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Volume 3 Taihang Mountain Chapter 819 Zhengshuo

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    The main hall of Linshuo Palace.

    "Your Majesty, this is the latest map drawn by the Ministry of Rites for you!"

    An official from the Ministry of Rites reported to Li Chongjiu.

    "Bring it up!"

    "No!"

    There were rustling footsteps outside the hall. Six officials from the Ministry of Rites entered the hall, holding up a map as high and wide as the wall, and then slowly unfolded it in front of Li Chongjiu.

    The map is mainly gray and yellow, with land represented by yellow and sea areas represented by gray.

    This is the territory of Zhao now!

    Li Chongjiu sighed and walked to the map.  This map is very delicately drawn, standardizing all counties and counties, as well as large and small rivers and mountains, as well as the grassland tribes in the north, the tribes in the east, and Li and Tang.

    The current territory of Zhao State extends to the desert and the vast sea in the north. This is where the Zhao State Zhengdong Protectorate and the Baidao Protectorate were located. In the past, when the Sui Dynasty was strong, the Eastern Turks were still there and did not reach here.  Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not pacify this area during his lifetime. Later, after the efforts of several generations of emperors, the Han Dynasty extended its territory here.

    Further north is Mobei, where there are also Tiele tribes. Due to the existence of the vast desert sea, this is the limit of Zhao's military power for the time being.  There, Xue Yantuo, who was originally the most powerful in Tiele, has been destroyed, and now he is replaced by the Uighurs. In addition, there are many Tiele tribes, and further west are the Western Turks and Tuyuhun.

    The territory of Da Zhao extends to the east of the Datong River, which is the border of Goguryeo's homeland.  Goguryeo, which was not conquered by the Sui Dynasty at the beginning, is now the five northern Liao counties of Zhao State, and Zhao State has restored the territory of the original four Han counties.

    In Silla and Baekje to the east of the Datong River, they have already surrendered to Zhao.  In the battle to pacify Goguryeo, he performed particularly vigorously.  Already a solid ally of Zhao.  Seeing that the two countries have always been respectful, Li Chongjiu has no intention of bringing the two countries into his territory for the time being.  But we don¡¯t rule out that future generations may have this plan.

    At present, the capital of the State of Zhao is in Youjing, and it has strong control over the east and grasslands. Silla and Baekje now rely on the existence of the State of Zhao.  Therefore, Li Chongjiu was not worried at all. After destroying Goguryeo in history, Silla would counterattack and unify the Korean Peninsula. The navy of Zhao State could attack at any time, and Baekje was still there to contain Silla.

    Outside Silla, there is the small country of Tamra.  Tamna Kingdom floated on the sea, which is today's Jeju Island.  But at this time, he had already surrendered to Zhao State. Last year, its king even crossed the sea to Youjing to pay homage to Li Chongjiu.

    To the east of Tamna Kingdom is the Japanese Kingdom hanging alone on the sea.  The maritime merchants of Zhao State had already mapped the waters of Silla and Baekje very clearly, almost outlining the appearance of the Korean Peninsula as known to later generations by Li Chongjiu. However, for the Japanese state, there were still a lot of blanks on the map.

    The four Japanese islands that Li Chongjiu knew were like a samurai sword, except Kyushu Island, are now roughly marked.  Honshu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido are all circled together, and then there is a huge blank.  Li Chongjiu heard about the students in the Imperial College.  There has been discussion about whether the Japanese country is the easternmost part of the world, and whether the Penglai Islands where Xu Fu went to sea are on the Japanese country.

    After learning about the fall of Goguryeo, Prince Shotoku, who was co-regent with Soga Mago, died of illness.  When the powerful Prime Minister of Japan, Sumako Soga, was seriously ill, he made the last important decision for Emperor Suiko.  Officially dispatched Zhao envoys to surrender to Zhao and promised to give up territorial claims on the Korean Peninsula.  From giving up its status as the suzerainty of Baekje.

