The emperor can talk to himself about ghosts, gods and previous kings, and then force the world to accept this setting.
Just like when Liu Bang established the Black Emperor Temple.
But what happens next is not that simple.
Liu Che returned to his throne and looked at the ministers.
"Besides this, I have summoned all the ministers to come here for one more thing..." He waved his hand and told Ji An, who had been standing under the imperial steps: "Your Majesty, please bring the map of the world!"
"No!" Ji An bowed and retreated into the side hall on one side of the palace. Not long after, he and several ministers appeared in front of Liu Che holding a brand new paper map:
"Your Majesty, the Kanyu map has arrived!"
"Open it!"
"Nuo!" Ji An bowed his head, and then together with the ministers, they held the two axes of the map and spread it out.
This is a newly drawn map of the Han Dynasty and the world.
Compared with the maps drawn on silk and wooden boards in the past, it is larger, more detailed and specific.
Liu Che also stood up and stared at the map.
Qin united the world and had eight counties for forty years.
During the rise of Han Dynasty, seven of its counties were lost.
They are Nanhai, Guilin, Xiangjun (Nanyue), Minzhong (Minyue), Donghai (Dongou), Yunzhong, and Jiuyuan.
To this day, the Han Dynasty has taken back five of the counties through force or diplomacy.
Only Minzhong and Jiuyuan still have not returned.
Among them, the issue of Minzhong County is not expected to use military means. After South Vietnam is basically controlled by the central government, the return of Minyue is a natural thing and a historical necessity.
But Jiuyuan County, the old county of Qin and Zhao, still fell into the hands of the Huns.
The Gaoque Fortress built by King Wuling of Zhao and the Yinshan Defense Line ordered by Qin Shihuang are still used by the Xiongnu.
Liu Che saw this and felt a little hateful.
Of course, except for these unhappy things.
Of course there are happy events.
Today, the territory of the Han family has expanded by more than half compared to the Qin Dynasty!
The main territorial expansion came from the Andong Protectorate.
Today's Andong Protectorate has jurisdiction over four counties and three kingdoms, with an area of three thousand miles, almost half of China.
Its territory includes the entire peninsula, as well as most of the later-known Liaoning Province, all of Heilongjiang Province, part of Jilin Province and part of the territory where the Ussuri River flows into the Far East.
This is only the area that the Han people have reached.
The line drawn by Liu Che at the beginning of the map almost included the entire Kamchatka Peninsula and the Amur River Basin in the Russian Far East into his own bowl.
It is even possible that the painting was drawn into the Bering Strait...
A conservative estimate is that just exploring these areas, sending Han troops there to plant flags and erect stone monuments would probably take more than ten or twenty years.
Therefore, Liu Che did not dare to really draw those places where there were not even half a person in them into the Han Dynasty Map that he and his ministers were going to read.
Otherwise, why not be laughed at to death?
Of course, in Taixue and Wuyuan, Liu Che unceremoniously hung the maps containing those areas in the map rooms of Taixue and Wuyuan.
Even after leaving Huaihua County, the Han Dynasty was completely ignorant of everything outside.
To the west of the Huaihua Line of Control, the entire map is blank.
I just used a big "Xihanhai" as my name.
But that's enough.
Whether it is according to the Chinese rule that everything in the world is the king's land, and that the land is the king's ministers, or it is the principle of sovereignty of who claims, who discovers, and who owns Europe in later generations.
These places are the sacred and indivisible territories of the Han Empire.
If you have the ability, come grab it!
However, even if Liu Che did not include those places, it is still unknown whether he included the Bering Strait or the Western Han Sea of the Pacific Ocean on this map.
The territory of the Han family today is enough to stun people.
At the very least, the area actually controlled by the Han Dynasty today is a powerful empire with an area of at least nine million square kilometers, starting from Yunzhong in the north, Jiaozhi in the south, Bashu in the west, and North Korea in the east!
Anyone who sees this map will worship the greatness and glory of the Han Empire.
Liu Che feels better every time he watches it.
