Muni City is Ruoqiang County in the later Republic. It is the largest county in the Republic. It is about the same size as Jiangsu plus Zhejiang, but its population is not large. There are only more than 80,000 people. It belongs to the non-free shipping area. Postal code!
However, in this era, Muni City was actually a little more accessible and prosperous than in later generations.
Because the Southern Silk Road had to pass through here at this time, the Guloulan people who changed their name to Zhongyun people could still survive by entertaining merchants and selling some specialties every year.
Even after the Guiyi Army overthrew Tubo, no one was messing around in the Hexi Corridor, and the Silk Road was slightly restored, Wuni City also ushered in a wave of small development.
Today's Muni City has more than 7,000 Dingkou, which is almost comparable to that of later generations. You must know that Ruoqiang Town in the Republic has a population of just over 10,000.
King Zhongyun of this generation is called Sanpoba, and he is a king elected by the nearby tribes.
The reason why he was recommended was not only because he had the largest tribe population, but also because he occupied the precious land of Wuni City. The surrounding tribes all needed to come here to exchange their supplies, and gradually, a small system similar to tribute trade was formed.
In other words, the leaders of the surrounding tribes, big and small, need to obey Sanpoba's orders, accept the official positions he gives, and pay tribute with some cattle, wool, blankets, corn, and wheat before you can go to Muni City to conduct commercial activities.
Sanpoba, King of Zhongyun of this generation, was a very talented person, because in addition to gathering nearby tribes, he actually cared about the affairs of the Central Plains, and paid tribute from time to time. The name Zhongyun Kingdom was in his hands Typed out.
As for why he did this, it was because Sanpoba needed this name to trade with the Central Plains Dynasty!
Do you think that a Zhongyun tribe paying tribute can receive generous rewards from the Central Plains Dynasty? Or can Zhongyun Kingdom get more rewards?
Moreover, although the Central Plains has entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the emperor's position is often not very stable, and there is a possibility of being deposed by his Jiedushi at any time, but this also causes them to hope to receive nominal tribute from the four parties!
For the emperor, having countries from the east, west, north, and south come to pay tribute is also a political achievement!
Even Shi Jingtang, the notorious son-emperor in history, only reigned for two or three years, yet he still sent envoys to the Western Regions and named the Kingdom of Jin Khotan!
So today's Zhongyun Kingdom, although the population is not known to be 100,000, but except for the king Sanpoba, the prime ministers, governors, generals, oh! Dozens of them!
Some generals may have only a hundred men and women in total, and so many noble official titles that sound intimidating are just for the purpose of building up their reputation and touting their worth.
As a result, there are relevant records in the "Khotan Chronicles" written by Gao Jujie, the envoy of the Later Jin Dynasty, "There are three dangerous mountains ten miles to the southeast, where the three clouds of seedlings fled. The river crossing the Duxiang River in the west is called Yangguan, and the west of Shazhou is called the Zhongyun tribe.
His Yazhang lived in Hulu Qi... Kuang Ye and others went westward into Zhongyun Realm and arrived at Datun City. Zhongyun sent four prime ministers and thirty-seven governors to wait for the Jin envoys. Kuang Ye and others wrote edicts to comfort them, and they all bowed eastward. "
Just say that they did not do enough in this drama? First, the envoys of the Later Jin Dynasty were not allowed to go to Goni City to see the real situation, and they were entertained directly in Datun City, between Dunhuang and Goni City.
Prime ministers and governors of all sizes arrived for more than forty days. After receiving the edict, they bowed eastward according to the etiquette. They were extremely pious and made the envoys of the Later Jin Dynasty happy.
Who knows that Dingkou of Zhongyun Kingdom may be the size of a high-class county in the Central Plains? Those who didn’t know better thought it was a big country in the Western Regions.
However, Zhang Zhao is not Gao Jujie or Zhang Kuangye, an angel of the later Jin Dynasty, nor is he a businessman who comes to do business. He wants to lead evil people in Wuni City. Therefore, after resting for a day in Loulan City, Zhang Zhao immediately led everyone Speed up, bypass Datun City in the middle, and go straight to Duni City.
As for the prisoners, the twenty or so beautiful women could only be left behind by Fan Running and other members of the envoy group. Zhang Zhao still couldn't kill or throw away these weak women and children who were not a threat. Waiting to die in Puchanghai.
