After the trip to Chang'an, the next stop is Liangzhou.

The Qiang people have been in the same place for a year or two. Ma Qiang wants to see the current recovery of Liangzhou, and also recruited Xu Shu to return to Liangzhou to report on the development of Xizhou.

On the third day of the fifth day of the second year of Jian'an, Ma Qiang arrived in Ji County.

Xu Shu was too far away, so it took some time to come to Liangzhou. Ma Qiang first, Cao Cao and Gao Shun, who returned to Liangzhou to learn about the situation in Liangzhou and the Western Regions.

"The counties in Liangzhou have recovered very quickly. The people have been in war for many years and they have wanted to spend a few days of stable life."

Cao Cao was in good spirits, and it seemed that he was quite satisfied with his life in Liangzhou.

"Thank you, Brother Meng De, I see the report that last year you worked together to wipe out more than 300 thieves from all over the world. Liangzhou's Stability is thanks to you two."

"The people in Liangzhou are fierce, and the Han and Qiang live together. After many years of war, there are indeed many bandits. Most of these bandits are familiar with the terrain and are usually used for the people and when they see profits, they become thieves.

If General Gao had not been strict in governing the army, Liangzhou would not have been pacified so quickly."

Gao Shun heard Cao Cao praise him, but just glanced at him without replying.

"Well, when I called Meng De Gong as the governor of Liangzhou before, some people were worried that Meng De Gong and General Gao would be in conflict, but I didn't agree, because I knew that both of them were devoted to public affairs and would never abolish public for personal gain. It seems that I guessed it right.

What is the situation in the Western Regions?”

Gao Shun replied, "After the Xiongnu in the Western Regions visited Liangzhou and surrendered, they are speeding up their attacks on the countries in the Western Regions."

"They want to fight us in the Western Regions?"

"The cable reports said that the Huns were storing food and grass and were constantly transporting food and grass to the West, so they should be preparing to continue to move westward."

Moving west...

"The affairs of the Western Regions are still placed after Jiaozhou. Now it is urgent to settle the house first."

After waiting in Liangzhou for half a month, Ma Qiang personally participated in a Liangzhou prefecture representative election conference, Xu Shu rushed to Liangzhou in a hurry.

Speaking of which, Xizhou is indeed far away. Ma Qiang generated electricity to Xu Shu in Guangzong and asked him to visit him in Liangzhou. He had been going on and off for two or three months, and Xu Shu had only arrived now.

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"These people dress up so strangely..."

"Yes, it seems that they are wearing animal skins."

"The face is so dark, but what cow are they holding? Why are they so big?"

A team of strangely dressed teams appeared outside Ji County, and Ma Qiang brought Cao Cao and others to greet them at the city gate.

"Envoy Xu, it seems like a general in front of you?" Yan Xing, who was accompanying the guard, pointed at the front and said.

When Xu Shu saw that, he was not right. Ma Qiang took Mrs. Qingcheng's hand and took Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and other big guys waiting for him outside the city.

"Hurry! Let the representatives follow me to visit!"

Xu Shu turned over and dismounted, Yan Xing shouted loudly in Qiang language. The Qiang people in strange costumes dismounted and followed Xu Shu on foot.

"Xu Shu, the governor of Xizhou, led the representatives of Xizhouzhou to visit the general of the regent!"

State representative?

Ma Qiang now knows why Xu Shu brought so many Tu Qiang people here. It turns out that these are all representatives of the states of Xizhou.

Think about it, there are very few Han people in Xizhou now, but not most of them are Qiang people, and they are probably leaders of Tu Qiang tribes.

Speaking of which, herdsmen are also considered as one of farmers.

"Yuanzhi, thank you for your hard work in Xizhou!"

Looking at Xu Shu who had several colors in front of him, Ma Qiang had to admit that the plateau ultraviolet rays were the biggest natural enemy of the handsome man.

"It is the wish of the great Han Dynasty to open up the border!"

"Follow me to enter the city!"

Ma Qiang took Xu Shu's hand and entered the city together.

In the governor's mansion, Ma Qiang and others took their seats one by one. Ma Qiang said to Cao Cao, "Brother Meng De, I think most of the representatives in Xizhou are Tu Qiang people this time. I'm afraid this is the first time they have come to the Han area in their lives. You have to do your best to be a landlord!"

“This is nature.”

"For example, those Jingguan outside the city are good attractions, and there are Xinqiang Village outside the city, you can also go and have a look."

Take these people to visit Beijing?

You're so bad~

I like it ~

"Tell me about the situation in Xizhou."

Xu Shu took out a manuscript and handed it to Ma Qiang, and began to report.

Xizhou has a vast territory, sparse population, and a harsh environment. Not to mention the Han people, there are not many Shu Qiang who can speak Chinese. Xu Shu, the governor of Xizhou, really felt like he was surviving in the wilderness.

Build your own roads, build your own houses, and cultivate your own fields. Everything starts from scratch.

That's fine, the biggest problem is medicine. I dare not say that the medicinal materials that Chinese doctors are familiar with are completely unable to find in Xizhou. There are basically no one. Dozens of people died of illness due to the inability to transport medicinal materials for a while. In the end, the military doctors could only try to use the medicinal materials used in the local Tu Qiang, but because of the unfamiliar medicinal properties, the effect...

The most difficult time was last winter, when the mountains were blocked with heavy snow, and Liangzhou's aid was not transported to Xizhou at all. In addition, Sheng Qiang knew that there was food in the Han people's gathering place, so he kept coming to plunder. Fortunately, most of the Han people's gathering places were soldiers or surrendered Qiang people and their families, with great combat power, so he was shocked and safe.

"It's so difficult..." Ma Qiang breathed a long sigh and said, "Yuan Zhi, to be honest, people have been writing letters to persuade me to give up Xizhou and stick to Liangzhou, thinking that Xizhou is not profitable.

What do you know the situation in Xizhou best, what do you think?

Please feel free to say that if Xizhou is abolished, I will also let you choose another state as the governor!"

Xu Shu immediately said, "Shu thought that Xizhou was irrevocable!"

“Why?”

"Although Xizhou is poor, the terrain is extremely high, and although the land is mostly barren, as Ming Gong said before, there is also land that can be cultivated and can be grazed, with many cattle and horses.

Nowadays, the Qiang tribes of Xizhou are fighting each other, like the Xiongnu in the pre-Qin period, if we do not occupy Xizhou, and if we wait for a person like a hero to appear in the snow field to unify the snow field, Liangzhou will never be peaceful, Liangzhou will be unstable, how can Guanzhong be safe?"

Ma Qiang nodded, which was also the reason why he established Xizhou. According to history, the tribes in the snow field will gradually merge and unify, and finally form Tubo.

Because of its terrain advantages and the environment that the Han people could not adapt to, Tubo caused a headache for the Tang Dynasty for a long time.

"And the most difficult time in Xizhou has passed. When I left Sunshine City, green seedlings had already grown on the fields reclaimed outside Sunshine City. As long as it can produce grain, Xizhou has great potential!"

"Well, everything is left to you. The climate in the snow field is harsh, so you have to take care of yourself."

"Don't worry, Mr. Ming, I didn't know why I wanted to learn this martial arts before, but now I understand that it is to open up Xizhou!"

Ma Qiang took a reassurance. When he saw Xu Shu's changes so much during this period, he really wanted to give up Xizhou temporarily and talk about it later.

After all, it will take three hundred years for Tubo to appear in Xueyuan.
Chapter completed!