynasty people were very loose.
But Curitius was still very satisfied to know that in Rome, even his father only had one silk garment.
Most of the three hundred senators in the Senate own no more than one piece of silk clothing.
Although, Curitius was still restricted from personal freedom and was not allowed to move freely.
But Curitius knew that the turning point that would change his destiny was coming.
Tomorrow, Dahonglu officials will go to the palace to report to their monarch.
Also brought with him were Curitius and his two assistants, who in the past three days had simply translated more than a hundred words of introduction to Rome.
Curitius believed that after seeing the introduction of Rome, the emperor of the Han Dynasty would be very interested in who would be at odds with his customers.
You must know that the silks and spices of the Han Dynasty were worth thousands of gold in Rome, and the supply exceeded demand.
The only thing that made Curitius unhappy was that in the Han Dynasty, almost everyone looked at him with contempt.
Just like the captive barbarian slaves from Asia Minor and the West he saw when he was in Rome.
The people of the Han Dynasty turned all non-Han Dynasty people into barbarians, treating them as beasts that walked on two feet. They were barbarians who needed civilized education, encouragement and change to possess the characteristics of a human being.
Even that powerful empire that calls itself the Huns.
The treatment received by the Han Dynasty people was the same.
Curitius, a little confused and curious, why did the people of the Han Dynasty have such a mentality?
You know, even Rome, which had defeated Carthage, Greece and Macedonia, would not dare to have such a mentality.
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Today is Chang Dynasty.
Liu Che sat on the throne and accepted the kowtows from the officials.
Since the storm in early April, Liu Che's status has been completely consolidated at home and abroad.
To describe it in one sentence, that is, from one victory to another.
First, all the princes in the world came forward to express their determination to firmly support the Holy Emperor and become the wings of the Han Dynasty.
Some unscrupulous guys even shamelessly flatter me in a way that makes people get goosebumps all over their bodies.
The official policy of Salt and Iron was thoroughly implemented.
Within just one month, salt and iron yamen began to open for business in every major county and important city in the entire Han Dynasty.
Various affordable salt and ironware are sold in limited quantities at the official price limit.
In just one month, the Shaofu's inner treasury received 20 million yuan.
Liu Che plans to recast all these coins into five-baht coins to further strengthen the state's control over the financial industry.
But this time, no one or any force dared to question Liu Che's decision, let alone stop it.
The political power of the Han Dynasty grasped salt and iron with one hand and the money bag with the other.
This shows that the country's revenue will be greatly enhanced.
Fiscal revenue = national power.
With the unprecedented strengthening of Liu Che's authority, those large-denomination gold reward edicts that were once difficult to sell were exchanged for gold and other precious metal properties by princes and princes.
Everyone started to praise Liu Che's smelly feet.
In this alone, the Shaofu recovered nearly five thousand gold.
In the foreseeable future, this number may exceed 20,000 gold.
Equivalent to nearly five tons of gold.
This means that, based on Britain's experience in implementing the gold standard, the Han Dynasty can completely issue reward edicts of more than 200,000 gold, which are only circulated among nobles and officials, without having to worry about encountering credibility crises and runs.
This really made Liu Che speechless.
However, large-denomination currencies were issued in the name of reward edicts.
This limits the field and scope of its circulation.
This makes Liu Che somewhat regretful.
But you have to eat one bite at a time, especially in the financial industry.
Liu Che didn't want to end up with a failure like the White Deer Coin.
Credibility and credit take time to establish, and more importantly, practical actions to maintain.
Overseas, especially in the Mitsukoshi region, the Han Dynasty received unprecedented support.
After the storm, the people of Dongou cried and shouted for protection from the father of the Han Dynasty.
Even the King of Dongou made a petition to the emperor.
After being coy and reserved for a few days, the Minyue Kingdom couldn't hold on any longer.
The monarch's congratulations and memorial showing his loyalty and his willingness to be a little cotton-padded jacket for the father of the Han Dynasty are now lying in Liu Che's arms.
As a symbol of determination, one of Liu Bi's sons arrived in Chang'an along with the edict. It is said that he was a member of the family named Liu Xuan.
Liu Che had them all imprisoned.
As for South Vietnam, the King of South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo, petitioned Liu Che a few days ago to request that his eldest son, Zhao Hu, escort Zhao Hu's legitimate son to Chang'an to receive the emperor's instruction and education.
This basically means throwing up your hands and surrendering.
Among the concubines, good news also spread frequently.
