Chapter 298 Arrive at the Imperial Capital Luoyang
After the fake Luoshui goddess incident in Luoshui Town ended, Ye Chen and his group just took a short rest in Luoshui Town and then continued to set off.
After receiving Liu Yu's instructions, the governor of Yuzhou Wang Guozhong directly ordered martial law in the whole city of Luoshui Town, and the people's supermarkets in Luoshui Town will return to their homes and are not allowed to go out at will, waiting for summons.
During the martial law and the matter was not investigated, Luoshui Town was only allowed to enter and not leave...
Wang Guozhong also acted very quickly, and he directly investigated the cause and effect of the matter on the same day and learned about the details.
Ye Chen and his group were on the way to the imperial capital Luoyang, although they did not encounter any major events like Luoshui Town or other things again, but overall, they were still very happy.
However, this joy is only for Ye Chen and others. As for the sixteen-member freshman team, Zhang Weihao and others, they seem to be in hell every day.
At the beginning, Lan Xueyao only asked them to wear weight-bearing training suits for endurance and other aspects of training.
But later, Lan Xueyao, the demon, caught some monsters from somewhere in a sparsely populated area, all of which were better than Zhang Weihao and others. He asked Zhang Weihao and others to fight against these monsters under extreme weight.
However, the monster attack was not like Ye Chen and others. Ye Chen and others still knew that there was room for nothing to do and would not kill them. But the monster was different, and they just rushed to kill people.
Therefore, under this high-intensity and constant threat of life, Zhang Weihao and others' progress has grown rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
So over the past period of time, Zhang Weihao and others felt pain and happiness...
Finally, when there were three days before the imperial prefecture academy competition, Ye Chen and his group rushed to the imperial capital of the Han Empire... Luoyang.
Looking at the city in front of me, except for those who had been to the imperial capital Luoyang before and those who had seen the world before, Ye Chen was actually the only one left. He exclaimed his own amazement.
"Is this really the imperial capital Luoyang?" Ye Chen poked Liu Yu beside him and asked.
Liu Yu nodded, made a voice of emotion and replied: "That's right, this is the imperial capital Luoyang."
The imperial capital Luoyang City in front of everyone is very different from the cities that Ye Chen and others have seen before.
Luoyang City is vast and boundless, even with the eyes of those who practice Ye Chen and others, they can't see the limit.
Several tall buildings in the city stand tall. Although they are all made of wooden structures, their height is not much different from those of the tallest buildings on the earth in Ye Chen's previous life. Obviously, the tall buildings have been specially reinforced.
Although the city is not messy, it is planned well. Looking down from the sky, it is clear from the layers. Each area is mainly used for what it is planned, and the entire city looks perfect in square shapes.
There were people coming and going on the streets, and there were no small vendors who set up stalls everywhere like other cities. They were all kinds of shops from home.
Seeing the crowded pedestrians coming and going, Ye Chen silly asked his own question: "How many people need to be in this imperial capital Luoyang?"
"Well, I'm not very clear about this, but I seem to have heard those officials who came to court mention that there are about 20 to 30 million people in the entire imperial capital Luoyang!" Liu Yu replied.
"What? So many people?" Ye Chen's face was shocked.
"This is just a permanent population. Will it not be a competition for the Imperial State Prefecture Academy in three days? Faced with this national event, people from other places who want to watch this competition are coming to the imperial capital one after another, and there will be more people at that time."
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's amazing, it's amazing." Ye Chen kept exclaiming.
It is indeed amazing. Although the mortal world is a world of cultivation, the era is similar to that of the early Western Han Dynasty in China. Therefore, the clothes and clothing people wear, including some other humanistic customs, are similar to those of the Western Han Dynasty in China.
So it can be imagined that even in the previous life, the city with the largest population was only more than 20 million. In this place similar to that in ancient times, a city also had a permanent population of more than 20 million to more than 30 million. How terrifying is this.
But this is not the most shocking thing. What is most shocking is that although Luoyang City is large, compared with other cities, the biggest difference between Luoyang City is that it does not have city walls like other cities.
The whole city is like a completely powerless little girl. If it is invaded by foreign enemies, it will basically be a cold place.
Seeing Ye Chen's eyes, Liu Yu was very clear, so before Ye Chen asked, "As for the city wall you are curious about, third brother, it is an unnecessary existence for the empire. Not to mention the waste of money, you can see that as a city as big as the imperial capital, if you want to cultivate the city wall, the manpower and materials needed are considered small in astronomical numbers."
"And, as a country, if it can be invaded by other countries and attacked the imperial capital, then the country will not need to continue to exist. Therefore, this is also the main reason why Emperor Gaozu of the Empire did not build a city wall at the beginning. This is also to be able to always alert the kings of future generations and let the kings of future generations manage the country diligently. Otherwise, if the kings of future generations cause national turmoil, then they will be prepared to try to be the king of the country."
"Indeed, that's right, because there is no city wall. If there are really foreign enemies coming to the imperial capital Luoyang, they can really easily capture Luoyang City."
"But the premise of all this is that you must first be able to reach Luoyang City."
Speaking of Luoyang City without a wall, Liu Yu seemed very confident. Just as Liu Yu said, as a powerful empire, if the enemy could really hit the imperial capital, then there would be no need for this country to continue to exist. Luoyang City is the declaration of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Empire and His Majesty of the later emperors to the world: "My imperial capital has no walls, but even so, what can you do to me? If you have the ability, come in first!"
Without further ado, Ye Chen and his group just sighed a little outside the city. Ye Chen came to the city street in the center of Luoyang City, and handed each person's identity to the guards. After the guards checked carefully, then saluted Ye Chen and others respectfully and said, "You should be here to participate in the Imperial Academy Competition? Dear adults, do you have any invitation letters?"
Lan Xueyao, who led the team, walked out and nodded and replied: "That's right, our group is from Yingchuan Academy in Yuzhou Prefecture. We came to participate in the competition of the Imperial Prefecture Academy. This is an invitation letter issued by the Empire." As he said that, Lan Xueyao took out a golden small notebook similar to a memorial from her space ring and handed it to the guard.
Chapter completed!