The big man has a living father

Chapter 224 (Big Chapter) Aim for the Top
The news of Huo Yan's birth caused a sensation throughout Chang'an.

That's not an ordinary person, he's Huo Hai's son.

What was even more sensational was that a shipload of baby products set out from Nanhai County, passed along the coast, the Yangtze River, and the Han River, unloaded goods in Wancheng, took a train, and arrived in Chang'an.

The whole process took a total of twelve days.

Twelve days.

These baby supplies were prepared by Huo Hai when Huo Yan was in the eldest princess's belly.

Some people even grumbled about the arrival of this shipload of all kinds of baby goods.

A member of the royal family muttered in front of Liu Che: "When the fifth prince was born, Lord Huo only prepared a walker. Now that Huo Yan is born, Lord Huo really went to great lengths to prepare so many baby items. That rubber pacifier, wow, it's really exquisite."

Liu Che did not think at all and said directly: "Drag him away and beat him, then throw him back to reflect on himself."

When Liu Mo was born, Huo Hai was fighting on the front line, experimenting with muskets, and defeating the Huns.

At that time, Huo Hai had no time to prepare anything. It was already good enough to prepare a walker in advance.

After Liu Che dragged the man out, he thought carefully and felt that Huo Hai had done too much over the years.

So, Liu Che issued an imperial decree that shocked the whole Chang'an.

Huo Hai made many outstanding achievements, and Princess Wei Chang was virtuous and kind. The couple had outstanding contributions, so Huo Hai's youngest son, Huo Yan, was named Duke of the South.

Feng Gong?

The affairs of dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons seem to have been gone for many years.

There is a reason why the Han Dynasty did not confer the title of Duke.

And now, when even the Prime Minister didn't want it, Liu Che made a 180-degree U-turn and directly conferred the title of Duke of Nan Guo? !
Although Liu Che doted on Princess Wei Chang, it was a bit too much to dote on her by conferring the title of Duke on her child, wasn't it?!

What does this mean? Is this the beginning of a new era? Because the Han Dynasty has too many people and too large a territory, they are going to confer titles of nobility on various states?
Or is the title of Duke only given to relatives by marriage?

If from a certain perspective the title of king is only given to clan members, then the title of duke is only given to in-laws, and the title of marquis is given to people of other surnames and to clan members and in-laws whose favors are not as great as those of king or duke.

This makes more sense.

The maternal line of the clan members are considered as maternal relatives, and the relatives of the emperor's own empress and wife are also considered as maternal relatives. Such a division is also very likely.

But perhaps, Liu Che wanted to relax the restrictions on enfeoffment of dukes and allow the establishment of principalities?

This is almost equivalent to violating the iron rule of the early Han Dynasty that people of other surnames cannot be made kings!

What is a gong? It is a smaller kingdom.

Compared with a marquisate, a duchy already has complete independence, and its territory is large enough that outsiders cannot interfere.

Behind closed doors, you can do anything.

It's fine if there are only one or two principalities, but if there are more than ten principalities in the world, wouldn't it be a repeat of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? !

But then again, how big was the world back then? How big is the world now?

When Qin Shi Huang sent troops to attack Xiou, it took three to five years to prepare, and he even had to dig a special Lingqu Canal.

What about now? Just transporting goods can be delivered in twelve days, which is less than two weeks!
If it was to transport troops, would it take ten days? Or even eight days?
Not necessarily!

In just eight days, the army of Chang'an set up artillery off the coast of Yuefu, the capital of Nanhai County. Is there a possibility of rebellion?

almost none.

Everyone thought so, except Huo Hai.

When the imperial edict was delivered to Huo Hai, he began to think about it and soon understood Liu Che's thoughts.

Liu Che first established all the territories of the former Nanyue Kingdom as the Nanhai Prefecture, and it seemed that he did not dismember this place.

To reassure the locals.

However, after seeing the industrial products sent over from Nanhai County, Liu Che must have realized that the development here was better than he had imagined.

With such good development, there must be no chaos. If there is chaos, there will definitely be no development.

This proves that the division of the Nanhai Provincial Administration was a bit too cautious.

Therefore, the Nanhai County was separated out and became the Southern Kingdom.

