Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 441 The first stop is Loulan

"I have to say that the soil and water in the Western Regions are well maintained..." After entering the Western Regions, Zhang He found that the vegetation here was pretty good.

Affected by the geographical location, the lack of rain is definitely a lack of rain, but it is not as exaggerated as it was later.

The vegetation area and plant types are much more than those of later generations.

If aqueducts and reservoirs can be built and drip irrigation can be promoted, the vegetation coverage can be further improved.

After thinking about it, I didn't plan to govern this place, so there was no need to consider this issue.

It's just that this place is in the future, but it is China's inherent territory.

Thinking of the vegetation coverage here in later generations, Zhang He still instinctively wanted to manage this place better.

Fortunately, after his continuous indoctrination over the past few years, the idea of ​​maintaining water and soil began to be taken seriously by officials.

How long this concept can last, Zhang He doesn't know. Anyway, he will probably write it into his national policy.

"The Western Region is dry and lacks water. This is why the Han Dynasty opened the Western Region Protectorate but did not really conquer this place." Zhang Song, as a military advisor, stepped forward.

Mainly because he knew that when Zhang He spoke, someone had to talk to him.

For Zhang and his team, Gu Yong, Yi Ji, Zhen Yao and Zhuge Liang were in charge of logistics, Xun Chen, Xu Shu and Zhou Yu were in charge of strategy, while Zhang Song oversaw military and political affairs.

Zhuge Liang was originally a talented person who was partial to politics. Now that he has enough manpower, there is no need for him to devote his energy to handling military affairs.

Here, there is no need to work hard and die, it is good to have this intention.

"Each place has its own way of life. Grasslands are not suitable for farming, so livestock can be developed. Food can be stored well, and cattle, sheep and horses can be driven directly to the south for trade. I didn't do it before because I was not used to it and it was too cold there. " Zhang He retorted.

However, in his opinion, the reason why the Western Region was not completely occupied was because the little kings here were too cowardly.

As soon as the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty arrived, they surrendered and became vassals.

What the great scholars in the imperial court like most is this kind of coming from all nations.

It may also be that due to human feelings, they were not completely defeated.

In Zhang He's opinion, this is bullshit. If you don't completely assimilate, it's impossible for others to truly be of the same mind as you.

When the country is strong, people are from the X country, and when the country is weak, they are from the XX people. It is the same in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

"If the imperial court calls now, it will probably completely conquer this place." Zhou Yu came forward. After observing during this period, he already knew how to get along with Zhang He.

Just be casual and you can basically strike up a conversation.

To say that he did not need to join the army, after all, after passing the assessment, Zhou Yu was transferred to Chang'an to serve as Shangshu Lang.

Originally he had a good future, but Sun Yi planned to come here to try for a better future, but because he was Sun Ce's younger brother, he might not have much of a future in the Han Dynasty.

But Sun Yi went on an expedition to the Western Regions alone, and many people were worried. Finally, Zhou Yu took the initiative and asked to go with him.

In addition, the Han Dynasty now has too many talents and has entered a peaceful era. Zhou Yu cannot survive them.

But he was somewhat unwilling to let him go through the experience slowly, so he decided to take a chance on his future.

People here have more or less their own thoughts. For example, a few senior brothers are mainly afraid that they will be targeted if they leave.

After all, among the various factions, they are the closest to him.

Being marginalized or hidden is not a comfortable thing, especially if a warrior has a stronger temperament.

Zhang Song was asked to leave by him. In fact, this guy was also arrogant. It would be better to say that ugly people have strong self-esteem.

However, his resume is not as good as above, and it is not what he wants to endure.

So he followed, intending to compete for the position of the head of the civil service.

As for Zhuge Liang, it was the result of careful consideration by the Zhuge family.

The Zhuge family, excluding Zhuge Xuan, who is still very tough, has Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Jun and Zhuge Liang in the second generation, and Zhuge Dan in the collateral line.

There is no shortage of civil and military talents, but the problem is sufficient resume.

Among the few people, Zhuge Liang was the best, so he followed him here to give him a better development.

If you are lucky, you will be able to support the Zhuge family in a few years and further enhance the Zhuge family's status in China.

Of course, normally no aristocratic family would consider such a long-term plan.

As the saying often heard in later generations: half a step ahead is a genius, one step ahead is a fool.

