Chapter Eighty-Eight: The World Is So Big
{Sorry, I thought it was timed, but it didn't ......}
Autumn hunting, as the name suggests, is an autumn hunting.
In mid-August, this decree was transmitted to the Ten Princes' Mansions and to the palaces of the various court officials, but it was already early September when they set off, and this half month was for everyone to prepare, after all, it was impossible to set off in a hurry.
Autumn hunting is not a simple matter!
Actually, there is danger.
This world, although it looks different from the ancient society of Du Rui's previous life, many place names are similar, like cities, with Chang'an, Luoyang, Chengdu, etc., and the mountains also have Taihang, Qinling, Tianshan, Kunlun, but the Yangtze River and the Yellow River do not, one north and one south also have two east-west rivers, which are the lifeline of the Tang Empire, the one in the north is called the big river, and the one in the south is the big river.
The territory of this world is far wider than that of ancient China.
Take Mount Hua as an example, Mount Hua is a branch of the Qinling Mountains, and Mount Hua in ancient China is also very steep and abnormal, however, compared to this world, it is just a very gentle small dirt slope.
Go to the sky 30,000 feet!
It's not an adjective, but it is.
The main peak of Huashan is divided into north and south, which are the stations of Jianmen and Qizong respectively.
The north peak where the Sword Gate is located is steep and steep, it really has 30,000 feet, and it is 10,000 meters in the unit of measurement of Du Rui's previous life, and it is not 10,000 meters in the sea, but from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is 10,000 meters, and it is almost straight up and down, there is no slope, it is like a huge sword rising from the ground, stabbing straight into the sky.
There are plank roads and iron cables on the cliffs, however, in some places the plank roads and iron cables are difficult to place, and some places are so narrow that they can only accommodate the soles of a person's feet, and ordinary people can't pass at all, even if they can pass, but, as soon as they look down, there are only floating white clouds in their eyes, and the whistling sound of the wind hitting the mountain wall keeps coming from the ears, and ordinary people can't bear such psychological pressure.
Big!
This is Du Rui's impression of the world.
Although he has never been out of the Chang'an territory, and the farthest place is the outskirts of Wannian County, he has the ability to never forget the world, and he also has a rough understanding of the world through the classics of the library and the conversations of the people around him.
For example, in Du Rui's previous life, if ordinary people were properly trained and walked hundreds of miles a day like a rapid march, then a hundred miles away would be relatively far away for normal human beings.
Therefore, in ancient China, the land area under the jurisdiction of the general county seat was only three or four thousand square kilometers, and there were not too many urban areas and populated villages, and they were all near official roads and streams.
Because of transportation, it is impossible for the government to manage more territory.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a tradition that imperial power did not go to the countryside, but also because of the lack of development of science and technology, as well as the cost of manpower.
In this world, the area of a county town far exceeds that of Du Rui's previous life.
This is because a warrior, even if he has never opened up Xiao Zhoutian, if he travels as fast as a rapid march for a day, he can travel four or five hundred miles, that is, five times as many as the earthlings.
In other words, the county has jurisdiction over an area five times the size of the earth.
Of course, the scope of the wilderness is far wider than that on the earth, even in the Guanzhong Plain, the center of the empire, there are many poor mountains and bad waters, even if it is a warrior, if it does not reach a certain level, once entered, it is difficult to come out alive.
Yes, there are monsters and legends in this world.
On Earth, if there is no weapon in hand, it is difficult for an adult to fight a fierce beast like a tiger and a lion, even if he is not frightened by the beast, has no courage, even if he remains calm, he basically cannot defeat a tiger.
Guys like Wu Song must be a minority.
Of course, the tigers or lions on the earth came to this world, and in the face of those strong warriors, they were just kittens and dogs.
This is certainly not in line with the Heavenly Dao of infinite loops.
Therefore, there are demon beasts in this world that can fight with martial artists, and demon beasts also have a hierarchy, according to legend, the most powerful demon beasts can transform into human form, if you compare it with human beings, that is, the martial artists of the level of innate masters, compared to the huge number of demon beasts, it is also extremely rare, and even if the demon beasts at this stage are transformed into human forms, they also have defects.
Foxes, for example, have their tails that can't be transformed, but they can shrink enough to hide between their legs and in their dresses.
If it can be completely the same as a human being, without the slightest flaw, in the human race, this is the realm of the Great Grandmaster.
In the empire, there has always been a rumor that the queen who almost destroyed the Tang Empire was a big demon beast in shape, because she had a grudge with the ancestors of the Du family, so she came out of the mountain and wanted to overthrow the empire.
However, this is mostly a rumor.
This is because once the demon beast turns into a human form, it can no longer be reversed, and Shou Yuan has become the same as a human being, even if it is a great grandmaster, it is only in his early 100s, if he has not transformed into a form, a big demon beast like that is enough to live for thousands of years.
