In the Western Regions, Zhuge Liang, who came all the way from Congling, finally met Sima Lang, an acquaintance in the Yanqi Kingdom. Speaking of which, since Sima Lang took over the Western Regions Changshi Mansion, the Western Regions have been completely included in the rule, although many kings and ministers of small countries in the Western Regions are dissatisfied. , but you have to hold it in if you don’t accept it.
The Eastern and Western Han Dynasties were different from other eras. They were true hegemonic empires. The roads in the Western Regions were connected in three ways. However, the reason for each severance had nothing to do with the Western Regions. It was all the fault of the Xiongnu. Basically, the reason for each severance was It is the Huns who are resurrected.
However, the Xiongnu who dragged him like this finally let the Han Dynasty kill him.
Therefore, the attitude of the countries in the Western Regions towards the Han Dynasty has always been quite acceptable. Of course, the most important thing is that the Han Dynasty is too fierce. When the countries in the Western Regions were disobedient, many kings were killed. Now the Han Dynasty is so strong. To this extent, the countries in the Western Regions also appointed them.
After all, if you really want to say it, all the countries in the Western Regions have been controlled by the Han Dynasty for more than three hundred years and have not been annexed. It is only because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there is not much output. And now that the Han Dynasty wants to fight out, it doesn't matter. It's easy to say, the countries in the Western Regions must either surrender or be eradicated. Anyone who is not a fool knows how to choose.
What's more, this time the Han Dynasty was given some face. In the past, the Western Region Changshi's Mansion was only a position worth two thousand shi, and it was said that it was under the control of the Liangzhou Governor. In fact, the Liangzhou Governor didn't bother to take care of it, and left it all to Dunhuang County. The magistrate's temperance.
So that the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions were equivalent to a county-level unit on the Han Dynasty. This time Sima Lang was decentralized here and completely integrated all the countries in the Western Regions, including Wusun. The original county-level units Was also promoted to state.
After all, if you really want to say it, the territory of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions is also very large, and the countries like Wusun, Dawan and Cheshi are quite capable of fighting, but they are of no use.
In the past, bullying the Han Dynasty was limited in the deployment of troops, just like attacking Kushan now. It is not that it cannot be defeated, but that large-scale elites cannot survive. But seriously, regardless of domestic material losses, if the army is driven over, these people can be directly suppressed. Hammer.
What's more, this was still in the past. Now it is relatively easy for the Han Dynasty to deploy its troops to the Western Regions, especially since the road built by Cao Cao was already west of Dunhuang. If we continue to work hard, we will reach the position of Yiwu Kingdom. By the way, Yiwu is an ancient word of the Yuezhi. Next to this country is Lake Barkol, the ancestral land of the Yuezhi.
In fact, if we really want to say this, it already belongs to the Western Regions. However, in the past few years, the Han Dynasty has become extremely powerful, and they have been doing business with Rome every year. Many Han Dynasty merchants are doing business here, transshipping, and selling. There are also long-term ones. In short, this place has been regarded as the territory of the Han Dynasty by default. Yiwu Kingdom had some ideas, but after thinking about it, I decided to forget it...
After Sima Lang left Chang'an, he walked all the way along the Northwest National Highway. From Yiwu County, well, it was the former Yiwu country, but it was downgraded. He went all the way west, taking more than two hundred people with him, and visited all the people last year. King of the Western Regions.
During this period, there were some who were fierce and lustful, some who were desperate, some who had already made plans, and so on, but no one dared to truly refuse Sima Lang's proposal. Coupled with Sima Lang's talent, after visiting one by one, it was indeed true for these people. It left a good impression. In any case, Sima Lang and his party were kind and powerful at the same time.
The merger of the thirty-six countries in the Western Region has not yet begun, but road traffic has begun to connect. In fact, road traffic is the most important thing for the current Han Dynasty. There is no way to combine this When things started to spread, there was no way to manage Central Asia, which was further away, and Sima Lang was arranged to come here for this reason.
"Kong Ming, long time no see." When Sima Lang, who was in Yanqi, received the news that Zhuge Liang had returned to the Central Plains, he immediately asked people to greet Zhuge Liang on the road, greet him and send him off, and also contact him to express his feelings. After all, he was not a fool. Zhuge Liang was Sima Lang couldn't tell what he was trained according to. At most, he just felt that Zhongda was a pity.
"Brother Boda, your style is as good as before." Zhuge Liang said with a gentle expression. He originally thought that Sima Lang would be in Shanshan Kingdom, that is, Liuzhong. After all, it was a camp established by the Han Dynasty over the years, whether it was management or other , are much easier than here.
But it’s right to think about it. The Han Dynasty was once a semi-ally to the Wusun Kingdom. After all, Wusun and the Han Dynasty were sandwiched between a group of Western Region countries, and the Wusun Kingdom was stronger. Even if the Han Dynasty wanted to take over the Wusun Kingdom, due to the distance , the troops that can be deployed are also very limited.
