In July of the first year of Hongwu, the Royal Chamber of Commerce of the Great Qin Dynasty began to introduce a new type of salt, called "Hongwu Refined Salt". As soon as it was launched, it immediately won the recognition of the broad masses of the people. In the past, salt had a strange taste, and only meat could suppress it, but the people could not eat meat in one meal. So crazy rush to buy "Hongwu fine salt", "Hongwu fine salt" fried vegetables are called fragrant, delicious.

At the same time, the words that Emperor Hongwu said to the imperial concubines and princesses in the harem were circulated.

"Vegetables are rich in vitamins, and you know that you eat beauty?"

"I don't know!"

"You can't do it, you don't understand anything. The princesses and princesses in the palace all eat. ”

"No wonder the imperial concubines are all in love with the city, it turns out that they are all great contributions made by this vitamin!"

"At first, the imperial concubines didn't eat fried dishes with mixed salt, and they hated it. In order to make the imperial concubine beautiful, Emperor Hongwu took the time to refine refined salt. I informed the Royal Chamber of Commerce of the method, and shared it with the people, so that we have "Hongwu Refined Salt" to eat! ”

"I see, go buy it!"

With this Hongwu refined salt, Qin Feng secretly ordered the royal chamber of commerce in charge of Zhou Shan to start anti-dumping salt industry in Xichuan and Dongwu. The salt industry has been monopolized by the government since ancient times, and the Royal Chamber of Commerce is a state-owned enterprise, so Qin Feng handed over the salt industry to the Royal Chamber of Commerce, and the ministers did not object.

"Hongwu refined salt, come and buy it. Men eat to strengthen their bodies, and women eat to nourish yin and nourish their skin! "Hawkers in Shu and Wu wandered around the streets, peddling "Hongwu refined salt".

The people of Xichuan and Dongwu were skeptical at first, but after the trial, they became out of control. Who doesn't want to eat a delicious dish. Hongwu refined salt has no strange taste, so it is also out of control.

The common people began to use Hongwu refined salt, which dealt a great blow to the monopoly industry of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. When the financial report for the first quarter came out, they found that the salt industry had been greatly affected. After investigating by himself, he found that a thing called Hongwu Refined Salt secretly appeared on the market.

Chengdu, Imperial Palace.

Liu Bei was so angry that he shook the only ear that was as angry as a Buddha, and shouted: "This is really a shameless act, Prime Minister, you immediately give the order." We must crack down on Hongwu refined salt. All the people must use well salt, and there is no forgiveness for killing with Hongwu refined salt! ”

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and suddenly said: "Qin Zijin is really despicable, he named Jingyan after his own era name. It must be that he wants to promote his ...... through guò, a must-have item for the common people. ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized. Scolded: "Sure enough." Qin Zijin didn't have a good mind for this cunning thing, the scum of the Shi clan. From now on, the well salt will be called "Zhangwu well salt". When the people should be eaten. All recite the name of Dao I, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! ”

Zhuge Liang was shocked when he heard this, and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty can't!" ”

"Why?" Liu Bei shook one ear and said angrily.

"This ......." Zhuge Liang didn't know what to say for a while, and suddenly had an idea, and said: "The people are vulgar, and there are many good words, if you think about your majesty every day, I am afraid that there will be more resentment!" ”

It turned out that after Liu Bei's reputation was stinked by Qin Feng, he carried out the White Terror in Xichuan to suppress people's hearts. The people did not dare to say it with their mouths, but they cursed him in their hearts. Liu Bei suddenly realized that if the people thought about him every day, I am afraid that millions of people would curse him every day.

This is a great resentment that God can't resist.

"The hateful Qin Zijin, it's all because of him!" After Liu Bei jumped to his feet and scolded, he weakly softened on the dragon chair.

Soochow, Jianye Palace.

"In the future, it will be called Dawu Haiyan!" Emperor Sun Quan, the Great Wu Emperor, shook his purple hair, glared at his blue eyes and said to His Royal Highness's ministers.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Yu and others bowed.

