History of China Express: Starting with an inventory of one emperor through the ages

"I understand what Professor Hu means. The Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty was actually like a strong glue, directly uniting the three original forces of the Sui Dynasty.……"

"At the same time, the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty also provided a channel for cultural exchanges. Through trade exchanges, it promoted cultural exchanges and gave the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou and Southern Chen a sense of identity.……"

"Yes, in fact, another meaning of the Yangguangguang Canal is to promote cultural integration, and then achieve national integration, and finally the integration of people's hearts.……"

Only then did Longguo netizens realize the physical significance of the layout of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty that Sun Hang had just mentioned. The larger level was to gain people's support and consolidate the rule of the Sui Dynasty.

The director was slightly stunned at this moment.

The next moment he also shook his head in admiration.

Only someone with a profound knowledge of military research like Bureau Zuo understood that Yang Guang had such great courage to develop the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal.

The most important thing is that everyone in the bureau admires his far-sightedness.

Sun Hang then added:

"In fact, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty not only wanted to unblock the north and south, but also wanted to break the barrier between the east and the west.……"

"The Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty was shaped like a herringbone, smooth from north to south, taking into account both east and west, with a grand layout and a long-term vision.

"Although many parts of the current Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal have been renovated, most of them were improved on the basis of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal.……"

"Many places still use the old river channels of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal.……"

Through the explanations of Sun Hang and Hu Qinghe, everyone knew the greatness of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.

When Fang Chuanzi saw the admiring looks on Hu Qinghe and Juzuo's faces, he immediately became unhappy.

Originally, he first proposed the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal just to compete for the limelight.

Now I didn’t expect that Sun Hang would actually copy a cultural unification.

This made him feel that all the limelight was stolen by Sun Hang.

He doesn't care about any cultural unification.

Are there any real fans? Is there a chance to make money?

At that moment, Fang Chuanzi retorted directly:

"Even if you made the Grand Canal so good during the Sui Dynasty, it can't make up for the fact that nearly 2.5 million people died during the construction of the Grand Canal.……"

"Think about it, these 2.5 million people all have their own wives, children, and children. It is no exaggeration to say that there are 2.5 million households.……"

"If you only talk about merit and don’t talk about past experience, that’s just being a hooligan.……"

Fang Chuanzi was also prepared.

The reason why he proposed the Grand Canal first was because history records that nearly 2.5 million people died during the construction of the Grand Canal...

For ancient times, this number was a very large number, enough to pin Yang Guang in history. On the pillar of shame.

Sun Hang directly typed a few words on the LCD screen:

"First of all, we need to know that the number of 2.5 million people comes from records about Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in historical books such as"Zizhi Tongjian""

"So for"Zi Zhi Tong Jian", we have to explain that when Sima Guang wrote"Zi Zhi Tong Jian", many of them did not come from real historical materials, but from personal notes and novels.……"

"For example,"The Story of Kaihe"》……"

"《"The Story of Kaihe", a legendary novel from the Song Dynasty. Also known as"The Story of Emperor Yangdi's Opening of the River". This article is related to"Haishan Ji"》、《3 chapters of"Milou Ji","Tangren Shuohui", etc. are all titled as works by Han Xie in the Tang Dynasty"

"Note that this is a novel about the Song Dynasty and does not belong to the category of historical records."

"At the same time, Zizhi Tongjian also quoted the contents of some other novels.……"

"So everyone, think about Zizhi Tongjian, who has introduced a wide range of novels. Is the material he provides accurate?"

When all the netizens in Long Kingdom heard that"Zi Zhi Tong Jian" actually quoted the novel as historical data, they were immediately in an uproar.

"I also have a collector's edition of Zizhi Tongjian in my hand. I originally read it as a historical material like Shi Ji, but I didn't expect that most of the quotes in it were novels. This made me feel embarrassed.……"

"It turns out that this is how Zizhi Tongjian was written. So with my experience of reading more than 3,000 novels, wouldn’t it be possible for me to be a historian?……"

"I actually read more than 3,000 novels upstairs. I am at the level of a king. I can definitely become a historian.……"

"So I'm a fantasy historian……"

"Then I am an urban performance historian.……"

"Urban legend historian reports!"

Suddenly everyone shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

Originally, many people thought that Zizhi Tongjian was read as real history, but now they did not expect that what they were reading was probably just a novel from ancient times.

This is a bit nonsense..

Fang Chuanzi's face immediately turned green when he heard what Sun Hang said.

Most of the evidence his team provided him was found through Zizhi Tongjian.

Now he didn't expect that Zizhi Tongjian was so Unreliable.

It was recorded directly from folk novels as data.

When the boat below suddenly made a clang, he felt that he might be slapped in the face again. Sure enough, the next moment Sun Hang waved his hand again, and the words on the LCD screen Another direct change

"If we say that when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal, nearly 2.5 million people actually died. Then it will definitely cause the population of the Sui Dynasty to decrease greatly.……"

"After all, many people have just said that 2.5 million people most likely represent at least 1 million households.……"

"Most of the families building the Grand Canal are men, which will definitely lead to lower fertility rates and so on.……"

"Taken together, if the data from Zizhi Tongjian are true, the population will definitely have declined significantly during the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.……"

"But the fact is……"

"When Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty took over from his father, the peak population was only 8.7 million households. In just 5 years to the 5th year of Daye, the population of the Sui Dynasty surged to 8.9 million households.……"

"I just want to ask everyone, why did Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who was so brutal and built the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty with nearly 2.5 million people, increase his population instead of decreasing?……"

"There must be very serious loopholes in the underlying logic.……"

Seeing Sun Hang give such logical evidence, the entire Long Kingdom people were in an uproar.

"This Zizhi Tongjian is too damaging to the three views. In order to blackmail Yang Guang, you can just use novels as historical materials.……"

"Don’t you know how to check the population data during the Sui Yang Emperor’s period? This is obviously a big loophole……"

"The status of Zizhi Tongjian in my heart immediately collapsed.……"

"These literati in the Song Dynasty were in a mess when they governed the country. They didn't think of writing a history book, which was also a mess.……"

"Don't be angry upstairs. The Song Dynasty was only focused on claiming vassal status and paying tribute, and then developing the economy to make money for the barbarians. It would be great to have someone who can write books. Let's deal with it.……"

All the people of the Long Kingdom criticized these officials of the Song Dynasty verbally and writtenly.