The first month of the sixth year of the Han Dynasty.
The saint drove north from Jiangling, passed through Xiangyang, Nanyang, Xuchang and other places, and returned to Luoyang.
In fact, the main purpose of Li Xingchen's inspection was to confirm.
It proves that the new policy of the Han Dynasty is correct, and it proves that with the joint efforts of the inner and outer governments, the current Han Dynasty is indeed growing vigorously.
This is something that Li Xingchen can rest assured only if he sees it with his own eyes, and it is something that Shen Jungao, Chen Shushen and others can only believe if they see it with their own eyes. These ministers who followed His Majesty southward will naturally have no doubts after returning to Luoyang City.
After all, the New Deal promoted by Li Xingchen broke too many conventions. Even if everyone trusts His Majesty, they are not sure that everything he does is right.
It is said that it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to sit on it. This is the case.
Especially before Li Xingchen, the last person who clamored to implement the New Deal was Wang Mang.
Everyone knows what this guy's fate will be.
And as Li Xingchen traveled among the people, it became clear to everyone that the Han Dynasty's New Deal was indeed bringing about different effects, and it was indeed bringing about the prosperous age that everyone had been looking forward to for a long time.
However, the real arrival of the prosperous age of the Han Dynasty will not come until the tenth year of the Han Dynasty, four years later. Because after all, there are still some small external problems that need to be solved.
In February of the seventh year of the new year of the Han Dynasty, Goguryeo invaded the Khitan again, and the Khitan retreated to the Yuguan Pass that had been built.
Perhaps in Goguryeo's view, February was the time when Liaodong was freezing and snowy, and the Han army would not act rashly. However, it was in this month that Han Qinhu led the Fenwu Army to go on an expedition, with forward Li Jing leading five thousand elite soldiers.
After running for thousands of miles and going through more than thirty battles, large and small, when spring began in Liaodong in April, all the territory in Liaodong that the Khitan had lost was owned by the Han.
In mid-April, Han Qinhu led the main force of the Han army - which at this time included reinforcements from Jizhou and other places - to fight the allied forces of Goguryeo and Wuji in Liaodong City.
In history, this majestic city, which was once like a mountain that even the overwhelming armies of the Sui Dynasty could not shake, quickly collapsed under the roar of Han army artillery day and night.
In fact, the strength of Liaodong City lies in the fact that it was built on the hilltop platform. First it was a slope, and then it was a city wall. How easy was it to climb over it?
So the way Han captured the tiger couldn't be simpler, just use artillery to tear down the city wall bit by bit!
Since the truce in the fifth year of the New Year, Dahan has experienced two years of peace. However, during this period, although Dahan's military industry has diverted a large part of its manpower and material resources to other domestic industrial production, such as artillery, etc.
The construction of weapons and equipment never stops, especially the large number of artillery shells, which are piled up and are about to be scrapped.
This time it hit the Goguryeo people all at once.
Li Xingchen didn't feel bad.
Naturally, the military is even more happy, clearing out the inventory so that we can use new ones!
In the same month, the real trump card prepared by the Han Dynasty for the expedition to Goguryeo came into use.
More than 500 naval warships transported 50,000 marines and land divisions to break into the Xu River (today's Daedong River) and defeat Pyongyang in one battle. At the same time, the army moved south and north to control the Xu River and Sa River (today's Qingchon River).
) The villages and towns along the coast completely blocked the possibility of Goguryeo soldiers and horses returning for reinforcements. Although the Goguryeo royal family escaped, they were still captured by the Han Dynasty.
If Liaodong City is the most important pass town of Goguryeo in Liaodong, then Pyongyang in the rear is the political and economic center of Goguryeo, and it is also an important town of Goguryeo facing Silla and Baekje in the south.
The important towns in the east and west were conquered at the same time, the royal family was captured, and Goguryeo was naturally owned by the Han in an instant.
The Han Dynasty's other naval division directly attacked Silla in a detour. In addition, the northern Han army moved southward with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. Silla and Baekje, which were already struggling under the pressure of Goguryeo, almost surrendered without a fight.
In July of the same year, the Han Dynasty navy was divided into three routes, north and south, and set sail from the newly established Silla County in Andong Prefecture, Langya County in Qingzhou, and Songjiang County in Yangzhou at the same time, with an army of 100,000, on an expedition to Japan.
