Chapter 520

But thinking about it, it's true.

The Western Regions in the late Han period really didn't have any powerful separatist forces.

Of course, further west, there was the rising Persian Empire, and the Kushan Empire occupying the vast territory of the Three Brothers.

In comparison.

Kushan was already failing.

Under the attack of Persia, Kushan was in a state of decline.

As for the "Dayueshi" that Xu Rong mentioned.

The former Dayueshi had indeed been brilliant for a period of time.

They had also united with the Western Han to send troops to attack the Xiongnu.

But... times have changed.

The current Dayueshi had already fallen into a "tribal separatist force" like the Qiang and Hu people, and had long ceased to be a complete regime.

In front of Xu Rong and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

The Qiang, Di, and Dayueshi were all goods that were completely beaten.

Regarding Xu Rong's complaints, Gu Yi responded with a smile:

"Yuanji, you don't know, in fact, the Western Regions are the place with the most opportunities."

"Only after you open up the Western Regions can it be more convenient for us to expand to more distant places in the future."

Xu Rong scratched his head and asked suspiciously:

"Linzhi, you are not trying to deceive me, are you?"

"The Western Regions are nothing but sand."

"Although I have heard that there is a force called Kushan further west of the Western Regions."

"But that Kushan must be just a separatist force."

"Even if their land is good, can it compare to our Central Plains?"

What Xu Rong said was indeed correct.

The Central Plains region in this era was far more developed than the West.

Although there was a prosperous Roman Empire in the West besides Kushan and Persia.

But... whether it was produce or other aspects, Rome still couldn't compare to the Central Plains.

As for the combat effectiveness of the soldiers between the two, because there had been no similar competition, it was impossible to distinguish between high and low.

But it could be seen from the Silk Road.

The Great Han Empire was enough to beat Rome and other Western countries in terms of produce.

However.

Development would eventually have a bottleneck and an upper limit.

The most fertile region of the Great Han Empire was the Yellow River Basin.

Besides that, in the next few hundred years, the Yangtze River Basin would become the new center of development.

After Gu Yi replaced the Han Dynasty and established a new empire, he would expand westward.

Besides the sand-covered Western Regions, the West had quite a few places available for conquest.

Originally, the reason why Gu Yi sent Xu Rong to serve as the General of the West and guard Liangzhou was precisely because he wanted him to explore the way.

Qiang, Di, Dayueshi, these separatist tribal forces, just let Xu Rong wipe them out on his behalf.

As for Kushan, Gu Yi planned to take action against it after unifying the Han territory.

Don't look at the various systems of the Three Brothers and the pure Ganges water, it's disgusting.

But that territory was indeed a fertile land.

As the saying goes.

Offense is the best defense.

Besides expanding to the Western Regions.

Gu Yi also paid attention to the construction of the navy.

After developing it into a navy, a brand new era could be officially opened.

Also known as: Global Plunder Plan!

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