Chapter 536 The city without a card
Zhang Nan was a wingman who was very successful. In just a few days, Jin Deman completely shifted his attention from Zhang Nan to Li Er.
Jin Deman was almost asking where Lao Li’s ancestral tomb was. Looking at Jin Deman’s reaction, Zhang Nan felt that there must be a place for Jin Deman in Li Er’s harem group.
After nearly a month of long journey, Zhang Nan finally left the territory of the Tang Dynasty and came to Silla.
Strictly speaking, this is Zhang Nan's first time going abroad, but this time going abroad is very different from what Zhang Nan imagined. No one checked his passport or the soldiers with no borders were in a dilemma.
"Report to the Queen, we are about to arrive in Luocheng." The voice of guards came from outside the carriage.
After hearing this, Jin Deman sat in the carriage and nodded, then said, "Mr. Zhang, I will be in my city in Silla soon. When I enter the city, we will rest in Luocheng and then set off. We have been rushing for the past month. I believe Mr. Zhang is also very sleepy."
Since Zhang Nan chose to be a wingman for Li Er, Jin Deman asked Zhang Nan to sit in the carriage almost two days to ask Zhang Nan about Li Er's affairs. He didn't let go of anything. Even small things in daily life or Li Er's little quirks, Jin Deman had to ask clearly.
Zhang Nan even felt that the best candidate to follow this time should not be him, but Liu Bing, the chief eunuch next to Li Er.
"Oh, I finally returned to Silla. I'm so tired along the way. Sister, let's not be on the way today. Let's have a good rest in Luocheng. Let's go on the road tomorrow." After Jin Shengman said, he moved his arm and said as if he was tired.
"That's what I plan, just so that Lord Zhang can feel the enthusiasm of our people in Silla." Jin Deman said with a smile.
"That's natural. It must have been a lot of effort for the Queen to manage such a large country in an orderly manner. I still believe in the Queen's governance." Zhang Nan also said with a smile.
However, it didn't take long for Zhang Nan to live after saying this, and Zhang Nan regretted it.
The carriage slowly stopped at the gate of Luocheng, which was also Jindeman's request. Jindeman wanted Zhang Nan to see a complete Silla, so the city gate was also part of the visit.
The news that Jinderman was about to arrive in Luocheng had already been circulated to Luocheng. The people all went out to welcome him. Although Silla is a small country and few people, Luocheng is still a bit of people, so it looks quite spectacular.
But as Zhang Nan, who has seen Li Er travel, Jin Deman's pomp is really not enough, not to mention that Jin Deman's trip was not a good ceremonial trip, so Zhang Nan took a look and went there.
However, after seeing Silla, the city of Luo City, Zhang Nan understood why Goguryeo and Baekje were able to capture more than 40 cities of Silla.
This is not a city. Zhang Nan felt that the walls of Li Er's palace were higher than those of his Silla city.
Moreover, this city is not only built with bluestone. While using bluestone, some places seem to have insufficient raw materials, and are also filled with loess. Zhang Nan felt that if the Tang Dynasty wanted to fight, if they were to use the Sky Thunder and Hot Air Balloon, they would probably go to Jindeman's palace that day.
If you use a sentence from later generations to evaluate this city in Silla, it means that this city has no signs at all.
"Mr. Zhang, this is our Silla City. What do you think?" Jin Deman was still very satisfied with his city, so he asked with a smile.
After Zhang Nan was asked this, he felt embarrassed to cheat Jin Deman directly. After all, Jin Deman had met the master of Chang'an City, so Zhang Nan believed that Jin Deman knew about the difference. So Zhang Nan said, "Well, does the Queen want me to tell the truth? Or do I want me to tell lies?"
"Of course it's the truth. Although I and Lord Zhang have a relationship between countries, I have already attracted Lord Zhang as my confidant. Can friends still tell lies?" Jin Deman said with a frown.
After several days of getting along, Jin Deman still recognized Zhang Nan's character. After all, during the period of time they were together, Zhang Nan did not have any misconduct or inappropriate behavior. Moreover, Zhang Nan also told her a lot of gossip about Li Er, and Jin Deman was very happy.
"Well, since I'm telling the truth, I want to say that if the Queen wants to keep you Silla, this city wall will probably not work." Zhang Nan spread his hands and said truthfully.
"Oh? Why did Lord Zhang say this? I think this city is pretty good." Jin Deman asked with a strange look on his face.
When Zhang Nan saw Jin Deman's appearance, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"To be honest, Queen, I only need twenty people to capture such a city. Goguryeo and the Baekje coalition forces attacked Silla, and it was probably not long before they could land more than forty cities. The city defense of Silla is still related to it."
Although Jinderman is an excellent monarch, Jinderman's talent points are added to internal affairs. Jinderman knows almost nothing about military affairs.
"So, according to Lord Zhang's opinion, how can this city wall be considered strong?" Jinderman asked.
"Why can't you be like Chang'an City? Not to mention Chang'an City, at least this city wall is all built with bluestone. Look at this city wall, there are loess in some places. Can it be strong? And this city wall doesn't look thick, right?" Zhang Nan said.
"Mr. Zhang was joking. Chang'an City is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Luo City is the border town of our Silla. How can these two be compared?" Jin Deman said.
"That's right, do you know how much it will cost to build one city after another? Although our Silla is not large, it is quite large for the people. How could my sister promote the whole country's strength for a city as strong as Chang'an City?" Jin Shengman also interrupted at this time.
After hearing this, Zhang Nan refused to comment. In ancient times, the most important thing was the population. The more people the country was, the larger the land area, the more prosperous the corresponding national strength. Small countries like Silla, which are on the edge, are vast and sparsely populated, are really embarrassed to build a Chang'an City.
Then Zhang Nan said, "I didn't consider the actual situation. Let's go to the city to take a look."
When Jin Deman heard that Zhang Nan was finally no longer worried about the problem of the city wall, he was also very happy to lead Zhang Nan towards the city.
Chapter completed!