Chapter 272: Breaking through the Kanto
In the fifth year of Hongwu, the cabinet made a large-scale adjustment of officials from all over the imperial court, among which Qingzhou Thorn Shi Shan Jian was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and his Qingzhou Thorn History was taken over by Liu Qiao; Yizhou Thorn Shi Luo Shang was also transferred to the right attendant of the scattered cavalry because of his merits, and his Yizhou Thorn History was succeeded by Yongzhou Thorn Shi Huang Fuzhen, and the former Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu was transferred to Yongzhou Thorn History.
These are not the things that everyone is most concerned about, in fact, everyone is most concerned about the newly included Youzhou, Pingzhou, and Andong regions, because these places are the easiest to produce results and are most likely to be promoted to cabinet scholars in the future. Unlike other states, it may not be easy to build on the legacy of your predecessor.
Through the cabinet, Sima Shu appointed Pei Wei as the assassin of Youzhou and Wen Xiang as the assassin of Pingzhou, and the capital of the Andong Governor's Mansion was temporarily replaced by Cui Liang. Cui Liang can become the protector of Anton, or he is still stained with the light of the Cui family. The land under Andong's jurisdiction was basically the territory of the original Goguryeo, and at this time, Sima Shu Cui Liang came to Andong in order to use his identity as a brother of the Cui Bi clan to appease the Goguryeo people. At the same time, a large number of young officials who had graduated from various universities were transferred to the Liaodong region in order to quickly restore the local economic construction in Liaodong.
In order to ensure the economic construction of Liaodong, after Meng Guan presided over the work of the Privy Council in the middle of the court, a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in the entire Liaodong region, including the three-box army, the three-box cavalry, and the four-box marines, so as to ensure local security. These soldiers and horses were all under the management of the Governor's Office of Anton.
Under the guarantee of military deterrence, all parts of Liaodong began a vigorous agricultural reform under the guidance of the new officials of the imperial court. A large amount of confiscated land was distributed free of charge to the Han Chinese in Liaodong and part of it to the Hu people, who followed the experience gained in the construction of the Central Plains. Began to promote the large-scale large-scale farm and large-scale breeding farm plan in eastern Liaodong.
After repeated identification, a total of two million Hu people of various ethnic groups have become the latest Chinese people, this part of the Hu people are mainly Xianbei, Wuhuan and Wuhuan among the broken households and low-level Hu people, they basically do not have much sense of belonging to their own clan, after the Jin army cleaned up the upper nobles of the Hu people, these low-level Hu people have become the focus of the target.
This Liaodong War not only recovered a large area of land, but also plundered a large number of people, more than one million people from Goguryeo alone, plus the Xianbei people and Wuhuan people scattered throughout Liaodong. Together, there are more than two million. In order to transform this part of the Hu people. The imperial court not only tempted each other with benefits, but also sent troops to completely eliminate the cultural, architectural and other characteristics that symbolized the symbols of various ethnic groups.
Not only that, all the Hu people were scattered and mixed with the Han people, and at the same time, a school was built in Guangdong, Liaodong. Assimilate all ethnic groups ideologically. Plus the expansion of the Lingbao Sect. Sima Shu believed that it would not be long before these Hu people would completely become Han Chinese.
The people of Yanzhao have always been fierce, because the implementation of the new policy will inevitably infringe on the interests of some people. It also inspired a lot of contradictions and even riots. But these were ruthlessly suppressed by the Xiang army commanded by Tao Kan, and when the obstructors saw such a cold side of the imperial court, they immediately became honest.
In order to strengthen the connection between Liaodong and the Central Plains, the imperial court is planning the construction of highways connecting Liaodong with various places, the most important of which are two: one is the highway artery from Vladivostok to the southern tip of the Samhan Peninsula connecting the major ports along the coast in the east; The other is the artery of the highway from Andong to Jizhou.
In order to ensure the infrastructure construction in various parts of Liaodong, the Ministry of Industry specially transferred a large number of manpower and equipment from various projects to support Liaodong to ensure the progress of the projects in various places. However, due to the harsh climatic conditions in eastern Liaodong, the cost of road construction in this region is high, and if it were not for the participation of a large number of Hu slaves, I am afraid that the construction cost would be even higher.
Because of the harsh geographical conditions, the hired workers engaged in the construction of dangerous areas were prisoners of war obtained in previous wars. For example, the tens of thousands of Hu people captured in the Liaodong War were all invested in the construction of highways in various places. The once unruly Hu people, under the threat of the guns of the Xiang army, did not dare to make any abnormal movements at all, and could only work hard obediently to strive for an early escape from the status of slaves.
In the process of building roads under harsh conditions, the mortality rate of these prisoners of war was very high due to various problems. But even so, the Dajin side didn't care about it. Just like when the United States built the Pacific Railroad in later generations, countless Chinese laborers died, and there was a corpse of Chinese laborers under each sleeper. The same is true of the two major highway arteries of Vladivostok-Jizhou Qinghe and Vladivostok-Mahan Peninsula. The corpses of these Hu people, Goguryeo, and Samhan captives will also cover the entire highway route.
In addition to the infrastructure, the construction of a new shipyard in Liaodong Peninsula (present-day Dalian) was officially started, and a steady stream of technicians and equipment from various shipyards in Qingzhou were being transported to the company. At the same time, the construction of a new port called Lushun on the Liaodong Peninsula was also under construction, so that the Liaodong Peninsula and the Qingzhou Peninsula would become the area where the imperial shipbuilding industry was concentrated.