In this way, the Southern Kingdom and the Nanhai Provincial Governorate were separated.

This was equivalent to splitting the original Nanyue Kingdom into two parts.

This idea is also very consistent with Huo Hai's original idea.

One provincial governorate, with two deltas? This is too extravagant.

Go out and ask around, any delta bay can give birth to a world-class civilization, a state-level unit, how can it have two? That's definitely not possible.

Must be separated.

But after separation, how to ensure dominance?

it's actually really easy.

Jinbei has reached the river mouth. The plains of the Red River Delta have become the rice supply center of the Han Dynasty, and the second-rate land of the Red River will all become rubber production bases and fruit production bases.

As for the rubber production bases and fruit production bases, Liu Che held 60% to 70% of the shares.

It is equivalent to that all the people are working for him. The company officials appointed by him occupy all the civil power here, and the government officials appointed by him occupy the administrative power.

Therefore, this place cannot produce any rights, and almost all rights are parachuted by the emperor.

However, after discovering that this place was suitable for development, Liu Che was unwilling to just leave the Guangdong Prefecture alone without developing it.

What should I do?
We can only let Huo Hai develop.

Huo Hai developed this place well, especially the agricultural sector, so that it would be easier to collect agricultural taxes.

By the way, we can use the land here to set up food and fruit processing factories and make profits from it.

With the position of Duke of Nan Guo in hand, there is no need to worry that Huo Hai will not contribute.

Everything was planned at the beginning. After Huo Yan becomes an adult in the future, it will definitely not be possible for him to become a vassal of the Southern Kingdom.

By then, the territory of the Han Dynasty will be very large, and the title will definitely be changed.

The exchange condition is that instead of only having agricultural taxes in the south, commercial taxes can be used in other places.

This idea was proposed by Huo Hai. Could Huo Hai himself refuse it?

No.

Huo Hai himself knows how to make money and can easily collect more than one percent of the tax revenue of a principality.

But, can Huo Hai’s own son make money?

Where is the grandson?
What about the great-grandson?
If they can't make money themselves, wouldn't they be useless?

However, if they have a duchy overseas, with an area of ​​one state, and they can use 1% of the commercial taxes collected in this place at will.

How big a benefit is this?
Even if people work hard for ten thousand generations, they still can’t earn that much money.

Therefore, if Liu Che proposed to change the fiefdom in the future, Huo Yan would definitely agree.

At that time, Liu Che could take back the well-developed Guangdong Province, which had become a shipping base in the south.

This is actually due to the ambition of the people of Minyue.

When the Han Dynasty first began to consider attacking Nanyue, Emperor Liu Che thought that if the people of Minyue surrendered, he would build a large port in Minyue as a port for shipping to the south and west.

In this way, the Min Yue region will definitely take off.

However, Minyue refused to surrender, and Nanyue was taken over without much effort, which changed the situation.

The Guangdong government came to the fore, and the ports originally planned to be located in the Ludao and Nan'an (Xiamen and Quanzhou) areas were cancelled.

Why cancel it so decisively instead of waiting a while?

After all, Guangdong Province is the former site of the Nanyue Kingdom. If it develops, it will actually have a certain influence. Who can be sure that the old ideas of the ancient Yue people will not be passed down?
but!
The bad thing is that the problems in Minyue and the East China Sea are even bigger.

At the beginning, Huo Hai proposed to set up a Jinyiwei as an external spy base, and Wang He was in charge of it.

Wang He's people were spread throughout the Kingdom of Nanyue.

It was not until Huo Hai's people took over and Huo Hai came in person that Wang He's talents moved from Nanyue to Minyue.

What can these spies say in order to gain trust after they arrive?
"There is a purple aura on the king's forehead!"

"I have the aura of a king here."

"Your Majesty, you may wear a white hat."

How is the result?

King Zou Yushan of Dongyue planned to establish himself as Emperor Wu of Yue!

This can be said to be a sting operation by Wang He's people, which boosted Zou Yushan's self-confidence and caused him to lose his mind.

It can also be said that he brought this upon himself.

If it weren't for Huo Hai's influence, Zou Yushan would not have been a peaceful person. He would have proclaimed himself Emperor Wu of Yue six years later.

It's just that this guy is a bit uneducated.

