"Your Majesty, the regional environment of the Western Regions is complex, and the countries of the Western Regions are capricious."

"Over the years, the Protectorate of the Western Regions has only ruled the rebellions of the countries. Even the urgent reports that need to be delivered urgently are often less than one in ten that can enter the Yumen Pass, and if you want to revive the Western Regions Protectorate, I am afraid it will be needed.

。 Ma Teng was slightly embarrassed and said to Liu Cang.

Ma Teng's 200,000 Western Liang army seems to be a lot, but there are countless sinister environments in the Western Regions, maybe a sandstorm, a trip to quicksand, a lost way, etc., can make these 200,000 troops not one out of ten.

And the countries of the Western Regions occupy all the survival points in the Western Regions, and if they clash with them, a little delay may drag the attacking side down without going to war.

"Shoucheng is worried about me, how can I not know that I want to revitalize the capital of the Western Regions, and I will rule the countries repeatedly." Liu Cang nodded, and did not refute Ma Teng's concerns.

"Yes.

。 Ma Teng still resisted, but said no more.

What is there to say? He believed that it was impossible for Liu Cang not to know the problem he was going to talk about.

One of the main problems is that the Western Regions are too big, the countries in the Western Regions are scattered, and most of them will do things that use the army as horse bandits, and the Western Regions can be described as horse bandits rampant and spread all over the territory.

Most of the Han bandits are still defending according to danger, and if there are enough troops, if they really want to encircle and suppress them, they must attack them. Make supplies, and surround them.

However, there are many treacherous places in the Western Regions that do not need to be defended at all, and only need to introduce the enemy into them, and the cruel nature can devour the enemy.

The people of the Western Regions have been living in a certain area for generations, and they have long figured out where there are mountains and rocks, where there are water sources, where there are quicksand valleys, and when sandstorms will come.

And outsiders, even if they are often traveling here, can fall into a place of no return in minutes without leaving the Silk Road, which is also the fundamental reason why the countries of the Western Regions can eat the merchants who walk the Silk Road to death.

"Your Majesty, the Western Regions are vast, I'm afraid you still need to figure it out slowly." In the end, Ma Teng said with a sense of persuasion.

"Well, there is indeed no shortage of crises in the Western Regions, but there are many smooth roads between the countries of the Western Regions. If you can't govern the entire territory of the Western Regions, can't you govern the countries of the Western Regions? Liu Cang asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty is saying.

。？ Ma Teng was shocked and tempted.

"Since it is a subject country of the Han Dynasty, you should obey my order. I traveled the Silk Road, crossed the city when I met the city, and met bandits to suppress bandits, but there were those who did not welcome the army, and they should be broken with disobedience. Liu Cang said coldly.

Although Ma Teng and Ma Chao were shocked in their eyes, their expressions showed a kind of 'sure enough' emotion.

"Your Majesty's pride has made the ministers ashamed. However, Your Majesty, this large-scale attack is afraid of causing a backlash from the countries, and if it rebels in tandem, it is afraid that the Han will make a strong enemy again. Ma Chao was a little excited, but Ma Teng still said cautiously.

"Hehe, if they don't rebel, aren't they strong enemies of the Great Han? Or did Shou Chengzhen think that they obeyed the Han law, bowed down to me, and paid tribute from time to time? Liu Cang laughed.

"This.

。 Ma Teng was speechless, looking at Liu Cang with a strange expression.

The countries of the Western Regions have their own laws, although they are subordinate to the Han Dynasty, but not to mention the occasional tribute, as long as there is an opportunity, they will reach out to the Han to ask for it.

The Han people did not kill less, the checkpoints were not less, and the business travelers were not less robbed, and it was a bit domineering and unreasonable to say that the whole territory was bandits, but there was nothing wrong with saying that it was the enemy.

However, these words coming out of Liu Cang's mouth still made Ma Tengjue weird.

At least people can still do face work, as long as they do face work well, not to mention the emperor and the emperor, don't some princes also like this tune?

Pragmatic or something, if you can't do it, wouldn't you lose your wife and lose your soldiers? It will also lead to some criticism from the outside world.

