The current situation in the empire is a bit complicated to say, there are many external threats, and there are some internal contradictions, but none of them seem fatal.

Lu Zhe seems to be more than just complicated, people who have studied it will always have a sense of confusion, a little unclear what Lu Zhe's real character is, what is the idea of governance, all because there are contradictions in many places.

said that Lu Zhe was a generous person, and when he set up the title in the early days, there were less than forty people who were awarded the title, which seemed to be more stingy. But on the other hand, Lu Zhe's reward for his subordinates in wealth can be described as terrifying.

This year, the empire held a knighthood award, and a total of nearly 800 people became nobles, and the earlier statements about Lu Zhe's stinginess disappeared, but the aristocratic system established by Lu Zhe was different from the "classical era", and the rights of the nobles were too restricted, and they didn't look so generous.

Lu Zhe's personality has been changing, and there is one thing that everyone appreciates, that is, he is not thirsty for killing internally, and some of the original enemies who surrender and surrender usually have a good disposition, such as the previous kings can at least get the title of a marquis to take care of Tianlong, and can be called a benevolent person.

Although many people do not understand the formulation of some national policies, such as the large-scale construction of "cooperative communes" and the allocation of a large amount of money and grain to encourage childbirth, they are always beneficial to the country and the people, and if they do not understand it, they will not understand it.

"Kindness?" Zhou Shu looked a little dumbfounded, he pointed at Zhang Liang and smiled: "The emperor is not a benevolent person. ”

Zhang Liang was surprised with a hint of confusion, and said: "Your Majesty treats the nobles and the Qianshou well, and has not ordered the execution of any nobleman so far, and at the beginning of the recovery, he also mobilized precious military rations to give the Qianshou, aren't these manifestations of mercy?" ”

Please note that the aristocracy Zhang Liang is talking about is not the current aristocracy. It's those old aristocrats of the Warring States period. The recovery he talked about was sending troops to occupy the Central Plains, Yandi, Qindi and other places.

Zhou Shu kept laughing, looked at Zhang Liang with his eyes, and said after a long time: "In just ten years, the Baiyue clan has been wiped out, how many lives are there?" formulated the national policy of exterminating the clan, and now he is still chasing the remnants of Baiyue. If you don't catch it, you will kill it, but if you can't catch it, you will sell it as a slave, is this a sign of mercy? ”

Zhang Liang was dumbfounded, he pursed his mouth, thought about it very seriously, and then said: "Your Majesty has a saying, Baiyue is not of Miao origin of my clan. ”

"That's also people, living people." Zhou Shu said with a smile: "Man is the spirit of all things, and he can be gentle and coexistent." Exterminating the clan is too hurtful to the heavens and the peace. ”

Zhang Liang frowned and said: "Left Biography? Cheng Gongzhi has written that 'if you are not of my race, your heart will be different', and Baiyue will encroach on the land and kill my people. At the beginning of His Majesty's business, he repeatedly raised troops to invade, invaded Changsha, killed hundreds of thousands of our people, plundered countless women and property. The Analects also says that 'repay grievances with straightforwardness', which cannot be said to be cruel to His Majesty, and has nothing to do with 'heavenly harmony'. ”

Zhou Shu was still laughing. said: "Then one day Your Majesty thinks that there is a place in the country that should also be killed?" ”

"You! This ......" Zhang Liang was a little confused, and he could also see that Shangshan Sihao intended to go out of the mountain. But what does it mean that Zhou Shu has been raising the bar?

"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs; The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs. Zhou Shi was very slow: "Your Majesty exercises power on behalf of heaven, it is heaven and earth, and it is a saint, so we are not dogs?" ”

"Okay, okay, don't scare Zhang Liang." Cui Guang also laughed. It seems that Baume & Mercier likes to have a faint smile on their faces? He looked at Zhang Liang with a smile and said, "Brother Zhou is just worried that the killing aura of the Son of Heaven is too heavy, don't take it seriously." ”

"At the beginning of the world, it should be the time for the people to rest, and the Son of Heaven has repeatedly raised large soldiers. The recruitment of people in various places has not been interrupted, and the formulation of national policies has been somewhat biased. Zhou Shu stopped smiling now, he had a serious face: "The people are at peace, it is the time to suspend the sword soldiers and stop the co-governance, the Son of Heaven doesn't seem to see this?" ”

Zhang Liang was still frowning, but his posture was listening.

