Chen Xi looked Li You up and down, and after a while he said, "Don't you think there aren't enough things going on recently?"
Li You almost choked to death at Chen Xi's words, but he had to admit that it seems that since Rome informed the world's major powers that it was preparing to hold a centenary celebration, world-class disasters have never stopped.
"I don't know about Kushan, but we have sent a letter to 'implore' Rome to stop matters related to the centenary celebration." Although Chen Xi doesn't believe in metaphysics, he doesn't want to make the already bad situation worse because of metaphysics.
Went down.
Just like the atheistic Chinese government in later generations, when it comes to large-scale construction or large-scale events, it will choose a good and auspicious day. It is not because of any metaphysical reasons. To put it bluntly, it is a comprehensive consideration, and it is better to choose a good omen to bless you.
one time.
Chen Xi doesn't think it was the centenary celebration of Rome that caused this series of events. Even if there is indeed a certain connection, but realistically speaking, these things are more accidents. It's just that there are too many broken facts recently. Chen Xi
I think it's better to let Rome calm down.
"Under such circumstances, there should be no hope for the centenary celebration." Chen Xi said with a smile, "Even because of this incident, Rome may not hold any centenary celebrations in the future, even if I don't believe in metaphysics.
Guys, this time it’s a bit awkward.”
"It doesn't matter if it's stopped. I'm afraid that Rome will continue to mess around." Li You thought for a while and nodded. Although it would be a slap in the face of the Roman Empire to stop the centenary celebrations like this, but considering
Having had so much fun before, it would be more appropriate to stop.
"I don't know what's going on in Northern Europe now, and on the Roman side, let the Central Asian families and the caravans staying in Rome pay more attention. The medicines on Zijing's side can only deal with the parasitized ones at the moment.
Problem, we now need to defend against parasitic anti-epidemic drugs, the latter is the real solution to the problem." Chen Xi warned Li You.
"Speaking of which, are you sure you want to go to Xinzhou via Yongliang and then go to Sichuan?" Li You expressed his understanding after hearing this, and then naturally changed the question.
The previous tour to the East was considered as a new wave of industrial layout, which solved many problems and provided sufficient support for the second five-year plan. Later, during the Jizhou Rebellion, Chen Xi went through it in detail
In Jizhou, in the whole world, the only places in the world that Chen Xi did not inspect carefully were Youzhou, Liangzhou, Sichuan, Shu and Xinzhou.
Youzhou will be left aside for now. Chen Xi should have no chance to go to Youzhou in a short time. However, after the three major states of Liangzhou, Sichuan, Sichuan and Xinzhou, Chen Xi has carried out relevant inspection plans after the east tour came.
Different from the industrial layout of the Eastern Tour, the three states of the Western Tour basically involved logistical arrangements during the later development of the country, that is, issues such as roads and transportation.
Liangzhou and Xinzhou on the northwest line are currently connected by roads. The north and south county roads in Xinzhou are at least connected, reaching Congling. It can be said that the construction of the Northwest Passage started before the founding of the Yuanfeng Dynasty until now.
It can be regarded as truly repaired. This road will be the basis for the later Han culture to maintain its regional advantages in Central Asia.
Although if it is to be maintained all year round and to ensure that government orders can be effectively transmitted to all parts of Central Asia, then the main road extending from Congling to the core area of Central Asia also needs to be built, but this is not something that can be completed overnight.
Millennium plan.
For Chen Xi, being able to repair the Northwest Passage and complete the north and south lines of Xinzhou has already achieved his early plan, because after the road is repaired, as long as Xinzhou can maintain the current food output, the country can
Based on the existing station system and the rotation of garrison troops, the mainland can maintain its deterrence capability against Central Asia for a long time.
Because when there is no problem with food supplies along the Liangzhou line to the Xinzhou line, the Han Dynasty sends troops from Chang'an. With the current method of carriage transportation, it only takes about a little over a month to reach Congling. This means that the Han Dynasty sent troops from Chang'an.
The chamber has the power to beat Central Asia at any time.
In this way, even if other forces appear in Central Asia, and there will be recurrences, relying on local deterrence, the Han civilization can still take root tenaciously. Even if the times change and the Han Dynasty falls apart, this kind of troop transfer ability can still ensure
Successors can continue to maintain such a huge cultural circle, and this is the direction Chen Xi has been working hard for.
It can be said that the northwest road has not been completed. As long as those Han families in Central Asia and even Africa are weak, there is a possibility of being reversely absorbed, assimilated and conquered. But if this road is built, then the
For the Han Dynasty, Asia, which is now South Vietnam, may be far away, but it will never be lost.
Chen Xi didn't want to work hard for so long, and in the end, due to various accidents, the prosperous cultural circle he established would be conquered by foreigners, so while working hard to expand the cultural circle, Chen Xi was also constantly checking and filling in the gaps, trying his best to
Close all loopholes.
Therefore, after the Northwest Passage is repaired, Chen Xi will definitely go to Xinzhou for inspection.
To be honest, although Sima Lang is Chen Xi's distant cousin, and he can really be said to have extraordinary abilities, Chen Xi is really not at ease after what he did last time. Plus Xinzhou Xinna, Chen Xi must be
I need to go see what's going on over there.
There are various reasons for whether a nation can be rooted in a certain land, but the core point is actually only one, whether it can survive on this land and whether it can live well!
The former decides whether there can be people, and the latter decides whether they will fight for this land.
In the Han Dynasty's homeland, Chen Xi has seen everything he can and has adjusted everything that needs to be adjusted. Even if Chen Xi is indeed a bit arrogant in some aspects, Chen Xi does make the people have a better life every year as much as possible.
, so even if the foreign war continues, the country as a whole does not show any emotions such as war weariness. At most, it is among the veterans. It is difficult to see the attitude of the new recruits who are happy to hear the war.
But Xinzhou is different. Chen Xi doesn't know what the situation is there. Chen Xi has also read the official document reported by Sima Lang. It is indeed okay. The problem is that the official document is far from the reality. The gap between the words on the paper and the reality.
It's actually very big.
The simplest one is that, according to the records of the Qin Slips of Sleeping Tiger Land, the integrity of the laws of the Qin Dynasty has completely exposed later generations, covering almost all aspects, and almost all situations have laws to follow. However, according to the actual historical records, everyone also
all know.
No matter what kind of legal system it is, when it comes to reality, it still depends on the executor. All legal systems, when it comes to reality, are actually the rule of man.
Similarly, no matter how well-written a law is, if the executor reads it incorrectly to you, it cannot be expressed in law and can only be expressed in examples.
There is a saying that goes, "When a crime is committed, a heavy weight is used to show the lightness; when a crime is committed, a light weight is used to show the seriousness." This thing is not even an unspoken rule, but a rule that is still used today.
What is the rule of man? This is the rule of man.
Under this situation, Chen Xi can only trust Sima Lang's official document seventy percent, and the rest has to be investigated by himself. It is true that he can send people to investigate and collect intelligence, but there are also various ways to deceive Shangguan.
It's possible, Chen Xi never believed that all officials were honest.
Even if Yanzhou and Jizhou are causing such big troubles, for Chen Xi, it is just a common occurrence. If the bureaucrats don't make such outrageous troubles, it would be an abnormal situation.
There are all kinds of talents in this circle, and there are also all kinds of darkness that hurt people's hearts. There are also some heroes who really work hard with their lives. There are all kinds of people.
In fact, this is the normal situation. It is unrealistic that they are all good people or all bad people. Most people are just ordinary people.
Therefore, the best way to solve the problem is to go there in person. Just like the recent problem of animal disasters in the Han Dynasty, Chen Xi knew even if he didn't go there, there were definitely some false reports of losses in these reported official documents, but as long as
Chen Xi could turn a blind eye if he didn't go too far, but if he crossed a certain line and even caused artificial losses, he would have to strike hard.
Liu Bei also realized this and went to the place to verify it himself.
After all, the scope of management is now wider. It is different from the situation in the past when Liu Bei personally treated every bureaucrat to a meal and sent them out to Fenggao City before taking office.
What's more, even that kind of people are not corrupted. At most, these people can calmly explain everything after Liu Bei appears in person, and then seal their swords and commit suicide. After all, people's hearts are very complicated, pure white and pure black guys.
Very few.
