Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

“Is overseas really so rich?”

This is the doubt in everyone's mind.

Although the trading fleets of Qing Kingdom began to explore overseas, the gold, silver and treasures brought back from the oceans accounted for less than 30% of the internal treasury income.

Basically, this money has to be invested in ship maintenance, sailor training, pensions, etc., and the court can't get much of it.

Liu Che knew that many people, including many ministers, did not really believe it.

But it doesn’t matter. Emperor Gaozu Liu Hong once personally took him around the world, and the sailing route was still in the hands of Liu Che.

Liu Che sat high on the throne, casually flipping through the Han Dynasty's death penalty list this year. Most of them were from aristocratic families who had annexed land and taken lives.

According to the law, the crime was unforgivable, the property was confiscated, and the main figures of the main branch were executed.

Liu Che's eyes were gloomy, and he could show leniency.

"Fan Zhongyan, what do you think of sending these people overseas to collect enough silver and grain before they can return to the court?"

Fan Zhongyan, the grandson of Giannis Versace, was also the leader of the third generation of military aristocrats.

With the protection of his father and his personal ability to make money, he was chosen by Emperor Wu of Han as the chief minister of the cabinet when he was only in his forties.

Fan Zhongyan bent slightly, speaking in a neither calm nor slow tone.

"Your Majesty, overseas is an unknown place after all. No one is willing to go there before seeing the benefits."

"If you can defeat the Western Hu and Northern Barbarians and win the joint royal court, and gain a lot of benefits, the people of the world will trust you, Your Majesty."

Fan Zhongyan put it very tactfully. After Emperor Gaozu passed away, the Han emperor basically no longer had unbridled power.

Especially Emperor Jing Liu Qi, he was a good emperor, but he was too hasty, mean and ungrateful, and he broke the unwritten political rules.

With the permission of Emperor Gao, the military nobles deposed Liu Qi from the throne.

The military nobles were very cautious and tentative about Emperor Liu Che, wanting to know what kind of emperor he was.

Liu Che laughed freely, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

"I remember that domestic factory owners are short of cattle, sheep, and various animal skins, right?"

"Then we can raise some money from the people to attack the Western Hu and Northern Barbarian kings."

The treasury is still full, but there is no need to use it.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Liu Che's words, Fan Zhongyan's face changed drastically and he began to advise him anxiously.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! Have you forgotten that the Qing Dynasty's national debt was a disaster that led to its demise?"

The reason why Emperor Qing was defeated was that he later knew about the existence of such a thing as national debt, which he could arbitrarily distribute to the people without paying any price.

Emperor Qing thought that the donors were high-ranking officials and wealthy families, but in fact, when it reached the lower levels, it became exorbitant taxes.

"It hasn't even been a hundred years since the events of Qing Nation. How could I possibly forget them?"

When Liu Che heard the word Qing Kingdom, he immediately laughed.

"I plan to set up a lottery department in the Ministry of Revenue. The lottery ticket costs ten cents per ticket. The winner can become a marquis of the Han Dynasty with a fief of 500 households. The second-best winner will be rewarded with silver. Each lottery will last for half a year."

"There is also a fund department. We are currently opening a Huren department. As long as someone donates money, no matter how much it is, it can be recorded in the book. After the war is won, we will get more than 30% of the profits."

Fan Zhongyan was extremely shocked. On the one hand, he wondered if the emperor had gone crazy because of poverty. On the other hand, he had to admire Liu Che's economic acumen.

The common people were unaware of these profitable things for at least two or three years, and instead they were scrambled for by scholars, dignitaries and the powerful.

One is the title, and the other is to allow the emperor to see your name.

It is difficult for ordinary people to resist this temptation.

Fan Zhongyan thought for a while, then bowed with sincere conviction.

"Your will is the will of the Han Dynasty. I will do it right away."

Liu Che watched Fan Zhongyan leave with a smile on his face.

When the summons came from the cabinet, the whole world was shocked again.

