As Liaodong set out to recover Liangzhou, the Military Division began to collect information related to the Western Regions, and sent it to Da Sima for reading. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has lost control of the Western Regions.

After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, although the Wuji Captain's Mansion was established in Gaochang, due to the limited strength of the imperial court, the so-called Wuji Lieutenant could only control Gaochang.

"Lord, these are all materials related to the Western Regions, they are all here, do you want to read them now?"

Looking at Huang Fuzhen, who walked in with a pile of documents, Wei Shuo rubbed his brain and ordered: "Put it over there first, and wait for a few gentlemen to come." ”

After a while, Pei Wei, Gao Zhan, Mo Han, and Wen Qiao came together. As soon as the four of them arrived, they saw a pile of documents more than a foot thick on the desk next to them, and they looked at each other very tacitly.

"Oh? Gentlemen, have arrived? Hurry up, please take a seat, Chu Ji, you go and make a pot of tea for a few gentlemen! In addition, I told Huhou again, and said that I will not see any guests today, and if there is nothing important, don't let outsiders disturb our deliberations. ”

"No!" Hearing this, Huangfu Zhen hurriedly walked out, leaving only Wei Shuo and the four important ministers in the house.

"Lord, is this thick stack of documents all related to the Western Regions?" Mo Han casually picked up a copy and browsed it.

"Well, it's all Chu Ji who spent several days collecting from everywhere, seeing that Liangzhou is about to be recovered, as soon as Hexi arrives, how can he let go of the important land in the Western Regions? Not to mention that the recovery of the Western Regions itself is a major event that will leave a name in history, and the economic benefits contained in it alone cannot be predicted. ”

"The recovery of the Western Regions and the control of the overland Silk Road will bring untold wealth to Liaodong, especially for the revitalization of the economy of the northwest. Only when the economic level of the northwest is raised can we maintain local stability and avoid riots, which will then bring down the Central Plains. ”

Pei Wei said with a little worry in his tone: "Lord, it's not easy to take the Western Regions!" With the support of Liaodong, Liangzhou has worked hard for several years without any results, which shows the strength of the indigenous people in the Western Regions. ”

"Well, that makes sense."

Wei Shuo bowed slightly, agreeing with Pei Wei's judgment, and then he picked up another document and read: "According to incomplete statistics, the population of the cities and states in the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty was as follows:"

"There are more than 80,000 people in Qiuzi, more than 30,000 people in Yanqi, more than 25,000 people in Gumo, more than 20,000 people in Humi, 20,000 people in Khotan, more than 20,000 people in Shule, 15,000 people in Shache, 15,000 people in Shanshan, more than 5,000 people in Yuli, Wensu, and Cheshi Qianguo, more than 1,000 people in Weisu, Pishan, Jingjue, Wuqin, Qule, Xulu, Jimo, and Xiaowan, and less than 200 people in Shanhuan. There are 34,000 households and 270,000 people in the 20 city-states, accounting for more than 80% of the total population of the Western Regions. ”

By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of Khotan increased to 83,000, the population of Yanqi increased to 50,000, and the population of Shule directly exceeded 100,000. It is said that to this day, it is also one of the powerful forces in the southern Tien Shan Province. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo's voice changed and said: "Although the indigenous forces of the Western Regions are very strong, to be honest, I am not too worried about this, as long as Liaodong is carefully managed, the countries of the Western Regions are not worried." In fact, I am more worried that foreign forces will intervene in the Western Regions, which will inevitably make it more difficult for Liaodong to pass through the Western Regions. ”

Wei Shuo is not alarmist in saying this, but is taking precautions.

Since the outbreak of Dong Zhuo's rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was like a strong storm that collapsed the crumbling Han Dynasty.

While the Central Plains was full of warlords and royal nobles killing each other, the political situation in the Western Regions also underwent tremendous changes.

After the collapse of the Eastern Han regime, there was a temporary power vacuum in the Western Regions.

As a result, dozens of large and small regimes in the Western Regions launched fierce mergers with each other, forming a situation of confrontation between the seven countries.

To the north of the Tianshan Mountains, there are the Wusun Kingdom and the Cheshi Hou Kingdom; To the south of the Tianshan Mountains, there are five kingdoms: Yanqi, Qiuzi, Shanshan, Khotan and Shule.

This political pattern provided favorable external conditions for the Kushan, Kangju, Rouran, Gaoche, and Persian forces to enter the Western Regions and compete for hegemony, and each force carried out long-term activities and wars in order to compete for hegemony in the Western Regions, and gradually formed its own inherent spheres of influence.

In the future, once Liaodong enters the Western Regions, it will inevitably cause a backlash from local indigenous forces.

