Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

The sea wind is extremely strong and the sea is rough!

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

"Looking at Jieshi in the east, you can see the sea! The water is so smooth, and the mountains and islands stand tall! The trees are overgrown, and the grass is luxuriant! At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan and came to the sea. He wrote this poem to see the sea! Since ancient times, I don’t know how many emperors and generals have come here, and Qin Shihuang Yingzheng has also come here!” The waves splashed on Zhao Chen’s body, his clothes were slightly wet, Zhao Chen laughed loudly.

"Qin Shihuang came here to live forever, and to send those alchemists out to sea! Today, my Majesty and I are here for the future of my Song Dynasty!" Yu Yunwen laughed.

"That's right, you and I are here for the future of our Great Song Dynasty! If our Great Song Dynasty wants to gain a foothold in Yanyun, shipping is essential! In the future, the country will develop, and maritime trade will also be extremely important. The establishment of Tianjin Wei is an imminent thing!" Zhao Chen said .

The two of them were talking here when there was a sound of horseshoes behind them.

Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen turned their heads, only to see hundreds of people coming towards here on horseback in the distance.

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

"Your Majesty!" The leader was in his thirties, with a refined appearance, and now he gave a military salute with a smile on his face.

"Wu Jie, you came so fast!" Zhao Chen laughed.

They didn't inform Wu Jie before they came. They didn't expect that Wu Jie had already got the news and came here just after they came here.

"Your Majesty has just entered our navy's defense zone. Someone has already notified the general, and the general hastily rushed over." Wu Jie said.

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

"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 ice floes on the sea have been removed, merchants from the south of the Yangtze River may come to the north by sea, and they also want to anchor here .” Wu Jie said.

Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen nodded.

In the past, this area belonged to the border area between Liao Kingdom and Great Song Dynasty. Liao Kingdom and Great Song Dynasty were enemy countries. Although there were commercial exchanges, they rarely traveled by sea! At that time, the place was desolate and there was nothing! Moreover, as the border between the two countries, there are still many military strongholds, ordinary people dare not come here at all! Now this is the complete land of the Song Dynasty, until now, there is only an acropolis standing here! The reason why it is called the Acropolis is because it is mainly for the defense of Yanjing, at least for now, it was established because of Wu Jie's army!

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

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

There are rows of barracks on the pier, with many soldiers coming in and out!

There are already many warships moored in the port.

Winter is over, the Bohai Sea has been frozen, and now there are warships going to sea.

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

"Yes! It extends in all directions. From Jiangnan to Yanjing, it will pass through here in the future! Moreover, the Yellow River is just to the south, from Kaifeng to Daming Mansion, and from Daming Mansion to Tianjin Wei directly. Here, the former Tokyo , Beijing are connected! Also, it is very convenient to go to Korea and Dongying from here! Now this is just an acropolis, and it will probably be the most prosperous place around the capital in the future." Yu Yunwen nodded.

In history, the Yellow River was diverted because of the Jurchen invasion, and the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty dug up the Yellow River, but that happened after Zongze's death! It's a pity that in this era, no one has dug the Yellow River at all, so until now, the Yellow River is still traveling along the passage in the Northern Song Dynasty, so Tianjin's geographical location is more important than later generations! Tianjin can now directly connect 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 the Central Plains! As long as the country pays attention to commerce, prosperity here is inevitable.

With smooth sea and river transportation, this place will become the most important city on the northern coast.

"Has Wu Lin arrived yet?" Zhao Chen asked while watching the construction here.

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

Wu Lin originally wiped out the Lianghuai bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the second half of last year, all the bandits had been cleaned up! Afterwards, Zhao Zhe led the 150,000 Jing Yuan army to go southward and enter the Henan and Huaihe River areas, while Wu Lin went northward to establish a naval base in the Dengzhou area! Dengzhou in the Song Dynasty was probably the location of Qingdao in the later generations. The status there was very important in the Song Dynasty. The business exchanges between Korea and Dongying often passed through Dengzhou! Dengzhou and Quanzhou, these are the two most important marine commercial cities in the Song Dynasty!

Now there are 100,000 people in the navy, Wu Jie led 50,000 people to establish Tianjin Wei in Tianjin, and Wu Lin led the remaining 50,000 people to sit in Dengzhou.

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

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

"Now we are only fighting near the sea, and we may go to the far sea in the future! We Han people have been on land for thousands of years, and now we should completely enter the sea! It can be said that a new era has come, and this era is called the age of great navigation! "Zhao Chen looked at the sea in the distance and said with emotion.

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

The Age of Discovery is also called the Age of Geographical Discovery. At that time, Europeans discovered many unknown countries and regions. Colonialism and free trade also appeared along with the Age of Discovery. Many new inventions and ideas also Appeared after the Age of Discovery! Now Zhao Chen decides to start all this, let the Han people start all this!

"The age of great voyages? Your Majesty, what can there be in the ocean? Apart from some small islands, what else?" 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 there be no end forever?" Zhao Chen laughed.

"This..." Wu Jie froze there.

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

Zhao Chen thought of the famous "Empire on which the sun never sets" in later generations, and Zhao Chen hoped to realize all this in his own hands.

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

"We Han people must have an adventurous spirit, dare to explore the unknown, and don't stay in our hometown all the time! There are many beautiful places and beautiful things in the distance, and whoever can discover them will be rewarded by the imperial court! Later, the imperial court will issue laws! In addition , If someone discovers the New World and discovers new things, the imperial court will publish his name and achievements and publish it to all parties!" Zhao Chen said.

Wu Jie and Yu Yunwen were a little surprised. They thought that if this happened, many people would have to venture out to sea, or go north or west to explore unknown boundaries.

After inspecting several ports, they headed west. A five-mile-long street has been built here, 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! A few days ago, some merchants from Jiangnan approached us to discuss the rental price!" Wu Jie said.

"Tianjin Wei's civil affairs need to be handled by another person." Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"That's the reason! I'm here mainly to train soldiers. If I worry about these things, it's really annoying." Wu Jie laughed.

"By the way, has the shipyard moved here?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Only some craftsmen from the shipyard have come here, and some people are still in Yuzhou, who have not yet come! The imperial court is still mobilizing! We have prepared the site and tools for the shipyard, and we are just waiting for people to come!" Wu Jie road.

"The conditions in Tianjinwei are difficult, so it is not as good as Yuzhou. For those craftsmen who come here, the annual salary will naturally be increased! In addition, we can also spend a lot of money to recruit craftsmen from the Quanzhou area! When we were in Yuzhou, what we did They are all water boats in the Yangtze River, and now they are making some real sea boats." Zhao Chen said.

"Okay, the general will remember!" Wu Jie said.

"Yunwen, you write to Li Gang and Li Guang, both of them are in the south, so leave this matter to them," Zhao Chen said.

Yu Yunwen nodded.

"If you want to dominate the ocean, sea-going ships are fundamental! We must not only recruit those excellent shipbuilders, but also encourage them to improve their shipbuilding skills! If anyone can improve their shipbuilding skills, they must be rewarded vigorously! There must be such rewards in the shipyard System!" Zhao Chen said.

Technology is the primary productive force. Zhao Chen fully agrees with this sentence! He has always attached great importance to technical personnel.

"Your Majesty, when we were at sea, we once said that we could launch an attack on the Jurchens from the sea. I don't know if the time has come yet?" Wu Jie said.