At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 677: Datong Youth and the Peace Talks that Ended Unhappily

April 53, 4rd year of the Han calendar, Mediterranean Sea.

A huge fleet rose and fell with the waves. These warships were extremely large, each weighing tens of thousands of tons. Although ships of ten thousand tons were common in the Han Dynasty, such huge warships were extremely rare in the Mediterranean. All of these warships were from Carthage.

The Carthaginian State was very much like the powerful states of later generations. Not only did it make achievements in commerce, but compared to the Romans who focused on the army, the Carthaginians paid more attention to the navy and the number of merchant ships. Historically, the Carthaginians were severely damaged by the Romans, and not only did they lose a large amount of territory, but they also had to bear huge war reparations. However, they relied on merchant ships to do business throughout the Mediterranean. Not only did they earn money from war reparations, but their national officials were also recovering rapidly. The Romans were so scared that they first drove away Hannibal, but then felt unsafe and quickly wiped out the problem.

Now the Carthaginians have taken advantage of the great navigation dividend brought by the Han Dynasty, and their national strength is more than 10 times stronger than in history. After the Carthaginians have recovered their national strength, their favorite thing to do is to buy second-hand ships from the Han Dynasty to expand the number of their own warships and merchant ships. The Han Dynasty's sea ships are low-cost, high-quality, and have a large load capacity. They can be used as merchant ships and warships. They are first-class high-quality assets.

The four major warships of the Han Dynasty here began to enter the time of renewal. Wooden battleships began to be replaced by steel battleships, sail-powered merchant ships were replaced by steamships in large numbers, and then wooden ships were replaced by steel ships.

Based on the principle of not wasting, the original Han warships and various modified steam-hulled wooden battleships began to be sold to the Han's vassal forces and allied forces. However, most of the Han's vassal forces were powerful and they looked down on the current wooden battleships and ordered steel battleships from the Han's shipyards.

But for the Carthaginians, they only had Rome as their enemy in the Mediterranean, so the wooden battleships of the Han Dynasty were enough. With the same combat power, the wooden battleships of the Han Dynasty were 1/3 of the price of their own battleships. And the Han Dynasty also helped them with steam transformation. So the Carthaginians, in the spirit of saving money, ordered a large number of obsolete battleships and merchant ships from the Han Dynasty, but even they did not expect that they would be put to use so soon. The formation of the alliance this time required a lot of transport ships, and even if the Carthaginians brought 100 merchant ships, it was far from enough. Zhou Yafu directly gave all the remaining orders to the Carthaginians.

At this time, the warships were full of Han soldiers who wanted to make achievements and volunteers from the Datong Society of various countries. The influence of this war against the Huns was very large, and the public opinion of the global alliance countries was ahead. It was said that this war was a battle between the Datong ideology and the Huns' militarism.

Therefore, a large number of Datonghui members joined. This time, Liu Ruyi not only brought 5000 Han soldiers, but also 5000 Datongists. Datongists from various countries gathered together. Although they spoke different languages, they could communicate in Chinese. Everyone talked and laughed, exchanged their understanding of Datongism, and sang happily when they were happy.

"We must wipe out all the wolves, tigers and leopards and let the flaming red sun shine over the entire world~~~~."

Liu Ruyi walked up to these Datong youths and asked, "Aren't you afraid of the battlefield?"

The white youth who was asked smiled and said, "I am not afraid for the sake of world peace."

Another young man said, "We also want to build our own country like the Han Dynasty. If we liberate the Seleucid Empire today, we may be able to liberate our own country tomorrow."

Liu Ruyi: "Which country are you from?"

A white young man said: "I am from Greece."

“I’m from Macedonia.”

“I’m from Egypt.”

"I'm from India!"

"I'm from Tang Country."

Liu Ruyi was surprised and asked, "Isn't Tang Kingdom close to Daqinzhou?"

"Of course it's a long way from the Han Dynasty, but it's easier to take a boat from the Tang Kingdom across the New World Canal to the Qin Continent than to the Han Dynasty."

