Standing on the top of the hillside and looking in all directions, you will see the rugged and rolling hills to the north, and beyond the hills are the Fenlu Mountains that stretch for hundreds of miles. The business road leading to the prosperous plain territory passes through the overlapping mountains.
It meanders out.
To the south of the hillside, there is a plain covered by lush vegetation. The plain vegetation becomes more lush as you go south, and eventually evolves into a vast forest with no end or end visible. That is the territory of the Southern Barbarians, and the forest produces high-quality products.
Timber and rare and exotic animals are important materials for trade with the countries in the Central Plains.
To the west of the hillside, there are several rivers flowing down from the snowy peaks in the distance. The rivers meander along the terrain, forming many lakes and swamps along the way, and finally merge into the east to form a large river for commercial and fishing. It has become one of the few Chenghuang Lands.
One of the largest rivers in China, it feeds tens of millions of people on both sides of the river.
Looking eastward on the hillside, the outline of Liyang City can be vaguely seen.
Liyang City is the territorial capital of Liyang Territory and a large city with a population of 200,000. The rare treasures from the Southern Barbarians and the culture from the Central Plains meet here, and together they weave together the brave and martial yet elegant style of Liyang. With Liyang
With the city as the core, hundreds of village settlements are distributed throughout the territory, and the food and materials they produce are gathered into the territory through criss-crossing trade routes, which together form the flesh and blood of the territory.
In terms of territory and population, Liyang Territory is comparable to the ancient Spring and Autumn Kingdoms on Earth.
There are a total of twelve vassal territories like Liyang Territory.
The twelve vassal territories including Liyang Territory, Pingyuan Territory, and Jinbo Territory, plus the Chengtang Territory directly under the Imperial Palace, were the territory of the Shangli Dynasty. The Shangli Dynasty dominated the center, as well as a few uncivilized tribes around it.
The wild frontier is the political part of Chenghuang South Continent.
The Southern Continent was divided, combined, and divided. During this period, there were many unified dynasties like the Shang-Li Dynasty. It has been more than 700 years since the founding of the Shang-Li Dynasty. In terms of the lifespan of the dynasty, it is considered to have passed its prime.
, is heading towards its twilight years. Since ancient times, the weakening of central control over local areas has been regarded as evidence that a dynasty is entering its twilight years, and the same is true for the Shang Dynasty.
Except for the Chengtang Imperial Territory, which is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ji family, the twelve princes and territories have already been in charge of their own affairs. Each princes and territories are only nominally loyal to the imperial family, but they have become independent countries from the economy to the military. The central court has no control over the twelve princes' families.
Any substantial restraint and whether to obey the court's instructions depends entirely on the mood of the princes.
Under such circumstances, if the imperial court has any cards that can exert influence, it probably only has the power to canonize masters. Let’s leave aside the quasi-students who have no threshold, but the rights of masters above the minor level
The canonization must be certified by the imperial court. Only the masters canonized by the royal family can be recognized by the world. As an important reference for determining the qualifications of the masters, each prince must also submit the relevant information of the masters within the realm to the court every year.
As famines continued in the Yellow Land, it was self-evident for Master Fang to value his territory.
It can be said that it is precisely because the central court tightly grasped the authority certified by the master that the twelve princes reluctantly maintained their loyalty to the royal family and prevented the situation from being weak in the center of the dynasty to a chaotic war among princes competing for hegemony.
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Southern Continent at this moment
,,The thin ice of order has not yet broken, but there is already an undercurrent surging under the ice. In order to gain an advantage, the twelve vassal states secretly joined forces and fought openly and secretly. For example, the great turmoil that swept Liyang seven years ago,
There are rumors that the neighboring Jinbo Territory is behind the push. As for the disaster of Chaos Abyss in Liyang this time, it is said that the Southern Barbarian tribes are also showing signs of getting ready to take action.
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Since traveling through the Yellow River, Gu Chen has begun to collect all kinds of information about Shang Li Dynasty, and used the fragments obtained one after another to piece together the political landscape of the southern continent. It can be said that Gu Chen has a far better understanding of Li Yang and his own position.
A person's clear understanding. But even so, when I climbed to the top of the mountain and looked at the magnificent rivers and mountains in all directions of Liyang, I still felt an impact beyond the paper.
Did you deliberately designate the top of the slope as the end point just to show me this?
Gu Chen quietly glanced at the female leader next to him, but Wu Yan seemed to still be immersed in the joyful aftertaste brought by the unrestrained running, so he did not notice the sight of the master. Wu Yan looked around in a good mood, and looked around with interest
introduced enthusiastically.
"Gu Qing, have you seen the shining water in the distance? That's called Kun Lake. Although you can only see a little lake light here, it is actually a very vast lake. Even if you ride a hammer-headed bird for two miles,
It is said that it is impossible to get around half of the lake for two days and two. The Baiji community living near the lake has special methods to preserve river fresh food. Every week, a line of dragon boats will go down the river to transport it to Liyang City. Even
Wu Mansion will also order ingredients from them."
"The Fenlu Mountains are very interesting. I climbed over them with the envoys before. It was obviously lush woodland on the south slope, but once we climbed over the mountain, it turned into a bare stone slope. Even the deer would not go north.
Foraging for food on the slopes. Packs brought from the plains
Merchants are regular visitors there, and they will ask the hunter settlements living there to serve as guides. Iron tools from the Central Plains are very popular, and sometimes the hunters will privately trade with them for animal skins and bones... Oh, but in principle, it is
Forbidden.”
"If you go southwest along the mountain range over there, you will reach the Jianguan Fortress. Although you can't see it here, it is actually a very majestic fortress. When the Liyang Territory was first established, it fought many battles with the Nanman tribes. It was originally built
The purpose of the Jianguan Fortress is to prevent them from invading from that side. Now Li Yang and the Nanman are getting closer, but the group of stone monsters have appeared again and become a serious problem for me, Li Yang."
"Those stone barbarians would come out from time to time to loot and loot. As a result, seventeen settlements were forced to relocate, and tracts of fertile farmland were abandoned as a result. Now it is only the Duke of Li Yang who led his troops to guard Jianguan Fortress to prevent them from invading Li Yang.
Heartfelt. Li Ru
I once complained, saying that if those stone barbarians could be eradicated, the military and material resources of Liyang Mansion would be at least half more than what they are now, and the refugee problem in this city can also be fundamentally solved... Tsk, it's a pity that I don't know how long it will take.
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Wu Yan smacked his tongue with an expression of resentment, but when Gu Chen looked over in panic, he returned to his cheerful expression and started chatting easily with Gu Chen.
It's really amazing. Gu Chen quietly showed respect in his heart.
Should it be said that she is worthy of being a heroine who rules the country? Wu Yan is very familiar with the customs and customs of Liyang, and he can talk about it casually. What makes Gu Chen even more surprised is that Wu Yan did not just copy what he had in mind when introducing her.
The information contained in the message, both in tone and expression, contains extremely real feelings. The deep concern for the land and people of Liyang cannot be disguised in any way.
Looking at Wu Yan like this, Gu Chen also roughly understood the reason why the Wu family's eldest daughter was so enthusiastically supported by her subjects. If he were a Chenghuang man, he would probably be loyal to the Mingjun in front of him without hesitation, right?