No Regrets In Flourishing Tang

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Li An knows that the canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea has a total length of nearly 400 miles. It can be said to be a very long canal. Although it also contains some natural waterways, the distance to be excavated is still very long. It is not so easy to dig.

But the Grand Canal opened by the Great Sui Dynasty before the Great Tang is not inferior in length to this canal to be excavated, and it is even much longer than this canal to be excavated. The only difference is this The canal that needs to be excavated is connected with a sea boat. The requirements for shipping are naturally higher than the Grand Canal owned by Great Tang, but the distance is indeed a lot less. As long as there are enough human resources around, add The advanced machinery of the Great Tang Empire is fully capable of excavating this canal within several decades, and once this canal is successfully excavated, it will have a great impact on the Great Tang ’s Maritime Silk Road. The benefits will greatly promote the shipping links between Great Tang and Western countries, and promote the economic development of the Great Tang Empire.

In short, no matter how much the price is paid, the Great Tang Empire will eventually excavate this canal, but it ’s only a matter of time. That ’s all, and excavating this canal cannot naturally mobilize too much manpower from the Great Tang. Manpower, Great Tang only needs to mobilize technical talents, and the hardest work must be handed over to the nearby 100 people.

If there are not enough human resources, you can mobilize manpower from farther away, such as the Lion Country, several Tianzhu, Aab Caliphate countries, and some tribes in Africa, as long as the manpower within 2000 miles can be mobilized, and The source of the food can be raised from the local area, or it can be transported by two lines by sea. In short, this is not a difficult thing.

In Li An’s view, the significance of excavating this canal is much higher than the Grand Canal inside the Great Tang, because that Grand Canal is only to communicate that’s all in China, and this Grand Canal will completely open up Europe and the East. Maritime connections are extremely important to the development of economy and trade. As long as the excavation is successful, the cost will be recovered after how many years.

Of course, such an important position is naturally owned. No matter what means is taken, the land on the 2nd bank of this canal must be owned by Great Tang, otherwise, such an important waterway is located in another country. What is the huge toll that is incurred each year, shouldn’t it cost others.

With the current strength of the Great Tang Marines, it is very easy to seize such a place, and it will not cost much, and if you can use the contradictions among the local tribes, you may still be able to win this without any effort. Treasure land.

After leaving the Great Tang homeland, Li An has already acquired the Malacca base group, the two important transportation hubs of the Lion Country base. Apart from this, there are 2 important positions that must be controlled, and these 3 positions are very important.

One is the area of ​​the Grand Canal connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, one is near the city of Aden entering the Red Sea, and the other is somewhere under the country of Aab Caliphate.

These three positions have their own strengths, and they must all be in their own hands. Otherwise, the Maritime Silk Road cannot be completely controlled.

In terms of importance, it is natural that the Eurasian-African junction that can be cut into the Grand Canal is the most important. The importance of this area is unmatched by other parts because it guards the traffic routes and is the most important hub in the maritime industry. , No other hub can mention on equal terms with it.

Therefore, this area is the ultimate goal of Li An, but this area is too far away from the Great Tang, and not too close to the Lion Country. It belongs to an enclave that hangs overseas. In order to strengthen support and facilitate support, so occupy Before this area, Aden must be occupied.

Aden City guards the entrance and exit of the Red Sea, which can play a good role in inheriting and inspiring. The construction of the Great Tang city here can control this area well. In addition, it is also conducive to the connection between the Lion Country and the Grand Canal The emergence of pirates and hostile forces can also respond better.

In short, the main reason why Li An values ​​Aden City is because it is the entrance and exit to guard the Red Sea. After controlling this and the Grand Canal, the entire long 1000-mile waterway was controlled by Great Tang.

In addition, in such an important area, it is inevitable that guard forces are needed. After the commercial prosperity, if there is no strong navy here, pirates will rise.

