Just when Lu Zhi was angry in the villa of Yewang, in a secret room in Chang'an Palace, Liu Chen and Guan Yi were also discussing the threat of Yandaren to the business route.

"Sir, I have read your books before. This annoying person should have gone south decades later, right? How could he attack the Western Regions so much time in advance?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I didn't expect it. Perhaps we opened up the trade routes between the Western Regions and the West in advance, which aroused the covetousness of the Yanda people."

Since the Yanda tribe has no text, later historians can only discuss the research on this tribe from the words and phrases in other nearby ethnic groups and national history books. The result is that there is no consensus on all kinds of statements, and no one can convince anyone.

In general, it is certain that this tribe is a white and nomadic tribe, and may pursue a polyandry system (several brothers marry a woman together. The advantage of this is to avoid the division of family assets and prevent the family from becoming weaker and weaker. This situation can still be seen even in China in the 21st century, some areas where natural conditions are relatively bad and families need to maintain joint efforts to survive and develop can still be seen).

In the natural plane of history, this tribe probably moved south from Mount Altai in the 1970s AD, and then fought the Persians in the west and bowed to the surrender. The Northern Wei Dynasty was forced to deal with it with all its strength in the east and still had no end to the end. The southwest was the destruction of the prosperous Gupta Empire...

Of course, these achievements were achieved over hundreds of years and in different periods. In short, this is a tribe with extremely strong combat power.

But now, perhaps because of the prosperity of the Western Regions trade routes, Yanda people were attracted by nearly a hundred years in advance. While giving Ji Han a headache, it also brought a benefit to Ji Han and Persia: Yanda people's power is far from reaching its peak at this time. At this time, the cost and cost of clearing out should be much smaller.

"Grand Sima, after seeing the achievements of the later generations of annoying people, I always feel that the troops we sent this time are a little less?"

The trade channels between the Western Regions and the West of Thailand are really important for the Ji Han government. Although land transportation is basically not considered, porcelain is basically not considered. However, in the historical perspective, China has made a lot of money by a worm and a leaf. Not to mention that there are many daily chemicals produced by time travelers in advance.

Since the opening of the Western Regions, Ji Han's foreign trade has always been in a state of oversight. At present, the commercial tax revenue generated by this land Silk Road has accounted for more than 30% of the fiscal revenue of Ji Han's government. Most of this money has been invested by the government in education and infrastructure: in the past one or two years, the construction of primary school in the Eighthshu Kanto and the paving of new cement official roads have largely come from the income of this trade route.

Not only that, due to the prosperity of business, Liangzhou and the western part of Yongzhou, which were originally backward, became extremely prosperous. For hundreds of years, the incessant rebellion caused by the poverty in Liangzhou was completely quelled.

Not only did the alien races of Yongliang actively participate in the torrent of trade, the aristocratic families in Kanto also found a new way to grow. As a result, the aristocratic families were significantly reduced in their aggressiveness to Ji Han. Although the aristocratic families were still very unhappy about the government's household tax filing and various policies to restrict the aristocratic families, they did not have the idea of ​​collective resistance.

Therefore, the importance of this trade route to Ji Han is self-evident. Whoever dares to block this trade route is really a pain to capture Ji Han. Therefore, Liu Chen told Guan Yi, should we send more troops this time?

"Your Majesty, Yanda people's combat power is definitely not weak. But not only have our soldiers changed their clothes now, but the update of the war horses has been basically completed. Therefore, our combat power is also very strong. Besides, the main problem in the Western Regions is that there are too few water sources. There are too many soldiers and horses sent, and the logistics will crush us."

"Well, I have been to the Western Regions in person before, and the Grand Sima made sense. Then let's do it. My Han Dynasty sent 20,000 cavalry, the Yongliang tribes sent 10,000 troops, and the Western Regions sent 10,000 troops, plus 1,000 people from the Sima family. A total of 41,000 people."

If the Yanda people blocked the Western Regions' trade routes and only made Ji Han feel a little painful. For the Sima family, who had just turned losses into profits for short-term cooperation with merchants such as Kurshan and the whole family, it was simply a life-and-death situation. So this time, the Sima family was very positive in sending troops, and it was just a devotion. Sima Jun, Sima Yichang, Sima Tai and other Sima family members who had battlefield experience were all actively put on the battlefield.

