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Chapter 589: The Western Liao Mission

When he first arrived at Luntai City, Xiao Orila looked at the city in front of him, which was completely different from the past. Although he was calm on the surface, he was shocked in his heart.

Because it was not the first time Xiaowulila came to Ulapo, although the Han people changed Ulapo City to Luntai - this place was the Luntai City established when the Han Dynasty was stationed in the Western Regions. It was also the Jingsai Army of the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the location of Wushi, the political and economic center of the Western Regions in later generations.

But Xiao Olila had a deep impression of this place. When Yelu Dashi took them to Gaochang, he had visited this place.

With mountains and water, fertile plains and dense forests, this is definitely a good place for people to rest and recuperate.

Unfortunately, King Gaochang was not stupid, so it would be fine to give the Northern Court to Yelu Dashi, which was adjacent to the Northwest Road Zhaotai Department of the Liao Kingdom. Even if Yelu Dashi did not go there, a large number of Khitans fleeing south would have a major impact on the Gaochang Uighurs' dominance in the local area.

And Gaochang, separated by Jinling (Bogda Mountain), was inevitably far from reaching the Northern Court.

But the land of Ulabo is south of Jinling and is not far from Gaochang City. Unless he is crazy, Bile Ge will lend Ulabo to Yelu Dashitun troops to restore it.

When Yelu Dashi walked west from the northern tip, Xiaowulila also brought people to drink Mawulapo, but at that time, Ulawo City was just a small town about one mile long and wide, with the wall made of rammed earth being only two feet high.

Although the economy is relatively prosperous, because this city is located in a critical place, it is located on the Tianshan Mountains in the south and the Baiyanggoukou, the key road leading to Turpan and southern Xinjiang, is at the forefront.

But in the end, it is still a small city, and it is basically a county town! It is no different from many ordinary cities in the Khitan.

But now, Ulabo City has become so changed that he can't recognize it at all. The whole city is very large. Inside and outside the city are lined up with buildings, including tea shops, wine shops, foot shops, butchers, temples, public houses, etc. Of course, there are even more shops that specialize in silk, satin, jewelry and spices!

Although all the buildings are horizontal and vertical, they are very geometric, and they also have a blue-white appearance.

Xiao Orila knew that it was the famous cement in the Hezhong area.

In the previous Karakhanate, the Song people quickly built several solid military camps and a series of material transfer stations using this kind of thing.

The latter is not large in size, but it is very sturdy, and the construction speed is even faster than people think. It takes only half a month to rise up a city.

After the Tianfang coalition led by Seljuk was defeated, a wave of armed resistance and rebellion surged among the people in the eastern and western Karakhanate countries. The number of those chaotic troops was far stronger than the guarding power of the transshipment station, but they could only sigh at the wall!

The preciousness of cement in the river area is piled up by these bloody battles.

So, Xiao Olila recognized cement at first sight.

He is made of cement in the entire Luntai City.

A tall building in the city is too high, and it is even higher than the height of the city gate tower.

It is said that the Han people buried bamboo strips into cement, just like the common people who built adobe houses and mixed straw poles into yellow mud, which can make the building stronger.

But if it is just a building, it cannot shock Xiao Olila; if it is a simple prosperity, it cannot shock Xiao Olila.

Luntai has significant geographical advantages, and the Han people obviously need to focus on operating the place. In just two years, more than 50,000 immigrants were moved from Guanxi, which attracted countless indigenous people in the Western Regions. It would be strange if this place was not prosperous.

But the key is the orderly and clean performance of the entire city.

Rules - Xiao Orila felt that this was the source of the Han people's strength.

The orderly, clean and tidy markets inside and outside Luntai City must be the traffic rules and sanitation rules formulated by Zhao Jiu. However, internal analysis, what Xiao Olila saw was the two huge words "rules".

In other words, the Song people could spend a lot of time on urban transportation and sanitation, so what about other aspects?

For example, factory workshops, government offices, army...

It makes people shudder when you look at the leopard from the point to the surface.

Of course, when Xiao Orila was thinking about this issue, others were comfortably staying in the welcoming hotel in Luntai City and taking a hot bath.

The water towers are still very small and have a very limited height, but as long as you are willing to spend money, it is no problem to use them to provide a mere welcoming hotel.

So there is a flush toilet, and tap water.

Soaking in the bathtub, Xiao Olila sighed, "It's so comfortable, all the fatigue along the way has dissipated."

The Han people are indeed good at craftsmanship and skills!

Although he was very worried about the strength of the Song Empire, this did not delay him from enjoying the benefits of this strength.

The entire Western Liao Dynasty would not reject such benefits.

He went to the imperial title and paid tribute to the Han people. It was said that this made them lose face.

After all, for more than a hundred years ago, the Khitan Empire has always been the eldest brother of the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains!

But the form is better than that of humans? Everyone knows the principle that people have to bow their heads under the eaves. But even so, Xiao Orila knows that many tribe members still have knots in their hearts.

However, the most tragic thing is that even though many people are holding their breath in their hearts, there is no one in a thousand to make them stand up and truly become enemies with the Song people.

The Jurchens had broken the pride of the Khitan people for two hundred years. The Song people swept the Jurchens and turned around and swept the Western Regions River like wind and clouds, which made the remaining Khitans recognize their strength from the bottom of their hearts!

Even they had to use the tiger skins of the Song people to shock the Kepchak people who were conquered by them.

This is really fucking.

From Luntai County to the east and into the Hexi Corridor, Xiao Olila turned his attention to the surroundings more and more frequently. At the same time, some Dangxiang people in the team also spoke more and more curses.

Of course, no one dares to publicly commit crimes, that is seeking death!

The face of the Western Liao mission cannot erase the death penalty.

But how could the change in Dangxiang people's attitudes be hidden from the Khitans who lived with them day and night?

Xiao Orila did not suppress it. Anyway, it was still far from Bianjing, and the Dangxiang people also had some points in their minds, so there would be no big mistakes.

And put yourself in your shoes and think about it. If I were in Shangjing and Zhongjing, I would be afraid that my mentality would also collapse! "There are so many people in Song!"
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