sweeping the world

Chapter 998 Surprise
Xie An has good swordsmanship and spear skills, but he never considers himself a titan.He is a person who has read a lot of books. The early Han Dynasty has already distinguished the brave war faction and the war-seeking faction, and believes that he should be regarded as a war-seeking faction, not a brave war faction.

In the hypothetical background, the north of the Yangtze River was unified by the Hulu, but it was a new country where many ethnic groups did not trust each other. Know how many alien leaders are dormant and want to make trouble.

Dealing with a multi-ethnic country is nothing more than provoking those ambitious nations. First, start from the ethnic conflicts. There is no need to implement any special divorce schemes. There will be countless ambitious people who will make all kinds of overt and covert troubles.

"I think Chief Hu needs an upright victory to prove that he is destined to be destined." Xie An had regarded a question and answer as a deduction and said firmly: "Since Chief Hu wants to win an upright victory, I sent an envoy We went to invite him to hunt, and on the grounds that he needed to cross the river, he asked Chief Hu to retreat ten miles back for the purpose of hunting, and Chief Hu would definitely agree."

Liu Yan laughed out loud.

In history, Fu Jian really wanted to win a dignified victory, and agreed to Xie An's request to retreat. As a result, the Jin army shouted that Fu Jian was defeated. The former Qin army saw that Fu Jian's king flag was indeed retreating. It may be that he really thought that Fu Jian was defeated, or it may be that those dormant careerists finally found a chance.

An army of 80 ex-Qin troops who could throw whips to stop the flow did not fight a decent battle, but was chased and beaten by tens of thousands of Jin troops, and staged the largest defeat in history.

After Fu Jian's defeat this time, he didn't even have a chance to regroup when he returned to the rear. The various ethnic groups that had shown the appearance of surrender cede their territories to stand on their own, and the huge former Qin Dynasty collapsed in just a few years.

"With this great victory, can the southern army take the opportunity to go north?" Liu Yan finished laughing and asked, "Take this opportunity to recover the Central Plains?"

"Maybe Yuzhou and Xuzhou can be recovered?" Xie An pondered for a long time and gave the answer: "I may not be able to recover the Central Plains."

Not only Xie An guessed it, but everyone who heard the whole process guessed what was going on.Their understanding is that the so-called southern army should be the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the northern Hulu is one of the five Hu.

If the political power in the south was someone else, not the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and defeated 80 enemy troops, and the barbarians from all sides fell into fighting each other, there would still be a lot of hope for the Northern Expedition to recover the Central Plains. The problem is that the southern army was the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

They were all driven to the south to survive, but the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not appear to be united as one, on the contrary, the internal fighting was unprecedentedly fierce.

At the beginning, there were still many powerful families, aristocratic families, and scholar-bureaucrats determined to return to the Central Plains, and they made great efforts for this, but after the Northern Expedition of Zu Ti and Liu Kun, everyone was disappointed.

Zu Ti’s Northern Expedition was the most likely one to restore the Central Plains. At that time, they all entered the Guanzhong and advanced to the Kanto, but there were some people who were unwilling to see the situation. The follow-up support did not keep up, and they even kept talking On the hind legs, there was even a situation where the traitor secretly passed on the news to the Hulu.

When the army of Zu Ti's Northern Expedition was fighting bloody battles, the south was full of singing and dancing day and night.

Then Zuti's Northern Expeditionary Army was completely annihilated, and the singing and singing in the south continued day and night, and there was even a famous fight for wealth in the middle.

No one cared whether the Central Plains could be recovered, or even the central government did not want the Central Plains to be recovered at all. People who cried bitterly when the Northern Expedition was wiped out became an odd number, and those who repeatedly called for the Northern Expedition became the thorn in the eyes of others.

The Yu family was one of the four great clans, and once almost surpassed the Wang family to become the first of the four great clans. However, because Yu Liang repeatedly called for the Northern Expedition and actually took practical actions for the Northern Expedition, the Yu family continued to encounter obstacles overtly and covertly.

Amidst the opposition from the courtiers, Yu Liang still led his army to the Northern Expedition.

Yu Liang led his army to set out amidst a lot of abuse. The city of Zhu fell before the battle began. Because the city of Zhu fell, it would be difficult to carry out the Northern Expedition.

