In August of the third year of Zhangwu, with the end of the Yong County War and the complete peace of Guanzhong, Jushou wrote to the court and assigned a large number of middle and low-level officials to come and govern.
Zhang Fei went north to Xihe County, but Lu Bu did not dare to cause trouble for him, so he could only continue to attack Yanmen north.
Gongsun Zan sent his troops out of the northern part of the Great Wall, pacified Liaodong, and wiped out all the remnants of Tadun. At the same time, countless ships from Qingzhou carried a large number of officials to their posts.
In Taishan Academy, local governance was a compulsory course for civil servants. Chen Mu did not rely on the imperial examination system or the inspection system when selecting officials, because both systems had great drawbacks.
Therefore, the method he chose was to take exams. Even if you graduate from Taishan Academy, you still have to learn a lot of professional knowledge. After passing the exam, you have to go to the grassroots level to train in order to be promoted.
So to a certain extent, these officials have very rich professional knowledge and a lot of grassroots experience, and can quickly organize production.
After all, the generation of officials in ancient times was actually very unscientific, because what the people wanted, how to plan local development, agricultural production, commercial economy, public security and legal systems, these were all things officials had to consider.
Regardless of whether it is the imperial examination system or the police examination system, most officials studied hard for ten years, once they were on the gold medal list, they then became local officials with a mind that knew nothing about local governance.
If such officials were smarter, they might be able to learn some basic-level governance skills. But more often than not, they are incompetent and mediocre officials who muddle along and even use their power to oppress the people, making no contribution to local governance.
Therefore, Chen Mu naturally had to abandon this idea and choose professionals.
That is, if you want to be an official, you have to work hard to learn the professional knowledge of being an official; to be a magistrate, you have to study law; to be a county lieutenant, you have to learn criminal investigation and physical exercise; to be a county magistrate, you have to go deep into the grassroots and plan the future development of a county.
Under such professional training and strict assessment, a large number of technical officials as well as theoretical and practical officials have emerged. Each county, bureau, and department has a leadership team. Everyone cooperates and governs together, making the current situation at the grassroots level of Dahan in order.
Productivity returned quickly.
There is currently no war in the imperial territory. In September, good news reached Chen Mu. That is, the fleet heading to South America has established a station there, and a large number of rubber tree seeds are being transported back. In addition,
There are also various high-yield crops in the Americas.
In fact, during the Zhongping period, Chen Mu had already begun to build a fleet to go to North America. It took more than ten years for the fleet to reach this point. The progress can be said to be very slow, which makes people wonder whether these fleets are
It has sunk on the road.
Because it only took Magellan a year to circumnavigate the world. It only took Columbus two months to cross the Atlantic and discover the American continent. Compared with them, Qingzhou's fleet can be regarded as inactive and useless.
As a result.
But in fact, it was not that the fleet was moving slowly, but that Chen Mu told them not to make a one-time deal, but to establish a stronghold wherever they arrived, conduct garrison operations, check the local climate, and collect local crops. It would be best if they could establish relationships with the local indigenous people.
Communicate and let them serve as guides to find what the big man needs.
For example, Qingzhou first set out from Laiju Bay and arrived at Samhan Peninsula. So the fleet was stationed in Benhan and established a stronghold. The location was almost in the Busan area in later generations.
When Chen Mu visited the Three Koreas earlier years, the fleet went north to Vladivostok and continued to establish a stronghold. Then all the way north to Hokkaido in Japan, Sakhalin in Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula, Chukotka Peninsula,
Finally crossed the Bering Strait and arrived in Alaska, North America.
There are dozens of strongholds along this route, and each stronghold must be guarded by people ranging from thousands to hundreds. The number of people working on this ocean-going project in Qingzhou totals tens of thousands.
The cost ratio is very scary.
Because Chen Mu didn't just plan to reach South America with his fleet and get rubber, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and other crops, but he wanted to occupy the entire American continent and make it the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, every time it goes to a place, the fleet must find a suitable local harbor and build a dock. At the same time, students from the School of Astronomy and Geography will accompany the ship to map the local terrain and understand the local climate. Those sailors who sailed all the way are considered good, but the worst
The ones who stayed and established bases in Russia and Alaska.
We must know that at the time of the Han Dynasty, the world around 200 AD. Except for the complete civilization of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire in Europe, people in other places were no different from savages. And they were few in number, and most of them lived with local beasts, such as Russia
And Alaska was full of polar bears at that time.
