Chapter 457 Return

The people in the fleet did not bring back the disease, which is good news. Although there were fewer people when they returned, there were many more exotic women and children.

They wore scarves and cut through thorns, enduring loneliness. Sometimes the barbarians were uncivilized and difficult to communicate with, so they had to mobilize troops to conquer. Sometimes they sailed on the vast ocean without knowing the way ahead, without replenishment, and had to endure hunger and thirst, which was all expected.

After all, they came back alive, and they finally completed the great task of making the Chinese people no longer worried about famine. In comparison, the bad things they did abroad were really harmless. And to put it another way, those women and children were able to arrive in Shenzhou alive, which was a kind of salvation.

This time the harvest was very great. The fleet basically traveled the entire American continent, not only bringing back sweet potatoes and potatoes, but also corn, peppers, tomatoes, beans, sunflowers and other crop seeds originating in the Americas. They couldn't tell what was what, but they did a good job of collecting and recording, and even named them, which were transliterated according to the local people's names.

Wang Yan changed the name a little, which was the same as the later name. Then, an imperial edict was issued, and the Minister of Agriculture rolled up his sleeves and planted the land in the imperial farm outside the city. There were also 3,000 Yulin guards guarding day and night. At the same time, they started to build greenhouses and conduct experiments in winter. A lot of seeds were brought back, and they were well protected. If the breeding work is done well, it will basically cover the capital area in two years and the entire north in five years.

In the foreseeable future, the original five grains will certainly be greatly reduced. This is because the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes is large, and even the yield of corn is higher than the original five grains. It can be used as a meal or a vegetable. The people who are used to being hungry will definitely cultivate on a large scale, fill their own granaries, fart comfortably in the yard every day, and feel that this life is beautiful.

After another two years, people will feel the taste of being full, and at the same time, they are tired of the unchanging taste of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the side effect of farting all day, so they will consciously plan their own land and cultivate crops reasonably.

This is a spontaneous process, and no intervention is required. At that time, people will not be satisfied with eating those coarse grains. Instead, rice and flour will naturally be placed on the table. At the same time, they will also pursue dishes and crave more diverse diets.

In the final analysis, material is the foundation of civilization.

Since there will be no shortage of food soon, meat and land must be considered.

So the Ministry of Revenue comprehensively calculated the annual expenditures and issued an estimated expenditure for the next year. After finding that the gap was not large, the two newly trained guards of the Northern Army, plus the two existing guards in Liaodong, totaling 200,000 troops, attacked the Xijin Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom.

Of course, war is not based on siege by head, after all, the entire Xijin Prefecture only has 50,000 troops, which is not worthy of 200,000 troops. There are only 120,000 troops who really participated in the attack on Xijin Prefecture, and the remaining 80,000 broke through the Liao defense line outside the Great Wall. At the same time, the four newly trained guards of the Western Army also advanced eastward in the border area and attacked the Liao defenders, trying to trap the tens of thousands of troops in Xijin Prefecture and compress the territory of the Liao Kingdom.

Since 1115, more than ten years have passed, and the defense line of Liao has actually shrunk. Although the territory looks large, most of it is actually enclaves. The combat effectiveness of the Western Army was sufficient. After reorganization, the military system and wartime leadership mode were changed, and the subjective initiative of the generals was fully exerted. They fought according to the battle plan, but they were not fools. Now they have to escape from the cage, the upward channel is open, and there is no need to worry about the emperor's suspicion. Naturally, they will do their best to be named a marquis immediately and leave their name in history.

So the progress of the war was very smooth. The Western Army captured Datong Prefecture, divided 100,000 troops and successfully joined forces with the 80,000 troops on the other side to fight for foreign aid outside the Great Wall, blocking Badaling and other pass roads. The army outside Xijin Prefecture was not sent out, besieging the enemy and escaping. It took less than two months to capture Xijin Prefecture.

Casualties were inevitable, but in a war of this scale, those casualties were really insignificant, and could be considered an easy victory. The Liao Kingdom was completely driven out of the Great Wall and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were recovered. It was only the winter of the fourth year of Huaxia.