Yes, the Nanyue Kingdom also proclaimed itself an empire, but the situation was completely different.

Zhao Tuo accepted the seal and ribbon of the King of Nanyue bestowed by Emperor Gaozu of Han, submitted to the Han Dynasty, and became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty.

In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu (195 BC), Emperor Gaozu passed away and Empress Lü took the throne and began to have a hostile relationship with Zhao Tuo.

In the seventh year of Empress Lü's reign (181 BC), Empress Lü issued a ban on Nanyue, and later Zhao Tuo proclaimed himself emperor.

It was during this period when Empress Lü was in power that Zhao Tuo proclaimed himself emperor and fought against the State of Changsha.

However, after the first year of Emperor Wen's reign (179 BC), Empress Lü died and Zhao Tuo immediately gave up his imperial title.

Without saying anything, when Zhao Tuo died, he should have been secretly buried with similar specifications to Emperor Gaozu, after all, he was a person who had enjoyed the title of emperor.

The second King of Nanyue, Zhao Mei, was King Wen of Vietnam, but he was buried according to the specifications of Emperor Wen.

What is Zou Yushanqi thinking now?
This was not just a verbal advantage, he also proclaimed himself Emperor Wu.

He was not posthumously named King Wu after his death and then secretly buried according to the specifications of Emperor Wu.

But when he was alive, he wanted to establish himself as Emperor Wu.

This meaning is different from the Emperor Wu of Han.

This was his intention for King Wu of Zhou to succeed King Wen of Zhou.

In other words, Zou Yushan wanted to nominally occupy the title of Emperor Wu of Yue and then legally inherit the Kingdom of Nanyue.

He was called the King of Dongyue on the territory of Donghai Kingdom and inherited the Kingdom of Nanyue. There was also Minyue in between. What does it mean?
That is to say, Zou Yushan had the plan to unify the Baiyue and then establish himself as emperor.

Not to mention that this matter hasn't even started yet, but you've already shouted out the ultimate goal.

Then, is it auspicious to be called Emperor Wu of Yue?

King Wen of Nanyue secretly used this title only after his death.

Are you going to be Emperor Wu of Yue while you are alive?

Although Liu Che now feels that he is going to become Emperor Wu of Han, he has never said that he is Emperor Wu of Han.

With Liu Che's current military achievements, anyone with a sound mind should know that he is Emperor Wu of Han. Even the civil and military officials in the court as well as the people in the society are also very clear that Liu Che's posthumous title must be Emperor Wu.

But I didn’t shout it out when I was alive!

How anxious are you to ascend to heaven?

In fact, in history, Zou Yushan shouted the slogan of Emperor Wu of Yue six years later, and was beheaded a few months later. Then all Baiyue were unified.

And now, he secretly told others that he wanted to be the Emperor of Yuewu, which directly ruined Ludao's chance of becoming a major international city!
It is unknown how many hundreds or thousands of years it will take for Ludao, the gateway to the country below the continent, to become a major international city.

The most unfair thing is that Yazou Yushan has been in Donghai from Nan'an for more than 20 years!
To be precise, Zou Yushan is now the 'King of Zhejiang'.

However, due to the unclear blood relationship among the Baiyue people, most of Zou Yushan's people came from Nan'an, which is not particularly unfair.

If there was anything wrong with Zou Yushan, it was that he shouldn't have told the world about it before doing something big.

Of course, from Zou Yushan’s perspective, he may have only told a few of his confidants.

However, he himself could not have imagined that one of his confidants was Liu Che's subordinate.

People who want to do great things cannot tell anyone, just like Sima Yi. The day before he rebelled, no one knew he was going to rebel except his eldest son.

Huo Hai put away the secret letter and the imperial edict.

Liu Xijun was teasing Huo Yan.

Princess Wei Chang was setting up a crib for Huo Yan.

Huo Hai moved closer and poked Huo Yan's face with his finger.

The little guy was a little dissatisfied and hid his head.

Huo Hai: "Oh, you're still dodging!"

Huo Hai's eyes rolled, and he patted the dust off his right sleeve with his left hand, then patted his left sleeve with his right hand, straightened his clothes, and bowed: "I am Wu Hou Huo Hai, paying my respects to the Duke of Nan Guo."

