The World of Yellow Sky

The sun in spring is warm and harmonious, without the scorching heat of midsummer, nor the coldness of winter. When it shines on people, it only makes people feel extremely warm.

On the official road, Xu An bathed in the sun, held a whip, and rode his horse. A group of generals followed closely behind on horseback, protecting Xu An.

In the middle of the official road, soldiers of the Ming army in the brigade were slowly moving forward, and ocher-yellow banners fluttered in the strong wind.

The military songs are loud and vibrate the trees; they are thick and high, and the sound suppresses the clouds.

Just like when I went out of the city to march east.

It has been nearly three years since I left Chang'an.

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty (195), May [-]th, Pingdan.

He led all the troops to conquer Wei Ting eastward, raided all the way, captured Fanyang, aspired to the Central Plains, and collected all sixteen counties in the three prefectures of Hebei.

Now it is April 198th in the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty ([-]), and he finally embarked on the road to return home.

Xu An did not stay in Chen Du any longer.

It would be really unbelievable if the military management of the five states could cause any disturbances.

After returning to Chang'an, Xu An planned to transfer Liu Pi to Chendu to take charge of various affairs of the five prefectures.

Liu Pi has served as the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard for many years, and has served as the supervisor of the country several times. He is familiar with government affairs and loyal, so he is the most suitable candidate.

It is absolutely impossible for Liu Pi to co-operate with those powerful families.

Today's Ming Dynasty is more than twice as wide as the Han Empire in the past, and the country has also changed from a prefecture system to a provincial system.

On the basis of the original thirteen prefectures in Han, the province of Liaozhou was separated, and the three northern provinces of Modong, Monan, and Beijiang were added. After that, Lu Bu sent troops to the North again. Fuzhu, and set up Anbei Capital Protectorate, which is at the same level as the province.

The Korean peninsula originally occupied by Sanhan was also included in the pocket and became the Haidong Province of the Ming Empire.

The four kingdoms of Liaodong perished, and the country was deposed. They were divided into three parts, one part was classified as Haidong Province, one part was classified as Liaozhou, and one part was set as Far East Province.

Going further to the north and east, at this time, it is a deserted place, and there are not many signs of human activities.

The advance team of the Eagle Wolf Guard set up several outposts in Xianbelia, further north, and planted the flag of the Ming Dynasty. This place was also included in the territory by Xu An, and it was classified as a new line. Province, named the Far North Province.

If it is divided according to the geographical division of later generations, the Far North Province starts from the Bering Strait in the east, extends to the Arctic Ocean in the north, and ends at the Yenisei River in the west.

There are no provinces on the left and right, and the governor of the Northern Xinjiang Province is actually the governor of the Far North Province, and the two provinces are one.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions changed the Protectorate of the Western Regions into a province, named the Province of the Western Regions, under the jurisdiction of the Governor and the Three Divisions, and Guo Tai therefore became the Governor of the Western Regions.

Seeing how the Ming army defeated the battle between the Dawan Kingdom and the Guishuang Empire, and how the countries in the Western Regions dared to resist, after the Ming court envoys arrived, they could only accept the officials to express their submission.

There is also a province in southern Xinjiang, named Nanhai Province. Its territory includes Panyue, Pyu, Shan, Linyi, and various tribes in southern Xinjiang, and it will continue to expand in the future.

The Panyue Kingdom and the Piao Kingdom declared their force in the Ming army, and decisively chose Fengming Court as the suzerain state.

I have to sigh that the ignorant are fearless. Lin Yiguo was originally unwilling to surrender. They have maintained their independence since they rebelled against the Han court. They don't have much awe of the Ming court that replaced the Han court. They even feel that the Ming army can't do anything to them. Even after the Ming army took over Jiuzhen County, Linyiguo's army dared to invade Linyiguo.

As a border state and county in Yizhou, Xu An gave him the right to act cheaply.

