Liu Xin paused, and then said: "Liu heard that Dawan country produces good horses. Liu's conditions are also very simple. You should pay 5,000 hard-earned BMWs."
Liu Xin didn’t feel much about a good horse, but he knew how much his generals wished to get a great horse. A few days ago, Liu Xin rewarded a hard-earned BMW and Lan Feng a concubine. I gave it to Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong didn't seem to have much interest in that blond, blue-eyed, fat buttocks exotic beauty, but loved the horse like a treasure, and wished to live in a stable by himself, even Dian Wei, who rarely fights on horseback, Now when I have free time, I always go around the BMW I just acquired, and most of Liu Xin’s generals do not yet have a satisfactory mount. If I can get a large number of sweaty BMWs from Dawan, I can The big problem is solved. You can even form a team of elite cavalry equipped purely with sweaty BMWs and stand on the battlefield. Don’t charge and get trapped, just pull the wind.
But seeing Yan Sai's face turned bitter, he shook his head and said, "My lord, please forgive me for not being able to agree to this condition."
Liu Xin's face suddenly collapsed, and he said in a deep voice, "Yansai, you have to consider clearly whether BMW is important, or your mission is important, whether BMW is important, or whether the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dawan is important. As long as Liu gave the order, the destruction of Dawan was only a matter of a few seconds. When the time comes, these BMWs, huh,"
Yansai frowned and said, "My lord, it's not that Xia didn't want to complete this mission. It's that Xia can't produce so much sweaty BMW. Adults don't know it. Not all sweaty horses can be called BMWs. , A real BMW, the whole Dawan will not exceed 20 horses."
Liu Xin suddenly realized that it was because he had understood it wrong, and thought that as long as it is a sweaty horse, it must be a BMW. He couldn't help but nod and said: "If this is the case, then you go back and tell King Dawan and let him pay 20 sweats. A bloody BMW, and another five thousand ordinary sweaty horses."
This is Liu Xin's final bottom line. Who knows that Yansai still frowns and said: "There is no problem with five thousand sweaty horses, but twenty BMWs can't be taken out. You know, your lord, last time outside Pishan City. In that battle, ten sweaty BMWs were lost, and a few more sweaty BMWs are not owned by the royal family of Dawan."
Liu Xin nodded, knowing that what Yansai said this time was all the truth. Outside Pishan City, the eight horses Lan Feng used to pull the cart were all sweat-blooded BMWs. Except for one when Lan Feng ran away, the other seven The horses can be regarded as all lost, and Lan Feng’s several important generals are all influential generals in Dawan. It is not surprising that their mounts are sweaty BMWs, but there are not those few BMWs in the trophy. The record may have died in the chaos, or be treated as an ordinary horse. After all, there are few real Bole, and this is also possible.
Thinking of this, Liu Xin stopped embarrassed, waved his hand, and said, "Well, then you will hand in five sweaty BMWs, plus 5,000 ordinary sweaty horses. However, I have another condition, you When I go back, tell Morzetti, let him provide the best quality grape seeds and alfalfa seeds,"
The two crops, grapes and alfalfa, were introduced to China in the Western Han Dynasty, but there are still differences in quality. Through the understanding of this period, Liu Xin already knows that Dawan is different from Kangju and Wusun. Surrounding countries where grazing is the main focus, they are mainly farming, but Dawan can produce excellent horses. The most important thing is that Dawan has the best alfalfa in the world, which is the best pasture, so Liu Xin The real purpose is not delicious grapes, but alfalfa,
The situation of Dahan and Dawan are similar. The people live in the same place and mainly farming. However, Dawan can produce good horses, but Dahan can’t. Even if it introduces fine stallions from the grasslands, it will not work. Look at Liu Xin. The reason was the pasture. The introduction of high-quality pasture can not only be used to raise horses, but also be used to raise cattle and sheep in large quantities, so that beef and mutton can enter the homes of ordinary people.
In fact, in later generations, crop seeds are also part of intellectual property rights. Just like Liu Xin’s prohibition on the spread of mulberry sericulture and tea tree cultivation, they all need to be strictly protected. Of course, in this era, everyone except Liu Xin It is impossible to pay attention to these things. Yansai is very happy now. He does not care about the loss of these fine seeds. He only cares that his mission on this trip has finally been successfully completed, although the cost of 5,000 ordinary sweaty horses is not small. , But being able to avoid a war that is bound to be lost, such a price is really nothing.
When he was happy, Yansai did not forget to pat his chest and promised that all the conditions were agreed, and he would pay a hundred barrels of the best wine to Dahan every year. After that, Yansai returned to Dawan without stopping at all. Zhiti reported the results of his trip. After all, he only agreed to these conditions verbally. The final decision still needs to be approved by Morzhiti and the nobles.
