In the early summer of the third year of Daqi and Guangde, the north-south water transport that had been running for thousands of years finally came to an end.
On May 30th, Emperor Liu Kan of Guangde issued an edict, starting from the first day of July in the third year of Guangde, the water transport was deposed, the Cao Army was cleared, and official positions such as Guan Yamen and Caohe Censor were abolished.
Rivers of blood flowed in Yangzhou, Guazhou, Huai'an and other places. After more than 100,000 rebels were killed, the resistance up and down the canal against the abolition of the canal was completely crushed.
The survivors of the Caojun Yashang refugee gang who participated in the rebellion were sent to factories and mines across Huguang to mine coal, or were incorporated into pioneering groups and sailed to Sakhalin Island by boat to cultivate crops.
At the end of May, port expansion projects such as Jiaozhou, Lianyungang, Chongming Island, and Shuangwei Island in Zhoushan were completed.
On June 18, 80 sea-going ships set sail from Chongming Island Harbor, loaded with rice fodder drawn from Taicang, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, and sailed north.
After the grain and grass arrived in southern Liaoning, they were first transferred from Jinzhou to Shenyang, and then distributed from Shenyang to the troops stationed in various places in Liaodong.
Sakhalin Island has insufficient cultivated crops, and supplies for the local garrison also need to be distributed from Shenyang.
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On May 8, the Second Corps regained the entire territory of Gansu. The Supreme Emperor ordered Deng Changxiong to cultivate clear fields in Shaanxi and be ready to enter Sichuan at any time.
At the same time, the Fourth Corps was stationed in Yunyang Prefecture and garrisoned in Zhushan County, and Zhushan became the headquarters of the Fourth Corps.
According to original history, Yunyang Mansion was established in the twelfth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty and was abolished in the early years of the Republic of China, which lasted for more than 400 years.
Jingxiang area is located in the three provinces of Huguang, Henan and Sichuan. The mountains are rolling, and the rivers and rivers are deep in the woods.
In the upper reaches of Xiangyang, refugees had gathered here during the Zhizheng period of the Yuan Dynasty, but nothing could be done about it in the Yuan Dynasty.
In the early years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that the refugees would gather in crowds and cause trouble, so he was forbidden to go to the mountains to reclaim wasteland.
With Yunyang as the center, it extends to the east end of Zhongnan Mountain in the west, Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain in the southeast, Funiu Mountain in the northeast, and Jingshan Mountain in the south, prohibiting people from entering and farming. (Gu Yingtai's "The Chronicles of Ming Dynasty: The Ping of the Yunyang Pirates")
After the collapse of the health center in the early Ming Dynasty, a large number of unemployed people and peasants fleeing famine in Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Beizhili and other provinces fled to Yunyang, numbering more than 1.5 million.
The imperial court was deeply concerned about the "disease in the heart".
Therefore, the policy of forcibly evicting and forcing the survivors to return to their hometowns was adopted.
The conflict between the imperial court's mountain closure and the refugees' opposition to the mountain closure intensified, eventually leading to the second large-scale refugee uprising in Jingxiang.
After the Ming Dynasty of Liu Qi Dynasty, the people in Jingxiang continued to riot, and the continuous refugee riots gave Liu Zhaosun a headache.
In the second year of Taichu, Yunyang refugees burned down the Tianxin City under construction, threatened Wuchang from the south, and invaded Henan from the north, causing violent turmoil.
The Supreme Emperor sent Qin Jianxun to Yunyang to organize and train new soldiers, firstly to guard Jingxiang and quell the civil uprising, and secondly to prepare for entering Sichuan in the future.
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Bashu is surrounded by mountains, including Micang Mountain and Daba Mountain in the north, Longmen Mountain, Qionglai Mountain, and Daxue Mountain in the west, Daliang Mountain in the south, and Dalou Mountain, Wuling Mountain, and Wushan Mountain in the east. It is truly surrounded by dangers.
The road to Shu is more difficult than reaching the sky, but in the Kingdom of Abundance, the Supreme Emperor must control it.
