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read_content_up; More than 99 percent of the evaluation of the Emperor of Great Qin, the Holy Son of Heaven, Hu Hai, is the most lofty praise, but there are only a few things that countless historians or scholars in later generations have mixed opinions about the Holy Son of Heaven. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info レ?思? Road? 客レ

And most of these things happened when the Holy Son of Heaven Hu Hai officially waved the whip of the west.

The Battle of Indochina, which officially opened the prelude to the Holy Son Huhai's invasion of Eurasia, is one of the few things that will be inexplicable for future generations.

Many people in later generations did not understand why Hu Hai, the Son of Heaven, who had always paid attention to the strategy of absorption, integration and assimilation of foreign races, would adopt such a strategy that was easily criticized by later generations in the vast land of millions of square kilometers of the Indochina Peninsula.

The rivers and mountains of the Indochina Peninsula generally run north-south, and the terrain is high in the north and low in the south. The further north you go, the topography of Indochina becomes more undulating, and along the mountains and rivers, the southeastern coast near the Pacific Ocean is home to vast alluvial plains and deltas formed by several large rivers originating in the Himalayas.

Bordered by the Himalayas in the north and the Pacific Ocean in the south, the Indochina Peninsula has formed a climate form dominated by tropical monsoons, with distinct rainy and dry seasons, the southeast is susceptible to typhoons, and the northern mountainous areas are susceptible to cold snaps.

The route taken by Feng Zheng's Guilin army was to cross Langshan from Linchen, the county of Xiangjun, and then open up a road in the vast primeval jungle.

Hu Hai is clear that there is no country in the Indochina Peninsula today, and most of them are indigenous peoples living in the vicinity of the major river plains of the Indochina Peninsula.

These indigenous peoples posed little threat to the Qin army. The biggest threat to Feng's army is actually the treacherous environment and climate of the primeval jungle, dealing with all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts, and opening or exploring a westward road connecting Xiangjun and the Indochina Peninsula in the reckless jungle.

This was the main purpose of Hu Hai's order to lead the Guilin army to the west.

If it is only to occupy this part of the Indochina Peninsula, in fact, it is enough to only use the South China Sea Fleet in the Yuzi period. From east to west, there are the Red River, the Mekong River, the Chao Phraya River, the Salween River, and the Irrawaddy River, which are the main rivers that originate in China, run through almost the entire territory of the Indochina Peninsula and finally flow into the Pacific Ocean.

The fleet only had to stop at the mouth of the major rivers and send small tonnage ships up the river, although the course of the river was unknown. But it's always safer and faster than Feng Zheng's slow movement, isn't it?

The Qin people are not good at water. And in this era, the sea is something that coastal peoples revere and fear, and it is far less watery than the coastal people in later generations.

It is not difficult to take the Indochina Peninsula, but the difficult thing is how to truly integrate the Indochina Peninsula into Daqin.

If you want to integrate the Indochina Peninsula into Great Qin, there seems to be no other better way than to move in the Qin people to settle in the Indochina Peninsula. And to migrate the Qin people to this Indochina Peninsula, taking the sea route is naturally the most convenient way. However, it is obviously impossible to maintain the connection between the Indochina Peninsula and Daqin by sea all the time.

The establishment of land routes is more important than sea routes.

At the beginning of September of the 59th year of the Great Qin calendar, after nearly three months, Feng Zheng's army, which had traveled nearly thousands of miles in the reckless jungle and successfully opened up the road from Xiangjun to the Red River, finally followed the winding Red River channel to control the Red River estuary, and joined forces with the Yuzi period army that had reached the Red River estuary for more than a month.

And this time. The Guilin army was reorganized with 120,000 people, but there were less than 90,000 people left in the whole army. Nearly 30,000 Qin soldiers left their corpses in the reckless jungle forever.

These include a lieutenant, three lieutenants, and nearly 100 other middle- and low-level generals.

Fortunately, although everyone in the Guilin army was tired, and even Feng Zheng was seriously ill, the morale was still high. They don't have the sigh of the aftermath of the catastrophe, they just have the excitement and pride of conquering the boundless primeval jungle.

