Is that really good?

In Guo Peng's view, the answer to this kind of question is absolute.

So Guo Peng sat up and looked at Cao Lan.

"Because there are many things that only I know and only I can do, and no one else can do them, so I have to do them, Alain, do you know what I mean? It has to be done by me to be successful. ”

"I'm a woman, I don't know what to do with these things, I don't know what to do best, I just hope you're not so tired."

Cao Lan looked at Guo Peng distressedly: "Penglang, haven't you noticed?" You already have gray hair on your sideburns. ”

Cao Lan reached out and stroked Guo Peng's sideburns.

Guo Peng was slightly stunned, then got out of bed, came to the bronze mirror used by Cao Lan for dressing, and took a photo.

sideburns, and sure enough, you can see gray hair.

Cao Lan followed behind Guo Peng and hugged Guo Peng's neck with both hands.

"Don't be so tired, okay? Penglang, your body is so strong, this white hair, you are tired, you work hard, you fight with the people of the world, you calculate everyone to death, and the calculation cannot be turned over forever...... It's going to wear you out! ”

Guo Peng was silent in front of the bronze mirror for a long time.

Until he heard Cao Lan's low sob.

Taking a deep breath, he reached out and grabbed Cao Lan's wrist.

"Alan, I promise you, when I can't hold on, I will abdicate and hand over the throne to Ajin, I will not sit on the throne until death, but as long as I still have the energy to be the emperor, I will continue to do it.

I want to take advantage of the fact that I still have energy, I can still support, do everything I can in place, until it can no longer be reversed, and then, I will abdicate, I will not be the emperor, I will always accompany you and my family, okay? ”

Cao Lan stopped sobbing, just nodded vigorously, and then continued to hug Guo Peng's neck, burying her face deep in the crook of her arm.

Looking at himself in the mirror, who was completely refreshed and full of energy, Guo Peng felt the passage of time and the inevitable fate of mankind.

Time is running out.

Time is running out for him to change times.

In the limited time, he must prepare everything and leave Guo Jin a stable and sustainable stall, so that he can smoothly inherit the throne and take power.

Otherwise, he would really die without a blind eye.

It's all here, how can it stand still?

The years have not left their mark on his body -

His skin was no longer elastic and shiny, his eyes were no longer bright and clear, but slightly cloudy, and his youthful appearance had left him, leaving him with a body that was gradually losing its vitality.

He smiled self-deprecatingly.

The spirit of the hot-blooded warriors of the year is no longer there.

What is alive now is a scheming politician and a relegated trader.

Still, he won't stop fighting.

The battle that belongs to him is far from the point where he can take a little rest.

He will continue to fight.

For the sake of this country that he worked so hard to build.

Give me a little more time, give me a little more energy, I can't lie down and rest yet!

Where Cao Lan couldn't see, Guo Peng clenched his fists, and the flames of the battle in his heart never weakened in the slightest.

The war in the Western Regions is urgent, it must be fought, and when his energy can still deal with it, it must not be too tired.

On the first day of the fifth month of the eighth year of Yande, Guo Peng personally visited the staff station and began to have a comprehensive understanding of the staff station, the Linzi camp and the efforts made by the military in the Western Regions over the years.

From the four years of the Wusun civil war in Yande to now, almost four years have passed, and the civil war of that year has injured Wusun's vitality, Wusun has lost more than half of its population and army, and can no longer confront the garrison of the Western Regions of the Wei Empire, and has lost its threat.

The rest of the Western Regions, large and small, could not confront the Wei army, as long as the war started, the Wei army could push all the way through, break through each one, destroy their country, and set up counties in their hometowns to govern.

About three years from Yande, the main traffic road in the Western Regions began to be repaired.

The main road that extends from Dunhuang County through Yumen Pass to the location of the Western Regions Protectorate has been repaired in May of the seventh year of Yande and officially opened to traffic, and the main traffic routes of the Shanbei countries have been connected with this main road.

At the same time, at the request of the Shannan countries, Guo Peng approved the repair of the main road of mountain traffic in Yande for four years.

Starting from the fourth year of Yande, the main traffic road in Shannan began to be repaired, starting from Dunhuang County, passing through Yangguan and the end of the country, and directly reaching the Jingjue City of the Exquisite Country, passing through half of the Western Regions and reaching the hinterland of the Western Regions.

Shanbei Province was completed in the 7th year of Yandeok, and Shannan Province was officially completed in February of the 8th year of Yandeok.

The repair of the two roads cost a lot, but through the transactions with the countries of the Western Regions, the Kushan Kingdom, and the Sabbath Country over the years, the money for building the roads has actually been earned.

In the years when Guo Peng stopped fighting abroad and turned to launching revolutions internally, the economy of the Wei Empire has always been improving, constantly developing and accumulating, and basically has almost earned the huge investment in the early stage.

In other words, these achievements did not cost the Wei Empire, and the early investment began to be profitable, and produced sustainable economic benefits.

If you want to get rich, it is not unreasonable to build roads first.

Because of the high usage rate of Shanbei Road and Shannan Road, Guo Peng also set up toll booths on these two roads to collect fees to maintain the road surface conditions of these two roads.

As a result, post stations were arranged for the army to serve military purposes, as well as inns run by the people themselves to develop the local economy.

It can be said that the completion of these two roads has helped the Wei Empire to completely understand the situation in the Western Regions, military, economic, political and other aspects, and the countries in the Western Regions are like ** without a fig leaf, without any cover in front of the Wei Empire.

It doesn't seem to want to cover it up.

And with the invasion of the civilization power of the Wei Empire, the societies of the countries in the Western Regions have been basically assimilated by the Han civilization.

They are also accustomed to wearing Han costumes, decorating themselves like the Han people, using the same farm tools to farm, using chopsticks and bowls for meals, cooking and stir-frying vegetables in clay pots and iron pots, and sleeping in beds.

Then at the national level, all the buildings in their country have also been benchmarked against the architecture of the Han people-

Or rather, it was a construction task contracted by a Han Chinese construction caravan to help them plan and then build buildings with timber and various other materials brought from the interior.

The upper class of the countries in the Western Regions was very wealthy because they earned high profits from the silk trading routes, and because they felt that they had become vassal states of the Wei Empire, they were carefree and had no ideals to pursue, so they began to pursue a luxurious life and luxurious enjoyment.

First, the degree of food and clothing must be the best, and it must be imported from Wei in the original way.

The clothes on his body are all woven with Shu brocade.

The bedding items used for sleeping are also carefully woven silk fabrics.

The drinks are all brewed wine bought from the Luoyang government-run hotel.

When you eat vegetables, you must eat stir-fried vegetables, and all the seasonings are imported from Wei, such as soy sauce brewed from Youzhou soybeans.

Even the best Qingzhou sea salt and Yizhou well salt are the best salt, and the tribute is a level.

The bowls and chopsticks used are all fired by the best craftsmen in Luoyang, and it is said that they are still the royal supplies that the royal family cannot take out and sell.

The houses are all 100% restored and imitated in accordance with the Central Plains system——

Although they were in a wild place, this did not hinder their yearning for the Central Plains culture, so they built their houses specifically after the characters of the upper class of the Han family.

Their requirements are very clear.