After climbing over the rugged and winding mountain road in front of Diaoyin, passing through the small Diaoyin City Pass, and bypassing a forest that was not dense and sparse, we walked over and over again. Finally, in front of the team, a road appeared.
The open road.
"this……"
I can't remember how many times I panted on the mountain road, how many times I stumbled on thorn bushes and got hooked and torn the corners of my clothes. The officials who followed Liu Xie all the way couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Yes, not only Liu Xie came, but also a bunch of officials from the Han Dynasty. Among them, Fei Qian didn't even recognize a few. These people were like the dodders of the Han Dynasty, growing up with the Han Dynasty, entwining themselves around the emperor, and breaking away.
After leaving the imperial court and staying away from the Han Emperor, these people were probably at a loss as to what to do.
Of course, this does not mean that these people are useless. In any case, these people are veterans in handling political affairs. Whether it is the inheritance of documents or the coordination of civil affairs, they are extremely proficient. After all, these skills are also the capital of their lives.
Of course it won't be any worse.
In the Han Dynasty, these so-called intellectuals were actually similar to those pure craftsmen to a certain extent, but the craftsmen mostly made a living by making things with the tools in their hands, while these officials relied on their swords and pens to make a living.
Political power came to make a living. Therefore, when Liu Xie came to Pingyang, it was not surprising that such a group of officials also came with him.
"This is……"
The field of vision suddenly widened, and everyone looked at the road in front of them in disbelief.
Is this still the desolate Bingbei that I once remembered?
Is this still the place where Shangjun was in great embarrassment when it was plundered by the barbarians and the administrative center was moved?
After standing still for a few seconds, these people looked at each other, and then they couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy.
Yes, there is a little bit of joy.
I originally thought that following Liu Xie would definitely lead to hardship...
Youdao is that once you become addicted, you will become a black person all your life.
Literati's disdain for each other seems to have been passed down through the ages. Being willing to evaluate and position others, even malicious, casual, and slightly rash definitions, became the only entertainment and pleasure among these Han Dynasty literati and officials.
In their daily speech, Bingzhou is a word that appears with a different probability than garbage production. Where is the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, naturally only Chang'an and Luoyang, and the rest of the places barely force Jizhou and Yuzhou to be considered good, what about other places...
…
It's all rubbish.
Just like how they treat articles, except those written by themselves, they are all rubbish. Even those high-ranking scholars, although they dare not say it with their mouths, they may not be convinced in their hearts.
Therefore, when coming to Bingzhou, this is also true for these people. In their memory, apart from the large number of barbarians, what else is good about Bingzhou? Desolation, smell, arrogance, and lifelessness are what the northern part of Bingzhou should be like originally.
Look, where can there be a road like this that is full of engineering beauty and conforms to the Han standards?
Wait, maybe it goes beyond the general rules of the Han Dynasty for roads.
The first lesson these people learned when they came into contact with the North began from this road.
We walked forward for a while.
Yes, it’s such a smooth road!
As we all know, natural mud roads that have hardly undergone any hardening process and are not maintained at all are constantly experiencing the cycle of dryness, cracking, and deep muddy roads day after day, year after year, due to exposure to the sun and rain.
After that, you will fall into an extremely weird state. The hard places are extremely hard, the rotten places are extremely rotten, the bulges are high, and the depressions are even deeper than the calf...
If it's a sunny day, it's still fine, but when it rains, pedestrians coming and going, especially businessmen with large animals and vehicles that need extra care, or convoys needed to transport the army, are in such a situation.
The road is often like walking in a swamp full of dangers!
Maybe underneath the small puddle that looks calm and unruffled, there is a huge sinking hole that makes it impossible for vehicles to get up again, a desperate mud pit...
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
Although in the Han Dynasty, people were not very familiar with and understood such a famous saying that covered many aspects and contained profound philosophy, but everyone would like a smooth road, at least without so many traps.
It is not an exaggeration to say that a road symbolizes the level of territory and the spiritual outlook of the entire Bingbei. Even near Gyeonggi and even the suburbs of Luoyang, you can only see this on the roads around Kyoto.
