The territory of Dahua is different from the territory in the memory of Xia and Shang, but the geographical location at this time should be the Hanzhong area.
It's just that today's Dahua is a blank area for the development and development of this area. The location of Kyoto is called Jingzhou, and its territory is similar to Yongzhou and Jingzhou.
Bashu is the same as Bashu in the memory of Xia and Shang.
Due to the lack of governance, the Hanzhong area was affected by the deserts farther west, and desertification was very serious. Therefore, famines were common in this area and it was very desolate.
That’s why it’s called a barren state, with no county or city at all.
It is said to be composed of more than 100 small towns and more than 3,000 villages.
Although this place is desolate, the people here are indeed used to this kind of life. In addition, because it is located between Shuzhong and the capital, there are many merchants coming and going. There are always people who have ways to make a living. It will not cause problems due to the lack of grain harvest.
Such a large-scale migration of victims.
Xia Shang found an opportunity and said to the team leader: "Team leader, the victims of the disaster have appeared more and more frequently in the past few days, and they may even be encountered on the mountain road. Isn't this abnormal?"
The team leader said: "There are definitely abnormalities. But don't worry too much. There are many unscrupulous people in this generation. Some people even make a living by intercepting caravans to beg. They all like to pretend to be disaster victims. Who knows whether they are really affected by the disaster.
?But it doesn’t matter now. Even if there are disaster victims on this mountain road, they are all idle people. As long as we don’t encounter large-scale disaster victims, we don’t have to worry.”
"If the victims we met are real, did they really have to leave here for some reason?"
When Xia Shang asked, the team leader suddenly froze, thought for a while, and then said: "This is impossible! The person who asked earlier said that the crops were not harvested, so there was a famine. He was obviously lying."
"How can I see it?"
"Based on my experience!" the team leader was very sure, "I tell you, if there is really no harvest, there will indeed be a famine here, but there will never be so many people. Because when droughts occurred in previous years, this generation
There are not so many victims. I think there is a possibility that this generation of unscrupulous people have discovered that intercepting caravans on the road to beg for money is an easy way to make a living, so more and more people are willing to do this."
Xia Shang didn't think so: "If you were pretending to be a disaster victim, who would come to this deserted mountain road?"
The team leader thought about it and seemed to agree with this. He looked at Xia Shang and said, "That's right! Rich families are just different. But what does this have to do with us? Or what do you think this is about?"
Xia Shang shook his head heavily: "I haven't guessed what happened, but I think the next time I meet a disaster victim, I should find a way to ask about the real situation."
The team leader was also a cautious person. Xia Shang's words did give him some warning. He patted Xia Shang on the shoulder and nodded.
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The mountainous roads were difficult to navigate, especially for the heavy horses and vehicles, which caused the entire team to move very slowly.
But mountain roads are also better than mountain roads.
You don’t have to face the unshielded scorching sun on the official road. There are some low trees along the way, or you may encounter a creek by chance, which is a good scene to refresh your spirit.
Because the walk was slow, many people chose to walk with the team.
After walking on the mountain road like this for five days, when the team leader wanted to find a victim to find out what happened, he never saw a victim again.
This can be considered a good thing, as the people in the team no longer have to worry about the appearance of disaster victims.
At this time, under the mountain road ahead, a large river rushed, and the roar of the water shocked everyone in the team.
The emergence of this river means that the team has entered Bashu territory. Although the mountains ahead will become increasingly difficult to walk, it also proves that everyone is getting closer to their destination.
"Today the team camped by the river. After a good rest, we will arrive in Sichuan and Sichuan along the river. In five days, we will be able to set foot on the official road to Chengdu."
The news cheered the team up.
The team soon stopped by the river.
The vegetation here is much lusher, and there are fish in the water. It happens that there are two fishermen in the team, and they happily go to the water to catch fish for everyone.
Xia Shang still guarded the two beauties tightly, fearing that other men would take another look at them.
Everything is as usual here, just waiting for departure the next day.
But the episode happened quickly.
Two women in the group fainted.
They were quickly sent to Xia Shang, because Xia Shang was the only doctor in the team.
Xia Shang looked at the situation of the two of them. They had a fever and looked very bad.
Xia Shang guessed that their bodies couldn't bear the pain from the long days of traveling, so he went to find some herbs nearby to treat fever and treated them briefly.
After this incident, two fishermen came back from fishing. Because they brought tools to Chengdu, they brought back a lot this time, enough to feed a whole group of people.
In the evening, everyone in the team ate together. This was the only time everyone got together to eat together.
This meal should have been pleasant and memorable.
But halfway through, an incredible piece of news broke the team's tranquility.
Someone in the team died!
This is the man who was beaten by Xia Shang before.
Hearing the news, Xia Shang was also stunned.
"Dead? How is this possible?"
Xia Shang didn't believe it at all, thinking that the man was fine before, but he just had difficulty moving.
When Xia Shang hurried to the scene of the incident, he saw the man with his face wrapped in gauze lying lifeless on the grass by the river.
When I took a look at my breath, there was no breath at all.
At this time, the leader of the team also came over. When he saw the scene in front of him, he glared, threw the rice bowl in his hand to the ground, and grabbed Xia Shang's collar: "What's going on? You said he won't die.
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Xia Shang was very upset by the leader's actions. Xian'er also rushed over, still holding the previous sword in his hand: "Let him go!"
That cold voice was like a tigress about to go berserk. No one would doubt whether she would take action directly.
The team leader glanced around and felt that nothing could be done at this time, so he let go of Xia Shang with a snort.
Xia Shang frowned and looked at the team leader: "I can't lie to you! That man should not have died suddenly after living well for so long. Even if he died, it should not have anything to do with me beating him."
"Then how could he die?"
"As for why, of course I have to wait until I investigate."
"Human life is at stake, should you alone have the final say?"
"If you understand, you can come and take a look."
In a word, the team leader was speechless.
Fortunately, this person had no relatives or friends around, so the team was relatively quiet.
Xia Shang briefly looked at the man's body, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose.
The cause of death of this person was the same as that of the two previous women, both due to fever symptoms. (To be continued)