Chapter 4363 Chapter 4365 [Self-proclaimed Emperor]
After the pacification of Jizhou and Qilu, and the fact that Lingnan had nominally surrendered, Li Yuan deposed the emperor Yang You and established himself as emperor. The founding name of the country was Tang, the capital was set in Chang'an, and the reign name was Wude.
After learning that Li Yuan proclaimed himself queen, Song Que also established a country in Lingnan and proclaimed himself emperor.
Just like Annan in ancient times, he nominally submitted to the Central Plains Dynasty, but in fact, in his own territory, he claimed to be the emperor.
The founding name of Song Dynasty was "Han", the reign name was Han Xing, and the capital was set in Guangzhou. Song Que's ancestors migrated south to avoid the war in the late Western Jin Dynasty, and finally settled in Lingnan.
Therefore, Song Que was also proud of his Han ancestry, and despised people like Yang Jian and Li Yuan who were of mixed Han and Xianbei blood, thinking that they were barbarians and aliens, not pure Han ancestry.
Therefore, when he founded the country, he once again designated the country's name as Han, meaning that he was the orthodox Han people.
When Li Yuan learned that Song Que had also proclaimed himself queen, he chose to acquiesce and endure.
Because with the Song clan's current strength, he really couldn't do anything to him. So I can only pretend that this is not the case for the time being.
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In the next period of time, the Han Dynasty began to immigrate to the southeastern peninsula.
It was agreed that anyone who went there would have land to share when they arrived. Therefore, it attracted a large number of landless poor people.
At the same time, corn, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, etc. are widely grown in Lingnan. The grain output has remained high and the people can basically fill their stomachs. Therefore, a large number of people have been attracted to move to Lingnan to survive.
Of course, after Li Tang occupied the south, he also obtained seeds of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, peanuts, peppers and other crops, and began to promote their cultivation in his area.
The promotion of these high-yielding crops has solved many famine problems and enabled people to make ends meet. As long as the common people have a bite to eat, they will not think of rebelling. Therefore, Li Tang's world was secure.
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In the following years, the Han Dynasty colonized Southeast Asia on the one hand, and developed science and technology on the other to educate the people.
Rice, ores, gold, silver, coal, and jewelry from Southeast Asia were continuously shipped to Lingnan.
Because the ships were powered by steam, they could sail back and forth without waiting for the monsoon. As long as there is no typhoon, the ship will be strong and not afraid of capsizing.
And freighters with a carrying capacity of several thousand tons can indeed carry a lot of things.
In terms of technological education, due to the popularity of woodblock printing, a large number of books were printed. The promotion of high-yielding food crops has also increased farmers' income, allowing children to receive education.
Otherwise, when food production is insufficient, children will also need to work in agriculture to increase food production. At this time, there is no way to study.
In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, many subjects such as geography, biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, etc. were also added, and Xiang Nan was responsible for writing and teaching them.
In addition, he also supervised the construction of large blast furnaces, large ships, heavy artillery, etc., but they were not built in Lingnan, but in the Red River Plain, Chao Phraya River Plain and Mekong River Plain.
Because the Red River Plain is rich in coal mines, Chenla, Laos and Siam are rich in gold, tin ore, iron ore... and the quality is much better than that in the Central Plains. The local indigenous people are used to mine ore.
…During this period, just like in history, in the third year of Wude, the Xuanwu Gate Revolution broke out in Li Tang.
Li Shimin killed his elder brother Li Jiancheng and younger brother Li Yuanji and became Li Yuan's only son.
Li Yuan was then forced to pass the throne to Li Shimin. Li Shimin later changed his reign to Zhenguan and started the Zhenguan rule.
After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he accumulated strength and subsequently defeated Liang Shidu in Xiazhou and Tuyuhun in Qinghai. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, he pacified DTZ. In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, he conquered the Western Regions and established the Anxi Protectorate. In the nineteenth year of Zhenguan, he personally conquered Goguryeo and won a great victory. Victory, in the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Anbei Protectorate was established in Mobei, and Shanyu Protectorate was established in Monan... The territory opened up has reached the largest in history.
After Song Que found out, he admired his martial arts.
Under his management, Li Tang's economy and people's livelihood also increased steadily. This is also due to Xiangnan's high-yielding crops, especially sweet potatoes and potatoes, which can produce more than a thousand kilograms per mu, which effectively solves the problem of food for the people and greatly increases Li Tang's population.
Moreover, these crops can also be grown in bitterly cold areas, which also facilitated Li Tang's farming at the border. This solved the problem of insufficient grain production at the border and the need for supply dispatch from the interior. This made Li Tang's rule over the border stronger.
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In the 20th year of Zhenguan and the 17th year of the rise of the Han Dynasty, Song Que died of illness and passed the throne to his son Song Shidao after his death.
Song Que's temple name was Taizu and his posthumous title was Emperor Shengwu. After Song Shidao succeeded to the throne, the reign name was changed to Longxing.
In order to facilitate the management of Southeast Asia, he moved his palace from Guangzhou City to Vientiane on the Chao Phraya River Plain.
First of all, Vientiane is located in the center of Southeast Asia, not too far from the Chao Phraya River, Mekong River and Red River Plain, so it can effectively control these areas. Otherwise, if it is located in Hanoi, Bangkok or Phnom Penh, it will be far away from other places, which is not conducive to governance.
Secondly, Wanxiang is located at the foot of the mountains. If you want to hit it from north to south, you have to go through layers of rainforest. It is naturally difficult to hit it. If you want to attack it from the plains in the south, he can lead people to escape into the mountains.
And although Vientiane is in the tropics, the climate is generally pleasant, and the highest temperature in summer is only 35 or 6 degrees Celsius, which is considered relatively comfortable. After all, the temperature in northern China will reach 35-6 degrees Celsius.
Xiang Nan and Song Yuzhi did not move to Wanxiang like him, but stayed in Lingnan.
Because Lingnan still needs someone to manage it, and Song Shidao has full confidence in his brother-in-law Xiang Nan.
He knew that Xiang Nan was not interested in fame and fortune at all. If Xiang Nan wanted to be emperor, it would not be his turn. His father would pass the throne to Xiang Nan, so he left Lingnan to Xiang Nan. He was not afraid of him becoming independent. Be the king.
However, Xiang Nan did not serve as a formal official. He only occasionally provided guidance to the officials responsible for managing Lingnan to prevent them from acting recklessly.
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In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin died. After his death, the throne was passed to his son Li Zhi, who was Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. He changed the year to Yonghui.
In the early days of Li Zhi's succession to the throne, he worked hard and reused loyal ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, which allowed Li Tang's economy and people's livelihood to continue to develop. Therefore, it is known as the "Legacy of Zhenguan".
He also successively destroyed Western Turks, Goguryeo, Baekje, Goryeo and other countries, further expanding his territory. Li Zhi even sent troops to harass Lingnan.
As a result, halfway through the march, the army encountered extreme weather such as thunderstorms and hail that were rare in a century.
Hailstones the size of eggs came down with a crackling sound. Even wearing armor was of no help. He was still bruised and bruised, and his head was bleeding. Thunderbolts of lightning exploded overhead, and many soldiers were electrocuted to death.
In the end, most of the army was lost before it reached Shaoguan, and its morale was completely lost, so Li Zhi had no choice but to give up.