There are similar flat roads, but in places farther away, even in large counties, I am afraid that such flat roads only exist about ten miles away from the county town. Are there other places...
Of course, if we look at it from the perspective of future generations, there are still many shortcomings in this path. No matter how tolerant or ignorant a corrupt state agency is, they may not dare to stamp the qualified column during the inspection.
It needs to be smoothed on the surface. There are obviously some gravels in the middle of the road like this, and there is not even a layer of asphalt. I really don't dare to do that even if I try hard.
But such a road, which in later generations could easily pull out contractors and shoot them, seemed so perfect in the Han Dynasty that it even had a feeling of amazement.
The potholes and gaps that originally appeared on the road surface have been filled and compacted with clay. The large round stones and cylindrical heavy wood stacked on one side of the road can be seen at a glance as being used to compact the road surface, and for the purpose of compacting the road surface.
So that the road will no longer repeat the same mistakes and accumulate water on rainy days. The center of the road is intentionally built to be slightly raised, higher than both sides, which facilitates drainage. A layer of small gravel is also laid on the top of the road to improve the durability of the road.
Grinding and providing more friction to passing vehicles...
The road that is full of engineering beauty and symbolizes human labor and wisdom is undoubtedly the best language. It also demonstrates the overall economic strength under the jurisdiction of Bingbei and Feiqian.
Has this land in Bingbei really become so wealthy?
How could Fei Qian, a young general who conquered the West, have such great abilities?
How is this done?
How was it possible to achieve this?
Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the three-color flags in the queue, and at the figure under the three-color flags. Various questions were swirling in their minds, and they were also thinking about some other fresh ideas...
This road was originally the Qin Straight Road. However, after the Qin Dynasty, it gradually became deserted. Without maintenance and repair, the road gradually degraded into the appearance of the mountain road before Diaoyin, gradually covered with weeds and shrubs.
Due to erosion, the original soil foundation gradually peeled off, turning into an ordinary mountain dirt road with pits.
Originally, there were no repaired roads on the Diaoyin side. However, because of the relationship between Guanzhong and Diaoyin, the geographical location has become more and more important, and the timeliness of messages transmitted back and forth is also increasing day by day, so we decided to go from the Beiqu side.
Starting from that road, the original old dirt road was renovated and renovated.
Due to the relationship between time and the level of production technology, the extension speed of the new road is still relatively slow. If you want to really lead to Diaoyin, or even go down along Diaoyin, I am afraid it will not only take a lot of time, but also
It cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources, so now it is only extended to the south.
In the distance on one side of the road, there is a labor camp that follows the road. Behind the camp, you can vaguely see various road repair materials piled high. A small convoy that has been transporting materials seems to have just arrived here.
It is a labor camp, so a group of ragged laborers are carrying some things transported by this convoy under the supervision of the overseer.
Laborers are undoubtedly the most difficult people, and they are also the lowest group of people in the entire society. They bear the heaviest physical labor, but can only get a little food that is not commensurate with their efforts.
These laborers have obviously been serving for a period of time. Although they are far away, it can be seen that these laborers are exhausted, swaying and weak, and their clothes are also in tatters. In Shanlan's
Under the blowing, part of the body that was also extremely dirty was even exposed...
This is a very common situation in feudal society. In the overall social environment with relatively low productivity, some corresponding projects can only be built through a large amount of human labor, and labor is also a matter that belongs to the feudal lords.
As long as the feudal lords felt they needed rights, they would naturally collect labor for construction, and this system continued until later generations...
Of course, limited by mountains, rivers, soil quality, distance, safety, labor efficiency and other reasons, large-scale conquests and labor are actually a kind of damage to normal agricultural activities in the territory, so most of the gentry children also subconsciously
Some people believe that reducing labor and encouraging mulberry farming is a kind of virtuous policy.
On the contrary, the current situation of large amounts of labor seems to show a huge problem in Feiqian's governance...
"...The east is not yet clear, and the clothes are turned upside down. If you turn them upside down, you will be summoned by the public.
