Lu Xuan was looking forward to the Western Regions because if the Silk Road was opened and managed carefully, the imperial court could open up trade routes all the way west.
The road to the west was equivalent to opening up another trade route for the imperial court.
Lu Xuan's expansion has a goal.
The essence of expansion is not militarism, nor is it simply for war and territory. The essence of expansion is to make money, to obtain long-term benefits, to benefit the country, and to grab more resources.
This is the basis of expansion.
If there were no benefits outside, Lu Xuan would simply stay at home and run the country well.
Lu Xuan looked at Guan Yu and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes widened slightly, his gaze was fiery, and he said loudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, various countries in the Western Regions are fighting on a large scale. General Mo was previously ordered by Governor Jia to arrange sentinels to inquire about the situation in the Western Regions."
"The news that was sent back before was that there was a fight in the Western Region. We combined the news and judged that someone from Tianzhu was secretly planning it. The specific situation is not clear yet. The news that was sent back this time has made it clear."
Lu Xuan asked urgently: "What is the situation in the Western Region?"
Lu Xuan knew about the land of the Western Region.
According to this time period, outside the Congling Mountains of the Western Region was the scope of the Kushan Empire. To the south of the Kushan Empire was the area of ancient Tianzhu. Compared with Guishan in this era, Tianzhu was still far behind, because Guishan's national power was very strong at this stage.
Guan Yu replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, there are many small countries in the Western Regions, including Jingjue, Shule, Qiuci, Cheshi and other countries. There are countless countries in the Western Regions, and even one city is a country."
"Because there are so many countries, they don't trust each other, and they often have calculations against each other. It's like a mess."
"According to Governor Jia's plan, we want to change the rules of the Western Regions Protectorate. It is not to establish a Protectorate to control, but to completely conquer these areas, so that all countries in the Western Regions can write on the same track, unify their laws, and all become the imperial court. A part of it.”
Guan Yu said: "The news we have found out now is that a huge Indian dynasty has appeared outside Congling in the Western Region. Its emperor is named Chandragupta, and he calls himself King Chaori. The specific information is in the book. Your Majesty, please read it. .”
He handed over a detailed intelligence booklet.
When Lu Xuan heard King Chaori's name, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Super Sun King!
Chandragupta!
This very famous king in the history of the Elephant Kingdom was not from this era. According to the history that Lu Xuan knew, King Chaori was the monarch of the Elephant Kingdom nearly two hundred years later. He unified the Elephant Kingdom and was very powerful in civil and martial arts.
Under the governance of King Chaori, the country was powerful.
The Central Plains Dynasty of the same period was the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At that time, Mahayana Buddhism was popular in the Elephant Kingdom and it was a holy land that Buddhists yearned for. Faxian, a distinguished monk from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, went to the Elephant Kingdom to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
It is surprising that such a person who is good at fighting, has strong political ability, is also artistic, and is good at politics and culture has appeared in the current period.
But thinking about Lu Xuan himself and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and then thinking about the changes in the world, it is normal.
Changes have occurred around the world.
What about the Elephant Country?
Lu Xuan put his thoughts away, took the book and slowly read down.
King Chaori was born in the native area of Tianzhu in the south, and was also a small prince of Tianzhu. He suddenly emerged twelve years ago and built elephant soldiers, then cavalry, infantry, as well as heavy baggage troops, engineers, etc., and quickly unified Tianzhu.
After taking over the entire Tianzhu, King Chaori boldly sent troops northward and destroyed the Parthian Empire in the north head-on.
After King Chaori seized the Parthian Empire established by the descendants of the Dayue clan, he did not immediately expand it. Instead, he stabilized the interior and developed people's livelihood. King Chaori's choice was to use Buddhism to guide all sentient beings to be good, to rule the country with an army, to promote Mahayana Buddhism, and to use Buddhism to assimilate and educate the people of the Parthian Empire.
In just over ten years, the Tianzhu Dynasty was integrated and formed.
Lu Xuan admired in his heart that King Chaori was indeed one of the top kings in the history of the Elephant Kingdom, and his ability was second to none.
In fact, Tokugawa Ieyasu was also capable, thoughtful, flexible, and capable of planning. Unfortunately, Tokugawa Ieyasu's fate was not good. The Japanese country where he lived was naturally poor, had few resources, and was small in area. It was destined that the Japanese country could not become more powerful.
People before the Japanese Kingdom were all natives, living like hair and drinking blood. However, the ancient country of Tianzhu is different. It has a long-developed history and culture, a vast area, and rich resources.
Personal abilities are important.
However, personal abilities must have enough platforms to display all their talents and shine bright enough.
Such is the case with Super Sun King.
Lu Xuan continued to look down. King Chaori's division of Tianzhu was to delineate provinces in Tianzhu and set up provincial governors to be responsible for the military and administration of the area. Then, counties were set up under the provinces to form the regional divisions of provinces and counties.
This division of regions is more reasonable.
However, the provincial governor of the region is a prince or a descendant of the royal family, while the counties below are held by nobles. Many areas were enfeoffed. Areas were owned by private lords and were hereditary.
Although Tianzhu was unified, it was actually a feudal system and there was no real centralization of power by the emperor. Because the king of the Tianzhu Dynasty was essentially a co-lord.
Once the Communist leader collapses, the world will be in chaos.
This is the primary stage of a feudal dynasty, or in other words, it is still in the final stage of slave society and has not completely transformed.
Lu Xuan smiled in his heart after reading it.
King Chaori changed everything in Tianzhu and made Tianzhu strong, but Tianzhu's strength is limited. No matter how powerful Chaori King is, he can't break through his own vision and strength.
This is where my own rut lies.
After King Chaori unified Tianzhu and Guishuang, he arranged for people to sneak into the Western Regions and began to cultivate power and incite civil strife in the Western Regions. King Chaori knew one thing very well. If he attacked directly, the countries in the Western Regions might unite, which might also cause the Central Plains Dynasty to send troops for reinforcements. It would be more difficult to seize it directly.
By inciting civil strife, small local countries were in chaos, and it was natural for them to proactively request Tianzhu to send troops for help.
This is the best way.
is the most stable.
After reading all the information, Lu Xuan found that King Chaori's strategy was indeed very good and very sound. If this strategy is implemented perfectly, without Lu Xuan's changes, when King Chaori seizes the Western Region, he will invade the Central Plains from the Western Region, and the consequences will be very troublesome.
Now, everything is different.
Lu Xuan thought for a while, then handed the letter in his hand to Cao Cao, indicating to Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu to read it respectively.
Everyone looked thoughtful after reading it all.
Lu Xuan looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Tianzhu is powerful, although the number of soldiers in Tianzhu has not yet been found out clearly. However, Tianzhu has a vast territory. Although it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, it still has sufficient soldiers."
"I believe that the number of Tianzhu's troops is not tens of thousands, nor is it as barren as that of Japan. It is at least several hundred thousand, and Tianzhu's troops are also very comprehensive. Faced with such a situation, what do you think?"
Jia Xu thought for a while, felt helpless, and said hopefully, "Your Majesty, can I make a suggestion?"
