Early the next morning, He Sian, Xu Shu and a few others stood outside the city gate.
He Sian stood in front of the group and respectfully handed a willow branch to Jia Xu with both hands.
"In the past, I went there, and the willows clung to me; now I come to think about it, and it's raining and snowing! Sir... take care of yourself all the way!" He Sian said with a choked voice.
Jia Xu took the willow branch and looked at He Sian with tears in his eyes. Jia Xu still resisted the reluctance in his heart and hugged everyone, then turned and left.
After about a stick of incense, Chengdu behind him was no longer clearly visible. Jia Xu ordered the driver to slow down his horse, and after walking for a while, he saw a young man riding an ox coming towards him. This man had a face like a silver basin and dark skin. , two thick eyebrows flying diagonally into the temples, and an upturned nose is even more eye-catching.
Seeing the young man's figure, Jia Xu ordered the driver to stop.
The young man also held the reins while walking beside Jia Xu. The old man and the young man looked at each other from a distance of about one meter.
After a few breaths, the young man took the lead in clasping his fists and said respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Wenhe!"
Jia Xu nodded without saying a word, but lowered the curtain and let the driver continue on his journey. The two passed each other and headed towards their goals.
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Autumn passes and spring comes, and another year comes in the blink of an eye.
In the second year of Jian'an, that is, 197 AD, although the harvests in various parts of the Central Plains were not as good as previous years due to the climate last year, fortunately there were no large-scale conquests, and all the major forces tried their best to recuperate, so there was no large-scale war. famine.
In order to curb Cao Cao's further development, Yuan Shao ordered his generals Wen Chou and Ju Yi to be stationed in Yin'an and Liyang counties respectively, across the river from Cao Cao.
As a result, Cao Cao had to mobilize his army to prevent Yuan Shao's surprise attack, and ordered his general Cao Ren to lead the troops and station them in Baima County, west of Puyang.
Although both sides knew that the presence of many troops at this moment was a shock, they still gave people a depressing feeling that a war was imminent!
On the other hand, although the other major, medium and small princes were not as prepared as Yuan and Cao, they also had their own predicaments, especially Ma Chao and Yuan Shu, who had just been emperor for a year.
After nearly ten years of war in Liangzhou, the people were already running around. Now in order to increase his strength, Ma Chao had to follow Lou Gui's suggestion to introduce some Huns into the army. In order to maintain the food and clothing of the army, Ma Chao took two measures: trading with Wudu and increasing taxes!
Ma Chao himself also knew that doing so was only a temporary solution, not a long-term solution. Therefore, as soon as spring came, Ma Chao imitated Longxi and implemented the military camp system. However, it is not known whether it would have the corresponding effect. .
If Ma Chao is said to be lacking in strength, then Yuan Shu is completely opposite to Ma Chao.
Even after losing Runan, Yuan Shu's strength should not be underestimated. After all, Shouchun and Guangling are both land with rich soil and water, far better than the barren Xiliang. However, since losing Runan, Yuan Shu not only did not consider how to regain the lost land, but instead ordered His men looted Guangling, and then concentrated all the troops in Shouchun, building city walls, digging canals, etc., with the intention of defending Shouchun County to the death!
Compared with the tranquility before the storm in the Central Plains region, Jincheng County at this time is a completely different scene!
"Clan leader, Master Chang Geng is still young. You don't need to lead the troops yourself. Boyu and I will do it!" Although he, the leader of the clan, would never change his decision, Li Wenhou still tried to persuade him!
"Chang Geng and the two princesses can be taken care of by Ana. I, the Yuezhi, were driven out of the Western Regions a hundred years ago and have been wandering to this day. This Western Expedition is the best opportunity to avenge our shame. As a member of the Yuezhi royal family, how can I Can you stay behind and watch the people of your clan fight?"
Yuchi Yanyan was dressed in military uniform. She changed from the weak and naive person in front of He Sian, and became full of heroism!
Soon, Yuchi Yanyan arrived at the gathering place of the team. At this time, all ethnic groups in the school factory had already assembled. Looking from a distance, there are actually seven or eighty thousand!
Yuchi Yanyan drew his horse and came to the front, his eyes sharply scanning the clan leaders of various clans. The originally noisy school factory became silent at this moment.
"Although the so-called 'Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions' are famous, in fact, these 36 countries are pitifully small. With a population of about 10,000, they are considered big countries in the Western Regions. In a small country, there are only a few dozen households. The largest country has only 70,000 households.
This is the first expedition of our Western Region Protectorate, and the target is the countries at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Most of these countries only have about a thousand households! Loulan, the largest among them, has a population of just over 10,000 and can fight with two to three thousand soldiers!
This time we went to the Western Region Protectorate with nearly 100,000 troops. The troops were divided into two groups. One group was led by me personally and was responsible for capturing Ruoqiang, Loulan, Qiemo, Xiaowan, Jingjue, Ronglu, Shumi, and Qule. Ten countries in the south of the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, including Yuwen and Yarkand.
The other group was led by Qian Qian clan chiefs and was responsible for capturing the southern part of the Tianshan Mountains including Shule, Weitou, Wensu, Gumo, Qiuci, Wulei, Quli, Yuli, Weixu, Yanqi, Moshan and Huhu. Twelve countries in Lubei Province.
Do you have any comments? "
This matter had been discussed by the clan leaders of each clan before, so naturally no one raised any objections.
