Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1624 The road and canonization

After reviewing several major events of the two years in charge of the country with the prince, Shao Shude took over the power and began to govern himself.

He doesn't have much movement.

Now the sea is peaceful, the world is peaceful, and all the towns are dominated by tranquility.

In fact, after changing flags from Hedong, the north is basically peaceful.After conquering the southern towns, most of the country was peaceful, which was much better than the situation at the end of the Tang Dynasty where there were no wars everywhere.

The entire empire was freed from a state of great consumption, and began to accumulate wealth and generate a surplus.

Even though wars against Changhe and the Western Regions broke out, only two places were greatly affected: Shuzhong and Helong.

Even if the materials and personnel from other places want to rush to the past, the cost is very high, so there is not much consumption until Shao Shude enlists a large number of masters to go west in Henan and Hedong.

On the whole, the war engine of this huge country is close to stalling, and the main resources of the empire are allocated to two things: immigration and infrastructure.

The first-class national highway is the top priority.

The north-south main artery Yunxiang Road (Yunzhou-Xiangzhou) continues to be constructed, but it is mainly concentrated at the northern end, because the southern line has already reached the terminal Xiangyang.

A few years ago, there were mainly two sections built in the territory of Hedong. One was built from Taiyuan Mansion to the north and south, and the other was built from Yunzhou to the south. Limited by financial resources, Hedong in the post-Li Keyong era urgently needed rest. Therefore, other states and counties did not start construction, but focused on rectifying internal affairs, so that the people could breathe a sigh of relief.

By the end of the first year of Tongguang, Taiyuan Prefecture had been built to the north to Xinzhou, and the first-class national highway entered Daizhou.At the same time, roads were also built southward in the direction of Yunzhou, passing through the eastern border of Shuozhou, and arriving outside Yanmen Pass.

To the south of Taiyuan Prefecture, it leads to Luzhou.

Because Zelu has been persecuted for many years and the population is sparsely populated, a large number of masters were conscripted from Heyang. It took a lot of manpower and material resources and many years to excavate mountains and dig rocks, widen roads, and open to traffic abruptly.

This is the case with post roads. Taking the mountainous areas in central and southern Sichuan as an example, there were no roads at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, but there were rugged paths at the end of the Han Dynasty. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, people and horses could pass stably.

In the era when there were no large-scale construction machinery, many roads were built step by step in this way-of course, if there is a need, the feudal dynasty can also build a road for you in just a few years, it depends on whether you are willing to pay the price.

All in all, there are only Zelu and Daizhou unfinished in the east section of Yunxiang Road.

If there is no accident, the whole line in Hedong will be open to traffic in the second year of Tongguang, and even the direction of Yunzhou will go north, and an extension line will be built to lead directly to Jining County, Rouzhou, the base of the First Army of Yinshan Town.

After more than ten years of construction, the north-south artery is about to be opened up like this.With the blessing of the four-wheeled carriage, the cost of transportation between various places will be drastically reduced and the speed will be greatly accelerated, which will greatly promote business.

The construction process of the east-west Liangjing Grand Post Road also reflects the characteristics of fast in the east and slow in the west.

The eastern section has been connected to Yunzhou a few years ago. By the end of the first year of Tongguang, the road sections built by Zizhou, Qingzhou, and Laizhou have been opened to traffic, leaving only the last section of Dengzhou.

The easternmost end of the Liangjing Dayi Road is the Chishanpu Wharf in the east of Dengzhou, a new seaport town.As more and more people went fishing, the city became more and more prosperous.Many townships were originally populated by Silla people, but now they are also overwhelmed by Henan and Hebei people, and the place has changed drastically.

In the west direction, it has been from Hongnong Xiutong to Tongguan within three years.

The direction from Chang'an to Tongguan has already been open to traffic.

Literally understood, the "two capitals" have long been connected together.

The section of the road currently under construction is mainly in the west of Chang'an.

According to Shao Shude's plan, this section mainly takes the northern line of Binzhou, Jingzhou, and Yuanzhou, and finally leads directly to Huiningguan Wharf. This is the direction with the highest priority.

