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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 236 The Ceremony of Sacrifice

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    August of the third year of Jianyuan, September 139 BC. This month is not only the month of autumn harvest but also the month of tax calculation. Its status in the Zhuanxu calendar is the same as the twelfth lunar month, which is equivalent to the end of the year, because October is the month of the next year.  At the beginning of the year, the first day of October is the Spring Festival.  In front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, more than a thousand people from the princes and princes attended in costumes. Today is the most solemn ceremony of the year to worship ancestors.  ??Looking around, from the princes and kings to the Marquis of Guannei, they are all dressed in black and red clothes. They wear ceremonial crowns on their heads and look solemn every step of the way.  The official name of black clothes and red clothes should be Shangxuanxiaxun. The upper body is black and the lower robe is red. The so-called dress is a combination of black and red. It doesn't matter if you wear the new Hanfu at home, but it must be worn on important occasions such as sacrifices.  Wear black and red formal attire to attend, otherwise it is the same as going out naked without any clothes on, which is a capital offense of great disrespect.  Since three generations in ancient times, the two colors of Xuan and Qi have been the official dress of China. It is not an original reform made by the Han emperors. This system can be traced back to the era of ancient holy kings. The Yellow Emperor annexed tribes and dominated the Central Plains. The first in merit was the crown of the Five Emperors.  The Xia people's clothing etiquette was established when they accepted the audience from all the tribes in the world. From then on, the clothing system of the Xia people became an unchanging iron law from generation to generation. Except for the barbarian emperors who had no culture and tampered with it indiscriminately, this iron law has never been changed.  What¡¯s more interesting is that the two main cultures inherited by the Han Empire were the Qin Dynasty, which was still black, and the Great Chu, which was still red. Therefore, the black uniforms of the Han Empire became more and more solid, while the red ones became more gorgeous.  Cao Shi glanced at the end of the team. The Mitsue Barbarian King, who had been demoted to the rank of Guiyi Marquis, was very frightened and did not dare to breathe. It was the same expression when the Huns were demoted to the Marquis.  "The Emperor is here!" The princes, kings and princes bowed their heads to show their respect, and the Emperor wore the emperor's crown and robes with a crown on his head.  The princes, kings and princes were in awe as he strode into the atrium with his head held high and his majesty and grandeur made him look much more mature than his immature face a few years ago.  The change in temperament is particularly prominent, and the majesty that comes naturally after being in power for a long time.  ?According to the gold rule.  The princes and princes must donate four taels of gold to the ancestors of the Han family in the Jin Tai Temple. Every thousand people must donate four taels of gold. Those whose families are less than a thousand but more than five hundred are also given four taels of gold. Those who are less than 500 are ignored. However, the last two taels are ignored.  The change of the currency system in 2006 also caused changes in the gold-mining law.  One Han jin was equal to half a Han jin, which was equal to 250 grams and was equal to sixteen taels in the old system. Under the new currency system, a Han jin was equal to two Han jins and was worth 20 gold coins. Therefore, the gold coin law was adjusted accordingly, and 2 coins were needed for every thousand mouths.  Gold coins and 8 silver coins.  Or 5 gold coins for every 2,000 mouths.  Cao Shi was the leader of the feudal lords. Originally, there were 23,000 households in the lordship. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty granted 3,000 households. Today, the emperor granted 5,000 and 3,000 households. The total number of 11,000 households was granted in three times. Combined with the population growth that year, it was 34,500 households and a population of 162,000.  There are many people, and the 32,000 households ranked first among Liehou's closed households are slightly higher than Qu Nihou Chen He's 32,000 households.  The place in Qu Nihou¡¯s house is good.  Chen Ping was not well received by the military elite group in the early Han Dynasty, but Taizu Liu Bang was very fond of him and granted Chen Ping the title of Quni County, which had 30,000 households before the war in the late Qin Dynasty but was reduced to 5,000 households in the war turmoil in the late Qin Dynasty.  It took this humble family fifty years to reprogram 30,000 households into super lineages, which were only half a point worse than the Jianghou and Tiaohou lines back then.  