"This vast land of Han Dynasty is really an undeveloped virgin land."
In June of the seventh year of Zhangwu's reign, Chen Mu was filled with emotion when he looked at the latest report from Pingcheng that Lu Yi had dug up iron ore and coal mines in his hand, at the Yuntai Palace in Luoyang.
Ever since Zhuge Liang dug up oil at the beginning of the year, there has been an endless stream of reports of new minerals being dug up.
First, Zhuge Liang dug oil in Ruyang in the first month, then Xu Shu dug gold mines in Moling in February, and then Chen Qun, the magistrate of Ye County, dug iron mines in the western suburbs of Ye City at the end of April.
By mid-May, another coal mine was excavated in the section of the Kunyang area that connects the Ru River to the Feishui River. Coupled with the news about the Pingcheng coal mine and the iron mine that Lu Yi reported to him this month, it seemed that the entire Dahan Project was connected with all kinds of minerals.
It’s endless.
However, this is reasonable. There are countless unexplored mineral resources in the Han Dynasty, unlike later generations who have basically identified various mineral resources after two thousand years.
Secondly, these places are indeed rich in mineral resources. For example, Kunyang is located in the Pingdingshan area in later generations. It has countless coal resources and is one of the famous media production areas in China.
Shangshui also produces oil. Zijin Mountain in Nanjing was originally a large mine of gold and copper. As for the iron ore dug by Chen Qun in Yecheng, not to mention the later Wu'an Iron and Steel Group.
Including Chen Mu's concept of digging and designing the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it was actually secretly mixed with private goods, which were aimed at these mineral resource points.
Of course he knows where the famous coal mines in China are. Just listening to Guo Degang's cross talk, he knows that Mr. Yu sold coal from Datong, Shanxi to Pingdingshan, Henan, and lost all his money.
The construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is generally not very different from the canal ideas during the Sui Dynasty, but in the future, steamships with larger loads should be used to navigate the river.
Therefore, there must be coal, steel and grain production areas along the line. Coal mines can not only provide power for steam engines, but also transport them.
For example, Pingdingshan produces media and Wu'an produces iron ore, so ships can sail back and forth between these two places and start industrial steelmaking in Wu'an.
At the same time, Inner Mongolia in the north, which has now been renamed Yuanzhou, and the Western Region Governor's Department, should be the production areas of wool and cotton in the future.
Cotton and wool from Xiliang were transported to Guanzhong, which would vigorously develop the textile industry. Similarly, coking coal and wool were transported from Yuanzhou and Datong, which was called Pingcheng at this time, to Zhuojun, the northern capital, to develop the steel industry in Tangshan.
These were already planned by Chen Mu, which is why although the canal route is generally similar to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in later generations, there are still some differences.
Chen Mu also gave instructions on the minerals dug in various places. The oil in Ruyang was left alone for the time being. The minerals in Moling, Pingcheng, and Yecheng were immediately dispatched by experts from the Institute of Geology to investigate.
Although there is no modern professional exploration equipment, both ancient geologists and Mr. Li Siguang, the founder of geology in the early years of the founding of my country, were able to use some relatively primitive methods to detect minerals.
This year is the seventh year of Zhangwu. Rubber trees have been planted on Luzon Island for three years. After Jiaozhou was recovered, Hainan Island also began to plant rubber. A large amount of rubber has been sent to Qingzhou one after another.
At present, the main transportation still relies on ships. The sea-going ships in Qingzhou are all large ships of 2,000 tons. However, the typhoons along the southeastern coast every summer are severe, which greatly affects the transportation capacity of the fleet.
Therefore, Chen Mu could only ask the Qingzhou Institute of Chemistry and the School of Physics to make full use of the limited rubber. If they were doing research on chemical materials, they would do research, and if they were testing the performance of steam engines, they would be testing performance.
The next step is to manufacture steam mixers, initially building cement plants in Linzi and Luoyang. The previous cement was mixed manually, which was not very efficient.
