"The pass, the lonely pass, is the place to block the Wuguan Road."

"On the northwest side of Xiyue, there are cliffs on both sides, deep mountains and old forests, and there is no trace of them, and it is not ordinary difficult to bypass the pass."

"The pass is dangerous, and there is a military pass outside, but in fact, there are not many troops to garrison."

"Therefore, half of the troops of Yaoguan are scattered in the post stations along the Wuguan Road, and they are responsible for the defense of Shangluo."

"In addition, the last general is also responsible for cracking down on smuggling into the customs, although this Qinling Mountains is steep, but there is no road in the mountains but there is no road everywhere, and you can only try your best to curb the people who sneak into the customs."

"The pass is a pass, and there is no territory under it, and all the materials are provided by the government treasury."

"In fact, over the years, the military status of Yaoguan has plummeted, and it is not as important as before."

"And the troops to which Yaoguan belongs, in fact, three years ago, there was a proposal to put Yaoguan under the jurisdiction of Tingwei, but then it was given up due to various things."

"But in any case, with the stability of Guanzhong and the surrounding areas in recent years, the military status of Guanguan is inevitably weakening."

"And now, in fact, most of the time the general is to assist the court lieutenant in arresting key criminals."

"Neishi can directly order the last general to block the pass and assist the Tingwei Mansion to clear the people who have left the customs."

Su Chuan stood on top of the city, pointed to a lighted place outside the pass, and said: "The pass can't stay in the merchant travelers, and the prison country will look over there." ”

"It's called the Outer Valley, and it's also where a post station is located."

"When the curfew time comes, the gate will be closed, and the outside travelers will not be able to enter the pass, and at the same time, the wolves in the ridge will come out, so the travelers can only stay in the outer valley thirty miles away and wait, and wait until dawn before marching through the pass."

"In fact, Shangluo to the pass, it is half a day's journey, starting from Shangluo before dawn, you can pass the customs before the time, you can arrive at Lantian before dark, but there are some travelers, grinding and chirping, this is the delay time."

Yingcheng nodded, and asked again, "How many people pass through the pass every day?" ”

Su Chuan thought back slightly: "There are almost more than a thousand people, this is not necessarily, but there are at least more than 500 people every day, and at most there are 3,000 people entering the customs." ”

"All those who enter and leave the customs are recorded, and if the prison country wants to see it, the last will take it."

Yingcheng didn't mean to check the entry and exit records, but!

Plainly.

Jiudaochi Road is more like a cross-provincial expressway, a highway that is completely supported by the Qin state's finances.

There are many pedestrians passing by during the day, and there is a slight traffic jam.

The night is the time when the real bulk business travelers pass.

Because of the curfew, these large business trips can only stop.

Arguably.

The existence of curfews is a serious obstacle to the development of commerce.

Yingcheng paused and said, "Let go of the pass!" ”

"Unimpeded, no day or night, twelve hours allow the passage of travelers!"

Su Wenyan couldn't help but be surprised, "Is there anything wrong with letting go of the curfew in Yaoguan?" ”

Yingcheng nodded with great certainty: "That's right, the curfew of the customs will be lifted, and there is no need to register the entry record, only the entry record." ”

"In addition, all the troops of Shangluo will be withdrawn, and the imperial court will increase the number of cavalry in Yaoguan, leaving only 500 people in charge of the defense of Yaoguan, and the rest of the people are responsible for dividing into three shifts, taking turns to patrol the defense of Wuguan Road from the mall to Lantian, day and night, to protect the safety of passing passenger brigades."

Su Wenwen was taken aback, and couldn't help but say: "The mall belongs to the defense of Wuguan, this, if the end general involves Wuguan, I am afraid this is slightly inappropriate." ”

"Here, this pass is also a military fortress, if it is released, I am afraid it will lead to some lawbreakers entering the pass."

"It doesn't matter." Yingcheng said: "The imperial court will adjust the defense of Wuguan Road, and the existence of Wuguan and Wuguan needs to be as smooth as possible. ”

"Furthermore, if the Wuguan Pass is really broken, the Guanguan alone will not be able to withstand the enemy's attack."

