In autumn, the water flow of the Luyan River has not been significantly attenuated, the reeds and aquatic plants on the river banks on both sides grow very luxuriantly, and there are large sloping fields distributed between the plateaus, and the millet crops in the fields are growing just right, and the heavy ears of grain and the full pods make people feel happy when they see them.

When Li Tai passed through this place last year, all that was left of Weiping City in Shuofang County was a few ruined city frames, but now when he looked at it, even the ruins of this abandoned city were gone, and instead there was a large flat camp.

There are many felt tents scattered throughout the camp, and it is roughly estimated that there are at least more than 2,000 felt tents, large and small. One felt tent means a herdsman's family, and more than 2,000 felt tents mean nearly 10,000 herdsmen and women.

But what really attracts attention here is a huge city nearly ten miles away.

The city faces mountains to the west, an open gentle slope to the north and east, and a narrow valley to the south.

The city was built because of the topography, not a square city, the city wall facing east is slightly shorter, like a protruding horse face, the city gradually expands inward, the shape is like a trapezoid, making the city space deep and wide.

The city gate facing east is the main gate of the city, and the towering towers and the curved wall urn city used for defense on both sides are all available, looking down at the large area of fertile soil between the city and the luxurious water. Although the north and south gates are not as grand as the east city gate, they also have more horses-faced walls, and in the eyes of a military leader like Li Tai, who supports the army, this is simply a thorny rose!

This city is only from the outside, it is already more solid and magnificent than many cities in Guanzhong, and after looking at it twice, Li Tai still faintly feels that it seems to be a little familiar, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that this city is similar to the style of Tongwan City that he had seen before.

When Li Tai left here last year, this place was just a deserted mountain, but this year when he returned to his hometown to see such a majestic city, the surprise and joy in his heart can be imagined, and he couldn't help but gallop around the city to take a look, the more he looked, the more he felt liked, and he couldn't help but feel that Jihu's ability to build a city was really not small.

Of course, there is such a leader as Helian Bobo, who is not good at it, so he was directly rammed into the walls of the Tongwan City.

Liu Ping, who had just returned from a patrol elsewhere, quickly caught up with Li Tai, and when he got closer, he turned over and dismounted, bowed his head, and looked excited with a little pride: "A few years ago, I was fortunate to have the mercy of Lord Lang and gave this township a place to rest for the clan. Now the city wall can be displayed, waiting for the Lang Lord to inspect, if you can say yes, then the last general is happy to live up to the favor! ”

"It's not just a surprise! Such a majestic city, rare in Beizhou, although I planted here, but to be able to grow strong, is also the work of General Liu's common clans. ”

Li Tai turned over and dismounted, bent down and pulled up Liu Ping, who was worshipping in front of the horse, and motioned for him to walk towards the city gate with him, and the more he looked at the city, the more satisfied he became.

This city is about twelve or thirteen miles around, the scale is not very large, but it is definitely not small, slightly inferior to Luochuan Fangcheng, but it is a few points better than Heishui Fangcheng.

However, the construction time of the two fortified cities has not been short, and the site itself has no shortage of construction foundations, and there are also personnel and materials continuously transported along the Luoshui River, so there is such a scale.

However, the city in front of him was directly abandoned from the original Weiping City, and another site was chosen for construction, which cleverly combined the city with the geographical mountain, and it was only more than half a year before the framework was already good.

Not to mention that the withered Yin Liu clan only began to migrate to this realm at the end of last year, and it was already rare to be able to maintain the living conditions of the tribe in this strange realm at first glance, and it was simply unbelievable that there was still the strength to build such a majestic city.

It is necessary to know that in terms of the construction conditions of later generations, it is not easy to complete the construction of this scale, and if it involves any commercial disputes, capital chain breaks, etc., it will run away in minutes.

Although there was no problem of commercial disputes in ancient societies, the rigid need for manpower and material resources could not be bypassed. Especially this side is far away from the bustling area, and the character foundation is very weak, which undoubtedly doubles the difficulty of construction.

"It is not the power of our department to build this city, but the accumulation of various personnel left by Lord Lang before is the real power......

Liu Ping was overjoyed to be so praised by Li Tai, but he did not fully take credit for himself, and followed Li Tai to tell the construction process of this city.

After Liu Ping agreed to Li Tai's suggestion to migrate here a few years ago, he immediately returned to the ministry to start the migration, and more than 2,000 people from the previous year arrived here.

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At the beginning, the situation was indeed very difficult, and Wei Pingcheng was already dilapidated and uninhabitable, and there was still a lack of food and clothing. Although Li Tai left a part of the grain and grass compensation paid by Xiazhou, there were already tens of thousands of remnants of Shihu here, plus the people and horses of Eastern Xia Prefecture who guarded here, and there was a serious shortage of food.

