Many people mention ancient Bashu and ancient Chengdu. The first thing they think of is the development of water conservancy, thousands of acres of fertile land, heavy land, etc.

But compared to Chengdu's abundant production, what makes it even more powerful is the stability and development of the business environment.

The rise of Bashu began when the Qin prefect Li Bing built Dujiangyan during the Warring States Period.

Later, Qin Shihuang increased his development of the southwest border and began to build Chengdu.

The subsequent wars at the end of Qin Dynasty did not affect the Bashu area too much.

By the Han Dynasty, the prosperous era of unification lasted for nearly two hundred years. The resulting population surge, market vitality and unprecedented convenience of transportation brought business to a major development period.

In the late Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu was already the second largest city in the country after Chang'an, and became the economic, cultural and political center of Bashu.

Moreover, in the future historical period, Chengdu's prosperity and scale are still at the forefront of cities in the same period of history, and its geographical location is naturally the main reason.

When it comes to Chengdu's business, Fuchunfang, among them, has been the most prosperous area in Chengdu since the Tang Dynasty.

His Highness the King of Liao was strolling on Fuchunfang with the second generation of nobles around him.

But don’t get me wrong. Of course, they are not here to have fun, but to inspect the people’s conditions and understand the customs and customs of Chengdu.

The group of people naturally wore ordinary people's clothes to avoid being exposed.

Walking through the intersection of the alley and the bridge market, there are all kinds of stalls, some holding parasols, some building pergolas, some pushing carts, and some setting up stalls, and all kinds of food are placed on shelves or plates.

There are also cloth pieces that place goods and tools on the spot.

There are also various products, including clothes, calligraphy and paintings, selling scissors and kitchen knives, groceries, tea, and even fortune telling, juggling and selling...

Its bustling and lively Chengdu is not inferior to Yingtian Mansion.

If you want to see how parents and officials in a place do, then just look at how the people live and what the local prices are, so that you can roughly know the achievements of officials here.

This little trick was also told by Liu Bowen to Zhu Qi.

After a group of people walked around, asked about the prices everywhere, and then looked at the mental outlook of the people, Liu Bowen touched his beard and said:

"Well, it seems that the governor's ability to manage the government here should be quite good."

The prefect of Chengdu is a middle-aged man named Lu, with a goatee, thin and tall, looking quite smart.

Zhu Qi hurried to the official office with a group of people yesterday and started to check the household registration information, etc. This prefect Lu prepared in advance for His Royal Highness to check.

Otherwise, it would take a lot of time to collect and organize these things on site.

As for military affairs, Zhu Qi arranged for Mu Ying to take charge.

After all, Zhu Di, Xu Zengshou and Li Qi are too young, and although Li Jinglong is very diligent, he still forgets it.

As for talking about yourself, let's get over it.

Liu Bowen is too old, so it's okay to ask him to help proofread and write books. Don't bother him with military affairs. If he doesn't bother with his efforts, it will be bad if he gets tired and sick.

After all, Mu Ying is the most suitable one.

Of course, Zhu Qi is not a hand-off manager. He just takes a bunch of friends to deal with government affairs.

Zhu Qi is not good at military affairs, but he is still very confident about government affairs.

Although he did not graduate from a management major, Zhu Qi dared to say that he was definitely the one who cared about the livelihood of the people in the Ming Dynasty, except Zhu Yuanzhang.

Besides, being an official these days does not require any professional knowledge. As long as you don’t have to be a good person, don’t mess around with the people, don’t mess around with them, the people can have a smooth time themselves.

After a walk around, Zhu Qi took his people back to the government office.

Before the group could stay for a long time, Mu Ying came back from the barracks.

Mu Ying spent a day and a night to briefly investigate all the affairs of all sizes in the military camp, and came back to report his work.

Overall, Bashu's defense level is still good. After all, the prefecture system has just been established, and the troops stationed in Bashu have also been fighting for many years.

The defenses of many cities are a bit sloppy, but the local officials in Bashu have recruited craftsmen and started to repair them.

However, this is just a situation in Chengdu. As for how Jiangge is doing, you have to go to the scene to find out.

It was Zhu Qi who asked someone to call the prefect Lu over.

After the prefect Lu, wearing official uniforms, came over, saluted respectfully, and sat aside to listen to the orders of His Highness the King of Liao.

Zhu Qi called these many people over, so naturally he didn't hold a tea party, but asked them to work together to see what to do with the defense of Shuzhong.

How can we do this so that the two forces between Uszang and Liang King dare not invade Bashu.

