sweeping the world

Chapter 657
Liu Yan's special transshipment method is only known to a few people, and it is not known to middle-level people like Si Hongzhuang or Fu Wei.

How much food will there be at Ah San's place, and how much it will be, everything needs to be inspected on the spot, and the previous personnel will be sent to disguise, and it is inevitable to set foot on Ah San's territory as a sea merchant.

As soon as Liu Yan opened his mouth, without any effective information, the country began to build forward bases to prepare for invasion, which only shows that Liu Yan's authority is extremely important.Whether it is the previous dynasties or the subsequent dynasties, there is really no emperor who can make a decision like Liu Yan, even the most authoritative Emperor Shihuang will encounter veto.

The center implemented Liu Yan's decision unconditionally, because they did not see Liu Yan's fault, and Liu Yan's many methods seemed very mysterious.If Liu Yan's authority is one aspect, and under the premise that the Central Plains is about to face a severe drought, invading Ah San's territory is also a last resort.Of course, the promotion of the military is also indispensable.

In primeval dense forests, especially the Indochina Peninsula, which is humid all the year round, it is common for dense fog to appear every morning.The most dense fog occurs in spring, and some areas will be shrouded in dense fog throughout the morning of the day.

It is currently the summer season, and the dense fog will dissipate around nine in the morning. Everyone in the fleet looks at the green land again and again, and what they see is not only trees, but also layers of mountains.

"It's really a ghost." After Si Hongzhuang passed the Strait of Malacca, he could no longer laze around all day. He often climbed up the ship's mast and used a telescope to observe it himself: "This ghost place is either a forest or a mountain, but the plants are very dense. It is definitely a place. A place where it rains all year round.”

That's right, there are a lot of rains in the Indochina Peninsula throughout the year, and sufficient rain is one of the reasons why plants grow so well.The plants are very dense, and there are too many rainy seasons. There are too many factors that can create swamps in this place, and it is not so difficult to explore.

"So it's suitable for farming!" Fu Wei subconsciously looked up at the sky. There were clouds like cotton candy floating in the sky, and there was no sign of rain: "Do you know about rice? Those families took out 500 million shi, all of which were Rice."

At present, rice is only cultivated in some parts of the southwest coast of Han Dynasty and is not the main food. The main food of the Han people is millet, millet, wheat, bean and various beans.Nowadays, wheat is not divided into barley and wheat, and the output is not large. Only the nobles can afford it. What the common people eat most are various types of beans.

The Han Dynasty invaded the Indochina Peninsula, and the food they got was basically supplied to the military, but the army, which was mostly from the north, was actually not used to rice.

Northerners like pasta, but rice cannot be made into steamed buns or noodles, and even buns are made from glutinous rice.Although glutinous rice is a kind of rice, the problem is that rice and rare rice are different.What I want to say is that glutinous rice has actually been planted in the Central Plains, but the quantity is pitifully small.

The way humans have tamed "food" has been through repeated research and improvement, whether it is domestic animals or plants.

Domestic animals are captured wild animals for captivity, and the living habits of wild animals are artificially changed. After years of management, although pigs are both pigs, domestic pigs and wild boars gradually become two species, at least domestic pigs do not have wild boars tusks.

For plant food, the ancestors did not know how much it cost to know which plants could be cultivated. It was only after repeated exploration and experiments that future generations took it for granted.

The Han Dynasty is currently engaged in the project of taming rice. It is not about hybridization or the like. In fact, it is trial planting in various regions first, and it is also cultivated in the southern region first.

There is nothing high-tech in the cultivation process, but to gradually adapt the rice to the soil and water, and to produce new rice varieties from generation to generation. There is always a generation of rice that is suitable for cultivation in the north.

When Si Hongzhuang heard rice, the first thing he thought of was the deliciousness of rice paired with braised pork, but braised pork rarely appeared, and rice was more often paired with salted fish.

"The great Han got more than just rice in a foreign land." Fu Wei knew that there were a lot of fragrant trees in Indochina, including the islands in Southeast Asia, and there were countless other trees that were thousands of years old: "General Zhengnan has already gone to the Central Committee and proposed Build a dock here."

Those so-called wood that are thousands of years old are towering trees of various types. Any tree you choose can be used as a load-bearing beam for a house, and there is absolutely no shortage of wood for building ships.

