If it were Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or any traditional Chinese emperor, they would think that Gongsun Du, who occupied Liaodong and North Korea, would be a huge threat. As long as the Central Plains court was stable, he would definitely send troops to attack him. But Chen Cheng was not
, the world in his heart is bigger than anyone else in this era.
Although China is known as the world, it is only a corner of the world. Chen Cheng also passed on his world view to thousands of military students and students in normal schools, engineering and technical schools. There are several globes in each school.
, we can clearly see how small the area China occupies, and how vast the uncivilized wilderness is.
Therefore, Chen Cheng had an appreciative attitude towards Gongsun Du's opening up of Korea. As long as Gongsun Du didn't commit suicide and insisted on becoming king, he didn't bother to care about him. After Xu Rong learned about Chen Cheng's attitude, he quickly
He wrote a letter to Gongsun Du, telling him what the general wanted, and also sent him a world map and a globe.
Gongsundu's original strategic target was only the Korean Peninsula, but after seeing the vast world beyond the Tsushima Strait, he immediately became interested and his attention was attracted to it.
In the second year of Xingping, the main theme of the world was still bloodshed and war, but for the people of Liangzhou and Guanzhong, the weather was good this year, and they received three to five more buckets, and war seemed to be a very distant thing. What happened in Guandong
Those horrific things like massacres and massacres are just something people talk about after dinner.
What everyone is most concerned about is how to make more money. There are more and more things on the market, but the majority of people who have just eaten still don’t have much money to buy things. Another reason is that everyone feels that the government is in charge of
The road is getting wider and wider. After stipulating that pedestrians, carriages and horses should keep to the right, strange regulations were also formulated, such as: women can only get married at the age of sixteen, but if they are not married by the age of twenty, they will be forced to designate a marriage partner.
This made the people feel that the government's control was too lenient, and they also cursed those who made the law.
All kinds of new things appear from time to time, making everyone dizzy. I don’t know when, Guanzhong began to have a trend of going outside the Great Wall to capture barbarians and sell them for money. This evil trend came from Xiliang,
The powerful men in Liangzhou have been doing this kind of business for several years. They brought back hundreds of thousands of slaves from the Western Regions and made a fortune.
There are also minerals in Guanzhong, and many factories have been built in Chang'an. The demand for labor has been rising. Seeing the old men next door making a fortune, the heroes in Guanzhong can't sit still. They may find some retired soldiers.
Come and work together, or simply work alone, gather many teams, and fight towards the vast world to the north of Yinshan Mountain.
Nowadays, the imperial court cannot ban swords, bows and crossbows, and even steel armor can be bought casually as long as it is registered with the government. Guanzhong has always been rich in rangers, and later Chen Cheng eliminated many local soldiers. There are many people in the countryside who want to rely on
A hero who uses martial arts to gain wealth.
After this evil trend became public, many Huns and Qiang people also joined in. The tribes scattered in the corners of Yinshan Mountain often clashed with the Xianbei people in the north, and they killed each other not once or twice.
Now you can attack your enemies and make money at the same time. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Why not?
On the surface, the imperial court is indifferent to this kind of behavior among the people, but in fact it is secretly supporting it. Not to mention that officials from the three provinces and six ministries hold a lot of shares in it, the imperial court is now extremely thirsty for population. Liangzhou, Guanzhong,
The combined area of Bingzhou and Sili is almost as big as three or four times that of Hebei, but its population is only three-quarters of Hebei. Fortunately, hundreds of thousands of people have been moved from Yanzhou to the vicinity of Luoyang, so the gap is not that big.
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With a larger population, more wealth can be produced and more armies can be formed. Historically, Cao Wei abandoned the Hetao area. It’s not that Cao Cao didn’t realize the importance of those places, but the princes of the world massacred cities at every turn.
Where are the people to develop the Loop?
Even if Cao Wei does not shrink, the people in those places will quickly become barbarians, just like the Han people in Xiliang.
Chen Cheng didn't want to give up the Hetao area, and he couldn't let people have two babies a year, so he had to think of other ways. One of the ways was to use the conditions of free distribution of fields and houses to lure the people under the rule of the surrounding princes to flee, and the other
The solution was large-scale slave trade.
Moreover, capturing the surrounding Hu people as slaves has many benefits. First, it can supplement the shortage of labor, and secondly, it can weaken the threat of the surrounding Hu people. Since the rise of the slave trade, Liangzhou's steel output has more than doubled.
The textile industry grew three or four times.
With the rise of the slave-catching business, the military pressure on the border has also been much reduced. The Hu tribes that used to come to the border from time to time have become much smaller and are almost extinct. Not only are local powerful people involved in the slave trade, but border generals
He often goes out in person and leads the army to raid the surrounding Hu tribes. This can not only earn military merit, but also make a fortune, isn't it wonderful?
After returning to Chang'an from Yanzhou, Chen Cheng felt relaxed for a long time. The upgrading of the textile machinery had been completed, which was enough to last for a long time. Before the steam engine came out, the most he could do was to repair and replace it with better materials.
That belongs to the category of materials science and metallurgy.