According to the law of mint gold, Cao Shi paid 405 gold coins.  20 pieces of gold were packed into two boxes for a pound and sent to the Ancestral Temple. In comparison, the gold donated by the princes and kings was more.  Several large princes and kings need to donate 2,000 to 3,000 gold coins. It is extremely painful to deliver the big box.  "Marquis Pingyang. You said you are so good at changing the currency system. The gold you donated this time is enough to make my body hurt for two months." King Liu Hu of Jibei was a miser. He saw his gold box sent to the Ancestral Temple and disappeared.  See, his face twitched with pain: "Each catty of gold in the market price is worth five baht and 45,000 pieces. Our princes and kings are treated the same as the princes. Each household receives 200 yuan, and each thousand households receive 200,000 yuan. If it is exchanged for gold, it will only be 200 yuan."  A little over 4 jin, but you have to realize that a thousand households must have nearly 5,000 people, so more than half a jin of gold will go out, which is four times more expensive than the previous gold tax. You are not cheating your own people.  "It's not easy to make a lot of money these days. If you have any opinions, tell us clearly in person, but you can't do it to yourself secretly."  I don¡¯t have any objections to Lao Shizi¡¯s currency reform, but you can¡¯t let us suffer and let the Holy Emperor make a lot of money!¡± Cao Shi ranked first among the princes, and opposite him was Qi Wang Liu Shou, who ranked first among the princes. Behind him was  King Liu Dao of Chu, King Liu Pengzu of Zhao, and King Liu Dingguo of Yan, these vassal kings have nothing to do all day long. Apart from eating and drinking at home, having sons and playing with women, they also have a hobby of counting gold. The princes  The kings like to hide gold. Even if the emperor repeatedly asks for the gold to be exchanged for currency, there are still some money-greedy princes and kings who are not happy.  So the monetary system reform was launched in the past two years, and the money-greedy princes and kings made a lot of money. When the gold on hand was exchanged for the market, the price quadrupled.All the money was thrown out and exchanged for five baht coins and all were given out. That time made the princes and kings very happy. They were also grateful to Cao Shi and told everyone that Marquis Pingyang was devoted to his own people.  After the past few years, they figured out that something was not right. The court collected taxes in gold instead of five baht, and the people paid taxes in five baht but no gold. In the end, the princes and princes were getting angry from both sides and took it with their left hands.  If the five baht money is transferred to the right hand, it is a big loss. At least it is a big loss compared to the previous tax system, but it makes them feel bad.  "Do you think it's too much, my lords? I think this is a good thing. Not to mention you princes and kings, even we princes have to pay money. Of course I feel sad and uncomfortable to take out so much gold, but the money  There are benefits to handing it over." King Zhao Liu Pengzu was also a picky man. When he heard this, he hurriedly asked: "How can I say this?" "It's true that the emperor is also a relative of the princes and kings. Many of you are the emperor.  However, in the next twenty or thirty years, when the emperor's prince became emperor, the relationship became even more estranged. Similar to several distant relatives, the family relationship was not as stable as before. The new emperor saw the distant relatives and princes living together.  So comfortable. Do you think it will cause bad things after a long time?" Qi Wang Liu Shou said: "I said that the emperor does not take our distant relatives seriously. After all, we are not related to each other for several generations.  After all, they are not as close as King Zhao and King Zhongshan are the brothers of the late emperor. " "Then let's admit it?" Cao Shi said: "For the sake of the stability of future generations, we should pay more taxes so that the emperor can protect us with peace of mind.  Who would recognize the emperors of the past five generations? Without the protection of family ties, if an unworthy descendant violates the criminal law and has no sympathy from the emperor, he may not even be able to get a favor. Wouldn't that mean that the line of inheritance would be cut off? "  The princes and kings took it for granted. Even though their appearance was a hundred times more comfortable than the princes, they knew that behind the scenery was the emperor's promotion. If the emperor dislikes you, you will be in bad luck. Prince Liu Xian, the crown prince of Wu, was  The young Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi was probably stoned to death, and Wu King Liu Bi could only pinch his nose to recognize him.  When Emperor Jing Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he ordered the elimination of vassal states. He first targeted the King of Wu, Liu Bi, who had killed his son and cut off his heirs.  Sometimes to enjoy that blessing, you have to accept that fate.  The princes and kings are all open-minded people, and they can't bear to see that they were killed by the Han generals more than ten years ago. Since the emperor feels that he is too rich, he should pay more for taxes, and spend money to buy peace.  A young man is in trouble.  When the words reached the ears of the princes, it was different. The princes were not like the princes and kings, and they did not have the blood relationship of the same surname.  It was very difficult for people with different surnames to make the emperor feel at ease. The most favored minister at the founding of the Han Dynasty was Prime Minister Xiao He. The couple were both princes, and a dozen people from each family were given food and towns.  In terms of size, it is comparable to the princes and kings of the early Han Dynasty. There is also the legend that Zhang Liang was refused the title of 30,000 households, but Taizu Liu Bang forced him to grant 10,000 households.  But what will happen to these two people?  The Xiao He clan was expelled from the court and had no impact whatsoever.  When Zhang Liang passed down to the second generation of marquis Zhang Buyi, he was exonerated for his crime. From the high empress Lu Fei to the three nobles, nine ministers, and meritorious marquises in the court, they all turned a blind eye.  Everyone was holding their arms and watching the jokes about the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty. Didn¡¯t Taizu dote on the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty?  Han Xin did not even leave a son behind until his death.  Xiao He's family went to the countryside to become wealthy local nobles, and the second generation of Zhang Liang's family became traffickers and lackeys. How tragic is it?  "The three heroes of the early Han Dynasty were like this. How could the princes who had generally experienced four generations have the qualifications to trust the emperor? If the emperor didn't like him, it would be a matter of minutes.  The princes have no temper. Originally, their family fortune was not as small as that of the princes and kings, and they themselves did not deserve the attention or favor of the emperor. They could just live in confusion. If the emperor wanted to collect the gold, he would give it away. At worst, he would hold on to the Marquis of Pingyang.  Thigh makes money from outside, and privateering in South Vietnam is a good business.  The disbanded Southern Army was reorganized into a garrison in South Vietnam, and was ordered to protect the Han and Jingman tribes who moved south to settle in Panyu. The first batch of 200,000 households, totaling one million people, completed half of the move, and it is expected that all of them will move there by the end of the year.  , the second batch of relocation of 200,000 households is mainly to move the Jingman tribes to the eastern part of the Nanyue Kingdom, as well as the Minyue Kingdom and the Dongou Kingdom.  Jingman are familiar barbarians who know how to hunt and farm. They were first tamed and became the main force of barbarians in the Chu King era. In the early Han Dynasty, they were protected by Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang. The Jingman tribes were scattered in Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County,  It is impossible to take away all the areas within the Changsha Kingdom. It is not difficult to take only half of them. The other half will be moved to the Yelang Kingdom south of Bashu. The Yelang Kingdom is a place that the Han people cannot go to for the time being.  It is a good idea to use Jingman to unite with the obedient Yelang people.  The emperor was not afraid that Jingman and Yelang would rebel. Taking Jingman away was a strategy of constantly driving southward. The barbarians in the south pushed southward, and the two lakes and Jiangnan areas left behind were under the control of the Han people.A settlement.  The next step is being planned. Residents of the Lianghuai and Nanyang counties are moving south one after another. Northerners from the Yanzhao and Qilu countries are migrating to fill the gaps in the Lianghuai, gradually pushing the Han people southwards. Forced relocation will definitely cause trouble.  , but as long as the grassroots organizations are not damaged, the problem of the entire county or even the entire county going south is not a big problem.  The process of migration will bring a lot of losses. The Han people who went south were in urgent need of capital to settle down, so they plundered Luoyue further south in South Vietnam and sold slaves, grain, gold, silver and jewelry as one of the important means. The princes had already focused on that piece of fat.  The meat is waiting to be eaten, but the gold cannot be handed over in vain.  (Want to know more exciting news about "The Great Han Liehou"? Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, choose to add a friend to add a public account, search for "qidianzhongwenwang", follow the public account, and never miss every moment again  Updated! ) (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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