The sea route from the Han Dynasty to Japan has long been explored by Han merchants. In fact, the domestic market of Japan has also been controlled by the Han Dynasty caravans. Naturally, people have been penetrated to a great extent. People are everywhere waiting for the arrival of the Han army. Hurry up.
The poor local people who led the way for the Han army.
Therefore, the battle in Japan was easier than imagined.
In fact, facing the Han army's muskets and artillery, the Japanese surrendered very quickly and completely.
This is a nation that is used to kneeling before the strong, so it is reasonable that they would react like this.
As for the subjects of Goguryeo and Japan, Li Xingchen did not adopt the same method as he did for Nanyang.
First of all, many of these countries had paid tribute to the Central Plains dynasties before, but they were temporarily interrupted due to the three hundred years of chaos in the Central Plains. They were actually part of the Greater China cultural circle, so they were fully equipped to be assimilated into the Chinese people.
It's obvious that they themselves are very willing.
After all, Li Xingchen didn't want to have too many slaves in the country. Nowadays, the industry and commerce in Dahan are developing rapidly, and the production machinery cannot keep up, so it still relies on a large amount of manpower. It is reasonable, but this state cannot last too long, otherwise
Long-term slavery will only lead to the intensification of social conflicts and is not in line with some of the cultural ideas passed down by China from ancient times to the present.
The Chinese nation has always been a tolerant and peace-loving nation, rather than a nation that likes killing and oppression. It is precisely for this reason that this nation can stand firm after five thousand years of ups and downs.
Li Xingchen can promote the development of this nation, but he must not destroy this beautiful quality of this nation.
When all conscience is lost, heaven will perish!
Although Li Xingchen did not believe in heaven, he was in awe of the underlying cause and effect, retribution and cycle.
Secondly, naturally because these Goguryeo and Japanese people originally wanted to work hard to join the Han society, this is the best sword for foreign wars! Li Xingchen thought of the World War II period and shouted "Ban"
"Zai", the Japanese American troops who desperately attacked Germany's third position, also thought of the Korean regiment, which was often more ruthless in massacring Chinese people.
Now it’s time to use these two knives for yourself!
Facts have proved that these two knives are really useful.
In the ninth year of the New Year of the Han Dynasty, when the Han army made its northern expedition to the grasslands, the Japanese and Goguryeo armies rushed forward wildly, almost in a desperate style. The Xueyantuo people, who originally thought that cavalry would have an absolute advantage over infantry,
Suffered a big loss.
This is a bunch of lunatics!
The Xueyantuo people are well-known on the grassland as being able to follow the wind and steer the ship, not desperadoes.
So in the end, the grassland war ended with the Xueyantuo people migrating westward, and the Han Dynasty had control over the entire Monan and Mobei. Then the Ministry of Industry of the Han Dynasty discovered a large number of minerals on the Monan grassland, and started the development of the grassland.
The curtain of construction.
Apart from this, Li Xingchen could not find any other way to win over the grassland people and allow the Han to completely establish their rule over the grassland.
In the early spring of the tenth year of the new year of the Han Dynasty, the northwest Han army under the command of Pei Zilie attacked the Western Regions.
The Han who defeated Xue Yantuo's tribe had already taken control of the entire grassland, so in the end the Han's war against the Western Regions became a pincer attack by the Han from three directions: Tuyuhun, Dunhuang and the grassland.
Gaochang was guarding the Xingxing Gorge. It was still invincible when facing the Han army coming from Dunhuang. The Han army came and attacked from three sides, which really cost their lives.
Soon all the countries in the Western Regions surrendered, and the Han Dynasty resettled their state capitals, declaring that the Western Regions would once again be owned by the Han Dynasty after leaving the Chinese territory for three hundred years.
In May of the same year, the Han Nanyang Fleet landed in Tianzhu with its marines. The Han army's land division, led by Chen Zhishen and Dai Cai, advanced from Bashu, Lingnan and other places into Nanzhong, and then passed through the tea-horse trade road that had been opened.
Cooperating with the Marine Corps to capture many small countries in western Tianzhu, it can be regarded as a firm foothold in Tianzhu.
The main purpose of the Han Dynasty in doing this was not to attack Tianzhu, but to give Tianzhu a hammer first and then annex the entire Indo-China Peninsula that had been surrounded by the Han Dynasty on three sides - there was actually a navy on the southern sea - the strongest on the peninsula.
The largest country is Linyi, and the other barbarian tribes still living in the tropical rain forest naturally have no power to fight back.