"How can I be called 'down'? Sun Quan suddenly thought that the title formulated by Qin Shi Huang was now not easy to use, so he said: "It should be called the emperor, and there is me above the emperor, understand?" ”

Prime Minister Zhang Zhao was taken aback and said, "Your Majesty, the etiquette system should not be moved lightly!" ”

Sun Quan was very dissatisfied when he heard this, and said, "Move lightly? Anyway, it was also changed by the descendants of his old Qin family, understand? ”

The ministers suddenly realized and bowed: "The emperor is sage! ”

Sun Quan was satisfied, so he said to Zhou Yu: "General, the land-based defense line along the river is well arranged, I heard that you have found a place called Yizhou overseas?" ”

"There's such a thing...... Zhou Yu began to speak.

On the other hand, the Far Western Regions.

During this period, the Western Regions was established in the Great Basin of Northwest China in later generations. There is the largest inland river in our country: the Tarim River, with a total length of 2,179 kilometers. There is also the well-known Lop Nur in later generations, which is the second largest inland lake in China at this time. The first inland river and the second inland lake have nurtured the prosperous culture and ethnic groups of the Western Regions.

The countries of the Western Regions have established cities in oases by big rivers and lakes, forming countries with different styles. The most famous of these countries is the ancient kingdom of Loulan.

Loulan is in the northwest corner of Lop Nur, on the south bank of the Peacock River. The southwest passes through the end of the country, the Jingjue country, the Kumi country, the Khotanese country, the north through the Cheshi country, the northwest through the Yanqi country, the east when the Bailongdui country, the Dunhuang country, the key point of the Silk Road, is the throat of the Silk Road.

The first time I saw Loulan City, it gave people a shocking feeling. In the oasis, among the lush trees, tall buildings with spires and domes rise from the ground. These buildings are almost entirely carved out of weathered columnar rock. After the house is chiseled, it is decorated with patterns on the outside, which is full of unique customs in the Western Regions.

However, the most prosperous city in the Western Regions is experiencing a chaotic head-on. Wearing felt hats and two wild goose feathers stuck in the hats, the people of Loulan, dressed in sheepskin, ran around, screaming in amazement. From time to time, arrows rain down from the sky, taking away fresh lives.

On the periphery, on the earthen city wall, the soldiers of the Loulan Kingdom struggled to resist the enemy's attack.

These enemies came from Gaochang, a powerful country among the 36 countries in the Western Regions. Gaochang has a population of 50,000 and 10,000 soldiers. Although the country of Loulan is rich, it has only a population of more than 10,000 and 2,000 soldiers. So when Gaochang marched into the army, the king of Loulan could only choose defense.

"Assault of the whole army!" Changji, the general of Gaochang, rode on a horse of Dawan in the Western Regions. Wielding a scimitar. On their heads, a circle of white cloth wrapped in a hat, a soldier with feathers inserted in it, took a scimitar, bow and arrow, and launched a general attack on Loulan City.

Five miles away, in a small oasis, three thousand iron horsemen were silent. The soldiers are all powerful, with spears and knives in their hands and iron armor, which are very different from those of the Western Regions. In the small oasis, there are all kinds of women, children and the elderly. It is difficult to hide the tired color of wind and dust on his face.

"Mother. Father will definitely lay a foundation! The young Cao Pi looked at his one-year-old younger brother Cao Zhi in his mother's arms, and his heart was full of affection.

"We should stay in Han Land, and the King of Qin will definitely not harm our ......." The wind and dust can hardly hide the beautiful Mrs. Bian. Always say so.

Three thousand iron horses in front. Cao Cao's face was expressionless. Holding a large lance in his hand, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly. Beside him are Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Xiahouen and other generals. and his eldest son, Cao Ang.

"I, Cao Cao, will definitely rise in the Western Regions, Qin Zijin, one day I Cao Cao will go back, definitely!" The smoke in the distance was reflected in Cao Cao's cold eyes. The vicissitudes of his temples have become white, but they have increased his hegemonic spirit.

"Report ......." At this time, a horse came to the dust, rolled the saddle and got off the horse and bowed: "Lord, Gaochang has begun to attack the city!" ”

"Gao Chang has finally made a move!" A slight smile appeared on the corner of Cao Cao's mouth.

