1413, A city was built on the banks of Heilongjiang River
Yang Fan's fleet sailed upstream along the icy Heilongjiang River, and there were rime wonders along the way. It was very beautiful.
"Master, there is a poem written by Cen Shen. Suddenly, like a spring breeze coming overnight, thousands of pear trees bloom. The ancients have never deceived me." Mr. Wu admired as he looked at the rime on both sides of the bank.
"Yes, the outer northeast is a place with four distinct seasons. It has beautiful scenery all year round, and it is still an undeveloped virgin land. In the future, my future as a Ming Dynasty will depend on these places." Yang Fan said with his hands behind his back.
Although Mr. Wu likes the scenery here, he wouldn't be able to bear it if he were asked to live here. After all, he is at this age and is not used to the severe cold here. He is quite like Ye Gong who loves dragons.
Seeing Yang Fan's high evaluation, he couldn't help but ask: "It's bitter cold here, I'm afraid it won't be of much help to the Ming Dynasty, and you can't farm here."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "I have crop seeds suitable for the climate here. And 450 million acres of cultivated land can be developed south of Heilongjiang, west of Ussuli River, and east of Daxinganling."
Mr. Wu was frightened and exclaimed: "What are you talking about, proprietor! The Northeast can develop as many acres of arable land as the entire Ming Dynasty."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "Of course it's true, but it won't be possible for four or five generations to fully develop it."
"Not to mention four or five generations, even ten or twenty generations, it's still worth it." Mr. Wu's hands trembled with excitement. People of this era have a special attachment to the land.
"Even though it's cold here, you can grow high-quality rice. Northeastern rice is much more delicious than Jiangnan rice. The only regret is that the summer here is too short, so you can only grow food for one season. However, the yield per mu is still quite high.
." Yang Fan said.
He knew clearly that in later generations, the rice production here was more than one ton of rice per acre. It was grinded into 1,400 to 500 kilograms of rice, equivalent to twelve tons in the Ming Dynasty. If he said it, Mr. Wu would be scared to death.
heart disease.
As long as the Songnen Plain and Sanjiang Plain are developed, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be short of food.
Thinking of the beautiful scene of the Northeast being developed and the melancholy of Nurgandusi being abandoned. Yang Fan stood on the bow of the ship, in the biting cold wind, his mink fur clothes fluttering, but what he was reciting was different from Mr. Wu's "Pear Blossoms Blooming"
Another poem in style.
"Looking north to Manchuria, in the Bohai Sea, there are strong winds and waves. I think back in those days, Jilin and Heilongjiang were deep and peaceful, and the people were happy. A fence was set up in front of Changbai Mountain, and there were city walls along the Heilongjiang River. Nowadays, the slaves are free to run wild, and the weather is bad!"
"In the battle of Jiwei (the Battle of Sarhu), the land was reduced; in the battle of Renxu (the disastrous defeat of Guangning), the sovereignty was lost! I sighed that the country was still the same, and the Yi people were scattered. When was I ordered to raise a strong force and restore the old mountains and rivers in the first battle? But I returned,
I will always travel to Pengshan and recite Amitabha!"
Mr. Wu high-fived and praised: "What a great song by the proprietor. It really expresses what we have been feeling over the years."
Yang Fan said with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty is not without the heroes of Yan and Zhao. It's just that the talents who are determined to restore the country are not reused by the court. Now that the slaves are about to go south, the Liaoshen is empty. It is a good time to restore the slaves."
"Yes, now we have Chahar to the west of Jiannu, Ming Dynasty to the southwest, and Korea to the southeast. In the north, we have restored Nuergandusi. It can be said that we have spread a net on all sides and are surrounded on eight sides. The defeat of Liaoshen is just around the corner."
Mr. Wu smiled.
Yang Fan's intention was very clear to him, which was to organize all the forces around Jiannu and gradually compress the living space of Jiannu.
"Master, I have arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River. There is a big stone here called Beitianzhu Stone. On it are engraved the three characters of Sanjiangkou." Chen Zuwang said.
Sanjiangkou is the confluence of Songhua River and Heilongjiang River, and is the modern border between China and Russia. It is located 4 kilometers northeast of Tongjiang City, Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province. After the two rivers merged, it was commonly known as "Hongtong River", hence the name "Sanjiangkou".
Yang Fan and Mr. Wu looked towards the wide water surface. The Heilongjiang River flows from west to east. The water is dark green, gentle and open. The Songhua River has more sediment and is yellow. The river water is turbulent after the yellow Songhua River merges with the black Heilongjiang River.
The water is surging with distinct colors and flows eastward for dozens of miles without mixing. It is one of the famous natural wonders in Northeast China.
The two of them had their eyes opened for a moment. They had never been able to distinguish between Jing and Wei, but they didn't expect that the Hun Tong River would have such a wonder.
Yang Fan looked to the left. On the south bank of the broad Heilongjiang River, an island appeared in the middle of the river. Here the Heilongjiang River and the Songhua River merged together. This island was at the junction. It was a large knife-shaped island with a large area.
The geographical location of this place is very important. Three rivers and shipping meet here.
"Build a city here, let's call it Tongjiang City." Yang Fan said, looking at the wide river mouth.
Building a city here can control the entire river. In the future, the entire Nurgandusi will vigorously develop shipping, because the Northeast is mostly a barbaric land and there are many wetlands.
The Liaohe River has the Liaoze Everglades. The Sanjiang Plain is also a huge wetland. It is difficult to build roads in these terrains, and it takes too long. It is very easy to carry out shipping, but it is not navigable in winter.
The Songhua River originates from the Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain, flows northwest to the confluence of the Qiqihar and Nen Rivers, then makes a big turn and flows southeast into the Heilongjiang River.
The Songhua River has a large amount of water and very good navigation conditions.
Except for the five-month freezing period, it is easily navigable.
Yang Fan planned to place all his strongholds on the waterway, and gradually expand inland from point to point. Anyway, there are now steamships that can tow barges. Water transportation has a large transportation volume and the freight is cheap.
"By the way, we also built a city on Heixiazi Island at the mouth of the Ussuri and Heilongjiang rivers that we passed before. Let's call it Boli. These two cities basically control the Songhua River and the Ussuri River," Yang Fan said.
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By the Qing Dynasty, there were many cities along the Heilongjiang River. Hailanpao, Boli, Aihui, etc., all the cities that could be built were built there. Then, gradually relying on summer water transportation, all the landless peasants of the Ming Dynasty were transported over.
Villages and towns were built along the waterway to develop this black land.
Although it is cold here, we don’t work in winter. Even if we stay at home for half a year, it is not unbearable. There are coal mines in Jixi, Hegang, and Shuangyashan. The mountains and plains are full of virgin forests. There is no shortage of fuel. There are various fields in the fields.
To grow shrubs, farmers don't want to spend money on coal. The firewood they collect is enough to keep them going all winter.
Just build the wooden house, prepare firewood, and prepare food. In winter, just stay in the village and sit on the fire bed. In the modern Northeast, people gather together to play mahjong and push Pai Gow in winter. They have half a year of leisure.
My bones were almost rusty. It was very comfortable.
People are used to it in the Northeast, and people have become lazy. If we can set up some handicraft workshops in villages and towns in winter and use half a year's time, this place will be incredibly wealthy.
