Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

The sea breeze is great and the sea is rough!

Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen got off their horses and watched the sea scenery in front of them.

"To the east is Jieshi, to view the sea! The water He Dandan, the mountains and islands stand! The trees are overgrown, and the grass is lush! At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan, came to the Canghai Sea, and wrote this poem to view the sea! Since ancient times, I don't know how many emperors and generals came here, and Qin Shihuang Yingzheng also came here!" The waves splashed on Zhao Chen's body, his clothes were a little wet, and Zhao Chen laughed.

"Qin Shihuang came here to live forever and send those alchemists out of the sea! My Majesty and I are here today, but it is for the future of Song Dynasty!" Yu Yunwen smiled.

"Yes, you and I are here for the future of the Song Dynasty! I have a foothold in the Song Dynasty, and shipping is essential! In the future, the development of the country and ocean trade are also extremely important. The establishment of Tianjin Wei is an imminent thing!" Zhao Chen said. .

The two of them were talking here, and there was a sound of horseshoes from behind.

Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen turned around, only to see hundreds of people marching towards here in the distance.

Those people were wearing military uniforms of the Song Army. After they came here, they were stopped by the soldiers of the imperial camp. Then several generals came from the soldiers of the imperial camp and came to Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen.

"Your Majesty!" The leader is more than 30 years old and looks elegant. At this moment, he paid a military salute and smiled on his face.

"Wu Yan, you came so fast!" Zhao Chen smiled.

They didn't notify Wu Jie before they came. They didn't expect that Wu Jie had received the news just after they came here, and then rushed over.

"Your Majesty has just entered the defense zone of our navy. Someone has already notified the admiral, and the admiral has hurried over." Wu Jie said.

"How is the construction of the military port now?" Zhao Chen said.

"Two military ports have been built, which can berth more than 400 ships. However, some other ports still need to be built! Now that the floating ice on the sea has been eliminated, merchants from Jiangnan may come to the north by sea, and they will also anchor here. "Wu Jie said.

Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen nodded.

In the past, this place belonged to the border area between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty. Between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, it was an enemy country. Although there were commercial contacts, it was rarely by sea! At that time, it was desolate and there was nothing! Moreover, as the border between the two countries, there are still many military villages, and ordinary people dare not come here at all! Now here is the complete realm of the Song Dynasty. Until now, an acropolis has been erected here! It is called the Weicheng because it is mainly used to defend Yanjing. At least for now, it is set up by Wu Jie's army!

Everyone drove their horses towards the south. The weather today was very warm. After more than ten miles of walking, they finally saw the military port under construction.

These military ports are made of stones, and huge stones are transported here. Most of the people working here are Jurchen prisoners, and there are also some Han craftsmen here.

On the dock are rows of barracks, with many soldiers coming in and out!

Many warships have been anchored in the port.

Winter has passed, the Bohai Sea has long since lifted its ice, and now warships have gone to sea.

"In the future, this place will definitely be prosperous!" Looking at everything in front of him, Zhao Chen said.

"Yeah! Here you can go in all directions. I came to Yanjing from the south of the Yangtze River, and I will pass through here in the future! Moreover, the Yellow River is just south, from Kaifeng Prefecture to Daming Prefecture, and from Daming Prefecture to Tianjin Wei, where you can go to the former Tokyo. Beijing and Beijing are all connected! Also, it is very convenient to travel from here to Gaoli and Dongying! Now this is only an acropolis, and I am afraid it will be the most prosperous place around the capital in the future." Yu Yunwen nodded.

Historically, the Yellow River was diverted because of the Jurchen invasion and the Southern Song Dynasty generals dug up the Yellow River, but that happened after the death of Zongze! It's a pity that in this era, no one has dug the Yellow River. So until now, the Yellow River still travels along the channel during the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, Tianjin's geographic location is more important than later generations! Tianjin can now directly communicate with Daming Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion through the Yellow River! Daming Mansion is the center of Hebei and Shandong, and Kaifeng is the center of Central Plains! As long as the country focuses on commerce, prosperity here is inevitable.

With smooth sea and river transportation, here will become the most important city along the northern coast.

"Has Wu Lin arrived?" Zhao Chen said while watching the construction situation here.

"Your Majesty, he has arrived in Dengzhou! He will build a naval port there!" Wu Jie said.

Wu Lin used to eliminate the gangsters in the Lianghuai in Jiangnan, but in the second half of last year, all the gangsters had been cleaned up! After that, Zhao Zhe led the 150,000 Jingyuan Army to the south and entered the Henan and Lianghuai areas, while Wu Lin went north to establish a naval base in the Dengzhou area! Dengzhou in the Song Dynasty was probably the location of Qingdao in later generations, and its position in the Song Dynasty was very important. The business exchanges between Korea and Dongying often passed through Dengzhou! Dengzhou and Quanzhou, these are the two most important ocean trade cities in the Song Dynasty!

