Five hundred years ago, during the time of Emperor Yan, a group of descendants of Taihao entered Ba Yuan. The journey was blocked by wind and rain, so they had to camp and rest. After the wind and rain, they saw a rainbow hanging in the sky, so the leader ordered a permanent temple to be built here.
They set up their own camp and left some tribesmen to garrison, while the rest rested for a while before moving on.
This leader was the founding king of the Ba Kingdom. While he was resting and stationed here, he recruited people from various tribes in the nearby wilderness to open up the wilderness and open up roads. It was here that the ancestor of the Lu Village people, Lu Wuding, joined the ranks of the ancestors of the Ba Kingdom. I think it was here.
At first it was just a simple camp, but later it gradually developed and built a city wall, which was named Feihong City.
Feihong City is one of the oldest city walls in Bayuan. It is also the largest city in Xiangshi Kingdom except the capital. The word "chi" is used to describe the "city" because it has tall and solid walls.
The city outline looks like a pool for storing water. But the city outline is not only the shape of the city. The founding king also formulated a system of etiquette and law, and subsequent generations continued to supplement and improve this system.
Military formations must be set up on the city walls, and elite warriors must be drilled and trained. The scale of the military formations is related to the size of the city walls and the population within its jurisdiction. In peacetime, there are no less than four permanent garrison formations, symbolizing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Patrol. The duty of the military formation is of course to protect the environment and the people. Every quarter, every village and every road under the jurisdiction of the city is patrolled.
The quarterly patrol is not only a symbol of protecting the environment and the people, but also conveys the latest news about the city, telling people what has happened recently, and also includes the news from the country that Lord Fengzheng sent to the city.
The roads leading to remote villages may usually be rarely traveled by people, and they will become increasingly deserted during wind and rain. When an entire army formation patrols the city, it is equivalent to re-leveling the road and removing the weeds and shrubs. Except for special
Under certain circumstances, it is necessary to recruit manpower to rebuild the roads, which can basically guarantee the passage of all roads within the territory.
The earliest city walls were also developed from villages, but after the formal establishment of the etiquette system, they became more than just a large-scale village. Even if an ordinary large-scale village built the same city wall, it could not be called a city wall.
For example, according to regulations, a barn was built in the city outline, and the barn must contain a year's worth of grain for the residents of the city.
Because most of the people living in the city are officials, military personnel, craftsmen, merchants, etc. Most of them do not farm, but are engaged in other jobs. In case of war and the city is surrounded, there must be enough reserves to hold on.
No matter what kind of enemy comes to attack, logistical support is needed. After the enemy surrounds the city, even if the grains in the local fields are harvested for food, it will be harvested for at most one season. More supplies still need to be transported long distances from the rear, which is difficult to sustain.
Residents in the city walls can hold on and wait for help, or they can try to fight back.
Whenever a major war breaks out, the nearby villages that get the news will move their population and food to the city walls as long as they can to prevent them from being massacred or plundered. This is an important significance of building city walls.
Such large-scale wars usually rarely occur, but natural disasters and famines are very common. If there is a large-scale famine, the grain in the warehouses on the city walls will also be used for disaster relief and is a strategic reserve. According to the provisions of national law, it is a time of peace and harvest.
, there should be enough grain in the barn for one year.
Ruoshan, the leader of the tribe in the wilderness, was officially named the Lord of Shanshui City not long ago. Ruoshan appointed Gu Xin as the warehouse master of Shanshui City, who is responsible for this kind of thing.
Every year during the slack season, the city would recruit people from various tribes within the territory to repair and build new roads and bridges, straighten river banks, reclaim wilderness fields, dredge irrigation ditches, and manufacture various public objects. This is called labor. Only nobles with officially recognized status
Only those who have entered the first realm and are cultivators are exempted from the need to perform labor service. In addition to conscription, the city will also levy food taxes based on a certain proportion of the products to replenish the country's warehouses.
The city wall is also the largest market place where people within the territory organize business transactions or exchange items on their own. It is also a place for information exchange and mutual learning of various skills. Officials also teach residents of various tribes within the territory how to cultivate crops, cultivate fields, and make and use agricultural tools.
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This city wall management system emerged with the establishment of the Ba Kingdom five hundred years ago. The tribes in the vast Ba Plains bid farewell to the barbaric era of ignorance. The Ba Kingdom holds two main festivals every spring and autumn, first of all.
To offer sacrifices to Emperor Taihao, it is already a symbol of Shinto; secondly, to offer sacrifices to the founder of the country, who is not only the ancestor of all previous kings, but also gradually became the ancestor respected by all the tribes living in Ba Yuan.
If the ancestors had not opened up and established the Ba Kingdom and left all this for future generations, then the living conditions of the various tribes in Ba Yuan today would probably not be much different from those of the monster tribes in the depths of the wilderness. Huwa also saw that
There is no such magnificent Feihong City.
