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Chapter 685 God Guiping

"Since all the wise men have discussed it, and they all agree that it is possible to levy carts, boats, livestock, and mineral taxes, then" Liu Che stood up and ordered: "Taichang, go and summon the powerful people to the palace!"

Taichang Dou Pengzu immediately went out and was ordered to pay homage: "Nuo! I sincerely obey the imperial edict!"

In the Han Dynasty, Taichang's status was very respected.

Among all the Jiuqing yamen, Taichang is the most noble and the one with the closest relationship with the royal family.

Even Shaofu Ling, who is known as the steward of the emperor, and Zong Zheng, the patriarch of the Liu family, cannot compare with Taichang's relationship with the old Liu family.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the great writer Yang Xiong once wrote a poem praising: Yiyi is too often, he is actually the uncle of the ancestors, Mu Mu Ling Zhuan, and he sleeps in the temple Yiyi.

Because, Taichang was the daily caretaker, repairer and maintainer of the imperial mausoleums of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, he was also the minister of sacrifices to ancestors in the four seasons.

The source of the emperor's authority and legal authority comes from the ancestors lying in the mausoleum.

In some ways, Tai Chang is the divine manifestation of the emperor's will.

Send Taichang to serve as the leader and praise officer who is good at authority.

This expresses Liu Che, the emperor's greatest respect and goodwill towards those who exercise power.

Many scholar-bureaucrats felt a little unhappy when they saw this scene.

Doctoral officers, in particular, feel as uncomfortable as a picky child being forced by an adult to eat dishes he doesn't like.

However, the emperor had given the order, and Taichang had also issued the edict. The plan was already done, and they could only do nothing.

Some people are unhappy, and naturally some people are happy.

Wife Bo Dou, at this moment, really just wanted to look up to the sky and scream: The bet was right!

Many princes' faces were even more rosy.

As early as last autumn, after a large number of princes were pinned to the ground and beaten by the emperor, the princes and ministers who knew that they were no longer worthy of the emperor began to save the country.

Their curved method of saving the country is simply to send a capable domestic slave or a descendant of the branch to enter the grassroots markets in the counties in Guanzhong and obtain the local power position.

If the people sent by one's side fail to replace the local authority.

That doesn't matter.

The talents you sent out were defeated?

For political elites, this is a good thing, as it shows that the other party has the ability to defeat their subordinates who have their own support.

How can we let such a talent go?

Of course we have to incorporate it!

Immediately, a confidant of a certain nobleman, holding his master's name card and pearls and beautiful objects, boarded the house of the authoritarian who had fought hard to maintain his position. He first politely reported his name, and then handed over a gift.

An olive branch.

This olive branch usually looks like this: My prince has a daughter who is only twenty-eight years old. She is waiting in the boudoir. I heard that you are a hero. I would like to take her as my wife. I don’t know what your intentions are.

Who can refuse such a kindness?

No!

If the other party already has a wife and the relationship is very good, he does not want to divorce his wife and marry another.

Then they will not persecute you, but will come again another day with generous gifts: I heard that you have a son (daughter) who is very smart. My master also has a son (daughter) who is a good match. I would like to marry you.

Now, you can't refuse anymore, right?

So, after a lot of confusion, the current powerful people in Guanzhong are basically the people of the relatives of the princes.

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As the top elite of the Han ruling group, the princes and relatives were among the first to react and respond to changes in government affairs and the future.

But now, the seeds that were planted in preparation for a rainy day have come to the harvest season.

The princes were excited to find that they had become the biggest winner of this change in the political situation.

This made them feel extremely comfortable.

Especially the Bo Dou family, they really made a lot of money this time!

Even Dou Pengzu couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

With only a few collateral women from the clan, the Nanpi and Zhangwu families controlled one-tenth of the power in Guanzhong.

Except for the current Longxing Land, no one dares to make any plans in the nine cities in Guanzhong. Among the other Guanzhong markets, half of the most prosperous and lively markets are now controlled by the Dou family.

Apart from other things, just because he had the exclusive rights to these markets, the Dou family seemed to have something extraordinary appearing in this world.

The Dou family is not a family of relatives who lacks foundation.

Back then, Marquis Zhang Wu almost became the prime minister.

