Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 999 Expedition to the Persian Empire
Zhongshuling of Zhongshu Province, Shizhong of Menxia Province, and Shangshuling of Shangshu Province are generally called "Prime Ministers".

After some personnel transfers by Qingji, the order of Zhongshu was Fan Li, who was responsible for drafting the edict.

The Minister of Menxia Province is Deng Xi, who holds the same confidentiality as Zhongshu Province, discusses state affairs, and is responsible for reviewing edicts, signing chapters, and has the right to seal and refute.

Under it are Huangmen Shilang, Gishizhong, Sanqi Changshi, Admonishing Doctor, Living Lang and other officials.

Shangshuling is the type of language, and it is in charge of the Shangshu Province. The Shangshu Province has six departments: the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry.

The six ministers are all named after their "ministries", while Lang Guan is named after his "si" and is responsible for executing the edict.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, examination, promotion, and transfer of officials across the country. At the same time, the Jixun Division is in charge of the system of civil servants, final support, succession, naturalization, and restoration of names and surnames of officials.

The Kaogong Division is in charge of the punishment and discussion of civil officials, and handles the Beijing inspection and major plans.

Zeng Dian was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Households is in charge of the national territory, fields, household registration, taxation, salary and all financial matters. Its internal government affairs are divided into divisions according to the division of labor.

Bu Zixia was appointed Minister of the Household Department.

The Ministry of Rites is used for the five ceremonies of Ji, Jia, Jun, Bin, and Ji; it manages national school affairs, imperial examinations, and vassals' exchanges with foreign countries.

Cao Xie served as Minister of Rites.

The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection of military officers, military status, ordnance, and military orders.

Wu Ming served as Minister of the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of Punishments, as the institution in charge of the national penalty and government orders and the review of criminal names, together with the Inspectorate in charge of inspections and Dali Temple in charge of the final trial and review of major cases, form a "three-law judicial system".

The specific responsibilities of the Ministry of Punishment are: approving various laws, reviewing criminal cases sent to the Ministry from various places, hearing death penalty cases "in prison" with Jiuqing, and directly trying cases above the crimes in the Gyeonggi area.

Li Ke was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

The Ministry of Industry is in charge of various projects, craftsmen, farming, and water conservancy.

After the original go-getters retired and returned to their hometowns, Lu Ban became Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Bo Tong served as the doctor of the censor, in charge of the censor platform, leading the censor, serving the censor in the palace, and supervising the censor.

Yushitai set up a prison to accept special lawsuits and play rumors at the same time.

In addition, Zuo Qiuming is the minister of Dali Temple, and Zeng Shen was the imperial censor Zhongcheng...

In general, Wu's system of three provinces and six ministries is similar to that of the Tang and Song Dynasties, but it is not so "bloated".

Qing Ji pays attention to administrative efficiency.

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After ten years of great rule in the Wu Kingdom, there is not much time left for Qingji.

Qingji desperately hopes that he can become a "conqueror", build an unprecedented great empire, and become an unmatched "great emperor".

In order to realize his ambition, Qingji decided to go west.

Why is it the Western Expedition instead of attacking India or the nomads in the north?
Because the land there is vast and sparsely populated, there is really no value in occupying it for the state of Wu, and sending troops to capture those places is really not worth the candle.

In view of this, Qingji insisted on launching the Western Expedition regardless of the dissuasion of his officials.

The goal of Qingji is the Achaemenid Dynasty in Persia.

Did they attack the Persians by land or by sea?
The officials of the state of Wu had a heated debate.

"Expedition to Persia, thousands of miles away, is really not advisable."

"Since His Majesty is going to make an expedition to Persia, the ministers have no choice but to think hard about the best route."

"If we send troops from the sea, based on the size and tonnage of our Great Wu warships, we can carry [-] to [-] soldiers. After two or three months, we can reach the Persian Gulf and step into the territory of the Persians."

"Not to mention the warships used for transporting troops, the consumption of troops in two or three months is an astronomical figure!"

"Three months? I'm afraid you are joking. If the wind allows, maybe our Wu army will reach the Persian Gulf in more than a month."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Wu's warships have a large displacement, with the highest displacement of more than [-] tons. As for the speed, it is unsatisfactory, about a dozen knots.

In terms of conversion, it is not even as good as a bicycle, about [-] kilometers per hour.

If the fleet departs from Jinling, it will probably traverse tens of thousands of kilometers of sea area.

Even if the warship can sail [-] kilometers a day, how long will it take?

More than a month!
However, this is only data on paper.

Therefore, it is already a rare thing for the mighty Wu Kingdom warship team to arrive in the Persian Gulf within three months.

"How about advancing from land?"

"If you march west from land, the army will start from the Protectorate of the Western Regions and cross the Amu Darya River. It will be the territory of the Persians."

"It's just that the land is sparsely populated along the way, the roads are blocked, and the logistics supplies can't keep up. If the lone army goes deep and there is no supplies, wouldn't it be a dead end?"

After some deliberation, Qingji decided to march from land, cross the Tianshan Mountains, cross the Amu Darya River, and directly enter the Persian territory.

However, the route of advancing troops at sea still cannot be missed.

Qingji decided to go both land and water.

As for the issue of logistical supplies, Qingji would not consider it.

When they arrived at the Persian territory, the Wu army could just burn, kill and loot.

"Wu Zhang, the general who conquered the west, arrived in Jinling, led [-] elite troops, and set sail with [-] warships. He reached the Persian Gulf and joined forces with the widow in Persepolis."

Qingji's two sons who can fight the most are Wu Zhang and Wu Fan.

During these ten years, Wu Fan became the king of Sai, conquered all the ancient Qiang land (Tibet), expanded the territory, and became his own country.

Not only that, Wu Fan also led his troops to invade Ah Sange's territory and won many battles.

Wu Zhang was the king of Liao, and he also fought against the Donghu people and Sushen people all the year round. He was invincible and defeated all the three modern eastern provinces as the territory of the Liao Kingdom.

Even, Wu Zhang harassed Donghu, Loufan, Linhu and other nomadic peoples repeatedly, burned, killed and looted, and plundered a lot of wealth, people, and livestock.

Qingji wanted enough horses and elite cavalry, and Wu Zhang just had to give them to him.

"Your widow, the imperial conquest will lead [-] cavalry, one person and two horses. After preparing enough rations for fifteen days, we will set off from Congling and directly enter the Persian territory."

"promise!"

The ministers are unwilling to let Qingji's imperial driver personally conquer.

However, Qingji has made up his mind, and they can't persuade him at all.

Qing Ji, who is already 63 years old, may never return this time.

The number of war horses is crucial for Wu to conquer Persia.

Basically all the cavalry are dispatched.

The soldiers and horses of Gong Zizhang who marched from the sea are enough for one man and one horse.

The soldiers and horses of Qingji's troops marching from the Western Regions must be equipped with one man and two horses in order to ensure the speed of the march and to carry enough food and grass.

In other words, this time, Wu Guo must prepare at least 21 war horses.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Wu's horse breeding industry had developed enough over the years, coupled with the looting of Hu people's horses from outside the Great Wall, the 21 war horses were really not enough!

(End of this chapter)