That's why the Han Dynasty placed the Wuji Commandery Mansion on the Shanshan side. Now, I think Sima Lang should have suppressed Wusun and prepared to include Wusun in the merger framework. In this way, Yanqi State would Countries that are quite close to Wusun have become the first choice.
"The style is still the same, each other!" Sima Lang smiled and made a gesture of greeting. As early as in Northern Xinjiang, Sima Lang did not treat Zhuge Liang as a child, let alone now.
Zhuge Liang did not refuse, and led a group of his subordinates directly into Shanshan Kingdom. At this time, there were already many Han people in the city. Some of these people were deceived into moving out, but they did not want to move halfway. The local Han people The officials just took advantage of it and registered these people into their own names, turning them into their own political achievements...
Although this practice is very likely to cause some families to come back and ask for people, generally speaking, people who have not moved halfway will not have any trouble. Therefore, the current migration seems quite strange. Some people actually go to business to make money. As a result, after I left, I was too lazy to come back and found a reliable family to vote for.
There are also some people who have agreed to move to a certain family, but were intercepted by other families on the way. Yes, the main one is the Yuan family. The Yuan family has been secretly intercepting people from other families since last year—— What, fellow, you said you want to divide the fields, no problem, you want to divide the houses, I will see if there are any, if there are any, we will divide them now, if not, we will build them now, come on!
In fact, many people can't tell the difference between families, such as the Xuzhou Zhang family, Jiangdong Zhang family, Yingchuan Zhang family, Qinghe Zhang family, Fanyang Zhang family, etc...
The Yuan family has found many small families. The common people can't tell them apart anyway, and we won't let them suffer. Oh, you vote for the Zhao family. Here, here, I belong to the Zhao family. Come with me. You vote for the Wang family. , here, here, my surname is Wang, come with me...
This is roughly the routine. Anyway, if you want to say that there is something wrong with what these people say, in fact, there is no problem. They have this surname, and the benefits they provide are indeed not discounted. However, these people are all fake goods, but Because the backing is strong enough, it is better than the original one.
So many people who didn't know why were deceived and left, and even now they have moved into new houses with the old Yuan family. They didn't even know that the family they joined was not the family near their previous hometown. I guess they will find out later. I'm too lazy to migrate.
"How is it?" Sima Lang took Zhuge Liang around the Shanshan Kingdom and asked with a smile, "Han and Hu people live together, but both sides can live in peace, how is it?"
"Where are the barbarians?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile, "From what I can see, they are all Han Dynasties, and there are no Han barbarians. Although there is a lot of chaos here, it is also full of vitality. It will definitely become the core of Xinzhou in the future."
Sima Lang nodded when he heard this. This was consistent with his judgment. He chose this place because it has the foundation as the core of the Western Region. Even if there are still many shortcomings now, these shortcomings can be solved with manpower and infrastructure construction. To make up for it, it is difficult for other places to compete with it in terms of geographical location, but Shanshan can only manage the countries in the north of the Western Region.
"How is the situation over there in Congling?" Sima Lang asked casually.
"It's not good. Fulward in the south is a trouble. He is cautious and will not act rashly. And Aldashir in the west is even more of a hidden danger. Now the two are hooked up." Zhuge Liang said calmly, Sima Lang laughed when he heard this.
"You Zhuge Kongming, you are so perfunctory with me. How difficult is it for you to have Aldashir and Fulward?" Sima Lang asked, "Did I hear people say that Aldashir led the headquarters in Cong?" The other side of the ridge was forced back by you."
"It's not my fault. Facing Ardashir's offensive, I probably have more than enough defense but not enough offense." Zhuge Liang shook his head with clear eyes and said, "I still can't analyze the miraculous state, but I have the military spirit. Somewhat certain."
"Ardashir's Holy Death Cavalry is a legion with offense as its core. Facing such an opponent, you can still defend well. What else do you want to say?" Sima Lang said angrily, "Well, neither do I. Take a closer look at your situation."
"It's not that I can't tell Brother Boda, but I don't believe it even if I tell you." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Ardashir is not an easy person. If Fulward relies on the geographical advantage, he has the ability to compete with the great powers." With the ability to command legions in battle, Ardashir itself is a great legion commander, and Aldashir is still getting stronger.”
"What about you? You have both terrain and ability, and you have a backer." Sima Lang felt helpless at Zhuge Liang's caution. This is not the character of a young man.
"What I'm worried about is not Congling, but the families in Central Asia. Some of them want to take the attention of Ardashir." Zhuge Liang sighed and said. Zhuge Liang, who was on the outside, looked at the things in Central Asia as nothing. Like a candle.
Although I don’t know how many hands of cards Lao Yang’s family has accumulated, it’s not as if Lao Yang’s family is in a good state to develop. It’s quite clear that they want to become fat in one bite.
Zhuge Liang is not afraid that the old Yang family's boat will capsize. What he is worried about is that after the old Yang family's boat capsizes, it will drag all the aristocratic families in Central Asia into the water. If this happens, something big will happen.
