The people in the fleet did not bring back any diseases, which is good news. Although there were many fewer people when I came back, there were many more exotic women and cross-breeding children.
They cut thorns with shawls and endured loneliness. Sometimes the barbarians are not educated and find it difficult to communicate with them, so they have to send troops to conquer. Sometimes you are sailing on the vast sea without knowing the way forward, without any supplies, and you have to endure hunger and thirst. This is what you should do.
Finally, he came back alive, and finally completed the great task of making the Chinese people no longer have to worry about hunger. The shit they do outside is innocuous in comparison. And to put it another way, it might be a kind of salvation for those women and children to reach China alive.
The harvest this time was very great. The fleet basically traveled the entire American continent, bringing back not only sweet potatoes and potatoes, but also corn, peppers, tomatoes, beans, sunflowers and other crop seeds originating in the Americas. They couldn't tell what was what, but they did a good job of collecting records and organizing them. They even had names, which were transliterated based on the local people's names.
Wang Yan changed the name, so it was the same as the later name. Then there was an imperial edict, and the chief minister of the Ministry of Agriculture personally rolled up his arms and sleeves to farm in Huangzhuang outside the city. There were three thousand Yulin guards guarding it day and night. At the same time, he also started to fasten the greenhouses and conduct experiments in winter. I brought back a lot of seeds and they were well protected. Once the breeding work is done well, it will basically cover the Gyeonggi region in two years and the entire north in five years.
In the foreseeable future, the original grain production will definitely be significantly reduced. This is because the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes is large, and the yield of corn is also higher than that of the original grains. People who are hungry must have cultivated on a large scale and filled their granaries with comfort every day. I fart in the yard and feel that life is so beautiful.
In another two years, when people feel full and fed up with the unchanging taste of sweet potatoes and the side effects of farting all day long, they will consciously and rationally plan their land and cultivate crops rationally.
This is a spontaneous process that requires no intervention. At that time, people will not be satisfied with eating those whole grains. Instead, rice and white noodles will naturally be put on the table. At the same time, people will also pursue dishes and crave more diverse diets.
After all, material is the foundation of civilization.
Since there is no shortage of food soon, it is natural to consider meat and land.
Therefore, the Ministry of Household Affairs made a comprehensive calculation of all expenditures for the whole year and came up with an estimated expenditure for the following year. After finding that the gap was not large, the two newly trained guards of the Northern Army, plus the two existing guards in Liaodong, totaled two One hundred thousand troops attacked Xijin Mansion of Liao Kingdom.
Of course, war is not based on siege. After all, the entire Xijin Mansion only has 50,000 soldiers and horses, so there is no way it can support an army of 200,000 for a conquest. Only 120,000 men actually participated in the attack on Xijin Mansion, and the remaining 80,000 penetrated the Liao defense line outside the Great Wall. At the same time, the four newly trained guards of the Western Army were also marching eastward in the border area, launching an attack on the Liao defenders, hoping to trap the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Xijin Mansion, and at the same time compress the Liao's territory.
Starting from 1115, more than ten years later, the Liao Kingdom's defense line had actually shrunk. Although the territory looks large, most of it is actually an enclave. The combat effectiveness of the Western Army is sufficient. After reorganizing and retraining, changing the military system and wartime leadership model, the subjective initiative of the generals has been fully utilized. They fight based on the formation map, but they are not fools. Now they have to get rid of their cages and move up the ladder. If you open it, you don't have to worry about the emperor's suspicion, so you will naturally try your best to get the title of Marquis and leave your name in history.
Therefore, the war progressed very smoothly. The Western Army captured Datong Prefecture, and divided its 100,000 troops into 80,000 troops who were fighting for foreign aid on the other side. They successfully joined forces outside the Great Wall and blocked Badaling and other key passes. However, the troops outside Xijin Mansion were attracted and did not attack, and the enemy troops were surrounded and fled. After only holding on for less than two months, the Xijin Mansion was captured.
Casualties are unavoidable, but according to a war of this scale, those casualties are really insignificant and can be regarded as a light victory. The Liao Kingdom dared to leave the Great Wall and regained the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. This was only the fourth year of China. winter.
