Chapter 654 Rush for a Hundred Years
The entire island of Jawa was consolidated into a kingdom by Gao Shun, where he built several large cities and dozens of smaller ones, allowing his great-grandson to take full control of the entire island.
The fertile land, abundant rainfall, and warm seasons of Jawa Island are ideal for agriculture, and you must know that the island will live on hundreds of millions of people in later generations.
From Java Island to Kalimantan Island in later generations, this island is huge, and there are two small countries established before, which occupy a very small area, so Gao Shun plans to stay there for a few years and build it well.
However, the rainfall on Kalimantan Island is very large and belongs to the tropical climate, but the land is relatively barren, and the abundant oil and natural gas resources are temporarily unusable; But there are a lot of open-pit coal mines there that can be developed in advance for the benefit of mankind.
Gao Shun first built nine more cities around it, all of which were close to the big river, and relatively speaking, the land on the alluvial plain was relatively fertile, and it could gradually develop inland, but the area of each place was not large.
After returning to China, Li Qiang and the others each chose a junior to go to Kalimantan Island to serve as the king of the city-state, which made everyone very happy.
Time passed in a hurry, a hundred years passed quietly, Zhou Fei, Fang Liang and other nine guards have left, and now only Li Qiang and Ma Gui are left to accompany Gao Shun, and then there are Taoist priests who have changed stubble after stubble to accompany them.
Even the emperor has changed several times, and they only have respect and fear for Gao Shun and Li Qiang and others, but they have no family affection.
Even if Gao Shun and others did not meddle in the affairs of the government and the imperial palace, the emperor, the crown prince, and the ministers and local officials did not excessively compete for power and slackness, let alone rebel.
Gao Shun estimated that after more than 100 years of development, the population of the Han people had exceeded 300 million.
The region south of the Yangtze River has also been well developed, with more than 50 million people in the south and north of the Yangtze River, and the other 200 million people in other kingdoms.
In later generations, the population of several countries in India, such as the Southern Han Kingdom and the Western Liang Kingdom, exceeded 30 million; The population of Jin, Xiangwei, Nanyue, Nanqin and other countries in the Nanyang region has exceeded 30 million.
Even the population of the distant Southern Wei Continent exceeded 10 million, and the population of each small kingdom exceeded 1 million.
The development of navigation and shipbuilding was the main contributor to the rapid reproduction of the population, otherwise, with the level of productivity at that time, the Central Plains alone would not be able to feed such a large number of people.
The development of the seafaring industry sent a large surplus population to other kingdoms in the world that were in dire need of population, and at the same time alleviated the contradiction of the lack of arable land in the country.
Gao Shun, Li Qiang and others existed like a shocking force, not only maintaining the stability of Wei, but also the other kingdoms he canonized in the world also had great influence, ensuring that their kings did not dare to go too far out of line, and no one dared to rebel against the ministers and the people. As a result, the world has reduced the number of wars, and they are committed to stable development.
All feudal states, except for the Three Kingdoms of America, have a tradition that before the crown prince reaches adulthood or takes over the throne, he goes to Wei to receive canonization, and is given to the crown princess by Gao Shun, and returns after the late marriage of Wei.
This not only strengthened Wei's ties with the world, but also ensured that the kingdoms could maintain a stable lineage without being influenced by their relatives.
After silk, tea and ceramics became major export goods and a link between Wei and other kingdoms.
Gao Shun's purpose in doing this was not only to maintain the development of the country, but to let the Han people dominate the world forever and suppress the development of other races.
Therefore, every year after autumn, or early spring, Li Qiang, Ma Gui and others will lead those who follow them to learn the art of hunting on the grassland, the so-called hunting is to capture barbarians and come back to be slaves, which has become a habit and tradition; The descendants of other large families, as well as other kingdoms, enjoyed this kind of hunting, which was jokingly called autumn hunting and spring hunting.
The price of cotton and cotton cloth continued to fall, becoming the clothing of ordinary people, which greatly expanded the area of people's activities, and Gao Shun saw on the map that Hokkaido was under the control of his descendants, and the domestic hunting grounds had expanded in the Sanjiang Valley of the Tohoku; The Liaohe River valley became one of the main grain-producing areas in the north, and even some people settled in the location of Jilin Province in later generations, not only farming, but also providing supplies to hunting teams, or serving as guides, and also obtained a lot of harvest.
In these hundred years, the handicraft industry has developed rapidly, and people have received great benefits; Confucianism was suppressed to a certain extent, and some other disciplines developed rapidly and became indispensable trades or professions in society.
For example, the development of medicine has become a discipline that everyone needs, and doctors are no longer a profession that is discriminated against.
The metallurgical industry has developed rapidly, and senior craftsmen have become a profession respected by society.
And under the subtle influence of Gao Shun, all aspects of life have undergone great changes.
The style of clothing is diversified, tailors are no longer discriminated against, and senior tailors have a very high income and are very respected by society; Under the influence of Gao Shun, pants, shirts, tops, etc. appeared in later generations, and clothes with long robes and large sleeves were only worn during festivals.
Hairstyles have also diversified, and short hair is no longer despised, and the body is no longer considered to be damaged by its parents.
Tables, chairs, benches, beds, etc. have become ordinary furniture in ordinary families, but the materials used by rich and noble families are better and the workmanship is more meticulous, while the materials of ordinary people's homes are worse and the workmanship is rougher, but there is almost no difference in function.
In other aspects, Gao Shun is also trying to change the whole society, such as promoting frugal burials, avoiding big waste, and shortening the period of filial piety.
There are also some attempts, Gao Shun put forward ideas, and everyone gradually improved, such as the promotion of water wheels and water mills is very good, which greatly improves social production efficiency; And water-powered weaving is still trying.
The amount of natural gas boiled salt in Sichuan was already very large, and the horse caravans sold them to many southern kingdoms through wide roads.
As for lathes, machine tools, steam engines, etc., Gao Shun just gave everyone a concept, which cannot be achieved in a short time.
However, although the train concept proposed by Gao Shun cannot be reached for the time being, the rail car pulled by horse-drawn carriage has appeared.
The foundation was laid with a thick layer of stone slats, to which the rails were fastened, and the wheels made of steel could be stuck on the tracks and dragged by horses.
For various waterwheels, water mills, and horse-drawn rail cars, craftsmen have developed and produced a variety of bearings and related accessories based on their predecessors.
The wisdom of the ancients made Gao Shun embarrassed, he didn't understand many things, but the craftsman could do it very well, beyond his imagination.
The first track to be built is from the south gate of Anqing City to Nanhu Wharf, the second track is Dalongguan to Anhui County, and then to the north to Shu County, Lu'an and Hefei respectively, and to Xunyang County and Qichun County to the south.
Although the cost of infrastructure is very high, this kind of horse-drawn carriage with rails has a large carrying capacity, fast speed and light bumps, and it is soon welcomed by merchants and ordinary people.
Everyone also believed what Gao Shun said, development is endless, there are many secrets hidden in any industry, and it takes generations of people to continue to crack, and each one of the secrets can have great significance to mankind.