Chapter 45 Camping Sima

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 45 Camping Sima

The original location of the Luntai Kingdom was the place Li Guangli believed was most suitable for the Han army to farm.

The climate here is suitable, the land is fertile, and after the Han army massacred the city, there were not many locals left.

After Li Guangli sent people to investigate, he found that as long as there were sufficient manpower and material resources, farming could be resumed in a short time.

After choosing the location for his farming, he directly presented a memorial to the emperor:

"Therefore, Taitung's Jiezhi, canals and plows are all in the old country. The land is vast, full of water and grass, and there are more than 5,000 hectares of irrigated fields. The location is mild and the fields are beautiful, which can be used to open ditches and grow grains. It is at the same time as China.

The neighboring country has a few cone knives and precious gold, which can be used to harvest grain, so it is necessary to provide enough. I foolishly thought that I could send soldiers from the field to the east of Gu Luntai, and set up three captains to protect them, each of them mapped out the terrain.

Make sure the ditches are clear so that grain can be grown in a timely manner.

In Zhangye, Jiuquan sent a fake Sima on horseback as a scout, who was a school captain. It was an advantage, because the horse was placed there to hear about it. When the fields were one year old, there were grains accumulated, and the people who were strong and brave enough to move to the fields were recruited, and livestock accumulation became their main business.

, to cultivate and irrigate the fields, build a few pavilions, and connect the city to the west, so as to Wei Xiguo and assist the birds and grandchildren, which is convenient.

I would like to send an expedition to Chenchang Branch to march to the border. I have strictly ordered the prefect, the captain, to light the beacon fire, select soldiers and horses, scout out, and gather wild rice. I hope that your majesty will send envoys to the Western Kingdom to calm him down. I beg you to die."

The emperor laughed after receiving Li Guangli's memorial, because Li Guangli's idea coincided with his.

After decades of Han-Hungarian war, the emperor had realized that the empire's national power had gradually been overstretched.

If large-scale farming can be carried out in the Western Regions, the pressure on the empire will be greatly relieved. The Han army's actions in the Western Regions will also be more secure.

And unlike the original history, due to the emergence of Zhang Yue, the empire's farming in the Hexi region was far more successful than planned.

At this time, the four counties in Hexi were already self-sufficient.

The burden on the empire is much lighter than in the original time and space, and naturally there are many more resources that can be invested in the Western Region.

Overjoyed, the emperor happily approved a single word on the memorial.

"good"!

Then who should be sent to take charge of the farming? The emperor was in trouble.

"Call, the Prime Minister's announcement room is ready!"

"promise!"

"Greetings to your majesty, may your majesty live forever!"

"Sit down!"

After Gongsun He sat down, the emperor waved his hand.

The waiter understood and stepped forward to deliver Li Guangli's memorial to Gongsun Hong.

"General Ershi wants to establish farming in the Western Region. What does the Prime Minister think?"

"I think this is feasible, but the people working in the field still need to think carefully..."

"Does the Prime Minister have a suitable candidate..."

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"Yingtian Sima, what the hell is this...!" Zhang Yue complained secretly in his heart.

"I have only heard of Yingtian Xiaowei and Yingtian Duwei before. When did a Yingtian Sima appear...".

Zhang Yue clearly remembered that Han Shu records that after Li Guangli's victory in the Battle of Dayuan, he wanted to make achievements in the Western Regions that were no less than those of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Therefore, he reported to the emperor that he should carry out farming in the Western Regions and Hexi region.

Among them, two places were selected in the Western Region, one was Quli and the other was Luntai.

The emperor also agreed to his proposal, and soon after he established Yingtian Xiaowei in Luntai and Quli to be responsible for farming.

Luntai is more famous because it was often mentioned in later poems.

In addition, there was a great battle in Luntai in history. Hundreds of Han troops persisted for nearly a year under the siege of the Huns, and finally retreated calmly to Dunhuang.

However, it was Quli who left more physical objects. Because after the witchcraft disaster, the emperor issued the "Luntai Edict" and once abandoned the farming in Luntai. It was not until the reign of Emperor Xuan that the Han army returned to Luntai.

This time, the order Zhang Yue received was to move to Luntai and be responsible for farming in Luntai. However, his position was not the camp captain in history, but the camp commander.

According to the imperial edict, he, the Camp Sima, and the Sima of other departments, have certain powers to act independently.

But Yingtian Sima is one level lower than Yingtian Colonel.

The imperial captain can command a unit of 5,000 soldiers, while other commanders can only command a maximum of 2,000 soldiers.

Historically, the empire has never had the position of Camp Sima, so it is no wonder that Zhang Yue complained in his heart.

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Time goes back to half a month ago, after Li Guangli submitted a letter requesting farmland.

The emperor quickly agreed to his request, but he couldn't make up his mind as to who should be responsible for the Luntai farming affairs.

According to Li Guangli's request, the emperor originally planned to set up camp captains as usual.

Prime Minister Gongsun He recommended several candidates to the emperor, but the emperor was not satisfied.

These people either have no experience in farming, or although they have experience, they are old and frail and may not be able to withstand such hard work.

After much thought, the emperor felt that Zhang Yue was the most suitable person to take charge of farming in the Western Regions.

If you look at what he did in Zhangye, you will know that if he is put in charge of farming, there will be unexpected results.

However, Zhang Yue has an obvious shortcoming. One is that he was born too young, and the other is that his position is too low.

Of course, if Zhang Yue Wencheng's identity after he became a marquis was announced to the outside world, these problems would not be a problem.

However, the emperor is not planning to do this now. He also wants to see how far Zhang Yue can go by relying solely on his own abilities.

In addition, he also wanted to use Zhang Yue as bait for fishing.

In the end, it was the Prince Consort Jin Rixi's suggestion that such a position was tailor-made for Zhang Yue.

Jin Rixi's reason was that the captain commanded a troop of troops as a rule, but Luntai in the Western Regions was too far away.

Moreover, after the Han army massacred the city, the surrounding countries did not dare to challenge the Han army in a short period of time.

There is absolutely no need for the empire to station a large army in Luntai.

In this case, there is no need to set up a school captain department for the time being. Instead, it would be better to use a lower-level Yingtian Sima instead.

In addition, Luntai was far away from Dunhuang, the base of the Han army, so it was impossible to report everything in detail, so it needed a certain degree of freedom of action.

In this way, the post of Yingtian Sima, which had never appeared in history, appeared.

After Zhang Yue received the order, although he was complaining in his heart, he was actually very satisfied with his current position.

In the eyes of others, the Western Region is a bitter and cold place, and is full of dangers.

However, Zhang Yue didn't think so. He visited Xinjiang many times in later generations and knew that although there were large areas of desert in this area, there were actually many good places.

And according to records, the temperature, rainfall, and forest coverage in the Western Region today are much better than they were more than 2,000 years ago.

Before being destroyed by Li Guangli, the Luntai Kingdom had a population of more than 30,000 and 6,000 victorious soldiers. It was considered a big country among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.

If we can support such a large population in this era, the natural environment will naturally not be bad.

As for danger, where is there no danger? The more danger there is, in other words, the more opportunities there are.

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