To the west of Luoyi, Qizhou, the Weishui Canyon, Wang Shichong, the governor of Weizhou, was amazed at the Weishui Gorge that was opened on the mountain: In the past, the Weishui Gorge was all narrow plank roads, and it was difficult for cars and horses to pass through.

Now this wide official road allows two carriages to travel opposite each other. It is more than 400 miles long. It goes west along the Weishui Canyon and goes straight to the Shangfeng of Qinzhou Prefecture in Longyou. It was only last year that the entire line was completed.

It takes only four days to break mountains and crack rocks along the way, build bridges across the water, and ride horses and lightly wear a journey.

This means that the postman who conveyed emergency documents and military information traveled day and night, and in just one day, he could travel from Shangfeng at the western end of the canyon to Luoyi at the eastern end.

Such a wide road can make it more convenient to mobilize troops. Once there is a change in Longyou Qinzhou, then the imperial army will not have to follow the original Longshan Road from Guanzhong.

There is no need to walk around the word "媞" and walk into Longyou, but instead cut the bend and straighten it through the Weishui Canyon to reach Shangfeng.

Many sections of this brand new official road can be said to be directly carved out on the steep mountain walls, but Wang Shichong could hardly imagine how to dig such a deep and wide road in the hard stone walls with just human power.

While feeling moved, he asked the accompanying clerk: "Did the imperial court use explosives to build this gorge?"

"The Lord of Hui, this is true. Without strong explosives, it is impossible to dig such a road on the steep walls of the canyon with just human power..."

The official was pleased and introduced, and then he also started another road: "The envoy, the Sanguan Road from the southwest of Luoyi to Shu was also widened by explosives. Most of the thousand-year-old plank roads are now smooth, and it is very convenient to walk."

"So that's it..." Wang Shichong looked at the road, looking at the endless carriages on the road, and the travelers were a little lost.

Qinzhou Shangfeng is the ancient Tianshui River, Qizhou Luoyi is the ancient Chencang. The rugged and difficult-to-going Guanzhong entered the Weishui Gorge Road in Longyou, and Guanzhong entered the Sanguan Road in Shu. Now it has become a smooth road, and the world has really changed a lot.

Wang Shichong left the Central Plains for more than ten years, and when he came back, he felt like he had changed.

First, after he followed the Sogdian caravan across the grassland and arrived at the Yinshan Mountains, he found that the official army had firmly controlled the Yinshan line and took the entire Hetao area into his pocket.

After entering the Fengzhou area of ​​the southern foot of the mountain through Baidao, the prosperity of the business in Suiyuan in the prefecture was unbelievable. When he arrived at the port, he saw the smoked steamships and cranes, Wang Shichong was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

These two machines that eat coal and are extremely powerful reminded him of the monsters and monsters in myths.

Then he took a steamer to head south, and he couldn't sleep well along the way, not only because of the noise, but also because he was shocked by what he saw and heard.

The water-land transfer railway at the Yellow River Waterfall, the busy fleet of steamships on the Yellow River channel downstream of the waterfall, and the dense port area cranes at the Weikou Transfer Port, piled up like mountains of cargo and coal, which made Wang Shichong feel his mind blank.

He was like a rural farmer who had entered the city for the first time. Seeing the traffic and the skyscrapers, he was so shocked that he didn't know where to put his hands.

Chang'an City is still the same Chang'an City, but it has changed significantly with Chang'an City before he set out, becoming more prosperous, lively and "strange".

Not only Chang'an City, the city of Luoyi, Qizhou, passed by the day before yesterday, was much larger than before and more prosperous. In the Weishui Gorge Road and the Sanguan Road gathered, caravans flocked one after another, and lined up along the streets, which made Wang Shichong, who had been to Luoyi before, even had an illusion:

Is this Luoyi? Did I go to the wrong place?

It is obvious that since Zi ascended the throne today, he worked hard to govern the country, and his national strength was booming, and with the help of strange people, he could have so many strange tricks and tricks to change the world, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the huge changes that have taken place in Guanzhong over the past ten years.

