In July of the ninth year of the revival of the Ming Dynasty, Hezhong Prefecture City.

This westernmost important town in the sphere of influence of the Ming Empire was originally built by the Russians in the southern part of the Kazakh Grassland. As Russia retreated from the Southern Kazakh Grassland, it had become the two major towns of the Kazakh Khanate to which the Ming Empire belonged, and it was also the key to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Western Qing, Khwarezm and Russia. The Sir River flows outside the Hezhongfu City can directly connect to the Tianfu Basin, the heart of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. To the south, through the Kizilkum Desert, you can reach the Khwarezm oasis and Bukhara, the capital of the Western Qing Khanate. To the west, you can reach the land of Europe.

After the signing and implementation of the "Berlin Armistice Agreement", as the situation in Central Asia gradually stabilized, it became a joint point for trade exchanges between the five countries in Central Asia. Although it was not yet called a trade center, the increasingly prosperous market was actually revealed. The cattle and sheep from the Kazakh grassland, tea bricks from the Central Plains, salt from the Khwarezm, grains, woods, furs from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, various handmade products from the Western Qing Khanate, and inferior foreign goods transported from Russia were all gathered on this exterior wall to build up. Most of the city were Hezhongfu City with some crude wooden houses.

The whole city was noisy and messy. People from all ethnic groups came and went, and teams of camels and carriages were constantly passing through the city. Bags of goods were unloaded from the docks outside the city or loaded wooden boats to the upper reaches of the Sir River. Wearing robes similar to the Central Plains and wearing hoods were merchants or officials from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, entering and leaving from one shop after another with Chinese character signs. Last autumn, the Tianfu Basin under the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ruled ushered in another good year. This was a good year for the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom. Now they took the season of abundant water in the Sir River and transported the harvested food to this Hezhongfu City for the gold, silver and weapons they needed.

Merchants who believe in the True God Cult also appeared here in groups. Most of them were holding camels, carrying scimitars, and some even carried foreign guns. The Kizilkum Desert is not a peaceful place. These True God Cult merchants can only walk in groups and sometimes fight with all kinds of bandits. Of course, they themselves sometimes become bandits and rob other caravans with weak power. This rule has been made in Central Asia for thousands of years. Whoever has the big fist will make the decision, and those with small fist will obey the strong. Now the Ming Dynasty is the strongest in Central Asia, so no matter how cruel these True God Cult merchants are in the Kizilkum Desert, they are more obedient than rabbits when they arrive here.

The Ming Dynasty's grassland legion naturally did not leave the Kazakh grassland. They are now the pillars of the Ming Dynasty's rule over the Western Regions. On the streets of Hezhongfucheng, soldiers wearing gray uniforms were everywhere, some carrying foreign guns and patrolling in a row. Some were wandering on the streets in groups of three or five.

The whole city is full of a wonderful atmosphere of ascendance.

At this moment, several sentries standing at the gate of the north city were paced back and forth with bayonets on their shoulders, and from time to time came forward to interrogate and check the merchants entering and leaving the city. Suddenly one of them shouted: "Cavals, there are large groups of cavalry!"

A shout made the soldiers around him surrounded him, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little nervous. Everyone took off the foreign guns on their backs, and some even pushed the bullets into the barrel. Sure enough, a large group of brightly-clad cavalrymen came winding up outside the north gate, and the sun and moon shone flags of the Ming Dynasty and the red-bottomed regiment dragon flags of the guards cavalry. Walking in front were dozens of red-robed officials, all dressed neatly today, with long swords hanging on their waists and revolvers and long swords on their shoulders. Most of them even bought long spears in Xi'an and carried them on their shoulders. These officials were so arrogant when riding on horses, just like guards cavalry officers.

Liu Zongxian also rode a big green horse and followed Zeng Guofan closely. Seeing his elegant riding on the horse, he obviously practiced a lot along the way. It was not easy to be an official in the Western Regions. Not only did he have to pass the imperial examination, but he also had to master the skills of riding a horse and shooting. Fortunately, Enke, who had been back for 8 years, has age restrictions, and most of the people who passed the exam were young and strong. Otherwise, half of the people would have to be disbanded before they even arrived in the Western Regions and the Mobei region.

Following the guards, there were carriages of various formats, some loaded with cargo, and some were seated with passengers, and a long queue of dozens of miles was shipped. Many immigrants and merchants followed the convoy. Seeing the huge outline of Hezhongfu City, these people immediately cheered. They had been on the road for several months and had finally arrived at their destination!

Sitting in a Chinese two-wheeled carriage, Nara picked up the curtains, poked out half of her head, and looked at the city in the distance.

Sushun rode a mule to follow the Nara carriage. Seeing her poking her head out, she quickly smiled and said, "Empress, you have arrived in Hezhong Mansion!"

"Hezhong Mansion..." Yehenara smiled faintly, "So, I'll see the Fourth Master soon."

"Yes, the Fourth Master is the Lord of the Revival of our Qing Dynasty!" Su Shun could not hide the excited expression on his face.

Nara looked at him, "Worry, this is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty... Moreover, whether our Xiqing can survive depends on the meaning of those people!" As she said that, she raised her hand and pointed at the city gate.

Su looked over and his face suddenly turned dark. There was a group of red-robed officials there, obviously who came out of the city to welcome Zeng Guofan, the governor. Among these red-robed men, there was a man wearing a yellow robe and a hood. Who would he be the one who was not a great man from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in such a dress?

"Brother Yunshan, the person you are going to meet should have arrived, right?"

The acting governor of Hezhong Yuan Jiasan was also talking about Nara's clan with Feng Yunshan.

"The emperor means that this woman still needs to take care of her." Yuan Jiasan said, "So you can't block someone's way in the Kizilkum Desert."

Feng Yunshan smiled: "Brother Wuqiao is worried too much, Tianmei has already sent a telegram."

"Since this is the best, it's best." Yuan Jiasan nodded with a smile, "Brother Yunshan, do you want to arrange for you to meet this Nara?"

Feng Yunshan stroked his beard and nodded with a smile, "I'm just thinking that, so I'm sorry, Brother Wuqiao."

At this time, Liu Zongxian also poked his head out of his carriage and looked at the city wall built by rammed earth. He suddenly laughed, laughing while crying. His expression was so strange. Finally he arrived in the river! The bumps and frightening along the way finally came to an end. Moreover, although the Hezhong Mansion City was a pioneer, there were signs of prosperity. It seemed that the future would be a big city in the Western Regions, and the journey was really not in vain!

...

"Emperor, Hezhong Prefecture Telegram."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

In Nanjing, in the Maria Fort, the Emperor Zhu Jishi of the Ming Dynasty was busy writing a letter to Tokugawa Akiko who was far away in Japan, hoping that she would go back to Nanjing at a convenient time. Now is the critical moment of the entire Great East Asia basic foundation of the Ming Dynasty. This woman with the most powerful woman in the Tokugawa shogunate is a key piece.

"Mr. Zeng has brought people to Hezhong Prefecture." Pan Zuyin whispered, "Also, Feng Yunshan, the southern king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, met with Yehenara under the arrangement of Lord Yuan Wuqiao."

"Oh, the movement is quite fast." Zhu Jishi didn't stop the pen in his hand, and he used it both his heart and asked while writing a letter, "Is Lan'er's telegram here?"

"Here." Pan Zuyin took out another newspaper copying and handed it over with his hands. Zhu Jishi put down his brush, took the telegram and looked at it, and laughed: "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom actually wants to maintain a tacit understanding with Xiqing... Hong Xiuquan has really made progress."

Weng Tonghe, who was sitting behind an office desk next to him, was looking through a report on the implementation of land reform sent by the North Korean government. When he heard Emperor Zhu's words, he immediately became excited and put down the document and interrupted: "Master, what does the tacit understanding proposed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom mean?"

"It means that when fighting, we try not to use our own capital, so that the true God believers and true God believers will fight!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!