In the Song Dynasty, which was parallel to time and space, the Song Dynasty always made various restrictions every time when the Khitan envoy entered the territory, and guided the envoys to take detours. The purpose was to prevent the Khitan envoys from familiarizing themselves with the roads. After entering the country, they set up many settings to avoid the Liao envoys from knowing the reality of the Central Plains. As a big country, there are certainly objective reasons for their guilt, but they are so cowardly that they sigh.

When Lu Jialing made similar suggestions, Zhang Mai just chuckled: "Does the Khitan cavalry still have a chance to cross the Yellow River?"

So this time, Yelu Wuzhi entered the territory of Tiance Datang, and everything on the other side seemed to be open to him. He did not deliberately take detours along the way. After passing Shuofang, he even allowed the Liao envoys to go directly to the market to buy things. At the beginning, it only provided some convenience in life. However, the Liao envoys still brought money. When they arrived at the market, they found many goods that Yan Yun could not see, so they simply bought them, and the monitors did not stop them.

When you do business, you need to contact us. Once you have contact, you can get a lot of information from the market during chatting.

Yelu Wuzhi was exploring the information of the people of Tiance and the Tang Dynasty, but Zhang Mai had no intention of stopping it. Apart from military secrets, anyone could know about the open and upright things on his own land! The Liao envoy wanted to know, so let him know!

This is a kind of mind, this is a kind of self-confidence, this is a kind of contempt!

During the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese entered the Tang Dynasty, the Sillas entered the Tang Dynasty, and the Western Regions entered the Tang Dynasty. When did the Tang Dynasty see the Tang Dynasty tremble as if it was facing a great enemy and feared that its own weaknesses and reality would be known?

So Yelu Wuzhi entered Qinxi and had the opportunity to see and hear what was happening in Qinxi. Although he was a Khitan, as one of the most sinic wise men in the tribe, Yelu Wuzhi interpreted everything he saw with his intelligence and talent. He was surprised to find that Qinxi seemed to be undergoing a social change. Yes, it was not just a change of hands of the regime. It was a social change.

What is happening here is not just Zhu Wen usurping the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxu replaced Zhu Liang, and Shi Jingtang replaced Li Congke's alternation. With the entry of the Tiance regime, a new lifestyle, including political life, economic life and even entertainment life, is rapidly implanting.

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Since the occupation of Shule, the Tiance regime has continued to learn from the East and West entertainment tradition and become more and more exciting as it goes on. The story of the story of the story of the story of the story of the story of the story of the Tang army in Anxi that was already popular during the Shule period. It is most famous for telling the story of the Tang army in the Anxi and overseas people. It was for the political needs of propaganda at first, but gradually the residents found that these stories were indeed interesting, and later they were willing to listen even if it was not for patriotism.

When we arrived in Yanqi, we began to form a dramatic form with simple plots. After we arrived in Kucha, we added music and singing and dancing. Even in the army, if we went on a long-term battle, sometimes there were actors following us to perform for soldiers who were temporarily resting. Of course, we performed short dramas that could boost morale and altered stories that could strengthen centripetal force. As for the recitation of Tang poetry, it became the field tradition of the Modao and Battle Axe formation.

This was still the case during the war, and during the peace period, various entertainment became even more popular. Even the supreme leader Zhang Mai occasionally participated in the creation of change and drama. The story of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Gods" were created by Zhang Mai. He told stories to his children, and then was "eavesdropped" by the servants, and added changes to the monks of change and storytellers, which became the three major themes that were parallel to the Eastern Expedition of the Tang Army of Anxi. As for the Buddhist scriptures that the monks originally told, they became niche topics.

After entering Lianglan, the theme of the story has been expanded. The biggest change is that after the establishment of the Commentary Station, some people reorganized the realistic stories and turned them into contemporary urban life dramas to satirize the current situation. Although their magical and intense aspects are not as powerful as the previous four types, they are more closely related to the lives of the people, so their popularity is not below the previous four types.

After the appearance of urban dramas and urban stories, it once caused panic among the relevant departments of the Tiance regime, but Zhang Mai was very willing to do so. He even was a hard-core audience of such dramas and stories. He often watched these dramas and stories in a micro-season to see what problems arise in the civil society under his rule. With his benchmark, urban dramas and urban stories quickly flourished and gained a firm foothold.

After the Silk Road was opened, various stories and entertainment methods from the West enriched the entertainment in Liangzhou year after year. Now there are not only stories about Indian Buddhism, but also Arab stories in the Tianfang World, and even Greek and Roman myths. Some stories in the worship of the scriptures were also absorbed by monks and storytellers.

