sweeping the world

Chapter 806
It is only natural to do things for whomever you eat. If you eat this person's meal and worry about that person's heart, this kind of behavior is called a rebel.

Whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, enjoying the benefits produced by the people of their own country, but thinking about the happy life of the people of other countries, such people may be praised by the international community, but in fact they are sending out their own benefits. It's all right to exchange for any benefits, but it's just a reputation, and it's still a personal reputation, so it's really not something a ruler should do.

Liu Yan just remembered one thing. It seems that the United States has come to the election year. Some people think that the candidate is no match for the other candidate in any aspect. It's ambiguous, and then the candidate who is trailing in the polls takes his chances.

what chance?It is the interpretation of the candidate who is behind in the polls to the candidate with the advantage in the poll, saying that those candidates with the advantage will take care of the people of the world, and even bribe some domestic and foreign media to praise the candidate with the advantage in the poll.

When it came to election day, something surprising happened. The candidate who thought he was sure of winning was defeated. Not only was he stunned, but the selected team was also stunned. Domestic polls were so high, and foreign countries were full of praise and expectations. , There is no reason to lose the election!

Some media later wanted to understand why, and they really understood what happened. In fact, voters want to elect a leader who can be responsible for themselves, not the chairman of the United Nations. To worry about the happiness and well-being of the people of other countries, no one wants to have such a leader.

At that time, a voter put it quite bluntly, saying that he would rather vote for a bastard who would take care of his own people than for a President of Our Lady who takes care of the whole world with his own taxpayers' money.

There is inherent competition between countries and countries. Of course, it is understandable to make arrangements for the purpose of grabbing benefits, but if you pay for nothing, it is tantamount to cultivating potential opponents.

Liu Yan knew that the Central Plains Dynasty had been doing the training of opponents, and it was fine until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later, Li Tang first cultivated Tubo and then fed Huihe. The greatest Zhao Song cultivated Jurchen, Shangdang, Mongolia, and Zhu Ming cultivated wild boar skin.

The contemporary Han people are also the generation that least trusts foreigners, but they are in sync with Liu Yan's ideas, so they don't care about the life and death of any non-Han people.

For example, the last time Tuyuhun came to kneel and lick, he was ignored by the state of Han. Li Tang, Zhao Song, and Zhu Ming would be happy if they were replaced by Li Tang, Zhao Song, and Zhu Ming. Nourish Tuyuhun, until one day when Tuyuhun strikes with a knife, he will be angry or helplessly scold him.

Some areas around Zhuxia are very evil, as if they exist exclusively to raise a group of youngsters, cowards, and enemies. After repeated tests in history, similar things have happened in almost all dynasties, such as the family in Shandong. Taking the lead in surrendering, the ambitious people in the north of Liaodong are dormant and full of ambitions waiting to stand up and call the shots.

After Liu Yan arrived in Fanyang, he was able to use the fast road again to travel, starting from Zhuo County in Fanyang County to Gaoxian County in Xuantu County.

The construction of this Chidao began in the seventh year of Yuanshuo, and it can be regarded as completed after three years.It is mainly responsible for transporting troops and supplies.

There is another road in Liaodong, which starts from Ma Shijin and runs through to Gaoxian County.

If it is said that Zhuo County to Gaoxian is mainly for the counties and counties in the north to support the Northeast, then the one from Ma Shijin is actually prepared for the south of the Yangtze River.

The current Hainan Airlines in Han has gradually developed. The most important thing to consider when transporting materials from the south is to take the sea route. You can go ashore from Buqigang (Qingdao) in Changguang County, and you can also enter the Yangtze River and take the inland waterway to the closer inland. .If you want to transport materials or bring them back from the south, you need to take a boat from Mashijin and then go to a nearby port.

"There is already production in the Northeast." Sang Yu had done a special understanding, and said: "Last year, 40 shi of various grains were shipped back, and this year it has suddenly increased to 600 million shi."

