When I woke up the next day, there was nothing unusual.

Bo Nu was no different from before, she brought him hot water to wash his face, and prepared a breakfast. Liu + had breakfast and immediately got busy again. Accompanied by Ren Ao and Lu Shizhi, they inspected the vicinity of Guangwu City along the east bank of the Yellow River.

At this time, the Yellow River has undergone a small diversion.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin people built a Great Wall on the east bank of the river from Qingtongxia.

However, with the diversion of the river, the ancient Great Wall was changed to the west bank of the river. According to later generations, the west bank of the river belongs to the Gansu region. Liu + vaguely remembers that there is a golden passage there, the land is fertile, and the water and grass are abundant. In later generations, it was called the Hexi Corridor.

However, at this time, the Hexi Corridor was still a barren and uncultivated area.

The nomadic Qiang people are the mainstay, and there are no particularly large tribes, and they settle in the Hexi Corridor.

On the map, Liu sketched the outline of the Hexi Corridor, and then on the bank of the river, looking at the surging Yellow River, he was silent.

"Old Ren, which is the biggest force in Hexi at present?"

Ren Ao looked at the map in his hand, "If you say that the power is the strongest, I'm afraid it will be the Yue Clan." The area they controlled, from Yangshan all the way to Quicksand, was separated from Wusun. If the prince wants to seize Hexi, he is afraid that it will inevitably clash with the Yue clan. ”

As soon as Liu asked, Ren Ao immediately sensed his intentions.

"What if I only want this area?"

Liu + pointed to the outline of the Hexi corridor and asked softly.

"Here?"

Both Ren Ao and Lu Shizhi looked at Liu with some puzzlement, "Junhou, this is still a barren area, I have heard some homeless people say that this area is now controlled by some Qiang tribes. However, most of these Qiang tribes are related to the Wusun State and are said to be vassals.

If the prince wants to take this place, it is not impossible......

It's just that if you don't get it right, it will conflict with Wusun's life. In that case, wouldn't it add another enemy? Wouldn't it be inappropriate? ”

Hexi Corridor!

This is the Hexi Corridor......

When Guanzhong was barren, relying on the Hexi Corridor ushered in the second peak.

In Liu's previous life, the Hexi Corridor had become a barren and backward area. But today, there are countless opportunities.

Be sure to take down the Hexi Corridor!

Liu thought in his heart. It's not just that it's fertile and borderless. More importantly, this corridor is an important passage between the Western Regions and Guanzhong. Moreover, if you can get the Hexi Corridor, you can enter Longxi at any time and attack Xianyang.

However, the matter of Wusun Land also has to be carefully considered.

At least before destroying the Yue Clan, Liu didn't dare to easily turn his face with Wusun.

He thought about it for a moment, "Lao Ren, you managed to select more than 1,000 people to cross the river from Shapotou, live by the river, and build a fortress."

Don't move too much, but push slowly.

On the one hand, it relied on the river and the ancient Great Wall to build fortresses, and on the other hand, it secretly absorbed Qiangrong homeless. Remember, don't provoke the Yue clan and the Wusun people, you can back down a little bit, even if you suffer a little loss, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to gain a firm foothold in Hexi. ”

Shapotou is a fortress on the east bank of the river.

In later times, it was an important military location in the northwest. However, at present, its strategic location has not yet been revealed. Ren Ao and Lu Shizhi didn't quite understand why Liu attached so much importance to the Hexi Corridor, but they nodded vigorously.

"Guangwu City has built a lot of canals since the old Qin destroyed the dog Rong and captured the Yi Canal.

In the southern part of the country, the land is fertile and can be used for farming. Little pig, you are in Guangwu City, you must absorb the displaced people from the Guanzhong Yiqu as much as possible, and open up the land. In particular, the craftsmen in the Yiqu area should be emphasized. If you need money, you can withdraw it from Mr. Xiao.

I'm going to train here, Tuntian...... Well, when I go back, I will send someone to send some drawings, and you can consult with the craftsman. ”

When Lu Shiyi heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Brother-in-law, I don't want to stay in Guangwu...... I want to lead my troops into battle.

