Soon, Cao Xiu and Cao Wenlie, the first protectors of the Western Regions of the Wei Empire, took office.

Cao Xiu took a thousand troops and a team of bureaucrats to the city of Qiancheng in Qiuci State, established the Western Regions Protectorate, and officially took the oath of office.

Then he sent people to inform the countries of the Western Regions about this, and asked them to send people to its Qiancheng to meet him.

Then, according to Guo Peng's order, Cao Ren stationed two lieutenants in Jinmancheng and Liuzhongcheng, which were once the garrison cities of the Eastern Han Empire, called Captain Jinman and Lieutenant Liu.

These are two cities with a history of garrisons, each of which was occupied by Cao Ren with 500 soldiers and horses.

The other two cities that have no history of garrisons are Nanhe City in the Yanqi Kingdom and Shicheng City in the Gumo Kingdom.

Cao Ren also sent lieutenants to these two cities, called Captain Nanhe and Captain Shicheng, and these two places were also garrisoned by 500 troops.

Together with the Qiancheng where Cao Xiu was stationed, these five cities could basically be connected in a line, providing a relatively reliable road for the merchants of the Wei Empire on the Silk Road in Shanbei.

The Wei merchant could start from Yumen Pass, head directly in the direction of Dawan, and then turn south.

With the current transportation capacity of Liangzhou, it is very good to be able to maintain a decent Shanbei Road Silk Road, and Shannan Road has been temporarily shelved by Guo Peng, anyway, Shannan Road is not very important at the moment.

In this way, the logistical problem of the 3,000-strong garrison in the Western Regions has become more difficult.

This is a very low order of magnitude for the army, and it is necessary to ensure this amount in Guo's opinion, but the transportation of supplies is also a big problem.

On the issue of provisions, Guo Peng was going to ask Cao Xiu to negotiate with the countries of Shanbei Province to see if he could study a more appropriate way to provide some food for the garrisons in various places.

The land was then cleared near the garrison point and grain was grown to meet the most basic food supplies.

Other supplies could be provided from Liangzhou, and were brought over to the garrison by official caravans or civilian caravanserais.

Guo Peng planned to establish a rule, that is, all caravans going to the Western Regions to do business, as long as they would pass through the garrison point, they would bring some supplies from Liangzhou to the army.

In this way, it can appropriately reduce the difficulty of the official provision of food to the garrison in the Western Regions, and it can be regarded as making the best use of things.

The Western Regions is a big game of chess, and it is not easy to play well.

This is just the beginning.

From the first month of the fourth year of Yande to the third month of the fourth year of Yande, when Cao Xiu had just gained a firm foothold in its Qiancheng, the countries of the Western Regions sent envoys to its Qiancheng to meet Cao Xiu.

They also brought a lot of gifts to Cao Xiu, so that Cao Xiu deeply understood what it means to be a county official, not as good as being in charge.

Although their co-owner is undoubtedly Wei Tianzi, Wei Tianzi is far away in Luoyang, and Emperor Tiangao is far away, and Wei Tianzi's words need to be realized by Cao Xiu in this acre and three points of land.

All the countries of the Western Regions all know that Cao Xiu is their great supervisor, and Cao Xiu's words are the best here, and by currying favor with Cao Xiu, they will be able to seize the opportunity at some point in the future and obtain benefits that others can't get.

Wei Tianzi still wants a bowl of water to be flat, but Cao Xiu is different.

Then Cao Xiu was surprised to find that all of these countries were very sensible, and all of them brought a lot of gifts very politely.

Don't talk about local products or anything, those fruits that can be eaten, dishes, and meat, etc., these can be eaten, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to give the rewards to the subordinates together.

Gold and silver treasures are nothing, they are also material, and Cao Xiu can also share them with everyone, and reward them to the soldiers who came to the border with him to appease their hearts.

But what does it mean for these people to send beautiful women?

The Eighteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions sent envoys to visit Cao Xiu, and gave Cao Xiu a total of thirty-eight beauties with different styles.

Some have white skin, some have dark complexion, some have a straight nose bridge, some are slightly flattened, some have blue eyes, some have brownish-yellow eyes, and some have even reddish hair.

But without exception, they all look beautiful, and they don't wear much, and when their eyes are rolling, they convey a flattery that is difficult for Cao Xiu to control.

Who can withstand this?

This suddenly made Cao Xiu's mouth dry and a little depressed at the same time.

"Boran, you said, I can understand that they send me food and drink, and I can understand if they send me money, but send me thirty-eight beautiful women, this is ...... It's not a good fit. ”

Cao Xiu found Zhao Yan to discuss together.

Zhao Yan looked at the thirty-eight exotic beauties with different styles, smacked his lips, and said, "This ...... Obviously, they wanted to curry favor with Cao Duhu, and they felt that here, Cao Duhu's words were very useful and could help them seek greater benefits. ”

"That's true, but it's a bit too generous."

Cao Xiu touched his chin, his face full of hesitation: "The rest is okay to say, I can also give it to the soldiers to appease the morale of the army, but these women are really inconvenient, we are all strong soldiers here, far away from China, and life is difficult."

Therefore, as a protector, I should lead by example, I can't spend all day drinking and hugging left and right alone, which will damage the morale of the army, and may even provoke a mutiny, and I can't use the beauties given to me by the countries as prostitutes, right? ”

Zhao Yan pursed her lips and looked at the beauties.

Then Zhao Yan spoke: "Cao Duhu, my subordinates suggest that you can dedicate these beauties to Your Majesty in the name of Duhu Mansion, and then submit them to Your Majesty."

We can ask for the families of the soldiers from the Western Regions to be sent to the Western Regions for reunion, so as to solve this kind of matter, so that if someone sends beautiful women in the future, they don't have to worry about it. ”

Speaking of the back, Zhao Yan's serious face also showed a rare expression that only a man has.

Cao Xiu's eyes widened suddenly.

"Great idea! Boran, you're so smart! ”

Cao Xiu immediately became happy, and felt that he had found a soulmate.

So Cao Xiu immediately ordered to go down and send someone to transport these thirty-eight exotic beauties to Luoyang and present them to Emperor Guo Peng.

Then Cao Xiu went to the table again, and asked Guo Peng to send the families of the soldiers guarding the Western Regions to the Western Regions to reunite, citing the boring and difficult life in the Western Regions.

Then Cao Xiu sent someone to tell the countries of the Western Regions that he had accepted the other gifts, but if he was a beautiful woman, it was inconvenient for him to stay for the time being.

Because the families of the soldiers have not yet arrived, but it is not good not to accept their good intentions, so these beauties were sent to Luoyang to present to His Majesty the Emperor.

When this group of beauties from the Western Regions had not yet been sent to Luoyang, the countries of the Western Regions knew about this matter, and immediately felt that there was something wrong with what they had done.

It's okay to send a woman to Cao Xiu, but not to the Son of Heaven, this is very bad, if the Son of Heaven knows about this matter and thinks that they care more about protecting Cao Xiu than Wei Tianzi himself, so they are angry, what can I do?

The countries immediately took remedial measures to find more beauties to send to Luoyang.

This time, they sent more than before, and the countries of the Western Regions sent a total of 176 beauties to Luoyang, with different styles and tastes.

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