Jiang Hao is a very righteous person.

Especially to their own brothers.

He had already taken the initiative to leave Chang'an to Liu Xiu, and naturally he would not do dirty things before leaving, such as taking away the wealth in the hands of the people of the entire Chang'an City.

However, the Western Regions is bitterly cold, and the materials are poor, so it is not easy to come here, and I always have to bring some gifts back, right, I absorbed the gold in the treasury, but there were still a large number of copper coins, Jiang Hao immediately ordered people to take out all the money and exchange it for materials on the market.

Fair trade, no robbery, no pit, of course, if someone wants to pit the king of the west, then Jiang Hao will definitely not do it, do you really think that the war knife in my hand is not happy?

A few days later, when Jiang Hao withdrew from Chang'an City, in addition to taking away tens of thousands of his own soldiers from the Western Regions, there was also a convoy with no end in sight.

It can only be described by the word "stretch without seeing the end", because there are too many.

He started to go out of the city before dawn in the morning, one after another, but before he finished in the evening, Jiang Hao had to delay for one night before leaving to keep up with the team the next day.

I have to say that Liu Xiu is a person with a mind, after hearing the news, he laughed, "My brother has done enough to be benevolent and righteous, the land of four counties, more than a dozen cities, and the national capital Chang'an, just take away some silk and porcelain living items, what is this." ”

"Besides, he has to walk five or six thousand miles this way, and the road is far away, how can he bring more things."

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From Chang'an to Qiuzi, there are more than 5,000 miles, and according to the average day of walking 50 miles, it takes more than 100 days.

This is different from a rapid march, which can naturally ignore other rushes, and now the speed of dragging the family with the mouth cannot be up at all.

"Your Majesty, there is not a penny of gold and silver left in the treasury, and all of it is used to buy goods." An official said.

Liu Xiu looked at him and said: "The king of the West occupied Chang'an first, and the gold and silver naturally belonged to him, and he had already left tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for us, why, he still expected him to leave the money from the treasury to us intact." ”

"It's already very merciful not to rob the people in troubled times, I didn't misunderstand him, then run the four counties well, I don't think it will take a year or two to come, it can become our big rear, and provide us with war horses and grain and grass to conquer the world, that is the most important thing."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands."

I have to say that Liu Xiu is really a perfect person, and he can definitely be regarded as a sage.

Grandpa Mao commented on Liu Xiu, "The most skilled at employing people, the most knowledgeable, and the most capable of fighting." ”

Liu Xiu was a kind-hearted monarch.

As the old saying goes: "The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackey cooks; The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden; The enemy country is broken, and the king is a minister. "Liu Bang is like this, the good generals who helped Liu Bang fight the world were all killed by Liu Bang, and Zhu Yuanzhang is the same, except for Tang He, none of them were spared, what about Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu?

But as for Liu Xiu, all the 28 Yuntai generals who helped Liu Xiu fight the world have been given a good death, and Liu Xiu's kindness to heroes has also become the most respected part of future generations.

Jiang Hao felt that killing the heroes was more because the emperor felt that he couldn't control those heroes in the end, and he was afraid that they would have different intentions so he used such an extreme method.

Liu Xiu is useless, which shows that Liu Xiu can control them, not just a matter of benevolence, and his wisdom can also be seen from this.

After Liu Xiu came to power, he worked hard. In the 33rd year of his reign, he politically reformed the central official positions, rectified the officialdom atmosphere, streamlined the structure, liberated the productive forces economically, recuperated and recuperated, vigorously developed the economy, and greatly promoted Confucianism and integrity in culture.

You say that he is a conservative, that's right, but conservatives are the most acceptable in that era, how many people have been killed by Wang Mang's reformers, people are determined, of course Liu Xiu wants to be a conservative.

In short, as the founding emperor, he did not kill the heroes, after the unification of the country, there was no reckless force, after the founding of the country, the people were allowed to recuperate, Guangwu Zhongxing lived up to its name, the throne came to the bright and bright, and he beat it himself, the two queens of the harem, and several sons were harmonious and beautiful, which is simply a model of love and harem.

When watching this history at that time, Jiang Hao always felt that this person was unreal, he was simply too perfect, and there was almost no mistake in his life, so perfect that later playwrights, TV and movies were unwilling to shoot him.

As a founding emperor, it shouldn't have been like this.

Why?

The screenwriter will lament, there is no plot, it is a fantasy film in the early stage, and a romance film in the later stage, it has always been a sweet and sweet one, subduing the separatist forces in various places, and there are no big waves, just push it all the way steadily, and finally unify the whole country, there are no highs and lows, no fierce conflicts, you still expect the audience to like it.

Along the march, Jiang Hao gradually gathered his soldiers and horses in the Western Regions, slowly withdrew from the four counties, and finally finally withdrew from Yumen Pass and stepped on the sandy land again.

"Woohoo~~ Finally back in the desert!"

One of the soldiers cheered excitedly, and the others cheered too.

Looking at the boundless yellow sand dunes in the distance, Jiang Hao felt very cordial, the sky was high and the earth was wide, and his mood felt much brighter.

"Chirp~~"

There were two eagle chirps in the sky, and it seemed that the two golden eagles were also very happy to return to the Western Regions.

Walking more than 100 miles again, everyone saw a vast water surface, surrounded by abundant water and grass, Jiang Hao sighed, in later generations, this place has become a dry sandy land, but now it is one of the most beautiful places in the Western Regions.