Moreover, this government affairs are really troublesome to deal with, and every time I do something, I have to go through the criminal laws and regulations for a long time...... Isn't Wu Chen quite good at this? Otherwise, let Wu Chen come over to guard Guangwu City. I want to join you in conquering the world. ”

Lu Shizhi also read books and knew some words.

However, he was interested in training troops and fighting wars, and he was not interested in governing the localities.

I've only been in Guangwu City for more than a month, and I can't stand it anymore. Hearing that Liu + wanted him to take root in Guangwu, he couldn't help but feel a little resistant.

Liu's eyes widened, and Lu Shizhi's heart chuckled.

"Little pig, don't underestimate this Guangwu. In the future, if I pass through the Guanzhong, you, Guangwu City, will not only be my vanguard, but also my rear base. Do you want to lead troops into battle? No problem! But before leading troops into battle, you must first learn to govern the local area...... In this way, when you can increase the population of Guangwu City to 100,000, I will immediately transfer you out and let you go to conquer the world. ”

"One hundred thousand?"

Lu Shizhi suddenly made a bitter face.

"Brother-in-law, do you think this population is a sow giving birth to a dozen at a time? This Guangwu City has been governed by the great prince of Fusu for several years, but it is only less than 30,000 people today. Even if these 30,000 people are all women, and they become 100,000, I am afraid it will take two or three years. ”

Ren Ao was next to him and couldn't help laughing.

Liu + shook his head helplessly, "Then you can breed me here...... When will I be born with a hundred thousand people, and then say anything else. ”

Lu Shizhi's face was even more bitter......

"Junhou, when it comes to absorbing the population, I have one thing in mind." Ren Ao suddenly spoke.

Liu + was stunned, "What's the matter?" ”

"Twenty days ago, when I led my troops to patrol the east, there was a large salt lake in the northwest of the straight road......

"Salt Lake?"

When Liu + heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes suddenly.

What is the most lacking place to take root in Kuhara County? Not grain and grass, but salt!

When Liu + ran away from the building, he took a large amount of salty salt with him. But now, there is not much left. He was even ready to send someone to Shu County to ask Baman to solve the problem of salt salt for him from Shu County. But I didn't expect that there was a large salt lake in this Guangwu City?

"Where is it?"

Liu immediately asked people to get a large map of the land, spread it out on the horse, and asked Ren Ao to point out the location.

Ren Ao searched the map for a moment, and then pointed vigorously at a point on the map, "It's in this area...... I've heard from some local residents that there are still a lot of salt lakes in the area. I've been wondering if I've been building a few salt ponds here. ”

Together, the salt pond will inevitably drive the exhibition of the entire region.

This is like the industrial chain of later generations, there is a unique product, and a variety of different products are exhibited, so as to achieve the prosperity of a region.

Salt Pond ......

Liu suddenly remembered that the location of Guangwu City should belong to Ningxia in the later generations.

In Ningxia, there is indeed a large salt pond...... But I don't know, is the salt pond in Ren Ao's current place the salt pond in Ningxia?

"Old Ren, you immediately start exploring this place......

In this way, I will immediately send someone to turn around: Yan, let Wu Chen Xingxing come out at night and come to Guangwu to join you. This salt lake, the two of you will work together to come up with a specific itinerary as soon as possible...... Well, Wu Chen alone is not enough, there must be enough manpower to invest...... Anyway, after you find out the situation, you must control this area as soon as possible, and do not allow others to occupy it again. ”

"Whoa!"

Ren Ao intervened in response to the order,

Liu transferred Wu Chen over, and to be honest, it was also a helpless move.

He left Wu Chen in Yan County, naturally for another purpose. It is impossible for Xiao He to hold the position of the magistrate of Jiuyuan County all the time, and once Jiuyuan is displayed, Liu will add another important task to him. So, where is the candidate to replace Xiao, Liu chose Wu Chen to replace.

On the one hand, Wu Chen is proficient in criminal law, was a protégé of Li Si, and is good at handling government affairs.

On the other hand, Wu Chen has also served as ~ county magistrate and has experience in governing places. It's not long, but it's enough.

But now, the appearance of the salt lake will be related to the future exhibition of the northwest and even the entire northern Xinjiang.