The fall of Zhucheng is just a short record in the history books, but it has an embarrassing inside story. After investigation by Yu Yi later, he found that Zhucheng was deliberately caused by someone to destroy the situation of Yu Liang's Northern Expedition. Even for this reason, he did not hesitate to sacrifice [-] defenders and the people in the city to be killed and tortured by the Hulu.

If there is a war that marches from south to north and is successful in the end, it will definitely not happen to the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Perhaps it should be said that as long as the clans and aristocratic families are not extinct, a group of people with only one mouth left in their bodies are still controlling the government, and the situation of eventually ruling the world from south to north is impossible.

Liu Yan looked at Huan Wen who expressed a similar point of view, and was surprised not at 01:30.

Indeed, during the thousands of years of history, the only one who settled down and developed in the south but could send troops to dominate the world from south to north was the old Zhu family.

As for the principal?From the beginning to the end, he never completed the real unification, not even the unification in name.

"Qing means..." Liu Yan asked curiously: "The southern soldiers are too weak to fight?"

"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing so." Huan Wen was unwilling to take the blame: "There are no soldiers invincible in the world, only generals who bury their soldiers."

In fact, if you explain it thoroughly, you will understand that the reason why the South could not unify the world from south to north from the pre-Qin period until thousands of years later is nothing more than the strengths and weaknesses of the elites in the north and the south.

To use an analogy, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the scholars in the north wanted to unify the world again, while the scholars in the south wanted to separate the regime and make peace.The elites in two different regions have already divided the outcome from the level of ideas. One side is full of aggressiveness, and the other side just wants to defend its hometown.

The group of people who want to defend their hometown, even if they have a chance to penetrate the north in terms of strength, but because there are only a few people who want to penetrate the north, they will inevitably be hindered and destroyed by the majority.In this way, it is considered very high to be able to exert half of [-]% of the strength, and it is not bad to be able to exert [-]% of [-]%.

It’s not just the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. If you read the history books, you will find that in the long history, ninety-nine percent of the elites in the south are “misers” or “conservatives.” , he will also become an outlier in the general environment, either succumb to the general environment, or end up dying young.

The same nation has such a big difference just because of different regions, it is nothing more than life.To put it bluntly, the north is always threatened by the grassland, but the south has no big enemies.A person's vision is related to the environment in which he grew up, and so is the development of his thoughts.

Liu Yan just put forward a hypothesis in Bagong Mountain in response to the occasion, and there is no surprise in making a military deduction, but it has to make the ministers think more.

The Han Empire is now also beginning to show differences between the north and the south.The farther to the north, the place was either tormented by the flames of war or was originally desolate, and the farther to the south, the less damage suffered by the flames of war.

In the south, where the environment is generally comfortable, even if there is turmoil, the living environment is still much better than that in the north. Without considering the recovery of war wounds, it is inevitable to adapt to the times and develop. The phenomenon caused is the workshops and factories in the south. The number of new additions far exceeds that of the North.

The patrol team left Bagong Mountain and entered Huainan. They could see the clues from many things. It was not a big town, and there was absolutely no shortage of small workshops.

Arriving at the edge of the Yangtze River, it is indispensable to stop to visit the scenery.

As one of the mother rivers of Zhu Xia, the Yangtze River, even without Liu Yan's intervention, the use of the Yangtze River is actually far more than that of the Yellow River.

"It's not that the waterway of the Yangtze River is suitable for navigation, nor is it that the southerners are familiar with water." Sang Yu looked at the Yangtze River full of boats: "It's the difference in thinking."

People in the north are good at walking animals, and people in the south are familiar with boats. In fact, is it not caused by the living environment?

"The water system in the south is criss-crossed. Traveling by boat is more important than driving a car." Lu Yi thought for a while and continued: "It is difficult to obtain livestock in the south. Using the water network may not be a helpless move."

To some extent, it is really a kind of surrender without choice. It is not because of the convenient water network. After all, people live on land. Whether it is traveling or transporting goods, there is always a need to go ashore by boat. At that time, it is not easy to load and unload with the current means, and it is definitely not the final destination after landing.

Jiangnan Shipyard, named Shaofu, has its main base in Kuaiji County (Hangzhou Bay), but has several sub-bases, one of which is in Jiangdu.

The iron ship was built by the Jiangdu Shipyard.

Jiangdu is very close to Jiankang. Generally speaking, they just look across the river.

Today, the emperor's patrol team appeared on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The bureaucrats who knew in advance naturally waited to welcome them early, and the people who only knew later came out in full force.

