Accompanied by the sound of the whistle, a train drove through a vast forest and snowfield.
Both sides of the railway are boundless and boundless sea frontage. The unique sea frontage formed by the frigid coniferous forest is vast and boundless. Coupled with the thick snow, it forms a spectacular forest sea and snowfield.
As the train advanced, there were bursts of whistles and the sound of rolling over the rails. A large amount of snow continued to fall from the big trees on both sides of the road. The snow was so thick that people could not pass through it directly.
"The snow in Liaodong is really heavy!"
Sitting on the train, drinking hot tea and leisurely looking at the scenery on both sides of the road, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh.
Along the way, we have visited many places, and this is the first time we have seen such heavy snow in Liaodong.
When it snows, goose-feather heavy snow falls one after another. The sky and the earth are vast and hazy, and the line of sight is completely blocked, so you can't see anything.
When you wake up the next morning, you will find that the door to your home is blocked and you can't even open it. There is a thick layer of snow outside that is as high as a person's height.
Snow removal has also become the first thing people in Liaodong do when they get up in the morning in winter.
The snow on the road at the door must be shoveled, and the snow on the house must be removed, otherwise the house will easily collapse. The snow is too heavy and too thick.
"Your Majesty, Liaodong is one of the snowiest and largest places among all the provinces in Ming Dynasty."
"This snow is very important to Liaodong. On the one hand, heavy snow can freeze pests and insect eggs in the soil to death, so that next year, there will be much less pests and diseases on crops."
"On the other hand, the heavy snow can be turned into water after melting, which can also ensure agricultural water supply in Liaodong. Liaodong does not have to worry about water at all."
Liu Jin heard Emperor Hongzhi's sigh and said with a smile.
"Yes, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest!"
"It would be great if such heavy snow fell in places like Henan, Shaanxi, and Shandong. The harvest in the coming year would be guaranteed."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said.
"Your Majesty, it depends on when it is. Now that the people of Ming Dynasty are well fed and clothed, it doesn't matter if the snow is heavy. If it were in the past, such heavy snow would have been a disaster."
Liu Jin shook his head slightly and said, remembering the heavy snowfall when he had just traveled through time.
In the three provinces of Beizhili, Shanxi, and Shandong during the Ming Dynasty, an unknown number of people died after a heavy snowfall, which froze the winter wheat to death, directly leading to a famine the following year, and an unknown number of people died.
A heavy snow completely tore away the fig leaf of the so-called prosperous age and the so-called ZTE of the Hongzhi Dynasty, allowing Emperor Hongzhi to see clearly that the true face of the Ming Empire was not as prosperous and prosperous as those civil servants boasted.
"Yes, if you have enough food and warm clothes, then the snow will make sense."
Emperor Hongzhi also nodded in deep agreement.
Just like now, in this vast forest and snowfield, everyone can sit on this train and drink tea, leisurely enjoy the forest and snow scenery, and easily reach Liaoyang in Liaodong from Vladivostok, and then return to Beijing and Tianjin from Liaoyang
area.
"How big is this Lin Hai? I've been walking here for almost a day, and it seems like I can't even see the boundary yet."
Look at the unchanging forest sea outside the window, and the heavy snow makes everything white. After looking at it for a long time, your eyes will be tired and there is no meaning.
"Your Majesty, the terrain of Liaodong can be said to be a horseshoe shape. To the east is the Changbai Mountains, to the west is the Greater Khingan Mountains, to the north is the Lesser Khingan Mountains, and then the Changyun Mountains (later Xihot Mountains) northeast of Vladivostok, and beyond the Lesser Khingan Mountains
To the north, there is the even larger Outer Xing'an Mountains."
"These areas in the middle, here is the Songnen Plain, and this is the Liaodong Plain."
"The train we took went from Vladivostok to the Songnen Plain and then to the Liaodong Plain, so it needed to pass through the huge forest area in the northern section of the Changbai Mountains and the southern section of the Changyun Mountains."
"Its area is very large, with vast forest sea and vast expanse. It is estimated that it may take us two days to reach the Ice City in Songnen Plain."
"The most precious thing in the entire Liaodong region is the black soil in Liaodong, which is very fertile, flat and open, and is very conducive to mechanized farming."
"The other one is the forest sea in Liaodong. The Greater Khingan Mountains Forest Area, Changbai Mountain Forest Area, Lesser Khingan Mountains Forest Area, Outer Hinggan Mountains Forest Area and Changyun Mountain Forest Area. Each of the five forest areas in total is at least equivalent to the area of Zhejiang Province.
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"This is a land given by God. It is the granary and forest that God has given to us Ming people!"
Liu Jin took out a map, and while looking at the map to educate Emperor Hongzhi about the vastness and richness of Liaodong, he also sighed.
Such good places now all belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Ming Dynasty can develop them however they want. Liaodong has fertile land, dense and vast forests.
With endless resources, half of this treasure land was snatched away by Maozi in later generations. It is really a pity and regrettable.
"Each of the five major forest areas is equivalent to Zhejiang Province?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his eyes widened slightly. He looked at the map carefully and then looked at the forest sea and snowy fields outside. He had to believe that the forest sea in front of him was indeed so vast that he could not see it at all.
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Look at the trees in this forest. They are all very tall. They are primitive forests.
In order to build this railway, it was very expensive. Just to open such a road in the forest, it took a huge amount of manpower and material resources. Now the Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful, coupled with the gradual spread of mechanization, it has increased productivity.
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Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to build such a railway.
Looking at both sides of the road, you can still see a large amount of wood that has been cut down and piled up. There is a lot of this wood, but no one wants it. It can only be piled here, waiting for it to slowly rot away.
Here in Liaodong, the least valuable thing is wood, because the forest sea here is really too big, too many, and there is an unknown amount of wood. The wages for hiring people to cut down are very high, and the gain often outweighs the loss. In addition, the forest area
The transportation inside was inconvenient, so when the railway was built, a large number of trees were cut down and had to be abandoned here.
This has kept the forest sea in Liaodong from being developed because no one cuts down these trees. Except for shipbuilders, others even use briquettes for heating and making fires because the coal and steel resources here are also very rich.
, Briquettes are very cheap.
It would be more cost-effective to just buy briquettes if you work hard to chop the wood yourself.
Generally speaking, Liaodong is still a vast and sparsely populated area with too few people.
In later generations, the three northeastern provinces had a population of hundreds of millions. If the population of the outside areas that were cut off to Maozi was included, the population in the entire huge area would be almost 150 million.
But now, although the Ming Empire has always insisted on immigrating to Liaodong Province, it has already immigrated three to four million people to Liaodong Province. In addition, more than ten years have passed, and the population has multiplied. North Korea
Japanese people immigrated to Liaodong and so on. The total population of the entire Liaodong region has not exceeded 10 million.
In such a huge and fertile area, the population is less than 10 million, and it is evenly distributed in the immigrant areas. You can imagine the population density here. It is very low. It is vast and sparsely populated, except for areas where immigrants gather.
Except for this, other places are basically desolate no man’s land, forests, swamps, etc.
The advantage of having a vast land and sparsely populated areas is that there is very little survival pressure and there are many resources.
The life of people in Liaodong is considered to be very high compared to the entire Ming Dynasty.
Every household here has huge arable land, using mechanized farming methods, and the total output is very high. The food produced in Liaodong alone is enough to feed the people of the entire Ming Dynasty for two or three years.
Even though the output is large, the quality of grain in Liaodong is still very high. Whether it is wheat produced in Liaodong, corn, potatoes, or the rice that is now being tried to be grown, the quality is very good, and it is the most popular grain in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
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This also allows farmers in Liaodong to live a prosperous life just by farming.
Apart from the cold winters and heavy snow, there is nothing bad here. You can eat well, wear warm clothes, have plenty of land, and it is very fertile. There are also a lot of various other resources. It is definitely a good place.
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Farming, breeding, coal, steel, forestry, etc. can also be easily developed. In addition, railways and roads have been built now, and it is close to the Beijing-Tianjin area.
It can be said that Liaodong Province has developed the fastest among the provinces of the Ming Dynasty. It has become a large granary of the Ming Dynasty. It is also developing towards a meat granary, and the breeding industry has also begun to develop rapidly.
Because everyone found that although the yield of grain is high, it cannot be sold at a high price, and sometimes it is not easy to sell. It is also a good choice to use the excess grain for breeding. In addition, the brewing industry is gradually developing. Liaodong's
Daming Guojiao is very famous now.
"There are many woods, and the woods are great."
"At least you don't have to worry about the loss of water and soil. At least you don't have to worry about running out of wood to burn fires or make furniture."
He looked at the map carefully. After reading it, Emperor Hongzhi also said with a smile.
"Yes, this huge forest area is a treasure house, a treasure house given to us Ming people by God."
"But the forest sea in Liaodong is not the largest. The largest forest sea is in the vaster Siberia. The forest sea there is truly boundless."
