Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Gift from Far Away

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The annual leave passed in the blink of an eye, and Du He took advantage of the free time of the annual leave to organize the plan, steps and key points of the development of Jiangnan into a book, and wrote a long chapter, recording the plan one by one. In order to ensure www.biquge.info perfection, he also specially gave the old man Du Ruhui a look at it first, and asked him to revise and polish it to see what were lacking.

The old man directly participated in the reform of Zhenguan in the early years, and also occupied a pivotal position, he was very experienced in reform, and also gave very powerful suggestions, so that the overall plan of Duhe to develop Jiangnan was more thorough. Although it is not foolproof and takes into account all aspects, there is absolutely no big problem.

On the first day after the New Year, Du He presented this piece of music for the development of Jiangnan.

The near-perfect reform plan surprised the ministers of the court who intended to see Du He's jokes, and shattered their glasses.

Li Shimin is also very good at employing people, and the Manchu Dynasty may have different political views and some contradictions, but there are no traitors in the court, and they are all good ministers for the country and the people. Although there were also those who disagreed with Du He's opinion, it was also for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, the development of Jiangnan is a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and with the support of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and officials of Shangshu Province, Wei Zheng, who is also the prime minister, unexpectedly became the most powerful supporter of this reform.

Wei Zheng said: "My Tang economy mainly originates from the Silk Road, which is the advantage of our dynasty and the biggest disadvantage. Just like the battle of Gaochang a year ago, the small country of Gaochang can easily cut off the economic lifeline of our DPRK, and the prospects are really worrying. Our Datang is overly dependent on the Silk Road, and it is imperative to develop a new economic lifeline. According to Du Yuanwailang's words, there are countless countries in the sea, and being able to establish contacts with them can indeed promote the economic development of our Datang Dynasty. As for the two seasons of rice, the minister has never heard of it, and it has never been seen, but Du Yuanwailang dares to say this, presumably it will not be without a target, and success will benefit the future, even if it fails, it will not lose anything, you might as well give it a try. ”

Du He has always had a great prejudice against Wei Zheng, and since he first broke into the palace, that guy has always been against him. He opposed the proposal to hold a brave competition, proposed to severely punish the Tibetans, proposed to levy Gaochang, and he came to oppose it, as if he was sincerely against him and his enemy.

So although this guy is famous in history and is also a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, Du He has always scoffed at him, listened to his full support, and also remembered Du Ruhui's words, "Although your Uncle Wei is a bit old-fashioned, his dedication to duty is not as good as his father." In the court, you have different political views with him, and you don't care about your father, but if you are rude in the court, no big or small, don't blame your father, and serve the family law. ”

"It seems that this stubborn guy is not so annoying!" Du He glanced at Wei Zheng, who was strongly in favor of developing Jiangnan.

Li Shimin acquiesced in this matter, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng agreed to the three prime ministers, how could a few opposing courtiers hinder the general trend?

The resolution related to the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was decided under the proposal of Du He and with the approval of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

However, no one who decided to make this proposal, except for Du He, imagined what earth-shaking changes the development of Jiangnan would bring to Datang.

Even later, after Li Shimin abdicated due to his advanced age, his descendants asked him what were the most correct decisions he made in his life.

Li Shimin replied without hesitation: "Reuse Duhe and develop Jiangnan ......"

But it's not all smooth sailing.

Some inattentive details also follow one after another during the implementation.

The first thing that arose was the issue of ships.

To develop maritime trade, the nautical industry must be supported.

This is precisely the shortcoming of the Tang Dynasty, not because the shipbuilding technology of the Tang Dynasty is underdeveloped, on the contrary, the shipbuilding technology of the Tang Dynasty in this era is the world's top, but it just can't enter the sea.

The ships of the Tang Dynasty were mostly used in water warfare, and when Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, pacified the south, he built warships and practiced naval forces. At that time, they built a warship, one can carry 2,000 soldiers and horses, the big ship from the deck, five stories high, up to 12 zhang, each warship has a stone-throwing car, crossbow and other powerful long-range weapons.

Li Xiaogong used the power of this warship to destroy Xiao Miao, suppressed Fu Gongyi, broke Guangling and Danyang, pacified Jiangnan, and made immortal achievements.

How mighty is this warship that can accommodate 2,000 soldiers, and how majestic it is to gallop on the river.

However, because the warships of the Tang Dynasty attached importance to river and lake battles, they also lost their navigation power.

A warship of 2,000 men used a lot of food in a day, and even more in a month, and when the voyage went, at least in October and August, it consumed even more food, and the two thousand soldiers became a burden.

Therefore, warships suitable for river and lake warfare could not travel far at sea, and wanted to open up maritime trade, which was the only means of transportation for maritime transportation...... Cargo ships have become the first problem to be solved.

This problem is taken over by others, and even if it takes ten years, it will not be possible to build a cargo ship that can actually move on the sea.

But Duho is different, he has the knowledge of fifteen hundred years later, thanks to some of the classic sailing games he played when he was young, such as the "Age of Discovery", "The Great Navigator" series, and the "Maritime King" series, which all tell the story of the Age of Sail.

