Yang Ji still has the authority to expand Guazhou's army by 15,000, he just needs to report it in time. And this is also an urgent practical need, because once the Sui Dynasty conquers the Western Turks' servant country Yiwu, it will mean that the Sui Dynasty officially fights for the dominance of the Western Regions with the Western Turks and Tuyuhun. By then, not only the Western Turks and Tuyuhun will be extremely vigilant, but also the countries in the Western Region will be frightened, and the situation will suddenly change. If several parties join forces to approach, what can Guazhou's five thousand soldiers and horses do?
In addition, Yang Ji also hopes that Tuyuhun will engage in an arms race with the Sui Dynasty in the Western Regions. No matter how the comparison is made, the one who will fall in the end will definitely be Tuyuhun, who has a harsh environment and barren land. If the two countries fight a decisive battle in the Western Regions, it will play into Yang Ji's plan, because It would be far easier for the Sui army to fight here than on the snowy plateau with the harsh climate; if they could wipe out all of Tuyuhun's remaining strength in the Western Regions, the imperial court would only need to send 20,000 to 30,000 elite troops to wipe out the remnants of Tuyuhun on the snowy plateau. power.
As for the Guanlong nobles who have made a fortune in military affairs, as long as the war dividends exceed the bottom line in their hearts, they will probably not object to the war. If they realize that the West is beautiful and rich, with wealth that is not weaker than that of the Sui Dynasty, they can run away happily. Going to West Asia and Europe to build their own kingdoms one by one can completely avoid the tragedy of 'fratricide'.
This is a whimsical idea that Yang Ji came up with after chatting with Mai Tiezhang.
He felt that his role in the struggle between the royal family and the Guanlong nobles was to guide, guide everyone to open their eyes to the world, break their inherent rigid ideas, let everyone know that the Central Plains is not only the treasure land, and then one after another walk out of this three-acre land, Go to all parts of the world to conquer and fight, and build Eurasia into a large Chinese civilization circle.
Taking the Western Region into your hands is undoubtedly the first step for everyone to get out of the inherent circle; this step is also the most difficult step. Not only are foreign enemies setting traps in front, but there are also more 'own people' stabbing knives in the back. Only one person cannot complete this historical mission, and Mai Tiezhang, a "thief general" who has never changed his thief nature, is obviously a good comrade with the same goals; Gao Qiao, who is going to be sent as an envoy to the Western Regions, can barely be regarded as one.
"General Mai, why are there so many Han people in Dunhuang City?"
Yang Ji originally thought that Dunhuang was a paradise for barbarians, but when he entered the city, he was surprised to find that most of the people in the bustling streets were Han Chinese. The men were elegant and gentle in their manners, and the women were elegant and elegant. Their accents were mostly from Hebei, and they were even more surprising. He was surprised that the clothes of these people were older than the Hu clothes popular in the Sui Dynasty. Upon closer inspection, they were from the Qin and Han Dynasties, which was completely opposite to Guanzhong where Hu Feng was flourishing. It gave people the impression that this place seemed more like Guanzhong. It's a Han Chinese circle.
"Your Highness, you really don't know why?" Mai Tiezhang asked with a smile.
Yang Ji shook his head and said, "I'm young, I don't know."
Mai Tiezhang said: "During the reign of the Zhou Dynasty, Dunhuang was just a lower county, and the population of less than a thousand households was mainly Qiang and Hu people. After the Zhou Dynasty destroyed Qi, the sage who was the prime minister at the time forcibly moved 4,000 households of Qi nobles At this point; when Yuchi Jiong rebelled against the Zhou Dynasty, many ministers responded one after another. After the saint quelled Yuchi Jiong's rebellion, he sent many Zhou nobles who participated in the rebellion to this place; after destroying Nanchen, he moved three thousand households of Nanchen nobles here. The nobles of the Three Kingdoms The large influx of people made this place suddenly become a county with a large number of people."
Yang Ji laughed and said: "The sage gathered the ministers of Zhou, Qi, and Chen into one city, and the number of households was the same. The fight should be quite lively, right?"
Mai Tiezhang chuckled and said: "I heard that there were many wealthy families in the past, and there were hundreds of families with comparable strength. But now, only the six major forces of Gao, Cui, Yuwen, Yuan, Chen, and Xu are left."
"Gao and Cui represent Qi; Yuwen and Yuan represent Zhou; Chen and Xu represent Nanchen, is that right?" Only then did Yang Ji understand why there were so many Han people in Dunhuang, and they all had elegant temperaments. It seems that even if these Hebei nobles and southern nobles were assigned, they always regard themselves as Han orthodox and maintain the arrogance of the nobles being superior to others.