Of course the common people knew that they could not walk near the Son of Heaven. They looked around from a distance, and found that the patrol team was not going to cross the bridge and enter Jiankang City. They were puzzled and disappointed, and curious about where they were going.

The military value of Jiangdu declined with the reunification of the north and the south. However, because Jingkou became one of the two major trading ports of the Han Empire, although the military value of Jiangdu decreased, it was not abolished.

One of the manifestations of the reduction of military value is that Jiangdu no longer has Jiangdu Order, but is only a garrison military marquis.

Knowing early in the morning that the Son of Heaven will come to Jiangdu, there is no shortage of preparations that should be made. Naturally, the person in charge of the reception will not be the garrison military marquis.

First, the forbidden army came in to conduct various inspections, and then took over the vital points. When Liu Yan entered with all the officials, what he saw was a clean place without even a single weed on the ground.

"Meet my emperor!"

The supervising envoy will take the lead in saluting.

Jiankang ordered Yuhe to follow him.

Then came a group of officials and outstanding craftsmen selected by the Ministry of Rites.

Although they are all kneeling, it is not a kneeling salute, it is worship.It's like kneeling is sitting, not kneeling.

"Pingshen." Liu Yan glanced over and found that there were more craftsmen than officials, and a smile appeared on his face: "Zhuqing, where is the boat?"

The boat is naturally at the dock, waiting for the emperor and the officials to come, first go up to visit, and then move to the slide, waiting for the final launching ceremony.

There are sixteen docks in Jiangdu, and there is almost no chance of them being vacant. One after another, a new keel will be laid as soon as the upper one is completed, and new ships will be built to follow.

The docks are not in the open air, nor are they concentrated in one factory building. The smallest of the sixteen docks is used to build riverboats, accounting for eleven of them, and the remaining five are dedicated to building seagoing ships.

"Jiankang is one of the big cities in the Han Dynasty, you must not make a mistake."

Yu Yi was in front, Yu He was behind, and the two uncles and nephews did not deliberately avoid people.

As an uncle, Yu Yi is very optimistic about Yu He. If someone who can serve as Jiankang Ling, as long as there are no mistakes in his tenure, he will generally be reused later.

Yu He is the third son of Yu Liang. His elder brother Yu Bin was killed in the Su Jun Rebellion. The second elder brother did not become an official for some reasons. He was the only one from Yu Liang who became an official in his early years. He became the county magistrate again, and became the new Jiankang magistrate after Wang Meng left office.

"Your Majesty is here this time. You mustn't be superficial." Yu Yi taught earnestly: "Abiding by one's duty is the way to be an official. Jiankang focuses on stability, and there is no need to forge ahead."

Yu He didn't feel any embarrassment at all, it was a blessing to have an uncle who was willing to speak so clearly.

Jiankang, as one of the two major trading cities of the Han Empire, did not really need radicalism, and maintaining stability was the most correct way of governing.

When everyone came to the dock where the iron ship was placed, what they saw was a 24-meter-long, eight-meter-wide ship with three masts. It was not carried by a wooden structure, but placed on a concrete pier.

If you want to say what is the biggest impression of an iron ship, it looks like it has an obvious assembly line. A large part of its appearance is borrowed from the clipper ship. It is not long but has three masts, which looks crowded. Some.

Liu Yan looked at the black iron boat and knew it was painted.He asked specifically, mainly about the fit of the skeleton, and he was not surprised to learn that it was a fusion.

Zhuxia's smelting technology may not be the most advanced in the world today, but he has mastered the welding technology early on. For example, many cold weapons need to use the welding technology.

"Have you tried sailing?"

"Return to Your Majesty, yes."

Liu Yan nodded. He was about to come to inspect. How could the relevant personnel not have prepared in advance. It is inevitable to try to drop the boat into the water. Otherwise, if the iron boat sinks directly into the water, there will be more trouble The joke is so simple.

"What is the maximum speed?"

"This..., the maximum wind speed is only three knots."

Liu Yan nodded again. He thought that relying on the wind force to run for one or two quarters was enough, but he didn't expect to run for three quarters?
"I think it is unreasonable for iron ships to be driven by wind. I have seen new-style warships and think that mechanical drive must be the trend."

Liu Yan stopped and looked at Ma Hui who was talking, his gaze was full of scrutiny.

(End of this chapter)