Liu Sheng beside him laughed out loud: "Then I, the King of Zhongshan, also pay my respects to the Duke of Nanguo."

Princess Wei Chang: "Go away, go away, one of you is a father but still acts like a child, and the other is disrespectful to his elders, you two can go play nearby."

Huo Hai and Liu Sheng were driven away.

Liu Sheng: "Huo Hai, when will you return to Chang'an?"

Huo Hai: "You have to wait until Huo Yan is at least half a year old before you can leave, otherwise you won't be able to leave."

Children are not suitable for long journeys.

Huo Hai and Princess Wei Chang tried it recently. After Huo Yan boarded the ship and was near the sea, he did not get seasick. He did not inherit Princess Wei Chang's seasickness.

However, Huo Yan is still too young now, and it is impossible for him to take a boat from Guangdong Prefecture to Wancheng.

Ordinary people might be able to accept it if they had no choice but to do so in order to support their family, but Huo Hai would never take the risk.

Liu Sheng: "Then I may have to go first."

"It's only been a short time since we've managed the Southern Kingdom, and you've already managed it so well. I heard that the Yangtze River is also doing very well. If I hadn't wanted to go back to Zhongshan Kingdom, I wouldn't have wanted to go north. It would have been much better to go to the Yangtze River and try to take a big ship."

Huo Hai: "Are you leaving?"

Liu Sheng nodded.

Huo Hai: "Did you get Zhao Yingqi's money?"

Liu Sheng laughed out loud.

Huo Hai said that Zhao Yingqi is now a fat sheep.

At present, the land that Huo Hai holds or holds on behalf of Liu Che will definitely not be sold.

So Zhao Yingqi’s money could not be spent at all.

Even if they are a family, no matter how crazy their spending is, it will be useless.

If money cannot be turned into capital and means of production, it is just scrap metal. It is even worse than scrap metal.

And Liu Sheng was the first person to set his sights on Zhao Yingqi's money.

Liu Sheng was Liu Che's brother, so Zhao Yingqi certainly knew Liu Sheng. After all, he often met his relatives when he was a guard in the Yulin Guard.

Liu Sheng also became the life-saving straw for Zhao Yingqi, who was about to drown because of money.

He offered 10 billion yuan and asked Liu Sheng for help in getting him the title of marquis.

Zhao Yingqi now understood that he had so much money, but he was not a noble. It was like a child running through a busy city with gold ingots.

In the past, he had a whole team of warriors to protect him.

Now these guards are eager to get their hands on the gold ingots.

Therefore, Zhao Yingqi had to give money to Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng: "One billion? If it was five years ago, I, Liu Sheng, apart from fixed assets such as land, other gold and silver treasures and Zhongshan State tax revenue, would only make a few million a year."

"But now, one billion is nothing to me. Do you know how much my transportation company is worth in the Chang'an stock market? 78 billion!"

Of course, Liu Sheng himself only owns 4% of the shares.

This is even including what he has already distributed to his sons. He has dozens of sons. For himself, he only gets less than 2%.

But just this 2% is nearly 1.5 billion.

But if you want to brag, you have to exaggerate. Recently, with so many people coming and going, everyone is talking about Chang'an. Zhao Yingqi has also heard a lot about what is happening in Chang'an.

Although he had only been away for a few years, Zhao Yingqi couldn't believe it.

But he had to believe it. The increasingly larger ships kept heading south, and Zhao Yingqi had no choice but to believe it.

So, Zhao Yingqi increased the number to 2 billion.

Two billion five-zhu coins, please help Liu Sheng.

In addition, another 10 billion was given to Liu Sheng as long as Liu Sheng promised to discuss this matter seriously with Liu Che.

Liu Sheng thought about it and realized that he had more than fifty sons, dozens of daughters, and hundreds of grandchildren who were crying for food. He only needed to mention this matter to Emperor Liu Che and he would get 1 billion yuan, and at most he would be scolded. So of course he agreed.

But Liu Sheng knew that this was unreliable and impossible, but he still agreed to it.

Three billion is really too much.

Zhao Yingqi was a fool. He sold his country, and the 15% of the money he got in return was really not a small amount.

