Although there is only one word difference, the difference in nature is really huge.
Why do you say that?
The so-called Duhufu is a military institution set up by the Central Plains dynasty to guard the various ethnic groups on the border.
The word "Duhu" is Chinese, "Du" means all, "Hu" means to lead soldiers to guard, and "Duhu" means "general guardian". The duty of the Duhu is to "pacify the vassals and pacify the foreign invaders"
, all "appeasement, conquest, narration of merits, and punishment" of the surrounding ethnic groups are all governed by it. Its emergence is an objective need for the development of ethnic relations in the border areas in the early Tang Dynasty. Many tribes have taken the initiative to adopt it since the beginning of Wude.
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Therefore, from this interpretation, the Protectorate is only a guardianship, not an actual jurisdiction.
In this respect, even the Liaodong Protectorate is actually the same. It's just that under Qiao Yuan's strong tactics, the Liaodong Protectorate drove all the local natives into the mountains, so there is naturally a difference. Then it is different from Annan.
Compared with the Protectorate of the Southern Territory, the Protectorate of the Southern Territory only existed to guard these small countries, rather than to actually rule and manage them.
so.
Generally speaking, there are not too many troops stationed in the Duhufu.
The Duhu Mansion has the posts of Protector, Deputy Protector, Chief Historian, Sima, etc., who are responsible for "controlling the tribes, appeasing the conquerors, recounting merits and punishments". They also set up the Recorder to participate in the military affairs, record the affairs, and the Cao Cao to participate in the military affairs, etc.
, such as the post of state governor. It is divided into large, superior and middle. The prince is responsible for the governor's office, and there is no deputy governor.
There are only a dozen officials.
The garrison troops generally number no more than 30,000.
The Protectorate is mostly symbolic, representing the dignity of a large country and responsible for mediating relations and cultural differences among local ethnic minorities.
To put it bluntly.
The Protectorate is equivalent to the military base and garrison of a large country in a small country.
so.
Previously, Long Yan's farthest westward Protectorate was the Protectorate of the Western Regions. Although Loulan, Qiuci and other countries in the Western Regions were all subordinate to the imperial court, they were actually still independent countries.
But if we go further west and set up an Anxi Protectorate...
This concept is completely different.
First of all, the Western Region is no longer the westernmost, so there is no need for the Western Region Protectorate to exist. In other words, this is equivalent to annexing all the countries in the Western Region...
Then, the Anxi Protectorate was established.
This is the basic concept and process.
Therefore, King Qin's proposal was very bold and, speaking of it, quite arrogant.
All the countries in the Western Region are included in the Dragon Flame territory!
This... is true expansion of territory!
His words silenced the entire audience.
Of course, there is excitement, but more of it is actually calmness.
In fact, during Long Yan's heyday in the Tang Dynasty, Long Yan had a chance to take over the Western Regions and even further places. But why didn't Long Yan? Instead, he only set up a Protectorate in the Western Regions? This involves many issues.
and conflict.
first.
In the long history, before the industrial revolution, no civilization could be superior to farming and nomadism, so there would not be any long-term and stable regime that could firmly rule these two forms of territories. Throughout history, Long Yan
No matter how powerful it is, it can only expel and plunder the Huns and barbarians in Mobei and the Western Regions, but cannot truly conquer them. This is the reason. This is the relationship between man and nature, as well as the relationship between lifestyle and civilization.
relationship.
Secondly.
It was still too difficult for the Central Plains court, which had an agricultural economy at that time, to truly colonize these places. The supply line was too long. In this case, it was not that the Central Plains court had not thought of ways. For example, the marriage between Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Tuoba Tao
The strategy against Xixue is his magic weapon to unify the north. However, such a situation can occur during the period of great national integration. For Long Yan, in an environment like Long Yan's pursuit of Han orthodoxy, it is difficult to implement.
again.
It’s still a commonplace topic. The Western Regions and Central Asia were too poor before. If they were conquered, the imperial court would allocate funds for their construction every year. This was not a good thing for Long Yan. It would be a very heavy burden.
burden. But now, things have changed...
As the Silk Road became more and more mature, the Grand Canal became longer and longer.
These countries have begun to show signs of ZTE and are getting richer and richer.
all of a sudden.
People's brains began to become active.
In the court hall, discussions began to take place.
They were discussing the feasibility of this matter.
Xie Tianyao was also moved.
Suddenly they felt that Liu Shilang had given Long Yan a big gift this time.
Just like the route he has been taking, he gave up the domestic struggle and looked abroad. He made war fortune and used colonization and domain expansion to solve domestic conflicts. This is a strange path, but it is a very complicated one.
A useful road.
Xie Tianyao waved his hand.
This topic will be discussed in the court next.
Everyone must prepare their own countermeasures.
He needs a comprehensive plan.
As soon as this news came out, the entire Longyan was excited. Our country, the Celestial Kingdom, is finally going to include the countries in the Western Regions? Not to mention, the development of the Western Regions now has indeed taken on many aspects of the Central Plains, and even in
In terms of culture, it has also begun to favor the Central Plains court.
In this regard, the Western Region Construction Corps has made the greatest contribution.
only.
After hearing the news, the first thought that came to people's minds was...
Loulan, Qiuci, these countries, are they willing?
...
Liu Zheng, who was still bombing the mountain, also got the news immediately.
King Qin's suggestion made him dumbfounded.
Of course, in Liu Zheng's plan, the Western Regions must be included in Long Yan's territory, but not now, but after the industrial revolution really begins. After all, the land in the Western Regions is still not suitable for the agricultural economy, and it must be forcibly included in the territory.
There will be great conflicts.
But fortunately, Ling Chen's cultivation of the Western Region was relatively smooth, and his economic prosperity also made the countries in the Western Region willing to get close to Long Yan.
This time, he also had some expectations.
What would Reguli and the others think?
Xie Tianyao's letter asked Liu Zheng to come up with a countermeasure.
He naturally knew what Xie Tianyao meant. He conquered the Western Region by himself, and Reguli had a close relationship with him.
Xie Tianyao wanted an accurate statement.
Liu Zheng was discussing with King Wei and King Yong. This time, Tiemucheng was not brought to the discussion because the matter was somewhat sensitive after all.