It is true that due to its geographical location, Laizhou is closer to Goguryeo, making traveling back and forth faster, and greatly reducing the risk of sea voyages. However, Laizhou also has a fatal flaw - it is too far away from the rich and fertile land!
The trouble caused by this is the inconvenience of transporting grain and grass baggage.
Grain and grass baggage must be transported from Jiangnan and other places to Laizhou in advance, and assembled here before being transported to the Goguryeo front line via sea ships. However, Laizhou has no canals and the roads are even more difficult, causing great difficulties in transportation and adding a large number of people.
loss.
In the seventh year of the Great Era, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty issued an edict to conquer Goguryeo and ordered Yuan Hongsi, the general manager of Youzhou, to go to Donglai Haikou to build 300 ships. The officials were in a hurry to supervise the labor. As a result, the shipbuilders were in the water day and night, barely daring to rest, and were injured from the waist down.
Maggots appeared, and three to four tenths of the people died from it. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent out civilians south of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River and shipped rice from the warehouses in Liyang and Luokou to Laizhou. The ships were more than a thousand miles apart, and the roads were noisy with vehicles and long-term traffic.
There were hundreds of thousands of civilians on the road, crowding the road day and night. The dead were lying on each other's shoulders, the road was full of stench, and the world was in commotion.
The battle has not even started yet, but the people are already filled with resentment, and their muscles and bones are severely damaged. What a hell if you can win the battle!
Is it a strategic mistake?
It's never that simple.
It is true that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was arrogant and domineering, and his behavior was surly and universally recognized, but to say that he was stupid and incompetent is even more nonsense! At the age of 20, he led an army of 580,000 to the south of the Yangtze River to destroy the powerful and wealthy Chen Dynasty.
The whole country ended the division of China for four to five hundred years. Later, it destroyed Tuyuhun and defeated Khitan, expanding China's territory by thousands of miles. It built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which has a historical impact only greater than that of the Great Wall, to connect the north and the south. It formally implemented the imperial examination system to select talents extensively.
, expanded the eastern capital of Luoyang, made Xi'an, Beijing, and Yangzhou the most prosperous cities in the world, and reopened the Silk Road connecting the Western Regions... He did many feats in his life that benefited the country and the people and influenced history. Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi
, how much more merit can Tang Taizong and his companions achieve than Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty? What earth-shattering deeds have they accomplished by Kangxi, Qianlong and other "holy masters" of the "Qing Dynasty"?
He did most of the things that Qin Shihuang did, but he did not burn books and humiliate scholars; most of the things that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also did, but their historical status was completely opposite. Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong both had
With the reputation of "one emperor through the ages", Emperor Sui Yang has gained a reputation that will be reviled by all generations...
History is written by the victors, that's all.
After all, there is only one Sima Qian...
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had great talents and great strategies. He knew that it was the best strategy to source local materials from the south of the Yangtze River and then go to sea from the south of the Yangtze River. However, the Jiangnan nobles refused to do it! And these Jiangnan nobles actually made great efforts when Emperor Sui Yang ascended the throne. It was Sui Yang who
The cornerstone of the imperial regime, how could he offend these people?
The baby feels bitter, but the baby can't say...
Therefore, he could only compromise with the Jiangnan nobles, recruit part of the baggage from Jiangnan, and then go to sea from Laizhou.
Tragically, he failed...
Now that the Jiangnan gentry had succumbed to the strong force of His Majesty Li Er, Fang Jun naturally set the outlet to the sea along the Yangtze River and Huaiyi coast. And if this area was selected, how could one ignore the outlet of the Yangtze River?
Yongji Canal connects the eastern capital of Zhuo County, Tongji Canal connects the Huai River in the Central Plains, Hangou connects the Jianghuai River, how can Jiangnan contact Wu and Yue... Emperor Yang of Sui, who has been scolded as a "faint emperor" by primary school students in the new century, has already connected the world with the Grand Canal.
, connecting the north and the south, connecting the hinterland of the Central Plains with the prosperous hometown in the south of the Yangtze River and strategically important places in the north. As long as the emperor gives an order, all the materials and baggage can be assembled at the outlet of the Yangtze River in the shortest time, the fastest speed, and the smallest loss.
Haikou.
This is the general trend of the world!
*****
After fooling the emperor, Fang Jun said goodbye and left the palace.
After going to the East Palace for a while, Shangguan Yi kept the library in order. Fang Jun didn't stay too long and turned around to leave. Shangguan Yi learned Pinyin at Fang Family School a few days ago and kept the books in the library.
According to the pinyin search method, the results are very good. The efficiency of pinyin search is obviously higher than the previous rhyme search and classification search. Otherwise, Xu Jingzong secretly made a mistake that day, and Fang Jun would not be able to pass easily.