"exactly."
"This Three Kingdoms City is a bit interesting."
"It's indeed quite interesting." Mai Tiezhang looked at the sky and said with a smile, "Your Highness, should you go to the official office to rest, or should you go to the military camp to have a look?"
"Barracks."
"Actually, they are all in one place." Mai Tiezhang added: "In front of the General Manager's Mansion is the official office, and behind it is a military camp that can accommodate fifty or sixty thousand troops. Although most of them are idle, they can be moved in as soon as the troops arrive."
soon.
The group arrived at the Governor's Mansion.
The government office and the military camp were separated by a moat. The military camp was surrounded by huge wooden fences and sharpened wooden antlers with fresh marks. It was obviously a military camp that had been renovated after the arrival of the iron rod. It was filled with neat tents, and there were two tall sentry towers next to the gate, with soldiers looking over them.
Walking into the military camp, I saw groups of soldiers lining up for training on the school field. Their military appearance was very neat.
Yang Ji pointed to the tent representing the barracks and asked: "This is not a marching camp. Why use tents instead of barracks that are warm in winter and cool in summer?"
Mai Tiezhang said with a wry smile: "This was originally a barracks, but after He Ruohuaikuo arrived, he advocated action like the wind. He thought the barracks and fences were in the way, so they all were demolished. The general thought that repairing the city wall was the top priority, so he demolished the fences. Make up for it, and then go build the city. The barracks can only be put to the end."
Yang Ji nodded: "You can live in tents when you go out, but this is the home of the soldiers. There is no need to work hard. Take the time to build the barracks."
"Here." Mai Tiezhang responded.
After a round of inspection, Yang Ji found that there was a sentry tower at each corner of the military camp, which seemed to be newly built. Previously, Mai Tiezhang said that during the reign of He Ruohuaikuo, no horse thieves attacked Dunhuang City, which had broken walls and lax armaments. It was because the people were lucky. Now it seems to be true.
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The official residence where Yang Ji lives is located on the east side of the General Manager's Mansion. It is an independent courtyard covering an area of ten acres. This has always been the place used by Guazhou to receive his superiors. Originally, Mai Tiezhang was planning to give up the General Manager's Mansion, but Yang Ji doesn't live here permanently, so he doesn't want to trouble others by moving around.
After visiting the General Manager's Mansion and the military camp, Yang Ji came to this courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, Li Daliang stepped forward and reported: "Sir, most of the brothers live in the military camp. The palace officials and Xuanwu Jingwei are all distributed in this courtyard. , if you need anything, we are always on call.”
"Yeah." Yang Ji asked casually, "Are the conditions okay?"
"General Mai is very well prepared. There are four Xuanwu Jingwei in a room and two generals in a room. All the equipment is new." Li Daliang said.
Yang Ji nodded, told the situation of Dunhuang City exactly, and then said to Li Datong: "Dunhuang City shows the trend of Gao Qi, Yu Wenzhou, and Nan Chen standing together; maybe I am paranoid, I always feel that This city is very interesting, what do you think?”
Although Li Daliang is still very young, he also has the qualities of a famous minister and general. He is the most careful of the three Li brothers. Yang Ji wants to hear his opinion.
As for the new people who join the palace, we can't let them know too much for the time being; especially Su Wei's grandson Su Dan, who will never have access to the core secrets of the palace. After Yiwu is beaten, he will be arranged into the general manager's palace. In the assistant officer system, this is obviously Su Wei's intention.
"When Mr. Jing said it, I even thought it was interesting."
"Then send some people to keep an eye on these six families and try to dig out their family history, and also see if they have close connections with Guanzhong." Guazhou is related to the Western Regions, and the Western Regions are related to the future development of the Sui Dynasty. Direction, since Yang Ji discovered such an interesting and strange thing, naturally he couldn't turn a blind eye.
Li Daliang pondered for a moment and then asked: "Can we investigate through General Mai?"
"No!" Yang Ji flatly refused and said, "If they have any problems, they will definitely keep a close eye on the General Manager's Office. Even if General Mai snoops on something, I'm afraid it was specially prepared for General Mai by the three major forces in order to use their swords to kill people. This is We can only investigate the matter secretly. On the one hand, we send people to investigate secretly, and on the other hand, we use the caravan faction to slowly approach them."
"I understand."
"Invite General Wang Bian here. I want to ask him about the recruitment of troops."
"Here."
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone.