Strictly speaking. In fact, as early as half a month ago, Feng Zheng's army had already been with the building ships in the Yuzi period fleet that were going up the Red River. And accompanied them all the way to the delta plain at the mouth of the sea.

These boats have two purposes. The first purpose is to explore the environment of boating in the Red River Basin, how big a building boat is suitable to enter, and how far it can go.

As for the second purpose, it is to search for the indigenous people of central and southern China who live in the plains and along the rivers. This was one of the main tasks that Hu Hai gave to Feng Zai and Yu Ziqi.

When Feng Zheng arrived, the Southern Navy of the Yuzi period had already been raided by Admiral Ji, near the mouth of the Red River and the places where the building ships arrived.

The aborigines of Central and South China who were scraped during the Yuzi period, plus the natives that Feng Zheng met along the way, added up to men, women, and children, but there were almost more than 10,000 people.

It's just that this number is far from the number that Hu Hai asked for with Feng Zheng and Yu Ziqi in Xianyang.

Although I don't know what is the use of His Majesty the Holy Son of Heaven Emperor needing so many indigenous savages who still live with their hair and blood and don't even have decent clothes, but since the emperor asked for it, then try your best to do it well.

While waiting for Feng Zheng's army, the Southern Navy of the Yuzi period and the southeastern natives who were hunted down had already built a considerable number of houses and a simple wharf near the mouth of the Red River.

A large amount of grain carried by the fleet was moved to the shore during the Yuzi period. These grains were for Feng Zheng's army. Now that the two armies are united, according to the plan, Feng Zheng will establish the first stronghold of Daqin on the Indochina Peninsula near the mouth of the Red River, expand the docks, and build a seaport.

Construction of the first city on the Indochina Peninsula began in the 59th year of the Great Qin calendar, and two years later the first 50,000 Qin people moved in by sea. And this city was also named Honghe City by the Holy Son of Great Qin.

The Yuzi period fleet, which had left most of the food supplies, handed over everything to Feng Zao on the third day of the arrival of Feng Zai's army, and then turned back to the port of Zuoxian, where it was replenished and then marched west again. Along with the Yuzi period fleet, there were more than 10,000 captured natives in Central and South China.

In the port of Zuo County. There will be arrangements for the Southern Navy to receive these Central and Southern natives, and then go north to Longxi County via Bashu.

And these indigenous. Including the South China Sea Fleet in the Yuzi period in the next few years and the natives of Central and South China who were searched and captured by Feng Zao's Guilin Army, they were also escorted to Longxi County one after another.

There is no exact number of how many indigenous Daqin officials there are. But in the eyes of many, the number is at least more than 200,000. In the following ten years, these natives died on various construction sites in the increasingly busy territory of Daqin. In the following decades, in Southeast Asia, the indigenous people of the entire ethnic group were sent to Daqin, and then the entire ethnic group died out.

Most of the indigenous people in Southeast Asia died out in the Second Dynasty, but there are still some descendants of the indigenous people who took root in the Great Qin Dynasty and turned out such an old history more than a thousand years later, under the impetus of some well-intentioned people. This is the most incomprehensible and most criticized point of Emperor Huhai, who was revered as the Son of Heaven.

Counting the Son of Heaven, even the Qiang people who used to often disturb Longxi and other border fortresses have never been so harsh. But it is the only one who is a little too harsh on the indigenous people of Southeast Asia and the indigenous people of Dongying Island.

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When the army returned to the port of Zuoxian to prepare for supplies, Hu Hai secretly left Xianyang and rushed to Handan.

At the beginning of October, Hu Hai did not participate in the performance of the Daqin Royal Art Troupe, which made the girls of the art troupe who wanted to perform in front of the emperor very disappointed.

But. Although Hu Hai did not come to the scene, Empress Daqin, the imperial concubines of the East and West Palaces, the three concubines of Deshuzhuang, and the Prime Minister of the Great Qin Cabinet, Feng Quji, the two vice prime ministers, and the six ministers of the cabinet were all present to attend this grand performance held in front of the Xianyang Palace Square, but it also let everyone see the importance that the Great Qin Emperor attached to the art industry.