Liu Ruyi continued: "How did you come up with the idea of ​​becoming a volunteer?"

"I want to spread the Han Dynasty's idea of ​​Great Harmony to the whole world. In my opinion, civilizations around the world are extremely backward. Only under the leadership of the Han Dynasty can we lead the people of the world to Great Harmony. The Huns are the biggest obstacle to Great Harmony and the enemy of all of us who believe in Great Harmony. This time the coalition did not ask for soldiers from my Tang Dynasty, so my friends and I took a boat to the Yanzhou Governor's Mansion and joined the local volunteers." Tang Yong said with a smile.

"Yes, the Han Dynasty is the beacon of civilization. Without the Han Dynasty, the world's civilization would have stagnated for who knows how long." Wan Lang from Cao State said firmly.

They saw too many primitive civilizations that had stopped for thousands of years in the New World. Without the emergence of the Han people, these civilizations did not even have bronze and steel. As long as you understand the history of the Age of Discovery, you will know that it was the Han people who raised the level of global civilization. The more people in the New World worshipped the Han people, the more they recognized the belief in a harmonious world.

This made Liu Ruyi, a pure Han Chinese, feel embarrassed. The Han Chinese could be said to be a beacon of civilization, but it was obviously less than what these young people imagined.

June 53, 5rd year of the Han calendar.

5000 Han soldiers and 5000 volunteers arrived at Antioch. Liu Ruyi found the leader of the rebel army, Qilin, who looked haggard. Compared with the high-spirited man a month ago, Qilin now looked more than ten years older.

He saw Liu Ruyi said in a sad voice, "Brother Ruyi, our 5-strong army was defeated, and only more than brothers escaped. We should not have acted on our own and ignored your advice."

Liu Ruyi was also very angry, but seeing Qilun in such a state, he could only comfort him: "Victory and defeat are common in the military. The most important thing for us now is to resist the attack of the Huns. This time I brought tens of thousands of troops, 3 rifles and 100 artillery pieces. As long as we arm the troops, garrison our positions and dig deep trenches, we can resist the attack of the Huns."

"And Damascus is also supported by tens of thousands of Han troops, so it will not be captured by the Huns. As long as these two cities are still in the hands of our rebel army, Seleucus will never be destroyed by the Huns. When the allied forces are assembled, it will be the time for the Huns to perish."

Liu Ruyi's comforting words made Qilun look better. At this time, an officer of the rebel army ran over and said, "Captain, the Huns' envoys have arrived and said they want to discuss a ceasefire with us."

Qi Lun hesitated and asked, "About the truce?"

Liu Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "Let's listen to what the Xiongnu envoy wants to say."

Antioch, City Hall

Liu Ruyi and Qilin soon saw the Hun envoys.

The Xiongnu envoy said bluntly: "This war is not what our Xiongnu country wants. For the sake of the people of the world, our Chanyu is willing to cease fire with the rebels."

Qilun was surprised and said: "You Huns are going to withdraw from the Seleucid Empire."

The Xiongnu envoy sneered, "Your Excellency is still confused. Since ancient times, land has been under the sword, but now it is within the range of cannons. We Xiongnu are willing to cease fire with the battle line supported by both sides as the future border line. As for the territory that has been captured by our Xiongnu country, it now belongs to our Xiongnu country."

Qilon was furious and said, "You Huns are such robbers. You robbed our Seleucid territory and said it belongs to you."

Liu Ruyi comforted the angry Qilin and then said to the Xiongnu envoy: "If the Xiongnu want to end this war, they must leave the territory of the Seleucid Empire."

The Xiongnu envoy looked at Liu Ruyi and put away his arrogant expression and said carefully: "We Xiongnu are also vassal states of the Han Dynasty. Why would the Han Dynasty do such a thing that would hurt the enemy and please the enemy?"

The atmosphere in the Xiongnu Kingdom at this time was extremely radical. After Junchen destroyed the main force of the rebel army, all the Xiongnu generals believed that they should press on to the victory and destroy the Seleucid Empire in one fell swoop.

