Chapter 464: No footprints are really scary
After the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Ang established Wei, and the Wei Dynasty first established the system of academic institutions in various places, established academic missions. At that time, the country was studying in the world. Novels. Based on the theory of hundreds of schools, countless people established scholars at the beginning of the school, and there were endless debates.
When the academic style was prosperous, there were countless works passed down from all over the world, laying the foundation for later generations, which made Wei a name for the beginning of learning and the opening of theory.
On the west side, there is the Western Regions Protectorate, which is connected by the Silk Road, and is connected by a convoy of trade vehicles and horses, traveling westward.
Under the wind and sand, the sound of bells hanging around the camel's neck echoed on the roads leading to the world.
When the school was prosperous, the country was strong. The art of smelting iron and gold was used to make weapons and match the army, making the army strong. The ability to farm water conservancy and farming was used to reform the field farming and breeding, so as to double the grain production. The principles of mathematics and physics were used to study things and understand the world and make the world wise.
Countless theories start here, and countless creations appear in people's minds for the first time from here.
Countless people saw signposts guiding the road at that intersection and walked towards countless roads step by step. The roads were different, but the ones leading to the same place, which was a better world.
These are no longer the merits of a person, but an era created by people of an era with their lifelong efforts, an era that can be passed down to future generations and is remembered by people, an era where China is prosperous, and an era where Han and local civilizations set milestones.
Later generations said that it was the prosperous era of the Yuan Dynasty.
However, this is not because of the country name, the character Yuan Yi has a beginning, the meaning of the beginning, and the meaning of the world of the Yuan Dynasty, the prosperity that leads to the beginning of everything. From here, too many things began, although many were not mature. But from this time, people began to understand the world more clearly.
No one likes to live outside the border. Not to mention the long yellow sand that cannot be seen at first glance, there is really no sight. Even the weather outside the border is not easy. People are so hot during the day that people feel panicked and trembled at night.
In addition, living outside the border of the Great Wall, you will always be harassed by horse thieves or Hun soldiers. It is really hard to think that living here would be a good thing.
The only place he would run to such a place is probably only those businessmen who want money and life.
A few years ago, the Huns went south to invade, and horse thieves often looted nearby villages, which made people near the border panic.
Perhaps it is because of rumors that the court has begun to rectify the army and horses to attack the Huns. In the past two years, their lives have been much more stable.
I have hardly seen many horse thieves, and even the fewer Hun cavalry teams who always run outside the border.
However, there are still some rumors.
The horse thief Xiongnu did not come because they heard the news from the court, but because there were unjust ghosts in the desert asking for their lives.
It is said that the unjust ghost was originally a villager who was robbed by a horse thief nearby. After his death, he became a ghost and wandered in the desert to the death.
She often wore a black robe to block the wind and sand. When walking in the desert, she would not even leave footprints, just like she was walking out of thin air. She always held a black stick in her hand. Some said it was a walking stick, and some said it was a thin sword.
No one who met her, whether it was a horse thief with only a dozen people or a small team of Hun cavalry with dozens of people, could come back alive.
I heard that someone had seen it with his own eyes. A horse thief of twenty or thirty people all sealed his throat with one sword, and the blood flowed into the nearby sand. When the strong wind blew, the sand blew over buried the bodies bit by bit, just like the desert ate these people.
When he looked around, he seemed to see a man from afar, wearing a black wind robe, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Anyone who has heard these rumors will feel unconsciously frightened, but not many people believe in it. After all, it is not the age when only focusing on ghosts and gods in the past.
Even in places like the border and the frontier, the Han people recognized some words. After reading a few days of reading, they would just learn about this kind of strange power and chaos.
In a small village on the border.
"Squeak." A car passed by the roadside with the sound of wheels.
The car looks weird, and the rear looks like an ordinary trailer, but the front is not a horse or mule or other animal, but an iron rack with two wheels.
Sitting alone on the iron rack, stepping on the pedals on both sides, the iron rack actually moved by itself, and even pulled the trailer behind.
Passers-by on both sides of the road saw such a car but didn't even look back, and continued walking on their own as if they were used to it.
This car is called a pedal, and there is no need for animals to pull it. As long as someone stepping on it, he will drive forward by himself.
I heard that it was made by students from a college in Central Plains. If they were placed more than ten years ago, they would have watched it strangely, but now some businessmen often use this kind of car, and they have seen it more.
Although this kind of car can save a lot of money without using cattle and horses, it requires a lot of manpower and cannot walk too long. Only small vendors who go not far can use it.
Next to the pedal, a man walked past the crowd and walked towards a stall on the side of the road.
She was wearing a wind-covering robe, covering her mouth and nose, making people unable to see clearly.
This kind of outfit is very common for people around the desert. It feels uncomfortable to let the wind and sand blow into their noses. Many people choose to wear a robe.
Under the man's robe was a brown-gray cloth shirt, and something seemed to be hanging around his waist, but it was hard to see clearly when he covered the robe.
Judging from her dusty appearance, she should be an outsider who had just passed through the desert.
She walked to the stall. This stall bought dry food. Although this prepared dry food is not delicious, it can be stored for a long time. If you are full, a cake is enough to eat it for a day or two. It is a must-have for people who walk far away.
She reached out and picked up four dry cakes and asked at the vendor, "How much does it cost?"
The vendor smiled and stretched out two fingers: "Four cents."
The man handed out five copper plates and said to a water bag: "Give me another bag of water."
"Okay." The vendor was a quick man. After taking the copper plate, he helped the man wrap the dry cakes and then took the water bag and fetched water.
The man in a black robe stood by the stall for a while.
"Hey, I heard that the court is going to send troops here?"
Passers-by chatted on the road, and people around the border were talking about these days.
"Yes, there are those Huns who are beautiful."
Chapter completed!