Then, when the original Zhenguan was 20 years old, the Western Turkic Yibi Khan invited peace, and was willing to cut Qiuzi, Khotan, Shule, Zhu Jupo, and the five countries of Green Ridge as a dowry. I want to marry the princess, and I was taken by Uncle Li, because Uncle Li opened his mouth wide and scared the guy back, but this does not mean that Uncle Li is not interested in these places, in the middle of the year, Uncle Li excused Qiuzi, neighboring countries, Taizong ordered Ashina Sheer, Qibi He Li, Guo Xiaoke, etc. to lead the army to break the month and the two secret departments, so that its people surrendered to Tang, in July, Ashina Sheer led the army from the west of Yanqi into the northern border of Qiuci, Yanqi King Xue Po Anazhi abandoned the city and fled to Qiuzi, Ashina Sheer pursued and killed it, Lixian is the king of Yanqi. The defenders of Qiuci abandoned the city and fled, and the king of Qiuci, Halib, led 50,000 troops to resist and was defeated by the 8,000 elites of our Tang Dynasty.

In October, Ashina Sheer conquered the capital city guarded by King Qiuzi, which was garrisoned by Guo Xiaoke. Khalib fled and occupied the city of Swap. Ashina Sheer broke through the city of Swap and captured the king of Qiuzi, Khalib. Later, the Qiuci army led the Western Turkic army to attack the capital of Qiuci, and the Tang army, under the command of the defending general Guo Xiaoke, with the help of gunpowder weapons of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Western Turkic and Qiuci coalition forces who came to attack the city suffered heavy casualties and had to follow far away. Later, Ashina Society broke through several large cities, and more than 700 cities were attached to the Tang Dynasty, with more than 100,000 people.

In November, Uncle Li issued an edict to move the Anxi Protectorate to the capital of Qiuci State, and in Qiuci, Yanqi, Khotan, and Shule four cities began to build giant cement military fortresses, build military towns, and be protected by Anxi, and set up four towns of Anxi one year earlier than in history.

The founders of the Four Towns of Anxi were set up by Uncle Li, who had always been eager to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and my proposal happened to be in line with Uncle Li's ambition to fully control the Silk Road. Still, doubts have been raised. "What is the use of the military observer mission, as for the town you said is thousands of miles away, and all their needs are not provided by the Persian states? Besides, isn't it too far away from my Datang? Uncle Li Ji squinted and asked.

"The intention of the military observation group, the lower official means that I Datang can send a group of military staff officers and military intelligence officers...... "The military observation group, to put it bluntly, is a powerful organization composed of a group of warmongers, spies and intelligence personnel, their existence is not only to grasp the command of the Datang heroic volunteers sent by my Datang, but more importantly, to cooperate with Wang Xuance, to monitor and control the local situation, so that Datang can make an effective response in a timely manner, in addition, They were also able to obtain a great deal of information and, if necessary, to divide Persia and the kingdoms, or to serve as a link that would allow them to gather together to fight against powerful enemies such as the Great Eclipse or the Turks.

------------------------------------------------ "They are like an eye and arm of my Datang An there, and they can do many things." In addition, as for why Xia Guan suggested building a base here, the main reason is: minerals! "I took out the information I had brought from my bosom.

The mineral deposits of Central Asian countries and the northern part of Tianzhu are exactly what Datang needs most at present, and the most important thing is that we Datang can buy the resources of Central Asian countries by selling weapons, among them, the copper ore and tin ore in this area are the most urgently needed materials for Datang.

In addition, the Wuzi steel production area in the north of Tianzhu is also in the sight of our Datang intelligence officers, the grade of iron ore here is extremely high, the grade of iron ore reaches sixty percent and five, and it also contains a large number of other metals that enhance the sharpness of steel products, and the iron ore used by the Persians and Tianzhu people to cast Uzi scimitars comes from this.

If I can gain a firm foothold here, trade with the countries here in large quantities, and collect the urgently needed and necessary resources of my Datang, not only can the Silk Road be more prosperous, but even when the conditions are ripe, it is not impossible to annex Central Asia.

Finally, after the Anshi Change, the sphere of influence of the Chinese nation never set foot in Central Asia again.

"Persia and other countries have high-quality copper, silver and gold mines, as well as the Uz iron ore in the north of Tianzhu, if I can get a lot of copper from there through trade...... the old man looked at it and crooked in his mind.

