Chapter 281: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada, and the Yellow Sparrow Follows
Using this method, the Han army quickly occupied most of the grassland, and most of the nearby nomads fled, while those who could not escape were captured by the Han army to build cities.
After several years of development, the most abundant and beautiful places of the prairie were occupied by the Han Dynasty. As far as the North Sea, you can claim this beautiful lake for yourself.
The Huns fled far into Siberia, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan people also fled behind the Huns, and the three tribes have now gradually merged into one tribe, and they began to invade the steppes of Eastern Europe with the Xiongnu as the name of the tribe. Those who did not flee surrendered to the Han and were arrested as construction workers and enjoyed the treatment of laborers.
In this way, the frontier threat of the Han Dynasty has been lifted, and for at least a hundred years, the Han Dynasty will no longer be threatened by nomads.
The imperial court built a wide gallop road, and moved a large number of people from the interior to the prairie, and set up Mozhou, the fifteenth state of the Han Dynasty, and sent a large number of troops to guard the various cities.
Ming Jian vigorously developed the agricultural economy of Mozhou, and also developed animal husbandry, which benefited the people a lot, of course, the soil kang was also invented by Ming Jian, so that life in the north is no longer cold.
After several years of development, the national strength of the Han Dynasty began to reach a peak, the total population exceeded 80 million, and the people's lives began to become rich.
Jiaozhou, which Ming Jian cared about the most, also became relaxed because of Jia Xu's strategy. The Han army encroached step by step, and then set fire to the mountain, forcing Sun Quan's army, who had usurped power, to retreat continuously, all the way to the depths of Southeast Asia.
Seeing that the situation was stable, Ming Jian suddenly led the army straight to the Western Regions, preparing to conquer the region that the previous crossing plane had failed to conquer. In the army, all the famous generals have gathered, and the trapping camp, the first camp, the Danyang elite barracks, the Baima Yicong camp, and the Baier barracks have formed five special forces to escort the army.
Now there are Qiuzi, Khotan, Kangju, Wusun, Shule, Yueshi, Shanshan, Cheshi and other countries in the Western Regions, but over the years, they have all submitted to the Han Dynasty, so Ming Jian greeted the countries of the Western Regions in advance.
As soon as the army arrived, the kings of the Western Regions came to worship Ming Jian and offer their tribute.
Ming Jian stayed in the Western Regions for a few months, and then continued to move west.
At this time, the Western world underwent great changes due to the arrival of the Huns, who conquered the Slavs and other Eastern European peoples, and gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Roman Empire.
The Roman Empire, which originally ruled the Western world, was defeated by the Huns one after another, and a large amount of land was lost, and the Mediterranean Sea became a pasture for nomads.
However, as soon as the Han army arrived, the tank guns rang out, and the Huns suddenly fled into the depths of Europe, and these lands fell into the hands of the Han again.
These processes are so simplistic that there is nothing to describe. After a few battles, the Huns were scared, and Ming Jian felt depressed, and he originally wanted to have a good time, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
This is the praying mantis catching cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind, but this praying mantis is quite cunning, and the yellow finch can only pick up some cheap ones, and it can't be wiped out.
After occupying Asia Minor and the Mediterranean coast, Ming Jian continued to implement the policy of the Han Dynasty, building cities and galloping roads, but at this time there were not enough people, and the speed was extremely slow.
Although Ming Jian ordered the people to be encouraged to have children, it had little effect. And the system upgrade has not been prompted, otherwise, the water of the Zimu River can quickly double the population.
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In 209 AD, seeing the divine might of the Han Dynasty, the Roman Empire began to send emissaries asking the Han to help them drive out the Huns.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, your light shines on the entire universe and makes the people of the Roman Empire feel warmth. Now the Huns are wreaking havoc and cruelty to mankind, and ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to take action to destroy them, if so, the Roman Empire is willing to become a brotherly state of the Han Empire, and always respect the Han Empire! ”
This is a letter sent by the Roman Emperor Caracalla, which is full of respect, and exalts the great Han in the highest position.
Faced with this opportunity, Ming Jian immediately convened a military meeting to discuss countermeasures.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Roman Empire has fallen into civil strife and has been ravaged by the Huns, it is already very weak, will the Han take the opportunity to annex them, or support them?"
Ming Jian asked.
It was easy to annex the Roman Empire, but the territory was too large to digest, and the cultural differences between the East and the West were too great, and it was even more difficult to assimilate these Western peoples, and I am afraid it would take a very long time.
The original intention of the Ming Sword was to annex the Roman Empire and bring the whole of Europe under the rule of the Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty, now the population of the Han Dynasty is only more than 80 million, if you occupy such a large piece of land, I am afraid that the population is far from enough to distribute." We can't always adopt an immigration policy, once we re-emigrate to these places, the Han will be empty inside, and then the development will be hindered, which is not conducive to the development of the empire. Therefore, the minister suggested that it is better to support a puppet emperor, and not allow them to have an army, and our Han sent troops to monitor their actions in the Roman Empire, and then gradually transmitted the culture of the Han to the Roman Empire, and after decades or hundreds of years of development, the entire Roman Empire will also become the world of the Han Dynasty. ”
Cao Cao was still a sane person and saw the limitations of the times.
Guo Jia also said: "Your Majesty, what Cao Shangshu said is very true. The territory of the Han Empire is already large enough, and a country that is too large to support it will fall. Your Majesty wants to achieve the hegemony of the first emperor through the ages, and the minister understands, but if you want to hurry, you can't reach it. According to Cao Shangshu, perhaps in 50 years, it can be realized. Your Majesty is still a young man, and he will definitely see this day. ”
All the ministers responded, but the generals were a little unwilling, and they hoped to be able to conquer by force.
"Your Majesty, I think that we can send troops to attack the Roman Empire, confiscate its men as slaves, and take women for themselves so that they can give birth to Han Chinese, and in less than ten years, we can make the whole of Europe our farms and pastures, wouldn't it be better?"
Qin Qiong's speech was very bold, and the generals nodded one after another.
Ming Jian was also moved, this might be a little bloody, but it was a way to do it once and for all.
Rome has a large population, and although it has been ravaged by civil strife and the Huns, it still has tens of millions of people, and these people are ruled by it, which is enjoyable.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the Han civilization is the first in the world and should spread to all countries in the world as soon as possible. The Roman Empire also created great civilizations, but now they are lagging behind, and there are tens of millions of people there waiting for me to save them, so I can't wait! Order: The army was divided into two routes, one was led by Meng De, and attacked by water; I lead the army by land and rendezvous in the city of Rome! ”
Ming Jian made a decision.
"Yes!"