Junchen did not get carried away. He knew that the rebel army was vulnerable, but the Han people behind the Seleucid rebel army were not someone the Huns could easily provoke.

Initially, Junchen only planned to occupy one third of the Seleucid Empire in order to delay the internal crisis of the Xiongnu, and then quickly end the war and make the Han Dynasty recognize the current facts and lift the blockade on the Xiongnu. Now that the rebel army has occupied most of the Seleucid Empire, it has exceeded Junchen's expectations. He now wants to end the war as soon as possible and get the fruits of victory.

If it weren't for the strong objections from the lower-level officers and soldiers, the military officials would even want to withdraw from the occupied territories. After all, the land area of ​​the Seleucid Empire is not much less than that of the Huns. If the Huns swallowed up too much population and land in one breath, they might be overwhelmed.

But the Huns were unwilling to give up the conquered territories, and even the military officials could not suppress them. If it were not for the great deterrent power of the Han Dynasty, who would dare to talk about ending the war at this time? These Huns would be punished by heaven as traitors.

Liu Ruyi snorted coldly, "Your Xiongnu Kingdom is the most restless in the world. You can end the war now, but withdraw from the territory of the Seleucid Empire. This is the right way to maintain peace. Otherwise, when the main force of the allied forces arrives, you will have to ask our army's artillery if you leave first."

"Is this what your allies want in the negotiations, or does the Han Dynasty simply not care about the life and death of the Seleucid Empire?"

Liu Ruyi snorted coldly: "You Xiongnu can decide when to start a war, but if you want to stop the war, it depends on the opinion of the Han Dynasty. The bottom line of the Han Dynasty is that the Xiongnu will unconditionally withdraw from the territory of the Seleucid Empire." After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room froze and the temperature seemed to drop by several degrees. Liu Ruyi and Qilun could see the fierce eyes of the Xiongnu, which frightened Qilun, but Liu Ruyi was unmoved.

The Hun envoy said word by word: "You will pay the price for what you said today." Then he kicked the door open and left Antioch angrily. They actually wanted the Huns to give up all the fruits of victory. The Han Dynasty had no intention of negotiating at all.

Qilun was a little worried and asked, "Will we anger the Huns by doing this?"

Liu Ruyi comforted him, "The Xiongnu's force has reached its limit. They only have 3000 people, while the Seleucid Empire has a population of over million. As long as we mobilize all citizens, people against one Xiongnu, we will definitely win. Don't worry, the allies are behind us to support us."

Chiron understood that the rebels could only rely on the Han now. He thought for a moment and said, "My military command ability is not as good as yours. From now on, you will be the commander-in-chief of Antioch."

Liu Ruyi did not bother to be polite with Qilin and directly took over the military power of the entire city. Now that the city was on the verge of life and death, he was confident in Qilin and others to command the allied soldiers.

May 53, 5rd year of the Han calendar. The central camp of the Xiongnu army.

The Hun envoy brought back the news that the Seleucid rebels refused to cease fire, which made Junchen's face look extremely ugly.

Originally, the bottom line he set for the negotiations was that the Xiongnu would occupy the territories that the Seleucid nobles had surrendered to them. In other words, he could abandon any territories that he had captured. However, he never expected that the Han Dynasty wanted him to return empty-handed. Even Junchen could not accept this ceasefire request.

Nationalism has its pros and cons. The good thing is that after he put forward the four great hatreds, the Huns were united and the morale problem of the Hun army was solved in a short period of time. It also dealt a heavy blow to the Han emperor faction in the country. At least now no Hun dares to publicly declare that they are one family of the Han brothers.

But the downside is that he will also be pushed forward by this force. If he retreats too much, he, as the Chanyu, will not be able to bear it. If he returns empty-handed, the people of the Xiongnu Kingdom will probably tear him to pieces.