For the next two days, Liu Xin didn’t sit in Shule City’s silly Yansai’s reply. Instead, he personally took Huang Zhong and Jia Xu to continue westward, and inspected Wujicheng and Uzbeli and Turugert. In the situation of these two mountain passes, the Fifth Army was temporarily stationed in the Western Regions, and Jia Xu was Liu Xin’s internal candidate for the protection of the Western Regions. Therefore, Liu Xin did not bring others, but only brought Huang Zhong and Jia Xu.
The geographical location of Wuji City is very good. After Yumen Pass, whether you take the southern or northern route, you will eventually arrive here. As a commercial distribution center on the Silk Road, it has a unique geographical advantage. It was originally west of Shule State. In a small city, Liu Xin’s original plan was to build a bazaar here by Shule Kingdom, and it was also managed by Shule Kingdom, but after Liu Xin inspected it on the spot, he changed his plan.
Liu Xin sees very clearly that if this commercial distribution center is built, it will become the most prosperous place in the entire Western Regions, and the wealth it will bring in the future is immeasurable. Since there is such a treasure, Liu Xin of course must firmly grasp it. With it in hand, he immediately proposed that Wujicheng was renamed Seoul and was placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate. Of course, all taxes after the completion of the market will also go directly to the Western Regions Protectorate.
The current king of Shule, Bakulei, is basically a puppet raised up by Liu Xin. Even his women were gifted by Liu Wenliang. Of course, he did not dare to violate Liu Xin's decision in the slightest. The nobles in Shule City are very happy about this. Although there is a lot of dissatisfaction with the matter, the tens of thousands of Han soldiers are not vegetarian. If one fails, they will move their heads. Who will touch Liu Xin's mold at this time
Compared to Wujicheng, the two mountain passes on Congling are particularly important. After the Uzbeli Pass and continue to the west, you will reach the territory of Dawan. If you go to the northeast through the Turugert Pass, there is The boundaries of Wusun are now. These two mountain passes can be said to be guarding the two male passes on the Silk Road, but they are left unattended. If horse bandits attack the caravan here, the consequences will be disastrous. Liu Xin turned out to be I plan to build two fortresses here. After seeing the status quo of these two mountain passes, I feel more eager, and I immediately ordered Bakulei to organize civilians.
After these two fortresses are built, they can not only prevent horse bandits from causing chaos, but also have extraordinary significance for protecting the entire Western Regions and consolidating the presence of the Han in the Western Regions. The Western Region is vast and thousands of miles. To maintain the Han’s military presence here requires a large number of cavalry. The lack of war horses has always been the weakness of the big man. Even if the Xiongnu grassland is controlled, the problem cannot be completely solved. If the fortress is established, there will not be so many problems. You only need to mobilize an infantry to garrison.
Soon, two infantry teams of 3,000 people each were sent to these two mountain passes, set up camps at the dangerous places, and then started construction work, and began the construction of fortresses intensively, as an important part of advancing, retreating and defending. Military bases and fortresses must not only be built to be extremely strong, such as where to store food, where to station troops, and where there are secret passages, etc., are absolute secrets that cannot be known to outsiders. Of course, the entire construction process cannot be entrusted to Cong Shule. Those civilian husbands, let alone the Dawan prisoners, can only be completed by the soldiers of the Han army.
On the second day when the pioneer troops took control of the mountain pass, two infantry units of 10,000 each drove into the mountain pass. A huge project was in full swing. The conscripted civilians were not idle. They were responsible for building the fortress. The materials were transported to the bottom of the mountain. As for the Dawan prisoners, they were all transferred to build Wuji City, which is now Seoul.
After these three places were all set up, Liu Xin really relaxed, and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, the Huns have been calmed down, plus these two fortresses, the Western Regions will never be disturbed by the outside world. Now, you can safely and boldly form your protective mansion."
Jia Xu's spirit was lifted, and he said, "The subordinates will never let the lord be entrusted,"
On the second day, Jia Xu took 10,000 horses to Qiuci. King Qiuci was the most active in rebuilding the Western Regions Protectorate. Moreover, the other Kancheng in the Kingdom of Kucha was the location of the Protectorate in the past. All conditions are good. It is ready-made, so the new Duhu Mansion will be built there. Liu Xin didn’t set off immediately and returned to Yumenguan from the northern line. He continued to stay in Shule, waiting for Yansai’s reply.
The efficiency of Yansai is still very high. He did not let Liu Xin wait too long, so he came to Shule again from Guishan City in Dawan. Yansai brought five sweaty BMWs and five thousand horses. Ordinary horses, in addition to five hundred young and beautiful Dawan girls, of course, grapes, alfalfa seeds and a hundred barrels of grape wine are also indispensable. To Liu Xin’s surprise, the new Dawan king Mozhiti also came in person.