Two shallow. In the General's Palace. Zhang Xiu was sitting in the alley. The next is Ge Jie, "Wenchen took Jia Xu on one side, followed by Zhong Xuan, Fa Zheng, and Zhuge Jin. There are more military attachés on the side, Zhao Yun sits in the front, Zhang Liao is behind, followed by Ma Teng and Ma Yue, two new people, followed by Gan Ning, who has made great contributions, and then Ma and Ma Dai brothers, and then Yang Feng and others.

Zhang Xiu looked at the talent below, and naturally rejoiced in his heart. With a slight smile, he sent the edict of the Son of Heaven sent by Cao Cao before: "This is the edict of the Son of Heaven sent by Cao Sikong." I want to send troops to fight against the puppet emperor Yuan Shu, I don't know what you think? .

When Ma heard this, he immediately said: "Yuan Shuxiao'er claims to be the emperor in vain, and he doesn't need to send troops to the lord, he only needs to give 30,000 elite cavalry, and he will take the head of Yuan Shuxiang and sacrifice it to the lord."

Gan Ningwang has made a great contribution here, and as soon as he heard that a new person in Ma said this, he felt a little unhappy and light. Dang. said: "Why do you need 30,000 elite soldiers, the lord will give Ning 20,000 elite soldiers." Ning can also break Shouchun, take off the head of Yuan Shuxiang, and sit in front of the lord. ”

Ma Chu saw Gan Ning's bronzed skin all over his body, like a bronze cast, and the muscles of his arms bulged high, knowing that this person had courage and did not dare to underestimate it. But now that Gan Ning heard that he despised himself so much, he snorted angrily. Please Zhan said: "Why do you need 20,000 elite soldiers, only 10,000."

Before Ma finished speaking, Ma Teng in front of him coughed and said: The child is ignorant, please don't blame the lord for wanting to argue when he heard it, but he saw Ma Yue also turn around and glared at him fiercely.

Zhang Xiu smiled, pressed his hands weakly, and said: "Xingba, Meng Qi is brave, and he will know himself." And don't be impatient, what does Wen He think? After Zhang Xiu comforted the two, he turned his head and asked Jia Xu.

I saw Jia Xu meditate for a moment and said, "Yuan Shuyuan is in Shouchun. If the lord marches into the army, the road is very long. Moreover, the lord had just returned from the west, and Nanyang and Sili were successively harassed by Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Han Sui, and the people's hearts fluctuated. He thought that at this time, the lord should not do any more conquest, but should sit in Wancheng to calm the hearts of the people

After Jia Xu finished speaking, Zhong Xuan, who came later, also said: "What Wenhe said is true, after the lord's westward expedition, there is not much grain left in various places, if the lord wants to go east to Yuan Shu at this time." Raising food and grass is a great difficulty. Moreover, the main public network was recovered from Guanzhong, and the construction of Guanzhong also required a lot of grain, grass and money

After Zhong Xuan finished speaking, Zhang Xiu nodded, and naturally turned his gaze to Fa Zheng, only to see Fa Zheng grinning, and said: "Jia Changshi and Zhong Taishou said very much, and Zheng also disapproves of sending troops...... Seeing that Zhang Xiu was still looking at him with a smile but not a smile, he knew that Zhang Xiu wanted to hear the reason, so he made one, and said helplessly: "The lord had a secret discussion with Cao Sikong at the beginning, Cao Sikong was in charge of the affairs of Kanto, and the lord was in charge of the affairs of the Kanto. Now Yuan Shu is the emperor in Shouchun. It's a Kanto thing. It is also a problem between the Kwantung families, Yuan Shu dares to be the emperor, there must be many people in the Yuan family who support it, since it is a matter of the Kwantung family, why should the lord be involved, and let the princes of the Kwantung region go to war. These princes have the support of the family behind them, and the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family have always been dissatisfied with many families. Now Yuan Shu is the emperor and has been realized. Great families such as the Xun family in Kanto will definitely not miss the opportunity to attack the Yuan family. In this case, why don't the lord sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, whoever wins and loses will not be harmed by the lord

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu smiled and praised: "After Xiaozhi said well, he sat down and turned to Zhuge Jin."

Zhuge guarded the battle of Nanyang, although he did not do his best. But in this battle, Zhuge Jin undoubtedly showed his military talent, and assisted Zhong Xuan in governing the government on weekdays. Such a ability to be civil and martial directly established Zhuge Jin's fourth position among civil officials.

