Han Dao world

Now that the world is peaceful, this matter can finally be seriously considered.

After discussing with Jia Xu and Yang Fu, Liu Xie held an enlarged meeting, and all the accompanying Sanqi, Shizhong, Shangshu and other officials attended to discuss the adjustment of the state border, the arrangement of the garrison, and the selection of generals.

Chapter 1223

Adjusting state borders is a big matter, involving many issues and many interests.

Fortunately, Taiwei's Mansion has already made full preparations. Jia Xu presided over it, and Chang Shi Yang Fu personally wrote the draft in great detail, and explained the reasons for all the adjustments at a glance.

Although the participants had different opinions, they spoke highly of the draft.

The Taiwei's Mansion took a lot of trouble, and Yang Fu's ability is also outstanding. Liangzhou people are indeed talented in military affairs, and there are many generations.

After repeated discussions, the world was finally divided into 24 states, several large states were divided, and small states were merged.

For example, Liangzhou was finally divided into four prefectures, Jincheng, Longxi, Wudu, Hanyang and the eastern part of Wuwei were divided into one prefecture, Anding, Beidi plus Xihe in Bingzhou were one prefecture, Wuwei, Zhangye, plus Junji Mountain The deserts and pastures in the south are one state, and Jiuquan and Dunhuang are one state.

The division of state borders mainly focuses on defense rather than economy, so the number of troops stationed does not exactly match the local economy, and the deployment of materials between different states is inevitable. This also needs to be coordinated at the court level. The specific person in charge is the Taiwei government.

Correspondingly, the number of troops stationed in each state is mainly based on the military, and is not limited to the local population and economy.

In contrast, there are not many troops stationed in the hinterland of the Central Plains with a large number of household registrations and a good economy. It has become a problem that must be considered to transport the saved materials to the frontier.

Under this premise, how to solve the transportation problem has become one of the focuses of discussion.

Transporting food for thousands of miles consumes a lot.How to reduce the pressure of transportation as much as possible while ensuring sufficient supplies of garrison materials is related to whether this plan can be implemented and maintained.

Someone proposed digging a canal.

At present, the cost of water transportation is undoubtedly the lowest.

But soon people objected.The cost of water transportation is low, but the cost of digging canals is high.Besides, many frontier areas are seriously short of water, so what canals should be dug?

As soon as the words fell, there were immediately objections. Is it necessary to station troops in places without water?The garrison doesn't want water?

Watching everyone's discussion, Liu Xie fell silent.

He thought of a problem: the cost of water transportation is indeed low, so he asked Zhou Yu to go to northern Xinjiang to find big rivers, but water transportation relies heavily on natural rivers, which has too many limitations.Although the canal can solve part of the problem, the cost is too high, and it is too long to be practical.

Moreover, the canal can only solve the river course, not the water source problem.

Without sufficient water, the canal would be impossible.

The best way to achieve convenient transportation inland is the railway, which is the long-distance transportation method that can overcome different terrains.

The rise of a big country is usually based on the construction of railways, and the mileage of railways has even become one of the signs of a country's strength.

The same is true of the United States, and so is Tsarist Russia.

In order to realize the railway, there must be a steam engine.

Strictly speaking, the principle of the steam engine is not complicated, and the processing requirements are not too high.This thing was a purely industrial product from the beginning, and it had little to do with science, and it didn't require sophisticated processing technology. The current technology and technology can completely realize it.

As for how it will develop in the future, he is not worried.

Even the roughest steam engine has incomparable advantages over natural power such as manpower and animal power, enough to arouse more interest.As long as the cycle of input and output can be maintained, technological iteration will enter its proper track and eventually bring about progress that can change the times.

It's like planting a seed in the right soil and watering it, the seed will germinate and grow into a towering tree.

Everything is natural.

After a meeting, Liu Xie put forward this conjecture.

He credits the inspiration for an accidental discovery with a simple demonstration.

When the boiling steam pushed up the closed lid, even the strongest Langguan couldn't hold it down, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then showed ecstasy and uncontrollable worship.

The son of heaven is the son of heaven, and he can always find the true way in the most ordinary things.

At the beginning, the secret of clairvoyance was discovered from water droplets, which greatly expanded people's horizons.Today, the powerful power contained in the steam is discovered from the kettle for boiling water, which provides infinite possibilities for the future.

If it is possible to discover a kind of vehicle that can run non-stop without sleep as long as it boils water without using a horse, what kind of a sight it will be, and even the most conservative people will be amazed by it.

Seeing everyone's astonishment and discussion, and hearing the familiar "boiling water", Liu Xie couldn't help feeling emotional.

Sure enough, boiling water is the driving force of human technological progress.

The prospects for water transport are brighter than those that land transport may gain from it.The reason is also very simple. The ship can carry a large amount of coal. The bigger the ship, the greater the profit from using the steam engine. This also solves one of the most troublesome problems at present-the power dilemma of the building ship.

Buildings and ships are getting bigger and bigger, and they can no longer be controlled by manpower alone, so more powerful power is urgently needed.

