Chastity Layman

  Chapter 397 Soaring up to 90,000 miles

  Qin Lang returned home and told Yu Xiao and Yu Xuanji the good news.

  At first, they didn't seem to hear it. After Qin Lang repeated it again, Yu Xiao's face turned a little pale, and her eyes were full of panic, "Ah Lang, why did our family offend the emperor and be severely punished?"

"Why do you have such an idea? This is a good thing, and it is His Majesty's grace. Our family has obtained a land of hundreds of miles, Wu'an Prefecture, which will be our fief from now on." Qin Lang explained. .

   But Yuxiao shook his head, still thinking that Qin Lang must have angered the emperor somewhere, otherwise how could his family be exiled to that terrible Lingnan Jiaozhou?

  Yu Xuanji was also very worried.

"Ah Lang, I heard that there is drought and rain for half a year in Jiaozhou. When it is dry, there is no rain for half a year, and it can rain for half a year. When it rains, the land turns into swamps and lakes. People there can only live in tree houses on tall trees during the rainy season. There are also many beasts and poisonous snakes. Mosquitoes are bigger than sparrows and can kill cows and horses. Poisonous snakes are everywhere. Yes, some pythons are thicker than a bucket..."

  Speaking of these Jiaozhou rumors, Yu Xuanji, a talented woman, couldn't help but turn pale with fright.

  Regarding the distant land of Lingnan, especially Jiaozhi, the people of Chang'an don't really know much about it. Most of them heard some anecdotes and strange things, and most of them were exaggerations.

   Cochin people ride elephants to travel, why are there witches who can drive beasts and poisonous snakes, etc., where there are witches who raise Gu...

"You imagine Jiaozhou too horrible. In fact, it has been two thousand years since the Qin and Han Dynasties began to develop Jiaozhi. The three counties of Jiaozhi, Rinan, and Jiuzhen in the Han Dynasty, but even today's Linyi Kingdom includes Included. In the Han Dynasty when Ma Yuan went south and quelled the rebellion of Jiaoren, he also erected a copper pillar in the south of Jiaozhi, leaving a ruthless sentence, the copper pillar was broken, and Jiaozhi was destroyed. It is said that the south copper pillar, It's still standing there."

  The Tiannan Copper Pillar erected by Ma Yuan is still there, but it has been buried by hand.

  When Ma Yuan fought against the rebellion in the south, he also killed a lot of people. Before he left that year, he left two copper pillars melted from the weapons of the Jiuzhen rebels in the territory of Linyi.

   It was used as a display of martial arts by the Great Han Dynasty to pacify Jiaozhi Jiuzhen County, and it was also used as the boundary line between the south of Han Jiuzhen County and Xitu State at that time.

   This is also the southernmost border of the Han Dynasty.

  Jiaoren was afraid, and dared not destroy the two copper pillars after the Han army withdrew, but they stood there every day, and they were very flustered, so every time Jiaoren passed by, he took two stones and threw them under the copper pillars.

   After throwing it secretly for more than a thousand years, the two copper pillars have long been buried as two stone mountains.

  The author buried the copper pillar in this way instead of breaking it, so it was not considered a violation of the cruel words left by Ma Yuan back then, and no further attacks were incurred.

   But in fact, the Han army later had no time to take care of the distant land of the south of the sky, and it wasn't how smart it was to hand over people.

At the peak of the Han Dynasty, the southernmost Rinan County included the five provinces of Quang Binh, Guangzhi, Hue, Guangnan, and Binh Dinh in Vietnam, and reached the north bank of the Bajiang River in Binh Dinh Province. Nha Trang is no more than a hundred miles away.

   By the time of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Central Plains Dynasty had lost a lot of land to Jiaozhi, and Rinan County in the Han Dynasty had actually lost all of it.

  The current territory of Annan in the Tang Dynasty actually inherited the territory of the Sui Dynasty. The southernmost Huanzhou is actually Jiuzhen County in the Sui Dynasty, and the southern boundary is bounded by the Guluo River.

Although in the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang sent a general to conquer Linyi Kingdom in the south, destroyed its capital, and took away its golden statue, but because of unacceptable conditions, hot weather and other reasons, although the Sui army won, it still lost more than half of its troops, making it difficult to gain a foothold in the area. In particular, the local natives were not convinced even though they were defeated, so they could only fight back.

  The lost Nichinan County also lost at least 1,500 miles of coast.

   It is said that at the foot of the distant Tongzhu Mountain, Ma Yuan left some disabled veterans to guard the Tongzhu. By the time of the Sui Dynasty, it had multiplied into a village of hundreds of people.

   "It's too far away, that's the south of the sky." Yu Xuanji almost cried.

  For these beauties, they used to be the daughters of officials, but later they suffered misfortune, fell into the teaching workshop, became Chang'an courtesans, and then married Qin Lang as concubines, and they still had a good life.

  Also almost never separated from the bustling city of Chang'an, now it is said that the Qin family is going to be sealed off to Jiaozhou, in the corner of the South China Sea, how could it be possible not to be afraid.

   "It's thousands of miles away, how can it be done, Alang, can you please please Your Majesty, let us not go to Tiannan." Yu Xiao begged.

  Qin Lang was a little helpless, as soon as they heard intercourse, they felt as if they were going to die.

"In fact, it is not thousands of miles away. It is a bit exaggerated. From Guilin to our fief, it is actually only 1,700 miles. There is a Guilin Tongzhi Road that has existed since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It goes from Guilin to Liuzhou through Yongfu County, and then After going through Yanzhou to Yongzhou, and then going southwest through the mountains, it fell to our fiefdom, and it is also possible to go directly south to Qinzhou from Yongzhou, and sail to the fiefdom of Wu'an Prefecture by sea."