The Han Dynasty began to develop the Northeast in the ninth year of Yuanshuo. There were not many people who went to the country. Only some people who had the courage to take risks chose to immigrate to the past. The main labor force was actually slaves from Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. Absorb the Wa people from the Wa Islands.

Liu Yan attaches great importance to the development of the Northeast Plain, and he will pay attention to the situation there from time to time. He clearly remembers that there are nearly 250 million slaves there. The labor force of the archipelago also captured nearly [-] northeast savages.

"There are also various products, mainly medicine and fur." ​​Sang Yu brought a fur coat from the Northeast in his salute. It is said that it is made of white fox fur, which keeps warm and looks fashionable: "Medicine Among them, ginseng is the most precious." He looked at Liu Yan as he spoke, and Liu Yan specifically mentioned ginseng.

Liu Yan was reminiscing. He knew a lot of specialties in the Northeast. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Central Plains Dynasty could only look to the Northeast if they wanted to build palaces.

"Overseas (Sea of ​​Japan) area, there are pearls on the coastline, and a few inland rivers will return with a full load once the season comes." Liu Yan can only think of so much. He also knows that China's largest oil field is also there, but he just thought of it. Being able to conquer Central Asia and East Asia, he didn't pay much attention to Daqing Oilfield: "Didn't we catch countless fish last year? The fish eggs over there are a rare specialty."

When it comes to modern times, apart from natural gas and oil, Russia’s specialty products include caviar from the Far East. What’s so special is that most of Russia’s resources belonged to Zhuxia from the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, and later lost.

"Caviar?" Yu Yi is no stranger to seafood, and fish is indispensable on the table of southerners: "It is indeed delicious."

No matter how big a country's territory is, there will be so many special products. The group of people in power headed by Liu Yan, because of their status, status and power, they have found that any special products are given priority. Growing melons, eating all kinds of fruits and seafood from the South Seas, Curry has collected ginseng from the Northeast since the millennium year, Liu Yan even raised two white bears from the North Pole (the Navy explored North America and set foot in the Bering Strait , that is, successively died).

Yu Yi never ate caviar when the small imperial court was still in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He only ate it when the Han Dynasty began to explore the sea. In comparison, the caviar produced in the Northeast is really the most delicious.

"I like pomegranates more." Sang Yu said with a memorable expression: "It's a pity that it comes from Persia."

Uh, the origin of pomegranate is really in Persia, but it was transplanted by the Romans to their own home, and it is not a specialty of Persia.

Sang Yu's attitude has only one meaning, longing for when Persia will become the pomegranate garden of the big man.

"I like olives better." Lu Tai was totally joining in the fun and not afraid of big troubles, and said with a salivating expression: "It's a pity that they are from Daqin."

There are few specialties in any place, and the Indochina Peninsula and the Luzon Islands are still rich in bananas, but those places have become the big man's bowl, so everyone doesn't mention it.

The original desire of human beings to explore the territory is to obtain more food. Only with a large enough territory can we master more food sources. That is the reason why primitive humans slowly walked out of Africa.

The society has progressed, and the reason why the country expands its territory has become a resource. First, it must have a large enough territory to grasp the basic conditions that can make the country strong. The description of a little term is a kind of resource accumulation. Only with more resources can we strengthen our own strength and open up a larger territory.

Considering the level of science and technology in the current era, many things cannot be produced at all, but not being able to produce them now does not mean that they will not be able to be produced after technological advancement, so it makes sense for Liu Yan to insist on expansion.

"We have indeed explored rubber." Seeing that everyone was confused, Liu Yan briefly introduced what kind of specialty rubber is, and specifically named only three places in the world that can produce rubber. Among them, the Indochina Peninsula and the Nanyang Islands are the largest, even in modern times. All account for 70.00% of the world: "It is a very special material, but now we can directly use it to make tires."

Don't underestimate rubber. When the technology is not enough, it can only be made into things with no special technical content such as tires. However, many technological extensions are really inseparable from its existence. Plastic science is also a part of supporting modern science.

There is already a rubber carriage in New Chang'an, which is one of Liu Yan's toys.

