I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Didn't you know that Huo Guang really summed it up, he found that his highness found mines in a regular way every time, the first place to choose should not be a place with abundant water and grass, it is usually the Gobi, desert is not enough, there must be solid soil underneath .

The place Huo Guang chose for Liu Tan last time was not bad. After all, the place where the palace is going to be built, how could he choose a barren mountain?

The result is none.

This time is different, there is a large area of ​​Gobi outside Yiwulu County, so you can always choose it?

Liu Tan really had no choice but to take a closer look at them. A long way to the west of Yiwulu is Puchanghai, which is the Lop Nur of later generations. There is a large area of ​​Gobi between Yiwulu County and Puchanghai. This side is There is no need to worry about the natural barrier.

Because although Puchang Sea is water, but that area is a salt marsh, there is no way to replenish the water source. The southwest of Puchang Sea is Loulan in those days and now Shanshan. The king of Shanshan is now going out to fight with Lu Xuan. Strictly speaking, it can be regarded as a friendly country. According to Liu Tan's understanding of Lu Xuan, he always feels that after this battle, it is hard to say whether Shanshan will still be an independent country.

So he didn't choose to build a city there, but chose three other places in one go.

One of them is in the first [-] miles of Yiwulu County, the second is [-] miles south of Wutanzili, and the third is [-] miles east of Wulei City in Kucha.

After Huo Guang saw these three places, he felt a little bad: "Your Highness, these three cities of yours have basically arrived in other countries!"

Liu Tan looked indifferent: "I know, but Wu Tan Zili said that it is a country, but there are a total of forty households, with a total population of more than 200, which is not as many as the palace. I want to build a school there. How dare the king of Uganda Zili have any objections?"

Wei Buyi smiled and said: "Of course there is nothing to be afraid of when Wu Tanzi leaves the country. Huo Xiang should be talking about Yanqi."

The place Liu Tan chose was right between Wutanzili and Yanqi. The geographical location was indeed very good, but it was precisely because of the good geographical location that the people of Yanqi felt a sense of crisis.

There are only more than 200 people in Zili. If the king of the northern border is not happy, he can directly send an elite regiment to destroy his country. There is nothing to worry about, but Yanqi is different. The total population of Yanqi is about [-]. At the time, Lu Xuan When he first succeeded to the throne, the population of Little Wusun was not as large as that of Yanqi.

Under such circumstances, diplomatic relations with Yanqi need to be careful.

Liu Tan said: "Ahhhhh, before King Wusun sent troops, he sent invitations widely to invite everyone to attack the Xiongnu. He even invited King Yanqi again and again, but King Yanqi remained unmoved."

Everyone understood as soon as they heard it. His Royal Highness wanted to express this anger for King Wusun?

All right, my lord, no problem, my lord.

Of course, you can’t say that on the surface. Huo Guang made up an excuse for Liu Tan nonsense with a blank face: "In this case, Yanqi must have defected to the Huns early on. Now that Yanqi is so close to Yiwulu County, he really needs to be careful. Guard."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help bowing their heads and silently lit a candle for King Yanqi.

Li Ling looked around and couldn't help asking, "Then... what about the Kucha side...? It's too close to Wulei City."

It's only twenty miles away from Wulei City, so it's a rhythm that can be rushed at any time.

Liu Tan nodded: "That's right, but don't worry, I will write a letter of credence to King Qiuci for friendly consultations, don't worry."

Everyone glanced at each other, feeling that His Royal Highness might have misunderstood the word friendship.

When Huo Guang heard that Liu Tan was going to write a letter of credence to King Qiuci, Huo Guang had a bad feeling.

But he didn't stop him, anyway, Kucha is just a small country in the Western Regions, and His Royal Highness is also a vassal king of the Han Dynasty. It is not too much to write the letter of credence to the king of Kucha. The only thing he doesn't know is how his highness will write the letter of credence?

In fact, Liu Tan didn't write it himself. There was Yan Xingsheng beside him, so he just had to rewrite what he wanted to say.

So Yan Xingsheng was basically on a journey to reshape the three views in the process of writing the national letter-he finally understood what it means to say the most ruthless words in the most gentle tone.

In Liu Tan's letter of credence, he established the Protectorate Mansion near Qiuci not to defend against Qiuci, but to establish a connection with Wusun Kingdom. After all, Wusun Kingdom is now a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, but Because Wusun's geographical location is still in the northwest of Qiuci, it is too far away from the big man. In order to make it easier for the people of King Wusun to communicate with the big man, this is the only way to do it.

Even Liu Tan said that this is for the good of Kucha and other countries. In case King Wusun does something that shouldn't be done on the spur of the moment, there is a Duhufu where everyone can find a place to file a complaint. Wouldn't it be pitiful to file a complaint and at least send someone to travel thousands of miles to the northern border country to complain?

At the end of the letter, Liu Tan even added a sentence: This king is thinking of you, are you moved?

