The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 681

After two years of development, potatoes have finally blossomed everywhere in Dahan. Potatoes have become the main crop and the main ration in the north and west.

As for the south, rice is still the mainstay. After all, the yield of rice is not low, and the south has sufficient water sources, which is more suitable for growing rice. Potatoes are only planted on hillside land without water irrigation.

Because of the super high yield and two crops a year, and the low requirement for water and growth environment, potatoes are very suitable for planting in northern and western regions.

This excellent ration quickly replaced crops such as sorghum and wheat, and potatoes tasted better than sorghum and wheat. Compared with rough sorghum and wheat, people prefer to eat potatoes.

Potatoes can be eaten in many ways. They can be eaten roasted, boiled, fried into slices or shredded, or deep-fried, which is very convenient.

Now Dahan is rich in products and sufficient food. There are rice in the south, high-yield crops such as potatoes in the north and west, and seafood products on the seashore. The appearance of canned food allows seafood products to be preserved for a long time.

At the end of the second year of the Han Dynasty, the Dahan no longer controlled the grain, because as long as they were hardworking people, it was impossible to starve to death, and every household had a full grain store.

And this year, all parties in the Han Dynasty have stabilized, the roads in the southern half of the road have been repaired, the migration of the five western states has entered the next stage, and the people in the Western Regions and Wusun areas have returned to the Han Dynasty.

There was no rebellion in the big man, it was very simple, because the people could eat enough and survive. For the people, this was enough. If the big man kept them from starving to death, they supported the big man.

As for the ambitious people, most of them have already become dead souls. When the Han Dynasty unified, Chen Ziming and Liu Bei cleaned up the influential leaders of all parties and beheaded them for various reasons. This is why the Han Dynasty can be so stable. s reason.

Moreover, in the past two years, a large number of outstanding officials have appeared in Dahan, and colleges around the country have also begun to train talents in various aspects for Dahan, which has made Dahan flourish.

With the support of the imperial court of the Han Dynasty, the negotiations of the Han Dynasty developed rapidly. The north-south trade and the east-west exchanges continued in an endless stream. With the support of the imperial court, various factories were established one after another, driving the rapid development of the local economy.

Several super-big projects of the Han Dynasty returned the money they received to the people, which made the people have a high purchasing power. Under a virtuous circle, the economy of the Han Dynasty changed day by day.

It is worth mentioning that the shipping of Dahan was developing rapidly, with countless fleets traveling back and forth between the north and the south of Dahan, the number of merchant ships has surpassed that of naval warships, and offshore fishing boats have also become large-scale.

At the beginning, Chen Ziming built a shipyard in Xuzhou, and now it has become one of the best super shipyards for big men. Not only can he build various sea-going ships, but he also has his own huge fleet.

Many people know that this dock has something to do with Chen Ziming, but few people know that there are also shares in this dock that are owned by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. This is the stock that Liu Bei and others had the cheek to buy when Chen Ziming built the dock.

With this dock, even if Chen Ziming doesn't do anything now, the annual income of this dock is enough for Chen Ziming to spend a lot of money. As for Liu Bei, he doesn't need to rely on the dividends from the treasury, which is one of his properties.

Chen Ziming's dock is not only for north-south trade, but also for the first time to open a maritime civil transport route. If people want to go to the south, they don't have to go slowly on land. They can get there quickly by taking a merchant ship, and they can enjoy it while wearing it. A unique view of the sea.

The opening of sea transportation is very popular. Many rich and noble families like to take sea ships to visit various places in the south, and they can also go to Yizhou and other places. As for safety, there is no problem at all. There will be no such thing as capsizing.

In addition to shipping, Chen Ziming also asked people to form several expedition fleets. Their mission was to explore outwards. Anyone who explored unknown islands would be rewarded, and once rare resources were found on those islands, the rewards would be even richer.

Exploring the sea is very dangerous, but the benefits can be equally high. If you are lucky, going to sea once is enough for a person to be rich for a lifetime. Of course, this is in exchange for life, and not everyone has such good luck.

In May of this year, there was an expedition team that has not yet returned. According to the original plan, the expedition team that should have returned long ago has already confirmed that all of them were killed. Although the family members received high compensation, they will never return.

Under the leadership of Chen Ziming, many large caravans developing on the sea have followed suit. Not only have various transportation teams been established, but also expedition teams have gone to sea one after another, staying away from the near sea and exploring unknown places.

As long as they can come back alive, it can be said that the rewards will be very great, and the big man's sea chart is getting bigger and bigger, each small island is marked, each hidden reef is clearly explored, and safe routes appear on the chart.

What excites Chen Ziming most is that the South China Sea Islands have been explored. This is not due to the navy, but countless expedition fleets paid for it with their lives. Looking at the complete South China Sea Islands, Chen Ziming is satisfied, the big man is considered complete.

The Dahan Navy began to establish a military port in the South China Sea Islands, officially announcing that the South China Sea Islands were included in the Dahan territory.

What made Chen Ziming speechless was that in addition to the South China Sea Islands, various large and small islands in Southeast Asia have also been detected. Those islands are very large in size and fertile. Most importantly, there is no influence on them.

In other words, these islands are sparsely populated, fertile, and rich in resources. Although the climate is relatively hot, they are very suitable for growing rice, and they are surrounded by oceans, making transportation very convenient.

Of course, Chen Ziming knows that this is Southeast Asia, where the later generations of the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries are located. There is also a resource that Chen Ziming continues to inherit here, that is rubber.

There is also rubber in the southern part of the Han Dynasty, but compared with Southeast Asia, it is still a little bit worse, but the problem has emerged. Although Southeast Asia has no influence, it can be said to be completely blank.

But the big man wants to control the whole of Southeast Asia, and it is very difficult to turn Southeast Asia into the big man's granary and rubber production area, because the big man does not have such a large population, not millions of people, so it is impossible to completely control the whole of Southeast Asia.

But the current Dahan, no matter what, can't come up with so many people. The population of the Dahan is already very sparse, and the five states of the Western Regions also need to move more people.

Although a powerful navy can guarantee the stability of Southeast Asia, without a population, everything is empty talk.

Fortunately, the population of the Han Dynasty has entered a stage of rapid growth. The imperial court guarantees that no matter how many children you have, the imperial court will be responsible for feeding and educating them until they grow up, and the more you have, the more rewards you will receive.

(End of this chapter)