For Liu Bei, the territory of a country is never too much, regardless of whether it is easy to use or not.
Just like the Yunmengze area in Jiangnan, it is indeed difficult to develop with current technology, but can he think that Yunmengze is not a Han native?
There is a lot of land that is difficult to use, but who knows that with the development of human science and technology in the future, it will not happen that land that was unusable in the past suddenly becomes usable?
In other words, it is not impossible to say that mineral deposits such as precious metals are suddenly discovered underground, and the waste land directly turns into precious soil.
So Liu Bei thought that it was really too big for one Youzhou to control so many territories. He should set up another state, make a strong claim since ancient times, and erect a few more monuments. In this way, no matter what happens in the future, future generations will
Some people say that they all have historical basis.
Then Liu Bei waited for the good news from Liaodong.
More than a month later, good news came from Liaodong. Qianzhao and others relied on their powerful army to wipe out the Dongyi, and wiped out all the countries and tribes in Liaodong, including Goguryeo, Fuyu, Samhan, etc.
They were all solved.
Then according to traditional rules, all the ruling class was cut off, all traces of civilization were erased, and those that could not be erased were burned, leaving only the illiterate common people at the bottom.
More than 700,000 such low-level common people were captured, and gold, silver, copper, pearls, jade and other property were also captured on a scale as large as several mountains. In terms of numbers, they directly matched Liu Bei's pacification of Youzhou.
At present, the land of Liaodong has been completely peaceful. There are no longer any foreign enemies, whether they are countries or small tribes. They have all been eliminated. There is also an army battalion that is following Liu Bei's instructions and heading east to find the border of the mainland.
Find the ocean.
But there is no news of finding the ocean yet, and we don’t know how far the mainland border is from Liaodong.
When the news came back, Liu Bei was overjoyed. He immediately announced the news and enjoyed it with the people. Then he ordered the military department to commend the soldiers who participated in the war, receive rewards, and give orders. Pang De, Xia Houyuan and other major generals were promoted to titles, more food towns, and higher military ranks.
Wait and give them enough rewards.
Afterwards, Liu Bei began to plan the future layout of Liaodong.
After the military meeting, Liu Bei convened a court meeting and announced his ideas at the meeting.
He planned to count together the existing three counties of Liaodong, plus Fuyu, Goguryeo, Dongwoju, Sanhan and other old places, and all the land developed by the Han army after this battle, integrate them, and set up a new
The state was named Liaozhou.
Then, restore the organizational system of the four Han counties on the original land, and then expand the scale.
Expand the existing Xuantu County and Lelang County, and re-establish Lintun County and Zhenfan County, and include the large area east of Liaodong County and the Korean Peninsula including the north of the Tumen River.
The lands of Goguryeo and Buyeo were included and divided into four parts.
Xuantu County and Lelang County are in the north, Lintun Army and Zhenfan County are in the south.
In this way, Liaozhou was established with five counties: Liaodong County, Xuantu County, Lelang County, Zhenfan County and Lintun County.
However, this is only the temporary scope of Liaozhou. In the future, if you can find the sea if you continue to the east, the scale of Liaozhou can continue to extend eastward to the coast of the sea, and several other counties will be set up to govern those areas that are not yet inhabited.
land.
"Even if the territory of the Han Dynasty cannot cross the sea, it must reach the shore of the sea! The territory of the Han Dynasty is as far as the mainland!"
Liu Bei said this at the meeting.
His idea was supported by the officials in Luoyang. Of course, there was no need for them to object. Liu Bei could always make a decision on these matters anyway.
In the subsequent series of discussions, Liu Bei advocated keeping the more than 700,000 captured prisoners of war in Liaozhou.
Although he originally had the idea of sending those people to Jiaozhou, considering the long distance and the initial establishment of Liaozhou, which also required a large number of people, he finally managed to get these more than 700,000 people and did not leave them behind.
Liaozhou needs to migrate its population from the Central Plains.
Anyway, their ruling group has been collectively destroyed, and they have become a group of people without civilization and memory. Such a group of people is the best existence to be included in the rule of the empire.
To rule them, you don't even need history books.
