Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Along the way, Zhao Kuo also successively summoned local people, merchants, and government representatives, and found that everyone was quite satisfied with their current life and looked forward to their future life.

This shows what?

It shows that everyone is very optimistic about the future of the Han Kingdom, which is exactly what Zhao Kuo wants to see.

Finally, the imperial capital has arrived.

Zhao Kuo rode a horse, staring at the capital city of the Han Kingdom that was not particularly familiar in the distance, and smiled.

"Finally home."

The moment they saw the imperial city, many soldiers around Zhao Kuo also let out a sigh of relief and cheered.

This trip to the west took more than half a year, but in fact, only a small part of the time was spent fighting, and most of the time was spent on the road.

After traveling for a long time, people will always be tired and homesick.

Now, home is finally here!Outside the city, a team is waiting for Zhao Kuo's return. The leader is none other than Prince Zhao Qian, who was entrusted with the important task of supervising the country after Zhao Kuo left.

"I've seen my father!"

Zhao Qian came to Zhao Kuo respectfully and saluted Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Qian, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, and found that this son seemed to have matured a little bit unconsciously, so he also smiled: "How does it feel to supervise the country?"

Zhao Qian was taken aback by Zhao Kuo's question, hesitated for a moment, and then answered truthfully: "To tell the truth from my father, the responsibility is heavy, but I feel pretty good."

Zhao Kuo burst out laughing when he heard this, "Very good.

Since it feels good, you will have more opportunities in the future! "

Zhao Qian was stunned again, but before he had time to think about the deep meaning behind Zhao Kuo's words, Zhao Kuo who jumped off his horse patted his shoulder: "Go, follow me, and meet other people!"

Seeing Zhao Kuo who had strode forward, Zhao Qian hurriedly followed.

Not far behind Zhao Qian is the central officials of the Zhao Kingdom who stayed in the imperial capital. After seeing Zhao Kuo's arrival, the officials also did not dare to neglect, and they all bowed down to salute Zhao Kuo: "I have seen Your Majesty !"

Zhao Kuo smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, okay, let's reduce this kind of red tape.

Uncle Xu, Prime Minister Pang, you two have worked hard. "

When Zhao Kuo came up, the prime minister Xu Li and the deputy prime minister Pang Nuan were of course the first to offer condolences. Although Zhao Qian was in charge of supervising the country in name, in fact most of the political affairs were dealt with only after the decisions of these two old prime ministers. go out.

Xu Li is also weathered now, and smiled at Zhao Kuo: "Your Majesty is joking, ministers sit among the officials every day, and the officials under their own are ordered to go to work, what is there to work hard for?" ?

On the contrary, Your Majesty traveled thousands of miles to conquer the Western Regions and open up a large area of ​​land for my big man. This is the real hard work. "

Pang Nuan also said with a smile: "I'm old, and I'm going to be [-] soon. Otherwise, I want to go to the Western Regions with Your Majesty to see what the new land of our Great Han Kingdom is like." It's a style."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing: "Let me tell you, the land of the Great Han Kingdom will definitely not be enough in the future, because we will continue to expand in the future! When you retire in the future, you will naturally be able to go everywhere. Go see it, after you finish reading it, you will feel that the world of our Great Han Kingdom is so magnificent, so breathtaking!"

Xu Li and Pang Nuan also smiled when they heard the words: "Hearing what His Majesty said, I really can't wait to see that day come!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, the monarchs and ministers boarded the imperial carriages and carriages that had been prepared long ago, and returned to Miyagi.

Along the way, there were still cheers from a sea of ​​people.

Zhao Kuo has long been used to this, but Zhao Qian's face is still flushed with a young heart.

As the so-called knowing son is like a father, although Zhao Kuo has not often been by Zhao Qian's side these years, in fact Zhao Kuo has arranged many eyes and ears by Zhao Qian's side, on the one hand to better understand Zhao Qian, on the other hand On the one hand, it is also to better protect Zhao Qian.

Of course, in order to avoid arousing the resentment of the juvenile rebellious period, Zhao Kuo also asked these eyes and ears to be careful, and absolutely not to show any lies.

So now Zhao Kuo actually knows Zhao Qian very well. He knows that most of what Zhao Qian thinks in his heart is about expanding the territory in the future, so he smiled and said to Zhao Qian: "How about it, do you think this scene is very strange?" Scenery, do you want to help our Great Han gain more territories in the future and make the Great Han Kingdom stronger?"

Zhao Qian hurriedly nodded, and said to Zhao Kuo with a longing look on his face: "I will tell you the truth, my son really thinks so.

In the future, the ministers may not be able to compare with the father in terms of martial arts, but the ministers must also make the big man stronger every day, and let more territories be brought under the rule of our big man! "

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Can't compare?

Your idea is wrong!What I want to tell you is that the emperor of our Great Han Kingdom has never said that the founding king is the strongest. There was no such thing before, and there will be no such thing in the future!Am I good?

