It seemed that the so-called "luring the barbarians into the pass to plunder" did not target Chang'an. The Guanlong nobles weren't foolish enough to sabotage their own foundation. There was a high probability that they used the barbarians to destroy the cities still loyal to Great Xia.
Conversely, the various wars that had thrown the world into chaos over the years had devastated Jiangnan Jingxiang, destroyed Northern Huabei Qingxu, and ravaged Ba Shu Miao Region, but had barely touched Guanlong. At this moment, compared to Guandong, Guanlong was almost like Heaven on earth.
Moreover, they had the Silk Road. According to Hongling's observations, there was still a significant amount of trade in the Western Regions; this trade hardly flowed into Great Xia, having been mostly intercepted by Guanlong, not to mention Great Han.
No wonder they were wealthy.