Wang Shichong thought while walking, and looked at the gorge walking among the mountain walls and thought of another possibility.

The powerful explosives can be used to open mountains and build roads. If used on the battlefield, who can stop them?

How could the explosives that can even explode in the mountains be able to resist by flesh and blood?

Whether it is an invasion of foreign enemies or a rebellion, well-equipped official troops can attack along the wide official road or take a steamer on a waterway, which is unstoppable.

The imperial court promoted the imperial examinations, won over the students all over the world, and promoted the maritime trade, with abundant wealth, convenient transportation, and abundant resources, just like a rising sun.

The emperor is young and strong, and he masters all this. The most convenient way for those who want wealth and honor is to be the ministers. As expected, he still has to please the emperor!

Wang Shichong thought so, of course he wanted to be rich and wealthy, and to have a lot of wives and concubines, so he would not waste his time traveling to the world, but he really had to think carefully about how to please the emperor.

Of course, men are indispensable for accompanying beauty, so give them a beautiful beauty?

Wang Shichong heard that all the concubines were as beautiful as immortals, and even the queen was a stunning beauties. If this was not working, he was afraid that the emperor would look down on the beauties he had finally collected and would even cause the queen to hold grudges for nothing.

The emperor does not lack beauty, but if you want to absorb the beauty style, you may have the will but lack the strength. So, give the Western Regions a strange medicine to "strengthen your body" and help you liven up?

Wang Shichong recalled what he saw when he met the emperor that day. The emperor looked rosy and spoke very angry. He didn't look hollowed out by wine and sex. He thought he didn't need any strange medicine to "strengthen" and to cheer him up.

Or give away rare treasures or various strange devices?

Wang Shichong felt that compared to steamships, cranes, "air conditioners" in summer, and "heating" in winter, there were probably no rare treasures in the world, and strange devices could arouse the interests of the emperor.

Or do you make some auspiciousness?

I feel that the emperor is not easy to fool, and it may be difficult to backfire...

Wang Shichong was thinking, and was worried, and suddenly heard the sound of water, as if he was walking into the river. He couldn't help but look up and find that he was riding a horse onto a bridge.

A bridge across the Wei River.

The accompanying official saw Wang Shichong's surprised look and quickly introduced him.

Most of the newly built Weishui Gorge Road is located on the south bank of the canyon and is walking along the Weishui River. However, here, the river suddenly turns sharply, like a "媞" character, and the mountain wall on the south bank is steep at the bend. So when building the road, the bend is cut straight and directly leans on two bridges to allow the gorge to pass through this sharp bend.

Both bridges are built of bricks and stones, and are bonded with "cement", which is extremely firm.

Although the two cross the river surface, they will not affect the waterway, because there are many shallows in the upper reaches of the Wei River, so you cannot sail at all, so it doesn’t matter if the bridge is built to affect the passage of ships.

As he spoke, the official pointed to the lively city ahead and said, "Empress, between these two bridges, the protruding hillside in the sharp bend of the river is now a bustling town, with inns, government houses, and inns, which are very lively!"

Wang Shichong looked at the sky and saw that the sun was at its peak. As noon approached, he knew that he would have a snack in this inn, so he continued to ride his horse forward.

After passing through the lively roadside market, I watched the travelers and merchants and merchants bustle, and I felt a little noisy.

Suddenly, in the midst of the noise, he heard a tender voice shouting: "Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, Qinzhou Express! The cotton fields in the suburbs of the city were found in the lockdown, and the truth was shocking!"

An unusual situation occurred in the cotton field? Could it be that it was a murder and throwing a body? Or an outrageous crime? Otherwise, how could there be a shocking truth?

Wang Shichong thought so, and he wanted to know what the "shocking truth" was, so he signaled his followers to find the newspaper boy to buy a newspaper. It was too late for the escort officer to dissuade him.

Seeing Wang Shi taking the newspaper with anticipation, the official sighed in his heart: Oh, the newspaper that is so terrifying that it is "shocked, shocked" all day long, don't be so scary, can you please!
Chapter completed!