After capturing Xijin Mansion, the offensive did not stop, because the purpose of this battle was land and pasture. Therefore, an army of 180,000 troops jointly marched northward, and on the 15th, they conquered Dading Prefecture in the central capital of the Liao Kingdom. Together with the 100,000 troops led by Lu Zhishen, a total of 380,000 troops and horses advanced to Shangjing, the capital of the Liao Kingdom.
By this time, there was not much territory actually controlled by the Liao Kingdom. Coupled with its internal civil strife, it basically existed in name only. However, this time is still delayed by two years compared to the original history, but it may be better for them to subdue the country earlier, and save the hardship of supporting and struggling to survive.
No one wants to die, especially the Liao royal family and many other ministers who have been prosperous and wealthy all their lives. They have a role model. The Xixia Li family is living quite well in the north. So they were very decisive and fled north with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, a large number of craftsmen, and countless wealth.
It's less like running away and more like moving. It not only insulted the soldiers of the Chinese Empire, but also insulted the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. So the Chinese soldiers chased them all the way, and the Jin Kingdom was blocking them in the north, trying to rob the supplies. Therefore, not many Liao people ran out in the end, and they also gave up most of their wealth.
The Chinese soldiers only caught up to Hulunbuir and then stopped. At the same time, they began to blockade the Xing'an Mountains and block the Jin Kingdom in the northeast.
At this point, the strategic purpose of this battle has been achieved. The Liao Kingdom was destroyed in the First World War, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were recovered. At the same time, they also captured several grasslands with rich water and grass, including Hulun Buir, and blocked the Jin Kingdom. It can be said to be perfect. After waiting for a while, digesting the gains from this battle, freeing up money and materials, unifying the Northeast, and taking over the entire Northeast Plain, which is the granary, then it will basically be considered complete.
For the empire to conquer such a large piece of land and to recover the Sixteen Youyun States that had been ceded for hundreds of years, the whole country was naturally rejoicing. Such a great achievement is naturally worthy of celebration, and a grand ceremony was held to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth, to the ancestors, and to celebrate the victory of regaining the lost land and opening up new territories.
Logically speaking, this matter does not have much to do with the common people. But on the one hand, it is psychologically satisfying, and on the other hand, it is also beneficial. What is most closely related to them is that the council issued a notice that the price of cattle and sheep will drop significantly in the future. There is also the need to immigrate two million people to the north, and the conditions are very favorable. Once there, land, pastures, seeds, cattle and sheep will be distributed, and you can borrow interest-free loans to build new homes and be tax-free for five years.
Of course, few people from the Gyeonggi region want to go, but there are still many people from the northwest and south. After all, soil erosion is serious in the northwest and food production is not high. There is less land in the south. Although people can work, there are still many people who want to own land. Moreover, when they go to the north, they can rest assured that the imperial court will take care of everything.
The current imperial court is very popular with the people. First, a large number of heavy taxes were directly abolished. Second, local officials were very efficient in administration. Third, local officials did not dare to bully good people. Fourth, since the founding of the country, no lies were told and no orders were changed day by day. This little bit develops the authority of the government.
Immigration is not because there are not enough people on the grassland. The population of the Liao Kingdom was nearly 10 million. Over the years, many people died due to wars, civil strife, etc., and many were kidnapped by the Jin Kingdom. There were only seven to eight million left. All of these people were accepted by China, and the Kingdom of Jin did not rob them. Because it is already difficult for them to maintain their small population. If they absorb millions more people from the Liao Kingdom, they don't need to send troops to fight. They will only block trade and they will collapse.
The real reason was to promote national integration and prevent the old people of the Liao Kingdom from causing rebellion. He will immigrate two million people to the grasslands, and will also immigrate two million people there to live in the Central Plains. Let people who don't know how to herd learn to herd, and let people who don't know how to farm learn to farm. There will definitely be no grassland autonomous grassland. That is cultivating a new generation of large grassland tribes and causing trouble for themselves.
He wanted to immigrate the Han people, intermarry and integrate, increase trade, spread the lifestyle, etc. He also wanted to build a society to train talents from the north and let them serve as officials in other places. Over time, there was a It took two generations to almost completely integrate the North.
