Chapter 617: The Kushan Empire surrenders
Cao Fei was very satisfied with his son's kingdom, one of which was a large city, a small city on each side, and there were many garrisons, plus craftsmen, etc., it already had a certain scale, although it was not as fertile as the territory of the Southern Han Kingdom, but the territory was large and not threatened by the outside; The coastal plain can establish a large number of county seats, which is convenient for the development of agriculture; The capital is located in the interior of the mountainous area, and it is safer to build only a few passes.
The Southern Han Kingdom had now wiped out the Liche Kingdom, but it had to defend itself against the threat of Qiang from the northern mountains at any time.
Faqiang is located in Tibet in later generations.
The Western Liang Kingdom has a larger territory, the most cities, and the most fertile land, but it has to defend itself against the threat of nomads from the west and northwest.
Everyone felt that Gaoshun's design was perfect and very thoughtful.
Next, under the witness of everyone, he first went to Yucheng to enthrone Cao Hu, and then went to Xiliang Kingdom to enthrone Zhao Meng.
According to Gao Shun's plan, if the Kushan Empire did not surrender, after Zhao Meng ascended the throne, they would directly launch an attack on the Kushan Empire.
Since the Kushan Empire occupied a large amount of territory in northern Pakistan and northwestern India, it was a great threat to the Western Liang Kingdom.
Feng Yong also introduced some management experience to everyone, high-level cavalry and high-level infantry, each family is divided into at least three slaves; junior infantry and junior cavalry, each with at least two slaves; Spearmen and artisans, each with at least one slave; Civil and military officials could be divided into a different number of slaves according to their rank; Officers and soldiers who have made more achievements in war are also allocated more slaves and arable land.
Since the government and the officers and soldiers had almost all the supplies, these slaves were very honest, otherwise they would have rebelled and left their masters' homes, and they would also face the possibility of starvation.
Slaves were responsible for planting, land reclamation, and infrastructure construction, and officers and soldiers could devote themselves to training and foreign warfare.
Feng Yong asked Gao Shun puzzled, why is the obedience of the locals so good?
Gao Shun smiled: "Haha, there are two reasons, one is the caste system, and the other is Buddhism. He didn't have a good impression of the locals in his previous life, but since the locals were so obedient, Gao Shun felt that this method was feasible, so he let Zhao Meng and Cao Hu implement it in their kingdom, reducing all the locals to slaves and contributing to the construction of the kingdom.
In this way, the caste system disappears, and there are no strict restrictions on religious beliefs, which are conducive to their rule.
Fang Liang, Zhou Fei and others, after feeling it, they were good, they acted casually, and they did not have so many constraints when they were in the Wei State.
In such a short period of time, the war lord's vast and fertile territory greatly frightened the kings of the Kushan Empire; They knew the strength of the Han people, the Huns who drove them away from their homeland were wiped out by them, and the Xianbei people who rose later were easily wiped out by them.
Moreover, the people of the Kushan Empire were even more afraid of the Han people's strategy, and Ban Chao easily defeated their army of nearly 100,000 at the beginning, relying on wisdom.
In their impression, the culture of the Han people is too strong, and the Han people are too terrifying.
Moreover, the capital of the kingdom established by the Han people was close to them, and the target was their Kushan Empire.
Now they are under great pressure from the Sassanid Dynasty, they are not destroyed by the Sassanid Dynasty, or they are destroyed by the Han people, otherwise they can only flee north, and fight desperately for pastures with the Huns and other nomads who moved west, but the harsh climate in the north, how can it be comfortable here?
On the occasion of the accession of the king of the Western Liang Kingdom to the throne, the Kushan Empire sent a huge delegation.
In later generations, the northwestern provinces and states of India, such as Punjab, were under the control of the Kushan Empire, and the capital of the Western Liang Kingdom was not far from the border, which made the people of the Kushan Empire very worried, thinking that the target of the Western Liang Kingdom was their Kushan Empire, otherwise why was the capital so close to the border?
When they arrived at the capital, they were first shocked by the majesty of the capital, which was seven miles long, nearly five zhang high, and two city gates on each side, which was too majestic and magnificent.
Secondly, I was shocked that the soldiers of Xiliang were strong and strong, and even the people guarding the city gate were burly, with complete armor and weapons, and they knew that their combat effectiveness was very strong at a glance.
In the end, they were shocked by the prosperity of the city, the straight roads, the large number of Han people, all kinds of shops, workshops, etc., they did not understand, how did so many Han people come to such a distant place?
At the enthronement ceremony, the envoys of the Kushan Empire learned that the former emperor of Wei and many high-ranking generals who came to attend the ceremony did not react for a long time, no wonder they destroyed so many small countries in such a short time.
Afterwards, Gao Shun personally negotiated with the envoys, claiming that the position of the Kushan Empire was very important and directly threatened the security of the Western Liang Kingdom, and that the Kushan Empire would either surrender, stay away, or be wiped out.
The envoy of the Kushan Empire didn't expect Gao Shun to be so direct, and he was shocked and didn't know how to answer, so he had to ask for instructions from the country on the grounds that he had no right to decide.
Now that the distance is close, it is very convenient to communicate, and the envoy has gone back and forth several times in a row to communicate the opinions of the emperor of the Kushan Empire and Gao Shun.
The two sides finally determined that the Kushan Empire was subject to the Han Chinese, but it was not certain which Han regime it was subject to, and still maintained the independence of their empire; The Kushan Empire worked with the Han Chinese against the Sassanid Empire; The Kushan Empire moved to Central Asia, centered on Ferghana; The two sides maintain extensive trade; Gao Shun provided one million stone of grain for the relocation of the Kushan Empire; For the Kushan Empire to expand its territory to the west and north, Gao Shun funded the Kushan Empire with 5,000 escaped iron armor, as well as military supplies such as spears, broadswords, bows and arrows; The Hindu Kush and the Wakhan Corridor, as well as the territories to the east and south, were owned by the Western Liang Kingdom.
In this way, the Western Liang Kingdom became the main force against the Sassanid Empire, relieving the pressure on the Kushan Empire; The Kushan Empire paid a lot of territory and was able to preserve it.
The area of Xiliang Kingdom increased by more than one million square kilometers at once, and the entire territory of Pakistan and more than half of Afghanistan became the territory of Xiliang Kingdom.
Gaoshun's systematic land area has increased to 24.4 million square kilometers.
Both sides rejoiced.
There was hope for another upgrade.
Gao Shun said: "The Kushan Empire has surrendered, and then we have to go all out to deal with the Sassanid Dynasty, if we eliminate the Sassanid Dynasty, we can at least upgrade two levels, and it is convenient for us to expand our territory everywhere, and then the speed of expansion will be faster." ”
Ma Gui smiled: "Haha, Your Majesty, now that we are united, it is not easy to deal with the Sassanid Dynasty?" ”
Gao Shun said with a smile: "Okay, since this is the case, our troops are divided into three routes, all the way to launch an attack on the Kushan Empire from the east, with Meng Wen as the general, all the way to the two river valleys with the cooperation of the naval army, and launch an attack on the Kushan Empire from the west, with Meng Zhen as the main general." ”
Then they asked, "What about you, Your Majesty?" ”
Gao Shun said with a smile: "For the safety of Xiliang Kingdom, I want to stay here for a while longer, build a few more fortresses in the west, and leave Zizhuang to assist in building the domestic gallop road, which is convenient for the transfer of troops and support, only when this place is stable, I can continue to travel west with confidence." Gao Shun planned to build the largest fortress at the Khyber Pass northwest of Peshawar as the last barrier of the Western Liang Kingdom.
Everyone was greatly moved, and Feng Yong and Cao Shan were also very grateful, Xiliang Kingdom was worry-free, and their son's kingdom was safe.
Gao Shun decided that the kingdom to be established next would be held by Sun Cheng's second son, and the territory would be dominated by the territory of the Sassanid Empire; As for how to settle his grandson and the grandson of the crowd, Gao Shun is considering.