Regarding Liu Bei's suggestion, the cabinet ministers headed by Chen Qun expressed support, and later some people from other imperial departments also expressed support. Only a few people still hoped to transfer some people directly from Liaodong to Jiaozhou to help reclaim wasteland, but
Such sounds were quickly drowned out.
Liaozhou also needs population and people to cultivate the land. In striving for self-sufficiency, we can't expect all the land in the world to rely on transfer payments from the imperial court to maintain its existence, right?
After a meeting, the discussion on the initial establishment of Liaozhou was approved. In addition to the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, the fourteenth state appeared.
The establishment of Liaozhou is actually in line with the current situation. The road to overseas exploration and colonization is not easy to follow, so Liu Bei hopes to give the people at home more living space reserves and give them more incremental space in the future, so that they can
You can live a good life for a longer time, and don't get caught up in the stock competition so early.
Although larger land area is not better, it is better to have more valuable land.
The news of the capture and establishment of Liaozhou brought some joy to the people of the Third Reich, but not much joy. Mainly, this kind of thing was not a strange thing in the eyes of the people of the empire. After all, under the leadership of Liu Bei
, it was strange that they lost the battle, but actually it was not strange at all that they won the battle.
Regarding the establishment of Liaozhou and a series of personnel matching, Liu Bei thought about it for a long time, selected suitable candidates from his own talent pool, consulted with officials from the DPRK and the Central Committee, and finally selected the first leadership team of Liaozhou.
, and each of the first five counties in Liaozhou was assigned a leadership team.
He decided to send Chen Qun, his important secretary, to serve as the governor of Liaozhou. Another subordinate he valued, Yang Xiu, was sent to serve as the governor of Liaodong. He asked them to go to Liaodong to cooperate and go to the most difficult places.
They laid the foundation for the Han Dynasty's Liaozhou from scratch, carried out construction, and dedicated their youth and blood.
Chen Qun and Yang Xiu were a little surprised by this appointment.
Everyone knows that being an official next to a powerful emperor is the most conducive to promotion. The infrastructure of the Han Dynasty is also the best in Luoyang, and Luoyang is the most prosperous. Being an official in Luoyang is what many people dream of. In comparison,
Next, although the governor of Liaozhou and the governor of Liaodong had great power and high official positions, they were in a dilemma similar to that of Rinan County.
Too remote.
However, Chen Qun and Yang Xiu accepted this matter calmly. After working with Liu Bei for so long, these two people knew better than anyone else that the prerequisite for Liu Bei to reuse a person was to throw him to a remote and difficult place and watch him.
Perform real political achievements and then be given more important responsibilities.
What's more, this time Liu Bei made a generous move. He had a state governor and a county governor. The positions were quite sufficient and the power was sufficient. For two people who had never held local positions, it was a completely exceptional promotion-their positions in the cabinet
The positions are one thousand dan and the other 800 dan.
So Chen Qun and Yang Xiu realized that this level is a level for Liu Bei to further reuse them in the future. After this level is passed, they can be further reused by Liu Bei. If they can't pass this level, then don't say anything.
, anyone who can return to the cabinet as a cabinet member is considered lucky. Those who are unlucky don’t know where they will be thrown.
Liaozhou, a bitterly cold, newly established state with nothing, was really a big test for them.
However, precisely because it is a state that is poor and has nothing, it is as pure as a blank sheet of paper, so it is relatively easy to do it, and there is no mess. It is possible to take some strategies that have been effective in other places and use them directly.
There won't be any constraints.
For example, organizing collective farms in these places, carrying out infrastructure and water conservancy projects, etc. are only difficult in terms of time, not political. Compared with the development path of Jiaozhou that is mixed with many political factors, the development of Liaozhou
Maybe the road could be smoother.
At the end of May, Chen Qun, Yang Xiu and a large number of officials who were assigned missions by the Ministry of Civil Affairs set off for Liaozhou. They needed to arrive in Liaozhou as quickly as possible to rule and take over Liaozhou from the army.
governance powers.
At the same time, a large amount of materials were transferred to Liaozhou through various channels. From Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou, the imperial court allocated funds to purchase materials from the local area and transported them to Liaozhou as starting materials for the construction of Liaozhou.
