sweeping the world

Chapter 678

In today's era, the arrival of the winter solstice is the beginning of a new year, and reading a new chapter is based on the first month of the calendar.

Logically speaking, the Little Ice Age would start to snow before winter, but something abnormal happened in the eighth year of Yuanshuo (AD [-]). Stop, Dai County and Yanmen County reported that there was no snow at all, but the information reported by the Northern Xinjiang Governor's Mansion (Grassland) did have heavy snowfall.

In the northwest near the direction of the Western Regions, there was only a few snowfalls in the Western Regions.

After the winter solstice in Guanzhong, there was still no snow or even rain, and the water levels of several river systems showed a downward trend.

All the information gathered in the center from all parts of the north shows that this year's climate anomalies are very obvious, and the suspected drought has already appeared.

The information reported from the south to the center is a relief. The eastern part is based on Bohai County, the central part is based on Wei County, and all the way to Xingyang County and Bashu. There are still places where snow should snow, even in some places. The snow is less than in previous years, but the rain is more abundant, especially the weather in the south of Yingchuan County, Langye County, and Nanyang County is the same as in previous years.

"At least the south this year is no different." Ji Chang recently ran to the temporary Miyagi very diligently. In addition to reporting on the weather in various parts of the country, he also reported on the formation of the Construction Corps: "The people in various places did not resist, on the contrary they were very cooperative. The Construction Corps has gradually taken shape."

By the eighth year of Yuanshuo, the ongoing wars in the Han Dynasty had been reduced again and again. In addition to the invasion against Asan, there were still local wars in the Indochina Peninsula and the Northeast.

The main force of the war in the Indochina Peninsula is the various families, and the regular army only exists as a support, and has been marching to more hinterlands.In addition, the Liang family and the Chen family expanded to the northwest according to the requirements of the colony where they were located, and they continued to approach the Pyu country (Burman) with difficulty across the mountains.

The Northeast War was the follow-up to the Battle of Yan. The main fighting point had been pushed to the Liaohe River. The Han army’s forward bases were all built in the dense forest (Da 1 Qing), and further forward was the endless forest (not the Daxinganling and Xiaoxing’anling).

Compared with previous years, after the seventh year of Yuanshuo, the military actions of the Han Kingdom were already very small. There were only four standing armies deployed in several directions, including county and county soldiers and servants, and the total force used for local wars was also small. It is about 20 people, of which the number of servants is the largest.

"We have been migrating the population of the peninsula to the hinterland of the Central Plains and the northeast. The hinterland of the Central Plains is mainly used for the construction of two national highways, and the northeast is reclaiming the Great Plain." Ji Chang said that the Northeast Plain is the Liaohe Plain of later generations, where the It is an absolutely wild area, no matter what you do, you need to start from scratch: "For the reclamation of the Liaohe Plain, it is expected that results will be achieved within two years."

Originally, the total population of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla should have been about 450 million. Excluding school-age women and children, there were 170 million laborers.The 170 million population is just a rough figure, and losses will inevitably occur during the migration process.

"The total number of slaves already in place is 46 in the Northeast, and 72 in the hinterland of the Central Plains." When Ji Chang said this, he can still be a little proud. In the current era, the migration of a million people can be in place within a year. Really It is a very successful thing: "It is... a lot of slaves died."

46 plus 72 add up to 110 million, a difference of 52 from the previous statistics.The 52 must be some people who have not yet arrived. It must be said that the number of people who died on the migration road is definitely not too small. It is only after the slaves are fully in place that we can have accurate data.

"Two years?" Liu Yan didn't care how many peninsula slaves died, he asked: "The so-called will be effective, how many acres will be reclaimed?"

"The most conservative estimate is that it will not be less than 50 hectares." Ji Chang gave a relatively confident figure, and seeing Liu Yan frowned later, he added: "There are many wild people in the mountains and forests in that area. to clean up."

There is indeed a group of hunters living in the eastern end of East Asia for a long time. The name given to the hunters in the eastern end of East Asia by history is Tungus. They mainly use hunting and gathering as their means of survival. The race is relatively heterogeneous, including yellow and white people.

