Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 192 The Huns’ Envoy (you can jump to the transitional chapter)

Bank of China said that he went to the tribe of King Zuoxian and informed him of the news that his subordinate Shi Le was sent as an envoy to Youzhou.

Hu Yanchu quickly agreed, and personally told Shi Le to go to the Hetao area if possible, to inspect the environment of the Hetao area, and if possible, draw a map when he came back to prepare for the future attack on the Hetao area.

Although Shi Le was surprised that this matter would fall on him, he did not refuse.

Shi Le also had some yearning for the powerful country in the legends of his ancestors, and the powerful country that he had personally experienced.

So I made careful preparations, such as bringing a horse as a gift and a lot of sheepskins, just to record what the Great Qin I saw was like.

Shi Le approached Murong Chui, because Murong Chui had been defeated by Youzhou several times, and Xianbei in central China was also destroyed by Youzhou. Murong Chui feared and hated Youzhou, and indeed he did not expect Shi Le to come after him.

"King Zuo Guli, are you looking for me?" Murong Chui bowed respectfully when he saw Shi Le. Now that he has joined the Northern Huns, he has always been cautious for fear of causing trouble.

"Murong Chui, I have been ordered by Shan Yu to be sent as an envoy to Da Qin. Are you interested in going to Da Qin with me?" Shi Le looked at Murong Chui and said, "Look at that country, why can it defeat us!"

"It's what I asked for!" Murong Chui heard Shi Le's words and agreed neatly.

Compared to others who have never seen the Great Qin or the Great Qin Army, they may not be happy to leave the Northern Huns and go with Shi Le.

But Murong Chui was defeated by the Youzhou Army several times, and Murong Chui was very happy to observe the country that had defeated him.

Rather than learning from those who are stronger than themselves, grassland people never feel ashamed, because all the barbarians on the grasslands are originally a nation that admires strength.

Murong Chui and Shi Le still failed to enter the Hetao area and were turned away by Lu Bu, so they had to go to Youzhou.

After confirming that there was no large army behind Murong Chui and Shi Le, Wei Qing asked them to pass through the Great Wall, enter Youzhou, and temporarily live in Yuyang Station.

Then he sent a fast horse to inform Liu Hua about the situation of the Huns envoys and whether they should be allowed to enter. After all, they were part of the Huns Empire and should not be underestimated.

And Shi Le didn't seem to be in a hurry, just staying in Yuyang Station and observing the changes in Yuyang City.

The two were allowed to move around Linhe City, but were not allowed to leave the city to avoid delays and fear of contact with the Northern Huns.

The two agreed, as they also wanted to take a good look at the city.

Because Murong Chui could see that this city was slowly becoming the core of the Youzhou region. Only by understanding this place could we invade it.

"It feels like the last time I attacked here, it was still a city with tens of thousands of people. Why has it changed so much in the past few months? I feel like I don't even know this place anymore!" Murong Chui looked at this city with curiosity. City changes.

Shi Le responded with a few words, but his eyes were quickly attracted to a shop. It looked quite prosperous, and everyone was queuing up.

I asked a passerby and soon found out that this was a store that bought hot water.

As far as Shi Le could see, he saw that most of these people were holding wooden vessels and came here to fill the water.

Shi Le went up to ask about the price of hot water, and found out that the price was very cheap, only two knives.

However, you have to prepare the water containers yourself. Basically, they are mainly made of wooden utensils. However, unless these wooden utensils have been polished and waxed and other processes, ordinary wooden thermoses will not last long. .

However, it is not difficult for poor people to make a barrel or thermos out of wood by themselves.

Of course, Liu Hua is more willing to sell wooden barrels and wooden thermos bottles that have been manufactured through multiple processes by himself.

It's just that people in this era have the habit of saving money. After all, wooden thermos bottles made by yourself are free.

But it would cost twenty coins to buy one by themselves. They were very aware of the difference between the two.However, as Ban Chao copied Xun Xi's work when he transformed Youzhou and used food to hire people during the slack period to work, the people would soon find that it was better to buy a wooden thermos than to make one themselves. convenient.

At this time, the people focused on saving. One of the important reasons is that the people in the border areas are really poor!
Shi Le looked at the hot water that had been brought in, then turned to Murong Chui and said, "Who among us in the grassland can drink such a bowl of hot water every day?"

Murong Chui looked at the hot water and couldn't help but be silent for a while, and said with a little hesitation: "At least it must be a centurion. Although there are forests on the grassland, they are relatively sparse. Especially when we are grazing, we will avoid these areas. Prevent livestock from getting lost.

So it is quite hard to get wood. Even if you get wood, you mainly need to burn food. Boiling water is too luxurious!
Only those who were centurions and above had slaves dedicated to cutting down trees. It was possible to drink hot water, but wasn't it good to drink at that time? "

"But anyone can drink hot water here!"

Shi Le only saw this scene, but for the first time he clearly felt the gap between civilizations.

To his own tribe, even a centurion might not be able to do something, but to the big man, it seemed to be a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

Yes, Shi Le already knew that the one who was at war with him was not the Qin Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty.

Wei Qing told him this.

Although Liu Hua has not yet officially established the country, the news of founding the country as Han has spread in Liu Hua's land, and even Liu Hua is now gradually being called the King of Han.

The Qin Empire, which was extremely powerful in the eyes of the Xiongnu, was at war with Liu Hua.

And the Dawn Legion that he encountered earlier was a powerful existence that defeated the Great Qin Imperial Guard head-on.

It was natural that King Zuo Xian lost to them.

However, with the defeat of Qin, Shi Le's fear of the Han could not help but reach its extreme.

Because Shi Le knew very well that even the Qin Dynasty could defeat the Han Dynasty, so the power he showed would definitely be even more amazing.

Now, he could only put his worries in his heart and observe the Han civilization as carefully as possible.

All he has to do is tell Shanyu everything about Han civilization. As for how to make decisions in the future, it still depends on Maodun's decision.

After staying in Linhe for about a month, Cao Shen sent Zhuge Jin as an envoy and a thousand reserve soldiers to greet him.

The other person leading the army was Zhang He. As Wei Qing became the general guarding the border, the centurions under Liu Hua began to slowly show their prominence.

This time, Cao Shen took Zhuge Jin as his envoy and went to formally receive the Huns envoy. He asked Zhang He and others to come out and show their faces.

Not to mention what achievements they made, but mainly to give these border guard generals a chance to understand their main opponents in the future.

Zhuge Jin was good at conversation and the reception was impeccable.

It made Shi Le and Murong Chui feel like they had a spring breeze. For them, it was enough for them to just go to Yanjing and tell Shan Yu what they saw and heard.

Along the way, Shi Le and Murong Chui chose to ride horses, hoping to see all the scenery of Youzhou.

What comes into view is the canal built by Cao Shen, which continuously leads the river into the farmland for irrigation.

In particular, the water conservancy windmills built with the help of the Mohists continued to operate driven by water flow.

Because the Youzhou area really lacked a population, Cao Shenshou promoted Mohist equipment to replace the labor force. This made the Youzhou area under Cao Shen's management begin to look a bit like the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

(End of this chapter)