Three Kingdoms

The taste of life is like being slapped in the face and wanting to look for sweet dates. However, the sweet dates were not found. Instead, I was slapped again without changing sides.

So, what can be done?

It can only be next to each other.

Fei Qian wanted to give the answer directly, but just like what he said, he couldn't give it, just like Ma Dabeard couldn't give the Chinese answer. He still had to rely on the Chinese people to find out. This job is irreplaceable by Fei Qian. He can show the way and warn, but he cannot replace all the Han people.

What is the current system suitable for Han Dynasty? Some of the rules and regulations of the Tang Dynasty might be adequate, and it wouldn't be a big problem to use scraps from earlier times, but if one step takes a thousand years, I'm afraid it's probably a mistake.

Therefore, Fei Qian can only guide the political system to deviate from the direction of the clan. After all, history has proved that the clan, no matter what type of clan it is, is actually similar to garbage. As long as it is a monopoly, it will inevitably happen. Then they pollute the environment until everyone can no longer survive, and then they are passively forced to clean up and transform the environment.

What if we could come up with a strategy to limit the power of the family right now?

As long as you make a start, someone will definitely take over in the future.

Fei Qian had actually mentioned it a long time ago, but no one connected him from the original aspect to another aspect, not even Zheng Xuan.

Therefore, Fei Qian needs someone or a group of people to complete this task for him. Pang Tong, like Fei Qian himself, is too conspicuous. Even if Pang Tong is really asked to do it, it is unlikely that some people will have a rebellious mentality. On the contrary, It was more difficult to push forward, but Zhuge Jin was much better. The clear soup noodles were lukewarm and he swallowed the water. He was born with an indifferent look on his face. Who wouldn't be happy to see it?

Of course, the key point is that Zhuge Jin’s identity is just right, no more and no less. Zhuge Jin was from Langya and was born in Shandong, but he experienced Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou and had irreconcilable conflicts with Cao Cao. On the other hand, Zhuge Jin had also been to Jingxiang and was relatively close to the Jingxiang sect, so There is no one more suitable than him to be a middleman, introduce each other, and then push things in the direction pointed out by Fei Qian, but how far it can be pushed, and whether it can snowball like a snowball falling on the top of a mountain and get bigger and bigger, remains to be seen later. .

Not long after Fei Qian returned to Huqi Mansion, he received a report from the Yinshan observation point.

After Fei Qian looked at it, he was silent for a long time.

The latest news shows that more than ten monitoring stations set up in Mobei have detected a new cold current, and Yinshan guard Li Dian is preparing to inspect Shanbei...

Although there is no evidence that this winter will be colder than last year, this piece of news reminded Fei Qian of the time when he first arrived in Dahan. At that time, Fei Qian was the same as he is now. He knew a lot, but one thing I can't say it, or I can't say it directly.

Fei Qian is a little lucky now. Back then, he didn't pretend to be a Taoist priest, or an immortal, or use gods, monsters, or prophecies to contact people like He Jin, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, etc., otherwise Fei Qian would have He had to face the embarrassment of being exposed.

Why, you were a charlatan back then, but now you don’t allow me to say a few words about the way of heaven and the five virtues and reincarnation?

But auspicious things are always unavoidable. Just like today, people will report some "auspicious things" from time to time, such as Zhuang He with double ears, white animals...

There are even people in Sichuan and Sichuan who are ready to pay tribute to Pixiu, which is the iron-eating beast, well, it is the giant panda.

Then all these were stopped by Fei Qian, and he issued an order saying that he thought it was auspicious, but in fact it was not only a waste of manpower and material resources, but also allowed the emperor to attach importance to auspiciousness and despise political affairs. The message was circulated in all directions, indicating that officials in various places were not allowed to report any more auspicious signs.

It can be seen that old habits die hard, especially if some shortcomings in the superstructure will be magnified tenfold or a hundredfold at the lower level...

A good political system is not decided by Fei Qian but by the Han people, and Qinglong Temple should be such a place for discussion.

After all, Zheng Xuan is older. Maybe he has thought about this matter, but he will definitely feel that it is best to end things smoothly without causing any trouble. He does not seek newness or changes, as long as he gets a good reputation at the end of his life and stays. Next to a good name, it's all set.

