Chapter 6714 Making a decision

Chapter 6714 Making a decision
Li You's words sounded a bit ridiculous. What does it mean to be a genius in migration and transportation? But to be honest, this is indeed the key to solving the problem.

Moreover, it is very crucial whether it is for solving the Kushan problem or solving the problems of the Three Idiots themselves. After all, everyone knows how the Three Idiots got their titles.

Even though Liu Xie has completely become a thing of the past, the practice of violently coercing the emperor to obtain county marquisates still exists in the Han Dynasty, and as it grows stronger, it will sooner or later backfire. Moreover, Fan Chou's title of Wannian Marquis is even more of a pitfall. Liu Tong has not actually been given the title of princess until now, so Liu Tong's full title is still Princess Wannian, and the two fiefs are actually the same place.

Although these mines are now under pressure due to the foreign war, if one day the foreign war ends and certain things happen to happen again, the three idiots will definitely die.

There were only a few county marquises in the Han Dynasty. To put it bluntly, what level was Sansha, worthy of being on the same level as Chen Xi? Even if he was really given a title of nobility based on his merits, all the things Sansha had done abroad over the years might only make him a township marquis or two pavilion marquises.

In an era when there were no kings or princes, county marquis was the pinnacle of nobility in the Han Dynasty. As long as the county marquis title of the three idiots was not reclaimed, there was a possibility that they would be caught and beaten to death.

Therefore, Wenru's words were not only to solve the problem, but also to defuse the mines for the three idiots. The more important point is that if they really do as Li You said, ordinary people are not worthy of taking the blame.

Chen Xi had considered how to handle this matter before because Li You initiated it, Li You executed it, and Li You would definitely have to fill in the gap in the end. Chinese culture, in its essence, is still about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, and the operations that Li You carried out during the war were not in line with this.

Although many people did this, and the Han Dynasty as a whole did this kind of thing a lot, but compared with the scale of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands and tens of millions, it is simply not worth mentioning. Therefore, what Li You did will inevitably be discovered, will inevitably be targeted, and will inevitably be filled in in the end.

Chen Xi hoped as much as possible that this group of like-minded friends who had worked with him for the country since the Taishan years could have a safe ending, or at least not have a miserable old age.

Lu Su had gone to that point, but Chen Xi finally let him go. Even though his hopes of becoming a central official were completely gone, at least he was still considered a local official, and his old age would not be miserable.

But Li You did it, and a miserable old age is basically doomed to happen.

Just like Cheng Yu, the biggest reason why Cheng Yu could not become one of the Three Dukes in the official history was that he was a cannibal. Cheng Yu had all the merits and qualifications, but this one sentence directly locked the upper limit of Cheng Yu. Although Cheng Yu was not the only cannibal in ancient times, and historically speaking, there were people who did even darker things than Cheng Yu, but Cheng Yu was the only one who was truly restricted.

There is no way. Some things cannot be done too directly. Even if the situation has reached that point and everyone knows that there is no other choice but to do so, universal morality will still require you not to challenge the bottom line. This is the benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness of Chinese culture.

Li You's action has crossed the bottom line in the universal morality of the Han Dynasty and will inevitably be criticized in the end. Even the noble families who have benefited from this will inevitably stand on the side of justice when they mention this matter in the end. These are all problems.

"The three county marquises are almost able to shoulder this responsibility." Li You said slowly. There are some things that ordinary people cannot shoulder.

For an outrageous operation like forging an imperial edict to mobilize troops, a normal person would surely have his entire family killed, and then all three or nine clans would be killed. There would be nothing to say. But if you forged an imperial edict to mobilize troops in order to get the head of the Xiongnu Khan, and you really got the head of the Xiongnu Khan, then forging an imperial edict to mobilize troops is a matter of responsibility, but the responsibility can be calculated.

