Wushaoling finally fell into the hands of 250,000 people.

There is no shortcut to the repair of Wushaoling. As the southeast end of Lenglongling, the northern branch of the Qilian Mountains, the gateway, throat, and the key to the ancient Silk Road. This mountain range, which is thirty-six miles long in the north and south, highlights the four words "steep terrain".

Faced with such a challenge, Pei Min adopted the most primitive and oldest method to force her to fight.

There is no way!

Use black gunpowder to open the way and forcefully blow out a passage.

You cannot jump in the mountains, so you can dig it straight.

Simple and crude, without any reason.

Although the process is difficult, facing the power of the people, no matter how steep the mountains are, they must surrender to them.

It took nearly twice the time of Longshan Road to officially open Wushaoling Mountain Road.

It took thirteen months in total, one month more than the expected one year.

At this point, the middle line of the Hexi Corridor was officially opened. From Liangzhou to Chang'an, the caravan originally took two months to go, but now it only takes one month to get off, which is almost half the trip.

The most profitable ones were naturally the people of Longyou. Pei Min opened up the east-west passage in Longyou, broke the cage trapped on the left and right sides of Longyou, and made Longyou, which was sandwiched between the first economic center of the Tang Dynasty and the second economic center of the Tang Dynasty, instantly became a popular one.

Countless businessmen who saw business opportunities flocked in, and those passionate young people who gave up their hometowns and went abroad to work hard, returned to their hometowns to develop.

Pei Min also became an existence admired by the people above and below Longyou.

In Longyou, his fame and prestige even surpassed the imperial court.

Of course, the happiest one is naturally the businessmen who traveled to and from the Silk Road, especially the wealthy merchants in Liangzhou.

As the third economic center of the Tang Dynasty, the situation in Liangzhou is different from that of Chang'an and Luoyang. There are countless big merchants in Chang'an and Luoyang, but it is not them who really build the lifeblood of commercial enterprises, but countless small and medium-sized enterprises. They bloomed a hundred flowers and built the lifeblood of Chang'an and Luoyang. Liangzhou is mainly composed of big merchants and wealthy merchants. They are all landlords and wealthy, with rich families, and even a group of warriors guarding. The main source of economic resources is to purchase goods from Chang'an and Luoyang, and then sell them to Western Regions, Turks, and even Tuqishi and other countries.

The opening of Wushaoling Mountain Road and Longyou Road will bring them great convenience.

After the successful opening of Longyou Mountain, the major merchants in Liangzhou donated a large amount of Tongbao materials without hesitation, and helped the Tang Dynasty to build a ridge with all their might.

After the trade route was smooth, they increased their trade volume and continued to purchase goods from Chang'an and Luoyang to sell them all over the country.

Everything was as expected by Pei Min, and the unobstructed road stimulated the Tang Dynasty's economy.

The Tang Dynasty also took advantage of the situation to launch a policy of confiscating evil money and forcibly suppressing the unhealthy trend of private money.

The confiscation of bad money inevitably caused economic fluctuations, but it was stimulated by the Silk Road of the Western Regions and the wealthy merchants in Liangzhou, and the court responded very well. The government invested in Chang'an and Luoyang hoarded goods that the government had in need in the hands of the people to help them overcome the difficulties, but did not have a big impact.

On the contrary, because the disadvantages of bad money were eliminated, the Tang Dynasty's private coins were effectively controlled. Although the economy has been greatly affected, as long as we survive this period, we will have more benign development.

Things were as expected, facing the prosperity of the Silk Road, the prosperity of the Wushaoling Mountain Road and the Longyou Road. In just over half a year, the Tang Dynasty had an influence and business was particularly prosperous.

Li Longji couldn't wait to unfold his plan.

************

The Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions and the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu jointly ruled the world!

The nine kingdoms of Zhaowu are Kang, An, Cao, Shi, America, He, Huoxun, Fadi, and Shi.

Kangguo among the nine countries is the strongest and the oldest.

The Kangju Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty was the predecessor of the Kang Kingdom, located between the Sir River and the Amu River. The king's ancestors were the Yuezhi people. The Yuezhi originally lived in Zhaowu City, north of the Qilian Mountains, and was oppressed by the Huns and migrated westward. During the Western Han Dynasty, Kangju and the Dayuezhi were originally two nomadic countries. Later, the Yuezhi people ruled Kangju and became the Kang Kingdom in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Kang State is the most powerful of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu and the leader of the nine kingdoms.

In the early years, Kang State was the sect leader of the nine Zhaowu Kingdoms and was always in the position of the leader of the Western Regions.

However, Su Dingfang, the god of war in the Tang Dynasty, was powerful in the Western Regions, successively destroyed the Western Turks, completely wiped out the Tubo deputy prime minister Dayanmangbuzhi, and destroyed the three kingdoms of Pamir, Shule and Zhujubo, which shocked the Western Regions and everyone was afraid.

Therefore, Kang State attached the Tang Dynasty and became part of the Tang Dynasty. Other countries also followed Kang State, the boss, to attach the Tang Dynasty.

In a flash, the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu nominally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. However, among the nine kingdoms, the countries' attitude towards Kang State was the same as before, and they regarded him as their leader.

Generally speaking, what Kang Sulie decided by King Kang of the Kingdom of Kang was almost the same as the decision of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu.

On this day, the kings of the eight kings of Anguo, Cao, Shi, America, He, Huoxun, Fadi, Shi, and other kings gathered in Kangguo's capital.

The eight kings stared at Kang Sulie in a daze, waiting for his decision.

Kang Sulie looked at the allies and pondered for a while and said, "Brothers, we are close to the Tang Dynasty now, so they should not persecute us. The Emperor of Li Tang is no better than the martial arts empress, and he warmly invited us. If we refuse, we will be inhumane. If we lose our verbal words to attack us, we must know that the Tang Dynasty is not as good as before. Only by following the Tang Dynasty can we live in the Western Regions comfortably. The stronger the Tang Dynasty, the more beneficial it is to us."

The nine countries of Zhaowu are all countries on the Silk Road. Although the wealthy merchants from all over the country will not do business in the local areas, the economic effect they have driven back and forth is the foundation of their country.

The more developed the Tang Dynasty's economy, the more profits they make.

King Huoxun asked with a hesitation, "But the stronger the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, doesn't it mean that the old thing will happen again?"

The "old story" mentioned by King Huoxun made everyone present change slightly.

The old thing they talked about was when the Tang Dynasty was in power in the Western Regions, and the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu had to go to the country and surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, their identities were the governor of the Tang Dynasty.

It was because Wu Zetian lost the Western Regions and the Governor's Office established by the Tang Dynasty no longer existed that they changed their number back to the country.

Even though the Tang Dynasty successfully recaptured the Western Regions later, its control over the Western Regions had been greatly reduced. Although they still maintained a high-level relationship with the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty could not control them.

The goals of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu are consistent in this regard. They can surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but they cannot let the Tang Dynasty control them, and they cannot let their country become a protective palace of the Tang Dynasty.

Kang Sulie also had a moment of confusion on his face, and he turned against the Tang Dynasty. They were not strong enough and had their own way of wealth. However, he was unwilling to disappear from his own Kang State and become a part of the Tang Dynasty. He hesitated and said, "No matter what, we must attend the annual meeting next year. As for the others, let's discuss it later."
Chapter completed!