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Then he said anxiously:

"But what to do, we can't transport grain all the way to the Western Regions!"

"Then my people don't..."

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh.

It is definitely not possible to transport food. Most of the roads to the Western Regions are mountain roads. In addition, the journey is far away and you have to worry about bandits... There will be a situation where you need to consume two bags of food on the way to transport one bag of food.

However, it is not impossible.

Shen Bing said in relief:

"Captain, don't worry too much."

"It is said that your family has no fixed place at this time, why don't you move them to the north to fight against the Xiongnu with me?"

Hearing this, Jiang couldn't help but widen his eyes:

"It's the general's intention that the North Land will accept our family?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Of course!"

"Not only are you willing to take in your family, but other people who are forced by the Huns and have nowhere to go, and even those who want to come to the north can come here."

Shen Bing took this opportunity to make another wave of advertisements:

"The captain also knows the situation in the Northland."

"People who moved here from the Western Regions, those who wish to graze have grasslands, and those who wish to join the army can join the army, or they can join us in farming and working."

"What does the captain think?"

Jiang froze.

It's not because the Northland is not good, on the contrary, he feels that the Northland is like a paradise.

Because it was only a few short months, and the 10 people in the North had no worries about food and clothing.

If there is a downside, it is that wars with the Huns were extremely frequent.

But the point is that the Qin army has defeated the Xiongnu at this time and it is predictable that it will become stronger and stronger.

Therefore, the Northland can be said to be a rare paradise. If there is a chance, why would you not want to come here?

Shen Bing added:

"In the future, when we have strong soldiers, strong horses and sufficient food and grass, we will definitely develop in the Western Regions."

"At that time, it's okay for you to wait until you return to your hometown and restore your country."

So if there was anything else to think about, Jiang was so moved that he knocked his head a few times:

"Thank you, General, for your kindness."

Shen Bing hurriedly helped Jiang up.

This is not really a big favor, but a mutual benefit.

And Shen Bing had planned everything.

Not all the people in the Western Regions are nomadic. They also grow many crops, but the farming and irrigation techniques are outdated and the yield is not high.

Therefore, after the Han Dynasty regained the troops stationed in the Western Regions, it faced a serious problem: insufficient food and grass had to be transported from the Central Plains, which required a lot of manpower and material resources.

The way to solve this problem is to farm in the Western Regions and bring the advanced farming and irrigation techniques of the Central Plains to the local people.

When the local people are rich, the army can obtain more military rations locally, and at the same time, the army also participates in farming and harvests a part...so there is enough military rations to be self-sufficient.

At this time, Shen Bing recruited troops from the Western Regions, not only to use them to supplement the cavalry, but also to prepare for the future stationing in the Western Regions.

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Shen Bing then asked Yu to take a hundred riders and three hundred horses to the Western Regions to find his tribe and the people of the Western Regions who were willing to join the Northern Region.

Because they were worried about meeting the Huns who were too late to retreat on the road, Jiang and his party dressed up as envoys.

In addition, Shen Bing also made a special trip to buy more than [-] bolts of silk from Yanmen County.

Silk may be considered good in the Central Plains, as I said before, only eight or nine pieces of silk are exchanged for one horse.

But as the saying goes, what is rare is the most expensive, and the price will increase dozens of times immediately if they are brought to the Western Regions. If they are brought to Rome... then a Roman soldier would have to live without food or drink for seven years to afford them.

So bringing silk is a fortune, not gold, silver, horses... Especially horses, there are so many good horses in the Western Regions, I am afraid that bringing horses will depreciate in value.

At that time, you can use this wealth to recruit tribesmen and common people in the Western Regions, and then buy the food and grass needed when you return.

Li Yan was also following behind Jiang and his party.

Li Yan took [-] Hanoi soldiers to receive the Hexi Corridor abandoned by the Huns, and the speed must be fast...

The Hexi Corridor is not uninhabited.

In fact, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Yuezhi was very close to the Central Plains, to be exact, it was on the west side of the Qin State, and then northwards to Xitao and the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor were the boundaries of the Yuezhi, and the western part of the Hexi Corridor was Wusun.

But after the Xiongnu became strong, they first captured Houtao, and then went south to capture Xitao of the Yuezhi and drove them to the Hexi Corridor.

As the Yuezhi area became smaller and smaller and pushed westward, they drove away the smaller Wusun Kingdom.

So one by one, the Yueshi were driven out of the Hexi Corridor, and Wusun was driven to Central Asia.

If the Qin army was late in receiving it, Shen Bing was worried that the Yuezhi would reoccupy the Hexi Corridor.

How much land is small, what is important is that this important passage is occupied by the Yuezhi, which will not only make it impossible for the Qin army to form an alliance with the Yuezhi, but may also become an enemy...

Only later did Shen Bing realize that this worry was unnecessary.

Because the Yuezhi outside the Hexi Corridor is much richer than before, they are unwilling to enter the undeveloped land of the Hexi Corridor.

When Shen Bing was making various preparations and operating Wuyuan, Fusu handed a letter to Shen Bing and said:

"Father ordered me to rush to Mount Tai immediately!"

Shen Bing couldn't help but wonder:

"Tarzan?"

"Could it be that there are still rogue bandits from Qi who haven't been eliminated?"

Mount Tai belonged to the original state of Qi, so Shen Bing's first reaction was to ask him to suppress the bandits.

But Fusu shook his head and said:

"No, it's Emperor Father who held the Zen Conferring Ceremony on Mount Tai!"

Shen Bing let out an "oh".

He knows that Feng is a sacrifice to the sky, and Zen is a sacrifice to the earth.

Fengchan is the ceremony for the emperor to offer sacrifices to the heaven and the earth in a peaceful and prosperous age or when the sky is auspicious.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether there is a sacrifice or not, but Ying Zheng wants to report his achievements to heaven and earth, to show that he has completed his merits and virtues, and he should be rewarded for whatever.

The reason for enshrining Zen in Mount Tai is because the ancients believed that Mount Tai was the highest mountain in the world, and the top of Mount Tai was the closest to the immortals in the sky.

Uh... Shen Bing wants to say that the highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, if you want to be closer to the sky, you should go there.

But if I say that, I'm afraid I'm going to burn myself... With the current conditions, isn't it courting death if you want to climb Mount Everest?

So Shen Bing had better keep his mouth shut.

In fact, Yingzheng encountered a headache in Mount Tai.

From ancient times to the present, few emperors have held the ceremony of enshrining Zen. Even King Qi Wei wanted to enshrine Zen, but he was dissuaded by Guan Zhong and failed to do so... This is not something that ordinary emperors can do, and King Qi Wei in principle It's just the princes, why do you enshrine Zen? !

Because the Fengzen ceremony has not been held for a long time, no one knows how to get this thing.

Yingzheng even brought together Confucian scholars and alchemists to discuss, but each argued endlessly.

Some said they would go up the mountain on foot, some said they could take a car, but they had to wrap the wheel with grass to avoid shocking the immortals, and some said they needed to worship at a few steps.

In fact, if Yingzheng only finds one of the factions, such as Confucian scholars, or asks alchemists to decide, this problem will not occur.

However, Yingzheng wanted to brainstorm broadly, and invited several people to study the "most correct" solution, so irreconcilable contradictions arose.

At this time, Ying Zheng thought of Shen Bing.

Among all alchemists and Confucian scholars, Ying Zheng believed in Shen Bing the most.

Because there is a saying that "the secret of heaven cannot be revealed", the more advanced a person is, the less likely he is to reveal his identity.

Shen Bing didn't reveal his identity, and every aspect proved that Shen Bing was having an affair with a god, and it had even been tested in actual combat...

Then there is nothing to say, of course Shen Bing has to make a decision to seal Chan.

However, he was worried that Ming Wen would displease the immortal, so he called Fusu and Shen Bing together... In fact, there is a reason for calling Fusu here, he is the heir of Daqin, so of course he should accompany him.

This is a pain for Shen Bing and Fu Su.

It is [-] miles from Wuyuan to Mount Tai, and even if you travel [-] miles a day, it will take more than ten days.

However, Ying Zheng has already considered these things, and he has ordered the guards along the way to prepare escort soldiers, horses, drinks and royal hands.

Therefore, Shen Bing and Fusu can sleep in the car without worrying about the whole journey, and even enjoy the treatment of ordering meals... When it is almost time to eat, tell Yushou, and Yushou will let the guards ride to the front on a fast horse to let people Prepare.

Originally, Shen Bing thought it was because of the honor of the young master Fusu, but after talking with Fusu, he found that Fusu also felt strange, and he had never enjoyed this kind of enjoyment before.

How did Shen Bing know that Fusu was actually in his favor... sent by the gods, so it's not easy for him to wait on him?

In the end, Shen Bing and Fusu arrived at the foot of Mount Tai on the tenth day.

The first person Shen Bing met in the inn was the horse dealer... When Fusu was called away by his servants, the horse dealer appeared in front of Shen Bing's door.

"Brother Shen, long time no see!" Ma Shang smiled and said to Shen Bing, "It's been a long time since I tasted the delicious food made by Brother Shen, I miss it very much! I just heard that the Great General of the Northland is here, so I took the liberty to come to visit .”

When Shen Bing heard it, it was true that during this period of time he was busy with the affairs of the Northland, so he didn't get any new gadgets to enjoy.

"Is the hairpin also here to participate in the Fengchan Grand Ceremony?" Shen Bing asked.

The horse merchant said "hey":

"I am a mere grassroots person, how can I be blessed to participate in the Fengchan ceremony."

"It is said that the general wants to raise a lot of horses in the north, don't forget about me!"

Shen Bing slapped his head, really, how could he forget about this horse dealer.

So he said apologetically:

"Forgive me. The Northland is in urgent need of business. If you don't mind, you can come to the Northland to help me!"

However, the horse dealer seems to be just talking casually, not interested in this topic.

He went on to ask:

"Does the general know how to proceed with this Feng Chan?"

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Shen Bing replied without thinking:

"The matter of enshrining Zen is something we can discuss."

"What's more, Shen Bing is ignorant and ignorant, so he doesn't know."

There was a little disappointment in Ma Shang's eyes, and he thought... Could it be that the threat from the barbarians has not been eliminated?

But the Hetao has been successfully taken, so why worry about the Xiongnu with Shen Bing?

It turned out that Ying Zheng thought that after Shen Bing defeated the Xiongnu in the first battle in Wuyuan, it would be "the overall situation is settled", so he could get the elixir of life.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Then the horse merchant turned to ask:

"So, does the general think we need to worry about the barbarians in the North?"

Shen Bing replied without thinking: