Xianxia version of Water Margin

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When Wanyan Aguda died, his eldest son Wanyan Zonggan, second son Wanyan Zongwang, third son Wanyan Zongfu, and fourth son Jin Wushu Wanyan Zongbi, who was famous in drama and storytelling, had all grown up and made great contributions in the wars of destroying Liao. Moreover, his eldest son Wanyan Zongjun was still alive.

Wanyan Aguda's throne was succeeded by his younger brother Wanyan Wuqimai, which was in line with the Jurchen tradition of "brother succeeds brother". It could ensure the stability of the tribe's external combat power and maintain its living space.

However, after Wanyan Wuqimai ascended the throne, the Jurchens quickly degenerated and corrupted.

This was certainly because the Jurchens had obtained unimaginable huge wealth in foreign wars, which led everyone to pursue pleasure. It was also because Wanyan Wuqimai's ascension to the throne changed the "dual system" social relations of the Jurchens, laying the groundwork for future chaos.

"Dual system" refers to the fact that the Jurchens formed two sets of leadership teams, one for external affairs and one for internal affairs, at the beginning of the development of the tribe according to objective conditions. Each side was responsible for its own content. The entire tribe was mainly responsible for external affairs, and all successors should be designated by the person in charge of external affairs.

After the official entry into the Wanyan Wuqimai era, the five great Bogile of the Jin Dynasty were ranked as follows:

Anban Bogile Wanyan Xieye; Guolun Hulu Bogile Wanyan Zonggan; Guolun Yilai Bogile Wanyan Zonghan; Ze Bogile Wanyan Pujianu; Die Bogile Wanyan Wulu.

After Wanyan Xieye died of illness, Wanyan Wuqimai wanted to establish his own son Wanyan Zongpan as Anban Bogile. Wanyan Zonghan proposed that Wanyan Aguda's descendants must be established because Wanyan Tan was young and easy to control, and joined forces with his confidants to force the palace.

In order to prevent the Jin Dynasty from splitting, Wanyan Wuqimai had to establish Wanyan Aguda's eldest grandson Wanyan Tan as Anban Bogile.

But this caused new disputes within the Jin Dynasty.

At the same time, a locust plague emerged in the Yuan Empire this year.

Locust plague is one of the three major disasters in the world.

The three major disasters are drought, flood and locust plague.

This locust plague has not been solved for thousands of years.

The people even developed superstition, believing that locusts are divine insects, and even built temples to worship them.

In history, Xu Guangqi of the Ming Dynasty recorded that in the fourth year of Kaiyuan, Shandong had a big locust, and the people worshiped and worshiped, and watched the locusts eat the seedlings, and did not dare to catch them.

Jiang Hongfei would definitely not be so superstitious.

Jiang Hongfei knew how my country defeated the locust plague in later generations.

Therefore, when he saw that the locust plague was about to start, Jiang Hongfei personally took charge and even went to the disaster area in person.

Jiang Hongfei asked the court to use the experience of war to deal with locusts.

This has never happened in history before.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some people will doubt it.

Some people even think that Jiang Hongfei is blaspheming the divine insect.

What's more, someone stopped Jiang Hongfei and cried to Jiang Hongfei about the "interests".

Jiang Hongfei did not kill this person, but let him see how he defeated the locusts.

Jiang Hongfei directly issued an order to officials at all levels of the Yuan Empire: locust control is a mass movement with combativeness, so strong leadership and strict organization are necessary.

In order to mobilize and organize forces to fight against locusts in a timely manner, Jiang Hongfei ordered officials in all locust districts and counties to set up a locust control headquarters before the summer locusts occurred, assisted by political officials at all levels, and personally presided over the establishment of a series of locust control organizations such as brigades, squadrons, and squads in districts and villages.

Jiang Hongfei also ordered that locusts should be eliminated immediately wherever they occurred, and determined the policy of fighting early, fighting small, and fighting.

Jiang Hongfei also pointed out that the work of locust control should reflect the superiority of the Yuan Empire system and the command ability of the new dynasty.

Specifically:

First, establish a responsibility system and joint defense mechanism to avoid fighting alone.

For example, locust nymphs occurred at the border of Cangzhou, Hebei and Nanpi County, Shandong. Due to lack of coordination, the nymphs developed to the fourth or fifth stage, and even a few of them took off.

After Jiang Hongfei learned about this, he dismissed all the chief officials of Cangzhou and Nanpi County and sent Chen Kangbo to personally control the locusts in this area.

After Chen Kangbo took over, he commanded the two counties to establish a joint command center in accordance with Jiang Hongfei's instructions, and finally turned the crisis around.

Second, scout locusts.

This is the same as scouting the enemy, including checking eggs, nymphs, and adults.

Jiang Hongfei dictated and Sun Di wrote a "Measures for Detecting Locusts".

According to Jiang Hongfei's instructions, various places established locust forecasting organizations.

