Just when Lu Zhi was angry in the villa of the wild king, in a secret room of the Chang'an Imperial Palace, Liu Chen and Guan Yi were also discussing the threat of the Bada people to the trade route.

"Da Sima, I used to read your writings, and this man should not go south until a few decades later, right? How could they attack the Western Regions so much in advance? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister didn't expect it. Perhaps we opened up the trade routes between the Western Regions and Taixi in advance, which aroused the covetousness of the people. ”

This tribe has no written language. Therefore, the study of this tribe can only be discussed by later historians from the history books of other nearby peoples and countries. As a result, there is no consensus on the various theories, and no one can convince anyone.

In general, it is certain that this tribe is Caucasians, nomads, and probably practiced polyandry (several brothers taking a woman as a wife). The advantage of this is that it avoids the division of family assets and prevents the family from becoming weaker and weaker. This situation can still be seen in China in the 21st century, where the natural conditions are relatively harsh and the family needs to work together to survive and develop).

On the basis of history, this tribe probably moved south from the Altai Mountains in the seventies of the fourth century AD, and then fought the Persians in the west. The east forced the Northern Wei Dynasty to deal with it with all its might, and it was still invincible. To the southwest, the prosperous Gupta Empire was destroyed......

Of course, these achievements were achieved over a period of hundreds of years, in different time periods. In short, this is an extremely strong tribe.

But now, perhaps due to the prosperity of the trade routes in the Western Regions, the people of Bada were attracted nearly a hundred years in advance. While giving Ji Han a headache, it also brought a benefit to Ji Han and Persia: the strength of the Bada people at this time was far from reaching its peak. At this time, the cost and cost of the clean-up should be much smaller.

"Da Sima, after looking at the achievements of the later generations, I always feel that there are fewer soldiers and horses we sent this time?"

The trade routes between the Western Regions and Taixi were too important for the Jihan government. Although it is transported by land, porcelain is basically not considered. But on the historical level, Huaxia relied on a worm, and a leaf made a lot of money. Not to mention that there are still a lot of daily chemicals that the traverser has made in advance.

Since the opening of the Western Regions, Ji Han's foreign trade has always been in a state of surplus. At present, the commercial tax revenue generated by this overland Silk Road has accounted for more than 30% of the fiscal revenue of the Jihan government. The vast majority of this money has been invested by the government in education and infrastructure construction: in the past year or two, the construction of Mongolian schools in the eight prefectures of Kanto, and the laying of new cement official roads. A large part of this trade route comes from the profits.

Not only that, due to the prosperity of commerce, the originally backward Liangzhou and the western part of Yongzhou have become extremely prosperous. For hundreds of years, the situation of rebellion caused by poverty in Liangzhou was completely quelled.

The alien races of Yongliang actively participated in the torrent of commerce, not to mention, the families of Kanto also found a new way to make a living. As a result, the aggressiveness of the alien race towards Ji Han was significantly reduced. Although the Maison is still very unhappy with the government's investigation of household taxes and various policies restricting the Maison, it has no idea of collective resistance.

Therefore, the importance of this trade route to Ji Han is self-evident. Whoever dares to block this trade route is really catching Ji Han's sore feet. Therefore, Liu Chen said to Guan Yi, let's send troops this time, should we send more troops?

"Your Majesty, the combat power of the Bada people is definitely not weak. However, our soldiers have now completed all the costume changes, and the update of the war horse has basically been completed. Therefore, our combat power is also very strong. Besides, in that place in the Western Regions, the main problem is that there is too little water, and there are too many soldiers and horses dispatched, and the logistics will crush us. ”

"Well, I have personally been to the Western Regions before, and Da Sima is right. Then so be it, my Han sent 20,000 cavalry, Yongliang tribes sent 10,000 troops, Western Regions countries sent 10,000 troops, plus 1,000 people from the Sima family. A total of 41,000 people. ”

If it is said that the people of the Western Regions blocked the trade route, it just made Ji Han feel a little painful. For the Sima family, who had not been cooperating with Kurshan and other businessmen for a long time, and the entire family had just turned a profit, it was simply life and death. So this time, the attitude of the Sima family was very positive, and he simply gave everything he had. Sima Jun, Sima Ling, Sima Tai and other Sima family members with battlefield experience were all actively put on the battlefield.

