The expansion of territory has brought fame to oneself, but it has also intensified various domestic conflicts, and some have even directly rebelled.
So why bother?
It is better to keep the inheritance of our ancestors.
But now Li Xinchen has obviously made the expansion of territory completely different.
The imperial court was able to gain great benefits from this process of foreign conquests.
So why not?
Especially the birth of firearms meant that the price even a big man had to pay became very small.
Therefore, Yuchi Chifan even had reason to suspect that as long as Li Xingchen had a good grasp of public opinion, the people's voice for foreign conquests would even be louder than those in the court.
Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes and smiled.
It seemed like I thought of the moment when my plan became a reality.
And Yuchi Chifan couldn't help but complain in his heart: Anyone who squints is a monster.
However, she had to admit that His Majesty's arrangement and His Majesty's thoughts did make her feel bright and then feel ashamed.
Li Xingchen said lightly:
"There is no need to pray for world peace, because what I do is only from the perspective of safeguarding this nation and this country, so it can only be in the interests of this country. Now we Han have absolute industry and culture
The superiority in the world will naturally form external pressure. Surrender from all over the world and become a vassal of the Han Dynasty is also a good choice. As for whether they are willing or unwilling from the bottom of their hearts, what does it have to do with me?
Even within the same house, conflicts may arise due to different policies and different demands of each person, let alone the huge world. All I can do now is to check and balance the contradictions within the same house, and it is difficult to reconcile with everyone.
Adjust it. As for all the kingdoms and directions in the world, I have more than enough heart but not enough power."
Of course, Li Xingchen also has a subtext.
I'm not a big philanthropist, so why should I consider other countries, especially those who are still consuming their hair and blood? Since they are lagging behind, they will either try to catch up, or they will have to be beaten, clamoring for equality but begging others to be more generous.
Show mercy, joke.
If their interests are not related to the interests of the big man, then Li Xingchen won't even look at them.
To be honest, Yuchi Chifan didn't quite understand what Li Xingchen wanted to express, but he understood in his heart that His Majesty probably meant that there was still a lot of mess that had not been resolved at home, let alone abroad.
The world that everyone sees is the land of Kyushu, so the peace and tranquility of the land of Kyushu is everyone's pursuit. But the world that your Majesty sees is a more distant world, so the tranquility of this land of Kyushu is with
The big man earned it through his hard work and expansion abroad.
If your vision is different, what you see and what you decide will naturally be different.
Yuchi Chifan looked at Li Xinchen quietly and affectionately.
Li Xingchen twitched the corner of his mouth, pointing out the country here, so domineering, why did this girl start to look lewd(*)?
Yuchi Chifan murmured: "What the world can see is only a small place, but what your Majesty sees is mountains and rivers thousands of miles away. Therefore, I sincerely ask your Majesty to let everyone in the world know one day that the yellow sand desert is vast and vast."
There are people in the sea and the Nine Layers Palace who are fighting for the prosperity, peace and tranquility of the Han Dynasty."
Li Xingchen couldn't help but laugh, was he complaining about himself?
Thinking about it, years of foreign wars are destined to put a lot of pressure on the domestic people's livelihood. Even now, Dahan's industry and commerce are developing rapidly. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, research on hybrid rice and so on is also progressing step by step.
, but after all, these all take time. The improvement of people's livelihood and the pressure brought by the war are also moving forward all the time, but the continuation of the war will only make the latter better than the former.
In fact, Yuchi Chifan's heart was not very big.
Peace in the world is just a long-cherished wish of the people who came out of the war. In fact, no one really cares when it will be realized. Especially now for the people in the south and the Central Plains, there are not many wars at the border.
Aren't you already enjoying the feeling of peaceful times?
However, taxes, high-speed workshops, busy canals and official roads for transporting equipment and grain still reminded them that the Han Dynasty was still not free from the flames of war.
What Yuchi Chifan really cares about is his Majesty's name during and after his death.
Neither she nor the other sisters in the harem naturally want His Majesty, who has devoted all his efforts for the world, to end up with a bellicose reputation in the history books.
People in the world tend to hold grudges but not gratitude. If there is any minor conflict, they will retaliate. However, often the life-saving grace of others cannot be exchanged for a thank you. Even if there is a thank you, just say "tie a ring with grass, and I will be a cow or a horse in the next life" to be polite.
, Bao Buqi will end up on the opposite side due to some conflict next time.
Therefore, the legalist emphasis on "human nature is inherently evil" and needs to be restrained by law is not unreasonable.
Especially when the troubled times have just ended, people who have survived the troubled times often use the worst attitude to think and evaluate a person, and maintain sufficient vigilance and vigilance.
The same is true for kings.
Li Xingchen unified the north and the south, ending three hundred years of chaos in China. Maybe everyone is applauding, but when the Han Dynasty continues to fight against Tuyuhun in the northwest and Goguryeo in the east of Liaodong, I am afraid some people will start to use bad thoughts to speculate on Your Majesty.
Statements such as "His Majesty is actually just cruel and easy to kill, a war madman" and "the so-called unification is just a war among his external killings" appeared.
And if the Han Dynasty's foreign war lasts too long and suffers defeat, or even just a tragic victory, this argument will not become popular, but it will definitely appear in the minds of many people.
In the final analysis, the benefits brought by continued external expansion will only be obtained by those who can seize the opportunity and work hard to make progress, whether it is the scholar at the bottom studying hard in a humble window, or the blacksmith struggling to swing the hammer in the blacksmith shop,
They can all benefit from the new era, new system and new battles.
But those who stick to the rules and don't know how to adapt will feel that the imperial court is just militarizing. As for the benefits brought by expansion, whether it is a large number of resources, black slaves, or fertile land... they
If you don't fight for it, you will naturally get nothing. You can only make sarcastic remarks behind your back, and then always attribute the cause of your poverty to the imperial court's foreign conquests.
The tide of the times is rolling forward, and such people are destined to be eliminated by the times. However, in this era of intertwining thoughts and the transition between the new era and the old era, such talents often make up the majority.
Therefore, Yuchi Chifan was inevitably worried that His Majesty would not be able to withstand the huge pressure of public opinion.