The Restoration of the Great Qin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1093 The Five Main Roads of the Great Qin Empire

This was Qin Gong Yingfei's original intention to find Jiang Wan and the three of them. He knew in his heart that this matter was a long time ago, and he had to search the files to find the relevant data.

At this moment, Duke Qin Yingfei never imagined that Prime Minister Jiang Wan gave him a surprise in this matter.

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Chidao in this era is almost equivalent to the national roads of later generations, and straight roads are military roads with extremely strict classification. Duke Qin Yingfei wants to build Chidao, so he must know all the data.

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Before the Sui Dynasty, there was no Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal connecting the north and the south, only the galloping road that started from the Qin Dynasty ran through the world, firmly controlling the Central Plains.

Qin Gong Yingfei sometimes thinks that besides the relationship between culture and thought, the chi road built by Qin Shihuang may also be a major factor in making China stay together for thousands of years.

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Hearing this, Jiang Wan thought for a while, then turned to Duke Qin Yingfei, and said, "Qin Wei travels all over the world, poor Yan Qi in the east, Wu Chu in the South Pole, above the rivers and lakes, the view of the coast is complete."

"Fifty paces across the road, three feet long and a tree, thickly built outside, hidden with golden vertebrae, and green pine trees."

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Speaking of this, Jiang Wan went to the huge map of the Central Plains in the study, pointed at Xianyang with a wooden stick, and said: "The Chi Road takes Xianyang as the center, goes east to the Qi and Yan regions, and goes south to the Wu and Chu regions."

"Roughly speaking, the road is about fifty paces wide, and the road surface is rammed firmly with iron cones. It is higher than the ground in the shape of a turtle's back, and the slope formed is conducive to drainage."

"In order to facilitate the calculation of the road mileage, according to the local conditions, a tree is planted every three feet on both sides of Chidao, or green pine and willow, or locust cypress and cypress, stretching and spaced, spectacular and beautiful."

"At the same time, the road has three lanes, the middle is for the emperor's exclusive use, and others are not allowed to use it without special permission, and the two sides are side lanes, which can be used by officials and people."

"At that time, the first emperor ordered the construction of chi roads across the country, among which the five main roads are the most famous."

Hearing this, Qin Gong Yingfei still couldn't help admiring Qin Shihuang's generosity in his heart. It is rare to meet such a Gaigu emperor in ten thousand years.

Fifty steps is 70 meters wide. Such a road is simply appalling. Qin Gong Yingfei knows that even the busiest national highway in later generations is only 40 meters.

Four meters per lane, Qin Shihuang's galloping road, will be a [-]-lane super highway in later generations.

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Such far-sightedness, such strategic vision, looking at the whole of China for 5000 years, I am afraid that only Emperor Sui Yang, who dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, can be compared.

Because the two tied the Chinese land together by water and land respectively, and participated in the formation of Chinese civilization.

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Thoughts flickered in his mind, a smile flashed across Duke Qin Yingfei's eyes, he looked at Prime Minister Jiang Wan, and said.

"The five main roads?"

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Qin Gong Yingfei had never heard what Jiang Wan said. Before, he had only heard of the Shangjun Road, Linjin Road, Dongfang Road, Wuguan Road, Plank Road, West Road, Straight Road and Binhai Road. Five main roads.

Hearing what Jiang Wan said at this moment, Qin Gong Yingfei couldn't help feeling a little interested, and couldn't help looking at Jiang Wan.

The same is true for military advisor Guo Jia and Taiwei Xu Shu.The saying of the five main paths is easy to say universally, which aroused the curiosity of the three people.

Noticing the gazes of the three people, Jiang Wan smiled slightly, and said: "The Chi Road is centered on the capital Xianyang, connecting the east, west, north, south, and north of the Great Qin Empire, and connecting with other roads."

"Going to the west, there is the Longbei Tunnel, to the east, there is the Sanchuan Donghai Road, to the north and south, there is Hanoi Guangyang Road, to the southeast, there is Nanyang County Road, and near the Bohai Sea, there is Liaoxi Kuaiji Road, extending in all directions and criss-crossing."

With the wooden stick in Jiang Wan's hand, he traced place names one by one on the map, and said: "Longbei Tunnel, from Xianyang to the west along the Wei River, passing through Yongcheng and entering Longbei. The branch road can reach Xichui and Quanqiu, cross Long Mountain, you can go to Jitou Mountain, the source of Jingshui, and then return to Xianyang along the Jingshui valley.”