In the later generations of Aden, pirates appeared very frequently, and tragedies of pirate robbery of commercial ships often occurred. The reason for this is naturally because this is a waterway that merchant ships must pass through. , Later generations directly called it the Gulf of Aden.

The deeds of the escort in the Gulf of Aden have even been made into movies. Especially the rampant pirates near the Gulf of Aden are really indescribable.

Li An naturally wants to think about this first, so it is necessary to build the city of Great Tang near Aden City, turn it into a nail, and nail it to the entrance and exit of the Red Sea to deter the small countries and pirate forces nearby to guarantee The maritime Silk Road is fully open.

The third location is very close to the so-called Persia Bay in later generations. The geographical location here is also extremely important. It can contain the Persia Bay, which can naturally greatly enhance the international status of the Great Tang Empire. In addition, this place can also be connected to the Great Tang. Land Silk Road.

Just find a good Harbor here, and then build a railway from Harbor to the northeast, and connect with the Silk Road railway line of Great Tang. So, from Persia Bay, you can achieve the goal of transporting materials to Great Tang by land. With one choice, there is naturally a business method, which is a great thing.

The Grand Canal, Aden City, and Harbor near Persia Bay, these three locations can form a large triangle, which is similar to the equilateral triangle, which can well compliment the Western Region of the Maritime Silk Road and promote the Great Tang Empire and The economic development of distant countries.

The location of the Lion Country is a little further away from these three places, and Malacca Sea Territory is farther away. As for the Great Tang localities such as Yazhou, there is a short distance.

However, Li An planned the Great Tang 5 overseas bases, the distance of each section is about the same, at least, from the big map, it is not much different.

For example, the distance from Yazhou to Malacca, the distance from Malacca to the Lion Country, the distance from the Lion Country to Persia Bay, the distance from Persia Bay to Aden City, and the distance from Aden City to the Grand Canal, these 5 section of the road The length is almost the same, the difference will never exceed 2 times.

And Li An has already planned, in the future, to build 5 fleets in these 5 overseas locations, from far to near, the first fleet in the Grand Canal area, the second fleet near Aden City, the nearby Persia Bay The 2rd Fleet, Lion Country is the 3th Fleet, Malacca is the 4th Fleet.

With these 5 fleets, it will be enough to guarantee the smooth flow of the Great Tang Maritime Silk Road and the great interests of the Great Tang Empire.

Now, the fleet of Malacca Sea Territory is in preparation, and the fleet here in the Lion Country is also in its infancy. The seized Lion Country warships can be used only after a little repair. In addition, Li An will leave a few ships Steam gunboats, as the backbone of the local naval forces.

The cost of maintaining 5 powerful naval fleets is naturally very high. However, these costs can be supported by the surrounding small protected countries. In addition, these locations are all major maritime transportation routes, and the tolls can be charged a lot. Of course, there are enough funds to support the operation of the navy.

Moreover, the scale of the navy in these five positions can also be determined by the local income situation. If the income cannot keep up, the naval ships will use less. If the income is particularly high, they will raise more ships. In short, it must not increase the burden on the local Imperial Court.

Although this method is good, it is also prone to some problems. That is, navies from various regions obtain financial support from the local area, and over time they will develop into local forces. 10000 will be in trouble as soon as they are independent.

Therefore, the size of the five overseas naval fleets still needs to be controlled, and it cannot be developed too much. In addition, the money for tolls must be handed over to the Imperial Court, and then the Imperial Court will allocate funds to the Navy, although the money It is not necessary to ship directly to Chang’an City, just to take a form, but it is very useful to eliminate the forces of separatism. He will remind the soldiers that their funds are provided by Imperial Court, not local officials. So, their loyalty is Great Tang Imperial Court, not the Great Tang officials stationed there.

The 5 overseas fleets are very enjoyable to think about, but this plan is still in Li An ’s brain, not at all told Imperial Court, because many things have to be step by step, so we ca n’t be too hasty.