    Emperor Suigu also decided to send Zhao envoys to Youjing every year to study the culture of Zhao. He heard that Buddhism in Youjing was prosperous, so he was willing to send monks to Youjing to learn Buddhist scriptures and promote them in Japan.

    Li Chongjiu had already agreed to the Japanese request. He knew that Japan¡¯s self-respecting Buddhist Soga Mazi had defeated Mononobe Moriya, who opposed Buddhism, and came to power.  The entire country has a policy of worshiping Buddhism, which is the same as Baekje and Silla.  Therefore, Li Chongjiu also intended to create convenience for exchanges between countries through the transmission of Buddhist scriptures and the exchanges of monks.

    In addition to agreeing to the request of the Japanese state, Li Chongjiu also made his own request to let the Japanese state open Kyushu and designate three ports on it as a berthing place for Zhao's merchant ships.

    The Japanese envoy was shocked after hearing Li Chongjiu's request.  The political situation of the Japanese country is relatively stable, and it is almost in a state of isolation. Zhao's merchant ships have to travel between the two places, which is no less demanding than the black ship incident in the history of the Japanese country.

    Facing the hesitant Japanese envoy, Li Chongjiu asked him to visit the Zhao Navy anchored at the mouth of the Sancha River and the dock where warships were being built. The Japanese envoy was shocked and speechless, and immediately expressed his willingness to return to his country.  The emperor reported this matter.

    In the south, Lin Shihong had been defeated, and after Feng Ang surrendered, Zhao's territory extended to Zhuya County and Dan'er County, which is today's Hainan Island.  Hainan was the territory of Nanfuhuangjiao during the Tang and Yu dynasties. In the Qin Dynasty, it was the outer border of Yue County, which meant it was the end of the territory and a place where forces could not reach.By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he sent General Fubo Lu Bode, General Louchuan Yang Pu and others to lead troops to quell the rebellion in South Vietnam, and established Zhuya County and Dan'er County. Hainan was incorporated into the Central Edition map for the first time.  However, after the war in the Central Plains, the Central Plains court was unable to govern Hainan and gave up local rule.  It was not until the time of Mrs. Xi that the civil unrest in Hainan was quelled and Nanliang reached Yazhou, and then it returned to the original version of the Central Plains.

    Now that Feng Ang has returned to Zhao, more than a thousand Dongli people in Yazhou have come under the rule of Zhao. Kan Leng decided to set up a county in Shecheng County, which is today's Haikou, to govern the island.  In the future, Yazhou will also exist as another holy place for Zhao to exile guilty people after Liaodong.

    Further south is the vast ocean that makes people look forward to it and sigh. There is a country called Langya Xiu in that distant place. It once paid tribute to Nanliang, but there has been no news since then.

    As for the west, there is a confrontation between Li Tang and Zhao. As Li Chongjiu's last opponent in sweeping the world, Li Tang's territory is still not small.  At present, the boundary between Zhao and Li Tang is in the Jingxiang area to the south. Li Tang occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, blocking the Zhao navy's way into Shu.

    Going north in Henan, the two armies surround Luoyang, and their fronts are intertwined. After crossing the Yellow River, they are Hanoi and Hedong.  On this dividing line that traverses the north and south, each of the two families has more than 200,000 troops facing each other.

    Li Tang¡¯s still stubborn existence became the last obstacle for Li Chongjiu to overcome in order to pacify the world.

    After reading the map, Li Chongjiu asked the official of the Ministry of Rites on the side: "How long does it take to make such a map?"

    An official from the Ministry of Rites said: "It took more than ten painters more than twenty days to complete this picture."

    Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "You have done a good job in this matter. According to my decree, each of these painters will be given ten strings."

    "Thank you, Your Majesty."

    "Don't worry, thank you. I still want these painters to draw another thousand maps one-tenth the size of this map and send them to the officials of each county and county. Each county school will have a map!"