But the problem is that Fei Qian disagrees.

When you sit in this position, you have to bear corresponding responsibilities.

If you just want to be a good person, then you didn't come to Chang'an in the first place. Now that you have reached the high platform, you must have the courage to resist the cold wind.

Can one person really change the course of history?

cannot.

But a group of people, a large group of people will do.

History has a very strong inertia. If you want to change its direction, it is like hitting a stone with an egg. Of course, Fei Qian also sees that every major progress in history is led by a few people and the right time, place and people. Under this, if you drive the majority, you can move the wheel of history.

If possible, Fei Qian hopes that he can concentrate on government affairs, regard himself as a pure Han official, and forget about what will happen in the future...

But he couldn't forget it, because God reminded him again and again.

The cold current is fierce. Last year, countless people, horses, cattle and sheep were frozen to death in the desert. Fortunately, it did not have a great impact on the big people in the south, but what about this year?

Why didn't Fei Qian rush to fight Cao Cao?

Because in the Feiqian plan, there is really no need to attack Cao Cao's area.

War is far more than just swords and guns on the surface, it also involves the preparation of goods in the warehouse.

A good general, Xiaozhu said, must understand the time and place, as well as the morale of the military and the people, but this guy Fei Qian is better than such a general. He knows some future trends. And this future trend is enough for Feiqian to accumulate a huge advantage bit by bit, and finally defeat the enemy without a fight.

Well, maybe there will be a battle, but it will definitely be the last battle...

It's very simple. More people are indeed beneficial to production and development, but similarly, more people eat more, require more food, and put greater pressure on agriculture.

Fei Qian suddenly remembered that it was actually somewhat like later generations proposed population control after natural disasters. This policy was obviously correct at the time, because failure to control meant maintaining a large amount of agricultural grain production and even increasing agricultural input. So how can we develop industry? After all, when I looked up at that time, I found that the gap between myself and the world was really too big.

The people obviously couldn't understand, at least not at the time, and it was useless to explain. After all, the people only care about the doorstep of their homes, and they won't think about or care about those far away, or it won't matter if there is one more of me...

Therefore, from this perspective, the population policy formulated at that time was beneficial to the country, but the policy is not omnipotent, nor is it eternal. If it cannot be adjusted in time, and it really waits for trouble to come before rushing to deal with it, then it will be inconsistent with the policy. It was a virtue at the beginning, but I fell into the same pit and climbed up again.

Just like the Han Dynasty has been warm for three to four hundred years, who would think that the Little Ice Age that destroyed the entire Zhuanghe main producing area in China would really come? Not only for three consecutive years, but also for more than ten consecutive years, Zhuanghe's production has been reduced or even eliminated! This kind of tragedy could not even be recorded. Then it happened once in the Song Dynasty, and again in the Ming Dynasty. It changed its posture and happened again.

Every drastic change in climate is a severe blow to all farming societies.

If it hurts, you want to change.

When there is no pain, most people lie flat.

The key is not to forget about the pain once the scar is healed!

Fei Qian knew that there were not many records of the Little Ice Age in the late Han Dynasty, but the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty was more detailed. On the other hand, Europeans faced the Little Glacier climate and after countless people starved to death on the land, they were forced to leave the land and join the already booming voyages to seek livelihoods in America, Africa, and India. They passively completed the transition from agriculture to The difficult transformation from a country to an industrial and commercial country.

In a sense, Little Glacier actually promoted the development and growth of European colonialism...

Not forced, who wants to leave the comfortable and warm bed to face the cold beating?

Therefore, this is suffering, but it is also an opportunity. As long as it can be recorded and turned into experience, it will become China's precious wealth.

Just look further ahead.

What Feiqian needs to do now is to prepare in advance...

And Fei Qian asked Zhuge Jin to do what Zheng Xuan didn't do, just to avoid "people are in political power, people are in power, and people are in ruins", so that what one generation insists on will not be completely rejected in the hands of the next generation!

"The rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass eastward..."

Fei Qian muttered half a sentence in a low voice.