"If the tribes on the grassland are still repeatedly moving south to the border, it is appropriate to send troops to fight back." Zhou Shu continued with a serious face: "But the grassland tribes have fled far away, chasing and killing endlessly, and they do not hesitate to go thousands of miles to chase and kill on the grasslands, deserts, and Gobi, spending no amount of national funds, and the sergeants have also added unnecessary casualties. The grasslands are difficult to cultivate, and the occupation can only be grazing, so compared to the national money and casualties, it seems not worth it, right? ”

Zhang Liang was silent, his brows furrowed even deeper. He had only been in contact with Huangshi Gong before, and after contact, he thought that Huangshi Gong was a knowledgeable and funny person, and subconsciously thought that Shangshan Sihao should be about the same person, after all, Shangshan Sihao and Huangshi Gong are equally famous. However, after getting along for a short time, he still didn't know much about the other three people of Shangshan Sihao, but Zhou Shu showed that it was better to meet a little bit than to be famous.

Hermit? Is it too hidden, I haven't been in contact with world affairs for a long time, I don't understand the changes of the times, and my understanding of national affairs is also one-sided.

Of course, Zhang Liang was also thinking about whether Zhou Shu did that on purpose, using this behavior as a temptation. But he was also a little confused when he thought about it, he was a doctor of the empire, not a consul, not a general, not a ...... The doctor is the one who can meet with the emperor more often and give some advice at the right time, Zhou Shu said to him those words that might be temptation, and he wanted to relay them to the emperor through his mouth?

Huang Shigong was not present, otherwise Zhang Liang wanted to ask himself if he had seen the wrong person, Shangshan Sihao was not the four in front of him.

"I heard that the Son of Heaven is still building a large project and building ships along the coast?" Zhou Shu looked puzzled and said: "It's understandable to build roads on a large scale, but what is the purpose of building ships and going to sea?" Is it the first emperor to go to sea to find immortals? ”

“…… The empire found many islands beyond the East China Sea, and even found a continent. Zhang Liang was talking about the Japanese Islands, and he wanted to leave, but he would be a little rude, and said patiently: "The Japanese Islands produce gold and silver, and the empire is going to reform the monetary system, and the gold and silver produced there are exactly what the empire desperately needs." ”

"Ahh Zhou Shu looked strange: "For the sake of gold and silver, build ships on a large scale?" ”

"How can the reform of the national currency be called a blockage?" Zhang Liang heard Zhou Shu's disdain, which made him regret coming to see Shangshan Sihao. His tone was no longer so respectful, and he asked: "Monetary reform is about the eternal future, and there is a reasonable economic system." Isn't it something very important to the country? ”

Zhou Shu said "haha" twice, raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Liang, who had changed his tone, with an unfathomable and profound expression, and then stopped talking.

"......" Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhou Shu's behavior, and the confusion in his heart increased for a while: "What does he mean?" ”

In any year, there are absolutely some characters who like to be unpredictable and profound at every turn. Especially the more famous people are, such as celebrities, hermits and the like, their favorite thing to do is to be unpredictable.

Zhang Liang is really a little confused now, and Zhou Shu's opinions are not like the vision that a real celebrity should have. But he saw that the other three had been smiling faintly, and he couldn't help but wonder what Zhou Shu's purpose should be?

"The navy has also found many continents in the South Seas, and the spice that has been prevalent in the empire recently is the harvest of the South Sea Fleet in the South Seas." Zhang Liang once again patiently explained a little, and then turned to the grassland: "The empire occupies the grassland, and many families have applied for migration, such as the Yi clan and the Bang clan in Longxi County. There are also Wushi in Beidi County, Yandi ......, and Central Plains ......, and more than 30 families have applied to go to the grassland this year alone, covering the population of various families settled in the grassland princes reaching more than 70,000 a year. ”

In fact, it is far more than what Zhang Liang said, the latest data is that the population of the grassland counties has been renovated to 210,000, which will cause this phenomenon because the role of wool is publicized, and the empire gives preferential treatment in relevant incentive policies. The number of people willing to move to the grasslands has increased rapidly.

Behind is Zhang Liang has been talking, Shang Shan Sihao quietly listening. Zhang Liang introduced a lot of things. He also explained why roads were being built on a large scale, and then he said that the employment of people in various places was related to the maintenance of stability in places where the war had just subsided.

Tang Binghui interacted with Zhang Liang from time to time, and the remaining three of Shangshan Sihao were silent.

Zhang Liang chatted with Tang Bing, and found that Tang Bing had some unique views, and he did not express any views related to decay, but Tang Bing also had a core concept. is similar to Zhou Shu's concept, they all believe that the war in the world has just subsided, and the country should give Qianshou a rest and recuperation, and don't move if he can.

