In front of Shanhaiguan, Liu Jin rode a tall horse and looked at Shanhaiguan in front of him.
This Shanhaiguan Pass is known as the first pass in the world. It firmly defended the grassland people's path from the east to the south. It was the most important barrier in the Beijing-Tianjin area of the Ming Dynasty.
Looking at Shanhaiguan in front of him, Liu Jin had a lot of thoughts.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui opened Shanhaiguan and led the Qing army into the pass. The Central Plains once again fell under alien rule.
If Wu Sangui didn't open the Shanhaiguan Pass, would the mite Qing be able to get in?
Would this history be different?
Soon, Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head.
"After taking care of the prairie people, we have to find a way to take care of the wild boar skins in Baishan Heishui~"
When thinking of Qianqing, Liu Jin thought of the Liaodong region.
Liaodong is a good place.
Baishan is extremely rich in black water resources, and the land in Liaodong is the most fertile black land. It was the most important production area in later generations, and it was also the most important industrial area in the early days.
If the Liaodong area is opened up, a port can be built in Vladivostok in the future. After that, you can set off directly from Vladivostok to the Golden Continent.
If the fertile land in Liaodong is developed, it will be enough to feed hundreds of millions of people. Now potatoes and corn are available. Both of these crops can be grown in Liaodong, not to mention wheat.
When technology matures in later generations, even rice can be grown, and Northeastern rice is famous.
There are also rich forest resources in Liaodong. There is a big limitation for shipbuilding in Tianjin, that is, there is no good wood, but it is different in Liaodong.
When developed here, Changbai Mountain, Daxinganling, and Xiaoxinganling are all primeval forests with abundant resources.
"The grasslands in the west are safe, and there won't be much danger when Liaodong is developed."
"North Korea in the east is following the Ming Dynasty's instructions. The only trouble is these Tunguska wild boar skins."
Liu Jin pondered in his mind.
Liaodong, a good place so close to the Ming Dynasty, would be a waste of resources if not developed.
Whether you are traveling to Liaodong by land or arriving from the Bohai Sea, it is very convenient.
Ming Dynasty's overseas expansion is very important, and the fertile land around it cannot be wasted.
"If the musket technology is mature, there will be no problem in collecting these wild boar skins."
"The most critical thing is how to develop the Liaodong region."
"Land, wood, fur, and ginseng, these four things are absolutely indispensable."
"But everyone is still very afraid of these places, and safety comes first."
When Liu Jin thinks of the Liaodong region, he first thinks of fertile land, endless timber, and fine ginseng and fur.
"And coal and iron ore~"
"With these things, there should be no problem in the development of Liaodong."
Liu Jin was thinking about things in the Liaodong area.
The three people beside them, Battle, Hardan, and Huhe, were staring at the huge Shanhaiguan in front of them in a daze.
I followed Dayan Khan here before, trying to see if I could enter the Shanhaiguan Pass and approach the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but failed every time.
Shanhaiguan is so steep that it is impossible to get through from here.
“I didn’t expect that I would have the opportunity to pass through Shanhaiguan one day.”
Battle couldn't help but smile and said.
In the past, I always thought that if I had wings, I could fly from here so that I could directly kill the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Who would have thought that one day I would be able to ride a horse slowly and leisurely through Shanhaiguan.
"It was actually reinforced and raised a lot with cement. Such a Shanhaiguan is difficult to knock down with cannons~"
Getting closer to Shanhaiguan, Liu Jin could see it more clearly.
At Shanhaiguan, which is more than ten feet high, traces of cement can be clearly seen.
The location here is so important that the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to it.
Cement is cheap, so it is inevitable to reinforce this place.
Riding horses, taking Bater and Hardan with them, they passed Shanhaiguan.
Wang Shouren is still staying on the grassland. He wants to continue to attack the Oara. The Heshuote tribe below the Oara is ready to move. After the Tatar tribes have lost their last strength, without the protection of the Ming Dynasty, they will soon be swallowed up by the Oara people.
Clean.
So he led five thousand fine cavalry to stay in the grassland.
On the one hand, they attacked the Oara and Shuote tribes, and on the other hand, they also started to build castles on the grassland.
The Tatar tribes surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and this grassland became the grassland of the Ming Dynasty from now on.
According to the strategy designated by Liu Jin, a large number of castles must be built on the grassland. Relying on these castles, points are formed into lines and lines are formed into surfaces, thus forming a huge network covering the entire grassland.