Huang Xu saw Fei Qian's lips moving slightly, but couldn't hear anything amidst the sound of horse hooves, so he thought it was Fei Qian who had some orders, so he rode his horse forward a little, "My lord, what are your orders?" 』

"Hmm..." Fei Qian pondered for a moment and looked at Chang'an City, which was getting closer and closer. "Don't go back home yet, let's go to Ba Ling's "Translation Pavilion"..."

Huang Xu received the order and whistled, guiding the queue to Ba Ling.

"Translation Center" is a newly established department with not many people and clean water. Mainly responsible for contacting Hu merchants from the Western Regions, learning the language of Hu merchants, and translating some things about Hu merchants.

This is another reserve of Fei Qian.

The person in charge of translating Xuan is Guo Tu.

Fei Qian doesn't like Guo Tu, but Fei Qian also knows that you can't decide whether to use a person or not, or whether to give him a chance, based on your own personal preferences.

Just like Zhuoyixuan, when Fei Qian knew that Guo Tu wanted to take charge, he didn't say anything and asked Guo Tu to take a look first.

Guo Tu is now a little thinner than when he first arrived in Chang'an, with a slender face and a slightly gray beard and hair. Looking at his appearance alone, he looks like a celebrity.

Putting aside other factors, in terms of literary literacy alone, Guo Tu is not bad at all. When he was young, he was an outstanding scholar and read a lot of books, not only classics but also poetry, music and paintings. Guo Tu was like most of them. Like the Yingchuan gentry, they all had some interests.

If this were not the case, Guo Tu would not be cited as a think tank by Yuan Shao.

This is the imprint that the Yingchuan gentry brought to Guo Tu and people like Guo Tu.

Fei Qian's idea of ​​establishing a translation house has actually been around for some time. In fact, it was not difficult to establish this translation house earlier with his position of power and the materials and wealth at his disposal. The main reason was that the timing was wrong.

Because the Hu people that Hua Xia mainly came into contact with before were all nomadic peoples in the surrounding areas. These Hu people could tell at a glance that their lives were even more miserable than those of the Han people. At least many of the Han people still had pots and pans, but at this point in time, the Han people were in the desert. Some of the nomads were so poor that they didn't even have pots and pans. When the Han Dynasty was plundered, they really wanted to scrape up the land and take it away...

So at that time, the Han people did not bother to learn any foreign language, just like a certain place in later generations insisted not to speak the language of other places. In addition to regional factors, there was also an element of pride, and once it was broken This kind of pride, or when someone steps on the bottom of their feet, they will eagerly learn the other person's language...

Well, this certain place, of course, refers to the Rinan area of ​​Bangzi Wa Kingdom.

Surrendering ministers are not welcome.

This is a recognized real problem.

So Guo Tu thought that he needed time to prove himself, and he was very confident for a time.

Then Guo Tu reluctantly accepted the reality in the cycle of hope and disappointment again and again. It's like facing the violence of life, and trying to avoid the tricky and weird words again and again. If you don't want to lie down, you just try to get up and try to change your position.

Zhuan Yi Xuan is Fei Qian’s attempt, and it is also Guo Tu’s attempt.

Nowadays, there are more Hu merchants. The merchants from Anxi and Daqin gradually brought various things to Chang'an, and then took away Chinese silk and tea...

Before Fei Qian, he asked merchants from the Western Regions to bring as many books as possible on science, politics, philosophy, medicine, architecture, etc., and to recruit as many scholars and technicians as possible, promising to "invite" them to China with the most favorable terms, but this time It takes time, and after these people arrive, they also need to communicate with each other. You can’t just wait until they arrive to learn the language...

So Zhuanyuanxuan was listed quietly.

Because everything was a start-up, Dahan had never set up a similar organization and had no relevant positions. The only one similar to it was Dahonglu and Shangshu Host and Guest Cao.

However, in fact, Dahonglu is not an external organization most of the time. Because during the Qin and Han Dynasties, all the princes, kings, princes and kings of the subject countries were also regarded as guests of the emperor.

Therefore, matters related to this were basically in charge of Dahonglu, such as the appointment of princes, princes, or their sons' succession, as well as seizing titles and land.

When the princes of the princes came to the capital to meet the emperor, Dahonglu presided over the ceremony; when the prince of princes died, Dahonglu sent envoys to express his condolences, and drafted edicts and posthumous titles; when the rulers of vassal states belonging to the Han accepted titles from the Han or met with the emperor, they As well as foreign envoys coming to make contributions, Dahonglu also handles ceremonial affairs.