With the advent of steam engines, the efficiency of cement will be much higher, and cement roads can be built.
Of course, it is not a high-quality cement road, but a very poor quality cement road with no steel bars inside. It can only be used by horse-drawn carriages and bicycles. It will not be built on a large scale and will only be built on important road sections.
For example, there is a road between the city and the port and the palace to Mang Mountain in the north.
That is where the Eastern Han Dynasty emperor's mausoleum is located.
According to the custom at the time, Liu Bei had to go to the northern or western suburbs every year to offer sacrifices and pray to the gods and previous emperors, so he had to practice it.
The industrial revolution has not yet begun, but the development direction and construction are already in full swing, and the future is full of light.
After Chen Mu gave instructions to Lu Yi, he wrote to the new Yuanzhou Mu Shiyi, asking him to properly resettle the Xianbei tribes and Xiongnu tribes in the central part of the country who had surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and to start herding sheep on a large scale as soon as possible, and to raise them scientifically.
, achieve a sustainable development path.
It is worth mentioning that after Lu Bu surrendered, his family all moved to Luoyang. He was appointed General Pingbei, with the rank of lieutenant general, and was led by General Zhang Liao. He has now defeated Xianbei in the central part of the country and fled in embarrassment.
As for the Xianbei chanyus such as Kebineng, Bu Dugen, Xie Guini, etc. who originally attacked Cao Wei in history, they are now serving as officials in the Han Dynasty, surrendering to others, and surrendering to others.
For example, because Kirby Neng followed the former Huhu Wuhuan Zhonglang General, the current Youzhou Mu Xianyu made great contributions, soared up the ranks, and has become the major general of the Yuyang Military Region.
Bu Dugen was defeated and surrendered, and Xie Guini chose to surrender.
In addition, Yan Rou became the governor of Yuyang, and she and Kebi could both be in charge of the army and the other in charge of internal affairs, so they complemented each other.
Sun Zan, the original shepherd of Youzhou, really couldn't bear the lack of military power as a shepherd of Youzhou, so he asked Liu Bei to resign, hoping to continue to lead troops to fight.
Now after Chen Mu reformed the official system, the power of the state pastors and prefects was greatly reduced. They only had the power to govern the local area and did not have complete military power, financial power, and personnel appointment and dismissal power.
Major local affairs must also be implemented after consultation with other state leaders such as the Prefectural Mu Cheng, Prefectural Mu Shi, Prefectural Mu Zuo, and Prefectural Mu Yu.
If the leadership team of the state capital is relatively united and works hard together, the planning of the state capital will be very efficient.
However, once there is no internal unity and some people have different opinions, constraints will be created. Troops cannot be deployed, funds cannot be allocated, appointments and dismissals cannot be used, which will make governance difficult and hinder everything.
Gongsun Zan's ability to govern local areas was average, or his governance methods were very simple and crude, with no rules at all.
In addition, he is a problem left over from history. He was appointed by Liu Yu as Youzhou Mu before. Liu Bei has been difficult to replace him due to human feelings, and Xian Yufu has a normal relationship with him, so it is difficult for the two to work together.
Therefore, it is actually very difficult for Gongsun Zan to be qualified as the shepherd of Youzhou.
Liu Bei and Chen Mu also had headaches before, so it was not easy to touch him directly, so it would be best for him to take the initiative now.
But how to place him is another problem. After all, he is an old brother of Liu Bei for many years, and he has peacefully joined. According to his qualifications and level, if he is promoted again, he will definitely be the deputy state level of the third official level, which is difficult to place.
In the end, Chen Mu solved this problem. He established the Southeast Military Region in Yangzhou, the Northeast Military Region in Liaozhou, the Southwest Military Region in Shuzhou, and the Northwest Military Region in Guanzhong.
There are a total of four military regions, each led by four generals. Each military region has a number of senior generals, lieutenant generals and major generals.
