Daming Military Empire

Chapter 621

Zhu Cijiong was taken aback by Zhang Pu’s strategy of digging a canal. Of course he knew what a canal was. He proposed the idea of ​​the Eurasian Canal based on the memory of later generations, but he did not think about the problem of digging a canal in the Siberian Plain. Pass.

Because, regardless of his previous life or this life, he is not very familiar with Siberia, especially the Siberian plains. He has never set foot in the two lifetimes.

Is it feasible to dig a canal in the Siberian plain?It depends on the length of the canal, as well as the topography. Canals cannot be dug at will. If it takes thousands of miles, people will be dug to death. If the terrain is complicated, it may not be possible to dig.

Zhu Cijiong couldn't help looking at the place Zhang Pu pointed out curiously. The map at this time was not printed out, but hand-painted, and it was drawn with a brush, so it didn't look as clear as the maps of later generations.

He looked at it for a while before he understood what Zhang Pu was referring to. One was a canal connecting a tributary of the Yeni River and a tributary of the Ob River, and the other was the main branch of the Wu River and a tributary of the Ob River being connected by a canal. connected by canals.

The span of these two canals is less than two grids, that is to say, the length of the two canals is less than two hundred miles. In terms of length, for the current Daming, digging through it is like eating porridge. as simple as that.

He took a closer look at the terrain of the two places. There was no mountain range in between, and it seemed that digging was not difficult.

However, there is another very important issue, that is the amount of water, which cannot be seen from the map. Zhu Cijiong thought about it, and then asked with hope: "How wide are these two tributaries, can they accommodate large ships?" pass?"

Hearing this, Zhang Pu said confidently: "Returning to the emperor, this humble minister has already carefully understood that the width of these two rivers is more than a hundred paces, super battleships can sail freely in it, and other warships and merchant ships naturally have no problem. "

Since this is the case, there is nothing to say. The reason why Zhu Cijiong didn't think of digging a canal in the middle was that the distance between the three main rivers was too far, at least thousands of miles away. As for the tributaries, they were densely packed with spider webs. Same, who knows which one is wide and which one is narrow.

Zhang Pu really had the intention. Not only did he think of using tributaries to connect the three major water systems, but he also found three suitable ones from thousands of tributaries. Big water system, very good, very good."

This is indeed a very good proposal, and everyone couldn't help following the emperor, admiring.

Seeing this, Zhang Pu hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed, thanked the emperor, and begged for mercy again, and then everyone stopped talking with a smile.

After everyone stopped, Zhang Pu pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, not only waterways can be connected, but railways can also be connected. My minister suggested that two railways should be built from Remu City, one to Wushan City and the other to Chidaha." , In this way, the Eurasian Railway and the Western Region Railway will be connected, which will be even more beneficial to the mobilization of troops.”

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong nodded and said: "Well, Gandu's proposal is very good. Anyway, there are a lot of prisoners in Siberia now. It's not in vain. Let the prisoners from various countries in the Western Regions build the railway from Rem City to Kandahar. Afterwards, they were returned to freedom. As for the captives of Tsarist Russia, they were divided into three parts, one part was to dig the canal between the Yeni River and the Ob River, the other part was to dig the canal between the Ob River and the U River, and the other part was to build the Rem City Passage. The railway to Wushan City, these three places have been completed, and then we will see where there are still railways in Siberia that need to be repaired. Let them repair them when the time comes, and don’t let them idle for ten years.”

Hearing this, Zhang Pu handed the white wax rod back to Sun Yuanhua, then bowed his hands and said: "The emperor is wise, my minister is finished."

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Yes, sit down, Chuyang, you continue."

Hearing this, Sun Yuanhua immediately pointed to the map and continued: "In the end, the defense of the Eurasian Railway is left. I believe that the defense of the Eurasian Railway should be based on deterrence, and a city can be built on the edge of the Caspian Sea. With the resources of the Caspian Sea, another [-] troops will be stationed in Kandahar, and there will be no need to station troops in other places.”

Zhu Cijiong was stunned again when he heard this. What kind of method is this? You can deter the Persian Safavid Empire, but you can’t deter their civilians. The railway line doesn’t need to be destroyed by the army, but civilians can also be destroyed. He hurriedly He reminded: "Chuyang, it's not right to do this. Even if the Persian Safavid Empire doesn't send troops to destroy the railway, just go to a few civilians to dig the railway!"

Sun Yuanhua said slyly: "Your Majesty, you can order the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the Persian Safavid Empire that no matter whether it is the army or civilians destroying the Eurasian Railway, it is regarded as a provocation to the Ming Empire. The Ming Empire will definitely take action to defend it. own dignity."

Zhu Cijiong couldn't help being dumbfounded when he heard this, Sun Yuanhua meant that he had thoughts about the Persian Safavid Empire, what kind of provocation, he was looking for a reason for Ming to go to war!

Now that the north has been settled, Da Ming can already free up his hands and mobilize dozens or even millions of troops. The Persian Safavid Empire is indeed a piece of fat in front of Da Ming.

However, Zhu Cijiong did not want others to regard Daming as an unreasonable country, so he had no idea about the Persian Safavid Empire, but now Sun Yuanhua made such a suggestion. If the Asian railway is destroyed, I will beat you.

Presumably, the Persian Safavid Empire would place more emphasis on the safety of the Eurasian Railway than Daming. This is also good, not only saves troops, but also saves trouble, and can find a reason to do it at any time. You know, the Ming Empire can also send people Go and dig the Eurasian Railway, and then fall on the head of the Persian Safavid Empire!
Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but nodded and said: "Okay, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notify the Persian Safavid Empire that if you dare to destroy the Eurasian Railway, Ming Dynasty will not forgive you lightly."

Sun Yuanhua heard the words, put down the white wax stick, bowed his hands and said: "The emperor is wise, my minister is finished."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, motioned him to sit down, and then said to Yang Sichang: "Wen Ruo, do you have any suggestions for the division of Siberia's provinces?"

Hearing this, Yang Sichang stood up quickly, took the white wax stick, pointed to the map and said, "Returning to the emperor, I thought that although Siberia has a large area, it has a small population, and the number of provinces should not be too large. Divide Siberia into several provinces with the big river system as the center, and set up a Wushan side town, a total of nine provinces and one town."

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but nodded and said: "Well, nine provinces and one town, very good, just follow what you said."

This means that the division of provinces is over. Yang Sichang put down the white wax pole and said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, one town has been named Wushan, but the nine provinces have not yet been named. Please give me a name."

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong felt dizzy instantly. One or two is okay, but nine is too many. How could he come up with so many suitable names in a short time? Could it be called the first province of Xiber, the second province of Xiber, or the province of East and West? , Southeast Siberia or something?

This definitely won’t work, it’s too imprecise, he began to think about the previous dynasties, the nine place names even have some meaning, did the previous dynasties have them?
Thinking, thinking, he thought of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, and the Three Kingdoms. Didn’t there be Kyushu at that time? Now there are really few provinces named after states.

Thinking of this, he said loudly: "Let's name it Kyushu, and add a new word in front, such as New Jizhou, New Yanzhou, and New Qingzhou. This way, it is easy to distinguish and has strong Central Plains characteristics, which makes people think of their homeland. Think of the Central Plains, think of Daming!"

When everyone heard the words, they all praised: "The emperor is wise, New Kyushu, good, good, good, good!"

(End of this chapter)