Si Hongzhuang knows a little about those things. For example, Chang'an New City is to be built in Guanzhong, he has proposed plans for extensive logging in Indochina, and is already doing related waterway exploration operations.

Before reinforced concrete was widely used, of course a large amount of wood was needed to build a house, and the most wood was needed to build a palace.

The wood that wants to be used in the palace is naturally the more expensive the better. The previous dynasties used local materials. In fact, after so many years of felling, there are not many valuable woods, not even many large trees that meet the specifications.

In addition to the wood used for construction, it is more about various types of furniture.Chinese civilization has several distinctive features. It likes jade, and jade is used to describe a gentleman.In addition to the pursuit of jade, there is another aspect to precious wood, which has to be added with lacquer.

"There are no jade mines found in Indochina, but there are a lot of things called jade." Fu Wei's family was also involved in colonizing Indochina, and he knew much more information than Si Hongzhuang: "I heard that some families in the south Are you promoting the jade aesthetic?"

Jade and jade are similar in appearance, but they are actually a kind of jade, but jadeite is divided into jadeite.In the history of China, there has never been a lack of scams of using jadeite as jade. If it weren't for jade experts, they would basically not be able to tell the difference. There is a gap in the value of the two, and jade is more valuable.

There are no jadeite mines in the Central Plains. For a long time, it was believed that the Celestial Dynasty did not produce jadeite. This perception ended with the discovery of jadeite mines in Yunnan and Inner Mongolia, but that is a modern matter.

Another point is that the Han people have not yet explored the Indochina Peninsula in depth, otherwise they would have discovered many magical natural creations. For example, there are a lot of fossils in Myanmar. Many trees have evolved over time, and some are worthless wood fossils, but there are many There are few jade trees.

There is never a shortage of resources in this world. It depends on whether you have the ability to occupy the land. The wider the country, the more resources, and the better the development prospects of the ethnic group. Even if the descendants are unfilial, they can rely on the gift of nature to survive. .Just like the natural gas and oil company in the north, isn't it relying on natural resources to continue its life after it weakens?And that piece of land was snatched from the Celestial Dynasty.

Sailing at sea is a very boring thing, without a chat partner, facing the endless sea all day long, the blue sky and white clouds so vast that you can suffocate yourself to death.

Fu Wei and Si Hongzhuang were not friends before. They actually met after the fleet went south. They were on the boat looking at the land but could not go ashore. Crazy on land.

The boring voyage has been going on all the time, and they found the pre-established stronghold on the seventh day after entering Asanyang.

It was a port built on the side of the mountain. At first glance, there was no beach made of sand, but the plants growing to the sea seemed densely packed.

"I can't help it! There are plants in this place, and it was very hard for us to find that the waters here can provide ships with a draft of ten meters to reach the shore." Zhang Li is the chief officer of this stronghold, and the military rank is Marquis.At this moment, his upper body was bare, and his lower body was only wearing a pair of shorts. He didn't feel embarrassed at all, and complained: "The weather here is very stuffy. Wearing a formal suit is definitely a crime."

Exposure to direct sunlight for a long time will result in scalding of the skin on the body, resulting in dark and peeling skin, which is absolutely scary to look at.

Fleet personnel are not easy to see in appearance. No one will wear a well-wrapped formal suit every day. It is a kind of enjoyment to be able to take off only a pair of pants, and of course there will be sunburn in the end. Their sunburn after being exposed to seawater will be more serious, after all, seawater is salty.

The ships of the fleet have not fully entered the port. The construction of the stronghold has not taken long. On the one hand, there are not so many berths. On the other hand, they are in a foreign land and are in combat mode. There must be warships ready to fight at all times.

People who got off the land from the boat, every one of them would walk a little bit awkwardly, and some of them would even fall over when their feet stepped on the land when they were in a panic, and they had to slow down to get used to it again.

Zhang Li didn't need to know much about the fleet, so he led Fu Wei and Si Hongzhuang to a bamboo attic, sat down and asked, "Did you bring anything from your hometown?"

Fu Wei can understand Zhang Li's mood. If you are too far away from your hometown, the whole country will become your hometown. Even if it is not for a long time, you will want to see the products of your hometown, even if you hear some news.

Si Hongzhuang smiled "haha" and asked teasingly, "Does sake count?"

Zhang Li immediately licked his lips and nodded like a chicken: "Forget it! Of course!"

