Chapter 19 and the end of the royal city

Standing in the distance, looking at the stone city at a height of more than ten miles, Gongzi Wei Xing praised the masterpieces of the ancients very much in his heart.

Under the condition of lack of necessary equipment, it is very remarkable and not easy to build a stone city with a length of ten miles, a width of eight miles, and a height of more than ten zhang with manpower!

Without more than ten years of hard work, it should not be built, Gongzi Wei Xing guessed in his heart.

Although it is only a little larger than the general county seat in the Central Plains, it is completely paved with bluestone strips, and the defense of the city wall can be imagined how strong it is, and it will be fine after hundreds of years of washing!

The vast majority of county towns in the Central Plains are made of fired bricks and tiles, which cannot withstand decades of wind and rain.

And there are many earthen houses and wooden buildings around the end of the royal city, and the streets are full of traffic, which seems to be unusually prosperous.

Suddenly, it was like a county town in the Central Plains.

In the Western Regions, where there has always been a lack of people, everything here is extraordinary!

"Wei Gongzi, let's go find an inn, the sun is about to set!" Mr. Ning urged.

Ning Zhenhu can't remember how many times he has come to the end of the city, and there is no excitement and emotion of the prince Wei Xing when he saw the end of the city for the first time;

Besides, there are many cities in Liangzhou that are bigger than it, and he is used to seeing it, and he doesn't think there is anything special about it.

Then, the group hurried over to find a good place to stay before it got dark.

"Hanshu Western Regions Biography": And the end of the king's rule and the end of the king's city, to Chang'an 6,820 miles.

The household is two hundred and thirty, the mouth is six hundred and ten, and the victorious soldiers are three hundred and twenty.

Auxiliary marquis, left and right generals, and one translator.

Northwest to the capital of the protection of the office of 2,258 miles, north to the plough, south to Xiaowan, can travel in three days, there are grapes and fruits, the west through the essence of 2,000 miles.

(Please note that the population mentioned in the Book of Han refers to the nobility and the people with normal rights, and does not include the slaves of the affiliated tribes and noble classes within a radius of several hundred miles.) Sheng soldiers three hundred and twenty, referring to the regular army of the royal city guarding the city walls and patrolling the city; In the Western Regions, once there is a war, it is a model of all the people being soldiers, and it is rare to maintain too many regular troops! ）

Uncle Tang Zhongyi once talked about the history of the end of the kingdom with his son Wei Xing, which was a settled country dominated by agricultural production, cultivated grains, also grazing, and had a piece of precious vineyards;

The raisins sold to the outside world every year in the Western Regions account for more than seventy percent of the market, and it is a veritable country of grapes;

And the main reason why the business of the city is so prosperous is here.

It is only seven or eight hundred miles away from the Shanshan Wangcheng, which leads to the Central Plains, and is deeply influenced by the Central Plains civilization, and most of the merchants come from the Central Plains.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was annexed by Shanshanguo;

More than 30 years ago, the royal family of Mocheng took advantage of the civil strife between the prince and the prince of Shanshan to successfully restore the country and expel the administrators sent by Shanshanguo;

Since then, relations between the two countries have been strained.

When winter turned to spring, the number of merchants from the Central Plains increased suddenly, and there were not many inns that met the requirements of Gongzi Wei Xing's group, and most of them were full.

In the end, Mr. Ning had many acquaintances and a wide range of people here, and he barely found a mud house yard to settle down in before dark;

Set up a few more tents in the middle of the yard and you'll be able to live with all the men and horses!

While the others were busy cleaning the yard and preparing to cook, Gongzi Wei Xing took the opportunity to sneak out with Uncle Xiahou and Wei Zhong;

Mr. Ning was afraid that they would have an accident, so he immediately followed and acted as an amateur tour guide.

Seeing that Gongzi Wei Xing had been walking in the direction of the city wall, Mr. Ning understood his goal and explained: "Gongzi Wei, after dark, the gates of the last city will be closed immediately, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave again!" The people living inside are all nobles from the end of the country, and it's not interesting to go in, and the fun things are outside the city. ”

Speaking of the back, Mr. Ning's dart head showed a look that only a man understands.

