Lu Jia, who had been doing nothing at home and was forced to learn about Lu Hun's ancient books, was so excited that he almost shed tears when he received the emperor's order.

Over the past year, he has traveled throughout the tribe and learned about their past history.

However, because it was so long ago and the Lu Hun Kingdom had long since perished, very little information has been preserved.

More importantly, some history is passed down through word of mouth.

But how true this part is is highly questionable.

Four to five hundred years, at least twenty generations of inheritance. Even if each generation only misremembers one word, there are still twenty words in total.

After His Majesty let him know the historical records and humanistic information of the ancient Luhun country, Lu Jia guessed that he might want to go westward next.

Moreover, His Majesty specifically requested to summarize more experiences from his mission to Yuezhi.

What did Lu Jia do the most during this mission to Yuezhi?

It is not in exchange for war horses, but in collecting some things from the grassland, poisonous flowers and plants, the living habits of nomadic people, etc.

After he returned, all this information was sent to the northern cavalry unit led by Han Xin.

It's hard to say whether Lu Jia's last battle had any effect, but in the long run, it should have an effect.

"Looking for a crop with a hard outer shell and a soft, snow-white interior?" Lu Jia searched hard in his memory, as if he wanted to find this kind of crop.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of anything about this crop.

"Can this thing be eaten?" Lu Jia asked doubtfully.

If you can eat it, even if you don't know it, your clan members should know more or less.

For this trip, Lu Jia specially learned about some edible creatures and their shapes in the countries in the Western Regions.

This is mainly because when Lu Jia learned about the Western Regions, he heard that some places were uninhabited and it was often not possible to see a single family in ten and a half days.

"This is not for food, but for making clothes, so that people will not feel cold in winter." Wang Buxuan said directly.

Cotton, this time is determined to win.

As for the benefits of introducing cotton, there is no need for Wang Buxian to go into detail.

It was just that the weather wasn't that cold before, so I just ignored this matter.

"I have recorded it!" Lu Jia nodded, silently recording this special instruction from the emperor in his heart.

"There are only two purposes for this trip. To observe the humanities and national conditions along the way, to select suitable places to prepare for the future construction of inns, and to search for seeds of various crops from various countries along the way, the kind that big men don't have! After finding the thing I mentioned, the mission

You can come back now!" Wang Buxian warned again.

Even if you bring them back, the number of seeds is still very limited.

In the first year, you need to select seeds, screen out the dead seeds, and breed new seeds.

Then large-scale breeding is required for several consecutive years until the number of seeds is sufficient, and then large-scale planting can be promoted.

Nowadays, there are still too few types of crops for the Han Dynasty.

What Wang Buxian pursues is not just the number of varieties, but the balance of nutritional value.

The truly high-yielding crops are still wandering across the ocean. Anyway, Wang Buxian feels that he may never have this opportunity in his life.

"Your Majesty, when will I set off?" Lu Jia asked excitedly.

Being on mission can bring him happiness, and being on mission can make him sublime.

Especially the feeling of showing off in front of those foreign countries...

Nonsence……

What is pretense?

That's called promoting the might of the Han!

"Let's leave in the spring!" Wang Buxian actually wanted them to leave now, the sooner the better.

But this winter is really too cold. If they were to set off now, they might freeze to death on the road.

Lu Jia naturally saw Wang Buxian's anxiety. As a discerning man, he could of course guess the emperor's urgency.

Although I don’t know what the reason is, as a minister, isn’t it the right thing to do to share the emperor’s worries?

"Your Majesty, it's actually not too cold now. I did a rough calculation and found that I can complete the preparations within ten days. Then I will walk to the west first and try my best to stop in Jincheng to rest for a while. If the weather doesn't cooperate,

The United States and the minister can also stop and rest near Tianshui County, waiting for the next spring before setting off again. Now that they are in the territory of the Han Dynasty, it is not difficult for the mission to travel, and they do not need to carry too much food and grass, but it will take more than a month.

, it may be of great help to the mission after it enters the Western Regions. Perhaps it is because this month has coincided with winter, and what your Majesty is looking for is right in front of the mission?" Lu Jia snapped.

Explaining.

Zhang Buyi glanced at Lu Jia, his eyes full of hostility.

Licking the dog!

Dute's mother is a licker!

Sima Xin also glanced at Lu Jia, and then kept repeating three words in his heart.

Reject him!

Reject him!

You must reject him!

He is already prepared. As long as His Majesty rejects Lu Jia, he will write that Lu Jia ignored the safety of the mission and insisted on leaving in winter, and His Majesty will angrily rebuke him!

Want to be a licking dog?

hehe!

Have you asked our opponents?

Isn't it a little disrespectful?

However, Wang Buxu was seriously considering this issue.

It's about two thousand miles from Luoyang to Jincheng, and the journey takes one and a half months, but in winter, things are uncertain.

But it is indeed very convenient, as there are counties all along the way.

When the mission is in the country, it will never carry more than three days of rations.

Generally, wherever they go, the local government must treat them with the highest standards and then provide them with a certain amount of food rations.

They will not supply a large amount of food and grass until the last city or military camp on the border, because after that, who knows when they will find supplies.

So when winter has just entered and theoretically it is not the coldest time, we should set out first and go as far as we can.

This idea is feasible. No matter how cold it is, it only lasts for one day. They can stay at the inn or other places at night. In short, there is no need to camp out.

"Good!" Wang Buxu agreed directly.

I can't find any reason to refuse at all.

"I will give you a thousand Forbidden Army!" Wang Buxu said directly, then turned to look at Zhang Buyi and said: "Immediately select a thousand people from the Forbidden Army, voluntary soldiers who will accompany the mission.

, each person will be promoted to three levels!"

"Your Majesty, is this promotion to the third level too much?" Zhang Buyi pursed his lips and looked at Lu Jia with resentment in his eyes. You are such a licking dog, why are you so shameless?

Sima Xin suddenly trembled violently, sighed helplessly, and crossed out the words he had just written.

Damn it, you actually let me lick you?

Can you please give me some facial expressions?

"How many?" Wang Buxung laughed, and then said: "I don't think there are many. They are taking a road that has never been walked by the Xia Dynasty. They are exploring the way for the future development of the Han Dynasty. They are the forerunners of the Han Dynasty. When the envoy comes,

When the group comes back, I will reward them severely!"

The first mission is always miserable, as everything before you is unknown.

This time's mission was completely different from the last mission to the Yuezhi. The Yuezhi were neighboring countries and did not need to travel over mountains and ridges and cross one country after another.

But this mission has no destination, and no one knows where the next stop will be.

Even if the king is not hungry, he only knows about hundreds of countries in the Western Region.

When Zhang Qian went on a mission for the first time in history, what was the outcome of the mission?

There is no record in the history books of how many people went out, but the only ones who came back were Zhang Qian, Chengyi's father, and their Hun wives.

Although it seems that the Huns now have a high probability of intercepting the mission.

However, the Western Region is dangerous and dangerous, and for the Han Dynasty, everything is full of unknowns.

Even though the ranks of the Imperial Guards are not low for soldiers, what's the point of raising them to the third rank before going on an expedition?

Is it excessive?

Wang Buxu doesn't think it's excessive at all. As he said, there's no such thing as quiet time. It's just that someone is carrying the burden for you.

Wang Buxu understood this sentence very thoroughly, so he never thought of letting these people down.

Ordinary people may not see the significance of going on a mission.
To be continued...