PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoEnd of the Great Wall of China, Shanhaiguan Districtlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down11
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minus-squarealcoholicornlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoThe wall would have been manned back in the day. Even if you sneaked a small force through, there’s no way 10,000+ men are getting through, let alone wagons. More than preventing invasions, it made it much easier to tax goods.
The wall would have been manned back in the day. Even if you sneaked a small force through, there’s no way 10,000+ men are getting through, let alone wagons.
More than preventing invasions, it made it much easier to tax goods.