Chapter 561: The predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoy the shade
Zhiyao proposed the oath of alliance to give a guarantee to the wise families, and at the same time to divide and win over the various families in the country.
Not every family has the size of the Han family. More families may have ambitions, but for those smaller families, their ambitions are still far from threatening the Zhi family.
Zhiyao also knows one thing: no reform can be carried out too hard. Even if the reform is a good thing, it will definitely harm the interests of some people. The more excessive it is, the more likely it will be counterattacked.
The Confucian saying "Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes" is very true. You need to have enough patience to plan. The bigger the matter, the less eager you are to be too hasty.
Facts have also proved that the more noisy reforms, they basically end in a vigorous way, rarely seeing results, and more often ending in tragedy.
Now, Hu You's willingness to say those words to Zhi Xiao is actually showing his feelings.
Mrs. Hu is very satisfied that Zhiyao can come up with the enfeoffment strategy. It will not become an obstacle when Zhiyao completes "One World", but will only become a helper in exchange for credit and accumulate chips for the longer term.
This is good news for Zhiyao. Even if the Han family wants to do anything, they have lost a good ally. This will ensure the internal stability of the original country to the greatest extent.
If the Hu family and the vast majority of families accept the oath with Zhiyao, the existence of a few families with objections will not be an obstacle. On the contrary, these second-generation families with objections in their hearts can only show more cooperation when the overall situation has been decided.
In exchange, Zhiyao would find it difficult to find a reason to settle the score.
Many senior officials of the Yuan Kingdom, including Zhiyao, stayed in "Xinzheng" without moving their positions, but the assembled Chu army made no move.
The Chu army's lack of action is not a good thing for the Yuan Kingdom.
"The Chu armies of various ministries are constantly training, and as time goes by, their combat effectiveness will definitely increase." Sima Ranju first expressed his worries, and then suggested: "Your Majesty, I personally think that we should give temptations, or force the Chu army to go north as soon as possible."
Sun Wu immediately echoed: "I also think that the state of Chu should be forced and not allowed to practice in peace."
Why did they stop at "Xinzheng"? Isn't it just to put pressure on the Chu State and at the same time frighten the Zheng District, the Song District and the Chu District that had just been occupied by the Chu State.
Seeing that the pressure on Chu State is still not enough? Zhiyao is going to take new actions to force Chu State.
Zhiyao looked at Cheng Shuo and said, "Zhong Sima, would you like to be a 'general' and lead the army to attack the old territory of Yue?"
Cheng Shuo did not hesitate and responded with a sonorous salute: "I am willing to go!"
Zhiyao nodded and said: "I will give you two more 'divisions' to go with you to the Wu territory. 'General' four 'armies' and two 'divisions', and we must capture the Yue territory."
Cheng Shuo responded loudly again: "No!"
The Yuan army and the Chu army have been fighting in the land of Wu and Yue for nearly two years. However, the armies of both sides have done more to annihilate the local Wu or Yue people who resisted. The scale of fighting between them is not large.
Most of the Yuan Kingdom generals who were there before were newly promoted nobles, and there were also some children of old nobles. Under the remote control of the central government, there was no shogunate to oversee various affairs in the war zone.
Once Cheng Shuo leaves, the local shogunate will be established. There is no need to report everything to the central government and only need to obtain the central government's approval before taking action.
Two days later, Cheng Shuo left Zheng Di with two "divisions" of troops. He first entered Song Di and headed east along the Suishui River. He arrived at the Surabaya line and then went to the canal opened by Fu Chai and finished by Gou Jian.
This area is currently called "Huaiyi". The name is the general name of the tribes in the Dongyi system. It was originally the name of an alliance of tribal forces and later became a place name.
This was done during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so much so that the names of some of the lost countries could be found from many place names. This was the case for the "Yuan" land, "Wen" land, "Jia" land, etc. of the Jin Dynasty.
"Come aboard!"
Since it is a canal, and it was originally dug to transport troops and ensure logistics transportation, it is definitely suitable for providing the army with rapid march by water.
A large number of soldiers began to board the ship under the order, and Cheng Shuo had already boarded the ship and was waiting.
This canal was named "Hangou" and later changed its name to Hanjiang. It started from a city called "Han" in the south and ended at the modern Qingjiang City in the north.
The canal named "Hangou" was built and dug by Fu Chai, and it continued to be used in the Han Dynasty. It was blocked until the Five Hu Dynasty when it was blocked. Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty reopened it, and was continued to be used by the Li and Tang Dynasties.
The country was blocked again, and it continued to improve during the Zhao, Song and Mongolian Yuan periods, and was most prosperous during the Zhu Ming and "I Qing" periods.
