Chapter 908: Envoy From the Sui Dynasty
Zu Chongzhi was arranged by Ouyang Shuo to be the vice president of the Gewu Academy, and the academy was the sage Mozi. At the moment Zu Chongzhi took office, system announcements sounded in China.
"System Announcement: Zu Chongzhi, the representative of Suanjia, became an official in the Great Xia Dynasty, took office at Gewu Academy, and recruited many disciples. At the same time, he met the three conditions for the school to settle in. The Suanjia of various schools officially settled in Shanhai City."
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"System Announcement: The Suanjia of various schools of thought has officially settled in Shanhai City, and the title of [Sacred Land of Suanjia] is specially given to Shanhai City as a reward. Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi!"
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"System Announcement: The Suanjia of all schools of thought officially settled in Shanhai City. The existing title [Sacred Land of Hundred Schools] in Shanhai City will automatically overwrite the title of [Sacred Land of Suanjia], and the relevant title rewards of [Holy Land of Suanjia] will be cancelled, and a special building will be granted [ An astronomical and meteorological station], as a reward, congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi!"
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In this regard, players in China have become numb.
The attraction of the Great Xia Dynasty to historical talents is unmatched by other territories. The arrival of talents has boosted the reputation of the Great Xia Dynasty in the circle of historical figures, and the more historical figures can be attracted to join them.
And so on and on.
At the current stage, without Ouyang Shuo's invitation, a large number of talents will come to join him. This is the snowball effect. Once the initial advantage is obtained, the snowball will grow bigger and bigger, and the advantage will become more and more obvious.
Ouyang Shuo had no time to pay attention to it, and checked the attributes of [Astronomical Meteorological Observatory].
【Name】: Astronomical Meteorological Observatory
[Type]: special building
[Function]: The accuracy rate of astronomical and meteorological observations is increased by 400%
[Features]: Astronomer attraction rate increased by 20%, dynasty popularity increased by 5%
[Description]: This is a building specially set up for observing celestial bodies. It can observe stars, predict weather, and forecast climate change.
Think of it as a simplified version of the weather station.
In ancient times, predicting the weather was a big deal for both agriculture and marching and fighting. If weather changes can be accurately predicted, the efficiency of agriculture will be greatly improved.
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The third person who defected to the Great Xia Dynasty was Jia Sixie, an agronomist from the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Jia Sixie, a native of Shouguang, whose life is unknown, served as the prefect of Gaoyang. The book "Qi Min Yao Shu" systematically summarizes the agricultural knowledge of the Yellow River Basin since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
"Qimin Yaoshu" consists of chapters on farming, grains, vegetables, fruit trees, trees, livestock, brewing, seasoning, conditioning, and foreign products. It is the earliest and most complete large-scale agricultural encyclopedia in China.
Compared with Zu Chongzhi, Jia Sixie is not a pure scholar. He has not only guarded a farm, but also personally participated in agricultural production. He has integrated theory and practice.
After meeting, Ouyang Shuo appointed Jia Sixie as the director of the Agriculture Department of the Executive Yuan.
When the country was founded, the Department of Agriculture was promoted to the Department of Agriculture, with five divisions under it, namely Water Conservancy Division, Agricultural Reclamation Division, Forestry Division, Fisheries Division, and Animal Husbandry Division, which were in charge of agriculture throughout the dynasty.
Sun Yannong, the former director of agriculture, is considered a veteran of the dynasty, but his ability is limited and he has no ability to control the overall situation. After the founding of the country, his official position is the director of the Agricultural Reclamation Department under the Agricultural Administration, and he is a fifth-rank official.
The position of director of the Agriculture Department has been vacant until now. In order to maintain the operation of the Agriculture Department, the cabinet temporarily ordered Sun Yannong to act as the director of the Agriculture Department.
The situation is similar to that of the Construction Administration. Under the Construction Administration, there are Planning Department, Construction Department, Craftsmanship Department, and Road and Bridge Department.
The post of Director of Construction is also vacant.
After the founding of the nation, Ouyang Shuo was cautious in every key position.
In particular, such important positions as the Director of Agriculture and the Director of Construction are even more lacking than excessive.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo didn't treat Sun Yannong badly, and planned to transfer Sun Yannong to be the Governor of Zhen'an County, taking over the vacancy left after Mu Lanyue was promoted to Governor of Morocco.
Today, a large number of indigenous NPCs like Sun Yannong have grown up with the territory, and because of their large number, they have gradually become the backbone of the dynasty.
At the county level of the dynasty, more than half of the chief officials came from this group of talents. Especially those batches of basic officials who studied at Lianzhou College, the predecessor of Southwest University Hall, are the best.
Because these people belong to the same sect, they are called "academic school". The officials who participated in the first training course that Ouyang Shuo personally sat down in the classroom even regarded themselves as disciples of the Son of Heaven.
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The Great Xia Dynasty won three historical talents, and the other lords did not lose nothing.
Because of Di Chen's relationship with Fu Jian, Wang Meng joined Handan City; Xie Xuan was rejected by Ouyang Shuo, and brought the entire Xie clan into Zhanlang and settled in Chixue City.
Wang Xizhi, Xie Lingyun, Xie Daoyun and other members of Wang Xie's two big families settled in Chixue City with Xie Xuan. Zhan Lang didn't know what method he used to subdue Xie Xuan, and became the biggest winner in the Battle of Feishui in one fell swoop.
The fierce general Ran Min was brought under Feng Qiuhuang's account, while Huan Chong was subdued by Wu Xun. Similarly, the Huan family also settled in the Stone City with Huan Chong, enriching the talent pool of the City.
The rest of the historical figures have not yet been born, waiting to be recruited by the lord.
