The Han Dynasty is developing, and Soochow, Cao and Wei naturally do not dare to stop, even if the two countries have more or less been messing around in these years.
Regardless of whether a group of civil and military ministers were executed or demoted due to the dispute over the establishment of the crown prince in Soochow, Sun Quan did not stop expanding armaments.
Soochow is located in the southeast and has been struggling to survive between the Han and Wei dynasties.
Military expansion,
Sun Quan is still quite interested.
After nine years of development, Soochow now has a navy of 100,000 and an army of 160,000.
Cao Wei's side is similar, but the only difference is that they added 50,000 new navy troops, mainly used to defend the Soochow navy.
As for the army, Cao Wei has also worked very hard over the years. So far, Cao Wei has 360,000 infantry and cavalry, including 250,000 infantry and only 110,000 cavalry.
The decrease in Cao Wei's cavalry was mainly due to the fact that the Han Dynasty first captured Guanzhong, then captured Bingzhou, and finally lost Shanggu County in order to contain the Wei army from attacking Hefei.
Without these places, Cao Wei's current war horses mainly come from Liaodong, and from time to time the Han army would come out from Shanggudong to rob Cao Wei's Liaodong war horses.
Therefore, Cao Wei's supply of war horses was greatly reduced.
In addition to this information, there is another major event that makes Liu Chan happy, which is the new currency he only implemented before the Western Expedition. After nine years of development,
The territory of Han Dynasty has been fully circulated, and the people have gradually become accustomed to using the new currency for transactions.
It replaced the original barter transaction method.
Finally, of course, the Hanwang Cannon is what Liu Chan misses so much.
During Liu Chan's Western Expedition, the Hanwang Cannon had been forged maturely and could be forged in batches.
After nine years of development, the Han Dynasty now has more than 600 Hanwang cannons and more than 30,000 cannon shells.
Just——
The only thing that made Liu Chan sad was that Zhuge Qiao, who was responsible for producing bullet casings, passed away due to illness two years ago. Liu Chan was very sad about this.
Because Zhuge Qiao has been following him since he traveled through time. When he was in Chengdu, Zhuge Qiao was the Prince Consort, and his main responsibility was to be responsible for Liu Chan's life safety and to accompany him.
Although Zhuge Qiao died of illness in his twenties in history, after Liu Chan came to this era, he took special care of the people he cared about, such as Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang.
From the beginning,
Just teach them Tai Chi,
I want them to extend their lifespan through this method of physical exercise.
According to historical records, Zhuge Qiao died of illness, so Liu Chan always asked him to pay attention to health preservation. But what surprised him was that although he lived more than ten years longer than Zhuge Qiao in history, he still died of illness in the end.
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"Alas!"
The next day after returning to Beijing, Liu Chan came to Zhuge Qiao's mausoleum and sighed: "Bosong, Bosong, how could you be so ignorant... You once promised me that you would work with me to recover the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty.
Yes, why did you leave like this?"
"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang consoled him: "If Qiaoer has a soul in heaven, he will definitely be happy to know that Your Majesty has returned in triumph."
"My father-in-law!" Liu Chan sighed and said, "Although Bosong and I are monarchs and ministers, I have always regarded him as a confidant. I don't want my teacher to return to the court and be separated from Bosong forever."
"Bersson!"
"Bersson!"
"Bosson!"
Liu Chan choked up and shouted loudly, and then announced in front of everyone: "Bosong has been a man of benevolence and righteousness, and has worked conscientiously throughout his life. I am hereby posthumously naming him a Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Zhuge Qiao had hardly been on the battlefield in his life. Even during the Battle of Guanzhong, it was his brother-in-law Zhang Shao who followed Liu Chan on the battlefield, and Zhuge Qiao was in charge of logistics.
In these years, he was busy supervising the production of three-bow bed crossbows, and later he was responsible for the production of cartridge cases. However, in fact, not many people in the Han Dynasty knew about the production of cartridge cases.
Even now, the Han Dynasty owns the Hanwang Cannon, and only a few people know about it. Because of this weapon, Liu Chan does not want the world to know it for the time being, because its lethality is too great.
The only people who knew about it were Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Zhuge Qiao, Pu Yuan and other people responsible for the development, and the production workshops were extremely tightly protected, and all related workshops were listed as military restricted areas by the Han Dynasty.
However, at this moment, Liu Chan posthumously named Zhuge Qiao his eldest son. This was beyond many people's expectations, but no one dared to object. After all, Zhuge Qiao was Zhuge Liang's adopted son and a popular figure around the emperor.
After paying homage to Zhuge Qiao, Liu Chan returned to Weiyang Palace.
He needs a good rest.
Yuanyang Palace——
"Your Majesty!" Queen Zhang Yang suddenly asked: "If you don't come back, Yang'er will soon become an old woman."
Zhang Yang complained a little.
She was Liu Chan's queen. She could have moved into Jiaofang Palace, but Zhang Yang was afraid of seeing things and missing people. Living in Jiaofang Palace would easily remind her of her sister, so she still lived in her Yuanyang Palace.