"Shangluo will develop as the main city, and Yaoguan and Wuguan will be one."

"Wuguan is responsible for recording the people who enter the customs, and after the Wuguan records it, it can be unimpeded in the customs, and the customs are responsible for recording the people who leave the customs, and the Wuguan does not have to inquire after the records of the customs gates."

Su Chuan was taken aback again, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Then this Shangluo, Shang, isn't it going to become a place to hide dirt and dirt, and there is no need to inquire when leaving the customs, and there is no need to inquire when entering the customs." ”

Yingcheng nodded and said: "Yes, in Shangluo County, the imperial court will set up a patrol envoy in Lantian, Yaoguan, Shangluo, Shangguan, and Xixian County, and be in charge of Yaowudao." ”

"And Shangluo will become the largest cargo transit place in the north and south on the land route."

"That is to say, for a long time, the goods from the south will enter Shangluo, and the Shangluo merchant will take over, and then enter the Guannai, while the goods from the north will also stop at Shangluo and be sent to the south."

"But this is a test for the martial arts soldiers, not only to be responsible for defense, but also to be responsible for the safety of the guest brigade, especially the night patrol, which must be the top priority of defense."

Su Chuan couldn't help but stared at the vast darkness outside the pass with a shock, his eyes flickered, and he gasped, as if he had seen the grand occasion of Shangluo, but it was probably not easy to do this.

"This, the other generals are not worried, just."

"There are three problems in this martial arts, I am afraid that they must be solved, if they cannot be solved, it will be difficult to realize the importance of Shangda."

Yingcheng asked suspiciously, "Which three?" ”

Su Chuan paused, and said in a deep voice: "There are three disasters in the Martial Dao, one is the disaster of the beast, the Martial Dao is located in the mountains and forests, and from time to time there are beasts out of the attack, although they are driven away, but the beasts will disappear when they turn their heads into the forest. ”

"Second, because the Qinling Mountains are deep in the mountains and dense forests, it is very easy to hide people, and in the Qinling Mountains, there are often bandits, and they have no way to take this group of bandits."

"Third, the flood disaster, there is so much precipitation in the Wudao, it is unimaginable, even if the canal has been opened to divert water, it still often encounters water disasters."

"This is also the reason why many business travelers would rather take a detour to take the Cuihan Road than the Martial Arts Road."

Yingcheng frowned, and asked with a little surprise: "There are still bandits in Guanzhong?" ”

It was the first time he had heard of it.

You must know that there are a lot of mountains and forests in Guanzhong, but I have never heard of a situation where bandits came out to cause trouble in the township.

It's not nothing, it's just that the people of Guanzhong have always been fierce, and they all want to hunt down bandits to get rewards, and even get knighthoods, and the bandits are basically extinct.

"This!" Su Chuan paused and said, "Most of these bandits are composed of fugitives, such as the prisoners on the side of Lishan Mausoleum and Afang Palace, or they fled to Qinling after committing a capital crime and felt that they would definitely die. ”

"Although we have suppressed it several times, these people rely on the complex terrain in the Qinling Mountains, and when we go to suppress people, we will flee deeper into the Qinling Mountains, and we will come out to rob when we leave these people."

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"It's hateful, these people don't rob the goods, but if they rob the goods, the last general will have enough time to chase and kill, but these people only grab money, and if they grab it, they will go into the mountain, and the last general can't do anything about these people."

Yingcheng nodded, expressing understanding, but also asked suspiciously, "Only robbing money?" “

Su Chuan quickly replied: "That's right, it's not once or twice, otherwise, the last general would not have sent half of his troops to garrison Shangluo, and it was also to deal with emergencies in a timely manner." ”

Yingcheng said knowingly: "It seems that this group of bandits has a way to sell the stolen goods, and they can also get enough food, okay, I already know about this matter, let's talk about the beast, there is a way to deal with it." ”

Su Chuan quickly replied: "Yes! ”

"This beast smells blood and moves, and the wolf and tiger are the most."