In addition to the four major military regions, each state and county in the interior should have a small military region. The military region levels range from captain to major general. Each state should have a major general or lieutenant general region, which is under the direct jurisdiction of the central government.
The rank of major general is the fifth rank, city hall level, and the rank corresponds to the county-level officer. The local ranking is after the fourth-rank prefect and the fifth-rank county magistrate, and is the same as the fifth-rank governor history, the princess register and the county commander.
The level is the same.
The rank of lieutenant general is the third rank, a high-ranking official. The rank is the same as that of the governor of the state. The local ranking is after the second rank Zhou Mu and the second rank Zhou Mu Cheng. It is the same as the third rank Zhou Mu Shi, Zhou Mu Zuo and Zhou Mu Yu.
, commanding the troops and horses of all counties in the jurisdiction.
The general is the second rank, equivalent to the nine ministers. He is a high-ranking official and is the actual person in charge of the four major military regions. He can mobilize all the troops and horses in the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction.
The general is from the first rank, equivalent to the third prince, deputy national level, and the commander-in-chief in wartime.
Gongsun Zan was originally from the second rank Youzhou Mu, and his rank was very high. With his ability, he was definitely not qualified to do the work of the three ministers and nine ministers, so he could only be transferred to the military system.
If he were to be a general, based on his qualifications, no one among the nine tiger generals could match him.
Not to mention that before the attack on Dong, he had already served as a general, defeated the Yellow Turbans, attacked Wuhuan, and fought against Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju.
When it comes to fighting against Dong alone, he was one of the eighteen princes, and he was on an equal footing with Liu Bei. Liu Bei's many generals had no way to compare with him.
What's more, when they later attacked Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were still the main forces attacking Yuan Shao from the south and the north.
So I can only be promoted to general.
The final result was the establishment of the Northeast Military Region, serving as the general of Fujun, guarding the Northeast, administering Liaozhou, Youzhou, and the Sanhan Peninsula that has not yet been fully incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty, and governor of the Northeast Military.
At present, the Han court is like a plate of living water, with frequent personnel movements. The transfer of officials from various places has basically been completed. The entire Han Dynasty has become active because of the canal.
Not to mention the places where the canal circulates, people from all over the country are actively signing up in order to make money. Even in places that are not where the canal circulates, as long as they are close, the government will organize people to go to the canal collectively during their leisure time or when they have saved enough food.
work to earn a living.
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has now become a major national project, mobilizing nearly three million young and middle-aged people to participate. The direct economy has reached hundreds of billions of dollars, and the indirect economy has reached trillions of dollars. The whole country is in full swing.
Moreover, compared with the construction of the Great Wall by Emperor Qin Shihuang and the construction of canals by Emperor Yang of Sui, it was a waste of money and people. Since the Han Dynasty had overseas mines and original minerals as its basic base, it used money to hire people, and the enthusiasm it mobilized was much higher than letting people work in vain.
I am a little tired, but there is hope in life.
Chen Mu looked at the reports about the canal coming from various places. Most of them were good news, not much bad news. Occasionally there were quality problems, such as collapses or some accidents, but they were not major problems. The problem of corruption did not appear.
As a new regime, it was unprecedented in history that the country's finances were so abundant. Thanks to Chen Mu's foresight, there were no less than a hundred ore transport ships traveling between Qingzhou and Japan every day, making the country extremely wealthy.
Therefore, if a huge amount of money is spent, coupled with granary reserves, we can carry out infrastructure construction.
In addition to these reports, there are many other interesting reports, such as in large-scale construction projects, as the food problem is solved, social development begins its journey of progress.
Various ideological, artistic, and literary works gradually appeared, enriching people's lives.
Newspapers appeared in Qingzhou more than ten years ago. With the unification of the country, newspapers have been published all over the country in recent years.
There are official newspapers and private newspapers, and there are even newspapers within state-owned enterprises.
The latest big news is of course the construction progress of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the situation of people's livelihood in various places.
There are also many other tabloids.
