Instead of simply building a canal, why not just build a Grand Canal?
There was no Grand Canal in the Longyan Dynasty.
In the history of China, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the canals were excavated in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to serve the war. For example, the direct purpose of Wu Wangfu Chai's order to dig Hangou was to transport troops to the Northern Expedition to Qi State.
, the chasm dug by King Hui of Wei in 360 BC was basically for military operations to conquer other countries.
The Sui Dynasty made the decision to connect the North-South Canal immediately after the world was unified. Its motivation went beyond serving the purpose of military operations because the world was unified at this time.
The Sui Dynasty had economic motives for opening the canal. For a long time in ancient China, the economic center of gravity had been in the Yellow River Basin, and the economy in the north was more advanced than in the south. But by the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, society had undergone profound changes.
More than four hundred years of chaos severely impacted the northern economy. In contrast, the southern economy developed rapidly and became the center of the national economy.
After the Sui Dynasty unified the country, it paid special attention to this region. However, the Sui Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, and its political center could not move southward with the development and changes of the economic center. Therefore, the country needed to strengthen its management of the south. Chang'an needed to be connected with the prosperous economic zone and needed food from the south.
Materials are supplied to the north, whether it is the central court, the bureaucrats and nobles, or the northern border.
At the same time, the long-term division blocked economic exchanges between the north and the south of society. With the improvement of productivity levels, economic development during this period has urgently required the strengthening of economic ties between the north and the south.
but......
The Longyan Dynasty did not experience the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
So, that kind of impact doesn't exist.
But even so, the economic development of the south has slowly caught up with that of the north.
only.
The Longyan Dynasty was a feudal system, which meant that every vassal king was in a state of self-imposed feudalism or even closed the country. Due to objective historical reasons, they did not want the Grand Canal to exist at all - why do they want this?
, give a chance to be attacked by the navy?
so.
The water transportation between the two cities is already the most amazing thing.
This is why the Longyan Dynasty was repeatedly harassed by the Qiang and Huns in the north, but was unable to resist. Because the Longyan Dynasty could not station more troops in the north, because with a large number of troops, it was not enough to just farm in the fields.
Yes, we must rely on the Jianghuai and Central Plains to supply grain and grass.
But obviously.
Currently, the Longyan Dynasty does not have such convenient transportation conditions.
The feudal lords worked on their own affairs, which blocked the possibility of digging the Grand Canal. Therefore, capable people in the past dynasties never thought of this method because the objective conditions did not allow it.
but......
Now Liu Zheng can!
From the Western Regions to Liangzhou, Liangzhou's Kezhou Port is now mature, going straight down to the Han River, then into the Jialing River, into Shuzhou, to the Yangtze River, down to Jingzhou, and almost the entire south!
In this way, the Yellow River, Han River, Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Lijiang River, Xiangjiang River, Ganjiang River, Qiantang River, etc., etc., the several major rivers of the Longyan Dynasty will be almost all connected!
Grand Canal!
South-to-North Water Diversion!
When this idea popped into his head, Liu Zheng was all excited. This is definitely a big project, a project that will take decades, or even a century!
but......
If this project can really be realized!
Not only would it be remembered in history, but the construction of the Grand Canal would bring him unimaginable help whether it was economically, politically, or militarily.
By then, he will really occupy Liangzhou, dominate the world, and eye the Central Plains!
"this......"
"Grand Canal?"
Everyone in the audience was stunned after hearing this.
Qingyang Shuo took a breath: "Master, how much manpower and material resources will this cost? Master, be careful!"
"Sir, you must not do this!"
"This matter... involves too much!"
"Young Master, why is it that the Western Region is like this? This will make the world an enemy!"
A group of people woke up from a dream, their faces changed with fear.