But for a prisoner like Mahashd, there is nothing to say. Since he came to attack him on his own initiative, he should have expected the consequences of failure.
Therefore, more than 30 people, including Mahashid, were all hacked to pieces by Zhang Zhao at the Puchang seaside, leaving only the Geluolu Aluodudu and a few of his tribesmen to lead the way.
Marching in the desert is no better than in the Central Plains. Due to the large temperature difference, many hours of the day are not suitable for marching. Although the average temperature in October is only a few degrees today, the hottest time at noon can still reach 20 or 30 degrees.
Moreover, the temperature of more than 20 degrees in the desert area is no better than that in the inland. The weather in the 20s is still very difficult to travel due to the burning of the sun and the addition of sand.
So we could only stop and go, and because we couldn't go to Datun City to replenish fresh water, everyone's lips were completely chapped. A Luoduo and the others who were held hostage almost thought that Zhang Zhao wanted to torture them alive. And died.
"Erlangjun, the city of Muni has arrived!" In the dimly lit morning, Zhang Zhao was greedily licking the little bit of moisture on the wet sand. Now he had to save his energy and not dig too deep, so he could only try to get it out. A little wet sand to quench your thirst.
"We're finally here! How far is it? Are you prepared?" Zhang Zhao reluctantly threw the wet sand to the ground.
Yesterday they passed an oasis without replenishing the water supply, just for fear of leaking the news. Now they finally found a place.
"Three miles away, there is Sheep and Horse City outside the city. I don't dare to get too close!" Ma Yaozi took a handful of wet sand from the pit of wet sand that Zhang Zhao had just taken out and sucked it greedily without raising his head. replied.
"It's not far away, three miles away. The horses are all well-watered. They can be there in half a quarter of an hour! This raid must be quick!"
As he said this, Zhang Zhao pulled Aluoduodu over and put his head on his knees. Aluoduodu and his tribe had been to Wuni City. This was an important reason why Zhang Zhao spared his life.
"Draw the structure of Muni City for me again. Let me tell you! Your tribe has all drawn it. I know where it is. Now it's up to you to see if you are honest or not!"
If you are honest, I will help you make a fortune. If you are not honest, I will cut off your limbs and throw you here! "
Aluoduo's head was held down and he couldn't move. He could only keep shaking his eyes to show his absolute honesty.
Only then did Zhang Zhao let go of him. After he let go, Aluoduo began to draw on the wet sand with his fingers.
"Master Tang Dynasty! Wanni City is not big. It is in the shape of a long snake, basically extending along the Ruoqiang River.
Near the river bank is Yangma City, home to many businessmen. These merchants, large and small, are all guarded. There are often hundreds of them, and they are involved with people from all over Anxi. It is best for the master not to leave them alone.
Behind Yangma City is the settlement of Zhongyun people, and King Zhongyun's palace tent is at the northernmost mountain! "
Aluoduo not only did not dare to conceal anything, but he was also afraid that Zhang Zhao would kill him if he did not tell the truth, so he spoke very carefully.
"How about the city wall? How about King Zhongyun's palace guards?" Zhang Zhao then asked.
"It's not that good. There are wooden fences in many places. With a little grooming, you can drive your horse right in!" Ma Yaozi said, raising his head and sucking a mouthful of wet sand from his beard.
"King Zhongyun's palace tent was protected by an earthen wall. Although it was only about four or five feet high, it was very thick. A few years ago, a group of people from Qiuci tried to break through King Zhongyun's tent, but they failed to break through the wall. !
The door of the tent weighs several thousand kilograms and is covered with iron. It is difficult to push down and not easy to burn! "Aluoduo hurriedly continued.
The corner of Zhang Zhao's mouth curled up into a smile. It seemed that King Zhongyun was relying on the thick wall and the door to make a living. If his turtle shell could not be broken, then he would only need three to two hundred guards to guard him. I'm afraid there would be two more. Three thousand people can't hurt him.
But that’s it! He had the misfortune to meet Zhang Zhao. The traveler Zhang Da had dozens of kilograms of primitive black powder. As long as he rushed to the door and buried it, even if the wooden door of two to three thousand kilograms could not be blown open, it could still be ignited!