Liu must send a beneficiary candidate, and the only way to do this is to let Wu Chen come over. After all, Ren Ao is not an expert in this aspect.

On the side, Lu Shizhi was still thinking hard about how to exhibit 100,000 people.

Liu sighed and patted him on the shoulder, "Little pig, you really should learn from Lao Ren." If his current salt pond can really be built, within a year, under your Guangwu City, not to mention 100,000 people, even if it is 200,000 people, there will be some. ”

"Huh?"

Lu Shizhi's eyes widened, "This salt pond is so useful?" ”

Liu Ao glanced at each other and laughed.

"Little pig, this is a major matter related to people's livelihood, you must cooperate with Lao Ren and Lao Wu to do this well. Well done, I'll put you at the helm of a military horse in the future. ”

This military horse is almost 8,000 to 10,000 people.

When Lu Shizhi heard this, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed Ren Ao's hand, "Brother Ren, what do you need me to do?" Just command! ”

It seems that after staying in this Guangwu City for two months, Lu Shizhi is about to go crazy!

The appearance of the salt pond made Liu lose the mood to continue his inspection all of a sudden.

He immediately returned to Guangwu City and wrote a letter to send it to: Yan. After that, he stayed in Guangwu City for a few days, and after several exchanges with the local wealthy gentry, he set off. His destination on this tour is not only Guangwu City. Rather, he was to inspect the entire land of Henan, including those areas that were no longer under the control of the Qin army, north of the Great Wall, and which were unmanaged.

After leaving Guangwu City, Liu's next destination was Shenmu Pass.

The route of the patrol is to take the straight road, along the outside of the Great Wall Pass, all the way to Shenmu Pass.

But before going on the straight road, Liu asked Ren Ao to accompany him and first went to the salt lake he said.

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast.

The clear lakes are like bright pearls scattered in the northern land under the sky. Liu + rode up a hill, put up a pergola, and looked up. He was basically sure that this large piece of barren land should be where the Ningxia Salt Pond was located in the future!

In later generations, Ningxia Yanchi was extremely rich in mineral deposits.

Not only salt, but also saltpeter, coal, natural gas, and even oil and other 16 resources. However, it is estimated that he will not be able to mine oil and other items. But the minerals that were easy to mine were enough for him to make a big splash.

Besides, even if he can find an oil mine, what a fart?

If you don't know how to refine it, even if you get oil, it's useless. Even, I'm afraid there is a problem with making things that burn mediums.

That night, Liu + and his party set up camp on the edge of a salt lake.

In Liu's big tent, he stared at a map and was distracted.

The thin girl was lightly packed up on the side...... From time to time, he glanced at Liu's back from the corner of his eye, and immediately withdrew it, lowered his head, and his face was a little hot. Almost as soon as he arrived, Tu Tu came to the outside of the tent with a black-clothed messenger who looked like he had traveled a long way.

"Junhou, "Eight hundred miles of Yan is urgent, there is something important to report!"

Liu + came back to his senses and turned to look.

I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart......

This is no ordinary messenger, but a blackguard messenger.

The black-clothed guard is different from the ordinary messenger attire, although it is also a black outfit, but there is a nine-clawed dragon on the sleeve. Ordinary messengers, with only five claws. Only the messengers of the Blackguard will use the Nine-Claw symbol. This also means that the black guards can skip the level and play the privilege directly.

Generally speaking, the black-clad guards will not be easily dispatched.

But once dispatched, there must be something big.

Liu Shou motioned for Bo Nu and Tu Tu to go out, "Yan, is something wrong?" ”

"Junhou, it's not that something happened, but Lord Qin was ordered and a letter was delivered."

Lord Qin is Qin Tong. On the top of his head, except for Liu, he was ordered by only one person, and that was Uncle Gong. And if there is something in the uncle, it is usually passed on through Xiao He. Now, he has used the black guard, and I am afraid that there is a big incident.

"What about faith?"

The black-clothed guard didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly took out the letter from the mezzanine of his clothes and handed it over.

Liu+ opened the letter and read it carefully by candlelight. His face gradually became gloomy, and his thick eyebrows were twisted even more.