As for music, it is all-encompassing. Kucha, Indian, Arabic, and even a small number of Egyptian and European tunes. Various melodies may appear in the market of Liangzhou. Not to mention the "sound of nature" that sometimes comes from Marshal Zhang's home!

Well, Zhang Mai's singing with a broken voice is really bad, but the songs he hums occasionally are indeed super-age.

Then there are food, food from the Arab region, food from the Indian region, food from the Central Plains, food from Bashu, food from Beiting, and food from Mobei...

One by one, it fills the city of Liangzhou.

Due to the establishment of political institutions that penetrated deep into the county level, the Tiance Tang Dynasty's control over the people during the war far exceeded that of Shi Jin and Mengshu. However, during the peace period, the relaxation of its civil society atmosphere returned to the prosperous Tang Dynasty and even exceeded that of it - at least the curfew has become a legend in some places, and during the non-war period, Liangzhou was almost a city that never sleeps.

Long before the western Qin Dynasty merged into the Tiance regime, various entertainments had actually been in exchange and permeated with each other due to the east extension of the Silk Road - the western end of the Silk Road was constantly injecting new blood into the entertainment of the Central Plains, and some of the entertainment of the Central Plains, musical instruments and even famous musicians and singers were also rushing northwest - as long as it was money, it would naturally attract them.

After the Tiance regime entered the western part of Qin, various entertainments poured in on a large scale because it provided a more relaxed living environment. At least the markets and temple fairs he experienced in Weizhou were more lively and fun than the Han temple fairs he saw in Yanyun area.

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The fundamental reason for the prosperity of entertainment lies in the development of the economy.

Needless to say, the commercial prosperity brought by the Silk Road, but this is concentrated in various cities and towns along the route, that is, the rural areas of Qinxi. After the Tiance regime entered, changes were also occurring.

Since the Anxi Tang Army entered the Western Regions, it has been a group of capable old farmers, capable herdsmen and several knowledgeable monks studying agriculture and animal husbandry - an official institution that has never been in history.

How to cultivate the land, sow seeds in a better way, how to make pigs and beef grow meat faster, how to turn alfalfa, etc. into feed, how to turn feces into fertilizers... This team is growing with the growth of the Tiance Tang army, and it is attracting more and more talents. The results are becoming more and more fruitful.

Not only that, a team has also continuously imparted experiences from various places and brought various technologies to the public to popularize them. In the past seven years, the most important foundation for the Hexi Corridor to provide more than half of the money and grain supply of the Tiance Tang Dynasty was here.

After the Huhua period, Hexi made considerable regression. Although the animal husbandry was developed, it mainly relied on the abundant water and grass. The free-range stocking form was still extensive. After the Tiance regime entered, it not only renovated the water conservancy left by the Han and Tang Dynasties, but also forced the degraded farmland planting technology, and carried out relatively fine captives for pigs and cattle. In just a few years, not only did the grain output double, but the pig's pen yield increased several times! The use of feed made the beef cattle grow faster, and dairy products also became a must-have food on many families' tables. Due to sufficient livestock, the per capita farmers' grain output in Hexi has exceeded the most developed areas in the Central Plains and Jiangnan.

As for handicrafts, there are three sources of handicraft technology in the Tang Dynasty: one is the various advanced craft concepts, industrial processes and development directions "created" by Zhang Mai; one is the old Tang handicraft tradition that originated from the Tang Dynasty and was preserved by the four towns of Anxi; the other is the developed handicraft tradition in Central Asia and Persia. Now these three major sources have been integrated.

After nearly ten years of development, the official assembly line workshop of Tiance Datang has been very mature. Not only does a large amount of agricultural tools flow into the people, it has formed a mutually promoting relationship with the development of Hexi's agriculture. Moreover, the improvement of swords and armor has also made Tiance's war equipment more elite.

Under this driving force and stimulation, private handicraft industry has developed quite rapidly, especially large commercial families such as Zheng family and Nai family. After imitating the process of assembly line workshops, their handicraft products have been greatly improved in terms of quantity and quality. Nowadays, Hexi prefectures are not only transit stations for the circulation of the Silk Road, but have become sources of various handicrafts. Of course, they are not rivals of the Central Plains in traditional fields such as silk and porcelain. However, some new products are shining. For example, cotton and cotton textiles have become a pillar industry in Lanzhou and are currently spreading towards Qinxi.

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With Yelu Wuqi's perspective, even if he had only stayed in the market for less than half a day, it can still be seen that the Tiance regime brought not only changes in entertainment and economic life to Qin Xi, but also political life, Qin Xi was also facing huge changes.

Yes, for the need to stabilize the current situation, the officials in the western Qin Dynasty were not all replaced, and most of them were not even replaced. However, the administration of the western Qin Dynasty was still in a healthy transformation - this can be seen from the words of Yelu Wuyi from the market.