Wrapped in quilts and squatting in the stronghold all day long, they either make a living fishing on the beach and watch polar bears baring their teeth every day. Or they hang out with the local savages who don't wear any clothes and are wrapped in bearskin and deerskin all day long, howling and screaming, often
It would take a month or two to wait for the new supply fleet to arrive, and life would be miserable.
But high risk means high reward. Although being sent to the Arctic Circle in the far east of Russia, where the temperature is tens of degrees below zero, life is miserable. But the income is high. People who used to open up wasteland bases stayed for a few years and came back rich.
Therefore, in order to gain wealth, the poor people in Qingzhou may not be able to grab the quota for land reclamation even if they have a trust relationship.
It was seven or eight years ago that we established a base in Alaska. The pioneering fleet reached North America and went all the way south, passing through the Alexander Islands, Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Mexico, and finally arrived in places like Colombia and Brazil.
The task of the fleet is not only to establish a stronghold, but also to understand the local customs and find local specialties. Therefore, it takes a lot of time and may encounter dangers on the way, such as typhoons, storms, tornadoes, etc.
Although the Qingzhou fleet takes a relatively safe route along the coast, accidents are still unavoidable. Over the past ten years, countless people have died on the road due to various reasons. The most common ones were illness due to acclimatization.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! You must know that Chen Mu himself also knows how dangerous ocean navigation is. Therefore, the sailors he recruited are basically all pirates who have been pirates for many years and have defected to Qingzhou.
Soldiers retraining.
For example, the captains leading the fleet were Xuzhou pirate Xue Zhou, and Denglai pirates Guo Zu, Gongsun Du, etc., all of whom were experienced sailors.
As a result, Guo Zu's fleet encountered a storm on the way, and a large ship sank, killing many people.
This shows how dangerous shipping is.
Fortunately, everything was worth it. Xuezhou's pilot fleet finally arrived in South America. One year after establishing a base in Brazil, Guo Zu, Gongsun Du and others arrived one after another and began to collect needed things.
Each ship was loaded with dozens of rubber seeds, and more than thirty ocean-going ships sailed northward, heading toward North America again.
After waiting for half a month, when they arrived at the Central American and Mexican strongholds, the fleet began to resupply.
This is the state of Colima in later Mexico. The coastal area is full of high and undulating mountains. Only the long coastline has a huge plain, where some Indian tribes, or Mayan tribes, live.
At this time, the Maya were in the Preclassic period. They had no writing, religion, etiquette, and customs. They only had tribal civilization. They lived on agriculture and hunting, and corn was their main food.
After the fleet arrived in Colima State, it was named Sand Sea State by the officials accompanying the ship because of the large amount of sand scattered along the coastline.
However, the sandy land is only limited to the beach. There are vast plains in the deeper areas, which are very fertile.
Xuezhou's fleet went north and arrived at the stronghold of Shahai State, which later became the port of Manzanillo in Colima, Mexico. They had established good friendships with the locals.
The process was somewhat similar to the Mayflower incident, but the difference was that when their fleet arrived here, it happened to encounter strong wind and waves. The fleet was forced to dock at a port without a dock without being towed by a boat. As a result, it ran aground.
The local tribe helped to get out of trouble.
In order to thank the local Mayans, the officials on board the ship generously announced that these people will become the honorary subjects of the Han Dynasty in the future. When the Han Dynasty develops the Americas in the future, the tribesmen here will receive the best treatment.
certainly.
The Mayans didn't understand anything, because at this time they had no civilization, no kingdom, and no writing. The theocratic period would not exist for another two hundred years. They didn't understand what it meant to be included in the rule.
After the gifts of food and drinks, everyone was as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year.
The Han people came here to establish a stronghold and used advanced agricultural tools to start cultivating corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, etc. Anyway, they would grow whatever the locals grew. Since they often dug guano from Peru, their yields were extremely high and their lives were very moist.
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On this day, the fleet arrived in Shahai Prefecture to replenish food and fresh water.
The Qingzhou Voyage Fleet is not like a large-scale ship that can seat thousands of people. Even if the shipbuilding industry improves, the size of each ship is similar to the ship in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", at most it is a little bigger than the Black Pearl.
Therefore, we must win by quantity. A fleet has two to three thousand people, and there are more than twenty or thirty ships, with dozens or hundreds of people on each ship. In addition, we have to bring oranges to supplement vitamins, and then bring back local specialties, food and
The fresh water storage is very limited, so we have to replenish food and fresh water every time we reach a stronghold.
This reflects Chen Mu's foresight. The fundamental purpose of establishing a stronghold is to store more food. For example, the Arctic Circle is rich in fishery resources. With the fishing technology of the Han people and sufficient salt pipes, a large amount of fish can be pickled to supply the fleet.
