In March of the 23rd year of Zhang Wu, Xun You died of illness while accompanying Liu Bei on his southern tour. He was sixty-six years old.
With grief, Liu Bei sent Xun You's body back to Luoyang and was buried in Gongqing Cemetery.
While Chen Mu was still observing mourning, he also came to Luoyang to attend the funeral due to special circumstances.
That night.
In the palace outside the Luoyang Gongqing Cemetery, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Mu, Ju Shou and Xun Yu were very drunk and slept here.
The imperial cemeteries and public cemeteries established in Mang Mountain are very large, each covering an area of dozens of square kilometers.
There are different divisions between each area. The tomb areas Liu Bei chose for his courtiers are the places with the best scenery and the best terrain in the cemetery.
At the foot of the two cemeteries, palaces were also built to facilitate funerals, mourning, vigils, etc.
Those who can be buried here are all the three ministers and nine ministers of the Han Dynasty who were in the second rank or above, cabinet members, generals, princes and members of the royal family. Those who are eligible to pay funerals are the emperor, ministers and their family members.
Therefore, the palace built was also quite large. Every time a minister died of illness, in addition to thousands of honor guards and accompanying funeral personnel, there were also a large number of funeral participants to provide mourning and residence for him.
Therefore, after the death of a minister or member of the royal family of the Han Dynasty, in addition to the minister's family members, friends of the minister and people who had deep feelings for him would often stay here for a few days to keep vigil.
Xun You is also an older member of Liu Bei's group. Although he officially joined after the Dong Dynasty, they had cooperated many times before that. Xun You also served as the county magistrate of Liu Bei's subordinates, and also planned to deal with
Qiu Liju.
Although Xun You later stayed with Yuan Shaona for a period of time because of his uncle Xun He, from that time on, the two parties had established a good relationship, and they officially joined later and quickly became a core team member.
Now another member of his earliest team members has passed away, bringing Liu Bei endless sadness and sorrow.
After midnight, in the emperor's residence in the palace, Xu Chu guarded the door of the palace like an iron tower. Liu Bei woke up from his sleep in a daze and shouted unconsciously: "Liangbi, Liangbi."
Xu Chu came over and said softly: "Your Majesty."
Liu Bei opened his eyes in a daze, with tears in them. His consciousness gradually returned to his body, and then he remembered that Dian Wei had been dead for six years. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Zhongkang, I dreamed of Liangbi just now."
He Ziyi and the others."
"Your Majesty, please have your condolences."
Xu Chu made a loud sound and said angrily: "I will go and bring your Majesty a bowl of water."
"Um."
Liu Bei nodded, got up from the bed, put on a coat and slowly walked out of the palace gate.
Xu Chu came over with a bowl of water.
Liu Bei took a sip and drank it dry, feeling that the bitterness in his mouth had subsided a little. From a distance, he suddenly noticed a figure standing in the pavilion on the hillside under the moonlight in the distance.
Although the palace of Gongqing Cemetery is built at the foot of the mountain, it is also built on the slope at the foot of the mountain. From here, it is about twenty or thirty feet high from the distant horizon of Luoyang.
So standing outside the palace, you can overlook Luoyang City.
The figure had his back to the palace, standing with his hands behind his back, as if standing in a pavilion outside the palace and looking at the city in the distance.
"Is it the fourth brother?"
Liu Bei couldn't see the figure clearly, but the outline seemed familiar, so he asked Xu Chu.
Xu Chu replied: "It's the Prime Minister. He said he couldn't sleep."
"Um."
Liu Bei handed the bowl back to Xu Chu, tightened his cloak, and walked towards the pavilion.
March in Luoyang was spring, and perhaps it was the Cold Food Festival. It started to rain lightly in the middle of the night, and the spring breeze was slightly cold, causing Chen Mu's robe to flutter.
He is 56 years old this year. Although his face is not old, he looks like he is about 40 years old, but his temples are gray and his hair is getting gray. His eyes are deep and long, overlooking the city of Luoyang below the mountain.
At this time, Luoyang was brightly lit, and the streets in the city were illuminated like a city without night.
The electrical age has arrived.
The production of electricity is very simple and only requires junior high school physics knowledge. Back in ancient times, any high school student with both good character and academic performance could easily produce electricity using theoretical knowledge as long as he had certain resources and good hands-on ability.
The hard part is storage.
The storage method was jointly researched by the School of Physics and School of Chemistry of Taishan Academy in Qingzhou for more than 20 years before they finally succeeded in creating a storage battery.
Eleven years have passed since the first electric light display in Luoyang City in the twelfth year of Zhangwu.
Dahan Power Grid successfully built the first hydropower station in Luoshui. Over the past ten years, there are countless large and small telephone poles in Luoyang City. At night, the entire city turns into daylight.
This is not fantasy, this is reality.
Because in later history, Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831 AD and successfully built the world's first generator. 47 years later, in 1878, France built the world's first hydropower station, the Evolution Hydropower Station.