The hunter people (yellow people) in East Asia were probably the group who were conquered by the Khitan later, and later turned around to destroy the Khitan Liao Kingdom, that is, the Jurchens who established the Jin Kingdom; in addition, those white people, their hair color is Most of them are black, with brown and red hair. Could they be the ancestors of the Cossacks?

Ji Chang said that the military was needed to eliminate them, mainly hoping to arrest a large number of them and use them as slaves to increase the labor force in the grain-producing areas of the Liaohe Plain.

Regardless of whether they were the ancestors of the Jurchens or the Cossacks, they all adopted the same method in the face of Han forces entering their habitats, that is, using force to protect their habitats.They suffered heavy losses in several large-scale contests with the Han army. The tribes retreated to deeper forests, but they still carried out sneak attacks on a small scale. It was indeed a big trouble for the Han State to develop the Liaohe Plain.

"We captured a lot of barbarians in the land of Bashu?" Liu Yan didn't wait for Ji Chang's response, and said directly: "We can arm some of them and throw them into the battle against wild boar skin."

Speaking of which, the Han Kingdom actually did not have a standing army specialized in forestry warfare, and there would be immeasurable casualties when using county and county soldiers. The servant armies of various countries in the Wa Islands were mainly involved in the invasion of the Gupta Dynasty. The spirit gives annihilation.

There are not many non-Han people in the land of Bashu, including the southwest region.

Bashu is mostly mountainous, and there are not many forests. It took nearly four years for the Han army to purge the aliens in Bashu before entering the final stage, and captured a considerable number of prisoners of war.

The Han army has also been purging the southwest region, but the alien races in the southwest region are generally mild (weak), but there is still no shortage of tribes who dare to resist, and the Han army has also captured many prisoners of war.

Those prisoners of war in the southwest region and Bashu were relatively short in stature, and they didn't have much strength in their small bodies. They couldn't play much role as construction labor. Liu Yan knew very well that those alien races were very good at fighting in the mountains and forests, and they could completely arm them according to the echelon. In the confrontation with wild boar skin, there is no need to feel bad about dying.

Ji Chang was a little dazed. The Northeast savages he knew were basically big guys. He imagined the battle scene between the small slave soldiers and the Northeast savages, and the picture in his mind could not help but become a confrontation between monkeys and big bears.

Liu Yan didn't know what Ji Chang was thinking, he didn't care when he saw the corner of Ji Chang's mouth hooked up, and asked casually, "Is there anything else?"

Ji Chang immediately concentrated his energy and mainly reported the situation of each county, how many people were recruited by which county, the development of the project, and related arrangements. Does Your Majesty have any arrangements?"

It has been nearly two months since Huanwen reported the report to the central government’s approval. All countries will go to the Pingman Colonel’s Department to meet up, and then under Huanwen’s arrangement, they will be escorted by Han warships. There is nothing wrong with the recent meeting Arrived at the coast of Han.

Later, Liu Yan received a report from Huan Wen that Rome, Frank, Burgundy, and Alemanni were added to the list of countries to come. In the spirit of coming from one country or multiple countries, they all agreed.

It must be said that Frank, Burgundy, and Alemanni all belong to a branch of the Germanic people, but the Germanic people have not been unified at present, even in modern times, such as many generations of Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway... Many countries actually belong to the Germanic system, but because the branches have been independent for too long, they have evolved into different cultures (ethnicities).

The name of the Germanic nation was named by the Romans, including Celtic and Slavic, which were all named by Rome, and they are collectively known as the three major barbarians of Europe.The Romans’ war against the three major barbarians took nearly 500 years, starting around 200 BC, and ending with the fall of Eastern Rome (Byzantium) (AD [-]).

The current Rome has entered a period of weakness after military officials' chaos. The western front of the Europa part (West Rome) has repeatedly retreated. In the Belgian area of ​​later generations, the Germanic Frankish line was established, and the Belgian and Luxembourg areas had the Burgundy line. At the border between France and Germany, there is the Alamanni family of states (the position of the Maginot Line of Defense), and the southern European region (formerly Yugoslavia) has been repeatedly invaded by the Goths, and the Goths have been repeatedly squeezed by the (Northern) Huns living space.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or necessity, but the countries in the Western Regions also sent a request to the governor of Dunhuang, saying that they wanted to send envoys to pay tribute to the Kingdom of Heaven. The news came a little later.

