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"Well, you're right. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Let's take a look at this map, this is a map provided by a caravan in Wusun City. To the west of Wusun Dawan, there are Kangju and Dayueshi, and further west, there is rest, and the west shore of the sea is the destination of the trade road, and we call Daqin, they call it rome. Our destination is the Rome Empire, both by water and by land, and I ask you to accomplish this in the coming years. I have to remind you that it is said that this rest is relatively large, and the country is strong. There is also the Xiongnu. These are the possible enemies of our future westward expansion. Wusun Xiaokunmi, Kangju and Dayue, Huns, rest, these are likely our enemies in the future westward expansion, and even the Rome people may be our enemies.

With so many enemies, it is impossible for us to say that we have destroyed countless countries along the way, and we will fight all the way to the past.

Here's what I thought:

Wusun and Dawan were completely incorporated into Xizhou. Kangju and Otsutsuki, depending on the situation in the future, if they know each other and are willing to give up a passage and ensure the safety of the passage, we can consider letting them go. We can live in Kangju or rest in peace and rebuild the Western Regions Protectorate. Especially by the sea, we need to make sure that there is a port that we control. ”

"What, rebuild the Western Regions Protectorate?" The crowd asked.

"Yes, the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, the new Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, the new Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate in the west of the Western Prefecture, the new Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate. That is to say, in the future, to the west of this Wusun Dawan, to this seaside, this piece will be the New Western Regions. The new Western Regions will need a new Western Regions Protectorate. It is impossible for us to destroy all these countries on the way to the west and bring them under our rule, so it is a good choice to establish a metropolitan protectorate. You can build one, or you can build multiple. Therefore, in the next few years, we will either destroy the country, or subdue the countries along the way, give up the trade route, and ensure the safety of the trade route. It's a daunting task. Only by establishing trade routes can we ensure the long-term prosperity and stability of Xizhou in the future. ”

Liu Zhang pointed to the map and finally told everyone his final thoughts about coming to the Western Regions this time. Opening up the trade route to the west is the ultimate goal of this trip to the Western Regions. The purpose of leading the army to the Western Regions was to open up the trade route to the west.

"Lord, if you want to do this, we will be choked by one army, and it may not be a big problem to fight in the past, but if you want to maintain it, it will be difficult." Wei Yan looked at the map and felt that he had no bottom in his heart. There is such a distance in the middle, and there is still the sea, so many countries, aliens, enough to choke.

"Well, one army is not enough." Liu Zhang frowned.

"I think it's almost the same, it's definitely not enough to destroy the country along the way, and the resistance to destroy the country is fierce, but I don't think it will take many people to fight a battle or two and establish a capital protectorate. It can be imitated in history, if more servant armies are used and business roads are built, they are also beneficial, and I believe that it is not a big problem to make some efforts. Pang Long said.

"In this way, I can give you the establishment of a legion, but you can determine the number of people to be expanded, and there will be no more than one legion. On the basis of the new First Army, it will be expanded into the First Army Corps of the New Army, and the New 11th Army and the New 21st Army will be added, and each army can be equipped with a temporary cavalry brigade. About 40,000 people in total. What I'm talking about is that there is no need to use as much as you want, you don't need to be full and full, you can grasp this according to your needs. As you know, our army's battle line is long and narrow, supply is difficult, and a large number of troops is not necessarily a good thing, and in principle, there is no overstaffing. ”

"Let's take a look first, I don't think there's any need to expand it for the time being. I'll talk about it when I need to. After all, it is too far away, and a large number of people will cause problems in the supply of materials, and logistics and supply will become a big problem. "Pang Long served as a soldier, and his Yizhou soldier Cao was also removed at the same time when he sent troops to the Western Regions. If you have been a soldier, you will understand that having more soldiers is not a good thing. It's all about spending money.

"You can do it yourself, and you can do it yourself. Anyway, a large part of this military expenditure will also be counted on the head of Xizhou in the end. If the benefits brought by the trade route are very poor, then even if it has been expanded, it will be retracted again, or the troops will be transferred directly. We opened up the westbound trade route, not to lose money, but to make money. ”

In the final analysis, it is for economic considerations. If the economic benefits are poor, then there is no need to bother with it. On the Silk Road, there are difficulties and dangers, bandits, horse thieves, and those reasons why the mountains and rivers of the Gobi Desert are just waiting for leisure, and they can't escape a word of wealth. In order to seek wealth, people broke through all difficulties and walked out of this Silk Road. Liu Zhang now also wants to make a small fortune through the Silk Road. Now in this world, the Kwantung princes are striking, purchasing power and willingness to buy are declining, and the economy of Shuzhong wants to develop greatly and develop in the long run, so it has to look farther. Liu Zhang didn't look down on these countries in the Western Regions, what really made Liu Zhang excited was the Roman Empire in the west, which was a rich master, there were many rich people, and of course the poor and slaves were everywhere.

What Liu Zhang doesn't know is that today's Rome has begun to decline. Today's Rome is moving from the early empire of the golden age started by the Five Wise Emperors to the late Roman Empire of chaotic civil war.

Of course, the Roman Empire at this time can also be said to be at its peak, or the sun has just passed noon. In comparison, today's Han Empire is even more miserable, and the sun is about to set.

Liu Zhang's knowledge of Chinese history is very limited, let alone Western history, and of course it is impossible to know so much. What Liu Zhang knows is the Silk Road, and making money. The specific Silk Road, in this period, how to go, and which countries to pass through, he is blinded.

Pang Long had a headache, Liu Zhang was going to throw away the mess and run away, it seems that something really happened, no wonder Liu Zhang had the idea of withdrawing his troops. However, at this time, even if the troops were withdrawn from the Western Regions, it would not be urgent. It looks like the teacher's attention may be going elsewhere.

Pang Long keenly felt that things were not so simple.

"You can expand two cavalry brigades first, there are many horses in the Western Regions, there are many good riders, and you can also link military merit with immigration policy, and you can get more in one fell swoop. Moreover, in order to open and maintain the westbound trade route, it was impossible to do without enough fast and mobile cavalry. Pang Long suggested.

I have to say that the ancients liked cavalry very much in their bones.

"It's up to you to decide." Liu Zhang rubbed his temples vigorously, obviously not resting well, and finally seemed to remember something, and added: "Dezu, Gongming, your task is not only to educate the people of Xizhou, but also to cooperate with the westward advance, I hope that the place where the Han army has set foot is also the place where the Han civilization shines." Here's a list of books, and I hope that everywhere I go, I can translate them into the local language and spread them. Of course, the most important thing is the spread of Chinese culture. The basis of trade on trade routes must be our Chinese language and our current laws. All the text of the agreement must be in Chinese. The criterion on which the agreement is based must be the law of my rule; All merchant caravans that pass through our trade route must have our official qualifications. I hope that Chinese is the only official language spoken in the whole of Shangtao. (To be continued.) )