The vast land is vast and sparsely populated.

To what extent?

The land area of ​​Dayao except for 60,000 mountains is about one-quarter of the Chinese country.

Among them, Tianjing land accounts for one-sixth of the area, which is 400,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of ​​two ordinary provinces and accommodates 10 million people.

The remaining 2 million square kilometers are equivalent to the area of ​​ten ordinary provinces, but there are less than four million ancient tribes.

The ancient tribe has a population of more than 10 million, of which 10 million are among the 60,000 mountains.

The area of ​​ten provinces is only four million people, which shows how vast the land is.

It is common to not see a village in three or two days. As the distance from Lancheng is farther away, the more desolate it becomes. In addition to the barren mountains and forests where all kinds of ferocious beasts live, there are endless grasslands, where large groups of horned cows and jumping sheep are stocked.

Tens of thousands of horned cattle and jumping sheep were moving on the grassland, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

But when he got here, Ren Baqian's most troubled thing was the road.

There are almost no roads.

There is only one bumpy dirt road, which is much worse than the roads in other places. After rain, it is full of mud, and the wheels often fall into the mud.

After walking forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, I finally approached my last destination before entering the 60,000 mountains.

When you could see the peak that stood in the sky in the distance, Ren Baqian and others finally arrived at the last and largest city outside the Sixty-one mountains, and it was also the port for the exchanges between the Sixty-one mountains and the outside world - Yacheng.

Also called Mancheng.

This city was left behind by the previous dynasty of Hao Kingdom. Barbarians are their name for the ancient tribe, and it also means that passing through this city is a wilderness.

Now that even the Hao Kingdom has been destroyed for seventy years, the name of this city has been passed down. Even the ancient tribes called this city Mancheng most of the time.

"Zhang Jushan, the captain of the Southern Protectorate, has seen Your Majesty!" The one who came to welcome an army of thousands of people, the same leather armor and a long sword.

However, it always seems that Ren Baqian feels a little different, and it seems to be more fierce than the soldiers from other places.

The empress lifted the curtain to let the soldiers outside see her, and then said lightly: "Go into the city first!"

"yes!"

After walking for a long time, I got closer and closer to Yacheng, but the most attractive thing was the mountains in the distance.

The peaks stood up straight, like pillars standing between heaven and earth, penetrated into the sky.

Looking roughly, there are at least hundreds of such peaks, which are extremely spectacular.

Between these peaks, there are many shorter mountains winding and undulating, and the boundaries are completely invisible within the range of sight.

Looking here, there are almost no other things except mountains.

That is the sixty thousand mountains.

When he arrived at Yacheng, Ren Baqian finally moved his attention to Yacheng.

The city walls were made of gray giant stones, full of coldness. There were sharp bulges above the city wall, like fangs in the mouth of a beast, spreading throughout the city wall.

These sharp bulges, like fangs, were used to prevent the ancient tribe from siegeing the city, but I don’t know how much blood from the ancient tribe and the scenic tribe was flowing on it.

Once you enter Yacheng, you will find rows of Gaoda stone houses, with the doors three meters high, and the first-story houses are generally four meters high, without any decoration, and full of quaint flavor.

What Ren Baqian even cared about was the ancient people who stopped and watched on both sides of the road.

Some were wearing cloth clothes, animal skins, shirtless tattoos, and even clothes made of straw.

Some people have bird feathers tied around their heads, some have a beast's tail on their shoulders, some have snakes wrapped around their bodies, some have a horn of Luo Weng hanging around their necks, and many have strings of fangs around their necks.

There are also various ferocious beasts that have been tamed, including white-toothed tigers, black man with strong aura, giant snakes with honeysuckle patterns, monkeys with a sharp look similar to humans, and giant birds that are two tall...

It's a bizarre scene.

Ren Baqian felt as if he had entered another world.

There is only one thing that is that everyone exudes that wild smell all over their body.

"Those people are from different regions. People from each region have characteristics, which is a way to show their identity. For example, those with bird feathers tied on their heads are from Black Mountain. Those with beast tails, if they are toothed tiger tails, they are from Chitu Peak. If they are furry raccoon tails, they are from Lushi Mountain..." The empress said to look at all kinds of men and women outside.

"Your descendant?" Ren Baqian turned his head and asked.

"I came here once when I was young." The empress replied lightly.

"Your Majesty has such a good memory." Ren Baqian was shocked. When he was a child, at least ten years ago, he still remembered so clearly.

He is worthy of being a player who has cheated.

"They are my people, so I will naturally remember." The empress stood up and pulled open the curtain of the imperial carriage, took a step forward and stood there looking down at everyone.

"It's the little emperor!"

"The little emperor is back!"

"It's Your Majesty who is back!"

The outside suddenly became chaotic, and many people shouted that the little emperor was back, with joy in their voices.

It seems that seeing the empress makes them feel very happy.

However, the empress has ascended the throne for nine years, but in the eyes of these ancient tribes far away from Lancheng, she is still the little emperor.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the Chitu Peak Yuequan Village? You still rested in our village back then!"

"I had a meal in our Chitu Fengyang Quanzhai! It was a golden feather eagle that my father beat!" someone shouted immediately.

These people do not understand a little etiquette, but they are free from the simplicity in the mountains.

Although the voice was messy, it made the empress feel calm from the heart.

"Don't shout nonsense! In front of His Majesty, what do you think you are shouting like this?" The general who had greeted the empress before immediately scolded the people on the roadside.

"It's okay!" The empress waved her hand, looked down at the surroundings before she said calmly: "I am coming back this time to go into the mountain to see if you are doing well."

"It's okay, the salt is too expensive now! There is still animal skins, no one will take them away!" someone shouted immediately.

"This is temporary. There is a war in the north now. When we win, there will be a large number of salt fields. The salt price will drop by then. Keep the animal skin first, and someone will collect it in a few days." The empress said to everyone with calmness on her face.

"That's good! If there is a shortage of people in war, tell us! My kid was one step late last time and didn't treat him as a soldier!"

"Yes!" The empress laughed.

"Little Emperor, are you going to get married?" I wonder who suddenly shouted such a voice.

The empress nodded and smiled: "Yes, someone will be sent to me soon."
Chapter completed!