Sichuan is just the beginning, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and the Indochina Peninsula further south.
No one should be missing.
The Qi army planned to enter Sichuan from the north and east.
The northern route runs from Hanzhong to Jiange. This route is roughly consistent with the Baocheng-Chengdu Railway in later generations. It was first created by Sima of the Qin State who mistakenly attacked Shu.
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Hanzhong (already attached to Da Qi) was a barrier to Sichuan.
Entering Sichuan first entered the Han Dynasty.
During the Chu-Han Dynasty, Han Xin secretly visited Chencang, and Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han Dynasty made a northern expedition. Among them, the Jinniu Road was the main road, which could lead directly from Hanzhong to Chengdu.
The remaining two roads are Micang Road and Lychee Road.
Deng Changxiong and the Supreme Emperor are still discussing which path the Second Corps will take.
In addition to entering Sichuan from Shaanxi, you can also go up the Shuojiang River, proceed by water and land, and enter Sichuan from Hubei.
During the two Han Dynasties, Gongsun Shu captured Baidi City, Liu Bei entered Sichuan, and the battle of Yiling in Wu and Shu all followed this route.
At this time, the Three Gorges waterway has become quite mature. As long as there are enough trackers, traveling upstream is not a problem.
The third road, less used, runs from Zhushan around the northeast of Chongqing and into Sichuan.
Since the third year of Guangde, Liu Zhaosun began to lay out the three routes of Hanzhong, Zhushan and Three Gorges to ensure victory in the battle to enter Sichuan.
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In the summer of the third year of Guangde, the wars and famines that had lasted for many years in the north and south finally subsided (although the Fujian Rebellion was taking shape). The weather was good everywhere, the crops were harvested, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and Daqi gradually became prosperous.
On June 18, the Daqi envoy who went to Sweden to propose marriage returned safely.
King Gustaf of Sweden welcomed the marriage.
The Second Master Gu hoped that the Supreme Emperor could send troops to help Sweden gain hegemony in the German region.
The mission also brought back the canonization and coronation document of the Emperor by Pope Aleutilus.
"I am the King of Kings, why should I be crowned!"
Liu Zhaosun was indignant about this coronation. At this moment, he somewhat understood Toyoshi Hideyoshi's mood when he received the credential from Emperor Wanli.
According to the title that the Supreme Emperor bestowed on himself ten years ago (due to too many words, it is inconvenient to quote here), Rome was under the jurisdiction of Daqi, and the Pope was the younger brother of the Supreme Emperor.
Now, this old man actually wants to confer a title on the Supreme Emperor, which is really the most ridiculous thing in the world!
Fortunately, the emperor was broad-minded and did not care about the barbarians, so he spared the Pope this time.
The Pope also wrote a letter, which Francisco, who was familiar with the languages of various countries, translated.
"Letter from Pope Aleutilus to the Great Khan of Qi:
The Servant of God, Bishop Aleutilus, writes to the King of Tartar and his subjects: 'God loves life and created humans, animals, and all organic matter on earth. Taking Mingshen as an example, all living things must love each other, live in peace and contentment, and never disturb each other. I heard that the king and others invaded the sphere of influence of the Christian countries, killing people, destroying commerce, and causing a lot of blood. To this day, the king and his men's ferocious spirit and destructive hands have not ceased. Release all natural restraints, and no one, no matter male, female, old or young, is lucky enough to escape the king's sword and cannon fire. "
Liu Zhaosun could tolerate the Pope calling him a Tatar, but he could not tolerate the other party confusing right and wrong and talking nonsense.
"Nonsense! All the islands and land within the 30,000-mile coastline of Daqi belong to our country. Daqi has indisputable sovereignty over it. Recovering the west coast of Yinzhou and southeastern Australia is only the first step. I will also recover it in the future. More land.”
The high priest gasped.
Thirty thousand miles along the coast.
I'm afraid Europa will also be included in the scope of the Supreme Emperor's rule.