All affairs in the court were handled by Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, Dong Zhao and others. Chen Cheng only read the documents every day, occasionally signed and stamped them. During this leisure time, he summoned Cai
Yang Xiu, who was highly recommended by Yong, Wang Can and others, and Yan Xiang, Yuan Shu's former chief secretary, also participated in the graduation ceremony of Army Primary School, the opening ceremony of Army Middle School, Chang'an Textile College, Chang'an Engineering College, Chang'an Normal University and other schools.
Yang Xiu has just turned twenty this year and is about the same age as Sun Ce. The two have very different backgrounds, but their previous experiences are somewhat similar. Yang Biao was killed by Yuan Shu's generals, and Sun Jian was shot dead by Huang Zu's ambush. However, the subsequent experiences of the two
It was completely different. While Sun Ce led thousands of soldiers and horses across Jiangdong, Yang Xiu was studying hard in a school in Chang'an City.
After being summoned by the general, Yang Xiu quickly appeared in front of Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng looked at the famous Yang Dezu and saw that the man was tall, but a little thin, and there was a sinister look between his eyebrows. Apart from his appearance and behavior, he had no appearance.
Apart from being picky, this man does not look like a child of a noble family who is expected to be a scholar in the world.
Chen Cheng smiled and asked, "Are you Yang Xiu and Yang Dezu?"
"Exactly, Yang Xiu pays homage to the general."
"I heard that you used calculus to derive the area of a circle?"
Yang Xiu nodded, the sinister look on his brows still remained, "The knowledge created by the general is truly groundbreaking and can serve as a model for all generations!"
He prostrated himself on the ground again and said, "Please be worshiped by a certain family."
Chen Cheng looked at Yang Xiu, pondered for a while, and said: "Cai Yong said that you are a genius in the world, Wang Can also said that you are extremely smart, and some courtiers also said that you are a great sage in the world. It seems that they don't use you Yang Dezu.
If so, it’s the imperial court’s fault.”
The expression on Yang Xiu's face remained unchanged, and he said: "How can I compare to the general in case of knowledge with my little knowledge? The ministers are ridiculously complimenting me. The general can just laugh it off."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "After meeting Dezu today, I realized that what Cai Yong and others said was true. It is a bit unworthy for a person like you to be placed in the Ministry of Rites. But the imperial court has its own laws. If you want to enter
The center must have experience in serving in the local government. Well, I will give you two options. One is to go to Nanyang to be a governor for a term. In the future, you can enter the Ministry of Household Affairs or the Ministry of Works, it’s up to you."
Yang Xiu stood there with no change in his expression. Seeing the other party's magnanimity, Chen Cheng couldn't help but admired in his heart. The descendant of the aristocratic family really has something special about him.
"The second one is that I plan to establish an Academy of Sciences in Chang'an, divided into four categories: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and geography, to specialize in various scientific researches. At the same time, the Academy of Sciences will also run a scientific magazine to introduce the latest news to the world.
Research results. Every year, the ten people with the greatest achievements are selected and awarded the title of scientist. Anyone who obtains this title automatically obtains the military rank of colonel, can go to the palace with swords and shoes, enter the court without being followed, and be praised and worshiped without fame, such as Prime Minister Xiao He
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Yang Xiu was finally moved. Now in the imperial court, only the general had the treatment of "going to the palace with swords and shoes, entering the court without following, and praising and worshiping without fame". Others, whether they are civil servants such as Yan Zhong and Jia Xu, or
Military generals like Zhao Yun and Xu Rong did not receive such treatment.
It seems that the general attaches great importance to this Academy of Sciences!
Chen Cheng asked with a smile: "I wonder if Dezu wants to be the governor of Nanyang, or the first president of this Academy of Sciences?"
Yang Xiu just felt a little moved, but then he returned to his original state. He was silent for a while and said, "I would like to be the governor of Nanyang."
Chen Cheng smiled, feeling a little pity in his heart, but he would not force Yang Xiu. Nanyang was Liu Biao's territory. If a prefect was parachuted over, he would definitely object, but if it was Yang Xiu who parachuted over, he probably wouldn't.
If you don't understand the plan, you will only feel happy.
The next day, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs drafted an edict, then stamped it with a lot of seals from Shangshu Province, Menxia Province, and the General's Palace, and finally stamped them with the emperor's seal, and sent Yang Xiu out to be the prefect of Nanyang.
In this case, the old and young people in Chang'an City will be able to live in peace for a few days.
After sending Yang Xiu away, Chen Cheng summoned Fa Zheng and asked him if he would be the president of the Academy of Sciences to be established. Fa Zheng is also a good boy with extraordinary intelligence and intelligence, and is younger than Yang Xiu.
The research level of "Chen Xue" is not much better. Although I have recently spent my time and energy on military science, my scientific literacy does not need to be improved. What is important is that I am one of my own, so it is better to use it.
rest assured.
Fa Zhengze readily agreed to Chen Cheng's question. He regarded himself as Chen Cheng's student, and he always spared no effort in anything that could carry forward "Chen Xue".