As early as after the names of the Daqin Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Art Troupe appeared from Hu Hai's mouth, many things related to singing and dancing, haiyou, various juggling, and so on, and even miscellaneous schools were classified as the art industry prescribed by the Ministry of Rites.

Up to now, art has become the most accustomed name for singing, dancing, juggling and other people in Daqin.

High-end bullying on the grade.

The success of the Daqin Imperial Art Troupe and the imperial court's emphasis on art as a profession contributed to the exponential development of Daqin in the field of art in the following decades. At the same time, after absorbing and integrating the unique artistic elements of various ethnic groups in the Western Regions, as well as foreign musical instruments and dances such as Qiang and Donghu. Daqin's artistic career began to see more gratifying changes.

Of course, these are not Hu Hai's concerns, but they are also expected by him.

On October 28, Hu Hai, who was in a light car, quietly arrived in Handan City under the escort of hundreds of guards from the Longwei Mansion. This time, Hu Hai secretly went north to Handan. Except for the three prime ministers in the Cabinet Office and the six secretaries, no one was notified.

Hu Hai and his entourage went straight to the camp of the 10,000 Vermilion Bird Army stationed in Handan first.

This 10,000 Vermilion Bird Army was commanded by Captain Brownstone, and at the same time, there were 10,000 Xuanwu troops stationed outside the Handan Iron Field in the east of Handan City. As for the 30,000 Xuanwu troops who had previously guarded the Handan Iron Field and served as laborers. However, it has been divided into six divisions, following the chaos of Jiangdong, which has been transformed into the Great Qin Construction Corps. Build roads and bridges.

Although it is said that the Jiangdong soldiers have all been incorporated into the construction corps, as long as there are more than 50,000 people gathered together, there will be a Xuanwu army of at least 5,000 soldiers who will be responsible for their usual grain and grass baggage.

Of course, the unparalleled combat power of the Great Qin Imperial Xuanwu Army acted as a logistics soldier to escort the grain and grass, in fact, it was mainly just in case.

That night, Hu Hai stayed in the Suzaku Army camp in Brownstone.

Hu Hai slept very peacefully, but none of the 10,000 Vermilion Bird soldiers dared to close their eyes. There was excitement and nervousness in everyone's heart.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Son of Heaven actually led hundreds of guards from the Dragon Guard Mansion all the way from Xianyang City to Handan City, what if there was any errand in the middle? Fortunately, they arrived safely all the way, and now they are staying in the camp of the Suzaku Army, and it stands to reason that it must be much safer than this way, but no one in the Suzaku Army dares to take it lightly from the commander of the army to the captain brownstone to the firehead soldiers.

Since they can't sleep, they can simply deal with it in accordance with the most urgent wartime situation. Brownstone and 10,000 Suzaku troops were stunned to arrange the defense line to a place a full twenty miles away from the camp, and as for the scouts in the camp, they directly expanded the scope of exploration to fifty miles away from the camp.

Even Handan City became the object of defense of the Suzaku Army.

Hu Hai, who had slept well, woke up in the morning and noticed the tense atmosphere in the camp, and after a little contemplation, he understood that it was obviously because of his arrival, but these Vermilion Bird soldiers were afraid that they had not closed their eyes all night.

Looking at the brownstone with big dark circles under his eyes, Hu Hai didn't say anything, just patted him lightly on the shoulder.

This shot almost made Brownstone cry excitedly.

October 29, the 59th year of the Great Qin calendar. The Holy Son of Heaven Hu Hai quietly entered the Handan Iron Yard, which had been officially put into operation for three years outside the city of Handan.

Hu Hai was greeted only by Shang Fang, Zuo Cheng, Tian Dan, and a dry ink craftsman, as well as the original alchemist who had been promoted to the new term chemist.

Tian Dan is also the principal of this Handan iron field.

The master craftsmen, including Tian Dan, who had been in the Handan Iron Yard for almost three years, also received the news just now that His Majesty the Son of Heaven had arrived.

I wondered why His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven had arrived at the gate of the iron field before the guards of the Longwei Mansion sent the news, and when they walked out of the gate of the iron field, they found that the emperor had rushed from Xianyang City to Handan and his iron field without alarming anyone.

The faces of more than 100 people in Tian Dan turned pale in an instant.