  In fact, these two routes are not bad, and they are not particularly difficult to walk. After all, from Guilin to Yongzhou (Nanning), it is actually down the river. Guilin to Liuzhou is Baishishui (Luoqing River), and Liuzhou to Yanzhou (Laibin) is Yangjiang (Liujiang.)

When you get here, you can go directly from Liuzhou to Nanning by land, or you can go down the Liujiang River to Xunzhou (Guiping). The Liujiang River and the Hongshui River converge to form the Qianjiang River, and the Yongjiang River from Nanning converges to form the Xunjiang River (Yujiang River). From Liuzhou to the Xunjiang River, and then from the Yongjiang River to Yongzhou.

  These waterways are still relatively developed, and they are more convenient for carrying people or goods.

   From Nanning to the boundary of Pingxiang Youyiguan, there is actually the Xijiang waterway that can pass through.

   But the distance is not far after all.

  Of course, if you go from Nanning to Qinzhou, you can actually go down the Yongjiang River first, then turn to the Qinjiang River to reach the seaside of Qinzhou Port, and sail to Wu'an Prefecture by sea.

  No matter which way, the waterway still occupies the main distance. Although some places also need to switch between land and water, it is still more convenient in the end.

   Or you can go directly to the Yangtze River, or go directly to Hangzhou through the canal, and sail along the coast to Jiaozhou. However, in this era, long-distance sailing still has some risks, and it is easy to encounter storms, strays, hidden reefs, etc.

  So it is of course better to go inland.

Going up the Xiangjiang River in Changsha and crossing the Lingqu River to Guilin, this is the most important route from the Central Plains to the south of Lingnan that has matured since the Qin Dynasty. Guilin has always been the Lingnan bridgehead managed by the Central Plains Dynasty and is the most developed in Lingnan today. , the most populous city.

  Changsha to Guilin is actually a little over a thousand miles.

   Chang'an to Changsha, two thousand miles.

  In this way, Xi’an to Changsha is two thousand miles, Changsha to Guilin is one thousand miles, Guilin to Jiaozhou is 1,700 miles, the whole journey is 4,700 miles, um, less than five thousand miles.

   And Chang'an to Gaochang (Turpan) in the Western Regions, the official statement of the imperial court is 4,300 miles.

  Thinking about it this way, it’s actually not far away.

"Look, the distance from Chang'an to Jiaozhou is actually similar to the distance from Chang'an to Gaochang State. You see so many merchants from the Western Regions come and go to Chang'an, don't they all live well? There is also Feng An in Lingnan, isn't it? Come to Chang'an?"

   "Feng An and his son came to Chang'an from Lingnan, and it only took a month on the road. Even if we walk slowly, we can reach Jiaozhou in at most two months."

  Qin Lang comforted the concubines.

   "Can you not go to fiefdom?" Yu Xiao asked pitifully, her son Qin Jun is still so young, she couldn't bear to let him go to such a wild and remote place.

  Qin Lang felt a little helpless, they despise such a good piece of land.

"As for the feudal matter, His Majesty hasn't decided yet, and the feudal vassal is definitely going to be the feudal vassal, but now this secular feudal policy has just begun, and I am the first one, and the real list of vassals has not yet been finalized, so it is estimated that the whole It will take a year and a half for the matter of the world seal to be settled, and it will take another year and a half for the real seal to be sealed, so it is estimated that it will not work in two or three years if it is really wanted, so there is still time Be well prepared."

"You don't have to worry. After Feng An's pilgrimage to the emperor this time, I will go south with him to the south of Lingnan to inspect the south of the Five Ridges for His Majesty. By the way, I will go to the fief to see and make some preparations. I will arrange people to build it there. Good castles and manors, everything is done comfortably, you will be welcome to go south."

   "Are all the ministers willing to go to these wild places?" Yu Xiao asked.

Yu Xuanji immediately said, "I guess the other ministers would definitely not be willing to go, at least no one would ask to go to that barren land, only our Sanlang, who seemed to be fascinated by a ghost, actually asked to be entrusted to the That's crazy." Yu Xuanji pouted, she was also pregnant just now.

  When I thought that it would take two or three months on the road, the car and boat would be bumpy, and I would go all the way to Jiaozhou to become the king of the savages, so I couldn't help but frown.

   "If the ministers are not willing to touch this exile-like world, maybe this plan of His Majesty will fail, then will we not have to go to Jiaozhou?" Yu Xiao also asked quickly.

How nice it is to be in Chang'an. In the future, when little Qin Jun grows up, he can go to Chongxian Hall to study, and the people he can make friends with are all the sons and daughters of noble families. After studying in Chongxian Hall for a few years, he will enter the palace as a guard. Anyone with 58 years of experience can be released as a military officer. With the protection of the Qin family, Qin Jun's future is bright. In the future, he might be able to become a general, or even a Duke of Jin.

   And once they go to Lingnan Jiaozhou, who in Chang'an City will remember them?

  Little Qin Jun will grow up with a group of indigenous barbarians. What can he learn, what friends can he make, and what future will he have in the future?

  Seeing their worried looks, Qin Lang could only shake his head helplessly.

Wu'an Prefecture in Cochin is indeed very far away, but it is a hundred times better than the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It is a fiefdom on the Red River Delta. Such a treasure land of geomantic omen, if managed well, the Qin family can stand for thousands of years, but these women, But with a disgusted look on his face, he tried his best not to go, because his hair was long and his knowledge was short, his eyes were only fixed on the small area under his feet, and he couldn't see the distance at all.

  (end of this chapter)