Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 741
If you are not in charge, you don't know how expensive the rice is. After Liu Xie's hard work and hard work, it is also due to the panacea obtained by Xuzhou and his party. Empress Xun gave birth to a dragon son, and two nobles also died of a dragon fetus.

The dragon son was named Liu Ji, and Liu Xie regarded him as the apple of his eye.The great-grandson Liu Kang was terrified, not to mention the fact that there was an extra younger uncle, the ownership of the throne in the future would suddenly become confusing. Liu Ji's grandfather was the chief minister of the Executive Yuan, with a high position and power, if he failed to keep his grandfather, he would make Liu Ji the crown prince.

Liu Kang, who was only ten years old, was gloomy. Xun Chen, who was the grand tutor, saw it and wanted to enlighten him, but it didn't help.Xun Chen had no choice but to report it to Zhou Cang, Zhou Cang murmured: "Your Majesty is in his prime, and the crown prince is not in a hurry. If he can't get over it, and he only thinks about the throne and doesn't want to study and improve, we don't have to speak to Your Majesty. .”

In July, Zhou Xin took Li Yuner back to Jinan to report on his work. Zhou Cang was very fond of Li Yuner, and praised her as my wife.

Zhou Xin's report is divided into five parts: the first is the people's livelihood in Jiangnan Province, the second is the administration of officials, the third is the economy, the fourth is the military, and the fifth is the appeasement of the Shanyue people.Finally, some developments of Sun Quan were added.

The population of Jiangnan Province is about 200 million, and the three states are not as good as one Liaodong, but this does not include the local aborigines and Shanyue people, and it is estimated that there will be nearly one million.The reason is nothing more than a weak foundation. The original population was insufficient. After years of fighting and being taken away by Sun Quan, the young people were taken away, so the number is pitiful.There are many water lakes in the local area, and mosquitoes often cause epidemics. The poor medical conditions and short life expectancy are also important reasons. Therefore, Zhou Xin plans to build a medical school in Wu County.

After all, it was only a year, and the bureaucracy was unsatisfactory, the old habits of elected officials were hard to change, and the concept of law was weak, but compared with the past, they had been greatly restrained.At this point, everyone could only smile wryly, and Xun Chen frowned: Don't change the old habits, but lead the officials who have been cultivated with great difficulty.

The economy can only be regarded as normal. Rice is harvested twice a year, supported by the fishery, self-sufficiency is no problem, and the supply of waterways and armies can also be guaranteed.Zhou Xin's plan is to resume production in one year, achieve prosperity in three years, and surpass Liaodong in five years. The first stage goal has been achieved, and the three-year plan is not far away. Rice, silk, and tea will become pillar industries.The people in the south of the Yangtze River are skillful, and the textile industry has great potential.In order to improve efficiency, Zhou Xin has sent Li Hao to the Institute of Engineering to offer a huge reward for the development of textile machines.

The military is the most optimistic. There is no war in the south of the Yangtze River. Apart from exterminating some bandits and water bandits, Pei Yuanshao's main task is to train troops and farm the fields. He will not recruit troops for three years.Therefore, Zhou Xin suggested that, except for Gan Ning's navy, Jiangnan Road will not participate in the army battle for the time being.

There is a long way to go to comfort the Shanyue people. Differences in race and customs lead to the xenophobia of the local aborigines, and the Han people's occupation of the aborigines' territories makes the conflicts between the two sides irreconcilable.The Privy Council very much agrees with Zhou Xin’s strategies of differentiation, Sinicization, education and religious infiltration. After all, conquering a famous ethnic group is not a one-day achievement, and it cannot be massacred like the Japanese people. Now the only Japanese people in Yingzhou are Less than thirty thousand.

The Privy Council was most concerned about Sun Quan. Even though this was not within Zhou Xin’s jurisdiction nor was it the content of his work report, Zhou Xin still gave a long description. Sun Quan withdrew and took many people with him. The trade is very frequent, so Zhou Xin has a lot of information.

Sun Quan was renamed the King of Nanyue, with Zhang Zhao as his chancellor, Lu Fan as Taiwei, Zhu Zhi as Da Sima, Yu Fan as Da Si Nong, and a group of officials such as Bu Zhi, Zhuge Jin, Zhang Wen, Xue Zong, etc. Dazhi, the hundreds of thousands of young and well-educated people and a lot of money brought away from Jiangnan played a major role.If there are people and money, development will of course be fast.

External expansion is also not slow at all. Han Dang is called the northern governor, in charge of Jiangfang and Jingnan military forces; Soldiers were the vanguard and expanded thousands of miles south for a year, and Sun Quan set up Vietnam County.The aborigines of Vietnam were slaughtered, and Zhuge Ke was appointed as the governor of Vietnam because of his meritorious service in making suggestions with the army.

Speaking of Vietnam County, Zhou Xin’s eyes glowed green. It is said that the rice there can be harvested three times a year, and it is rich in coal and iron. It is really sad that such a good place is taken by Sun Quan.Compared with Zhou Xin's regret, Sun Quan was very happy. He thought that the hot and humid barren land turned out to be a treasure land, and he had absolute hegemony here.

Zhou Xin also covets Vietnamese wood.In order to march, Zhuge Ke gave He Qi an idea to cut down trees, which can not only open the road but also make the aborigines have no place to hide, so a large number of trees were cut down, many of which are thousands of years old.Naturally, so much wood will not be wasted, and a considerable part of it is transported to the south of the Yangtze River by sea in exchange for tea and silk. According to the craftsmen, these are good materials for making furniture. Doctors say that they can be used as medicine to stop bleeding, relieve pain, and calm the mind. .

Zhou Xin brought a special set of furniture this trip, and Zhou Cang's eyes turned green when he saw it. Isn't this the huanghuali?It seems that Jiangnan Road will have another source of income.That is my son, I will not tell others.

According to reports from Jin Yiwei’s spies, He Qi was in Vietnam firstly to build a sea-going ship, and secondly to explore the way to the west to conquer Funan Kingdom. The king of Funan named Fan Zhan was the nephew of the former king Fan Man. It is a good time to send troops for Man to become king on his own.

Everyone in the Privy Council looked at each other. It seems that in a short period of time, Sun Quan will devote his time and energy to Nantuo, and will not participate in the melee of all parties. This is a good thing, but it also gives Sun Quan room for self-cultivation and growth. If this continues for 20 years, it will become the hegemon of the South and become a threat.But then again, Jiangnan Road has been developing in the past 20 years. As long as Jingnan is brought back, there is nothing to worry about.

Sun Quan's construction of sea-going ships is a bit worrying. Obviously, Sun Quan not only wants to get a share of maritime trade, but also wants to expand abroad.Zhou Cang discussed with Xu Shu, dispatched [-] ships from Beihai Division and Donghai Division each to the south, and ordered Sun Da to station at Ludao to search the southwestern sea area, and Gan Xiang to station in Taizhou to search the southeastern sea area and draw a chart. Zeliang Harbor built a seaport as a base.During the search, if Sun Quan was found to have sailors going out to sea, the large fleet avoided them, and the small fleet destroyed them, so as to destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces without greed for war profit and leave any clues.

Zhou Cang didn't know what the current names of Singapore, Malacca, and the Philippines are now. To master maritime hegemony, these two places must be won.If Sun Quan knows what is interesting and expands the sea division westward, then let him go.

(End of this chapter)