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Chapter 522 Thoughts began to expand and restrict

Tragedy, there is no way to change the wrong chapter name, it should be "thoughts are the constraints on expansion".

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The pace of exploration in the Central Plains has been carried out in various ways, but it has never stopped. It will stop the pace of outward expansion, which is actually a factor of geographical constraints.

For example, after the Zhou Dynasty, the unified Qin Empire was formed again. The northern expedition reached the foot of Yinshan Mountain, and the southern expedition faced the primitive forest.The Han Empire overcame the difficulties encountered by the Qin Empire, but the pace of expansion was blocked by plateaus and deserts in the west, boundless grasslands in the north, the sea in the south, and ice and snow in the east.Therefore, in many cases, the Central Plains Dynasty did not actually encounter too strong enemies, but really did not know how to continue outward.

Liu Yan knew that he would definitely encounter the difficulties encountered by his predecessors in the future, and he had been thinking about the solution for a long time.

Later generations have proved one thing. It is extremely difficult to expand by land, but it will be relatively easy to expand after mastering sea power.

The empire of Middle-earth wants to expand westward. After crossing the Western Region, the road to West Asia and Europe will be blocked by deserts or swamps. Therefore, if it expands purely by land, it will not have to face deserts and swamps, and heavy logistical transportation. It is a big trouble.

At present, Liu Yan has begun to send a fleet to explore Zhanghai (South China Sea), and found the Funan Kingdom and Linyi Kingdom mentioned by the Yu clan.

Funan Kingdom, also known as Funan Kingdom and Ba Nanguo, means "mountain", and is the name of an ancient kingdom that once existed on the Indochina Peninsula.Its territory is roughly equivalent to the entire territory of modern Cambodia, as well as southern Laos, southern Vietnam and southeastern Thailand.It is the first Southeast Asian country to appear in the ancient historical records of the Central Plains Dynasty in history, and it is also a Southeast Asian country that often appears in ancient historical records.

Linyi State, the name of an ancient country located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula.Also known as Linyi country.About today's Hue and other places in southern Vietnam.This place was originally the base of the Cham people. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was set up as Xianglin County in Rinan County, and it was called Xianglin Township. Xiang was omitted, so it was called Lin Township.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Qulian killed the county magistrate and claimed to be the king of Linyi.

Among the two countries, Funan State is large and Linyi State is small, and Linyi State has a land border with the Central Plains Dynasty.

According to some information, the living customs of the Han family still remain in Lin Yiguo. The ruling class speaks Chinese in Chinese characters, while the bottom class is a group of people with slightly darker skin, who practice slavery.

The so-called slightly dark skin refers to the Kunlun slaves often mentioned in the Central Plains Dynasty. They are probably the low-caste people of modern India.This race is short in stature and generally thin. During a certain period of time, it was sold in large quantities by slave traders to the Central Plains Dynasty, and became a tool for dignitaries to show off.A small number of blacks transported from Africa to the Central Plains Dynasty were also called Kunlun slaves, but the blacks from Africa were much taller and stronger than those from Nanyang.

"Although Linyi is also the old land of the Han family, it is the land that the widows will definitely take back. But..." Liu Yan continued after eating the meat skewers and swallowing: "The Yu family is the first family that took the initiative to open up. The widows don't mind making them the first family to reap the great benefits."

Yu Yi of the Yu clan has become a court lieutenant of the Han Dynasty. This family began to prepare for migration before the surrender of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At present, some members of the clan have gone to Penglai County, Dongmou County, Qingzhou.

Penglai County is one of the current major fleet bases in the Han Dynasty. It was initially used as a connecting island, and later became the main port of Qingzhou and Liaodong. Waiting for other ports to be developed, it has dropped its strategic position and gradually evolved into the largest civilian. port.

Under the rule of Liu Yan, the Han Dynasty had system warships as its main combat force, but it did not completely give up research and development of ships. Most of the main research and construction bases were located near the Liaodong area.

The shipbuilding base will be close to Liaodong, which has far more abundant timber resources than other places in the Central Plains.All parts of the Central Plains were repeatedly confronted with wars, and in peaceful times, emperors built palaces extensively, but almost all the thicker trees were either destroyed or felled.Liaodong was still an area rich in wood resources until more than 2000 AD. Nowadays, you can find suitable wood for various applications without going too deep.

