Xiangyang has been a transportation fortress since ancient times, and is known as "the south ship, the north horse, the seven provinces' thoroughfare". It has been a channel for trade and cultural exchanges between the north and the south for generations.

Excellent geographical location and convenient transportation.

Xiangyang is connected to Sichuan and Shaanxi in the west, Jiang and Han in the east, Hunan and Guangdong in the south, and Central Plains in the north. It is a transportation hub adjacent to Hubei, Henan, Chongqing, Shaanxi and four provinces and cities.

There is a valley dozens of miles away from Xiangyang City.

The air in the valley is a little humid and stuffy.

The surroundings were very quiet, the woods were silent, without the sound of insects and birds. The strange snake hidden behind the dead branches of leaves and trees was spitting letters, waiting for the arrival of its prey.

After passing the woods, there is a mountain, rocky grass. Then, you can walk down the grass and down the grass and walk down seven or eight miles, and you can walk into a deep valley.

The surrounding area was covered with bare grass, and the strong wind suddenly blew violently, lifting up the clouds and mist surrounding the valley, revealing a huge valley ahead.

This large valley is several hectares wide. There is a cliff near the west. The cliff is like a huge screen, soaring into the sky. About twenty feet above the ground in the middle of the cliff, a large stone three or four feet square is grown, like a platform with two big words "Sword Tomb" engraved on it.

At the foot of the cliff, the trees are green and the mountains are clear. Rows of houses stand side by side, hidden among the woods, looming.

Since Chen Hengzhi decided to relocate, he has made preparations immediately.

First, the servants in the villa were gathered up, leaving only one guarding the family, and the rest were dismissed.

Afterwards, Chen Hengzhi, Huang Yaoshi, Yang Guo and his group brought valuables and rushed to Xiangyang with light clothes.

The little thieves along the way asked Yang Guo to take action, and Chen Hengzhi and Huang Yaoshi were both watching the wall. They would only save him when they encountered an invincible match.

Half a month later, I came to Xiangyang on Jinghu Road. Not to mention that Yang Guo's experience in attacks was rising, and even his internal strength increased a lot, and he opened a meridian.

Sure enough, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and working behind closed doors cannot be a real master.

After arriving in Xiangyang City, Chen Hengzhi first rented a yard to settle down. In the next half month, the three of them inspected the surrounding area for a hundred miles, and finally arrived at the retreat of Dugu Qiubai, Jianzhong.

It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with cliffs on the west, small rivers and waterfalls on the south, mountains and forests on the north, and exits on the east, which is an excellent hiding place.

After returning to the city, Chen Hengzhi, Huang Yaoshi and Yang Guo built a large-scale construction to level the valley behind the sword tomb, build houses, and place mechanisms and formations.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s not the formation in the fairy world. Chen Hengzhi does not have this ability, but the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams and Qimen Dunjia formations that were made by Huang Yaoshi.

After finishing all this, it was already the winter of the fourth year of the fourth year of Zhao Yun, the Emperor Lizong of Song Dynasty.

This year, Yang Guo was 14 years old, Xiaolongnu was 18 years old, Guo Jing was 35 years old, Huang Rong was 32 years old, Huang Yaoshi was over 70 years old, Hong Qigong, Yideng and Ouyang Feng were nearly 80 years old.

This year, when Mongolia fought in the west, it was still killing and killing in Central Asia.

Six years have passed since the demise of the Jin Kingdom.

It was about seven or eight years before the Mongolian small rules went south, and it was nearly seventeen years before the large-scale invasion of the south.

There are still thirty-nine years before the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty.

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That winter, the news of a valley outside Xiangyang City recruiting refugees quietly spread throughout the entire Xiangyang City and spread around at an extremely fast speed.

The prefect, military supervisor and other court officials in Xiangyang City turned a deaf ear to the matter after accepting Chen Hengzhi's bribes and pretended that nothing had happened.

These days, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, corrupt officials, land annexation, etc., refugees have been everywhere.

Groups of refugees flocked to Xiangyang, to be precise, the Jianzhong Valley more than 30 miles away from Xiangyang City.

Chen Hengzhi refused all these refugees.

However, being taken in does not mean you can rest assured. The refugees must work hard in exchange for all the supplies they need in life.

At the same time, strict management, and a series of illegal acts such as stealing, robbing, gathering people to cause trouble and make trouble will be killed.

After Chen Hengzhi took action and killed a group of refugees who were robbing food, the remaining refugees became honest.

Reclaiming wasteland, opening furnaces and building factories, forming guards, forming caravans, and building schools, a series of actions slowly unfolded.

The purpose of land reclamation is to farm and be self-sufficient.

The furnace is to burn glass, refine cement, and gunpowder.

The guards are the prototype of the army.

The caravans sold out burned glass crafts and high-end mirrors in exchange for money, grain and other supplies.

The purpose of building schools is to cultivate grassroots officials in the future military.

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In the blink of an eye, three years have passed, and it was already the spring of the third year of Chunyou of Lizong (1240 AD).

The originally desolate and uninhabited Jianzhong Valley has changed drastically.

If you look down from a high altitude, you can see a huge city standing under the cliffs.

On the east side of the village is a city wall made of cement. This section of the city wall is two meters wide and ten meters high, and more than ten miles long.

In the middle of the city wall is a huge city gate. Above the city gate, there is a sign with three large characters written on it with iron-painted silver hooks: Baiyun City.

Among the hamlets, the most conspicuous is a large square, which is several acres in size. It surrounds the square and is surrounded by rows of houses.

Near the south, there are fertile fields and fertile land, and the green crops in the ground are fluttering with the spring breeze.

At the foot of the forest near the north are factory buildings, and the towering chimneys are spitting out circles of smoke.

The city lord's mansion stands in the center of the entire city.

At this time, a regular meeting was being held in the city lord's mansion.

Huang Yaoshi, the city guard, gave a report: "Since the beginning of spring, a total of 6,154 acres of fields in the city have sown grain, an increase of about 10% year-on-year.

The caravan had left the city in early February and brought about 2,000 pieces of glass goods, which were expected to bring back 200,000 jin and 20,000 jin of grain and daily necessities by the middle of the year.

The population of the city has exceeded 30,000 by the end of February this year, and the number of people in the guard team has remained at about 1,000. In addition to labor, there are 5,000 elderly and children who cannot work in the city..."

Chen Hengzhi listened carefully to his report and asked about some unknown points from time to time.

After Huang Yaoshi finished speaking, Chen Hengzhi felt a clear understanding of the entire city and couldn't help but sigh that fortunately he pulled Huang Yaoshi into the chariot and he was the city guard and managed the internal affairs, which made him much easier.

Chen Hengzhi looked at the guard captain Yang Guo and asked, "Yang Guo, please report the specific situation of the guard."

"Yes, the city lord."

Yang Guo stood up and replied: "There are 1,027 brothers in the entire guard team, of which 797 people entered the third-rate martial arts, 224 people entered the second-rate, and 5 people entered the first-rate.

During this caravan trip, four first-class brothers led 100 second-rate players to escort.

Up to now, the escort team is still recruiting people one after another.
Chapter completed!