A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 603 The dispute between the four realms of civilization and orthodoxy

Although everyone in the hall was puzzled, they did not object.

Seeing everyone's eyes, Wang Xuanze sighed and said, "Do you know how many nobles, nobles, and powerful people in this world don't want to see Da Qian come back?"

Upon hearing this, most of the heat in everyone's eyes immediately dissipated.

He immediately said: "Brother, we understand."

Then everyone continued to discuss other things.

"Brother, the news from the Western Region is that the situation on the plateau has changed over the years!" Another Wang family member said.

Although the Wang family no longer has a feudal kingdom in the Western Region, it is still powerful. When Daqian was overthrown and the Western Region was in chaos, the Wang family's feudal kingdom abandoned many places and continued to rely on helping each other at dangerous passes.

Later, he surrendered to the Sui Dynasty and was canonized by the Sui Dynasty, and his strength recovered.

Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty knew that the Western Region was far away and could not be governed by the Central Plains system. In addition, the laborious expedition would be too expensive, so he adopted a notice similar to that of the Liu Song Dynasty, only sending a small number of troops to win over the countries close to the Sui Dynasty and the Wang family. Rule the Western Region.

The Wang family can be said to be a local leader in the Western Regions, and they attach great importance to the trade in the Western Regions. After all, the environment of the Western Regions relies heavily on commerce. If commerce declines, the Western Regions will also decline rapidly.

The most important cities in the Western Regions, such as Tianci City, Ili Valley, Suiye City, Qiuci City, etc., are all in the hands of the Wang family. The Wang family has always kept records of trade.

However, people from the plateau can come and go freely here, and relying on the dangerous passes, they can go down the mountain to plunder at will.

At the same time, because of the climate, the environment on the plateau has improved a lot.

Although the people on the plateau are not as numerous as the Hu people and their living environment is harsher, they have far greater advantages than the grasslands.

By planting some cold-resistant crops and grazing cattle and sheep, these plateau people developed countless tribes on the plateau.

In recent years, Wang has discovered that in the Western Region trade, trade to the plateau has been increasing, and the transaction volume has also been increasing.

More importantly, there are climate, water and soil issues. When the Qian Dynasty opened up Xining County, they encountered a plateau climate. Ordinary soldiers would fall ill quickly when they came here, and they were no match for those plateau people.

As for iron tools and armor, the plateau people built cities because they were half-farmers and half-grazers. They also had blacksmiths who could make tools, armor and weapons. Although they were not as advanced as those in the Central Plains, they were much better than the barbarians in the north.

After hundreds of years of development, the people on this plateau have gradually become stronger and stronger. Through cultural exchanges with Tianzhu and the Western Regions, it has developed rapidly.

The climate here is harsher than that of the grassland, and the harsh climate also gives the people here a stronger body. The Wang clan's caravan traveled across the plateau and found that if these half-farming and half-grazing plateau tribes could be integrated into one The country, when the time comes, will be more powerful than the barbarians on the northern grasslands.

So the Wang family sent a caravan to the plateau. When they arrived on the plateau, they found that the plateau, which was originally a harsh, cold and almost barren land during the Daqian period, had now become very lively.

The plateau area is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is located on a plateau and has too many steep peaks. Soldiers in the plains would have to pay an unimaginable price if they wanted to attack the plateau.

Half-farming and half-grazing gave them a sufficient foundation, and the condescending terrain gave them a strategic advantage. If they could establish a unified country, it would not be good news for the Sui and Zhuxia.

"What's the situation on the plateau now?" Wang Xuanze asked.

"I heard that many tribes have united and are at war with each other. If this continues, a winner will most likely emerge and unify the plateau." The man continued. "Is there any way? For example, support those weak tribes and let them fight against each other."

"Brother, it won't work. Although the family's strength in the Western Region is good, it can't support a war with hundreds of thousands of people. And if the plateau is finally unified, after continuous fighting and tempering, after gaining enough experience and equipment, I'm afraid their The strength will be stronger.”

"Moreover, in addition to the Western Regions, people on the plateau can also obtain supplies from Tianzhu."

"The situation facing the Sui Dynasty is quite serious!"

"Brother, even if everything goes well, it will take at least twenty years for the plateau to be unified. Maybe the Sui Dynasty will be dead by then."

"In this case, I will not participate in it, but we must continue to collect intelligence and strength on the plateau. By the way, we will also draw up dangerous passes on the plateau and maps for future needs." Wang Xuanze said.

"promise!"

"Brother, the problem in Liaodong is more serious."

At that time, Liu Song unified the world and also ruled Liaodong. However, due to the cold climate and sparsely populated areas, Liu Song did not attach great importance to Liaodong. He even moved part of the population of Liaodong back because of the Xianbei raids in Liaodong.

When the internal strife among the clan kings in the Liu Song Dynasty began, the frontier counties and counties in Liaodong received even less attention. Without the support of the Central Plains, several counties in Liaodong and Lelang County were conquered and occupied by others.

These Liaodong tribes are also semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic. After two hundred years of development, they have occupied most of the areas in Liaodong.

It became the most powerful country in Liaodong. Even after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, it did not send anyone to recover the three counties of Liaodong.

It is really because the roads in Liaodong are difficult to travel, and those Liaodong people built mountain cities near mountains and rivers. Such cities are very dangerous and extremely difficult to be broken.

Nowadays, the Liaodong Kingdom can be said to be the most powerful country in the land of Liaodong. Even the Xianbei people and Turks in the north are not their opponents.

As for Lelang County further south, it was also occupied by the Liaodong Kingdom. The other small countries on the peninsula, such as Silla and Baekje, completely relied on it to survive.

The Liaodong Kingdom now has a population of one million, and has been having friction with the Sui Dynasty over the years.

The Sui Dynasty now faced not only threats from the north, but also threats from the southwest and northeast.

"I have personally visited this Liaodong country. Its people are numerous and brave and good at fighting. Most of the country is surrounded by mountain cities, which is extremely difficult to attack. To conquer Liaodong, it will be a protracted war."

"Liaodong is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Don't think you can defeat them in one go. Although they are not weak, they are still far behind the Central Plains."

"We can completely rely on the manpower and material resources of the Central Plains and their consumption. We fight several battles every year. As long as it lasts for ten or eight years, the Liaodong Kingdom will be dragged down. At that time, it will be destroyed in one battle!"

"The Liaodong Kingdom is different from the Hu people in the North. They have their own culture and their own writing. This is a civilization that is very different from the Zhuxia civilization. It is a threat to the Zhuxia civilization. We must erase this civilization!" Said a tribesman who had been to Liaodong Kingdom.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes became more solemn. This was a dispute between civilization and orthodoxy, and there was no room for carelessness.

(End of this chapter)