The sun never sets in America

Chapter 356 Twenty-One Years of Longwu

In the spring of the 21st year of Longwu, five months had passed since the Han Kingdom held the first Han Games.

In the past five months, a "sports wave" has set off in various parts of the Han Dynasty. Among them, a young man named Mo Yuan set a new world 100-meter record with a speed of twelve seconds and was known as the "Running King".

Although this twelve-second data may not last long, it does add some topics to the monotony of this sports event.

Even The Times called Mo Yuan the "fastest man" in the world.

Being able to have the arrogant British recognize his status as the King of Yuan is enough to show how big the "future" of the sports industry is.

Although the sports industry in Han Dynasty was originally dominated by the polo league, creating the largest sports league in the world.

But it has never attracted such a high degree of attention like it does today. The reason is because the Han Games are the first official large-scale sports competition in human history.

Contains a large number of new projects, which may not be a big deal in the eyes of later generations, but in this era, a sports method that has never been seen before can always attract everyone's attention.

The sports industry of Han Dynasty also began to enter a new era after this Games.

Luo Danyang stopped talking in the middle of his words, because at present, the officialdom of the Han Dynasty is mainly dominated by southern officials. What they are doing here to "support the north and suppress the south" has essentially violated a taboo.

In the eyes of many people in Han, the population growth of Han is actually in the first echelon in the world. Although the number of births in some countries is larger, even to a scary level, the high mortality rate is also something they cannot handle. obstacles to overcome.

Hearing the knock on the door, Zhang Chaosheng shouted subconsciously. The office door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses walked in.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is easier for immigrants from southern China to board ships and go to sea. As for the north, although there is a lot of population due to Liaodong, it is difficult to go to sea after all, and most of them are concentrated in plain areas, far away from the sea. If you want to be like the south It is almost impossible to go to sea on such a large scale.

Luo Danyang nodded repeatedly, acknowledging what Zhang Chaosheng had just said.

"Without our vigorous construction of hospitals and local clinics, the population of Han will be reduced by at least 30%!!"

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Within the Ministry of Immigration, Zhang Chaosheng, the Minister of Immigration, is checking the recent immigration data.

"Bang bang!!"

According to the data from the 19th year of Longwu, the population of Han increased by nearly 2 million throughout the 20th year of Longwu. Judging from the general trend, this number will continue to increase.

Just yesterday, according to the latest census, the total population of Han was over 29 million, and the specific number was 29.07 million.

"Crash!!"

"Come in!!"

Speaking of north-south immigration, we have to say that the current immigration pattern in Han is dominated by immigrants from the south.

Judging from this population growth rate, it can be said that it is certain that Han will exceed the 50 million population mark in the future, and there is no doubt about it.

Zhang Chaosheng is very dissatisfied with the dominance of one family in the south. Whether it is from a balance perspective or from any aspect, it is urgent to increase the proportion of northern immigrants in the immigrant population.

Luo Danyang, a director under the Immigration Department, is Zhang Chaosheng's old subordinate.

"No, in this matter of immigration, we can't always immigrate from the south. If this continues, won't we, the Han people, just be from the south?"

So in Han Dynasty, "Nanyin" often refers to immigrants from southern China.

“Bu Zhang, this is the latest immigration audit, please sign it!!”

Among them, 1.5 million are immigrants and 500,000 are new people.

"Bu Zhang, if this matter is to be changed, I'm afraid..."

In this era of backward medical standards, giving birth to a woman is like a bet. If the bet is good, there will be nothing. If the bet is not good, it will be "one corpse, two lives", or even more.

Luo Danyang held a report on immigration distribution statistics and handed it to Zhang Chaosheng.

As for the immigrants from the north, it’s not that there are none. If you really want to count them, there are quite a few.

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Han's population growth and low mortality rate are all based on Han's complete medical system, as the Ministry of Health said:

"Why are there so many people from the south and from the north??"