After taking Xijin Prefecture, the offensive did not stop, because the purpose of this war was land and pasture. So the 180,000 troops joined forces to march north, and on the 15th day, they conquered the Zhongjing Dading Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom, and together with the 100,000 people led by Lu Zhishen, a total of 380,000 troops and horses, approached Shangjing, the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

By this time, the Liao Kingdom actually controlled very little territory, and coupled with its internal strife, it was basically in name only. However, this time was delayed by two years compared to the original history, but it might be better for them to perish earlier, and save them from struggling to support and live a hard life.

No one wanted to die, especially the Liao royal family and many other ministers who had lived a life of wealth and glory. They had a role model, and the Xixia Li family was living quite well in the north. So they were very decisive, taking tens of thousands of soldiers, a large number of craftsmen, and countless wealth, and fled north.

This was not like fleeing, but more like moving. It was not only an insult to the soldiers of the Huaxia Empire, but also an insult to the iron cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. So the Huaxia soldiers chased them all the way, and the Jin Kingdom was also besieging them in the north, trying to rob those supplies. So in the end, not many Liao people ran away, and they also abandoned most of their wealth.

The Huaxia soldiers only stopped when they chased to Hulunbuir, and at the same time began to implement a blockade of the Xing'an Mountains, blocking the Jin Kingdom in the northeast.

At this point, the strategic goal of this war has been achieved. The Liao Kingdom was destroyed in one battle, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were recovered. At the same time, several grasslands with abundant water and grass, including Hulunbuir, were taken, and the Jin Kingdom was blocked. It can be said that it is very perfect. After a period of time, digesting the gains from this war, freeing up money and materials, unifying the Northeast, and taking over the entire Northeast Plain, the granary, it is basically a job.

For the empire to conquer such a large piece of land and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun that had been ceded for a hundred years, the whole country is naturally jubilant. Such great achievements are naturally worth celebrating, and a grand ceremony was held to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, to the ancestors, and to celebrate the victory of recovering lost land and expanding territory.

In theory, this matter has nothing to do with the common people. But on the one hand, it is psychologically satisfying, and on the other hand, it is also beneficial. What is most closely related to them is that the Council Office issued a notice that the price of cattle and sheep will drop significantly in the future. In addition, two million people will be immigrated to the north, and the conditions are very favorable. When they get there, there will be land, pastures, seeds, and young cattle and sheep to distribute. They can borrow money interest-free to build a new home, and they will be tax-free for five years.

Few people in the capital area want to go, but there are still many people in the northwest and the south. After all, the northwest suffers from severe soil erosion and low grain production. There is less land in the south, and although they can work, there are still many people who want to have land. And they can rest assured that the court will take care of everything when they go to the north.

The current court is very popular with the people. First, it directly abolished the original large amount of heavy taxes, second, the administrative efficiency of local officials is very high, third, local officials dare not oppress the good, and fourth, since the founding of the country, they have never told lies and have not changed their orders every day. This little bit has nurtured the authority of the government.

Immigration is not because there are not enough people on the grassland. The population of Liao is nearly 10 million. In recent years, many people have died due to wars, civil strife, and many have been abducted by the Jin Kingdom. There are still 7 or 8 million left. All these people have been accepted by Huaxia, and the Jin Kingdom did not rob people. Because it is already difficult for them to maintain their own population, and if they absorb millions of Liao people, they will collapse without sending troops to fight. They will only block trade and the Liao people will collapse.

The real reason is to promote national integration and prevent the old people of Liao from making trouble. He immigrated two million people to the grassland, and at the same time, he would immigrate two million people there to live in the Central Plains. Let those who can't graze learn to graze, and let those who can't farm learn to farm. There will definitely be no grassland autonomy. That is to cultivate a new generation of grassland tribes, which is to cause trouble for himself.

He wants to immigrate Han people there, intermarry and integrate the two sides, increase trade, spread the way of life, etc., and build academies to cultivate talents in the north and let them serve as officials in other places. After a long time, two generations will almost completely integrate the north.

The south is almost the same. Since Huaxia sent troops to the south in the second year, it has steadily advanced southward step by step. By the fifth year of Huaxia, the original rebel forces have been completely pacified, the homes of those big families have been raided, and the whole place has been combed.

There are still two places, Tubo and Dali, that need to be taken, but there is no need to pay too much attention to them. Tubo is indeed difficult to deal with. After all, it is too difficult for Chinese troops to go there to fight in the plateau. So the best way is economic sanctions. Through decades of trade, the Tubo tribes will become dependent on each other, and then it will be natural to conquer them. As for Dali, it is still the same sentence. They just rely on the advantages of terrain to live in a corner. Mountains and rivers, climate environment, dangers in the jungle, and incompatibility with water and soil are all the key to obstructing the army from entering.

However, the problem is not big. The troops that wiped out the rebelliousness in the south did not return, but went directly to the border area with Dali. Station troops nearby, recruit locals to start training new troops, and slowly advance the front line. Actively contact the various ethnic tribes in the mountains, trade with them, and give them favorable conditions to let them go down the mountain to live together. Just advance slowly, whether it is food and supplies or the lives of soldiers, they are all consumed the least. It only takes ten or eight years to destroy the Duan family, unify China, and make the north and the south one family.

The main problem is still the large-scale development of the south. Because there was no Jingkang Shame and no Song Dynasty moved south, developing the south was no longer a natural task, but a necessary and proactive task, and this task fell on Wang Yan, who was in power now.

The resources in the south are very rich, and there is a need for development. And the best way to develop is to increase trade and improve logistics efficiency. Let things in the mountains come out and let things outside the mountains go in. In this way, there is no need to say more about the way to develop, and the only way is to build roads.

The south is mountainous, especially in Bashu and other places, where roads are more difficult to build, and basically they are filled with human lives. But it doesn't matter, because the labor team is very large, not only the rebel forces in the north and south, but also the prisoners of war in the Liao Kingdom who were re-made into labor, and some people who committed serious crimes in various places.

There is no way to deal with criminal incidents. After all, there are cameras everywhere a thousand years later, and the management is so fierce that people fight from time to time, let alone at this time. Individuals quarreled because of some quarrels, and villages fought because of water sources or business. It was either a one-on-one fight or a fight between two villages. There were also other times, some vendettas, murders for money, etc. Throughout the year, there are still many major cases.

Of course, this is also related to Wang Yan's ban on short weapons such as swords and swords, and his encouragement of martial arts. But to be honest, this relationship is not as big as imagined. Because he stipulated that weapons must be held with certificates issued by the government, and random inspections will be conducted from time to time. If they are privately made, the punishment is very severe. On the other hand, blacksmiths are also controlled, and weapon casting must be registered and reported, and the most important thing is that the cost is not low. So even if there is no ban, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. And even if he bans weapons, there are still kitchen knives. If they are too short and not powerful enough, there are longer sickles.

So in terms of cause and effect, it is not because he does not ban weapons that public security is bad. This kind of thing can only rely on the popularization of the law by the local government, as well as the suppression of the police and armed guards and local garrisons, to ensure that each case will be severely punished, so that people will deeply understand the consequences of blood splashing five steps. Another point is to rely on the current promotion of martial arts into the education system. By then, everyone will be able to fight and have a few tricks. It is hard to tell who is strong and who is weak just by looking at them. Coupled with severe punishments, then the murders can be well controlled below a certain level.

It is impossible to ban it. This is the evil of human beings. It is human nature. There are always people who want to bully others and want to be superior to others. What is more hateful is that the more honest they are, the more they are bullied. Then there will always be people who can't stand being bullied and fight back and retaliate crazily. It is normal.

So there is no problem in using these people's lives to build roads. This is the greatest contribution these people can make to this land.

The situation this time is different from the end of the Ming Dynasty. Because the various places have not been well developed, he has no intention of expanding again. The fundamental purpose of using troops to occupy land abroad is land and other resources.

Now the land in China is just right for cultivation, and there are industries and commerce to absorb the labor force without land. Various regions are still in urgent need of in-depth development. There is no need to mobilize troops at all. If resources are needed, he can exploit them through trade. Use the labor of people in other countries to subsidize the welfare benefits of people in China. It's like he keeps dumping goods in Southeast Asia. To put it bluntly, it's all for the Chinese people to work. This is the benefit of the economy.

