The first line of defense in Wuling is 250 miles, and the second line of defense may be delayed construction, but how many miles do these places have in total?

With such a problem, Xiong Jing walked south along the Xiang River until Qingyang, the seat of Dongting County. Three years ago, the county magistrate was replaced by Xiong Jing, Zhaoshu recommended his fellow clan Zhaoliu, and Xiong Jing immediately appointed Zhaoliu as the county magistrate.

The State of Chu has been operating Hunan for more than a hundred years. If you look closely, this is the result of Wu Qi's reform: "Wu Qi is the one who is the one who is in the south and the Man Yue, so there are Dongting and Cangwu." This happened about 150 years ago. Since then, the State of Chu began to operate Hunan. During the reign of King Qingxiang, Bai Qi defeated Ying. In order to get a breather, Chu offered Qingyang to Qin to the west.

To the west of Qingyang is one of the three major plains west of Changsha and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (Jianghan, Dongting, and Poyang). Qin attached great importance to farming and naturally accepted it happily. Two years later, Chu tore up the alliance letter and attacked 150,000 troops on the riverside. Qin was very anxious to attack Wei at that time, so he could only acknowledge this result, so the two countries joined forces again.

Whether it is brave or cowardly, the ancestors have tried their best to expand their territory and preserve their country's fortunes. The Dongting County and Cangwu County that Xiong Jing sees now are the result of the development and preservation of the seven generations of monarchs of the Chu State.

To the north of Qingyang is Pengcheng (Pengchengjun, now Yueyang), where the Yangtze River roughly forms a V character, where the Xiangjiang River flows into the bottom of the V character. Above the V character, it is Yunmengze, belonging to the Qin territory; below the V character, it is Chu territory. On the left is the Lishui River basin, there is Lingyang (now Cili), Cenyangyi (Cen River, a tributary to the north of the Lishui River), and Linli (Linlijun);

To the south of the Lishui River Basin is the Yuanshui River Basin. The Yuanshui River has Zhongyi (Zhongjun, now northeast of Taoyuan), Linyuan (Linyuanjun, now Changde), Zhan Lanyang (Zhan Lanyangjun, now northeast of Changde), and Gao Cai, two small towns in Wudai; the Yuanshui River goes south, Zishui River, and Zishui is Yiyang.

This is a city on the left bank of the Xiang River. The entire Xiang River, the uppermost river, is Linwu, Chen County (now Chenzhou), Bi County (now Yongxing), and Leiyang (Leiyang Jun); Taoyang (now Quanzhou) on the left side of the Xiang River. The Rushui and Xiang River meet at Pangyi (now Hengyang), and to the north, there is Xiangjun Xiang to Xiangtan, and then to Qingyang, there is Luo County (now Xiangyin County).

There were 19 counties and towns in Hunan, and there were ten people in the vassal states. After the Ao system was adopted, the counties and towns that were not affiliated with the vassal states were mainly granted to the Zhao clan honorary scholars. Of course, this was intentional, just like Chengyang and Suixian contracted the Ruoao clan, all in order to make it grow rapidly. But Hunan was not as good as Chengyang and Suixian and Dongting County, and there were more than 20,000 households in the Cangwu County. These D households even included Baiyue and Sanmiao in the mountains and forests. There were actually very few Chu people in the city, and more were the Miao people who had been transformed into Chu and Yue people.

In the county magistrate's mansion, the rules for banquets were no different from those of Yingdu. Even because it was a mountainous land and close to Dongting, the food was more abundant than that of Yingdu. Xiong Jing was worried all the way and had no appetite. After three meals, he looked at the Fengjun and the honorary scholar in the hall and asked, "If the Qin people attacked, what equipment do you have?"

Xiong Jing suddenly asked about military affairs, and the smiling people suddenly became heavy. Zhao Liu said, "Report to the king, if Qin Ruo attacks me, there should be two ways, one is the river and the other is the Yuan River. When we came to the river, we have built hundreds of large-wing warships, and there are also boat troops..."

"In the future, there will be no Zhoushi, only county soldiers and private soldiers." Xiong Jing interrupted Zhaoliu's answer. The Chu military system has changed a lot. Now there are only the troops of each county and each clan, and there are no national troops such as the king soldiers and Zhoushi.

It means that each county must guard the county's territory, and the clans must guard the country's territory, and the clans cannot rely on the assistance of the state army. But this is not absolute. If Dongting County is lost, Shaxian, Xiayi, E County, Xiling, and Zhucheng in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River will directly bear the military attacks of the Qin people. Cangwu County in the upper reaches of the Xiang River, Xiou, Luoyue and other Yue people will be uneasy. For this reason, the Grand Sima Mansion specially designated various defense areas, and the counties and towns in the defense areas have established mutual assistance mechanisms to eliminate the situation of fighting on their own. But rescue takes time, especially for border counties like Dongting County, Xiong Jing's reminder is also here.

"I know." Zhao Liu had no intention of panic. "What I said was that the Zhou Shi was a soldier from another county and came on board. The Qin people were afraid of our Zhou Shi, so they dared not fight with me on the river and above Dongting. They could only follow the Yuan River in Qianzhong County. The Qin people sank boats and paddles in Honggu to block the waterway, and I also followed it, and now they have sunk boats and paddles on the Yuan River.

There are Zhongyi, Linyuan, Zhan Lanyang, three cities, and Gao Cai, which is a small town. It is difficult to move above the Yuan River. If Qin attacks me, the waterways will be blocked and cannot be blocked."

