Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Everyone sighed, feeling both contempt and admiration for Tian (Wang) in their hearts.

Throughout all the Xia Dynasties, the only one who dared to subvert the host country through various means and successfully replaced it was the Tian family.

Especially Liu Yi, who was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, sighed repeatedly.

"If the emperor had not taken action, I fear that the Han family would have followed in the footsteps of Jiang Qi and would have been doomed..."

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Everyone chatted for a while about the Tian family (Wang family), and finally turned the topic back to the 100,000 people who were sent to the Western Regions this time.

"The land of broken leaves has iron, salt, horses, and fields... It is truly a land given by heaven. If vigorously developed, it will be no less than Luntai..."

Han Jiang refused to give in this time and made his request first.

Before Zhang Yue spoke, Guo Kai asked first, "There is iron in the broken leaves. How much iron is there? Please don't deceive us, Marquis Han..."

Han Jiang glared at Guo Kai when he heard this, "How can such a person be like this... He said there is iron, of course there is iron!"

Marquis Guo said with a smile, "Marquis Han, please don't be anxious... What Han Marquis said is certainly true. I also believe that there is iron in broken leaves, and there is also iron in the city of Suijiang... It's just that there isn't much iron..."

At this time, Han Jiang was at a loss for words, "Iron ore has indeed been discovered in the Suiye area, but how much iron there is has not yet been determined..."

At this time, Zhang Yue was carefully recalling the records of Suiye (Ili) in later generations.

Because he has been in this world for more than ten years, Zhang Yue's memory of many records of later generations is no longer so clear.

However, he still remembered that the reserves of coal, iron and gold mines in Ili in later generations were not low.

In particular, the coal reserves seem to be second to none in the Western Region.

If it can be developed well, it will be a treasure land as Han Jiang said.

However, he was not in a hurry to express his position at this time. Chigu, Gumo, and Shule were actually not bad.

Liu Yi originally had the lowest status among the four. He originally wanted to speak last, but now he saw that all three of them were silent.

He gritted his teeth and decided to fight for Shule.

Liu Yi first bowed to everyone, and then said:

"The princes and subordinates thought that Shoujiang City, Broken Leaf, Chigu, and Gumo were all treasures... But at this time, Shule is more important..."

Seeing Liu Yi suddenly speak, Zhao Guanghan, Guo Kai, and Han Jiang all stared at him fiercely.

Looking at the expressions of the three people, Liu Yi was no longer worried. He continued, "Junhou, Shule is located on an important transportation road and is a node for east-west transportation... If a big man wants to go west, he must first open this road...

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After Guo Kai listened to Liu Yi's words, he agreed, "What the Marquis of Xinyang said is true, but Shule is an important transportation road..."

"It is extremely important to open up the communication between Ershi City and Shule..."

Just when everyone thought Guo Kai wanted to support Liu Yi.

Guo Kai changed his style, "But Shule is located on a plateau. It's cold and freezing at this time, so it's really not suitable for construction at this time... It's better to wait until spring warms and the flowers bloom..."

"In my opinion, this group of people should be surrendered to the city first... wait until the next group of people arrives, and then send them to Shule..."

Zhao Guanghan also hurriedly said at this time, "What Marquis Guo said is true, it is better to build the road to Tonggumo first..."

Zhang Yue stared at the four people and said, "At this time, the weather is freezing and Chigu is the most suitable place for construction. What if all these people are sent to Chigu first?"

When the four people heard this, they all said in unison, "How can a prince be so kind to one but not that to another..."

Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this, but then gradually became serious.

He said sincerely, "Everything must be prioritized..."

"All the princes are the princes of the Han Dynasty, and they are the pillars of our Western Region... Please also put the overall situation first..."

Having said this, Zhang Yue bowed to the four of them solemnly.

When the four of them saw this, they jumped up from their seats in a hurry.

Guo Kai even admitted his mistake directly, "What the Lord and Marquis said is true. I know I was wrong..."

After hearing this, Zhang Yue finally showed a satisfied smile on his face.

At this time, he bowed to everyone again, and then asked, "What do you think is our top priority in the Western Region?"

When the four of them heard this, they all fell into thinking.

After a while, Han Jiang was the first to speak, "Young Lord thinks that one is to open up the road to the west...and the other is to continue to weaken the Xiongnu..."

Zhang Yue nodded and turned to look at Guo Kai.

Guo Kaidao said, "What Han Hou said is true. It is indeed crucial to open up the road to the west, but I think that the construction of Suiye cannot be slowed down... If Suiye City is built, it will be like a nail driven into the Xiongnu's body.

People continue to bleed…”

Zhao Guanghan thought for a while and said, "I think that controlling Wusun is the top priority... If we control Wusun, we can connect to Yancai and Yanguo in the west... march directly from north to south to Kangju..."

Liu Yi stared at the map carefully and looked at it again and again, and finally came up with a different opinion than Zhao Guanghan.

"Junhou, Zhaohou, someone thought that it seemed feasible to move Wusun into Kangju, but it was not a good idea..."

Zhao Guanghan heard this and asked Liu Yida, "Why did Liu Hou say this?"

Liu Yi pointed at the map and said, "There are three major problems in entering Yancai from Wusun and entering Kangju from Yan State!"

Liu Yi paused for a moment to collect his thoughts and continued.

"First, the road is long, three times the distance from Shule to Kangju... Second, it needs to cross a large no-man's land... Third, the logistics supply is fragile, and it is always faced with harassment by the Huns..."

Zhao Guanghan heard this, thought about it carefully, and said, "What the Marquis of Xinyang said is true, I have lost my mind..."

The four of them discussed it carefully with Zhang Yue for nearly three hours, and finally reached an agreement.

In the future, the Western Regions must first open up the road to the west.

This includes the Chi Road from Luntai to Shule, and the road from Shule to Ershi City.

Although the Chidao from Luntai to Shule seems to be quite long, it is actually not that difficult.

The real difficulty is the road from Wuji City to Ershi City.

However, the big man was not inexperienced in building such a road.

The plank road from Yizhou to Guanzhong is completely suitable for the road from Wuji to Ershi City.

Zhang Yue has decided to immediately seek talents from Chang'an to build the Shu Road.

The construction difficulty of Shu Road is actually no easier than that of Wujiru Ershi.

Everyone believed that with the addition of talents who built the Shu Road, there would be no problem in building the road to the west.

Zhang Yue was extremely lucky to be in the warm Han Dynasty now.

At this time, the climate in the Pamir region was much warmer than in later generations.

If it is like in later generations, just severe cold will make road construction several times more difficult...

After everyone confirmed the most important matter, they discussed the second most important matter, which was the construction of Broken Leaf City.

"There is a lot of coal and iron in Suiye City. From now on, it will be an important place for our men to sweep away the Xiongnu... we should put it second!"

Zhang Yue finally concluded.

"What the Lord and Marquis said is true!" Guo Kai and the four others agreed with Zhang Yue's statement.

Since Suiye City's position in the future is so important, it is self-evident that it ranks third.

Thanks to book friend Yu Tianhan for the reward, and to many book friends for their monthly support, I will add another chapter today!
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