"Da Sima, how is the contact with Sasani? This man later brought down the entire Persian Empire. They're not going to give it all this time? ”

"Hahaha, Your Majesty. This is the history of the future, and the current Persians don't know it. ”

"Uh...... I'm confused. It seems that this time we will have to rely on ourselves. ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, Ma Zhongying will definitely live up to his mission. If there is really a case, if you don't say it, then the minister will go there in person. ”

"Hehehe, I don't think I need to work for Da Sima to come out."

The minister also thinks so. Your Majesty, if you succeed in defeating the people this time, in order to prevent future troubles, will you start a new separation? ”

"What does Da Sima mean to divide my Liu family's clan or meritorious heroes into the Hezhong region in the northwest of the Western Regions?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Persians have been changing the sand in recent years, and they have faced challenges from the Romans to the west. The country's strength can be said to be irreversibly weakened. Taking advantage of this opportunity to divide the royal family into the river, in a few decades, it should be able to gain a firm foothold. As a result, it also forms a guarantee for the Silk Road of our Han Dynasty. ”

"Hmm...... Da Sima is reasonable. I used to think that the relatives of the Sima family were all waste. But in the past year or two, the Sima family has cheered up quickly. On the contrary, as the advantages of my big man became more and more obvious, the relatives of my Liu family began to be a little wasted. It's okay, I'll ask Uncle Ganling what Uncle Ganling means later, thinking that a person like him is not willing to be an empty prince for the rest of his life. ”

"King Ganling is a talented person, if His Majesty gives him such an opportunity. I think he was willing to catch it. ”

"Well, Da Sima, since that's all over. I have one more question. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Liu Chen grabbed a few pieces of music around him: "These are the few pieces I received two or three months ago. It's all about saying that my Han is now strong, and the people of Eastern Wu are not living under Sun Hao's rule. Therefore, we should immediately raise a large army to march south, so as to unify China or something. Hehe, in fact, these guys also know that the families behind them are all dealing in porcelain and lacquerware. These things are too bulky to sell by land. So, they are in a hurry to open up the sea route. The existence of Soochow is extremely unsightly to them. ”

"Hahaha~~ Your Majesty Shengming."

"But recently, I have received a lot of recitals, all of which persuade me to send troops to the south......"

"Well, since the Bada people have blocked the land trade routes, the need for sea routes has become urgent."

"Exactly. Da Sima, this is a bit like the feeling that the government in later generations is at the service of the capitalists. ”

"Your Majesty thinks this is not good?"

"No, that's good. As the Great Sima used to teach me, when the elite of a nation becomes aggressive, and its gaze is no longer limited to the land under their feet, but to the world, it is the beginning of the nation's take-off. I'm actually quite happy. ”

"So Your Majesty wants to cut down Wu?"

"Well, that guy Sun Yuanzong has been very quiet in the past two years, which is not in line with his character. I'm not sure what he's going to do. ”

"Hehe, after Huainan took it, the Huiji family was busy moving. Sun Yuanzong was busy integrating Huiji County, how could he have the energy to test us at this time? And in the past two years, there have been a series of floods in Soochow, and the people in the country are struggling to make a living, how dare he send troops at this time? ”

"That's right, Da Sima, Dongwu will be flooded, should we?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better to wait for two or three years. In the past two years, the minister's plan is, first, to eliminate the Bada people and stabilize the trade routes in the Western Regions. The second is to promote all kinds of books to prepare for the imperial examination in a year's time. And Your Majesty, after taking Soochow prematurely and opening up the sea route. It will cause the rapid decline of the northwest, which is not conducive to the future division of the kings to the northwest. And it took many years and used various means. The alien tribes of the northwest have basically begun to disintegrate. But it will take a little time for them to fully integrate into my big man. If at this time, because of the complete opening of the sea route, which led to the decline of the Northwest Trade Road, the minister's hard work for so many years would have been in vain. ”

“…… I see, I'm too anxious. Anyway, the discussion of Wu will all be left in the center. When Da Sima thinks it is appropriate to fight Wu, I will give an order. ”()

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