"Keep translating!"
Francisco wiped the cold sweat and continued to read the Pope's letter.
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"The Lord of the Day, who is practicing religion, was very surprised when he heard that the king had done this. The Lord of the Day was fond of life and wanted to unite human beings into one family. In accordance with the principles of respecting the gods of heaven and earth, he gave special advice and warning, and asked the king and his subordinates to stop such atrocities. Especially do not mistreat Christians. The king's sins are many and serious, and he must be sent by God, but there is no doubt about it. The king must repent urgently and satisfy God. In the past, the kings in America and Australia were conquered because of God's orders. It is beyond the power of the king's troops. From now on, it is urgent for the king and his subordinates to stop their atrocities. It is important to know that God is feared. Arrogant and domineering people will naturally escape from God's law. However, if you persist in evil and never know how to be kind and humble, God will not There are those who do not punish harshly..."
Liu Zhaosun chuckled.
"Monks talk about murder and threaten me with evil gods. Hahahaha. Monks who don't study the scriptures well and interfere in government affairs deserve to die."
"Give him a reply for me."
The high priest immediately took out the quill he carried with him and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Liu Zhaosun looked at a huge world map behind him, covering all of Europe with his big hands. He pondered for a moment and said in a firm tone:
“The Great Emperor of Qi, King of Kings, Governor of Korea, Father of Japan, Lord of Yinzhou, Governor of Australia, Archbishop of the East, and King and Father of all mankind:
Your great pope and the Christian people of the West sent envoys with credentials to come from afar to make peace with me. As a Huaiyuan man, I summoned the envoy, listened to his words, and read his books. I knew what you meant, and I really wanted to make peace.
Since we want to make peace, the pope, the emperor, the king and the powerful people in each city must come to the Qi Dynasty quickly to discuss peace, obey my will, submit to the Qi Dynasty, and accept the bath of human civilization.
In your letter, you made rude remarks, calling me a Tatar, falsely claiming that I and my subjects must be baptized and convert to Christianity, and slandering the Qi Dynasty for occupying the European colonies. This is really a big fallacy!
I tell you, not only Yinzhou and Australia, everything that the sun and moonlight touch is the territory of Daqi. What is wrong with our country regaining its homeland?
They do not follow the Dao, they gather together to do bad things, they invade the homeland of Daqi, they believe that they only follow Christianity, and they despise others.
We also respect the Emperor of Heaven and rely on the power of God to conquer the whole world. We are just human beings. How can we succeed without the help of God? "
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After the high priest finished writing the letter, the Supreme Emperor dismissed everyone and meditated alone.
Liu Zhaosun does not have the strength to intervene in European wars and mediate disputes between countries for the time being.
Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire were fighting to the death, and the eastern powers were beyond their reach. The most Liu Zhaosun could do was give a little support to Gu Erye.
But without help, Liu Kan's marriage would be ruined.
I thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
After the Emperor finished his dinner, he suddenly felt that his whole body was trembling and he was restless.
That night, Liu Zhaosun could not sleep peacefully. He sat up in the inner room and read a book by a candle. He felt unconscious and lay down on his bed.
Suddenly there was a gust of cold wind in the Wenhua Hall, and the lights went out and came back on. When I looked up, I saw a man standing under the lamp, with disheveled hair and blood all over his body.
The Supreme Emperor said angrily: "Who are you to come here in the middle of the night?"
"The number of people who have assassinated me over the years has ranged from eight hundred to a thousand, and none of them have succeeded. You can leave. I don't want to kill anyone today."
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After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he raised the wine glass made of Zhang Chun's skull, filled it with wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
The man didn't answer.
The Supreme Emperor was suspicious, so he got up and turned on the lamp to look. It was Lin Yu.
The whale oil lamp gave off a dull yellow light, and Lin Yu hurriedly dodged.
"Big man Lin, aren't you in Yangzhou?"
Liu Zhaosun was puzzled as to why Lin Yu was so evasive as he was one of his most important ministers.
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