Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Whether it is the Nanyang Plain or the Guanzhong Plain, it has been one of the granaries of China since ancient times.

From the era of ancient tribes with rough roads to the era of science and technology with numerous high-rise buildings in later generations, these two places have supported the stomachs of the Chinese people.

The Qinling Mountains separate the north and the south. As the only channel for Shangyu, the importance of its geographical location can be seen!

Silk, tea, porcelain, soap, sugar, and rice from the south, and green silk tobacco, salt, tung oil, medicinal materials, walnuts, and leather goods from the north came and went incessantly.

There are many passes on this ancient road, the most dangerous one is Wuguan.

As the only water and land hub on the ancient Shang-Yu Road, Wuguan's importance is evident!

"General Chronicle of Shangzhou Zhili" records:

"Since the Wanli Dynasty, the town of Longjuzhai alone has several kilometers of Kangqu, thousands of huge houses, roosters crow, and people who are not sleeping. There is a market that can be found in the middle of the night. Therefore, hundreds of boats are connected to the rafts, thousands of hooves are following each other, bustling with business, Taxes are increasing again and again, and the sources of tax amounts are getting bigger and bigger!”

You must know that in ancient times, rich households and poor households lived in separate areas.

Longjuzhai is a little-known town. The area where wealthy households are located is several miles in size. There are several families who enter the yard, and there are thousands of families...

How prosperous this is!

But there is a tax collector here who won’t change even if he goes to the county!

In this 26-mile ancient road, there are hundreds of such passes and towns ([-] passes).

It can be said that if it is managed properly, the tax revenue from Shangyu Ancient Road alone will be enough to feed an army!

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Zongdi, as one of the five major camps in Dashun, is willing to guard Shangluo.

There is no other reason, this place can feed his 10,000+ army!

The fact that Ta Tianbao was left to guard Wuguan was enough to prove his status in Yuan Zongdi's heart.

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The ancient road was difficult to travel, but now there is a group of soldiers under the banner of Chuangjun, who are struggling to go up.

Looking carefully, he saw the huge word "ox" on the general's flag flying in the army, making a hunting sound in the mountain wind.

Surprisingly, it was Niu Chenghu and Niu Wancai, the two generals who had been demoted from the army.

When Niu Wancai, Zuo Guangxian and Zhao Yingyuan went to Shandong, they followed Zhu Youjian's example and forced the city to pay.

However, in just ten days, tens of millions of silver were actually sold out.

At this time, the three of them had only "robbed" less than half of the county seat in Shandong.

They were planning to go deeper, but unexpectedly, news came that Li Guo had entered Xuzhou.

And Zhou Fengwu also occupied the area abandoned by Emperor Ming.

The three of them, who had just rebelled against Dashun and saw that their way back home was about to be cut off, decided to keep Zuo Guangxian and Zhao Yingyuan behind and continue to stay in Shandong Province to collect wages.

Niu Wancai first came to test out Emperor Ming's tone.

The three of them made up their mind that Emperor Ming would accept them. If not, the three of them would occupy Shandong and build ships in Dengzhou to see the consequences.

After all - they came to enlightenment, but it was only because the shaved head was hot.

The three of them haven’t seen Emperor Ming’s words yet!

If Emperor Ming doesn't accept them, isn't it like a monkey carrying a watermelon to steal a peach, only to lose one end and collapse at the other?

The three of them discussed it and decided that Niu Wancai would take the 800 million silver he had stolen to find Emperor Ming to surrender.

If Emperor Ming accepts them, Emperor Ming will give them official positions and make them responsible for continuing to force the city in Shandong to collect wages.

After all, for Emperor Ming who had lost the world, money and food were the foundation of his strength!

If Emperor Ming does not accept it, he will ask Niu Wanchai to try to send a message to them. When the time comes, the two of them will be responsible for rescuing Niu Wanchai.

In order to prevent Niu Wancai from being controlled by Emperor Ming and unable to send messages as soon as he arrived, the three of them even agreed that if Niu Wancai did not reply within a month, the two of them would come to rescue him.

