Of course, Li Si couldn't do anything to block the road personally, he sent a family leader among his retainers, and he didn't do anything to block the road, but asked the soldiers who came back from the Western Regions on the side of the road, knew who was the commander who led the team, and handed over the invitation.

Zhang Cang was a little surprised when he received the invitation, he saw that the signature of the payment was Li Si, and thought about it, tonight he was going to camp next to the county seat, so it seemed that going to the banquet would not delay anything.

"I heard that you have an envoy from Rome in your ranks?" Li Si's housekeeper mentioned it seemingly casually, and then politely said goodbye.

Li Si is now the governor of a viceroyalty, although he is interested in the Roman envoys, but he thinks that there is no need and should not directly post to invite the Romans, he believes that Zhang Cang will understand the reason for mentioning a little.

Zhang Cang naturally understood what Li Si meant, but he didn't think much about it, and soon invited Ji Ru Si Liwei. Luce. Scipio. Kalvers went to a feast together in the evening.

In many cases, it is not good for a provincial governor to meet with foreign powers, and in times of tension it can even be seen as colluding with foreign forces. Lees's ununderstanding invitation to the Romans was not motivated by such concerns, but by a kind of reserve on the part of the imperial officials, who knew what a powerful country they were in, and generally did not look up to foreign countries or aliens, which was very much in line with the attitude of the military.

Jincheng County was established in the 8th year of the Imperial Calendar, and it is now the 12th year of the Imperial Calendar. In the first two years of her establishment, she basically did not develop much except for some necessary transportation, and it was only in the tenth year of the empire that Li Si served as the governor of the Northwest Viceroy Province, and then it developed.

Jincheng County is the capital of Jincheng County, it is located on the edge of the Huangshui River, surrounded by several water systems, it can be called an area with many water systems.

Now in 204 B.C., more than seventy percent of what can be developed depends on the natural environment, and the counties of the Northwest Viceroyalty Province are not short of water systems, which have played a great role in the process of development.

Although the current Chinese ethnic group has both agricultural and nomadic population, in fact, the proportion of the agricultural population is definitely more than ninety and five, and the remaining ones rely on grazing to make a living.

The Viceroy of the Northwest has many water systems, which means that more arable land can be developed, and it is this natural environment that Lees relies on to develop the counties. The governance methods he adopted were not complicated, they were nothing more than borrowing from the "agricultural communes" and other operations in the Qin State, demarcating the territory and then dividing the immigrants, which families and how many households were on that territory, and how many people should be there, and quickly completed the settlement of the family.

At present, there are nearly 5.4 million people in the Northwest Governor's Province, of which 5 million are on the roster of the "Construction Corps." Of course, the Construction Corps is not an army, in fact, it is an organization similar to the Tuntian Soldiers, but they are not public officials.

Originally, there were about 3 million Qiang living in the counties of the Northwest Governor's Province, but after four years, the remaining population of the Qiang still living in the counties was 810,000. According to official statistics, more than 2 million Qiang of various types were relocated to the interior and dispersed and settled in other counties, while about 300,000 Qiang of various types chose to leave the territory of the empire, and they either moved to the plateau or to the basin in the southwest.

According to the way the empire handles it, Qiang is just a name for various flocks that like to graze sheep, and there is absolutely no Qiang people in the world. In fact, in 204 B.C., there really were no Qiang, and they did not consider themselves to be the same people, and the title "Qiang" was just imposed on them by others.

Because there is no Qiang nation, then everything will be easy to do, and those who accept the rule are members of the empire, and everyone is of Yanhuang and Miao descent, and they are natural "their own people", so is there any problem with living together? Not at all!

It must be made clear that the emperor would never allow the "creation of the nation" by official actions. It is to see a village or something with a slightly different way of life, under the sign of protecting the culture of various ethnic groups, who to send to which village, and then say, "In the future, you will be of any nationality, you should maintain such living habits, and all kinds of assistance from the government are greatly available", and this kind of bullshit came out.

When the Romans arrived next to Jincheng County, they saw a city without walls. It's a city, not a village or a small town, and they can still tell the difference.

"There's no wall to protect it?" Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers smiled and said to Ullius: "Either the local finances are not good, or they have great confidence in the army. ”

"Your Excellency." Ullius reminded with a stiff expression: "We have seen the power of the artillery of the Eastern Han Empire in that place called Wanguo. ”

Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Kalvers was stunned, he was just thinking according to the inertia of his thinking, and for a while he didn't think of those pictures that he would never forget.

"Perhaps...... It was they who thought that the construction of the city wall would have no effect at all, so they ...... "Kiruslivi. Luce. Scipio. Kalvers stopped in the middle of speaking.

It can easily destroy the city wall, but it is an army, it is a force belonging to the side of the order, and the existence of the city wall will not be the army of its own side, but generally used to defend against some large-scale bandits and hostile forces.

Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers was puzzled and said, "Maybe they're very safe?" ”

Good security? That's weird! Li Si can be forced to relocate, then there will definitely be stubble, such as some people who are unwilling to accept the relocation have resentment, do a little bit of violence such as wielding knives and slashing people.

Jincheng County did not build a city wall, first, because it was affected by the new policies of the empire, and second, the current Jincheng County was not the final area and layout.

Under normal circumstances, a city with a city wall can mention the role of protection in urban development, but it is also an obstacle to the expansion of the city, Li Sike is not satisfied with the current scale of Jincheng County, and will definitely expand in the future.

"There are no walls, but there is a river around the perimeter." Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers still has some eyesight, he says: "The rivers appear to be straight, and they are dug by hand. ”

It looks like the city's water network, but in fact it really functions as a moat, and there are drawbridges in several places, but now it is in a state of being put down, and if it is necessary, it can stop hostile forces.

It was the first time the Romans had seen a city of the Han Empire on a large scale, and it was quite normal to be a little curious. On their side, when any city is built, it is basically built from the city wall, which is similar to any civilization in BC, there are not enough conditions to build the city wall, and the fence or something must be repaired.

Not every civilization will make a moat, because it depends too much on water for its existence. In Rome, even if a city was built next to a river, they would not build a moat, but would dig a trench about five meters outside the city walls, as every city does, but would not fill it with water.

There are many things that can be seen at the speed of the army's establishment of the village, even if they have been accustomed to the establishment of the Han Empire's army along the way, the Romans will still be envious of the speed of the Han Empire's construction.

Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers studied and recorded along the way, and he had decided to put some of what he had learned into practice when he returned to Rome, and then to write a book about guerrilla warfare in the East, which he had already thought of, called "The Travels of the Orient by Chimesli".

It's very uncreative, but that's a habit of Westerners, and some things are named after me, which is also a kind of celebrity through the ages.

Ulilius has also been learning, if it is said that Kiruslivi. Luce. Scipio. Calvers looked at all sides, and he, the commander of the Roman army, focused only on one point, and that was to observe the armies of the Han Empire in the East.

"I'm sure I'm going to learn when I go back." Ulilius stared at the soldiers of the Han Empire and erected the wooden fence that had been erected, and said, "They only need to lay the wooden stake first, and then fix the wooden fence that was originally tied, and a protective fence will be completed." This is very efficient, and with the addition of turrets, thorns, corners, etc., the fortifications are complete. ”

In the evening, the smoke rises from the camp to the sky, echoing the smoke in Jincheng County.

Zhang Cang had already informed Ki Ru Sli Wei in advance. Luce. Scipio. Calvers and Ulilius, when he came to look for the two, he found that the two guys had already freshened up and changed clothes.

"It's the Governor, isn't it?" Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers changed into what he thought he was, a white robe made of linen, with a red cloth draped over his right shoulder. "It's not a formal invitation, but it's understandable," he said. ”

There are really not many clothes available in the Western world now, except for linen, which can only be animal leather. Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers's suit was a very formal Roman parliamentarian, white was a noble color in Rome, and the red cloth represented the identity of the councillor, and only the tribune, tax collector, etc., could be worn by non-councillors.

In fact, each nation (country) will have its own admired colors, for example, the empire is honored with black, and the main color of the emperor's crown is black, with the necessary crimson and gold, followed by purple, crimson, and blue...... Wait a minute.

So far, only a few countries in the world are rich in color on the cloth, the East is naturally the empire and the Mauryan dynasty, Africa is the Ptolemaic dynasty, but whether it is the Romans or Carthage, and even the Seleucid Empire (including the Greek states) from the Greek civilization in the Mediterranean, they are relatively monotonous in color.

There is a consensus that a colorful country may not necessarily be a powerhouse, but at least it will be a country with a long history.

Zhang Cang didn't know about Ji Ru Si Liwei. Luce. Scipio. Calvers pulled out the councilor's outfit out of respect, and he complained in his heart that a Roman nobleman was even more shabby than some middle-class families in the empire.

Ullius looked a bit like a dress, but he was going to a banquet, and he was wearing a suit of armor in the style of a Roman army.

Roman armor rarely used metal, and the front and back were leather armor that was repeatedly compressed using an unknown technique, and this kind of leather armor resembled a human muscle module was very hard and even more protective than some metal armor. The chest and back are leather armor, the shoulders and elbows are also leather protectors, but the legs and feet are wearing a pair of metal combat boots. The boots are a Greek style, with an erected bronze shield on the front ribs of the calf and leather-wrapped muscles at the back, or even tied to bandages.

In addition to the armor he wears, Ulilius has an armed belt similar to that of the Imperial army around his waist, and a Roman-style short sword hangs from the left side of the belt. He also had a helmet on his skull, a round-capped helmet topped by a row of brush-like bristles, red in color. One thing that is similar to the Empire is the white theme with a crimson cloak on the sides, which is tied to shoulder armor.

Li Si did not hold a banquet in his own mansion, Zhang Cang was a general, and he was not qualified to let a governor and a third-class baron set up a banquet at home, and obviously Li Si did not think that the Roman envoys had the qualifications to let him set up a formal banquet at home.

The banquet was in a restaurant in the city, and Zhang Cang took Ji Ru Si Liwei. Luce. Scipio. When Calvers and Ulilius came over, they were invited to the third floor by another of Lees's retainers.

"It's not a formal reception." Ki Bru Wei. Luce. Scipio. Kalvers entered the restaurant and observed, the first and second floors were full of guests, and those guests did not look like nobles. As he climbed the stairs, he said to Ulilius, "We are not treated with the respect we deserve. ”

Ullius must have noticed this as well, and replied in a low voice, "There is no such impolite thing that happens with us. ”

Zhang Cang is in front, he looked back a few times when he heard the two of them talking, and he couldn't understand what the two guys were saying, but he could also observe it by looking at his faces.

When I got to the third floor, I saw several attendants standing at the top of the stairs. The attendant carried some plates in his hands, and on the plates were some basins, towels and other toiletries.

Zhang Cang understands the etiquette of the Chinese wine banquet, and he is carrying out the necessary grooming according to the etiquette. Luce. Scipio. Calphus and Ullius did not understand Chinese etiquette, so they could only follow along.

When it came time to take off his boots, Ullius was completely tragic, and he could only remove the bandages from his leggings with difficulty, muttering, "Why is it so troublesome......"

There's more trouble to come! (To be continued.) )