Zhou Cang, who had just taken over Jiuzhen County, didn't expect that Lin Yiguo would be so bold. He suffered a small loss first, and then Zhou Cang, who reacted, mobilized soldiers and horses, and defeated Lin Yiguo's army in one battle.

How can those Linyi soldiers wearing this leather armor and holding weapons that are not even iron weapons be the opponents of Wudang Feijun? What's more, Zhou Cang also has elephant soldiers from the Pyu Kingdom and infantry from the Shan Kingdom under Zhou Cang's command. Can those half-baked soldiers compare?
Zhou Cang went south all the way, and within a month he destroyed five cities in Linyi Kingdom, and in the last battle, he defeated the capital of Linyi Kingdom and captured Linyi King alive.

Killed the king of Linyi on the coast of the South China Sea, re-established Rinan County, and restored the homeland of the former Han Dynasty.

Lin Yiguo is actually not strong, the reason why it can exist for such a long time is entirely because the Central Plains is chaotic and has no time to look south.

His country is watching the sky from a well, thinking that no one can control its strength.

If you let him know how vast China's territory is, and witness the scene of the two armies in the Central Plains fighting with his own eyes, he might not even dare to approach the frontier, and bow his head tremblingly.

So Xu An ordered Zhou Cang to temporarily guard Rinan, and ordered people to build ports in Jiuzhen and Rinan counties.

Occupy southern Xinjiang and set up a port, so that the fleet dispatched to the West will have a place to settle and replenish supplies, and the voyage will be much smoother.

And when the commercial routes are opened, these ports will also prosper, which in turn will drive the prosperity and prosperity of the surrounding areas.

In the next step, Xu An plans to relocate the people of the Central Plains to fill up the frontiers of the four directions, and gradually turn the four directions into the land of China.

However, in order to achieve all of this, the population of Ming country is obviously not enough.

The population is still being counted in various places. It is conservatively estimated that after all the slaves are liberated and the hidden households are checked out, the population of the whole country should be more than [-] million.

Compared with other countries in the world at this time, the population of the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly a terrifying figure, but it is not enough to spread across such a vast territory.

However, most parts of the country are at peace now, and the land owned by powerful families has been confiscated and directly rented out to the local people, and there are also a series of work-for-relief programs.

People in the five prefectures of Han and other places are living a far better life than they were under the rule of the Han court.

It is foreseeable that in the next few years, the country will usher in several waves of births.

The resources are rich, the country is peaceful, and there is no need to worry about the issue of survival. The population will inevitably achieve a blowout growth.

In the era of cold weapons, population is a very important strategic resource.

Now, Xu An is going to keep the current territory for the time being, and postpone the expansion of the territory for a few years. After all, one is the population shortage, and the other is that there is a lot of waste in the country, and there are still many problems that have not been resolved.

Today's Ming Dynasty has eight provinces and fourteen prefectures, namely Zhongzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Liangzhou, Yizhou, Liaozhou, and Jiaozhou.

There are also eight provinces of Modong, Monan, Northern Xinjiang, Far East, Western Regions, Southern Xinjiang, Far North, and Anbei Protectorate, which serve as barriers.

If Dongyi Island is included, two new provinces will be added.

As an overseas island, it is natural that one province cannot be set up, and it must be checked and balanced. Otherwise, once the heart of separatism arises, the ocean will be its best barrier.

Perhaps it is more appropriate to call the Ming Kingdom today the "Great Ming Empire", and this title of empire is well-deserved.

The backward productivity of the farming society and the backward industrial technology in ancient times restricted the development of ancient China, making it extremely difficult to maintain a vast territory.

Those countries with vast territory in history will eventually lose their territory after the country weakens, because of insufficient national strength, exhausted expeditions, inconvenient transportation, extremely long time for news exchanges, inconvenient management and many other problems.

But after all this will be no problem...

Because not long after he took charge of Chen Du, in the Taihang Mountain workshop, the gunpowder had been successfully trial-produced, and the technology of the steam engine had gradually matured.