After discussing it, Zhang Chaosheng began to prepare what he called "admonishment."

After Zhang Chaosheng heard this, his expression changed a few times, and then he said:

But compared with those immigrants from the south who can easily earn millions, it is a bit stretched.

Zhang Chaosheng looked at the immigration documents in his hand, although he was very satisfied with the immigration data.

"Go get the immigration data from past years."

Luo Danyang also somewhat understood what Zhang Chaosheng meant at this moment, but the issue of north and south existed when the Han Dynasty was first established, and it is basically difficult to change it now.

In fact, this three-fold discount is polite. If it is true, and the medical level of Han is similar to that of Qing, then the mortality rate will never be lower than 40%, or even higher.

Zhang Chaosheng looked at the document in his hand, and he finally understood what the "strange" just meant, that is, immigration from the north to the south.

"Zhang Bu, it's been like this in the past years. The southerners are the main ones and the northerners are the auxiliaries. This..."

Xijing Imperial Palace is a typical mixed Chinese and Western palace.

"I will clarify this matter to Your Majesty. I don't think Your Majesty will blame us. After all, the balance between the North and the South is the country's major plan!!"

But he always felt that these immigration data were a bit strange, and he couldn't tell where exactly it was for a while.

It has both the "bright layers" of Western architecture and the "ancient charm" of Eastern architecture.

Most of the buildings inside are mainly oriental palace buildings. The only western buildings are the Villa No. 18 and a small number of so-called Western-style houses.

"Your Majesty, it's time to eat."

Wen Ting looked at Liu Peng who was still dealing with government affairs, reminded him in a low voice, and then stood aside without saying anything.

Liu Peng waited until he finished processing the documents in his hand, and then talked about the so-called meal again.

Liu Peng put down the pen in his hand and nodded slightly. Wen Ting immediately asked someone to come in with a lunch box.

Opening the lunch box, there were mostly ordinary side dishes inside, but the only valuable thing was a plate of lobster.

According to the "dietary standards" stipulated by Liu Peng himself, except for festival celebrations, daily dishes should not exceed six dishes, and the price should not be too high.

As for the other concubines and princes in the palace, they were also reduced on this basis.

Liu Peng asked himself that he was still frugal. Of course, this was compared with previous monarchs and compared with ordinary people. Liu Peng lived a life like a fairy.

Chewing cauliflower in his mouth, Liu Peng's eyes kept staring at the memorial.

Most of them are related to local development, and some are natural disasters.

Liu Peng has always attached great importance to natural disasters and proposed the so-called "continuous sitting system."

For example, if a local bridge collapses, first explore the cause. If it is man-made, then the complex personnel who originally built the bridge, as well as the local officials, will have to sit together.

As for the standard for sitting together, it is actually very vague. It basically depends on the dish.

If the situation is not serious, then the most you can do is criticize. If the situation is serious, it is not as simple as criticism, it will make you lose your head.

For example, in the fifteenth year of Longwu's reign, the Colorado River flooded and thousands of people drowned. Because of the continuous sitting system, dozens of black gauze hats were lost at once.

Although the continuous sitting system has been criticized as "harsh rule" by some people, it has indeed increased the importance that officials attach to local security.

Although there is a suspicion that one size fits all, in complex situations, the simplest and most rude laws are far easier to manage than those legal provisions that take care of everyone.

In Liu Peng's words, it is "a quick knife to cut through the mess."

"Crash!!"

After reading several more memorials, I didn't even take a few bites of rice because I was too focused.

Wen Ting, who was next to her, seemed to be "used to it" and was just waiting for instructions quietly.

"Hmph, this Zhang Chaosheng is a bit interesting!!"

Looking at the memorial in his hand calling for balance between the North and the South, Liu Peng smiled.

Wen Ting looked sideways.

"Go and call that Zhang Chaosheng."

Liu Peng put down his chopsticks with a snap and ordered Wen Ting beside him. "Yes, Your Majesty!!"