There are thousands of diners and staff under the sect.

Especially in the mansion of Wei Qihou Dou Ying, there were hundreds of diners.

In the past, these people were just a burden, spending money to buy their reputation.

But now, the value of these diners and hangers-on has finally been shown during the political changes since last year.

First, the emperor went to the Salt and Iron Government Office. Many of the Dou family's retainers and diners passed the examinations and entered official careers, and then entered the Salt and Iron Government Office.

After these people become officials, although they have a low starting point and a humble position, they are still officials!

Dou's network began to expand unconsciously.

Then, there is the grace order.

Many princes did not have enough manpower to manage the newly acquired land.

But the Dou family didn't have this problem. They didn't even need to go to the feudal country to recruit retainers and domestic slaves. They just relied on diners and hangers-on to organize the construction of the new fiefdom.

Wei Qihou Dou Ying sent more than 200 diners to his Jiaen fief at one time. At this time, it caused a sensation throughout Guanzhong, and even the emperor asked about it.

Next, it is time to fight for and incorporate the power in Guanzhong.

In this process, in order to reflect their own value and be worthy of the generous treatment and status given by the owner, Dou's diners made plans, investigated and collected evidence.

Then, reports one after another, and investigation records one after another, were sent to the heads of the Dou family before their cases, and some were even sent directly to Zhang Wuhou, who devoted himself to cultivation.

Many of these reports are written in excited words, stating a fact to their lord: Those who are good at power are the foundation of a thousand years of wealth and an unshakable foundation for generations. If they are good at power, they can win ten thousand hectares of land! The king will check it out.

After careful study, Dou Pengzu discovered that this was indeed a fact!

A person with authority controls the trade, prices and goods circulation information of a market.

Often, a fixed market regulated by the government is the commercial and trade center of a county.

Whether merchants want to sell their goods or people want to buy or sell their own supplies, they all have to come to the market to trade.

As a middleman who mediates conflicts and negotiates between businessmen, common people and the government, power may seem inconspicuous, but in fact it is an extremely important key.

If we say that in the Han Dynasty, the postal system of pavilions all over the local counties and villages was the node that connected this huge empire, the 2823 three elders who received the rod in the country were the nodes that glued the entire world together.

With the same nail, the powerful people in thousands of important trading markets throughout the world are the valves of the world's wealth.

Just as Dou Pengzu's uncle Zhang Wuhou Dou Guangguo said: Hong Fan's Eight Policies. One is food, the other is goods. Today's desire also lies in this, food protection. So that the people will not be hungry, salt and iron will be built by the government, so that the people will have no worries.

, if he wields great power and establishes lords and captains, he will have enough goods. In this way, he can control the whole world, and he can turn over the clouds and turn the rivers upside down. This can be said to be the biggest change in China since Qin Shihuang!

Dou Pengzu took a deep breath.

Yes, if His Majesty really created this whole system.

From then on, the center of the Han Dynasty was able to control the general trend of the world through grain, salt, iron, and trade logistics, quietly.

Drought in the South, good!

As soon as the emperor gave an order, the government bought all the food in all the markets in the country immediately, and then arrived in the disaster area via Chidao, waterway and Liulu.

Then, with another order, the Lord Commander and the Ting Commander informed all the big merchants one by one: Listen up. We want to buy these things!

Who dares not to sell it?

What's more important is that once the court has complete control of the market, it only needs to know the general situation of the market's trade.

Then, the country can easily know the basic situation of society.

Because the rise and fall of commodity prices must be closely connected with the social economy and people's livelihood in the whole world or in a local area.

In this way, even in Chang'an, the emperor can know what has happened recently in the southern country and Xinhua, thousands of miles away, what is the social order, and whether state intervention is needed.

Maybe, this is a bit fanciful.

But look at the two rail-carriage lines built in Guanzhong today, and then look at the Chidao built by Qin Shihuang all over the world, and the postal system established by the Han Dynasty, with a unit of ten miles and one pavilion.

It can be seen that this is not a fantasy, but a very possible future. A hundred years ago, when the countries were at war, who would have thought that today, the emperor sitting in Chang'an City would know that a month ago, he was born in a distant country.