In the case of a fruitless resistance, it is difficult to guarantee that the countries of the Western Regions will not attract other forces as foreign aid.

In history, the former Qin lord Fu Jian sent the general Lü Guangyang to the Western Regions, and his command of 70,000 infantry and 5,000 iron cavalry lasted three years before it succeeded.

Lü Guang took so long, not because of the fierce resistance of the indigenous forces. At that time, the army not only had Wang Mi Ning and Shanshan Wang Xiu Mi as guides in the front of the chariot division, but also as soon as Lu Guang's army came out of Yumen Pass and crossed three hundred miles of quicksand, Yanqi and other countries asked for surrender.

Although there is a closed city with the king of Qiuci, but with Lu Guangzhi's ability, it is not easy to capture a Qiuci country?

Who knew that the king of Qiuzi knew that he was invincible to the former Qin, so he bribed Hu Hu for help with treasures.

As a result, the king of Huhu sent his younger brother Nalong and others to ride 200,000, and led a total of 700,000 soldiers from Wensu, Weitou and other countries to save Qiuzi.

It can be seen from this that the situation in the Western Regions is very complex, and it is by no means easy to take the Western Regions, and it is necessary to take a long-term view.

"If you want to dominate the Western Regions, you must first get Liangzhou!" Wei Shuo thought about it for a long time, and finally turned into a sigh.

"Don't worry, my lord, now that Zhang Mao has sent an envoy to surrender, it won't be long before Liangzhou will be incorporated into Liaodong, as long as Liangzhou is in hand, Liaodong can rest assured that he will run the Western Regions with all his might."

"Well, that's good! Beigong Chun reacted quickly this time, if Liangzhou is restored, he should be credited! Send someone to tell Beigong Chun that he must rectify Liangzhou as soon as possible and prepare for the recovery of the Western Regions in the future. ”

Wei Shuo from modern times has always had an indescribable mood towards the Western Regions, since Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions, successive Central Plains dynasties have all shown a strong interest in the Western Regions, but due to the strength of the dynasty, the rule in the region has been intermittent, but in general, the Central Plains Dynasty has always been in a political dominance over the Western Regions.

It just made Wei Shuo regret that although the Central Plains dynasties of all dynasties actively operated the Western Regions, their ultimate purpose was only to defend the northern captives into the Central Plains, and they were not clearly aware of the huge economic benefits contained in it.

If the Central Plains Dynasty can organically combine politics, military, and economy, it may not be able to effectively control the Western Regions for a long time.

"Recently, the lord has been obsessed with the Western Regions, it won't be as simple as getting a few tributes, right?"

Wei Shuo looked at Mo Han with a smile and said, "Hehe, Mo Han, who knows me!" I have always had a wish to turn the Western Regions into a real land in China. Although the two Han Dynasty have always had the so-called capital protector and Changshi as their subordinates and governors, politically the two Han Dynasty did not rule the local area deeply. ”

"If Liaodong can realize the dream of occupying the Western Regions, not only will it complete the unfinished business of the two Han Dynasty, but it will also be able to directly trade with the countries west of the Green Mountains, and completely open up the land Silk Road.

"Of course, I know it's difficult, but size is also a goal, and everyone can work together."

Among all the people, only Wei Shuo knew that there were more and stronger countries beyond the Green Mountains.

Since coming to this era, Wei Shuo has been trying to open the horizons of the Chinese people, and he feels that the eyes of the Chinese elite cannot always stare at the Central Plains.

Whether it was communicating with Rome from the sea before, or operating the Western Regions this time, they are all working hard to broaden the horizons of the Chinese people.

The long-distance and close-range attacks and other vertical and horizontal methods left by the ancestors cannot all be used against their own people, but should also be displayed outside of China, so that the Persians, Romans, Kushans and other countries can also see the power of the 36 strategies of China.

"By the way, the current recovery of Liangzhou is imminent, and the pastoral government must select a candidate for assassination as soon as possible. Liangzhou is not stable, the internal family is strong, and there are Tuyuhun and Hexi Xianbei as threats externally. ”

"Back to the lord, the pastoral government has already selected a candidate for the assassin history, that is, he plans to transfer the assassin of Shuozhou to Liangzhou."

"The history of the high thorn is really hard work! Every time I charge ahead, the world will be peaceful in the future, and I must treat the season well. ”

Knowing that the Mu Mansion was going to Liangzhou again, Wei Shuo sighed in his heart. Since Gao Xu met Wei Shuo in Xuansu County, he has successively served as the county commander, the history of the magistrate of Xuansu County, the history of the magistrate of Beiping County, the county guard, and the history of Shuozhou Thorn. (To be continued.) )