Sweep the World

Jiankang is located on the edge of the Yangtze River, of course, there are ferry crossings, and there are more than one ferry crossings, there are as many as twenty. The three largest ferry crossings are on the north side of the city wall of Jiankang.

The Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin have always been relatively densely populated areas of the Central Plains dynasties in the past. The main reason is that water sources are sufficient, and water is related to farming. Sufficient water sources represent a developed irrigation system. With more output, of course, it can feed more. People.

The reason why Jiankang has grown to a population of more than two million is largely related to its location on the edge of the Yangtze River. In addition to the abundance of water resources, the application of water transport in the Yangtze River has also matured after years of development.

In fact, Jiankang was the first city in the world with a population of over one million. If history had not been changed by Liu Yan, it had developed to 2.3 million inhabitants. Shi Bianjing's population is even larger.

According to the official statistics of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the total population was close to five million, and Jiankang alone had a population of close to two million. That is an exaggeration. Moreover, according to the official household registration statistics of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yangzhou has a population of nearly two million excluding Jiankang residents. It is conceivable that the rest of the territory should be so large that there are too few people.

A considerable part of Yangzhou’s population migrated from the north of the Yangtze River. Just "crossing south to the south" has moved south by more than one million. After that, it has fled a lot to the south, making Yangzhou the most problematic area. , The so-called conflict between "Northerners" and "Southerners" has never ceased.

Jingkou is a large port. It used to be a fleet base, but later it was changed to civilian use. Because the port’s geographical location is near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and Han's inland waterways and sea navigation are developed, Jingkou gradually showed its commercial role, and it has become extremely prosperous in just seven months.

Liu Yan set foot on the land south of the Yangtze River, and when he came to Jingkou, he saw rows of shops at first sight. Because of the clearing of the market, he couldn't see the heads of the market.

"People?" Cai Xian, the reminder of Jingkou, was asked where the people were arranged, and he hesitated: "There are shops and warehouses, and most of them are temporarily invited to open spaces in the wild."

The so-called reminder is actually the manager of the market, responsible for counting the types and quantities of goods, and supervising the movement of goods.

Jingkou is not a county, and there is no so-called county magistrate. It has been independent of Dantu County. It is the largest official post. There are Jicheng, Jiwei, Liucao and many small officials under it.

Speaking of warehouses, the fleet can see a large area of ​​neat warehouses on the Yangtze River. They are located at the foot of a mountain on the southeast side of Jingkou.

Jingkou was changed to civilian use. Ships coming from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River will basically stop temporarily before going to sea. Many caravans value the convenient location of Jingkou, which makes Jingkou a very important cargo transfer station, of course. The existence of a warehouse is required.

Liu Yan didn’t feel much about his arrival. He knew that it was part of the emperor’s majesty. As a king, he really had no bottom line for the people. It would not be good for himself or the country. Especially Liu Shen was the only son of the royal family. Under the premise of only two males.

Without joking in the slightest, it is really foolish for the king to put himself in danger and not take his safety seriously. If an assassination really takes place, the country will inevitably fall into turmoil if it is dead, and it will also cause a political earthquake if there is no death. Anyway, as long as there is an accident, the unlucky people will definitely be the majority, and it will definitely not be the monarch alone.

So, don't talk about the king's treatment of his subjects, the subjects will not do bad things, wait for the good side. It is the right thing to guarantee safety with the utmost care, not to mention why it is necessary to say "self-denial from the people", especially in ancient times.

After Liu Yan walked around in person, he could notice that there were quite a lot of people behind the door panels of each store, and those curious and awe-inspiring gazes could be seen in the gaps of some door panels.

"It seems that Jingkou is really well developed." Liu Yan happily pointed to the various signs on the street: "Eat, drink, wear and live in, everything is available."

Cai seemed fortunate to be able to hang behind Liu Yan. Under Cai You's gaze, he almost flatly said: "It's all the work of the king's instructions."

So it’s not wrong to say that the conversion of Jingkou to civilian use came from Liu Yan’s instructions. He considered that there was a real need for a cargo transfer station on the edge of the Yangtze River’s estuary, but Liu Yan did not pay attention to the follow-up development.

