But if the Han Dynasty is to control the entire world, then even the current Han Dynasty navy is no longer enough. A mere dozen warships capable of long voyages can certainly frighten the thieves in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, but there is still a long way to go.
It is far from enough to control the vast oceans and continents on behalf of the Han Dynasty.
More than a dozen ships are a lot in Nanyang, but they are just a few small pieces of wood on the boundless ocean.
But now Li Xingchen is very content. The world has not yet been unified, and all parts of the country are in desperate need of food. They need funding from the court to complete the reconstruction of the ruins. It is already considered good to be able to squeeze out this money for the navy to build a fleet that can turn Nanyang into a swimming pool.
Yes.
It is impossible for the navy to continue to develop now, but it is relatively easy to maintain this scale.
The journey is still long, and it is definitely not something that can be easily accomplished in one generation.
This truth, Li Xingchen told Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie, and they told more people. It was passed down from generation to generation, and gradually became known to more and more people, and was gradually remembered by generations of descendants.
In this way, each generation of people will rise up and move forward towards the unknown but fertile sea, and the territory of China will also expand outward with each generation of people and that ship, all the way to the real ends of the earth.
Li Xingchen took a long breath.
Yu Chizhen gently held Li Xingchen's hand.
"Your Majesty is already a rare and wise monarch in the world. I think that no one can find fault with you, so your Majesty does not need to put too much burden on yourself. From the three hundred years of divided chaos to the present, your Majesty has done enough, everything
You need to take your time." Yu Chizhen said in a low voice.
Li Xinchen smiled: "That's right. If I act too hastily, I will only encourage the young people to grow."
"I have no such intention!" Yu Chizhen said hurriedly.
Pulling seedlings to encourage growth is not a compliment.
"I'm not saying you're wrong, why are you nervous?" Li Xingchen said helplessly, "In this harem, there are many big and small, some are respectful and gentle, some even dare to show off my face, but you are the only one who has always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
One portion."
Yu Chizhen opened her mouth and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. No matter how big or small, she was talking about Chen Xuanhua, who is recognized by everyone as the sister who is closest to His Majesty and the most independent of outsiders.
But after all, my background cannot be compared with Chen Xuanhua. From childhood to adulthood, she could almost be said to have grown up under the protection of her father and sister. Later, Li Xingchen took over to protect her. The turmoil and bumps in the outside world have nothing to do with her.
Any relationship, so she can grow up without any worries, and she doesn't even have to worry about her future, because as long as Li Xingchen and Lechang are still together, no one can or dares to hurt her.
The Yuchi family is naturally different. How can a prisoner be compared to a beautiful girl from heaven?
Even though Yuchi Chifan has been in the palace for a long time, he will take the initiative to avoid Lechang in many matters, and even avoid Xiao Xiang, who is his equal. In the final analysis, it is not because the Yuchi family is more sensitive and attractive than the Xiao family of Xiliang
Does her status of attention prevent her from talking to anyone at all?
Especially when Yuchi Jiong later refused to surrender, the Yuchi family was criticized even more. There were many people who objected to Your Majesty's kindness to the Yuchi family. In particular, many people believed that Yuchi Jiong resisted the heavenly soldiers during the previous Northern Expedition, and the Yuchi family could not
without any punishment.
Although this kind of public opinion was suppressed by Li Xingchen - from Li Xingchen's own point of view, protecting Yuchi's family was to protect Yuchi Chifan, and secondly, to express his attitude towards opposing the joint sitting system. Yuchi Jiong and Yuchi
There has been little contact between the families for a long time, and Yuchi Jiong even took the initiative to cut off contact with the Yuchi family. Naturally, the two can no longer be confused, and even asked other Yuchi family to atone for Yuchi Jiong's sins.
However, His Majesty's protection cannot really make the Yuchi family feel at ease after all, because His Majesty has no choice and it is also impossible to punish those who raise such objections.
Therefore, everyone in the Yuchi family is even more cautious. They are very afraid that if they say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, they will be killed.
The elder wife who actually took charge of the Yuchi family's housework also took many measures. On the one hand, she worked hard to win over her natal family, so that the Yuan family, Changsun family, Yuwen family and other Xianbei families who had defected to the Han Dynasty could stand together as much as possible. On the other hand, she
Yuchizhen was also sent to the palace in order to allow Yuchizhen to help Yuchichifan consolidate the status of the Yuchi family. As long as Yuchizhen and Yuchichifan remained favored, in fact no one could really shake the status of the Yuchi family.
How can outsiders manipulate the royal relatives?
But this also means that Yuchizhen cannot behave badly with Li Xinchen. She has fallen out of favor, and it is not far away from the Yuchi family falling out of favor and being slaughtered by others.
How is it possible to be careless or even timid?
Li Xingchen looked at Yu Chizhen, who was biting his lower lip in fear, and couldn't help but smile: "Don't be afraid, I don't like to be timid or hesitant. You can say whatever you want. If you say something wrong, I will
If you are thrown into the cold palace, then I am not qualified to sit in this position today."
Yu Chizhen raised his head and looked at Li Xingchen.
Li Xinchen's eyes were firm and his smile was warm.
It made her feel extremely peaceful. The heart that had been subconsciously hidden in the shadows was illuminated by the sun, just like everything outside the door, bathed in the spring breeze.
There seemed to be a gap filled with ice and snow between her heart and the sunshine, and now in this gap, the ice and snow melted, and the spring water rippled.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will keep it in mind." Yu Chizhen nodded, his expression extremely solemn.
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Spring of the fifth year of the New Year of the Han Dynasty.
The sun is shining and the birds are flying.
Yuzhou, Xingyang County.
In the endless wilderness, the wind blows the newly grown wheat, and the green color extends to the invisible horizon.
More and more people are gathering in the wilderness, and in front of them, in the boundless wilderness and fields, there is a huge gully. This gully extends from south to north, and along the way there are continuous large and small water diversion channels from both sides of the gully.
Stretch out and disappear into the depths of the distant fields.
This ravine is like an artery, and these aqueducts are countless capillaries, connecting the entire field. Once there is water, it can nourish thousands of lands.
These people either carried hoes or baskets on their backs. They stood on both sides of the ravine, looking south or north as far as possible, looking and expecting.
"Here it comes, the water is coming!" Some sharp-eyed people have already seen the smoke and dust rising in the distance. It is not a rolling dust storm, but the messenger officers responsible for tracking the water head and reporting the news. They carry the order flags on their backs and follow the rush.
The current position of the water flow is naturally where the water head is.
The earth had begun to tremble, and a moist atmosphere gradually filled the air. Everyone saw the waves rolling forward in the ravine.