Destiny Only Han

Chapter 336 Liu Ying: Ping Liao in five years!
Too lazy to pay attention to the noise in the tent, Liu Ying squeezed the things in her sleeves with her hands and moved quietly to the corner.

It turns out that I am still the boy I used to be... Liu Ying's face was mixed with sadness and joy, and she couldn't tell whether she should be happy or scold her.

But when he thought about it, this was a timely help.

Although the place where he is now is the most affluent part of the later generations, the Yan Kingdom at this time has been impoverished and weak for hundreds of years, and the degree of development and utilization of this land cannot be compared with the Guanzhong Plain in the same period.

Especially in agriculture, the lack of water conservancy and irrigation canals, and the improvement of natural river channels have resulted in the only crops grown in Yandi, except millet, which has been domesticated by humans for thousands of years, and only sorghum.

Well, the sorghum at this time is really tall, and many of them can grow to two or three meters, which is almost equivalent to a one-story building.

But it is a pity that there are only long stems and leaves, but not very long spikes.

But there is no way. The reason why the Yan people plant sorghum widely is because this crop is not only drought-tolerant, but also flood-tolerant.

During the flood in the rainy season, as long as you are not submerged above your head, you can still live when the water recedes!
Therefore, the wine of the Yan Kingdom is famous all over the world...

But this is not within the scope of Liu Ying's consideration, because after the Han Dynasty takes control of Yandi, it will inevitably carry out systematic improvements to Yandi.

Agricultural production is naturally the top priority.

What Liu Ying is planning for at this moment is to use Yandi as a springboard to go deep into Liaodong and lay out the endless fertile soil there more than 2000 years in advance.

What restricts the development of Liaodong at this moment is the towering ancient trees everywhere, the abundant rainfall caused by the proximity to the ocean, and the large swamps formed by the lack of human reconstruction and the inability to drain the accumulated water in time.

But none of these are fatal.

Liu Ying now has five iron smelting plants in Hanzhong, Shu County, Guanzhong, Sanchuan County, and Nanyang, which can smelt tons of steel almost every day.

With the tools made of these steels, it is not difficult to cut down big trees and dig ditches to fill up swamps.

Most deadly, cold.

Although the average temperature is high at this time, the latitude of the northeast boundary is also high!

No matter how warm it is in winter, the average temperature is below minus ten degrees.

So it has continued into modern times, and the Northeast is known as a place of bitter cold.

The reason why Hou Jin gave up his Longxing land was because the natural environment here was too harsh.

Many people say that if there is no wicker edge, the act of breaking through the Guandong will happen many years in advance.

How should I put it, in the era when you can buy a super thick padded jacket for a few hundred yuan, people may not understand the severe cold.

If you want to take root in the Northeast, the first thing you need to do is to prepare for the cold.

Firewood is easy to handle, but the most difficult thing is thick clothes.

In the era of the rise of Chuangguandong, the industrial revolution in Europe and the United States has gone through several rounds, and the textile industry has already taken off.

Ships of cotton cloth came across the ocean, crushing the inefficient handicraft workshops and filling the streets with relatively cheap cloth.

Well, foreign cloth.

As a result, Shandong people who cross the sea have more capital to fight against the severe cold.

And in the current Qin and Han Dynasties, if you want to develop Liaodong, or go north to attack the Huns, and chase all the way to the Mongolian Plateau to Leshi Yanran, cotton padded jackets are also indispensable.

Liu Ying collected the cotton seeds in her sleeves, and planned to find a suitable time to sow the cotton after returning to Guanzhong, and choose a site to build a textile factory.

Well, although there will definitely be no steam turbines as power in a short period of time, it is not difficult to build a spinning machine and a textile machine driven by water.

Although the water-turning spinning wheel appeared in the Song Dynasty in later generations, it was short-lived in the end.

Liu Ying speculates that most of the land is used to grow food because of population growth, so there is no extra land to grow cotton or mulberry.

After all, judging from the map, the best place to build a water-to-big spinning wheel is the free shipping area headed by Songjiang, Suzhou, Hangzhou, but the people there are narrow, and changing rice to mulberry will inevitably arouse civil uprising...

There are empty tools, but they have no place to use them. Over time, they will naturally be lost.

But this time is different, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the precipitation in the north is also abundant, especially in Guanzhong, which is also known as Chang'an with eight waters around it.

Liu Ying used administrative means to monopolize the few rivers that run through Shanglinyuan. She is not Xiao Cai!
Within five years, cotton fabrics can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys!
So he happily walked to Liu Bang's side, quietly waiting for the official announcement of the candidate for King Yan.

So Fan Kuai walked out, bowed and saluted, and said: "Lou Wan, Marquis of Taiwei Chang'an, followed His Majesty to pacify the world, and he has made the greatest contribution, but Wang Yan!"

Hehe, this is just a trust... Liu Ying turned to look at Liu Bang, only to see him nodding frequently in agreement.

After Fan Kui took the lead, the rest of the generals who had already guessed Liu Bang's thoughts also stood up to support Fan Kui's suggestion.

So Liu Bang and Lu Wan pretended to have a fight, and the new King Yan was born...

After everyone came to congratulate Lu Wan, Liu Bang nodded in satisfaction: "Since the land of Yan has been decided, I will return to the court tomorrow, so that the soldiers can return home as soon as possible while the weather is not cold..."

As he spoke, he seemed to think of something and said: "Pass down my order, the soldiers who participated in the war have worked hard all the way, and each will be awarded a first-level title. As for you? Let me think about it..."

After Liu Bang finished speaking, Fan Kui and others wanted to get out of the big tent with a look of satisfaction.

After all, Lu Wan got the biggest advantage of cutting Yan. Although they can't eat meat, they always want a mouthful of soup!
But Liu Ying patted the table vigorously: "We still have guests to meet! We can't leave now!"

So everyone turned their heads one after another, and even Liu Bang stared at Liu Ying with doubts on his face.

Liu Ying scratched her cheeks and said, "Before I came, I wrote a letter to the leaders of Donghu, saying that I would hold a big meeting in Ji County to discuss alliances and trade. Well, it's mainly trade..."

"Not only Donghu, but also Jizi North Korea, Chen Kingdom, and many tribes other than Liaodong... The army is gone, who will support me!"

Amidst the roar of laughter, Liu Bang knocked on his head angrily: "For private use, you should hit him!"

Liu Ying hugged her head and howled: "Who is using the public weapon for private use? Let's not unite the Donghu tribe, why don't we watch them hook up with the Huns?"

"Also, although Jizi North Korea came to congratulate them, their king never came to the pilgrimage in person!"

"Since we can't take care of him, it's good to scare him..."

"Besides, there is a shortage of horses in Guanzhong, so we can get more good horses from the Donghu people..."

Lu Wan nodded slightly, looked at Liu Bang and said, "Why don't we play here with the prince for two more days?"

Liu Bang said with a smile: "You are the landlord, you have the final say!"

(End of this chapter)