After listening to Liu Sheng, Huo Hai said, "Change it into an IOU of 3 billion, and leave the 3 billion here."

Liu Sheng: “I couldn’t ask for more!”

If we transport 1.5 billion and a half taels of silver back and mint coins secretly, His Majesty will definitely find out. If we transport it back to Chang'an, no matter how little it costs, the shipping fee will still cost several hundred million.

Stay here and address the issue head on.

Liu Sheng: "Why keep this money?"

Huo Hai smiled and said, "Of course it will be minted into five-zhu coins and used throughout the south."

Liu Sheng: "Don't we all use IOUs?"

Huo Hai: "Zhao Yingqi thought of this method of running the bank, but others couldn't think of it? I am on guard against Zhao Yingqi's move, so why wouldn't I be on guard against others?"

Huo Hai doesn't want to leverage at the moment, for fear that one wrong move might lead to a complete loss.

If a link in the economic chain breaks, it will be a huge blow to the now thriving Han Dynasty and a devastating blow to its reputation.

This took five years to build.

After everything was done, Huo Hai asked Liu Sheng to bring a gift back for him.

Huo Hai's men built two huge red corals in the sea, one for Liu Che and the other as a gift for Huo Qubing.

Huo Hai had been away from home for two years, and Huo Qubing was finally going to marry a wife.

The daughter of a newly emerged wealthy businessman named Mei in Chang'an New City was named Mei Yingxue.

But Huo Hai definitely can’t go back on his wedding date.

So the gift has to be sent back.

The news of this wedding also made Huo Hai feel relieved.

Judging from the time, the historical Huo Qubing must have died at this moment.

In this life, Huo Qubing lived well and even married a wife.

These are things that have never happened in history.

This shows that history has been successfully modified.

Huo Hai had been staying in the south, ready to take over Huo Qubing's mission at any time.

Once Huo Qubing died, he would become the one in the Huo family who fought in battles all over the country.

Moreover, Huo Hai has to make preparations for both scenarios.

Because Huo Qubing was raised by Liu Che himself and treated as his own son, that's why Liu Che was so good to the Huo family in the past.

If Huo Qubing were gone, no matter how many achievements he had made, Liu Che would treat him from a business perspective, and there would actually be no halo left.

Then Huo Hai would have to consider how he and the Huo family would cope if Liu Che stood on the opposing side one day.

Now Huo Qubing is fine and living well.

I don’t know if it was because no one took action, or because he didn’t leave Chang’an and so didn’t get infected.

Whichever it is, it's all the same.

The fact that Huo Qubing was alive and well meant that history had changed, and there was no need for Huo Hai to make any second-hand preparations.

So, Huo Hai will be able to return to Chang'an soon.

……

Time passes.

It's September already.

Throughout Guangdong Province, a large number of people were washing sweet potatoes.

The people of the entire Guangzhou Prefecture were shocked.

Is there any crop in the world that has such a huge yield? ?

Dahan Daily and Science Daily are also popular in Guangdong Province now.

Science News says that sweet potatoes can be used as a vegetable, made into dried sweet potatoes, sweet potato starch, and sweet potato vermicelli, which can be used to feed pigs.

However, Science News does not say that sweet potatoes can be eaten as a semi-staple food.

Given the current environment in the Han Dynasty, there is no need to let ordinary people eat too poorly in order to increase the population.

The reason for planting sweet potatoes here is, on the one hand, to increase the output of each place, and on the other hand, to have enough plants of various types to avoid a total harvest when a disaster occurs.

For example, this area is prone to wind disasters, and the rice will fall over, but sweet potatoes are not so afraid of this.

Increasing the amount of meat produced is also crucial.

In the Chang'an area, the height statistics of young people aged twelve to eighteen have reached an alarming level.

Why is it horrifying?
The height of the 18-year-old young man in Chang'an reached 1.77 meters.

You should know that a random check of adults in Chang'an area showed that their height was 1.69 meters.

Now the food policy of the Han Dynasty has almost been determined. Each place will raise pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep. Then Shu will raise pigs, several ports will fish, and cattle and sheep will be raised on the grasslands.

With this distribution, protein intake can be increased in the fastest, most effective and most efficient way.