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After arriving in the Americas, corn and potatoes were the staple foods of the Mayans as early as three thousand years ago. Using advanced agricultural technology, the yield was higher than that of the Mayans, which perfectly solved the food problem.
The captain Xue Zhou and the leading official Pei Qian disembarked after the fleet arrived at Shahai Prefecture.
Historically, Pei Qian was an official of Cao Wei. His son was the famous geographer Pei Xiu. Due to the war at this time, his family, the Pei family in Hedong, moved to Qingzhou. Pei Qian was admitted to Taishan Academy when he was more than ten years old.
He is nearly thirty this year and is a director of the Navigation Department.
The port of Manzanillo currently only has a simple dock, which is made of wood to park ships. Dozens of wooden houses are densely built on the seaside. The Han people established a stronghold and asked the Mayans to help cut down trees.
There are now more than 200 people in this stronghold, engaged in agriculture, hunting, animal husbandry, geographical exploration, and humanistic records. There is a leader in the stronghold, equivalent to a village chief, who leads a group of people to greet them.
The village chief was about thirty years old and a guard of the Navigation Department. He was dark-skinned and experienced many vicissitudes of life. When he saw Pei Qian and Xue Zhou disembarking from the ship, he came over and saluted: "Master, Captain."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your hard work."
Pei Qian expressed condolences, looked around, and said quite relaxedly: "We have traveled through endless oceans and continents under the orders of Si Ming, and finally completed the mission and are about to return. Does Zhao Juzhang have a letter entrusted to me to send to his family?"
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Zhao Juchang said quickly: "We are all 231 together. We have already written letters and moved them to the ship. Thank you for remembering me."
"That's good."
Pei Qian smiled and nodded.
Under the leadership of Juchang Zhao, everyone entered the village.
More than 30 supply ships could not be transported in a short time, so they had to stay in this village for a few days.
Entering the village, you can see the corn fields rising tall in the distance, which is gratifying.
Zhao Juchang said proudly: "Si Ming said that the Han Dynasty is the most prosperous empire in the world, while people in other places are like savages, consuming hair and drinking blood. We have been in Shahai Prefecture for a year. We use bird droppings to fertilize the corn.
The yield of potatoes and potatoes is several times that of the locals, and the food is piling up like mountains."
Pei Qian nodded and praised: "Well done, I will report your achievements to the court. However, Si Ming's rules for interacting with locals should be kept in mind, and you should read more books written by Si Ming. Si Ming said, in the future
The Han Dynasty needs countless people. These people will be the subjects of the Han Dynasty in the future. Don’t look down on these savages. In a few decades, they will be like you and me, speaking Chinese and learning Chinese characters. Do you understand?"
Zhao Juchang hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, sir, I have always adhered to Si Ming's orders. We have been interacting with those tribesmen for more than a year, exchanging languages and teaching them writing. When their tribes are short of food, we will also provide them with food."
They eat."
"This won't work."
Pei Qian frowned: "Have you forgotten what Si Ming said? If we give them food unconditionally, they will become inert. They must integrate into the local area and lead the local area. We must make them sincerely accept us as their leader and do things in a strict manner.
Don't you understand the principle of paying attention to methods, promoting favor and fighting against favor?"
When Zhao Juchang was scolded by the superior officer, he was startled and immediately defended: "Master, we are not giving as a gift, but as an exchange."
"oh?"
Pei Qian asked: "What did you change?"
Zhao Juchang said: "It is the magic medicine of the local people. It is a kind of grass leaf that can treat external injuries and can treat internal diseases after inhalation."
"Is there such a strange thing?"
Pei Qian was surprised.
Zhao Juchang smiled and said: "If you don't believe me, please take a look."
He said and pointed not far away.
Under a wooden house, I saw a young man holding a long pole in his hand, stuffing some hay leaves into it, lighting it, and started puffing away. The expression on his face was full of enjoyment.
When Pei Qian saw this thing, although he didn't understand its specific effects, he remembered that Chen Mu once said that if you see strange items used by local people along the way, you should try to bring them back.
Because those things are often proven to be useful through local experiments, such as potatoes and corn, which were selected and planted by the Maya.
So after learning that the leaves of this grass could cure diseases, Pei Qian thought it was some kind of traditional Chinese medicine, so he said: "Get some seeds, load them on the ship, and then record the planting methods and usage methods one by one. Be sure to be detailed.
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"only!"
Zhao Juchang bowed his hands and saluted, expressing his understanding.