Fu was the main literary carrier during the Han Dynasty, while poetry became popular in the late Han Dynasty.
In recent years, Chen Mu has promoted punctuation and pinyin in Qingzhou. The number of educated people in Qingzhou has increased significantly, and Taishan Academy has also become the forefront of literature and art.
For example, students from the School of Chemistry used flax oil and pigments to make dyes that are not easy to fade. Paintings on linen or paper can be preserved for a long time. Therefore, oil paintings have gradually developed in recent years.
Ink painting was an art medium that appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and only became popular in the Western Jin Dynasty. There were oil paintings and ink paintings. Various painting schools emerged one after another, and there were so many painters at that time.
There are also those who write poems, articles, songs, and all kinds of literary works as well as calligraphy and painting works in an endless stream, making a hundred schools of thought contend and a hundred flowers of culture and art flourish.
In addition to these, medical chemistry and physics have made progress to varying degrees, and the purification of penicillin has been further successful, and it will soon be completely prepared.
With Chen Mu's reminder and help, the School of Physics successfully invented the law of universal gravitation, once again making further contributions to mechanics.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The School of Chemistry has started sorting the periodic table of elements. With the help of microscopes, they have discovered more than 30 elements and named them one by one, further advancing Dahan's chemistry career.
One floor.
When a country or a nation has a future direction.
When mathematical chemistry no longer needs to fumble forward.
When astronomy and geography had a guiding ideology.
Some people point the way for them, some people pave the way for them, and some people give them the time of enlightenment.
Then this country is like embarking on a high-speed train, and any achievement is a leap forward like overtaking others in a curve.
Far more than later generations, it took four to five hundred years from the 16th century to the 21st century to perfect the mathematical, physical and chemical theory.
certainly.
Now is just the beginning.
It will be impossible to achieve overtaking in a corner in just a few years.
All complex mathematical, physical and chemical theories require constant experimentation, thinking, and learning, rather than making progress for hundreds of years with just a few clicks.
But at least they will avoid many detours.
Perhaps the road that took the West four to five hundred years to complete in later generations now only takes two to three hundred years for the Han Dynasty.
This is enough.
Putting down the official document in his hand, Chen Mu thought for a while and gave another instruction.
He is on duty today. He has not been to any local inspections recently. He has too many national affairs to deal with every day and is very busy.
He is not the only one in Yuntai Palace, there are also a large number of third-class councilors on duty, who can be regarded as cabinet secretaries.
They are all outstanding county-level officials from various places in recent years. Their selection to the cabinet is enough to prove their extraordinary abilities.
In fact, the operation of the entire Yuntai Palace is of course not just one cabinet elder, but is maintained by dozens of third-class admonishment ministers, more than a dozen second-class counselor doctors, and hundreds of low-level cabinet civil servants.
In addition, there are Shangshutai, Xuanshi Hall and Yuntai Hall, with a total of thousands of civil servants responsible for running, classifying, giving advice, and handling government affairs throughout the world.
The cabinet is only responsible for the direction of major national affairs, and other powers such as education, finance, water conservancy, criminal proceedings, supervision, diplomacy, clan, household registration, construction, etc. belong to the Sangong and Jiuqing.
The military is also composed of four generals and nine tiger generals, so the cabinet has much fewer things to be responsible for, which reduces a lot of burdens.
So now the handling of major national affairs is not as cumbersome and complicated as before, with all kinds of messy things piled together.
Classification has such advantages.
Chen Mu had finished his business for the day, stretched out, and looked at the sky outside. It was the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the weather was relatively hot.
Suddenly, someone hurried in from outside Yuntai Hall, and a regular attendant said loudly: "Your Majesty is here."
Immediately, all the civil servants stood up and looked at the door.
Chen Mu also stood up.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both walked in wearing regular clothes. When they saw Chen Mu walking over, they laughed and said, "Quick, fourth brother, let's go!"
"where to?"
Chen Mu was confused. Liu Bei was the emperor and had many things to deal with.
Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have stopped fighting, they still have many reports to read on military matters.
Therefore, the four brothers often have to wait until the evening after get off work to get together.
It's still working hours, how can you fish?
"Qingzhou sent some new things over, let's go try them out."
Liu Bei took him and went outside.
"Did you get something new?"
Chen Mu smiled and said: "They have indeed created a lot of good things in the past two years. You should definitely go and see them."
"Oh, it's very annoying. After the world is settled, we have nothing to do."
Zhang Fei yelled: "I can only hope that Qingzhou will send something new every day, let me see if there are any new tricks."
"You."
When Liu Bei saw him, he frowned and said, "Hurry up and find me a sister-in-law, otherwise I won't be as good looking as you."
"Look for it, look for it now."
Zhang Fei shrank his neck while talking perfunctorily.
The eldest brother, the second brother and the fourth brother all had children in groups, but he was the only one who was single and was often scolded by Liu Bei.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Guan Yu and Chen Mu both laughed.
Everyone left Yuntai Hall and came all the way to Beigong.
The North Palace has not been repaired over the years and has now become a huge square.
The original dilapidated palaces were demolished, leaving a few intact palaces intact, and now some sports grounds have been built.
For example, football fields and basketball courts, after the advent of rubber, they were sewn with genuine cow leather, and the rubber was used to make a spherical liner inside, and then the liner was inflated, so it would have good elasticity.
Build football fields and basketball courts on cement floors and grass to engage in sports.
When Chen Mu proposed to use these sports to exercise the physical strength of the entire army and enhance the competitive spirit, Liu Bei received strong support and tried it himself. He believed that these sports were very promising and would organize sports meets and competitions in the future.
After arriving at Beigong, four bicycles were parked outside Xuanwu Gate.
Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Yes, with rubber, this thing can finally be produced."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "This was invented by my fourth brother. It's really good. I'll give it a try today."
"Your Majesty, this is a gift from Qingzhou Optical Workshop. It is made of black crystal and can block the sun's rays."
At this moment, Wang Zhi came over with a box, opened it and saw four pairs of sunglasses.
Nowadays, when new things are built in Qingzhou, they are usually built four by four. After the bicycle is produced, four are made first, and four pairs of sunglasses are also made.
Good things must be given to the four brothers Liu Guan, Zhang and Chen first. Even the Third Duke and the Prince Liu Feng will not get a share. This is the consensus of all Han officials.
Liu Bei took the sunglasses and tried them on. Looking directly at the sun, it suddenly became less dazzling. He nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, good stuff."
"Brother, try it quickly."
Zhang Fei also wore sunglasses and got on the bicycle impatiently.
All four of us got on the horse, because they had experience in horseback riding. Although they were not used to it at first, they quickly mastered the technique.
Chen Mu was the first to adapt. He had not ridden a bicycle for more than 40 years. The last time he rode a bicycle was when he was in junior high school in front of the time travel. However, this thing is not difficult in the first place, and he was riding very fast after a while.
Wearing sunglasses and riding a bicycle, he is now the most handsome boy among all the big men.
It's a leisurely time.
Suddenly, a loud laugh came from behind him. Zhang Fei stepped on his feet like hot wheels, triumphantly surpassing Chen Mu, and laughed loudly: "Fourth brother, I am faster than you!"
"Fourth brother, although you learned it first, your speed is too slow."
Guan Yu also quickly surpassed him.
Liu Bei followed him, and he also laughed and said: "Second brother, third brother and fourth brother, do you still remember the horse racing competition we had in Jizhou that year?"
"Remember."
The three of them shouted at the same time.
"Come again?"
"Come again!"
"Brothers, ride on!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
The four brothers, who were all in their forties, laughed one after another and rode their bicycles along the cement floor of Beigong at a speed of twenty yards to the gate of Beigong.
In the evening, the sun sets over the mountain. Under the sunlight, their backs are very long. They chase each other, as if they are their lost youth in front of them.