Jia Xu actually doesn't have much material demand. At least compared with Shandong people, Jia Xu is very simple. His biggest hobby is to eat a bite of beef. Moreover, since Li Ru died, Jia Xu rarely eats beef, and he always feels that he has no previous taste.

The taste is not good.

But today, after Jia Xu came back, he asked someone to stew some beef.

Today he returned to his yard early and closed the door, not wanting to see anyone or do anything.

Just a simple meal of beef.

The leaves on the trees outside the window had fallen out, and some bare branches were left, shaking in the wind.

『This scenery is so beautiful...』 Jia Xu looked out the window, 『It will be even more beautiful... The Western Regions will always look a little good-looking... isn't it?"

The branches outside the window were trembling slightly.

『Speaking of this... Dong Zhongying is really bad compared to these two...』 Jia Xu shook his head and tsk him tsk, 『But there was no good result for you and me to choose... If the lord could have been a few years earlier...』

Jia Xu patted the window lightly, then turned back to the side of the table and sat down.

He remembered Li Ru.

Li Ru also had no high requirements for materials.

When Li Ru died, there was nothing around him, neither much gold nor silver nor land assets. The only remaining books were left to Jia Xu and some were left to Han Guo. However, others who were also from Yongliang seemed to have only material desires in their eyes.

Dong Zhuo is like this, Li Guo is the same, and Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian...

"Sure enough, I still have to study..." Jia Xu said halfway, but immediately shook his head, "But it's also not good to study hard."

When it comes to studying, it is obvious that Shandong people are stronger, but look at what the great man has become in the hands of Shandong people?

The smell of cooking beef in the backyard came loomingly.

Jia Xu sucked and sighed soothingly.

"The law of sages can be used, the law of sages can be used, and the law of sages can be used. Therefore, you must study alive... Just as the lord said, you should keep pace with the times..." Jia Xu said with emotion, "It is better to have no law than to do all the law of sages. Until now, the path of the Western Regions has been considered to have come out..."

Jia Xu agreed with Fei Qian's concept, especially the concept of "the standard of the Han Dynasty" proposed by Fei Qian.

If the Han Dynasty wants to become the standard for neighboring countries to achieve states, the first thing to do is this "standard" must be attractive enough.

Only when people can see the benefits will others follow.

If a great man wants people to see him well, he must be strong.

If you want to be strong, you must have more talents, technology, and arms. If you want to obtain these more things, you naturally need to invest more money and continue to invest in order to continuously research and development and improvement. Where does the money come from?

From the tribes of the surrounding countries...

This formed a huge circulation system, pushing the Han Dynasty toward the Han Empire.

You can be called a king by sitting on the mountain and river, and you can be the emperor by spreading the world. This is the case with Ying Zheng and Liu Bang. He only knows how to sit in the Golden Palace and cannot be a good emperor.

Of course, in this process, as long as it is power, it will inevitably follow corruption.

There is no doubt that most people cannot avoid this, except for a few real great men.

If you want to avoid this problem, you must meet some of your needs.

For example, if you give spiritual satisfaction, your carnal needs will naturally be reduced.

It's like sage time.

How to make this sage take longer? Fei Qian adjusted the rank of the official and had initially formulated an official rank system similar to the 20th-rank title of the Former Qin Dynasty. This kind of title will turn the officialdom into a battlefield to a certain extent, and veterans will also be valued by officers. Of course, some people will use any means to make the title, just like those in the Former Qin Dynasty who are desperate for their heads.

So there is Youwensi…

Some idiots always think that having Wen Si is a matter for a while, but Jia Xu knows that having Wen Si is a lifelong man. All those who become officials will stand behind you, either open or secretly. Some people even don’t take a penny in You Wen Si at all, nor will they be on duty in You Wen Si.

Corruption is always unclear.

Youwensi can only clean and repair as much as possible, but cannot completely eliminate it.

what to do?

The flowing water does not rot, and the household hub is not slapped, so it moves.

As long as you stop and stop moving, no matter what it is, it will decay.

The aroma of beef is getting stronger and stronger.

Some people must have classes, which is an inevitable problem for most feudal dynasties.

"If someone wants to eat meat, he must know how to eat..." Jia Xu smiled, "Those who don't know how to eat... need to study hard... If you don't even want to learn... you will not have the qualification to eat meat..."

The servant brought the cooked beef.

The fragrance of fat spreads out.

"In the second year of Jianyuan, when Bowang Hou arrived in the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty knew that there was this place..." Jia Xu looked at a plate of beef on the table in front of him, slowly lifted up the knife, cut out thin slices, and placed them piece by piece on another empty plate. "Then the second year of Shenjue, the Western Regions Protectorate was set up, which took 69 years...69 years...