Datang does not lack anything, what is lacking is copper, although now the construction of the permanent wharf of Liuqiu Island is nearing the end, but, from prospecting to organizing labor mining, this still needs a process, but now, Datang's copper has reached the point of making ends meet, in addition to the copper used in the production of artillery, on the market, it has been banned to make copperware, prohibit the use of any copper products, the state is willing to give silk silk to exchange copper products, so as to facilitate the re-furnace after the minting of copper coins.

Persia and Central Asian countries also use copper products, but the copper reserves there are quite high, at least the output is much larger than that of the Tang Dynasty, after all, people are the world's top mineral resources in later generations, just dig a pit and want to, maybe the dug out is gold or copper, or iron.

All in all, the Central Asian countries, falling into the hands of others, will lose no less to the Tang Dynasty than not to occupy the island of Luzon.

Now, no one objected, indeed, the temptation is too much, think about it, the iron ore with excellent quality and specially used for casting weapons is no less than a treasure mountain for the military ministers of Datang, and the rich copper mine, even if Datang does not occupy it for the time being, as long as it can be traded and obtained, it also plays a very important role in the economic development of Datang. Because commerce has been developing rapidly in the past few years, Datang's coins are dwarfed in circulation.

Someone has proposed to cut off the supply of 10,000 catties of copper per month to the Datang Martial Arts Research Institute, although he was scolded by the military ministers on the spot, but someone will bring it up every month, why? Just because the copper is still too big a gap.

"Your Majesty thinks that since Persia and other countries are bent on buying the weapons of our Tang Dynasty, if this is the case, if it can be converted into copper and traded, wouldn't it be more beneficial to my Datang? As the saying goes, to each according to his needs. The eldest grandson Yin said with a smile.

Then, the grand New Year's Day court meeting finally arrived, the crown prince of the Tang Empire, Li Zhi, led the civil and military hundred officials to offer his birthday, and then, the Zhongshu ordered the Zhuzhou to be on the table, and the Huangmen Shilang also jumped out to play those auspicious rui out of nothing, and then, the Hubu Shangshu played the contribution of the Zhuzhou, and the Ministry of Rites played the contribution of the Zhufan State, and the Zhufan State began to express their loyalty to Uncle Li on behalf of their respective countries to Uncle Li, His Majesty the Heavenly Khan.

The prince of Persia, as the farthest guest, was the first to come on the stage, and when the secretary of the Ministry of Rites read out the tribute to Persia, even he himself was startled, and quickly wiped his eyes, for fear of seeing it wrong. The Persian state offered 5,000 catties of gold to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, 240 Arabian horses and horses, 240 horses and horses, 25 Persian stunning dancing girls, and a number of other gems.

------------------------------------------------ heard that all the ministers present were full of gold stars, and the other countries of Fan also changed their faces, generous, absolutely generous, just sweat and blood, in Datang, it can be worth tens of thousands, and it is also a valuable thing, this is good, the value of the gift is almost equal to the tax income of Datang for a year.

"Hehe, okay, the lord of Persia, although I have never seen it, but I have also heard people's words, and it is also the capital of a generation of heroes, and now I see the prince, it is really heroic and extraordinary, and in the future, it will be a hero." Uncle Li ate others softly, and praised the Persian prince without hesitation.

"Don't dare, great, respectful, with the four corners of the heavenly khan, on behalf of my father, the king of Persia, I would like to express my most sincere greetings to you, not only that, but I also brought a letter of state, I Persia, willing to be the Tang Dynasty's Fan, Yongzhen Tang Western Frontier." As soon as the Persian prince said this, I clearly saw that the envoys from Tibet and the Western Turks who came to pay tribute all had a fierce glint in their eyes.

Seeing their expressions, I smiled very happily in my heart, why, the more chaotic the better, the chaos in Central Asia, Datang will be able to profit from it more easily, of course, don't mess up for the time being, at least wait for a while, and after my Datang's army is stationed in Central Asia, a completely unobstructed passage has been formed between the four towns of Anxi, and at that time, it will not be too late to be chaotic.

Uncle Li continued to pretend that nothing happened, and asked the Persian prince to ask and answer questions there, and then the Persian prince made a request to increase trade with the Tang Dynasty, and asked the Tang Dynasty to purchase the Tang Dynasty's armaments, and asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to Central Asia to help Persia and Central Asian countries resist the Great Food invaders.

The original whispers above the court disappeared in an instant, except for the important ministers of the court who already knew the inside story, the rest of them were surprised, and the reaction was not the officials of the Tang Dynasty, but the envoys of the countries who came to contribute on behalf of the subject countries of Zhufan.

(To be continued)