Returning to Dragon City, Ginger has changed dramatically in terms of identity, and now he is the envoy of Liu Yan, the emperor of the Silk Kingdom, who has come to negotiate an alliance with the Tuqi Great Khan Hesa on behalf of the emperor, so Hesa held a grand welcome ceremony for him and the large envoys he brought with him. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the terms of the peace talks brought by Jinier did surprise Hesa: in addition to agreeing to form an alliance with Hesa and opening trade routes between the two countries and coordinating offensive and defensive operations, the Silk Country also put forward a request, that is, to set up the Northern Protectorate in Shahu City in the Monan region, and send troops to control the Monan region.

This matter made Hesa very embarrassed, you must know that he, the Great Khan of Tuqi, has not yet sat firmly in this chair, and finally ushered in such a strong backing as the country of Juan, but the lion opened his mouth to directly gain control of the entire Monan region, as the Great Khan of a country has not pacified the entire territory of Tuqi before handing over a large area of territory to other countries, which is difficult to justify both face and lining.

In fact, the alliance with the Silk Country itself has completely opposing views within the Turks. After all, the Tuqi and the Silk Country have also been fighting for ten years, and the casualties on both sides are heavy, and the Tuqi people have almost reached the point where every family has a son and father who were killed by the Silk Country, and the hatred for the Silk Country is not something that can be forgotten in an instant. Therefore, even if Hesa can tolerate the conditions of the Silk Country, it must also consider the backlash of the people below. For this reason, Hesa separately consulted his elder brother Temon to discuss countermeasures, and the reason why he did not invite the other Turks to consult with him was because he knew that if he did, the meeting would not lead to anything constructive except quarrelling.

Themon's attitude towards this condition of the Silk Country is very clear—fully acceptable.

Seeing Hesa's embarrassed eyes, Teemon could only patiently explain: "Great Khan, please think, first of all, is this matter asking us for the country of silk, or is the country of silk asking for us?" Obviously, we don't have enough leverage to bargain at the negotiating table with the Silk Country. Secondly, what good is it for us to agree to this condition? The benefit is clear: we will have a strong backing against the Cheel, not only in terms of strategic position, but also in terms of troops, materiel, commodities and food aid, which are what we are lacking the most at the moment. Of course, I don't think the Silk Country's sincerity in helping us may be as rich as we would like, but it's much better than losing this ally. Third, what is the loss to us? I think this can be divided into two layers. First, it is conceivable that what the Silk Country wants to see most is that we and Che Erlie will fight to defeat both sides, even if we win, the Tuqi will be full of holes, and it will not be a hidden danger in the north of the Silk Country for decades to come. But I would say that the Silk Country made a mistake on this point. In fact, we are far from being in a state of devastation, because if we become weak after winning the battle at Chereel, then a new force will inevitably rise again on the steppe, and that is not what the Silk Country wants to see, so they cannot make us weak to that extent; Instead, we can use this opportunity to use the old aristocracy who oppose our reform of Tukto politics in this war of attrition. In this way, it will become the Silk Country to send troops to help us wash away the original blood on the land of Tuqi, and provide a space for the emerging forces of Tuqi to grow, which is obviously beneficial for us to implement the new policy. Second, after we agreed to this condition, it was inevitable that some people would criticize the Great Khan for betraying the interests of the Raided Covenant, which was not good for the Great Khan both internally and reputationally. ”

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Hop Sasa Dao.

Teemon nodded, "This is indeed a tricky problem, but the Great Khan, please let me explain it to you." Since ancient times, the actual control area of the Silk Country has been very stable, and the Monan region is not a place for them to live in, so they may be entrenched there for a while when they are strong, but they will not be able to last long. Why? The reason for this lies in the habits of life. Due to the problem of water sources, it is almost impossible to cultivate in the Monan area, so the people of the Silk Country do not like or want to live on that land. The uncultivable land means that the farming culture that the Silk Country is good at cannot take root here, so how can a land without people be owned for a long time? What a huge expense did it have to be for their soldiers' food, clothing, etc., to be transported from the far rear? Supplying a large army to garrison in Monan for a long time is a heavy economic burden for the Silk Country, so in the end, once their national strength declines, they will take the initiative to leave the area, or greatly reduce the size of this army to save money. I can assert that even if the Silk Country has set up the Protectorate of the North and stationed an army, the people who can really operate in the south are still our Tuqi people. If the Turquoise is in your hands, will these people of the Turquoise be willing to listen to you, or will they be willing to listen to the Protectorate of the Silk Country? ”

Puzzled, he asked, "If you say that, then they have almost nothing to gain, so why do they do this?" ”

"Very simply, they set up this metropolitan protectorate for two purposes, one is to expand the strategic depth zone in the north, and use the Monan region as a strategic buffer zone to prevent us from moving south, so as to give the original northern border a time to recuperate and develop and grow. The second is to protect the Hexi Corridor and ensure the safety of trade in the Western Regions. ”

Hesa said thoughtfully: "As soon as you say this, I will understand, there are indeed people who will scold me now, but when they see the actual results, the situation will gradually change. But how do we resolve our internal contradictions? ”

Teemon smiled: "This is actually not difficult, as long as we quickly open the trade route between Dragon City and Sand Lake City, and actively trade with the Silk Country, then those young people who have begun to learn the Tuqi script and the Silk Country script will obviously be able to adapt to this kind of business life more quickly, and it will be easier for them to obtain practical benefits in this trade." Isn't the reason why we Turks like to loot because we are driven by profit? As long as we protect the interests of this part of the people from being plundered by other people, then everyone will understand that as long as you follow the Great Khan, you can safely and smoothly obtain enough wealth and benefits from the Silk Country. And the Silk Country will also do its best to protect our kind of trade activities, which means that we are protecting the interests of these people through the hand of the Silk Country. With enough funds and materials, we will be able to gather more tribes who are willing to stand on our side, and when the time comes, are you still afraid that the people inside will not support you, and you are afraid that you will not be able to win the battle? ”

After hearing this, Hesa showed a smile that he had not seen for a long time and said, "Although you said it very simply, I know that the hard work required to carry out all this is very arduous, and all this is up to you, big brother." ”

"The Great Khan's responsibility is not to do everything himself, but to appoint and dismiss the right people to do the right things! In the future, the Great Khan should pay attention to the talents of the emerging young nobles, and the use of talent is where the true well-being of my Tuqi lies! Themon bowed his head and bowed, knowing that only Hysa could hear these words and act on them.