Every species has natural predators.
Even if there are no natural enemies, they are restricted by the Heavenly Dao.
If the big demon beast can't transform into a shape, it can basically only hide in the deep mountains and Daze, and rarely appears in the world.
At this time, thunder fell from the sky, and lightning swept vertically and horizontally, which was called heavenly punishment.
Great demons are hard to see, just as there are very few great masters of human beings.
There are a lot of ordinary demon beasts, just like there are a lot of ordinary warriors in the human world, speaking of which, the place occupied by demon beasts is far wider than that of humans, and there is a complete food chain.
Actually, it can't be.
The flesh and blood of the warrior is a delicacy to the demon beast, and it has the effect of increasing strength.
Similarly, for human warriors, demon beasts are treasures all over their bodies, flesh, bones, internal organs, and demon cores can be used as medicine, and animal skins can be used to make armor, in short, there is basically nothing to discard.
Compared with humans, there are more monsters, the strength and weakness are clear, and the territory they occupy is also wider.
However, the monster beast has a fatal weakness, that is, only a very small number of monster beasts that can transform can open their minds, and can think like humans, to a certain extent, they are more similar to humans, with wisdom, at this time, they do not regard their former partners as the same kind, but are full of curiosity about humans, the human world is like a candle flame, they are moths, and they have entered the human world one after another.
The demon beasts have no organization and no intelligence, so they are naturally not human opponents who look even weaker, and they can only hide in the deep mountains and Daze.
However, if ordinary people face these demon beasts, even if they are armed with weapons, they are definitely not opponents.
Therefore, there are so many people who would rather be under the control of those families, would rather life and death be in the hands of the master, and would rather be slaves of their ancestors for generations, nothing more than to live, only the family valve has the force to protect them.
In this kind of environment, if you want to change the rules of the gate valve to rule the world, it is like ascending to the sky.
Taizong is such a majestic and strategic, he does not dare to do this, even if he suppresses the door valve, he is also pulling one faction to suppress the other faction, the academy system implemented, the development to the present, most of the existence is dead, basically filled with the power of the family gate, it is difficult for poor students to enter the academy to study, only a few, like Hengqu Academy, Bailu Academy such a very famous academy still maintains the school motto of teaching without class.
There is no class in teaching, this is Taizong's words.
In Du Rui's previous life, everyone had to be enlightened.
In this way, even if there is still a hierarchy, many of the very naked principles of the jungle are no longer mainstream, and they must be wrapped in some very beautiful words in order to continue to be popular in the world.
In the Western world, it is money that determines class.
In the country of Du Rui's previous life, power came first.
Generally speaking, both in the East and the West, it is still a civilized world.
In this world, it is not possible for everyone to be wise.
Even if everyone can read and write, the gate valve world still firmly controls the world, this is because with the support of strong force, no one can overthrow their rule, they can fight among themselves, and those untouchables at the bottom are not even allowed to wait and see, they only need to work silently, work like worker ants to produce the means of production, and offer them to those soldier ants and queens.
Therefore, everyone must be like a dragon.
If you want everyone to be like a dragon, you must have a simple set of cultivation exercises.
It's simple, but it's not bad.
This set of exercises can at least allow everyone to cultivate to the innate level, and there is no need to consume a lot of resources.
This is very difficult, at least, in so many martial arts cheats that Du Rui has read, none of the secret books can do it, these secret books are either extremely demanding for cultivators, such as the Ichthyosaurus Mind Changing Method, which must be mentally strong to a certain point, or it is shoddy and has many defects, not to mention, no matter which kind of secret book, it needs to consume a lot of resources.
Only self-created!
Of course, it's still early for Du Rui.
After that, the seowon system was also promoted, and the state took the lead, just like the compulsory education in later generations.
It's a pity that the imperial power of the Tang Empire is a little unstable, saying that it is a unified empire, but it is in a state of division, and the world must be unified, and the power of the imperial power can deter everyone, so that the plan can be implemented.
It's still early!
Now, Du Rui has to pass the autumn hunt.
Yellow Dragon!
This area is north of Chang'an, and even if you set off from Chang'an on a horse that travels thousands of miles a day, it will take four or five days to arrive.
Yellow Dragon!
The ancestral land of the legend is the place of origin of the nation, in the depths of the Yellow Dragon, there is a Daze, it is said that there is a dragon in this Daze, it is the ancestor, the people of the Tang Empire called the descendants of the dragon, it is because of this.
Yellow Dragon!
There are many powerful demon beasts, I heard that there are powerful demon beasts like great grandmasters, and there, there are also many secret realms, and according to legend, those secret realms have thousand-year-old Zhuguo that can make people's cultivation soar.
Yellow Dragon!
This is a dangerous place of abundance!