Similar to the Earth side, the entire Chenghuang star is covered by sea water. In addition to many islands, the land exposed at sea level also has two continents, the east and west. The vast majority of Chenghuang people live on the two continents, but the political systems on the east and west sides are different.
It is far different from the cultural atmosphere.
It is said that there are many small countries in the Western Continent. There is a considerable gap between the small countries in terms of language and customs. They trade or compete with each other, and the historical evolution is quite intense. In comparison, the Eastern Continent was integrated into the Shang-Li Dynasty centuries ago.
territory, so they present a similar atmosphere in many aspects.
The Shangli Dynasty ruled the Eastern Continent and divided its territory into the imperial territory and the twelve princely territories to implement its rule.
The Chengtang Imperial Territory naturally occupies the elite area in the heart of the mainland, and although the Twelve Princes are nominally just states that protect the Imperial Territory, their territory is by no means narrow. For example, the Liyang Territory, which was the latest to be enfeoffed, its rule
The territory even exceeds the republics of several small countries in the Western Continent.
However, although Liyang Territory's territory ranks among the best among the princes' territories, its development is the latest among the princes' territories. Therefore, there are no more than five sizable cities in the territory, even including Liyang City, the capital of the territory.
What remains are thousands of scattered settlements.
These settlements are scattered over the wide territory of Liyang, and they regularly go to neighboring market towns to exchange trade. However, they are usually self-sufficient, so they have few direct connections with the territorial government. The vast territory and sparse population coupled with poor communication mean that
The weak governance at the grassroots level can be said to have been a headache for all Liyang Dukes in the past dynasties.
In order to consolidate the ruling power at the grassroots level, Li Yanggong in the past dynasties also made considerable efforts. For example, the official roads extending from the territorial capital to the cities, as well as the many business roads connecting the cities and market towns, are the results of his efforts. These official roads and business roads
It is not only the transportation artery for Liyang’s logistics and trade, but also the neural network for Liyang government to convey government orders.
At least that's the case in theory.
Whether it is building official trade routes or setting up post and market towns, although the Liyang princes in the past dynasties have invested great efforts to imitate the advanced culture of the Central Plains states, the overall development of Liyang lags far behind the Central Plains, so the role of this system is not real.
It can't be called ideal. Otherwise, there would not be a situation where Kinoji has been controlled by the Mirage Party for several years, but the Liyang Mansion knows nothing about it.
Of course, the road between government and business that Liyang Mansion worked so hard to build was not entirely in vain.
After surviving the summer of wild monster riots, trading companies such as Rishengchang also became active in early autumn, sending their respective pack teams to market towns to purchase and trade. Rare products from the Southern Barbarian Territory are very popular in the Central Plains countries, as well as the products produced in the Central Plains countries.
There is also considerable demand for all kinds of exquisite artifacts in Liyang.
The pack team relies on blunt and heavy pack animals to drag cage cars, and due to the slow transport capacity of the pack animals, it usually takes a pack team four to eight weeks to complete a trade. Including rest and recovery, it can take at most a whole year.
That is, four trades were carried out. In the eyes of the trading companies, this situation was like a Nanman treasure house filled with rare treasures, but due to limited transportation capacity, they could only dig at it with their fingernails. It was extremely uncomfortable.
However, the situation this year seems to be somewhat strange.
I don't know when, but a rumor began to spread among the pack teams traveling through various places.
It is rumored that the protagonist is a mysterious convoy. The convoy is said to be small in scale, not even a fraction of the size of the pack team that often moves dozens of cage cars, but its vehicles are neither blunt and heavy cages dragged by pack animals.
The car is not the kind of luxury van dragged by a hammerhead bird used by dignitaries, but a folk creation called an "armored car".
The armored car does not need any animal power to drag it, and can fly on the official road just by relying on its own power. Even if it encounters bumpy and rugged dirt roads, the divine object called the armored car can drag several times the cargo of the caged car, in the strange
He walked away under the eyes of the crowd.
Because the scene was so shocking, all the packers present were dumbfounded. Later, at a market town where several business roads converged, the packhands exchanged their knowledge with each other, and only then did they know that the packmen were in a similar situation to them.
Almost everywhere.
In recent weeks, the mysterious convoy composed of armored vehicles has been traveling back and forth between the towns and settlements like a flying edge. It is speculated that its tracks may have covered less than half of Liyang's territory. The pack-bearers talked about the unannounced vehicle with some panic.
Shadow, a mysterious convoy that disappeared without a trace. Although many pack teams had encountered the mysterious convoy, no one knew where it came from, and no one knew what it was going to do.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that the convoy will fly the letter flag of Liyang Mansion when visiting the market town, and its position should be consistent with that of Liyang Mansion. However, this only increased everyone's doubts. Inquiry letters flew to the trading company like snowflakes, and then passed by
Some channels deliver it to Zichen Pavilion.
Although Zichen Pavilion is currently occupied with another major event and has no time to intervene, this does not prevent the rumors of the mysterious convoy from spreading widely in Liyang. Some people swear that it is a gift from the imperial manufacturing department, and some people
Then it is speculated whether it is a divine object that the pioneers unearthed from the Chaos Ruins Palace. Of course, some people speculate that it is a Yunqi produced by Li Yang himself. However, it is a deep-rooted concept that Li Yangfang's manufacturing lags behind that of the Central Plains, so even these words
People themselves don’t really believe it.
On the other hand, unlike those wild imaginations, the convoy named "Jeep" by the owner of Gewu Fang himself did follow the owner's plan and galloped around Liyang. Since the departure, the jeep convoy has indeed been on the road most of the time.
But of course there will be times to stop and rest.
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Dongquji is an important market town in the northwest of Liyang. At least three trade routes converge here, connecting dozens of nearby settlements. Regardless of the city defense deployment, its size is close to that of a small city. On this day, the jeep convoy rushed in before dusk.
Arriving at Dongquji, we parked here to rest according to the owner’s order.
Two or three weeks of non-stop cross-country training is undoubtedly an extreme test of performance and durability for the newly born armored vehicle. Fortunately, Gu Chen prioritized the durability of the leather when designing it, and with the help of veteran craftsmen
The strict control ensures that the armored vehicle will not easily fall off the chain during off-road use. Even if there are some flaws that were not considered in the design, they are all repaired and perfected during training.
In addition, the performance of the armored car can be said to have indeed met Gewufang's expectations for creation.
However, no matter how excellent the performance of the armored car is, it is still people who drive the armored car. Over the past few weeks, the pioneers led by Guo Beizhu have happily adapted to their new status. For example, at the beginning, Gu Chen still had to give frequent instructions.
Later, as long as you specify the target, you can basically give up.
It can be said that everything from technology to courage has been completely improved.
"Is everything going well..."
Gu Chen sat cross-legged on the roof of the car, looking at the pioneers lighting bonfires in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.