But the role of the ocean has begun to gradually emerge.
The Louchuan Yamen has become an indispensable and important institution of the Han Dynasty today.
In the East China Sea, in the Bohai Sea, in the Yellow Sea, in the South China Sea, in the Yuanhai Sea and the Korean Strait, thousands of large and small ships sailed back and forth with their sails spread.
The huge fleet of flat ships carried South Vietnam's rice, ivory, rhinoceros horns, camphor, and cane sugar in the coastal areas, carried Qilu's cloth, exquisite ceramics and ironware, and Anton's cotton, whale oil, whale skin, and
Whale bone meal, wheat millet.
The volume of maritime trade has increased sharply every year.
The Lou Chuan Yamen reaped countless benefits from maritime trade.
And took the opportunity to establish a fleet base with several home ports as the core.
It has a huge shipbuilding and maintenance system.
Taking advantage of the booming development momentum of the whaling industry and offshore fishing industry, it continues to expand.
The number of whales hunted by the Han Dynasty last year exceeded 2,000.
Inshore fishery resources have also been rapidly developed.
In the Qilu area alone, there are more than 100,000 registered fishermen and more than 3,000 large and small fishing boats.
Although most of them are small offshore vessels such as sampans, they even simply make rafts to catch fish and shrimp near the beach.
However, this also immediately gave rise to fishing tyrants and pirates.
Cases at sea occur frequently, and the security order in the offshore waters is in chaos.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty urgently needed to legislate maritime security and strengthen the management of marine resources and fisheries.
This is not only an important issue of the present time, but also related to the rise and fall of the next thousand years!
Liu Che is very clear about the potential of the ocean.
Not only are there endless resources in the ocean, even if only one percent of China's offshore fishery resources are discovered, it may be enough to feed millions of people!
If we can go deep into the ocean in the future and have the technology of Europe around the 18th century, the fish we can harvest will be enough to meet the needs of the whole of China.
What's more, the future world must belong to the ocean.
As a time traveler, how could he not know the importance of sea control?
Although the Han Empire was a typical land power empire.
However, the empire's sea power is also indispensable.
The future empire must not lose sea power!
Because, whether it is expansion to distant places or colonization of the Indian subcontinent, sea power is required to ensure the transportation of resources back to the homeland.
Therefore, maritime laws must be enacted and must be enacted.
Adopt laws to affirm the empire's maritime policy and maritime control powers.
Xu Han was even more excited.
He was almost trembling as he knelt down in front of Liu Che, holding in his hand the book of Haijiang Law that had exhausted the efforts of him and the entire Louchuan Yamen officials. He worshiped with fear and fear: "General Louchuan, I am honored to live up to my command. I would like to report Haijiang to you."
Forty-eight orders and more than one hundred and seventy articles are presented to His Majesty for your inspection."
Liu Che took the thin booklet and opened it.
The first paragraph of text that catches the eye is: I heard: Is it the king's land in the whole world, and is it the king's ministers who lead the land? Within the four seas, between the rivers, and in the eight wastelands, it is necessary to use the sun and the moon to guide it.
The meaning of Tai Sui is that she is the concubine of a Han official.
And the territory between the seas, within the waves, up to the Nine Heavens, and down to the Yuan Ze, are all the territories of the Son of Heaven.
The wealth of the country comes from the ocean, and national crises must arise from the ocean.
Sincerity and truth are words of wisdom!
I, General Song Zihou Han, have received your Majesty's order and discussed with the heroes and celebrities at home. I would like to take the Dharma as the standard and list the Forty-Eight Orders and One Hundred and Seventy-three Articles of the Maritime Law to assist Your Majesty in controlling the waves of thousands of miles.
, the key to calming down the dangers of waves and ensuring the livelihood of the people.
Just looking at these words, Liu Che felt extremely happy.
This is how it should be, exactly how it should be!
Each of the five oceans of the earth must be the sacred and indivisible territorial waters of the Han Empire!
All of them are the wealth that has belonged to the Xia people since ancient times.
Whoever wants to compete with the big man will perish!
Of course, at present, the Han family controls the ocean, that is, the coastal areas, and the fleet of large ships has not gone into the deep blue to conquer the unknown and dangerous places.
But this tone must be established first!
Controlling the ocean is not just about controlling wealth, it is also the key to controlling the rise and fall of life and death.
We must regard the management of the ocean as a century-old plan and plan it as a millennium strategy!
After briefly browsing through the various clauses of the Haijiang Law, Liu Che pondered for a moment and said: "Let's add another one to record my edict regarding building ships in the sixth year of Yuande, and add it to it based on the legal situation."
"No!" Xu Han worshiped immediately, and was even more ecstatic in his heart. In the sixth year of Yuande, the emperor once ordered Lou Chuan Yamen to authorize Lou Chuan to sink all ships that were not within 20 miles of his country's borders.
Any ship authorized by the country.
This is equivalent to giving the Louchuan Yamen unlimited firing rights and unlimited law enforcement powers.
It is precisely because of this edict that the Louchuan Yamen can have the power it has today.
