The court meeting ended amid controversy among the ministers. Fortunately, good news came for the Northern and Southern armies. The emperor allowed them to return to Luoyang for repairs. However, Zhang Wen's suggestion was not approved by the emperor, so he had no choice but to
He left the hall, but his report remained with the emperor. Although the emperor did not advocate war, he still needed a sharp sword like Zhang Wen.
At the same time, Zhang Jue left Luoyang and went to Youzhou to find Dong Zhuo. The journey was so long that he temporarily put aside the death of his brother and rushed day and night towards Youzhou.
Along the way, there were laborers working frantically everywhere. These laborers who were forcibly brought to Jizhou from the Liaodong Peninsula lived a life worse than death under the management of Wen Renxi.
In just three months, there have been dozens of riots. The governor of Jizhou quietly reported to the emperor. The emperor just learned about what happened here. He heard that the plan of the attack was good, but in this matter, there was something wrong.
However, the emperor hurriedly ordered Dong Zhuo to return to Jizhou from Youzhou, take over Wenrenxi's work, and ordered Wenrenxi to return to Luoyang. Wenrenxi left helplessly, and Dong Zhuo came to Jizhou happily.
The ones who were happier than Dong Zhuo were these workers. Dong Zhuo abolished the extremely cruel system of Wen Renxi, providing two meals a day and five hours of rest within a day. Such a gentle policy made the people who had just experienced
The laborers who ruled the most brutally wept with joy, and incidents such as riots disappeared without a trace. Dong Zhuo began to build the canal with peace of mind.
He didn't understand these things, but he knew how to use people. He didn't change the team that Wen Renxi left behind. Everything was just going on in an orderly manner. Zhang Jiao arrived in Jizhou and heard that Dong Zhuo was here, so he hurried there.
After searching, when they arrived at the governor's office in Jizhou, they learned that there were some problems with the canal project in Qingzhou, because the project covered the two states, and Dong Zhuo usually patrolled back and forth between the two states.
Somewhat impatiently, Zhang Jiao rushed to Qingzhou again.
The nine years of Jianning were spent peacefully like this.
In the 10th year of Jianning, the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Tao Hong of the Han Dynasty, the changes that took place in the Han Dynasty were earth-shaking. Things and people in the court changed. I don't know how many ministers of the Three Kingdoms were changed. However, among the reforms and good governance of these ministers,
During the resurgence of the Han Dynasty, the amount of cultivated land in the Han Dynasty has reached the highest level in the history of the entire Han Dynasty. With the vigorous cultivation of Mintun, the cultivated land in the Han Dynasty has continued to increase.
Up to now, officials in various places have not even been able to complete the statistics. Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places are okay, but in vast states like Yangzhou and Hezhou, the cultivated land is increasing every day, the mountains and forests are constantly expanding, and the number of household registrations is increasing in large numbers.
Due to the migration and the emperor's encouraging policies, there was another explosive increase. Luoyang, Yecheng, Chang'an and other counties already had a population of hundreds of thousands.
Even a barbarian land like Yangzhou now has a population of millions. Such a huge number of household registrations has also exceeded the historical peak. The officials and common people of the Han Dynasty witnessed the ZTE with their own eyes and saw the grain piled up in the granaries.
, canals and channels continued to appear, and Youzhou and Liangzhou, after several years of war, also calmed down and showed prosperity.
The establishment of several Chi Roads quickly promoted the development of these areas, and the handicraft industry also ushered in a huge revitalization. Dahan's products were purchased by merchants and sold outside the Great Wall. Dahan's influence followed the relationship between these products and the merchants.
The footsteps continued to spread outwards, and the foreign merchants who came and went were concentrated outside Guzang County, witnessing the prosperity and strength of the Han Dynasty!
Everything is inseparable from the Holy Emperor. After the Daxing, the Emperor has unparalleled prestige. Among the officials, no one dares to disobey the emperor's orders. However, among the people, the common people who have gone through official studies have no respect for them.
Not to mention the emperor's admiration, the first batch of students who graduated from official schools and those who completed their studies by studying the Golden Scales looked at the emperor with fanatical eyes.
Among the generals, a group of people headed by Zhang Wen also began to continuously report to the emperor, demanding that the surrounding traitors be conquered. What is disloyal? It means that a country that cannot pay tribute to the Han Dynasty must be eliminated. How did the emperor do this?
Unknown to everyone, the people were firmly opposed. Wang Fu and Wen Renxi also expressed their opposition. Wen Renxi believed that war would cost a lot of money.
Waging war for a mere false name would be detrimental to the interests of the Han Dynasty, but Wang Fu believed that the Han Dynasty was still in the process of rejuvenation and should not conduct more military campaigns to harm the country's foundation.
Jianning tenth year, March
The waves on the sea were constantly beating against the hull. The big ship was constantly rocking under the waves, and water was splashing everywhere. Zhang Jiao stood on the bow of the ship, looking into the distance. He looked back and saw that there were only three ships left.
It was a big ship. When they set out from Qingzhou, there were eleven big ships. It had been almost two months since they set off. In just these two months, they had lost most of the ships.
They were all riding river boats. On the sea, these big ships couldn't withstand the wind and waves at all. After Zhang Jiao handed the emperor's letter to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo did not hesitate to bring him big ships from Qingzhou and assigned a large number of ships to him.
Of course, these were the emperor's orders. Dong Zhuo just read the emperor's letters and followed them.
Zhang Jue excitedly sailed the boat, vowing to find the Penglai Island. He had no sailing experience, but he suffered a lot for the attendants who followed him. Under his wise command, of the nearly a thousand attendants, only
Less than 500 people were disembarked. Fortunately, many of the remaining people were fishermen from Qingzhou and knew a little about navigation, which prevented them from being completely wiped out.
"Zhang Jun..." A person walked up to Zhang Jiao and whispered.
Zhang Jiao turned his head, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"We don't have anything to eat anymore, Zhang Jun... we'd better return home..." the man said with a sad face. Zhang Jiao was stunned and asked: "Didn't we bring enough food? How could it be gone?"
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"Zhang Jun, the ship sank earlier, and a lot of food and grass went down with the ship..."
"Alas..." Zhang Jiao sighed helplessly, not knowing what to do in his heart. His master had clearly told him that he could find Penglai Fairy Island by heading southeast. He started from Qingzhou and headed all the way towards
After sailing southeast for so long, why haven't we seen any islands? If we go back like this, how can we meet His Majesty?
Zhang Jiao turned around and looked at the exhausted and resentful entourage. They had no food and grass. Even if he ordered to continue sailing, they probably would not agree. Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "Then let's go back."
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As he spoke, he raised his head and looked into the distance.
"Huh? What is that??"
A black spot seemed to appear in the distance. Zhang Jiao's eyes widened and he shouted to the sailor on the mast: "Is there an island in the south!!?" When the sailor who was originally a little downcast heard this, he quickly moved towards the distance.
He stared at it for a moment, then clapped his hands and shouted: "Island! It's the island!!!"
Hearing his cry, many sailors rushed over and looked into the distance.
"Hahaha~~Penglai Island!! Master, if you don't bully me!!" Zhang Jiao shouted excitedly.