Although there were not many people coming to discuss, Mu Ying and Liu Bowen were there, they quickly discussed one.

And the views of Prefect Lu were a little surprised by Zhu Qi.

Prefect Lu said that the location of Bashu was just between King Liang and Uszang.

Us is hidden on the back, and King Liang is on the south.

Among them, Uszang's threat was even greater than that of King Liang.

There are many rivers and cities blocking the Liang King. It would be a whim to attack Bashu.

Not to mention Bashu's own defensive power, even the Huguang defenders next to him would not be able to sit idly by.

It would be better to say that if King Liang could really make him confused and take the initiative to attack Bashu, it would be a great thing.

Find a place with many rivers and trap his main force in the Bashu gateway. The Ming army in Huguang area directly contacted and rushed directly to Kunming. Isn’t Yunnan a level?

Therefore, the King of Liang was the most threatening to the Ming Dynasty by keeping his troops in control, because once the war in the north was defeated, King of Liang would act again, which would be a great threat.

The King of Liang of the Northern Yuan obviously knew this truth, so from the end of the eighth year of Hongwu to the end of June of the ninth year of Hongwu, they were just verbal battles.

So you don’t need to think about pulling a snake out of the hole.

But this Uszang is different. He has Qinghai. Uszang, which occupies Qinghai, can directly enter Bashu from Qinghai.

Although there are mountains along the way, there are many small paths down the mountain.

Among them is a large road where large-scale march is available, and the only one that can be defended is Liangzhou.

Therefore, as long as the army from Uszang captured Liangzhou, the Bashu gate would open to the plateau hole.

In the future, the entire Bashu will be safe without any danger.

Even if the other party doesn't occupy it, they will come to rob and destroy it everywhere. You can't even catch it.

If you want to attack the plateau, it will be a big deal.

Not to mention altitude sickness, just attacking the terrain will cause heavy casualties.

During the Tang Dynasty, why did the only period between Tubo, who could get some advantage during the Zhenguan period, and then fought with Tubo for so long, but they lost more than they won. They just seized the opportunity of civil strife in Tubo at the last moment and destroyed the country in one fell swoop?

It is because during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin went on an expedition to Tuyuhun and controlled Tuyuhun.

The territory of Tuyuhun during the Tang Dynasty happened to be the entire Qinghai area.

However, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, due to the Battle of Dafeichuan, a famous general Xue Rengui was defeated by Tubo, resulting in the loss of Qinghai.

The Tang Dynasty's full-scale war against Tubo also broke out, and the two sides fought for nearly a hundred years.

It almost ran through the history of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

It is because Qinghai was like a thorn in his throat that the Tang Dynasty was unable to seize the strategic initiative until the end of the day to destroy the country by saying Tubo.

And now this situation is very similar to that of the Tang Dynasty.

The difference is that there is no Tuyuhun anymore, and the Kangba area is replaced.

Therefore, if you want to alleviate and eliminate the Northern Yuan Dynasty's attack on the Ming Dynasty through Uszang, the Qinghai area must be controlled in your hands!

After the analysis of the prefect Lu, Liu Bowen added.

Controlling Qinghai is not only conducive to the defense of Bashu, but also conducive to opening up the Western Regions in the future, radiating to Longyou, and then threatening the location of the Northern Yuan royal court.

In a word, Qinghai is well-connected and is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. As long as the Qinghai region can be captured, the consolidation of Bashu defense this time will naturally be considered complete.

After all, the best defense is attack!

But that's it, it's not easy to go to Qinghai.

Let’s not talk about whether Wang Baobao will send troops. If he attacks Uszang, feint attack will be a big problem.

And what should I do if I have altitude sickness? The better the physical fitness, the heavier the reaction.

Needless to mention the physical fitness of this soldier, especially during the Hongwu period, it was really a Han Dynasty that was the Five Barbarians!

This reacted and even fucked.

The only way to use is to pull the Ming army to the plateau and wait for a while before the altitude sickness can be adapted to it.

But that's the Tibetan Plateau. The roof of the world is not a joke. Where can I find such a high place to let a group of soldiers stay on it for a month?

Zhu Qi sighed, it’s hard, it’s so difficult!

I originally thought that I could solve the defense of Bashu as soon as possible, and then return to Yingtian Mansion to accompany Xu Miaoyun, who was pregnant, at least I had to go back before the child was born.

Otherwise, it would be a pity if the child was born and he was a father who was not around.

But now, there is no chance. We must be prepared to build good city defense before we can go back.

But Liu Bowen next to him touched his beard, smiled mysteriously and said:
To be continued...