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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 229 Return to Chang'an

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    The heat in Chang'an in May was unbearable. A heavy rain had just fallen in Guanzhong, and the sky was so gloomy that no sunlight could be seen.  After getting out of the boat, Sikong, the servants who had been waiting for a long time rushed forward to say hello. Cao Shi came back quietly without telling anyone.  "Junhou, you are back. Last month, Mrs. Wei got a daughter, and she is waiting for you to give her a name!" "Oh? It's a daughter. A daughter is great! I don't have a patriarchal mentality. Giving birth to a daughter is a good idea.  "Thanks to the merit, I asked the government to give me a promotion." "Junhou, you don't know that Princess Yang Xinchang has been promoted to a class, which is only slightly worse than that of the Crown Prince (Cao Xiang). Many people in the government are envious.  "The Han system stipulates that the crown prince has the highest status as the prince of the country. For example, the eldest princess is as noble as the princes of the princes. The other princes are the princes of the princes. The crown princes of the princes are the princes of the princes. The princes of the princes are the first level.  A strict system built the foundation of the Han Empire.  The seemingly unreasonable system allows the people to strictly implement the laws according to the rules. What is orderly is not necessarily reasonable, just like what is reasonable does not necessarily mean order. In ancient times, order was pursued, and only order has combat effectiveness.  Cao Shi's face sank: "Why should it be slightly worse? If the distinction between male and female as legitimate concubines is so clear, how can this family work together to become one in the future? Men and women are the same, and legitimate concubines are treated the same. The eldest son has the privilege of inheriting the family business. This  That¡¯s the biggest difference.¡± ¡°But Cao Xiang is the eldest son after all!¡± ¡°My daughter will definitely be extraordinary in the future, so she must follow this system.¡± ¡°Here!¡± He has to deliver the seal.  Even though the mission was over, his carriage did not return directly to Pingyang Marquis Mansion, but sent his servant back to tell his wife that he was safe.  He led two teams of guards and headed straight to Chang'an City.  As soon as I arrived at the east gate of Chang'an, I was shocked by the huge gate tower. At first glance, the 20-foot city wall was as dark and heavy as a mountain weighing on people's hearts.  The height of the city gate tower reached an astonishing 25 feet, twice as high as the old city wall a year ago.  From a distance, there is no end in sight in the north and south directions, and it feels like a black mountain peak.  There is a watchtower every 50 feet on the city wall. Its function is to serve as an arrow tower, military station, granary and armory. Its function is very similar to the beacon tower of the Great Wall. Hundreds of watchtowers will be built on the city wall to accommodate 1  The military station system of ten thousand Northern Army soldiers did not need to set up a special camp outside the city for protection. The 12-foot-thick city wall was the best camp. The watchtower provided protection from wind and rain, and only public facilities were provided within the city to ensure washing.  Convenient drainage is a perfect system.  "A beautiful military fortress, that's what I thought at the beginning Han Anguo is not bad! He used my design well." Cao Shi chuckled, and the credit for the design decision came from him, Han Anguo  The better An Guo does, the more proof that his design concept is excellent.  The city gate is wide open, and the dark city gate hole is like a gluttonous mouth that swallows all things. Chang'an's new city gate adopts the design pattern of the broken dragon stone. The heavy iron city gate is pulled up with iron chains and winches, and a few lines of pure steel are used to create the positioning  Sale as insurance.  Four iron chains as thick as an adult's calf are stuck to ensure that the city gate will not fall suddenly. Even if the chain's latch breaks, there is a secondary insurance of positioning pins.  There is a unique feeling when you cross the new city gate.  Chang'an City is wider and more beautiful than before. Inside the city gate is a wide street. The 15-foot-circuit street separates the public facilities next to the watchtower from the surrounding residential areas and the city.  In order to ensure that the soldiers on the city wall could not spy on the lives of the residents in Lu, a lookout crenel was placed near the entrance of the city wall on the inner city side.  The streets are bustling and orderly.  High walls separate the residential areas, but the pattern has not changed much.  The scale has more than doubled from a few years ago.  "I still remember that Chang'an City had 109 Lu Li before the reconstruction. After the reconstruction, 33 Lu Li were added. Now it has more than doubled to at least 270 Lu Li. The population capacity of Chang'an City has doubled." The size of the city has more than doubled.  times, the population also doubled, and the scale of the blueprint design was far less than it is now. There is no doubt that Han Anguo made changes to the blueprints, with the goal of making Chang'an City's household registration number exceed 100,000, and the total city population approaching the 500,000 mark  , Emperor Liu Che's face became more radiant, and he could continue to show off that the emperor had made another great achievement that had never been done before.  The capital city with a population of 500,000, including the five major tombs in the capital area with a population of more than 1 million, Chang'an City is equivalent to the super urban agglomeration of BC, which can completely overwhelm all imperial capitals of the same era.  