On the map, we can find that there is an area in western Canada that is far from the contiguous Region of the United States. This place is Alaska. The reason why Alaska can exist is actually related to the dispute in that year. After losing the battlefield, Russia sold 1.7 million square kilometers of Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million. Although it was indeed the most expensive price at the time, it was the most cost-effective transaction for the United States, because the United States did not lack money.
It is precisely because of the existence of Alaska, which is far away from the United States, that the United States is developing its own ocean transportation as much as possible. While most people are shocked by a territory as far away as the United States, China already had this precedent thousands of years ago. Of course, under the change of feudal dynasties, there were as many as three dynasties that once owned such territories. So which three dynasties are they?
If you want to find such a dynasty, you must find it from the most powerful dynasties, and the most powerful Tang Dynasty is the most typical representative. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Anxi Capital Protectorate it established was one of the farthest control areas. At that time, the situation of the Anxi Capital Protectorate was quite difficult, because Tubo was pressing on it step by step, so that it lost contact with the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty was strong and powerful, it was also in a relatively passive position to attack Tubo so strongly, so in the absence of food and grass supplies and poor fighting, the Anxi Capital Protectorate could only eventually fall.
In addition to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there is another dynasty that must not be mentioned. This era was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the Qin State had strong strength. The Qin army is good at fighting quickly, so in the process of advancing south, they also occupied a distant place, which is a place of prosperity. It is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River in the Jin Dynasty. Due to the conflict of interests between the two countries, there were many battles, and finally the Battle of Hexi broke out, so Fanpang became a territory of the Qin state that was divided by the Jin state. This kind of survival in the cracks is also a kind of torment for Fan Pang. The Qin Dynasty also spent a lot of energy in order to govern the prosperous. In the end, when the army invaded other countries, Fan Pang really entered the palm of the Jin state.
This last dynasty naturally belonged to the warring states of the hegemonic generation of the Wei state. At that time, between the State of Wei and the State of Zhao, there was an unknown small country called Zhongshan. The name is so because there are mountains in the city. Although Zhongshan is a small country, it can gradually revive itself through its own strength, which shows the wisdom of its rulers. At that time, the State of Wei was not accustomed to the lords of small countries and would carry out crusades. Before the Wei state attacked, he found a false accusation. Through this head of the Zhao state through the passage, it led its troops to directly crush the Zhongshan state, and after three years of bitter battle in Zhongshan, it was pocketed by the Wei state.
However, Zhongshan's location was isolated from the Zhao state and bordered the Yan and Qi states, so it was not so easy to control. In the end, due to the expansion of territory, the Zhao state directly slaughtered this small country. In the end, the Zhongshan Kingdom, which had lasted for 26 years, could only end in destruction. This dismal outcome is actually predictable, after all, as the Warring States period, so many wars occurred, and the existence of small countries itself has certain risks.
Although China's feudal dynasty has had this kind of long-distance territorial control three times in history, it has not insisted on it in the end. It can be seen that distance is often the biggest obstacle to a country's rule. However, this obstacle was easily resolved by the United States, and it seems that developing the country's military strength is the best way to maintain the territorial integrity of its own country. Of course, from this incident, we can also feel the sense of powerlessness shown by small countries in the face of the struggle between big powers, so if they want to have the right to speak, then improving their comprehensive national strength is the most fundamental way.