"Chief dart, boy, I'm only thirteen years old, and I'm still underage, please don't harm the kid and pull the kid into the fire pit!" Gongzi Wei Xing made a little joke and deliberately criticized in a righteous tone.

"Boy, don't be serious, everyone is a man, and they all know each other! When I was as old as you, I was already **, and I had a son at the age of fifteen! Mr. Ning threw a roll of his eyes at Gongzi Wei Xing.

Gongzi Wei Xing suddenly thought that the ancients were different from later generations, and in later generations, eighteen years old was considered an adult;

Here, the children of poor families began to marry at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and became fathers and mothers at the age of fifteen or sixteen!

In her early thirties, she may have even been upgraded to become a grandparent!

"What a miserable world! Everyone didn't have a complete teenage age, and they walked into the grave of marriage in a daze! Gongzi Wei Xing felt very distressed in his heart.

They walked on the street wearing such leather armor, which made passers-by look at them a few more times, which made Wei Xing, the son who designed this leather armor style, very proud.

Passers-by took a second look, because this leg-length leather armor was completely different from the mainstream leather armor that everyone had seen;

The more refined leather armor is mostly the soft armor of the upper body worn under the clothes;

The leather armor worn on the outside is generally from the neck to the waist, and there are few leather armor that extends to the arm, which will affect the movement.

Although I was surprised in my heart, no one had much to do;

And there are many people of different races gathered in the last city, even the monks of Tianzhu and the Yin Silan disciples in the far west continent, each with their own customs and taboos, everyone is not surprised, but there is a little more curiosity in their hearts!

"Childe, you don't like to drink flower wine, and you have a lot less fun; But there's a secret place you'll love it! Mr. Ning said very confidently.

"Total darthead, is it possible? We're not from the same world, you always like it, boy, I don't necessarily like it! Gongzi Wei Xing's words were a little teasing.

"Childe, do you look down on me Ning Zhenhu? It is even said that we are not people of the same world, we are all martial artists! Mr. Ning rolled his eyes, protesting very unhappily in his heart.

"I like some sunny and snowy things, and the head of the dart likes some things of the lower riba people, of course we are not people of the same world!" Gongzi Wei Xing smiled and said sadly.

"Childe, you just say that I'm a layman! Since you think you are a true gentleman, then don't be a woman in the future! Let me enjoy all the vulgar things! Mr. Ning shot back sharply.

"I won't quarrel with you, tell me what is the best place? Let everyone listen to it and open your eyes! Childe Wei Xing teased with a smile.

Mr. Ning looked around and said in a low voice, "Underground auction!" ”

Gongzi Wei Xing's eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly asked excitedly, "Really?" Here's it? ”

For this kind of mysterious thing, Gongzi Wei Xing was quite interested, and Xiahou Zhu and the others were also very interested.

"When I was looking for a place to live, I asked random acquaintances, and there happened to be an underground auction tonight!" Mr. Ning explained.

"What are the criteria for participating in this auction?" Xiahou Zhu was more anxious than the others, and wanted to see what medicinal materials he needed, and at his age, he still had great hopes for himself to become a grandmaster.

Since it is an unsightly auction, it is obvious that not everyone can participate, and everyone understands this truth!

"Look at the items that the guests take out for auction, the rarer and more precious they are, the more qualified they are, there are only ninety-nine places, and if the number of people is enough, they will not let people enter again! I haven't actually participated in it a few times, there are a lot of strange people and strange things in the Western Regions! Mr. Ning said with emotion.

Hearing him say this, the yellow and white things such as gold and silver naturally did not enter the eyes of the underground auction, and Gongzi Wei Xing immediately became worried, and there were no rare and precious objects in his hands!

"Childe, I have a precious item that may enter the eyes of the underground auction and have a chance to get a place!" Mr. Ning took the opportunity to speak.

Gongzi Wei Xing was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "What kind of item is it?" ”