In case something happens to the emperor along the way, the people who sent the message to Xianyang are afraid that they will not hesitate without any hesitation, and they will be torn apart by the more than 100,000 troops loyal to the Son of Heaven and the people of the world, right?

Even if there is no difference, a letter from himself and others will let the Son of Heaven rush to Handan without regard to the body of a daughter, I am afraid that the queen mother and several concubines in the harem and the adults in the cabinet will know that they and others will not be able to fall, right?

It seems that in the future, for the sake of his own life, he should not listen to the Son of Heaven's red letter and report directly to the emperor's study. Let's honestly send it to the cabinet through normal channels.

It can make the music go straight to the study of His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven. What a gift this should be? But if this gift becomes a talisman for oneself and others, then it is another story.

"Greetings to the Holy Son of Heaven Emperor ......!"

"Alright, don't be polite, take me to see your results."

Hu Hai waved his hand to interrupt Tian Dan and the others, and then strode into the Handan Iron Field.

As for the guards guarding the Handan Iron Yard and the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army. At the moment, I feel that my head is a little insufficient.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Son of Heaven, when did this arrive in Handan? Why didn't I get the slightest message beforehand?

After Hu Hai entered the Handan Iron Field, the guards of the organic spirit were already crawling to report to their top bosses.

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In a tall building made entirely of boulders in the Handan Iron Yard, Hu Hai looked at the strange and even ugly steel object in front of him, which could be said to be huge but much smaller than he had imagined, and his expression was very strange.

"This is the steam engine you built?"

Hu Hai pointed to the ugly steel object and said with some disappointment.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the most perfect steam engine that the ministers can build in six years according to Your Majesty's wishes." Tian Dan saw Hu Hai's expression a little embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed down.

It was a steel object that was more than five feet long, no more than five feet wide, and no more than six feet high. Underneath the steel object are two rows of wheels with no tires.

At this moment, this strange-looking and ugly object is parked on a section of two steel pillars nearly 100 meters long that resemble the style of railroad tracks in later generations. That's right, this is the railroad track that Hu Hai built in Daqin.

As for the ugly thing with wheels like a reptile, it was naturally the head of the steam engine.

The Handan Iron Yard was completed four years ago, and it has been in operation for four years now. Three years ago. Under the encouragement of a group of shoddy chemists who successfully developed gunpowder, their confidence was greatly increased and upgraded to chemists, but the first carbide steel in the history of Daqin was finally refined.

Of course, Hu Hai also racked his brains to provide a lot of important construction advice.

But this original carbide steel is extremely brittle, except that it is harder than iron. Practical xing is even inferior to 100 iron. After two years of countless experiments, the shoddy chemists in the Handan Iron Yard finally smelted steel with hardness and ductility exceeding 100 iron.

At the behest of Hu Hai. A year ago, Longwei Mansion began to secretly lay a 500-meter-long railway track in seven counties, including Guanzhong, Longxi, Jiuyuan, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Huiji, and Nanhai.

This is to measure whether the steel smelted in the Handan Iron Yard can withstand the test in the face of wind and rain in the natural environment, and whether there will be deformation, cracking or even fracture.

It has only been six months since the railroad tracks were laid, and judging from the last letter from the Longwei Mansion, the rails laid in various environments in the seven counties have not yet undergone the changes that Hu Hai feared.

However, the time is still very short, and the railroad tracks laid in the seven counties need to go through at least four seasons of cold and hot changes in a year before Hu Hai finally sees whether it is available or not.

After all, if you rush to the horse and lay it on a large scale, if there is any problem in the back, I am afraid that it will not only be a matter of car destruction and death. Countless rails have to be put away again and reheated, how much manpower and material resources have to be wasted this time and again?

After receiving the letter from Tian Dan and others, Hu Hai hurried all the way, thinking that Tian Dan and others should have built a steam locomotive similar to that of later generations. At this moment, I saw the real thing, but I didn't expect that just looking at the size was far from the steam locomotive in Hu Hai's heart.

"Can this steam engine run?" Hu Hai looked at Tian Dan and pointed to the object called a steam locomotive for the time being, and asked uncertainly.