Compared with the rest of the Great Jin Dynasty, Liaodong, which has just been recovered, is undoubtedly the weakest in economic strength. However, this also means that Liaodong is full of opportunities. Therefore, when the reconstruction plan of Liaodong was launched, countless members of the royal family, big families, and wealthy businessmen went north to Liaodong.
After the baptism of the Central Plains reconstruction plan, the Jin people were familiar with such an economic plan, and various private, government-run, and public-private joint ventures sprung up in various parts of eastern Liaodong. All kinds of capital have been invested in the industrial and commercial construction of Liaodong.
At the same time, a large number of ordinary people in eastern Liaodong quickly completed their agricultural planting plans with the help of agricultural technicians after owning land, and factories all over Liaodong quickly solved some urgent needs for the majority of ordinary people.
After the Liaodong War, the Great Jin Dynasty suddenly expanded the rule of the three states, and these large undeveloped areas quickly came into the sight of various capitalists in the Great Jin Dynasty. Industries such as raw silk, textiles, salt making, tea, aquaculture, and steel are all good opportunities to make money.
In the eyes of the new capitalists, these newly incorporated states and counties are undoubtedly a good place for them to invest. And the court also hopes to use these private capital to ensure all aspects of construction.
"Brother Wang has a good eye! Liaodong ginseng is famous all over the world, and if Brother Wang goes to Liaodong to open a ginseng pharmaceutical factory, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money. Two middle-aged people in a restaurant were eating and chatting, and one of them looked at the opposite person with envy.
"Who's to say it's not? It's no longer the same as it was in previous years. In the past, I only knew that I could not earn a few dollars all year round by holding the land and guarding so much rent. In a year of famine, maybe you will have to lose money. It's better now, the goods from the south to the north can be transferred casually, and the income will be much more profitable than in the ground! Boss Wang sighed.
When the imperial court forcibly confiscated the land of the wealthy families in various places, some traditional landlords seemed to have fallen into the sky, but with the implementation of the Central Plains reconstruction plan, more and more people began to take the initiative to sell part of the land and then invest the money in various factories. After tasting the sweetness, everyone realized that the profits of industry and commerce were much higher than the profits of operating traditional land.
"Yes, although the imperial court has repeatedly emphasized that agriculture is fundamental, industry and commerce are the guarantee of prosperity and strength! Brother Wang, my brother also wants to go to Liaodong to have a look, I wonder if the eldest brother can take his brother with him? Boss Li said.
"Haha, what did my brother say? Don't worry, wrap it on my brother, the people in that place in Liaodong are strong, let's go together on the road and it will be safer! After listening to Boss Li's request, Boss Wang agreed. Now, with the imperial court's policy tilting towards Liaodong, more and more people are venturing into Kanto.
"What? Is there still a bandit in Liaodong? Didn't you say that General Tao had already driven the Hu people away? Boss Li couldn't help but be a little anxious when he heard that there was danger.
"The Hu people were driven away, but Liaodong has just stabilized, and the places are not very stable, and there are still some remnants of the sins, but with the completion of the training of the government soldiers in various places, these remnants will not be able to jump for long. Besides, the imperial court allows us to carry weapons, like when we go to Liaodong, often hundreds of people act together, even if we encounter a small thief, it is not a big deal. Could it be that the military training we participated in that year was in vain? "Boss Wang has obviously been back and forth in Liaodong many times and knows the inside story very well.
"Oh, I see! However, as long as our soldiers are here, we will definitely not let the Hu people bully the Han people again. Speaking of which, our Xiang army is really good, and the Hu people everywhere have no power to fight back! It's really a big boost to the morale of my Han people! What kind of disaster did the damned Hu people do to the Han people! Boss Li said angrily.
"Yes, I wanted to join the army back then, but who knew that I wasn't selected. Alas! I was ridiculed by the people around me for this. Fortunately, it's mixed up now, otherwise it's really a bit shameless to see Jiangdong's father! Boss Wang recalled.
"It's too difficult to join the army, especially when you join the Xiang Army, they are the elite of the elite! This is also the reason why His Majesty treats soldiers well, who doesn't know now that as long as you become a soldier, once you make a meritorious service, it means that you will not have to worry about food and clothing for a lifetime, which is like we still have to run for life every day! ”
Boss Li is also envious of those Xiang army soldiers, it turns out that since Sima Shu ascended the throne, through a series of means to greatly improve the status of soldiers in the Great Jin, now the military is the first choice of the Jin people, every year to apply for the military academy students even more than the senior academy people.
"That's it, but the imperial court's large-scale development of Liaodong has given us a lot of opportunities to make a fortune. In addition to selling local products from all over Liaodong, you can also apply to the imperial court to rent land and invest in the construction of various factories. And the imperial court is preparing to build a large steel mill in Liaodong, it is said that this is called what is the saddle, the saddle ...... Anshan, yes, Anshan Iron and Steel Plant, once completed, will be the largest steel plant in Liaodong region of our Great Jin Dynasty! Boss Wang continued to introduce the situation in Liaodong.
"Shhh That's a lot of money! However, this also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to Liaodong, otherwise it would not have built such an important factory in Liaodong. In this way, Brother Wang, brother go back and prepare first, five days later, we will have a chance outside the city, and then the younger brother will follow the eldest brother to Liaodong to break through! (To be continued......)