In the twenty-eighth year of the Mandate of Heaven, Wang Jing named the eldest son of the emperor as King Zheng, and then packed a large number of Haoqiang and officials who were forcibly relocated to him and asked him to take them to northern Xinjiang.

The families of these powerful and officials add up to almost tens of thousands of people. After learning that he was assigned to Northern Xinjiang, they all cried and called their mothers, and even wanted to escape.

It's a pity that there is a large army escort, these people can't escape at all, and even if they die, they will die on the way to the northern Xinjiang.

The will of His Majesty the Great Emperor must be conscientiously implemented.

Traveling thousands of miles west is not a simple matter, even if the Great Qian Imperial Court has been exploring the Western Regions for decades and building post stations on the road to the Western Regions, many of the people exiled to the Western Regions still die on the way.

Merchants traveling to and from the Western Regions saw this huge lineup. I'm curious about these people.

"Hehe, these people used to be the nobles, heroes, and officials we wanted to look up to, but I didn't expect them to have today!"

"It is said that they are going to be exiled to the northern frontier of the Western Regions, and it is not easy to walk along the way."

"Do you think we can buy a few female dependents to go back? You must know that the parents and relatives of these female dependents are all wealthy families. ”

"The Holy Son of Heaven ordered exile, do you dare to buy it? You can't find death! Besides, what's the best here? If you really want to buy it, go to the Shendu Luoyang Sect Workshop, the daughters of those criminal prisoners are all here! ”

"That sectarian workshop is too expensive."

"You two fools, the Son of Heaven decreed that King Zheng should be divided into northern Xinjiang, which is to open up territory. It's a big deal! ”

"That's right!"

The chatter of the merchants became quieter and quieter.

After more than ten years of development, the Daqian Hexi Corridor has become relatively prosperous, hundreds of thousands of people live here, and the caravans of Daqian can pass through here relatively easily.

The grain produced by the four counties of Hexi was also enough to supply the army to the west, and the army could get supplies from the four counties of Hexi, so that a lot of grain baggage was saved.

After the army left Dunhuang, the next road was difficult.

Wang Jing began to build the Chi Road in the four counties of Hexi in the twenty-third year of the Mandate of Heaven, and the reason why it was built so late was entirely because the four counties of Hexi were sparsely populated and could not supply large-scale infrastructure.

After all, building a chiway requires a lot of manpower, material resources and food, and manpower can levy labor, but it is too difficult to transport grain and grass.

In the past, the construction of gallop roads was to draw grain from various places. The main reason is that the consumption of grain and grass is too large.

Hundreds of thousands of people eat horses and do high physical labor, requiring large quantities of food.

It was also not until the twenty-third year of the Mandate of Heaven that a large number of immigrants gained a foothold in the four counties of Hexi, and then began to build the road.

Fortunately, the road from the north to Jiuquan is relatively smooth, and there is no desert in the middle, so it is not difficult to build. As for Dunhuang, because of the Gobi Desert and the desert, it is not possible to build a gallop road in the desert with the scientific and technological strength of the great cadres.

Therefore, there are only a few post stations on this part of the road in Dunhuang.

Dunhuang was originally occupied by the Xiaoyue clan, when the Xiongnu and the Yueshi war, the Yueshi was defeated, the tribe was divided into two parts, the Dayue clan migrated to the west of the Western Regions, crossed the place behind the green mountains, and established the Kushan Empire.

The remaining Xiaoyue clan came to Dunhuang to settle down, and was later subjugated to the Xiongnu. After Da Qian defeated the Xiongnu, Xiao Yue's clan was also taught a lesson by King Liang's army, suffered heavy losses, and surrendered to Da Qian.

Dunhuang became one of the four counties of Hexi in Daqian.

As the first stop to enter the Western Regions, Dunhuang has become increasingly prosperous over the years, and there are many people in the city. After continuous immigration, more than sixty percent of the people in Dunhuang were Daqian.

Some of the original Xiaoyue clans were either forced or actively integrated into the Daqian ethnic group, and some who were unwilling to integrate were to resume nomadism and live together with the Qiang people.

The people of Dunhuang were not surprised by the arrival of the army, but when they learned that the prince was coming, the officials of Dunhuang immediately came to visit.

The Son of Heaven divided the title of King Zheng, and they would definitely support his founding at that time.

The merchants who came and went in Dunhuang City saw the great cadres riding finely, and their faces were panicked, and the lessons of the previous carriage of the king of Qiuzi were close at hand, and the great cadres sent out a large army this time, so they could not be afraid.

Many small countries in the Western Regions are worried that when they get up in the morning and go out, their right foot will land first, and then they will be destroyed by the army.

Wang Xiang immediately held a banquet in Dunhuang to appease the people.

After arriving in Dunhuang, Wang Xiang bought a large number of camels to transport supplies, and the city of Dunhuang was very lively, with knives from Tianzhu, jade from the Western Regions, female slaves from Kushan and Persia can be said to have everything.

Merchants in all kinds of clothes lead camels or carry beautiful orchids on their way.

In the wine shops on the street, several slender orchids are soliciting customers, and some restaurants also have dancing girls dancing hu whirlwinds, and the golden flax cakes exude a rich fragrance.

Travelers who have just crossed the desert can't help but revel for days when they see such a prosperous town. After all, caravans traveling the Silk Road had to travel thousands of miles along the way, and they often only returned once a year.

Along the way, yellow sand, snow-capped mountains, Huns, robbers, wild beasts, diseases, one enemy after another put them under great pressure, and no one was sure that they would succeed.

Dunhuang here as an important node of the Silk Road, after returning here from the Western Regions, there is basically no danger along the way, the catastrophe does not die, and the rich rewards are obtained, and the merchants naturally have to indulge one or two.

So this has created a prosperous scene here in Dunhuang. Although Dunhuang does not look big, the annual tax revenue of the imperial court in Dunhuang is already worth several counties in the interior.

Wang Xiang stayed in Dunhuang for three days, rested for a while, and then went to Tianci City under the leadership of the envoy of the Western Regions Protectorate.

Before entering the Tianci City, the army will first come to Hami, which is also a pearl on the Gobi Desert. Soon after the establishment of Tianci City, it was occupied by Wang Zhuo.

The army passed through Hami and then continued westward, crossing a stretch of the Gobi Desert before entering the city of God.

Anyone who comes to the city of Godend for the first time will be shocked by this land, which is not far away from the desert next door, and in the blink of an eye, they will see fertile land.

Poplar trees are planted on both sides of the road, clear springs flow in the ditches, trees are overgrown, melons and fruits hang on the branches, and the road is straight.

The army traveled dozens of miles, and then came to the outside of Tianci City, and after seeing this city that was almost exactly the same as Luoyang City, everyone was also shocked.

The army was stationed outside the city, and Wang Xiang went to the city under the leadership of the officials of the Imperial Protectorate. After entering the city, Wang Xiang couldn't help but sigh for the city.

"Hao Tianwen King's divine power is too great!"

"Ten thousand years! Hao Tianwen King 10,000 years! ”

(End of chapter)