In the same way, only those present here can afford to relocate and sell off tens of millions of people, and even then they will have a miserable old age. Only a few people other than those present here can afford it. But now the question is, why should those who can afford it bear it? Even from Chen Xi's point of view, it is important to pacify the Kushans, but when I have a great advantage, should I sacrifice a friend of mine to pacify the Kushans?
What the hell are you doing? Just revise your plans right away.

But when Li You said this, Chen Xi felt that it seemed that it was not impossible. Three county marquises were willing to use their titles to atone for their crimes. They were not afraid of a miserable old age, nor were they afraid of being criticized. It seemed that it might really work. Moreover, it was not a matter of black spots on these three guys. They were the kind that crawled out of an inkwell. The question of whether they were black or not was no longer a problem.

Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei. Liu Bei was here today, so this matter could be discussed directly here. Otherwise, Liu Bei would have to organize a meeting for these people to go to Liu Bei's place.

"I don't have any problem here." Liu Bei shook his head and said, although he was very benevolent, but were barbarians also considered human beings? It was no big deal that the Great Yuezhi were considered human beings, but were those Nangui people also considered human beings?
Therefore, Liu Bei did not speak before. When he listened to this group of people discussing, what he was thinking was actually not much different from Chen Xi's. They all thought that it was somewhat not worth it to insert Li You into the mix. After all, he was the most handy man among them, and he could also transform into a magic sword to intimidate the major families. If this was the case, the loss would be too great. Liu Bei also wanted to surpass his ancestors, so that all his subordinates would be glorious.

"That's it, and I think Zhiran and the others are happy to do this." When Li You heard Liu Bei's words, he interrupted Chen Xi before Chen Xi could speak. He knew that Chen Xi was still worried about whether Li You would get involved in such a thing, but for Li You, such things didn't matter and were not worth discussing here at all.

"That's it, I won't say anything more. The ship is not a big problem. It's not a real seventh-generation ship. Our technology for large troop transport ships is now quite advanced. The shipyards in Liaodong and Jiangdong can produce them. One hundred ships are not a problem at all." Chen Xi saw Li You like this and didn't want to dwell on the matter. Moreover, Liu Bei had agreed, so Chen Xi could only confirm some details with Li You in private. In Chen Xi's opinion, it was really unnecessary to have a miserable old age.

"Then even if this matter is over, we will start issuing a reprimand edict, which will be reviewed by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and then sent to Kushan through proper channels." After Fa Zheng finalized it on Chen Xi's side, he quickly dragged the issue back to the current war between Han and Kushan.

"Let's wait a little longer until Xingba is stable. After Xingba takes over Ceylon, we will also need to build on Ceylon and fortify it to a certain extent. It will also be suitable as our naval base in the Indian Ocean." Chen Xi said slowly.

"What about after defeating Kushan?" Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and asked thoughtfully.

"Let's give it to the Kou family. Although we gave them compensation before, Shangxiang Hou died in state affairs and was loyal to his country. After the Battle of Han Gui, we will only take away some warships and the formed navy from Ceylon Island, and the rest will be handed over to the Kou family." Chen Xi said calmly.

Jia Xu reacted instantly. After the Battle of Han Gui, the naval structure of the Han Dynasty was as follows: on the eastern coast, there was the navy commanded by Gan Ning, on the east coast of the Indian Ocean there was the navy commanded by Kou Shi, and in Malacca there was the navy commanded by Zhou Yu. Considering that Zhou Yu would definitely get the seventh-generation ships to be built in the later period, by then, the navy of Malacca would definitely be the strongest, but it would be right in the middle, which to a certain extent also constrained the overall naval structure.

"That's fine. The previous Marquis of Shangxiang did die in state affairs, so he should be compensated in this regard." Liu Bei nodded slowly. He also agreed with this point.

"In this way, the national strength of the Kou family will increase greatly." Fa Zheng said hesitantly. The Kou family is different from normal families. A super wealthy family like the Kou family only has one person, which means that if the Kou family gets too excited, it is easy for them to do something unbelievable.