But the situation in the Xiongnu country did not allow him to continue fighting. The economy of the Xiongnu country was not good to begin with, and now after being hit by the economic sanctions of the Han Dynasty, the entire Xiongnu country was isolated from the global market. The Xiongnu people's oil, cotton cloth and other raw materials could not be sold. The cash crops such as sugar, spices, cotton, and the machinery such as lathes and tractors needed by the Xiongnu country were all cut off and replaced by imports. If it were not for this war, the entire Xiongnu country would have become a wartime economy. In addition, the Xiongnu army would have returned with large amounts of spoils from the Seleucid Empire, and the Xiongnu economy would have collapsed completely.

Xiongnu General Bao An said angrily: "The Han army still underestimates us Xiongnu. They have no sincerity in negotiation at all."

General Xin Qi suppressed his anger and said, "The so-called allied forces of the Han Dynasty only have more than 5 people, and most of them are scattered. Only 1 are the main force of the Han army. My Xiongnu Kingdom may not be without a chance of victory. Chanyu and I should just go all out and completely capture the Seleucid Kingdom."

"Yes, Chanyu, let's just go all out and completely capture the Seleucid Empire." Other generals in the tent also shouted excitedly.

They were afraid of the Han army, but not of the allied forces of 15 countries. The Han content of these countries was too low. There were even many generals who were eager to try and defeat this Han army with insufficient Han content. Although it had insufficient Han content, it was still the Han army after all, the army of the overlord of the world.

At this moment, Junchen finally understood what it meant to have to shoot an arrow on the string. Junchen said, "Yu Shan."

"My son is here!"

"You command the Seleucid nobles to recruit 10 troops to assist our army." Then the military official said solemnly: "The Seleucid Empire is a large country with a population of tens of millions. It is difficult for our Xiongnu army to occupy this huge land. We must be good at using the local nobles and local people."

"My son understands!"

With a cold and serious face, he drew his sword, raised it high in the air, looked at the Xiongnu general and said, "For the future of the Xiongnu people, the entire army will march westward."

The Xiongnu generals in the tent also excitedly drew their swords, raised them high into the air and shouted, "For the future of the Xiongnu people!"

June 53, 5rd year of the Han calendar.

3 elite Huns rushed towards Antioch, the capital of the Seleucid Empire, and a war was about to break out.

May 53, 5rd year of the Han calendar, Chang'an City, Lantian Football Field.

The Lantian Football Stadium was built by Chen Mai, the former internal historian. The stadium can accommodate 8 fans. The purpose of building this football stadium is to meet the needs of more and more people in Chang'an to watch football matches. Of course, this is also a political achievement project. This football stadium is the largest football stadium in Chang'an, the largest football stadium in the Han Dynasty and even in the world.

Thanks to Xu Fan's promotion, football is truly the number one sport in the Han Dynasty, especially loved by craftsmen in Chang'an City. However, the Han Dynasty has strict statutory rest days and a strictly implemented 8-hour work system.

Therefore, the people of the Han Dynasty have more free time. Although Xu Fan wants the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty to go to night school, learn knowledge and technology, and contribute to the industrial development of the Han Dynasty, in fact, those who can take the initiative to do this are at least one in a hundred. Most of the people of the Han Dynasty still want to live a more comfortable life. Even though most workers know that learning knowledge and technology is beneficial to their future development, most of the craftsmen still struggle indirectly and then directly become salted fish. They like to go to pubs, theaters, and teahouses after get off work. Among them, watching football games is also one of the mainstream entertainment activities of the Han Dynasty.

Xu Fan thought that instead of letting the craftsmen go to taverns, theaters, and secretly fight cocks, fight dogs, and gamble, it would be better to promote football, which can at least strengthen the body. Therefore, the sports industry in the Han Dynasty began to flourish along with the economy of the Han Dynasty. The football industry has also become more and more popular. The salary of football stars has become the highest among all classes in the Han Dynasty. The championship team will even be received by Xu Aimin. The promotion of the two emperors has made every county in the Han Dynasty have a large football field, every county has a standard football field, and there are young and strong people everywhere in the villages to play football.

The football match was the rural football league organized by Xu Aimin. The two teams on the field were competing for the championship of the rural football league.

In order to allow more villagers to join the football league, the threshold for the rural football league is particularly low. Almost anyone who can organize 22 players can sign up, and then a traveling league will be organized on a county basis to ensure that there are enough football matches in the villages, allowing more villagers to expend their energy on football matches.

Then the top two teams in each county can participate in the finals of each state. According to the population ratio of counties and prefectures in the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty, 4 to 5 strong football teams are selected from each state. A total of 64 teams are selected from the thirteen states. Then these teams gather in Chang'an City and start a single elimination match at a frequency of one game every two days. The team that wins 6 games in a row will be the champion of the rural league.

However, even Xu Aimin had not expected that the rural league, which he considered to be relatively amateur, would be extremely warmly welcomed by the people of the Han Dynasty. Because there were so many people participating and the teams were extremely down-to-earth, these teams that had been playing one game after another had a large number of fans. When 64 teams settled in Chang'an, they attracted hundreds of thousands of fans to support the teams from their hometowns.

Since the finals started in Chang'an, for more than half a month, the whole Chang'an and even the audience were like celebrating a grand festival. Every game was packed with fans, which was similar to the atmosphere of the World Cup in later generations.

In a private room at Lantian Football Stadium, Xu Aimin used a telescope to observe the two teams competing fiercely on the field.

He was also a loyal football fan. He joined the football team in elementary school, middle school and even college. Because of his strong physique, he was a star player in elementary school and middle school. But when he went to college, he had to experience life with farmers during summer and winter vacations, so he gradually gave up football. Later, he became the governor of Yinzhou and established a league of princes in the New World.

After becoming the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, his time for entertainment was almost compressed to the limit due to the extremely busy government affairs, but football matches were an entertainment activity that he could not give up.

Watching the fierce fighting on the field, it is even hard to feel that they are an amateur team. Xu Aimin sighed: "It is true that there are experts among the people. The teams that play in these leagues are not much worse than the professional leagues of our Han Dynasty. Although these two teams are a little worse in tactics and skills, their fighting spirit and daring style are much better than the professional teams of our Han Dynasty. This football league does not have a daring style, and the players lack the fighting spirit. Can it still be called football! The skills of the players in the current league are getting better and better, but it is also more and more like an exhibition match. No wonder an amateur league can attract 100,000 people from our Han Dynasty to stop and watch."

Chen Mai laughed and said, "Your Majesty's requirements are too high. The star players of our Han Dynasty have an annual income of nearly one million. Such players are treasures for every team. The team managers naturally dare not easily let the star players get injured. If they get injured, millions of dollars will be wasted. However, these grassroots teams do not have such concerns. None of them know whether they can come to Chang'an City to play next year."

Zhang Pijiang said: "Whether it is exciting or not is secondary. After your majesty established this rural league, everyone has focused their energy on playing football. Various bad habits in the Han villages have been effectively curbed, and our Han’s ability to manage grassroots villages has been strengthened."

Xu Aimin smiled and said, "Gongsun Hong and the others did a good job."

The establishment of the Country Football League was not only an entertainment activity, but also a large-scale clean-up of corruption in the Han court.

Xu Aimin thought that he was well versed in the people. He could not say that he knew the Han people very well, but he thought that the general situation could not deceive him.

But he never expected that the Han rural tyrants would do things even more outrageously than he had imagined. There were dozens of Han officials in a town, and they dared to occupy more than 80% of the positions.

Deng Youcai, Deng Youfu, Deng Youyu, a group of Han officials all have the word "Deng" at the beginning of their names. They really regard the Han Dynasty as their own home. Even the emperor of the Han Dynasty did not dare to do such an excessive thing.

What made Xu Aimin feel the most despair was that the Deng family was actually doing it legally and compliantly by sending their own people to the imperial court.

Xu Aimin directly ordered the exile of the entire Deng family to Nanzhou, and now let the Deng family understand what it means that the law is a tool.

(End of this chapter)