Before the Christian era, few humans could achieve such a feat.
As far as Liu Che knew, except for the Xiongnu Empire, there was no other empire with such territory in the world.
But the Huns were already defeated and were not brave enough.
In Liu Che's eyes, the land and pastures of the Huns were actually just like the BMWs and Liangbi that Duke Xian of Jin gave to the State of Yu. They were just temporarily kept by the Huns.
I'll get it back in three to five years.
When the other ministers looked at this huge map, they all looked happy and said one after another: "What a great man, Your Majesty!"
Liu Che waved his hand and said: "Today, I am summoning all the ministers to come here. I also want to discuss with you the government affairs of the New Year's Day this month!"
Liu Che walked down the imperial steps and walked to the huge map. He pointed at the Guanzhong area on the map. Starting from Hangu Pass, he pushed forward for hundreds of miles until he reached Xin'an County in Hongnong County.
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"I want to expand the borders to strengthen our base!" Liu Che said to his ministers with an excited look on his face: "Move Hangu to Xin'an, and make Hongnong a part of the internal history!"
He raised his head and told his ministers: "This is one of them!"
Guangguan, of course, will not only Guanghan Guguan!
Liu Che put his hand on Xiao Guan, then moved forward, pushing him all the way to the foot of Changshan Mountain.
This has always been the land of Dai in the past.
However, today, Liu Che has decided to include this land into the scope of Daguanzhong.
"I intend to move the king to Pengcheng, enshrine Gaodi Temple, and be the King of Xu!" The huge Chu State did not suit Liu Che's wishes, so he followed his grandfather's old wisdom and divided the Chu State into three.
The east of Pengcheng is the Xu State, the north of Pengcheng is still the Chu State, and the rest are turned into counties to ensure that the central government can control these areas.
Of course, more importantly, through this move, Guanzhong expanded three hundred miles to the north and south at the same time.
But this is still just the beginning.
Liu Che raised his head and looked at the towering Taihang Mountains on the map.
Suppose that Hangu Pass moves eastward and Xiaoguan Pass moves northward.
So how can Linjin Pass not move?
Since you are destined to come to Jin Dynasty, of course you must live up to your name!
Liu Che pushed it across the Yellow River and directly to the southeast of Shangdang County, at the foot of Taihang Mountain!
In this way, the Han family's territory in Guanzhong was greatly increased.
From then on, the central part of Guanzhong expanded eastward to Xin'an, and the northern part of the central area reached the Taihang Mountains, following the Jingjing Ancient Road. The north expanded to Daiguo, followed the Changshan (Hengshan) Mountains, crossed Taiyuan, and reached the foot of Changshan Mountain.
The area of Guanzhong has thus more than doubled!
The number of counties increased from sixty-eight to one hundred and fifty-one.
The population under its jurisdiction has increased from 500,000 households to more than 1 million households.
The maximum number of troops that can be mobilized in Guanzhong has been increased from 300,000 to 500,000 with your eyes closed.
More importantly, after Guangguan, Guanzhong will have a huge place for raising horses, Taiyuan and nearby areas, which are very suitable for raising horses.
At that time, King Wuling of Zhao's Hufu cavalry and archery team was based in the local area.
Moreover, the Han family’s alfalfa planting base is also there.
All the officials looked at it dumbfounded.
Only the Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and the imperial censor Chao Cuo could be somewhat calmer.
Because, in fact, in the past four years, they have discussed the Guangguan issue with the emperor and ministers more than once.
The national policy of the Han family is to strengthen the foundation and weaken the base!
In fact, emperors of all dynasties have had dreams of Guangguan.
There have been plans to move Hangu Pass to the east, Xiao Pass to the north, and Linjin to the east.
However, the difficulty of this matter is no small matter.
If we abandon Hangu Pass and lose the natural security of Hangu Pass, what if something goes wrong in Kanto?
Just like during the Wu-Chu Rebellion, if there had not been the danger of Hangu Pass, the Wu-Chu rebels might have gone to Luoyang, and there would be no need to cross the Yellow River to fight with the Liang Kingdom.
