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Gao Shilian hasn't been in Chang'an for a long time, how could he know that Li Wangyou is now in Chang'an city, he almost has the name of "God of Gamblers".Even an old hooligan like Cheng Yaojin would never dare to accept Li Wangyou's words like "make a bet".
Whoever makes this guy bet with others has never lost.
No matter how unbelievable the bet is, no matter how unfavorable it is, the final winner is Li Wangyou.
Therefore, no matter whether it is Li Er or Cheng Yaojin, they will never bet with him now.
Gao Shilian was about to nod, but he saw Li Er glaring at Li Wangyou: "Ziyou, you can't even play with my uncle? Tell me clearly, your map is really so accurate? How is this possible?"
Li Wangyou saw that the "treacherous scheme" could succeed, so he could only laugh and continued to explain.
"Uncle, gentlemen, this map is extremely accurate. Although I dare not say that it is exactly the same as the actual terrain, it is still very accurate. As long as you know how to use the scale, you can easily measure the distance between various places. .”
Although Cheng Yaojin didn't dare to bet with Li Wangyou, he still refused to believe his words.
"Zhiniang thief, I really don't believe it! Ziyou, you can calculate the distance from Chang'an to Taiyuan Mansion on this map for me! I will see if your calculation is correct."
Li Wangyou smiled and took out the soft ruler, and started to measure it on the map.
"Uncle Cheng, the distance between Chang'an and Taiyuan Mansion is a thousand miles in a straight line, but the actual distance is about 400 miles. I wonder if my nephew's calculation is correct?"
When Li Wangyou drew the map, he naturally didn't know the actual direction of the official road of the Tang Dynasty.But for thousands of years, the official road and the main provincial and national roads of later generations have actually been passed down in one continuous line.
In the map he drew, the roads in it were drawn according to the provincial and national roads of later generations. As for the expressway, it is naturally unnecessary to consider it.
As long as there is not much difference between the official roads of the Tang Dynasty and the provincial and national roads of later generations, the distance is basically eight or nine.
Sure enough, after he said this number, Cheng Yaojin, Li Er and the others were really dumbfounded...
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954 Roof of the World
Li Er, Cheng Yaojin and others naturally knew the distance from Chang'an to Taiyuan Mansion, but they didn't expect Li Wangyou to report the exact distance just by measuring it with a ruler on the map.
Although Li Wangyou's simple measurement based on the provincial roads and national roads of later generations may not be very accurate, in fact, the distance known to the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty is only a vague number, [-] to [-] miles.
After all, Datang could not measure the specific length of those official paths in detail.
"Zhiniang thief, such a precise map is like looking down on the earth from the nine heavens. Ziyou, is this map taught by the Taoist ancestor? It seems that no one except the gods and Buddhas in the sky can draw such a map."
What Cheng Yaojin said made Li Er and the others nod their heads in agreement.
Li Wangyou secretly smiled, but nodded without hesitation.
What the old hooligan said was not wrong. Isn't this kind of map derived from the surveying and mapping of remote sensing satellites in later generations? It is not fooling them to say that "immortals" look down on the earth from the nine heavens.
Knowing that this map was passed down from the Taoist ancestor, everyone was amazed again, and Li Er's eyes were about to glow when he looked at the map.
After everyone was amazed, they became more interested in this huge map.
Li Er and the others ordered someone to fetch a ruler, and imitated Professor Li Wangyou's method, and personally measured the size on the map.
"Hiss... Ziyou, is this map correct? I measured it, and the distance from Chang'an to Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, is actually more than 4000 miles away?"
Gao Shilian couldn't believe it. Before, he only knew that if he wanted to attack Goguryeo, the distance would be very far, but he didn't expect it to be so far away.
Even if the map is taught by the "Taoist", the measured figure is enough to shock Gao Shilian and others.
Thinking about the Tang army's need to maintain the supply of food and grass for a distance of more than 4000 miles, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were a little bit numb.
After all, in the era when there were no planes, trains, or cars, it would be a very long journey just to cover more than 4000 miles, not to mention the food and grass consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops. .
Li Er stared at the map, stared at the direction of Pyongyang City, and remained silent. It took him a long time to look away and look at Li Wangyou.
"Ziyou, since you said before that Goguryeo is nothing to be afraid of, then in your opinion, where is my Tang's most serious problem?"
Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and others heard the words, all looked sideways at Li Wangyou, waiting for his answer.
Li Wangyou walked to the map and coughed lightly: "Uncle, gentlemen, you may not be clear, but in fact, there is only one opponent around my Tang Dynasty, and I need to be more vigilant, and that is..."
With Chang'an as the starting point on the map, he kept moving westward until he reached the west of Yizhou, and clicked heavily on the location of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau twice.
"Tubo! It's my Tang Dynasty's real confidant's trouble!"
On the map, Li Wangyou ordered Yan Liben to draw the towering terrain of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau very conspicuously.The khaki plateau forms a sharp contrast with the Sichuan Basin on its side.
"Tuban? Where is that?" Li Er asked curiously.
Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and others also looked puzzled, not understanding what Li Wangyou meant by this.
Obviously, everyone doesn't even know what Tubo is.
Tubo is the first regime on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with clear historical records, and Songtsen Gampo is its founder.
Historically, it was not until the ninth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty that Li Jing led troops to attack Tuyuhun that he clearly understood the existence of Tubo.
It's only been four years since Zhenguan, and it's normal for the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty to not understand the existence of Tubo.
Li Wangyou explained: "Uncle, gentlemen, please look, from Yizhou to the west, there is a plateau with the highest terrain in the world. Well, Master called it the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."
"Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? Ziyou, what exactly is a plateau? Can you explain to me in detail."
Li Wangyou pointed to the map: "Uncle, the so-called plateau refers to this vast area, which is far higher than other places, just like the stage in the Tang Theater."
He went to the table again, picked up a tea bowl, and put it upside down on the table: "Uncle, gentlemen, if the land under our feet is this table, then the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is like this tea bowl. Far higher than the ground under my feet."
Such an intuitive explanation made Li Er and the others nod their heads one after another, admiring the uncanny workmanship of nature.
Li Wangyou continued to explain: "The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to Master, has an average height of about 5000 to [-] meters. If calculated by the Huashan Mountain in Huayin County, it is equivalent to one and a half to two Huashan Mountains. high."
These words immediately caused a burst of exclamation from the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
"Ziyou, is there really such a high place in this world?"
"Zhiniang thief, I have also climbed Huashan Mountain, and I already feel that it is too high to be reached. Two Huashan Mountains are so high, wouldn't they run to the sky soon?"
"How is this possible? So tall, is it still in the world?"
Obviously, in the eyes of everyone, such a height is about to go to the sky.
This is also very normal. According to Chinese legends, the Queen Mother lived on Kunlun Mountain.
The Kunlun Mountains lie on the edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so in the eyes of the ancients, it is not surprising that there are gods living there.
Li Wangyou said with a smile: "Master told my nephew that he called the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau the 'roof of the world', which is the highest place in the world. According to Master, there are four Huashan Mountains in the highest peaks on it. , so high together."
Naturally, his words are not exaggerated. Mount Everest is more than 800 meters high, and the four Huashan Mountains are built together, which is about the same height.