On the one hand, the castle can make it convenient for herdsmen to regularly bring their cattle, sheep, wool, etc. to sell. On the other hand, it can also make it convenient for merchants from the customs to purchase cattle, sheep, horses, etc. from the grassland here.
On the other hand, it is also for defense. Once things change, it can be like a nail, firmly nailed to the grassland.
After passing Shanhaiguan, we entered Beizhili.
Because Beizhili is close to the Beijing-Tianjin area, it is also the fastest growing place.
One of the most direct manifestations is the cement road.
Since the first cement road was built between Beijing and Tianjin, cement roads have begun to spring up like bamboo shoots after a rain in Beizhili.
There are cement roads planned and built by the imperial court, and there are also cement roads built by local gentry who raised funds together.
People in Beizhili have tasted the benefits of cement roads.
The clean, flat and open cement roads can greatly facilitate external communication. In addition, with the rapid development of the Beijing-Tianjin area, the huge radiation power has also driven the development of the entire Beizhili.
Outside Shanhaiguan, there is a vast and endless wilderness.
But as soon as we passed Shanhaiguan, we immediately entered a bustling downtown area.
The Ming Dynasty directly built a new cement road from Tianjin to Shanhaiguan.
This road was built to facilitate the transportation of troops and food.
Shanhaiguan is too important to be missed.
With the spacious cement road, everyone likes to see houses on both sides of the cement road.
And influenced by the Beijing-Tianjin area, these houses are basically built with reinforced concrete.
There is no other way, the people of Beizhili are rich and willful.
The largest number of people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are from Beizhili.
From the officials in the court to the bosses and managers of major commercial firms, crew members of Hainan Airlines, workers in factories and workshops, Beizhili people are everywhere.
There are too many wealthy people in Beizhili.
Even ordinary people, due to the development of the Beijing-Tianjin area, have enjoyed the fruits of development, and their pockets have bulged.
Since ancient times, it has been the first choice to build beautiful houses if you have money.
Along the cement road leading to Tianjin, there are neatly built and beautiful new-style houses all the way.
Besides these beautiful houses.
From time to time, you can see four-wheeled carriages loaded with goods on the road, moving in a hurry and looking very busy.
These four-wheeled carriages are very large and can pull a lot of cargo.
"It feels a bit like the later generations~"
Riding on a tall horse, Liu Jin looked at the houses on both sides of the road with interest.
As for the nobles and leaders of the grassland tribes such as Battle, Hadan, and Huhe, all of them opened their eyes wide.
Basically, these people have been to Daming.
Of course, they had followed the little Tatar prince down south to plunder and come to the Ming Dynasty, and they even almost came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty several times.
The Ming Dynasty in my impression is completely different from the Ming Dynasty in front of me.
The houses in the Ming Dynasty were basically mud houses, which were very low and dilapidated.
However, the houses on both sides of the road in front of us are all very tall, and the exterior walls are either covered with ceramic tiles or simply whitewashed with lime, which makes them look completely different.
And the cement road at our feet is very wide, very smooth and clean, winding on the ground to the end of the field of vision.
"Is this a cement road?"
Barter couldn't help but dismounted himself and stamped hard with his foot. It was very hard, like a stone.
He had also heard of cement, and there were even businessmen selling it on the grasslands.
It's just that he didn't pay much attention to this thing before. The grassland is vast and everyone rides horses. Who wants this cement?
But now, looking at the winding cement road in front of him, he immediately understood that if there were such spacious cement roads everywhere in Ming Dynasty.
The prairie people could not defeat the Ming Dynasty no matter what.
In the past, although the population of the grassland people was very small, they were able to suppress the Ming Dynasty because of their war horses.
Although the Ming Dynasty was huge, it was unable to exert its huge national power.
A very important reason is traffic restrictions.
The circulation of people and goods is extremely inconvenient.
But with this cement road and the four-wheeled carriages speeding on the road, Ming Dynasty was able to fully mobilize its huge national power.
Facing such a Ming Dynasty, how could the grassland people win?
The Ming Dynasty has a population of nearly 10 million, and the people on the grasslands combined are not as large as the population of the province of Beizhili. How can the grassland people compete with the Ming Dynasty?
"Times have changed~"
Battelle seemed to have a premonition of the arrival of a new era.
The relationship between the grassland people and the people of the Central Plains may completely change in the future.
Not only Bater, Hardan, Huhe and other grassland nobles and leaders were also filled with emotion.
Some people lamented the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone could live in such a beautiful house and see all kinds of things. Even the windows were made of glass.
Some people also lamented the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. There were too many people and it was too busy. Unlike the grassland, it was an empty grassland at first glance and rarely saw a few people.