"The Northern Tunnels are all within the homeland of the Qin State. This area is the ancestral land where the ancestors of the Qin people raised horses and gathered together. The area around Jitou Mountain is the birthplace where the Qin people were summoned by the King of Zhou to settle and call it Qin."

Taking a deep look at Duke Qin Yingfei, Jiang Wan turned the wooden stick in his hand and said, "The remaining four main roads are to consolidate the new territories of the Six Kingdoms."

"Among them, the Sanchuan Donghai Road runs from Xianyang along the Weihe River to Hangu Pass, goes to the south bank of the Yellow River, passes through Luoyang in Sanchuan County, goes to Chenliu, passes through Dang County, passes through Pengcheng in Sishui County, and reaches Qu County in Donghai County. It runs through the empire. The traffic artery between east and west."

Hearing Prime Minister Jiang Wan's eloquent talk, Qin Gong Yingfei's eyes flashed, and he looked at the place names that Jiang Wan's wooden stick passed by, and said: "Hangu Pass on the Donghai Road in Sanchuan is the gateway to and from Guanzhong, and Xingyang is the gateway to control Guandong. As for Pengcheng, it is an important point connecting Wei, Chu and Qi."

"What your lord said is true, the Sanchuan Dongkai Road has strengthened the connection between Xianyang and the Central Plains."

Prime Minister Jiang Wan complimented Ying Fei, then set his eyes on the map again, and said.

"Nanyang Nanjun Road runs southeast from the eastern suburbs of Xianyang along the Bahe River, walks through Lantian, enters Shangluo, exits Wuguan, passes through Wanxian County of Nanyang County, crosses the Jianghan Plain in the south, and arrives at Jiangling in Nanjun. Downwards, water and land intersect, pass through Hengshan County and Jiujiang County, and reach the lower reaches of Kuaiji, connecting the southeast of the empire into one piece."

"Guangyang Road in Hanoi, from Hanoi to the north, through Anyang, to Handan, through Dongyuan of Hengshan County, to Jixian County of Guangyang County, the road runs across the North China Plain from north to south, parallel to Taihang Mountain from east to west, extends east to You Beiping County without end, and then arrives Jieshi area."

Jiang Wan, who was a little parched during the explanation, raised his head and took a sip from his cup, moistening his throat that was about to smoke, and continued, saying.

"Guangyang Road in Hanoi is the main road for the north-south traffic of the empire. Ji County on this road is the old capital of Yan State, Handan is the old capital of Zhao State, Anyang is an important place of Wei State, cross the Yellow River along Guangyang Road in Hanoi and enter Sanchuan County , directly connected to Mikawa Tokaido.”

"As for the Kuaiji Road in Western Liao, it starts from the southern part of Liaoxi County in the north, and goes south through Youbeiping, Yuyang, Guangyang, Julu, Jibei, Linzi, Langya, and the counties of Donghai, until it reaches Kuaiji County."

"This main road can connect Liaodong from west to east, and from Kuaiji to the south, it can enter central Fujian and cross the border."

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"The prime minister is well-known and memorized, and his reputation is indeed well-deserved."

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Hearing Prime Minister Jiang Wan's exposition on the five main roads of the Great Qin Dynasty, Qin Gong Ying Fei and others felt amazed in their hearts, and they had to admit Jiang Wan's extensive knowledge and memorization.

Even this kind of thing recorded in the dossier is very clear, which moved Qin Gong Yingfei.

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Thoughts flickered in his mind for a while, Duke Qin Yingfei looked at Jiang Wan, and said, "Prime Minister, apart from the Longxi North Tunnel among the five main roads, the only one in Qin Kingdom is the Meridian Road?"

　In this chapter, I began to search information in the morning when I went to work, and it lasted for a whole day. To be honest, I was very tired.

　　And this chapter is very boring. Some people may not like to read it. They feel that Hongta Shanshui, to be honest, I can write the usual two or three chapters when writing this chapter. In fact, I don’t like to write these things because I can’t write them. Novelty, but also tiring.It's just that if you want to use it next time, just explain it clearly at once.Before the Sui Dynasty, waterways could not be used at all, and the north and south were blocked, so the only way was to rely on Qin Chi.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)