Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 552

"set off!"

The next day, under the instruction of Qingji, the Southern Fleet of Wu State headed by Deng Xi officially set sail and headed to Nanyang to open up a new route, namely the Maritime Silk Road.

The huge fleet is vast and mighty, with a total of more than [-] large and small sea-going ships and wooden boats, and the number of the fleet is [-].

Among them, there are more than [-] strong and strong soldiers, basically serving as sailors on the ship.

There are also some scholars and some merchants.

The ships carry a large amount of goods, including porcelain, silk, tea, etc., which are the native products of the Central Plains.

In terms of bartering, Qingji actually doesn't like it.

The native products of Nanyang, including ivory, rhinoceros, tortoiseshell, pearls, etc., are actually found in the six counties of Lingnan, and Wu Guo has it all, so why bother to look far away?
All the ministers and officials in the state of Wu were also deeply puzzled.

Of the huge caravan of [-] people, [-] of them are soldiers, soldiers with good combat effectiveness.

What is the king's intention?
Is this for business, or for war?
Qingji did not speak out his thoughts and made them public.

However, he has already secretly instructed Deng Xi to go to war at any time and snatch some young and strong Nanyang people to serve as slaves of Wu...

Want money?

Still want someone?

Only children make choices, adults need all!

Qingji let the southern fleet sail this time, in addition to opening up the southern Silk Road in a real sense, the greater significance is to strengthen Wu's influence in Nanyang and make sufficient preparations for Wu's future colonization of Nanyang. preparation.

Just like the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He was sent to the West in order to promote the country's prestige and strengthen ties with overseas countries.

And bought back luxury goods for the court, setting a feat of seven voyages to the West!
At that time, the Ming Dynasty exchanged silk, porcelain, and tea for jewelry, spices, and medicinal materials for the royal family and nobles.

During Zheng He's voyages to the West, he advocated not to bully the few, not to bully the weak, to live in friendship, and to share peace.

It established unwritten guidelines for the exchanges between the Central Plains and overseas countries, which had a far-reaching influence on later generations.

The significance of those seven voyages can be described as unprecedented.

Its scale is so large, the voyage is far away, and the number of countries it has visited has made the world sigh!
In history, starting from the Tang Dynasty, many people along the southeast coast went to the Nanyang Islands to make a living.

After Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas, more and more Chinese migrated to settle in various islands in the South Seas and became overseas Chinese.

Overseas Chinese brought advanced production technology and tools from their homeland, and together with the local aborigines, they developed forests, mined mines, and cultivated rubber.

Of course, Qing Ji didn't have such big ambitions yet.

Because no matter what you do, always do what you can!

It is estimated that it is impossible for Wu to emigrate overseas and rule Nanyang at this stage.

However, Qing Ji must plunder the population and wealth of Nanyang in order to strengthen itself.

……

After sending off Deng Xi's voyage to Nanyang, Qingji waited for the army led by Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to arrive in Panyu continuously.

And Sun Li, who had already repelled the invasion of the Dian people and Baipu in the northwestern area of ​​Lingnan, also led the army and came to Panyu to join Qingji.

The soldiers and horses of Wu State stationed in Panyu, Longchuan and other Nanhai counties seem to have exceeded [-].

This is undoubtedly what frightens the Baiyue small countries and tribes in the six Lingnan counties the most.

Qingji suddenly sent so many soldiers and horses into Lingnan, what was his intention?

Among the government offices in Panyu City, Qingji summoned Sun Wu, Sun Li, Wu Zixu, and Bo Tong to discuss matters.

Outside the government office, there are full of strong and persistent guards.

They sent a post at five steps and a post at ten steps to make sure that the partition wall had no ears, and that no outsider could hear what Wu's monarch and ministers were discussing.

Qingji sat on the steps, sat upright, looked around for a week, looked at the humerus of the four countries present, and said slowly: "Second and third sons, I want to ban all small countries and tribes in the six counties of Lingnan. Quickly, why are you waiting?" teach widows?"

This is the biggest purpose of Qingji's southern tour this time.

In fact, Wu Guo sent so many soldiers and horses into Nanhai County, anyone who is not blind can guess what Qingji's intention is.

As the Zhennan General of the Wu Kingdom, Sun Li, who has increased the rank of governor, has been stationed in southern Xinjiang all the year round. She knows the six counties in Lingnan better than anyone else, and she understands the situation of the local Baiyue people.

Therefore, when Qing Ji asked this question, Sun Li immediately stood up and saluted Qing Ji: "Your Majesty, I think that if we want to quickly clear up the rebellion in the south of the Ling River and completely destroy the Wu Kingdom, we should pay equal attention to suppression and appeasement."

"It has been five or six years since my country of Wu entered Lingnan and set up six counties."

"Thanks to the benevolence of the king, the state of Wu benefited Baiyue, and the local Li Shu opened up a lot of wasteland. Instead of slash-and-burn farming, they lived on farming, fishing and hunting."

"The Baiyue people have a certain centripetal force towards our country of Wu, and the rebellion is decreasing every year."

After a pause, Sun Li said again: "Therefore, Your Majesty should distinguish between primary and secondary, and deal with the Baiyue small countries and tribes in various places one by one, instead of sweeping south of the Five Ridges with thunder."

"..."

Everyone, including Qing Ji, agrees with Sun Li's proposition.

The culture of Wu State is actually very similar to that of Baiyue.

After all, the predecessor of Wu State, "Gou Wu", was still a part of Baiyue just like Yue State.

In terms of clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc., Yue people are the inventors of weaving cloth with plant fibers such as kapok, plantain, and bamboo.

In terms of diet, the Yue people "rice, rice, soup and fish" are the pioneers in planting rice (early rice, rice).

In terms of transportation, Yue people are the pioneers of boats.

In terms of living, the Baiyue tribe is the creator of "dry stilt" housing.

In the past, Qingji's ancestors, Taibo and Zhongyong, the sons of Gu Gong and Danfu, the leader of Qishan Zhou clan, wanted to make their father's wish to destroy Shang come true.

He voluntarily gave up the right to inherit the throne to his younger brother Ji Li, and brought his relatives to the area around Yangzhou, which was still a barren land, and established the Gouwu (Juwu) Kingdom.

Taibo and Zhongyong "broken hair tattoos", accepted local customs, actively integrated into the local area, and brought the advanced farming technology of the Central Plains to the local area, so thousands of small tribes voluntarily belonged to Taibo.

It is worth mentioning that the Zhou people are a tribe with first-class farming technology.

Hou Ji, the ancestor of the Zhou people, was "good at farming, and the land is suitable for him. Those who are suitable for the grain can harvest, and the people follow the law." Emperor Yao appointed him as "agricultural teacher".

According to legend, Taibo "copied" the original entrepreneurial experience of the Zhou people in the Meili area, developed water conservancy, developed agriculture, and "prepared for drought and flood".

It is to dig ditches and ponds for irrigation and drainage.

Taber also improved the farming method, changing one crop a year to two crops a year, which made the local agricultural production develop by leaps and bounds.

Substantial improvements in production technology promoted the unprecedented development of the local economy, and Taibo then built cities and houses to enhance the civilization of Wu.

After hundreds of years of evolution, the culture of Wu State has been biased towards the Central Plains, but from beginning to end, it is still inclusive of some cultures of the southern Vietnamese.

(End of this chapter)