A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 380 Silk Road Zhang Qian’s Selection

When the news of the great victory came again, the whole city of Luoyang was boiling.The three armies went out to battle, and all returned victorious. Dozens of the Xiongnu kings were captured, as were the Xiongnu great Chanyu, King Zuo Xian, and King Xiutu.The Xiongnu suffered countless casualties, more than [-] prisoners, and countless cattle and sheep.

Wang Jing ordered a three-day celebration in the capital and held a banquet in Weiyang Palace.

As the three armies returned to the court, Wang Jing gave great rewards to the entire army. Han Xin was granted the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, promoted to general, and was granted the title of Ten Thousand Households. Wei Qing was granted the title of Marquis of Changping, General of the Northern Expedition, with an additional grant of three thousand households. Li Xiao was granted the title Seal the chariots and cavalry generals, and add three thousand towns.

Others have their own rewards. This time Wang Jing granted rewards to 13 princes, 46 uncles, and [-] sons. Basically, everyone has their own rewards.

At the same time, Wang Zhuo was granted the title of King of Liang, and the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang were established.And moved [-] people to enrich the four counties.

Centennial cattle and sheep captured from northern Xinjiang were also sold by the imperial court, and some were distributed as rewards to meritorious soldiers. For a time, the price of mutton in Luoyang City dropped by [-]%.A large number of northern cattle and sheep gave the common people a taste of low-priced meat.

The Hexi Corridor was opened, and the Xiongnu suffered successive defeats. They would not be able to recover for at least ten years.Wang Jing sent Zhang Qian to begin his mission to the Western Regions.

The Huns were defeated, and the countries in the Western Regions also got the news. Facing Daqian's envoys, most of the countries in the Western Regions chose to welcome them. What's more, there are still God-given cities in the Western Regions, but there are always some small countries who feel that they are powerful and will not Put it in your eyes.

So Zhang Qian joined forces with Wang Bo, the crown prince of Liang Prince, to show these small countries in the Western Regions what Dagan shock meant.

Zhang Qian and Wang Bo commanded [-] temple knights and [-] elite cavalry, and destroyed Cheshi in the First World War. Cheshi's country was also a big country in the Western Regions with a population of more than [-]. It was destroyed by Daqian in World War I, showing the great power of Daqian. great power.The countries in the Western Regions were shocked and sent envoys to follow Zhang Qian to Luoyang to pay homage to the emperor.

Wang Jing ordered the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, with King Liang as the chief protector. In addition, he sent a deputy governor, a chief minister, and two thousand troops and horses to manage the countries in the Western Regions.

The former site of Cheshi Kingdom was used as the administrative office of the Western Region Protectorate, and farming was established here.The location of Cheshi Country is very good. It is surrounded by rivers on both sides. The whole country seems to be built on a small island. At the same time, because there are rivers passing through it, it is suitable for farming and the land is fertile.

Coupled with the river as a moat, this land is a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.The imperial court established the Western Region Protectorate here and also established farmland here for long-term garrisoning.

Wang Zhuo, who had been operating in the Western Regions for decades, was already old and frail. He wrote a letter asking him to return to Luoyang. Wang Jing agreed, so he appointed Wang Bo as the Grand Protector of the Western Regions Protectorate and King of Liang to continue to guard the Western Regions.

Wang Zhuo, as the prince of the vassals, could not return to Luoyang, but the Western Region was different from other places, and the Wang Zhuo family could not guard it for a long time.Regarding the arrangements for Liang Kingdom, the royal family will send direct descendants there.

If the direct descendants of the Wang family lose the black bird pattern after five generations, they will become a public clan. In order to ensure that Tianci City is always in the hands of the Wang family, every generation of King Liang must be a direct descendant.

At the same time, every generation will have royal children going to live in Tianci City.

Although the imperial court established the Protectorate of the Western Regions in the Western Regions, the Western Regions were too far away from the Central Plains. It was four to five thousand miles from Dunhuang to Luoyang, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions was seven or eight thousand miles away from Luoyang City.

With such a long distance, the imperial court relied more on the power of the Liang Kingdom to control the Western Regions.If you want to send a large army to the Western Regions, the amount of money consumed will be astronomical.

Even if they want to use force against the countries in the Western Regions, they will not deploy a hundred thousand troops to attack.With such a long distance, even in modern society, it is not easy to invest power on a large scale.

The Daqian court wanted to maintain a standing army of 5000 people in the Western Regions, which required at least a base of 30 people, but unfortunately it was impossible to do so.The imperial court simply cannot immigrate 30 people and take root here.

The Guardian Knights of Tianci City are also semi-professional and need to farm or herd. However, because the Guardian Knights live near Tianci City, they can gather quickly with just an order.

Fortunately, after the opening of the Western Region trade route, commerce flourished and a lot of business taxes could be collected, which allowed Tianci City to support so many warriors.

After being intimidated by King Liang and the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the countries in the Western Regions began to surrender to Daqian.Along with the connection to the Western Regions, some bold caravans began to go to the Western Regions for trade.

Various goods such as silk, lacquerware, and paper from the Daqian Kingdom were transported by caravans to the Western Regions for sale.War horses, gems, jades, and spices from the Western Regions were also transported to the Central Plains through the Western Regions.

When Zhang Qian returned to Luoyang with the envoy, there were hundreds of envoys and kings from small countries in the Western Regions who followed him to worship.

