Xiangyang has been a transportation fortress since ancient times, known as "the thoroughfare of the south ship and the north of Malaysia, and the thoroughfare of the seven provinces", and has been a channel for trade and cultural exchanges between the north and the south for generations.

The geographical location is superior, and the transportation is convenient.

Xiangyang is connected to Sichuan and Shaanxi in the west, Jianghan in the east, Hunan and Guangdong in the south, and the Central Plains in the north, and is the transportation hub of the adjacent areas of Hubei, Henan, Chongqing, Shaanxi and the four provinces and cities.

Dozens of miles away from Xiangyang City, there is a valley.

The air in the valley is a little humid and a little stuffy.

It was quiet, the woods were silent, there was no sound of insects and birds, and the strange snakes hidden behind the dead branches of the leaves and trunks were spitting letters, waiting for the arrival of their prey.

After the woods, there is a mountain and a rocky grass, and then from this twisting grass, you can walk lower and lower for seven or eight miles, and you can enter a deep valley.

The surrounding area was smooth, not a single grass grows, and the wind suddenly blew violently, lifting the clouds and mist surrounding the valley, revealing a huge valley in front of it.

This big valley is several hectares big, there is a cliff near the west, the cliff is like a huge screen, rises to the sky, the middle of the cliff is about 20 zhang from the ground, there is a big stone of three or four zhang square, it is like a platform, and the two big characters of "sword mound" are engraved on it.

At the foot of the cliff, the trees are verdant, the mountain atmosphere is clear, and there are rows of houses standing side by side, hidden among the trees, looming.

Since Chen Hengzhi decided to relocate, he immediately prepared.

First, he gathered the subordinates in the villa, leaving only one guard, and the rest were dismissed.

Subsequently, Chen Hengzhi, Huang Yaoshi, Yang Guo and his party took valuables and rushed to Xiangyang lightly.

The little thieves along the way all let Yang Guo take action, Chen Hengzhi and Huang Yaoshi watched from the wall, and only when they encountered an invincible opponent, they would save him.

Half a month later, he came to the territory of Xiangyang on Jinghu Road, not to mention, Yang Guo's shooting experience was rising slowly, and even his internal strength had increased a lot, and he had opened up a meridian.

Sure enough, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and you can't get a real master behind closed doors.

After coming to Xiangyang City, Chen Hengzhi first rented a courtyard to settle down, and in the following half a month, the three of them inspected the surrounding area for hundreds of miles, and finally, came to the seclusion of Dugu - Sword Tomb.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, with cliffs to the west, rivers and waterfalls to the south, mountains and forests to the north, and exits to the east, it is a great hiding place.

After returning to the city, Chen Hengzhi, Huang Yaoshi, and Yang Guo built a large number of buildings, leveled the valley behind the sword mound, built houses, and placed organs and formations.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a formation in the Xianxia world, Chen Hengzhi doesn't have this ability, but a formation of the Five Elements Bagua and Qimen Dunjia from the hands of Huang Yaoshi.

After finishing these, it was already the fourth winter of Song Lizong and Zhao Yun Jiaxi.

This year, Yang Guo was 14 years old, Xiaolongnu was 18 years old, Guo Jing was 35 years old, Huang Rong was 32 years old, Huang Yaoshi was over 70 years old, and Hong Qigong, Yideng and Ouyang Feng were nearly 80 years old.

In this year, the Mongols marched westward and killed people in Central Asia.

Six years have passed since the fall of the Kingdom of Jin.

It was still about seven or eight years before the Mongols went south, and it was nearly 17 years before they invaded the south.

There are still thirty-nine years before the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty.

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In the winter of this year, the gossip that a valley outside Xiangyang City was recruiting homeless people quietly spread throughout the entire surrounding area of Xiangyang City, and spread to all sides at a very fast speed.

After accepting Chen Hengzhi's money bribe, the officials of the imperial court such as the governor and the prison army in Xiangyang City turned a deaf ear to this matter as if nothing had happened.

In recent years, due to natural and man-made disasters, corrupt officials, land annexation, etc., displaced people have been everywhere.

Groups of displaced people poured into Xiangyang, to be precise, the Sword Mound Valley more than thirty miles away from Xiangyang City.

For these displaced people, Chen Hengzhi did not refuse.

However, being taken in does not mean that they can rest easy, and the displaced people have to work in exchange for everything they need to live.

At the same time, strict management is carried out, and those who dare to commit a series of illegal acts, such as stealing, robbing, and gathering crowds to make trouble, will be killed.

After Chen Hengzhi made a move and forcibly killed a group of homeless people who were robbing food, the remaining homeless people were honest.

Reclaiming wasteland, opening furnaces and factories, forming escort teams, forming caravans, and building schools, a series of actions slowly unfolded.

The purpose of cultivating land is to be self-sufficient.

The furnace is used to burn glass, cement, and gunpowder.

The convoy is the prototype of the army.

The purpose of the caravan is to sell the burned glass handicrafts and high-end mirrors in exchange for money, food and other materials.

The school was built to train future military officers.

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In the blink of an eye, three years have passed, and the time is already the third spring of the third year of Emperor Rinjong (1240 AD).

The originally desolate and uninhabited Sword Shrine Valley has changed dramatically.

If you look down from the sky, you can see a huge walled city standing under the cliff.

The east side of the walled city is a city wall made of cement, this section of the city wall is two zhang wide and square, ten zhang high, and more than ten miles long.

In the center of the city wall, there is a huge city gate, above the city gate, there is a tablet, on which three iron paintings and silver hooks are written: Baiyun City.

In the walled city, the most conspicuous is a large square, which is several acres in size, surrounding the square, surrounded by rows and sets of houses.

Near the south, there are patches of fertile fields and fertile land, in which green crops are fluttering with the spring breeze.

Near the foot of the mountain forest to the north are factories, and the towering chimneys are spitting out circles of smoke.

The city lord's mansion stands in the center of the entire walled city.

At this time, a regular meeting was being held in the city lord's mansion.

Huang Yaoshi, the city guard, made a report: "Since the beginning of spring, a total of 6,154 acres of fields in the city have been sown with grain seeds, an increase of about 10% compared with last year.

The caravan had left the city at the beginning of February, bringing with it about 2,000 pieces of glass goods, and it was expected to bring back 200,000 taels and 20,000 catties of food and household goods by the middle of the year.

The population of the walled city has exceeded 30,000 by the end of February this year, and the number of escorts has also remained at about 1,000......

Chen Hengzhi listened carefully to his report, and at the same time asked about some uncertainties from time to time.

After Huang Yaoshi finished speaking, Chen Hengzhi had a bottom of the entire city in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh, fortunately, Huang Yaoshi was pulled into the chariot, and it was much easier to have him as the city guard and manage the internal affairs.

Chen Hengzhi looked at Yang Guo, the captain of the guard, and asked, "Yang Guo, can you report the specific situation of the escort team." ”

"Yes, City Lord."

Yang Guo stood up and replied, "There are a total of 1,027 brothers in the entire escort team, of which 797 have entered the third-rate martial arts, 224 have entered the second-rate, and 5 have entered the first-class.

This caravan trip, led by four first-class brothers, a hundred second-rate good darts.

Up to now, the escort team is still recruiting.

As long as you meet the rules, you can join the escort team..."