Since the Han people came to this Henglus, in just a few years, Henglus has undergone earth-shaking changes, people dig canals on the bank of the Henglus River to divert water, irrigation, the original desert around Henglus has been transformed into hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, and the government also organized manpower to introduce the river water into the city. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The deep pits dug in the city became ponds, and people built pavilions and corridors in the ponds. There was such a pond in a house in the city, and Wang Can and Zonaras sat in the gazebo and drank freely.

Wang Can took a sip of tea and sighed: "Speaking of tea, the tea transported from the Central Plains is the best, the tea we drink is picked after being planted locally, and the water and soil are not adaptable!" ”

Zonaras asked, "General Wang, you should have invited me over for more than just tea, right?" ”

Wang Can put down the teacup and said, "Okay, since Your Excellency asked, then I'll say it directly." The things you and I said last time have changed, you can't do it in the territory of Western Qin! ”

Zonaras's face changed, "General Wang, didn't we talk about it in advance?" Why are you changing your mind again now? ”

Wang Can shook his head and said, "It's not that I want to change the hexagram, it's that the situation is changing." There is a new situation on the side of the Temple of Justice, the subordinate sent by Mahdi to recruit mercenaries died suddenly in custody, so in Mahdi's interrogation, the accusations against Mahdi are not supported by evidence, if he is charged with the crime of plotting the assassination of Julius behind the scenes, he is likely to be acquitted, but a maid from the Great Food Embassy went to the patrol room to report Mahdi for molesting her, so the patrol room decided to arrest him for the crime of indecency, but this crime is not serious, and he can only be detained for three months at most! So, in three months, Mahdi will be acquitted, and then we will send someone to send him back to China. Our men escorted him to the border, handed him over to the people sent by the Great Food Country, and the two sides handed over at the border. Of course, we actually don't want him to get away with it, so I can reveal the location of the handover to you, as for whether you do it or not, it's up to you to choose, after all, the danger of doing it in the territory of the Great Food Country is very high! ”

Zonaras was a little annoyed, but he couldn't help it, Wang Can's sudden notice disrupted his overall plan, his mind was a little confused, he took a sip of the teacup, and said, "This ······ It was so sudden. Your Excellency, General, you know that I have made all the arrangements, but your side suddenly changed the hexagram, and all my previous deployments have been ruined! ”

Wang Can said: "No way, the world is impermanent, some things are not up to you and me, and they are not under your control!" ”

Zonaras had no choice but to ask, "Okay, where is the handover location and when is it?" ”

"On the border line two hundred miles east of Jiling City, the specific time has not been determined, and I will inform you when there is news. But I also want to warn you that before that you have to watch your people and don't let them mess around, otherwise not only will they all die, but you will also be in big trouble! ”

"Thank you for your news, Your Excellency!" With that, Zonaras drank his cup of tea and got up to leave.

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The palace of the Western Qin Dynasty, the meeting hall.

Zhao Ziliang convened major military and political officials from time to time to discuss military and political affairs, and there were only a few participants: Liu Wei, Dugujun, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Gao Shang, Chu Ge, Li Siye, etc.

Zhao Ziliang asked, "Liu Wei, has the project of the palace been completed?" Are the founding celebrations ready? ”

Liu Wei replied: "Wang, it has been completed half a month ahead of schedule, and the final aftermath is currently being carried out, and it is expected to be delivered within half a month." The furniture, decorative utensils, and daily necessities of the palace have all been prepared, and they can be moved in and placed before the 15th day of August in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the king and members of the royal family can spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in the palace! All the arrangements for the founding celebration have been made, and we are only waiting for the first day of September. At present, most of the lords and envoys of the surrounding countries who have received the invitation are already on their way to Hengrus! ”

"Very well, what are the countries or tribes that have made it clear that they will come to our celebration or send envoys?"

"Located in the east, there are the Central Plains Imperial Court, the Silla Kingdom, the Japan Kingdom, the Huangjiasi, the Murwei, the Wuluo Protectorate, the Turbulent Tribes, the Tubo Tribes, the Linyi Kingdom, the Zhenla, the Bi Kingdom, the Nibora Kingdom, etc., and the Mobei County King Zhang Shouyu and Yunzhong County King Gao Xiuyan will come in person; In the Taixi region, there are the Kipchak Department, the Southern Tianzhu Kingdoms, Oghuz, the Flower Thorn Zimo, and the Great Food Country; In the west, there are the Eastern Roman Empire, the Bulgarian Khanate, the Khazar Khanate, the Duchy of Benevento, the Duchy of Stollet, the Kingdom of Lombardy, the Kingdom of the Franks, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of Burgundy! Except for some tribal leaders in the eastern and western regions, we only invited those who have already established a state in the west, and we have not invited those who are still in a tribal state and have not yet established a state! ”

After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang frowned and said, "Did you send someone to invite the thirty-six tribes of Northern Tianzhu?" ”

Liu Wei said: "It has been sent, but the envoys returned and said that the thirty-six tribes of Northern Tianzhu did not receive them at all!" As far as the lower officials know, now the thirty-six departments of Beitianzhu are hostile to each other, on guard, and fighting against each other every year, taking care of themselves, and they don't pay attention to the external affairs of Beitianzhu at all! ”

Zhao Ziliang slapped the table violently, and said angrily: "How can this be true, I sent a messenger from Xiqin, and no one received the thirty-six departments of Northern Tianzhu, which clearly does not put my Xiqin in his eyes, does not put this king in his eyes, treats such a rude state, this king wants to raise troops to crusade against it, so that all the countries in the world know the fate of despising my Xiqin, what do you think?" ”

Liu Wei hurriedly said: "The king thinks twice, now that the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty is about to be founded, there are many things and huge consumption, so it is really not appropriate to start a war in vain!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said loudly: "Not this year, then next year!" It is really bold for a big place in Beitianzhu to dare to despise my Western Qin and this king! Chu Ge, this king has ordered you to be the commander of the 36 divisions of the Northern Tianzhu Army, and lead the 3rd Army and the 9th Army to attack the 36 divisions of the Northern Tianzhu Division when the spring flowers bloom next year! ”

Chu Ge stood up and hugged his fists and said, "The last general will take the order!" ”

The area occupied by the 36 tribes of Beitianzhu is not large, the population is not large, the order is chaotic, and these tribes fight each other all the year round, the economy is withered, the population loss is serious, each tribe has not many soldiers and horses, there are 2,000 people, there are more than 10,000 people, if these 36 departments form a unified regime, want to use two legions to attack, it is really a little difficult in terms of troops, but now these 36 departments are independent, hostile to each other, conquest, only two legions to attack is more than enough.

Zhao Ziliang said again: "This matter is top secret, and before the time of the army's departure, no one present is allowed to leak a word to anyone, otherwise he will be punished for the crime of leaking military aircraft!" ”

For this kind of military affairs, officials and generals have long had a sense of secrecy, but Zhao Ziliang still emphasizes it here, which shows that he attaches great importance to it.

"Yes, King!"

Zhao Ziliang said again: "This first thing is finished, then let's talk about the second thing!" The matter of Prince Mahdi of the Great Food Country, Honglu Temple has negotiated with the Great Food Country, and reached an agreement, and signed a secret agreement yesterday, our Patrol Division gave up the prosecution of Prince Mahdi for conspiracy to assassinate the Eastern Roman Empire's envoy Julius in our country, and only detained him for three months for the crime of molesting a woman and indecent manners, and on this condition, the Great Food Country agreed to cede the lower reaches of the Xindu River (that is, the Indus River) to Western Qin, and officially carried out the handover of the garrison defense from the tenth day of October, which was completed within a month. After the defense handover is completed, we will immediately release Prince Mahdi, keep the Mahdi matter secret, and hand over all the interrogation records and files to the Great Food Country for processing! For the lower reaches of the Xindu River, this king is holding great hopes, because the lower reaches of the Xindu River have a long coastline, there are many suitable for the construction of ports and wharves, once there is an outlet to the sea, we are no longer a landlocked country, even if our trade routes are blocked on the land, our goods can also be transported to all parts of the country through the sea, so the lower reaches of the Indus River must be well managed, to have good social security! Of course, this king knows that this is not something that can be done in a short period of time, and this requires the hard work of our people. How to manage the lower reaches of the Xindu River, I don't know what your good strategy is? ”

Hearing this, Gao Shang stood up and said: "Great King, the lower officials think that the most important thing is how to deal with the local Tianzhu people and their beliefs, and the second is how to rule, whether to send officials from the Western Qin Dynasty to take up posts, or to support local officials to govern."

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Lord Gao's words are to the point, I don't know what Lord Gao thinks?" ”

"I don't dare to say that I have a high opinion, Xia Guan only has a few simple opinions for the king's reference! Xia Guan thought that since the lower reaches of the Indus River had become a part of my territory in Western Qin, then the people in that area were the people of my Western Qin, and they could not be treated differently from other regions of Western Qin or other ethnic groups, so that it would be easy for the locals to accept our rule! ”

"On the issue of their faith, the king has always emphasized that having faith is not a bad thing, but it must not lose reason, become a burden to the state and society, and must not affect the political situation and military affairs. The lower officials think that freedom of belief should be allowed, but for those who believe in sects other than Taoism, taxes should be increased, that is, it is okay to believe in religion, the government does not interfere, and does not force people to change their faith, but you must pay an extra tax! Many restrictions have been imposed on religious believers to prevent sects from getting involved in military and political affairs, disrupting social order, and excessively embezzling social resources. It is stipulated that religious believers cannot be officials, cannot enter the government as civil servants, cannot enter the academy as a professor, cannot enter the academy to study, and so on! ”

"From the beginning of the garrison to take over the local defense, it is necessary to implement military control in the first three months or half a year, and resolutely strike at those recalcitrant elements who are hostile to our Western Qin rule, in addition to military strikes, we can also let the local people get close to our Tianzhu people to cooperate, and we can give these people some benefits, such as making them officials, giving them some rewards, and letting their families enjoy a superior status, etc. To sum it up in one sentence, it is to 'win over the friendly and fight the hostile', divide the local Tianzhu people from the inside, and prevent them from forming a group! ”

"After the initial stabilization of the local social order, on the one hand, the Government Council selects some officials to take office, these officials are only in charge of the general direction, and the specific government affairs can consider appointing those local Tianzhu people who are willing to be loyal to the king, loyal to the Western Qin, and friendly to the Western Qin as officials to handle local government affairs, and the officials sent by the Government Council only need to ensure that these local officials are loyal to the king and the Western Qin. It can further reduce or alleviate the attitude of local Tianzhu people towards us! ”