Chapter 22: Vast Land and Sparse Population: Recalling the heroic figure of the Holy Ancestor Emperor...
Just now, when he was listening to Xiguan Hou's instructions on assembling parts, he noticed this logo.
It was just that the distance was too close and the image was too clear in front of his eyes, so it failed to trigger any intention in his mind.
Now, look at it from a distance of ten feet.
The outline of the image drawn by the somewhat blurry pattern shocked his consciousness.
Jin Jie stood with his back to the light, like an invisible man, with no expression on his face for a long time.
When he turned his dark pupils again and fixed his gaze on the young Marquis of Xiguan who had walked to a distance of only three steps from him at some point in time and was facing away from him, there was already a very difficult to understand meaning in his gaze.
At night, Ah Huan and his maid Ah Bi cleaned up for the protagonist and then left the room.
After they left, Liu Ziye lit the candle in front of the desk in the room by himself.
Having to deal with a severe winter snowstorm that stretched for thousands of miles, she knew very well how limited the supplies she had exchanged were.
Even though she has now started cooperating with the Fu family, using their manpower and craftsmen to mass-produce winter supplies for her, it is still far from enough.
There are less than two months left until the heavy snow in the original world line.
In the candlelight, Liu Ziye really took out a rosewood box, opened the copper lock on the box, and stacks of yellow leather drawings and several books appeared.
In the evening in the back garden, she talked to Du Hui and others about the source of the drawings of those machines. The box of the Prince of Xiguan mentioned was not a rumor.
She really did find such a box left for the original owner in the study of Prince Xiguan.
Of course, this box does not actually contain the drawings from the system, but it is filled with equally priceless things.
These things are——
The humanities, local chronicles and geographical topography of Qianli Xiguan County.
As a modern person, as a rebel who accepted the system's unreliable task of becoming the greatest emperor of all time, Liu Ziye knew very well what significance this box of drawings and illustrations held for her.
According to Liu Ziye's analysis, the system she is now bound to is called the Emperor Cultivation System, and its subsystem is the Mechanical Civilization System.
This core subsystem of mechanical civilization can provide itself with material assistance that transcends this world civilization.
So it can be imagined that what it can provide to itself in the future will be machines like the first batch of machines built today, which can assist or replace human labor and improve human productivity and efficiency when facing nature.
The system said that her mission was to become the emperor, and what she had to accumulate were the emperor's moral value, achievement value and value.
This achievement value requires her to achieve something.
Given her current miserable situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is impossible for her to expand beyond the bitter and cold land of Xiguan County in a short period of time.
So if she wanted to achieve something, she could only start from this desolate and less-noticed West Gate.
What is the biggest problem of Xiguan?
The land is vast and the population is sparse.
As a modern person, she knows that once there is the assistance of mechanical power, the lack of human power will be greatly compensated.
However, in the thousands of miles of Xiguan, there are too many difficult roads and places that are rarely visited by people.
The topography is complex and difficult to identify. Local residents have always relied on the experience of their ancestors and have only carried out production activities in two cities and thirteen towns, as well as some areas that have been explored and suitable for farming, fishing and hunting. They have never dared to challenge the power of nature or overstep the line.
For Liu Ziye, Xiguan was also a place full of unknowns and dangers, and he had no idea where to start.
Until she found this box.
Xiguan County, which had previously only been roughly visible as a dotted image, was now completely unveiled. This box of maps laid bare the entirety of Xiguan County before Liu Ziye.
From then on, Xiguan Border County turned into an endless treasure in her eyes.
Perhaps the ultimate mission is still so far away, but Liu Ziye knows very well how to obtain her life-extending points in the next long period of time.
When she faced Du Hui and Liu Biao in the evening, her expression of longing for the King of Xiguan was not entirely false.
It was precisely because of this box of precious pictures that came like timely rain that Liu Ziye was able to develop some emotional connection with the original owner's father, the Prince of Xiguan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, for the first time after traveling through time.
These mechanical products jointly customized with the Fu family will be under the overall supervision of Du Hui in the future. The cooperation with the Fu family will continue to be strengthened to produce as many as possible before the snow disaster comes.
As for herself——
Liu Ziye turned his gaze back to the map of Xiguan Border County spread out in front of him.
She ran her finger over the two cities and thirteen towns marked on the map one by one, and took out the detailed humanities records corresponding to each city and county to read.
A candle flame, just like every day after she came to this world, went out at night.
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Early in the morning five days later.
Liu Ziye ordered a dozen private guards of the Marquis' Mansion, which she had asked Jin Jie to arrange, as well as horses and carriages loaded with tripod supports, simple wind vanes, load-bearing testers, etc. that had just been delivered from the Fu clan, and they gathered on Qinyang Street in front of the Marquis' Mansion in Xiguan.
Pan Yi looked at the carriages and horses that were fully loaded with unknown objects and was completely confused about their purpose.
He could only bite the bullet and step forward to ask the young Marquis of Xiguan: "May I ask, what is the young Marquis planning to do?"
