Good Life in Qin Dynasty

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they looked at the Loulan envoy with admiration!

Smart man!

Even Ying Zheng thinks this Loulan envoy is good!

At least it's more pleasing than the envoy from Xirong just now!

"Loulan..." Li Jiyang was very interested, because later generations of Loulan have become a—mystery, an ancient country in the desert, and one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

Zhang Qian was ordered to go to the Western Regions. At that time, he was in the 36 countries of the Western Regions in the present Xinjiang border. Shan, Xiye, Puli, Yinai, Shache, Shule, Weitou, Wensu, Yuli, Gumo, Beilu, Wutanzi, Beilu Houguo, Shanhuan, Pulei, Puleihouguo, West Qimi, Jieguo, Huhu, Shanguo, Cheshiqianguo, Cheshihouguo, Cheshiweiduguo, Cheshihouchengguo, 34 countries, in addition to Dawan, Anxi, Da Yuezhi More than a dozen countries in the Western Regions, such as Kangju, Haokand, Kanjuti, and Wuyishanli.

In fact, it is not limited to the 36 countries, but only these 36 countries have contacts with the Central Plains.

The 36 countries of the Western Regions refer to the "City Kingdoms" under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate in the Western Han Dynasty

and the approximate number of "Xingguo".

In the Han Dynasty, there were many small countries around the Tarim Basin and the valleys of the Tianshan Mountains, with a population of more than 2000 and a population of nearly [-].

Since there were thirty or forty of these small countries at that time, the "Book of Han" written by Ban Gu

It is called "36 countries" in Chinese, and because most of them are centered on city walls, they are also called "city and country countries".

The geographical orientation of the 36 countries in the Western Regions is bounded by "the west of the Xiongnu, the south of Wusun, and the east of Congling".

According to the relevant records in "Hanshu" and related dictionaries, first of all, the 36 countries in the Western Regions did not include Wusun Kingdom and Dawan Kingdom, which were also under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions.

Secondly, the 36 countries are not a fixed number, but an approximation.

Again, these countries are all under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the countries that are not under the jurisdiction of the Duhu are listed as "not under the Duhu."

It's just that the Qin Dynasty is now powerful and occupies a vast territory. When it was chasing the Huns, Dog Rong and other enemy invaders, it destroyed many small countries by the way.

Moreover, the generals of the Qin State really couldn't bear to occupy a city and call it a country. A mere city lord dared to call himself the lord of a country.

Just hit them all.

Therefore, after the Qin State destroyed the six countries, it expanded outwards. The land did not occupy a large area, but more than two dozen countries were destroyed, and dozens of kings were brought back. country city.

Li Jiyang took a closer look at the Loulan envoy. He looks a bit like a mixed race, but he is still a little bit worse than the Xinjiang people of later generations. Well, he is not as good-looking as the Xinjiang people. This Loulan envoy still looks like a barbarian. He has a big beard and deep eye sockets, but he is not as strong as a barbarian, but he still looks like an ordinary person in the Central Plains.

"Yes, Loulan." Loulan's envoy was very eloquent: "I, Loulan, are willing to be the bow, arrow and spear in the hands of His Majesty the Qin Emperor, to drive away tigers and wolves for His Majesty, and clear obstacles!"

To them, this word is used to express loyalty, and generally hearing this kind of expression, one knows that the other party is absolutely surrendering.

But this is in Daqin!

The eyes of the civil servants all turned to the generals: Did you see that?Someone is robbing you of your jobs!

Hey!

The generals are angry!

The Qin State itself has no shortage of talents. There are graduates from the military academy to join the army every year, and various new weapons emerge in an endless stream. Even the three brothers of the Meng family feel the pressure, let alone ordinary generals. .

It's fine if you are under pressure from your own people. You are a foreigner and you dare to compete with us for an errand when you meet us for the first time. What do you mean?

Want to fight?