I originally thought that Liu Chan's Western Expedition would last no more than three to five years, but I didn't expect that the wait would last nine years.
"How could it be?" Liu Chan said with a smile: "My love will always be young and beautiful. Even if she becomes an old woman, she will still be the woman I love most."
"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense!" Zhang Yang rolled his eyes and said in disgust: "When my sister was alive, your Majesty also said that the woman he loved most was my sister... Now he is using this words to coax Yang'er;"
Suddenly her eyes flashed and she asked with a smile: "Your Majesty has been on the Western expedition for nine years, but how many foreign women from Sassanid or Kushan have you received?"
Liu Chan was originally a little sad because Zhang Yuan mentioned Zhang Yuan, but this girl suddenly mentioned the Western Regions. Liu Chan also lightly tapped the tip of her nose and pretended to be angry: "Could it be that in Yuan'er's heart, I am just a lustful person?"
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Although Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yuan have similar looks, their personalities are somewhat different. Although Zhang Yuan can make some jokes about Liu Chan, she is still wary of the emperor and his ministers; but Zhang Yuan is different. When she was very young, she often
Entering the palace to accompany my sister.
Liu Chan has always doted on her, so her sister Zhang Yuan would not talk back, but Zhang Yuan often argued with Liu Chan, mainly because Liu Chan never blamed her, but doted on her.
So when Liu Chan finished speaking, Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "It is a man's nature to be lustful. Your Majesty is also a man, how can he be an exception?"
Liu Chan was speechless for a moment, but he said seriously: "I am busy with the war in the Western Regions. When I have free time, I don't care about the personal affairs of my children. I have not accepted a woman from a foreign land. If you don't believe me, you can ask Yuan Ji."
"Really?" Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Your Majesty has no time to worry about the personal affairs of his children, but he gave birth to Si'er and Nian'er with sister Yuan Ji, which makes Yang'er very envious."
"???"
Liu Chan was completely speechless.
But he was not angry, because he knew Zhang Yang, and she was not the kind of woman who liked to be jealous, especially after becoming a queen.
She said this now just because the two of them had been separated for too long, and she wanted to vent her loneliness and complaints all at once.
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Liu Chan was flirting with his queen in Weiyang Palace, but the Wei people in Luoyang were very nervous.
Luoyang——
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Sima Yi was lying leisurely on the wicker chair, while Sima Zhao came in from the outside with a sad look on his face.
"Father!"
"Father!"
"Why are you so panicked?" Sima Yi asked speechlessly.
"Liu Adou has returned to Chang'an!" Sima Zhao said hurriedly.
"What's all this fuss about? Do you think it's a big deal?" Sima Yi said calmly: "He can go back when he goes back."
"Father!" Sima Zhao was a little nervous and asked: "Father, how can you still be so calm? When Liu Adou returns from the Western Expedition... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
"Afraid we will send troops to Wei soon?" Sima Yi asked.
"Yes!" Sima Zhao nodded and said: "There have been few wars between the three kingdoms in recent years. That is because the main force of Western Shu is busy with the Western Expedition. This time Liu Chan's master returned to the court, and Zhuge Liang has greatly expanded his armaments in recent years. It is inevitable that Liu Adou will return to Chang'an.
Soon we will send troops to the Wei Dynasty."
"Hahaha!" Sima Yi sat up with a smile, but shook his head and said: "How did you know that Liu Adou would send troops to the Wei Dynasty first, instead of sending troops to Dongwu first?"
"What's the difference?" Sima Zhao was a little confused.
The three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Wu have been in power for decades. In the front, Wei was strong and Han and Wu were weak. At that time, the initiative was in the hands of Wei. Who he wanted to fight depended entirely on Wei's wishes.
However, with the defeat of the Wei Dynasty in Guanzhong, the situation of the Three Kingdoms has been reversed. Now the Han Dynasty is strong, and the population of the territory is several times that of Wei and Wu. Moreover, both Liu Bei and Liu Adou are bent on unifying the Central Plains and restoring the Han Dynasty.
The world.
Now the Han army has more than 500,000 troops, and Liu Chan has also withdrawn from the Western Regions. Only the combined forces of Wei and Wu can equal them, not to mention that Soochow has always coveted the territory of Wei.
It is basically impossible for Wei and Wu to unite.
No matter who the Han army attacks first, in Sima Zhao's view, the outbreak of war in the Central Plains is imminent, and it is probably only a matter of time.
But my father didn't seem worried at all.
"Father!" Sima Zhao continued: "Then Cao Shuang has sole military power, and the imperial court has neglected to take precautions against Western Shu. If Western Shu suddenly sends troops, how can we, the Wei Dynasty, stop it?"
"Also, Cao Shuang is just a loser." Sima Zhao complained: "Your Majesty worships him as a general. If Western Shu comes to attack, I am afraid that it will not take long before the Wei Dynasty will be destroyed."
"Presumptuous!" Sima Yi scolded: "You are a minister of Wei, how can you talk nonsense here!"
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This chapter has been completed!