The little fat man obviously did not think of this. Confucianism in this period had a strong sense of mission and a strong ability to accept. Anyone who could respect Confucius and read the scriptures, regardless of region or nationality, could be perfectly absorbed by Confucianism and become Confucianism.
Dong Zhuo, one of the territories under the system, suddenly found that he no longer needed to capture prisoners in person. These natives rushed over on their own and wanted to settle within the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Dong Zhuo only provided them with some food, and they voluntarily participated in the construction project.
At this time, the merchants of the Han Dynasty also seemed to see the huge benefits, and foreign trade began to develop rapidly. When it comes to foreign trade, the most developed region is naturally the Western Regions. As a bridge for east-west transportation at this time, the Western Regions also
An important transportation point for the circulation of materials, silk, pottery, bronze, gold, etc. from the Han Dynasty were transported here by these merchants.
In exchange for many Western specialties that were not available in the Han Dynasty, they returned to the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Not only the merchants of the Han Dynasty, but also many blond and blue-eyed Western merchants also felt that they were within the territory of the Han Dynasty. They were doing business here. Their trading base gradually moved from the Western Regions to Liangzhou. During the war, Guzang County,
For the first time, there were earth-shaking changes. After becoming a must-have place for merchants, it developed extremely rapidly.
Coupled with the various policies proposed by Jia Xu, the commercial tax alone made Liangzhou's tax quickly catch up with Jizhou, Qingzhou, etc., which shocked the emperor. However, for some unknown reason, Jia Xu never banned the Han Dynasty.
Those handmade products are traded, but the iron-making, farming and other technologies are never allowed to be leaked. There are always businessmen taking risks for the huge profits.
But their end was always very tragic. Unlike Zheng Xuan, Jia Xu acted without any bottom line. He beheaded all the merchants who violated Han law and hung their heads on the city walls of Guzang County.
At that time, the whole city was covered with heads, including many young children, women, and the elderly. Zheng Xuan was very angry at his behavior.
However, he still hung these people's heads for three days, which made the merchants fearful and no longer dared to act casually as usual, because in recent years, the number of tribute exchanges from small countries outside the territory has continued to increase, and Dahonglu Cao
Song's affairs also gradually became busier. The emperor repeatedly expanded his power and recruited many subordinates, thus barely maintaining the normal operation of Dahonglu.
Liangzhou's huge profits made Wen Renxi's eyes go straight. He proposed to the emperor to reduce commercial taxes and create more commercial taxes. He believed that only by encouraging the development of commerce can the country's finances become better.
It was better, but this time, the emperor clearly rejected his request. Before, it was a folk craft, and most of the people engaged in this field were ordinary people from good families.
For these people, the emperor can mercifully lower taxes.
However, the emperor really didn't like these merchants. He would not shake the national policy of the Han Dynasty. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce has been the national policy of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. This cannot be changed. No matter how much wealth can be created,
These are all non-negotiable matters.
Wang Fu in Yangzhou, after discussing with Wen Renxi, privately made changes to Yangzhou. While he built large-scale water conservancy, increased farmland, and increased grain production, he also vigorously developed Yangzhou's shipping industry and sent out
The fleet searched around, and repeatedly reduced taxes on commerce and craftsmanship. He actually encouraged merchants to trade with foreign countries.
The merchants went south, and some even got back a lot of good things. When they saw that the merchants brought back a monster several feet tall and with a long nose, like a monster from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, he ordered people to sacrifice the monster to him.
Son of Heaven, this kind of monster was discovered as early as Emperor Xiaowu's expedition to the south. It was called Xiang, but after that, it was obvious that no one had seen it again.
Such a huge monster caused a great sensation when it was transported to Luoyang. Of course, the people along the way looked at the giant beast in shock, and some even followed it for a long time. When the monster was transported to Luoyang
, the emperor and the officials came to the city in person to watch. The emperor walked out of the palace, and the people knelt down and worshiped along the way. The emperor stood high above them, showing the majesty of the royal family.
Accompanying him were the Empress Song and the eldest son Liu Bian. The Empress Dowager was feeling unwell and did not leave the palace together. When they reached the top of the city and saw these huge strange things, the emperor secretly said that he was surprised, but he did not expect that
, there are still such tall livestock in the world, he secretly thought, if we vigorously domesticate these animals, and let them replace the cattle in the future, will farming become easier?
He Xiu was on the side, frowning and looking at it carefully, thinking like an emperor, this animal is so huge, if it is tamed vigorously, will the meat be affordable to many people? Thinking about this
, He Xiu even personally walked down to the top of the city, walked to the giant beast, reached out to touch it, pinched the meat, but secretly shook his head, it seemed inedible!
The elephant was stared at strangely by He Xiu. For some reason, he felt a little nervous. The thin and dark man beside him grinned and spoke in fluent Chinese. He said: "This is our mythical beast. It is extremely powerful.
..."
Looking at this barbarian, He Xiu secretly thought to himself that this guy looks so much like Cao Cao. He asked with a solemn expression: "Can this thing be eaten?"
The barbarian was stunned for a moment before he reacted. Looking at the old man, he felt a little scared. He looked at the elephant beside him and said with a slight trembling: "Back to the leader, we haven't eaten this...
It should be inedible..."
"Then what does it eat?"
"It eats fruit..."
He Xiu nodded and looked at the elephant for a while. He looked at the barbarian, turned around and left without saying anything. If it had no effect on the big man and could only be used as an ornamental object, he wouldn't be very interested.
, but he did not expect that his question would leave a big shadow in the heart of the barbarian after he returned to his hometown.
Everyone asked him, what did the Emperor of Han look like?
The barbarian said tremblingly: "The Han emperor has a mountain-like belly and looks extremely strong. It is said that his cook slaughters three cows for him every day. I brought the elephant there, and his cook even came to ask me
, can this elephant be eaten..."
From then on, in the south of the Han Dynasty, a statue of a big-bellied god appeared inexplicably and was worshiped by many people. At the foot of the statue was a kneeling elephant, and beside him was a hand-held statue.
The image of a big man with kitchen utensils is so different!!