The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

The mighty Roman Empire also had difficulty keeping up with Ardasil's offensive pace for a while. That is to say, the Sassanian Dynasty has already walked ahead of the Han Dynasty and opened the road of external expansion, and the Sassanian Dynasty will continue to expand for a long time in the future. Very powerful.

Ardashir's ability is unquestionable. Dare to be called the king of kings. There are several in the entire human history. Alexander is one, and Genghis Khan is one. I don't know if the most powerful Tang Dynasty is one. After all, they did not sweep Asia and Europe record.

The initial summoning of the mission ended hastily, but this time, the initial intention to reopen the trade route was reached, which is not a small gain. The rest of the work is left to the corresponding officials of the Government Affairs Council to complete. This matter cannot be completed overnight.

The next day, the negotiations with the missions of various countries officially started, but not everyone was keen to reopen the trade route, such as Bishop Elliott, the deputy envoy of the Sasanian Dynasty standing in front of Liu Bei.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, please allow the great Zoroastrianism to preach in the Han Empire, and let the world know the oracle of the main god Ahura-Mazda..."

What made Liu Bei and Chen Ziming speechless was that the bishop of the Zoroastrianism started to explain the teachings of the Zoroastrianism to Liu Bei here. I have to say that Elliott has a good eloquence and a deep understanding of the teachings of the Zoroastrianism.

Even for a short while, Liu Bei was fascinated by the teachings of Zoroastrianism. It showed Liu Bei a mythical world and raised Ahura-Mazda's status to an untouchable level.

"Okay." Seeing that Liu Bei didn't interrupt Elliott's speech, Chen Ziming snorted coldly in his heart, and interrupted sharply: "Big Han respects the beliefs of the Sassanid Kingdom, but what the Han people believe in is their freedom. The Han court will not interfere."

"That's great, thank you, Prime Minister Dahan." Elliott immediately became excited after hearing Chen Ziming's words.

Chen Ziming said speechlessly: "I think your envoy misunderstood me. I mean, the Han Dynasty court will not hinder your preaching, but it will not stand up to support your teachings. Moreover, when you preach in the Han Dynasty, you must abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty." , otherwise the big man will expel you."

"I believe in the choices of the world..." As long as the Han emperor does not stop them from preaching, that's enough. Elliott is very confident about whether he can spread the teachings of Zoroastrianism, and they are professional in preaching.

Chen Ziming looked at the back that was slowly going away, and smiled coldly. He wanted to preach in Dahan, and see if Chen Ziming agreed with him. Besides, Dahan's technological road has just started, and he can be imprisoned by messy theories.

"Report to Your Majesty, the deputy envoy of Guishuang Kingdom is asking to see you."

Just as Elliott left, the envoy of the Guishuang Empire came again. Chen Ziming and Liu Bei looked at each other and guessed who it was.

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Chapter 663 The Story of the Western Regions

Sure enough, the person who came was Bowen, the great monk of the Guishuang Empire, and he came with the same intention as Elliott of the Zoroastrianism, wanting to preach in Dahan.

"Please ask the emperor of the Han Dynasty to build temples in various places and give the temples some fields..."

Compared with Elliott, this Buddha is even more speechless, demanding more than one, but it is also true to think about it, Buddhism is the state religion in the Guishuang Empire, radiating several surrounding countries, and its status in the Guishuang Empire is very high , and some places even have greater influence than the royal family.

They possess countless wealth, are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and are truly "superior people in the world". In Bowen's view, these requests are normal, and even these things should be offered by Liu Bei on his own initiative.

How could Liu Bei and Chen Ziming agree to Bowen's unreasonable request, but they can't refuse it outright. After all, Buddhism has a great influence in the Guishuang Empire. If Bowen makes anti-big man remarks after returning, he will definitely start business with the big man The road brings obstacles.

Chen Ziming appeased Bo Wen and agreed to let them preach in Dahan first. As for building temples and granting fields, don't worry about it. Dahan doesn't have so much spare money.

After sending Bo Wen away, Liu Bei and Chen Ziming recruited members of the Military Machine Pavilion to discuss the matter of preaching. In fact, Chen Ziming wanted to take the opportunity to remind everyone that foreign teachers should not be allowed to wreak havoc on the big man.

Moreover, these churches are the pioneers of other countries. In addition to cultural invasion, they are also responsible for collecting intelligence for their own countries. If they have good things, they will send them to the country.

After listening to Chen Ziming's evaluation and explanation of the foreign teachers, Liu Bei frowned and said: "But expelling them may cause the big man to make enemies with other countries."

Liu Bei also knows the influence of various churches in their country, and this has to be guarded against.

"It doesn't matter." Chen Ziming said with a smile: "As long as they preach in a proper manner, don't confuse people's hearts, and don't use special methods, I believe that the common people will not be confused by them."

The reason why Chen Ziming is so confident is that the words of the big man are in the hands of the court. As long as the court does not force the people to rebel, the people will trust the court more. As long as Liu Bei publishes an article or something, he can easily beat him to death .

"And." Chen Ziming sneered, "The churches are not as powerful as you imagined. They are just tools used by the emperors of various countries to control the country. They have no ability to influence the decision-making of the emperor of a country."

Such an important matter as the opening of trade routes cannot be stopped by a few words from the church. Their status in their respective countries was given by the emperor, and the emperor can take it back at any time.