As for the southern line, that is, Chang'an goes westward in the direction of Qizhou, Longzhou, Qinzhou, and Hewei. It depends on the spare power of each region. Anyway, it is basically at a standstill.

In addition to the two main arteries, Yunxiang Road and Liangjing Dayi Road, a first-class national road is actually being built in the direction of Hebei, mainly in the territory of Beiping Prefecture.

Starting from Changping County, passing Youzhou City to the east, passing through Jizhou and Pingzhou, exiting Linyu Pass, and leading to Yingzhou.

Up to now, the part inside the customs has been basically completed, but the Yingzhou section is more troublesome, little progress has been made, and there are differences in the route.

Some people think that Liaoze has degraded gradually in recent years, and a lot of land has been silted up. They can try to build roads along the coast, instead of going north to Liucheng and going around in the mountains.

Others believe that the silted land is not solid, and there are still many swamps along the way, which are often washed away and submerged when floods occur.Although that area is rich in water and grass, the risk of farming is relatively high, and it is only suitable for grazing. There will not be too many people for a long time in the future, so it is better to take the northern route.

Shao Shude agreed to the plan of the northern route, and still went to Liucheng, and communicated with the Seven Holy States by the way, thinking that this would be more valuable.

And the officials were arguing about it, which also made him feel a little relieved for no reason.

Because what they are arguing about is the details of nation-building, not the so-called national roots, wars and so on.This also shows from the side that this country is on the track of healthy development.

Very good!

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February and March passed quickly. At the beginning of April, Prince Shao Chengjie led the order to go out of Beijing. Two thousand cavalry infantry went to Hebei and began his work of inspecting the two roads.

Shao Shude came to the Forbidden Garden on the south bank of the Weishui River for a spring outing.

In April, there is a bird named Huogu, which calls itself by its name.Farmers wait for this bird, and they will plow and loquat ashore.

This is a busy season for farming, but also a season full of hope.

After boarding the pavilions, he looked at the fertile fields in Hebei.

In the bright spring, there are dotted villages and communities.

In the neat rows of wheat fields, the farmers are busy, irrigating, weeding, topdressing, very busy.

Between the two fields, the dirt road twists and turns and stretches into the distance.

The shopkeepers carried their burdens and yelled along the road, selling their goods.

The little boy led the ox and walked towards the grassland beside the wild river ditch.

An idle boy with a knife on his waist, looking left and right.The little lady covered her mouth and smiled lightly when she saw it, and the old man yelled at him when she saw it.Ever since, he ran away in a hurry.

What a picture of the countryside!
When Shao Shude saw it, he seemed to see "+1" symbols in the air—his empire was steadily accumulating strength.

In the distance, there are horse-drawn carriages clogging the road, and a dense crowd of people who can't see the end.

These are the people who migrated westward.

Some were soldiers' families, some were ordinary people, and some were strong men recruited by businessmen who went west to farm.

Seeing this, he seemed to see "-1" symbols one after another - this is the continuous expenditure of the Great Xia Empire.

But it doesn't matter, now the input is greater than the output.Some immigrants can still afford it.

"Is the book finished?" He turned around and asked.

Palace official Su handed over the two volumes.

After reading it, Shao Shude said with a smile: "Pu's attitude is the lowest, which can be said to be a great wisdom. Zhen's shyness, but in the end he chose the right path. These two books were sent to Zhongshu and handed over to the envoys of the two countries. Let's go back."

The Park family refers to Park Kyung-hui, the ruler of Silla.

As the orthodoxy of the original peninsula, Silla has been mixed up to this point. It is inseparable from the chaos of the government and the fact that it has entered the end of the dynasty.

Moreover, the Jin family of Silla King died out, and the Park family succeeded as a foreign relative, which exacerbated the confusion.

But in the end is orthodox, their appeal is not small.For example, the father of Zhenxuan, the lord of Baekje, was at odds with his son, and he was still a courtier of Silla, which is also a strange thing.

