The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 267 Sharpening the Knife to Da Kun

Liu Tai put all his efforts on the Grand Canal in front of him.

Because in Liu Tai's view, the Grand Canal represents not only the integration of his own forces, but also the integration between China and foreign races.

To put it somewhat offensively, if it were not for the Grand Canal, the foreign conquests against China would almost stop when they reached Xiangyang.

Because the Huaihe River defense system and the Qinling moat will become important defense systems for protecting Chinese civilization, and by relying on these two moats, the Chinese people will be able to delay it for hundreds of years no matter what kind of opponent they face.

In the past hundred years, it has been enough to completely erode the foreigners with culture and completely Chineseize them.

Similarly, because the emergence of the Grand Canal has accelerated the overall movement of supplies in the north, as long as the aliens master the shipping technology, the south of the Yangtze River will be almost undefeated.

And if the entire Central Plains falls, then Shu will only be able to defend one side, and sooner or later it will be defended until it runs out of ammunition and food.

But Liu Tai comes from later generations. As long as they are not a race like the Jie tribe that has scattered all the Tianliang clan, Cheng Yu, in Liu Tai's view, other foreign races are just the ancestors of one of the fifty-six ethnic groups in China, and they are ethnic groups that can be sinicized. .

Regardless of the fact that in today's society, the fifty-five ethnic groups are considered superior and get extra points for everything they do, the problem is that as social activities progress, these ethnic groups have been almost assimilated by the Han people.

The so-called going to scenic spots to experience the living habits of ethnic minorities, but the problem is that they are just models for taking photos. They may not even have an accent in Chinese after taking off their clothes.

Liu Tai is not a person who advocates the supremacy of Han blood. If we really talk about pure Han blood, are there any pure Han people with a little bit of Hu blood among the modern Chinese? Liu Tai feels that even if he mobilizes the whole country to search, he may not be able to find many. Come in person.

Therefore, what Liu Tai promoted was to pursue the coming of all nations to the dynasty and accept talents from all countries, but in the process of accepting talents, he used the size of the Han people to naturally digest the elites of various foreign races.

We are all Chinese, but we are Han, and the others are from other ethnic groups. If we want to become Han, we must either become the top talents, or the children of women of that ethnic group and Han people can be registered as Han residents.

As for Han women giving birth to foreign children, of course they will not be recognized.

It's not that Liu Tai discriminates against women, but that this era is dominated by paternal blood, and it is an era that truly oppresses women.

Since Liu Tai had this idea, the construction of Yongji Canal was very important.

When the Yongji Canal is successfully built, Youzhou's animal husbandry interests will definitely not be able to satisfy the entire North China Plain. Then when this part of the industry flows out, the Duan tribe can be used as a test field to try to sinicize that place in Liaodong.

After all, the land in Liaodong belongs to China, and Liu Tai really wants to get it to implement the Bohai Rim Economic Circle.

But the premise is that the Central Plains cannot continue to transfuse blood to this area, but that it can have a production model suitable for itself and produce corresponding benefits. The benefits do not need to be large, as long as the court does not suffer losses, then the court is absolutely willing to expand its borders. earth.

The economic ties brought about by these interests are a stronger chain than any political and cultural ties.

Even if it is broken due to various reasons, because of the gains brought by the predecessors who opened up this interest chain, even if future generations do not know the principles behind it, they can follow the same pattern as the tiger, as long as they have tangible income, then this interest chain will be rebuilt.

It is as if Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas really brought benefits, but after the Ming Dynasty banned the sea under the promotion of scholar-bureaucrats, the country no longer enjoyed these benefits.

But this entire chain of interests did not disappear, it was just divided up by the scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangnan.

However, Liu Tai has always recognized a chain of interests that does not take into account the interests of the people at the bottom of society. No matter how rich the profits are, when the world changes, these interests may be abandoned by the new class.

Because the new class climbed up from the bottom, they have never enjoyed the benefits of this interest chain. When they changed their lives, they exalted the old aristocrats and landlords and pronounced their sins. Therefore, the former interest chain naturally also and was buried.

But it will be different if it benefits the common people. The new Han Dynasty created by itself can really make every household have its own cattle. As long as future emperors are ambitious and want to be a good emperor, they will basically go there. Study how it is done.