"The Han land was in turmoil, and the countries of the Western Regions regarded the Han as powerless to restrain it and ravaged the Silk Road. For them, the harm now outweighs the good. When Liu Cang said, Ma Teng frowned, and Ma Chao nodded.

The Silk Road traded between the East and the West, but compared with Kushan, Anxi, and even Rome, during this period, the Han Dynasty exported more products and made more profits.

The Kushan Empire has now played a dog's brain, and if the Han bordering the Western Regions does not rectify the Western Regions, the so-called Silk Road, the West will give up, and the losses caused to the Han will be even greater.

What's more, the Himalayas, Kunlun, and Green Mountains block the east-west land routes, and the best way to invade the Han Land is to enter the Western Regions from the Green Mountains.

For the Kushan forces that may wander to the east, as well as the underground Naga clan who have a special need for Xunmenglong, Liu Cang wants to lure them to the Western Regions and use the Western Regions as a battlefield, so as not to disturb the stable development of the Han Land.

If the Western Regions are stable, Liu Cangdu is ready to raise the Xunmeng Dragon and the Alien Beasts mainly in the Western Regions, and the 'Kunlun Temple' that played around in the early years is just right to be used as a palace station.

"Many families in various places have responded with support for the rectification of the Western Regions, and later they will send people to assist the Western Regions Protectorate, and I am not here to show off as a deterrent, what worries does Shou Cheng have?" Liu Cang asked Ma Teng again, and Ma Teng's eyes flashed.

The Western Regions may not have much to do with ordinary people, but it has influenced many powerful families, such as the Zhen family and the Yuan family, who all have caravans to walk the Silk Road, and for their own interests, they don't want the Western Regions to be chaotic and difficult.

Liu Cang wanted to engage in the Western Regions, and the courtiers just didn't want the Son of Heaven to conquer in person, but they did not contradict Liu Cang's fundamental reason for reorganizing the Western Regions Protectorate.

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War, funding, aid, and so on are all related to interests, and it is a joke to talk about things with feelings, which is simply playing hooliganism.

"Your Majesty is ambitious, and the ministers are determined to sacrifice their lives to accompany him. Fufeng Ma is willing to guard the Western Regions forever for His Majesty. Thinking about all this, Ma Teng solemnly bowed to Liu Cang.

If it can be done, it is indeed better to guard the Western Regions than to be a state pastor, although there are risks, but the risks and benefits are also cost-effective, and Ma Teng is willing to give it a go.

"Hehe, that's fine. Meng Qi is a young man, I still have one thing, Meng Qi is willing to share my worries? Liu Cang said with a smile and asked Ma Chao again.

"Your Majesty, but there is a life! The minister will swear to obey. Ma Chao replied.

"Well, I want to make Meng Qi the chief of the Western Regions, with 100 left officials. The thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, I hope they can exercise their ability to govern the country here. Liu Cang lowered his voice, Ma Chao was dazed, and Ma Tengtongkong shrank on the side.

How to exercise the ability to govern the country? When it is to govern the country.

Liu Cang's visit to the Western Regions was not simply to slaughter the city and destroy the country, and the Silk Road was not a highway, it was a trade route composed of nodes that could rest, avoid danger, replenish, and trade.

If there is no transit station along the way, the area is deserted, and the original Silk Road will be abandoned, and its essence is still inseparable from gathering people.

This man, from the day he was born, has made an indelible contribution to the outside world as long as he lives.

These contributions are diverse, so no matter what class you choose, no matter what way you choose to live, you have the value and meaning of existence.

And those who talk about the uselessness and negativity of certain people are either ill-intentioned or have other desires. For example, Liu Cang just didn't have any good intentions for Hu Qiang.

As for the Western Regions, it was not suitable for a large-scale genocide before Liu Cang moved the Han people here.

Liu Cang asked Ma Chao to be the chief of the Western Regions, and the hundreds of left officials under his command were also carefully selected, they were all from the children of Lou Sang and Zhang Cun, and exercising the ability to govern the country was also a rhetoric.

And the only thing they have to do is to usurp the country.

The countries of the Western Regions, if they want to change their folk customs, the throne should be held by the Han people, and it is a subject country of the Han Dynasty.