Generally speaking, certain actions of large families cannot be the ideas of the head of the family alone, but are the result of a review by a group of people and the final decision. The head of the family is only the one who issues the final order and is responsible for the matter, while the overall plan is made by the upper echelons of the entire family.

There are very few dictatorial patriarchs in large families. This is why there are rarely any mentally retarded people in large families, and they rarely act rashly on impulse, because their will is not the will of the patriarch, but the will of the family.

This is also the key to Chen Xi's ability to manipulate the major families, because the collective needs interests and the future. Although there will be emotionality due to issues such as concepts and universal morality, the overall tendency is still rational analysis. As for individuals, individual decisions are based on the situation that I am in a momentary mood and I get carried away today.

The situation of the Kou family is that they disguise themselves as a large aristocratic family, but in fact their decision-making idea is that I can fight you to the death on a whim. There is no other way. This large aristocratic family really has only one person. The so-called collective and clan elders do not exist at all.

Therefore, some of the behaviors of the Kou family were quite dangerous in Fa Zheng's view. Take Kou Jun as an example. You should plan before you act. Brother, it is not time to fight to the death yet. But Kou Jun rushed in.

What Fa Zheng was worried about was that Kou Feng also inherited this way of thinking, got excited, and then rushed in. That would be a big disaster, although it was normal for a marquis to have no descendants in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After all, Emperor Guangwu was too kind to his brothers, and he gave cartloads of cinnabar, which only the emperor could use, to his brothers, who used it as a foundation to build their own clans. Then, one by one, the brothers died without any descendants...

But that was just a normal case of extinction, with no twists or turns, no accidents. It was just that the family was unable to have children and it just died like that.

Take the Wan family as an example. This is a normal case of extinction of the family line. When the emperor thinks of this family, he will find a closely related family member from the branch to continue the family line and inherit the family business.

But the Kou family has no branches, and the main lineage also died in battles for the country. That's a big problem. If the family line is not continued, what will the other marquises think? They truly died in battles for the country, and yet the other party still has no descendants. If the family line is continued, what can they use to continue the family line?
You don't even have any branches, they are all within the five generations of your ancestors. Even if I find someone to offer sacrifices and incense to you, it will have nothing to do with you. This will cost you your life.

Just thinking about this, Fa Zheng felt a headache. There was no other meaning. It was better to tie Kou Feng up in Chang'an first and let Huangfu Liangmiao get pregnant before releasing him. Otherwise, the family line would be extinct and it would be difficult to share the blame. After all, Kou Feng was dead now. For Liu Bei's forces, it would be like being in a melon field and a plum tree, with no one left. So how to deal with Kou Feng was also a big problem.

There was no other way. The Kunwu Kingdom of the Kou family was located on the coast of India in the eastern Indian Ocean. Although it was not very large, it was not small either. In this case, if the Kou family failed and there was no heir to this land, they would have to re-divide it. Liu Bei's subordinates had already decided to divide it in India, so it was clear who would own this unowned land. So if things really came to this, it would be a disaster!
Therefore, Fa Zheng considered the placement of Kou Feng as a major matter. At the very least, Kou Feng must not be allowed to get into trouble. Previously, he had asked Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Xu Sheng and others to keep an eye on Kunwu State because he was afraid that something might happen to the Kou family or Kou Feng. After all, if something happened, many things would become unclear.

"Yes, if I remember correctly, Kou Feng should marry General Huangfu's granddaughter this year?" Chen Xi thought for a while and asked Liu Bei.

"Yes, they invited me to be the master of ceremonies, and I have already agreed." Liu Bei nodded and said, "This is also a very important matter. The inner court has also asked people to prepare for it, and because of the eldest princess of Yiyang, the royal family will also be involved."

As long as Princess Yiyang was not dead, the royal family had to participate in the marriage of Kou's legitimate son. What's more, although Emperor Huan was dead, his daughter was still alive. As the aunt of Princess Yiyang, these people also needed to participate in her grandson's marriage.

The most famous man married by Emperor Huan's daughter was Fu Wan, and their daughter was Fu Shou. From a certain perspective, the descendants of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling were merged.