Seeing Zhang Xiu's gaze, Zhuge Jin also spoke: "What Jia Changshi, Zhong Taishou and Fa Sacrificial Wine said are all reasonable, and I also think that we should not send troops. The main father's foundation is in Guanxi, and the main prince only recovered Guanzhong at this time, and Liangzhou only recovered part of it. Han Sui was also stationed in Jincheng, Wuwei, Beidi County and other places in Liangzhou. Besides, the Qiang people in Liangzhou are difficult to tame, and the lord here must have spent a lot of effort, this is one of them. Second, Liu Biao has now turned against the lord, Nanyang and the rest of the counties in Jingzhou are cut off, so that commerce will be seriously affected, Wancheng has been rapidly expanding in recent years, and Luoyang is deserted, Wancheng has become the world's merchant center is not unrelated. Shuzhong merchants out of Jingzhou to Wancheng, you can trade with the Central Plains, Hebei and other places merchants, and vice versa, but now the lord and Liu Biao turned against each other, the trade route was blocked, and the exhibition of the lord was bound to be greatly affected, so I would like to think that the lord should fight between the princes of Kwantung and Yuan Shu at this time, and strive for time to show Guanzhong

Zhang Xiu couldn't help but nod while listening, and after Zhuge finished speaking, Zhang Xiu asked meaningfully: "Ziyu has finished speaking?" ”

Zhuge replied with a smile: "I haven't finished talking yet, but it has nothing to do with the lord's question." The rest of the matter is to think about it with Zhong Taishou, and wait for the Lord to judge this matter, and then report it. ”

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu nodded slightly, and then asked Ma Teng and Ma Yue: "Shoucheng, Defei, what do you think?" Ma Teng replied: "What Mr. Ziyu said is true, the lord should focus on Zhanguanzhong and the recovery of Liangzhou, and there is really no need to mix in the matter of Yuan Shu. All you have to say is denounce. Ma Yue nodded, obviously looking at his brother.

Zhang Xiu smiled: "Shoucheng also has times when he is not honest

Ma Teng replied: "If you lose too much, you will naturally be shrewd. ”

Zhang Xiu laughed, swept his gaze to Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, and the two said in unison: "Yun Liao thinks what the four gentlemen said is very true

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Since you all think that you will not send troops, then you will reply to Cao Sikong on behalf of the general, and Fa Zheng nodded and promised."

Over there, Ma and Gan Ning saw that the battle could not be completed, but the two glanced at each other, staring at each other with big eyes. Ma Dai immediately pushed the horse behind. gave Gan Ning another look, signaling them not to be rude. The two of them snorted softly at the same time, don't look away.

Zhang Xiu naturally saw this scene, but didn't pay attention to it, but asked Zhuge Jindao: "What Ziyu just said, and continue to speak."

Zhuge nodded and said, "Lord, I think that the exhibition is only one of the key points. And now the lord and Liu Biao are against each other, and the north-south trade route has been extinct, but it is not conducive to the main exhibition. The lord once said that there is no business, and Nanyang can develop quickly in just a few years, and trade has made great contributions. Now the north-south trade route has been extinct, cautiously

Jia Xu and Fa Zheng didn't know about it. After listening to this, he frowned, but did not speak, and Zhong Xuan smiled. Over there, Ma Teng is a person who has been entrenched in Liangzhou for many years, and he knows a lot about the situation in Liangzhou, and after hearing what Zhuge Jin said, Ma Teng was puzzled: "What does Mr. Ziyu mean to let the goods of Liangzhou be transported to Wancheng and trade with the merchants of the Central Plains?" Teng Bucai. In Liangzhou for many years, Liangzhou is extremely desolate, the so-called goods can be sold at the most expensive price is horses, but horses are war goods. You can't sell it to the princes of the Central Plains

Zhuge replied with a smile: "General Ma is a little restless, and he is careful about the east-west trade route." It does not refer to Liangzhou and the Central Plains, but to the Great Qin State in the extreme west. ”

When everyone heard this, they exclaimed in unison: "Great Qin Kingdom? Then there was a lot of talk

Since the rise of Guangwu Zhongxing, in addition to the early period, the later imperial court continued to worry about it, and at the same time, the Liangzhou Qiang disaster arose again, which made the Han court's control over the Western Regions gradually weakened, especially in the past fifty years, the Western Regions were almost ignored. And often close the Yumen Pass. The "Silk Road" that flourished for a while. Cut off, only a few small merchants who dared to take risks remained, and outside the Yumen Pass who dared to go west, the communication between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions was almost cut off, not to mention the Great Qin State in the extreme west.

Zhuge Jin suddenly mentioned the Great Qin Kingdom, except for Jia Xu and Fa Zheng, as well as Ma Teng and Ma Yue, who had been in Liangzhou for decades, who reacted immediately, the rest of the people didn't understand very well, such as Zhao Yun and the others only roughly remembered that there seemed to be a Great Qin Kingdom in the extreme west.