The principle of the steam engine is generally clear, and those craftsmen who have experienced systematic education are constantly improving the steam engine, improving its efficiency, and trying to use it in practice.

However, due to the lack of rubber and lack of seals, there are some difficulties that are difficult to break through after all.

Xu An looked back to the east, time was running out, and the ocean-going fleet had to set off in the spring of next year at the latest.

Ocean voyages are extremely risky in this era. To be honest, Xu An doesn't have much confidence in his heart, but no matter how high the cost is, the ocean journey is a must.

The future of the country lies at sea.

Xu An's heart slowly turned cold. A single fleet is not safe, and he must be prepared. All eggs cannot be put in one basket.

"Wenhe, deploy another twenty soft-sail ships, and build two more fleets."

At least two fleets are needed to ensure that they can reach the Americas and return to the country to the greatest extent, and these people need to be extremely loyal to the country.

"I will personally assign the commander of the fleet and the crew of the flagship, and you only need to arrange the sailors of the remaining ships."

Threats at sea often come not from nature, but sometimes from the seafarers on board.

Xu An already had a plan in mind, he was going to transfer personnel from Tengxiangwei and Yellow Angels to lead the fleet, all the crew members of the flagship were appointed as confidantes, and at the same time all the armor and weapons were concentrated on the flagship, Prevent possible rebellion to the greatest extent.

Time flies, like a white horse passing by, but in the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

Fourteen years have passed since the first year of Zhongping (184).

The past time was like a dream, and Xu An's memory was even a little fuzzy.

Just like when we set out for the expedition, it was the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, and wild flowers bloomed on the grass on both sides of the road.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu An couldn't help looking at the chain bag hanging on the saddle.

The chain bag was bulging and looked quite heavy, and it was full of letters.

Those letters were all sent from Chang'an, more precisely, from Wang Yi.

After he and Wang Yi got married in Liangzhou, because they had to deal with various affairs and traveled around, they had always been together less and more often. The two of them were actually together for only three or four months.

Even when he was in Chang'an, he was busy until late every day, and he rarely had time to rest.

That is to say, after returning to Chang'an after conquering Yizhou, Xu You and Jia Xu became more and more proficient in governing, so he finally had some free time.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, disasters and wars followed one after another, and there was no time to spare.

When he left home, Wang Yi had just given birth not long ago, and before he even had time to name his son, he had to hastily stepped on the saddle of his war horse and left Chang'an.

It has been three years since I left.

In the past three years, Chang'an has undergone rapid changes, and Wang Yi wrote him a letter to tell him.

Back in Southern Xinjiang, Wang Yi wrote him a letter with some complaints, but now there is no complaint in the letter he sent, and she has been able to understand some things.

When he left Chang'an, his son was still in his infancy, but now he is walking and talking.

Xu An boarded a slightly higher mound, reined in his horse, and had a panoramic view of the scene above the official road.

Countless generals dressed in yellow clothes and wearing yellow scarves walked on the official road. Their fighting spirit was high and full of vigor, even compared with the rising sun in the east, their momentum was not weak at all. .

"The flowers on Moshang bloom, but they can return slowly..."

King Qian Wusu didn't know the book, but he sent his wife a letter saying: "The flowers on Moshang are blooming, and they can return slowly."

It's just a few words, but the posture is infinite. Even if a literati writes, it can't be surpassed.

Although there are only a few words, they are sincere and nuanced.

Words read the gentleman, warm it in the city.For what period?Hu Ran I miss it.

Some people are destined not to be able to set foot on the road back to their hometown in person.

Although the country is settled, many soldiers who followed him from Chang'an City on that day will never see this peaceful world again.

Casualties have never been avoided in war, and some sacrifices are necessary sacrifices.

This world is a world of great struggle, the strong will be strong, and the weak will perish.

This has been the case from ancient times to the present.

Domestic turmoil has been quelled, but it does not mean that there will be no more chaos and wars in the world.

Forging a sword into a plow is the source of disaster. Although the world is peaceful, if you forget the battle, you will be in danger.