Therefore, Hangou can actually explain everything when it witnesses history. It cannot be used without maintenance during wars. Once there is continuous maintenance, it can become a help for the dynasty.
Many man-made canals are like this. They have not only witnessed the rise and fall of history, but are also one of the treasures of Chinese civilization.
After the original country occupied and established control, since the canal had just been built, it did not need to spend too much manpower and material resources on maintenance. Instead, many shipbuilding workshops were built at the starting point and end point of the canal.
Cheng Shuo led his army over this time, and the ships he took were divided into two categories. Some were captured "wing" ships, and the other were flat-bottomed "lou" ships built by the original country.
It's true that the large ship cannot be used for sea navigation, but it is the best troop transport ship on inland rivers, and can also be used in inland water warfare.
A 2,000-ton (five-ton) building ship can carry up to 3,000 soldiers at a time. However, it does not want to be too crowded and increase the risk, so it usually only carries about 2,000 soldiers at a time.
Among the "wing" ships of the Wu, Chu, and Yue systems, the largest ship can only carry about a hundred soldiers, and it really can't accommodate any more.
The two "divisions" brought by Cheng Shuo only require seven or eight large ships to load, and the remaining supplies may require two large ships.
Local officials prepared a total of six ships, two of which were used to transport grain and equipment, and only four were used to carry soldiers, so that the five building ships were matched with hundreds of large and small "wing" ships.
They formed a huge fleet and headed south.
"The original country has sent reinforcements again?"
"Hurry and look for the flag, be sure to know who is coming."
"It's the Cheng family. The Cheng family is a noble family of the original country. Showing the 'general' flag means that the military of the original country shows the 'general' flag to be a general."
"Wu Diyuan's army has a shogunate, send someone back quickly to report!"
The total length of this "Hangou" is more than 170 kilometers. The Chu State and the Yuan State have been fighting in the land of Wu and Yue for two years. How could the Chu State not bury spies in the "Hangou"?
The Chu State regarded the Yuan State as its formidable enemy. They must try their best to find out the power structure of the Yuan State. They knew very well the difference between whether the Yuan Army in a region established a shogunate or not.
The original army in a certain place did not have a shogunate, which meant that the local area did not establish a command team to oversee the overall situation, which meant that it was unable to conduct large-scale battles. With a shogunate, it was completely different.
Now that a general named Cheng has come to form the shogunate, it is clear that the original army will make big moves next. After getting a glimpse of this information, the Chu State's Xizuo will definitely send the news back to the country as quickly as possible, so that the Chu State's monarchs and ministers can take action as soon as possible. Good relevant preparations.
The original historical version did not pay attention to intelligence until the Warring States Period, and each of them deployed spies or arranged detailed operations to spy on intelligence.
In this version of history in the book, Zhiyao simply annexed them without giving the countries much time to adapt.
As one of the only remaining big countries, Chu State needs to adapt quickly.
The most interesting thing is that the biggest enemy of the Chu State is the Yuan State, but the kings and ministers of the Chu State are imitating the Yuan State in various ways.
This situation is easy to understand. You already have a role model in front of you, and you clearly know what is right to do, and you can avoid a lot of detours in learning. Why do you have to play with your personality?
The Yuan Kingdom knew very well that flying the general flag would be noticed, but the reason why Cheng Shuo still raised the general flag was too simple. He was originally tasked with forcing the Chu State, and by not revealing his identity, he might be able to catch Wu and Yue by surprise. The effect will only cause Chu State to completely shrink.
When Cheng Shuo came over with a clear signal, the Chu State would become more anxious and think about whether to use the entire army to suppress it.
After the Chu State learned that the original state had established a shogunate in Wu, it was inevitable to increase troops in Yue.
Therefore, even if Cheng Shuo cannot mobilize the Chu army to go north, he can at least attract more Chu troops to enter the Yue region and try to eat all the Chu troops in the Yue region.
"Fu Chai was able to leave his name in history by relying on this canal, and I don't know how many people will be grateful in future generations." Cheng Shuo looked at both sides of the canal and saw a large area of cultivated land.
Cheng Shuo thought too much. In fact, not many people were grateful to Fu Cha. Even Yang Guang was evaluated as "the sin lies in the present, but the merit lies in the future".
Is it normal to not be grateful for doing good deeds? To be honest, it’s quite normal. What’s more, there are too many causes for one thing, and there are various situations in the process of doing things.
At the beginning of building the canal, Fu Chai thought of carrying out farming. The canal allowed several large lakes to intersect. The area of the lakes was not reduced because of the inflow of water from the river, but the available water in a large area increased.