The actions of the South Vietnamese on the southern border?

Dou Pengzu had never thought of these things, but his uncle had a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through the future.

After his uncle's description, Dou Pengzu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.

After the shock, there is an uncontrollable impulse.

Even if I have power, I also want to control and master it.

Of course, as a minister, Dou Pengzu did not need to be like the emperor, asking the powerful to obey orders and obey orders completely.

He just needs a ride and a piece of the pie.

As for the status of the Dou family, they are qualified to enter and drink soup.

Of course, if the emperor does not restrain or warn, then there is nothing wrong with doing some small tricks secretly, stealing some of the emperor's authority, and using it for your own use.

If you don’t take what God has given you, you will be punished by God!

With such an idea and calculation in mind, Dou Pengzu led dozens of people who were summoned to Weiyang Palace. The authoritarians who had been blowing the cold wind outside the palace for most of the night opened the side door of the palace and filed in.

These authorities had been informed as early as a month ago and had received more than a month of etiquette training at Taichang Yamen.

However, when they walked into the Xuanshi Hall, they looked at the splendid Han Dynasty Temple, the highest palace of power in the country, at the smooth floor that reflected human figures, and at the people sitting on both sides.

A big shot who can't even be called by his first name.

The timid ones were already trembling with fear, and their calves were about to get cramped.

Even the most confident and self-satisfied person has his head bowed at this moment.

They know their identity.

To put it nicely, they are quasi-officials, but to put it harshly, they are just market people and scoundrels!

Even if someone calls them a pariah, they still have to continue it.

Decades of propaganda and brainwashing by mainstream public opinion and the government and the public not only convinced the common people and scholars all over the world that merchants and untouchables would end their careers, but even the merchants themselves believed it.

Otherwise, why would there be so many people becoming government officials every year?

Why did Chao Cuo arouse the world's enthusiasm when he lost millet and donated his title?

Why, after returning home, almost all businessmen will not immediately choose to continue to expand the scale of production, but instead go to their hometowns to buy land and annex like crazy?

Isn't their purpose for doing this just to make themselves and their descendants no longer untouchables, no longer people with local citizenship who are discriminated against and reviled by others?

Especially those with authority have deep faith in these things. They even regard them as a guide.

Because they have the most interactions with the government, the people, and the nobles among all businessmen, and they have also suffered the most tangible and intangible discrimination.

Under the unanimous discrimination of the entire public opinion and the entire society, they naturally developed a sense of inferiority.

On the other hand, those domestic slaves and children of noble relatives who were thrust into the ranks of powerful people were a little more normal, but they were not that normal.

These people followed Taichang Dou Pengzu and walked tremblingly to the Xuanshi Hall. Then, with a collective thump, they prostrated on the ground. They did not even dare to raise their heads. They could only shout: "Vulgar savages, a certain county is monopolizing power."

, so-and-so, thanks to God’s grace, can see the holy face. My emperor may live forever!”

Taichang Dou Pengzu then paid his respects and said: "Your Majesty, there are sixty-nine people named Pingjia who have power in the counties in Guanzhong. They have all been brought here. I, Pengzu, will give your orders to your Majesty!"

"Please, please!" Liu Che stood up and nodded.

Then, he looked at the overly nervous authorities who were kneeling in the middle of the hall and said: "The minister is here, very good!" Liu Che's voice was very soft, blowing like a spring breeze on the hearts of the authorities. Fusion.

This caused their nervousness and fear, especially because some of these powerful people had seen Liu Che once more than three years ago in Liu Che's Prince Sixian Garden, and they knew to some extent that he was not a man-eating tiger.

In this way, they calmed down a little, but they still lay on the ground and said one after another: "God's grace is so great, we are so grateful."

"Please take a seat, gentlemen!" Liu Che smiled and ordered: "Although I am a commoner, I have the power of a city official. God nobles you. I have been listed in the city and merchants for many years, reconciled the officials and the people, and set prices. All lost.

On the other hand, the so-called scholars in ancient times were nothing more than seats in the palace!"

After Liu Che's words, all the powerful people, big and small, immediately cried and worshiped: "The holy grace is like a sea, and it bathes lowly people like us. I am willing to die to repay your kindness!"