Huan Jie, who has been paying the most attention to shipbuilding recently, immediately realized the opportunity, and took the initiative to suggest the establishment of a team, invest enough funds, carry out special development, and strive to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible.

Liu Xie knew that Huan Jie's thinking was simple. Steam engines were not clairvoyant. As long as manpower and material resources were invested, actual benefits could be seen in a short period of time.But he is not opposed to this suggestion, on the contrary, he needs to deploy this matter from a higher level.

The real technological explosion can never be achieved alone, but the strength of the country.

The poor and white New China can produce two bombs and one satellite. How difficult is it for me to build a steam engine?

Liu Xie adjusted the direction of the discussion at any time, and first discussed how to form a team to complete this potentially revolutionary technological innovation.

Most of the people here are young and strong, and they are in favor of innovation.Even a veteran minister like Jia Xu, after hearing Liu Xie's idea, praised "The best kindness is like water", expressing his support and should be given priority.

If the problem of persuasion can be solved, and the machine that can run long distances by boiling water is really built, it will be of great significance to Liangzhou.After solving the traffic problem, the communication between Liangzhou and the hinterland became smoother, and the barriers caused by the region were naturally greatly weakened.

After some discussion, three categories of talent were prioritized.

One is the blacksmith, whose skills are needed to build machines.

The second is mechanical masters, and it is up to them to design exquisite machines.

The third is alchemists. How to convert the energy of boiling water into the power to drive machines requires a lot of experiments and calculations, which is what alchemists are best at.

This point is most touched by the people in the martial arts hall. The appearance of gunpowder is the credit of the alchemists.

Fire has been played very well, now you can try to combine fire and water.

Some people have even imagined using gunpowder instead of coal to play with explosive drive.

Of course they don't know that although such an idea is crazy, it is not impossible to realize.And once it is realized, it is not only a problem of driving on the ground and water, but also can go to the sky.

Looking at the courtiers who were discussing in full swing, Liu Xie smiled gratifiedly.

This is Hao Erlang from the Han family.

Chapter 1224 The Cao Brothers

Cao Pi stood on tiptoe, put his hands on his eyebrows, looked into the distance for a while, and muttered something. "Why haven't you come yet?"

Cao Zhi held the book, read it and said, "Why are you in a hurry, wait a little longer, it's still early anyway."

Cao Pi turned his head to look at Cao Zhi, and smiled: "People are calm and cool naturally, and you are calm and warm naturally. You are still reading in such a strong wind, so you are not afraid of freezing? Look at you, your nose is about to come out."

As he said, he took out a handkerchief from his arms, ready to wipe Cao Zhi.

Before he could do anything, Cao Zhi took a breath, and the snot disappeared.

Cao Pi was taken aback, his eyes widened. "You didn't swallow it, did you?"

"No, look..." Cao Zhi smiled, and the snot flowed out slowly again.

Cao Pi couldn't laugh or cry, and reached out to wipe it, but Cao Zhi pushed him away, rolled up the book, wiped it in his arms, pressed his fingers to his nostrils, blew hard, then went down the steps to wash his hands by the water.

Cao Pi put away the handkerchief and sucked his teeth. "You've been in this wild place too long."

"Since it's a wild place, why did you come?" Cao Zhang's voice came from behind.

Cao Pi looked back and said with a smile, "Why are you here?"

"I'm taking a rest today, and I'm here to welcome Cang Shu, and then take him to meet the emperor." Cao Zhang grinned. "Cang Shu didn't come to this barren land for fun, he wanted to be the boy next to the emperor."

Cao Pi's complexion suddenly darkened, he stood up straight, and said nothing more.

Cao Zhang ignored him, walked up to Cao Zhi and squatted down, washing his hands with water.Cao Zhi whispered: "What are you doing, my mother will be sad again when she finds out."

"I just can't get used to him." Cao Zhang also said in a low voice, "It's always wild here and wild there. If you despise him, why come here?"

Cao Zhi sighed like a little adult, very helpless.

Cao Pi originally took office with Cao Ang.This time Cao Ang was changed to the prefect of Yulin, and Cao Pi followed and stayed in Xingzai.Originally, it was a good thing for mother and son to reunite and brothers to reunite, but Cao Pi and Cao Zhang were out of tune and quarreled as soon as they met.

Cao Pi is three years older, so he is already considered an adult. He has practiced literature and martial arts in recent years, and his skills are really good.It's a pity that when he met Cao Zhang, he had no chance of winning at all, and it was difficult to survive two or three matches.He wanted to take the free riding test, but was ridiculed by Cao Zhang, saying that he had no chance at all, and he was very upset about it.

Although born of the same mother, they are like natural enemies.

"What book are you reading?" Cao Zhang saw the scroll in Cao Zhi's arms and reminded him, "Be careful, don't fall into the water."

Cao Zhi stood up. "A lecture on mathematics in the martial arts hall."

When Cao Zhang heard this, he rolled his eyes. "You like it so much, my head hurts when I see Sui Xue."

"If you want to be a general, you have to be proficient in arithmetic, otherwise..."

