The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 669: The Fame Remains
Cao Mao did not continue to scare the monk in front of him.

He asked about the situation in the Western Regions.

The Great Wei inherited the throne of the Later Han Dynasty and also established the Office of the Chief Secretary in the Western Regions to govern.

All the countries in the Western Regions are under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary's Office. If they want to inherit the new king or there is a change in succession, they need to report to the Chief Secretary's Office and then obtain the approval of the court.

In addition, they would also come to Luoyang to pay tribute, trade, and carry out other activities.

However, the distance is too far, and the Western Regions are so vast. No matter how powerful the Changshi Mansion is, its understanding of the local area, especially the people, is probably not as good as that of a monk like Zhu Fahu who travels around.

Zhu Fahu then talked about the situation over there.

Because of the presence of the Chief Secretary's Office, the local countries were relatively peaceful. Although there were conflicts among them, they did not dare to use force easily.

In the past few years, due to the constant wars between Yongliang, a large number of merchant caravans were unable to come to the Central Plains, which even affected the inheritance rights of some small countries. For many small countries in the Western Regions, trade is sometimes more important than farming.

If trade is interrupted, there may be chaos in the country.

Cao Mao listened very carefully to the other party's story, which covered everything from folk customs and farming conditions to the caravan's route.

Zhu Fahu went to India with a caravan from the Western Regions.

Cao Mao chatted with him for more than an hour before allowing him to leave.

Before the other party left, Cao Mao reminded him, "The south has just been pacified, and I'm afraid there may still be some unrest. It would be safer for you to stay in the palace."

After watching the other party leave, Cao Mao led everyone away.

Sitting in the carriage, Ji Kang asked in confusion, "Your Majesty seems to have some hostility towards this person?"

"It's not that I have any hostility towards him, I'm just afraid of attracting another vampire. Let's talk about these things later."

Cao Mao had no intention of continuing to discuss the matter, so Ji Kang did not bring it up again.

Cao Mao personally sent Ji Kang to his home before returning to Taiji Hall.

There are quite a few monks in the Wei Dynasty now, and many of them even come from the Western Regions. If we want to govern the Western Regions in the future, we can use these people.

After pacifying the country, the Silk Road must be opened up.

The Silk Road is far more than just doing business with distant countries.

First of all, this is an exchange of science and technology.

Throughout history, many technologies were formed through communication and dissemination. These technologies include many aspects, such as smelting technology, mathematics, medicine, etc.

Many good things are spread in this way.

Another thing is the spread of some important crops.

Many cash crops, fruits, and even some grain crops were spread through such trade.

Of course, in addition to the exchange of cultural, technological and product goods, there are greater goals, which must rise to the political sphere.

Through caravans, Wei can strengthen its influence in areas outside the Great Wall, strengthen its control over areas such as the Western Regions, and even establish diplomatic relations with more distant countries.

For example, in the ninth year of Yan Xi, King An Dun of Daqin sent an envoy to Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty to pay homage to Emperor Huan of Han.

This is the charm of the Silk Road.

If one wants to organize a large merchant caravan like the Later Han Dynasty and reopen the Silk Road, it is necessary to have extremely strong control over the Western Regions.

The control of the Great Wei in the Western Regions was probably not as strong as that of the Later Han. After all, the Great Wei was established too recently. In the Western Regions, except for the great nobles, the middle and lower classes probably didn't know that the regime in the Central Plains had already changed.

After I finish these things in the Central Plains, these monks will be able to play a certain role.

As soon as he returned to Taiji Hall, Cao Mao saw two memorials.

These were sent from Bashu and Wu respectively.

Deng Ai and Chen Tai and others had completely different approaches.

Deng Ai is trying hard to restore the water conservancy and other things from the time of Zhuge Liang. Several states are doing the same. When Cao Mao received Deng Ai's memorial, he couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder even Anshi admired Zhuge Liang so much. Look at his plan.

Deng Ai just needs to follow other people's old ways and there won't be any major problems.

Then the old man drove around on patrol all day and lived a very leisurely life.

But looking at Wu, it is quite lively.

Chen Tai and Wang Jing fought fiercely, and they fought to the death. In the end, it was the powerful families of Wu who died.

As a result of the two men's crazy actions, the four major families in Wu, except the Lu family, have been forcibly relocated, and the charges against them are also bizarre.

If this is the case with the four major families, let alone the others.

It's not that they didn't resist. Two families raised Sun Hao's flag, but they were killed before they could leave the city.

This even gave Wang Jing an excuse to forcibly implicate the other major clans on the charge of treason.

Chen Tai could only defend himself to the death.

Cao Mao did not express any opinion on this.

The situations in the two places are different, so the governance methods will naturally be different. It is difficult to say which one is more correct.

In the case of Wudi, even if the water conservancy project was completed, it would be useless. We still had to remove the weeds first, otherwise how could we cultivate the land?

