Chapter 654 Traveling in Wujuan and settling down
In fact, Chen Huaisheng originally wanted to allow other people in the mountains to visit Weihuaidao and conduct a detailed investigation and understanding of all aspects of Weihuaidao. Especially population, towns, commerce, spiritual materials, mineral veins, etc.
Population, spiritual materials and mineral veins are the basis for the survival of a sect. Although Dahuaishan now belongs to the Chonghua sect, as the Chonghua sect withdraws from Hebei, Dahuaishan will gradually evolve into a semi-independent state, then it will eventually become completely dependent on itself to obtain various resources to maintain its own survival.
The four prefectures in Hebei include Yanzhou first, Jinzhou next, Youzhou next, and Yunzhou last.
The situation in the six roads of Yanzhou is relatively balanced. In terms of population, Fuyang and Zhaigu Roads have the largest population, Zhangchi Road, Tangshui Road, and Weihuai Road are about the same, and Hanshan Road has the least population.
But even Hanshan Road has a population of more than one million. The most populous Fuyang Road and Zhaigu Road have a population of more than 1.8 million, and the remaining three roads also have a population of more than 1.5 million.
The entire Yanzhou has a population of nearly ten million, but its area is larger than the entire three counties of Zhaodong, which have a population of more than 20 million. This shows how vast Yanzhou is.
The situation that Chen Huaisheng has now comes entirely from the intelligence of the old Lingyun Sect. However, the situation has changed a lot in recent years. When Ma Daochun was stationed in Dahuaishan, he was purely stationed and hardly asked about foreign affairs. , so what is the situation of Wei Huaidao, we can only collect it from the beginning of the year.
If the population, towns, and commerce are relatively easy to collect, but if you want accurate and detailed information on spiritual materials and mineral veins, you need to actually go into the mountainous area to understand. Considering the current situation of everyone in Dahuai Mountain, Chen Huaisheng didn't dare to let them go casually.
Especially in some special areas, such as Tongtianbo, which is the junction area of Weihuai Road and Jinzhou Tianjing Road. Most of the water is within the territory of Weihuai Road and a small part is within the territory of Tianjing Road, but who actually He didn't pay attention to this, and when Lingyun Sect was there, he never really investigated Tongtianbo.
In contrast, the Yuelu Sect had a deeper understanding of Tongtianbo.
It should be said that Tongtianbo is the most valuable water lake in Weihuaidao. It produces extremely rich spiritual materials and spiritual objects. The Golden Beard Ao is the second best. The most famous one is the Tongtian Koi, and there are also some other spiritual things. It depends on whether it can be used by you.
Because of this, Chen Huaisheng decided to take a trip to Tongtianbo.
From Dahuai Mountain to the southwest, it’s about six hundred miles before you reach Tongcheonpo, which is located at the junction of the southwest corner and Jinju Tianjing Road.
Walking alone can be extremely comfortable and relaxing.
At this time, Chen Huaisheng realized that he had not traveled alone for a long time. In the past, he had either traveled with Baoqi, Qingyu or Chimei, or with Zhao Sitian, Tang Jingtian, Wu Tianen, Hu Delu and others, but this time he Walking alone feels very different.
Going all the way west, eighty miles away from Dahuai Mountain is Huaiyang City, a large city in the middle of Weihuai Road.
When the Lingyun Sect took control of Dahuaishan, they first started here, but they immediately encountered resistance from the An family, the largest family in Huaiyang City.
The An family has nothing to do with the Yuelu Sect on Tianjing Road, but you can tell from their surname that they are descendants of the Beirong people and one of the few Beirong people who can take root in Hebei. It only took more than two hundred years to grow into the top three aristocratic families in Wei Huaidao, which shows that this family is not simple.
Tahuaishan is located in the center of Weihuai Road.
Eighty miles to the southwest is Huaiyang City, 190 miles to the southwest is Dongyuan Town, 220 miles to the northwest is Weiheji, 240 miles due east to north is Luyanpu, and due south is There is Xiongyang Fort 280 miles east of Hanshan Road, and Taoyuan Town 160 miles southeast of Dahuai Mountain. It is basically a large town with a relatively concentrated population in Weihuai Road.
The six towns have a population of about 70,000 to 80,000, plus the surrounding villages, which means that the actual population controlled by each town is about 150,000 to 60,000, with the remaining hundreds of thousands People were scattered in the plains and mountains on the surrounding fringes.
The dispute between the Lingyun Sect and the An family did not last long. The An family did not explicitly object to the Lingyun Sect establishing a foothold in Wei Huaidao, and its strength was not enough to confront the Lingyun Sect. Lingyun Sect, which had not yet established a firm foothold, could not take drastic measures against the An family all at once.
Then Lingyun Sect no longer had the energy to entangle with Anjia. The challenge from Yuelu Sect made Lingyunzong have no time to care about it. In comparison, Anjia’s indifferent attitude was considered good, like Weihe in the west Places such as Xiongyang Castle south of Jihe directly resisted the Lingyun Sect. Of course, they had the support of the Yuelu Sect behind them.
