In terms of the truly effective scope of its rule, from ancient times to the present day, the original country was indeed the country with the largest territory.
In the Xia Dynasty, which has limited historical data, it is actually difficult to know the extent of its rule. We can only glean some information about official positions from very limited data, including who was there, etc. What we know is really limited.
There will be more historical materials on the Shang Dynasty. During the Wu Ding and Zhongxing periods, the wars against neighboring countries and tribes expanded the territory and sphere of influence of the Shang Dynasty, and promoted economic and cultural exchanges between the Central Plains and surrounding tribes, making the Shang Dynasty a country that stretched from Gansu in the west to Gansu in the east.
It was a huge country with many tribes, including the coast, the desert in the north, the river in the south, and the Han River Basin. However, the Shang Dynasty had its largest territory during the reign of Emperor Xin, but it soon fell.
Ji Zhou’s words? In terms of the territory that is truly effectively controlled, from the very beginning of the founding of the country to its demise, after excluding those vassal states, the area that the central government can rule has always been an area as big as a palm.
The current Yuan Kingdom expanded to the modern Inner Mongolia area in the north, reached the sea in the east, penetrated into modern Liaoning in the northeast, reached Huainan in the south, and touched modern Qinghai in the west.
In terms of the effective scope of its rule, the Yuan Kingdom has far exceeded any previous dynasty and will not stand still.
The fundamental reason why Zhikai doubts whether the Yuan Kingdom needs to occupy Pakistan is that there are still so many uninhabited areas in the Yuan Kingdom's current jurisdiction. Many places can survive with a little development. Come to the place full of mountains in the west.
Do you want to play in the mountains and forests?
This is the truth!
No matter which dynasty it is, unless it is a separatist local force with no choice, otherwise they really despise Badi and think that there is no value in ruling. It is not thrown away but the cost of ruling is not high. Otherwise, it is better known as the "Land of the Ancestors"
"The place is difficult to rule. For example, Jiaozhi was abandoned when it was said to be abandoned.
The so-called cost of governance is not high because the locals have no intention of separatism. As for the tax revenue and military resources generated, they are almost non-existent, right?
Before the water conservancy facilities in the Shu plain were built, Shu was actually one of the areas with no value. Only after the water conservancy project was completed did it gain the reputation of the Land of Abundance.
Of course Zhikai knew the importance of occupying the upper reaches of the river to the Chu State. Due to the lack of more knowledge, he could not see any need to control Bashu.
Anyone who can see mountains and forests at a glance does not see much farmland at all. Considering the limitations of the feudal dynasty, it is strange that such a view is not seen.
"Even if there are minerals, in terms of traffic closure, there is no mining value at all..." Zhikai determined that his view was correct.
That is also a very practical point of view. How to transport it after mining?
In addition, smelting on site may reduce transportation costs, but the traffic closure determines that the hub will not build an industrial base locally.
That is a very correct point of view. Otherwise, if you build a certain facility and have ambitious people destroy the roads and set up checkpoints, you will be serving the ambitious people with separatist ambitions.
The same is true for construction. If there is a central problem, we will choose a place with inconvenient transportation. Construction is for better and more effective utilization, not to make ourselves feel uncomfortable or increase the risk of governance.
Zhikai had heard that he would stay in the "Valley" until next summer. After learning about this, he felt a little desperate.
Why can the rest of the people go to the hinterland of Pakistan first? To put it bluntly, it is because of the gap in status. If you walk on the plank road that has not been completely perfected, even if there is an accident, you can only blame your bad luck.
As the prince, Zhikai is different. Once he falls while walking on the plank road, not only the Yuan Kingdom will lose a prince, but also the other princes who are determined to fight for the throne will start fighting. In addition, the Ba Kingdom will definitely be in bad luck immediately.
The original country immediately conquered Pakistan. If the war broke out, no one dared to set a number in advance as to how many people would be killed or injured.
Until autumn comes, Zhikai knows why we have to wait.
Autumn has just arrived, and the rainy season is about to arrive. There are no violent storms, but only continuous drizzle, which will never end at once.
When people are in the valley, it seems that every breath they take attracts a lot of water molecules from the air. People who are not physically fit will soon fall ill.
Because of the rain, the road on the flat ground will be very slippery. You can imagine what it will be like on the mountain road with a slope, not to mention how dangerous it is on the plank road where you may fall into the abyss if you take a wrong step.
After entering the rainy season, ginger soup is being cooked in the city all the time for people coming from the original country to drink.
"Is it like this here in autumn? No wonder it's green everywhere." Zhikai had another reason to dislike Badi.
What can Zhicheng say? He doesn't like to be in this kind of place either, but he has military duty.
"It's okay now. When I first came here..." Zhicheng shook his head and decided not to say anything.
When they first arrived, the local surface was still full of plants and the city looked dilapidated.
The most important thing is that there are trees everywhere in and outside the city, especially when you leave the city, it is difficult to get sunlight.
There are also many woods in the Central Plains, but it's nothing compared to Badi. What's more terrible is that the mosquitoes in Badi are more ferocious and bigger than those in the Central Plains.
Some of the original people who entered Bati were bitten by mosquitoes in their sleep. They swelled up a lot the next day and developed fever after a while. Fortunately, the medical technology of the original country has developed and prescriptions for reducing fever have been developed. Otherwise,
Most likely it just went like that.
After they arrived, they cut down the surrounding trees and filled in some potholes. The most important thing was to fill in the puddles filled with small, line-shaped insects.
If there were not strict military restrictions in advance, such as absolutely no drinking of raw water, we don’t know how many soldiers would have suffered, and then a plague would appear in the army.
In addition to not drinking raw water, the military order also prohibited the eating of shelled aquatic products, eating wild vegetables, and the use of unknown fruits at will.
At first, the soldiers did not understand those military orders, especially those who were born in Qidi complained about not being able to eat meat. Until the military doctor showed that the Ba people with big bellies were full of parasites after being caesareaned, and some animals were fed some fruits and died.
, while scaring everyone, they felt the malice of nature.
The people of Qi Di eat wild meat, but the dignitaries eat sea fish, not fresh water fish.
People over there in Chudi eat fresh water fish. Many people who like to eat wild meat also have a pot-bellied appearance. They usually look sick, but it is actually a form of malnutrition caused by too many parasites in the body.
reflect.
People today don't understand why. They only know that people of that type usually don't live long, and those who should eat will continue to eat.
The rainy season in Bati is so long that Zhikai thought it would never stop.
One night, Zhikai suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound in his sleep. He vaguely thought it was thunder, and suddenly felt the vibration of the ground.
The earth dragon turned over? People in the Central Plains have related concepts. They can't escape a big earthquake, but it doesn't matter a small earthquake. They should do what they should do.
Zhikai heard someone shouting and opened his eyes just in time to see Zhicheng rushing in. He couldn't help but ask: "Is the house here so bad?"
This is not about the house.
Zhicheng said: "Ba people say that the mountain god is angry, and we need to hide in higher places."
What the hell?
Zhikai felt that the vibration was getting stronger and stronger, so he listened to the opinions of people with relevant experience out of ignorance, and followed him to the city wall.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, no light shone on the earth, and the torches on the city wall could not shine very far.
Knowing what is happening outside, but being too dark to see anything, the unknown creates a great sense of fear.
"Flood?" Zhikai had never seen a flood with his own eyes, but had only heard people describe it.
However, although the rainy season in the surrounding areas has been falling for nearly a month, the rain has always been drizzle, so it won't cause floods, right?
Suddenly, a louder roar sounded again.
The shaking feeling this time was so strong that it made people unable to stand still.
No one who came from the original country understood what was going on in the world. They asked the Ba people, but they saw that the Ba people kept praying and could not even give a serious reply.
If you can see clearly, you can see that the mountain to the northwest of "Valley" city is constantly falling off. First, the surface soil is mixed with a lot of debris and is tilting down. Then, the mountain is simply cracking and rolling.
And down.
It is difficult to tell whether it is a flash flood or a mudslide, which is called a landslide in academic terms.
This phenomenon also occurs from time to time in the Central Plains, but the Central Plains is very large, and not everyone in every place has seen it, or whether those who have seen it can survive.
It seemed that the violent landslide was the end, and no more noise was heard from behind. For safety reasons, Zhikai and others still did not go back to the house, and stayed on the city wall to blow the cold wind all night.
It was not until after dawn that they were shocked by the scene in the distance.
"Fortunately, it's far away..." Zhikai said with a very frightened feeling.
Look at that place, most of the mountain is broken off, revealing a scene that looks like a quarry blown up by modern explosives.
There were a lot of boulders mixed in with the large amount of soil and trees. The sound of heavy objects banging last night must have come from the rolling boulders.
What is Zhicheng thankful for? It was not an earthquake last night!
Based on last night's earthquake, if it really was a large-scale earthquake, the plank road opened in Pakistan will definitely be greatly affected, and we don't know when it will be opened again.
Zhikai asked: "Didn't this happen last year?"
Zhicheng shook his head.
It's just a continuous drizzle, and landslides will occur. What if the rain is heavier?
Zhikai wanted to know how many people there were in Pakistan. Generally speaking, people in later generations saw the various adventures of foreigners and understood the reason why there were so few foreigners.
How many people are there in Badi? They are a tribal alliance under the guise of a country. Until a long time later, no matter which dynasty they were in, no one knew how many people there were in Badi.
If we look at God's perspective, there are nearly 180,000 people in the huge Badi today. The vast majority of them live in the villages and make a living by gathering and hunting. Only a small number live in the valleys and make a living by farming.
This is the reason why Zhikai and others saw almost no farmland along the way. This phenomenon did not change much until the Ming Dynasty.
Maybe the prince of the Yuan Kingdom came over, and some mysterious beings in Badi wanted him to see what it means to be in a poor place.
After mid-autumn, the rain became heavier and heavier. Not only did a large-scale landslide occur, the water surface of the Han River even overflowed its banks.
Seeing all kinds of natural disasters, I was so frightened that I thought it was useless to occupy such a place more than once.
Zhikai is the crown prince of the Yuan Kingdom, and any ideas he comes up with may very well be the future national policy of the Yuan Kingdom.
Now there is the idea that Badi is not important at all, and in the future Yuan Guo will most likely give up.
Fortunately, the vast majority of people here in Badi don't care who has the right to rule. They are usually busy dividing hunting grounds, and various tribes are busy killing each other. Even whether some tribes reach adulthood is related to killing, such as hunting.
You have to kill a person to become an adult.
The reason why the rulers of the Central Plains were able to rule Badi smoothly was due to the factors mentioned above, and the second reason was that they never expected to get much tax revenue or military resources from Badi. Badi, who was in the free-range mode, was lucky enough not to break away from the embrace of Zhu Xia.
Of course, Zhikai and others only saw a corner of Pakistan. In fact, the eastern part of Pakistan was not like this.
However, the plain area in the eastern part of the Ba Kingdom was occupied by the Chu Kingdom decades ago. In order to occupy it for a long time, the Chu Kingdom also built a city. According to the custom of the Chu Kingdom, it was named "Fangcheng", which is often said by the Central Plains countries.
"Wucheng".
Because the Yuan Kingdom had already taken over Shangyu, the Chu State actually no longer paid much attention to the territory it snatched from the Ba Kingdom. The more than 10,000 garrison troops originally stationed in "Fangcheng" withdrew to less than a thousand, as long as the Ba Kingdom was willing.
You can take it back at any time.
After the arrival of late autumn, Zhikai has seen a long period of sunny weather, but there is one phenomenon that is quite puzzling.
"Why is there heavy fog in the mountains every morning?" Zhikai asked Yu Meng to ask this question.
Yu Meng answered every question and said, "This is not an ordinary fog. If anyone enters, no one will survive."
What the hell?
Zhikai can't understand it at all.
There is nothing wrong with that being fog, but it is really not an ordinary fog. The fog contains poison.
How to put it? It should be that too many animals died, the corpses were too dense, and a large amount of rotten smell filled the normal thick fog, causing people to experience symptoms such as chills, fever, sweating, etc. In mild cases, it makes the body weak.
Severe cases may cause death.
In modern parlance, that poisoning is called malaria.
How could there be such a situation in Badi? In fact, it is not difficult to understand. It is mainly due to the current climate factors. Even Shu has such a phenomenon.
Waiting for the climate environment to change again, miasma will no longer appear in Bashu, but it will become very frequent in Lingnan.
After the Ming Dynasty, the miasma phenomenon in Lingnan disappeared and moved to South Asia such as Jiaozhi. The problem was not solved until the outbreak of World War II.
"When will this errand be over?" Zhikai just stayed in Gu City for a year, and he felt so speechless.