In general, because so many countries have sent requests to send envoys to Han, it is the first time that everyone except Liu Yan knows how big the world is, especially knowing that the territories of Rome and Sasanian are not at all comparable. The current Han National Primary School, no matter how proud it is, has become vigilant, and then it understands what Liu Yan means when he repeatedly mentions "Conquests are endless."

The current civilization of the Central Plains does not have absolute arrogance. The idea that the Central Plains is the whole world has been mentioned but no one cares about it. The idea of ​​​​the "Central Empire" has also been shaken after the ravages of the Hu people.

It is a good thing to have self-confidence, but excessive pride will turn you into a frog in a well. The Central Plains Dynasty is falling behind in its complacency. Liu Yan is delighted to send envoys over at the request of various countries so that everyone can begin to see the real "world" , It is intentional to publicize it, but it is not to show off "all nations come to court", but to write down a thick stroke, at least so that future generations will not foolishly think that the Central Plains is everything.

"Do you want to send people to Xigaoche, Rouran, and Donggaoche?" Ji Chang meant to inform those three countries, and it would be best if all three parties could send people to participate in the event.After thinking for a while, he said, "Should the servant nations be summoned?"

The current vassal states of the Han Kingdom are only those on the Wa Islands. There are actually six countries in the caterpillar-like islands, and there are more small tribes that do not belong to the six countries. In the east of the islands, there are Ainu and Ainu people. , another large island also has Chimank and Nivkh (Sakhalin).

Liu Yan nodded casually with an attitude of indifference: "Tai'an can figure it out."

Rouran's current relationship with Han is friendly, Xigaoche was still jumping in front of it and stopped after being taught a lesson, while Donggaoche was harassed by the remnants of Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei.

On the Wa Islands, the country that founded the country has been infiltrated by the Han State, and the mainstream consciousness is eager to become a part of the Han State. In addition, those tribes that have not been seen before will not be looked down upon by the Han State.

Ji Chang’s comments were not out of a show of “all nations come to court”, but more or less because he wanted the western countries to see that Han also had loyal younger brothers.

"Embassy missions from countries in the west (excluding countries in the Western Regions) came from the sea..." Ji Chang had to ask for instructions in order to make arrangements with Lu Yi: "Where should they land?"

Han's port in the south is a status quo that has repeatedly increased.Malacca is undergoing massive construction, but Malacca is not native.It is possible to land on the coast of Cochin, but it is impossible to let the envoys of various countries go to the deep mountains and old forests and then go all the way north.You don't even need to think about Zhuya Island (Hainan 1 South Island), but you can think about it on the southwest coast.

"Enter the Yangtze River waterway and let them land in Jiankang." Liu Yan actually has a kind of face-saving mentality, thinking that those envoys will have a good look at the vastness of the ruling territory, even if they land from the southwest coast. Wilderness, at least there are cities when they land from Jiankang: "Arrange them to rest in Jiankang for a period of time, and then go on the road in the middle of spring."

So far, Jiankang is indeed the largest city in East Asia, both in terms of land area and development.Although Liu Yan moved the population out of Jiankang, with the invasion of the Indochina Peninsula by the Han Dynasty, many fleets traveling by sea would enter the Yangtze River waterway and rest in Jiankang. The population of Jiankang has decreased, but Relatively speaking, the degree of prosperity has not declined, on the contrary, it has become more prosperous because of the prevalence of HNA.

"This..." Ji Chang thought of something else: "The Southeast National Highway starts from Jiankang, and there are many projects along the way..."

That's right, Liu Yan is a very normal person, and it's normal to have a good face in country-to-country exchanges. He just wants the diplomatic missions of various countries to take a look at the administrative capabilities of Han, and there is nothing better than concentrating millions of people. A more direct reflection of engineering.

"I understand." Ji Chang also wanted to show off, and said solemnly: "The imperial envoy happens to be in the south, so I can ask him to personally supervise."

(End of this chapter)