At this point, neither the imperial court nor Liu Bei will hold back. If the imperial court funds are insufficient, Liu Bei will use the funds of the Shaofu to invest.
Things in Liaozhou are going on for the time being, and Liu Bei is still paying attention to the first voyage to Rinan County.
From last year to this year, the Yangzhou Shipyard has been preparing ships for this big voyage. After more than half a year of preparations and the accumulation of a large amount of materials, the Yangzhou Shipyard has built forty-seven new large-scale ships. Currently, fifteen of them have been handed over to the ship.
To Rinan County, Rinan County has also organized relevant teams and manpower, preparing to go to the "Great Qin Kingdom".
This first voyage was of an official nature and was of special concern to Liu Bei. The leader was no one else but Gan Ning, who was known as the mountain-climbing general in the army.
Originally, Liu Bei was thinking about who to arrange to be the leader of this first great voyage. As a result, Gan Ning volunteered and said that he was willing to be the leader of this time and take part of the army soldiers to join the voyage.
Among them, while protecting ships, it can also perform political and military tasks.
He said that he likes to explore the unknown and does not like to stay in the same place for a long time. After communicating with those foreign businessmen in Ninan County, he became very interested in those foreign countries and wanted to go see the outside world with them.
What does it look like? I hope Liu Bei can allow him to lead his team to sea.
Liu Bei thought about it and felt that it was quite appropriate, so he appointed Gan Ning to be the leader of this first great navigation operation and appointed him "Sea Conquest General", hoping that he could conquer the sea, and then allowed him to lead a thousand
Soldiers joined the sailing queue.
In addition, there are more than 500 sailors, dozens of officials, guides, translators, etc. The fifteen large ships will also carry a large amount of Sichuan brocade, silk fabrics, porcelain, lacquerware, woodcarving handicrafts, ironware, etc.
, will pass through many countries along the way, and finally arrive at the legendary Qin Kingdom, which is the Roman Empire.
Because it was the first voyage, this voyage was mainly carried out with the fleet of two foreign merchants who had sailing experience. Following them along the route they were familiar with, the safety factor would be relatively higher.
Gan Ning was not only brave, but also talented in literature, so Liu Bei asked him to leave a written description of the place wherever he went, describing the local customs, products and political conditions, so as to be able to describe the current situation.
There is a basic view of the world, which opens up the horizons of Chinese people.
Moreover, Gan Ning also had some secret tasks, such as assessing the military strength of the countries he passed along the way. As long as their military strength was determined, Liu Bei could judge how much power was needed to establish the overseas ports and colonies of the Han Empire.
Carry out further exploration and colonization operations.
For them, this was an adventure, but for Liu Bei, it was the first step into the new world and the first attempt at the Han Empire's outward-looking strategy.
If you can get some benefits, that would be the best, but the biggest benefit is the important military, political and economic information.
Gan Ning is a smart man, he will know what to do.
The great voyage has come to an end, the development of Jiaozhou is also advancing steadily, the construction of Liaozhou is also advancing steadily, and this is true all over the world, and the most basic stability is maintained everywhere.
Therefore, after June of the third year of Zhenguan, the Luoyang court was busy and entered a stable period. As the controller of the supreme imperial power, Liu Bei felt that his pressure was not so great.
This was a feeling he had only felt in Liangzhou.
It is still the same situation. The development of the Han Empire has limits. The development brought about by transportation capacity and production capacity has limits. There are only so many things that can be done every day. When the imperial court issues an order, it takes time for the local government to implement it.
Once implemented, it will take time to see the effect. Pushing it forcefully will only bring harm.
So for some things that seem to be complicated, as long as the initial things are arranged, the things to be done are assigned, and the tasks are assigned, then people are sent to supervise them, and then wait for the results after the things are executed.
This is a relatively long period of time. Although Liu Bei wants to do a lot of things, manpower is limited, transportation speed is also limited, and land output is also limited. He must wait and cannot rush into what he wants to do.
Everything has been pushed out, and everyone has to be given some time to breathe.