When Ma Jun discovered electromagnetic induction with the help of Chen Mu, it was in AD 186. At that time, electricity had already been produced through electromagnetic induction.
It's just that we have been unable to achieve technological breakthroughs due to storage problems.
Therefore, more than 20 years later, after the battery was successfully developed and the storage problem was solved, the corresponding hydropower station was born. By the end of the construction of the Luoshui Hydropower Station 7 years ago, the process from the discovery of electricity to the construction of the hydropower station took 30 years.
Relying on the knowledge that Chen Mu already possessed, he only accelerated the process by 17 years. It can be seen that the development of science is by no means achieved overnight and requires a long period of accumulation.
This also made Chen Mu feel quite emotional. In the past, he thought that with his own knowledge, Dahan's technology would develop very quickly.
But only after arriving in a world of poverty and poverty did I realize that if an agricultural civilization wants to rapidly progress into an industrial civilization, without the accumulation and help of predecessors, it is almost impossible to complete the technological overtaking in a short period of time.
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It will take another fifty years, or even hundreds of years.
But by that time, maybe his body would have turned into a pile of bones.
"Fourth brother."
While Chen Mu was sighing with emotion as he looked at the lights of the city below the mountain, a mellow voice suddenly came from behind him.
Without looking back, he knew it was his big brother Liu Bei.
"Brother."
Chen Mu turned his head and said softly: "Aren't you asleep yet?"
Liu Bei walked beside him, standing with his hands behind his hands like him, overlooking the Luoyang City below, shook his head and said: "I just dreamed of Liangbi and Ziyi."
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, and his loyalty remains to illuminate the youth of China."
Chen Mu said: "Death is inevitable, but at least while you are alive, you can do meaningful things and let future generations remember them. That is to die without regrets. At least Liangbi and Ziyi have done this."
"So is Gongda."
Liu Bei looked back at the palace, where Xun You's coffin was still placed in the lobby, and he would not be buried until tomorrow.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Brother, let's see, how is Luoyang?"
Liu Bei replied: "A sight that has never been seen before."
"Based on this alone, my eldest brother's achievements are unprecedented."
"This is all the credit of the fourth brother."
"If there is no big brother, how can I have a place to show my strength?"
"Hahaha."
Liu Bei was amused by him, pointed at him and said, "You always find ways to make me happy."
Chen Mu shook his head and said: "Since the death of Liangbizi Yi Yuanhao and others these years, my eldest brother may also feel worried."
Liu Bei said calmly: "Yes, I am also afraid of death."
"Everyone is afraid of death."
Chen Mu said: "But brother, don't forget that in the beginning, our wish was to help the Han Dynasty. Now that the Han Dynasty has been established, it is even stronger than before, so what is there to regret? Everything, everything,
There is no escape from just letting nature take its course and not forgetting your original intention.”
Compared to Liu Bei, who was afraid of death until old age, Chen Mu was actually very open-minded. Firstly, he had lived one life, and secondly, even after time travel, his life in this life was still very exciting. There was nothing he regretted, naturally.
There are no regrets.
"Let nature take its course and never forget your original intention?"
Liu Bei pondered for a moment, looked deeply to the north, and said softly: "Fourth brother, this time, you must remember to come back to Zhuojun with me."
Chen Mu said seriously: "Don't worry, brother, after observing the filial piety, we will go back to Taoyuan to visit."
People like to go back to the place they cared about most in the first place.
Liu Bei has been thinking about Taoyuan for many years, but there have been many delays over the years. Either Chen Mu went out to investigate, or Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led troops on an expedition, so he never had the chance to take a look.
This time Liu Bei went on a tour. In addition to touring the world and seeing the development of various places in the Han Dynasty over the years, there was another small reason for Liu Bei's tour, which was to go back to Taoyuan.
Maybe it's not a special place, just an ordinary manor full of peach trees.
But that was Liu Bei's best memory.
his youth.
The starting point of his life.
It was also the happiest time for him and his three brothers.
"His Majesty."
At this moment, footsteps sounded behind him.
Liu Bei and Chen Mu turned around and saw Ju Shou and Xun Yu standing there.
Neither of them slept, either because they couldn't sleep or because they fell asleep and woke up like Liu Bei.
"Sit down and watch."
Liu Bei invited them to sit down together.
The night is already deep.
The spring breeze gently blew the hills, and the green grass swayed with the wind.
Four old men, all over fifty, were sitting in the pavilion, blowing in the wind, and looking at the city below the mountain.
This is a world created by them.
No matter what it will become in the future, at least for now, Dahan is at its peak and thriving!
In early April, Liu Bei set off south again, and Chen Mu also returned to Qingzhou to continue his filial piety.
Xun You's death is a loss to the country, but no one can live forever. People can't just stay in memories. They have to look forward to everything.
