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

Chapter 193 Honglu Temple (you can jump to the transitional chapter)

Shi Le and Murong Chui rode horses and admired the surrounding scenery. They came out of Yuyang City all the way. What they saw the most along the way were various water conservancy facilities, such as rollovers, thirsty carts, and barrel carts. They are scattered on various tributaries near Yuyang City, using the impact force of the river water to push each device to operate.

To be honest, Shi Le really couldn't understand this, but Shi Le could feel the civilization and wisdom contained in this system, which was a power that the Huns did not understand at all.

Coming all the way from the north, Shi Le looked at the straight road that was built in silence.

It's really not that far from Yuyang City to Yanjing, especially after the construction of the straight road, the original time of more than ten days was reduced to five days of riding on horseback to reach Yanjing.

Shi Le personally walked the road from Yuyang to Yanjing and knew very well how difficult it would be to defeat the Youzhou area from the Han people under the protection of the city wall.

Especially here, from the ruling center of a country to the front line, this kind of mobilization ability is definitely the most effective.

"King Zuo Guli, your face looks so bad!" Seeing Shi Le's appearance, Murong Chui couldn't help but said, "But you are a little acclimatized because of the fatigue from the journey?"

"It's okay, I just thought of something!" Shi Le shook his head and said to Murong Chui, "I have never seen such a rich land. The wealth of the Han Dynasty is beyond my imagination!

Hearing this, Zhuge Jin looked a little taken aback and said, "Where are we now! Keep walking. Only when you see Yanjing will you know what wealth and prosperity are."

The further you go towards Yanjing, the more prosperous the area you are in, and the brighter Shi Le's eyes become.

After all, even if the Xiongnu held a sacrificial ceremony every three years, it was rare to see so many people.

But now in the city of Yanjing, everything you look at seems to be filled with people.

Almost every one of their faces was full of sunshine and longing. This indescribable vitality was completely different from the lifelessness of the Huns herdsmen.

It seems that these people are really struggling, while the Huns herdsmen are just trying to survive.

All the people who came from the Xiongnu looked at the prosperity in front of them and their eyes were a bit enchanting.

They can find anything here in Yanjing. This is something they have never seen before when they grew up on the prairie.

"There are so many people here, how many people are there in Yanjing?" Shi Le couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know, but it's at least over 30!" Zhuge Jin replied casually, "Yanjing has only been built for less than half a year. The king predicts that the population of Yanjing will eventually reach about 50."

"50..." Shi Le was in a daze, because it was still doubtful whether the pure Huns had 50 people, but a city like Han Dynasty already had more than 30 people.

This gap is wider than Shi Le himself imagined.

Shi Le decided to take advantage of this opportunity to take a good look at the city of Yanjing, and hoped that the future of the Xiongnu would be as prosperous and brilliant as this city.

Zhuge Jin brought Shi Le to live in Honglu Temple, and he didn't pay much attention to the Northern Xiongnu. He treated them as ordinary foreign countries. Even if he knew that the Northern Xiongnu were the successors of the Xiongnu Empire, his attitude would not change.

China has been violently attacking foreigners since ancient times, and there are very few foreigners. However, Liu Hua still asked Shenpei to build Honglu Temple.

It's just that it was originally prepared for the Central Plains countries, but I didn't expect that the first person to live in it was actually the Huns envoy.

Shi Le didn't feel any shame at all. After all, the Xiongnu had not yet completely unified the prairie, and had been defeated by the Youzhou Army, so he had no psychological burden at all if he bowed his head in the face of the big man.

But if war breaks out again between the Han and the Huns, and the Huns fight a situation similar to the Siege of Baideng, then the Huns will probably not live in Honglu Temple in the future, but will be on an equal footing with the Han.

Even if the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is a bit cowardly, and if the Xiongnu's attitude is more ruthless, maybe the Xiongnu will not even be satisfied with being your brother, but will become your father!
"The envoys from the Northern Huns have settled in Honglu Temple. Do you want to summon the envoys from the Northern Huns?" Zhuge Jin arranged for Shi Le and immediately reported to Liu Hua. Zhuge Jin could feel that Liu Hua actually valued the Northern Huns.

"Wait for a month first, let them see the prosperity of Yanjing first... and also give some subtle hints to ask the Northern Huns if they are interested in opening up bilateral trade."

When Liu Hua heard that the envoys from the Northern Huns had arrived, he immediately made arrangements.

"No!" Upon hearing this, Zhuge Jin responded decisively.

In Zhuge Jin's view, the Northern Huns and Youzhou were too far away. It would be great if the two sides could stop and conduct transactions based on the trade situation.

But what Liu Hua was thinking was, how could I fight this if I didn't even know where the Northern Huns Royal Court was.

When the time comes, on the prairie, with endless horizons, it is normal to fight and get lost. It is impossible to rely on Huo Qubing, who has his own Beidou satellite, to defeat the Huns.

He has Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, two top generals who are the nemesis of the Huns. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who can knock the Huns from their peak. I can't be worse than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with cheats enabled.

Because the Xiongnu are nomadic people, their tracks on the prairie are erratic, and millions of people will move if they want to. Even if Han Xin can win, what if he gets lost along the way?

After all, when he fights with the Huns, it will definitely be a head-on collision between the nomadic people and the farming people. If the other party invades, then as long as they hold on to the city, the Huns will not be able to hold on to their food for a year.

But if you want to find the main force of the Huns to show off, the first thing you have to do is to determine the location of the Huns.

So at least he needs to know the location of Shanyuting, the most important city of the Xiongnu, also known as Longting.

To be honest, Liu Hua is not afraid of a head-on war with the Huns. There are famous generals such as Wei Qing, Zhou Yafu, Xie Xuan, etc. It would be a shame if the Huns cannot be beaten violently.

But what Liu Hua was afraid of was that on this prairie, his troops would just walk and then disappear. If something like this happened, he would be very angry. Only Huo Qubing had his own Beidou satellite, and other famous generals did not have such ability.

Moreover, this city where both parties conduct transactions can also become a very good trigger.

When you are ready to fight with the Xiongnu, you only need to wait until a snowstorm occurs in any year, causing the Xiongnu to go south. At that time, you will burn down this city that represents peaceful coexistence with the Xiongnu, and put a excrement basin on the Xiongnu. We must fight even when we are fighting, and we must fight even when we are not fighting.

As long as the war starts, I will fight this war to the end of the world. Even if there may be losses on the battlefield, I will use the logistics to kill him when the time comes!

It can be said that Liu Hua has clearly written the script for the Northern Huns.

If this script is to be executed, it naturally requires the cooperation of actors. For example, Shi Le, the envoy of the Northern Huns, Liu Hua felt that it was quite suitable.

After all, Liu Hua's opening up trade with the Xiongnu was a win-win situation for both the Xiongnu and his own tribe.

Anyone with an above-average IQ would not be able to refuse this, not to mention the Xiongnu nomadic economy, which must have long-term dependence on the farming people for certain resources.

For example, all kinds of food that need to be grown, safe salt that can be eaten, these things need to be exchanged through trade.

Compared with these, Liu Hua hopes to use silk, ceramics, and tea to trade with the grassland people.

All in all, as long as the trade routes are open, China's product advantages are really obvious, and I only need gold, silver and human resources. If I can reduce the Huns' war potential through population trade, then let myself be the sinner of this history.

(End of this chapter)