Chapter 302: Western Regions or Arabia

The twentieth year of Li Yuan.

November.

It was less than two months after Zhao Xin had finished a meeting with the leaders of various tribes on the grassland.

To the west of the Song Dynasty, the leader of the Qingtang Tubo, Dong Zhen, died.

Dong Zhen had at least two sons, one of whom was his biological son, named Lin Bubi.

The other one was an adopted son named Aligu.

With Dong Zhen’s death, it is obvious that a power struggle is inevitable.

In addition, although Qingtang Tubo was a country, in fact, it was an alliance of Tubo tribes.

With the death of Dong Zhan, the interests of the various parties, whether they supported Lin Bubi or Aligu, were definitely inconsistent.

But Aligu is the kind of person who is particularly good at scheming and winning people’s hearts.

This led to Zhao Xin soon receiving a report from Zhang Yu from Xingqing Prefecture in Western Xia.

It is said that Aligu not only killed Dong Zhen’s biological son Lin Bubi, but also tampered with Dong Zhen’s will and wanted to become the lord of Qingtang City himself.

After hearing this report, Zhao Xin also felt that Zhang Qi was ready to make some moves.

After all, he had been in Western Xia for so many years but had not gained any credit.

Kumamoto came even later than him.

Nowadays, they have been promoted to higher positions because of their conquest of the Dali Kingdom.

just now……

It’s finally my turn to appear on stage.

After receiving the report, Zhao Xin had nothing to say.

Let the other party explore and report again. At the same time, prepare the army and prepare to recover Gansu and Qinghai.

The approximate range should be around this.

the second year.

After some preparation.

The team was led by Zhang Qie.

Launched an attack on Qingtang Tubo.

Due to the existence of the guide party and the instability in the country itself, the Song army quickly captured various cities.

It took only less than two months to capture Qingtang City, and also pacified the tribes that supported Aligu and made them surrender.

This way…

Although the Qingtang Tubo has not yet been completely occupied by the Song army, it can only be said that it is powerless to turn the tide.

What remains is to issue an edict to stabilize the world and then discuss how to govern the Qingtang area in the future.

For the future peace and stability of the Qingtang area.

Zhao Xin could let them take charge of administration, but when it came to military power, it was naturally impossible for him to give them that power.

All the soldiers who could be dismissed were dismissed.

As for the rest, they were left behind and taken over by officials sent by the Song Dynasty.

Basically, the takeover was carried out by officers in the army who had received patriotic education from the Li Yuan Army.

and……

There is often another supervisor.

But let me be frank!

Even so, Zhao Xin felt that it was just like that.

It is already good enough to maintain relative integrity and clarity.

……

After conquering Qingtang Tubo.

Next…

This Qinghai-Tibet Plateau…

Zhao Xin also asked other people what the current situation was on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Then I learned from some people that the situation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is very complicated.

Anyway…

It’s a mess. They are all fighting each other and can’t take care of themselves.

When Zhao Xin heard this, he didn’t care. After all, did he really want to go up and persuade them to stop the war?

So let’s turn our attention back to the Western Regions.

It’s a pity that attacking the Western Regions will not bring much benefit to Zhao Xin.

Unless you want to go there to farm, cultivate land, immigrate, and establish a country there in the future.

But the problem is…

Who would be willing to go to such a far place? The only people who are willing to go are probably people like Zhao Xin, who must have some kind of obsession in their hearts.

Moreover, instead of going to the Western Regions, it would be better to occupy the Arab region directly by sea.

By then, our descendants will no longer have to worry about the lack of oil.

The twenty-first year of Li Yuan.

Zhao Xin is now 46 years old. All I can say is…

Life can basically be seen as being halfway through, or maybe even two-thirds.

Fortunately, Zhao Xin manages her body well.

People like his father all gained weight and became obese in their later years, but he, on the other hand, maintained a good figure.

This year……

Southeast of the Song Dynasty – Ryukyu.

At this time, Ryukyu had been developed quite well.

Fifty thousand households and one million acres of land.

Sugarcane and tea can now be exported as commodities.

Next…

It’s time for Zhao Xin to make back his investment slowly, bit by bit.

And the technological development.

nowadays……

The Song Dynasty was already able to produce steam propeller ships with a speed of ten kilometers per hour.

only……

Due to the limited tonnage of the ship, it is basically impossible to use it to transport cargo, but it is okay as a passenger ship.

For example, from Kyushu Island in Japan to Kaesong in Goryeo, and then to Dengzhou and Laizhou in the Song Dynasty.

There’s still no problem with this.

Or it can be used from Japan’s Kyushu Island to Japan’s Gyeonggi region.

It might even be better to say that this is the most suitable one.

only……

Be reasonable!
Who would spend a lot of money to travel back and forth between these places all year round?

The reason why the West was able to open such a business back then was entirely because there were many businessmen across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to America. They were not short of money, but they lacked time.

We also have a letter-mailing business.

But now…

It seems that they do not have such conditions.

of course!

It is also wrong to say that today’s steam ships cannot carry any cargo.

only……

In places like Japan and Korea where resources are extremely scarce, what kind of goods with even a little value can be used for packaging?
finally……

Zhao Xin had no choice but to lock him in. Otherwise, let Zhao Xi send him some Japanese slaves from Japan.

It would be a good idea to take it to Ryukyu and Southeast Asia to help with land reclamation.

In addition, the development of Ryukyu also requires someone to provide security.

You can try to recruit some Khitans, or people from the Zubu and Ugundilie tribes, and give it a try.

And with the development of Ryukyu.

Zhao Xin also heard some news from Southeast that made him feel quite stressed.

For example, the Arab merchants have already begun to set their sights on their steam engines.

Zhao Xin could only control the officials and people of the Song Dynasty, but not the Arab merchants who returned to the Arab world.

To be honest, it shouldn’t be difficult for others to imitate their steam engines.

As long as you understand the principle, it’s just a matter of spending more time.

and so……

Perhaps compared to the Western Regions, the Arab region is actually what Zhao Xin should pay most attention to next.

Back then, Europe launched the Crusades, and then suddenly it seemed like Europe took off.

It should be said that the Crusades were definitely related to the rise of Europe.

Maybe Europe stole other people’s technology during the war.

Or perhaps war was a way to better communicate technology.

To know……

The numbers used in the Song Dynasty now are also called Arabic numerals.

It can be seen that the technological level in the Arab region, no matter how poor it is, is not that bad.

of course!

Arabic numerals actually have a very long process of change.

Early Arabic numerals were not as large as they are today.

It is said to have originated in India, was used by Arabs, and finally reached Europe. After several hundred years, it evolved again and became what Zhao Xin used.

But let me be frank!

Zhao Xin doesn’t really like going out to sea.

(End of this chapter)