Especially the old generals, they quit immediately: "My great Qin soldiers are as numerous as the stars in the sky, how dare you, Loulan, compare with us?"

"It's better to take down Loulan and see how powerful they are."

"That's right, how dare such a small country compare with our big Qin generals."

Loulan's envoy was terrified: "No, I don't mean that."

"Then what do you mean?" General Li Mu almost slapped the table and jumped up.

Loulan's envoys were about to cry: "I just want to ask His Majesty the Emperor of Qin to give us Loulan as the master. Dog Rong and Xiongnu passed through Loulan one by one. Our Loulan is suffering!" Well, this one is the same as Xirong. To file a complaint and ask for help.

In history, there was a dialect saying: Hu is the one who destroys Qin.

It caused Qin Shihuang to garrison 30 troops, strictly guarding the northern gate, and went deep into the grassland several times, driving the dog soldiers and the Huns to run away, and the rest of the Hu people were not to mention.

What happened to Xirong, Loulan has also experienced. Xirong is okay, at least he is ruthless enough. If he can't beat the dog army, he can beat other tribes. He can maintain his own livelihood by tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. Loulan can't, Loulan The human body is weaker than the Huns and Dog Rong, and the place is not big, and he is in the edge of the desert. He really can't run or carry it. Otherwise, who would come all the way to the capital of Daqin to worship.

"Do you like this Loulan?" Ying Zheng asked Li Jiyang in a low voice.

"I like it." Li Jiyang nodded: "Although they are on the edge of the desert, they have a lot of water sources, and the population is not bad, but the location is not good."

"What's wrong?" Ying Zheng didn't quite understand.

Li Jiyang whispered: "There are often strong winds there, very strong winds, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, and the sand blown up can bury Loulan."

Ying Zheng's eyes widened: "Really?"

As the first emperor, who was born and raised in the interior, it is really unimaginable. How strong is the wind?

"Next time I have a chance, let Master take us to see it." At most, they are now in good health and can live a long life, because they still hold the status of emperor and empress, and Master dare not teach them anything else. We can only let them let go of the old and learn the new, and when they let go of the responsibilities on their shoulders, when will they formally teach them how to cultivate.

"Such a strong wind..." Ying Zheng didn't want Li Jiyang to take risks, but then he thought that Master is an old fairy, what kind of strong wind has he never seen?So I felt relieved: "Okay, next time I have a chance, let Master take us both to have a look."

After the two of them finished talking, seeing the Loulan envoy who was being run over, it was so pitiful, and Li Jiyang thought of Xinjiang in his previous life.

Uyghur is a very interesting nation. The men there have both the looks of the Hu people and the gentle temperament of the Han people. Unfortunately, in the eyes of foreigners, they are not strong enough.

But the girls are beautiful.

Especially the legend of Princess Hanxiang.

Let everyone in the future generations yearn for it.

There is also the legend of the Loulan beauty. The female mummy from more than a thousand years ago is an archaeological treasure as famous as the Mawangdui female corpse.

Thinking of the female corpse at Mawangdui, Li Jiyang took a look at Xin Sheng who was sitting in the pile of generals. Xin Sheng seemed to have a feeling. He looked up and saw Qin Anjun looking at him, so he grinned. He recently returned to the capital city on rotation, and felt that the capital city was good. , but there is no excitement at the border, thinking about going back after the new year.

Looking at the silly Xin Sheng, the young man many years ago is now an important member of the party, guarding the general, commanding a hundred thousand troops, invincible.

"Okay, what the envoy of Loulan said, I know, um, although you, Loulan, have nothing to do with Daqin, but since you have come to pay tribute to Daqin, you are a vassal of Daqin. If you go again, tell me If you dare to offend them, I, the Great Qin Cavalry, will definitely step through their yurts and rob their cattle, sheep and horses." Ying Zheng was murderous as soon as he opened his mouth: "The desert is so big, even if you bury a dog army, the Huns can also bury them." down."