Xiahoudun said: "Lord, our opportunity has finally come after a long wait!" Ask the lord to give the order. I rode 3,000 tigers and leopards, and swore to die to lay a piece of the country for the lord! ”

The big lance in Cao Cao's hand was gradually raised, and the sharp tip of the lance reflected the light of the sun in the Western Regions, he raised his arms and shouted: "Sons, we have trekked through mountains and rivers, and we have finally come here. Let these humble people know that after more than a hundred years, we Han people are back! Use the swords and guns in your hands to make them submit, and let these people who get carried away know who is the true master of this land! ”

"In the name of the tiger and leopard, fight for the Lord!"

The awe-inspiring cry, the cry of the Han iron horse, after a hundred years, resounded in the sky of the Western Regions again. The rumbling sound of horses' hooves made a corner of the Western Regions tremble. In the not-too-distant future, the sound of horses' hooves will make the whole earth tremble.

"Western Regions, I'm Cao Cao here!"

When the three thousand torrents came to the front of Loulan City, they saw that the gate of Loulan City had been opened by Gaochang's soldiers. The walls were long and snake-like, and smoke was everywhere. Blood stained the land, and the city was filled with smoke, and the shouts of killing continued.

At this time, Gaochang General Changji was walking under the city gate, and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance made him stop and look back, and his face suddenly changed greatly. Seeing the dust in the northwest sky, the sound of horses' hooves shocked his soul, which reminded him of what the old people once told that only the iron horses of the Han people have such heavenly might.

"Impossible, the Central Plains has been in chaos for more than a hundred years, and it is impossible to appear here again!"

The Gaochang soldiers looked at the majesty that only desert dust storms have, and immediately panicked.

"Don't be afraid!"

The dust storm, like a stormy wave, before it arrived, the aftermath enveloped the entire Loulan City. In the midst of the wind and sand and rocks, there is the majestic figure of the iron horseman. There was no shouting of killing, but it gave people a suffocating horror.

"No mercy!" Cao Cao, who took the lead, ruthlessly stabbed the chest of a Gaochang soldier with a large lance in his hand.

Subsequently, 3,000 tigers and leopards rode and began to kill the Gaochang soldiers.

"Which country's soldiers and horses are you, and you dare to sneak attack my Great Gaochang Kingdom!" Changji exclaimed in a trembling voice.

"Hahahaha, ignorant children, the land of projectiles dares to be big!" Cao Cao killed three people in a row, venting the haze in his heart for a long time, and roared: "Let you humble people die, I am the great Han Cao Gong." The Western Regions have been presumptuous for too long! ”

"What!" The scimitar in Changji's hand almost fell.

For a long, long time, the Western Regions have passed down the Tianwei of the Han Dynasty from generation to generation, although it is far away, it will be punished.

"The big man is back, run, run!"

"Help, help!"

These soldiers of Gaochang, where they are the opponents of the tiger and leopard cavalry warriors, one-sided slaughter, slaughter, the heavenly power of the Han continues to expand in the hearts of these Gaochang soldiers.

Tianwei!

They finally know what it is!

It was just a stick of incense in time, and five thousand powerful soldiers of the Gaochang Kingdom fell forever on the land of the Loulan Kingdom. Under the pursuit of the tiger and leopard riders, only more than 1,000 people fled.

Tianwei is back!

In a short period of time, the news of the explosion spread to all parts of the Western Regions. The entire Western Regions was in turmoil, and the 36 countries came out to inquire about this shocking news.

Cao Cao led the army into the capital of Loulan, the people of Loulan trembled, and the soldiers of Loulan had never seen such an iron cavalry corps disarmed and surrendered. They fell to their knees, unable to withstand the celestial might from the mystical East.

The tiger and leopard cavalry quickly took control of the city, and Cao Cao led his troops to the Loulan Palace.

I saw that in the main hall, more than 100 Loulan nobles and an old man hugged each other.

Cao Cao waved his hand, and Xiahou Tang and other generals led people to surround these nobles and frightened them.

The old man was the king of Loulan, and at this moment there was no trace of the majesty of the king in fear, and he trembled and said, "You...... Who are you? ”

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed, but his eyes were full of cold killing intent. The nobles of Loulan couldn't bear the eyes filled with the breath of death, and fell to the ground softly, shuddering.

Cao Cao stretched out his thumb, pointed in front of him, and said lightly: "I...... It's Cao Cao....... (To be continued......)