Wuwei City is called the gateway to Longyou because of its extremely important geographical location.
To the south of Wuwei City is Shanzhou, which is what was called the Hehuang area in the Han Dynasty and is also the most fertile area in the entire Qinghai region.
The administrative seat of Shanzhou is Shancheng, and a Huangshui River flows along Shanzhou.
In the upper and middle reaches of the Huangshui River, there are two cities, Huangyuan and Huangzhong, one state and three cities, which shows the wealth of Shanzhou.
In fact, Shanzhou is connected to Tuyuhun to the west, and the straight-line distance from Tianqian City is closer than Wuwei City. However, the reason why Tubo did not attack from Shanzhou is because there are mountains such as Qinghai Lake and Mengchun Ridge between Tianqian City and Shanzhou.
There was a Baishui Army stationed in Shanzhou, which originally had 10,000 troops. However, in order to suppress the rebellion in Guanzhong, 6,000 troops were also transferred to Guanzhong.
Further east from Shanzhou is Lanzhou, which is also bordered by Wuwei City. After the decline of the four counties in Hexi, Jincheng, the seat of Lanzhou, has long been a military stronghold and political center in the northwest for successive dynasties.
Of course, the Song Dynasty, which never occupied the northwest, does not count.
Further east from Lanzhou is Huizhou. The Yellow River makes a circle along Huizhou and Lingzhou, forming a shape of the word "ji", and Huizhou and Lingzhou are wrapped in the word "ji".
This is the famous Hetao area.
The Hetao is washed by the Yellow River, and the soil is relatively fertile compared to the lower reaches of the Yellow River. At this time, the Yellow River was not the Tianhe River that would easily flood in later generations. The Hetao area was quite fertile, and it was not yet the high loess slope of later generations.
This is also the reason why today's emperor has been able to rely on the soldiers of Hetao to fight against the puppet Yan for so long. This used to be a very wealthy area.
The Hetao is surrounded by the Yellow River and blocked by the Yinshan Mountains. It is the frontline area for the northern nomads.
The dynasty that occupies the Hetao can go north to the Yinshan Mountains and dispatch out of the fortress to attack the grassland dynasty.
Dynasties without the Hetao, such as the Song Dynasty, could not stop the nomads from invading Guanzhong, and had to set up defense lines in the Guanzhong area, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, but they were often robbed.
Hetao is also a corridor connecting Hedong and Longyou areas. At that time, Guo Ziyi proposed to directly attack Hedong, the home of the Puppet Yan, from Hetao. This was also because the distance here was similar and the terrain was flat and easy to attack.
And these areas are all connected with Wuwei City, so we can understand why the Tubo, Uighur and Jianning kings all wanted to capture Wuwei City.
This city is so important!
Xue Hu was transferred from internal guard to official, and now he was appointed as the [City Guard] of Wuwei City, taking charge of this big city of Wuwei.
[City Guard] is a term among players. Xue Hu's position is Sima of the Jianning Prince's Palace, and he oversees the military and political affairs of Liangzhou.
Xue Hu directly crossed the palace to join the army and was promoted to the rank of Sima of the palace, achieving a great leap.
As expected, wealth is found in danger. Both new and old players are envious of Xue Hu. Nowadays, there are only a few players who can independently control a state. Xue Hu has reached the sky in one step.
Wuwei City is a big city. Unlike players like Cui Tao and Zeng Mu, Xue Hu has no experience in governing a city.
Fortunately, Xue Hu is a fan of simulated city management games, and he understands the most important thing in urban development—security.
If you want people to do business well, a stable market is essential.
After Xue Hu took charge of Wuwei City, he first managed the public security of Wuwei City.
As an internal guard who once lurked in Wuwei City, Xue Hu has a very good understanding of organizations in the gray areas of Wuwei City.
Under the drastic measures, the atmosphere of Wuwei City was reduced.
Outside Wuwei City.
"Shopkeeper, I didn't expect the war in Wuwei City to end so soon." A young waiter said excitedly to the young shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper has a fair complexion, and although there is a weathered complexion on his face, he does not look like a businessman but like a scholar.
The shopkeeper's name was Wang Jun. Looking at the tall Wuweicheng, he couldn't help sighing. He said to the waiter: "Put the goods in order. I heard that you have to pay taxes before entering the city. Have the money ready!"
Wang Jun looked at Wuwei City with an investigative attitude, because he was not an ordinary businessman.
Wang Jun, from the famous Wang family in Taiyuan, was once the most famous family in Hedong.
The Wang family in Taiyuan, Bingzhou, is a large family that has been prosperous since the Han Dynasty. It reached its peak during the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. There are many people in the family who rank among the third princes, and it is a very important family in the north.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Taiyuan Wang family has also been one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, and is the top wealthy family in the Hedong area.
However, since the Anlushan Rebellion, the Wang family of Taiyuan was coerced into the conflict because it was located in Hedong.
Such a big family naturally sees that the foundation of Anlu Mountain is unstable, but now that Shi Siming is stationed in Taiyuan City, the Wang family of Taiyuan can only join his command.
These big families have been able to pass on their legacy to this day, so they naturally know that eggs cannot be put in one basket.
Some members of the Wang family in Taiyuan continued to stay in Hedong and served as officials for the puppet Yan court.
Some tribesmen went south to Fengxiang Mansion and served as officials in the Tang Dynasty.
Other tribesmen began to move around, looking for new places to settle.
Wang Jun's tribe moved west from Taiyuan to Lingwu.
