Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 322 Profit in Qianqiu 【Ticket Request】

When Dong Zhongshu came here this time, he obviously had other things to do, but he didn't say it clearly. He took Huo Qubing to go out.

When the two left the Forbidden Army Hall, Dong Zhongshu used Confucian rhetoric skills, and the mountain blew loudly: "With the power of heaven and earth on me, I can span a hundred miles in one step."

Immediately, a Confucian power circulated, engulfing Huo Qubing and Dong Zhongshu, they disappeared suddenly.

The reappearance location is ten miles north of Chang'an, and the Military Mansion is not far away.

"Master wants to bring me to the military mansion, why use such a big battle?" Huo Qubing blinked his eyes.

Dong Zhongshu said embarrassingly: "I can really walk hundreds of miles at ordinary times, and it's all because I took you closer."

Huo Qubing said, "This is closer? From a hundred miles to ten miles outside the city."

"The old man showed Huo Hou the real means of my Confucianism."

Dong Zhongshu took out a Confucian sacred object, a Jie knife left by Xunzi, and blew the second wave of cowhide: "I walked out in one step, and it was a hundred miles in a blink of an eye, two steps, three steps, four or five steps, faster and faster, farther and farther away .”

The sacrificial knife made a swipe out of the air, as if cutting through the void.

A force enveloped Huo Qubing and Dong Zhongshu again.

There is a flash of light in front of my eyes, this time I really went out a long distance in an instant.

Huo Qubing took a look after he landed: "This time it must be eighty miles away."

Master Dong was also a little puzzled: "I don't know why, I can't go far with you, maybe you are too heavy.

Military strategists have killed too many people, and my Confucian spirit can't hold you back. "

Huo Qubing rolled his eyes and said: "Just tell me where to go, let me take you."

"Go along the river."

Dahe is the name of the Yellow River in Han Dynasty.

Not long ago, with Huo Qubing's blessing, Master Dong also took the remaining three, four, five, six steps.

The void in front of my eyes receded, flying like flying.

To the north of Chang'an, hundreds of miles away is the place where the Yellow River is rushing.

The [-]-mile long river flows into the sea, and the [-]-mile Renshan Mountain rises to the sky.

After traveling for hundreds of miles, the roaring sound in my ears gradually increased, and the air became humid.

A big river in front of us is majestic and surging, like a huge lake pouring upside down, rushing down thousands of miles.

Huo Qubing and Dong Zhongshu landed on a cliff overlooking the Yellow River.

This is probably around the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River.

It was late in the evening, the sun was setting on the Changhe River, and the weather was majestic.

Dong Zhongshu stretched out his hand and moved, the scenery in front of him changed, and he moved to another location tens of miles away. The water he saw became more and more powerful, surging, and the waves were surging, like a yellow dragon roaring.

Rumble!
The void wall seemed to be smashed, and the waves splashed.

"The waters along the banks of this large river are magnificent. The ancestors of our Han people have lived and thrived around the two rivers in all dynasties, developing agriculture and building fields."

Dong Zhongshu's qi is released outwards, connecting the heaven and the earth.

The situation in front of me changed again.

The two stood on a large bluestone on the top of a low mountain, and a little far below, there was a small county town.

Looking down from a height, the setting sun pours its afterglow.

In the golden light, the small town is filled with smoke.In the idyllic farmhouse, a little hen is walking leisurely with a few chicks, three or two fat ducks are playing in the water, their hips and necks are swaying, and their feathers are shining brightly against the sunset.

There are also a few farmers sitting in the yard talking and smiling.

"This year is a good year and there are no major disasters, so every household does not have to worry about food and drink."

Dong Zhongshu said in a deep voice: "The big river, along the banks of the big river (the Yangtze River and the Yellow River), there are nearly a thousand small towns, counties, and villages."

"Eight years ago, Huo Hou, you were only ten years old, and you were in Chang'an, so you might not remember what happened.

At that time, the crossing of the big river broke its embankment, and hundreds of small cities along the banks were swept away by floods. There were dead bodies everywhere, and the corpses of domestic animals and people were swollen and smelly... That kind of scene, I will never forget it, and I still have nightmares to this day when. "Dong Zhongshu's voice was low.

Huo Qubing vaguely understood the purpose of this No. 1 Confucianist who insisted on pulling him over.

"At that time, the old man made a great wish to emulate the great sages of the past and do something for the people on both sides of the strait."