If the plan exceeds a certain scope, then it is basically useless and a lot of upfront investment will be wasted.The reason why I said that was just to make Zhuge Liang determined to go on an expedition, and to make myself determined to send Zhuge Liang to go on an expedition.

Zhuge Liang is only 17 years old this year. If a 17-year-old boy goes to participate in an expedition, everyone must have some awareness.

It can be said that these people participating in the expedition all have their own ideas and even their own interests.

Zhang He doesn't care about this, he just needs to know that everyone's interests lie outside the territory.

As long as you can bring benefits to them, they will obey and follow you unconditionally.

From this moment on, Zhang He is no longer the party leader, he is already a true monarch.

The civil and military personnel under his command will gradually start to form their own factions, and what he needs to do is balance the interests of each faction.

The first stop of the army was Loulan Kingdom, a small country that relied on Lop Nur and rivers to develop.

To the north are the Pulei Kingdom and the Cheshi Kingdom, but now the Cheshi Kingdom has been divided into five: Cheshi Front Kingdom, Cheshi Duwei Kingdom, Huhu Kingdom, Cheshi Hou Kingdom and Cheshi Houcheng Chang Kingdom.

Even the Pulei Kingdom is divided into a Pulei Hou Kingdom.

The entire Western Region was more like there were originally a dozen or so regimes, but due to the intervention of the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, it was gradually divided into 36 countries.

The purpose is nothing more than to facilitate their control while preventing them from uniting to the outside world.

Here, sometimes a city is a country, almost as big as the Vatican, maybe worse.

"Welcome to Loulan, envoys from the Kingdom of Heaven, I don't know if you are passing by, or..." Before they reached the city, someone had already come to greet them.

Judging from his attire, he is a civilian official, and I have not seen any troops for the time being.

But with Loulan's size, it wouldn't be enough to send hundreds or even thousands of troops.

The Western Region was originally divided into 36 countries just to make them lose their ability to resist.

Regardless of whether it is the Huns or the Han, they only need to send an army of one or two thousand to basically be optimistic about the Western Region.

This place was originally dry and rainless, and the output was limited. In addition, some people in the court were thin-skinned and did not want to attack the vassal countries that had become vassals, and they did not have the courage to carry out comprehensive Chineseization.

In the end, we simply opened a Protectorate, sent thousands of people to guard it, and collected protection fees regularly.

But considering the tribute trade thing, it’s anyone’s guess who takes advantage in the end.

Anyway, in Zhang He's opinion, both the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties were idiots, but it was a pity that he could not say this.

"We are passing by and will replenish some supplies here, mainly water." Zhang He replied, "I hope your country can offer a fair price."

"The foreign minister understands. He will go back and tell the king of the country." The minister breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't call me, it would be easy to say anything.

As for what price is fair, it is probably the other party who has the final say, but no matter what, it is better than subjugating the country.

Facing the opponent's team of nearly 10 people, Loulan Kingdom couldn't afford to offend them, so they could only pay protection fees.

Given the environment in the Western Region, it was impossible to take a bath, and one could only simply wipe the body with water.

Even so, with a scale of nearly 10 people, the consumption is still huge, not to mention drinking and cooking water.

There are few people in the Western Region, which itself is also limited by this environmental factor.

"Minister, the water is almost dry..." When Zhang He left the next day, the officials below found the minister.

"As long as the river keeps flowing, it will always be full. Or do you want Lop Nur to be filled with the blood and corpses of our citizens?" the minister reprimanded, saying it was nothing more than saving water for a period of time, bear with it!

Anyway, saving water generally has nothing to do with those in power...

　After an investigation, I found that the 36 countries in the Western Regions were originally about five or six countries. They were broken up little by little by the Han or the Huns and became the later 36 countries. In total, one village or one city may be regarded as one country.I really didn't expect that the Cheshi Kingdom would be dismembered into five countries.

　　This is good, there is no need to worry about them rebelling, there is no time for internal fighting, and there is no way to gather so many soldiers.

　　Jingjue won't go, it's not along the way, it's true that it's west of Loulan, but it's on the official road.

　　Theoretically, it is to follow the official road, all the way to the west, from the front and rear states of Pulei to the Western Region Protectorate, and then all the way to the west.Speaking of which, I don’t know if anyone was still stationed in the Western Region Protectorate at that time.

　　In terms of sphere of influence, it is between Qiuci and Yanqi, with Wusun in the north.

　　What else is there to say? The first target to be bullied is already there, and that is Wusun!

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