In this way, Niu Wancai came to Nanyang with 800 million silver.

Niu Wancai was able to come to invest, so Zhu Youjian naturally accepted it, and even gave Zuo Guangxian and Zhao Yingyuan the title of Shandong Donation Ambassador.

However, just as Zhu Youjian's envoy was dispatched, he received news that Yuan Zongdi was advancing on Nanyang.

Zhu Youjian made a prompt decision and took the 800 million silver and grain brought by Niu Wancai to "seduce" Yuan Zongdi.

If it hadn't been for Niu Wancai's arrival, Zhu Youjian, who had already cast his silver into silver plates, would have had to work harder.

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When Niu Wancai arrives, the happiest thing is that Niu becomes a tiger.

Niu Chenghu was originally the commander-in-chief of the Ming army. After he was forced to surrender, he was protected by Niu Wancai, so the two had a close personal relationship.

On New Year's Day this year, Li Zicheng conferred hundreds of official titles in Xi'an. The two were both earls. They were two people with the surname Niu who were in the same family 500 years ago, and their personal relationship became even better.

Now, Niu Chenghu has taken the lead and surrendered to Emperor Ming, and has already established a firm foothold.

Niu Chenghu was naturally overjoyed at the arrival of Niu Wancai, the old brother who had protected him in the past.

If military generals have a fatal friendship, most of the time they will repay each other with their lives.

Niu Chenghu made up his mind to repay Niu Wancai.

After talking all night long, the two agreed that now was the time for the emperor to employ people, and as long as they worked hard, they might not have no chance of making contributions.

At this juncture, the two of them, who already have a good personal relationship, should join hands and work together!

After all, when cooperating with others, how can you have the peace of mind of cooperating with someone you trust?

Because of this, when Zhu Youjian expressed his desire to seize the ancient Shang Yu Road, the two of them stood up together.

The mountain roads are rugged and difficult for the army to move.

Two old brothers who shared weal and woe, led their men and trudged hard.

The Shangyu Ancient Road is an ancient road built along the terrain among the mountains.

The widest point is only four meters, and the narrowest point is only two meters.

Especially the main line of Qinling Mountains and the Wuguan section.

“Wandering around thousands of mountains, I am a traveler from far away places.

The berry moss in Shangling Mountain is slippery, and the stone slopes are tilted up and down! "

The towering Qinling Mountains block the intersection of air currents from the north and south.

As the geographical dividing line between the north and the south, there are mountains hundreds of miles wide, and the valleys are often shrouded in fog.

These bluestone roads dug out of huge rocks and along the mountains have grown a lot of moss due to the heavy moisture for a long time.

Slippery moss makes the rugged mountain road even more difficult to navigate.

Therefore, this place has always been called the natural and dangerous road, just like the Shu Road.

Most of this [-]-mile-long mountain road is in very bad condition.

It is a rugged mountain road that "can only be ridden alone, compared to the Shu Road".

There is also Luo Gongyou in the meantime, which can be called a desperate situation.

Luo Gongqi is located fifty miles east of Shangzhou City, opposite Luoyuan Village in Baiyangdian Town.

It is less than three feet wide and about five or six miles long. It is located at the bottom of the cliff, with the "Baren Cave" high above and the rapids of the Danjiang River below.

It can be said that the rocks are sloping and slippery with moss, and the stone teeth are like swords. People and horses are supporting each other to save them, and they are shaking.

The onlookers were all shocked, and it was ridiculous to stumble and fall!

Luo Gongqi Ancient Road

Here, at this time, people are still afraid of others, and ghosts are worried about ghosts.

It was not until the Qianlong period that a Shangzhou magistrate named Luo Wensi "then donated a salary of [-] yuan, recruited stone workers, and built a road. He also chiseled stones as railings on the side of the road, and placed wide spaces on the left and right walls of the road. A temporary resting place for travelers."

After that, this place had a real name and became a smooth road.

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