Chapter 152: The Sea Route Through

In fact, all the forces are reforming and trying to digest their own territory. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Even the Han Republic is silently licking its wounds, waiting for its re-emergence next time.

Lü Bu carried out a complete revolution, and there were no more families in his territory. Even if it was a family that planned to stay, it could only keep some floating wealth, and it was completely dispersed, and they lived in Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and there was no opportunity to become an official within five years. This is still the result of Chen Gong's admonition, otherwise these families would have to be driven out of the military government.

As for some of the original families, such as the Lang Evil Zhuge Clan, Zhuge Dan finally stayed, and they were the dogs of the Guardian Tomb as history says, staying in the Lang Evil hometown to take care of the ancestral shrine and ancestral tomb. Fortunately, Lu Bu is not so lacking in virtue, and he will not destroy other people's ancestral shrines and ancestral tombs in the near future.

Zhuge Jin came to the Chinese Republic and stood out in the civil service examination, but he had to start as a county official. As for Zhuge Liang's Zhuge Junyi, he finally went to Hanzhong to settle down. Originally, he went to Jingzhou, but these two places either fell into the hands of the Huaxia Republic or in the hands of Sun Jian.

Many of the big families in Jingzhou have moved to Yizhou, and even to the Guanzhong area. Another backer of the Zhuge family was the original Yuzhang Taishou Zhuge Xuan, and as Li Yu occupied Yuzhang County, the latter went to Jingzhou to settle down. Later, with the family of Jingzhou, they migrated to Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge were still young, and finally went to Hanzhong to join their uncle Zhuge Xuan.

Through a series of marriages, he finally settled down in Hanzhong. Even Zhuge Liang was appreciated by the Zhang family and recommended to the Royal Academy for further study, and with his excellent entrance exam results, he became a special transfer student.

As for Lu Bu's military government, after the in-depth reform, due to a large shortage of manpower, it naturally held a civil service examination, and as a result, many of the people of Xuzhou and Qingzhou who participated in the examination were pro-Chinese republicans. In addition, the part that has been divided and co-opted, in fact, most of the officials of the military government, excluding the army, are actually pro-Chinese republicans.

In the military, through the propaganda and co-optation of political commissars, there are also quite a few middle- and low-ranking officers, and even a small number of high-ranking officers, who have become close elements. Over time, the entire military government became a real colonial government, and although it was also powerful, it became the largest source of raw materials and a commercial colony of the Chinese Republic.

It is precisely with the help of these close elements that exchanges between the two countries are also constantly developing. Lu Bu has been deeply aware of the truth that 'it is better to buy early, and it is better to rent than to buy', and most of the armaments come from imports, but he also knows that he can't rely on others for everything, so he also conducts secret research in private, but he doesn't want these studies to be secretly noticed by the Huaxia Republic.

The research results are also at least three or four generations behind, which is really unsightly. It's just that everyone knows such a thing as scientific research, and it's hard to say for sure. It's impossible to say that this year is three or four generations behind, but a few years later it will suddenly take the lead in some way. Therefore, even if it is a waste of resources, the Republic of China still arranges people to pay attention to Lu Bu's scientific research progress.

On the side of the Han Republic, in order to make up for the population problem, it is also actively hunting slaves. But in essence, it is constantly expanding its territory, appeasing the tribes that submit to it, and concentrating on settlement. Not only did he teach them more advanced methods of animal husbandry, but he also bought their cattle, sheep and wool, and even taught them the craft of making cheese.

A large amount of dried cheese was transported to the south, even to foreign countries for effect, but it also obtained a lot of tax revenue for the Han Republic. Before you know it, the Republic of Dahan has even expanded to the Korean Peninsula. On the other side of the Korean Strait, they learned according to legend that there was a vast land on the other side of the strait, and they had already begun to build ships and try to find out.

In fact, the land they heard about was the Kyushu Island area of the Wa Kingdom, which was the most active area of the Wa people in this era. There were also inhabitants on the islands of Honshu and Shikoku, but they were basically maintained during the slavery era, and only the Japanese people of Kyushu Island, with the help of the 'Watarai people', established a bronze civilization and entered the semi-slave and semi-feudal era.

Of course, none of this matters to anyone, after all, there is no one who can easily get there yet.

In the country, the Republic of Dahan began to liberate tenant farmers, which was mainly a countermeasure against the propaganda methods of the military junta and the Huaxia Republic. Originally, the Republic of Dahan had a small number of people, and it was not difficult for more people to become propertied people. And because there are a large number of alien slaves in it, the people at the bottom are more than less than the bottom, and they are also a lot more stable.

With the industry, the original tenant farmers and householders also began to be motivated. During this period, a lot of value was created, and his own life became better, so he began to drive consumption again.

At the same time, although the Han Republic lost the war, it still engaged in commercial exchanges with the Han Empire, the Xuzhou Military Government, and the Huaxia Republic, and exchanged a lot of gold coins and taxes by transporting livestock and dairy products from the north to the Central Plains and the south.

Although I don't want to admit it, the current mainstream currency of the entire land of China is the new currency of the Republic of China. I don't know why, the supply of these three gold coins has been very stable, the circulation in the market is very stable, the key is that the quality actually maintains a fixed level, and the coinage process is very advanced, so that others want to imitate or counterfeit it.