The same is almost the same in the south. Since the second year of Huaxia, troops were sent southward, and they have been advancing southward step by step. By the fifth year of Huaxia, the original rebel forces had been completely wiped out, the homes of those big families were ransacked, and the whole place was sorted out. .
There are still two places that need to be captured, Tubo and Dali, but they don't require too much attention. It is indeed difficult to deal with Tubo. After all, it is too difficult for Chinese troops to drive over and fight in the plateau area. Therefore, the best way is to use economic sanctions to make the Tubo tribes dependent on them through decades of trade, and then their subjugation will be natural. As for Dali, again, they just relied on the advantage of the terrain to settle in a corner. The mountains, rivers, landforms, climate environment, dangers in the jungle, and the incompatibility of the soil and water are all the keys to preventing the army from moving in.
But the problem is not big. The troops who wiped out the Southern Buchen did not return, but drove directly to the border area with Dali. Garrison troops nearby, recruit locals to start training new troops, and at the same time slowly advance the front line. Actively contact the various ethnic groups and tribes in the mountains, conduct business with them, and provide them with favorable conditions to allow them to come down to live in the mountains. By advancing in such a slow and unhurried manner, the consumption of both food and supplies and the lives of the soldiers was minimal. It only takes ten or eight years to destroy the Duan family, unify China, and make the north and south one family.
The main problem is still the large-scale development in the south. Because this time there was no Jingkang shame and the Song Dynasty moved south, the development of the south was no longer a natural thing, but a necessary and proactive task. This task fell to Wang Yan, who was now in power.
The south is very rich in resources and has its own necessity to develop them. The best way to develop is to increase trade and enhance logistics efficiency. Let what is in the mountains come out, and let what is outside the mountains come in. In this way, there is no need to say much about the way of development, the only way is to build roads.
There are many mountains in the south, especially in areas such as Bashu and Bashu. It is more difficult to build roads, which basically cost human lives to fill them. But it doesn't matter, because the labor force team is very strong, not only the rebel forces in the north and south, but also the prisoners of war from the Liao Kingdom who have been redone to labor force, and there are also some people who have committed serious crimes in various places.
There is nothing we can do about criminal incidents. After all, thousands of years from now, there will be cameras everywhere, and the police will be so strict, and there will be fights from time to time, let alone this time. Because of some quarrels between individuals, or because of conflicts over water sources or business in the village, there would be a one-on-one fight between individuals, or a fight between two villages. There are other times when there are vendettas, murders, etc. Throughout the year, there are still a lot of eucalyptus trees.
Among them, of course, there is also the relationship between Wang Yan's prohibition on swords and other short weapons and his encouragement to practice martial arts. But to be honest, this relationship is not as big as imagined. Because he stipulated that possession of weapons must have documents issued by the Yamen, and random inspections were carried out. If they were made privately, the penalty would be severe. On the other hand, blacksmiths are also controlled. Forged weapons must be registered and reported, and most importantly, the cost is not low. So even though there is no ban, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. And even if he bans weapons, there is still a kitchen knife. If it is too short and not powerful enough, there is a longer sickle.
Therefore, looking at the cause and effect, it is not that he cannot refrain from using weapons that leads to poor public security. This kind of thing can only rely on the local government's popularization of the law, as well as the suppression of the police and local garrison, to ensure that every occurrence is severely punished, so that people can deeply understand the consequences of five steps of blood. Another point is to rely on the current promotion of integrating martial arts into the education system. When the time comes, everyone will know how to use martial arts, and they will have two attacks, and it will be impossible to tell who is strong and who is weak just by looking at them. Coupled with severe punishments, by then we will be able to control our lives well below a certain level.
It is impossible to stop it. This is a human disease and human nature. There are always people who want to bully others and be superior to others. What is even more hateful is that the more honest you are, the more you will be bullied. Then there will always be people who can't stand being bullied and will crazily retaliate, which is normal.
Therefore, there is no problem at all in using the lives of these people to build roads. This is the greatest contribution these people can make to this land.
The situation this time is different from that of the late Ming Dynasty. Because the various places are not well developed, he has no plans to expand. The fundamental purpose of using foreign troops to occupy land is land and other resources.