Although the story of the game is fake, but in order to achieve the highest quality, the ships inside are all simulated, and the setting of the country, city, ship, cannon, etc. in the game fully respects the historical facts, what foremast, mainmast, and tail mast, what two-masted dhow, what big-masted cross-shaped sailboat, what British dhow, what North Sea multi-masted cross-sail ship, etc.

Of course, as in the past, he was not clear about the details, but he drew the structure of the ship, supplemented the mechanical principles of later generations in some places, and then invited the first-class shipbuilders of Datang to study and manufacture.

There is a shape and a territory, as long as you put more effort into the details, there is no possibility that the cargo ship at sea cannot be built.

Du He took care of the work at hand, and before returning home, he specially inspected the progress of the shipbuilding site, and saw that the craftsman had gradually comprehended the essentials and was satisfied with the horse.

When he came to the entrance of the street outside the square, suddenly a group of aliens stood in front of him.

It seems that the origin is not small, and all of them are warriors wearing swords.

A kind-faced old man jumped out of the crowd, put one hand across his left chest, bent down and saluted: "Dear pony-sama, I don't know if I can delay you some precious time!" ”

Du He's eyes lingered on the old man's face for a while, and he felt that he was very familiar, judging from his etiquette and dress, he should be a person from the Tubo ** side, a beautiful figure flashed in his mind, and he remembered the identity of the person: "Oh...... I remember, you are the prime minister of the Xiangxiong country, your name is Sa, what is Sadi? ”

The kind old man smiled and said, "Lord Pony has a good memory, and it is the Xiangxiong Prime Minister Sasandi below." ”

Du He's eyes swept through the crowd, but he didn't find the figure in his heart, he was slightly disappointed, and said, "Minister, didn't Princess Yaochi come?" ”

Sasandi shook her head and sighed and said, "It's not that the princess doesn't want to come, it's just that the king has been unwell recently, and as a child, the princess can't come." ”

Du He replied regretfully, with a little loss. With Changle and Li Xueyan, his romantic temperament has converged a lot, but for the princess Yaochi who once told him, 'As long as I don't forget you, I won't marry', I always have a little bit of longing, thinking about how she is doing, and whether she has forgotten that she is married.

Sasandy smiled and said, "Before the princess came, I brought a letter and a gift, saying that I would personally hand it into the hands of the pony. As he spoke, he took a letter from his sleeve and waved his hand to bring in a little one.

Du He's eyes lit up and he looked directly at the little guy.

The little one is a dog, a standard golden Tibetan mastiff.

Its skull is broad, the top of the head is arched, there is a slight groove, extending from the top of the head to the middle of the skull, and the mane of the neck will be hidden into a neck, a mighty lion cub.

Seeing Duhe's expression, Sasandi smiled and said, "The princess said that the pony likes small animals, especially the Tibetan mastiff. It just so happens that the Tibetan mastiff is a specialty of my tribe, so I have to bring one to give to the adults anyway. Adults, don't underestimate this little guy, there are several kinds of Tibetan mastiffs. This little guy is the king of mastiffs, because the body shape is like a lion, we call it the Tibetan lion, is the most powerful mastiff on the plateau, fierce, can fight tigers and leopards. Especially the Tibetan lion with this coat color is the king of the Tibetan lion, even if there are only three left in my clan. If it weren't for the princess's single-minded gift, if it weren't for the great kindness of the horse lord to my Xiangxiong country, this Tibetan lion would not be willing to give it away anyway. ”

Du He was overjoyed and stepped forward to hold the Tibetan lion in his arms.

Unexpectedly, the Tibetan lion stretched out his claws and tore his sleeves, and bit on his sleeves with a "tearing" sound, and the clothes made of fine silk actually made the little guy tear apart.

Du He was a little stunned, how much strength does this take, this little guy is really not ordinary.

He loves Tibetan mastiffs, so he knows a lot about Tibetan mastiffs, and he also knows that Tibetan lions are more irritable than Tibetan mastiffs, more easily angry, and more aggressive. If it is equal in strength and size, the Tibetan mastiff is not a match for the Tibetan lion at all. Both are equally ferocious and ferocious, have strong defensive abilities, and are extremely loyal to their masters. But the Tibetan lion is smarter and more disciplined than the Tibetan mastiff.

The Tibetan lion in his arms is only a few months old at most, and he is still underage, but he has such strength, maybe he can really fight tigers and leopards!

No matter how much Du He appeased, he could not make the little guy quiet, but the more he soothed, the more irritable he became, but in a moment, his sleeves had already been bitten by the little guy.

He looked at Sasandy as if asking for help.

Sasandi was also helpless and said: "The master of the horse still put it down, the Tibetan lion is more loyal to its master than all animals, once the Tibetan lion recognizes its master, it will not recognize the second master." In order to prevent this Tibetan lion from recognizing its owner, we took care of it in a rough way all the way, so it was very short-tempered. Unless the pony is persevering and careful, so that it is moved to recognize the adult as the master, otherwise only by killing it can it be obedient. ”