However, he was ostracized by the local warriors in Lingwu and could not integrate into the local powerful northwest of Lingwu.
As the legitimate son of this branch, Wang Jun took the initiative to continue westward and go to Longyou to take a look at the situation.
The Wang family who moved to Lingwu discussed it and purchased some goods in Lingwu. They also took out the inventory brought by the family from Taiyuan and asked Wang Jun to take them to Longyou to do business and inquire about Longyou's situation.
Wang Jun was traveling all the way and heard the news that a war was going on in Wuwei City outside Wuwei City.
Hearing that Tibet was invading Hexi on a large scale frightened his men into panic and wanted to flee back to Lingwu immediately.
The cruelty of the Tubo people is clear to the entire northwest region.
With the strength of Tubo, can Hexi resist?
Later, I heard the news that King Jianning put aside his grudge against Fang Guan, the governor of Hexi Province, and sent troops to assist Hexi.
Wang Jun also had no confidence that King Jianning could solve the crisis in Hexi. He could only ask his men to guard the goods. If the war did not end, Wang Jun would go back home.
Wang Jun has already prepared for the worst. If the Tibetans occupy Wuwei, Lingwu will no longer be safe.
Then Wang Jun would persuade his family to continue going south to avoid the war.
I didn’t expect the war to end so quickly!
Businessmen spread rumors that all the 50,000 Tibetan troops were killed, and even Shang Qixin'er, the Tubo host, lost his life.
Wang Jun does not believe this legend.
Military generals in border towns have always had a tradition of lying about their military exploits, but it is true that the Tibetans did retreat.
The trade routes in Wuwei City were opened. Although it is not clear whether the result of the victory was as big as the boast, the Tang army should have won.
Merchants poured into Wuwei City one after another, and after confirming that Hexi was safe, Wang Jun also led his family's caravan westward and arrived at Wuwei City.
Looking at the majestic Wuwei City, Wang Jun suddenly felt an indescribable sense of security.
Maybe Wuwei City can really be used as a place for family migration.
Wang Jun thought so and started to enter the city with his men.
"Have your money ready and be smart when things happen!" Wang Jun told the waiter.
Wang Er is the son of the Wang family and has been Wang Jun's playmate since childhood.
The branch where Wang Jun is located is not the main house of the Wang family, and the rules are not that strict.
The relationship between Wang Er and Wang Jun is also very close, and there is not much feeling of superiority or inferiority.
Wang Er said with a playful smile: "Don't worry, sir, I'm ready!"
After speaking, Wang Er shook the money in his hand.
This was specially prepared to bribe the city gatekeepers. On the way from Taiyuan to Lingwu, the Wang family spent a bag of silver cakes just to bribe the city gatekeepers.
When there is war and chaos, the powerful ones are the boss.
The king of hell is easy to deal with, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
Although Wang Jun is young, he has grown a lot along the way.
Although he dislikes these bad habits, he also knows that doing more is worse than doing less.
The queues in Wuwei City were very fast. Jiang Lun had already trained several mature teams of tax collectors in the rear. After Wuwei City was captured, these people were sent to Wuwei.
Those merchants who frequently travel to and from Wuwei City have long been accustomed to sorting their goods into categories to make it easier for tax collectors to calculate taxes.
Those experienced tax collectors can tell how much it is with just a glance.
Soon it was Wang Jun's caravan's turn. Wang Er quickly stepped forward and stuffed the silver cake into the palm of the leading tax collector.
The person responsible for counting the taxes at the city gate is Wang Chengwei, a seven-test player.
Wang Chengwei is also a student majoring in accounting. After entering the game, he matched his major. After joining the public examination home, he was arranged to take the examination of the Salt and Iron Tax Bureau.
The Salt and Iron Tax Bureau is the department with the largest number of players. This is not because players like to be tax collectors, but because the arithmetic skills of the indigenous people are really not high.
The Salt and Iron Tax Bureau requires a math test, so it currently recruits the most players.
However, Jiang Lun has already started planning to build an arithmetic school. The local demand for officials who are proficient in arithmetic is getting higher and higher, and those players who have accumulated enough levels will also resign. Training aboriginal tax collectors is also a general trend.
When Wang Chengwei pinched the thing in his hand, he understood that it was bribe money from a businessman.
He opened his hand and said: "Take the things back! As long as you pay taxes according to regulations and operate according to the law, no one in Wuwei City will dare to cause trouble for you!"
"If you commit adultery, it doesn't matter how much money you pay!"
Wang Chengwei stuffed the silver cake back on the spot and started loading the convoy of goods.
After quickly calculating the amount, Wang Chengwei issued a tax payment receipt, handed it to Wang Jun and said:
"This is a proof of tax payment. Take the certificate when you enter the city and check the goods when you leave the city, so you don't have to pay taxes again."
Wang Jun quickly took the tax payment certificate and said respectfully:
"Tax Commissioner, may I ask if there are any profitable businesses in Wuwei City now?"
The sun is almost setting now, and Wang Jun is the last caravan.
Wang Chengwei saw that Wang Jun had an extraordinary appearance and did not look like an ordinary businessman, so he also started to have a conversation.
Wang Chengwei said: "Silk from the Central Plains is the most popular, tea is also good, and the seeds of various crops are also available."
"Zhangye is purchasing soybean seeds recently. If you have channels, you can make a fortune by doing so."
"As for Longyou's goods, I can guarantee that as long as you bring them to the Central Plains, you can make a lot of money!"