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The History of China

#80 - Sui 4: Ringing Blood From The Stone

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Emperor Yang of Sui has ventured forth to the far northeastern border of China in an attempt to rescue his honor from the clutches of the impudent King of Goguryeo, Yeongyang. Little does King Yeongyang know that the Sui Empire has secretly begun construction on a new waterway even more navigable that the first dreaded Grand Canal. When completed, this ultimate weapon will spell certain doom for the small kingdom of Koreans struggling to resist a renewed Chinese domination of East Asia… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.

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The new Samsung Galaxy Z-Flip 5 and Chromebook are better together.

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to your Chromebook, ready to edit, and access recent chrome tabs

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The new Galaxy Z-Flip-5 and Chromebook, better together.

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Available on Sky Mobile. Bluetooth and Internet. 5 and Chromebook, better together.

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Available on Sky Mobile.

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Bluetooth and internet connection required.

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on both your phone and Chromebook.

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In Soy China, The Great Wall, the Grand Canal, and the new capital city Dashing were all built

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using a labor as tax workforce.

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Citizens were legally obligated to devote three weeks each year to slave away to slave away on the Emperor's mega projects.

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