In addition, customs transfer requires a lot of manpower, material and financial resources.
If you want to build a new pass and build a fortress, it will cost a lot of money!
Ministers, you look at me, and I look at you.
Finally, Zhou Yafu had to ask: "Your Majesty wants to expand the borders, strengthen the base and the weak, and implement the country, and all the ministers worship him, but your Majesty is far-sighted... It's just..."
Zhou Yafu bit his lip and asked: "If the natural danger of Hangu Pass is not there, what will happen to the country if something happens to the east?"
This question is actually a double act.
Because Zhou Yafu and Liu Che had already studied the issue of Hangu Pass moving eastward.
In fact, after his trip to Hedong, when he came back, and when he ascended the throne, Liu Che never relaxed his investigation and careful evidence collection on the eastward movement of Hangu Pass.
It spent countless manpower and material resources and sent hundreds of envoys and officials.
Finally, Liu Che found a solution.
Hangu Pass moved eastward, and the danger of Xin'an was obviously not sufficient evidence.
Of course, Liu Che can say, I can build Tongguan in the pass and control the key in the pass!
However, Guanzhong and the ministers did not see it that way.
Because, compared to Tongguan inside the pass, the passes outside the pass are obviously more important.
For hundreds of years, people in Guanzhong have become accustomed to Hangu Pass to protect themselves.
If it disappears all of a sudden, even if you come up with Tongguan Pass, which is stronger and more dangerous than Hangu Pass, people may not pay the bill.
After all, Hangu Pass has been the belief and bottom line in people's hearts for a long time.
If Hangu Pass is not lost, no matter how fierce the attack in Guandong is, everyone has the right to watch the show.
But once Hangu Pass is lost, the people in the pass will immediately become panicked.
Therefore, it is necessary to give reassurance to the people and scholars in Guanzhong.
Let them know that although Hangu Pass has moved eastward, it is still the door god protecting the pass.
what to do?
Liu Che pointed his finger to the east of Xin'an County on the map, which is roughly a point on the eastern boundary of Hongnong County: "I will set up a pass here, which will be the corner of Hangu Pass!"
The officials took a closer look and found that this place was Luhun County in Hongnong County, which happened to be at the north and south ends of a straight line with Xin'an County.
Suppose you take control of this place and build a fortress.
Then, together with Xinhanguguan, it will become a brand new door god on the road.
Any enemy coming from the east must face the decision of whether to attack Hangu Pass or Luhun Pass.
They even had to divide their forces.
Because if you only attack one place, then the Han army in the pass can reinforce it from the other side.
All generals know how embarrassing it would be if they were interrupted by enemy reinforcements while attacking a fortified city.
Since ancient times, if you want to conquer a fortified city, you must first deal with its reinforcements.
But the problem is that the Guanzhong Base Camp is right behind, and conquering these two passes will not be any easier than the original Hangu Pass.
However, the ministers were still worried.
"Your Majesty's concerns are indeed detailed, but I am afraid that the people will be worried..." someone said weakly.
Liu Che also nodded, knowing that this is a matter of public opinion.
This is like later generations. Suddenly one day, the leader of **** said: Dongfeng Express is out of step with the times. We will launch a new Xifeng series of express delivery services, guaranteed to be better and safer than Dongfeng Express.
But the people have become accustomed to being protected by the truth of Dongfeng Express. I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to accept the so-called West Wind Express for a while.
If the leaders of **** still tell everyone that the big mushroom is no longer suitable, West Wind Express will use a larger and more powerful Star Destroyer Egg, which is guaranteed to destroy tens of thousands of miles in one shot.
But I am afraid it will be even more difficult for the people to accept it.
Most people will choose to accept the West Wind Express after seeing the actual explosion effect.
This is also true now.
And it is different from later generations.
At this time, most people basically stayed in their hometowns and rarely left their hometowns.
It is difficult to let them know about geographical concepts and military development and changes.
They have identified and trusted Hangu Pass for hundreds of years.
The emperor tried to get them to accept it with his lips.
