Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 49
Flying in the tent of the Chinese army outside Gaoliu City.

After hearing Zhang Liao's tactful expression of his thoughts, Lu Bu agreed without thinking.

Isn't it just to be the guest army first? People with strong abilities will naturally need to observe from many sides before they can recognize the master. This is really normal in Lu Bu's view!

After all, after my own observation, although Zhang Liao's force is inferior to his, the difference is not too much. Compared with Gao Shun, Wei Xu and others, he is still superior, and his ability to command troops is also very good!
And I haven't got an official position yet, so the so-called name is not right...

However, Lu Bu believes that as long as he gets along for a while, he will be able to regain Zhang Liao's heart. There is no need to worry about this matter now. Even after the reputation of this battle spreads, many righteous men will come back to serve him, so the top priority It becomes official recognition...

"Report, Gao Liuling sent envoys to invite the lord to the city for a banquet, and the two cartloads of food and drinks for the laborers have been transported five miles away..."

It's really dozing off, and someone will give you a pillow!
Lu Bu smiled brightly and ordered his guards to call Wei Xu, ordering him to bring some of the harvested goods with him to the city for a banquet.

"This time, we must take the opportunity to contact the officials, so that we can prepare for the promotion in the future!"

After Lu Bu secretly made a decision, he quickly walked out of the big tent...

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It is Gancheng in the Western Regions, which is the location of the Protectorate of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty and the center of the entire Western Regions in the Han Dynasty.

Thanks to the meritorious service of General Ouyang and the prosperous business in this time and space, Gancheng is also the only city with five rings in the Han Dynasty, which is much larger than the third ring in another time and space...

The "ring" here does not refer to a ring road, but a circle of city walls...

Three of the five rings are all due to the former governor Zhang Wen. Since the restoration of the Western Regions, only during his term of office has the fastest development of Gancheng.

Of course, in terms of population, it is not comparable to the large cities in the Han Dynasty. The main areas here are used for service trade, and a large number of the population is also a floating population.

Now the area in the middle of each circle of the city wall is full of various houses and markets, not counting the caravan posts and warehouses built outside the city, because bulk goods cannot enter the city.

In addition to the fifth ring, the fourth ring is the land where the Han people farmed.If you look down from the air, more than [-] garrison soldiers have cultivated a circle of very "thick" fields, forming a unique ring...

But even if it is so crowded, merchants still come and go to Gancheng in an endless stream.

Because the Qiuci area where it is located is one of the largest and most important oases in the Western Regions, and it is also an important node of the Silk Road. The huge profits made them unable to refuse...

The prosperity of its Gancheng shows the heyday of commerce and trade in the Western Regions, and it also shows the strength of the Han Dynasty and the breakthrough in its control over the Western Regions!

Before the arrival of General Ouyang, the management of the Western Regions by the Han court was actually relatively extensive in general.

After all, it is far away from the political center, and there is not much benefit for the Han people, so the emperor just has a vague general policy, and then throws everything to the guards of each session to try...

The result is naturally predictable, until the appearance of the legendary general!
With the accumulation of later generations, Ouyang Long naturally knows where there are treasures in the Western Regions, and also knows how to obtain greater benefits, instead of letting the role of controlling the Western Regions be reflected in the expansion of the territory!
But it is a pity that General Ouyang did not enjoy the treasures he unearthed, and was transferred away not long after, and the fruits he left behind were all cheaper for his successor...

This point can be known from the mighty accompanying motorcade when the former protector Zhang Wen returned to Beijing!

At present, there are three main sources of core income for the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

The largest proportion is of course all kinds of taxes. General Ouyang once removed other miscellaneous taxes and road card fees when he was there, and unified them into two types: commercial tax and customs duty. Started to jump out to get a share of it...

Fortunately, the profits of Silk Road commerce are large enough, far better than in another time and space, which also guarantees the continuous blood-sucking of these moths.

The second item is the two gold mines discovered by General Ouyang in Jinhui Mountain, as well as the output of the Hetian jade mine discovered near Kunlun Mountain in the south.

The third item is the horses, gold and silver, and various specialties paid by the countries of the Western Regions.

When Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions, he reported back to Emperor Wu of the Han that there were 36 countries in the Western Regions. In fact, this number is just an imaginary number, and the actual number is far more than that. Some small countries actually have only one city, while others are more powerful.

Since the Longwei Army returned to the Western Regions, Ouyang Long has greatly increased the amount of tribute paid by various countries, so this income is quite considerable...

In addition, there is also some income from garrison. Zhang Wen, the former governor, established five garrison cities in the five garrison areas that began in the Western Han Dynasty, and used slaves to expand the number of fields. Although the food in the Western Regions is expensive, the income is still low. It's good, but not as good as the others.

However, most of these incomes have never entered the imperial treasury, but have been concealed by the previous governors of the Western Regions, including Zhang Wen who has just left office.

It's just that compared to his predecessor's greed of pocketing the money, Zhang Wen used it for the development of the Western Regions...

Because in Zhang Wen's view, since the Western Regions are so rich and important, he will try his best to make it as solid as gold for the future of the Han people!

So he used most of these incomes to develop the defense force of the Western Regions.

However, after Zhang Wen received the transfer order, he didn't like his successor Dong Zhuo very much. He thought Dong Zhuo was a flattering and incompetent man who started his career as an eunuch.

Moreover, I heard that this person has also established a large private armed force, and it seems that he has a lot of ambitions. If such a person has greater power, wouldn't it be easy to have a heart of disobedience? It's a huge threat!
So Zhang Wen made a lot of arrangements before he left, and took away most of the soldiers from the Protectorate of the Western Regions, as well as a few capable subordinates, leaving Dong Zhuo with a mess...

Because of this, Dong Zhuo, who had just walked out of Ruanrou Township on the way, exploded in anger when he got to Gancheng to understand the situation a little bit...

Seeing the piles of official documents submitted by various countries, Dong Zhuo felt that his head was bigger than the Western Regions Protectorate that occupied the entire inner ring of Gancheng!

"How long until Wenyou arrives!?"

Dong Zhuo rubbed his temples and said, he was not good at these government affairs, and now he is new to take over the mess, so he can only urge Li Ru to come and help him as soon as possible...

"My lord, wait a moment, Changshi will arrive tomorrow..."

Li Su replied helplessly again, although he is a civil servant, but his abilities and qualifications are all here, he can only help with some small daily matters, and Dong Zhuo and Li Ru have to make up their minds about the rest...

"Hmph, let's wait for Wenyou to make a decision on these documents...Come here, go and call Fan Junhou, someone wants to lead the army to patrol the surrounding area!"

Dong Zhuo was a little annoyed. Originally, he was very comfortable marching slowly and participating in various banquets along the way. Later, when he heard that Li Su and others reported sudden changes in the Duhu Mansion, he rushed all the way, but saw this pile of troublesome mess ...

"My lord, don't worry, my lord. The envoy of Tongsi Kingdom outside the residence has been waiting for a long time at the post house. Why don't you meet me first?"

Li Su felt a little regretful now, although they followed Li Ru's plan to pull Dong Zhuo back from indulging in drinking and sex, although it was a good thing, but after all, they acted without the lord's back...

If he was found out, nothing would happen to Li Ru, but he couldn't afford to walk around!
"Well, envoy of Tongsi, by the way, Wen You said that if this country of Tongsi comes to attach itself, it can be attracted as a guest army, so don't be negligent. Come, let the envoy of the country of Tongsi come here, please be more polite..."

(End of this chapter)