The purpose of these small countries in the Western Regions is obviously very simple. In the battle between Zhangye and Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun was defeated, and now the situation is very precarious. Therefore, these servant countries that originally obeyed Tuyuhun must try every means to test the Han's attitude towards the Western Regions.
From Hexi to Gaochang, there are yellow sand deserts along the way, which seems to be insurmountable, so everyone seems to be able to live a stable life without the disturbance of powerful enemies. But once the Han Dynasty takes over Tuyuhun's territory on the plateau, they will definitely find every way to continue to move towards it.
Attack in the west to capture the towns in the Western Regions that Tuyuhun had already controlled in Qiemo.
In this way, it means that Gaochang and other countries are exposed to the Han army as before, or even attacked from two sides.
When these small countries returned from their own servant armies, and before they had time to rejoice that Tuyuhun was over, they received news that the Han army was attacking Fuqi City and that the Han army had captured Dunhuang.
Obviously, Pei Zilie intentionally spread this news. His intention is very clear, just to make these small countries in the Western Regions who are preparing to sing and dance to celebrate the peace of mind realize that after Tuyuhun, another more powerful dynasty has arrived.
It can be said that this is also a test of Pei Zilie's attitude towards the countries in the Western Regions.
Gaochang and other countries also responded quickly. The Han caravan arrived, and they immediately organized a caravan to come to Dunhuang.
Reciprocity is a courtesy!
And this also shows the attitude of these countries. At least they are not willing to be enemies with the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty has no objection, we can continue to be good partners on the Silk Road as before. The countries in the Western Regions are all very small.
, of course they will not compete with the big men for too many benefits. The big men eat meat and they drink soup, and they are satisfied.
The entire trade route in the Western Region is naturally maintained by them. As long as there are no natural or man-made disasters, it will naturally not affect everyone's ability to make money together.
These words do not need to be stated openly. Pei Zilie already knew it in his heart through the caravans sent by various countries in the Western Regions.
Sitting under Pei Zilie were the new Hexi Governor Xu Deyan and Dunhuang Governor Gao Mai.
Places such as Anding and Tianshui are no longer considered border states and counties of the Han Dynasty. As the northwest governor established to appease the northwest border states, naturally there is no meaning of existence. Now the civil affairs in the northwest are handed over to Changsun Sheng, and the military affairs
The defense was left to Cao Zhong, and these two men have proven through their previous performances that they can shoulder such an important task.
Especially now, the main tasks of the northwest state capitals are to stabilize people's livelihood, develop the economy and accept the Qiang people who migrated from Taoshui and other places. In these tasks, Changsun Sheng, who has been dealing with the Qiang people and has a good reputation, is obviously better than Changsun Sheng.
Anyone else is suitable.
The threat facing the northwest military is no longer the Qiang and Tuyuhun. In this direction, Xiao Mohe, who has led his own army to colonize, is guarding the area. What the court has always been worried about is the grassland after all.
There must be a battle in the direction of the grassland, but now there are other enemies that need to be dealt with first. In addition, the Xue Yantuo tribe on the grassland is too honest, so the court can't find any good excuse to beat them up.
But it can be imagined that the grassland has never been a world for the weak.
After all, nomadic tribes cannot always eat ice and snow on the grasslands. They need to plunder slaves and food from the plains.
Therefore, whether the Xueyantuo tribe itself develops and grows, or the Turks who fled to the desert north come back, or a new tribe rises like the Xianbei, Rouran and Turks, it will eventually affect the farming people and nomadic peoples.
A new round of war between nations.
Li Xinchen has not yet made a decision to stabilize the grassland. Historically, the grassland has truly become peaceful until the Qing Dynasty. Because of the marriage between Mongolia and Jurchen, the tribes on the grassland were able to enjoy sufficient benefits without plundering.
The subsequent development of industry and mining has made the grasslands no longer cold. Even the nomadic tribes have given up their nomadic life, and plundering and conquest have become impossible.
Li Xingchen didn't know that it would take until the Year of the Monkey to develop industry and mining on the grasslands and promote local economic development. Now the industry within the Han Dynasty is nothing more than a framework.
Therefore, Li Xingchen was still prepared for the outbreak of war at any time. It was the task of Cao Zhong and Han Qinhu to guard the defense line that extended from the northwest to Hetao and then to Pingcheng.
Back to Hexi, Xu Deyan led the original team of the Northwest Governor's Office to Jiuquan to establish the Hexi Governor's Office. In the future, the political and military center of the entire Hexi Province should be established in Jiuquan County.
Jiuquan County is bounded by Zhangye to the east and Dunhuang to the west. From Zhangye to the south, it is easy to cross the Qilian Mountains to communicate with Tuyuhun, and from Dunhuang to the west, it can influence the entire Western Region.
Both Tuyuhun and the Western Regions were important parts of the Han Dynasty's future territory, so the governor of Hexi could only be stationed in the middle, impartially.
At this time, Pei Zilie led his army to garrison Dunhuang and go west to intimidate other countries in the Western Regions.
So after simply arranging the officials, Xu Deyan came to Dunhuang with a few followers.
The governor inspects the prefectures and counties on behalf of the emperor to appease the people.
Therefore, the governor can manage military affairs and civil affairs, but he can also ignore everything.
Now all counties in Hexi are promoting the construction of cities and the settlement of immigrants step by step. Some of these immigrants come from the northwest, mainly manpower arranged by various business houses in the northwest and the Central Plains, responsible for the development of local industries.
Hexi is owned by the Han Dynasty. This large blank market is naturally first come, first served.
There are not many people here, but the location is important enough.
And some of the immigrants were soldiers who surrendered from Tuyuhun in previous wars.
The origins of these people are different. Some are nomadic tribes who have lived on the plateau for generations, and some are local residents of Hexi. The latter even have a lot of Han blood in them. They are descendants of the Han people who fled to the northwest. Of course, they
After countless generations of ethnic intermarriage, they still have some characteristics of the Central Plains people.
Naturally, they did not have much sense of identity and belonging to this nation, otherwise they would not have taken up arms and followed Tuyuhun to attack the Han.
The Han Dynasty was quite generous to these soldiers who surrendered. Those who were willing to stay would be divided into fields and jobs, and they would become local residents in the future. Those who were unwilling to stay could go back to the plateau and do their part. There are also people there.
Farmland and workshops.
As for returning to your own tribe, don’t even think about it.
The big man is not a living Bodhisattva.
What's more, if your own tribe belongs to the Han Dynasty, you will always have a chance to meet if you want to, and Bao Buqi's brothers and sisters are also in the workshop at this time.
When you get busy with these things, it will naturally be dark and dark.
Xu Deyan came to see Pei Zilie. Firstly, he did not want to cause the officials below to ask for instructions and delay everything because of his presence. Secondly, he had been a governor for many years and was really familiar with this process. As long as he controlled the key points, he could
It is guaranteed that no mistakes will be made, so I can be lazy if I can. There is no need to listen to the officials' work reports every day.