Ancestor worship is a symbol, symbolizing a common spiritual inheritance and identity, and also symbolizing the inheritance source of everything we have in reality. For example, if Shanshui City is still there in a few hundred years, I am afraid that Shanye will become the Shanshui clan.
We honor our ancestors and accept sacrifices from our descendants.
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The city wall of Feihong City is generally three feet high and one foot wide, and is built with stones filled with earth. At important places on both sides of the four city gates, the city walls are four feet high and one foot and five feet wide. The city gates are made of wide
It is made of stone and can accommodate two carriages running in opposite directions. The totem of Feihong City is engraved on the top of the door arch, which is the shape of a rainbow.
Huwa followed the village treasure through the mountains and climbed a high slope when the sun was setting, and saw Feihong City. The city outline in the distance was a huge thing that he had never seen before, and Panhu stood beside him.
He barked for a long time, wagging his tail very excitedly, and obviously felt that his horizons had been opened.
The village treasure pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said: "That's the road that leads directly to the city wall. We have already cut through the wilderness and have not passed through the villages along the way." Then he turned his head and looked at it and said, "I'm afraid the sergeants I led are still following.
From behind, I wonder when we can catch up?"
Huwa replied: "I think they all have extraordinary skills, and there is no danger. You can see the footprints in the snow. If you chase them here, you will know that we have entered the city." As he spoke, he walked down the hillside.
The road leading to Feihong City was wide and flat, but it was a little muddy at the moment because many people were passing by after the snow. They saw many pedestrians one after another. These people were all out of the city for business and had to go back before sunset.
, because the city gate will be closed after dark. Led by the village treasure who is familiar with the terrain, Huwa arrived and it was still some time before the city gate closed.
On the way, Huwa told the village treasure in detail about his experience in Baixi Village. After the initial shock, the village treasure became more and more fascinated as he listened. Later, he even felt a little excited and wished he could replace Lingbao.
Organize and lead people to fight against rogue bandits.
At this time, the village treasure no longer doubted what Huwa said, because it was unnecessary and impossible for Huwa to fabricate such a shocking lie and describe it in such clear details, which was completely consistent with the situation that the village treasure knew.
Ahead is the east gate of Feihong City. The sergeants guarding the city are obviously more strict than usual and their equipment is more tidy. Usually they only wear waist knives when on duty, but today they also took out their shields and spears. Everyone who entered
All residents of the city were subject to interrogation, not body searches but facial recognition, because most of the residents were familiar with each other, and the sergeants mainly paid attention to whether there were any unfamiliar faces.
The city guard sergeant had obviously received a new order and was on heightened alert. Two teams were deployed on both sides of the city gate, and a leader was in command. Huwa lowered his head and told Panhu: "Go and play by yourself, I have something to do."
Do it, blow the bamboo whistle when I want to find you."
When Panhu heard this, he jumped up in excitement and rushed out with his tail wagging. Huwa wanted to see the city lord. The village treasure thought that he would find it inconvenient to bring a dog, so he let the dog wander on its own in the nearby mountains and fields.
, I was not afraid that it would get lost. Unexpectedly, the flower-tailed puppy did not run into the wild at all, but rushed into the city gate quickly on the muddy snow.
The sergeants guarding the city were feeling a little impatient. They stood outside the city gate on a cold day to check on the residents who were usually very familiar with them. They felt really bored. They were looking forward to getting dark soon so that they could close the city gate and go back to have a warm meal.
Huge dinner.
Just at this moment, a puppy ran into the city on its own, but the owner of the dog was not seen. Their mission was only to check people, and of course they did not take care of the dog. Moreover, by the time they reacted, the dog had already rushed into the city.
Someone shouted: "Did you see that a dog entered the city on its own?" Others laughed and said: "Whose dog is this? Could it be that it lives in the wild? Will someone catch it and eat dog meat?"
There were more people returning to the city at this time. Everyone was saying hello, talking and laughing, and there was no tense atmosphere at all. The leader looked back at the city gate. The puppy that suddenly rushed towards him had already disappeared. Waiting for him
Turning around, he shouted in surprise: "Captain Village Treasure, weren't you sent to Shuangliu Village by Master Military Advisor? Why did you come back suddenly?"
The village treasure walking towards the city gate replied: "We have something urgent to see the city lord, so we rush back to the city before sunset... Little fat brother, has the military master come back?"
The sergeant leader responsible for guarding the city gate here is Xiao Fei, the deputy captain of Feihong City's second military formation. He smiled and replied: "Master Military Advisor came back yesterday afternoon. He hurriedly entered the city.
He also said that he had something urgent to see the city lord."
The village treasure asked: "Why are two teams sent to guard this gate today, and the brothers also brought spears and shields?... I see there are people on the tower holding bows and arrows. What kind of formation is this?"
Xiao Fei smiled bitterly and said: "It's not an order from the Master of the Military Division, asking us to pay attention to checking strangers, especially a young junior. The Master of the Military Division also described the person's clothing and appearance in detail, and he looked like the person next to you.
This... village treasure captain! Who is this young man who comes with you?"