At least two sergeants are standing guard next to each shop, which is a necessary kind of alert. The sergeant in one of them slapped the door panel at Liu Yan's sign, and shouted to the people inside to retract the door panel. Unlimited money

The so-called door panels are long but not wide wooden boards, which are stuck in a kind of card slot.

At this time, the store basically uses door panels. That’s because the store’s doors need to have a relatively large facade to do business. Furthermore, hinges have not been invented yet. The traditional door takes up a lot of space, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to disassemble and assemble with a door panel. .

When the people inside closed the door panel, more than a dozen sergeants came to guard, and the door panel was slightly retracted to see the people inside. It was a crowded scene.

When the door panels were gradually being put away, most of the people crowded together were already sweating, and almost everyone looked like Liu Yan but didn't dare to look.

"The villain pays homage to the king!"

"The little one sees the king!"

People came out of the shop at the urging of officials. When they got to the street, they knelt down, and the words they shouted were also uneven. Some were worshipped by sacrificial kneeling, and some were directly casted on the ground. The scene was a little messy.

"The Han family does not kneel down except for sacrifices and criminals." Liu Yan said the truth, and his voice sounded very gentle: "Get up all the time."

Regardless of whether it is the first Han or the current Han, it is not advisable to kneel on the ground. When people see an official, they just bow and salute. When a hundred official sees a king, they only need to bow and salute. This is only available on sacrificial occasions. Kneeling, the other is that the criminal loses the right not to kneel. So even if the people see the king, they actually just need to bow and bow and turn around. Don't be stupid and keep staring.

It can’t be said that the reason for worrying that kneeling will become a habit will lose your backbone. It is probably a kind of respect for the people to be treated as people. It was not until the Ming and Qing dynasties that they must kneel when they saw an official.

Liu Yan just wanted to see what kind of cloth the cloth shop sells. First, the sergeant went in for a detailed investigation, and then went in later. Most of the shelves turned out to be silk and Shu brocade. On the contrary, there were very few linen cloths, so he called Here comes the shopkeeper of the shop.

The shopkeeper was a fat man who looked at a little pampered, and could see that he was in absolute tension, as if he would fall to the ground with a limp body at any time.

Liu Yan is a king. Whether he wants to or not, he has to make some scores, and Xun Xian will ask some questions instead.

“Silks are mostly local in Yangzhou, while Shu brocades are purchased from the Shu area by using the Yangtze River.” The shopkeeper didn’t speak succinctly. He stuttered and wiped his sweat while saying: “The small one is not doing it here. In retail, samples are placed on containers. After customers place an order, they are shipped from the warehouse."

It can be seen that there are many samples in the shop, including silk, brocade, and numb trees in various colors. There are also a lot of ready-to-wear garments, basically embroidered with some gorgeous and complicated patterns or patterns, and even dragon-shaped patterns can be seen.

Now the dragon does not refer to the emperor, and there is no such thing as taking care of the dragon's body, and the dragon is not only one kind of appearance, the more common one is the dragon that soars through the clouds. The style of the Jin and Wei Dynasties, no matter how there is no spectrum, there are many imaginations. The dragon only appeared in the Wei and Jin Dynasties with the colors of clouds and fog, giving the dragon a design that can fly. The dragons in the pre-Qin period were either honest and cute, or they looked like big snakes. The dragons of the Xian Han were more fierce and majestic.

By the way, many people may not believe it, but there are really not many dynasties that lifted the dragon to a unique height, and there are very few dynasties that used the dragon as a totem. On the contrary, the bird totem is more popular.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the dragon was officially certified, and it was not until the Manchu Dynasty that he was branded exclusively by the emperor.

The story of the descendant of the dragon in modern times, I really don't know how it appeared. Anyway, in the Ming Dynasty or the Manchus who dare to say that they are descendants of the dragon, they will definitely be taken to the vegetable market to wipe their heads.

"The people who walk here are all merchants." Cai You must have gone to understand the situation of Xiangxi, and said to Liu Yan as he walked: "Except for food, drink and accommodation, it's all big deals."

Liu Yan has discovered that although Jingkou is a ferry crossing, it occupies a large area, which is larger than that of some counties. The area for building warehouses is very large.

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In fact, Jingkou is now a center of north-south trade. Whether it is north or south of the Yangtze River, goods from places like Bashu are shipped here as much as possible, and then distributed by merchants from all over the country. Such a situation will occur, naturally due to Han's effective use of inland waterways and HNA. It is much more convenient to take inland waterways and sea transportation than land, and it can also save more costs.