If last winter was because Zhang Mai was constantly inspecting various states, so that most officials suppressed their reckless behavior for a while, then the implantation of the national political discussion system brought by Yang Dingguo made many officials find that their power was under unprecedented supervision and restrictions!

When can ordinary people even openly discuss politics in an open and impeachable situation? Especially after the Anshi Rebellion, warlords separatist and warriors take power. Not to mention the farmers who have no power and power, even the gentry and literati were all lambs to be slaughtered under the butcher knives.

But now everything seems to have changed. The emergence of the correctional station has given the unarmed power to participate in politics and make decisions.

Although at this stage, the township correction station can only discuss township politics, the county correction station can only discuss county politics, and the state correction station can only discuss state politics, and they are all limited to the field of people's livelihood, this is enough for the people. There is a place where one can make his own voice, and once the voice of injustice is interfered, he can also appeal to the superiors' criticism station, which can make local officials afraid. As for the fact that they really want to challenge the county magistrate and the governor, it is not possible for the time being. It is not necessary.

Of course, the main ones who are attracted to the review station at this stage are gentry and literati with certain knowledge, and have not yet entered the lower social class. This is not because Zhang Mai and Yang Dingguo refused to allow it, but because farmers and citizens who have been ruled for thousands of years and have lost their knowledge and courage, they dare not stand up. Or they are at a loss when they stand up. However, from the experience of Hexi, after several years of education and popularization, when farmers gradually become familiar with the operation of this system, both farmers and small vendors are likely to stand on the review station and speak for their own interests.

At this stage, this effect is enough. The gentry in Qinxi regards the correction of the Taiwan system as a measure for Zhang Mai to attract himself to the Tiance regime - in the township, in the county, in the county, in the state, and through certain selection procedures, some people will be selected into the center, and at that time they can go to Liangzhou, or in front of Marshal Zhang to suggest to speak in the open language - or to represent the Tiance Tang Dynasty and patrol and visit various places - isn't this the imperial envoy?

This Taiwan correction system is clearly a way to become an official! Many literati who know historical events even remembered the recommendation system of the Han Dynasty, believing that the system of the Taiwan National Congress was formed by grassroots recommendations, which is a variant of the recommendation system.

Unlike the popularization of agriculture and the improvement of animal husbandry, Zheng Wei had to forcefully promote the two things. As soon as the correction Taiwan system entered the Qinxi region, it quickly gained popularity among local gentry. In a short time, it brought strong centripetal force to the Tiance regime. The correction systems at all levels rose rapidly like mushrooms after a rain. Even other places in Guanzhong were heard and heard about it. In the Qindong region under the Shijin regime, there were prefectures, counties and villages imitating this system. The gentry used this system to interfere in politics and discuss politics in their hometowns, but there was no integration and control from the superior correction Taiwan. In some remote places, they actually relied on this system to be autonomous.

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In order to serve as a mission, Yelu Wuzhi wanted to go faster by himself.

But after getting in touch with this information, he wanted to go slower so that he could see more and listen to more. He wanted to know how Zhang Mai did all this, and he wanted to learn. He hoped to bring back the reason for the power of the Tiance regime to the Khitan and bring hope and future to his nation.

However, some things seem simple, but can the Khitan learn? Even, are the emperors and nobles of the Khitans willing to learn? Do you dare to learn?

Let Yanyun, Dandong and Linhuang Prefecture also establish a correction system? Decentralize the Khitan's people's livelihood power? Let all ethnic groups recommend powerful figures they trust to strengthen their political status? If it is really done, both Yanyun's gentry and Monan and Donghu's clan leaders will definitely be very happy.

But how could the Khitan do such a thing! How could the emperor and nobles allow such things to happen!

The Khitan does not trust foreign races, and foreign races will not truly support the Khitan. No matter how powerful the Khitan is, it is mainly because it has mastered force. If the population of other ethnic groups is combined, the Khitan is only a minority in population base. Now, in the territory of the Great Liao, the population of Han people is the largest! Even in Linhuang Prefecture and Dandong, the proportion of Han people is still the highest.

Without a sufficiently stable population of ethnic minority groups as the foundation, many political measures that sound beautiful are just castles in the air.

There are some things that Yelu Wuzhi only sees one layer of outer skin and cannot touch the essence. For example, handicrafts only sees the prosperity of various craft products, but cannot touch more core technologies; while there are some things that Yelu Wuzhi can understand the internal reasons, but they cannot learn, cannot learn, and cannot learn!

"No wonder Zhang Longxiang is not afraid that I will see it. He should have guessed this a long time ago!"

