Parthia and Da Qin can be regarded as deadly enemies. Before Putimius, the elder's house that held the real power of Daqin tried to conquer Parthia several times. The two sides fought and stopped, which lasted for nearly a hundred years. Parthia’s capital, Taixi, was sealed twice by Daqin people. Break through. Therefore, Caracalla’s mission to Parthia was just a routine matter and did not expect much results.
Today's Parthia, Volojis is becoming faint, he has already ignored political affairs, and Tai Xifeng's power has fallen into the hands of his second son, Ardaban. But Ardaban only had less than 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and the entire Parthian military power was in the hands of his eldest son Arshak. The two brothers were basically in a state of fighting against each other.
Caracalla has done some preliminary work and has basically grasped the dynamics of Parthia, so he sent two missions to visit Arshak and Ardaban respectively, with the purpose of hoping that they will fight the war between Dahan and Daqin in the future. Stay neutral in the middle. If Liu Xin organizes an army expedition, logistical supplies will be a huge problem. If he can no longer get the support of these countries along the way, he will definitely lose before the war.
However, Arshak did not appreciate the olive branch that Karaka stretched over. Because he had heard that if it hadn't been for Jia Xu to insist on his position in front of Volojis, all the gains from the Great Han Concession would go to Ardaban. Therefore, Arshak did not want to turn his face with the big man. However, Arsak was unwilling to take the risk of offending Da Qin, and he promised to remain neutral between the two. However, this has achieved the purpose of Caracalla's mission.
The real gain is in Aldaban. Regarding Jia Xu's disapproval of the direct delivery of 300,000 lieutenant A to him, and his disapproval of the future income of the concession, Aldaban always harbored a grudge, and had long wanted to teach the big man a lesson. Seeing the arrival of the Great Qin messenger, the two came together. Ardaban not only formed an alliance with this long-standing enemy, but also betrothed his daughter to Caracalla. In fact, Caracalla was three years older than Ardaban.
At this time, Liu Xin made a major decision to transfer back all the Second Army and Third Army that were originally stationed in the Uzbeli Fortress.
Since the beginning of spring, the northern states have experienced severe droughts one after another. Except that Hejian County was not affected much because of the complete water conservancy facilities built by Liu Xin there, other places are covered with scorched earth. Although the development of commerce and commerce has made Dahan's treasury increasingly full, but without the foundation of agriculture, it would be useless to have money but not be able to buy food. Although the imperial court has been committed to strengthening the infrastructure of the northern states for the past two years, it has mainly focused on roads and some main ditches. The water in these ditches has a long way to go to the fields.
In this age of relying on the sky for food, the most direct consequence of a severe drought is that there will be no crops in the fields. The imperial court's treasury also accumulated a lot of grains, and it was fully capable of helping the people who suffered from the disaster, but Liu Xin would not just bow to God like this. He suspended all existing projects in other places, and transferred the entire engineering corps to the northern states to urgently build criss-cross ditches.
The distant water is difficult to quench the near thirst. If you wait for the completion of the construction of the ditches, all this year's harvest will be wiped out. Liu Xin decided to mobilize the three main armies to station in the northern states, relying on shoulder-carrying hands to send a load of clear water to the fields.
This is a very difficult task, and the mighty water-sending army can be seen everywhere on the northern land. Under the scorching sun, the young soldiers chanted and sent a load of clear water to the ground. Many people are so thirsty that they smoke in their throats, but are reluctant to take a sip of the water in the bucket, and many have their shoulders worn out.
Many people who originally had no hope for the crops in the ground, and the people who were about to drag their families to flee, were also deeply moved and spontaneously joined the ranks of Danshui. The almost withered wheat seedlings gradually emerged a little green, and the fields were rejuvenated. This year’s cost reduction is a foregone conclusion, but through unremitting efforts, it is always good to be able to recover a little loss, and it can also prevent the people from fleeing and forming a large number of refugees. It has an immeasurable effect in maintaining the stability of the entire society.
However, this situation fell into the eyes of the caring people, and Yu Yi, who had just returned to the big man, felt that an opportunity had arrived. Because after Liu Xin occupied the northern states, he attacked the gentry in these places, and the biggest impact was the seizure of half of their land. For the gentry, the land is their confession, so the gentry in these places are generally dissatisfied with Liu Xin. Under the impetus of Yu Yi, some rumors began to spread.
Some people have said that Liu Xinqiang took the position of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, and that's why the heavens would send warnings of disasters. Others said that Liu Xin didn't even let go of his "born son". He was cruel by nature and annoyed the heavens. There are many other rumors, and more. These rumors were only circulated among the gentry at first, and gradually spread, even among the merchants and the common people, there were quiet discussions.
