Han Shizu

Chapter 1370 Hidden dangers in the prosperous world

In the end, Emperor Liu didn't take a sip of the tea from the Privy Council, and left without hesitation. However, when he left, Emperor Liu had a little melancholy on his brows, his eyes were deep, and the meaning of his eyes was difficult to understand. This was something on his mind. Performance.

In the military computer room, apart from inquiring about some military and political matters, Emperor Liu had a discussion with Shi and Cao on the future defense of the northern border.

Emperor Liu appreciated Cao Bin's cautious sense of urgency. Just as he said, he started the Northern Expedition and took all of Monan and the south of Yinshan Mountain. This is obvious.

But this also brought about a problem. The difficulty of the court's defense has also greatly increased, and the Han's future defense system in the northern border will also undergo a more severe test.In the past, in the northwest and in Shanyang, the imperial court set up many frontier troops and garrison forts, which consumed a lot of national power, so that the Zhengshitang once proposed to reduce the number of frontier troops to reduce the financial burden of the imperial court.

Today, Shanyang expands to the north and Liaodong is added. The follow-up military defense construction, whether it is the construction of cities, forts, post stations, and roads, will continue to swallow up the country's finances. This is something that even Emperor Liu began to feel the pressure .

However, it has to be done. The land has already been occupied. Is there any reason to give it up and give it up to the foreigners in the grassland?Obviously it is impossible, otherwise, Emperor Liu mobilizes the army and wastes money. This move seems inappropriate, which will damage both the prestige of the country and the prestige of the emperor.

Regarding the policy towards the grassland tribal forces, Emperor Liu had some considerations in his mind. It was inevitable to continue the Northern Expedition and attack the forces of the Liao Kingdom.But after the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, he was also thinking about the order of the grassland in the future.

Emperor Liu no longer wanted to occupy Mobei and occupy the grasslands. He was afraid that he would really support the big man to death. After all, the difficulty and cost of ruling were too high.

Emperor Liu's tendency was, of course, to maintain a divided situation. As an arbiter, the Han court divided the tribes, supported those who were close, attacked those who were alienated, aided the weak, and suppressed the strong.

As Cao Bin thought, Emperor Liu didn't have the confidence to come up with a set of policies that would ensure long-term stability once and for all.

Therefore, regarding the issue of border troubles, Emperor Liu's attitude is very clear. As long as the Han Dynasty is strong and prosperous, nothing is a problem. The key is to leave a set of sustainable policies that are beneficial to the imperial court.

In contrast, the big man's own problems are the most critical and worthy of Emperor Liu's deep thinking.And I have to say that after so many years, Emperor Liu was worried for the first time that the big man occupied too much land.

Being greedy for everything is often accompanied by various negative effects, and the difficulty in digestion and consolidation is even more serious.

Since Emperor Liu succeeded to the throne, he has made great efforts to govern, and the Great Han has embarked on a road of expansion. In 15 years, he gradually wiped out the separatist regime and regained Guanshan.If it is said that unifying the world is the trend of the times, following the will of heaven, and responding to the hearts of the people, then after entering the Kaibao Year, all the military actions of the great man will not seem so rational.

From the first year of Kaibao, he took Hexi from the west, settled Annan in the south, expanded Tubo, collected Liuqiu, destroyed Dali, and conquered Khitan in the north. Although without exception, all of them won victories, but they were too fast, and they were easy to choke in the end. to itself.

It can be said that it took only 23 years for Emperor Liu to complete a series of great achievements that will go down in history and shine through the ages.However, looking at it rationally, such a prosperous age of martial arts seems to have a weak foundation, giving people the feeling of a castle in the air.

The unification war in Qianyou's 15 years was profitable for the imperial court, and it was beneficial from the political, economic and military perspectives.After the opening of the treasure, every war can be said to be a loss. The court paid a lot of casualties, mobilized millions of people, spent a huge amount of money and food, and did get a lot of land, but Then what?
The imperial court needs to dispatch officials, to stay in the garrison, to consider the relationship between traditional forces in various places, and to continue to spend administrative costs to consolidate the rule of these newly occupied lands, but what about the benefits?It can be said that there are almost none!
Hexi and Liaodong are related to the strategic security of the Han Dynasty and have extremely high military value. No matter how large the investment is, it is worth it.But in comparison, the southwestern region seems a bit tasteless. The annual tax revenue is even difficult for self-sufficiency, let alone feeding back to the court.

Emperor Liu is not optimistic about how loyal these lands and tribes conquered by the great Han's military power in a short period of time, and whether they really submit to the court.

At present, the Han Dynasty is powerful, its soldiers are sharp, and it is invincible, sweeping the invincible hands in East Asia. All forces and tribes, even if they are dissatisfied, can only respect and dormant, bow down and submit, and be good ministers and obedient people of the Han Dynasty.

But after a long time, once there is something wrong with the big man, once the rule of the big man over these places is difficult to maintain, will they take the opportunity to betray and rebel?For this, Emperor Liu naturally had an answer in his heart, although this answer was a bit unacceptable.

So far, the Han Dynasty's rule over the vast southwest region is actually only in a situation of encouraging maintenance, each has its own difficulties, each has its own troubles, whether it is Dali or Annan, or whether it is incorporated into the Han system Some of the Tubo tribes have never stopped the riots and resistance. Although they have been suppressed, it also shows the weakness of the Han's rule over these areas.

Yunnan Wang Renshan and Annan Tian Qinzuo have almost become butchers in the past few years. In order to maintain the rule of the court, they and their soldiers have become executioners whose hands are stained with the blood of the local people.

The chieftain system has basically spread in the southwest region. The generous treatment and sufficient power and benefits have indeed attracted a large number of tribal and local old forces.But this is not a magic medicine that can cure all diseases. It is impossible to cover everything and satisfy the interests of everyone. Those who are dissatisfied will inevitably fight with force.

Even under the leadership of Wang Renshan, he led those chieftains who were close to the court to punish those who were not ministers, which eventually had a serious negative impact on the government's rule and destroyed the local public order.Blood and killing also often breed hatred and anxiety, fueling hostility, but it has to be done.

And Annan's Tian Qinzuo was even tougher. He was a ruthless person, and he was even more cruel and ruthless in his actions. Annan's local forces were simply not regarded as human beings by him. He dared to disobey and kill at every turn.

Over the past few years, the situation in Yunnan and Annan has indeed gradually improved, and there are fewer forces daring to directly oppose the imperial court's rule. The hatred and hatred still exist, and the anger may be accumulating even more, only waiting to explode one day.

In remote places like the Southwest, where mountains are high, roads are far away, and forests are deep and dangerous, it is also very difficult to communicate with the imperial court. Normal military and political order exchanges are troublesome, time-consuming, and extremely inefficient. Under such circumstances, if you want to maintain the local It is definitely a big test to rule and consolidate the authority of the court.

As for overseas territories like Liuqiu, let alone, if it wasn't for the envoys who came to the court every year to donate things and report on the political situation, I am afraid that the princes of the court would never think of such a place. There are officials and soldiers of the Han Dynasty on it.

That is to say, in recent years, Dahan's shipping has developed, the Maritime Silk Road has flourished, and commercial trade has been frequent, which has deepened Liuqiu's connection with the southeast coastal provinces.Even so, Liuqiu has been neglected all year round.

In recent years, the border defense pressure of the Han Dynasty is not only in the north, but also in the southwest, especially in Yunnan and Annan. Pawns, considering the difficulties in transportation, the military expenditure is not a small sum.

It's not that Emperor Liu hadn't thought about these situations before, but after the Northern Expedition, when the Privy Council re-drafted the northern military defense system came out, he began to think deeply.

The more I think about it, the more my head hurts, and the sense of urgency becomes more serious.Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for the imperial court to be overburdened and the country to suffer, resulting in turmoil and peril due to huge military expenditures and excessive border defense pressure.

Although Emperor Liu himself didn't want to think about that, he also knew that the current situation of the big man, if it continued, it would be safe for a while, but it would be difficult to make a complete solution.Not to mention a hundred years later, it would be 50 to 20 years, and even if he was the emperor for another [-] years, there was no guarantee that the empire would be peaceful and safe.

Conquering the country is difficult, but defending the country is even more difficult. Emperor Liu has a deeper understanding of this.

Perhaps many people can't imagine that there are huge hidden dangers and deficiencies under the powerful and brilliant surface of the big man, or the impact of too fast expansion and weak foundation.Today, the big man's stall is too big, and it is difficult to clean it up.No matter which aspect of the problem occurs, it may cause a chain reaction and even lead to irreparable consequences.

In the past, nourished by constant victories, Emperor Liu did not seriously think about these issues, but now, he has to worry about the future.

Even so, the next big man's military operations will still not stop.Like the Khitan and Liao kingdoms, it is difficult to resolve the bloody enmity. No matter what aspect is considered, there is no possibility of indulging the enemy. If it is not destroyed, Emperor Liu will not be at ease.

As for the Western Regions, Emperor Liu may not have such an urgent desire to conquer, but the current situation forced him to send troops to the west because of his personal feelings.

In fact, so far, Emperor Liu has no more ideas about continuing to expand abroad. The big man has already overheated, but he feels like he can't stop.

Take the hostility with the Black Khanate as an example, it is a confrontation under pressure. Even if Emperor Liu doesn't want war so much in his heart, there is no reason to talk about peace. How can it be the generation of light and soft-spoken?
Besides, even if we negotiate a peace with him, if the two sides stop fighting and demarcate the territory for self-defense, won't that allow the other party to make progress?Suddenly looking back, the chariot of the big man seemed really hard to stop, so he could only keep going.But where is the end?

As the helmsman, Emperor Liu didn't think he was worrying unnecessarily, and he felt the risk more and more. For 23 years, he built an extremely large and powerful empire, surpassing the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties. He should have enjoyed the achievements of the prosperous age, but found that a new crisis and a new challenge were already in front of him, blocking the way of the big man. .

This undoubtedly made Emperor Liu feel heavy!

(End of this chapter)