"And this beast is a beast, as long as these beasts know that they don't dare to commit it, the martial arts will be safe."

"The last general has long been thoughtful, but it hurts the heavens and the peace, and no one agrees."

Yingcheng asked strangely, "What way?" ”

Su Chuan paused, and said in a deep voice: "There is a place called Tang Valley at the western foot of the Wuguan Dao, where the Wuguan Dao forest raises the road surface and passes through the mountain, and in this place, most of the beasts in the ridge enter and exit from here. ”

"The last general once suggested driving more than a thousand sheep into the Tang Valley to attract wild beasts to enter, and then use the technique of fire attack to burn the entire Tang Valley, and the wild beasts inside will die without a place to be buried."

"First, there is a slight shortage of manpower."

"Second, this law is too bloody and cruel, so it has not been implemented for a long time."

Yingcheng was stunned, and immediately said: "What is bloody and cruel about this. ”

"How many troops are needed, how much oil is needed, let's talk about it."

Su Chuan was immediately overjoyed and said: "With the soldiers of Yaoguan, we still need two thousand soldiers, three hundred prisoners, and three hundred barrels of oil. ”

"The last general has already probed, the beast's sense of smell is extremely keen, once the oil barrel is opened in advance, the beast will not dare to approach, in order to prevent accidents, it is necessary to arrange the oil in the valley in advance, and after the beast enters, the prisoner will open and ignite the oil barrel arranged in the valley."

"And on the surrounding mountains, the soldiers will light the fuel barrels, and then the internal and external fire will attack, and the beasts inside will have nothing to hide, and this move can eliminate the beasts in the mountains in one fell swoop, that is, there are beasts that flee away, and they will no longer dare to violate the martial arts."

Yingcheng nodded, and asked again, "What about this third disaster?" ”

Su Chuan paused, and hurriedly replied: "The Martial Arts Road is along the mountain, although there is no flood disaster in the valley, but once it is summer and autumn, the precipitation in the mountain will increase, which will lead to mudslides, flooding and other disasters. ”

"Every three or five days, Shangluo needs to levy conscription and clean up the martial arts."

Yingcheng was clear, staring at the gloomy Yaowudao, although he knew that he might not be able to be a prisoner for a few days, he still ordered: "Order the Taiwei Mansion, mobilize three thousand soldiers and horses, and three hundred barrels of fire oil to come to Yaoguan, and everything should be led by Su Chuan, the guard general of Yaoguan." ”

"After solving the scourge of the beasts, this part of the troops will be stationed in Shangluo and Shang, and will be stationed in the camp of Shangluo."

"Summoning the Shaofu to mobilize the powerful water engineer Lu Cheng to solve the matter of the water disaster in the martial arts."

"As for this group of bandits, since they only rob money, they must have their own special sales channels, and there is no urgency in this matter, we want to completely solve the bandits, find out where they gather, where they sell their stolen goods, and where they trade money and grain."

"No!" Su Chuan and Guo Huaiyi quickly received the order.

In the blink of an eye.

Just after late at night, a group of black-armored guards quickly left the pass, rushing towards Xianyang with the purpose of Yingcheng.

And Yingcheng.

After continuing to talk to Su Chuan about some things about the pass, he settled in the barracks to rest.

It's not dawn.

Yingcheng set off again and set off towards Shangluo.

And for the sake of safety, Su Chuan also sent more than 100 cavalry to escort him.

Don't really say it.

Along the way, Yingcheng really saw wolves waiting in the mountains and forests.

When the wolves saw the group, they only looked at it twice, and then left with a whining and a whining of the team.

The construction of Wuguan Road cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources.

Originally, it was just a country road, a mountain road artificially created by the villagers living in Shangda and Lantian after generations of exploration.

The formation of the mountain path is also the most suitable trail.

And after the military status of Wuguan rose, a large road was built.

And after the Qin State unified the world, Wuguandao was officially determined.

It can be seen clearly.

Traces of the opening of the mountain and the cracked land of the martial arts.

In the midst of the mountains, a miraculous road stands.

