The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

"Meng De, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious..."

Liu Bei was not so optimistic about the Kushan's sudden declaration of war on the Han Dynasty.

Even Guo Jia advised: "Mingsong, do not act rashly. You must inform the emperor and the court first!"

It is really strange that the Kushans are declaring war on the Han Dynasty now.

Now no one knows why the Kushans suddenly declared war on the Han Dynasty as if they had gone mad.

At the same time, no one knew what size of army the Kushans would deploy to fight the Han.

We cannot and should not fight a war in the dark.

"Yes, we can't act lightly."

Xiahou Dun, Yu Jin and others also believed that they should not easily get involved in a war with the Kushans, a country with a population of tens of millions.

"We must report this to the Emperor and wait for his decision!"

"Besides, the terrain of the Western Region is such that whoever defends is at an advantage, and whoever attacks is at a disadvantage."

"Waiting for the Kushans to attack and then striking back is not a bad strategy!"

The border between the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire is full of mountains.

When fighting in this kind of terrain, cavalry cannot be deployed and siege equipment cannot be transported to the front line...but the defenders can use the high ground to sweep the enemy and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out!
Cao Cao personally went to the territory of Dayuan and after careful investigation, he found that it was indeed as Guo Jia said, so he no longer insisted on taking the initiative to attack, but instead built a fort here and sent cavalry to patrol the border between the two countries day and night for precaution.

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When the Kushans declared war on the Han Dynasty, they also stopped trading with the Han Dynasty.

Wang Ping and Zhang Ren of the Annan Protectorate also immediately noticed this.

"court death!"

After several years of experience in the Annan Protectorate, Wang Ping and Zhang Ren have been transformed!

They both abandoned the subtle and profound ideas taught in books...

In the Annan Protectorate, both of them saw a world that was completely different from the Han area!
The two of them witnessed with their own eyes how profitable trade was, and how distorted human nature was under such huge profits.

Moreover, these characteristics are further deepened due to the unique characteristics of the Annan Protectorate.

There is no benevolence, no morality.

Yes, only efficiency!
The Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire, as well as the more distant Parthia and Qin, all traded through the waterways of the Annan Protectorate.

Every month, countless goods come in and out of the Annan Protectorate.

The flow of goods in and out also means the circulation of money.

The circulation of money means that the livelihoods of thousands of people are affected here!
The sudden termination of trade between the Kushan Empire and the Han Dynasty might not cause any consequences in the short term...but Wang Ping and Zhang Ren knew that if the waterway was blocked all the time, there would definitely be casualties!
"We must report this to the Emperor and ask him to send troops!"

Without the Kushans, where could the Han Dynasty find such a market worth tens of millions?

Without the Kushans, what would happen to the goods produced by the Han Dynasty?
Once these goods are piled up, countless workshops in Shu will be paralyzed in an instant! The livelihoods of countless people will be affected!

Not only Shu...

Even the rulers of Shan and Pyu could no longer sit still.

Because of the two countries' unique geographical locations, they only needed to help the Annan Protectorate build cities, repair roads, and entertain traveling merchants, and they would receive huge amounts of money every day.

This speed of making money has far exceeded the speed of agricultural harvest, so both countries, from the kings to the common people, cannot tolerate the slow pace of making money in the past.

Because of money, the two sworn enemies, Shan and Pyu, gradually turned hostility into friendship, let alone the Kushan Empire, which had nothing to do with them at all?
Destroying someone's financial path is like killing one's parents!
Yonghua and Biemei, also in anger, together with Wang Ping and Zhang Ren, wrote a letter to the emperor, requesting the emperor to communicate with the Kushans and resume trade!

Otherwise, the worst that could happen is that Shan and Pyu would launch an attack on Kushan themselves!
When the officials from Ningzhou and Yizhou along the way learned about it, they wrote letters to the emperor one after another!
war!

war!

If the Kushans do not hand over the market obediently, it will be in their interest and they will start a war!
Because all the officials in Shu knew that if they fought a war, people might die.

But if the goods cannot be sold, the consequences will be even more terrible!
Countless people and officials who have become accustomed to "making quick money" will never be able to return to the peaceful days of men farming and women weaving in the past!
If this industry that can generate hundreds of millions of profits every year is destroyed, there will definitely be a huge mess!
Annan Protectorate.

This almost inconspicuous organization, which had been developing quietly in the southwest corner of the Han Dynasty, had gradually become a behemoth that tied millions of people to chariots during the trade over the years!

No one can stop it from selling!
If there is, kill it!

Official documents from officials on the southwest side were flying like snowflakes, which frightened the officials in Chang'an and Qingzhou.

When they saw countless officials in a state of excitement, they all thought that a rebellion had occurred in Shu or in the Annan Protectorate.

Now you tell me that just because the Kushans stopped trading with the Han Dynasty, we have to fight to the death with them?

When did this world become so crazy?

