Chapter 435 Two Longitudinal Artery Project
After establishing the status of the Northern New Port, the construction plan of the supporting official roads must be put on the agenda. It includes the earliest plan of the coastal province to the North Sea official road. That is, the Sea of Japan in later generations, which did not have the name of Japan in this era, and Japan's influence was not that great.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty naturally named its own sea area ‘Beihai’.
According to the plan, the starting point of this official road around the North Sea is Vladivostok and the end point is Hanyang City in the Jiangnan Province. During this period, it will also be connected to the Xingang of Jilin Province and Jizhou Port of Liaoning Province. Four provinces will benefit from it.
If this can drive the development of the North Sea coast, it will also be a great help to the Ming court.
The plan that everyone shared with this benefit was almost completely hindered. It also received strong support from the Jiangnan Province, Jilin Province and Liaoning Province! They also wanted to make the local development better and better and accept more immigrants.
Even if it is a competitive province with Vladivostok, it is also popular. The reason why I was unwilling to build a connected official road was, firstly, it was a competitive relationship, and secondly, it required a lot of manpower and material resources.
If it is not included in the court's plan, this kind of road construction plan must be responsible for it in the local area.
But now, with the proposal of the Northern Pearl Plan in Vladivostok, the court must provide money and food support. At this time, there is naturally no need to object to the Jilin Province.
In addition to developing good transportation conditions, the introduction of workshops is also necessary. The reason why Dalian Port has developed so fast is that when the local government was in the early stage of the construction of the port, the imperial court moved to a large number of workshops.
Although new workshops are mostly established in the form of opening branches, they are produced in the end. It is quite convenient for merchants to buy them. After this, more workshops and business banks have been opened, resulting in an increasingly active local business atmosphere.
Vladivostok is similar to Dalian Port at the time, and it is also poor and has no workshop to produce clothes and bedding. In the words of later generations, it is a very pure rural area. Although there are fishing boats, the frequency is very low. It would be nice to have fifty merchant ships docked in a year.
The court must change the status quo!
Therefore, it is certain to introduce certain official workshops. For example, to give full play to the advantages of Linhai, vigorously develop the fishing industry and canned seafood production and processing workshops. There is also another nickname in Beihai, which is the Whale Sea. However, there is a large number of whales in this sea area. Because the fishing industry is very underdeveloped in this era, whales are not prepared for humans.
It should be noted that whales are actually full of treasures. Not to mention the meat on their bodies, they can be marinated and canned, and the fat can also be refined and used as raw materials, soap, etc. There is great potential for developing seafood processing workshops mainly for whales in Vladivostok.
In addition, the Binhai Province not only has Sakhalin Island, but also some territories in the northern part of Honshu Island. Although the Ming Dynasty has not sent a large number of people to the local area for immigration, after the end of the Battle of Japan, it has been classified as the Binhai Province on the map.
The development of Vladivostok can also accelerate the development of the local shipping industry and promote regular exchanges with Sakhalin and Hokkien Island in order to accelerate immigration to these two islands.
Since the Northern Pearl Plan in Vladivostok has a large radiation area and has far-reaching impact, Zhou Shao spent more time on his introduction.
After detailed description, the fourth article is the official road overhaul plan of the "two verticals".
Taking the Beijing-Da Line, which has been completed and upgraded to cement roads as the backbone, two vertical lines from Liaoyang to Hanyang and Shangjing to Manzhouli will be built.
Among them, the distance from Liaoyang to Hanyang is not far. In addition to the mountain range between Liaoyang and Baozhou, it is difficult to build. There are large areas of flat land between Baozhou and Hanyang.
In addition, in the old year, the war in Goryeo took advantage of the fact that many relocated Goryeo people were allowed to repair the route northward along the route, and the official road that could basically be walked has been leveled. As long as cement is laid, it will become the second major transportation artery as famous as the Beijing-Da Line.
This is beneficial to strengthening ties with Jiangnan provinces and communicating with Kyushu Island and even Fusang. Moreover, the local area is still at the back of the Ming Dynasty's territory. Apart from the threats from the sea, there are almost no enemies on land.
If one day faces the strong attack of the Khan Court, the Jiangnan Province will also become an important retreat for the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why Ulutus moved Goryeo impatiently shortly after he took over it was to ensure the Ming Dynasty's absolute control over the local area.
As for the official road from Shangjing to Manzhouli, which is referred to as the "Beijing-Man Line", the distance is much longer than the "Shuangyang Line". It is also more difficult to build than the "Beijing-Man Line". Because it is necessary to cross the Daxinganling Mountains, which are widely spread in the forests.
Although there are ready-made old roads that can be used, their traffic conditions are really poor. Moreover, many sections of road are too narrow, which undoubtedly greatly reduces the traffic efficiency.
However, the importance of this official road is even higher than that of the "double positive line".
Because Hailar Province is close to the front line of the Khan Court. Once there is danger, the rescue will not be enough, then the entire province will only fall into the hands of the Khan Court. The large number of herders living there who fled from the Khan Court will only fall into the nightmare that they want to escape the most.
Ulutus arranged these fleeing herd slaves nearby in Hailar Province. In addition to taking care of their grazing habits, he planned to take advantage of their fear and hatred for the Khanate to become the most loyal sharp knife for the Ming Dynasty's cavalry to resist the Khanate.
It is said that from checking to extravagance, but from extravagance to frugality, it is difficult to get from extravagance to frugality. After enjoying the days when I was born in Ming Dynasty, I must not want to return to the Khan Court as if I were not allowed to live or die, and I often live in a hungry and slave life.
When facing the Khanate cavalry, in order to protect everything, unimaginable blood will surely erupt.
But relying on these herdsmen alone is not enough. In addition to the army, the transportation conditions must be kept up. There are actually two land connections between Liaodong and Hailar Province in the Ming Dynasty. One is the mountain road from the former Ulutus to Liaodong, and the other is the part of the northern part of Liaoning Province and the southern part of Hailar Province.
The second passage is close to the Khan Court, and horse bandits often appear, and the desert and Gobi are close to the desert and Gobi in the middle. The wind and sand are very windy and sandy in the Spring and Autumn Period. Although the terrain is much smoother, it is still very difficult to pass. The merchants in the Ming Dynasty chose a relatively safe mountain road.
Chapter completed!