As usual, they got out of the car to check the order talisman in front of Weiyang Palace. The soldiers of the Southern Army were slightly stunned after receiving the order from General Chariot and Cavalry. They saluted him with a military salute and hurried to the palace, shouting as they ran: "General Chariot and Cavalry has returned in triumph!  "The bureaucrats who were walking in and out of Weiyang Palace were dumbfounded. They turned back to look at the tall, dark-skinned young man, wearing a blue silk uniform. He looked up at the magnificent Weiyang Palace and seemed to be feeling emotional.  ¡°He is the cavalry general Cao Shi!¡±  "My skin is so dark! I must have suffered a lot in South Vietnam." "A few days ago, the King of Minyue and the King of Nanyue who came first were captured and paraded in the street, and King Dongou also came with the crown prince.  Yes, there is also Yu Linqi who came back last month for a military parade in Chang'an City. His skin is as dark as the cavalry general. "The sun in South Vietnam is very strong, and the skin turns black when the sea breeze blows."  In the commotion, he planned to talk to this general who was famous overseas, but he did not know him and was afraid of the majesty and did not dare to approach him.  Then the Su Wei officer came to greet him and personally walked in front to lead Cao Shi all the way into the palace.  "General Chariot and Cavalry, our soldiers in the Southern Army are extremely envious when they heard about your reputation in conquering the South. I heard that every soldier who went to South Vietnam was awarded the fifth level of military merit. Is it true?" Su Weiguan's excited words were confused.  It took a long time to say one sentence clearly, and the Nan soldiers standing guard next to him listened. If there were no military regulations restricting freedom, they would definitely come around and ask what was true.  "That's right. On average, each person has been promoted to five levels of military merit. The one with the least merit has been promoted to three levels of military merit, and the highest has been promoted to ten levels of military merit. You will also have a chance in the future." Su Weiguan complained softly: "We also want to make meritorious services, but we can't.  Opportunities are not so easy to come by. A new batch of Southern troops have just arrived in Chang'an and are clamoring to go to South Vietnam. As a result, the whole army is sent to extra training. It's miserable! " Stop in front of the palace gate.  Cao Shi chuckled: "Come on! You will have a chance, I believe there will be." Entering the Xuanshi Hall.  Suddenly a noise was heard.  "Brother Che'er, you must explain to me today why you haven't come to my Jiaofang Palace for a month. Did you favor some vixen again? Whose woman told you!" "Queen, what are you kidding about?  Why don't you hurry up and get out!" "I don't care, let them all go out, I have something to say to you." The palace maid and the chamberlain hurriedly walked out of the hall. The leader Guo Sheren was slightly startled when he saw him, and quietly waved his hand to let him go.  He went over and walked out of the hall without saying a word.  Cao Shi stopped and continued to listen. A fierce quarrel came from the quiet hall.  "Have you had enough, Queen? You have no right to interfere with my life. I have the right to pamper any woman. If you continue to talk too much, don't expect me to go to Jiaofang Palace in the future." "Do you dislike my old age?  I am 28 years old this year, and you can¡¯t see the decay of flowers and willows. I know you look down on me because I am older than you and can¡¯t have children. You just look down on me because I am older than you. What did you say back then that a beauty is hidden in a golden house?  You liar, ungrateful liar, my brother is dead, my mother is sick. You have also driven away the royal grandmother. I am a powerless old woman. Do you want to destroy me?  " The woman was crying and acting wildly.  The hall became quiet again.  After a long time, I heard the emperor rebuke: "Stop talking, you have to remember your identity. I, the queen of the Han Empire, am not a stupid country woman. Put away your troublesome tricks, I am eighteen years old this year, not ten.  Children of 3 or 4, go back to your Jiaofang Palace, read more and cultivate yourself, don¡¯t touch those frivolous things, let¡¯s go!¡± Chen Ajiao walked out with a sad face, with two strings of tears hanging on her face that had not been wiped off, and she was red from crying.  Chen Ajiao was startled when she saw a dark and strong young man standing at the door of the hall. When she took a closer look at the number of people and it was Cao, Chen Ajiao quickly wiped away her tears and smiled unnaturally: "It turns out that the cavalry general is back! Your Majesty is here  I'm waiting for you. I have to leave beforehand." He didn't say anything. He walked into the Xuanshi Hall and saw Liu Che reviewing the memorial.  "You are here." "Meet your Majesty." The monarch and his ministers looked at each other for a long time without speaking.  Liu Che's appearance has changed a lot. He is tall and has an extraordinary appearance. His appearance is 60-70% similar to Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Compared with Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he is even more domineering and has the appearance of a majestic emperor.  Cao Shi was stunned and speechless. In the whole two years, he only stayed in Chang'an City for more than a month. He finally met his eldest son Cao Xiang. By the way, he made his wife Wei Junru pregnant with a child and then went to South Vietnam. In the two years, he only stayed with  The emperor only met a few times, and over time the two of them became somewhat unfamiliar.  He could feel that the emperor had changed a lot. Not only was his appearance more mature, but his personal temperament and mental outlook were completely different. Two years ago, he was still an immature young emperor. Everything depended on the dedicated assistance of the minister of consolidation. Now he seemed to have changed.  He no longer seems to rely on the protection of any minister. He is no longer the young bird he once was, but a soaring eagle. He is the emperor of the Han Empire.  "Brother-in-law." Cao Shi raised his head in shock.  "It's been a long time since I've said goodbye. I hope you're all right." Liu Che leaned back in his chair and said leisurely: "I don't know how you are living. My life has been very difficult these past two years.In fact, this empire is in my hands, and I can feel its vigorous vitality. I will spare no effort to promote new innovations, and on the basis of ensuring that the merits of the farming and fighting army will not collapse, I will push my country to the next level.  new peaks.  " "His Majesty is the emperor of the ages. I have said this before, I will still say it now, and I will always say it in the future.  " Liu Che smiled and said nothing. His eyes were deeper than two years ago. He sat quietly for a long time and raised his head: "I adopted your suggestion. The population of the Jingman immigrants has been filled in the three countries of Nanyue, Minyue, and Dongou.  , what you wrote in the memorial is not sufficient, I want to hear your thoughts.  "Yes, actually the winter of conquering South Vietnam is like this" Cao Shi kept talking about it. It was a pity that the plan of South Vietnam was only half completed and was recalled. The attack on South Vietnam was originally an established plan. It was deduced with Emperor Liu Che a long time ago.  However, the capture of South Vietnam will play an immeasurable role in consolidating the southern border. Firstly, there will no longer be security problems. Secondly, it will provide a lot of living space. Zhao Tuo¡¯s exchange with him said that in his heart, the territory of the Han Empire was extremely vast, comparable to that of the Qin Dynasty.  There were still some shortcomings in the empire at its peak. The territory of the Han Empire was estimated by many sand tables. After deducting the territories of Nanyue, Minyue, and Dongou, and then deducting the territories of Southwest Yi, Weishi Korea, and the Hexi Corridor, the Han Empire only had more than 3 million square kilometers.  He was once a Shaofu, and had checked the household registrations of the Han Empire. This year, the population of the Han Dynasty exceeded 37 million, more than 70% of whom live on both sides of the Yellow River. Going south across the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River, going north near the border counties, the population is sparse, and the two Huaihe Rivers are sparsely populated.  Going south, there are many counties with a population of only 300,000, while Hedong County has a population of more than 1 million, and some large counties in Guandong have a population of more than 1 million. Neishi County in Guanzhong ranks first in the world, with a population of 5.7 million compared to before crossing.  In this era, this small population was not a problem at all, but it was not the same in BC. The contradiction between land and population formed the main theme of the rise and fall of empires. The early stages of every heyday empire had to go through great governance with fewer people and more land.  When the period of vigorous population growth entered the so-called heyday, the contradiction between population and land broke out intensively. Famous ZTE ministers of all generations tried their best to keep the empire's broken car going, but no one could circumvent the contradiction between population and land.  The result is that no matter what kind of reforms are made, it is a game of dividing the cake. The result of the division is that no one will be satisfied with the new plan. The old cake distribution system collapses, and the new cake distribution system is in trouble. The poor have no food to eat or clothing to keep warm.  The bureaucrats who represented the interests of the vast majority of wealthy households resisted fiercely, and finally resolved the conflict in the form of a well-planned rebellion, or a peasant uprising triggered by an accidental natural disaster. The old empire collapsed, and the population suffered from war, famine, and plague.  Half dead, the new empire completes self-salvation on the ruins, rebuilds a new system and implements a new cake distribution plan, and then repeats everything experienced in the previous cycle, continuing to complete the entire process of collapse and destruction. In this set of gameplay rules,  Confucianism is just a layer of skin borrowed by interest groups to divide the cake. Confucianism is not the original sin, but Confucianism can play a huge role in maintaining centralization, in other words, protecting the power of interest groups to distribute the cake. The king, the king, the minister, the father, the son, are the king.  At the same time, Confucianism also held the trump card of "competing with the people for profit", forcing the emperor to walk down a dead end of either a wise emperor or a foolish emperor, so as to ensure that every division of interests would not be divided by a stupid emperor.  , or the common people are more stupid to interfere. Emperor Liu Che raised his eyebrows: "You still can't let go of Confucianism.  " Cao Shi looked solemn: "I dare not. Confucianism is a rare and good knowledge among hundreds of schools. I feel that Confucianism can easily be used by hypocrites under the guise of reputation. The original intention of suppressing Confucianism is not to have a big opinion against Confucianism, but only against those hypocrites.  They used shock to try to use Confucian chapters to find the ambition to suppress the imperial power, suppress the power of the prime minister, and establish a new system.  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! PS: I just realized that the previous writing seemed inappropriate. In the words of book friends, it was too pretentious. The last volume really led me into a ditch.  It¡¯s not my style at all, and Zhang Qian didn¡¯t explain it clearly. I almost wanted to throw away the main line. Learn from the lesson and don¡¯t make any mysteries, and explain everything that needs to be explained clearly.?¡­
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