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On June 25th, Quanzhou.
With the entry of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian into Quanzhou, this southern royal city ushered in a round of silent renewal, and the style of the city changed, basically inheriting the architectural style of Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty.
Daxing City, that is, Tang Chang'an City.
At the beginning of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the capital was still in the old city of Chang'an. Due to the long war, it was dilapidated, and the palace was small in shape, which could not meet the needs of the new capital of the unified dynasty.
In addition, urban sewage has settled for hundreds of years, making it difficult to drain the bottom, and the supply of drinking water is also a problem. Therefore, Yang Jian abandoned the old Chang'an City north of Longshouyuan, and chose a new site to build the city southeast of Longshouyuan and southeast of Han Chang'an City.
In the first month of the second year of Kaihuang, Yu Wenkai was appointed to design and build a new city, Daxing City, which was completed in March of the following year.
Referring to Luoyang City in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the South City of Yedu in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties, Yu Wenkai regarded the six high slopes south of Longshouyuan as the six lines of the stem, and took them as the core to serve as the geographical basis for the overall planning of Chang'an City.
"Six Slopes" are the skeleton of Daxing City. The imperial palace, government organs and temples are all high above, forming a sharp contrast with ordinary residential areas. In the lowlands between the Okara and the Plains, except for the residential areas, canals were opened to divert water and lakes were dug to increase the water area of the city.
Daxing City makes full use of its terrain advantages to increase the three-dimensional space, making it appear more majestic; the city's plane layout is uniform, and its shape is rectangular.
The whole city is composed of three parts: Miyagi City, Imperial City and Outer Guocheng, with a completely symmetrical layout from east to west.
Daxing City was the largest city in the world at that time, 2.4 times that of Chang'an City in Han Dynasty and 1.4 times that of Beijing City in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is 7 times larger than the capital of the Byzantine Kingdom in the same period, and 6.2 times larger than the city of Baghdad built in 800 AD.
Before that, from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the city pattern in the capital had no rules and no layout, and the imperial palaces, government offices, and residential buildings were intertwined, which was very messy.
After arriving in Daxing City, a balanced and symmetrical pattern of the capital began to take shape, with neat and uniform streets, criss-crossing from north to south, symmetrical from east to west, and the streets and alleys were well-organized.
The three parts of the palace, the imperial city, and the residential buildings are relatively separated, with clear boundaries, which are both safe and practical.
As the "Chief Designer" of Daxing City, Yu Wenkai has made great contributions. Yu Wenkai is also a rare expert in urban planning and construction engineering in Chinese history.
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The Sui Dynasty governed Quanzhou, making this royal city full of vitality.
Whether it is the nobles in the city or the millions of forbidden troops, piles of dull data have become lively. The imperial power broke through the shackles of the palace and spread to the entire city.
In the city, there is a faint atmosphere of the founding emperor's prosperity.
Palace, side hall.
While Ouyang Shuo was busy receiving Jia Sixie, Sui Wen Emperor Yang Jian also welcomed an envoy.
The messenger was none other than Wang Meng.
Although Yang Jian, who appeared in the wilderness, was nearly fifty years old, he was still imposing, his eyes were extremely sharp, and the emperor was domineering. Fortunately, Wang Meng didn't take it easy, he had already tempered his immovable temperament under Fu Jian's command.
"You said you came here on behalf of [Yanhuang League]?" Yang Jian said lightly.
After appearing in the wilderness, emperors like Yang Jian will automatically be instilled with wilderness common sense by Gaia. Therefore, although Yang Jian does not leave the palace, he has a clear understanding of the relationship between the [Shanhai League] and the [Yanhuang League].
Wang Meng nodded and said, "That's right, the minister came here with sincerity."
Yang Jian sneered, and said, "I'm guarding one side, why do I need the sincerity of [Yanhuang League]?"
In the past few days when he entered Quanzhou, Yang Jian was full of energy. While familiarizing himself with the Wangcheng, he arranged for a group of civil servants and generals to quickly take over the Wangcheng and Quanzhou County where the Wangcheng is located.
The more he understands, the more satisfied Yang Jian is with Quanzhou's magnificent foundation and heritage, which is already comparable to the Sui Dynasty. That's why Yang Jian is so confident that he looks down at [Yanhuang League].
In this troubled time, Yang Jian wanted to do something.
Wang Meng was unmoved, and said calmly: "Your Majesty already knows a thing or two about the nature of the Great Xia Dynasty. The Great Xia is aggressive, and it is really a tiger and a wolf. It is just like the saying: How can others snore and sleep on the side of the couch, and the Great Sui Dynasty and the Great Xia are neighbors." And living here, isn't His Majesty worried at all?"
"So what?" Yang Jian's eyes narrowed.
Wang Meng's words hit Yang Jian's sore spot. If there is anything unpleasant about appearing in the wilderness, it is that the existence of the Great Xia Dynasty shocked Yang Jian.
How did Yang Jian think that such a "monster" was bred in the wilderness.
The more he knew about the Great Xia Dynasty, the heavier Yang Jian's heart became. Although I don't want to admit it, Great Xia has dominated Great Sui in terms of territory, population, economy, military, civil servants and generals.
If it is said that the Great Sui is only the heritage of one dynasty, then the Great Xia has condensed the essence of the five thousand years of China.
In terms of geographical location, Quanzhou County, where Sui was located, was completely surrounded by Daxia, and even the sea was blocked by Daxia's navy, and people held its lifeline.
Such a situation is really aggrieved for a revengeful emperor.
Wang Meng smiled and said: "If Your Majesty is willing, [Yanhuang League] can help Da Sui."