The sake mentioned here is not the sake of the Japanese people. In fact, this thing was created as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is usually brewed with high-quality water and millet. It has a nice name, such as jade liquor, but it is actually sake, and it usually has therapeutic effects.

It is not uncommon for ships to carry wine on long voyages. On the contrary, when going on long voyages, they will inevitably carry a large amount of wine. The wines will be lighter types, and fruit wines are excellent.

Fu Wei shouted outside and asked his soldiers to go to the flagship and bring down the wine barrels. Some processed dried vegetables and sauces were indispensable.You really can’t take fruits or anything like that. On long voyages, you rely on this to provide rich vitamins to prevent your body from getting septicemia.

Why is the Han Navy so well prepared?Isn't that because of Liu Yan's existence?
Regarding the preparations needed for ocean voyages, if it were not for Liu Yan, virtually all countries including Han would not understand it, and it would take more than 1000 years before they would have the relevant knowledge, which would provide the prerequisites for ocean voyages, or else The boat can withstand the wind and waves, and the people on board can never bear the diseases caused by the lack of essential vitamins.

The fleet led by Fu Wei carried many fruits.This corner of Nanyang is extremely rich in bananas, and they carry them on board in piles in Luzon. There are also quite a lot of coconuts, but the most important oranges are brought from the mainland.

After chatting for a while, Si Hongzhuang was the first to stand up, and his standing tension also stood up immediately.

The three of them knew very well what they were going to do next, and they left one after another to change into formal clothes. When they met again, the atmosphere lost its former ease and became solemn.

Si Hongzhuang's official title is Xiaowei, he came to become the chief officer of this place, and he has a nice name called Pingman Xiaowei.

The official name is just like his job title. General Pingman was established in the Western Han Dynasty to slaughter barbarians. The responsibility of Si Hongzhuang, the captain of Pingman, was to bring this territory into the effective rule of the Han Dynasty.And the southern aliens are not Zhuman in the official position of Zhuxia?

There were not many routines in the handover of the army. Si Hongzhuang took out the half-faced tiger talisman that led the army and the other tiger talisman held by Zhang Li to confirm the authenticity. The official appointment document issued by the Taiwei Mansion was not as important as the tiger talisman. It was all because the tiger talisman was kept by the king. However, the official appointment document of the Taiwei Office is nothing more than writing and stamping.

The military's official appointment documents need to be stamped in a large number. When it comes to the appointment of school captains, the whole set of procedures is not simple. It needs the king's seal (emperor's seal), the seal of the captain, and the seal of the general. It can be said that there is a lack of one No.If an officer above the rank of lieutenant is appointed in the local territory, it is also necessary to be endorsed by the chief officer of the military town of the county according to the location of the station.

The emperor's letter seal is used to send troops, and it is in a supporting relationship with the tiger charm.Liu Yan has not proclaimed himself emperor yet, but the emperor needs a lot of outfits, because he has not appointed a general and even the seal of the general is in charge of him personally.

Zhang Li checked and confirmed one by one. After everything was correct, he became Si Hongzhuang's subordinate. It was time for him to summon the soldiers to gather and hand over the military power in person while confirming the agency-subordinate relationship.

Standing on a high place, Si Hongzhuang glanced at the heads below, and found that the garrison at the stronghold had cleaned up and dressed in a very short time. After the bronze drum was played, no one was absent from the roll call. In a foreign land, you can still be loyal to your duties, and the final spur cannot disappoint the king, nor can it disappoint the people.

"He's the captain of Pingman..." Fu Wei waited until he returned to the pavilion before teasing: "When he spoke, he was very magnanimous, like a captain who could smooth over dissatisfaction."

Zhang Li didn't follow him back to the attic that originally belonged to him, and someone will come to clean it up later, and this place will become Si Hongzhuang's.

Si Hongzhuang pretended to be disappointed: "Brother is fully mentally prepared. If he doesn't have any great achievements, he will probably stay here for the rest of his life."

Fu Wei, who wanted to make some jokes, was immediately speechless.

There are captains with titles, such as Dongyi Colonel, Nanman Colonel, Xiwu Colonel, Huqiang Colonel, etc. They really have to guard one place outside the homeland for a long time. Some foreign races are too In a tough garrison area, it is even more common for some captains with special prefixes to die, which is really not a good job.

(End of this chapter)