The news reached Liu Xin's ears, and he unceremoniously ordered the instigator of the rumors to be thoroughly investigated. He doesn't believe that any rumors stop at the wise, and for these people who are afraid of the world, they must be resolutely and thoroughly attacked.
In this era, there is no Internet, no text messages, or Weibo. All rumors are spread by word of mouth. It only takes a little more work to find out, and it is not very difficult. Under the emperor's will, the government officials from all counties and counties came out and followed the vines. In just a few days, more than a dozen people who were the most active in spreading rumors surfaced. These people were all northern gentry. They either spread the rumors themselves, or instigated the domestic slaves to spread them, the purpose of which was just to vent their anger.
These gentry families can stand for thousands of years without falling, and naturally have their uniqueness. In the two years when Liu Xin unified the big man, they have sought relationships with Liu Xin's relatives, civil and military men, and even became in-laws. Some of them were arrested for spreading rumors this time.
Liu Xin sneered and said: "You should do extraordinary things when you are extraordinary! Now that the whole people are united in the fight against the drought in the north, they are making untimely noises and disturbing people's hearts. How can I forgive him? Kill!"
This time, it was important to deal with it quickly. Before autumn, some people who spread the rumors were cut off in the street, and the situation quickly subsided. But the messenger behind the scenes, Yu Yi, is still at large.
Liu Xin issued another imperial decree to be wanted throughout the country. Revelations of rewards were posted at the gates of all counties and counties. Those who captured the Yiyi rewarded five thousand silver, and those who provided important clues rewarded eight hundred silver, and those who knew not to report or harbored concealed the same crime as the Yiyi, and wanted to link the three clans.
In the latest law of the Han Dynasty, there is very little penalty for imprisonment, which shows how much Liu Xin attaches importance to the deliberate spread of rumors by Yu Yi. However, Yu Yi seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and he was nowhere to be seen.
Promoting the northern gentry to spread rumors that were unfavorable to Liu Xin was just a means by Yi Yi to disrupt the order of the Han Dynasty. When the rumors began to circulate among the northern gentry, he quietly hid. For more than a year, through operating the caravan, Yu Yi also accumulated a small amount of wealth, and Caracalla and Getta each sponsored him a large amount of money. With this money, Yu Yi began to contact the old ministry and organize a small armed force.
This is the era of cold weapons. You can kill with a stick. As long as you have money and people, organizing a team is not too laborious. But it took a lot of effort for Yu Yi to pull up a team of about three hundred people.
Now it's different from the troubled times in the past. Everyone has a peaceful life. Who wants to do this kind of brainstorming thing? Even if there are those brave and ruthless people, it is much better to eat food and serve as a soldier than to rebel. More than half of these three hundred people came from Yuyi Flicker. Yu Yi did not tell them the truth, but took the group of people to hide in a deep mountain, settled in the camp, and practiced day and night, only saying that they would be the caravan's guard in the future. At the same time, Yu Yi sent two confidantes to Rome to notify Caracalla and Getta separately, telling them that the time was ripe.
A month later, Liu Xin had gradually forgotten about the hunt for Yu Yi, and Yu Yi's messenger had also arrived in Rome.
Since Yu Yi left Rome, Caracalla began to send people to pay attention to the situation of Han merchants in Da Qin, including their addresses, goods, and routes of travel. After receiving the letter from Yu Yi, Caracalla immediately ordered to do something, and a bloody storm was set off across Daqin.
Because Liu Xin has been working hard to promote the commerce of Dahan, and doing business, especially the trade between East and West, is indeed a faster way to make money. Those who have the conditions organize their own caravans, and those who don't have the conditions will join up in groups and travel between Daqin and Dahan. After a year, they have gained a lot. Coupled with the previous agreement, Han merchants in Daqin can enjoy the same treatment as Daqin local merchants. Therefore, there are more than 20,000 Han merchants running in Daqin all year round.
On the first day of the order of Caracalla, more than 3,000 Han merchants were massacred, and batches of goods were looted. Then Getta joined the queue to kill Han merchants. The Han merchants were hiding in Tibet, but the faces of the East and the West were different, and very few escaped their lives.
However, the staff of the Great Han Foreign Affairs Office lurking in the city of Rome are selected aliens, and they have not become the objects of Caracalla and Geta's cleaning. They managed to get out of Rome on the second day of the incident and sent the news.
The first to get the news was Jia Xu, who was resident in the concession. In shock, Jia Xu was in danger, and immediately sent two people to report the news to Chang'an day and night, and all the way to Rome to ask Caracalla why he did not keep his word.