On land, the ship was a functional institution of the empire and had little control over matters outside the port.
But when it comes to the sea, ships are the masters of the world!
The commander of every large-scale ship has the power to act expediently.
In conjunction with the Lord Commander's Yamen, the Louchuan Yamen now not only manages maritime affairs, but can also detect smuggling, inspect merchant ships, and even extend its hands into the transportation industry.
Now, the largest transportation owner in the sea area is the Lou Chuan Yamen itself.
By consigning and escorting goods for merchants, Lou Chuan Jiangjun Yamen earns tens of millions per year!
Moreover, under Liu Che's order, Lou Chuan Yamen itself had a large fishing fleet.
This fishing fleet was originally established to catch migrating salmon in the new Blackwater River.
However, as the Han army was hungry for fish resources, the fleet gradually expanded.
Up to now, it has developed into a powerful fleet with hundreds of ships of various sizes, which can catch hundreds of thousands of stones of various types of fish and shrimp every year.
Most of the fish and shrimp they caught were used as military supplies and supplied to various departments of the Han army.
A small portion flowed into the market and became a delicacy for the residents of Chang'an City.
And just this part of the income from dried fish and shrimps is as much as 20 to 30 million per year!
Lou Chuan naturally wants to catch more fish and shrimps, because in this era when there are no opponents on the sea, Lou Chuan Yamen's political achievements and resources mainly rely on fishing and anti-smuggling.
Fishing is the easiest way to obtain political achievements.
The marine resources of this era are astonishing to future generations.
Those fish that were treasured resources and luxuries in later generations are now overflowing in the sea.
What kind of yellow-lipped fish, what kind of small yellow croaker, what kind of Yangtze saury, we can catch them by the ton and dry them by the ton.
Once the big boat goes out to sea, the whole port will be filled with fresh fish of all kinds.
However, private private fishing fleets have gradually become more common.
Especially the literati and nobles along the Qilu coast saw how easy it was to fish with flat boats, so they immediately followed suit, organized fishing fleets, and went out to sea to compete with flat boats.
How can we tolerate these predators on the building and on the boat?
Therefore, in the past two years, the conflicts between the home ports of local ship fleets and local gentry have gradually become fierce.
Especially in the Qilu area, the landlords and aristocrats who had no interest or capital in going to sea found the Louchuan Yamen very distasteful.
They denounced the Lou Chuan Yamen for "competing with the people for profit" and "using the tools of the state for their own benefit". What's more, they loudly shouted, "Your Majesty will abandon the Lou Chuan Yamen and implement the policy of banning the sea, and no pieces of wood will be allowed to go into the sea!".
Because the fishing industry driven by Lou Chuan Yamen caused a large number of coastal farmers to give up agriculture and devote themselves to fishing.
Even in the inland areas, there are many people who are keen on the high income and returns of fishermen and have joined the fishing industry one after another.
The landowners, nobles and merchants were shocked and angry: These mud-legged people neither wanted to farm for the master nor work in the master's workshop, but instead went to the sea to take risks? This is unreasonable and intolerable!
Even among the fishermen, they dislike Lou Chuan Yamen very much!
Especially those fishing tyrants regard building boats as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh.
The Lou Chuan Yamen cooperated with the lord and captain to carry out anti-smuggling and inspection activities at sea, strictly investigate tax evasion, tax evasion and concealment, and concealment, which offended a large number of maritime merchants with profound backgrounds and the nobles behind these people.
Without Liu Che's support and protection, Lou Chuan would have been besieged from all sides and trapped in the wind and rain.
However, the life of Lou Chuan was not easy either.
However, now that the emperor had reiterated the six-year edict of Yuande, Xu Han was immediately given a shot of cardiotonic, and his whole body instantly became energetic.
The enactment of that edict into law will not only consolidate and stabilize the authority of Lou Chuan, but also confirm in legal form the jurisdiction of Lou Chuan Yamen over everything in the maritime territory.
More importantly, Xu Han also learned about the emperor's attitude towards building ships!
Not just in general, but very, very seriously!
"Big profit!" Xu Han was very happy: "It seems that in the future, the people who build buildings and ships will definitely become warriors alongside the Han army's land warriors!"
For the Louchuan Yamen, up and down, all Louchuan people have a dream to one day build an independent army and become a separate military branch.
But now it seems that this dream can be realized in our lifetime with the support and encouragement of today's emperor!
Of course, to realize this dream, Lou Chuan Yamen still needs to work hard.
Prove yourself with your achievements and achievements!
Louzhou must tell the world that they are not only capable of fishing, patrolling, anti-smuggling and transporting.
They can also command armies to conquer the country, win decisive battles thousands of miles away, march straight in, and rush the enemy in the palm of their hand.
Just like when he led a fleet of large-scale ships to land in Inchon, he marched straight into Pyongyang and destroyed Wei's Korea.
And Lou Chuan does have such ability.
During the Battle of Yanji, thousands of sailors traveled thousands of miles to aid the Yan Kingdom. They fought side by side with Bo Shi and Li Guang in Yuyang and Youbeiping, and performed outstandingly. Many fighting heroes emerged!