"The long history around the general has a master book and many auxiliary officials, so don't count it yourself." Cao Zhang put his arm around Cao Zhi's shoulder and smiled. "Why don't you study hard and be my long history in the future, and help me calculate?"

"I..." Cao Zhi was about to speak when Cao Pi suddenly called out, "Come here, come here."

Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang looked up and saw a large ship on the water surface sailing fast, with a large flag on the mast with the emblem of Yanran Dufu.A few people stood at the bow, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait and talking, looking curious like foreigners.

Among these people, there is a handsome figure, waving towards this side, and he can vaguely see a clairvoyant in his hand.

"Is that Cang Shu?" Cao Zhang was very surprised. "So tall? I remember he was only a little bit older then."

Cao Zhi was also a little surprised.

Although the distance is still far away, Cao Chong's height can already be distinguished, and there is not much difference between him and other people around him.

And Cao Chong is only nine years old this year.

"It seems that meat and milk from northern Xinjiang are more nourishing."

"Isn't it? We have so many brothers and sisters, but he is the luckiest. He can follow Ah Weng to northern Xinjiang. He has meat to eat and milk to drink every day." Cao Zhang was very envious. "If I can go too, maybe I can be stronger."

"You're really greedy."

While talking, the boat put away its sails and slowly docked.Without waiting for a complete stop, Cao Zhang jumped into the boat and came to Cao Chong with momentum, laughing. "Cang Shu, you are really tall." He opened his arms, hugged Cao Chong in his arms, and patted his back hard. "Very good, very strong."

Cao Chong also hugged Cao Zhang's waist tightly and picked him up. "Brother, the muscles and bones are tough and elastic. You can tell from the touch that your waist is extremely strong, and you are proficient in bowing and horse riding."

"Of course." Cao Zhang laughed.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi also came over to greet Cao Chong.

Cao Chong embraced them warmly, and they talked happily.Especially Cao Pi, he took Cao Pi's hand, asked Cao Pi, and then asked his elder brother Cao Ang.He was very happy to learn that everything went well after Cao Ang went to Yulin, and he complained that Cao Pi did not inform his father Cao Cao of the good news in time.

Cao Pi was a little embarrassed, and nodded in agreement.

After Cao Cao was changed to be the guardian of Yanran, he only took Cao Chong to take up the post, and ignored Mrs. Bian's mother and son. Cao Pi had resentment in his heart, and he had not corresponded with Cao Cao in these years.

On the shore, the four brothers squeezed into a cart, and Cao Chong exchanged arithmetic with Cao Zhi again.The two were chatting lively, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang couldn't get in the way, and while looking at each other, they had a rare common language.

"It seems that our Cao family is going to produce a great scholar."

"You can too." Cao Zhang said: "Although you are not as good as the two of them, you are still much better than the others. Don't worry about casual riding, you can take the test at any time. Martial arts, no You just need to be proficient. You just haven’t practiced too much.”

Cao Pi nodded in agreement.

His martial arts are not bad, but his training is not enough.When he arrived in Xingzai, he asked Cao Zhang and found out that the casual riders and Lang Guan around the emperor practiced martial arts every day. They not only had to practice by themselves, but also practiced in pairs, working harder than he imagined.

In contrast, his sparring experience is too little.It's not good when I practice by myself, I panic when I practice, and I can't use many coups.

"Also, although the Way of the Buddha is interesting, it is too far-fetched, and it is no different from talking about it. Although the Son of Heaven does not object to personal practice, it is impossible for the Way of the Buddha to be successful. If you are seeking fame, don't spend money on it. Thoughts."

Just as Cao Pi was about to speak, Cao Chong took over the topic. "Brother, what is Your Majesty's attitude towards Buddha Road?"

Cao Zhang was a little surprised. "Do you still know the Way of the Buddha?"

"Buddha Dao came from the Western Regions, and there are more people who believe in Futu Dao on the grasslands than in the Central Plains. A Weng is also very interested in this, and often discusses it with Guo Jijiu. I have been fascinated by it, and I have heard some of it, but not only did I not understand it, but even more so. Confused."

Cao Zhang scratched his head with an embarrassed expression. "I don't care about these, I just heard a few words from the emperor occasionally. If you really want to find out, you can ask the emperor directly when you see him. Even though there are so many people who read the Buddha Sutra, those who can really understand the way of the Buddha A person may be the Son of Heaven alone."

Chapter 1225 A pair of child prodigies

When they arrived at Xingzai, Cao Pi first led Cao Chong to see Mrs. Bian.

When Mrs. Bian saw Cao Chong, she was also surprised by his height.After asking about Cao Cao's recent situation, he asked Mrs. Ding and others.

When Cao Cao went north, his wives, concubines and many children stayed in Chang'an. Only Mrs. Bian was granted an official position and walked with the emperor all the time.After a long time, her dissatisfaction with Mrs. Ding faded away, but they were strangers to each other, and there was no news communication.

In front of Cao Chong, she had to show some etiquette.

When Cao Chong came to the south, he passed through Guanzhong and got together with Mrs. Ding and others to learn about some situations, and he will tell them one by one.