"How was the contact between Grand Sima, Sassanian? These stingy people later dragged down the entire Persian Empire. They won't give it all this time?"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty. This is the history of the future, and the Persians don't know about it now."

"Uh...I'm confused. It seems that this time we can only rely on ourselves."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Ma Zhongying will definitely live up to his mission. If there is really something wrong, I will just go there myself."

"Hahaha, I think there is no need to work on the Grand Marshal."

"I think so too. Your Majesty, if you successfully defeat Yanda people this time, will you start a new ban in order to eliminate future troubles forever?"

"What the Grand Sima means is to enfeoff my Liu family's royal family or heroes to the Hezhong area in the northwest of the Western Regions?"

"Yes, your Majesty. The Yanda people invaded, but the Persians have been constantly changing sand in recent years. At the same time, they have to face the challenges of the Romans in the west. This country's situation can be said to be irreversible. Taking advantage of this opportunity to enfeoff the royal family and clan members into the river, they should be able to gain a foothold for decades. This also forms a guarantee for the Silk Road of our Han."

"Well... the Grand Sima is right. I used to think that the relatives of the Sima family are all useless. But in the past one or two years, the Sima family has been cheering up very quickly. On the contrary, as the advantages of our great man become more and more obvious, the relatives of my Liu family have begun to become a little useless. Well, I will ask what Uncle Ganling mean later. I think people like him are unwilling to be a short prince for the rest of their lives."

"King Ganling is a talented man. If His Majesty gave him such a chance, I think he would be willing to seize it."

"Well, Grand Sima, since I have said this, I still have one more problem."

"Please speak with your Majesty."

Liu Chen grabbed a few memorials around him: "These are several memorials I received two or three months ago. They all say that our Han Dynasty is now strong and the people of the Eastern Wu are living in poverty under the rule of Sun Hao. Therefore, we should immediately launch a large army to fight south to unify China and other things. Haha, in fact, these guys also know that the families behind them all operate porcelain and lacquerware. These things are too bulky and selling them by land is not worth the cost. Therefore, they are eager to open up the sea route. The existence of the Eastern Wu is extremely annoying to them."

"Hahaha~~Your Majesty's Holy Majesty."

"But recently I have received many memorials, all of whom I advised me to send troops to the south..."

"Well, because Yanda people blocked the land trade route, these guys' demand for sea routes has become urgent."

"That's right. Grand Sima, this is a bit like the feeling that later governments serve capitalists."

"Your Majesty thinks this is not good?"

"No, it's pretty good. As Grand Sima said when he taught me before, the elite of a nation has become aggressive, and its eyes are no longer limited to the land under its feet, but if you look at the world, it is the beginning of the nation's rise. I am actually quite happy."

"So Your Majesty wants to attack Wu?"

"Well, that guy Sun Yuanzong has been very quiet in the past two years, which does not fit his personality. I am a little confused about what he is going to do."

"Haha, after Huainan was taken down, the Kuaiji family was busy moving. Sun Yuanzong was busy integrating Kuaiji County. How could he have the energy to test us at this time? Moreover, in the past two years, floods have occurred in the Eastern Wu territory, and the country is in poverty. How dare he send troops at this time?"

"That's right, Grand Sima, the Eastern Wu will be flooded now. Do we want it?"

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to wait two or three years. In the past two years, my plan is to eliminate the Yanda people and stabilize the trade routes in the Western Regions. Second, promote various books and prepare for the imperial examinations a year later. Moreover, your Majesty will take down the Eastern Wu too early and open up the sea route. This will cause the rapid decline of the northwest, which will be unfavorable for the future enfeoffment of the kings to the northwest. Moreover, I have spent many years and used various means. The alien tribes in the northwest have basically begun to collapse. But it will take some time for them to fully integrate into our Han Dynasty. If the complete opening of the sea route at this time, the decline of the trade routes in the northwest will be in vain."
Chapter completed!