After writing the letter of credence, Liu Tan directly sent people to distribute these letters of credence along the way. Anyway, he chose three places, the farthest being the Western Regions Protectorate near Qiuci, and the remaining two, one is Beishan Xiaowei's Mansion, one is Quli Xiaowei's Mansion.

Basically, just by hearing these three names, you can know the attributes of these three cities.

King Qiuci, who received Liu Tan's letter, almost didn't cry: he dare not move, dare not move.

He somewhat held the letter of credence and said to his confidant: "I'm afraid our life will be sad in the future."

There is a Wusun king and a northern king. These two evil stars are one in the east and one in the northwest. There is also a big Wusun in the southwest.

It is said that now the big Wusun is basically the princess of Wusun, that is, the princess who the big man married has the final say.

None of these three people are fuel-efficient lamps, and the scope of dispatching troops can basically radiate the entire Western Region. This... From this point of view, the Western Region has almost fallen into the hands of the big man!

His confidant comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Great King, Great Wusun is in civil strife, and Little Wusun is at war with the Xiongnu. The northern border country is too far away from us. How many people can be left in a Protectorate? They will definitely not send troops easily. "

King Qiuci clutched his chest and said, "I hope so, I hope so."

Compared with King Qiuci's frowning frown, Wu Tanzili is obviously more aware of current affairs. After receiving the letter of credence, he immediately replied a letter, expressing his gratitude honestly - there is no way, there are more than 200 of them in total, What can the 57 people who can fight do not know how to do?

In comparison, King Yanqi had even more headaches. Whether it was Wutan Zili or Qiuci, these two countries had a Dufu Mansion or Xiaowei Mansion nearby, but Yanqi... two Xiaowei Mansions and a Duhufu Mansion Almost surrounded him!

The Xiaowei Mansion of the Dahan generally has a maximum of 5000 people, and the number of people in the Duhu Mansion will be even more.

Although this number is certainly not comparable to that of Yanqi, the problem is that the people in these places are all elite soldiers and strong generals. No matter how many people there are in Yanqi, most of them are ordinary people.

It can be seen from the attitude of the king of the northern border towards Che Shi country and other countries that he must control all these countries that are close to the northern border country.

King Yanqi held the letter of credence tightly in his hands, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, and wrote back to Liu Tan, expressing his support for this matter-if you don't support it, you can't, if you support it, you will destroy the country in the future, if you don't support it, you will destroy it now Country!

Anyway, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future, let's talk about it first.

Liu Tan sneered after receiving these credentials, and said to Huo Guang: "Look, Ah Guang, I said there will be no problem, right?"

Huo Guang shook his head helplessly, he couldn't bear to see his embarrassment, just as they had finished discussing everything they wanted to discuss, they got up and left quickly.

Liu Tan looked at those credentials and suddenly understood something.

Thinking back when he was just an ordinary person before crossing over, every time he saw the dishonesty of the surrounding countries, he was angry and strange. They developed themselves well and never bullied the surrounding countries. Why are those countries more shameless than one?

Now sitting in this position, he knows that the relationship between countries is very complicated, especially in neighboring countries, where there are interests involved and land disputes.

Now that he has strong power in his hands, of course he wants to suppress the neighboring countries in order to gain more benefits.

However, part of the credential he gave to those kings was actually true—if these countries did not die, he would not send troops easily.

Although there are so many soldiers and horses raised in the Western Regions Protector's Mansion and Xiaowei's Mansion, these people can create some economic value there, such as farming or mining.

But once troops are dispatched, they can only spend money, and it’s not that they have too much money to spend. In the Western Regions, as long as these countries are honest and don’t die, it doesn’t make much sense to really occupy it for now. .

Far away, even if the Western Regions are set up as a vassal state again, if an ambitious person comes to the Western Regions to directly establish himself as a king, and then accumulate strength to counterattack the Central Plains, it is better to let the Western Regions maintain the status quo, and the relationship between countries will never be possible. If they are really united, the more scattered they are, the more beneficial it will be for the big man.

Liu Tan called Gong Shucan over and said, "Two school lieutenants' mansions and one governor's mansion, can it be done?"

Gong Shucan's heart was full of emotion, and he said excitedly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best and will not disgrace my life!"

Liu Tan said: "By the way, the overall planning of the city and the housing are under the management of Sikong, but the construction of roads and bridges is under the jurisdiction of Siyu, that is, Moshi and the others. As for water diversion and irrigation, remember to ask Sikong. Chuan, as a winter official, you are different from before, you must at least be fair in dealing with things."

Gong Shucan's heart trembled: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I understand."

Liu Tan nodded. He said this extra sentence mainly because he was worried that Gong Shucan had never held such a position before. Although he was the patriarch of the Gongshu family, commanding the family members was different from being an official. It's too ugly.

As soon as Gong Shucan left here, Honglu came over in a hurry and said, "Your Highness, the Xiongnu Shanyu sent an envoy to deliver a letter to His Highness."