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"The Western Regions become history? Do you mean to wipe out all the countries, or?" asked the little prince in front of the charioteer. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Liu Zhang did not immediately answer the little prince's question, but suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question: "Allah little prince, if you were asked to throw away your current status and become an ordinary person, how would you react, and what would you think?" ”

"Me? I don't know what adults mean? ”

"That is to say, if you are no longer a prince, and you become an ordinary commoner, an ordinary herdsman, will you be unwilling, resentful, or lost, or will you give up on yourself, or will you regain your former glory and wear the crown again?"

"Humble and stupid, or don't quite understand what adults mean?"

"Forget it." Liu Zhang scratched his head, "Let this question go for the time being." Don't worry, I'm not going to go on a killing spree. Let me ask you, do you have a caravan going west to the Great Qin and Great Food countries you just mentioned, west of the Aral Sea? Liu Zhang had to change the question.

Since the Hantong Western Regions, the so-called Silk Road actually has two passages in the Western Regions, one is south of the Tianshan Mountains and north of the Kunlun Mountains, which is called the South Road, and the other is in the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, which is called the North Road. And the area where the front and rear of the driver division are located happens to control this trade route in the north. That's why Liu Zhang asks such a question.

Historically, the position of the Cheshi country is extremely important, in the Han-Hun War, the Cheshi country has launched a fierce long-term repeated see-saw competition, and the Cheshi has also been torn into two parts, the front is pro-Han, and the rear is pro-Xiongnu. It was not until the end that the Xiongnu were completely defeated, and the Cheshi was completely under the rule of the Western Regions Protectorate. It is known as the Five Fighting Drivers in history, and there are also known as the Six Fighting Drivers. All in all, the passage at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, where the driver is located, is very important.

"Lord Hui, it is said that there were in the early years, but since the Huns moved west, they have gradually disappeared. The current caravanserais, at most, to the west are Wusun and Kangju, sell goods to local merchants, and then come back. Local merchants then sell to the west. Basically, now it's this kind of one-stop relay to the west, and there is no one who goes all the way to Daqin and other countries in the west like before. Now the Huns are stuck in the trade route to the west, it has nothing to do with the Huns, they can't get through at all, and there are many bandits on the road, it is better to run a short distance safely, earn less and earn less, it is better than not to die.

Do you want to ask this? ”

The royal city in front of the chariot division is in Jiaohe City, that is, in Turpan in later generations.

From the perspective of life, the biggest difference between the two divisions is that the front part is already a settled civilization of half-farming, half-herding and half-business, which is the economic form of the city, while the rear part is still in a nomadic state.

Tribes that have had a commercial economy naturally know the great benefits of a commercial economy.

Almaty looked at Liu Zhang a little nervously, trying to see something from Liu Zhang's expression.

"I'm just asking. I just want to see if it is possible, whether it is necessary, to reopen the trade routes to Daqin and other countries. Liu Zhang said lightly.

"It's so necessary, it's very necessary!" Almaty almost shouted: "If the adults want to open up the trade route, everyone in the front of my chariot division will be driven by the adults." ”

"I'm just asking, but I don't have any actual plans yet. Besides, even if you want to open up a trade route, you don't need to charge into battle, you just need to find a few caravan guides. ”

Liu Zhang's words slowly cooled Almaty's enthusiasm. However, fortunately, Liu Zhang's words did not die, whether to open up the trade road, at least after the alliance.

"As long as the adult gives an order, my subordinates are willing to go to the soup for the adult!" Almaty immediately said unequivocally and faithfully.

"I don't need you to go to the soup, I said, I don't have the same style as others. If you want to fight, I have an army under my command, and I will not play with the lives of your people, and besides, your combat effectiveness will not meet my requirements. ”

Liu Zhang's previous sentence, the little prince in front of the division listened to it quite moved, in the past, almost every protector of the Western Regions would drive the warriors of the Western Regions to fight for them, and the name is called razing and razing, in fact, the biggest problem is that the Han army has too few garrisons in the Western Regions, and has to rely on the strength of local countries. However, Liu Zhang's last sentence made the little prince red-eared, and Liu Zhang said that their combat effectiveness was not good, and they looked down on people too much.

Angry is angry, but he dares to be angry and dare not speak.

"What my teacher means is that the warriors of the Che Division Department have not received formal military training and cannot meet the operational requirements of our army." Pang Long explained beside him.

Pang Long interjected, and the little prince became even more angry, and he replied with a stalk around his neck: "The warriors of my car division department are born warriors!" ”

One sentence choked Pang Long and couldn't cry or laugh.

Liu Zhang didn't care so much, Zhengse said: "No matter how warriors we are, we won't use them, we are a regular army, not a grass platform team, our soldiers have to go through strict military training, you people in the Cheshi Division, just think more about the business routes, and don't worry about other things." Of course, if it is possible in the future, we also welcome your warriors to join my new army, so that he will know the specific difference between a warrior and a warrior. ”

The little prince wanted to argue again, but Liu Zhang said again: "Okay, you go back and pay more attention to the movements of the Huns, and as soon as there is news, I will not keep you." ”

"My lord, when the humble man came, my father specially instructed me to stay with the lord so that I could always provide you with the information of all parties in the Western Regions."

"That's right," Liu Zhang glanced at the Zhiqian monk next to him, thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, then stay." Tomorrow we will have a day off, and the day after tomorrow we will continue our journey to Qiancheng. ”

"My lord, how many words do you have to say, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Liu Zhangxin said, why is this little prince so blind, haven't you seen that I'm already very tired, I have long wanted to rest, you are still rambling here, and said angrily: "Just say it." ”

"Then the lowly will say. Although the adults have brought a lot of troops into the Western Regions, they are all outside to suppress bandits, and it will be difficult to have a situation for a while. Moreover, the date of the alliance originally set by the adults is too tight, on the ninth day of the next month, it will be difficult for the troops to suppress the bandits to rush back, and there are only a few hundred people around the adults, and they have to face the countries of the Western Regions, in case of changes in the countries, the safety of the adults is worried. Otherwise, let's rest here for more time, and wait until the matter of suppressing the bandits is almost over, and then it is advisable to go to the various departments of the alliance. (To be continued.) )