That is of course excellent.

If I am not outstanding, how can I unify the entire China and conquer other places?

However, just because I am outstanding does not mean that you are not outstanding.

For me, what I hope to achieve is not you, but other descendants in the future to look up to my achievements. What I hope to achieve is that the emperors of the Great Han Kingdom will become stronger from generation to generation.

Only in this way can the territory of our big man expand more smoothly, and our big man can become stronger and stronger, understand? "

In Zhao Kuo's view, as a time traveler, of course he can be unprecedented.

However, does Zhao Kuo have to be a successor?

In fact, there is no need for that.

If none of Zhao Kuo's descendants is better than Zhao Kuo, can the Great Han Kingdom continue to expand its territory?

Certainly not.

As a father, what Zhao Kuo hopes to see is a better son.

As an ancestor, Zhao Kuo hopes to see better offspring.

Zhao Kuo never felt that he was insurmountable. If he had to set a policy of "everything is not easy in the family law of the ancestors" like Qin Shihuang, Zhu Yuanzhang and other founding emperors, it would be tantamount to imposing on the hands and minds of future generations. Shackles, can this allow future generations to continue to play out?

Zhao Kuo said to Zhao Qian: "Remember, you can always become better! An apprentice doesn't have to be inferior to a teacher, a son can also be better than his father.

I look forward to your future performance! "

Zhao Qian was stunned when he heard Zhao Kuo's words.

Since childhood, Zhao Qian actually regarded Zhao Kuo as an idol in his heart, thinking that one day he would follow in his father's footsteps and do his part for the strength of China.

But even so, Zhao Qian never thought of surpassing Zhao Kuo in his heart. For Zhao Qian, Zhao Kuo, the father, has countless brilliance!Unexpectedly, Zhao Qian heard such encouraging words from Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo is encouraging Zhao Qian, encouraging this son to surpass himself in the future!How important is a father in a person's life?

Presumably everyone has the answer.

For Zhao Kuo, this may be just a word of encouragement, but for Zhao Qian, it is like opening a door to a new world for Zhao Qian!Zhao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Zhao Kuo respectfully, and said, "Thank you, Father, for your guidance, I understand!"

Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Qian's appearance and smiled gratifiedly.

At the age of Zhao Kuo, although he still maintains a strong passion in his heart, he still wants to continue to make his own contribution to the prosperity of China, but Zhao Qian has also grown up, and he should also respect the second generation of the empire. More training was done.

To put it bluntly, everyone is a blank slate when they are born. It is true that some people may have high IQs in all aspects when they are born, but most people actually fluctuate above and below the average line.

What does this incident show?

That is to say, as long as a high-quality and high-level education can be provided, in fact, most people's knowledge level can eventually be at a similar level.

As the emperor, what Zhao Qian will face in the future is the official class of Zhao State, and this class gathers almost all the smart people in the world. He will not only rule these smart people, but also use these smart people to rule other people. Limin people.

If the next generation of officials is not smart, at most they will not be able to achieve the official position and achievements of the previous generation, but the emperor has always faced the smartest people in the world. If the emperor is not smart, then he will be in big trouble .

So for Zhao Kuo, education is very important and needs to be done all the time.

While speaking, Zhao Kuo's imperial driver also entered the palace city and came to the ancestral temple.

This is also something that must be done every time you return from an expedition. Return the ax to the ancestral temple, report the results of this expedition to the ancestors, and present the trophies and prisoners.

This kind of rule actually originated from the era of Huaxia tribes during the Yandi and Huangdi periods, and has been passed down all the way to the present.

Although Zhao Kuo didn't really believe in gods in his heart, and felt that he might have encountered a sci-fi event like a wormhole, he still completed the whole ceremony very conscientiously.

During the whole process, the prince Zhao Qian was also a helper in various ways. It also started from Zhao Qian. Almost every generation of Han princes in the future would deeply participate in the sacrifice of the ancestral temple. Inherited rules.

After the sacrifice, Zhao Kuo took Zhao Qian to leave the ancestral temple and appeared in front of the ministers outside the ancestral temple.

The ministers saluted again: "The ministers congratulate Your Majesty and celebrate His Majesty's return from victory!"

Zhao Kuo looked at the ministers in front of him and smiled slightly: "You don't need to be too polite, eunuch orders, start reading the rewards!"

The reward this time is still very generous.

Don't underestimate the Western Regions. Although the population is small, the wealth in this place has accumulated a lot.

Therefore, after traveling the entire Western Regions, Zhao Kuo not only brought in tens of thousands of captives, but also gained a wealth of more than 1 carriages.

This is what Zhao Kuo wants to achieve. He just wants everyone to see that war is not an act of simply consuming national power needlessly. As long as one can prepare well for war, one can also obtain rich wealth!When the entire Han Kingdom is excited by the wealth gained from the war, does Zhao Kuo still need to promote such things as external expansion?

