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After the sailing order is issued, Sun Ce's Western Fleet will soon set foot on the western world. This will be the largest and longest sailing operation with the largest number of people in human history.
For Wei, opening up sea routes is as important as opening up the Silk Road.
Cao Ang, with a large and small entourage of about 2000 people in total, first arrived at Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty, then set off from Chang'an, entered Longxi County, crossed the Yellow River, and first arrived at Liangzhou.
It only took two days before and after, so the efficiency is very exciting, especially for Cassius who joined in as a consultant.
He even boldly thought that in the future, if something called a railway could be built directly from the Western Regions to the Mediterranean Sea, wouldn't the journey that originally took several months be reduced to about three days?
Cassius believes that this is very marketable, and more and more citizens will abandon Rome and vote for Wei at that time.
Cassius was not idle along the way, and he took the initiative to report all the information and experience he had collected over the years in business, so that Cao Ang would have a clear understanding after taking office, so as not to be blinded.
There are dozens of countries in the Western Regions, and seven of them are the most powerful. These seven countries are called the Seven Heroes of the Western Regions.
Each has a great deal of dominance in their respective regions, and can force nearby smaller nations to pay tribute to them.
Among them, the nearest is Loulan, which is located west of Dunhuang.
This country may be close enough, so it is deeply influenced by the Han people, and many people can speak fluent Chinese. , the Western Regions Changshi Mansion of the Eastern Han Dynasty was located here.
Back then, Ban Chao, Ban Yong and his sons took this region as the core, and then managed to gradually break down and reintegrate the Western Regions.
The farthest place is represented by Dawan. The location of Dawan has surpassed the traditional Huaxia region.
The founders of the Dawan Kingdom were not Chinese in the narrow sense or Chinese in the broad sense, but Serbians, a Hellenistic city close to Persia, no wonder the gap is so deep.
Cao Ang led the team through Liangzhou, which is the Hexi Corridor of later generations.
When it comes to the Hexi Corridor, most people will put their first impression on the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, or on the Crescent Lake, or even on the unique Huangshan Desert in the Northwest. .
In fact, this is not the case when it comes to the Hexi Corridor.
In this world, the climate is constantly changing.
It's just that such a periodic movement takes 10 years at every turn, and is calculated in millions of years. Even a very slight change needs to be calculated in thousands of years.
About half of the Hexi Corridor in the 21st century is desert.
And about nearly 2000 years ago, the desert coverage in this place was less than one-third.
In other words, nearly two-thirds of the Hexi Corridor is covered with very fertile pastures.
Under such circumstances, the Great Wei Empire opened a large number of farms, pastures and mines in the Hexi Corridor.
Therefore, now the Hexi Corridor is not only an important business route of the Great Wei, but at the same time, the Hexi Corridor is also one of the most important resource and mineral production areas in the Great Wei.
Stopping in the four counties of the Hexi Corridor one by one, Cao Ang personally inspected the local situation.
When inspecting these four counties, Cao Ang was very satisfied. The more happy thing is that this Zhao Yun has been serving as the governor of Liangzhou for less than a year, and he is very disciplined in all aspects.
The atmosphere and order from top to bottom are all in good order.
Not bad, indeed not bad!
This Zhao Yun really did not disappoint!
Although this Zhao Yun is inferior to generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Liao in terms of military ability, but in terms of military strength and civil governance, Zhao Yun is still very powerful among the many generals of the Great Wei Empire.
Among the top ten army generals, Zhao Yun can be said to be both civil and military.
After surveying Liangzhou, Cao Ang left for other places.
The reason why he didn't stay in this Liangzhou for too long is because this Liangzhou had been incorporated into Huaxia as early as Emperor Wu's time.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the four counties in Hexi, it went through another 300 years of development. Therefore, Liangzhou is now very stable.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Liangzhou naturally does not need to stay longer, after all, Cao Ang's goal is the land of the Western Regions.
Starting from Dunhuang County, going westward, there are more and more deserts. This situation is a scenery that cannot be seen in the mainland of China.
Cao Ang led the people together, admiring the wonders that could never be seen in the Central Plains along the way. Looking at these scenery, he also enjoyed a lot of beauties in the world.
The first thing everyone arrived at was the city-state Loulan on the land of the Western Regions!
Loulan, located in the west of Lop Nur, is seven kilometers away from the south bank of the Kongque River.
This Loulan is one of the most famous countries among the 36 countries in the Western Regions. It is very close to the Hexi Corridor and directly borders the Dunhuang County. Therefore, under such circumstances, this Loulan is naturally It has a close relationship with the Han Dynasty.
It is very different from the very desolate Loulan ruins in later generations. At this time, the river has not been diverted. Under such circumstances, a large oasis has been bred.
Therefore, under such circumstances, after Cao Ang and his wives visited here together, they saw a scene that shocked them.
This place is rich and very prosperous, and most importantly, it is a country beyond the Great Wall.
Except for places like Xuchang and Luoyang, it is already very good that Loulan can have such a situation.
The place where Loulan is located is the oasis paradise above the Western Regions.
This place is not only nourished by the Kongque River, but also has the existence of Lop Nur. This place also has very rich water resources.
Under such circumstances, the land nearby is very fertile and can be planted.
Loulan people live quite comfortably in such an environment.
They can go boating and fishing on the river in front of the door, and they can even hunt in the woods.
Not only that, but to the east of Loulan is Dunhuang, and to the west is connected to many countries in the Western Regions. In this way, it has become the most important center of political, economic, and cultural exchanges in the entire Western Regions.
This Loulan has a very high commercial value and strategic value. No matter which route is north or south on the Silk Road, it all diverges from this Loulan.
Under such circumstances, Loulan naturally has a very high status.
Before Cao Ang came here, he had already obtained accurate information. Now the name of King Loulan is: An Ke!
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Chapter 744
The Loulan King was old at this time, so his prestige gradually declined. Under such circumstances, most of the power in the hands of the Loulan King was held by those nobles.
In this case, it is quite sad.
A while ago, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao led the troops passing by here.
The soldiers of the Great Wei Empire are valiant, high-spirited, mighty and mighty, and the excellent equipment, the strength can be said to be very powerful.
Such a move made the old king terrified.