When Yang Xiu trembled and told the emperor about this, he thought the emperor would be furious and punish the officials in Shu and Annan Protectorate. Unexpectedly, the emperor just smiled and said, "I didn't expect that such a thing would happen so early..."

It happened so early...

Doesn't that mean that the emperor had already anticipated this kind of thing?
Yang Xiu suddenly felt it was ridiculous.

Declaring war on another country just because of the severance of trade was a bit unrealistic for a country like the Han Dynasty.

Now seeing the emperor's "already expected" look, Yang Xiu was even more confused...

"Why is Dezu confused?"

"You should have expected these things."

Seeing Yang Xiu puzzled, Liu Xie reminded him, "Handan."

"I discussed this with Dezu when he was in Handan."

……"hiss!!!"

Only then did Yang Xiu react!

Something that was originally something I had only speculated would happen is now happening ahead of time!
The only difference is that the first place to have problems was not the Beiting Protectorate which might gradually become saturated, but the Annan Protectorate which had its trade relations cut off!

"Your Majesty, this..."

Yang Xiu was dumbfounded.

This kind of thing happened for the first time in the history of the Han Dynasty!
Because it was too novel and too sudden, even Yang Xiu was a little confused and didn't know how to deal with it.

"It doesn't matter."

The other officials were frightened by the officials from Annan Protectorate and Shu.

Only Liu Xie disagreed at this moment.

"After all, the scale of Shu has not grown, and agriculture is still the main industry. In addition, with the equal distribution of land, the loss of money will be greater, but it will not endanger the foundation, and people will not be unable to afford food or clothes."

"Besides, the domestic demand for Shu brocade and tea is sufficient for the Han Dynasty...but the price will definitely be much lower than that of foreign trade, and the profit will be very little. Apart from that, nothing serious will happen."

"This is just the right time to remind those merchants and workshop owners—"

“External demand cannot exist forever.”

"Just like Handan to the Beiting Protectorate, sooner or later it will be saturated."

"They will have to spend a lot of money to invest in new technologies and new products, otherwise this will happen sooner or later."

At this moment, Yang Xiu barely followed the emperor's thoughts.

Then Yang Xiu asked quietly: "Does the emperor mean to... just ignore it?"

"..."

Liu Xie thought about it and finally shook his head.

"The people are innocent, how can we just ignore it?"

"I also want you to go to Shu for me and help me do some things."

Yang Xiu asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"

"Go teach those Han officials what to do when they encounter such a situation."

Yang Xiu felt more and more guilty: "I only know a little bit, and you want me to teach them?"

"Everyone has a first time. With your wisdom, Yang Xiu, and based on what you said to me in Handan that day, I know you can do it."

"My request is not high. Please do not cause any trouble in Shu. Hold on until I have dealt with Jiangdong and completely unified it. Then I will deal with the Kushan affairs."

When Yang Xiu heard the latter part, his eyes lit up——

"Is the emperor going to attack Jiangdong as well this time?"

"You wouldn't think that I've been in Qingzhou for so long that I really can't bear to give up the seafood here, right?"

Liu Xie looked at Yang Xiu speechlessly.

"The matter of Fengxian's closure of the country has been properly handled."

"Goguryeo has Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Liu Qi. As long as we influence them subtly, we will be able to achieve our goal sooner or later."

"The time I stayed in Qingzhou was to wait for Bofu and Gongjin to become familiar with the use of warships and artillery."

"It's almost time now. I can't stay in Qingzhou any longer. Otherwise, Wen Ruo will come all the way from Chang'an to settle accounts with me."

Yang Xiu suddenly realized.

However, before leaving, Yang Xiu came before the emperor and expressed his request:

"I am going to the Annan Protectorate this time. Your Majesty, can you give me the axe?"

Liu Xie was a little surprised after hearing this: "Why? Are you afraid that someone will harm you?"

Yang Xiu smiled awkwardly: "That's not the case."

"I am just afraid that my influence is insignificant and I cannot make the local officials obey my orders."

The jokes of the past are just jokes.

But Yang Xiu was, after all, the head of the Menxia Province and the Minister of the Han Dynasty. Now he said that he was afraid that his influence would not be taken seriously. If this were to be spread out, he would be laughed to death by everyone.

But Liu Xie did not laugh.

"It seems that Dezu has also noticed it...Okay! I will agree to this matter!"

Special things are done.

The performance of the Annan Protectorate and Yizhou officials really surprised everyone.

Unite!

Unusual unity!
Even if a country as big as the Kushan Empire tried to block their way, they would dare to give it a flying kick!
This kind of thing also made Liu Xie and Yang Xiu unconsciously think of one thing -

"The Qin Dynasty's system of military merit and nobility!"

After four hundred years of dormancy, the Chinese Empire finally began to expand again!

Anyone who dares to block the way will be killed immediately!
Compared to the small-scale wars in Beiting, Xiyu, and Liaozhou, the Kushan Empire is really going to unsheathe the sword of the Han Dynasty this time! (End of this chapter)