The second year of Xingping passed like this, and after the year, the little emperor who was coerced by Yuan Shao changed his name to Jian'an. This year is the first year of Jian'an.

After the Shangyuan Festival, all military and political departments entered the state of work, and with the issuance of several government orders and military orders, generals and officials were busy.

Plans to popularize agriculture, transportation, education, and medical care are all on the agenda and are being carried out in an orderly manner.

On the military side, the 30,000 naval troops that had been cruising in the large river basin near the Baishui River were officially divided into two. Zhang Qi, the captain of Changshui, set off the day after the Shangyuan Festival, and went straight down the river to Luoyang.

Hengjiang Lieutenant Gan Ning's department, if he wants to go to the Yizhou River Valley, it will be much more troublesome. It has to be transported by land.

The 15,000 navy army is nothing, mainly the thousands of large and small warships and 2,500 pig dragon horses belonging to the navy, which are very troublesome to transport.

Today, the warships of the Liangzhou Navy are different from the conventional wooden ships or ships in the past. From the outside, the warships of the Liangzhou Navy are already huge metal fortresses.

In the past few years, although the development of the navy has not been fast, the total number is only 30,000. But the number of warships has already reached two thousand five hundred! Among them, there are 500 large ships with slightly more specifications than the building ship, which is 23 zhang long and 9 zhang high, with three floors of space in the upper, middle and lower layers. The corresponding small assault ships, there were two thousand, two feet long.

In the second half of the first month, on the road from Wudu to Guang'an County of Yizhou (formerly the subject country of Guanghan), a large transportation team was marching on the wide avenue.

This huge transport team is like a long dragon winding between the mountains.

Passing caravans, pedestrians. They all drove the horses and chariots aside to make way for them.

People looked at this huge transportation team, and they were all amazed and amazed.

The first half of this convoy was actually transported by huge warships.

The most amazing. Not the massiveness of these warships, but their construction and the armament installed on the ships. The shape of this warship is not much different from that of ordinary warships, but it is actually made of silver-white dazzling metal casting!

The bow of the ship has sharp metal ramming angles, especially the weapons installed on both sides of the ship, which should look like bed crossbows and catapults, but it is also all metal. It looks hideous and terrifying.

This is the new warship of the Liangzhou Navy Army!

The outer skin of this warship was a layer of alloy half a foot thick, and the interior was still wooden. In terms of construction, the real breakthrough was the metal water wheel installed on the bottom of the ship!

its power system. No longer relying entirely on the wind, the oars were abandoned, but on such water wheels. The sailors are in the bilge of the ship, stepping on the pedals to make the water wheel rotate and drive the ship forward. The sails on the ship mainly play a role in controlling the direction.

Liangzhou can build this kind of relatively advanced warship, one of them. It is inseparable from the mineral refining center. Second, it is inseparable from the efforts of a group of craftsmen and researchers in the research institute.

Especially Ma Jun, this person is good at mechanical inventions. The water wheel device was proposed by Ma Jun and perfected with many craftsmen. Ma Jun was also knighted because of this, and even had the opportunity to settle in the Sage Altar.

Because the mineral refining center can purify all the minerals to the point where they can be added to the point and forge them into various alloys, this provides the basis for the metallization of warships.

Alloy of the outer skin of a warship. It is mainly made of aluminum, and several very hard metals are added. Forged alloy. Not only the low density and light weight of aluminum, but also the toughness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance of several other metals.

So this kind of warship looks like an all-metal body. In fact, the weight is not much different from that of an ordinary wooden warship. Instead, it is more tenacious and aggressive.

In the same way, all kinds of heavy offensive and defensive equipment have also been improved. For example, bed crossbows, catapults, shield cars and other heavy offensive and defensive weapons are all forged from alloy, which is more powerful and durable, and in terms of weight, there is not much change!

The offensive weapons on the warship were the bed crossbows and catapults forged from alloy. It's longer-range, more powerful, more durable, and much easier to handle than older analogues.

The first half of this huge transport team transports large warships, all of which are powered by three-headed giant beasts, and behind them are metal frames that are more than 20 zhang long, and there are ten huge wheels under the frame, and the warships are placed on the frame and tied with huge chains. The second half of the transport of small warships is pulled by a giant beast.

In the middle of the convoy, 2,500 pigs were dragoons.

This legendary war horse has finally lifted its mysterious veil in front of people. The pig dragon riders are not as good as the land war horses, they are all year round in the waters, and few people see them.

Now the people on the side of the road can't help but be amazed when they see this kind of war horse.

The huge size of the war horse, the head like an awl, and the metal armor wrapped around the body are all refreshing.

"This is the legendary Pig Po Dragon Rider? Tsk, what a terrifying war horse! ”

"What a big man! Look at its head, it's like an awl, and the armor part of its head, with its sharp sharp corners, is struck lightly, and I'm afraid it will knock the wooden warship into a hole! ”

That is to say, the transportation in Li Zheng's territory is developed, and the main road is as wide as five zhang, otherwise it is really impossible to transport these warships to Yizhou.

As far as the transportation system is concerned, Li Zheng's territory is already extremely developed, and the meeting of the New Year's Pass has also made further plans in this regard. But from the process of the southern transfer of the navy, Li Zheng still saw the shortcomings.

Because of the topography, the connection between the north and the south was really not close in this era. Even if the road from Liangzhou to Yizhou has been built now, it still seems to be somewhat insufficient.

In particular, the transportation of bulk goods, by land, consumes a lot, takes a long time, and is not very convenient.

But unfortunately, there is no waterway between the north and south of the west.

If the waterways between the great rivers can be opened, whether it is to connect the north and the south, promote the development of commerce and trade, or transfer troops and other military activities. It's much easier.

Li Zheng thus remembered the Grand Canal in later history, and its main role was to communicate with the north and the south, and to facilitate exchanges between the north and the south.

However, the Grand Canal was dug in the eastern region, connecting the downstream areas of the Great River, Huaishui and the Great River. The terrain is much simpler. There are no big mountains to obstruct it, so it is more convenient to excavate. But even so, the excavation of the Grand Canal also caused a dynasty to be greatly damaged and eventually overthrown. It can be seen that the scale of this project is huge.

In the western generation, there are mainly thousands of miles of Qinling Mountains. No one has ever thought that from here, the waterways between the great rivers will be opened.

But Li Zheng has this plan.

For Liangzhou, the mountains are not a moat. There is a mountain beast here, and this waterway must be opened. It's not impossible. However, to connect the north-south waterways to achieve more convenient exchanges between the north and the south, if we really want to start doing this, it is unimaginable that it involves manpower, material resources and animal resources.

What's more, because of the difference in terrain and elevation between the north and south of the west, to open up this waterway, it must be carefully explored and calculated. It won't be done for a while.

Of course, if you can buy a terrain conversion blueprint with a large range from the Secret Shop, you can solve it in a few clicks. But it's unlikely.

It's been so many years since the Mystery Shop. The low chance of terrain conversion drawings appearing is outrageously low. Moreover, the three drawings that Li Zheng purchased were not large enough, and they were not enough to cover one state, let alone include Yi and Liang.

Although it is not easy, this idea has taken root in Li Zheng's heart. Although it has not been brought up yet. But in the next few years, Li Zheng decided that it must be realized

Hanzhong. Meanness.

Shangyong is an important town in Hanzhong, and the south of Zhengyi and the east and west of Hanzhong. Complement each other and be called rich.

Since Hanzhong was merged under Li Zheng's rule, Shangyong has developed rapidly.

Because it is close to Jingzhou, it is a necessary place for Jingzhou merchants to go to Li Zheng's territory to do business, so in just one year, it has become an extremely prosperous city with commerce as the main trade.

Adhering to Liangzhou's consistent development plan and style, the city is moving closer to the urban style of Liangzhou in all aspects.

The layout of the city is orderly, the streets are spacious and clean, and the greenery is also very good, so walking in the city is extremely novel for people who are not under Li Zheng's rule.

On the streets, among the bustling crowds, a few people are particularly eye-catching.

They were all dressed as scribes, but they were riding donkeys. The first one, with slightly gray hair, was probably in his early fifties.

The old man, dressed in a gray robe, sat leisurely on the back of a donkey, revealing a dusty breath all over his body. Even on the crowded streets, it seems difficult to get contaminated with red dust.

Next to this old man, there were several young men and teenagers.

One of the young men has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, tall and tough, wearing a Han sword, and has a clean and neat feeling.

The other three young people also have their own characteristics, but they are all elegant and have the smell of books and ink.

The remaining two are all weak-crowned teenagers, who seem to be no more than fourteen or fifteen or sixteen years old. The two walked together, giving a stark contrast.

A handsome and extraordinary, elegant demeanor. One is ordinary, simple and down-to-earth.

A group of seven people each rode a donkey, their faces were surprised, and they looked around, sometimes amazed, sometimes sighed.

"Mr. Sima, senior brothers, junior brother Zhuge and junior brother Pang, what do you think of this mediocrity?"

The hard-faced young man asked in a loud voice with a smile on his face.

"Good!"

The old man who came out of the dust cherished words like gold.

The remaining three young people all bowed slightly.

The simple-faced weak-crowned young man said: "The population may not be as good as Xiangyang, but when it comes to the prosperous Cheng dù, it is slightly exceeded." In particular, the layout of the city and the living standards of the people should surpass Xiangyang. ”

"The streets are clean and well-organized, and they make people feel good." The handsome young man said.

"It's worth it." The old man smiled slightly and said, "When I heard Yuan Zhi's praise a few years ago, the old man didn't think so, but now I see it with my own eyes, but I have heard it even more. It's not in vain that my old bones have trekked so much, and I haven't disappointed the old man. ”

The tough young man smiled and said, "The students traveled a year ago, and they were also shocked by the scenery along the way. As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the handsome young man and said with a smile: "Little Brother Zhuge , do you believe it now?" ”

The handsome young man frowned: "Although hearing is false and seeing is believing, but only being mediocre does not mean anything" (to be continued)