At present, the land in the country is suitable for cultivation, and there is industry and commerce to absorb the landless labor force. Various regions still need to be developed in depth, and there is no need to use troops at all. And if he needs resources, he can exploit them through trade. Use the labor of people in other countries to subsidize the welfare benefits of people at home. It's like he keeps dumping goods to Southeast Asia. It's not nice to say that they are all working for the Chinese people. This is an economic benefit.
Since they can be exploited comfortably and there is no threat in those places, why occupy their places and accept so many people. After all, we can’t kill them all, or enslave them all. No matter what, we have to accept part of it and give them the same benefits as the original people of the country. It's not necessary.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the living land of the country's people is loose enough. If it becomes crowded again and the conflicts become bigger again, then fight, then kill...
In the eighth year of China, the Kingdom of Jin perished. When the country fell, everyone in the Jin Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief. Because fear of destruction is not the same thing as already perishing. What's more, many people in the Jin Kingdom have long wanted to surrender. After all, they can't fight or run away, and their lives are not good. If they don't surrender, what will they do? All the original land was taken over by Huaxia, and wheat was planted on a large area in the northeastern plains. At the same time, breeding and improvement were continued to select high-quality seeds.
In the battle that destroyed the Kingdom of Jin, there was a hundred-man captain who fought bravely and made great achievements. He was promoted during the war and became a brigade-level commander. His name is Yue Fei.
This is what Wang Yan saw when he reviewed the merit report. Yue Fei had already enlisted in the army and had been staying in the Northern Army. They had participated in the war when they attacked the Liao Kingdom's Jin Prefecture before, but that time it was just a siege and no fierce battle broke out. Otherwise, they would have come forward long ago. After all, Yue Fei fought his way up from a big-headed soldier with real swords and spears. Such people are particularly popular in the army, especially in the army of the Chinese Empire. Those who can fight can be the generals who lead the charge, and those who can charge and know the strategy can be the commanders. This is the way to advance in the army, and it is natural for Yue Fei to take the lead.
At the end of the Chinese decade, after a year's census, the population was over 135 million. Among these populations, there are new people, as well as populations from Liao and Jin. Of course, this number does not include the huge labor force, because they have been deprived of human rights under the new Chinese law and have no other choice but to work until death.
In the twelfth year of Huaxia, after negotiations, Dali surrendered and was incorporated into Huaxia rule. The negotiation was not about anything else, but about preserving the Duan family's wealth. After being beaten by the Chinese Empire for several years, internal chaos naturally arises. This is no longer something that the Duan family can solve. It is useless even if the Ming Dynasty comes out, because it cannot be solved by wisdom, it is purely a huge gap in hard power. Knowing that you will die, it is wise to plan early. So the final result was that the Duan family was allowed to retain part of their wealth, demoted to civilians, and moved the family to Luoyang.
In the past twenty years and after ten years of stable development in China, social wealth has increased, education, health care, welfare, etc. have all improved to varying degrees. As long as your limbs are sound, you can farm, work, or go to sea, and you can find any job. Hungry to death. Coupled with the strong encouragement from the government, the number of newborns has increased exponentially in the past ten years, and the population has reached more than 178 million. The more than 40 million people who have grown in population are all children born in this decade. Women of the right age have basically not stopped giving birth to children in the past ten years.
Because having children can strengthen the family, and children will become a labor force when they grow up. The most important thing is that although having children now will still bring a burden to the family, it can support them, and both men and women can go to school at a very low cost. They hope that their children can take the imperial examination and become an official. Even if they fail to pass the imperial examination and pass the imperial martial arts hall, and become an officer in the future, they can gradually improve the family's status.
There is no doubt that this is a full meal.
In the twenty-first year of China, Zhao Ji died of illness at the age of sixty-three. When he died, Wang Yan went over to take a look, and Zhao Ji said, "You are a good emperor, better than me." Wang Yan smiled, but the old boy was still worried. It was understandable. He was an emperor after all, and it was always uncomfortable to be ousted from power. The greatest pain in life is what you once had.
In the thirty-third year of China's history, Xin Qiji became the number one scholar in the imperial examination and enrolled in Imperial College.
In the forty-second year of China, Pan Jinlian passed away at the age of seventy-four. This is already the result of Wang Yan's concern. In this era, it is already good to live more than seventy. Although he was used to it, Wang Yan was still affected and in a bad mood at this time. He knew that this was the beginning. Next, the women who had accompanied him for most of his life would leave one by one.