Wen Ting replied, and then walked out of the study room, which symbolized the highest power of the man.

"He's quite a smart guy!!"

Liu Peng looked at the memorial in his hand, and the sentence "The balance between the north and the south lies in distribution" seemed to speak to his heart.

Liu Peng initially tried to solve the long-standing north-south issue in Han Dynasty. Taking advantage of the Taiping Rebellion's Northern Expedition, he accepted northern immigrants at the northern ports, which can be regarded as a "first move."

It's just that the situation in China is too complicated, and it may take some time to completely resolve the North-South issue within Han.

Moreover, within the Han Kingdom, they were mainly composed of southern officials. Liu Peng was a little wary of this group of people. After all, they were famously members of the Donglin Party, so weren't they mainly composed of teachers and students from the same hometown? ?

Therefore, Liu Peng has indeed promoted many officials from the north in recent years, euphemistically calling them "outstanding meritorious service". In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a check and balance.

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"Did His Majesty say anything else??"

Zhang Chaosheng looked at the female official named Wen Ting in front of him, a close minister of His Majesty the Emperor, and his attitude was quite good.

"Zhang Butang, Your Majesty just asked me to call you and didn't say anything else."

"But Your Majesty, I praised you in person."

Wen Ting's words were like a roller coaster, with ups and downs.

Zhang Chaosheng already understood what the other party meant, thanked him, and began to prepare to enter the palace.

In the palace, I don't know how long we chatted, waiting for Zhang Chaosheng to come out.

The high-spirited people in the Ministry of Immigration said that they would increase the number of immigrants from the north this year, and at least it should not be weaker than that from the south.

This news caused an uproar within the Immigration Department, and everyone was speculating on the meaning.

Some "southern" officials were even more uneasy, fearing that Emperor Longwu would strike hard at them.

The "Northern faction", which was already weak, was overjoyed and even said that "the North and the South should be divided equally."

At the beginning of the 21st year of Longwu, the biggest change turned out to be the Immigration Department, which many people did not expect.

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"Crack!!"

"Crack!!"

In the desert of Mobei, a tank code-named "17" was advancing at an "extremely fast" speed.

Of course, this so-called extreme speed is only compared to the first sixteen tanks. In Dong Ziqin's eyes, it is still very slow.

“Move on to the next subject!!”

Dong Ziqin held the telescope and ordered expressionlessly.

Soon, the car turned around and entered a ravine area for the necessary climbing test.

Buzz! ! !

Because of the climb, Chariot No. 17 kept making a roar that smelled of gasoline.

"Crack!!"

The chariot stalled.

The expressions of the designers and people around him changed immediately, and they couldn't help but look at Dong Ziqin opposite. Seeing that he didn't show too much anger, they breathed a sigh of relief and sent someone to check on the No. 17 tank that was in trouble.

Dong Ziqin waited until Chariot No. 17 restarted before speaking.

"The motivation is still not good. If I increase the difficulty a little bit, I will lose weight."

"Master Jiang, I think we still need to redesign an engine. The current one is modified from a tractor and it is difficult to adapt to our tanks."

After hearing this, Master Jiang nodded with great approval, and then replied:

"General Dong, a new engine may take some time. During this period..."

"It's okay, I'll communicate with the higher ups."

Dong Ziqin understood what Master Jiang meant and quickly waved his hand to indicate that there was no problem.

"I can rest assured that!!"

What Master Jiang is most afraid of is that the military wants it too urgently and they don't have time. If they really do it like this, the final tank will definitely be the so-called four-dimensional tank.

"By the way, do you want to try other events? After all, the chariot can't just be judged by its athletic ability." Master Jiang seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly suggested to Dong Ziqin.

Dong Ziqin nodded slightly, and then said:

"Conduct artillery training."

Soon, the newly repaired No. 17 tank started "shooting" on this plain that was neither too big nor too small.