There are now 100,000 people in the navy, Wu Jie led 50,000 people to establish Tianjin Guard in Tianjin, and Wu Lin led the remaining 50,000 people to Dengzhou.

"You were originally in Sichuan and Shu, where it was rich and warm, but now you come to the north, the environment is harsh, and the soldiers have suffered." Zhao Chen walked forward and said.

"In fact, the soldiers are not afraid of suffering, and the soldiers are very excited! We used to be just the Yangtze River navy, only fighting on the Yangtze River, but now we can go to sea to fight! It's exciting to think about it!" Wu Jie said with a smile.

"Now it's just offshore combat, and it is possible to go to the far sea in the future! We Han people have been on the land for thousands of years, and it is time to enter the sea completely! It can be said that a new era has arrived, and this era is called the era of great navigation! "Zhao Chen looked at the sea in the distance and said with some emotion.

Originally, the great nautical era in history was two hundred years later than it is now, and it was initiated by Europeans! And now, the Chinese will initiate the era of great navigation!

The Age of Great Navigation is also known as the Age of Great Geographic Discovery. At that time, Europeans discovered many unknown countries and regions. Colonialism and free tradeism also appeared along with the Age of Great Navigation. Many new inventions and new ideas also appeared. Appeared after the great nautical era! Now Zhao Chen decides to start all this, let the Han people start all this!

"The Age of Great Navigation? Your Majesty, what can be in the ocean? Except for some small islands, what else is there?" Wu Jie said.

"Don't you want to know where the end of the ocean is? If you keep going east, where will you go? Will it never end?" Zhao Chen smiled.

"This..." Wu Jie was stunned.

"There is endless wealth in the ocean, and endless territory ahead! I hope that wherever the sun can shine, the banner of my Song Dynasty will fly! When the war is settled in the future, you can go and look around!" Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen remembered the famous "empire that the sun never sets" in later generations, and Zhao Chen hopes to achieve all of this in his own hands.

"Okay!" Wu Jie was obviously interested in these, and nodded immediately.

"We Han people must be adventurous, dare to explore the unknown, and don't stay in our hometown! There are many beautiful places and wonderful things in the distance. Whoever finds them will be rewarded by the court! In the future, the court will introduce laws! In addition! , If someone discovers the New World and discovers new things, the court will publish his name and achievements and publish all parties!" Zhao Chen said.

Both Wu Jie and Yu Yunwen were a little surprised, and they thought that if they were to come this way, I am afraid that many people would venture out to sea, or explore the unknown realm in the north or west.

After inspecting a few ports, they headed to the west, where a five-mile-long street has been built, with many houses on both sides of the street.

"Your Majesty, these are warehouses! Merchants from Jiangnan are going to the north, if they want to store goods, they can put them here! Some days ago, merchants from Jiangnan had already approached us to discuss the rental price!" Wu Jie said.

"Tianjin Wei's civil affairs need to find another person to deal with it." Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"That's the truth! I am here, mainly training soldiers. If I worry about these things, it will be really annoying." Wu Jie said with a smile.

"By the way, has the shipyard moved over?" Zhao Chen said.

"Only some craftsmen in the shipyard have come here, and some people are in Yuzhou and have not yet come! The court is still doing mobilization work! We have prepared the site and tools for the shipyard, and we are just waiting for someone to come!" Wu Jie Tao.

"Tianjin Wei's conditions are difficult, so it is naturally not as good as Yuzhou. For those artisans who come, the annual salary will naturally increase! In addition, we can also recruit artisans from Quanzhou at a high price! When we were in Yuzhou, we did it. They are all water boats in the Yangtze River, but now they are some real sea boats." Zhao Chen said.

"Okay, remember it at the end!" Wu Jie said.

"Yunwen, you write to Li Gang and Li Guang. Both of them are in the south. Let them do this." Zhao Chen said.

Yu Yunwen nodded.

"If you want to dominate the oceans, sea-going ships are fundamental! We must not only recruit those excellent shipbuilding craftsmen, but also encourage them to improve shipbuilding skills! If anyone can improve the shipbuilding technology, we must strongly reward! Shipyards must have such a reward System!" Zhao Chen said.

Technology is the primary productive force. Zhao Chen recognizes this sentence very much in his heart! He has always attached great importance to technicians.

"Your Majesty, when we were at sea, we once said that we can attack the Jurchen from the sea. Now I don't know if the time comes?" Wu Jie said.