Since you can exploit them comfortably and those places are not threatening, why do you need to occupy their places and accept so many people. After all, we can't kill them all or enslave them all. In any case, we have to accept some of them, and give them the same welfare as the original people of the country. There is no need.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the living land of the people of the country is loose enough. If it becomes crowded again and the contradiction becomes bigger again, then fight and kill...

In the eighth year of Huaxia, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed. When the country was destroyed, everyone in the Jin Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief. Because fear of destruction is not the same as having been destroyed. What's more, many people in the Jin Dynasty had already intended to surrender. After all, they couldn't fight, couldn't run away, and lived a bad life. What's the point of not surrendering? All the original land was taken over by Huaxia, and wheat was planted on a large area of ​​the Northeast Plain. At the same time, breeding and improvement were continuously carried out to select high-quality seeds.

In the battle to destroy the Jin Dynasty, there was a captain of a hundred who fought bravely, and he was unstoppable all the way. He made outstanding military exploits and was promoted during the war to become a brigade commander. His name is Yue Fei.

This is what Wang Yan saw when he was reviewing the memorials of merit. Yue Fei had already joined the army and had been staying in the Northern Army. He had participated in the battle against Xijin Prefecture of Liao before, but that time it was just a siege and no fierce battle broke out. Otherwise, he would have stood out earlier. After all, Yue Fei started as a soldier and fought his way up with real swords and guns. Such people are particularly popular in the army, especially in the army of the Huaxia Empire. Those who can fight can be generals who lead the charge, and those who can charge and know the strategy can be commanders. This is the way to advance in the army. It is natural for Yue Fei to stand out.

At the end of the tenth year of Huaxia, after a year of census, the population was more than 135 million. Among these people, there are newborns, as well as people from Liao and Jin. Of course, this number does not include the huge number of laborers, because they have been deprived of their human rights in the new laws of Huaxia, and there is no other way but to work until death.

In the twelfth year of Huaxia, after negotiations, Dali surrendered and was incorporated into the rule of Huaxia. The negotiation was not for anything else, but to preserve the wealth of the Duan family. After being beaten by the Huaxia Empire for several years, the internal chaos was naturally caused. This was no longer something that the Duan family could solve. Even if a wise leader came out, it would be useless because it could not be solved by wisdom. It was purely a huge gap in hard power. Knowing that it would be doomed, it was wise to make plans early. So the final result was that the Duan family was allowed to retain part of the wealth, demoted to civilians, and moved the whole family to Luoyang.

After 20 years of Huaxia and another ten years of stable development, social wealth increased, and education, health care, welfare, etc. were improved to varying degrees. As long as the limbs were healthy, farming, working, and going to sea, they could find a job that would ensure that they would not starve to death. Coupled with the strong encouragement of the government, the number of newborns in the past ten years has increased dramatically, and the population statistics have reached more than 178 million. The increase of more than 40 million people is all newborns in the past ten years. Women of childbearing age have basically never stopped giving birth in the past ten years.

Because having children can strengthen the family, and children will be labor when they grow up. The most important thing is that although having children now still brings burdens to the family, they can be supported, and both men and women can go to school at a very low cost. They hoped that their children could pass the imperial examination and become officials. At the very least, they could pass the imperial examination and become officers in the Imperial Military Academy. This would also help to raise the family's status little by little.

There is no doubt that this was enough food.

In the 21st year of Huaxia, Zhao Ji died of illness at the age of 63. When he died, Wang Yan went over to take a look, and Zhao Ji said, "You are a good emperor, better than me." Wang Yan smiled, the old man was still brooding, which was understandable. After all, he was an emperor, and it was always uncomfortable to be driven off the stage. The greatest pain in life is to have had it.

In the 33rd year of Huaxia, Xin Qiji, the top scholar in the imperial examination, entered the Imperial College.

In the 42nd year of Huaxia, Pan Jinlian, 74 years old, died. This is the result of Wang Yan's attention. In this era, it is good to live more than 70 years. Although he was used to it, when it came to such a time, Wang Yan was still affected and in a bad mood. He knew that this was a beginning, and next, the women who had accompanied him for most of his life would leave one by one.

He was right. Half a year after Jinlian left, Li Shishi held his hand tightly, saying that she was unlucky and entered the wrong industry, and she could not give birth to a child for the two of them until she died. Wang Yan combed her white hair with a smile, stroked her wrinkled cheeks, and said, "Otherwise, we would not have met." Shishi nodded in agreement, sighed that fate was playing tricks on people, and calmed down, asking Wang Yan to recite the Lantern Festival to her again. In "Looking for him in the crowd, he was there, in the dim lights." She smiled and closed her starry eyes. That smile was still as charming as before.

Two years later, Sanniang also passed away. She said that she was content in this life and asked him not to miss her.

Yupan lived the longest, at the age of seventy-eight. She passed away peacefully and didn't say anything. She just told Wang Yan, who was already over eighty years old, to take care of his health, because she had said what she should say before. She had never suffered in her life and liked to travel. She had been to many places and seen many scenery in her life. Although her father was kicked off the throne by her own man, it was obvious that her father was not good enough. She had nothing to let go of and had no regrets.

After the women died, the children began to die. When he was 93 years old, he successfully outlived all his children. It was also at this time that he truly became a lonely man. Although the three generations were also filial, he did not feel much for them because there were too many of them.

It was also at this time that he began to train his heirs. The royal family never prohibited them from engaging in any profession. They could do business, join the army, and even go to politics and go to sea. There were still many talents. He started directly from the fourth generation because he could still live.

At this point, China has developed very well. Even if he did not intervene in technology again, with his strong support, he still saw the emergence of steam engines in the year when he was 100 years old. Of course, it was still in an experimental state, and it took a lot of effort to lift a bucket of water. As for firearms, they naturally came out, but they were still in the state of burning fire sticks, even though the rifling had already come out.

This is the inevitable development, and the rules of the world are there. He encouraged development for 70 years, with a population of hundreds of millions, and six years of compulsory education has been achieved. The talents that have emerged are really countless. When the light of inspiration flashes, someone will always find it.

This is not to mention the brilliant achievements of art and culture. There are countless great writers and painters emerging from them, which are absolutely brilliant fruits.

At this point, he has stopped managing things. Every day, he takes people out for a walk, and acts as his mascot in and outside the growing Luoyang City. The founding emperor, who lived for more than a hundred years, can still walk robustly on the street, care about the people's sentiments, and with his many years of great achievements, he is already a living god. His statue stands behind the national flag, together with the hero monument built in the capital.

He is alone in the bustling great imperial capital. As the saying goes, there must be gains and losses. This may be what he should pay when he is favored by his living father and enjoys all kinds of life.

This time he did not leave at the age of 120, which was within his expectations. Because his physical data has improved, he can naturally maintain a longer physical condition.

Finally, at the end of the 94th year of Huaxia, on New Year's Eve, he received a long-lost message from the system living father. This year, he was 125 years old. In just six years, he will have ruled the Huaxia Empire for a hundred years. He can't see the historical comments, but he must be a great emperor.

He ignored the younger generations who gathered in the palace to show their filial piety. This happened every year, and he was tired of it. Because he didn't know so many younger generations, the ones he could name were only a few children who performed well. Of course, the children he mentioned were also the fourth-generation grandsons who were fifty years old...

It snowed again today. In the worried and frightened eyes of the eunuchs, he walked steadily and slowly to the Wanxiang Palace in the wind and snow. He didn't let anyone serve him, and waved his hand to dismiss them, so that no one would appear in his sight.

He entered from the wide-open main gate of the Wanxiang Palace, walked a long distance, climbed up the stairs step by step, threw his dragon robe, and sat steadily on the hard dragon throne.

After all, he was old and couldn't do it. He took out the sword from the space with the sheath, held the hilt with both hands, and sat on the big horse and golden sword.

He looked at the flying snowflakes reflected by the lights outside, he looked at the brilliant fireworks that kept blooming in the sky, he looked at the boundless mountains and rivers in front of him...

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