Huo Qubing looked at the small town not far away, and then looked back at the rushing water of the Yellow River.

No matter which world it is in, civilization must rely on places with developed water systems to derive and develop.

The four oldest civilizations in the world all thrive along rivers without exception.

The two great rivers, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, are the mother rivers that nurture the Han nationality.

But at the same time as the civilization was being cultivated, terrible floods and droughts have plagued the peoples along the river since the beginning of history.

During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and even earlier in ancient times, the Han people began to struggle against various floods and droughts while enjoying the fertile soil and irrigation benefits bestowed by rivers.

All women and children know that Dayu controlled the floods.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Chai, king of Wu, ordered the digging of Hangou, a canal connecting the Yangtze River and the Huai River.

Although it was not fully completed at that time, it greatly facilitated the economic and cultural exchanges between the Wuyue people and the north.

In the Warring States Period, Dujiangyan was repaired by Li Bing and his son in Qin Dynasty, and it was used for thousands of years.

There are also the Zhengguo Canal and the Ling Canal connecting the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, which were also known as the three major water conservancy projects in the Qin Dynasty.

During the period of Emperor Wu, there was a huge flood in history.

At that time, the Huzi of the Yellow River burst, and the flood flooded the Juye Lake to the southeast, entered the Surabaya River and the Huai River, and spread to sixteen counties, causing disasters in half of the Han territory.

In the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC), Emperor Wu came in person and directed the blocking.

At that time, Emperor Wu was nearly fifty years old, and tens of thousands of soldiers were sent to fill the gap in the embankment of the Huzi River. All the officials, from generals and officials to soldiers and civilians, participated in fighting the flood, and finally blocked the gap.

As the emperor, it is the first time in history to personally climb the breach embankment to control the water.

Afterwards, Emperor Wu wrote "Huzi Song" to mourn it, and built "Xuanfang Palace" at the blockage to commemorate it.

In the early days of Emperor Wu's accession to the throne, Huo Qubing was still young, and there was a flood.

At that time, the emperor was still young, numb and panicked, thinking that it was a catastrophe from heaven.

Although there is practice in this world, which can affect the sky to a certain extent, it is difficult to resist catastrophes and catastrophes.

After that time, the emperor deeply felt the seriousness of the flood. As long as it was to control the flood, no matter how tight the financial and taxation was, he would allocate money to treat the disaster.

Later, the emperor successively built Caoqu, Longshouqu and Baiqu.The Wei River was diverted from Chang'an to the east to the Yellow River, which facilitated water transportation and irrigated more than [-] hectares of land.

"Master took me to see Dahe, and told me about the disaster, what do you want to do?"

Huo Qubing sat down on the big bluestone, looking at the galloping Yellow River.

"I want to promote water conservancy and build large canals."

Dong Zhongshu squatted down beside him, talking eloquently:

"The big river basin, the middle and lower reaches are the most prosperous areas of agriculture, commerce, culture, and practice in our dynasty, and they are also the most densely populated."

The Yellow River flows from west to east, which is convenient for the horizontal connection between the east and the west, but not the vertical connection between the north and the south.

This has greatly affected vertical regional exchanges.

Many fertile lands have not been developed for a long time.

This geographical defect also caused the imbalance of economic and cultural development.

Dong Zhongshu also mentioned the advantages and disadvantages in the military:

"To ensure the military, a large amount of food and grass needs to be transported, and the north-south water transport is connected. The digging of rivers and canals has many advantages for military operations."

"In the past dynasties, there have been measures to use natural water sources, build artificial canals, and irrigate farmland. In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Fu Chai of Wu attacked Qi State, transported troops and food, and dug canals and ditches."

"From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty, the rivers dug in the past dynasties spread over half of the country.

These artificial canals are connected with natural rivers, which can make the rivers more accessible, reduce flooding, and increase the number of hectares of fertile land.

These original waterways extending in all directions laid the foundation for my conception. "

Dong Zhongshu made the final conclusion: "I want to connect several natural rivers or old ditches into one, and build a big river connecting the north and the south in our Han territory."

Huo Qubing was very shocked, and quickly pondered Dong Zhongshu's plan.

This old master wants to connect the old canals along the Yellow River, Haihe River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River, Qiantang River, etc. If there are no canals, they will be opened and built to form a Grand Canal.

Needless to say, its benefits are economic, military, disaster relief, and so on.

In the long run, it will benefit thousands of years.

The route mentioned by Dong Zhongshu almost covered most of the routes of the later Sui and Tang Dynasties Grand Canal.