After Li An obtained part of the land of the Lion Country and Nantianzhu, immediately immediately reported the details of the land obtained locally to the Imperial Court. It was just because the sea was long, so when the message was sent to Chang’an City, it was already After half a month.

This is still using the most advanced steam ships and trains of Great Tang. If Li An did not invent these two distinct things, it would be impossible to deliver the news for several months.

After Imperial Court got the news, he was naturally very excited, and Emperor Laozi and his ministers all happily danced in the Imperial Palace.

As soon as the Minister was happy, Emperor made a name for the land he got. Emperor thought that the biggest piece of land he got was the land of the Lion Country, then it was called Anshi County.

In this way, the land that Li An obtained from the Lion Country has a new name, which is Anshi County, and the most important city of Tanal reported by Li An has also been changed to An An by the Great Tang Emperor. Lion city.

The Decree was sent to the Lion Country at the fastest speed, and went straight to Li An’s residence. Such an important thing was naturally to be delivered to Li An immediately.

“Minister Li, good news! Great news.”

Court Eunuch, who was in charge of the order, all came to the Lion Country, and he worked hard. He was accompanied by some alternate officials in Beijing. These people have already won the Jinshi. However, because there are no free official positions, they can only stay idle. In Beijing, at this time, Li An once again laid down a piece of land, and they volunteered to become officials, and Emperor naturally wanted it.

In order to show their loyalty, these officials brought only half of their family members to work, and the remaining half of them stayed in Great Tang.

“Does Your Majesty want to reward us with these heroes?”

Li An asked happily.

“Your Majesty said, you don’t have to read the Decree, just leave it to Minister Li, please go over it.”

Court Eunuch passed the imperial edict directly.

Li An looked at it. There are indeed many rewards, but there are not many rewards for funds. Most of the rewards are land, and of course not the land of the Great Tang, but the land acquired by Li An.

Active generals can get 1000 acres of land, ordinary soldiers can get 100 acres of land, the most meritorious even get 10000 acres of land.

And because not all the soldiers will stay in the local area, so these lands can be freely bought and sold. If the soldiers who have obtained the land leave, they can sell the land to the soldiers who stay in the local development, or to the locals.

Li An has received the most awards, with 60000 acres of land, which is unmatched by other soldiers. However, Li An does not intend to set up a home in the local area, so there is no opportunity to use these lands.

Fortunately, there are many local Great Tang merchants. Li An can lend the 60000 acres of land he acquired to Great Tang merchants. Then, he collects a certain amount of rent. Great Tang merchants travel to and from overseas for many years, and there are industries in the local area. It is still very convenient to pay the rent.

“Anshi County, yes, the name of Your Majesty is good! After that, it will be called Anshi County and Tanal City will be called Anshi City. By the way, we have just built a new school, Now it ’s time to change the name, just call it Great Tang Anshi University Hall! “

Li An said happily.

“Great Tang Anshi University Hall, this name is good! It is much better than the previous name! It looks even more domineering.”

Everyone is very happy to answer.

“These are the Anshi County officials selected by Imperial Court! You don’t need to do anything for a few days. Familiarize yourself with the environment and rest as much as possible. After you are familiar with the environment, start working.”

Li An said.

These officials are full of fifty-sixty people, and their respective families and attendants are not less than 5 6 people, and there are more than 20-30 people. On average, there are more than ten people. The total number of five-six hundred people is still there. of.

“Thank Minister Li.”

The officials quickly thanked each other and went to rest. They travelled here for a long time, and they hardly rested along the way. When the ship was in Malacca, the total time to dock was less than half a day, just to supply fresh water and food. They are sleepy and tired and can only choose to rest on the boat. Many officials and their families who are not in good health are sick on the road, but they can only endure when they are sick. There are very few who are really unable to bear. Staying halfway, Malacca left dozens of people, they will take a boat to rest here after half a month, and join the majority of people.