The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 210: Curve to Save the Nation: The idea of ​​building a free trade zone in Haixi Fort!
Wazhou and Ningxi Acropolis, on the rough map, Song Yingkui circled these two places with a red pen.

These two places are key to connecting Hexi. You can connect to Hexi by choosing one of them.After connecting Hexi, it not only has military strategic benefits, but also economic benefits cannot be underestimated.

The Hezhou Corridor is an important link to communicate with the Western Regions. With direct trade with Hexi, Yungu's goods can enter markets in the Western Regions and beyond without any hindrance.Although some of Yungu's commercial goods have penetrated into Hexi through mountain roads, the trade routes are not under their own control after all. The stability is too poor and can be easily destroyed, and it is impossible to buy and sell bulk goods.

What Yungu needs most is to open up a bulk cargo trade channel with the Hexi region. Hexi is a grain-producing area. After connecting to Hezhou, Yungu will have another place to buy grain besides Dazheng, which is equivalent to ensuring food security. Another layer of insurance was added.When encountering a natural disaster, there are solutions you can think of.

The significance of Ningxi Acropolis and Wazhou to the Yungu Army is not limited to connecting Hezhou. The mineral resources between the two cities are also rich, especially large coal mines.The Haishi Castle where he was stationed when he led the volunteers to help in the war a few years ago is a coal-producing place. There is more coal there than in Qian Castle.

In short, these two places are very good, but one thing is that their strategic location is not good.Just at the forefront of the confrontation between Xifan and Beixiang, Yungu's army rushed into this area, using the pole as a buffer zone for the two families, which could easily lead to a situation where they were attacked from both sides.

If the population in this area is decent, then there is no problem. Why not protect the land with its people?Unfortunately, Xifan and Beixiang have turned this area into a no-man's land. If the Yungu Army wants to gain a foothold in this area, they will have to fill it with people.With the strength of Xifan and Beixiang, there is no permanent regular army of more than [-] people, and it is impossible to withstand their military pressure.

The current Yungu Army has no ability to assist three thousand regular troops in the Wazhou area unless the current Lintao area is eliminated.

After all, the core problem facing us now is the lack of population. A population of less than 20 cannot support the ambition of occupying Wazhou and Ningxi Acropolis to open a channel connecting Hexi.

Grandma's legs were really held by Qianren. It felt like she was in a dead end that couldn't be solved?This strategic arrangement can only be realized after the population naturally recovers?
"Uncle, if you have to choose between Ningxi Acropolis and Wazhou, which one should you choose?" Unwilling to give up, Song Yingkui went to his second uncle to ask him whether the strategy of taking only one city was feasible. !If you only control one city, the number of troops required will ultimately be smaller.

"If you only choose one of them, if you choose Ningxi Acropolis, as long as you send troops to guard Dachuan Ferry, the threat from the north will not be a concern. If you station heavy troops in Ningxi Acropolis, you can deter the Western Fan and make them not dare to go north. Gu. However, marching troops like this is not a good strategy. In addition to wasting military strength, it is not beneficial to the overall situation. For Yungu, the top priority is to gather strength and refine soldiers and horses. When the situation changes, he can gather troops to capture Huizhou and Jing. Of the two prefectures, most of them can be settled in the West Sulong region, and Wa Prefecture and Ningxi Acropolis will be taken advantage of."

After listening to his second uncle's strategic vision, Song Yingkui had to say that old age is still hotter.Compared with the strategic positions of Jingzhou and Huizhou, Wazhou and Ningxi Acropolis are indeed useless. Even opening up the connection with the Gao family in Hexi is a bit useless. With Huizhou and Jingzhou, swallowing up the land of Hexi is a bit useless. What's the harm?Why do you have to keep a friendly army?

It's just that these two places, like Wazhou, are now no man's land, easy to occupy but not easy to defend.After occupying these two places, the next one will inevitably occupy Wazhou and other places. The stalls will not work unless they open large shops, and the poor population situation cannot support the Yungu Army to do such a big thing.From this comparison, it seems that the most realistic strategy is to stay in the Lintao area.That's all, for the time being, it's not a suitable place to look at. Let's just keep building up the population.When the population under the Yungu Army increases, we can plan further strategies.

Just when Song Yingkui was about to give up the idea of ​​directly connecting to Hexi, Guo Kaifeng brought news that the Xifan people sent envoys across Linjin Ferry. They wanted to meet with the Lord of Yungu City to discuss how the two sides would open a market in Linjin for direct trade. thing.

The people of Xifan want to open a market for trading at Imjin Ferry?It is estimated that after Beixiang cut off contact with Dazheng, they had no other choice and sought medical treatment in a hurry.At present, it is true that only trading with Yungu can solve their shortage of goods.Although Xifan has a large territory, their material self-sufficiency rate is too low. Without Dazheng's goods, it would be difficult to live, especially for the upper class of Xifan.

There was no problem in opening a market for trade, but looking at the Linjin Ferry on the map, Song Yingkui had other ideas.Why do we have to set up the research center in this place?Isn't there Haishi Castle about two hundred miles northwest of Imjin Ferry?If we let the people of Xifan set up their business in that place, it would be possible to do business directly with the Hexi Army!

From Haixi Fort to the west, there is a mountain road that can directly enter the boundaries of Suzhou and Ganzhou controlled by the Guining Army in Hexi (Gao Jiajun's self-named Guining Army).

"Let me tell the people of the Western Fan at Linjin Ferry that Linjin is the gateway to Hezhou. We, the Yungu Army, will station troops on both sides of the ferry to prevent unexpected events. It is not suitable to set up a deliberation site here. If the Western Fan really wants to talk to me, Gu opened a market for trade, and the location should be Haishibao, two hundred miles northwest of Linjin Ferry.

The [-]-mile official road between Haishibao and Linjin is a demilitarized zone. Only caravans that have obtained trade documents that have been unanimously verified by both parties are allowed to travel. Soldiers and horses from both sides are not allowed to enter this official road without any reason.In addition, the Hexi Guining Army was invited to the Haishibao forum to share in the grand event and exchange knowledge.

The Yungu Army and the Hexi Guining Army will set up a trade affairs office in Haixi Fort to protect the commercial interests of the Yungu Army and the Hexi Army. The trade office in Haixi Fort is not only responsible for liaison and commercial affairs with the Western Fan-related affairs, but also We are also responsible for issuing documents to caravans, and we have to station a company of soldiers in the office.The office is regarded as our Yungu Army’s enclave in Haishi Castle, and no one from the Xifan can enter unless invited!Of course, in order to show reciprocity, the people of the Western Fans can enjoy the same treatment as the trade affairs office in Taoyang City.If the people of the Western Fan agree to this proposal, our Yungu Army will welcome the opening of the market and will actively contact the Guining Army in Hexi to complete this matter as soon as possible! "

If the conditions for occupying Ningxi Acropolis and Wa Prefecture do not allow it, let's save the country by setting up a free trade zone in Haixi Fort, right?Now it depends on whether the Xifan people can agree to this proposal. As for the Guining Army in Hexi, there should be no problem. They are alone outside. Isn't it good to have a channel that can directly communicate with the Yungu Army?Besides, they also have commercial needs with the Xifan people.

(End of this chapter)