"When you enter Dunhuang, it's like entering a different world. It really makes people feel suddenly enlightened."
"Master Zhou Mu's words speak to my heart. To be honest, every time I see the scenery here, the herdsmen and people here, the livestock and fertile fields here, I will sincerely feel that I am so
I haven’t done anything for many years.”
"Zhang Juncheng's words are still modest, very humble. The prosperity and stability that is not inferior to that of the Central Plains can only be summed up by the four words "mediocre and inactive", which can sum up the hard work of Ma Taishou, Zhang Juncheng and everyone in Dunhuang County."
"Hahahaha..." All the guests and hosts smiled for a while. Everyone seemed to be in a cheerful mood because of the beautiful scenery in front of them, especially the owners here, who were even more proud and happy in their laughter.
Majestic.
That's right, Li Shushi and his party are about to arrive at Dunhuang County, the seat of Dunhuang County.
Even Li Shushi himself did not expect that his trip to Jiuquan would go so smoothly - as the most powerful Huang family in Jiuquan, it seemed that he did not expect that Li Shushi's troops would arrive so quickly. Qu Yan, who was driven by ambition, even
He was three points more anxious than Zhao Yun. Not only did he not hold back the entire team, but it actually inspired the entire team to be more competitive.
What they also didn't expect was that their personnel would be so poor - the history of the Huang family itself is not very glorious. In the past, during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Huang Jun, the ancestor of the Huang family, was a fawning minister and was the minister of law at that time.
He and Deng Wanshi of Henan Yin were both favored ministers of Emperor Huan. Emperor Huan made these two people marquis because of the small merits of Deng Wanshi's father and the fact that Huang Jun's ancestor had a marquis. This kind of thing was originally not a problem.
It's really nothing, but who would have ever thought of being caught and criticized by the famous minister Chen Fan, so these two people can be regarded as "leaving their names in history", but it is obviously not a good reputation. And later Huang Jun even more
It was because during the Yellow Turban Rebellion he failed to fulfill his mission due to various reasons and missed the deadline ordered by his superiors. If not for Gai Xun's help, Huang Jun might have been executed by Liang Hushang, another historical and cultural celebrity.
Of course, to be able to get Gai Xun, an upright guy, to intercede, Huang Jun had some hidden secrets. However, it can be seen from these things that this man's abilities are really limited.
If Huang Jun made the Huang family's reputation among scholars become bad, then another person made the Huang family become a street rat. This person is another of the Huang family's outstanding figures - Gu Jiuquan
Prefect Huang Yan.
If the influence of the previous Huang Jun spread more among the scholar class and was far away from the common people, then this Huang Yanke was the biggest promoter who really made the Huang family infamous.
Not long after he took office, the former Jiuquan prefect moved his family from Youfufeng to the remote Jiuquan and settled here. Although it is not clear why he did this, it was precisely because of him that the Jiuquan Huang family quickly settled in Jiuquan.
Settling down and taking root within the territory.
Such behavior will naturally arouse dissatisfaction with local powerful people, but Huang Yan is so clever that he not only recruits many children of military families in Yumen County as minions through various means, but also uses the court's policy of suppressing local powerful people to suppress those who oppose it.
His own family was divided and disintegrated and suppressed or even eliminated one by one. The darkness of the process must have given birth to far more than one Zhao orphan.
Originally, this was all, but who would have thought that when the northwest Qiang rebelled, Huang Yan, who had already served as an official, actively attached himself to Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others, and used the power of the Qiang people to once again wreak havoc on those who were still not friendly to the Huang family.
After the family affairs were completed, the family leader Huang Ke was asked to lead the troops to drive out the Qiang people and submit to the imperial court. This double act completely stabilized the Huang family's position in Jiuquan.
Of course, the Huang family did not expect that one day there would be troops to eradicate them like thunder. Perhaps in their view, their wealth was so rich that even the powerful troops from the entire Jiuquan County and even the powerful troops from the two surrounding counties could attack them.
Relying on the good relationship with the Qiang people to recruit enough troops, Huang's Wubao was strong enough anyway, even far better than the walls of Lufu City.
As a result...the private soldiers of the Qu family, whose combat effectiveness was not weaker than that of the Qiang people, gave the private soldiers of the Huang family a real understanding of "Qiang fighting".
As for Xu Yi, the prefect of Jiuquan, facing Li Shushi who held the emperor's orders and whose goal was to get rid of the rebel Huang Ke and his family, he naturally refused. After receiving the guarantee that Qu Yan, who entered Jiuquan, would not break the law and cause trouble, he devoted himself to
He invested heavily in the future construction of Jiuquan. Xu Yi, who finally did not have to worry about the constraints of powerful forces and was able to do something big, naturally would not create any trouble for Li Shushi's goals.
After all, although the little emperor in Chang'an is just a puppet in the eyes of many people, in the eyes of more people, it still represents righteousness and orthodoxy. Even if it is an exaggeration, it represents the influence they have formed due to the education they received since childhood.
……Belief.
"...As expected of the northwest fruit, it's just sweet..."
Now is the harvest season, and everything you see is golden wheat and the happy smiling faces of farmers. Even the herdsmen are very happy, because their livestock look fat and strong, and it looks like another good year.
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After passing the historical location of Jiayuguan, we entered the area covered by the Shule River system, including Yumen County in Jiuquan County and the entire Dunhuang County. At this time, the main stream of the Shule River was called Jishui, the second largest river in Hexi.
It irrigates the land of Dunhuang and Jiuquan counties, and can also be regarded as the boundary river between the two counties.
But compared with Jiuquan County, which is slightly desolate and depressed, Dunhuang is much richer and more prosperous.
Walking on the official road, you can often see some foreigners whose costumes are obviously different from those of the Han people. They either bring cavalry or camels, which are extremely rare in the Central Plains, and carry rare goods between various human gathering areas in the Western Regions and Dunhuang County.
, most people have a look of expectation on their faces, but a small number of people have expressions of frustration.
Just because there are more profits, the risks of business are usually greater, which is inevitable.
However, in this vast and sparsely populated area, we can see so many businessmen on the official roads, which in itself is enough to illustrate the strong vitality of this place. We have to admit that among the four counties in Hexi, Dunhuang is the farthest from the Central Plains.
On the contrary, it seems to be the most prosperous.
Therefore, the compliments Li Shushi said to Zhang Tai were by no means perfunctory flattery, but admiration from the bottom of his heart.
Naturally, with such actual achievements, Zhang Tai's pride is certainly not an unwarranted boast.
According to Jia Xu's original suggestion, Li Shushi planned to stay in Dunhuang for three to four days, firstly to make some necessary material reserves, secondly to collect intelligence, and most importantly, to find some familiar people in Dunhuang.
Guide to the Western Regions.
Yes, even Jia Xu, a scholar of heaven, is helpless in a place like this that he has never been to. As for Luo He, who is said to have been to the Western Regions... can you expect someone who is willing to walk without having to turn around to go to the sky or the earth?
Can the person in question point out a feasible marching route for a group of ordinary people? You need to know that even the wolves she commanded have far greater mobility than humans.
What? You ask Su Xiaololi? If you are not afraid of being blown away by the arrogant Lolita's fist, you can go and ask for it yourself. Anyway, Li Shu is really grateful and not sensitive. Besides, the Lolita looks interested in her face. You have the nerve to make it difficult for her to get off the stage.
What?
Well, yes, I can’t get off the stage. Since that wrong reminder, Su Xiaololi has recently added a new mantra:
"I don't know everything, I only know what I know."
It's a pity... It would be even more cute if Su Xiaololi could also transform into a pair of animal ears and an animal tail. Whether it's a cat, a fox, or a wolf, anyway, as long as Su Xiaololi's transformation is cute
Click a lot and it’s full of cuteness.
However, Zhang Tai's unexpected appearance changed Li Shushi and Jia Xu's plans.
In other words, to use Jia Xu's words to describe it, it would be: "My lord, you are very lucky, it is another unexpected surprise."
It's no wonder, after all, although Zhang Tai now leaves many of the family affairs to his two good sons, Zhang Gong and Zhang Hua, don't forget that he is still in charge of local civil affairs under the prefect of Dunhuang County.
Cheng, that is to say, Zhang Tai should still be working in an office in Dunhuang City instead of running to Ming'an to greet his group.
Of course, Li Shushi knew that the matter could not be as simple as a letter from Deng Cheng or how famous Li Shushi was, especially when the matter involved that old fox Jia Xu. As for what kind of surprise Jia Xu was,
Xu Que did not elaborate. Anyway, Li Shushi knew that this old fox must have set his sights on Zhang Tai, a figure with a high status in Dunhuang. It would be very inconsistent with Jia Xu's style not to squeeze out all the value he possessed.
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To be honest, even if Jia Xu did not take any action, Li Shushi himself had some ideas.
Although the entire county of Dunhuang is surrounded by the Shule River system, it is still located in the desert. Not only does the precipitation not be high, but the wind and sand are also very strong, so the soil is far from comparable to that of the alluvial plains of the two rivers, such as Hebingzhou.
The loess basins in China are also particularly inferior. If evaluated based on the national average level, the fertility of the land can only be regarded as medium or even below average.
But even in such a difficult environment, Li Shushi basically saw no hungry people along the way. Although the amount of goods circulating was not as good as that of Gyeonggi in peacetime, it was better than when Li Shushi first arrived in Xihe.
At that time, it was far superior, and even some unique products had never been seen before in the capital of Luoyang.
It should be noted that this place is located on the border. Since the imperial court withdrew its power from the Western Regions, its position has become more and more embarrassing. The imperial court has discussed the intention of giving up the land west of Hexi more than once. Areas like Wuwei that are close to Sanfu are better.
Dunhuang, which is so far away, is basically unable to receive material transportation from the Central Plains.
In fact, Li Shushi originally thought that the living conditions in Dunhuang were just like what he saw along the way to Zhangye and Jiuquan. Even if the local governor was a capable official, it would be the same and not worse. After all, Dunhuang could be regarded as the westernmost point of the Han Empire.
But facts speak louder than words, so the only explanation is that Ma Ai, as the prefect, and Zhang Tai, who is quite famous as the county magistrate, have very high internal political management capabilities. Although they are unable to be paid attention to by history books because of their humble location,
But their ability will definitely not be worse than those capable officials in the history books.
How could Li Shushi be willing to miss such a talent?
PS: Today is the day when Comrade Liu Zhidan, one of the founders of the Northern Shaanxi Revolutionary Base Area, died. He was a good comrade. As for the superfluous things, I won’t talk about it because it seems to involve too many things...
PS2: Today is still the day when the outstanding female police officer Ren Changxia died in the line of duty. I remember organizing a documentary about her deeds in college, and the sound of sobbing continued throughout the classroom.
PS3: Today is the third anniversary of the Yushu earthquake. May the deceased rest in peace, and may the living continue to strive for self-improvement.