The conservative old man burst into tears and angrily accused Liu Che of violating rites and laws, and even buying and selling titles and armies at will.

Some people thought it was understandable and bought all the stocks and funds on the market. The nobles who controlled the land and the capitalists who controlled the money all showed their inclinations under Liu Che's policies.

The following year, Liu Che appointed Huo Qubing, a young man from the Huo family who was related to him, to lead 30,000 troops from Qianlong Bay to investigate the power of the Hu people.

The news spread quickly within a few days. General Huo Qubing, the General who guards the west, defeated the Hu tribe, beheaded 10,000 people, and captured more than 100,000 cattle and sheep.

As soon as these cattle and sheep were delivered to Qianlong Bay, Liu Che waved his hand and allowed those who had purchased the fund to take the securities to claim the cattle and sheep that belonged to them.

As for General Huo Qubing, he rushed to Kyoto without having time to rest.

Something bad is going on!
The Hu people, who were originally thought to be dispensable, unexpectedly expanded their power to the point where there were millions of people capable of drawing bows.

"Your Majesty! Now the Western Barbarians of the Grassland, the Northern Barbarians of the Snowy Region, and the Left and Right Barbarians have united and established the Royal Court."

"I originally wanted to attack Huanglong directly, but my troops were limited, and with the burden of livestock, I was unable to capture the royal court."

When Huo Qubing mentioned the Snowland Royal Court, his eyes were filled with shock and a sense of reluctance.

He was a general who was good at annihilation warfare, mobile warfare, and blitzkrieg, but Liu Che gave him a death demand that he must preserve as many livestock as possible.

There was no other way, Huo Qubing did not dare to go deep into the grassland and could only retreat to Qianlong Bay.

Liu Che was also stunned and inexplicably shocked.

"When did the grassland become so strong?"

For the people of the Han Dynasty, the term "Hu people" is a very ancient term.

When Emperor Gaozu was pacifying the rebellion, the Hu people would occasionally go south and east to rob people, food, tea and other things.

But since the popularization of firearms in the Han Dynasty, even the emperor had not heard any news about the Hu people for a long time.

Huo Qubing told Liu Che all he had seen and heard.

The two men's faces became increasingly heavy, but at the same time, they couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

"Fortunately, we have Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, who popularized the three major workshops of the inner treasury, and the industrial system spread all over the world. Transportation is convenient, and we also have the blessing of firearms."

Liu Che was moved from the bottom of his heart.

Even though the Han Dynasty had a population of 40 million, it was quite difficult to destroy the royal court of one million Hu people.

Food escort, cavalry numbers, weapons maintenance, on a transportation line that is thousands of miles long.

Any top feudal dynasty will face collapse.

Huo Qubing nodded.

"Not only that, most of these Hu people are from the Central Plains who fled to the grasslands for refuge during the war. They have already mastered the method of making iron tools."

"Through the border trade over the years, these Hu people are not short of armor."

Liu Che stood up suddenly with a stern look on his face.

"I will send messengers to divide the Hu people. If the Hu people do not obey my orders, then border trade can be stopped."

"All the Han nobles with military merits will be transferred back to Kyoto to destroy the Hu people's royal court!"

The voice was sonorous and powerful, and Liu Che's determination was unprecedentedly firm.

How can I allow others to snore beside my bed? How can I talk about colonizing overseas if I can't even deal with the barbarians around me?
Huo Qubing looked fanatical.

Military nobles are not afraid of war, but they are afraid of not having a war!
When the aristocratic families in the north were destroyed, many nobles and military officers died, but their fiefdoms expanded several times.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Huo Qubing spoke in a loud voice, holding the imperial edict, and walked towards the Military Council.

"By the way, what is the name of the Khan of the Hu people's court?"

Liu Che suddenly asked.

Huo Qubing paused and looked at Liu Che ambiguously.

"I heard that the Great Khan of the Hu people is the grandson of Haitang Duoduo, the former saint of Northern Qi." (End of this chapter)