Become an unobstructed road into the mountains.

And as you move forward.

Gradually.

The horizon widened.

If you don't explore.

Who would have thought.

Just within the lofty mountains, there is also a Shangluo Basin like a paradise.

And as we bypassed the last peak, the vision ahead suddenly opened up.

As far as the eye can see.

It is the villagers who are densely packed with farmers on the boundless plains.

After countless years of reclamation, many fields have been opened up to the foot of the mountain, and if it were not for the existence of Wuguan Road, even Wuguan Road would have to be turned into farmland.

And Wuguan Road.

It can be called a road across the plains.

When it arrived, Wuguan Road no longer walked along the side of the mountain, but directly crossed the plain of tens of thousands of acres, directly arrived at the outside of Shangluo City, turned a corner, and entered the mall through Shangluo.

Stand at the entrance.

It's enough to be shocking.

"The past, the present, and the future are all different!"

Yingcheng slowed down and let out a leisurely sigh.

Even a relative concept has appeared in the mind.

this road.

Including the road surface, roadbed, roadside, road canal, spanning 30 zhang, all the way through the encroachment of 17,000 acres of fertile land, lasted three years, mobilized 370,000 labor.

Whether it is manpower or force, in the era before he crossed over, it was a vast project costing hundreds of billions.

However.

This is probably the dispatching ability of a large unified empire.

When Wuguan Road was built.

Unconditional expropriation of land, unconditional expropriation of labor, regardless of the casualties of prisoners, this is the only way to build this road that can be called a heavenly road from the lofty mountains and mountains where there is almost no flat road.

If you want to get rich, build roads first.

The correctness of this statement is indisputable.

Because of the existence of Wuguan Road, Shangluo is open both inside and outside, which can be called a model of wealth.

This place is extremely important, both in terms of military status and geographical location.

"Whoa!"

Bursts of refreshing water rush to the face, which is probably nature's feedback to the mountains, and a waterfall sits on the right side of the mountain martial arts, lapping against a cliff and tumbling down, forming a soothing waterhole below.

Just for a moment.

The water in the pool became extremely soothing, and it crossed a place full of stone piers, and slowly spread towards the flat ground in front of it.

At this time, the Qinling Mountains have been shaded by greenery, everything is evergreen, as the sun shines on the earth, the earth qi rises up, and the villagers walk around in the fields.

Look from afar.

It can be called a fairy picture.

Yingcheng didn't dare to underestimate this natural picture at all.

It's not that there's anything dangerous here.

But this land of Shangluo, if it is well managed, is the second Guanzhong Plain, and it has unique geographical advantages, and the total economic volume even exceeds Xianyang.

Of course.

This is also because for now, the development path that Daqin needs is to give priority to the interior and then the coast, and at this time, to develop the coastal areas by gravity, it is completely a road to death for Daqin.

And because of this.

To the county of Longxi, the western road is the top priority, and the county will serve as a very important transit station.

The four roads leading to the land of Bashu, Chencang Road, Bao Slope Road, Fu Luo Road, Meridian Road, four roads over the mountains and mountains over the Qinling Mountains to Hanzhong, through the Qin Plank Road, over the Daba Mountain, Hanzhong will be an important transit station.

The Kuihan Road leading to Jibei and the Kuowu Road leading to Nanyang.

The inevitable situation is that all roads lead to Xianyang, and the economic strategy of many transfer stations to supply Xianyang has been formed.

And this.

It is also necessary to form a development strategy from the inside to the outside and form key grain producing areas.

Among them.

The Wudao will be the core transit place of Nanyang, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Jiangdong and Lingnan to the south.

If the world is stable, the most urgent problem of the survival of the Qin Dynasty will be solved.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal must be built.

Only by completing the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can the five water systems of the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Yangtze River, the Qiantang River and the Haihe River be completely connected, and the north-south water transportation can be completely opened.

Of course.

Right now.

"Xiaguan Shangluo County Cheng Qin Feng, meet the prison country!"

Yingcheng didn't take two steps, and a group of Shangluo County officials flocked to greet him.