Chapter Thirty-One Inquiry

In Zhu Bingkun's eyes, the situation in this world is similar to the combination of the late Han Dynasty and the late Sui Dynasty in the local history of Daxia. In this era, the Sui Kingdom was larger in area, with more people, and the scale of the turmoil was also greater.

On the surface, Li Shi II was still the emperor, but in fact, he had lost most of his control over the country.

The government orders cannot leave the imperial capital, and I am alone.

The whole world is his enemy and he has lost all his supporters.

Such a situation would help the Daxia Empire gain a firm foothold in its early stages.

Compared with the first realm, the second realm in front of you has its own advantages and disadvantages. In the first realm, there are hidden secrets behind the scenes, but the directly available resources are extremely abundant. As soon as the production line is transported over, production can begin, and the metal all over the street can be used at will.

But this world cannot.

There is no sneaky person found in this world that can cause obstacles to the Great Xia Empire. But its productivity lags behind. Even if the Daxia Empire's production line is transferred, it will still have to search for ore, mine it, and go through a series of smelting before it can enter production.

This requires a relatively stable environment in the early stages. In this world, the Sui Kingdom was in chaos, and the overall environment was chaotic, but this kind of chaos was more beneficial to Daxia than directly facing a unified and powerful Sui Kingdom.

There was a simple and abstract map in front of Zhu Bingkun, which was collected by soldiers. This map is the entire map of Yangnan Road. At the same time, on the top of the map, a three-dimensional photo was displayed for comparison. This was a photo of the terrain within a thousand miles from the stronghold as the center detected by Yuanqi Communication's detection equipment.

"Yangnan Road is strategically located, with Danan Mountains to the north, Yangjiang River to the east, Mingzhou River to the south, and Shiwanda Mountain to the west. It is an iron barrel, similar to the native Sichuan. To be able to have the current peace, Yangnan Road Daotai Suppression is one of them, and its geographical advantage is also a major factor.”

Zhu Bingkun said: "I have been ordered to conduct a pioneer exploration here, and to make complete preparations for the expansion of this territory for the empire. The chaos in the Sui Dynasty is a great opportunity. I intend to capture Yangnan Road within half a year as a foothold. "

"Next," Zhu Bingkun said to the left and right: "Give another half a month to find out the official and private power, factions, and military positions of Yangnan Province."

This is Zhu Bingkun's plan. Yangnan Road has such a geographical advantage. This is fat meat delivered to the mouth. How can Zhu Bingkun turn a blind eye?

Capture Yangnan Road, rely on its geographical environment, create an iron barrel, integrate manpower and material resources, and lay a solid foundation for the empire's large-scale development after the three-year plan.

Soon, the soldiers who followed the sword scholar Zhang Xin's brother and sister came back.

"Is there any harvest?"

Zhu Bingkun asked.

The soldier replied: "The general is wise. That Zhang Xin said he was traveling around the world, but in fact he had a political purpose. His subordinates followed him for more than half a month. He first went to Yangnan Ranch, and three days later he visited the Yangnan Road. Taiwan, and in the next ten days I visited powerful families of all sizes in Yangnan Road. I only took a boat southward in Mingyang County on the banks of the Mingzhou River yesterday afternoon."

"Oh..." Zhu Bingkun nodded slightly: "Where are the details?"

The soldier said: "I haven't found out many details. The general said that Zhang Xin is quite alert. Once his subordinates get within twenty feet of him, he will notice it."

After a pause, he continued: "General, there is some miraculous power in this world. Not only Zhang Xin, but also the Mu family in Yangnan Ranch, there are people who are not inferior to Zhang Xin. The subordinates saw Zhang Xin and Yang Nan from a distance The members of the Mu family on the ranch competed with each other. Their attacks were swift and lethal. But they were very different from their subordinates. It seemed that they had another power within their bodies."

Zhu Bingkun knew it well. When he met Zhang Xin, he realized that Zhang Xin was not an ordinary person. With the power of Zhu Bingkun's soul, although Zhang Xin was not misunderstood and alerted, he did not directly explore him, but he still felt the power contained in Zhang Xin.

As far as Zhang Xin is concerned, this force is not considered powerful. He is stronger than any of the 500 soldiers brought by Zhu Bingkun and Zhang Xin. However, Zhang Xin's strength does not lie in his body, energy, and blood, but in another force.

Now that I think about it, the power Zhang Xin possesses is extremely sensitive. Presumably it was no accident that they suddenly opened their friendship in front of that restaurant. I am afraid that I also vaguely feel the power of Zhu Bingkun and others, and I am curious.

"It's not that we can't hide our aura, but it's because the people in the army are too outstanding in temperament, and they do killings, so their aura is public." Zhu Bingkun said: "We are warriors, not assassins, and we have never thought of hiding it. So once you Only when you enter his sensing range can he easily detect clues."

It is indeed difficult to hide a powerful body. But if you know how to practice, you can hide it. The five hundred soldiers brought by Zhu Bingkun are all the best among the best, the strongest among the strong. Each person's physique is above 7, and he can easily move his hands and feet with tens of thousands of catties of divine power. But once the acupuncture points are opened, the energy and blood can be hidden, making people look ordinary at first glance, leaving no trace.

It's a pity that the soldiers who came are all charging into the battle. They have no hidden consciousness and will be easily noticed by others.

He said: "You have been following for half a month, can you get something for the first time? So what is the foundation of Yangnan Ranch? What news is happening at Yangnan Daotai?"

The soldier replied: "Return to the general's words. In addition to tracking Zhang Xin, my subordinates also made cursory inquiries about the aristocratic families and forces that Zhang Xin visited. The largest force in Yangnan Dao is the official Yangnan Daotai, the head of the Sui Dynasty Zhidaotai is a feudal official who controls the military and administration of a territory, and it is no exaggeration for a local emperor to do so. Besides Yangnan Daotai, the first one is the Mu family of Yangnan Ranch. The Mu family is an aristocratic family. They all have great strength, and have a horse farm of more than ten thousand hectares, and they raise tens of thousands of war horses. The Taoist platform also wants to give the Mu family three points."

"Other aristocratic families may dominate one government or be the king of one county, monopolizing business and knowledge. Wherever they are, both the people and the government will act based on their appearance."

He added: "There are people with outstanding reputations who build bridges and pave roads, and are very popular among the local people. There are also people who are extremely vicious, who use all means to plunder, and make the local people miserable."

The things that the soldiers found out were already known to everyone on the surface. But it also gave Zhu Bingkun a deeper understanding of Yangnan Road and even the Sui Kingdom.

Sure enough, when aristocratic families become powerful, the country is not as good as the country.

He said: "You have been following Zhang Xin for more than half a month. Do you have any guesses about his behavior?"

The soldier said: "In the opinion of my subordinates, Zhang Xin came here to form an alliance."

"Form an alliance..." Zhu Bingkun thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go down and rest first."

"Here."

Then he summoned the officer and said: "I already know the general layout of Yangnan Road. However, many details are missing. I ordered the soldiers to disguise themselves as separate troops from tomorrow and go to various parts of Yangnan Road to inquire. I, the general, want to know about Yangnan Road. How much power the government and aristocratic families have, we know their military deployment."

"Here!"