Liu Che looked at the look on Xu Han's face, smiled slightly, and said to him: "I plan to have Lou Chuan organize a fleet within this year to establish a fixed transportation route from the island of Wonu to Incheon via the Yuan Sea. Your Majesty, you must take care of things for me!"
The development of gold, silver and other precious metal resources in the Neon Islands must be put on the agenda!
If we continue to find ways to obtain financial resources for the country, then future wars may be unsustainable!
Without money, why fight?
Of course, it is not necessary to dig up any gold and silver in Neon.
In fact, with the continued development of wool and cotton textile technology, the wool products and cotton quilts of the Han Dynasty can now be used as real gold and silver.
And its currency value is very strong!
The reputation is unimaginably high!
For example, when preparing for the Hexi Campaign, Liu Che took tens of thousands of pieces of cotton and distributed them as allowances and military pay.
Soldiers from various ministries praised it one after another, thinking it was a more stable currency than five baht in their hands.
According to reports from the military judges who accompanied the army and the ministers who went to Fujun, after receiving this special military pay, the morale of various Han army units was high and their fighting spirit was high.
However, the use of cloth as currency can only be used as a temporary measure.
Because in the future, cloth will definitely depreciate, and its depreciation speed is directly proportional to the industrialization speed of the Han Dynasty.
Still gold and silver reliable!
"Promise!" Xu Han agreed immediately without even thinking: "I will live up to His Majesty's expectations."
Exploring and opening up a new channel is the main job of the building ship.
Since the establishment of Lou Chuan Yamen, Lou Chuan Yamen has basically opened up the shipping routes along China's coast, drawn countless nautical charts, and explored a safe and reliable offshore route.
What's even more exaggerated is that according to Liu Che's knowledge, the Louchuan Yamen even built dozens of lighthouses along the Qilu coast to guide the course.
This is said to be a suggestion from the Roman envoy.
This method is indeed very effective. Since Lou Chuan Yamen established this lighthouse guidance network in dangerous and key areas and ports along the Qilu coast, the navigation safety and efficiency of Lou Chuan ships have been greatly improved.
The existence of these lighthouses also allows countless civilian ships to survive storms.
After tasting the benefits, the construction of lighthouses also started along the coast of the Andong region.
Chen Jiao first built an iconic and huge lighthouse on Chengen Island as a navigation coordinate for the whaling fleet.
As a result, Mr. Zhao Qin, the Roman envoy, became famous in the Louchuan Yamen.
Not only was he promoted to the rank of captain, but he also served as the port commander of Jieshi Port in Liaoxi County. He even obtained a title and became a concubine of the Han Dynasty.
This was a high rank, and even within the Han Dynasty, it was considered a high-ranking noble.
If he had been in the Qin Dynasty, he would have become a prominent figure in both the government and the public.
During this great court meeting, the Roman envoy was also recalled to Chang'an to participate in this grand meeting as a representative of Louchuan General Yamen.
It can be regarded as an affirmation of him.
It is really rare for a Daqin (Roman) person to get such a high position in the Han Dynasty!
It's just that this person has always been evil-minded and has repeatedly tried to get close to the Mohists to get the technology or method to remove lead poisoning.
All I can say is that this man’s patriotism is admirable.
Unfortunately, on the earth today, there are no methods or technical means that can solve lead poisoning.
Therefore, his efforts are destined to be in vain.
Thinking of this person, Liu Che thought of the Roman Republic, which became famous in later history and became the source of institutions and culture in the Western world.
"I wonder if Rome today is aware of the changes in the East?" Liu Che speculated in his heart.
But in fact, the current Roman Republic does not want to care about Eastern affairs at all.
Because, they are busy killing people and robbing women in Greece!
Now, the Third Carthaginian War has ended. Rome has completely destroyed this old enemy, and also slapped the Greeks to death.
Ancient city-states such as Athens and Greece were shrouded in fierce flames.
The vigorous Greek uprising failed.
All the city-states were captured, and the Roman soldiers broke in. They killed all the men they could see, and then took slaves, women, and gold with them, and happily prepared to return.
And in a place that the Romans had never noticed, in Jerusalem in the east, dozens of Jews were weeping around their holy relics.
The envoy of Antiochus IV of the Seleucids was outside.
This arrogant messenger brought an order from Antiochus the Great: The Jews must convert to the Greek gods, otherwise no grass will be left!
Under the threat of Seleucus, the Jewish elders trembled.
Only Sinnah of the Maccabees was strong-willed.
He has decided to resist the rule of the Seleucids, re-establish Messiah, and restore the glory of King Solomon!
In order to achieve this goal, he must have the support of all Jews.
To gain the support of these people, he had to do a great job and tell people that he had been approved by God.
So Mr. Senna wrote a book.
The name of this book is Revelation.
The seeds of gay Christianity sprouted.
Judaism also began to split from this moment, and the covenant view and the secular view emerged.
Continental history and religion have turned a new page. (.)