The Loulan envoy was overjoyed and kowtowed: "Long live Your Majesty! Long live Qin Anjun!"

As far as the present is concerned, the word "Long Live" is definitely not out of malicious intent, nor does it imply anything, because before the Song Dynasty, the title "Long Live" was not reserved for emperors.

Li Jiyang was the only one who stipulated this when Qin Shihuang proclaimed himself emperor, but the other party shouted "Long live" and included him, not intentionally, but just thinking that Qin Anjun was as good as the legend said.

Before he came, he heard people say that it is not easy to please the emperor, and it is even more difficult to please the old gods. The best way is to please Qin Anjun, because Qin Anjun is a man full of wisdom.

Sure enough, he took Qin Anjun with him in everything, even if he was embarrassed by others, he survived. Qin Anjun is really his noble man.

When the envoys from Loulan went down, the other envoys would wink more, especially the envoys from Uzi, who stumbled and begged His Majesty the Emperor and Lord Qin An to take pity on Uzi and reduce the amount of tribute from Uzi Steel. Reduced Uzi steel twice the weight of gold tribute.

"Gold?" Ying Zheng pointed lightly at the bricks under his feet: "Have you seen this brick?"

Everyone looked down and nodded.

"It's a gold brick."

Everyone: "...!!!"

Lying in a big slot!

Everyone immediately lowered their heads and took a closer look. Sure enough, under the transparent layer of unknown material, there were bricks glowing with golden light. Who usually pays attention to the bricks under their feet when they have nothing to do?Moreover, they are all sitting, separated by cushions, and in front of them is a table. In winter, there is a tea stove on which you can drink hot tea at any time.

Some people even put the letters of credence, memorials, etc. on the top, which is equivalent to a multi-functional desk. Who can lie under the desk to see what is on the floor?

Unexpectedly, this Golden Luan Hall is already resplendent enough, even the floor is made of gold bricks!

It really is the "Golden Luang Palace"!

The face of Uzi's envoy turned pale.

"My Daqin does not lack gold, but only Wutz steel." This means that it is obvious that we don't want gold, we need Wootz steel.

Everyone was silent about this, Daqin is so rich, what else is he lacking?

Of course, if Daqin lacked something, they would pay Daqin something.

The Uzi people really don't know what is good and what is wrong. If they were, they would have paid tribute even to the steel mines. The Uzi envoy had no choice but to plead guilty.

He was the last envoy to go out, followed by the display of tributes from various countries. Of course, not all of them were brought in, just the gift list. Each gift list was read aloud by a servant, and after reading it, it was put away and stepped aside.

This recitation lasted for a long time, and after the recitation was finished, Ying Zheng symbolically expressed his satisfaction with the tribute, and then the palace banquet began.

In the singing and dancing, silk and bamboo sounds, all kinds of big dishes start.

In addition to the strong national power of the Qin Dynasty, eating food is also a reason for the nearby subordinate countries to flock to it. Only when you arrive in Qin State, you will know what is "rice" and what is "vegetables"

Qin's seasonings can even be used as common goods in some remote small countries. A bag of five-spice powder can be exchanged for a cow, two sheep, or a young and beautiful female slave in those small countries.

Thirteen incense is a noble seasoning that only the king and nobles can enjoy.

In addition, there are glass products, crystal glass, silk and satin, too many things that make those dependent countries envious, but they can't arouse jealousy, they really can't get jealous.

It is said that the state of Qin has the help of the gods, and the large jade boat hanging in the air makes everyone dare not disrespect the state of Qin for fear of being punished by the gods.

During the singing and dancing, a group of dancers of different races came out.

It's quite Persian style, but it's a little too little.

Li Jiyang looked at it seriously, and Ying Zheng directly crushed the wine glass in his hand.

Manager Jiang calmly changed him to a new wine glass, and then ordered in private: "Let them all go down, and dance with sleeves and waist bent."

Wearing so little, Qin Anjun still looked at it so carefully, the emperor was not happy.