As for the understanding of Qinhuangdao, Ye Chunqiu only knew that this place was different from later generations only when he was looking through the ancient books of Shanhaiguan.
Qinhuangdao in this era, in fact, it is really an island.
It wasn't until 400 years later that the river was connected to the continent because of the alluvial water.
Speaking of which, this Qinhuangdao occupies a large area, it happens to be opposite to Shanhaiguan, opposite both outside the customs and inside the customs, and it is only a few miles away from the inland.
Although this island is not as good as Qiongzhou, Chongming, but there is also a county, this place and the mainland of the Guanwai and outside the opposite, and across the sea looking at North Korea, Liaodong, farther away, you can also go to the country, the most important thing is that the climate here is stable, not like Ningbo, Quanzhou and other places, typhoons are frequent, that is, wind and waves, not big, in this era, typhoon is the great enemy of the port, with the production level and shipbuilding level of this era, often a typhoon comes, the loss is extremely heavy.
When Zhu Houzhao seriously asked Ye Chunqiu why he chose this island, Ye Chunqiu explained after a little muttering: "Qinhuangdao is only one step away from the Guanwai, if the water division is stationed here, you can help defend Shanhaiguan at any time, and if there is a war in Liaodong, you can also rush to help at any time, which can consolidate the border defense." ” Looking at Zhu Houzhao's thoughtful appearance, Ye Chunqiu continued to talk eloquently: "Moreover, it is now a barren land, and the land on the island is ownerless, which gives the Zhenguo Mansion enough space to play, but if you go to Tianjin, if you need land, most of the land is in the hands of the gentry, and it is not possible to take it by force, but once you buy it, it is inevitable that people will seize the loophole, so as to sit on the ground and start the price, it is not as comfortable as Qinhuangdao, and the land can be used as you like."
What's more, there must be a lot of deep-water areas in the terrain overseas, and it is completely possible to open up more wharves. ” Ye Chunqiu took a deep breath, and finally said the real benefits: "And there is a very important reason why the younger brother chooses it, that is, it is too far away from the imperial court, and no one pays attention to it, so it can save a lot of trouble, and the Zhenguo Mansion can concentrate on using it as a sailor and a commercial port, without interference from the outside world." ” The north can control the desert and Liaodong, the east can peep into Korea and the Japanese kingdom, to the west is Kannai, and to the south, it is an ocean.
No one is restrained, it is all up to the town government to solve the problem on its own, not to mention, the capital division is only hundreds of miles away from Qinhuangdao, plus because of the customs defense, so the official road between the Beijing division and Shanhaiguan is neat, if the horse is fast, it will only take a day or two to arrive, even if you get on the carriage, it is only three or four days, in this era, such a distance is not too far, Ye Chunqiu can completely control Qinhuangdao at any time whether he is in Beijing or landing on the island in person.
As long as he heard that it was about the desert, Ye Chunqiu knew that Zhu Houzhao would never refuse, and sure enough, Zhu Houzhao said: "What you said is very reasonable, so what is it called to use this place as a water master?"
Ye Chunqiu hurriedly said: "Base." ” Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips, a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes, and said: "Okay, you go back, this matter will be discussed with the cabinet, ha, you don't know, now several masters are much more docile to me, especially the matter of this water builder, as long as they hear that they want silver, they seem to have lost their souls, and now they are afraid that I will let the cabinet build a water master, so you can rest assured that this matter will not be a problem." ” Ye Chunqiu smiled and thanked him, and then left the palace.
From the defeat of the Francophone Army and the acquisition of those ships, Ye Chunqiu decided to establish a naval division, and for this reason, during this time, although he has been staying in the camp of the new army of Zhenguo, he also understands the affairs of the outside world.
It can be said that in the days when he was in the camp of the Zhenguo New Army, he was in the middle of strategizing, but now that the matter of the water division has finally been finalized, and after he proposed the franchise, the cabinet and the little emperor still accepted it happily, which made Ye Chunqiu breathe a sigh of relief.
From the very beginning, with the heart of establishing a sailor, Ye Chunqiu had actually already played the idea of a trade concession, without this privilege, it was indeed a little difficult for the Zhenguo Government to accelerate the development again, not that it would not be possible to slowly improve the industry, but this road was certainly safe, but after all, it was still too slow, what Ye Chunqiu needed was to kick in the door, kick open a window for the Ming Dynasty, and let the light enter the Ming Dynasty, so as to benefit many people and things.
How difficult it is to open your eyes to the world.
Thousands of years of the central country, accustomed to the attitude of the boss to come here, in this process, there are too many glory, has been accustomed to consider itself as the center of the world of the central dynasty, the reason why the self-contained, is not because of how the ancestors are ignorant, to put it bluntly, a rich man living in his own mansion, went out to see a group of poor people dangling in front of him, squeezing can not squeeze three taels of oil, so, in the face of these poor ghosts, even too lazy to deal with them, it is better to close the door to entertain yourself, That is, during the New Year's holidays, I hope to be lively, invite these people to come, add some glory to my family, and then I don't want to have any more contacts.
This kind of mentality, quite a bit of the geocentric theory, everyone has gradually taken the same theory they see as a guideline, and when the new theory appears, it makes people feel a gap and panic, but in the end, they will still accept it, and after accepting it, they are willing to recognize the world more rationally and objectively.
From the very beginning, Ye Chunqiu hid, knowing that the current imperial court, which had accumulated shortcomings for a long time, could not build a sailor at all, and the Ming Dynasty in history could not even maintain the money and food to suppress thieves and resist gold in the later period.
Even when the country was in danger of dying, there was no salary available, even if the society was in danger of overturning, the imperial court did not dare to do anything to the scholars, let alone take the clansmen, the king of Chuang took countless displaced people, looting everywhere, the vast majority of them were local gentry and tyrants, and the treasury of the clan vassal king, as a result, these guys, all of them were rich, and now they are just building a water division, who dares to use them with a knife After experiencing the invasion by the Francophiles, the imperial court realized that the sailor had to build, but the biggest problem was that there was no money to build it, so the plan proposed by Ye Chunqiu was tantamount to a life-saving straw for the cabinet, because it was only a concession, but it could successfully throw off the pot, if there was any problem with coastal defense in the future, it would have nothing to do with the cabinet, but the Zhenguo Government would bear this relationship, no matter how you look at it, it is the best way to do it once and for all.
And Ye Chunqiu, of course, doesn't mind taking on this responsibility, for himself, and for the many people around him.
When I returned to the house, early the next morning, an official from the Ministry of Rites came, and the edict came. aa2705221: