Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1326 Tariff Power

Persia and Rome, Daqin did not offend both sides, but formed alliances with both sides.

This is not the two ends of the mouse, it is just that the interests are paramount.The Persian prince wanted Qin to send troops to attack Rome, at least he should send troops to attack the Western Turks on the Caspian Sea, because the Western Turks were Rome's allies and would attack Persia from the Caucasus.But in the end, Luo Cheng just formed an alliance with Rome, demanding that the Western Turks be included in the Great Qin, and let them accept canonization as a vassal.

"Western Turks have fled too far, and our westernmost point is just the Aral Sea where the Yaosha Water and Wuhu Water flow into." The emperor explained.

But even the Aral Sea at the westernmost end of the empire is actually only the western border in name.In fact, the current actual control of the imperial court does not extend that far at all. The northern part of the Tianshan Mountains, that is, Yili County, is the Zhengjun County.

Even Suiye is still the territory of the Western Turkic tribe, but they are temporarily attached to Daqin.

"Where the Western Turks are staying now, after crossing the Aral Sea and continuing to the west, it will take thousands of miles. In fact, there is a fertile oasis basin in Dawan, and three thousand miles to the west is full of deserts. There are some sporadic small oases on both sides of the Wuhu River, this desert is a big trouble."

After passing the mountains, basins, and oases along the line of Dawan, to the west is the endless sea desert, and the north and south are three or four thousand miles away. On the coast, except for some oases by rivers and lakes, it is all desert.

This is also the biggest barrier between East and West in the past, the natural dividing line.

Therefore, in the past, most merchants went to Persia after arriving in the Western Regions, and then transferred to the Mediterranean area via Persia. They seldom went all the way west, because the road was too difficult.

It is also because the Western Turks sent the Khazar tribe to chase the Rouran Yanda people to the Volga River in the early years, and they have already established habitats there. Otherwise, Tong Yehu and Shekui Khan would not be able to withdraw with so many tribesmen. past.

With the strength of [-] cavalry, and the ally of Rome behind, it is impossible for Daqin to march across thousands of miles to the west.From Yili to Dawan is [-] miles away, and from Dawan to Khazar, both the north and south lines are more than [-] miles away.

Even if it is as tyrannical as the Great Qin Dynasty, it dare not say that it can cross thousands of miles to destroy the Western Turks.

Besides, what's the point of running so far to wipe out the Western Turks?Even these sites in the Western Regions haven't been settled yet, isn't it sick to run so far?

The so-called Naxi Turks as vassals are actually just to put an end to the war between Qin and Western Turks and to summarize the relationship between the two countries.

Continuing to maintain a hostile relationship may eventually affect Daqin's silk road trade. After all, although the northern silk road is difficult to travel, as long as there are no robbers or anything, it can still go through. At that time, maintaining this Silk Road would allow Daqin to take a lot of the initiative.

Even the canonization of Western Turks as princes and vassals now provides a legal basis for the imperial court to have the strength to reach the west in the future.

This can be regarded as a foreshadowing.

"Daqin is not a war madman. Although our soldiers in Daqin are elite, their lives are even more precious. There is no reason to waste their lives in that distant place that cannot be named. As long as the Western Turks are willing to bow their heads and surrender, everything is easy to say, From now on, he can stay at the shore of the Caspian Sea with peace of mind, and it doesn't matter whether he calls himself the Great Khan or the King, as long as he doesn't cause sabotage and doesn't come to the Western Regions to plunder, it doesn't matter."

Luo Cheng waved his hand a little bored.

He, the emperor of Qin, probably knows more about Rome and Persia, but the vast majority of Qin people, they don't even know where these Yi countries are.

After taking a few sips of tea, the emperor looked at the site in front of him. This site was actually drawn by himself, based on his impression, and it was a map of the river.

Surrounded by the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, there are also lakes and seas such as the Aral Sea, Yibo Sea, and Daqing Lake. In addition, there are Yaosha Water, Wuhu Water, Zhenzhu River, Nami Water, Suiye River, and Yili River.There are also Congling Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, Dawan Basin, Kunlun Mountains and Hindu Kush Mountains.

