At the end of 1795, the total population within the Qin rule was about 850,000, of which about 320,000 were local slaves, more than 200,000 were Tiele people who turned their backs on Pars and went to Qin, and more than 200,000 people moved with the Qin army to the Western Regions and party members west of the Green Mountains.

There are less than 100,000 left, who are Han Chinese and conquerors from outside the region, such as Outer Tibetan Solon, Outer Tibetan Tubo, and Outer Tibetan Mengwu.

The population is not small, after all, it was about the same number when Pars ruled the area, and the territory is full of large deserts, with only a few rivers, valleys, and a few oases in the desert that can be cultivated and grazing.

After another round of war and looting, the Qin State at this time hardly had any conditions for self-sufficiency.

"We seized a lot of grain and grass before."

Regarding this, Zuo Helin said to Xu Daixuan:

"The Pars were defeated too quickly, they didn't have time to destroy the grain and grass, and their ability to squeeze the locals was not bad, and there were a lot of reserves in the warehouse."

"But it's still not enough, we have allowed the foreign soldiers to kill and loot, so that the civilian losses are very large, and the grain and grass stored by the Pars people in the civilian sector have not been collected much at all."

"Relying only on the previous captures, it is probably enough for the whole army to need for three months, which is a very dangerous number, and it is impossible to sustain next year's harvest."

Xu Shizhen continued Zuo Helin's topic and said: "We still have money, bank loans, private investments in the empire, and the private houses given to the king by His Majesty and His Royal Highness, all of which have not been spent yet, do we need to spend money to buy some grain and grass from the country for emergency relief?" ”

"Of course you have to buy it, but you can't spend all of it." Xu Daixuan replied: "Except for my private money, everything else is interest-bearing, which is equivalent to our national debt, and now our productivity is gone, and we have to borrow again next year after spending all the money, and sooner or later we will not even be able to pay the interest." ”

"It's not just right, take the land to pay off the debt, let's continue the westward expedition." Zuo Helin told a joke that was not a joke - the land of the Qin State was robbed, and no one felt sorry for it if it was sold to pay off the debts.

Xu Daixuan ignored this, sooner or later, the land of Qin would be merged by the empire, but that was certainly not something that could be done now, or even in a few decades—it would only be done when the local Han people were the main people, and the empire could effectively rule here.

Xu Shizhen also ignored Zuo Helin's jokes, and he said in a deep voice:

"It is not easy for domestic businessmen to transport grain, and we have to cross the desert over the mountains and mountains, and the price of grain here is already more than eight times that of Chang'an, and it is estimated that it will rise again in winter, and our little money will not last long."

"What's more, there are a few tribes and foreign Tibetans in the Western Regions who have taken refuge in us, and they will definitely not have a good time this winter, I'm afraid we will have to help a little, which is another big food expenditure."

Zuo Helin snorted coldly: "Those idiots, they shouldn't have let them go and grab them before, see how much they wasted!" ”

The Pars people have been operating in this area for decades, and the people have some grain and livestock reserves, but after the Battle of Barasagon, the Waifan soldiers who followed the Han army were allowed to plunder everywhere, but they were not able to bring back much grain.

"That's why the people from outside the country come to ask for food support, they can't take it for nothing, they have to buy it with money—anyway, they have grabbed a lot of gold and jade treasures."

Xu Shizhen glanced at Zuo Helin and continued:

"Also, don't regret what has happened, it's the right thing to learn from."

"Those are the two things." Xu Daixuan concluded: "First, get more food. Second, military discipline should be strengthened. ”

"Yes, you're here." Xu Shizhen replied: "More food can only come from the country, and to strengthen the military discipline of Waifan, it must be ordered by you, the king of Qin, himself." ”

This is the reason why Zuo Helin, Xu Shizhen, and Wang Qinian, Zhi Keshi, and others, who have not yet arrived at this time, must recommend Xu Daixuan as the leader - when the Qin State encounters difficulties, the emperor will not starve his own grandson, right?

"It's better to send a little gift to the country, so that the emperor, the crown prince and the cabinet will clearly recognize our victory, so that they will feel that we are worth continuing to invest." Zuo Helin reminded.

"...... if you give a gift." Xu Daixuan raised his head and thought for a while and said: "The imperial grandfather is a 'widow and a disease', just pick ten stunning ones from the noble ladies of Pars and send them." ”

Pars people have high noses and deep eyes, three-dimensional facial features, and those beauties will find it particularly interesting to see too much blue eyes, not to mention that there are rumors that Pars beauties have internal charm, and that style can only be understood and cannot be spoken.

Xu Muhe is lustful, he himself does not shy away from this, Xu Daixuan is also straightforward, and thinks it is good to send the beauties of the Western Regions directly.

"As for my father's ......, in fact, for him, knowing that singing in Chinese dialect has also begun to be performed west of the Green Ridge is the best gift."

"If it's a physical gift, pack up the captured Pars flag and hand it over, he'll be satisfied."

"The cabinet is even simpler, take ten buckets of gold and jade and wave it in front of them, and tell them that our conquest will not be at a loss, and that in the future our land will only grow grain and cotton."

As he grew older, Xu Shiyang, who had gradually entered middle age, began to go further and further down the road of ultra-nationalism - he felt that this could clarify his historical position (whether it was positioning or not status), which was probably also his final positioning for this strange life in a state of worry-free survival.

His performance was so obvious that the people around him saw that it was really not a difficult thing to do, so Xu Daixuan said those words.

As for the cabinet, the bigwigs are more concerned with the smooth running of the empire – or rather, economic growth.

The Western Regions are rich in gold and precious jade, and they sent ten buckets to prove that this side is not a useless place, and then announced that they would plant cotton as the main industry in the future, and they could provide a large number of raw materials for the empire's rapidly developing textile industry, so the cabinet would also give Qin sufficient support for the empire's textile industry chain.

"I want three million stone of grain." Xu Daixuan continued: "I don't care how much I consume on the road, even if I go to Quancheng to roll around, the empire will actually send three million stone grain to my warehouse!" ”

If a child behaves well, he has to be given a piece of candy, doesn't he?

"When the food is in place, I will notify those foreigners one by one, send armor soldiers to break the leaves, and this king will have a big review!"

Military parades were also an important means of strengthening authority and military discipline in ancient times, but gathering people and horses for review and training required a lot of money and food, and ancient countries were rarely willing to bear such large expenditures.

At the beginning of the Qin State, the Han soldiers were naturally fine, but as the main force, the military discipline of the various foreign countries was extremely poor, so it was better to take advantage of the calm period just after the Great War to quickly practice.