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On the night of staying in Weizhou, due to the destruction of war, the old official post station was destroyed and the official guest house along the route had not been established yet. Yelu Wuzhi lived in a temple conferred as a temporary post station. At the other end of the temple, a monk from a transliteration was teaching a group of young people to write.

In recent years, due to the development of new papermaking technology and the popularization of ** printing technology, books in Tiance are becoming cheap. When it comes to the exquisiteness of books and the exquisiteness of proofreading, they are actually not as good as Chengdu and Jiangnan, but they cannot stop the large number! Originally, Hexi was the input area for books, but now they have become the output area for books. There are a large number of books from Hexi, including Central Plains, Guanzhong, Chengdu and even Jiangnan and Khitan. These books and magazines are not satisfactory in printing, and they are not qualified to collect them. However, it is very appropriate to use them for reading and use because the price is cheap!

At this time, what the monk Bianwen was holding was a book called "Primary School Popular Textbook" including literacy, mathematics, basic knowledge of history and geography, basic knowledge of physics and basic knowledge of chemistry.

This textbook, oral and recorded by Zhang Mai, requires students to know 800 to 1,000 commonly used simplified Chinese characters, learn to learn the calculation ability of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and transform some basic common sense into interesting stories. It is a popular textbook that has arrived in Hexi for several years.

Yelu Wuzhi listened to the story of the monk Bianwen and shook his head while listening. He felt that the education next door was not too high, but too low, but soon he discovered that the monk was not teaching some gentry children, but a group of ragged peasant boys.

After asking a while, I found out that the monk next door was not a master. He was a monk who changed his writing during the day and spent an hour at night holding a literacy book to teach local teenagers to write and arithmetic. The goal of this teaching is not to teach monks or scholars, but to literacy.

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It would be fine. What really surprised Yelu Wuzhi was that he heard from the monk Wenwen to Zhang Mai’s ambition:

"I want to literacy! In my lifetime, more than 80% of men and more than half of women in the country can be literate!"

Eighty percent of men and more than half of women in the country are literate? This is impossible!

Since Confucius, it is not necessarily that the entire Central Plains has achieved this level of cultural popularization in more than a thousand years. As the etiquette country with the highest cultural popularity in the world, the Central Plains has not been able to do this for more than a thousand years, which means that the whole world cannot do it!

Can he, Zhang Mai, do it in just a few decades?

Yelu Wuzhi doesn’t believe it!

He couldn't believe it either!

Think about this country with a population of tens of millions. If more than half of them really get rid of their blindness and become the "scholars" in Yeluwushi's heart, what kind of country will this country become?

Well, if all of them become gentle scholars, that would be a good thing for the Khitan. But look at the appearance of the Tiance Tang Dynasty, it would seem like it would become a weak country? At least I heard the literary monks next door telling about literary and historical knowledge. The stories told were about how famous generals of the Han and Tang dynasties abandoned their pens and joined the army and expanded their territory! Although they were popularizing literary and historical knowledge, the poems used were "Why don't a man bring Wu Gou and collect 50 states in Guanshan Mountains and ask you to go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, as a scholar, Wanhuhou"!

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When Yelu Wuzhi entered Qinzhou, before he saw Zhang Mai, he felt that this land was brewing with huge changes!

Yes, he had never been to Qinzhou before, but he could still feel that a change was underway.

The Tiance regime not only occupied this area, but was also changing this area. All changes were carried out in the name of the Tang Dynasty, and all things were aimed at "restoring the glory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty"!

However, the future under the rule of the Tiance regime, "is it really necessary to restore the Tang Dynasty?"

Yelu Wuzhi has read history books. He knows what the Tang Dynasty looks like! He also knows that what Zhang Mai is doing may not be really going to restore the old Tang Dynasty.

What Zhang Mai brought was all new things. If he succeeded, then the country he created would not be the Tang Dynasty established by the Li family in Longxi, but a new era and a new world named after the Tang Dynasty!

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Before entering the western part of Qin, Yelu Wuzhi was one of the few senior executives in the Khitans who supported Han Yanhui's strategy.

But now, he has doubts about his decision.

"Is it really OK?"

According to Han Yanhui's strategy, he can gain time for Khitan to survive, but judging by the development momentum under the Tiance regime, whose advantage will be greater as it goes on?

All this has been plaguing Yelu Wuzhi since Weizhou, but when he arrived outside Qinzhou City, he knew that he could no longer hesitate. He abandoned all the thoughts on the road and adjusted his thinking to the best state. No matter what the future will be, it is a long-term thing. The most important thing now is to complete the mission in front of him!

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"Yelu's house has arrived?"

"Yes," Fan Zhi said: "I don't know when the Marshal will summon him."

"Wait for two days." Zhang Mai said: "Let someone accompany him and let him go around Qinzhou City."
To be continued...