There is a saying that goes well: Water is the source of life. This sentence is particularly evident in Wuwei and even the four counties of Hexi.
Wuwei County in the Eastern Han Dynasty administered a total of thirteen counties, but the distribution of these thirteen counties showed a polarization trend.
Among the three southern counties, Manyin County is right on the edge of the Yellow River, and Yuwei and Zuli counties are both located on the tributaries of the Yellow River. After passing through a vast "no man's land" in the middle, you can see Wuwei.
The southernmost Puhuan County in the north, and ten counties from Puhuan to Wuwei in the northernmost part of Wuwei, are all within the drainage basin of the third largest river valley in Hexi.
The high density of the county towns in these ten counties is not unusual if you place it in the densely populated areas of the Central Plains. However, in the vast and sparsely populated Xiliang, especially the southern end of this urban agglomeration is a large urban blank.
If it is a small area, it is enough to make people feel the importance of water to life.
By the way, although Wuwei County falls under the jurisdiction of Wuwei County, the administrative seat of Wuwei County is Guzang County, Jia Xu’s hometown, just like the provincial capital of Jilin Province is Changchun City instead of Jilin City. Although it is easy for people to confuse it.
I'm confused, but I still can't admit my mistake.
Gushui, now known as the Shiyang River, is a typical river formed by melting icebergs and replenishing rainwater.
This river is also an inland river. Its starting point is in Liangzhou, its main drainage basin is in the north of Wuwei County, and its end point is the desert in the north of Wuwei County, which is the fourth largest desert in modern China.
Within the territory of Minqin County in the Gris Desert.
In fact, to be honest, the scenery Li Shushi saw along the way was not as desolate as he initially imagined. On the contrary, the vegetation coverage of the entire Hexi Corridor was quite good, and one could often see lush hills. It was normal to think that this was the case.
We know that even the vegetation coverage in the northern part of Shangjun, the most famous loess region, is acceptable, not to mention that it is sparsely populated and the low temperature period has not yet completely affected the entire Dahan vegetation system.
As for the scenes of solitary smoke in the desert that Li Shushi saw, everyone should have a deep understanding of someone's mind-wandering ability. Besides, aren't the mind-bending abilities of otakus and other types of people extraordinary?
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However, the further north you go, the more sparse the vegetation coverage becomes, and because there is no obvious runoff, the extraction of groundwater is not easy. Li Shushi and others have to spend a lot of time looking for a campsite, so the common ground here is
It is understandable that there are very few residents. And the most important thing is that the wind here is very strong. At least Li Shushi feels that strong winds exceeding level 8 can often blow here. Even well-trained war horses can hardly withstand it.
Going forward in such a strong wind.
It would be fine if it was just a strong wind, but under such a strong wind, the rocks exposed in the air can easily undergo a weathering reaction, so not only is the wind strong here, but the "attack power" of the sand blown up by the strong wind is even greater
It's depressing.
But there is something about this place that Li Shushi likes very much, that is, people here can already feel the scorching heat of summer during the day, but at night they can make people miss the warmth of the fire. Yes, this is the typical climate of the northwest, dry
Moreover, the temperature difference between day and night was so great that it gave Li Shushi enough reason to get into Su Xiaololi's bed and sleep with his Tamago-chan's fragrant and warm body in his arms.
But I don’t know why, Li Shushi said that he often dreams of a certain loli covering himself with a thin but warm quilt, but sometimes his quilting skills are so bad that he has to
He grabbed the quilt and lifted it up to his body, but every time something like this happened, when he woke up the next morning and saw a certain lolita, his face would be bright red as if it could bleed, and then he would have his breakfast
The flavor often doesn't become subtle.
However, Xiliang was in such chaos, Li Shushi and his party were in a place where few residents lived, and they were surrounded by a group of caravans that were not only rich but also loaded with a large amount of supplies, so they naturally became a very conspicuous target.
You must know that although Li Shushi is the main protector of these caravans, after all, they are all merchants who travel all over the world. It is impossible to be so lucky to encounter such a large business group every time, so each caravan has its own
bodyguards, or a few who follow you all year round
Bodyguards who have changed jobs while traveling in caravans, or are temporarily hired by powerful men from relatively reliable powerful men. Only a very small number of caravans will temporarily hire those whose origins are not very clear, but the price is relatively cheap and they may hide considerable power.
A powerful ranger.
Although the risk of hiring the last type of person is the greatest, because this time the team is quite large, restraining each other and being suppressed by Li Shushi, whose number is far greater than that of all other guards, so the journey was uneventful.
Speaking of escorting caravans, Li Shushi's mercenary group is not unfamiliar. Because Xihe is also an area where Han and Hu are mixed, and there are blatant forces like Xiongnu Royal Court and Xihe Karasuma, so the seriousness of the banditry
No less than the northwest region, no, even worse.
Unexpectedly, when the Northwest Frontier Army was strong, it was still very effective in controlling the border. However, the Xiongnu, Wuwan, and Jie tribes basically lived in Xihe County. The Xiongnu even had a certain degree of extraterritoriality, which made local officials
It is extremely difficult to deal with the raiders who hide in their own tribe.
After Li Shushi's troops arrived in Xihe, in addition to the basic defense work of the counties in Xihe, the most important thing they did was either to suppress bandits and protect the trade routes, or to escort the caravans in Xihe. This situation can be said to know the Yellow River.
The Edong region was basically under the jurisdiction of Li Shushi, the governor of Xihe.
So far. Even so, before Li Shushi left, he also agreed with the Karasuma people that the Xihe Prefecture would act as a guarantee to build a supply and demand platform between the Karasuma people and the caravans, so that the Karasuma people could become those as far away as Yunzhong and Yanmen.
They serve as escorts for the caravan and earn reasonable remuneration, and the prefect's office also collects a small introduction fee from them.
The cost of a guard has a relatively complicated formula, which is calculated based on the distance of the journey and the degree of danger during the journey. The caravan that wants to hire a guard will submit the approximate cost to the management department of the Prefecture, and then the management department
Send them a token. After the escort is over, the guards can use this token to come back and collect the rewards they have earned.
Although the rules are relatively rough, with Tong Yuan operating them, Li Shushi believes that time will slowly improve them. There are at least two advantages to doing this. One is because the formula is open to the public. As long as there is no unexpected incident, it will basically be solved.
You can basically calculate how much money your caravan will cost to go anywhere. As for emergencies, it can only be said to be an RP problem. After all, there is no risk in anything, especially in the business and mercenary industries.
A risky but highly rewarding industry.
Secondly, because the money has been handed over to the government in advance and will not be returned, unless the merchant and the guard fall out, it is unlikely that the token will not be handed over to the guard, so the possibility of economic disputes is much lower. As for killing people and stealing goods,
Li Shushi said that it is still the same sentence, everything has risks, there was no such thing before
Even when these guarantees were provided, groups of businessmen rushed forward one after another. Of course, if there was evidence, Li Shushi would not mind using the big stick in his hand to teach those who broke the rules he set about what the spirit of contract is.
.At this point, the elders of Karasuma also expressed their willingness to accept it.
Because although Li Shushi's personal ability is not necessarily very high, his reputation with Karasuma is still very good, whether it is setting up a school or carrying out various trades with the Karasuma people, allowing intermarriage, plus the strength of the troops he has
combat effectiveness, black
The people in Wuwan also gradually recognized the rule of Li Shushi, the prefect, over Xihe. Therefore, the people in Wuwan dared to believe that Li Shushi, the prefect, would not squander their due rewards. It is good to be more fair and honest in life, and others would be more willing to do so.
Believe you.
Li Shushi believes that as the cultural and economic convergence and interdependence between the two sides become higher and higher, in no more than three generations, the name Xihe Karasuma will cease to exist and will be replaced by the name of a new nation called the Chinese nation.
Birth.
Of course, the above preferential regulations are only available to local residents registered in Xihe. After all, no one denounces local protectionism these days. As for whether there are caravans willing to eat this crab, Li Shushi said that he is also the head of the Li family in Xihe.
let
It's so-easy for his family to support his policies. But what made him sweat profusely and his face was filled with anger was that not long after his move was announced, Li Gan, who had gone north to Karasuma with him,
Signed up to become a registered mercenary.
Well, everyone has his own ambitions. Just like Hu Zhao is unwilling to be an official to his death. If a guy who loves freedom by nature insists on being a mercenary, let him go. Anyway, he will definitely decide whether Li Shushi wants it or not.
A good spy who sent back all the information.
"There was the sound of a large number of horses trampling in the distance. It looked like something bad was coming."
Luo He's slightly lazy voice always made people feel as comfortable as taking a hot bath, and her intelligence detection ability put all the scouts to shame. Sometimes Li Shushi had doubts, right?
This girl has a special cheating computer map installed in her head, which clearly indicates all the people in a ten-mile radius and their relationship with herself.
However, it seems that now is not a good time to think about these things. Let's get through this first.
"Zilong, Liangping, tell all the caravans that there are troops with unknown intentions ahead, and ask them to form a defensive formation. If there are people who don't listen or take the opportunity to cause trouble, don't be polite to me."
Just now, I was thinking about guarding, but now I'm in trouble. Sure enough, there are some things that I shouldn't talk about. Speaking of which, I didn't think of any flags that would put people in danger, Li Shushi prayed secretly.
The enemies who were miles away obviously didn't expect that the opponents they planned to attack would have already discovered them. Should I say something? Luo He, your ability is really awesome.
p.s. Today is just one chapter, I’m not in a good state...