Yuchi Yanyan rode his horse up to the Qian Qian clan chief and said: "The Han people once said that the first step is to attack with troops, then the second is to attack friends, the second is to attack troops, and the second is to attack the city!
During this expedition, if you want to surrender to our Western Region Protectorate, you don’t need to fight. Later, we will have follow-up troops to bring those who surrender back to Jincheng County! Millions of patriarchs must remember this! "
"Don't worry, Palace Master, I know it well. Just like His Highness King Hongnong said, what we need is population! As long as there are more people and the land is not enough, we will just go and fight!" Wan Wan patted his chest and said boldly. Open your mouth.
"Okay! The whole army obeys the order!"
As he spoke, Yuchi Yanyan turned his horse's head, drew his sword and pointed it straight to the west, shouting: "Let's go!"
If anyone who knows the goods sees the sword in Yuchi Yanyan's hand, they will definitely exclaim!
This turned out to be the Yitian Sword, which is known as the "long sword that relies on the sky"!
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At the same time, in the Chengdu Supervisory Yuan, He Sian looked towards the distant north with far-reaching eyes!
'I think Yanyan will lead the troops in person. Have a safe trip. My husband is waiting for the good news of your triumph! '
At this time, footsteps sounded outside. He Sian turned around and saw a heroic young man walking quickly. When he saw He Sian, he knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "I, Zhao Yun, have met my lord!"
"Zilong, there is no need to be polite, get up quickly!" He Sian took a few steps and helped Zhao Yun up. Looking at the scars on his face, which were all left during the battle of Luocheng, He Sian patted Zhao Yun's hand. Shoulders, everything is self-explanatory.
After the two were seated respectively, Zhao Yun was the first to be unable to restrain himself and spoke excitedly: "My lord, you are really discerning. Although Pang Shiyuan is young and not handsome, he is really a strange person!"
"Oh? What did Shi Yuan do? Zilong, please tell me!" Seeing Zhao Yun take the initiative to bring it up, He Sian also asked curiously.
"Although Master Yang Ang and Master Zhang Liao have experienced hundreds of battles and can lead troops in battles, they lack experience in handling government affairs.
Pang Tong had just defected to us, and the lord appointed him as the governor of the two counties to take charge of the government affairs of Wudu and Longxi counties. Originally, Zhang and Yang were quite dissatisfied, but Pang Tong was also quite a bachelor and did not give much explanation. Let the two of them take him to visit counties one by one. Everywhere they go, they will ask the local county magistrate to take out all the backlog of unresolved documents. While he checks it, he listens to the magistrate's description of the local situation.
Every time they visit a county, it can take as little as one day or as long as two or three days. Pangda people will solve all the problems that have been backlogged in the county for several months!
In less than two months, Pang Pangren actually handled all the official affairs of more than 20 counties in two counties! Breathtaking!
Then, based on the specific local conditions, Pang Pang directly asked Lord Zhang Liao for Zhang Ji to be responsible for the government affairs of Wudu, and prepared to divide Wudu into three major areas including transit, commerce, and workshops. This time When Zhao Yun returned to Chengdu, Pang Pang specially asked me to convey it to the lord and asked if it was okay! "
"Isn't the original business district located in Jincheng County? And isn't the workshop located nearby the Salesian Division in Longxi? Does Zilong know the reason?"
He Sian interrupted Zhao Yun and asked with a frown. The workshop was nothing more than that, but after all, business involved the affairs of the Western Region Protectorate and foreign races, so He Sian had to be cautious.
In addition, Pang Tong was born nearly ten years earlier than in the original history. He Sian was indeed worried about Pang Tong's youth and arrogance, so he sent Zhao Yun to accompany Pang Tong throughout the whole process, both as a guard and as a supervisor!
"Master, there is no need to worry, just listen to the clouds come one by one!
The so-called trade is not aimed at foreign races, but at Liangzhou and the Central Plains.
Pang Pangren’s advice is that since the market is open to foreigners, don’t stick to one place. After all, compared with the Central Plains, Yizhou’s purchasing power is still far behind! Moreover, the Lord is not a thing in the pond. Sooner or later, he will have a battle with the Central Plains. As the saying goes, merchants pursue profits. With the establishment of Wudu Trading, it will not only be more conducive to purchasing things from the Central Plains for trade with the Western Regions, but also help us obtain News from the Central Plains. "
Hearing this, He Sian finally understood Pang Tong's good intentions.
Although Pang Tong didn't say it clearly, He Sian quickly saw the significance of Pang Tong's move.
After all, He Sian was responsible for the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions. If merchants from the Central Plains were allowed to trade directly with the foreigners from the Western Regions, they would most likely take over the favor, and even the final results would be taken directly by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others!
Seeing He Sian motioning for him to continue, Zhao Yun continued: "As for the workshop, the reason given by Pang Pang is that we will have a battle with Xiliang sooner or later. Instead of setting up a loom factory with all female workers in Longxi, which is close to Xiliang , why not build it directly in Wudu, which will not only facilitate transactions, but also be backed by Hanzhong, so safety can be fully guaranteed!"
He Sian closed his eyes and thought about what Zhao Yun just said. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was really beneficial and harmless. He Sian couldn't help but secretly sigh at the famous saying in his previous life.
Wolong and Fengxiao, one person can bring peace to the world!
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