The Yu clan received the fulfillment contract from the Han Dynasty, and the ships obtained in advance have been used for training.What depresses the Yu clan is that the ships they got are not the battleships they imagined at all.

The capital ships of the Han Dynasty are all system products, and the civilian-built ships can only be said to be in the preliminary stage. Compared with the system-produced warships, they will appear relatively small, and they will definitely not be able to beat the system-produced warships in terms of force.It should be noted that there are absolutely no buildings used for sea navigation.

The core officials of the Han Kingdom knew that Liu Yan attached great importance to the sea. They didn't fully understand why Liu Yan attached importance to the sea. They just thought that they wanted to maintain the smooth flow of the Central Plains and Liaodong.

"It turns out that the king has thought about this for a long time..." Ji Chang was talking about exploring Malacca, waiting for the recovery of the old land of the Han family, and continuing to expand westward by sea.He thought for a while and asked: "If there are other families willing to expand outward, are they like the Yu family?"

The Yu clan wanted to invade Linyi, and after annihilating the Linyi kingdom, there would be no founding of the country. Liu Yan once again decreed that the Yu clan would become a prince guarding the Han territory of Linyi.Their princes obeyed the Han State both in name and in fact. The difference was that the local area was managed by Yu Yi. In other words, although the local officials in Linyi still followed the line of appointment by the central government, they were Go through a process, and at the same time, the Yu family will also have a local private army.

Ji Chang was extremely opposed to Liu Yan agreeing to the request of the Yu clan. After persuading him a few times, Liu Yan insisted on fulfilling the contract. Although he still firmly opposed it, he endured it.

Of course, Liu Yan knew that this model of the Yu clan was a hidden danger. Local governments could also have private armies if they were governed by themselves. What was proper was a strong local vassal like the Shang or Zhou dynasties.He would agree only for one reason, to leave room for some people's ambitions, to go out to attack the barbarians of Huawai, not to make troubles in the Central Plains Dynasty.

As a person who traveled through later generations, Liu Yan is very clear about how the empire on which the sun never sets was formed. Didn’t it mean that the domestic nobles were allowed to invade outside on their own? After the nobles occupied the land, they reported to the royal family. The occupied land belonged to the country on the territory, but actually Can nobles build armies and govern themselves in occupied territories?

What Liu Yan firmly believes is that if the central government is strong, there is no need to worry about local backlash. The expansion of the state alone cannot meet the speed of expansion, and the development must be carried out simultaneously by the state and the people.He also firmly believes that as long as the Yu clan tastes the benefits, there will definitely be no fewer individuals or families who will be attracted. At that time, as long as he repeatedly admits the development of individuals or families, not to mention the repeated expansion of the territory of the Han Dynasty, the Han family Miao descendants It will also reproduce outwardly.

"What does it matter? If the Yu family is honest, it's best. If there is any evil, just destroy it." Xu Zhengzhen said nonchalantly: "You don't even need to go out to develop, who has any crooked brains, the center can just find an excuse. Get rid of it and bring the land management right back to the state.”

For a moment Liu Yan was stunned.

"It should be set a time limit to restrict a set of effective laws, such as how many generations after it will be owned by the state, or what laws are violated to deprive governance rights." Ji Chang finished speaking in full agreement, squinting his eyes and continued: "They want money to be completely There is no problem, it is not impossible to govern the place, to develop force...hehehe!"

Come on, this is the Middle-earth idea of ​​centralization of power that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It talks about "I am the country." Every trace of power should belong to the emperor. It is a sin for ministers to develop their own force.

Liu Yan also fell into contemplation. Unification and centralization have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and some things seem not so simple.

In fact, Yu Yi only said that he would invade Linyi with the power of his family. He talked about some discussions on local governance rights, but he didn't mention the matter of guarding with the family's private army. Those were all psychological preparations made by Liu Yan. .

"Your Majesty..." Xun Xian appeared quite suddenly, and when he arrived, he saluted first, and then said, "Tingwei, please see me."

Before Liu Yan had any reaction, Ji Chang and Xu Zheng looked at each other and smiled.

Yu Yi was led over by someone from behind, and saw Ji Chang and Xu Zheng were present, and the three monarchs and ministers sat around the grill and grilled it by themselves. .

"Add a seat for Yu Qing." After Liu Yan finished speaking, he called Yu Yi to approach him, and asked, "Why hasn't Yu Qing's court clothes been changed yet?"

After the court was over, Yu Yi immediately set foot on the way home, but turned back when he got to the door of his house. Naturally, he hadn't changed his court clothes yet.Recently, he has been thinking about the future of his family, especially after he became the Tingwei of the Han Dynasty, he thought more about it.

The Yu family wanted to migrate out and invade Linyi. The background was that they were squeezed out by the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At the same time, they felt discouraged. .

Now, because of the disturbance of the Huan clan, no matter how much strength the Yu clan put in in the battle of Jiankang, in fact, the Yu clan is definitely a rebel and traitor.

After many things had become established facts, Yu Yi thought about it for a long time, and even regretted that he had said that the family would move out. If he couldn't talk back, he really didn't want to do it.

"I came here to see the king because of the family's invasion of Linyi." Yu Yi had already saluted the king and his colleagues successively, and he was polite and thoughtful before taking his seat. The matter... has to be approved by the king."

Liu Yan and the other three were talking about this matter just now. What they didn't expect was that Yu Yi would come from behind.

Xu Zheng was still grilling carelessly, and even asked the maid to bring more beef skewers, as if all his attention was on the delicious food.

Ji Chang was originally holding up the jug to drink grape wine, but he paused and glanced at Yu Yi accidentally. Seeing Yu Yi's firm expression, he twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Invade Linyi?" Liu Yan put down the things in his hands, pretended to listen, and said, "Come on, Yu Qing."

Yu Yi introduced the preparations of the family, including the supplies and private soldiers in great detail, and he also told the details of the navy that was in drill. If there is trouble, the occupation of Linyi will become a reality. The minister thinks that the imperial court should send officials to accompany them, and set up counties after conquering a place. Waiting for Linyi to be destroyed, I implore the king to reward the local land for the warriors who went to war so that they can multiply there live."

To put it bluntly, the Yu family contributed money, labor and efforts to destroy Linyi State. The local governance power is gone, and even the private army will be disbanded. Appointed by the central government, local garrisons are also the national army.

"Ting Wei Gao Yi!" Ji Chang said loudly, full of admiration: "Yu Gong will surely become a famous person in history, and the Yu family will surely be rich for generations!"

Liu Yan cast a reproachful glance at Ji Chang.He hadn't even opened his mouth to speak yet, but Ji Chang set the tone first, what's the matter?

Yu Yi smiled wryly and said: "The barbarians have ravaged the Central Plains for decades. We are incompetent and have not expelled the barbarians. We just want to atone for our sins and do our best for the Han family to multiply."

However, Liu Yan understood what Yu Yi was thinking. The Yu clan must have discussed it again and again, and came to the conclusion that "don't seek death by yourself", and simply continued to destroy Linyi with the power of the family, what would you get? The reward depends entirely on the king's generosity.

"Chang thinks that after Linyi is destroyed, the Yu family should have a large fief and enjoy the preferential treatment of tax exemption, and Yugong wants to be a marquis." Ji Chang looked at Liu Yan with a full face of pleading, and he could only say Yu The clan all made concessions on their own, so Liu Yan stopped being a moth and asked eagerly, "What does your majesty think?"

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of thought. Liu Yan is not afraid that the family that expands outwards will backlash against the central government. It is not that he has not thought about the situation after his death, but he thinks that if the future generations are incompetent or cause anger and resentment, the dynasty will be overthrown. Was it overthrown by the local power, or destroyed by the vassals outside.

It’s not that there are no thousand-year empires, but there are too few and too few. Liu Yan is not sure whether the system can be inherited. He is fully prepared. It's best to rot in the pot.

"I know." Liu Yan didn't want to express his position at all. He had to think carefully. He waved his hand and said, "We won't talk about political affairs today. You and I will just relax with you."

I don’t know when it has started to snow outside. Pieces of snowflakes are falling from the sky. If there is nothing bothering you, watching the snow while eating barbecue is actually a good enjoyment.

The four people in a circle have their own thoughts, and they will keep talking in their mouths, but they will not be so distracted when they say something, and sometimes they will even fall into an embarrassing silence.

"Your Majesty." Xun Xian appeared again, saluted with a strange expression on his face, and reported, "Marquis Meiyang and Marquis Xinping are fighting..."

"..." Of course Liu Yan knew who those two princes were, and asked in surprise, "Ran Min and Huan Wen... who else is there, why are they fighting?"

(End of this chapter)