After dealing with the matters in Manila, Yang Fan set sail again.
I originally planned to go digging for treasures with my wives in Ryukyu and have a great time. Then we turned around and headed north. I didn't expect that it would take so long due to the rush of things. If we don’t go north, the seaport of Vladivostok will be frozen in winter.
Vladivostok is a semi-freeze port, that is, there is no ice inside the port. However, not far from the port is the frozen sea. Therefore, this ice-free port is fake. The ship is stuck in the harbor and cannot get out. We can only drive out until the beginning of next spring when the sea ice is lifted.
In fact, the real ice-free port in the north is Lushunkou, which is navigable all year round. Even though Qinhuangdao Port has no inland rivers and the sea water has high salinity, it is not easy to freeze. In addition, the depth of water is large, the heat capacity is good, and it is not easy to freeze.
However, if the cold snap this year is particularly severe, there is no guarantee that it can be used in winter.
Yang Fan had arranged for more than a dozen large-scale fortune ships before departure, and brought a lot of goods to Vladivostok in advance. Yang Fan planned to go there this time to have a good contact with the local tribe.
That place was so old that the slaves had very little control over it. All ministries surrendered in name only.
These are the real savages. Jiannu was afraid of their fighting power.
In fact, the main source of troops for the Eight Banners' great expansion in recent years was not these savage Jurchens, but the chaotic ethnic groups that came from Siberia.
Because Tsarist Russia has continued to develop into Siberia over the years, a castle has been built in Irkutsk. A large number of various ethnic groups who originally lived in Siberia were forced to flee south.
In Siberia, there is no way to escape other than going to Khalkha Mongolia or the Northeast region. Mongolia has suffered from severe drought in recent years. Therefore, many Tungus people have fled south in recent years. Jiannu recruited a large number of these people as soldiers.
In fact, in real history, the Ming army was not as weak as in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled in the Qing Dynasty. The battle losses of Jiannu were also huge. However, they have been able to recruit tribes who fled from Siberia, so they can maintain their scale and combat effectiveness.
Things in the Philippines have settled. From now on, refugees will be recruited to colonize Luzon and work as copper miners. When the population of the Han people exceeds that of the natives, the various counties and cities set up in Luzon Island can be converted into natives.
The westward fleet had already set off with the British, and they were scheduled to return when they reached the Cape of Good Hope. Now, they have a new mission. That is to visit England with the mission sent by Yang Fan. Then go to various European countries. Finally, they crossed the Atlantic to join the eastbound fleet in Cuba, and then returned together from the Strait of Magellan.
This should be the first round-the-world voyage of the Han people in this era.
The mission of the fleet going south remains unchanged and continues to inspect the islands in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The remaining three cruisers and many early-built small clippers stayed behind and were responsible for maintaining sea order in the East China Sea.
Yang Fan is now heading to Vladivostok with the three cruisers of the Eastward Fleet. We first went to Jeju Island, resupplied, and then headed all the way to the Sea of Japan.
The girls haven't enjoyed enough yet, and the tropical sunshine in winter is about to disappear, which is a bit regretful. But when I think about how fruitful this trip has been, I won’t complain.
Three days later, after the fleet docked at the Jeju Island base, the base's staff came up to report that Mr. Wu was here. Yang Fan didn't expect that Mr. Wu, an old scholar who couldn't swim, would have the courage to go to sea.
Yang Fan and his wives met Mr. Wu in the living room.
In this era, next to the leader of every force, there is usually a person who makes nonsense. Some of these people are Feng Shui masters, some are Taoist priests, and in short they are all successors of mysticism. Mr. Wu is not only Yang Fan's staff master, but also the person responsible for matters such as these mysterious fields.
The previous site selection for the new city and the Feng Shui design of the mansion were all led by Mr. Wu.
"Proprietor, I want to go to the mouth of Heilongjiang River." Mr. Wu asked, cupping his hands.
"Exactly, but I plan to visit Vladivostok first, and then take a boat to Temple Street. If the Heilongjiang River is not frozen, I will go upstream to see the source of the Onan River. Then I will return to Vladivostok and wait until the port is clear. Feng Feng returned to Tianjin."
When Mr. Wu heard that Yang Fan was going to the source of the Onan River, he excitedly said, "Outer Xing'an Mountains and Temple Street are where the northern branch of the Ancestral Dragon Vein meets the sea. I plan to follow the proprietor to have a look, but I don't know if it's possible."
Yang Fan became interested. I couldn't help but ask: "Isn't the northern branch of the Dragon Vein in Yanshan? Why did it travel so far to the Waixing'an Mountains?"