Everyone has seen a car with rubber tires, even if they haven’t experienced it themselves, they know what kind of existence it is. Simply put, it is to reduce bumps, or even if the shock absorption device is good, there will still be obvious bumps.

When the technology of rubber-related materials develops to a certain level, it and petroleum will become the most important strategic resources. To take a simple example, after Germany was blocked during World War II, if there was a lack of rubber resources, everything would have to rely on metal materials. Fortunately, Sweden has been supplying German iron ore. At that time, German wheels, which were extremely lacking in rubber, were all made of iron. Military vehicles simply had either full tracks or half tracks. Rubber!Not only the wheels are made of iron, but even some wires that need rubber as insulators are useless.

What Liu Yan tells them now, they have never been in contact with and have no relevant concepts, it is no different from listening to the heavenly scriptures.

"In short, it is an indispensable strategic resource. And we have mastered at least 70.00% of such resources in the world." Before Liu Yan mentioned oil, Han has mastered many islands and islands in the Indochina Peninsula and the Asian part of the Pacific The sea area also contains rich oil resources: "Dahan has been looking for the super big island from Luzon to the south. As long as he can find it, about 20.00% of the world's iron ore resources are in the hands of Dahan."

Speaking of iron ore, everyone will understand. They also have a rough concept of "the whole world". Of course, the concept comes from the unreliable world map drawn by Liu Yan. They know that there are seven continents and two oceans in the world. The territory of China only accounts for less than [-]% of the world's land area.

The so-called [-]% includes the entire Indochina Peninsula and the Nanyang Islands, and it may be less than [-]% if only the mainland area is counted.

"Don't look at the vastness of Zhuxia's old land. Compared with other places, the resources in the world are really very, very few." Liu Yan did not tell lies. There are some resources.”

If you want to say which resource is the most abundant in the old land of Zhuxia, it must be said to be rare earth, tungsten, molybdenum, tin, mercury, and antimony.However, the current Han people do not know what rare earths, tungsten, molybdenum, tin, mercury, and antimony are, especially antimony, which is the most abundant reserve in the world.But these resources may not be of much use to people today... even after hundreds of years.

It is because there are some resources, and the development of technology lines can be more average. If the Indians have not discovered copper and developed bronze technology, and then they have not extended to the Iron Age, then it is really a tragedy.

"Like them?" Yu Yi pointed to a group of slaves wearing animal skins: "There are so many resources, but they still live in ancient times (Stone Age)."

The group of slaves pointed out by Yu Yi came from the north of Liaodong, including the Northeast Plain, and all of them looked strong, but they were in the era of fishing and hunting.

I have to admit that the physical fitness of the savages in the Northeast is really good. That is because the inherently weak system will be eliminated by nature, and what is left is good genes?
They have arrived in Gaoxian County, where they can see the rushing Liaoshui River. Looking from south to north, east and west, they can see that there are still forests except for the forest. A large number of slaves are doing logging and transporting timber.

"They are very rebellious." Lu Tai is fully qualified to say this: "The captives are still difficult to tame, and they have to kill a batch every month."

The savages living in the Northeast are fighting for their lives against the sky since they were born. If they want to survive, they have to fight with wild beasts. They are fierce in their bones, and they are indeed not easy to tame.

"Further to the northeast, autumn will be freezing cold." Liu Yan is talking about the climate with a modern impression, even if it is different now, there will be no difference: "A place of bitter cold will naturally raise a bunch of such people."

Going even further, is there still a shortage of generous and tragic people in Yandi?If they were led by a braver king, they would basically be able to accomplish great things. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the king of Yan State led a group of brave men to teach Donghu a lesson, which led to the creation of Youbeiping and Liaoxi. , Liaodong, otherwise we should still be nestled west of Rushui.

"Those savages..." Liu Yan thought of something very bad, and he didn't lower his voice: "It can be punished."

The accompanying historian understood the records: On September 23, the tenth year of Yuanshuo, the Son of Heaven said, "North and east of the Liao land, the savages are hard to obey Wang Hua, and they will be the leader of the clan.".

(End of this chapter)