Anxi Protectorate
"Your Excellency, today's sixth team is full. According to our new organization, each team consists of 1,000 people. They will all go to a military depot construction site and will return to their original tribes after the depot is completed."
Xiao Shougui sat in the carriage, patrolling and listening to the reports from his subordinates. Now they had to build a highway and military station to the Caspian Sea, which was also the most important project. Although Li Xiang did not come back in person, Cheng Chuliang brought back Li Xiang's letter.
In fact, even if Li Xiang did not write the letter, Xiao Shougui, as a constructive official, also understood the importance of military stations and roads. After we build the road, the distance from here to Chang'an will be reduced by three quarters. If there is no such road, no matter how powerful the war horses under your command are, they will not be able to run very fast.
The most important thing is that there are post stations and military stations on both sides of the road. No matter what kind of supplements you want, both sides of the road can provide you with them. Now building a new road is also to expand the external control of the Tang Dynasty.
Two months ago, the road from Samar Khan to Gaochang was completed. Who knows how much cement was used and how much money was spent? But one thing is clear: it used to take half a year to reach Gaochang from Samar Khan, but now it only takes about a month.
Of course, this is taking the weather into consideration. If the weather is not taken into consideration, it can arrive in as fast as fifteen days. Of course, the speed in between must be fast. All officials can appreciate the benefits brought by the speed increase. In the past, if a memorial wanted to be sent to Chang'an, the matter would often have been completed before Chang'an City could receive your memorial.
Now if Xiao Shougui picked up his pen to write a memorial and sent it expedited over the 600-mile journey, it might only take 25 days for the memorial to reach Chang'an, which was three or four times faster than before.
"When these able-bodied men were being captured, were there any resistance from the tribes?"
When Li Xiang went on the expedition this time, he did not bring the young and middle-aged men from various tribes. Last time, he thought he could defeat the Arab Empire, or at least occupy some of their northern cities, so he brought a large number of young and middle-aged men. Later, due to the change in the battlefield situation, Li Xiang also made new deployments, so he did not bring these young and middle-aged men with him, but left them all at home.
If these people were on the battlefield, the tribes would not cause any trouble. This is something everyone knows, but if they were all at home, many things would be difficult to say. Young and middle-aged people can do too many things, so Xiao Shougui must increase their monitoring, otherwise we might suffer.
"In reply to your Excellency, although the tribes are dissatisfied, they have not taken any substantial action. The Fusang generals we have stationed in various places are very effective. Although they have not completely controlled the tribes, their control is much better than our original control. In this regard, our Tang army really cannot catch up with the Fusang people."
When his men said this, they felt it was very strange. Although we also adopted a tough attitude of suppression, when those people in the Western Regions saw the Fuso people, they showed a fear from the bottom of their hearts. On the contrary, when they saw us Tang people, they did not show that degree of fear. This aroused the interest of many Tang soldiers. When the Fuso people managed the people in various parts of the Western Regions, many Tang soldiers wanted to go over and observe to see how these guys did it.
"The Fuso people still have some abilities of their own. Pass the order on and continue writing letters to the people in Fuso, asking them to send another batch of letters over."
Xiao Shougui smiled and nodded. Goguryeo people were fine, but compared with the Fuso people, Goguryeo people were still a little inferior, so Xiao Shougui was also willing to use Fuso people. With only 5,000 people, he could defeat 100,000 or even more people from the Western Regions. The cost was still very good.
"Are those things brought back from the front?"
When he was about to turn around, Xiao Shougui saw a convoy consisting of about 150 four-wheeled carriages. The direction of the convoy was where Li Xiang and his men were stationed, which was also the direction of the Caspian Sea.
"In reply to your Excellency, in the past few days, a batch of such goods has arrived almost every day, but they are all inspected personally by the people from the Tiance General's Mansion. Our people are only responsible for the protection of the periphery."
After hearing the answer from his men, Xiao Shougui quickly waved his hands, indicating that we are not interested in these things. Since His Highness has already made arrangements, we should just listen obediently. Originally, the people from the Protectorate were responsible for handling it, but now that His Highness has personally sent people over, we should just retreat to the second line. It is true that this money is tempting to look at, but you have to be alive to spend it while you are in the heat. His Highness has already asked the people from the Tiance General's Mansion to deal with it, which means it has nothing to do with you.
The officials of the Anxi Protectorate also wanted to take over this matter. Although the money had nothing to do with them, as long as they passed it through their hands, they would be able to learn more information, and most importantly, know the family background.
But Xiao Shougui didn't have such an idea. There are some things that you know, and you should stay away from things that you are not allowed to know. If you force your way forward, some things will not go well. He has seen the prince's methods. If you lose your life for no reason, you will have no place to cry.
"Are there many wounded and sick people?"
Xiao Shougui suddenly thought of another thing. As long as there is a war, there will be many wounded soldiers. It is very likely that many people will be delayed in such a long journey back.
"Your Excellency, there aren't many. There are only about a dozen or so each time. We have already properly accommodated them. According to what they said, the military forces around the Caspian Sea are not very strong. Now that we have made a name for ourselves in the local area, some small towns from all over have come to surrender."
The officials of the Protectorate remembered what the wounded had said, that His Highness and his men had made a name for themselves in the local area, and officials in many small cities knew that they could not hold on, so they simply gave up defending. It was a very good thing that our safety could be guaranteed when we surrendered. What other requirements were there?
