Chapter 613: Reopen the Western Regions Changshi Mansion

Chapter 613: Reopen the Western Regions Changshi Mansion

At the end of last year, after clearing all the hidden dangers near Yumen Pass, 10,000 elite soldiers were dispatched and divided into two groups and began to advance westward. The reason why so few people were dispatched was that the supply line was too long, and the logistics of sending too many people were too much to bear. In addition, although there are dozens of countries in the Western Regions, their national strength is very small. For example, the famous Loulan Kingdom, with a total of more than 10,000 people and more than 2,000 soldiers, is one of the most powerful countries in the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. It is really unnecessary to send too many troops.

If it wasn't for the pursuit of the remnants of the retreating Southern Xiongnu, it would not even be necessary to send tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Only three or four thousand elite soldiers could be easily re-established to control the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.

The Eastern Han Dynasty has been operating there for nearly a hundred years, and the prestige is still there. Tens of thousands of troops are advancing westward in two directions, along the foothills of the Tianshan Mountains and Qilian Mountains. When the Han Chinese army came again, they also took the initiative to open the city and offer tributes, expressing their willingness to become a vassal state. In recent years, the chaos in the Central Plains, and the long history of the Western Regions has only existed in name only, which has led to some wars and frictions from time to time in the dozens of small countries.

Of course, there were also a very small number of small countries that resisted symbolically, but three or five explosive arrows blew up the city wall of the mound, and a single charge broke the city. Of course, the city is actually like a small village. Similarly, there is no resistance at all to the Chinese army, which is good at attacking tough battles.

The two armies pushed each other all the way, and they successfully joined forces in the Shule Kingdom in more than four months. This was the farthest place that the former Western Regions Long Shifu could completely control. After going on the expedition for more than half a year, with a full harvest and many tributes, the class teacher returned to the dynasty.

Last year, when we left Yumen Pass, there were only 10,000 people. When we came back, there were nearly double the number. Of course, the extra people included some envoys sent by various countries, and some prisoners. Of course, more were businessmen. Listen. It is said that the eastern empires have reopened their trade routes, so they followed over to buy things and sell them to the extreme west.

A few years ago, the Central Plains were in chaos, but the very popular silk was out of supply. Now that the trade route has been restarted, those who are good at doing business have long been unable to hold back their desire to make a fortune. In the many kingdoms of Rome in the extreme west, silk is equivalent to gold, as long as you get a batch of the past to make a fortune, it is inevitable...

"I can't believe that the country in the Western Regions is so small. When I set out on the expedition last year, I was really worried that only a few thousand people would pass by and there would be no return." A soldier sitting in a carriage said with emotion.

"The Holy Master's understanding of the world is a thousand times better than our little soldiers. How could it be possible for us to die in vain." perturbed.

"That's right, brother, what level of military merit do you think we can go back this time?"

"Well, although I haven't fought much, but I've been out for more than nine months, and the wind and the sun are still hard work, maybe I will add a third-level military merit!"

"...If there is a third-level military merit, then the younger brother will be promoted to the fifth-level all of a sudden, and the subsidy is quite considerable!"

"I heard that the imperial court has been living well recently, so the Holy Master has added another 10% to the military subsidy!"

"No, brother, who did you listen to?"

"You didn't know what you saw on the bulletin at Yumenguan the other day?"

"I really don't know, brother, thank you brother for letting me know, but when did you learn to read, brother?"

"I have been studying for more than half a year, and now I have recognized more than 500 big characters... In fact, you should take time to learn more, and those who are literate will have a better future." The veteran patted Xiao Bing on the shoulder and said.

"You can't do it, little brother. When you see words, your head is big. I hope that my newborn child will be able to read and write in the future... I don't know what happened to my wife and children at home."

"Don't worry, your little daughter-in-law is a traditional Han girl, so she shouldn't steal a man."

"...Don't be kidding. Of course my daughter-in-law won't steal a man. I'm just worried about how her life will be. With the two-level military service subsidy before, will their mother and son live too hard?"

"Do you think the court will treat our family members badly?"

"That's not... by the way, why don't you marry a wife in your twenties?"

"Last year, I was planning to marry a daughter-in-law, but after inquiring, I found out that the girl is still a female soldier of the Phoenix Army, and her military level is higher than that of my brother, so I'm really embarrassed to go to her!"

"Then you're in big trouble. The Phoenix Legion is marching south. I heard that the military merits are great!"

"That's why, I worked hard to learn to recognize a few more words and try to impress that girl!"

"Why do you need to find guilt, how good it would be to find a peasant girl to marry!"

The two chatted without a word, and the long motorcade quickly drove towards Luoyang. After Chang'an, the gravel road also turned into a concrete road, and the speed of the motorcade was a little faster.

The camel team of the lake merchants was immediately thrown far away. In fact, they were surprised when they saw a completely different road. They couldn't come back to their senses. A masterpiece, I habitually knelt on the ground and worshipped, thanking the gods for giving such a magical continent, and then continued on the road after the worship.

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The return of the great army from the expedition and the reopening of the Western Regions Changshi Mansion is a very exciting event, so Li Yunfei went to the city gate to greet him as usual, and the scene was still very big.

As the coach of this expedition, Lao Qi was also invited to be the coercive emperor's car. This has gradually formed a rule. In the future, anyone who returns from the expedition can enjoy this treatment, rather than expressing condolences and condolences. .

It's just that the two big men were riding in the same car and drove towards Luoyang City. Although they both acted very naturally and waved frequently to the people around them, they still felt a little awkward.

"Your Majesty is really weird to be in the car with you." What did the Seventh say? He was quite familiar with Li Yunfei's character, and of course he would blame him if he just said it casually.

"Actually, I also find it strange. It's far less comfortable to ride in a car with a man than to ride with a beautiful woman."

"Your Majesty is so right, but when it comes to beauties, this time, there are really beauties. Shache from the Western Regions, Khotan, Loulan, Wusun and other countries have all presented one or two beauties, I hope Your Majesty can laugh at them!"

"...What are you laughing at, all the women in the palace are keeping me busy now."

"Your Majesty doesn't like it can be treated as an ordinary palace maid, but please keep the tribute beauties in the palace and keep those beauties, so that the lords can feel more at ease."

"It seems that what you said has some truth, but it's not enough to be a palace maid. Maybe those women are used as contact messengers... By the way, Wang Yue took more than 2,000 people to dig treasures everywhere in the Western Regions, but did you find anything? "Li Yunfei has changed the topic, and now he can avoid beauties if he can, and it is always good to have less debts.

"Yes, I met the group of people led by Wang Yue when I came back this time, and by the way, I helped him bring back a lot of harvests."

"What's the gain?"

"One cart of gold, three carts of silver, and two carts of precious stones and jade."

"How much is a carload of gold?"

"Hundreds of thousands of small gold coins should be around five thousand catties!"

"...How come there are so many?" It's a little surprising how the Western Regions can have such a huge wealth, but recasting so much gold can ease the demand for gold coins.