In this year, the territory of the Han Dynasty was greater than that of any era in China's history. At the same time, the war had completely left the traditional territory of China, burning in the west of Congling and the east of Tianzhu.
In the spring of the twelfth year of the New Year of the Han Dynasty, the clear waves were rippling, and the canal extending from Honggou to the north through Yecheng to Youzhou was finally opened. This also means that a cargo ship can go all the way from Panyu in the south to Yan County.
, avoiding the risks and bumps of the sea route, and also strengthening the connection between the north and the south as well as the Central Plains and Liaodong. The black land of Liaodong was naturally held firmly in the hands of the Han Dynasty. The construction of the canal also naturally meant immigration.
, reclamation, etc. will proceed more smoothly.
At the same time, a canal from Huaibei through Qingzhou directly to Yecheng is also being dug to promote development along Qingzhou.
In the winter of the 13th year of the New Year of the Han Dynasty, with a "buzzing" roar, a black locomotive that looked unattractive and spewed steam like a monster drove out of Luoyang City and marched eastward to Xingyang County.
The railway track was in circulation and the test run went smoothly, which means that the steam train, a new type of transportation, has entered the stage of history eight years after His Majesty first proposed the concept in Chang'an, more than 1,200 years earlier than in another time and space.
The Luoyang-Xingyang line was first built not only to conveniently connect Luoyang City and Xingyang, an important dock town on one side of the divide, but also to explore the feasibility of testing trains. After all, Li Xingchen himself only knew many of the details.
One does not know the other.
The successful operation of the train naturally means that the imperial court can lay tracks on a large scale in the future. Until the track is opened all over the world, Kyushu will be tightly intertwined with these tracks.
The integration of the nation and the centripetal force of the country are not just words. Only when the court takes practical actions can people be convinced.
In the autumn of the 14th year of the Han Dynasty, the navy organized a fleet patrol to the south, discovered overseas lands, and presented various rare and exotic animals to His Majesty, including the kangaroo that attracted a lot of attention in the newspapers.
In the spring of the 15th year of the New Year of the Han Dynasty, the Han expeditionary army was divided into two groups, heading south from Xining County and Fuqi County. Under the leadership of Xibo Yebu, who had long surrendered, they swept across the entire plateau, especially the western part of the plateau. Most of them were Han people.
A land that had never been set foot in before. The other route started from the Western Regions, crossed Congling, and headed south to attack Big and Small Bolu.
In the summer, the two armies joined forces at Xiaobolu, which represented the completion of the Han's pincer offensive against Tianzhu, and Tianzhu was already in the Han's possession.
In September of that year, the weather was clear and crisp, and Li Xingchen took a train to inspect Jizhou and Qingzhou.
All ministers and people, please pray to Mount Tai.
Throughout the ages, only those who have made extraordinary contributions to the country and the people are qualified to be enshrined in Mount Tai.
Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han obviously all have this qualification.
As for Song Zhenzong who shamelessly went to consecrate Mount Tai because he signed an alliance under the city and protected part of the land left by his ancestors in history, Li Xingchen regarded it as a joke.
How on earth did this guy have the confidence to think that if he did this, future generations would recognize that his achievements were comparable to those of Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han?
You are qualified only when all the people in the world think you are qualified.
Li Xingchen was granted Zen status at Mount Tai, with a clear conscience.
Because he indeed brought an unprecedented China.
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Dongyue Mount Tai is the only one among the five mountains.
Li Xingchen climbed up there in later generations.
Today's climb up the steps from the Red Gate was far less comfortable than taking the bus directly to Zhongtian Gate in later generations, but Li Xingchen's climb was not difficult.
From being in troubled times to now ruling the world, he has done it.
The path he took was more difficult and steeper than the stone steps of Mount Tai.
But halfway up the mountain, Li Xingchen looked at the Zhongtian Gate and couldn't help but complain: "Qiuhuhu is well-deserved. I should have come in a month or two."
Lechang, who was following him and accompanying him all the way up, distressedly took out his handkerchief to wipe his sweat - His Majesty's body shape has also been a little out of shape in recent years. After all, he is not the young man who could fight in blood when he put on armor and mounted a horse.
So climbing for such a long distance with almost no rest was enough for him.
Li Xingchen subconsciously wanted to wipe it with his sleeve, but then he thought about it, with so many subordinates surrounding him, so he might as well forget it.
Pay attention to image.
Lechang wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "It just so happens that envoys from various countries are accompanying you. Your Majesty is enshrining Mount Tai at this time. Not only is it telling God that Your Majesty has made immortal contributions, but it is also a good time to tell the ancestors of China.
