But it is obvious that the Dunhuang road is better than the Loulan road. At least the desert on the Dunhuang road is not so terrifying and cannibalistic. Most of it is Gobi, and there are not many deserts.
But it's still the same drought, wind and sand, which makes people very unaccustomed.
Qing Yangshuo was praising all the way: "If this road is really built as a canal, it will be a miracle in the world! The young master will benefit the Western Regions and his name will definitely go down in history!"
This time, the reason why I chose this path.
In addition to the purpose of capturing Dunhuang, Liu Zheng of course also wanted to investigate the conditions of this road on the spot. You know, the road from Dunhuang to the Western Regions is the famous Hexi Corridor in history!
This is also the reason why Liu Zheng chose this place as the starting point of the Grand Canal. Because the Hexi Corridor starts from Wushaoling in the east and ends at Yumenguan in the west. It is between Nanshan and Beishan in the north and south. It is about 900 kilometers long and several kilometers to nearly 100 kilometers wide.
, is a long and narrow flat land running northwest and northeast, shaped like a corridor, so it is called the Hexi Corridor.
Then why is it called Hexi?
This is very important.
The Hexi Corridor is to the west of the Yellow River! In this way, plus the Yellow River and the water sources from the southern and northern mountains, in Liu Zheng's design, there is nothing wrong with this being the starting point of the Grand Canal. The diversion of water from the east to the west is also completely possible.
It can be achieved.
There are three inner flow basins in the Hexi Corridor, including the Shule River system, the Heihe River system, the Beida River system, and the Shiyang River system. These water systems are extremely important for the construction of the Grand Canal.
The water sources of the Yellow River and Qilian Mountains are the most important resources of the Grand Canal.
Liu Zheng must figure it out.
And actually the most important point.
That is, in fact, the Silk Road from Yinzhou to Loulan is not the real historical Silk Road!
The Silk Road in history originally started from the Hexi Corridor.
But Liu Zheng...
But we want to make this place the starting point of the Grand Canal!
The project is huge and there are many places that need to be inspected.
So Liu Zheng was considered very busy. Hearing Qingyang Shuo's words, he also laughed and said: "I just don't know how Chen Ping will deal with us taking Dunhuang. He can be in charge of Liangzhou for so many years, and he can't do it with nothing."
Qingyang Shuo also smiled and said: "Now that the Yinzhou Army is a victorious army, it is shut out with great fanfare. Chen Ping does not dare to go against the people of the world. Then there are only two ways, one, the Hongmen Banquet, and the other, to provoke Zheng Yuxing.
....."
Liu Zheng nodded after hearing this.
Although he was not in Longyan, he knew that Longyan must have turned everything upside down because of his imperial examination system, and everyone was in danger.
The old emperor has used him as a sword.
But Liu Zheng is not afraid...
Since you want to use it, I will make it sharper and thicker!
The most important thing is to take this opportunity to develop your own strength!
Under such circumstances, Zheng Yuxing was really likely to follow the Third Prince's lead and have some kind of conflict with himself.
But no matter what.
All this will be faced.
Now, he is an unsheathed sword!
No matter where he goes, he fights wherever he goes, even if the worst happens and he has to confront the Liangzhou Army, Liu Zheng is not afraid!
Just then.
Suddenly Jiang Xuan came running out of breath: "Brother Young Master, Brother Young Master, something serious is going to happen!"
Liu Zheng and Qingyang Shuo looked at each other and quickly asked what was going on.
Jiang Xuan's face turned pale: "Someone in the team has malaria!"
"What?"
Qingyang Shuo's expression changed drastically and he almost jumped out of his wheelchair.
Liu Zheng also frowned slightly.
malaria?
This was a kind of plague in ancient times. Once it spreads, it would be difficult to deal with.
He asked anxiously: "How many people?"
Jiang Xuan grimaced: "In the past few days, I didn't pay much attention, and thousands of people have been infected..."