The next day at the court meeting, I asked Qi Wan to read Meng Hanyu's memorial to everyone in the palace.
Xunye was driven out of Xianyang by me, and without any accompanying supplies, he took the lead and quickly returned to Wusun, and informed King Wusun of Da Qin's attitude in a embellished manner. King Wusun originally only wanted to rely on Hujie's help to bully the countries in the Western Regions. He knew very well the principle of a bird hiding its bow. If he really annexed the countries in the Western Regions, Hujie would probably turn against Wusun immediately.
But when Xun Ye said that Great Qin would immediately send troops to assist the countries in the Western Regions, he immediately panicked and knew that he could not delay it any longer. Once the Western Regions had help from Great Qin, Hu Jie would not only not help him anymore, but would also most likely take advantage of him. Destroyed himself.
So King Wusun informed Hujie of the incident, and Hujie sent 20,000 fine cavalry to assist Wusun and attack Qiuci and Yanqi. Kaqu and Quedun, who were still on the road, heard the news brought by the messenger who came to look for them, and immediately set off to rush back to the Western Regions, hoping that the news of Daqin's help would delay the time. At the same time, a few people were left behind to request Meng Hanyu to return to Xianyang. Please help again.
After listening to Meng Hanyu's report, Zhang Han stood up and said: "Your Majesty, now that we have negotiated peace with the Huns, we can now free up our hands to assist the Western Regions!"
Yu He stood up and retorted: "Your Majesty, I don't agree with what the Taiwei said. The countries in the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the Qin Dynasty. They just do business on weekdays. Why does the Qin Dynasty want to intervene in their conquests? Tai Qin." The captain is well versed in military affairs, so don’t you know how much food will be spent by the army on an expedition?"
I complained in my heart. Yesterday I felt that Yu He didn't understand these things, so I didn't take him with me. Sure enough, he came out and gave me eye drops.
Li Siguo heard my plan and stood up and said: "What the imperial censor said is wrong. I, the Qin Dynasty, have just formed a kingdom with the countries in the Western Regions. Now that the countries are in trouble, how can the Qin Dynasty sit back and ignore it?"
Feng Jie also stood up and glanced at Yu He: "I agree, the countries in the Western Region are weak but rich in products. If I, the Qin Dynasty, can take them into my pocket, it will definitely be of great benefit!"
Yu He:? ? ? Didn't you talk about helping the Western Regions fight Wusun? How did it turn into taking the Western Region into its hands?
Seeing Yu He's confused face, I smiled and said: "It's okay, the imperial censor doesn't know what happened yesterday. What you said all makes sense, but the Qin Dynasty has more than 70,000 infantry and cavalry troops in Hexi, and the troops of Wusun and Hujie There are only over 40,000 people, and He Lao’s army is far away, but the troops from Hexi are enough.”
I told Zhang Han: "Zhang Han, after the court meeting is over, discuss with me how to use the troops."
Zhang Han raised his hands and said yes.
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Sihai Palace.
Zhang Han and I stood in front of the map and ordered: "Zhang Han, please order Wang Li to stop building the city and immediately assemble the Qin army, including the cavalry of the Dada tribe, to leave Hexi and station in Dunhuang."
I pointed to the place where Wusun fought with Yanqi and Qiuci: "Judging from Meng Hanyu's report, Qiuci and Yanqi may be able to sustain themselves for a while. But it will take time for my edict to reach Hexi, and there is no need to assemble the army." In time, Wusun should be able to capture the two countries. Without these two big countries to compete with Wusun, the other countries will fall apart immediately."
"But I can't be sure whether it will develop as I think. So if the Qin army arrives in Dunhuang, Wusun has not yet plowed all the countries in the Western Regions, so he will temporarily stationed east of Youze to wait for the opportunity!"
Zhang Han asked curiously: "Your Majesty, why don't you directly enter the countries in the Western Regions?"
I chuckled and said lightly: "If you directly enter the Western Regions as you said, you will really be helping them fight Wusun. In what name does Da Qin occupy the Western Regions? If all the Western Regions fall, Daqin will help them regain the Western Regions. , can we use the name of Master Wang to naturally occupy the Western Region!"
Zhang Han took a breath of air and felt a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty has foresight, but it's just the people from the Western Regions who suffer."
I stopped smiling: "Small countries always hope that big countries can uphold justice for them, but in the eyes of big countries, small countries are just bargaining chips for big countries, and justice is just the interests of big countries."
Zhang Han bowed his hands and said solemnly: "I have learned a lesson!"
"In addition, you order Wu Jian to lead his army to station in Zhangye. If something goes wrong with Wang Li, he can help in time."
To be on the safe side, it’s better to arrange a backup plan. In addition, I am a little worried that the Qin army in Hexi has been transferred away, and there will be any changes in the Dada tribe. Wu Jian's cavalry is stationed in Zhangye, so I can rest assured.
Zhang Han stood up and said: "I obey your order, let's do it now!"
Looking at Zhang Han's back, I picked up the memorial. The arrangements have been made, and the rest depends on Wang Li's operation. After all, ancient times are no better than those of later generations. A round trip from the Western Regions, even if the horse is rushed to death for 800 miles, will take ten days. Waiting for my command, the day lily is cold, and I don’t like micro-management like the principal...
Among the pile of memorials, I am more concerned about those of Zhang Liang and Zhao Tuo.
Zhang Liang reported on the establishment of a "model county".
Zhang Liang comprehensively considered the needs of businessmen, local grain production, population, etc., and finally selected Wushang County in Kuaiji County (today's Jinhua area), which is rich in scented tea. It is a basin with a large enough area, but it is far from Wuguan Pass. Dao and Tokaido are relatively far away, so they have never been developed.
But after I saw that it was Wushang County, the corners of my mouth twitched. My feelings were not about spending his money. The Wushang County he chose is a county in name, but if he wants to connect to the East China Sea Road to the north, the straight-line distance is four hundred miles! Not to mention connecting to Wuguan Road to the east, it is a full 1,200 miles!
Zhang Liang's plan is even more outrageous. He needs to go east along the Xinjiang River to Xunyang, then go north, pass through Pengze and reach Dajiang, and then follow the Dajiang eastward to Wuguan Road. This circle has already reached nearly 1,700 people. Hundreds of miles!
Although we passed through counties with large populations and the official kilns of Pengze, this was contrary to my original intention of selecting a model county to encourage them to build their own roads.
I was anxious at that time. What was the difference between this and the imperial court directly building a Chi Road...
But Zhang Liang told me that he already had a solution. He promised not to let the court pay a penny more, but gave him a power: to allow the counties along the way to sell handmade products in Guizhou, such as opening private kilns, wooden handicrafts, stone carvings, etc. , of course, is implemented under the supervision of government agencies.
I instantly understood his purpose. It is difficult for government-owned industries to circulate goods, but the private sector is different. Some are good and some are bad, some are cheap and some are expensive. If a person’s things are good and cheap, there will be sellers of them even in his own village. In order to save money , the people will also buy from this person, which will promote the people's desire to exchange goods, and at the same time promote the development of the handicraft industry.
I thought about it for a while, and since it was the future development trend of Da Qin, there was nothing wrong with starting from the south of Jiangnan, so I agreed to him. But I still have to give you a lot of advice, don’t cause any trouble. This is not an era of market economy. When competing for business with the government, you have to be careful.
As for Zhao Tuo's report, it was nothing more than that Liu Bang and Xiao He had already devoted themselves to shipbuilding work and seemed quite happy, but there was nothing else.
After finishing the report, I started preparing lessons. There are still a bunch of "students" waiting for me to teach tomorrow!
