In later generations, inland river ports such as Suzhou Port along the Yangtze River estuary, although they are inland river ports, have a throughput that exceeds that of most seaports. This is due to the hydrological advantages of the inland river section near the estuary. Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl, also relies on Huangpu
The river ports within the Yangtze River gradually developed, and the construction of ports on the outer seas and oceans was an afterthought.
Therefore, if we really choose to build a new commercial port here, ships will not need to travel too far upstream. However, with this commercial port, the Han Dynasty can further extend its tentacles to the Annan hinterland along the river known as the "Mekong River", and even
First, establish economic ties with Funan, and use the strong economic strength of the Han Dynasty to directly overwhelm Funan's fragile internal economy, triggering unrest in Funan, and providing help for the Han Dynasty to march into the army.
All these judgments and choices are inseparable from the inspection by the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry naturally has the right to know. As for the Ministry of Commerce, it is the Ministry of Commerce that will directly benefit this time. Naturally, it is necessary to communicate with the Ministry of Commerce in advance to avoid being betrayed later.
Zhengliang was too confused to come to his senses, which ultimately led to the abortion of the interest division plan that had actually been approved by His Majesty.
It is precisely because he can actually see the final result and the people who play the key role are in charge of acting, that Li Xingchen has the confidence to bring such an important matter to the court.
It's not that Li Xingchen has no confidence in these ministers, it's mainly because due to the limitations of the times, these people's vision is destined to be unable to take such a long-term view, and they do not realize the importance of the Han Dynasty's control of the entire south and even Nanyang.
There, after all, it is still a barren land now, and they cannot yet see the wealth on the sea, on the island and in the dense forest that will make the eyes of later European colonists red.
What's more, as a time traveler, Li Xingchen has to pave the way for future generations. The special skill of China in future generations is "since ancient times". Anyone who can antagonize him has nothing to say, but now he might as well let "since ancient times"
The scope should be wider, so that when China in later generations recovers again after experiencing hardships, it will have more confidence and reasons to attack these clowns.
There is no way, not to mention those on the sea, even you are within the scope of "since ancient times".
In this regard, Li Xingchen could only say that the ancients still had a narrow vision. If the Qin Emperor, Han Wu and others knew about the arrogance of the monkeys in later generations, they might have been eradicated thousands of years ago.
The world is very vast, and today's big men can't just look at the one-third of an acre in front of them.
As the big man moves out step by step, Li Xinchen believes that these people's vision will definitely become more and more long-term. However, this is a long process after all. Before that, Li Xinchen, as a trend maker, must put some thought into it.
and means.
However, such thoughts and methods cannot be used often. If they are used all the time, I am afraid that His Majesty will force everyone inside and outside the court to become conspiracy theorists.
Looking at these ministers with different expressions, Li Xingchen clenched his fists.
The emperor is really not easy to do.
The morning meeting was both simple and complicated.
It was simple because there was only half an hour in total. As soon as the military said it and the civilian officials expressed their stance, the matter was settled so simply.
It’s complicated because in order to determine this result, both sides had countless unknown confrontations behind the scenes, and the result of this decision to “divide the spoils” also directly determines the fate of Annan and even the entire South and Nanyang regions. It is by no means simple.
A court meeting and memorial.
It can be said that the entire China's future strategy in the southern direction and even the fate of the southeastern countries such as Funan, Chenla and other countries were decided at this moment. No matter whether these small countries have the courage to really raise their swords and guns against the big Han,
The big men will treat them as enemies and eventually destroy them. This is no longer something they can decide.
The law of the jungle, the law of the jungle, is sometimes so direct and cruel.
After the spoils were divided, the last stone in everyone's heart was put down, and what was left was naturally Li Xinchen's awarding of awards to the meritorious soldiers and a banquet for the ministers.
Luo Yi, Qi Xin and others who made great achievements this time did not come. The south still needs strong generals. The coach Li Xun has returned to Jiankang Mansion. Naturally, Luo Yi and others cannot come back with them, so they are qualified to participate in this event.
The ceremony was attended by some ordinary generals and even soldiers.
The awarding of honors is a new reward system that the Han Dynasty tried to implement in the military after entering Guanzhong last time.
Whenever the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were lucky enough to participate in a certain war and finally won the victory, the imperial court would award them with different types of medals based on their merits to reward their contribution to this war. Not only
People whose names are in the merit book have the ability to obtain medals. Every ordinary soldier below has this qualification. It's just that the size and material of the medals received by people with different merits are different.
Medals represent honor. Now the Han army has begun to cultivate and strengthen the sense of honor of soldiers bit by bit through the military register. Before this, the army fought purely for food and clothing, with the simple purpose of killing the enemy and then doing something for themselves.
In exchange for some money and food from his family, he could even receive a meager pension after he died in the war.
Such an army has no sense of honor or belonging. They are more like killing machines or a group of mercenaries.
And with the teachings of the chief scribes, the current Han soldiers are becoming more and more aware of why they are fighting, for the peace of future generations, for their dream of being able to become marquises, and for being able to make history like those loyal men in history.
Leaving a name also allowed them to no longer focus solely on the pursuit of military pay, money and food, but also began to pay attention to the sense of honor and responsibility as a soldier.
Soldiers protect the country and the people. They shoulder this responsibility and gain the support and encouragement of the people. This is what a soldier should be like. The previous armies that did everything they could to burn, kill, and loot were no different from the rioters.
, using such an army, we may be able to conquer the world, but we will definitely not be able to hold it down.
The awarding system was launched along with such ideological education. Of course, medals not only represent heavy honors, but also represent personal privileges protected by Han law, including purchasing things, paying taxes, bank deposits and loans, etc.
Such conveniences are not available to ordinary Han people.
To put it bluntly, having a medal on your chest does indeed mean you are superior to others, and the contributions they have made to this dynasty and even this nation deserve to make them superior.
This southern expedition was the first large-scale war after the Han Dynasty entered Guanzhong.