Sun Jian's military junta was also carrying out reforms, learning from the methods of the Han Empire and the Chinese Republic, establishing a prison army, and opening schools for enlightenment and education. But in essence, the Jiaozhou military government is a raw material supplier, and its own industrial level is too low, so that in the short term, they can only provide raw materials.

However, there are also some coal, iron ore and other resources in the south, which are transported to the Yangtze River, and it is very profitable to transport them by merchant ships. It's a pity that the population problem has always been the biggest pain for the state military government, and even if a lot of mountain people are co-opted, they still can't meet the needs of the population.

Originally, Sun Jian implemented the system of the Han court, and the mountain people, as black households, needed to be discriminated against. However, due to the oppression of the population problem, Sun Jian had to change their status, declaring that as long as they could speak Chinese and live in the mountains, they would be able to obtain the household registration of the military government and enjoy the power of ordinary people.

As for those who could not speak Chinese, a group of teachers were also organized to teach. As long as you can speak Chinese fluently and change your barbaric habits, you can also get a household registration from the military government.

Because of its congenital deficiencies, the Jiaozhou military government has less than 100,000 troops, and it still has to guard various places. The lack of war potential made Sun Jian have to invest more than fifty percent of his taxes in scientific research, especially the capture of the heavy artillery of the Han Empire, which was also carefully analyzed and studied, and Sun Jian obviously realized that in the face of powerful firearms, the numerical advantage no longer exists.

This is obviously more suitable for the needs of the Jiaozhou military government, if only three or five hundred soldiers are needed to defend a place, and tens of thousands of troops can be resisted, then a lot of troops can be saved, and even a lot of military expenses can be saved.

The Han Empire also absorbed the valuable experience of the Southern War, relying on the income of the Silk Road to increase scientific and technological research and development. War can indeed promote scientific and technological progress, but it is a pity that the first thing to improve is military technology. However, with the improvement of forging and rolling technologies, there has also been great progress in civil industry.

Bearing axles were developed, and more advanced four-wheeled carriages were built, which relied on two horses to pull 700 pounds of merchandise and could walk like a fly. Horse-drawn carriages began to appear between the two places, and there were even carriages used to transport goods. The Northwest is also urgently building a cement road to facilitate the control of the Western Regions, and also to be able to transport more goods to the Western Regions for trading.

The primitive transport of camels and horses was no longer able to meet the growing demands of trade. The countries west of Dawan also needed beautiful silk, tea, and porcelain, and even cotton cloth had a large market there. The cotton grown in the Han Empire was American cotton provided by Li Yu, and the cotton cloth spun was more beautiful and smooth, and was deeply loved by the nobles of the Middle East.

The Silk Road is a big treasury, constantly supplying blood to the Han Empire, even without Jingzhou, the Han Empire is still growing stronger.

Returning to the Chinese Republic, after reaching an agreement with Lu Bu, wharves were established in Lianyungang, Rizhao, Qingdao and Penglai, that is, Qu County, Haiqu County, Buqi County and Donglai County in this era. A large number of goods, especially those with a relatively short shelf life, are transported from this south and arrive here for sale.

Some of the junta's goods, which also have a relatively short shelf life, are also transported to the south in a steady stream through here. It was even transshipped by river boat, transported to Jingzhou, and even Sizhou for sale.

Lu Bu also realized the convenience of navigation, so he also actively developed the shipbuilding industry. Unfortunately, due to the lack of technology, they can only build offshore fishing boats and fish less than 50 meters off the coast. Fortunately, the two sides already have regulations on friendly trade, and in the Republic of China, some medium-sized offshore fishing vessels were bought for research.

The boatmen's ability to imitate was still there, and it was not difficult to obtain timber, so Lü Bu increased his investment in this area, and before the Spring Festival in 194 AD, the Xuzhou military government also built the first medium-sized fishing boat, and began to try to build large offshore fishing boats.

Relying on these four ports, the Republic of China has also completed the connection of the Yellow River, the East China Sea and the Yangtze River. Newer troop carriers appeared, which could transport soldiers from the south to the northern battlefield in a relatively short period of time, depending on the need. However, efforts are also being made to build land roads, and a large number of roads and even wooden railways have been put into construction, which has led to the economic development along the roads.

There is also a steady stream of gold, silver and copper ore provided by Taiwan's Jinguashi Gold Mine, and there is no need to worry about the currency. As the new medium-sized ocean-going expedition ship began to go to sea for sea trials, Li Yu's latest target is the distant Wa Island!

In his description, there are gold and silver mines everywhere, and there are also a lot of copper mines, which is a real treasure island! This propaganda led to many explorers with an adventurous spirit and daring adventures, and they formed an ocean-going expedition fleet, which first arrived in Lianyungang and then began to explore to the east.

Around the Spring Festival of 194 AD, the first expedition fleet began to return and announced the discovery of a large island between the Korean Peninsula and Lianyungang.

When the news came up, Li Yu referred to the map and found that this large island that was discovered was Jeju Island! (To be continued.) )