Among Taebong, Silla, and Baekje, Silla has the worst momentum.Although the emissary boasted that Zhen Xuan was defeated last year and "beheaded tens of thousands", Shao Shude didn't believe it at all.

Winning is definitely winning, but beheading a few thousand levels is a big deal, and it can't be more.

Moreover, the active offense wins, and the defensive counterattack wins, are these two concepts, okay?Silla has mixed up to now, can only defend, but can't attack, which already explains the problem.

If it continues to drag on, I am afraid that it will be incompetent in defense, and that will be the time for the country to perish.

Pu Jinghui knew that the current situation was very pessimistic, so he sent envoys to the court many times to inquire about the news.

The year before last, he requested canonization, but Shao Shude went on an expedition, and received news in the Western Regions, but did not respond.

At the beginning of this year, he came again, this time with an even more humble attitude, proposing that domestic ports could berth for Daxia ships for repairs, and then asked the imperial court to send troops to assist them.

Shao Shude did not directly answer the matter of sending troops, but finally agreed to confer Pu Jinghui the title of "King of Zhishun Silla".

As for the Zhen family, they came earlier than Silla. Shao Shude had been dragging his feet, but this time he finally lowered his virtue and agreed to confer the title of "Huaishun Baekje King" on Zhen Xuan, the lord of Baekje.

Undoubtedly, from the standpoint of Silla people, they must be dissatisfied with Da Xia's canonization of Gong Yi and Zhen Xuan.Because they regard themselves as orthodox, and think that Tae Bong and Baekje are traitors and traitors, but they are powerless to eradicate them.

The canonization of King Sanshun by Da Xia is equivalent to legally recognizing the status of the Gong family and the Zhen family, and raising them to the same status as Silla.

But so what?Don't know what's going on in your own country?
Moreover, Shao Shude strictly admonished the envoys of the three countries, asking them to use the existing territory as the border and not to invade each other, which actually helped Silla.

Of course, Taebong and Baekje may not listen.But it doesn't matter, Shao Shude doesn't care much.

From the current point of view, Taifeng has the strongest national strength, the largest territory and the largest population.However, they are faced with a huge disadvantage, that is, they are directly connected to the Great Xia border.

Today's Liaodong is not a deserted place.

In fact, Xijing and Nanjing of the Bohai Kingdom are nearby, and Lezhou's household registration is relatively well-off. There are tens of thousands of soldiers in Andong Prefecture and Liaodong Prefectures, and they can recruit a large number of Qingqi soldiers. Even if they can't occupy Taifeng, they can The ability to make trouble is still there - any increase in troops can attract the main force of Taifeng Kingdom to the north.

From a dark point of view, Shao Shude might wish they could attack each other and continue to consume.When you are exhausted from fighting and there are no people living for hundreds of miles, you will know why the flowers are so red.

Historically, they encountered the replacement of the five generations in the Central Plains, and Khitan also focused on the favorable opportunity in the south, and finally unified. After more than 60 years of recuperation, they took a breath of relief.

At this time, even if the Khitan conquered the capital of Koryo (Kasong), but the king fled to the south of Naju (in today’s Jeollanam Province) and called for resistance, there were sufficient supplies and people in the area, so it was not so easy to persevere They ate it—they seized the opportunity given by history and escaped a catastrophe.

But what if, there was an experienced hunter next to them, looking at them with cold viper-like eyes, the situation was quite different.

Shao Shude may not want to completely occupy these three countries, but the current level of canonization is no different from that of paper?It can be regarded as the weakest binding force in the Jiji ruling system.

At worst, we have to strengthen control like Khotan.Even if you can continue to self-govern, I don't want to cause trouble and spend huge costs to rule directly. The time is not yet ripe, but it is certain to strengthen control appropriately.

He is slowly waiting for the opportunity, and if he can't wait, he will hand it over to his son, and he is not in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the ruler of Khotan, Li Shengtian, has arrived in the capital." Han Quanhui went upstairs lightly and reported in a low voice.

"Let him come here." Shao Shude ordered.

(End of this chapter)