Only Taoyuan Town and Luyanpu have a friendly attitude towards the Lingyun Sect and are in a relatively peaceful state of cooperation. It is a pity that the Lingyun Sect has been in a confrontation with the Yuelu Sect. At a disadvantage, until it finally collapsed and was taken over by the Chonghua faction, it never had the chance to establish its own influence in the surrounding areas. After the battle with the Yuelu Sect, the Chonghua Sect did not focus on Wei Huaidao, so it was not until Chen Huaisheng brought this group of people to take root in Dahuaishan again.
Because of the two consecutive years of attacks by monsters and beasts, the local area was in turmoil. This made all the local aristocratic families realize that they did not have a strong sect to rely on and could only rely on their own strength to face the problem. Even a second-level monster will be in a hurry and suffer heavy losses. If it encounters a third-level monster, it may be a battle of annihilation.
Take the An family as an example. The situation is similar to that of the Sun family in Baitapu, Fuyang Road, but it is still stronger in terms of strength.
The Sun family only has two or three strong men in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, but the head of the An family, An Siyu, is at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. Among his brothers An Sixiang and An Sishun are at the sixth and fourth levels of Foundation Establishment respectively. His son An Chengyuan is at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, and his son An Chengyuan is at the second level of Foundation Establishment. There are also two nephews who are also strong in Foundation Establishment. The entire An family has more than 3,000 people, more than 30 monks, and more than 40 Taoist cultivators. people.
If we only look at the strong foundation builders of Anjia, they are stronger than the current Dahuai Mountain. Although Dahuai Mountain now has ten foundations, only the ones in the middle of the foundation are Chen Huaisheng is alone, and most of the others are at the first level of foundation building.
Of course, in terms of development potential, the Anjia cannot compare with Dahuaishan. Among the six foundations of the Anjia, the youngest one is over sixty years old, and the advanced level of Qi refining is basically fifty years old. Above, there are only a few young people with potential.
Because of this, the An family tried to exercise restraint when they were at odds with the Lingyun Sect, and tried their best to meet some of the Lingyun Sect's demands as long as they were not too excessive.
In fact, this is also the basic approach of all the large and small clans in Wei Huaidao. Whether it is the Tianhe Sect in the north, the Yuelu Sect in the west, or the Lingyun Sect later on, these clans are still happy to For those who are cooperative, as long as you can show sufficient strength, their level of obedience and cooperation will gradually increase.
The clans in places like Weiheji and Xiongyangbao are more like vassals to the Yuelu Sect. Basically, any request will be met, but they also retain a certain degree of autonomy, and the Yuelu Sect also Due to the Tianhe Sect's eager gaze from the north, they did not dare to go too far and maintained a delicate balance.
When the Lingyun Sect entered, the family members such as Wei Huaidao were secretly happy for a time, hoping to introduce a more powerful force to balance the Yuelu Sect.
Because Tianhe Sect's main focus is still on Zhangchi Road, and they are obsessed with infiltrating power into Jinzhou and Yunzhou, and they have always been at odds with the Beirong people, so it is difficult to give too much support. .
Who would have thought that despite the limited strength of Lingyun Sect, it started to be half-hearted before its foundation was established, with the wish to return south to Zhao, and it was also very harsh on the local government, which made Wei Huaidao's side The clan members were cold-blooded.
But even so, these local clans in Wei Huaidao still gave Lingyun Sect a lot of support. This is why Chen Huaisheng wanted to come to Wei Huaidao because these local clans urgently needed it. A family of forces came to help them share the pressure of fighting against the Yuelu Sect, and returning to Dahuai Mountain could gain great support from all aspects.
Chen Huaisheng had passed by Huaiyang City twice before, but he passed by in a hurry. This time he had much more time, so Chen Huaisheng planned to stop in Huaiyang City and take a look.
Since I have made up my mind to establish a foothold in Weihuaidao, I naturally have to understand the situation of Weihuaidao as a whole.
Huaiyang City is a large city in the central part of the country and the town closest to Dahuai Mountain. It is a city in name, but in fact it is a small city with scattered villages outside the city. There are 70,000 to 80,000 people in total, but there are only about 30,000 people in the real city. Among those who came forward, the An family accounted for about 10%.
Chen Huaisheng has not dealt with the An family yet, but he knows that Zeng Guolin and Yang Husheng have come to Huaiyang City to negotiate with the An family. However, according to the news fed back by the two, the An family's attitude is very cold. He didn’t even want to deal with Dahuaishan.
The reason is also very simple. Dahuaishan is too weak and appears as an expatriate from the Chonghua Sect. What is the value and significance of it?
"That's An Yuan over there?" Chen Huaisheng was a little surprised when he noticed that there were many more people wearing Beirong costumes in Huaiyang City than in Fuyang Road.
Although Beirong ruled Hebei for more than two hundred years and left a deep imprint on Hebei, the Beirong people left an even deeper imprint on Youyun Prefecture.
The Yanzhou side should be the first to get rid of the control of the Beirong people. Beirong people are rare on the Fuyang Road, especially the three southern roads of Zhaigu, Hanshan and Tangshui. But I didn't expect that in Wei Beirong people can be seen everywhere in Huaidao.
"Yes, that is the most famous Anyuan in Huaiyang City. Anjia Street, Anjiaheng Lane, and Anjiaba all surround Anyuan, and everyone there is named An." The shop owner With envy on his face, he glanced over there.
(End of this chapter)