So after paying tribute to Xun You and making all funeral arrangements, Liu Bei continued his tour of the entire Han Dynasty.
As the junior minister of the cabinet, Xun You also entered the Taoyuan Palace after his death, and was given the posthumous title of "Jinghou".
The founding heroes have walked almost a third of the way, but the big man cannot stop and must continue to roll forward like a wheel.
In May of the 23rd year of Zhang Wu, Liu Bei's first stop was to Xiangyang, the southern capital.
The reason why he walked for a month was because he inspected many places along the way, such as the coal mines in Pingdingshan and many steel plants in Henan, and learned about some of the steel production and other conditions in Dahan today.
After arriving in Xiangyang, he inspected the water transportation situation in Jingzhou. At present, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal leads to Sichuan and Shu in the west and Guangzhou in the south. Except for Guanzhong and Sichuan and Shu, which cannot be directly connected, it serves as the transportation hub for the entire southern shipping. At this time, the Hankou area, that is,
Wuhan in later generations also developed rapidly.
Because ships from Sichuan and Shu will not go to Xiangyang, they will either go south to Guangzhou or east to Yangzhou. Only when going north will they pass through Xiangyang. Therefore, Hankou has become the intersection of the three parties, and its geographical location is more important than Xiangyang.
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Therefore, after realizing this, Liu Bei discussed with several ministers who followed him and believed that this place was more suitable for the development of Jingzhou, so he decided to transfer the seat of Jingzhou to Hankou to promote the development of Hankou.
This decision is undoubtedly a weather vane, which means that in the near future, Xiangyang will lose its status as the southern capital and be replaced by Hankou.
Although the locals in Xiangyang may not be willing, there is nothing they can do about it.
The development of a region requires its location advantages. Compared with a village in Gansu in later generations, or even a fishing village called Shenzhen in Guangzhou, there is no comparison.
Everyone is a village. Shenzhen will only need 30 years to become a modern metropolis, while the villages in Gansu may not develop in 300 years.
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The matter of moving the Jingzhou administrative seat to Hankou was decided quickly. The Han Dynasty moved administrative offices very frequently, so it was not a big news.
However, the major aristocratic families in Jingzhou, who have a keen sense of smell, have also begun to move to Hankou one after another to occupy the territory first.
With the development of the industrial age, rural fields became less and less important, and the enthusiasm of powerful families for the fields gradually dissipated, replaced by factories and the commodity economy.
Strictly speaking, all powerful families in the Han Dynasty can be regarded as merchants. They were grain merchants before. They often owned a large number of fields and tenants, and basically sold the grain they received. For example, the Mi family in Xuzhou and the Zhen family in Jizhou were like this.
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However, emerging industries have replaced traditional agricultural trade, and agricultural products are becoming less and less valuable. If the family wants to develop and continue, it must transform.
Among them, there are a large number of laggards, who eventually transformed from the powerful aristocratic families into the down-and-out nobles. Apart from the great reputations of their ancestors, they are completely incomparable with the emerging nobles who made their fortunes in factories and trade.
Some are like the old aristocrats after the British Industrial Revolution who held titles of nobility and a castle that cost a huge amount of money to repair. Apart from their aristocratic status, after the arrival of the new era, they basically sat on their hands and had no future.
The same is true now.
This is the inevitable development of the times. When, except for urban land, rural fields no longer become wealth, landlords and manor owners will become the first victims.
Liu Bei stayed in Jingzhou for almost three months. He was a fact-based monarch, so he did not just go to one place to look at the scenery and then leave. Instead, he would solve local affairs and consider local development.
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In the past, it was Chen Mu who did the work, but after staying with Chen Mu for a long time, some basic concepts and ideas of governing the country have also been improved. In addition, there are a lot of counselors around him to help and plan, no matter what, it will not be any worse.
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This includes moving the Jingzhou administrative office to Hankou, instructing Jingzhou officials to ensure development and build docks and warehouses, as well as a large number of labor issues. All dock porters must be paid enough when hired by shipping companies, and arrears are strictly prohibited.
Wage or the act of not paying wages.
Moreover, Liu Bei still clarified the division of responsibilities and the system. Once any behavior of labor oppression is discovered, not only the company involved will face liquidation. Even the relevant officials cannot escape the involvement. It can be said that he attaches great importance to the living conditions of the bottom workers.
These things were not realized by himself, but were the result of what Chen Mu often instilled in him. Therefore, Liu Bei also hated the oppressors and exploiters, and the street lights built in Luoyang City were prepared for them.
In August, Liu Bei solved many problems and inspected many places before leaving Jingzhou and taking a boat trip to Sichuan to see the development of Sichuan.
What he didn't expect was that there were many problems in various places and he encountered many difficult situations.
So the southern tour alone took two years.
It was not until the twenty-fifth year of Zhang Wu that Liu Bei returned from Jiaozhi and went to Guanzhong for inspection. This was something that he had never thought of.