Later, according to Jiang Hongfei's instructions, various places established mass pest and disease information networks and trained intelligence officers in different areas.

Third, mobilize the masses.

Jiang Hongfei issued heavy rewards to officials and people who made contributions in locust control, set up models, and encouraged the enthusiasm of the masses to control locusts.

Fourth, change the wrong locust control experience in a realistic way.

The traditional experience of locust control in the past was that catching locusts was not as good as catching nymphs, and catching nymphs was not as good as digging eggs.

Digging eggs means plowing the river beach and saline-alkali land where locusts lay eggs.

However, digging eggs alone can only reduce the number of locusts, but not the area of ​​locusts.

Moreover, the depth of the plowed land is different, which leads to uneven hatching of locust nymphs, some early and some late, which prolongs the time of locust control.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei ordered to stop the practice of simply digging eggs.

Adjust it to the best time to kill the second to third instar locust nymphs without wings, because they have not taken off and have a small appetite, so they are easy to kill. When they grow wings and can migrate, it will be troublesome. Therefore, Jiang Hongfei decided that all places should focus on preventing them from taking off.

Locust nymphs are relatively simple to control.

In the early days, people were asked to dig a large trench in the ground, and then dig a small trench in the trench, and then use a broom to sweep the locusts into the trench so that they could not crawl out.

Of course, manpower alone is not enough.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei had people develop medicine and equipment to control locusts.

That is, vigorously promote various locust control machines and pesticides developed by the Yuan Dynasty.

This shock to the people was unprecedented.

People reported that in the past, the locust control could not be completely eliminated after three months. They used locust control machinery and pesticides promoted by the imperial court, and the control was completed in a few days.

Therefore, many people have dispelled their superstitions about divine insects.

The person who stopped Jiang Hongfei's sedan chair and advised Jiang Hongfei not to provoke the divine insect became the butt of everyone's ridicule.

At the same time, people are becoming more and more courageous to fight locusts.

This is not over yet.

Jiang Hongfei also ordered that the breeding grounds of locusts be fundamentally changed.

This is the most effective way to eliminate the root cause.

In fact, there are only a few fixed places where locust plagues originate.

Generally, they are deltas, yellow flood areas, or coastal saline-alkali land deposited on river beaches along rivers and lakes.

Water accumulates in these places during the rainy season and is exposed during the drought, which is suitable for locusts to lay eggs. The grassy reeds and other weeds that grow out are food for the locusts.

In fact, people in this world have already observed this.

But they mistakenly thought that there were fish and shrimp eggs in these river beaches. If there was a lot of water, the eggs would hatch into fish and shrimp. When there was no water, the fish and shrimp eggs would turn into locusts.

This misunderstanding obviously cannot guide locust control.

Jiang Hongfei also did not explain the theoretical basis to officials and people at all levels. After identifying the source of the locust, he directly issued an imperial edict to arrange for people to work without any nonsense, either to build water conservancy and turn the locust area into a reservoir-like environment, or to reclaim wasteland and make it a reservoir. To turn it into fertile land, we either plant cotton, alfalfa and other foods that locusts don't like in locust areas. In short, we completely change these areas to make them unsuitable for locusts to lay eggs.

Under the auspices of Emperor Jiang Hongfei, the migratory locust plague that has harmed China for thousands of years has been controlled by the people of the Yuan Empire.

This resulted in the Great Yuan Empire having no locust plagues for many years.

Although some of Jiang Hongfei's measures are not ecologically perfect, due to the limitations of the times, we cannot be too demanding.

The fact is that under Jiang Hongfei's efforts, the Yuan Empire finally effectively controlled the locust plague, and the control method was absolutely effective in the long term.

Of course, small-scale locust plagues have always existed.

We cannot relax our efforts to control locusts.

But in general, there are no signs of large-scale locust plagues happening again.

This achievement undoubtedly added another layer of richness to Jiang Hongfei's reputation among the people.

However, Jiang Hongfei was not complacent about this. He knows that temporary success does not mean permanent stability. Although the migratory locust plague has been brought under control, the power of nature is always awe-inspiring, and small-scale locust plagues still hint at potential threats. Therefore, he did not remove locust control agencies and personnel, but instead strengthened the monitoring and early warning system to ensure that once there are signs of a locust plague, it can be responded to quickly and effectively.

At the same time, Jiang Hongfei also realized that simple governance is not a long-term solution. He began to advocate and promote ecological agriculture, encouraging farmers to plant diversified crops and reduce dependence on single crops, thereby reducing the risk of natural disasters such as locust plagues. He even went to the fields in person to work with farmers, understand their needs and difficulties, and provide them with practical help and guidance.

Under his leadership, the Yuan Empire's agriculture gradually became diversified and sustainable, and people's lives were significantly improved as a result.

Whenever people mention Jiang Hongfei, they will sincerely praise: "He is truly the number one sage in the ages!"