"Lord Qin, do you have anything else to say?"

"My lord didn't explain, but I just asked the prince to decide."

"You go back immediately: Yan, tell Lord Qin and let him do what he wants."

To obey orders is to obey the orders of the uncle.

There is no need to say it too clearly, Liu is convinced, and Qin Tong understands what he means.

After sending off the messenger, Liu + sat alone in the big tent, and his mood couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

Brother, you keep saying that you will forget the past. But now, my biggest fear has come up, how will you choose?

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Neishi County, Xianyang.

There is a very famous restaurant in the east of the city, and the name is also very strange, called 'Dongmenli'. This was originally a real estate property under the name of former Prime Minister Li Si. With Li Si in a high position, there was a little more homesickness in my heart. He often misses Cai in his homeland, so he named a restaurant under his name 'Dongmenli' to show his nostalgia for his homeland.

After Li Si's death, this restaurant changed owners.

However, the name of the restaurant has not been changed, and it is still called 'Dongmenli'. First, because this name is loud and well-known; Second, because it is located in the east of Xianyang City, within the East Gate, the name of this 'East Gate' is quite appropriate.

It has been around for more than ten years, and there is an endless stream of drinkers.

It's noon, wine

There were a lot of guests sitting down, talking and talking all kinds of things

"Ladies and gentlemen, Heavenly Destiny~.Wei, it is said that there is a new solution?"

A drinker asked.

Someone next to him said: "That's right, it is said that this time the destiny is still our old Qin." ”

Someone on the side sneered: "What's so strange about the old Qin people? Before Guangwujun and Liu Junhou, wasn't he our old Qin people? ”

"That's not what you say...... Although Guangwujun is an old Qin person, he didn't grow up in Qinchuan for 800 miles after all, and he has lived in Shandong since he was a child, so he can't be considered authentic. ”

Before the words fell, a person stood up and scolded: "You old thing, what nonsense?

Although Guangwujun did not grow up in Guanzhong, he contributed to our old Qin people, and even the first emperor said that he lived up to the name of Lao Qin. Now that the northern frontier is empty, if there is no Guangwujun to guard the northern barrier, I am afraid that the Henan land that we worked so hard to fight back then will return to Hulu.

Why is it not authentic to be so faithful? Could it be that those who surrendered to the pigs and dogs of the Six Nations can be regarded as authentic? ”

Since the uprising in Daze Township, officials from all over the country, some of whom died in battle, but many of them, surrendered to the Six Kingdoms.

There was no sound in the hotel for a while, and someone said after a while: "If you want to say Guangwujun, he is indeed a good man of our old Qin." At that time, 800 people defended Fuping and fought a bloody battle with 100,000 Hulu...... It's a pity that he is now ...... Forget it, don't mention this matter, just said the Mandate of Heaven, how did it get involved with Guangwujun? ”

Liu +'s encounter, although it was deliberately suppressed, in this world, there is no impermeable wall.

There are some things that everyone knows.

But because of the criminal law, no one dared to stand up and speak.

Seeing that someone came out to interrupt, everyone had no intention of dwelling on this issue anymore. After three or two clicks, the topic returned to Destiny.

"Who is the new interpretation of the Mandate of Heaven this time?"

"Hey, General Zhang Han!"

"Huh?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhang, not the general of our Great Qin, is now fighting against the Six Kingdoms, how did he become a man of destiny?

"Ladies and gentlemen, in my opinion, the four words of Cheng Dangguo are the key. What is Cheng? That's a killer weapon...... Cast in gold. According to the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, the West belongs to gold, and it is in charge of punishment and conquest...... That is to say, the man who came to the west to be in charge of the army was the country. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod slightly.

According to the five elements of yin and yang, this new explanation is not unreasonable.

The man explained, "Who is General Zhang?" Longxi Han people. Where is Nahan? I am in the extreme west of Great Qin, on the banks of the Great Xia River.

The people of the extreme west, holding the soldiers of the extreme west, conquering the world, is not it in line with the meaning of the 'Cheng' to be the country? ”

"Well, that sounds like it's true."

Everyone talked about it, but they didn't notice that the shopkeeper of the restaurant behind the counter raised his hand and called a guy over.