Xia Yanzhi, Cheng Zhengying and another concubine all received good news of pregnancy.
This made the foundation of Liu Che's empire even more solid.
Of course, there are also minor troubles.
Especially after Xia Yanzhi became pregnant, some restless people began to jump up and down between the government and the public.
Of course, these guys are all trying to support the eldest son of the emperor in the name of "building a crown prince to establish the foundation of the country".
But in fact, Liu Che recognized them at a glance. In fact, these guys were not from the same group as Yi Nu and Yi Zong.
If they were in a group, Yi Nu and Yi Zong's IQs could be directly declared to be zero.
With such pig teammates, it is impossible for the Yi siblings to end well in the future!
Liu Che felt that Yi Zong and Yi Nu could not be so stupid.
Then, the instigator behind the scenes will be revealed.
But Liu Che was too lazy to pay attention to such noise.
In any case, he is young enough and healthy enough now. We can only discuss matters like establishing a prince after he is forty years old!
But another thing had to make Liu Che nervous.
How to deal with the Xiongnu mission became a hotly debated issue at court.
Originally, the Zhuhe faction had always had the upper hand in the court.
The main fighting faction only has some princes and generals.
This kind of thing should have been a matter of no suspense in the past.
However, a hurricane in Guangling City not only blew down the walls of Guangling City, but even the Lord He faction in the court was blown to pieces.
Many people have swelled up.
Especially the military and the princely class.
These guys all thought: Since the emperor has been blessed by the gods, then I, a big man, should be invincible in every battle.
Aren't the Xiongnu just able to be wiped out by raising their hands? As long as during the war, the gods would remind the emperor a few things to pay attention to in his dreams. Of course, the Han army that opened the map would be able to defeat the Huns without any pressure.
The speed of the Han army's equipment replacement strengthened their confidence in victory.
These days, military leaders and princes are actually eager for war.
Even those former peace advocates now began to advocate tough treatment of the Huns.
In the past, when they proposed peace, it was because they were not sure of defeating the Huns.
Now, they advocate tough treatment against the Huns because they feel that they are sure of victory.
Now that you have the winning ticket, what are you waiting for?
The titles, specifications and status of the princes in the Han Dynasty could only be obtained through military merit!
The status and benefits gained by Yi Zong and Xu Han through an armed march in North Korea last year made many people jealous.
Everyone wants to try it.
Fortunately, Liu Che, Prime Minister Zhou Yafu, and the Eastern Palace knew very well that now was not the time to start a war.
Therefore, with the support of the Prime Minister and the Emperor, the Peace Faction could barely keep up with the War Faction.
But now we can no longer crush the main war faction without pressure like before.
Today's court meeting is similar to the several court meetings in the past ten days.
The war faction and the peace faction are at odds with each other.
Liu Che was a little tired of looking at it.
But he had to continue to remain silent and not take a stand on this issue.
The reason for making such a choice was that Liu Che wanted to put more pressure on the Xiongnu mission.
At the very least, the people who were attacked and kidnapped should be returned to the Han Dynasty, and the attackers should be punished to a certain extent. At least on the surface, this should be done so that Liu Che can give an account to the people of the world.
Otherwise, wouldn't this statement become empty talk if he openly offends a strong man, no matter how far away he is?
Liu Che learned this technique from Emperor Mi.
The Senate and the House of Lords are shouting and killing, and then the government comes out to play red face, and easily takes away the benefits from the Chinese government.
Facts have proved that this technique is very practical.
In the past few days, the Huns' mission has been retreating again and again.
Almost agreed to all Liu Che's conditions except handing over the culprit and perpetrator.
When I was thinking about how to get more things from the Huns.
Liu Che saw that Dahongcheng Yang Yuan took advantage of the truce between the two factions, moved his body, and went out to report: "Return to your majesty, Chen Yuan, I have something to report!"
Liu Che looked at Da Hongcheng, who had become almost invisible in the past six months, and was quite curious.
You know, since Gongsun Kunxie was put on indefinite sick leave by Liu Che, Dahonglu has basically become an invisible organization.
Except for the presence of foreign vassals or princes who come out to show their presence, there is almost no trace of them.
There was no other way. The emperor had put the boss on indefinite sick leave. There was no backer in the imperial court, and all kinds of funds and powers were suddenly shrinking. It is said that today's Dahonglu can only barely maintain the normal operation of the yamen.
This incident fully educated the various yamen of Jiuqing on who their real superiors were.
The guy who makes his own decisions can only be Gongsun Kunxie.)