Historically, surrounding the Hezhong area, this area was originally a point of contention between Eastern and Western forces.

The Caucasus, Afghanistan, and even later became famous as the graveyard of empires.

too far.

For the Central Plains Empire in the east, it is impossible for the Western Regions to give up, but they can only stick to the line of Tianshan and Congling. Relying on Tianshan and Congling, and then relying on the rich lands such as Yili River Valley, Suiye River Valley, and Dawan Basin , with the Afghan Plateau and the desert in the middle of the river as obstacles, we can firmly guard the west gate of the Central Plains Empire.

Whether it was an alliance with Persia, delineating the border of Bactria (Afghanistan), or an agreement with Rome to push the border to the Caspian coast, in fact, those places are just a circle first and then used as a buffer zone.

Daqin wants to digest the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and I don’t know how many years it will take. As for the farther places, we can only talk about drawing them in first.

Now south of the Tianshan Mountains, there are still two biggest powers that have not been controlled by the imperial court. They are Khotan on the southern line and Shule on the central line. Not to mention the north of Tianshan Mountains, the land west of Congling is basically still not under the control of the imperial court. The place.

Luo Cheng plans to find a way to reform Khotan, Shule, and Bolu south of Kunlun in the next ten years, and set them up as Zhengjun. Although the Great Qin has not yet been fully stabilized in the Western Regions, it can at least Relying on Tianshan, Congling, and Kunlun, a complete line of defense for the gate of the western border has been built. The Daxia River and other places outside the line can be slowly advanced and encroached.

"Then Rome and Persia are poor ghosts. They pretended to be big dogs. They visited the arsenals of our Armament Supervisor and Weiwei Temple. They also bought this one and that one. They shouted a lot, but they really wanted it." We talked about paying, but we couldn’t afford it anymore.”

Cui Junsu said with a look of contempt.

"It's normal to have no money. Persia and Rome are also ruthless people. The two countries have existed together for more than 400 years, and have fought for more than 400 years. No matter how strong your foundation is, you can almost fight."

"I want to buy Daqin's ordnance even if I don't have money." Cui Junsu originally thought that these two are big countries, so they must be richer.Unexpectedly, when it comes to the end, both countries have no money.

"They have no money and want to buy things, so we can borrow money from them."

Cui Junsu almost jumped up when he heard that, "If you don't have money, sell them goods and lend them money? Isn't it wrong for us to pay?"

"Of course it is impossible to pay back. Borrowing money has interest. The last time our court issued bonds, people paid interest. What was the interest last time?"

"Three percent for a one-year period, five percent for a five-year period."

"We can also lend money to Persia and Rome, but the borrowed money can only be used to purchase the ordnance goods of our Great Qin. The interest can be charged a little more. The annual interest rate is eight percent or one cent, or one cent, five cents or two cents. , the specifics can be negotiated again.”

Hearing that the annual interest rate was two points, Cui Junsu was heartbroken.

"But what if they have no money?"

"You can ask them to mortgage."

"But what collateral do Persia and Rome take? They are so far away and so poor, so it is impossible for them to cut a piece of land as collateral?"

Luo Cheng told Cui Xiangguo with a smile, "For example, what about Persia? It has the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. These are the necessary trade routes. There are many lively port cities along the coast."

"Do you want Persia to take the commercial port as a mortgage?"

"No, they are definitely not willing to ask the port city directly. We can ask the Persians to take the tax rights of the port, and we will send merchants to collect taxes. The tax we receive will first repay the loan, or repay most of the loan, and the rest Give it to the Persians."

Cui Junsu was dumbfounded, how could he operate like this, and go to other countries to collect taxes thousands of miles away?
"But what if the locals refuse to pay their taxes?"

"Refusal to pay taxes, this is not a big deal, as long as the Persian emperor agrees, who dares not to pay? Not to pay? Arrest people, receive goods, and the goods are auctioned for tax credit. If you dare to resist, just send everyone back Great Qin is here to be a slave!" the emperor said domineeringly.

(End of this chapter)