My subjects are too rebellious!

"Long Shi, you must immediately arrange for the careful breeding of all these potatoes and sweet potatoes."

Qin Chuan gave Long Shi an order, saying, "We must ensure that every seed is of the best quality so that we can continue to maintain high yields in subsequent plantings."

Qin Chuan then added: "Send all these seedlings to the Kaifeng area so that local people can also participate in the planting."

Long Shi took the order and left without any hesitation.

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Although all dynasties learned from the lessons of the demise of previous dynasties, they all ended up in destruction.

The Shang Dynasty sent too many elite troops to expand its territory, resulting in a lack of defense in the capital Chaoge, which was attacked by King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa.

This eventually led to the death of King Zhou and the destruction of his country.

The King of Zhou learned from the lessons of the Shang Dynasty and implemented a feudal system, sending the princes out to fight and open up wasteland, while his own heavy troops remained in the capital.

In this way, we not only expanded the territory but also solved the problem of defending the home, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Although this approach allowed the Zhou Dynasty to gain three hundred years of stability, the power of the ambitious princes grew increasingly stronger.

Gradually, the Zhou royal family became a decoration.

Eventually, the Qin Dynasty grew larger and stronger and unified the world.

The Qin Dynasty then reflected on the lessons learned from the Zhou Dynasty.

The feudal system was abolished and an unprecedented centralized system, the county system, was implemented.

By keeping power in the central government and appointing officials to govern local areas or expand territory, the threat of rebellion by the princes was completely eliminated.

But the loyalty of the officials was too low, and they surrendered one after another after Liu Bang's rebel army arrived.

As a result, the Qin Dynasty only lasted fifteen years before it was replaced by the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, further learned from the experience of the Qin Dynasty and did not believe that officials had the awareness to live and die with the country, so he enfeoffed his sons as kings.

Even if the world is in chaos, it still belongs to the Liu family.

As a result, these princes launched the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.

Eventually, the throne was usurped by his external relative Wang Mang.

By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the princes, officials and emperors' relatives could no longer be trusted and believed that the eunuchs around them were the least likely to rebel.

As a result, after the eunuchs came to power, they acted recklessly.

The whole world was in the midst of war, many heroes emerged, and the emperor became a puppet of the warlords.

Eventually, the Sima family usurped the throne and established the Jin Dynasty.

The Sima family learned from Cao Wei's experience and lessons and followed Liu Bang's old path.

He enfeoffed his family members as kings, which soon led to the outbreak of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.

The power of the Jin Dynasty was greatly weakened, and it was eventually invaded and destroyed by foreign invaders.

Since then, a situation of confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties was formed.

Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty finally unified the world, and the Sui Dynasty once again learned from the experiences and lessons of its predecessors.

He believed that the aristocratic families had too much power and wanted to weaken the power of the aristocracy by promoting the imperial examination system.

This resulted in dissatisfaction among the nobles and started a civil war for the throne.

It was eventually replaced by the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty took a new path, which was to divert internal conflicts through continuous outward expansion.

However, the Jiedushi position set up by the Tang Dynasty was too high-ranking. They controlled the border troops and rebelled against the emperor. Eventually, the three towns were divided.

The entire Tang Dynasty was torn apart.

The world entered a period of super-war with five wars and ten kingdoms until the establishment of the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty learned from the lessons of all previous dynasties.

The imperial examination system was used to weaken the aristocratic families, and at this time, the interference of the harem and officials in government affairs was examined.

Contact local armed forces, prevent them from becoming independent, and suppress military generals.

As a result, the Song Dynasty's military power became vulnerable.

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After Zhu Yuanzhang drove the Mongols back to the grasslands and established the Ming Dynasty, he began to focus on resisting foreign enemies.

The national policy of the emperor guarding the national border was established.

Although the invasion of foreign tribes was prevented, the city of Beijing was breached by Li Zicheng in the backyard.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty took advantage of the situation, it learned the lessons of previous dynasties thoroughly.

The monopoly of power by external relatives, the meddling of government by eunuchs, the rebellion of powerful officials, the cliques in the court, and the separatism of warlords were all put to an end.

All internal and external troubles were dealt with well.

But unexpectedly, times have changed.

The West began to launch a dimensionality reduction attack, and a few hundred foreigners were able to defeat hundreds of thousands of Qing troops.

The West launched a craze to divide up China.

The Qing Dynasty eventually forgot about it.

Eventually, our faith turned red.

It also left us with a profound lesson: if we fall behind we will be beaten!

Ai Gong’s words are still the eternal truth.

"Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon!"

Therefore, Qin Chuan did not think there was anything wrong with incorporating the entire world into the Wu Dynasty.

After all, those who fall behind will be beaten, so it is only right to divide them up!

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In the prosperous capital of the Wu Dynasty, Heshen's mansion was brightly lit, with melodious music of stringed instruments and a scene of singing and dancing.

In the garden of the mansion, Heshen was dressed in gorgeous clothes, playing with his concubines among the flowers, laughing and talking constantly, showing the nourishment and comfort of his life.

Heshen held a wine glass and flirted with his concubines with a smile, enjoying this rare leisure time.

"Come, my beauty, let me hear your voice that has lingered in my ears for three days again."

He lightly lifted the chin of a concubine, his words full of affection.

Just as everyone was immersed in joy, a servant came hurriedly and whispered in Heshen's ear: "Master, the Magistrate of Baoning Prefecture, Mr. Zhang, wants to see you. He said he has something important to discuss."

Heshen's eyes changed slightly when he heard this, but he quickly returned to his cynical look. He waved to his concubines to signal them to leave, then he straightened his clothes and walked into the main hall.

Lord Zhang was already waiting in the main hall, holding an exquisite gift box in his hand. When he saw He Shen coming, he hurried forward to salute, with a big smile on his face: "Lord He, I am sorry to disturb you so late at night. I hope you will forgive me."

He Shen stroked his beard and pretended to be surprised, "Oh? Lord Zhang came to visit so late at night. He must have something important to tell you. Please take a seat."

After Lord Zhang sat down, Heshen waved his hand gently, signaling the servant to serve tea, and then he sipped the tea leisurely, as if he knew exactly what Lord Zhang wanted.

Seeing this, Lord Zhang knew that He Shen was waiting for him to speak, so he stopped beating around the bush and took out a secret letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "Lord He, this is a small gift from me, I hope you will accept it. I have been in Baoning Prefecture for many years and have been working diligently. I only hope to make further progress and serve the country. If I can get your support, I will remember it in my heart and be grateful."

He Shen took the secret letter and smiled. He was not in a hurry to open it. Instead, he said slowly: "Mr. Zhang, you and I are officials in the same court, so we should support each other. However, official affairs still depend on our own abilities and opportunities. Since you have this intention, I will keep it in mind."

After saying this, Heshen gently patted Mr. Zhang on the shoulder, signaling him to relax.

Lord Zhang was delighted and quickly stood up and bowed again, then left the He Mansion with tears of gratitude.

After Mr. Zhang left, Heshen gently opened the secret letter, glanced at the contents, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.