Bodiao of the Guishuang Empire and Ardashir of the Sassanian Dynasty are all current heroes, and they will really be restrained by the church. They are the real rulers of the empire, and the church is just their tool.

If the church can really influence the decision-making of a country, then the country can eliminate the threat, because they are no longer qualified to compete with the big man.

"Let them preach in Dahan, but the scale must be controlled, and they must be under the supervision of the court, and they must not be allowed to act recklessly..."

"The big man can take this opportunity to get people mixed in and follow them back to the country to "seriously study" their teachings..."

As soon as Chen Ziming said this, everyone's eyes lit up. In this way, the big man can send people to various countries to investigate intelligence, and be protected by the local church. It is indeed a good idea.

"Then assign the Western Regions to them to preach. All churches can only preach in the Western Regions. When their believers reach a certain number, they can go to other places in Dahan to preach."

Jia Xu is worthy of being a poisonous man. With this plan, not only will the churches of various countries be trapped in the Western Regions, allowing them to compete and attack each other, but it will also allow the secret work of the big man to be mixed in to facilitate things.

"The commercial road is about to open, and the Western Regions must be passed through. It is too chaotic and will damage the majesty of the Han Dynasty." As soon as Xu Shu said it, everyone knew what he meant. This was a proposal to completely control the Western Regions.

Liu Bei and Chen Ziming looked at each other, nodded slightly, and Liu Bei said: "The Western Regions are the land of the great Han, and should be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."

Chen Ziming said: "The military department will come up with a feasible solution as soon as possible. Xiao Qing is a bandit in the Western Regions. The Western Regions are the places that must be passed by the commercial routes. The safety of the commercial routes should be guaranteed."

The so-called bandits are the armies controlled by countries in the Western Regions. They are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so they are bandits. The target of the Han army is these uncontrolled armed forces, and by the way, prepare for the Han Dynasty to take over the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty." Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "The great man has just experienced war, the people are not yet safe, and the soldiers and horses are exhausted, and the great man is about to send troops to Jiaozhou, Nanyue, Funan and other places. If he sends troops to the Western Regions at this time, it may affect morale and there will be insufficient food and grass. .”

Zhuge Liang's view of the overall situation is very important, and he also has a long-term perspective. According to Liu Bei and Chen Ziming's intentions, he actually wants to use two or three years to recuperate before starting to expand abroad.

But the plan can't keep up with the changes. Jiaozhou and Nanyue are definitely going to be taken. After all, the two places belong to Jiangdong and are still under the control of Jiangdong's old department. As for Funan, it is inevitable to take it by the way.

Now that the Dahan wants to open up business routes, it is impossible for the Western Regions to continue to allow it to be independent. It must be controlled in the hands. After all, this involves the national defense of the Dahan, and also involves the business tax revenue of the Dahan.

"No problem." Chen Ziming didn't know this, and immediately said: "Now that the Han Dynasty is unified, the soldiers are disarmed and returned to the fields. They should have recuperated and recuperated, but the frontier defense cannot be abolished. Sending troops into the Western Regions is not for conquest, but to protect the people of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions. Those who support the court."

Fazheng said: "The matter of grain and grass is also the same. The rice in Jiangdong is cropped twice a year, and the rice in Nanyue is cropped three times a year. There is a lot of stored grain, which can be requisitioned first, and then replenished after the rice in the two places is ripe."

"Very good." Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard that, and all the ministries began to prepare for the troops to enter the Western Regions. It is not a short-term thing to open the business road. You must know that the members of the mission are only initially agreeing to come up with a unified opinion, and they still have to bring it back to the country. Go, after reporting to their emperor, we can make a conclusion. It will be a year and a half later.

"Abolishing the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions, like all parts of the Han Dynasty, dividing states, counties, and counties, directly under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, setting up a military region to ensure the safety of business roads..."

Since we want to completely control the Western Regions, there is no need for the name of the Western Regions to continue to exist, and the Changshi Mansion cannot continue to exist, so that the Western Regions are the same as the states of the Han Dynasty, and there is nothing special about them.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of Dawan Kingdom and Kangju Kingdom are asking to see you."

When everyone was discussing the affairs of the Western Regions, envoys from Dawan and Kangju came jointly and interrupted everyone's discussion.

Chapter 664 North Commercial Road

"Do you want Dahan to open another trade route, passing through Dawan Kingdom, Kangju Kingdom, to the western countries?"

After listening to the intentions of the envoys from Dawan and Kangju, Liu Bei asked with a frown.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Great Han Emperor." Dawan envoy Ackerman nodded yes.

At this time, Yarman, the ambassador of the Kangju Kingdom, also stated: "My Kangju Kingdom has many contacts with Western countries, and they also want to open business routes with the Han. When they came, the king of our country said that the Kangju Kingdom guarantees the safety of the lives and property of the Han merchants in the Kangju Kingdom. .”

Chen Ziming's eyes lit up. This was a good choice. Both the Guishuang Empire and the Sassanian Dynasty were considered powerful in Asia, and the Sassanian Dynasty blocked the way for the Han Dynasty to reach the western countries.

However, Dawan and Kangju belong to North Asia. From the two countries, they can bypass the Guishuang Empire and the Sasanian Dynasty, and directly reach Europe, where they can conduct business exchanges with European countries.

"The caravans going to Dawan and Kangju will not be restricted, they will be chosen by Dahan merchants independently, but a trade route will be opened because of this..."