Maybe people in future generations will not have such thoughts.

But at this time, a scholar died for his confidant, which was an act of overthrowing the unchanging truth and universal values ​​in the world.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, countless people have given up their lives to repay a favor for a promise or a meal.

As the emperor, Liu Che's status was above everything else.

Not to mention that he now highly praises and recognizes these privileges, even just saying "I understand the efforts of the public" is enough to make many people move to tears or even die in repayment.

Moreover, the lower the status, the stronger the concept and determination of repaying the king's kindness with death. On the contrary, it is rare for high-level nobles and ministers to be like this.

This is probably the so-called distance that produces beauty. Every time you are righteous, you will kill dogs, and when you are unfaithful, you will read people.

But the scholar-bureaucrats saw it differently.

Especially the doctors are going berserk!

Your Majesty actually called a group of merchants and untouchables scholars?

Is there any royal law? Is there justice and the three views?

This is absolutely intolerable!

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The emperor's words, "God values ​​peace," made them feel uncomfortable!

The word "ping" has a special status in the Han Dynasty.

The highest court and judicial interpretation agency of the Han Dynasty was called Tingwei. Why was it called Tingwei and not the so-called Dali?

Tingzhe means peace, and prison officials value peace. Wei people are also called Wei people. In the Han Dynasty, all those who held the post of thieves and inspectors were given the title Wei. Wei also has another explanation, which means punishment, punishing traitors and criminals with crimes.

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In the Han Dynasty, especially in the legal and ideological circles, the voice demanding fairness and calling for justice was very strong.

From the emperor down to the grassroots officials, everyone was deeply influenced by this trend of thought.

For example, when it comes to laws, the rulers of the early Han Dynasty generally recognized and accepted the idea of ​​"the world is public". What is the world's public? It means that after the law is formulated and voted unanimously by the courtiers, it immediately becomes legal. Before it is abolished,

Even the emperor cannot change it. This is the so-called "public opinion is not private".

That's why Zhang Shizhi, the former imperial lieutenant, was able to repeatedly use the law to stop the emperor from trying to decide the case based on his own preferences.

Later, Du Zhou, a court official in Emperor Wu's dynasty, vividly described the structural problems of the Han Dynasty's laws to others. He said: Sanchi'an came out? The former master's office was written as law, and the latter's office was written as shuweiling.

It was true at that time, so why is it so ancient?

In this story, Du Zhou told the world that the old Liu family abolished the laws of the late emperor much more than the newly established laws.

Now, under the guise of "God nobles peace", Liu Che is exercising his privileges as emperor and bestowing the title of honorary scholar-bureaucrat on a group of people who have made contributions to the country. Who can complain?

Could it be that someone thinks the emperor is at fault?

Na Tingwei and the imperial censor would be very happy to discuss with him the issue of who determines this world, this universe, truth, justice and the laws of physics.

Not to mention, the number of doctoral officers has recently expanded several times.

There are so many people talking, all kinds of thoughts are coming and going, and there is no one who can take the lead and control the situation.

Therefore, they can only endure, wait, and wait for the next opportunity, no matter how difficult it is.

Anyway, as the absolute elite of the self-proclaimed scholar-bureaucrat class, intellectuals who believe that they already possess the truth of the world are absolutely unwilling and unwilling to sit in the same camp and share the same title with businessmen, mud-legged people, and untouchables.

Even if the emperor did, they would never recognize each other's status.

On the other hand, the powerful officials wiped away their tears one by one, happily filled with respect for the emperor and a beautiful yearning for the future. Under the leadership of the ceremonial officials in the palace, they sat in a remote corner of the Xuanshi Palace that could not be more remote.

There, moreover, two or three people share a table.

But, even so, it is enough to make them excited and even unable to control themselves.

Can I have my own seat in Xuanshi Palace?

This is something that I never dared to think about even in my dreams!

Now, it is a real fact.

Some people even pinched their thighs to make sure they were not dreaming. (To be continued.)

ps: Hey, I finally have some signs of getting rid of this abominable cervical spondylosis.

I'd rather bleed than be tortured like this.

I'm always dizzy, dizzy. It takes 3 hours to write a thousand words. Can you believe it?

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