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Volume 1 Chapter 878: Success will last forever

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    In the winter of the fourth year of Shixing, the sun was still shining brightly on the sea in the old land of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the temperature was very high.  The tall white sails on the sea reflected the sun, and the waves crashed against the ship's side with a "swishing" sound.  This is a fleet of five light boats. On the central warship, Wang Defang, commander of the Jiaolong Army, stepped onto the deck and looked at the distant horizon of the sea for a long time.  The soldiers and sailors also walked onto the deck and looked into the distance together. The black shadow on the horizon was land!  People who had spent countless days on the boundless sea did not cheer when they saw land. They just let out a long sigh of relief. Their expressions on their faces that were tanned by the sun were a little complicated because of this fleet.  When it set off from Haizhou Port (Lianyungang) at the beginning of this year, there were twenty-one warships.  Wang Defang, the commander of the Jiaolong Army, finally returned with twenty-one ships and lost more than half of the crew.  "Ding ding dong dong" The bronze bell on the ship was rung, and the remaining ships were hung with yellow dragon flags.  Xu Jun's offshore warship came face to face. The red flag of Prince Xing's Mansion was waving on the ship. After a while, two small boats rowed closer.  The people on the boat looked up at the dark gun muzzles on the side of the ship and the people wearing imperial uniforms on the deck, and immediately shouted: "Xingwang Port is not far away, do your troops need to dock?" A civil servant next to Wang Defang  He responded: "Please invite the royal warship to lead the way!" The people on the boat asked for the number of this army. Even after they rowed back, they didn't even board the deck Those guns and equipment are only available to the Imperial Army.  , confirmed to be one of our own.  The local warship then led the fleet belonging to the Daxu Forbidden Army to the nearby Xingwang Port.  After the ship anchored, the soldiers left the sea in batches and went ashore.  Wang Defang still stayed in the cabin. He was in a very depressed mood. That night he lit up a lamp and wrote a memorial to be sent to Tokyo.  Listening to the sound of waves in the harbor, night has gradually fallen, but the lights on the shore are brightly lit; whenever merchant ships and warships dock, wine shops and brothels are busy.  The melodious sounds and wild laughter could also be faintly heard in the cabin.  Wang Defang looked through the charts and packets of seeds he brought back, and pondered for a long time, hoping that these only things could exonerate him Waiting for the soldiers who left the ship to come back, Wang Defang heard that the emperor was seriously ill this year, and domestic  The chaotic things were somewhat understandable for a while.  One year into the voyage, it felt like the sea had changed. The dynasty that almost initiated this voyage no longer existed.  During this voyage, Wang Defang lost sixteen battleships and thousands of elite soldiers of the Jiaolong Army. He sent out a large amount of silk, porcelain and jewelry, and spent countless military expenditures. Compared with the large amount of silver mines that the Jiaolong Army received from Japan, he  This time I caught almost nothing!  It was really not going well. They first headed westward with the Dashi fleet. Sure enough, they passed Malacca as the official said and arrived at the Chola Kingdom (India). They submitted their credentials and gifts to the Chola Dynasty and received some gifts in return.  However, when returning, the fleet encountered wind and waves. Several warships hit the rocks and sank, and the cannibal guide also died.  Then Wang Defang got lost and wandered for more than a month before finding the Strait of Malacca. When passing through the Strait, he wanted to replenish water and repair the ship on the island. At night, he was attacked by the Cholu people at night and one of his warships was burned.  After daybreak, Wang Defang was so angry that he led his troops to sack two villages, but fearing the danger of being alone, he quickly forced his way through the strait and then headed north.  After several twists and turns, erratic winds, waves and reefs threatened Xu Jun's fleet.  When they finally returned home, only more than two hundred people and five boats were left.  ¡­When he arrived in Tokyo, Wang Defang received the imperial edict summoned by the emperor and the memorial and reply: The disadvantage lies in the present, but the merit lies in the future.  He quickly packed up his dignity and entered the palace to meet the saint.  After walking through the majestic towers and palaces, when Wang Defang came to the Council Hall, in the bright winter light, the highest-ranking civil and military officials in the imperial court stood on both sides, their eyes cast on Wang Defang's face.  The emperor solemnly summoned him in person. Wang Defang came forward and knelt on the ground and said: "I have failed your majesty's trust at last. Please forgive me!"  There were no signs of serious illness as reported in the rumors. "Those major events that have no immediate benefits but have long-term benefits are exactly the duties of the imperial court, such as building water conservancy projects and opening up territories. The king ordered the following officers and men to overcome obstacles this time.  , The merits of opening up new lands will last for a long time. I have decreed that the soldiers on the voyage will be compensated and rewarded. " Wang Defang said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." But the ministers remained silent. Even the privy envoy Wei Renpu did not praise Wang Defang. The atmosphere was a bit dull.  But Guo Shao's idea was obviously different. Being able to reach India by sea in the tenth century AD was a feat in itself and could not be measured by the military expenditure lost at all.  Guo Shao picked up the cotton seeds on the imperial desk and passed them to the ministers, and said: "Silk is precious, rarely produced, and not strong, but linen is too coarse."It is not cold-resistant, and only cotton is suitable for mass production. However, cotton in the Western Regions is insufficient and can only be grown on the northwest border. Cotton in the Western Regions is more expensive than silk.  If the seeds brought back by Wang Defang can adapt to a wide range of climates, this will be one of the great benefits of this voyage.  " After hearing this, everyone could only shout in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!  ¡± How true these echoes are is unknown. Guo Shao could not convince the ministers, and even he himself could not find enough reasons but he knew clearly in his heart that according to the insights of later generations, the textile industry was the starting point for industrial development.  Pioneers are the bright road that the world has traveled, and opening up trade routes to obtain as many raw materials and markets as possible is also an important way to stimulate trade and production. He outlined his unique overall situation in a dossier, writing "Industry" at the top.  "It became a crazy and distant dream. Guo Shao couldn't make a steam engine, and no one could do it at this time, but it was a direction and vision. Wang Defang denounced the Zhu Luo Kingdom again in the Yizheng Hall, accepted the gift and credentials,  But they attacked the Daxu fleet in the strait, but the Zhu Luo Kingdom was too far away, and there was nothing they could do at this time The next day, Si Tianjian Gao Shouzhen presented the "Star Pulling Board", which was highly rewarded by Guo Shao and he issued an order to praise it.  His achievements are tied with those of Zhang Heng in the Han Dynasty. The art of stargazing has appeared since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Gao Shouzhen also knew how to calculate the direction by observing the stars, but it was extremely difficult. Only people who were proficient in astronomical phenomena could understand this art; it was only useful in the vastness of the world.  On the sea. Guo Shao spared no effort to invest military funds in HNA. Gao Shouzhen guessed the holy intention, so he summarized the art of stargazing and made it into an instrument, which he called "Star Holding Board". Guo Shao didn't know anything about it.  , but according to Gao Shouzhen's description, he believed that this was a crude version of ancient "satellite positioning" technology. This invention greatly increased Guo Shao's confidence, and he was already planning a second voyage to the Great Dynasty in his heart!  At that time, Guo Shao rewarded a group of people for their merits, and Gao Shouzhen was also at the forefront. When he went to court, Guo Shao did not come to court with the queen, but today he went to court with his party daughter Li Xianfei.  After seeing the minister, he went to Wushan with Concubine Li Xian during the day. Now it seems that Concubine Li Xian is favored. Li Yiyin, the leader of the party, was exempted from the major crime and was granted the title of Duke of Qin and the Governor of Pingxia Province. Li Yiyin will go to Xiazhou soon.  He assumed the nominal highest position in the Pingxia region and recalled his fugitive descendants to live in Tokyo. Many officials and citizens talked about the beauty of the party beauty Li Yueji, because her beauty attracted the whole family to be promoted to a high position. However, the central minister believed that the cause and effect of this matter was reversed.   It was precisely because the emperor wanted to stabilize the Pingxia party and use Li Yiyin to win people's hearts that he favored Li Yueji. Yang Ye, Gao Yanchou, and Liu Renzhan were directly granted the title of Kaiguohou for their military exploits in the Hedong War. Feng Jiye was also granted the title of Kaiguo for capturing Li Yiyin.  The great dynasty was overjoyed that people like Zhe Deyi and Li Yiyin were the Dukes of the country; Yang Ye and other talented people who had made great achievements were very happy There were actually two systems for the titles of Daxu, one was to inherit the previous one.  The titles of the dynasty include kings with different surnames (for example, Fu Yanqing is the king of Wei), place names and dukes (such as Qin Guogong, Xia Guogong). This kind of title only has high status and reputation. In fact, the court does not provide salary, which is equivalent to a kind of title.  Honor; and another kind of title obtained by military attaches through actual military merit is the unique noble rank of Daxu. The Duke of the Six Kingdoms, the Founding Marquis, and the Earl have generous salaries and are hereditary.  The title of founding marquis that Yang Ye and others received was the latter.  This type of title has practical benefits, and you can continue to advance to the title through military exploits.  After Li Chuyun¡¯s death, his son succeeded the Founding Duke, but after Luo Yanhuan¡¯s death, the position of the Protector was still vacant.  One of the hereditary Dukes of the Six Kingdoms, sharing the world with the Great Xu Dynasty, the generals are all eyeing that position; the chance of directly protecting the Duke is too small, unless there is a war to destroy the country, he must first become the founding prince This is  The main reason for the excitement of the generals.  ?Then the royal family held a celebration banquet in Jinxiang Hall, where the monarch and his ministers celebrated together.  Cups and cups were intertwined, strings of silk and bamboo were played, and dancers danced briskly on the wooden stage. The cheerful and lively atmosphere seemed to have gradually swept away months of gloom.  Guo Shao drank a lot in public and left the banquet to rest in Yangde Hall.  At this time Jing Niang came in, she stepped forward and clasped her fists and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Shijun (Wang Pu) asked me to report important news to Cao Si." "Let's talk and listen." Guo Shao drank tea to sober up.  Said casually.  Jing Niang said: "Xiao Siwen of the Liao Kingdom resigned from the Privy Council of the North Court and became the King of the North Court; Yelu Xiezhen was the new Privy Councilor of the North Court." When Guo Shao heard this, he immediately put down the teacup.  The most powerful official position in the Liao Kingdom is the Privy Envoy of the Beiyuan, who is in charge of all affairs; the Khitan King of the Beiyuan, whose name is "Yili Jin", is only one of the four great courts, and is nominally the leader of several large tribes.  The siege of Yanmen Pass obviously made it difficult for Xiao Siwen to escape.In this way, domestic conflicts can be resolved by giving up the supreme military leader.  Guo Shao muttered: "This is not enough to repay Xiao Siwen, but it is a good start."     (I'm really sorry for everyone. Eating almonds the day before yesterday caused urticaria. My whole body was itchy and I was infused with fluids.  It¡¯s getting better today.)
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