To put it simply, everyone else comes to seek help from Da Honglu, so Da Honglu doesn’t have to learn the foreign language of Fanbang, but Fanbang needs to learn the language of China...

Although there is indeed some sense of "superiority" in doing this, it is actually of little use, because others can understand what you say, but when you cannot understand what others say, you are at an information disadvantage, and then you are stuck in your ways. , continues to be conservative, and when the shell of the so-called Celestial Kingdom is pulled off, it looks particularly humble.

Therefore, one of the main tasks of the Zhuangyi Xuan was to arrange highly paid interpreters, let some Hu people act as translators, and send people to learn the dialects of the foreign countries from these Hu merchants. Later, there would also be matters of translating foreign literature. It's just that everything is just beginning now, and other aspects have not been covered yet.

Fei Qian's original intention was to find a famous Confucian to take charge, so that no matter whether it was attracting talents on a daily basis or translating things, someone would take them seriously. However, it is a pity that at the current stage of the Han Dynasty, there are not many people. Taking this translation work seriously to foreign countries, not to mention that it is only the translation of languages ​​and texts, and does not involve the previous job content of the so-called "Dahonglu", so no one is willing to come to the Translation Center.

Except Guo Tu.

Fei Qian thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Guo Tu is also like the stock in the warehouse. If it cannot be taken out to dry, it may rot secretly in the warehouse...

Therefore, when he saw Fei Qian coming, Guo Tu's waist was very low.

Five buckets of rice?

It depends on the person, but at least Guo Tu thinks five buckets of rice is very important. And whose five buckets of rice is actually not entirely about salary.

Following Guo Tu were some petty officials and Fanhu in the Zhuangyi Xuan.

In order to prevent these Fanbang Hu people from being taught dialects in various places, they translated "Linbei" into a modest name, translated "Chilao" into hello, etc. This was to make some cross-over arrangements and recruit some mutual friends. Unknown Hu people are used as reference.

When several foreigners saw Fei Qian, they also saluted one after another. Some followed Chinese etiquette, and some wanted to rush forward to hug Fei Qian's boots. Then they were stopped by Huang Xu and other guards...

No way, at this stage, these barbarians generally have a relatively low status, and they are basically small businessmen. Of course, after some serious scholars come to China, things will get better.

Fei Qian smiled and asked about the situation of the translation studio and the current progress of translating the Fanbang Hu language, while listening to these Fanbang Hu people disturbingly beating their chests to express their loyalty.

Yes, in this era, the Han Dynasty, especially the Sanfu of Chang'an, is like a lighthouse in the world. Food, beautiful scenery, full of civilized order, rich goods and bustling markets far exceed those in the Western Regions, and also It is beyond the imagination of these Fanbang Hu people.

Therefore, for these Fanbang Hu people, they prefer to stay in Chang'an for a long time and enjoy the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

After all the foreign barbarians had gone down, Fei Qian asked Guo Tu: "What are the statistics on the armaments and culture of the countries in the Western Regions?" 』

Guo Tu respectfully replied: "My subordinates have calculated the customs and customs of the seventeen countries in the Western Regions... This is the relevant document..."

Guo Tu waved his hand and signaled his attendants to present a pile of the fruits of his time.

Fei Qian's eyes moved, then nodded, took out a book and read it.

"The difficulty today is that Fanhu doesn't understand Chinese characters, and the language doesn't understand the pen and ink, so it's difficult to convey the meaning..." Guo Tu said carefully while secretly glancing at Fei Qian's face.

"It doesn't matter at all..." Fei Qian looked at it and said, "When translating Fan Hu's words, we should pay more attention to the original meaning than the rhetoric. If you feel it is not beautiful, you can make corrections after the follow-up is enlightened. But right now... Or should "seeking authenticity" be the top priority... Can these be copied into another version? You can send someone to the general's mansion for someone to take a closer look..."

Fei Qian put down the text in his hand and said in a gentle voice, "At the time of Xiaowu, the Western Region was thirty-six, how come it is only seventeen now?" 』

Guo Tu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and there was a slight sweat on his forehead...