Among them, the fact that Shu raises pigs is rather strange, as there is no connection between the north of Shu County and Chang'an.

If you want to send things to Chang'an, you have to go south along the Yangtze River, or along the Han River in the north, send it to Wancheng, and then take the railway to Chang'an.

After going through such a long detour, it seems that it would be worse to raise pigs in the Jianghan Plain.

But the problem is that pigs are not cattle or sheep. Cattle and sheep can be driven away in large numbers.

But pigs can't.

Therefore, transporting live pigs was never a hanging one.

In fact, what will be shipped out of Shu at that time will be various pork products.

Why do we make pork products in Shu? Because Shu produces salt.

It produces salt, pine and cypress, pigs, and is suitable for sweet potato cultivation.

When these BUFFs are stacked together, they become the best choice for pig breeding bases.

However, it is too hot in Guangdong Province, which is not suitable for preserving bacon, ham and other products, so pigs have to be produced locally.

Upon hearing that Huo Hai was going back to Chang'an, the people of Guangdong petitioned Huo Hai to stay.

In the past, everyone had no reason, but Huo Yan was named Duke of Nan Guo, and Nan Guo was the area near Panyu, so everyone had a reason.

But Huo Hai still had to go.

Ultimately, the locals hoped that Huo Hai would attend a local banquet before leaving.

Huo Hai had no choice but to participate.

The Cantonese dishes left by Huo Hai were served one by one.

The entire long street of Panyu fish stalls was lined with tables and chairs.

Huo Hai saw a roasted whole pig on the table, accompanied by barbecued pork, crispy pork, roast goose and roast duck.

There is also brine that came from the north and was localized here.

Huo Hai was not polite and started eating directly.

People from all over the place thanked Huo Hai for bringing new diets and various delicious dishes, and Huo Hai expressed his attitude by eating a lot of food.

After eating, Huo Hai felt inexplicably sad.

This time when I go back to Chang'an, even if I eat seafood again, it will not be as fresh as what I eat in coastal areas now.

The chef of Yuelai Restaurant brought out a plate of plain noodles and asked Huo Hai to eat.

Huo Hai took a bite.

Thumbs up.

What a beautiful soup!

Although the noodles themselves are far inferior to those in the north, and do not have the rich flavor of the soup that is customary in Shu.

But when it comes to the soup itself, it has to be Cantonese!
Is this bamboo noodles?

Chef: "My Lord, did you taste the surprise inside?"

Huo Hai savored the soup carefully: "This soup does not have salt added, but is stewed with pork legs produced in Shu. You have figured out that cured pork legs are suitable for stewing so quickly, which is really thoughtful."

It’s a pity that it’s just cured pork leg, not ham.

Otherwise the taste will be terrible.

The chef looked very proud: "Your Majesty's tongue is really amazing. I only put a small piece in it, but he was able to taste it. But it's not this one. Please taste it again!"

Huo Hai took another sip of the soup in confusion and couldn't help but praise: "It's mullet roe!"

"The roe of mullet from the island of Ishima is dried, roasted with strong alcohol, and then stewed in the soup to create this flavor."

The chef was shocked and gave a thumbs up: "The Marquis is indeed a god of food. He can taste such a little bit of freshness. Yes, I added a little mullet roe, but this is not what I meant."

Huo Hai was suspicious: "Oh? There are other special features, but I can't tell."

The chef crossed his arms and said proudly, "My Lord, you didn't realize it. I heard that you like spicy food, so I asked someone to bring a bag of chili peppers from the north. This bowl of noodles will be more flavorful after the spiciness is added!"

“So cool!”

"It almost made our entire kitchen explode!"

"My Lord, now that I'm talking about this, you should have noticed it, right?"

Spicy?!
Huo Hai took another sip of soup.

Seeing that Huo Hai didn't feel anything and was frowning, the chef took out a small bowl from the big bowl and took a sip.

Then he stuck out his tongue: "Hiss~ So spicy!"

The people around him didn't believe it.

Go try it too.

"Sigh~"

"Is this what spicy tastes like? It's really exciting!"

"The flavor of this pepper is worthy of being brought back from America. It is indeed mellow, much mellower than the flavor of dogwood."

“It’s delicious!”

Huo Hai: →. →
Huo Haixin said that if I pour the water used to wash vegetables after a meal into the Pearl River, it might make the whole Guangdong province spicy.

Patting the chef on the shoulder, Huo Hai said: "Try not to go in the direction of chili peppers in the future. It's not suitable for you."

"Fellow villagers, the meal is over, I will leave first."

"Please stop sending them."

Nowadays, there are no ships on the entire sea. Everyone’s ships are doing important tasks such as transportation and carrying people everywhere.

All the ships in the Guangdong Province were requisitioned by Lu Bode, and he was going to take a tough approach against Qiong Island.

So, even if everyone wants to send it, they can’t.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Huo Hai boarded the big ship.

The returning ship is still the one with a bow-to-stern ratio of three to one.

Over at the shipyard, the ratio of new steel-framed and iron-clad ships produced over the past year has already reached at least six to one, or even seven to one to eight to one.

Driven by the propeller, the eight-to-one ratio ship is incredibly fast. If it runs at full power, regardless of the consequences, it will only take two days to get from Kuaiji County to Guangdong Province!
The whole ship was shaking.

If you are busy doing something, you may not realize it.

Once you have some free time, hearing this sound will make your mind explode.

This type of ship is currently used by the imperial court for transportation. Only Liu Che's private company and Huo Hai's company have it, and it has not been sold to any other private company.

On the contrary, this three-to-one ultra-wide ship is unique.

Because of its wide body, slow speed and stability, it does not seem to be built for transportation, but rather for nobles to enjoy the sea scenery.

Only when the ship left the port did Huo Hai feel as if he was in another world.

Before I knew it, it has been nearly three years since I left Chang'an.

In the past three years, without its own leadership, how is Changan's development now?

Three years have passed, and Huo Hai certainly knows a lot about Chang'an.

For example, most of the houses in the south of Chang'an have been renovated and sold.

For example, Liu Che is now working in the new palace in Bashang, forcing many dignitaries in Chang'an to spend a lot of money to buy a large courtyard in the south.

For example, all the houses in Ling County, a suburb west of Chang'an, were taken over by Liu Che. The next step was to rebuild the Jianzhang Palace and turn it into a new palace.

At that time, the dignitaries will have to spend money in the west again.

However, after hearing many things, Huo Hai was not sure whether the direction of world development was correct.

For example, someone invented something that did not exist in the previous industrial age - the internal combustion steam engine.

The emergence of this thing with a steam engine as its standard architecture is very special.

A steam engine generates power by boiling water and causing the water vapor to expand.

Internal combustion engines use liquid combustion to expand air to push the piston.

An internal combustion steam engine is a steam engine that burns liquid.

This meant that steam engines became smaller, but it also meant that someone had invented high-strength steel!

Why? Because if the old steam engine furnace had been fueled by gasoline or diesel, it would have exploded long ago.

Although this new steam engine took the wrong approach, it seemed to have achieved miniaturization while improving the output-to-energy ratio a little.

And the biggest problem is.

We were burning oil and gas in closed boilers, and because the quality of the steel was so good, no one noticed the phenomenon of air expansion?
So the emergence of the internal combustion engine was already possible, right? It's just that the technology tree was not selected correctly?

Huo Hai remembered that when he was watching short videos, he had seen a video of a super old diesel steam engine in the West, but that thing was too old and shabby so he couldn't make out any clues.

If this diesel steam engine is of that level, it wouldn't be a problem to convert it into a small generator.

Although it cannot be used for industrial purposes, it is enough for internal research on electrical appliances in the research institute!
Also, His Majesty mentioned to Huo Hai in superstition that he wanted to change the reign title to Yuanfeng.

Yuanfeng? Fengshan at Mount Tai?
Although the order of the reign titles during Emperor Wu's reign was unclear, Huo Hai keenly felt that one of the reign titles had disappeared in the middle, otherwise the time would not match.

Even if the Fengshan ceremony was held at Mount Tai within five years, it would still be several years earlier than in history, so an era name must have disappeared.

Huo Hai's feeling was right, Yuan Ding disappeared.

In history, Liu Che truly unified the country during the Yuanding period and gathered the Nine Cauldrons.

But nowadays, it seems that it will take time to unify the earth.

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(End of this chapter)