The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 285 Catch the blond foreigner mining coal
Li Chengdao's plan to send naval troops to sea and conduct expeditions to overseas countries was unanimously approved by the think tank and was quickly implemented.

The Tang Dynasty is now short of labor force, and it is difficult to go to war with the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty, so it can only launch plunder overseas to supplement the shortcomings of the domestic labor force.

After Li Chengdao made his choice, the rewards given by the system came quickly.

Manufacturing drawings of ocean-going treasure ships, and complete navigation maps.

Li Chengdao immediately ordered Xue Wanche and Yue Fei to lead an expedition to the sea according to the map, starting with wars and plundering in several nearby overseas countries; at the same time, he also asked the Smelting Bureau and the Ministry of Industry to manufacture larger ships according to the drawings. Ocean-going treasure ships to facilitate long-distance expeditions in the future.

Thus the vigorous Age of Discovery belonging to the Tang Dynasty began.

The Tang Dynasty was now strong in national power, with strong soldiers and horses, and could fully support overseas expeditions.

Under the leadership of Yue Fei and Xue Wanche, the overseas expeditionary force conquered five or six small overseas countries in just one year.

Most of them are actually settlements that cannot even be called a country, and they plunder a large number of people and wealth from the local area.

This method is crude and barbaric, but this is the bloody nature of primitive accumulation of capital.

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Chang'an City.

On the prison cars pulled by several horses, foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes in strange clothes were imprisoned one after another.

After entering Chang'an City, these foreigners attracted the attention of many people along the way.

Although there were other countries around the Tang Dynasty, most of the people had lived in the Central Plains for a long time, and this was the first time they saw these real foreigners.

"Who are these people? Why are they blond and blue-eyed, and their skin color is so white? They are completely different from us Central Plains people?"

"I heard that these people were brought back by His Majesty's overseas expeditionary force after defeating other countries overseas. They seem to be used as slaves."

"It's really strange that there are people like this in the world."

"Didn't the imperial court already say that the concept of a round sky and a square earth has been wrong since ancient times? There are many overseas lands and countries, not just ours in the Tang Dynasty."

"The world is so big, there are so many wonders!"

"This is the tragedy of the weak. Fortunately, our Tang Dynasty is strong enough, otherwise we would be the ones kidnapped and made slaves."

"All this is because of His Majesty's wisdom!"

"Yes, long live your Majesty!"

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Under the gaze of the people of Chang'an City along the way, these slaves from foreign countries were sent to Chang'an with uneasiness and fear.

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The first batch of slaves sent back was just the beginning, and more slaves would be transported back to the Tang Dynasty.

Private merchants also discovered business opportunities, and with the tacit approval of the court or Li Chengdao, they also went overseas to carry out slave trade.

With the continuous flow of slaves brought back to the country from the colonies, the labor shortage in the Tang Dynasty was immediately alleviated.

On the one hand, Li Chengdao used these plundered labor forces to build orbital railways, which spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. On the other hand, he used them to mine various minerals and develop iron smelting.

If a country wants to be prosperous and strong, it cannot do without industry.

Iron smelting is an ancient industry.

After the various mined ores were obtained by the Smelting Bureau, they immediately began research on alloy steel to create tougher metals to enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.

In addition, these slave populations were used to grow cotton and various crops.

This allowed even ordinary farmers to use slaves to cultivate a vast land, greatly increasing productivity.

But the increase in slaves also has disadvantages, which is the factor of instability.

When these plundered laborers first entered the Tang Dynasty, there were several large-scale riots.

However, without exception, these riots were bloody suppressed by Li Chengdao's troops, without even causing a stir.

After seeing the terrifying power of the Tang army, these slaves calmed down.

However, in order to prevent such things from happening, Li Chengdao specially formulated several policies to appease the slaves.The first is the slave contract law.

[-]. Slave owners must not abuse slaves at will or use slaves beyond their workload. They must provide normal food and accommodation and a minimum commission.

Once found, violators will be permanently deprived of the right to use or purchase slaves.

[-]. After a slave has worked for ten years, he can be free to return to his place of origin, or he can continue to choose to be a slave and stay in the Tang Dynasty.In addition, anyone found staying without permission will be killed without mercy.

The contents of these two slave contract laws guaranteed the basic rights and interests of slaves and gave them hope.

You get a salary, even if it's meager, at least it's a salary, and after ten years you can return to your original place of residence, so you don't have to be a slave all your life.

Therefore, after the promulgation of the Contract Law, there were no more riots among slaves everywhere.

In addition, Li Chengdao also promulgated several laws and regulations one after another.

One of them is that it is strictly forbidden for women in the Tang Dynasty to have fornication with slaves. Once discovered, both of them and their offspring must be executed without mercy.

With the experience of a certain country in later generations, Li Chengdao hated this situation deeply, so he adopted strict prohibitions to prevent outsiders from tarnishing the purity of the Yanhuang bloodline.

The promulgation of these laws and regulations represented the formal formation of the slave trading system of the Tang Dynasty.

Datang has finally entered a period of real rapid development.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

Like a fleeting moment, nine years passed in a blink of an eye.

In these nine years, the entire Tang Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Due to the large number of slaves serving as labor force, the national power of the Tang Dynasty increased countless times.

The first is the track railway, which directly covers the Tang Dynasty and extends in all directions, reaching the point where it can reach almost every county.

The fertile farmland in the country has been fully utilized, and the farmers have become rich as a result, and there is no need for the court to impose frivolous taxes or corvee.

Needless to say, there is no need to talk about commerce. After the imperial court's ocean-going treasure ships were born, some big businessmen directly bought the treasure ships and carried out cross-sea trade activities. The trade in the Tang Dynasty could no longer accommodate them.

The Smelting Bureau has also made great achievements and technological progress in these nine years.

The introduction of various theoretical techniques has gradually moved the art of mechanics closer to mechanics.

The emergence of high-purity gunpowder and explosives, the perfection of repeating muskets and high-range cannons, and the birth of alloy steel, each of these is an extremely remarkable achievement!
In addition, the population of the Tang Dynasty exploded to more than 500 million households, fully double the number in the fourth year of Zhaowu.

The imperial examination system was also improved. Li Chengdao canceled the provincial examination and the joint examination, popularized six-year compulsory education, opened up the people's intelligence, and improved the quality of the people.

All Meng children must go to Datang Royal Elementary School for free study at the age of six until they are 12 years old.

After the age of 12, those with outstanding grades were promoted to secondary schools through examinations, then continued their studies, and took the imperial examination six years later.

Those who were successful in the imperial examination entered the Royal College of Higher Education of the Tang Dynasty for further studies, and had the opportunity to intern in the Six Ministries. At worst, they could become officials of one party after graduation.

Those who can enter institutions of higher learning are the top elites selected from the entire Tang Dynasty.

Under this model, the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty fully achieved Li Chengdao's original intention, which was to become a place for the Tang court to transport talents.

There is also the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty, which is selected through military examinations. The conditions for admission are extremely difficult, and the age limit is under 30 years old.

All military attaches have been systematically studied and trained in the military academy, which is the cradle of military attaches.

The Royal College of Higher Education of the Tang Dynasty and the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty have become two sacred places for civil and military affairs.

Today's Tang Dynasty truly has the strength to dominate the world!

Whether it is national strength, military power, economic strength, domestic construction, or technological strength, they are all at the top.

And all of this is due to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was admired by all the people of the Tang Dynasty - Li Chengdao!

It was Li Chengdao's hard work during these nine years that created the current Zhaowu era!

With such achievements, it is not an exaggeration to call him one emperor throughout the ages. Even Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han pale in comparison.

(End of this chapter)