Mr. Wu smiled and said: "The owner doesn't know that China's dragon veins all originate from the Kunlun Mountains, and the Kunlun Mountains originate from the Pamir Plateau. The Hindu Kush Mountains are the origin of the dragon veins of the entire continent. All three of my Chinese dragons are From west to east."
Yang Fan nodded and said, "I have heard about this. I heard that the southern dragon finally entered the sea at Wanwan Island, and the middle dragon passed through Yingtian Mansion (Nanjing) and entered the sea at Songjiang Mansion. The northern dragon passed through Yinshan Mountain and Yanshan Mountain and passed by the Imperial Capital. But no You know where to enter the sea. Is it the old leader of Shanhaiguan?"
Mr. Wu laughed loudly and said: "The Beilong line goes north through Yanshan Mountain, continues with the Greater Khingan Mountains and the Waixing'an Mountains, and finally enters the sea at Temple Street. It is the place where the Heilongjiang River mouth is. This river is not simple. The north is black, and the river is black. It’s named after the dragon. It’s not a simple place. I plan to follow the proprietor to investigate.”
Xiao Niangpi couldn't help but asked: "Mr. Wu, is Heilongjiang so important? Can you please help me to inspect it personally?"
Mr. Wu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I got the original Book of Changes of the Western Zhou Dynasty from the proprietor and his wife. After studying it carefully, I discovered a big secret."
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru couldn't help but ask, "What a big secret."
It's not easy to surprise this old man. This secret must be of great importance.
"The I Ching we see now is an abridged version. It is not the original version, so it is difficult to understand. It is like a storybook, with a lot of plots deleted in the middle, and the content is no longer coherent. It is natural that you cannot understand it. of."
Xiao Niangpi was surprised and said: "Is there any difference between the existing Zhouyi and the bamboo slips we dug out?"
Mr. Wu said with a smile: "The Lianshan Yi has sixty-four hexagrams, while the Guizang Yi and the Zhou Yi have both become eight hexagrams. The Lianshan Yi has more than 80,000 words, while the Guizang Yi has only over 6,000 words, and the Zhou Yi has even less. "The thirty-four hexagrams of the upper sutra, about 2,252 words; the thirty-four hexagrams of the lower sutra, about 2,764 words, and the total of the upper and lower sutras is about 5,016 words."
Mr. Wu continued: "I found that the Northeast, mainly the upper reaches of Heilongjiang, is a very strange place, where dragons always suddenly emerge as a nation. The Northeast is a very mysterious place, and we know too little about Beilong . And a successful earth master must not only be proficient in the Book of Changes, but also be familiar with the geographical situation of mountains and rivers in the world, so it is very important to correctly understand Beilong."
Yang Fan's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered. In recent years, more and more archaeological excavation evidence from the Shang Dynasty shows that they came from the northeast. What is their relationship with Daxinganling? In addition, the Donghu ethnic group, a large ethnic group in the north, seems to be inseparable from the Greater Khingan Mountains.
During the Han Dynasty, the southern section of the Daxingan Mountains was called Wuhuan Mountain and the northern section was called Daxianbei Mountain.
The people who came out of the mountains in the north are called Xianbei people.
These people are the main force of Wu Huan Hua. The first wave of people to enter the Central Plains were the Dugu tribe, the Murong tribe, and the Duan tribe. The second wave of people entering the Central Plains was Tuoba Xianbei. The founder of the Northern Wei Dynasty that unified the north.
Yang Fan still remembered that when he read the history of the Sixteen Kingdoms, he couldn't help but sigh that the genes of the Murong family were so good. Not only are they all handsome guys and beauties, they also have superior IQs. They established seven countries during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Xianbei was destroyed four times and seven states were established respectively. Among them, the former Yan, Later Yan, Nan Yan, and Xi Yan were registered in the Sixteen Kingdoms, as well as the Southern Liang, Western Qin, and The three unregistered ones in the Northern Wei Dynasty were active for nearly a hundred years, which can be called a miracle in the history of the nation!
Genghis Khan's family also grew up at the source of the Onan River. The tribe of Jurchen Wanyan Aguda is also in the Heilongjiang Basin. Jiannu claimed that his ancestors came from Huli Gailu, which was named after Huli Gaijiang (today's Mudanjiang). It is also the same river basin.
What kind of secrets are hidden in the North China Dragon Veins? The people who come out here are all so outstanding. Yang Fan couldn't help but look forward to it.
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