In the ear of the man, whispering for a while, the man nodded again and again, and quietly left the restaurant.

He went out of the 'East Gate', went straight down the street, and got into it at the mouth of a small alley at the corner. Deep in the alley, there is a small door. He stepped forward and knocked on the door, and in a moment he heard footsteps coming from inside, and then the small door opened, and out came a man dressed as a house slave.

"The villain is ordered by the shopkeeper to report something important to the master!"

"Oh?"

The slave nodded, and immediately led the man into the small door.

This small door is a very large house. The two of them walked along the winding path to the door of a study.

His own house slave changed to lead the way, stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Master, someone from the east gate has something to report." ”

"Come in!"

The slave pushed open the door, and the man entered.

In the room, a Humpty Dumpty man was leaning against the chest of a beautiful maid, with a soft headrest, and the beautiful maid gently kneaded her head.

There is also a beautiful maid, who is holding the fat man's short and thick legs and kneading. It was mid-spring, and the weather was still a little chilly, but the two beautiful maids were thinly dressed. The beautiful maid who kneaded her thighs, the placket on her chest was open, and she could clearly see that the big hand of the short and fat man was swimming in her arms, and a pair of hands were deformed under the kneading of the big hand, and the two points of red were hard, and the beautiful maid was even more short of breath, and her eyes were like silk.

The guy only saw that his blood was trembling, and his body was hard.

"What's going on in the East Gate?"

Humpty Dumpty asked lazily.

It's really two flowers, stuck in a cow dung......

The man thought so in his heart, but his face still showed respect.

Because the short and fat man in front of him is none other than the son-in-law of Zhao Gao, the prime minister of the court, Xianyang Ling Yan Le. I think that at the beginning, Yan Le was dismissed from his official position because he was affected by the Qin family in Ba County. Later, Zhao Gao was in power, and soon revived Yan Le, which was even more powerful than before.

This thing is a murderous landlord!

The guy said softly: "In the restaurant today, someone mentioned the Mandate of Heaven again. ”

"Oh?"

"But the Mandate mentioned this time is ......"

"Who is it?"

"It's General Zhang!"

Yan Le suddenly gasped, and his hand subconsciously used some strength. The beautiful maid was in pain, and couldn't help but snort softly, and she also used the wrong force in her hand. Yan Le was immediately furious. kicked the beautiful maid over, and scolded viciously: "Slut, do you want to kill me? ”

It turned out that Yan Le had been scolded with a cane back then, and the executioner had to be reminded by Meng Yi and broke one of Yan Le's legs.

After his injuries improved, Yan Le became a ~ son. According to Qin law, he is inappropriate and can no longer serve as an official. If he hadn't had a good wife, I'm afraid that he wouldn't want to be an official again in this life. The beautiful maid accidentally pressed on the wound on his leg, and Yan Le was naturally furious.

The beautiful maid was so frightened that she crawled on the ground, trembling, and begging for mercy.

Yan Le stood up, picked up the sword from the bookcase, and stabbed the beautiful maid to death with a single sword.

The thick smell of blood permeated the study, and the other beautiful maid was so frightened that her face was pale, and the guy was even more heartbroken.

It's a pity, it's better to give it to the next generation!

Yan Le didn't pay attention to this dirty thought in the man's heart.

He narrowed his triangular eyes, revealing fierceness, "Zhang, how did you get into the destiny of heaven?" ”

The blood fell to the ground along the spine of the sword, and the guy didn't dare to raise his head, and said softly: "They said that according to the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, Cheng belongs to gold, and gold is in the west." And Cheng is also a weapon of conquest, which means that the person in charge of the army is in charge of the expedition, General Zhang, who is the person of the extreme west, and the soldier in charge of the extreme west, is in response to the mandate of heaven. ”

The people of the extreme west, the soldiers of the extreme west?

The corners of Yan Le's mouth twitched twice, and a hideous smile appeared on his face.

That Zhang Han, who held the military power in his hands, never took his Xianyang Order in his eyes. Even his son is very arrogant and domineering.

This time it fell into my hands, and I will make you, you can't survive, you can't die!

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