Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui are committing fraud, and they are going to behead their heads."

Changsun Chong obviously couldn't accept this situation.

According to his speculation, the Western Regions are so big that although the army has entered the Western Regions now.

But if you want to end the war, you will have to wait until next year, and it is not surprising that you will wait until the year after that.

"Brother, the 800-li mile rushes to make such a thing, and the chief marching officer of Longyou Road will never dare to do anything randomly.

Otherwise, it is possible to confiscate the house and ask for death.

This time I heard that the police station prepared a large number of turbulent bombs and explosive packs for the hot air balloon camp.

If used well, these explosive packs and tinder bombs alone are enough to eat a pot of people.

Although the great cannibals swept everything in the Western Regions, those tribes and vassal states are not their opponents.

That's because they haven't met a really powerful opponent yet."

Although Changsun Wen didn't want the news he heard to be true, he was still quite clear-headed.

Knowing that this may not be good news for the Changsun family is probably true.

"Mr. Lang, our Chang'an Evening News also arranged for special writers to follow the army to fight.

Now that the 800-li expedition has been delivered, we probably will have news from our newspaper soon.

The specific situation of this war will be known soon.

Then we will know whether these news is true or false.”

After Changsun Kuan said this, Changsun Chong didn't say anything else.

Even if he is very upset, what's the use?

...

"Congratulations to the Crown Prince, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui have indeed lived up to their trust and won in such a short time."

In the prince's mansion, Li Jing came here in person in person to congratulate Li Kuan.

The news that Su Dingfang arranged for good news soon spread in Chang'an City.

Li Kuan had no intention of hiding it.

At this time, it is naturally necessary to let everyone know more about the situation in the Western Regions.

Let everyone know how great success the Tang Dynasty has achieved this time.

"Su Dingfang was also a general under the pharmacist back then. This time, he was able to make such great contributions to our Tang Dynasty. The pharmacist is considered to be a successor."

Qin Qiong was obviously quite clear about the relationship between Li Jing and Su Dingfang.

"Xue Rengui's performance this time is also extraordinary. He has worked in the Liaodong Road Production and Construction Corps for several years, but his ability to fight has not been lost at all."

Yuchi Gong also mentioned Xue Rengui next to him.

After all, everyone knows that Xue Rengui was Li Kuan’s guard back then and definitely a confidant among the confidants of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"This time the army was able to achieve such rapid success in the Western Regions. The hot air balloon camp, the crossbow and the heavy armored cavalry were of great significance.

Finally, I feel that the twelve guards of the Tang Dynasty in the future can strengthen their equipment in this regard."

Niu Jinda's proposal was echoed by many people.

The war has gone well. While congratulating, we naturally have to think about the pros and cons and gains of this battle.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I think the most important thing to consider now is how to deal with the Western Regions.

That is a area that is several times larger than the entire inner road. Although the victory has been achieved, it is obvious that how to maintain this victory needs to be carefully considered."

Unlike what the generals thought, what Xiao Yu considered was the issue of rule after the war.

"Xiao Xiang said that is right. What the court needs to consider most now is how to deal with the Western Regions in the future.

Whether to set up the Anxi Protectorate to govern the Western Regions, or to set up the Western Regions Road with Zhenbei Road, or other methods.”

Cen Wenben also expressed his opinions from the side.

The war has been won, and the summary of this victory experience is left to the generals.

However, how to rule the Western Regions in the future requires careful consideration by civil servants.

It is said that it is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to govern the country.

Obviously, how to take the situation in the Western Regions is actually the same truth.

The army easily destroyed the invading troops of the cannibals, but in the face of the complex situation in the Western Regions, it is necessary to consider how to deal with it carefully.

Even this situation cannot be found immediately in a short while.

"The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and they are always on the critical section of the Silk Road.

The imperial court is now vigorously developing foreign trade. In addition to promoting maritime trade, it is also very necessary to further expand land trade.

The Silk Road has emerged since the Han Dynasty, and it has become even more busy in our Tang Dynasty.