The main reason why it is burst fire instead of mobile warfare artillery fire is because of "accuracy."

At present, the chariots of the Han Dynasty are still in a relatively "primitive" stage. The aiming equipment is still modified from the naval sight. Although periscope sights for chariots are already being developed, after all, it still takes time. In this way, it is difficult to aim with the naked eye. , has become inevitable.

In such an era that relies on human flesh, human power is limited after all. Even the so-called "soldier kings" are only slightly stronger humans.

Compared with machines, the most valuable thing about people is their brains. Other than that, they have no advantages.

The Han Army was a country that put weapons in front and people behind earlier, and it was a country that developed better.

Compared with Tsarist Russia who still "advocates gray animals" and the Qing Dynasty who still plays so-called warriors, Han's understanding of military affairs is one thing, and that is "weapons". The more advanced the better weapons.

Looking at the No. 17 vehicle with acceptable burst shooting performance, Dong Ziqin secretly nodded. Although the engine has serious problems, from a practical perspective, as long as it does not go over mountains and ridges, this kind of tank can serve as an army mobile fort on the battlefield. Still more than enough.

Then came the so-called "machine gun". Seeing the fire that continued to shoot down from the tank turret, Dong Ziqin became excited. For a typical machine gun sect, the combination of machine gun and tank seemed to Dong Ziqin Come on, it's a genius fusion.

If the scene on the training ground were placed on a real battlefield, Dong Ziqin really couldn't imagine how powerful it would be and what consequences it would have.

The image of enemy soldiers falling under the flames of machine guns, with blood flowing into rivers, appeared in his mind. Dong Ziqin's whole temperament changed slightly and became more sharp, which made Master Jiang on the side constantly focus on this "knowledgeable man". "General Dong.

When everything stopped, Dong Ziqin specially asked:

"I'll take care of it over at the military headquarters. You must get the new engine out."

“I look forward to seeing the lion roaring on the battlefield!!”

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In the Jinshan Shipbuilding Yard, a huge warship stood in the dock, like a "monster" from ancient times, full of the aura of death.

As the first ship of the Qin-class battleship, Qin Xiaogong has a load capacity of 12,000 tons.

Even the artillery fire consists of 350 mm naval guns, which can be described as truly "full of military virtue".

The Qin-class battleship is also known as the "Heavy Hammer" within the Han Navy.

Euphemistically called it, like a heavy hammer, it is unstoppable and sweeps away all enemies in sight.

Although it is a bit "exaggerated", but combined with the current increasingly severe international situation, the birth of the Qin-class battleship is like a barrier, allowing the Han Dynasty's maritime territory to rely on it.

"Isn't it too much to equip all battleships with radios??"

"I think we only need to equip the capital ships. As for the others, it is of no use. In a real war, they are just here to join in the fun."

In the Navy Office, He Jie, Director of the Naval Logistics Department, was discussing with Lu Mushan, the current Minister of the Navy, about the wireless telegraphy on the ship.

"No, I think they should all be equipped with radios, not just the capital ships."

"Although the current naval battle is still a showdown between capital ships, the real situation is that with the expansion of commerce, the possibility of us deploying warships overseas has greatly increased. Just like Lanfang, do we only have capital ships? "

Lu Mushan did not agree with He Jie's views. In his view, with the expansion of the Han Dynasty's sphere of influence, expensive battleships will no longer be the mainstream of the navy. Relatively cheap cruisers will become the mainstream of the navy. the backbone of.

“But if we all replace them with radios, how many people will we need and how much will it cost??”

He Jie explained the matter clearly in one sentence. To put it bluntly, he was still a human being.

"Cultivation, increase training efforts!!"

"I can't believe it. It's so hard to find a telegraph operator!!"

Lu Mushan's character is like this, fiery and fiery.

He Jie looked at Officer Lu's firm expression, and finally nodded slowly, agreeing.

(End of this chapter)