"Yes, we must walk through the northwest passage from Yongliang to Xinzhou and directly to Congling, and conduct an on-the-spot assessment of Brother Boda's political achievements." Chen Xi nodded calmly.
Hearing this, Li You expressed his understanding. Even though Chen Xi specifically asked Li You to point out Sima Lang at the grand meeting at the beginning of the sixth year of Yuanfeng, and said that the accounts were settled, he would forget about it, but Li You knew very well that Sima Lang's accounts were settled.
It's very average. It can only be said that there is barely an explanation.
Under this circumstance, Chen Xi's visit this time can be regarded as a final verification. If Sima Lang can't reach a level that Chen Xi can see this time, if he is lucky, he will reduce his position to serve the people. If he is not lucky, he may need to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
After all, there are quite a few people who want the high position of governor of Xinzhou. No matter how difficult it is, Zhang Ji, who is in Zangzhou, is also a good choice. If the positions of the two are swapped, everything will be solved.
Even from Li You's point of view, Chen Xi's delay in going to Xinzhou until now has already given Sima Lang enough time. If he still fails to meet the standard, then no matter how much affection the Sima family has, it will not be enough to consume, and a Sima will die. Jun used it to ward off disasters and has already consumed a lot of it. He will consume more in the future...
"Go to the northwest first, then go to the southwest?" Li You didn't mention Sima Lang specifically, and naturally turned to Chen Xi's itinerary.
"Well, by then the road to the southwest will be completed." Chen Xi said slowly.
"Is the southwest road going to be built?" Li You took a breath of cold air. Although he didn't pay too much attention to Sun Qian, it shouldn't be so soon.
"It's not that the road to the Ganges River has been built, but that all the viaducts in the Hengduan Mountains have been built. There is basically no need to consider the construction of viaducts in the future. The difficulty of construction is basically not difficult for Gongyou." Chen Xi explained. road.
There is actually no technical difficulty in building roads in plain areas. Planning and design are not a problem. At least Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang are already mature construction teams and can build roads at the level of county roads.
The reason why the road in the southwest took so long was mostly because Chen Xi took a straight line in the southwest mountainous area out of convenience considerations.
Viaducts, tunnels and other difficult projects ensure that the roads from Chang'an to Hanzhong, Hanzhong to Chengdu, and Chengdu to Kunmi are almost as straight as possible. Such a road is almost the overall optimal construction plan.
The only shortcoming is probably that it is too difficult to set up. The advantage is that after repairing it, it can be guaranteed to go abroad directly from Chang'an within one month. It also ensures that follow-up supplies can be distributed on a large scale within two to three months. Transfer to Chang'an.
Of course, by that time, Chengdu, as an important node, will inevitably assume the military preparedness of the southwest region, thus further improving the efficiency of dispatching troops.
As for Chang'an, as long as it maintains a military force sufficient to suppress important nodes in the southwest's armaments, the stability of the entire southwest theater can be maintained.
It can be said that the southwest line was the foundation for the Han Dynasty to rule the entire west line and maintain the stability of Liangzhou and Xinzhou caused by possible subsequent climate problems.
In turn, this structure also ensures that the power of Liangzhou and Xinzhou will be used by Chang'an, and it can continue to carry out military suppression on the southwest front at a very low cost.
Therefore, the construction of the northwest line and the southwest line means that Chen Xi's plan back then has truly reached the mid-to-late stage. As for the overseas part of the southwest line, it will be built in sections and it will be possible to reach the Ganges River in about two to three years. The main road on the other side of the Ganges is connected, and the extended rule of the Han Dynasty can basically be completed.
"In this case, wouldn't it be enough to directly connect with the road on the Indochina Peninsula?" Li You asked with some confusion.
"You don't think the path you took back then is still there, do you?" Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said.
The road that Li You took to go south was jointly built by Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang. To put it bluntly, they used concrete to forcefully pave a road that could be passed quickly.
However, let alone the tropical rainforest after the essence of heaven and earth has been strengthened, even if you build a road in a tropical rainforest in reality, you don’t lay the roadbed, dig out the wet soil, backfill with gravel, and compact the fill.
After all, I can’t even survive a year...
Therefore, the road that had been destroyed by plant roots back then had to be rebuilt this time, and it had to be done in accordance with the regulations.