He was right. Six months after Jin Lian left, Master Li held his hand tightly and said that he was unlucky and had entered the wrong profession, and that he could not have a child for them until his death. Wang Yan smiled and combed her white hair, stroked her wrinkled cheek, and said, "Otherwise, we wouldn't know each other." Shishi nodded in approval of this sentence, sighed with a sigh of relief, calmed down, and asked Wang Yan to recite the New Year's Eve to her again. There are thousands of people searching for him. Suddenly looking back, that person was there, in a dimly lit place. ', she smiled and closed her starry eyes. That smile is still as beautiful and charming as before.
Two years later, Sanniang also left. She said she was content with her life and asked him not to miss her.
Jade Pan, on the other hand, lived the longest, at seventy-eight years. He walked away peacefully and didn't say anything. He just told Wang Yan, who was already in his eighties, to take care of his health, because what he needed to say had been said long ago. She has never suffered hardship in her life, and she also likes to travel. She has traveled to many places and seen many scenery in her life. Although her father was kicked off the throne by his own man, it was obvious that her father was not good enough. There's nothing she can't let go of, no regrets.
After the woman died, the children began to die. When he was ninety-three years old, he successfully killed all his children. It was also at this time that he truly became a loner. Although the three generations are also filial, he doesn't have much feelings for them because there are too many.
It was also at this time that he began to train heirs. The royal family has never prohibited them from engaging in any profession. They can do business, join the army, engage in politics, and go to sea. There are still many talents. He started directly from the fourth generation because he was still alive.
At this point, China's development has been very good. Even though he was no longer involved in technology, with his strong support, he still saw the emergence of the steam engine in the year when he was 100 years old. Of course, it was still in an experimental state and it took a lot of effort to lift a bucket of water. As for the firearms, they have naturally come out, but they are still in the state of burning fire sticks, even though the rifling has come out.
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This is inevitable for development, and the rules of the world are there. He has encouraged development for seventy years, and the population has reached hundreds of millions. He has implemented comprehensive six-year compulsory education, and countless talents have emerged. If you have a flash of inspiration, someone will always notice it.
This is not to mention the brilliant achievements of art and culture. There are countless great writers and great painters who have emerged from it. They are absolutely brilliant fruits.
At this point, he has become indifferent. Every day he takes people out for a walk and acts as his mascot in and around the growing city of Luoyang. The founding emperor lived over a hundred years old, was still able to walk around the streets robustly, cared about the people's sentiments, and with his many great achievements over the years, he was already a living god. His statue stands behind the national flag, together with the monument to heroes built earlier in the capital.
He was alone in the bustling great imperial capital. As the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss. Perhaps this is what he should pay when he gets the care of his living father and enjoys all kinds of life.
This time he did not leave at the age of one hundred and twenty, as he expected. Because his physical statistics have improved, it is natural that he can maintain his physical condition for a longer period of time.
Finally, at the end of China's ninety-fourth year, on New Year's Eve, he received the long-lost news from the system's living father. This year, he was one hundred and twenty-five years old. He was only six years away from being in charge of the Chinese Empire for a hundred years. There is no historical commentary on him, but I think he was a great emperor.
He ignored the filial piety of his descendants in the palace. This happened every year, and he was already tired of it. Because he didn't know so many juniors, and the ones he could name were only a few who performed well. Of course, the child he is talking about is also a fifty-year-old fourth generation grandson...
It was snowing again today. With the worried and frightened eyes of the eunuch, he walked steadily to the Wanxiang Shrine in the wind and snow. He didn't have anyone waiting on him, he waved them away and kept them out of his sight.
He entered through the wide open main entrance of the Wanxiang Palace, walked a long distance, climbed up the stairs step by step, swung his dragon robe, and sat firmly on the hard dragon chair.
After all, I am getting old and I can’t do it anymore. He took out the Han Feng from its sheath in the space, holding the handle of the knife with both hands, sitting on the big horse golden knife.
He looked at the flying snowflakes reflected by the lights outside, he looked at the bright fireworks blooming in the sky, and he looked at the infinite country in front of him...