In history, perhaps it is just two simple lines of words, Zhang Qian opened up, the Han Xuan established the palace, and then disappeared. The reason why all the middle was omitted was perhaps because there were too many things that were difficult to record in detail, or perhaps the historian felt that there were more important things than the Western Regions to record, but no matter what, no matter what, there were no records that could be detailed for later generations.

But this time, it's different.

This time the difference is a good thing.

Chinese people like humility, which is a virtue, but it is also a disadvantage.

After Zhang Qian, there was no more Zhang Qian.

After the class premiere, there is no more class premiere.

Even their children cannot repeat the glory of their ancestors. This is not just a matter of the difference between people, but there is no information that can be provided to future generations. Later generations cannot know the specific difficulties and strategies in the implementation process based on the brief written records in history books.

This made the Han Dynasty lose its unity of foreign political strategies, and it was naturally impossible to effectively convey them.

Now, Li Ru's disciple, or his successor, Han Guo, is more lucky than the envoys of the Han Dynasty before, because Han Guo now has a clearer concept and a more complete model, knowing what he wants to do and what the Han people want to do...

This is undoubtedly a huge leap.

A huge improvement.

Jia Xu cut all the cut beef piece by piece and lined up two plates. Then he put down the knife and pushed one of the plates in front of him. Then he turned the chopsticks a little, and his little head was aimed at him, with his big head facing the other end, then sat upright and bowed, "Senior brother, please."

There is silence.

No one responded to him.

After a while, Jia Xu reached out and grabbed a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth.

『Ahaha...it's still the original...it's the original taste...』

Jia Xu smiled, but as he smiled, a tear fell down unknowingly.

...

King Yanqi had no appetite at all when facing a plate of beef.

Of course, there is not only a plate of beef on the table, but there is also a lot of things he liked to eat before, but now he has no appetite.

"The Han envoy left like this? He just told him... no, he couldn't even say it. Even if he said it casually... how dare he? How dare he do this!"

King Yanqi was very angry.

I was angry because I could not get the respect of the Han envoy.

The Han envoy should at least come to see him and then have a dinner together. Then the ministers of Yanqi will be able to see him having a happy conversation with the Han envoy, and finally say goodbye.

This is the correct process!

Why are they gone now?

The Yanqi Kingdom also had glory.

In terms of population, economy, and culture, the Yanqi Kingdom was once among the top in the Western Regions. Even if it was not counted as the Yanqi royal city and the other cities in Yanqi flourished due to the magnificent development of the Western Regions and once became the richest country in the North.

When the population develops and the country is rising, you can always take a wave of dividends. Just like when the stock market index is rising, almost everyone is a stock god. You can buy whatever you buy and rise. If you don’t rise today, you will also rise tomorrow. Everyone has a red light on their faces, and their spirit is full...

But few people will prepare for the future.

When the Yanqi country develops to a certain stage and goes downward, the total population begins to decline, the economic income reaches a bottleneck, and the income is less than the expenditure, the nobles who are used to eating and drinking and having big hands will say that it is difficult for Yanqi to cut expenses together and overcome the difficulties together?

How is that possible?

The people are suffering, and the nobles still have to drink, eat meat and dance.

From beginning to end, Yanqi was saying that the people would continue to suffer, and he had never heard of noble people suffering. Of course, perhaps just like the current King Yanqi, he felt that it was already very "hard" that the Han envoys did not stay and could not attend the dinner together?

The Yanqi Kingdom neither seized the rapid expansion of its peak and reached the next step, nor did it stand together to resist it when it was sliding down, so it naturally slipped down...

When the Cheshi Kingdom was robbed and torn apart by the Han and the Huns, Yanqi Kingdom was scared. He did not dare to hook up with the Huns too deeply, nor did he dare to be completely inclined to the Han. He hesitated and was in a dilemma. As a result, he could not please him, but his national strength became weaker. This time, Lu Bu went west to fight, and the Yanqi Kingdom also tried his best to avoid disasters and let the people continue to endure it. However, the strategy of suffering and endurance has always caused many of the Yanqi people to defect to other countries.

In this era in the Western Regions, there was no so-called concept of nationality, nor any borders. It was not until the treaty formed by the potential Shanshan of Fei that it was confirmed that the city-state was within 20 miles of oasis and fifteen miles of the city-state were considered to be territory...

"What exactly does the Han envoy mean?" King Yanqi was angry and had to think about it, "Why should the Han people have to attack us first? We have never expressed any resistance! How can the Han people deal with us? This is unreasonable!"

The head of the governing minister under the Yanqi King lowered his head, "King, maybe the Han envoy is just in a hurry..."

The relative position of the head minister in governance is more objective. He knows more or less why the Han envoy did not stay, but just informs him.

Because it is not necessary.

The King of Yanqi did not even notice the seriousness of it, and was still angry because of the "impoliteness" of the Han envoys.
To be continued...