Liu Ziye had already turned over and rode on the horse that Xiying had led to her. The horse neighed and the hooves clattered.
She had grown up in an orphanage in her previous life, so of course she had never learned horseback riding, a skill only available to children from wealthy families. However, her original owner knew how to ride a horse, and her body still retained some of the original owner's muscle memory.
A few days ago, she found an excuse to bring a horse over and got used to it. Today, she can ride the horse with almost ease.
At this moment, she pulled the reins and said to Pan Yi, who was riding closely beside her, afraid that she would ride off without saying a word, "Captain Pan, you haven't been around much since you came to Xiguan, right? I am planning to leave Yucheng and visit Qingcheng and the Thirteen Towns in Xiguan. Captain Pan, are you interested in joining us?"
Although I don't know why Marquis Xiguan is not content to stay in the Marquis Xiguan Mansion, I don't know what he is running around for.
But since he took the initiative to ask him to follow him, Pan Yi felt relieved.
Pan Yi didn't even bother to make excuses. He immediately called out the imperial guards and palace soldiers guarding outside the Xiguan Marquis' Mansion, a total of three or four hundred people. He reined in his horses, packed his luggage, and arranged the soldiers, then rode up to Liu Ziye.
Seeing how serious he was, Liu Ziye was afraid that he would run away on the road, but he was not angry.
He immediately looked over with a smile: "Let's go, Captain Pan!"
On the streets of Yucheng, which were within a radius of several miles, the sound of hundreds of cavalrymen galloping past attracted countless people to stop and watch.
Amidst the trampling and vibration of horse hooves, the loess road surface was suddenly filled with yellow smoke.
The people of Yucheng didn't know when it happened, but they all saw it. The young Marquis of Xiguan, who had always attracted attention, was at the front of the cavalry, surrounded by guards, and galloping past with the utmost recklessness, whipping his horse.
Finally, he led this group of soldiers out of the north gate of Yucheng and galloped all the way to the northeast.
Xiguan County has a total of two cities and thirteen towns. Yucheng, as the largest city in Xiguan County, is located in a narrow river valley plain area at the southwestern end of Xiguan County.
Further northeast is another natural basin plain area in Xiguan County, where the second largest city, Qingcheng, is located.
The locations of these two cities are well known to most people in Xiguan.
And, at a glance, one can tell the destination of the young Marquis of Xiguan.
Pan Yi followed for a while and had a general idea in mind.
However, he knew that if he asked the young marquis of Xiguan, he probably would not tell him what he was going to Qingcheng for.
He pretended to form a formation and galloped back and forth several times in front of and behind the imperial guards and the palace soldiers, taking the opportunity to see what kind of cargo was loaded on the carriages and horses brought by the young marquis of Xiguan.
There were not many carriages, and most of them were loaded and unloaded on the sides of empty, riderless horses.
Looking through the cloth, it seems that they are all finished wood and tools, but it is not easy to tell what they are used for.
With suspicion, he returned to the front row of the team, keeping a distance from the young Marquis of Xiguan.
The strong wind of early winter in the northwest border area blew in my face, and it was already very cold.
The young Marquis of Xiguan was actually spoiled. He was wrapped tightly in fox fur from head to toe, and his hands holding the reins were also covered with thick cashmere gloves to keep warm and windproof.
Just that face...
In this vast and bright wilderness during the day, her features are even more eye-catching and her temperament is compelling.
From this, we can clearly see the heroic demeanor of Emperor Kangxi.
As Pan Yi was thinking this, he saw the horse of the young marquis of Xiguan in front of him gradually slowing down.
Jin Jie, the so-called private guard captain of the Marquis's Mansion, rode over on horseback to inquire.
Pan Yi heard the young Marquis of Xiguan, who just moments ago reminded him of the heroic figure of the Holy Ancestor, raging at his personal guard with a look of impatience and dissatisfaction: "Riding a horse is too tiring. Why can't you let me take a carriage?!"
Jin Jie replied, "The roads in Xiguan are uneven, with many gullies and ravines, and the carriage is really bumpy and difficult to travel."
The young Marquis of Xiguan angrily swung his whip and threw it at Jin Jie.
He said arrogantly, "Then you can carry this Lord!"
After saying that, Liu Ziye turned over and dismounted. Without saying a word, Jin Jie also dismounted and took over his mount. He first handed Liu Ziye's mount to several other private guards to lead it, and then he mounted the horse and sat behind Liu Ziye.
The young Marquis of Xiguan adjusted himself into a comfortable position and sighed, "I feel much more comfortable now. Let's keep going, to Qingcheng, the faster the better!"
Pan Yi: ...
Come on, why are you still dreaming about the heroic image of the Holy Ancestor?
If the Holy Ancestor had been so spoiled and useless back then, he would have been beaten to a pulp by those Rong and Di peoples!
How could there be the great Zhou Dynasty that commands respect from all quarters today?
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