Liu Yan recalled for a while and asked: "If the widow remembers correctly, Penglai in Qingzhou and Panyu in Guangzhou 1st state are the other two big reminders, right?"

Cai You is in charge of resource allocation, and commerce is also within the scope of his powers, affirming Liu Yan's questioning.

Penglai is in Dongmou County. It is not far from the Yellow River outlet. It can not only contact the Liaodong Peninsula, but also quickly enter the Yellow River waterways. It is indeed suitable as a cargo transfer station.

Panyu is actually the modern Kan-1 River. It is actually to connect the Indian subcontinent on the Cochin side. There are not many goods shipped, mainly to receive the resources of the Indian subcontinent and some offshore islands. It uses emeralds, tortoiseshells, spices and precious woods. Mainly. Slaves captured collectively are also one of its functions.

After patrolling in Jingkou, Liu Yan set off again, and the people who were cleared after they left returned to talk about what happened just now.

The shop where Liu Yan personally walked in to watch was crowded for a while. It was basically asked about some inexplicable things. Some merchants who were not originally engaged in cloth business actually bought them, and those cloth items that Liu Yan personally touched were even more. There are merchants who are asking for soaring prices.

With a large population, Yangzhou has a high level of development. It is not only agriculture, but also very good infrastructure, with roads extending in all directions.

There is a canal excavated here at Jingkou, named Pogangdu, which was used to connect the Qinhuai River and Taihu Lake during the Three Kingdoms period. It can also lead to Jianye, which can be regarded as the main transportation line of Yangzhou.

Thanks to the existence of Pogangdu, there are also two large water pools in the surrounding area, namely the smelting lake and the Chishan Pond, and the foundation for the construction of an irrigation system has been established, which has led to the extremely developed agriculture and mulberry industry.

Liu Yan's team walked not far along the south bank of the Yangtze River. They would first go to Gaoli Mountain to ascend and look far away. They went to the top of the mountain and looked south to get a panoramic view of a large fertile field.

"At least two to three million acres of farmland, it's no wonder that Jiankang will have so many people." Tian Shuo, the servant, usually rarely speaks, but now he is looking at the endless farmland with beaming eyes. What happened but started frowning: "Why haven't trees been planted? This way, the wind won't blow the stalks down?"

Planting trees at every distance between farmland is something that has only been advocated in recent years, especially in the south, which is the experience gained from frequent hurricanes and typhoons in coastal areas.

This is on the edge of the Yangtze River. The wind is not too small. It is conceivable that the farmland closer to the Yangtze River will definitely produce bad harvests. Tian Shuo really doesn’t understand that the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is not good at fighting. More trees should be planted on the banks of the Yangtze River.

The Han country did not set up Da Si Nong. In addition to managing Ma Zheng, Tai Pu also took charge of agriculture and mulberry. Tian Shuo’s trip to the south was not simply to accompany Liu Yan on inspections. Waiting for Liu Yan to station in Jiankang, which is when he is running around.

By the way, rice is not grown on a large scale in the South. In addition to wheat, millet is the most grown, and the other is millet, chestnut, rice, and sun. uukanshu. Com rice is now the staple food on the Indian subcontinent.

The Han state regained Jiaozhi. In addition to continuously invading Linyi and Funan for looting, it was also the matter of selecting rice seeds. The cultivation and improvement experiments have been carried out in Guang 1 prefecture. Waiting for the rice seeds to pass several generations, it will slow down. Slowly go north for repeated cultivation and improvement, anyway, it is by no means a direct promotion.

If you want to say that you can immediately plant large-scale crops all over the country where you can get the food, that is really what people who don't understand agriculture will do.

For example, if you get excellent rice seeds from South Asia, you can plant them in the north. Because the rice seeds are not suitable for the relationship between climate and water and soil, the lack of grain is not a rare and exaggerated thing. It really requires a slow cultivation and improvement process. .

But roots and stems like potatoes and potatoes are not picky about climate and soil quality.

Liu Yan took advantage of the Bering Strait to go directly to North America by land, and sent a team to try the past, risking to find more species. He also kept asking the South 1st Sea Fleet to find a new world, and he also wanted to get more species, especially the baby like potatoes.