After seeing such a spectacular and prosperous Luoyang, the capital of the Central Plains, everyone was shocked and stunned.Many people even think that this is the legendary paradise.

Originally, some envoys came because they were afraid of the mighty army, but after seeing the prosperous scene here, they were immediately stunned, followed by fear, and they were completely impressed by the Central Plains Kingdom.

Wang Jing summoned these foreign countries at the great court meeting. When they saw that the Xiongnu Chanyu, King Hunxie, and King Xiutu, who had dominated the grassland and oppressed them for hundreds of years, actually danced for His Majesty the Emperor of Daqian at the banquet, Already completely stunned.

You must know that any of these Huns kings can destroy them.But now the king of the Huns, who was as powerful as a god, actually danced for His Majesty the Emperor of Daqian, which made them clearly realize how powerful Daqian was.The little thoughts in my heart completely disappeared.

A large number of small countries in the Western Regions came to worship, which made Daqian more popular. At the same time, the tributes brought by these envoys also made people aware of the prosperity of the Western Regions.

So after the tribute was over, a large number of caravans were formed and headed to the Western Regions for trade.

At the same time, with the frequent trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, many fruits, vegetables and other crops produced in the Western Regions also came to the Central Plains.

Raisins, grape wine, and dried fruits from the Western Regions became things that the dignitaries in Luoyang City competed for.Even the dancing girls from the Western Regions have become favorites of those high-ranking officials.

These beauties from foreign lands with strong exotic amorous feelings have become the darlings of noble families.

In addition, Tianci City also began to promote King Haotianwen's beliefs on a large scale in the Western Regions.For the Wang family, if you don’t occupy the religious beliefs here in the Western Region, others will.There is no way around it.

The Western Regions are different from the Central Plains. The Central Plains experienced changes in the sacrificial culture of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The cultural explosion of the era of various schools of thought separated gods, religions and politics, but the Western Regions were different.

People here believe in ghosts and gods, and the same belief will increase the distance between people and allow the Western Regions to better unite around Daqian.

The royal caravans began to travel through the Western Regions in large numbers, and brought back a large amount of money to the royal family. At the same time, the court also received a large amount of commercial taxes, which replenished the empty treasury of the court after the rewards had just been completed.

After the Western Region was opened up, the Pegasus produced in Dawan were sent to the Central Plains. Wang Jing sent these Dawan Pegasus to Shuofang Racecourse for breeding and breeding.

Daqian has been advancing the training of war horses. With these Dawan Tianma, I believe the quality of Shuofang horses will become higher.

The influx of a large number of commodities and specialties from the Western Regions, as well as abundant tax revenue, could also block the Huns from obtaining resources from the Western Regions, which made many ministers in the DPRK realize the importance of the Western Regions.

Therefore, in the next few years, the imperial court began to exile most of the prisoners to live in the Western Regions to enrich Daqian's population in the Western Regions.

Even in order to better control the Western Region, after any natural disaster occurred in the Daqian Dynasty, some people would be transferred and placed in the four counties of Hexi.

The land here in the Hexi Corridor is not barren. The climate in this era was warmer and wetter than in later generations. After the Huns were driven away, a large amount of farmland could be reclaimed. At the same time, the environment here could also breed a large number of war horses.

Because of the superior natural conditions, the Qilian Mountains in the north blocked the cold current from the north, and the climate here would not be too cold. In addition, there were sufficient water sources, so Li Xiao wrote a letter to build a military horse farm here in the Hexi Corridor.

The establishment of this military horse farm is not inferior to that of Shuofang Military Horse Farm. As long as it is managed carefully, it will soon become another source of war horses in Daqian.

The imperial court used immigration to increase the population of the four counties in Hexi as quickly as possible. After the four counties in Hexi had enough food and grass, they could even supply the Western Regions. Once there were changes in the Western Regions, they could even dispatch troops from here to the Western Regions to quell the chaos.

On the other hand, the imperial court also began to collect the human customs, geographical information, and unique technologies of the Western Regions.These techniques were sent to the craftsman's supervision, and after a detailed understanding, they began to try to apply them.

The technologies passed down from the Western Regions were refreshing to many of the master craftsmen in Daqian Craftsman Supervisor, and some were even greatly inspired. Completely different technologies collided with each other, creating sparks of wisdom and promoting the development of Daqian technology.

After the Western Region Protectorate was established, the Daqian court began to send envoys to farther places, and the Silk Road began to continue to extend outwards.

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Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions allowed China to begin to understand the world and played an important role in the opening up of the Silk Road.The development of the Western Regions promoted cultural and technological exchanges between China, Central Asia and the West.At the same time, Zhang Qian’s mission also greatly enriched our dinner table. For example, broad beans, sesame seeds, grapes, pomegranates, walnuts, carrots, etc. all entered China through the Silk Road.

It can be said that without Zhang Qian, our recipes would be reduced by half.

At the same time, the opening of the Silk Road made exchanges between the Central Plains dynasties and civilizations in Central Asia, India, West Asia, and the Mediterranean more frequent.It is of great significance to promote world civilization and the progress of human society.At the same time, it also connected the land of the Western Regions with the Central Plains. From this time on, the Western Regions became China's sacred and indivisible inherent territory.

——"Eighth Grade·History Volume [-]·Ancient Chinese History"

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