Chapter 1420: Ascend to the East and Look East
According to the analysis of Qin Jin's staff, the people who launched a rebellion in the area of Hezhong under the banner of abolishing the crown prince may have been affected by the death of Emperor Li Heng, and felt that it was necessary to create a little trouble for the Shenwu army on the expedition to Persia at this critical moment.
In particular, Qin Jin, as the commander of the Shenwu Army, planned to return to Chang'an within the year, which might prevent or delay his return date, and create opportunities for those forces who opposed Qin Jin and the Shenwu Army in Chang'an.
It's a pity that all the ideas are good, but the strength of the Shenwu Army has long exceeded the expectations of the rebels, and there is no need for the Shenwu Army to go out in person, and it can be easily solved by only cooperating with the army.
Therefore, although the war seemed to be imminent, Qin Jin's itinerary was not affected in the slightest, and he inspected the construction site of the city wall repair the day after arriving in Mulu City.
The walls of Mulu City are not so much repaired as they are rebuilt.
A large number of rammed earth fragments and gravel were piled up on the construction site, and the wall foundation of the new city extended more than 100 steps outwards with this as a reference.
In this way, the scale of the city wall was expanded.
This plan was approved by Qin Jin.
So far, the Shenwu army has mainly built two cities in the Persian homeland, one is Silvan and the other is Mulu City.
Sylvan is equivalent to starting from scratch, and Mulu City has a considerable foundation, Abbas used it as his governor's seat for ten years, and is the largest in terms of wealth and population.
However, no matter how well it operated, it also made wedding clothes for others, and the entire Mulu City was accepted by the Tang people, as the former ruler here, Abbas stepped on the ground under his feet, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.
But among all the vanquished, their treatment as prisoners was already very favorable.
Among Qin Jin's attachés, there was a man about fifty years old, who was the once prominent governor of Khorasan, Abbas.
Abbas was once a ruthless lion who brutally suppressed the rebellion of the tribes around Khorasan, but now he has become an old and weak lion in a cage, and it seems to have no other value than to be seen by others.
"How do you think this wall is being repaired?"
Qin Jin turned around and asked Abbas to judge the restoration of the walls of Mulu City.
As one of the most capable princes in black, Abbas naturally had a unique view of these projects, and at first he looked down on the Tang people, even if he suffered a defeat and became a prisoner of the Tang people.
Until he returned to Mulu City again and saw the half-rebuilt walls of Mulu City in just over half a year, this speed can almost only be described as terrifying.
As for the method of ramming the city wall, whether it is the Tang people, the Persians, or the great cannibals, they are roughly the same.
"Quality aside, the speed is unmatched!"
Abbas was never a flatterer, and he always spoke with reservations, ostensibly praising the speed with which he had built the walls, but in fact with reservations about the quality of the walls.
But Qin Jin didn't care about the doubts implied in Abbas's words, and said with a smile:
"Ramming earth to build a city was originally the specialty of the Han people, but this speed is not how fast it is in the Central Plains!"
Most of the people who repaired the city this time were captives from India and other places, these people have always been lazy and stupid, and even if they work, they are not good at work, but fortunately, the ready-made manpower can be replenished indefinitely, which is one of the reasons for maintaining the speed of construction.
The foreign countries called them Tang people, but they called themselves Han people, and of course it was impossible for Qin and Jin to use Tang people to call themselves.
A group of mermaids boarded the corridor of the city wall that had been formed, and Qin Jin held the female wall and pointed to a chaotic sky in the distance, and said loudly:
"It won't be long before Mulu City becomes a real East-West hub, and you will see a brand new Mulu City......
What Qin Jin said later, Abbas didn't hear clearly, at this moment, his heart was excited, and an unprecedented sense of frustration and loss was like two invisible big hands always choking his neck, making him a little breathless.
As the master of the past, the servant of today, the huge gap is difficult for anyone to accept.
Abbas just wants to end today's trip as soon as possible, and since his fate is already doomed, why bother to touch the scene here? It is better to go to Chang'an early and be an old man who can enjoy the rest of his life in peace.
Regarding this point, Abbas is still relatively optimistic, and during the period of following Qin and Jin, he has also seen a lot of Shenwu Army's methods and policies for dealing with prisoners of war, most of which are extremely tolerant, and rarely rush to kill them all.
Nobles like them were treated as guests, and in addition to the loss of freedom, other treatments were very favorable.
Including Prince Mahdi, they have received high-level preferential treatment.
It's just that Mahdi's degree of freedom is very low, and most of the time he is closely monitored by the secret agents of the Shenwu Army, even if he eats,, pees, and is monitored.
As the would-be heir of the Abbasid dynasty, al-Mansur had great expectations for him, but unfortunately Sylvan lost the battle and became a prisoner of the Shenwu army.
It's a shame to be in such a state of life.
Thinking of this, Abbas shook his head secretly, compared to this cousin, he was lucky, at least he could enjoy a quiet time alone.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his head, and a large number of beads fell on his head, and then more water droplets were sprinkled together.
A torrential rain came unexpectedly, and Qin Jin and the others hid on the city wall and roughly completed the enemy tower.
The inside of the enemy building was empty, piled with building materials, and the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier.
Heavy rain is not common in Mulu City, especially heavy rain of this scale, which will affect the construction progress of the city wall to a certain extent.
Qin Yan was a little impatient, and kicked the log that was stacked next to the wall with his toes.
He knew that the head of the family was about to leave here, and he was a little reluctant in his heart, but now the heavy rain was pouring down, which caused his mood to deteriorate.
Qin Jin seemed to see what was on his mind, so he said:
"Qin Yan, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy, don't take it lightly, after I return to Chang'an, I will always pay attention to you, don't let me down!"
When he landed, Qin Yan straightened his waist, patted his chest and said:
"Please rest assured, if I disappoint the prime minister, I will go back to Chang'an to ask for guilt!"
Hearing this, Qin Jin laughed:
"This makes you return to Chang'an as you wish...... You don't have to raise your head, you just need to cooperate with the gentlemen who stay behind to be able to deal with me!"
He was most worried that the hot-tempered Qin Yan would not get along with Zheng Xianli and the others, and if the Great Cannibal took advantage of the loophole because of disharmony within the Shenwu Army, it would be very disappointing.