Zhang Xiu heard what Zhuge Jin said, and suddenly exclaimed in his heart: "Great Qin State? Rome? That's right. Silk Road! ”

Zhuge Jin has been paying attention to Zhang Xiu's face. Seeing him from surprise to joy, in an instant, he knew that Zhang Xiu knew a lot about the affairs of the Western Regions and the Great Qin Kingdom.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiuxu pressed his hands, and after everyone calmed down, he said, "Not bad! If you can reopen the trade route to the Great Qin Kingdom. In less than ten years. Chang'an, Luoyang, and Wancheng will become as prosperous as the Han Dynasty again, and the Qiang people in Liangzhou will also have a way out

After hearing this, Ma Teng frowned and said, "What Mr. Ziyu said is reasonable, but it is not easy to reopen the trade route to the Great Qin Kingdom. As far as Teng knows, the countries in the Western Regions outside the Yumen Pass have long been dissatisfied with my Han. Attacking each other is even more common. However, all the countries in the Western Regions are small countries, as long as the lord can pacify Liangzhou, redefine the Western Regions, and restore the authority of the Western Regions Protectorate. However, Teng also listened to the words of the Hu people in the Western Regions, and heard that there was Wusun Kingdom in the northwest of the Western Regions, which repeatedly invaded small countries in the Western Regions, and was extremely powerful and reopened the trade route to Daqin. This Wusun country is a big enemy. In addition, between my Han and Daqin. There are still the country of peace and the country of Kushan, according to the records of the ancestors of Teng, when the trade routes were still open, the two countries controlled the trade and profited from it. Now that the trade route has been extinct for decades, what is the attitude of these two countries towards our Han Dynasty? It is not known, so Teng thought that if he wanted to reopen the trade route to the Great Qin Kingdom, although his intention was good, it was quite difficult

After listening to what Ma Teng said, Zhang Xiu and others knew that the "Silk Road" was reopened. It's not that easy. However, Zhang Xiu is a traveler, and vaguely remembers that the reason for the demise of the two great empires between the Han Dynasty and Rome was the "Silk Road." Cut off the related.

Nowadays the "Silk Road." Cut off for decades, the two countries did not have the "Silk Road." With the drought in the Western Regions and the inability to grow grain, these two great empires will no longer be able to sustain. It's like a person without water, "Silk Road." It is the water source of these two empires, and those who have no water will soon die.

However, this is just Zhang Xiu's guess from memory, and the actual situation is not yet known. But if, as Zhang Xiu remembers, he can regain control of the Western Regions and connect with these two empires, Zhang Xiu will have a way to deal with the Wusun people who destroyed the trade routes and reopen the trade routes.

Why the Han Dynasty and later the Tang Dynasty were so powerful, and this "Land Silk Road." It has a lot to do with it. Nowadays, the whole Han Kanto is definitely poorer than the Kanto. The land controlled by Zhang Xiu can really be used in Henan, Hedong, Nanyang, and Hanzhong, and the power of Guanzhong has long been overdrawn by Qiang Qin and the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Xiu does not dare to separate Guanzhong. Moreover, after there is more land in the future, there is the idea of returning some places in Guanzhong to forests.

Zhang Xiu remembered that the later Li Tang was able to take Guanzhong as the foundation, a large part of the reason was that when the Wuhu Rebellion was later, the Hu people deliberately turned the land of Guanzhong into grazing pasture and did not allow farming, which was naturally the shame of the Han people, but inadvertently also let the land power of Guanzhong play a role in recovery. However, Li Tang once again took Guanzhong as the foundation. But it is completely exhausted in Guanzhong, after five dynasties and ten kingdoms, Zhao and Song want to establish the capital Bianliang, in addition to the cause of war, the exhaustion of Guanzhong's land is also a big reason. And the flooding of the Yellow River is getting more and more serious. The river is getting more and more yellow, which has a lot to do with the depletion of land in Guanzhong.

Zhang Xiu is a person who travels through, and he knows the beginning and the end, he doesn't want to exhaust the land in Guanzhong because of him, so that the Han people will abandon this place, leaving a catastrophe and future generations. In addition to being a natural granary, the geographical location of Guanzhong is also extremely important. Especially to deal with the grassland Hu people, the status of Guanzhong is very important, if Guanzhong is lost, the grassland Hu people can enter the Kou Central Plains from west to east. The land of the Central Plains is unsafe. If Guanzhong is in the hands of the Han people, they can attack from Guanzhong to deal with the Hu people in the grassland, and the Central Plains, Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places can also continuously transport grain and grass to Chang'an for the war, which shows that the survival of Guanzhong actually affects the fate of the Han people.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Xiu said: "Opening up the trade route to Daqin is extremely important. But at this time, the time is not yet ripe, and now it is necessary to pacify Han Sui first, and then pacify the Qiang people, so that the Qiang people will no longer rebel. It became a catastrophe to reopen the trade routes

Seeing everyone nodding together, Zhang Xiu continued: "However, this year's successive wars, the soldiers are tired, the people's hearts are fluctuating, and the grain and grass are almost exhausted. Now that we are ready not to meddle in the affairs of Kanto, the focus next year will be on exhibitions, especially in Hedong, Henan and Guanzhong, as well as Longxi, Hanyang and Anding County in the southeast of Xiaoguan in Liangzhou, where there are many Qiang people who need to be taken care of. And this year's war our army suffered a lot of losses. The reorganization of the troops and the training of new recruits should also be discussed in detail. What do you think? ”。 If you want to know what's next, log in... Fierce horn, more chapters, support the author. Support genuine reading!