Chapter six hundred and eighty seventh vertical and horizontal
"Sir, west of Xianyang, the flat land in Guanzhong is no longer flat."
If you take a boat on the Wei River and swim up the river, you can reach Longxi in less than five or seven days.
The boat was stable, and the driver was swaying the wooden planks, and kept moving the boat towards the upper reaches of the Wei River. On the deck of the bow, Yun Shu, who was wearing a plain brocade robe, looked around. As he looked around, he saw mostly undulating mountains.
There are few plains and wide areas.
Moreover, the weather is getting hotter and hotter as we travel towards Longxi. Fortunately, with the addition of Xuan Gong, it doesn't matter, but the weather is a bit hot after all, and I don't know how Sister Yan Ling and the others are doing now.
In the past few months, although there have been documents sent in, most of them are for the purpose of building a city, and some are for secular matters.
"That's natural. The land of Longxi is recorded in the Book of Documents, and now most of it has surpassed the places of the Xia and Jiuzhou. Hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of Yingqin had meritorious service in raising horses and were granted the title of Qinchi."
"At the time of Duke Wugong of Qin, the Qin State began to expand westward, attacking and destroying Xirong and Jirong, and establishing Yin County and Jixian County. Later, Qin Mugong once again attacked and destroyed more than 20 countries of Xirong, laying the foundation for victory over Qin."
"In this way, there is a foundation and Duke Mu can dominate. In addition, the Yiqu Kingdom was destroyed forty years ago, and the scope of Longxi has expanded again, directly approaching the location of the Xiongnu in the north."
Since the founding of the Qin State, Longxi was the first to expand. Hundreds of years ago, in the Central Plains, the Jin State dominated the Central Plains. The Qin State fought with the Jin State. Although they also won, they lost more battles.
Therefore, there was no choice but to expand to the west, north, and south. However, with the existence of the Yiqu Kingdom in the north and the existence of the Shu Kingdom in the south, the most important thing was naturally the west side. For a time, Di Rong on the west side
The country suffered disaster.
Regarding that period of history, the historical records of Xianyang Palace are very detailed. As for the real expansion of the Qin State to the east, it was after Mu Gong. Unfortunately, when the Jin State existed, the Qin State had always stayed in the land of Hexi, even Hangu Pass.
None of it is under control.
During the years of Xiangong, although there were gains, Wei was still suppressed in Hexi. Only after Xiaogong and Shang Jun's reform did they completely move out of Hexi, control Hangu Pass, control the land east of Hedong, and establish Hedong County.
Then it expanded thousands of miles east again, conquering more than half of the three Jin countries that were originally countries of thousands of miles. Today, Korea is only three to four hundred miles in radius, and Wei is only more than a thousand miles.
"Nongyu read from the classics that the land of Longxi has many grasslands, deserts, and few rivers. In the north are Di Rong and Xiongnu, and in the south are the Qiang people. But the land in the Western Region seems to have many small countries."
"The man from the Peacock Kingdom whom I captured last year in Zhao Kingdom came from the Western Regions."
In the airy and cool cabin, Nongyu is mixing the precious fruit wine. A shallow mysterious light surges all over his body, and a trace of ice air lingers, making the entire cabin more refreshing.
The jade cups were displayed, and they were slowly poured out, and a hint of sweet fragrance spread. They held them in plain hands and presented them in front of them. The crisp sound came out. I was really curious about the land of Longxi and the Western Regions.
Since Xinzheng returned to Xianyang, I haven't really gone out to have a good time. This time I used the young master to go to Longxi to inspect, so I can have a look.
"The land of Longxi is far away from the Central Plains, and the water vapor does not appear. There are naturally many grasslands and deserts. Along the Wei River, you can find the source of the Wei River. To the west is Lintao and the Guanghe River. Going forward, you can see endless
of desert.”
"There are many mountains and a single river, so there are few roads. Along the desert river to the west of Lintao, if you travel thousands of miles, you can reach the Western Regions. The Qin State wanted to continue to expand, but the cost was too high, so it did not advance westward.
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"To the south there are high mountains, where most of the Qiang people live. There are also many ethnic groups, comparable to Baiyue."
Holding it in one hand, he took a sip, and the cool wine fell into his throat, but it was pleasant. A mysterious light flashed in the depths of his eyes. The farther west he went, the terrain became more and more monotonous, the mountains became more and more towering, and the roads became more and more narrow.
few.
According to the news from Qian Hong in the past few months, Zhang Han has assembled a team of ten thousand people and is currently training. The city wall has also been built. It is not far from the Tianshui Lake, and the old nobles in Longxi do not have any constraints.
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Three days later!
Tracing back to the source, we have reached Shanggui in Longxi.
Four days later!
Arriving at Ji County, we went down the Weishui River, rode horses, and headed north to Tianshui Lake. According to the king's letter issued by the king's brother last year, we took the Tianshui Lake as our fiefdom within a radius of 500 miles.
It is said that thousands of years ago, the vast area north of the Weishui River was sparsely populated and almost no houses existed. In addition, the land of Di Rong continued to conquer each other, so that the area was even sparsely populated.
However, one night, suddenly there was a strong wind, thunder and lightning, a golden light shone, and a golden light appeared on the ground. Then, the ground shook continuously, and a huge gap opened amidst the loud rumbling noises.
I saw the river water pouring down from the sky, pouring into the cracked gap, forming a large lake, which is the Lake of Tianshui.