The upper reaches of the Yuan River are Qianzhong County. Qu Yuan once said, "The morning is in the morning, and stay in Chenyang at night." He set out from the morning, and stay in Chenyang at night. Chenyang is Chenxi, Yuanling, downstream of Chenxi, and Qianzhong County's capital (now Huaihua) upstream of Chenxi have already belonged to Qin. If you go south along the Yuan River, as long as you break through Changde, you can reach Luo County. Luo County is Pengzong in the north and Qingyang in the south. After it is cut off, Dongting County will not receive assistance from the Yangtze River Basin.

"I also asked the Zaofu to sell Dongting County cement and giant glutinous steel to build three cities of Zhongyi, Linyuan and Zhan Lanyang, but cement could not be obtained for a long time." Zhao Liu changed his tone and talked about Zaofu in front of Xiong Jing. Fortunately, the Gong Yindao stayed in Panyu.

"Cement is short of all places." Xiong Jing shook his head helplessly. The output of Juti is insufficient, but the less is cement. The Tovat steam engine, the grinding of raw cement clinker can be not next to the river. The steam engine directly drives Juti grinding and building a factory with a higher efficiency. The improved cement kiln does not require a clinker to be cut off, which greatly improves production efficiency.

The annual cement production has now exceeded 30,000 tons, and it is still in urgent need. The current plan for building a mansion has reached 100,000 tons per year - this is very conservative. The annual output of Qixin Cement Plant in the Republic of China is 300,000 tons. Considering that cities, bridges and defense lines are needed everywhere (building houses and paving roads is not enough), even if the annual output is 150,000 tons, 200,000 tons is not an exaggeration.

"However, I don't ask for a lot of cement," the cement factory was run by Xiong Jing. Zhaoliu finally saw Xiong Jing and would definitely not miss the opportunity. "Only ten thousand tons. I heard that Xiayi built a city of 60 miles, 40,800 meters high, 45,000 tons of cement, 45000 tons of iron, and Dongting is both the land of Great Chu, and it is also a border county. How dare the king ask why he favors one and the other?"

Xiayi belongs to Xiahou. Xiahou was the favorite minister of the ancestor King Qingxiang. He was not for his military achievements, but because it was a border city, the city had not been taken back. Xiayi built a city of 60 miles, which was almost larger than Yingdu. The clans of the whole country were jealous of everyone.

Not under the king's system, the king's words are all over the place. The unquestionable era has passed. There are hundreds of clans and 20,000 honorary scholars in the country. It would be fine if a flatterer like Xiahou did not accept his fief, but he would build a city of 60 miles for him. Anyone who hears it will feel unpleasant, a bad temper or even curse him. Why does Xiahou get this city?

"You can ask Zhaoshu about this matter." Xiong Jing smiled bitterly. Of course, a flatterer like Xiahou is not qualified to have a city of 60 miles, but isn't such a heroic city placed in the name of a person who is powerless and only afraid of horses a good cover? "Dongting needs tens of tons of cement, and it is necessary to build a city of 13 miles?"

Fengrenjiu had previously told Xiang Yan that the material details were incorrect. The city was four twelve feet high, and a mile of city walls consumed 750 tons of cement and 75 tons of huge tendons. Although the values ​​vary, the cement cost was due to the continuous decline of the steam engine. The current price was still a thousand coins per ton. With the huge iron, the cost was still around ninety gold and ninety hardware.

Zhaoliu needs tens of thousands of tons of cement, but tens of thousands of tons of cement can only build a city for more than ten miles. Such a city is too small.

"Dongting County is not without gold, but the cement is insufficient." Zhao Liu told the truth. "I also want to buy 45,000 tons of cement, okay?"

"The Qin people must come from the Yuan River?" Xiong Jing asked.

"If you attack Dongting County, if you are afraid of my Zhou army, you have to come from Yuanshui, and there is no other way." Just like Xiong Jing personally walked the Lingqu Canal, Zhaoliu also walked Dongting County and Cangwu County, and asked the Miao people that he had confirmed that Yuanshui was the only channel outside the Yangtze River to attack Dongting, but the channel was a channel. Is it necessary to attack Dongting? That is another matter.

The value of Dongting County is not very great in Qin and Chu's eyes. If Qin wants to attack and defeat Chu, it should go from Shangcai and Daliang; if Chu wants to attack Qin and return to the old Ying, it should go from Sui County and Xiayi. From Pengcheng to Pengjiang, it is not only far away, but also difficult to walk.

"The defense of the Yuan River should be reported to the Armed Forces Department of the Grand Sima Mansion. If the Armed Forces Department has 45,000 tons of cement, the government will be sold for 45,000 tons. Although Dongting is a border county, Yingdu has always valued it. If it were not for it, why would it spend thousands of money to connect the Gan River and build Liling?"

Looking at Feng Junyushi in the hall, Xiong Jing asked back, and everyone nodded for a moment. If this road that had only been opened in the Tang Dynasty had not been opened by Yingdu, the Xiangshui and Ganshui would still be isolated.

"Xiang River, Gan River, Zhejiang River, and the three rivers need to be connected. If the Xia Dynasty is lost in the future, they can help each other. If Dongting is lost, the Chu people in Dongting can retreat to Gan River and Zhejiang River."

"The Chu army defeated Jiyi, captured Ao Cang, and pulled Daliang. Qin was afraid of my boat army and dared not fight with me again to attack Zhao. The king thought that the Qin people would pull Dongting?" Pengchengjun asked in surprise. Pengcheng was the northernmost, and he was most worried that the Qin people would come to fight.

"Do you think the Qin army won't attack me?" Xiong Jing asked back.

"I think it takes more than ten years for the Qin army to attack Zhao, and there are also more than ten years for Wei and Han..." Peng Chengjun's idea was not surprising. There were several court officials in the court who also estimated this way, thinking that the Chu State would have about thirty years.
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