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Chapter 916 The Sea

Misadventures followed one another.

In the end, Yang Ji, the governor of Jiaozhou, died of miasma entering his body.

The so-called miasma is actually malaria. This thing was a big killer in ancient times. When the northern army went south, they were either infected with the disease or this thing.

Yang Ji, like Huo Yi, is also a loyal person. Historically, he was besieged by Tao Huang and Xue Jue with 10,000+ Wu troops. He held on for eight months, without food and grass, and without reinforcements outside. He was outnumbered and finally surrendered to Wu. , He vomited blood and died of depression.

Before the funeral began, Liu Yin, the veteran governor of Hanzhong, also died of illness due to his advanced age...

Yang Zheng looked back at Zhao Aqi and Liu Heng beside him, and suddenly found that their temples were also white.

The prince Yang Xu has grown a beard, his demeanor has become more stable, and he handles government affairs with ease, which has won the praise of the veterans. Two months ago, the emperor's grandson Yang Chun was born.

Years are not forgiving.

The old era is over, and a new era is upon us.

In the past, when he fought on the battlefield, his body suffered from more or less ailments. Whenever it rained continuously, his body ached. Thanks to Huangfumi's constant acupuncture, it relieved a lot.

Many generals were extremely brave when they were young, and they were sick all over when they were old.

"When you are old, you have to admit it!" Yang Zheng said with emotion.

Looking in the mirror, the gaps on my face are no longer there.

"How old is Your Majesty? According to my subordinates, there will be another [-] battles!" Liu Heng stared.

"There are quite a lot of alchemists in Daxing today. It is rumored that they have a life-prolonging elixir. Why don't your majesty summon them to inquire? Maybe they have real skills." Zhao Aqi cupped his hands and said.

"Those are all lies. How many emperors in the past can live longer?" If you don't take the elixir, you may live a few more years. If you take the elixir, you may die in two or three years.

Both Qin Shihuang and Li Erda wanted to live long, but they both died early.

Now the government affairs of the DPRK and China are managed by three provinces and six ministries, with the crown prince and several Ping Shang Shushi at the helm, and the country is running smoothly.

Under their governance, Great Qin was at its peak.

Yang Zheng was delighted.

In fact, he has long had a wish, but he can't retreat now. The offensives of Hezhong and Annan still need the support of the emperor himself.

Time flies, and it will be five years in Taixing in the blink of an eye.

The agricultural scholars who went south finally found Champa rice, which was successfully cultivated in Cochin. The yield is [-]% higher than that of traditional rice. It is drought-tolerant, adaptable, does not choose the land, and has a short growth cycle. It only takes more than [-] days from cultivation to harvest.

In Jiaozhi, three or four crops can be cooked a year.

At present, it is being trial planted in Lingnan, Yunnan, Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

But a new problem was placed in front of Yang Zheng.

How will the grain be transported to Guanzhong and the north when it is grown.

Lingnan is mountainous, and walking from the inland is not only time-consuming, but also labor-intensive.

Yang Zheng stared at the sand table, it seemed that shipping was about to be developed.

Since the establishment of the navy in the Warring States period in the spring, shipbuilding technology has continued to develop. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was possible to build a ten-foot-high building ship.

When he arrived in Soochow, the Northern Expedition frequently stopped in Hefei. Sun Quan simply went south to expand the territory, occupied Baodao first, and then went south to the Philippines for a tour.

Soochow also built a five-story ship, which is five stories high and can accommodate 3000 people, which can run across the sea.

It's a pity that when Cao Cao went south to attack Wu, Sun Quan took the fifth-floor boat into the Yangtze River. When encountering a storm, Dong Xi refused to abandon the boat and escaped.

In the first year of Jiahe (232 A.D.), Gongsun Yuan from Liaodong sent envoys to Chengfan of Wu to present horses. Sun Quan was overjoyed and named Gongsun Yuan the King of Yan.

Being able to send [-] people to travel by sea shows that Soochow's navigation technology is quite mature.

Yang Zheng has always felt that land power and sea power are like the two legs of a country, one cannot be separated.

Later generations of Huaxia lacked sea power, which was the main reason for being blocked and besieged.

In the current Daqin, the land suitable for farming has basically been laid down.

However, when the land is always used up, no matter how perfect the system established by Yang Zheng is, as time goes by, various problems will always arise. New noble clans and powerful clans will definitely rise, and land mergers will definitely happen.

At that time, if there is no direction to open up, it will inevitably repeat the mistakes of the Han Dynasty.

The ocean is the future of Daqin.

On the other side of the sea, there are corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and more fertile land!

It is also Yang Zheng's long-cherished wish and mission to inject marine genes into Chinese civilization.

Maybe this process will take 100 or 500 years, but we have to do it.

Occupying Liaodong is 500 years ahead of time, and operating the ocean is 500 years ahead of time!

Of course, given the current environment in the middle school, it is still inappropriate to make a public announcement, otherwise the Lord Peace faction will definitely think that Yang Zheng is going to conquer overseas again...

Yang Zheng could only use the reason of transporting grain by sea to set up the Maritime Affairs Department, under the jurisdiction of Chuan, Hai, and Wencao.

Chuancao is responsible for shipbuilding, Haicao is responsible for training navigators, and Wencao is responsible for research in hydrology, weather, geography, positioning, etc.

Later, it grew stronger and was upgraded to Haibu, becoming the seventh of the six ministries in the three provinces.

As long as there is no war, most of the courtiers don't care.

Importing grain from Lingnan, Jiangdong, Jianghuai, and Liaodong to Guanzhong was originally one of the problems that Daqin urgently needed to solve.

Sea transportation will undoubtedly strengthen the control of Liaodong and Xiongjin.

Cane sugar, pearls, and dried fish from Lingnan can also be transported by sea, from the Yangtze River to Jianye, from Jianye to Feishui and Yingshui to Xuchang, from Luoshui to Luoyang, from the Yellow River to Guanzhong, or north to Yedu.

The whole of Daqin is connected.

Sugar existed in the Zhou Dynasty, but it was made from wheat, and sucrose did not appear until the Han Dynasty.

Of course, it is relatively rough, basically boiled and filtered sugarcane juice, which is called "Zhejiang".

The shipping and canal system is equivalent to the two lines of Ren Du in China.

Hebei will be closer to Jiangdong, and Jiangdong will be closer to Lingnan!

The first step is always difficult.

There are not many people in Taixue who are proficient in maritime affairs.

When Wu was destroyed, nearly [-] craftsmen in Jianye City were recruited into the Ministry of Industry and stayed in Daxing, including a large number of shipbuilders.

Yang Zheng's rule is, before doing anything, make an outline and complete it on paper.

So first let craftsmen write down the skills of shipbuilding, compile it into a book "Ship Administration", and include it in "Taixing Dadian".

But it's also a huge project.

I don’t know if I don’t see it, but I’m startled when I see it. In this era, there are not only building ships, but also various types of auxiliary ships, both in the sea and in the river.

"The more the better, the more detailed the better. Don't worry about financial resources and manpower. You can try to improve the drawings and craftsmanship. If you succeed, I will reward you!" Yang Zheng's ambition is not only to make ships Come out, but also form a system, constantly upgrade and transform.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The craftsmen were overjoyed. How could they be treated like this in Wu?
As soon as they entered Daxing, they were regarded as treasures. Each person had [-] acres of fertile land. The imperial court even designated two squares in Daxing where every inch of land was expensive. They lived in it for their families and collected rent every year, so they could live a very comfortable life.

(End of this chapter)