Loulan Lop Nur.

Jiang Hao and Wang Mang stood on a sand dune on horseback, looking at the sunset in the distance and the smoke rising nearby, Jiang Hao sighed: "It's really a lonely desert, and the sun sets on the long river." ”

"I know this poem." Wang Mang said.

Jiang Hao looked at the person next to him, and said in his heart, he is also a traverser, so he can't pretend to be forced at all.

"The reason why you went back to the Western Regions is to save Wusun Kingdom, I don't think you are in a hurry at all, you march slowly all the way, you have been walking for two months on the road, and it will take you another month to come to Qiuzi, are you not afraid that Wusun will be destroyed by the Huns?" Wang Mang asked.

"Does Wusun's destruction of the country have anything to do with us?" Jiang Hao asked as a matter of course.

Wang Mang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Indeed, Wusun's destruction of the country has nothing to do with us, and it will not affect the strategy discussed before at all. ”

Jiang Hao smiled and said: "But if I can let him live, I still don't want him to die, with Wusun here, it is definitely a good brick to knock on the countries of the Western Regions, besides, Wusun will not die so quickly, when a person is forced to be in a hurry, the potential to burst out is great, and the country is the same." ”

"Whoa!"

A few war horses galloped over in the distance, and when they saw Jiang Hao, they dismounted and saluted and reported: "King, the lord of Loulan has come to meet the king." ”

Jiang Hao is now the prince of the Han Dynasty, and he will definitely be called the prince in the Han Dynasty, but in the Western Regions, these guys are used to calling Jiang Hao the king, it doesn't matter, the king is not bad, and he is more imposing.

Back to the camp, the king of Loulan saw Jiang Hao and immediately bowed and saluted, and said with a happy face: "Meet the king of the west, I heard that the king of the west went to the Central Plains to win all the way, and finally captured Chang'an to kill Wang Mang, it is really the rebirth of the god of war, and the new emperor of the Han Dynasty gave the king of the west to rule the countries of the Western Regions. ”

King Loulan said very sincerely, of course, the suspicion of sycophants is also very big, but this guy is a king who is particularly respectful of the Han Dynasty, and he is the closest to the Han Dynasty, and he is also the most affected by the Han Dynasty, so it is normal to have this reaction.

When King Loulan mentioned killing Wang Mang, Jiang Hao glanced at Wang Mang next to him, intentionally or unintentionally, but Wang Mang's face was calm and unwavering, and he looked joyless and sad.

is worthy of being an emperor, and concentration is good.

"Lord Wang, I brought wine from the Western Regions and hundreds of roasted lambs to reward the army, and I also asked the prince to smile." King Loulan stroked his chest and said.

"Haha, I naturally smiled when I had good wine and food, just right, I will eat your roast sheep for dinner, and I still have something I want to ask you, to see what you lords think." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

"Okay, there is something the prince can command."

After eating and drinking, Jiang Hao said: "I was named the king of the West and was in charge of all things in the Western Regions, but I couldn't make up my mind how to manage me, King Loulan, do you have any good ideas?" ”

King Loulan paused, "Lord Wang, I don't have a good way. ”

Jiang Hao pondered for a while and said, "What do you think, how about the Western Regions forming an alliance. ”

"Alliance, what is an alliance?"

"The so-called alliance means that the countries of the Western Regions unite to jointly elect a leader of the alliance, and other countries are members of the alliance, which can maintain the peace and order of the Western Regions and at the same time resolve the disputes of the countries in the Western Regions."

"Organizing a formal coalition army, simply put, is to fix it and become a permanent army."

"In the past, all the countries in the Western Regions paid tribute to the Great Han, but in the future, they don't need to, they only need to pay alliance dues, and their headquarters are located in Qiuzi."

King Loulan blinked his eyes and asked tentatively, "How much do you need to pay?" ”

"One percent business tax!" Jiang Hao said.

King Loulan breathed a sigh of relief, the business tax of one percent is not small, but it is definitely within the range of affordability, if you pay one percent of the tax burden, you can be protected by the alliance, this money is definitely worth it.

"And what if there's anyone who doesn't want to join?" King Loulan asked.

Jiang Hao didn't say anything, just showed a faint smile.

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Jiang Hao and King Loulan said these words, they intended to let King Loulan spread it.

On the way here, Jiang Hao and Wang Mang discussed the issue of the Western Regions, Wang Mang said: "The Western Regions are multi-ethnic side by side, and it is extremely difficult to truly unify by force in a short period of time, even if it is unified, it will be greatly damaged, this is the biggest problem, but it can rule strongly, and you can first make a similar parliamentary system." ”

To put it simply, it is a disguised unification, which can make Jiang Hao become the largest one in the Western Regions in a short period of time, and as for slowly thinking of a way in the future, it has never been achieved overnight.

Jiang Hao shook his head after thinking about it, "It's okay to make an alliance, but the parliamentary system is not advisable, at most let them put forward opinions, but they don't have the right to vote, otherwise it will leave troubles in the future, the Roman Republic is an example." ”

The official name of the Roman Republic is "The Senate and the Roman People", and the most famous Julius Caesar in history was so strong that he was almost dictatorial, and in the end, he was not assassinated by the Senate and died.

In the end, Octavian used many means to finally seize power, and it was not until 27 BC that the true Roman Empire was established.

Parliamentary system, Jiang Hao feels that this era is best not to play.