All the nations in the four directions have surrendered."
Now these envoys are of course not envoys from the Western Regions, East Asia and other countries. Most of them come from the west of the Western Regions and Tianzhu and other places. In addition, there are even some typical Arab envoys among them. Obviously they come from
The farther west.
It's a pity that there are no blondes yet, which is a bit regretful.
This is the new kingdom, the new vassal state of the Han Dynasty.
Today, all nations wear their hats and clothes to worship the crown prince.
Of course, if the big man still wants to expand abroad in the future, these are also the best choices. This is a story for another time. It is the task left to his boys by Li Xingchen.
At least from now on for the next ten to twenty years, Li Xingchen does not plan to use large-scale troops outside. Of course, Tianzhu and other places still need to be nibbled away bit by bit, but to deal with these places, Li Xingchen does not think it is necessary to use them.
to the main force of the Han army.
Even the third brother in the era of fasting and chanting Buddha's name can't be beaten. You navy can just jump into the sea.
Lechang's eyes were as tender as water. Li Xingchen calmed down and held her hand:
"The queen has worked hard these years."
The customs of the Han Dynasty are no longer so conservative. Men and women holding hands are not for great defense.
Lechang said softly: "I have to be by your side, how can I say it's bitter?"
"Then let's continue going up?" Li Xingchen breathed out.
Lechang nodded: "I will follow you."
In Lechang's heart, this man who had saved herself and the world was both a mountain and her sky.
There are so many sisters in the harem, but when it comes to the depth of emotion and spiritual bond with His Majesty, I am afraid no one can surpass the Queen.
"If you're tired, just say it. If it doesn't work, I'll carry you up on my back." Li Xingchen said softly.
"In front of so many people." Lechang shook his head helplessly.
If Chen Xuanhua and others were here, they would probably open their arms and ask His Majesty to carry him on his back. Even if they knew that His Majesty himself would be embarrassed, the ministers following behind would be even more upset.
Your Majesty still has to show off.
But Lechang still wants to save face.
Husband and wife know each other well.
"Then let's go faster?"
"You're out of breath, why bother? Your Majesty is sweating so much." Lechang shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, for the sake of the Queen, I just need to be slower." Li Xingchen said seriously.
Is this a reason? Lechang couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Regardless of whether His Majesty was actually quite weak, at least he considered this, and Lechang was satisfied, so he just squeezed his cheek gently.
hand.
In front of the two of them, the steps went up one level at a time, and the blue sky seemed to be very close at hand.
Behind them, the accompanying officials, envoys from various countries, imperial guards, etc., followed in a dark crowd.
After a long time, Li Xingchen pulled Lechang through the eighteen pans and climbed to the top of the Jade Emperor.
The mountain breeze is blowing, and the clothes are hunting.
The dragon and phoenix on the robe are about to fly.
Looking back suddenly, all the ministers bowed in admiration.
On both sides, there are thousands of mountains; below the mountains, there are thousands of miles of fertile wilderness.
Li Xingchen took a deep breath and laughed loudly: "Queen, look, look! This is my country, this is China's country!"
This is what we have won over more than ten years of hard work, and the peace and tranquility we have won.
This is the country, peace and tranquility that countless soldiers and soldiers sacrificed in exchange for.
Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world.
To help the world and save an era, I did it.
The ancestors of China are at the top, and all the people and ministers are at the bottom. Li Xingchen has no shame in looking up to him.
Lechang also nodded with a smile, but did not answer.
At this time, her heart was already flying, as if she was above the clouds with His Majesty, overlooking the world.
All I could see was that the red flag was flying and the mountains and rivers were picturesque.
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Shui Tiao Ge Tou·End words of "Power to the North and South"
The world is full of flames of war, and life is like a flying duck.
Once the sky is dancing and wandering, where is the dawn?
First, the flags were raised to cover the Han Dynasty, and then the troops were led to Bashu. Ten thousand people stopped with one hand.
The fire of karma shines on the quiet water, and the sharp sword stirs up the smell.
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He controlled two dynasties, favored the north and the south, and was named the king of Han.
Hanging the sail on the left side of the river, I asked Zhong Nai whether it was more important or not?
The brave flying cavalry defeats the bandits, the fleets and ships swarm the ghosts, the seas are calm and the rivers are level.
Turning the palms of the hands, the wind and waves are stirring, and we will guard the tranquility of Jiuzhou together.