Agricultural production is indispensable for water. As long as there are sufficient water sources, and there are not many mountains in the area, with some diligence, land reclamation can definitely turn it into a land of plenty.
Youdao means that the predecessors planted trees and later generations enjoyed the shade. The Yuan Kingdom that successfully occupied this area is now enjoying the fruits of Fu Chai and Gou Jian. Not only does it have convenient water transportation lines, it also adds at least 200,000 hectares of farmland.
Many new villages have sprung up along the canal. Some of the local people are from the Song Dynasty, and most of them are people from the old Wu who are willing to accept the rule of the original country.
At the same time, there were several cities located along the canal. They were also half-built under the orders of Fu Chai, and then completed under the orders of Gou Jian.
These cities existed as transit stations. There were no ordinary people living there, only garrisons and corvee personnel responsible for maintaining the canals.
Because "Hangou" leads directly to the river, the Chu State is also a country with a large number of naval forces. The original state not only stationed a navy at the starting point of "Hangou", but also usually had a fleet of ships patrolling the canal.
Cheng Shuo knew one thing. There were more than 2,000 state-owned ships of various sizes stationed at "Langya". They could carry about 50,000 troops at a time. If necessary, they could reach Wu or Yue through coastal routes.
Landing along the coast.
At the same time, Cheng Shuo also knew that there were already naval forces in the original country trying to sail to farther seas, seemingly looking for an archipelago named "Foot Pot Chicken".
What I have to say is that after hearing the name "Foot Pot Chicken", many ministers believed that the specialty of those islands was chicken. To a certain extent, their guess was correct, but they just misunderstood the meaning of Zhiyao's name.
Because the Yuan Kingdom continues to explore the distant seas, especially because many Yuan Kingdom ships will land on the peninsula, the Chen State of Gui is very nervous. They have sent envoys to "Zhongjing" more than once to express their respect, and also confirmed that the Yuan Kingdom
It is the relationship between Chen State and the suzerainty state, and people are sent to pay tribute every year.
When Cheng Shuo's fleet arrived at the exit of "Han", the landing place was the parking area of the garrison fleet.
"Uncle." Zhilin led people to greet him.
Cheng Shuo just nodded in return, and then asked: "Is there any change in the Chu army?"
It took them two days to complete the canal. Logically speaking, there were spies from Chu along the canal. They were probably still on their way and could not send the information back so quickly.
Therefore, Cheng Shuo asked about the current situation of the Chu army in Yue.
Zhilin replied: "It's the same as usual."
Cheng Shuo nodded again and said: "Our troops are stationed here, waiting for the arrival of the 'Langya' fleet."
Zhilin had not been notified before and did not know that there would be a fleet coming from "Langya". He guessed what was going on and roughly understood why Cheng Shuo's fleet did not transport the troops to the south bank of the river and chose to "Han" again.
"Garrisoned.
"The king will let his uncle land in Yue this time?" Zhilin was really surprised.
Cheng Shuo looked at Zhilin and said: "I will establish a shogunate here. In the future, 'Han' will also be under the jurisdiction of the shogunate. If you have any doubts about the canal, ask as soon as possible. Whether to land overland is not something you should know."
It's not because of the need for confidentiality, it's purely because I focus on my duties wherever I'm responsible. It's easy to get distracted if you know too much about other things.
Zhilin knew that he was also under the jurisdiction of the shogunate, so he naturally asked for proof, that is, a written order from Zhiyao, whatever Cheng Shuo said.
Cheng Shuo did not feel offended by the authority. On the contrary, he admired Zhilin who was rigorous in his work. After showing the documents from Zhiyao, he said: "Among the juniors, you and Ying Yang are the most promising. If you are promising, you must not slack off.
, live up to the cultivation of the king."
Originally, although they were members of the Zhi clan, they were not direct descendants. They were completely subordinated to Zhi Yao since they were young. They received a good education and were able to seize the opportunity to make contributions, thus changing the trajectory of their lives.
What Cheng Shuo is most satisfied with Zhiyao is that he has been cultivating the younger generation of the clan. All because he has lived to a certain age and knows very well that a noble birth must have corresponding abilities. Otherwise, no matter how noble the birth is, he himself is a waste. How much
People lose everything just because they can't grasp it.
"Lin dare not let down the king!" Zhilin replied.
Cheng Shuo smiled and waved his hand, indicating what to do.
Then, Cheng Shuo began to look at the waves of the river in the distance and felt that it would be extremely crucial in the war between the Yuan Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom, and even in the future pattern of "One World".