The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 440

Sometimes we have to believe that fortune is very important to a person, and sometimes a very small thing may change the course of historical development.

At the beginning, Cao Cao would never have thought that a general who had been a thief in Jiangxia City fell down on his horse, which would change the historical development of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

Now that Cao Cao is planning to develop insignificantly, I won't call the head office with you, will I?I will defend Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and if you have the ability, you can cross the Huaihe River and fight with me on the plain, or come and attack my city, and I will fight you again when I am fully developed.

But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Zhang Wu wanted to build a powerful navy and attack his rear from the sea.

Every traveler will not ignore the importance of the navy. Zhang Wu had to solve the problem of survival first, so he didn't have the energy to do it. When survival was no longer a problem, Zhang Wu began to develop the navy.

Sea navigation is different from inland navigation, so the warships used by the navy and the inland navy are also very different.

The sea is windy and the waves are high, and the voyage distance is long, while the inland river is more tortuous, and the density of ships is higher than that of the sea.Therefore, sea-going ships have to be built very large to withstand wind and waves, and the bottom of the ship is pointed because of the deep draft.The river boat has a shallow draft, so its bottom is flat.

Of course, there are many differences between a sea-going ship and an inland river ship, such as keel, anchor hole, ship's side, etc. Zhang Wu was a liberal arts student before crossing, so he didn't know much about this area, and he didn't have the ability to design the structure. There is no way to improve it.However, since there were large-scale naval battles during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and they were able to reach Japan, India, and Malaysia by sea during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it means that the technology of manufacturing sea-going ships in ancient China was already very developed. Zhang Wu only needs to provide financial and policy support. That's it.

The so-called professional work is entrusted to professional people. Zhang Wu set up a shipyard in Panyu and asked Lu Meng to take full charge of this matter. He asked for money and people, and demanded that a large-scale warship capable of sailing on the sea be built as soon as possible. ship, and then conduct a test voyage in the South China Sea and sum up experience.

I believe that in the not-too-distant future, Zhang Wu will take this navy to the north to surprise Boss Cao. At that time, Cao Cao will find that places near the sea such as Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou are not safe.

Zhang Wu also planned to set off a climax of maritime trade and overseas colonization after he unified the world. While he was still alive, he would use this invincible navy to occupy all the small countries such as Japan, Koryo, and Luzon. Come down, it has been determined as my territory in China from history!

Now Zhang Wu has been at home with his wife and children for a period of time before leaving for Hanzhong.The Battle of Hanzhong has basically ended, and many things need to be dealt with by him, the leader, to make decisions.

Along with Zhang Wu rushed to Hanzhong were some officials from General Cheqi's Mansion and Chuhou Mansion, as well as Zhao Yun and Chen Dao, who would be the future commanders of the cavalry.

Although Hanzhong has been captured, since Hanzhong has been separated from Yizhou for a long time, the connection between the two sides has been interrupted for decades, so Zhang Wu has to take some measures to win people's hearts.

In fact, Huainan has been separated from Yangzhou for decades, but the connection between Huainan and Jiangdong has never been broken, especially many civil servants and generals of the former Jiangdong faction were born in Huainan, and many people in Huainan were also from Jiangdong.

Sometimes when you conquer a piece of land, it may not necessarily increase your strength immediately. For example, can you collect food?Can you recruit soldiers?Do the aristocratic families really trust you?Have all the people surrendered to you?
So you have to digest, to fully control the power on this land, and transform the people and things on this land into your strength.

After Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei, why was it that Liu Bei couldn't hold it and lost it so quickly?
It was because his time in Xuzhou was too short, he did not completely control the whole Xuzhou, and not all the aristocratic families sincerely took refuge in him, such as Chen Deng and his son.

Of course, apart from the Mi family, Liu Bei had never trusted the aristocratic families in Xuzhou. When he led his troops to fight Yuan Shu, he chose Zhang Fei to guard Xuzhou and did not let Chen Deng guard it. He just didn't trust them.

Although Liu Bei married the younger sister of Mi Zhu, a rich merchant in Xuzhou, he hadn't yet laid down a foundation in Xuzhou, so he was soon taken away by Lu Bu.Lu Bu is also very shrewd. After coming to Xuzhou, he married the daughter of Cao Bao, the former general of Tao Qian. Although Cao Bao and Cao Cao are not in the same family, the Cao family in Xuzhou is also a big family, and Cao Bao is still Tao Qian's confidant.

Fortunately, in Huainan, Lu Su, Zhuge Jin, Jiang Qin and a large number of members of the Huaisi Gang came forward, plus there was Lei Xu, the Jiujiang prefect who voluntarily surrendered. It is estimated that it will be completely digested in two or three years and become Zhang Wu conquered Cao Cao's forward positions on the eastern front.

But Hanzhong is a bit more complicated.Hanzhong is connected to Yongliang in the north, Bashu in the south, Qianghu in the west, and Jingzhou in the east. Its personnel composition is very complicated. It has been hostile to Yizhou for decades. The most important thing is that Hanzhong has been ruled by Zhang Lu for more than 20 years.

Zhang Lu is the leader of the "Five Dou Rice Religion". He established a political regime in Hanzhong. Government affairs and people are also believers.

Zhang Lu called himself a teacher, and those who first came to practice and learn Taoism were called "ghost soldiers", and those who had learned Taoism for a long time and were devout were called "jijiu".In this way, Zhang Lu established a huge organization and took control of the political power.

It can be said that after more than 20 years of Zhang Lu's rule, the common people in Hanzhong are almost all religious believers, and many of them are relatively devout believers.In this way, the people are not easy to manage. After experiencing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, everyone now realizes the power of religion.

Therefore, Zhang Wu has been thinking about how to win the hearts of the people in Hanzhong on the road. If the people can't surrender, not only will they not be able to help him conquer Liangzhou, but they may also hinder him.

After Zhang Wu arrived in Nanzheng, he first made a summary of the Battle of Hanzhong, rewarding those who made meritorious deeds, those who should be promoted, bonuses for those who should be given bonuses, and pensions for those who died in the battle.

In the plan of the Zhangwu Group, after taking Hanzhong, the western front will be a major battlefield for outward expansion for a long period of time in the future, so Hanzhong's position is very important.

In order to highlight the importance of Hanzhong, Zhang Wu decided to set up a separate county in Hanzhong, not affiliated to any state, but directly under the jurisdiction of the Chuhou Mansion, which is equivalent to a municipality directly under the Central Government.Fa Zheng served as the prefect of Hanzhong, and no longer served as the prefect of Shu County. Xu Shu, the general of the right army division, controlled the Hanzhong army and was in charge of military operations.

Zhang Wu asked Zhang Song, Fazheng, Ma Liang, Huang Quan and others to discuss a plan to adjust the officials of Hanzhong counties, generally maintain the original status, but clean up some pro-Cao factions.

(End of this chapter)