"Actually, there is another matter that I came to see you about today." After Liu Bei finished talking about Kou Feng, he looked at everyone with a sigh.

"What's the matter that's worthy of Lord Xuande coming here in person? I thought it was just a confirmation that the Han navy has regained its strategic advantage?" Chen Xi asked with a smile. After the navy's victory, all the prerequisites for a decisive battle with the Kushans had been achieved. The only things that would affect the date of the decisive battle were the reasons that Chen Xi could control.

"Yes, I received the news before and had been thinking about it. I just happened to hear that Zhou Yu defeated the Kushan navy, so I came here directly. And since I'm here, I can ask about some things I can't figure out." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi with a complicated expression. With Chen Xi's help in answering his questions for so many years, Liu Bei has a very open-minded attitude towards many things. Moreover, Liu Bei himself is a very open-minded person, and there are very few things that can trap him. But this time, Liu Bei was obviously a little depressed.

"Let's hear it out. Everyone is here." Chen Xi said with a smile, "Even if I can't answer it, at least I can say a few words. Won't the people present also express their own judgments?"

Liu Bei glanced at Chen Xi, then looked at Jia Xu and said, "The thing is, I was planning to give fiefs to my officers in Indochina before. As for the time, you know, in the fifth year of Yuanfeng, I was actually planning to give fiefs, but the matter was suppressed. I only issued a fiefdom order and a development document, which allowed low-level nobles to choose their own places."

Just by hearing this opening, Jia Xu and others already had a general idea of ​​what was going to happen next.

But Liu Bei continued to talk about the situation he had encountered. "The documents of development and fiefdom have been in operation for so many years. I was the one who issued them, so I am relatively clear about some things. In the past, there were not many veterans in a year. Most of the veterans who had no ambitions would return to their hometowns or go back to their wives to farm. Ambitious ones basically continued to work hard on the front lines to gain merit, so not many were actually chosen."

Although it is said that there are not many, there are actually more than a hundred. However, the Indochina Peninsula, the Liaodong coast, Central Asia and other places are still large. Not to mention building more than a hundred villages, even a million square kilometers can be divided up. Therefore, the more than 200 middle-level titles under Liu Bei's command have been scattered, and now they are like salt dissolved in water, with no sense of existence.

Originally Liu Bei thought that this matter would proceed smoothly, but who knew that starting from this year, the number of fiefdom orders issued by Liu Bei began to rise sharply.

Unlike the Jiangdong family, which could only be enfeoffed in Jiangdong, the Yuan family, which could only be enfeoffed in the Yuan family, and the Central Asian family's territory was in Central Asia, Liu Bei's fiefdom order could be used to enfeoff in all places. So there was also the situation where he was enfeoffed on Jiangdong Island with the fiefdom order, but this situation was relatively rare. Unless there was really a huge benefit, ordinary veterans would not do so. There was no need. The earth is so big, it's hard to find a suitable place. Why do they have to find a place that disgusts each other?

However, every time Liu Bei issued the document, he would still remind people to try to find alluvial plains in the Indochina Peninsula. Such places are relatively easy to farm or develop, with low investment costs and great development potential. As for mines, unless they are open-pit mines, the rest are just that.

Most of the veterans who had signed contracts for so many years and came to sign them had actually found a suitable place. With their trust in Liu Bei, they would basically not hide anything when Liu Bei asked about it. After all, even if there was an open-pit mine, Liu Bei, the richest man in the world, would not be interested in it.

To put it bluntly, Kang Guang's fiefdom was right next to the Yong family. In addition to farming, Kang Guang also worked in gold sand. The state-owned mines completely ignored Kang Guang's behavior of collecting gold sand downstream. They didn't care and regarded it as social welfare. Kang Guang, who was once a seventh-level nobleman and now a tenth-level nobleman, just collected some gold sand. What's the big deal? It's not!

Slipping away, slipping away, the motherland is about to have its birthday, I have to think about adding more