With Luoyang as the center, close to Chang'an, extending in all directions.

If it can be completed, it will not only enrich the transportation within the Han territory, connect the north and the south, but also form a large water network, connecting several natural water systems (Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River, Haihe River, Qiantang River), and make the Han Dynasty more prosperous. strong.

Promote the development of Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Luoyang, Kaifeng and other cities along the route.

Huo Qubing's thoughts changed rapidly, and he thought: There are more cultivation in this world, manpower can reach a level that many ordinary people can't do, and the speed of its social development has also been greatly advanced.

The first emperor's crossing greatly increased the speed of agricultural production and military development.

If it weren't for the banning of the things in the imperial tomb, perhaps the current world would have had greater differences and changes than what was known.

Master Dong's conception was born by combining the power of practice.

Dong Zhongshu never dug a big river in history.

Well, maybe I had a similar idea, but due to the actual situation, it didn't work.

"Master wants to make a big effort to accomplish this, why did you come to me first?" Huo Qubing asked.

Standing up, Dong Zhongshu couldn't help laughing:
"Huo Hou, you were brought up by His Majesty. In turn, you have the greatest influence on Your Majesty.

Your Majesty trusts you unconditionally. Before you proposed to build a ship, His Majesty agreed immediately after hearing it.

For someone else, His Majesty will weigh carefully before making a decision. "

"Furthermore, to build this great river, we need to spend a large part of my big man's tax revenue, and it will take a long time.

In the process, it will inevitably delay the speed of your Majesty and Huo Hou to expand the territory.If you don't agree, I'm even less sure to convince His Majesty.

The old man has been observing for a long time. He was opposed to war before, and he had hidden considerations in this regard.

If all the money and taxes in the country are used to build the military, people's livelihood will be delayed and backward, and my plan will never be carried out. "

"So after much deliberation, the master decided to stand with me, first make a compromise, and then persuade me to build the Grand Canal."

Dong Zhongshu laughed loudly, and no longer concealed his purpose:
"Huo Hou had never experienced that flood, so he didn't know how dire the situation was.

If a big river can be built to reduce flooding, how many people, how many generations of Han Chinese will benefit from it? "

"And if this move is successful, it can further strengthen my man, increase the farmland, and open up trade. The treasury is abundant, and Huo Hou can fight whatever he wants, and let me go into battle to kill the enemy."

"This is a good thing. I can stand with the master, and I think His Majesty will not object."

Ugh?
Dong Zhongshu was still thinking about how to continue to persuade Huo Qubing, but he didn't expect him to agree so happily.

Dong Zhongshu couldn't believe it.

He felt that Huo Qubing was not such an easily persuaded person.

"I am willing to kill the enemy on the battlefield, but the fundamental purpose is also to be a strong man. We do not conflict in terms of goals."

Huo Qubing said: "Furthermore, the construction of canals that the master said has some influence on the use of troops, but in fact it has little influence. There are also many ways to fight battles, and not all of them require large troops to increase consumption.

I want to fight, but my master can't stop me. "

Dong Zhongshu smiled like a bright wild chrysanthemum: "That's what Huo Hou wants to do, I can't stop it, and I won't stop it again."

When Huo Qubing returned to Chang'an, it was already dark.

In the evening of that day, five thousand elite soldiers rushed to the northwest in the night in the Forbidden Army camp, and sent troops out of the border.

Time flies, more than ten days in a blink of an eye.

Chang'an is about to enter winter, but in Dawan, thousands of miles away, the weather is still quite warm.

The young king of Dawan sat in the palace of the king, staring at the greeting card sent by the Han envoy in his hand, and said with a sneer: "The Han people also want my horses from Dawan. Go and tell them that all the horses were given to Kangju, Dawan." Yuezhi two countries.

If the Han has the ability, he will go directly to these two countries to ask for it. When I come to Dawan, I don't have a single horse. "

At the same time, in Chang'an, Huo Qubing took out the brief book of vertical and horizontal strategies left by his son.

Zizi was beaten to death, and there were fewer people to connect the Xiongnu and Shendu. If they were not involved, the two countries would be missing a link.

Huo Qubing is going to personally act as the driving force behind the scenes.

Relying on his research on the skills left behind by Zi during this period, he imprinted a message on the bamboo slips to the Xiongnu: "The Han Dynasty wanted to seek Dawan, and the Da Yuezhi and Kangju were all involved. act."

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