However, as the weather warmed up in early spring, the situation quickly improved. First of all, the grain and grass resources in the south were continuously transported, including the materials brought by Li Yantou to build the fortified city, and the assets transferred by the withered Liu clan itself.

When formulating the plan for the construction of the defense city, Li Yantou and others planned to repair and supplement the ruins of Weiping City, so that the cost of investment was minimal, the construction period was short, and the effect was faster, so that the basic defense facilities could be built in the spring.

It must be known that when winter turns to spring, the wild resources are abundant, and when the other Hu tribes wander to this point, they still don't even have the facilities of the city fortress, which will become very dangerous. Now in the border of Beizhou, there is no royal law three miles away from the city, and those Jihu tribes who move across regions do not have much scruples when they use force.

But Liu Ping felt that this plan was a little inappropriate, first of all, Wei Pingcheng was located in this direction, although it was close to the luxury of the water, and it seemed that the natural environment was superior, but because of its low-lying location, there would be rivers flooding the city during the spring and summer flood season, and such a geographical location was also not conducive to defense.

This is also one of the reasons why Weiping City was abandoned, if it was only because of the convenience of this time and then set up the city here, it would not take a few years to reduce it to the previous appearance.

Since the withered Yin Liu clan migrated here, they may have to live here for generations, so of course they must choose a better place to build the city and settle down to feel steady.

So after some investigation, Liu Ping chose this site for building the city, and as for the additional construction costs, it was naturally the responsibility of the withered Liu family. Compared with the original narrow and cramped clan land, the river valley here is open and has no lack of geographical advantages, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the living environment is much more superior.

"But even so, with only the manpower here, it is difficult to build such a majestic city in such a short time!"

For Liu Ping's idea, Li Tai agreed, this place was later called Suide, it was the transportation hub of Qin, Jin, Guanxi, and Shaanxi, and was known as the dry wharf in the northwest.

After hearing this, Liu Ping nodded and said: "Lord Lang is wise, because a new city needs to be built, and the city foundation can only be tamped after the frozen ground is unsealed. To be able to build this place in just a few months, in addition to the diligent work of the Xihe disciples left here by Lord Lang, it is also due to the enthusiastic help of the people in Xiazhou......"

It turned out that those who participated in the construction of this city were not only the people who Li Tai had left here before, but also many Shuofang Huzhong in Xiazhou.

After Li Tai learned this, he couldn't help but be even more surprised, he was originally worried that the Hu people on this side might not be willing to wither Yin Liu and other foreign forces to settle here, and even prepared for fire and battle between the two sides, so Li Yantou had to rush to build defense after entering the country, and it was because of Li Tai's instructions.

But he didn't expect that the Hu people in this realm not only did not reject the arrival of the withered Yin Liu clan, but also enthusiastically helped build the city, and worked tens of thousands of dollars in a few months to make this new city stand here.

He inquired carefully, and it gradually became clear in his heart.

After all, because of the reputation of the withered Yin Liu family, the chiefs of all parties in Xiazhou have long had falconry transactions with them, and they have accumulated a lot of friendship with each other. Moreover, the contradiction between people and land here is not as tense as in Guanzhong, otherwise these Hu tribes would not have abandoned this place and settled near Tongwan City. Of course, it is also because it is the withered Yin Liu clan who came, and if other Hu tribes enter this area and do not leave, they will still be jointly expelled by those Hu tribes.

After Li Tai learned this, he couldn't help but sigh that the technician is popular, and the withered Yin Liu family has this unique stunt, and it is really good to eat in this northern Shaanxi realm. Because of his own efforts, it saved Li Tai a lot of time and energy.

Li Tai had promised Liu Ping that as long as the northern fortified city was built considerably, he would fight for it for the position of county guard. Now that the city is complete and majestic, of course he can't break his promise.

If it was before, he might have to ask others to help him in this matter, but now that he is the newly established Suizhou Assassin History, the overlord has given the administrative units of the two counties in Suizhou, and Liu Ping can be directly placed under the rule of Suizhou as the county guard.

After entering the city, the more Li Tai looked at it, the more satisfied he became, so he simply appointed Liu Ping as the governor of the prefecture and the affairs of Beishuofang County, and asked him to survey the boundary of the state and preside over the registration of the people in the state, so as to report the general situation of the state governance and people's livelihood to the overlord as soon as possible.

In order to soothe and motivate the withering Liu clan who contributed to this, he planned to change the temporary name of Beishuofang County to withering Yin County, which happened to be the sparse mountain on the south side of the city, which was also known as withering Yin Mountain.

Liu Ping was reappointed as a new official, and at the same time he was emotionally comforted, and he was very excited in his heart, and bowed to Li Tai again and again to thank him.