When Dongfang Weixi turned his clothes upside down, he ordered him to do so.
Breaking down the willows and fan gardens, the mad man Qu Qu. If you can’t stay up late at night, you can’t do it until early in the morning..." There was a young man among the officials and team members. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but groan out loud.
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately attracted some eyebrows.
The Book of Songs was a compulsory course for every gentry child in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, when the young people read out this paragraph of Qi Feng, almost everyone understood its meaning and knew what this paragraph was talking about. Therefore, they all secretly
He glanced at the banner of General Zhengxi in the queue, and then subconsciously took a half-step away from the young man without leaving any trace, creating a distance that was not too close or too far away.
Young people are always full of vitality. Of course, sometimes such vitality is a good thing, but sometimes it is not necessarily...
"...Well, the academic style of the Hou family is enviable... He is very knowledgeable, and it is rare for him to be compassionate towards others. He is really a young talent..." One official whispered to another person.
"Oh? Why do you say this?" Another person was a little confused.
"Haha, just now, the eldest son of the marquis, Fu De Fu Zizheng, has a sonorous song, which is very suitable for the occasion..." The official said happily while stroking his beard.
"...I wonder which song Qi Feng is?"
The official looked around, leaned over, and whispered: "...the east is not yet clear..."
Another person suddenly realized: "Oh... the east is not yet clear..."
Such a situation spread quietly among the queues, and the parties involved had no idea about it, but even if they knew it, they might not understand the stakes involved.
Regarding this matter, Fei Qian, who was in the queue, was not aware of it yet. He was worried about what arrangements Liu Xie and his party would make.
On that day, Liu Xie said in front of all the officials that he was going to Bingbei and Yinshan. Naturally, he was opposed by Yang Biao and Zhong Shao. However, Liu Xie's attitude was unexpectedly tough and he insisted not to change.
And it was hard for Fei Qian to say anything. After all, he himself had said a lot of things before that the world was full of Liu Xie in a serious manner.
When the stalemate reached a stalemate, Fu Wan came forward and said that it was proper for the emperor to patrol the four directions. He started from the time of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors, saying that the Yellow Emperor visited Daizong in the east, and Zhou Gong also sealed Mount Tai and patrolled Henan. However, this dynasty
Not to mention Emperor Wu, even Emperor Heng had a hunting expedition from Luoyang to Chang'an...
This time, it was considered a step.
Emperor Liu Xie did not move the capital, nor did he intend to settle in Pingyang for a long time. He was just on a hunting tour. This was naturally more acceptable to Yang Biao and Zhong Shao than if the emperor followed Fei Qian away.
Therefore, Zhong Shao returned to Chang'an with some people, and continued to have a love affair with Zhao Wen, the Jing Zhao Yin appointed by Yang Biao, and perhaps fell in love with and killed each other, while Yang Biao took some Han officials to Luoyang...
Of course, there were many officials following Liu Xie, including Zhongshao's son Zhongjie and Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu!
It's just a chicken bone. Anyway, Fei Qian doesn't seem to have much impression in his mind, but this famous chicken bone Yang Xiu...
He's so awesome. He claims to be unique in understanding people's hearts and has a maxed-out skill in stirring up trouble. Should a guy like this be like Cao Cao and find some excuse? Haha...
But it’s just a thought.
Because Yang Biao and Zhong Shao behaved like this, they were actually similar to the protons of the princes during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was tantamount to acknowledging Fei Qian's temporary equal or even superiority to the two of them.
It's more or less a gesture. Of course, it also has other meanings, such as helping to keep an eye on Liu Xie, and sometimes secretly holding back...
The key is that Feiqian must accept it now!
You can't just pull out the knife right away and say that I only want the emperor, um, and the empress, and everyone else should get out?
But now, I am very troubled...
Fei Qian sat on the horse, eyes closed, swaying.
My original official system was a relatively flat model, and now that a bunch of people with their own systems are suddenly added, it really feels like a handful of sand has been added to the gears that were originally working well...