It’s like a coward who has a messy horse administration, but isn’t he always working hard to raise horses?
  Although it is generally acknowledged that the great cowardly officials are bad, as long as they are the emperor, who would not want to recreate Li Shimin's style.

Therefore, in Liu Tai's view, the Yongji Canal is really important. As long as this canal is opened, he can really integrate the resources of Hebei and integrate the foreign races in the north with the Han people.

And it is not the kind of gift that the Han people subjectively give to the foreigners, but the Han people still live the lives of the Han people, and the foreigners live the lives of the foreigners. The two are divided into parallel lines by the living environment. Even if they intersect due to climate change, they are only It will bring about killing.

I hope to truly integrate a complete economy, and then digest all the foreign races in the north over time.

And if it is not the Little Ice Age, but in some societies where the average temperature is relatively high, such as the Tang Dynasty, then it would be better to use the Bohai Sea as a hub and dig a canal north to Liaoshui and Heilongjiang to develop that piece of land.

After the completion of the annexation of Northeast Asia from Central Asia, there are no more so-called foreign races in this area. They are all Chinese people, and then they gradually become all Han people.

It's just that people don't fight with the sky. In the environment of the Little Ice Age, Liu Tai said that he worked hard to build the Yongji Canal and complete the first step of integration between Chinese people and foreign races. He was considered to have contributed to the entire history of China. Made a contribution.

While Liu Tai was focusing on the construction of Yongji Canal, Tian Tian visited Yecheng and returned to Jiaozhou Bay.

At this time, Tian Kan hurriedly greeted him. Although the official report had already been reported to Tian Kan, now that he actually saw Tian Tian back safely, Tian Kan really relaxed his mind.

"Father, you are finally back!" Tian Kan quickly saluted Tian Tian before standing up and looking around.

"I said that Your Majesty is benevolent and wise, and I will not believe in unreasonable witchcraft. Look, I'm back!" Tian Tian patted Tian Kan on the shoulder, and then continued, "And Your Majesty also encouraged us to organize in the future The new recruits went to hunt the big Kun."

"I met this giant kun by chance. The giant kun is a living creature in the vast sea. Where can we find it?" Tian Kan said.

"The king said that we can send more people to communicate with Niji Kun. Niji Kun will take us to find Da Kun!" Tian Tian said.

"Could it be that the king really received the blessing of the Poseidon, so even a spiritual beast like Kun, the reverse halberd, would help?"

Tian Kan couldn't help but said to Tian Tian with a bit of confusion, but also a bit of admiration.

"Perhaps the king is really destined to return to his destiny!" Tian Tian heard Tian Kan's words and said,

"No matter what, what the king said must be right. We don't understand it because we don't have enough understanding. Let's just do it!"

"However, even if you want to hunt down the big Kun, you have to wait for some time!" Tian Tian shook his head and said,
  "According to the Su family's shipwrights, the frame of our fleet was actually very seriously damaged this time. Maybe it was related to being hit by the big Kun when it was being pulled by the big Kun.    According to the Su family's craftsmen, even though this warship still maintains its shape, Complete, but cracks have appeared inside the actual keel.

Thank God that this main ship can be brought back. Now we are dismantling the huge ship and selecting the usable materials inside! "

"What, the Su family dared to dismantle my warship, Su Jun didn't even dare to say this!" Tian Tian couldn't help but said angrily,
  "Even if the keel is cracked, why can't we train new recruits at the port? Why dismantle it?"

"Father, please don't be angry. The Su family promised that new warships would be given priority to us." Tian Zhen said quickly, "Within this month."

"That's pretty much it!" Tian Zhen nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this, "By the way, let them make the warship stronger this time.

I hunted a big Kun and the warship was about to burst. Did their Su family's shipyard cut corners for me?

If I find evidence, I will definitely report it to the king! "

Tian Kan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Tian Tian's words, but he quickly sighed: "However, it is a pity that the main ship was damaged in the fight with the big whale this time, otherwise all the villages in Qingzhou would still be waiting for this big ship. The ship is decommissioned!"

"Buy early and enjoy early, buy later and hunt for giant Kun!" Tian Tian calmly waved his hand and said,

"It's just a small amount of money. We, the generals, must focus on making achievements, so we can just go and get the money from those wealthy families!"

Liu Tai was only not allowed to rob civilians' homes, but after the city was broken, Liu Tai usually took the lead in plundering powerful families.