Seeing that spring was approaching, Shangguan Yi concentrated on re-reading the classics and concentrated on preparing for the imperial examination. Fang Jun did not want to distract him, so he simply did not stay in the library.
As the weather gets warmer, there are gradually more and more pedestrians on the street, especially the scholars from all over the country who are going to Chang'an to prepare for the scientific examination. They are in small groups and the flow of people is complicated.
As soon as I returned to my room, and before I sat down to take a sip of tea, a servant came to report that Xie Chengjie asked to see him.
Fang Jun pondered for a moment, but did not refuse and ordered his servants to take him to the main hall.
Although he hated the Xie family for falsely accusing him of plagiarism and wanted to teach the Xie family a lesson, Fang Jun thought that he would have to rely on the Xie family when he came to Jiangnan in the future.
Nothing matters.
In the final analysis, although the Xie family went too far in the frame-up, it was His Majesty Li Er who touched the foundation of the family. The Xie family was forced to launch a counterattack. It was just that he was unlucky and became the one who took the lead...
Not a moment later, there was the sound of footsteps outside the hall, and Xie Chengjie, wearing a sapphire blue silk fan, walked in quickly.
"Xie has met Erlang, but it's been a few days since we last met, as if it had been three autumns!" As soon as he stepped into the main hall, Xie Chengjie smiled all over his face and took the initiative to greet him.
He stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person. Although he was extremely unhappy with this person, Fang Jun did not want to show it too obviously. He said with a smile: "You see me or not, I am here. I am not sad or happy; you love me."
Or if you don’t love me, I will be here, neither increasing nor decreasing... Uncle Xie Shi came to Beijing thousands of miles away, and his thoughts were all about me. I am really flattered."
Xie Chengjie's smile froze on his face, feeling extremely embarrassed.
This guy holds a grudge...
However, Fang Jun's two sentences made him very surprised. Although he was ridiculing and ridiculing, there was a strong sense of seeing through the world. If you think about it carefully, it has a unique charm.
He is indeed a talented person!
Xie Chengjie felt more and more regretful about his mistake. If he had known that Fang Jun was an amazingly talented person and a gifted poet, he would not have gone all the way to use the "false accusation of plagiarism" against him!
There are rumors in the market that this man is unreasonable and vulgar. It can be seen that many rumors are false. What you hear is false, and what you see is true...
Xie Chengjie is also a person. Since he gave in, he simply kept his head down and said with a wry smile: "Master Erlang forgives Xie for this incident, how about it? Speaking of which, it is not that Xie deliberately targeted him, it is really his heart.
You have to do it as a last resort if you have difficulties!"
This is true. If the foundation of the family hadn't been shaken by His Majesty Li Er, who would have traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an to cause trouble for Young Master Fang Xuanling?
Fang Jun didn't comment, but he didn't continue to be sarcastic. He said calmly: "You are a guest when you come to the door. Thanks to Uncle Shi, please take a seat."
I asked Xie Chengjie to sit on the Grand Master's chair and ordered the maid to serve him fragrant tea.
Xie Chengjie was very curious about the Taishi chair. He moved on the chair a few times and felt that both his legs and waist were very relaxed and comfortable. He couldn't help but praise: "Erlang is not only a gifted poet, but also a scholar. Since he came to Beijing, he has been hearing
This kind of chair designed by Erlang is indeed a thing of great significance. I have only seen it in my life. I admire it, I admire it!"
Fang Jun had a faint smile on his face, and seemed not to care about Xie Chengjie's compliments and didn't say a word.
Xie Chengjie was a little embarrassed...
The maid served the fragrant tea and bowed out.
Fang Jun stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you, Uncle Shi, please have some tea."
"please."
Xie Chengjie picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The fragrant and fragrant aroma directly expressed his feelings, cleansed his heart and refreshed his heart and mind.
I couldn't help but sigh secretly again.
The Xie family is based in the south of the Yangtze River. How come they don’t know about the Longjing tea that has emerged in Hangzhou in recent years? There were only a few tea trees in the past with limited production, so it never attracted people’s attention. The Jiangnan nobles were entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and they always regarded making tea as the right way to drink tea, and they paid attention to it.
Tea soup is a match between kings and ministers, and all kinds of flavors are paired together.
Little did they know that this Longjing tea suddenly appeared, returning to its original nature but with endless aftertaste, and immediately conquered almost all the Jiangnan nobles. However, almost all the tea trees and the nearby land had been bought by Fang Jun.
In the past two years, tea trees have multiplied and tea production has gradually increased, but the Jiangnan gentry, who are eager to benefit from it, have no way to intervene...