"Consolidate the foundation and cultivate the yuan, and immediately win the world. There is no way to cure the world immediately. Tang Bing still had a faint smile on his face: "Land development is important, but there must be people." ”

Zhang Liang listened a little, and he also understood what Tang Bing wanted to express.

Now the empire is indeed facing a rather embarrassing situation, and its territory has been expanded again and again, but a lot of the land it has laid is vacant, and there is no one to fill the gaps.

"So Your Majesty encourages childbearing in order to change this situation." Zhang Liang also said: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, the military was at its peak, and it was a common idea in the center to eliminate more alien races while the soldiers were still sharp, or to drive the alien races far away. ”

"How do people come? How long will it take to land? Tang Bing said: "After the battle was not filled immediately, the army fought farther and farther, the supply line became longer and longer, and in the end the army always had to shrink, once the army retreated, those blank lands would not be occupied by the tribes again?" ”

Wu Shi, who had never spoken, suddenly asked, "I heard that there are many tribes in Northern Xinjiang who want to join the empire?" ”

It is not a secret thing that many tribes in the grassland want to belong to the empire, when such a thing happens, the center has a quarrel because of the acceptance and non-acceptance, the military general group is against the attitude, and the civil officials are of course welcome, and then it rises to the civil and military battle, or the imperial duke is also the ruling Xiao He stood up and advocated that Ghana want to belong to the alien race, which can be regarded as the end of the dispute.

Zhang Liang didn't know what Wu Shi's intention was in asking about this matter, so he introduced it in general, but he didn't say anything about the contradiction between civil and military.

Wu Shi seemed to ask casually, and Zhang Liang didn't say anything after answering. He even made a gesture of "sending off guests" after Zhang Liang finished speaking.

Zhang Liang wanted to leave for a long time, but when he saw Wu Shi putting on a gesture of sending off guests, he naturally left immediately with a few polite words.

It is unknown what Shangshan Sihao talked about after Zhang Liang left, and Zhang Liang caught up with the patrol team again, and someone immediately informed him that the emperor had summoned him.

The patrol had already left Luoyang, and they followed the national highway westward, passing through Xin'an, Mianchi, and then entering Qindi from Hangu Pass.

Zhang Liang's going to see Shangshan Sihao was something that Lu Zhe approved, and Lu Zhe was also curious about Shangshan Sihao, so he asked Zhang Liang to go over immediately after he came back.

Lu Zhe let Zhang Liang get into the carriage, and asked in the first sentence: "How is it?" Those hermits. ”

Zhang Liang, who got into the carriage, was actually a little puzzled, he saw that not only Lu Zhe's heirs were there, but also some civil officials and military generals were also in the carriage.

To be honest, Shangshan Sihao's senses for Zhang Liang are not too good, making him think that "it is better to be famous than to meet", but Shangshan Sihao's reputation among the people is very big, only when Lu Zhe is present, he can say it directly, but there are so many ministers and generals, what do you want him to say.

Seeing that Zhang Liang was just stunned, Lu Zhe didn't speak, and asked, "What?" Stretched out his hand to hold Lu Ying's small hands that were about to pull his beard in his arms, lowered his head and coaxed a few words, and then said: "They deliberately caught up with the patrol team, there must be some suggestions, right?" ”

The civil officials and generals present may have heard of the reputation of Shangshan Sihao, even if they hadn't heard of it before, they must have been introduced just now, so they all looked at Zhang Liang and waited for an answer.

“…… Si Hao generally believes that it is time to rest with the people. Zhang Liang held back for a while, and only said this sentence.

In fact, it can be seen from the expression on Zhang Liang's face that it is a little strange, and many people are puzzled, curious about what Zhang Liang and Shangshan Sihao talked about when they met, so that Zhang Liang will come back with this demeanor.

"Shangshan Sihao intends to go out of the mountain...... Whether they live up to their name or not, they should always be treated with the respect they deserve. He pulled his beard and said with a smile: "If you are thirsty for talent, you always have to do a posture." ”

Most of the people present have the same attitude, and many times recruiting famous celebrities really doesn't value talent, because that celebrity has enough reputation to do something similar to buying horse bones, showing a loving attitude to the world.

Zhang Liang was a little worried, some of the concepts that Shangshan Sihao had shown so far were in conflict with the national policy of the empire, especially for foreign races, there were very different opinions, if the four of them were ...... Maybe it's five people, after all, there are still Huangshi Gong, let them make those remarks in front of the emperor, these five people may not have anything to do, but how embarrassing should Zhang Liang be as the recommender? (To be continued.) )