From the globe, you can also see that there is a vast land in the west of the Western Regions, where many people live.

Especially in the extreme west, there are a large number of countries there.

After our silk and other items are transported to the extreme west, we can exchange them for a large amount of wealth.

This is very beneficial for developing the economy of our Tang Dynasty.

So I think the court should set up the Western Regions Road in the Western Regions to truly manage this land.

The previous banned states had too weak management, and the imperial court was only nominally ruling these areas."

As the direct descendant of the princeling party, Ma Zhou naturally has a better understanding of Li Kuan's thoughts.

So following the topic of Xiao Yu and Cen Wenben, he proposed the establishment of the Western Regions Road in the Western Regions.

Fortunately, many people have been fully prepared for the imperial court to establish a new path in the Western Regions.

So although this proposal had a great impact, everyone was not too surprised.

Of course, this kind of thing will definitely not be agreed to by everyone.

Otherwise, the Western Regions Road would have been established long ago, and can it wait until now?

"The Western Regions are really too big. If we really want to manage them, we need to send at least thousands of officials to the Western Regions, and there are also a large number of garrisons to cooperate.

Only by spending a lot of money every year can this area be managed.

However, compared with output, these inputs seem to be useless.

Of course, the Western Regions are a key node on the Silk Road, and the imperial court strengthening the management of the Western Regions is conducive to the development of foreign trade.

But whether this method must be used is questionable.

According to the previous plan, setting up the Western Regions Protectorate in the Western Regions and then arranging troops at key nodes can actually guarantee the interests of our Tang Dynasty.

As for the vast grassland, we don’t have to spend so much energy to manage it.”

Cen Wenben's opinion should represent the views of many people.

After all, in this era, people’s demand for land is actually quite realistic.

Occupy this land can bring benefits to the court, so this land has the meaning of occupation.

But if the input is more than the output, the court's interest in this land will be greatly weakened.

It is obvious that such a large area of ​​land in the Western Regions has not been completely ruled over the years. The most important problem is that the input exceeds the output.

Therefore, although the geographical location of the Western Regions is quite important, the Central Plains court has never really occupied it.

"This is a bad statement!

The Western Regions seem very barren, but in fact they contain very huge development potential.

Many people should know that cotton was actually bought back by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from a Hu merchant in the Western Regions.

Many places in the Western Regions are very suitable for the growth of cotton.

Nowadays, cotton has become a very important economic crop in the Tang Dynasty, and the sales of cotton cloth are getting bigger and bigger every year.

So far, cotton has surpassed silk and porcelain and has become the most important goods in the foreign trade of the Tang Dynasty.

With this trend, the demand for cotton in Datang is also increasing.

Although the imperial court opened a large number of cotton fields in the northern part of Shuozhou, the development of these cotton fields will naturally occupy some fertile fields.

If the imperial court could open a piece of land in the Western Regions to specialize in planting cotton and provide various preferential policies, the cotton industry in the Western Regions would develop soon.

The transportation cost of transporting cotton cloth from Chang'an City to the Western Regions is very high.

However, if cotton is directly planted in the Western Regions and then texted into cotton cloth locally, the transportation cost will be reduced by a large part.

This means that the cotton cloth business will become very promising in the Western Regions.

As we all know, the climate and environment in the Western Regions are worse than those in the pass.

This actually means that everyone's demand for cotton coats, quilts, etc. is much larger than that in the city.

Once this cotton cloth industry develops in the Western Regions, it will not only bring a large amount of income to the court, but also make the court's investment in the Western Regions richly rewarded.

What is more important is that after achieving economic development in the Western Regions, more people can be attracted to actively immigrate to the Western Regions.

This provides the possibility for long-term stability in the Western Regions.

In time, if the number of people in the Tang Dynasty occupied a certain level in the Western Regions, the Western Regions would become an inseparable part of our Tang Dynasty.”

Although Xu Jingzong was only a minister of education, his understanding of Li Kuan was actually more profound than that of many people.
To be continued...