As for Jiang Hongfei, he has always remained humble and low-key. He is well aware of his great responsibility and does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

He often said to the people around him: "It is our responsibility to eliminate harm to the people and ensure peace. Although the locust disaster has been controlled, there is still a long way to go, and we cannot be careless."

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Woo-woo-woo!

Accompanied by a deep and long whistle, the locomotive started slowly, and its steady and powerful pace seemed to announce the arrival of a new era to the world.

Liu Huiniang stood aside with a relieved smile on her lips.

This is not only the start of the train, but also the fruit of the hard work of her and Bai Varhan and countless other scientific researchers. It is a miracle created by human wisdom and sweat.

After countless days and nights of hard work, the train finally transformed from the idea on the drawing into the behemoth in front of us.

Compared with the steam locomotives of the past, its speed has been significantly improved and is estimated to reach 15 to 16 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to the speed of a strong adult walking quickly.

What's even more exciting is that the laying of rails allows trains to get rid of the constraints of turning, like wild horses, galloping freely on the established tracks.

At this moment, the wheel of human civilization has undoubtedly taken another solid step forward.

However, while celebrating, Jiang Hongfei knew that this was only the first step in a long march of thousands of miles.

Although the train has taken shape, it still needs to overcome many difficulties before it can be put into use.

But Jiang Hongfei's inner joy did not diminish at all. Looking at the change he had personally promoted, he said passionately to Liu Huiniang, Bai Varhan and others:

"Although it is still a little clumsy at the moment, I firmly believe that in the near future, it will completely change the way humans travel. I want to make every inch of land in the Yuan Dynasty, and even every corner of the world, covered with railroad tracks. By then, it will only take one day to get from Dadu to Nanjing; it will only take two or three days to get from Dadu to Qiongzhou. I want the train to become a bridge connecting the world, and I want the train to reach every corner of the world!"

Jiang Hongfei's bold words aroused ripples in the crowd!

Some people were amazed, some questioned, but more of them were looking forward to the unknown future.

Just as everyone was talking, a strange sound suddenly came from the locomotive, like a bolt from the blue, making everyone's heart tighten.

Upon hearing this, Bai Wahan immediately ran to the locomotive, anxiously asking: "What happened?"

After an emergency inspection, the technician in the locomotive stuck his head out and reported loudly: "The crankshaft is broken. It seems that the wooden material cannot withstand such a load. It must be replaced with steel!"

As this sentence fell, the train slowly stopped its pace, as if sighing for this setback.

Jiang Hongfei, Liu Huiniang and a group of scientific researchers quickly gathered around and conducted a comprehensive inspection of the locomotive.

Bai Wahan even went into battle personally, climbed onto the locomotive, and carefully checked every detail.

After a meticulous inspection, Bai Wahan concluded: "Your Majesty, our train has achieved initial success in technology, but there are still many shortcomings that need to be improved. Especially in terms of transmission components, wooden materials obviously cannot meet the needs of long-term operation, and must be replaced with steel materials. In addition, the performance of the steam engine needs to be improved to cope with higher-intensity operation."

Faced with these challenges, Jiang Hongfei was not discouraged, but instead strengthened his determination.

He knew that every technological advancement was achieved through continuous trial and error and improvement.

So he immediately ordered the scientific researchers to immediately start improving the locomotive and launch the second generation of locomotives in the shortest possible time.

At the same time, he also asked Liu Huiniang to continue to supervise the progress of the entire project to ensure that every link was foolproof.

As the rails continued to extend, the residents of Yuan Dadu began to have a strong interest in this novel thing.

They speculated on the intentions of the court, but no one knew the grand blueprint hidden behind it.

Until one day, a steel behemoth appeared in their sight. The deafening roar and the figure of the behemoth made everyone panic and flee.

However, when they found that the "behemoth" was just moving slowly along the rails and had no intention of hurting anyone, the fear in their hearts gradually dissipated.

What is even more peculiar is that at the top of this "giant beast", there is actually a calm person standing - that is Jiang Hongfei, who is looking down at the land that will soon be covered by his railway network with a domineering attitude.

In the crowd, a researcher loudly introduced: "This is not a monster or a beast, but a train. It can carry both people and goods. It is a pioneering work promoted by your majesty."

When the people first saw this steel giant speeding past, they were all shocked and deeply admired Jiang Hongfei's wisdom.

Later, the court presented another treasure - "textile machine".

It has multiple threads in one machine, which doubles the weaving efficiency, and the finished product is even more exquisite and extraordinary, far exceeding handmade.

And Jiang Hongfei's innovation is not limited to this. The researchers led by him have launched industrial products one after another, making many machines that do not belong to this era come out of nowhere and become people's new favorites.

As time went by, an industrial revolution led by Jiang Hongfei quietly emerged. Steam engines roared, coal and steel danced together, weaving a glorious chapter of the new era and completely changing the face of this land...

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