The desire for wealth and land is the fundamental reason why the Great Han Kingdom can continue to fight and conquer the outside world!

Chapter 1142 New arrangements after the Western Expedition

After the rewards were awarded, it was naturally a grand celebration dinner.

For Zhao Kuo, such celebrations have long been commonplace, so he left after a few casual drinks and let the courtiers play on their own.

Anyway, as long as these guys don't fight in public, other things don't matter.

After Zhao Kuo left, he didn't return to the harem immediately. Instead, he asked someone to put hot water and took a comfortable hot bath.

After the battle, taking a hot bath to wash off the dust is undoubtedly the most pleasant way.

Suddenly, Zhao Kuo's ears moved slightly, and he heard a burst of familiar footsteps.

The door opened, and Empress Tian Wan walked in.

Zhao Kuo was pleasantly surprised and said with a smile, "Queen, why are you here?"

Tian Wan walked up to Zhao Kuo, smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty has already returned, and of course the concubines will come to serve His Majesty."

As she said that, Tian Wan also picked up the towel beside her and began to rub Zhao Kuo's back.

Zhao Kuo closed his eyes comfortably, enjoying Tian Wan's service.

In the mist, the husband and wife formed a very beautiful picture.

After a while, Zhao Kuo said: "During the time I'm not here, the empress has worked hard."

Tian Wan said with a smile: "Actually, there is no hard work. Qian'er has grown up, and the two old prime ministers are also very mature and prudent. The two younger sisters also help the concubine to take good care of the harem, and the concubine is done. Just something to do."

Zhao Kuo also smiled and said, "I'm afraid the queen doesn't know, there are many people in this world, but they can't even do what they should do well.

For this alone, the queen is already better than most people in this world. "

Regarding Zhao Kuo's words, Tian Wan also showed a gentle smile: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't know. For the concubines, they only need to take good care of our little family."

Zhao Kuo was silent for a while, and then expressed emotion: "Yes, the emperor's family affairs are also the affairs of the world.

How can it be a simple thing to take care of this family matter?

But Queen, after all, today is the day when I return from victory, so let's stop talking about it and do something that everyone likes! "

In the lingering mist, accompanied by a soft cry, a body fell into the water and fell into Zhao Kuo's arms.

Zhao Kuo's expedition to the Western Regions this time has drawn a perfect end.

In this campaign, Zhao Kuo conquered millions of square kilometers of land, adding more than 100 million people to the Han Kingdom. At the same time, the four counties of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei, as well as A Governor's District of the Western Regions.

In addition, Zhao Kuo also obtained a huge amount of spoils, which greatly enriched the treasury of the Han Kingdom, and also opened up the communication channel between the Han Kingdom and Central Asia, making it possible for the Silk Road to officially operate sex.

This is undoubtedly a very remarkable success.

After taking a detailed inventory of the benefits brought by Zhao Kuo's Western Expedition this time, even Guo Zong couldn't help expressing emotion: "I have dealt with Qian all my life, but I didn't expect that when it comes to making money In this way, His Majesty is much better than a minister."

Although he knew that Guo Zong's words were suspected of flattery, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but burst out laughing.

If it comes to the speed of incoming money, who can get it faster than Ming Qiang?

The spoils after the victory of the war are all stolen.

It's just that this kind of thing is generally a one-time business, just like Zhao Kuo, who robbed all the wealth of the countries in the Western Regions for decades or hundreds of years at one time, and then they can't give any more money to the Western Regions. To adopt this policy is to incorporate them into the territory of the Han Dynasty and rule them normally.

Zhao Kuo said to the many important officials in front of him: "The agriculture in the Western Regions is a great disadvantage, but this does not mean that the products in the Western Regions are not rich enough.

The rouge fuel from Qilian Mountains, the war horses from the Western Regions and all kinds of rare treasures, by the way, good things like cotton, and future business channels are all factors that can make the Western Regions grow stronger.

What we have to do is to relocate a large number of people to the Western Regions, and strive to control this area as soon as possible. "

For Zhao Kuo, the Western Regions actually had a higher immigration priority than Lingnan.

Why is this so?

The answer is also very simple, because there is competition in the Western Regions, but not in Lingnan.

As far as the current Western Regions are concerned, the Seleucids are already eyeing them.

In history, the Han Dynasty once competed with the Xiongnu for the Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty also competed for the Western Regions with the Arab Empire. In addition, almost every foreign kingdom and empire that became stronger in Central Asia tried to control the Western Regions. It is a real battleground for military strategists.

The case of Lingnan is different. Lingnan does not even have a political entity that can be called a country. It is just a group of tribes collectively called "Baiyue", and further south of Lingnan is a large tropical forest. This kind of place It is simply impossible for any decent civilization or regime to emerge.