When the Great Song Dynasty was founded, it not only inherited the territory of the previous dynasty, but the Grand Ancestor of the Great Song was also capable of fighting and conquering many lands. Due to its strength, it acquired many smaller allies.
The Wan Kingdom was one such ally, its territory being only as large as two Nanyang Counties, with a population of about a million.
However, as the Great Song Dynasty weakened, these smaller allies stopped listening to their big brother.
The chaos in the Southwest was due to one such ally provoking the big brother, attempting to seize the Southwest while the Great Song was weakening.
But all of this became a wedding dress for Loulan.
The Wan Kingdom, located to the west of the Great Song Dynasty, was a necessary passage through the Western Regions, so its trade routes were extremely prosperous. Thanks to its backing by the Great Song Dynasty, it has made considerable profits over the centuries.