Basically, Liu Tai wanted land deeds and food, while his soldiers robbed all kinds of floating wealth.

Of course, one-third of these extravagant wealth will eventually be given to Liu Tai, so to a certain extent, Liu Tai is very rich.

"Even if we go south, I'm afraid General Su will be the commander-in-chief, and I won't have this chance!" Tian Kan shook his head, but he wasn't too disappointed.

Because he himself knows very well that he should inherit his father's position. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, even if he waits for time, after his father retires, he will be able to control a fleet without any illness or disaster.

However, Tian Kan also looked at his father with some doubts and said:

"Speaking of which, Your Majesty sells our decommissioned ships to coastal villages on a county or village basis, thus encouraging a whole village of people to go fishing together. Can these villages really make money?"

Tian Zhen replied: "I really don't know if it is possible, but don't you think that after our first batch of ships were handed over to these people, the diet for the soldiers included a lot more fresh seafood!

Obviously these villages go to farther places to catch more fish. Anyway, they buy it with such enthusiasm, they must make a lot of money!
  Moreover, I saw the Yongji Canal under construction when I came here. I am afraid that this fish harvest will become one of the main rations for our army in the future.

An underground area no less than the size of a palace was dug out at the dock. The king still felt that it was too small and wanted something bigger.

Do you know what's going to be inside? "

Tian Kan became curious after hearing Tian Tian's words. He thought about it for a moment, but still shook his head.

"The king is preparing to put in ice! It is said that he is planning to build a large ice cellar here, and send people to cut ice and hide it in it in winter.

When we transport the fish, we can keep it fresh through ice and snow, and transport it directly from Jinkou to Yecheng or even Jijun.

In other words, in the future, the fish harvested in coastal areas will no longer be sold only after being dried into dried fish, but may even be sold fresh to Yecheng! "

Tian Tian couldn't help but sigh a little, "I really don't know how the king thought of this in his head.

When Tian Kan heard Tian Tian's words, he couldn't help but think of the scene where ice would be stored at every dock in the future.

I have to admit in my heart that if the Yongji Canal can be successfully constructed to connect the Bohai Sea with the Yellow River, and the coastal people can obtain a large amount of fish through increasingly larger boats, then the Bohai Bay and the Yellow River can be connected with each other.

This waterway is no less prosperous than the coastal waterway in Youzhou and Qingzhou today.

In the following days, Tian Zhen and Tian Kan were waiting for the new warship to enter the water.

Because Liu Tai's army almost maintained the construction speed of one warship in three years, but this time because Tian Tian's main ship was destroyed, the Su family deployed a lot of craftsmen to work overtime to rush out the new generation of warships. .

Of course, rush work is a rush job, but because the previous generation warship was almost destroyed in the fight with the Kun, not only was the entire hull further reinforced this time, but denser wood was also chosen as the material, and every effort was made to strengthen the entire ship. .

At the same time, the strong crossbow was further strengthened, and the bow of the ship was equipped with a corner collision that was not common in the Han navy, and a weapon similar to a racket was designed on both sides.

All in all, except for being a little slower, the main ship is basically armed to the teeth.

However, because they were facing a large Kun, at least the current combat experience told the shipwrights that at least the main ship must survive first. As for the sailing speed, it must give way to survival.

"I always feel that meeting those big Kuns is not enough!" Although his new big ship has grown a lot with experience, Tian Tian is decisive and still hopes that the next generation of ships can go further.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to make progress in a short period of time. Let's wait three to five years before we think of a solution!" Craftsman Su said,
  "If you still want to increase the strength, you can only use chains to tie all the ships together. Then you will be invincible!"

"Yes! That's it!" Tian Tian couldn't help but suddenly realized after hearing the craftsman's words, and then said to Tian Kan,

"Zicheng, take the big Kun's dried meat and see if the Sword Kuns will take us to find the big Kun!"

"Yes!" Tian Kan was eager to give it a try after hearing Tian Tian's words.

Of course, that's what they say, but the reverse halberd Kun is not raised by the navy, and whether it can encounter it is purely a matter of cloud energy.

Therefore, Tian Zhen mainly focused on adapting to the new ship. However, as the Han army began to move on the sea again, the killer whales also discovered that their thugs had appeared again, and decisively came over to say hello to the thugs!

(End of this chapter)