Wang Jing was a truly remarkable man. He actually mobilized his navy to relocate the powerful clans of Wu to Liaodong. Yang Hu was quite pleased, and he even wrote a letter to Wang Jing personally to thank him for his help. Yang Hu was already worried about the difficulty of governing, but who could have imagined that Wang Jing would send him so many highly qualified people?

You basically don't need to worry about the situation in these two places anymore.

Next, it’s time to take a look at Liaodong. I don’t know if Da Sima has reached Liaodong yet.

Xiangping County.

"General, you have to give us an explanation!"

Goguryeo general Gao Chiran stood in front of Yang Hu with a very aggrieved look on his face.

"General, we have never been disrespectful to you. We have come to you many times to offer gifts and even helped you capture those bandits. But General Pingxi has led his cavalry into the city many times, plundering our people and destroying our cities! Is the Great Wei trying to go to war with us?"

It is hard to imagine a person's face showing an expression of anger and fear. It is a very confusing feeling.

Gao Chiran was obviously afraid of Yang Hu, but he did not dare to disobey the order of their king.

Yang Hu had a calm expression on his face.

"General Pingxi was only out protecting merchants. Did he attack your army? Did he attack your city?"

Hearing the other party's questioning, Gao Chiran was speechless.

Because Wen Yang did not attack their army or attack their cities.

Due to the lack of arable land and many climatic reasons, Goguryeo often robbed people at important trade ports to increase its income.

The three small countries in the south were their targets of looting for many years, and Tuoba, Yuwen, Murong and others in the north had also suffered from their looting.

Of course, they later paid the price for this and were beaten up by the Xianbei people.

The people Wen Yang went to fight were these thieves who robbed people on the road.

Therefore, Yang Hu was not afraid to reason with these people at all.

Gao Chiran first glanced outside to make sure Wen Yang was not around before continuing, "General, General Wen's behavior is extremely excessive. His troops pass through our city without slowing down. Sometimes, his troops drive out bandits and attack our merchants."

"Please send someone to stop him."

Yang Hu still had the same expression, "I don't know much about this matter. We can wait until General Wen arrives and confront him face to face."

Gao Chiran pursed his lips and said, "Aren't you afraid that he will beat me to death?"
In order to govern these remote areas of Youzhou, Yang Hu adopted an active offensive strategy. He first destroyed the Yuwen tribe, and now he has sent troops into the heart of Goguryeo many times.

Yang Hu's purpose was very simple, he wanted to destroy Goguryeo.

Between Tuoba and Goguryeo, Yang Hu preferred to send troops to Goguryeo first, because Goguryeo was much weaker than Tuoba. At the same time, many of the places they occupied were suitable for farming and were not as bad as Yang Hu originally thought.

It's just that their farming techniques are quite backward.

In addition, if Goguryeo was conquered, the southern part of Korea could be taken along the way, and then the Wei Dynasty would no longer have any worries.

At this time, we can surround the Tuoba tribe from three sides and launch a final war against them.

Wen Yang had many purposes for going to the other side, including exploring the road, capturing the guide, marking the city, etc.

Just as the two were about to continue arguing, there was a sudden noise outside.

All I heard was the soldiers outside shouting.

Yang Hu was a little surprised. He saw a man rush into the tent and no one dared to stop him.

Seeing the person coming, Yang Hu hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, Da Sima!!"

Guanqiu Jian shook his head, looking somewhat disappointed, "You didn't even go out to greet me."

Yang Hu hurriedly said, "I hope the Grand Marshal will forgive me! I didn't know he was coming, so I didn't go."

Guanqiu Jian said, "I am not disappointed that you did not come out to greet me. I am disappointed that your army did not discover me beforehand. If I were the enemy, leading elite cavalry, would you also discover me after I reached my camp?"

Yang Hu said helplessly: "The cavalry and scouts in the army are not here."

"So you can just ignore it? Uncle Yang, as long as you stay in this military camp, you can never let your guard down at any time."

The two started talking, but Gao Chiran was a little suspicious.

He looked at Yang Hu and then at Guanqiu Jian.

Who is this little old man?
Why does it seem so high-profile? Even Yang Hu, the General Zhenbei, is required to go out to greet him?

Guanqiu Jian also noticed this person.

"Grand Marshal, this man is the younger brother of the King of Goguryeo."

Guanqiu Jian was startled, then smiled and said, "So it's You Weiju's son."

Gao Chiran was even more astonished, so Yang Hu had no choice but to explain, "This is the Grand Marshal of the Great Wei, Guanqiu Gong."

"Oh, it turns out to be Grand Marshal Guanqiu~~~"

When Gao Chiran finished speaking, his voice broke.

He seemed to have been paused, completely stunned and motionless.

"You, you, you are Guanqiu"

(End of this chapter)