The water of the lake is clear. Not long after it appeared, the area within a few hundred miles was densely populated with people and houses adjacent to each other. Unfortunately, there were constant battles and there was no peace. It was more like a place where tribes were constantly migrating.
None of the old gentry in Longxi wanted to see other families occupying that land. It has remained there to this day. Although there are many people there, there is no unified city to manage it.
Six days later!
A group of people entered Pingxiang, which was only thirty miles away from Tianshui Lake. According to Qianhong's document, they stayed in the city before it was built.
"Qianhong greets you, sir!"
The news that he was going to Longxi had already been conveyed. I think someone else had conveyed it along the way. Zhou Qing held the reins and looked from a distance. In front of Pingxiang City, familiar figures appeared.
"Pingxiang County Magistrate Lu Sha pays homage to Marquis Wu Zhen!"
"Meet Wuzhenhou on Chengbai Road in Pingxiang County!"
Of course, the county magistrate and county magistrate of Pingxiang City are also indispensable. They are all middle-aged, neatly dressed, and have solemn eyebrows. They came forward and bowed their hands. This was the first time in ten years that an important person had arrived in Pingxiang City.
How proud of it.
Moreover, according to what Miss Bai said a few months ago, the land with a radius of 500 meters around Tianshui Lake is the fiefdom of Marquis Wu Zhen, and the city of Pingxiang where he is located is also included in it. In this case, he does not dare to be rude.
"Let's go to the city first."
Turning over and dismounting, Zhou Qing couldn't help but nod his head in response to everyone's gaze. His spiritual sense sensed that the difference between the water and vapor in the heaven and earth here was much greater than that of Xianyang.
In the county house, a banquet was held.
The roasted lamb and beef that are unique to the Longxi region are served, and there are also jars of secret mare kumiss. All the dishes are unique. You can try them once and for all, they are also excellent, but they have the feeling of the Longxi region.
When we entered the city of Pingxiang, it was already noon, everything was over, and the Shen hour had also passed.
"Sir, it has been more than five months since the city site was planned. The foundation of the city with a radius of nine miles has been established. Now we are speeding up the progress by zoning. As expected, a new city will appear in the past two years."
"Siting on the bank of Tianshui Lake, it has a dense population. After the city is built, I am afraid that within five years, it will become a prosperous city, comparable to the cities of Didao, Shouyang and Lintao."
In a large courtyard in Pingxiang City, that's where Bai Qianhong and his party stayed.
In the main hall, Zhou Qingjing sat at the top, slowly looking at the drawings on the table with one hand, as well as various information about Longxi and the Western Regions. Bai Qianhong at the bottom was talking about the current progress of city construction.
With the manpower, material resources, and financial resources of Longxi, it is easy to build a city.
"Well, the most important thing now is to complete the construction of the city."
"As for the follow-up, it's not too late to figure it out slowly. Where is Zhang Han now?"
The situation in Longxi itself is not complicated, but when you look outside Longxi, everything is completely different. It is precisely because of this that Zhang Han was able to train a team of 10,000 people.
"Zhang Han should be training troops in the Tongwei area at this moment. The 10,000-person team has been recruited and registered."
"Mo Crow, Bai Feng, and Ying Ge should be traveling with Xiao Wu and the others in the Kingdom of Wusun and the Kingdom of Yuezhi at the moment. Those two foreign countries are entrenched on the main road to the west of Longxi."
"If you want to open up the countries in the Western Regions that your Excellency mentioned, you have to go through these two small countries. The journey is no less than a thousand miles!"
Over the past few months, Bai Qianhong has learned a lot about the local and external situation in Longxi. Although it is located in a remote place, it is home to small countries. Although she does not know the current situation of the countries in the Western Region, she knows a lot about Wusun and Yueshi.
information.
The country of Wusun is located to the west of the river and east of the Qilian Mountains. It has red hair and blue eyes and is quite strange. It has as many as 500,000 to 600,000 people and more than 100,000 people who can control strings. It is comparable to today's weak Korea.
The Yuezhi Kingdom is located to the west of the river and north of the Qilian Mountains, adjacent to the Xiongnu. They are all tall and tall, but their beard and hair colors are very different from the Central Plains. The country has slightly more people, but less than a million, and there are more than 100,000 people who can control strings.
The two countries occupied the main road west of Longxi. Although there was news from other countries in the Western Regions, it was difficult to spread it.
"Since the main road is blocked, there are only two ways left for them."
"Zhang Han just needs to train his troops, Qian Hong, these two countries should be enough for your training."
Wusun and Yuezhi are still in the Qilian Mountains, west of the river. As expected by Zhou Qing, although the strength of the two countries is not strong, it should not be underestimated. However, it is precisely because the two countries are adjacent that they have more strength.
Large operating space.
Giving Qianhong a few years would be enough to satisfy herself.
"You will not be disappointed."
Since it is a country and its strength is not weak, as long as there is a certain ambition, then it is a territory crisscrossed by ghost valleys. The two countries may not be able to reproduce the situation of snipe and clam fighting hundreds of years ago, with the fishermen benefiting.
At this time, these two countries were unimpeded, and they directly expanded thousands of miles of territory, extended their influence to the Western Regions, gathered their soldiers, and then combined with Mengtian's army in Beidi County and Jiuyuan, it was not impossible for the Xiongnu to capture it.
The Qiang tribe in the south is a bit difficult to deal with. They live on high mountains and have many mountains and forests. Even if they were conquered, it would not have much effect. Moreover, the lives of those tribes were very barbaric, vaguely similar to the Xia tribes three generations ago.
It's not appropriate to spend a lot of money these days.