    After hearing this, the officials of the Ministry of Rites quickly said: "Your Majesty, the drawings on this picture are drawn by our Ministry of Rites, through the Ministry of War's Staff Department, using the hard work of drawings from various places. This is the only one for Zhao. If it is passed out, it will not be known to others.  What is our country¡¯s reality?¡±

    What the officials of the Ministry of Rites said is not unreasonable. The map is still very hidden. When Li Chongjiu wanted to attack Youjing, it was Wen Yanbo who presented a map of Youzhou to Li Chongjiu.  However, these maps are secrets of military strategists and are not used by ordinary people.  No one would need him except the idle scholars who still discussed the general trend of the world, or the careerists who were deliberately planning to rebel.

    Li Chongjiu had people draw maps to officials before, but it had no impact at the time. But now even county schools and county schools are required. This has undoubtedly expanded a lot, and even students, scholars and common people can have access to it.

    Li Chongjiu smiled and asked: "On this map, apart from the city walls, mountains and rivers, there is no description of the distribution of our troops, money and food, so how can we let others know our true and false facts? If we are afraid of leaking secrets, I think Li Shimin's desk  On top of that, our map of the territory of Great Zhao Kingdom will not be missing, at most it is not as detailed as ours."

    "The reason why I want to pass this picture to the officials is just to broaden their horizons and let them know what the Zhao State they have worked for all their lives is like! As for the students in the county school, I just want to  Let them know how vast the world is. The territory I have conquered over the past ten years is only a handful of nine states in the world. Men have ambitions in all directions, and they will open up the territory in the future."

    At this point, Li Chongjiu turned around and said, "Do you understand?"

    "Your Majesty, you have a universal mind and are inferior to mediocre ministers. This is what you will do!"

    After the officials from the Ministry of Rites left, they reported to the officials from the Qintian Prison for an audience.

    The official of Zhao Guoqin Tianjian was Li Chunfeng. He was originally an official of Li Tang. Later, he was depressed because of his disagreement with Fu Renjun.  Later, after Li Chongjiu became emperor in Youjing, he reformed the Yuan Dynasty and promulgated the calendar, but because he did not have capable people.  Li Chongjiu asked the Fengwen Department to recruit people from Li Tang. Li Chunfeng had compiled ten arithmetic classics. Later, Zhou Xu read these ten arithmetic classics and greatly appreciated them, so he recommended them to Li Chongjiu.  Li Chongjiu ordered the Fengwen Department to recruit people. After contacting Li Chunfeng, he came to Zhao State to serve as an official without saying a word, also to display his ambitions.

    After that, Li Chunfeng worked in Qin Tianjian, calculating the calendar.

    The promulgation of the calendar is a symbol of the orthodoxy of a dynasty.  The prince calls himself the emperor because he wants to promulgate the calendar on behalf of heaven and make the farming season orderly.  Therefore, when the emperor changed the year, he would promulgate Zhengshuo, write down the almanac, and send it to the local people and officials.

    Li Chongjiu asked: "Li Aiqing, you must have something to look forward to in the new calendar!"

    Li Chunfeng said: "Exactly, this new calendar has been calculated. The Li and Tang calendars, the Wuyin Yuan calendar usurped by Fu Renjun, although the moon is dark and can't be seen in the east, and the new moon can't be seen in the west, in order to fix the new moon.  Replace PingshuoThis method is an innovation that has not been seen in the six ancient calendars. However, the reduction is slightly larger, and the time of the New Year is earlier than the actual time. It can only be implemented for two years before it needs to be corrected.  The calendar established by the minister is better than Fu Renjun's calendar.  "

    Li Chongjiu nodded happily and said: "I heard that from the ancient six calendars onwards, the Xia Hou family established Yin, the Yin people established Chou, and the Zhou people established sons. Since ancient times, each dynasty has been replaced by Zhengshuo. Now I want you to revise the calendar and promulgate it to the world in the future, just to tell the people.  , My Da Zhao is the orthodox one, and your calendar must be more accurate than that of Li Tang."

    Li Chunfeng said immediately: "I will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!"

    PS: Finally, please give me a thumbs up. Today¡¯s second update is here. I¡¯d like to thank you all for my hard work!  (To be continued)
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