Updated: 2013-07-12

The first thing Zhao Xun's army did when he returned to Youzhou City was to select people with good performance from among the officials of the local government in various places, and select them as county commanders to be sent to the two states in the Western Regions to govern the places.

All of a sudden, the local governments of Zhao Guozhi and the officials of the ya'men at all levels were overjoyed. Although King Zhao originally put the officials and officials together, he coordinated the officials and the status should be equal. However, the little official who is not is still not at ease about this. Although they are of equal status, they are still officials, not officials.

Now, Zhao Xun ordered the territory of Zhao State to be uniformly evaluated, and the merits of these officials were verified, and they were promoted to local parent officials, how could they not be excited. Although the two states in the Western Regions are newly accommodated, they are relatively barren. However, in the past, many officials in Shangzhou were 'drawn' from the Central Plains prefectures and counties, and their grades were raised.

Besides, the more new the place, the easier it is to make contributions. They are already very satisfied if they can be promoted from officials to officials, and besides, for the sake of officials, they make merits, and they are afraid that they will not be able to rise?

Zhao Xun's edict has a great impact on all places. Especially the officials in the local government offices, they used to be looked down upon by the officials, and they also had to get by on weekdays. Now that they have the possibility of rising, then it is natural for them to do things seriously in order to accumulate merit. This edict made the local officials start to do things seriously, and it was also a surprise to Zhao Xun and other important civil and military officials.

Of course, this time, the officials in the state capitals and counties were evaluated, and those with outstanding merits naturally went to the two states of the Western Regions to serve as officials. Even as long as there is no dereliction of duty, there is a reward. However, those whose merits are inferior will be punished with various punishments, such as demotion or even dismissal. As for those who neglect their duties above the localities and fool the people, they will be severely punished.

Of course, this selection of officials can be regarded as an overall assessment of the officials, and it is to make practical actions for the integration of officials last time, and to show the officials in Zhao State that these officials are likely to become high-grade officials, and these officials who are born from the officials will have more opportunities for promotion in the future. The Zhao government also made it clear that these officials had more experience in governance than those who came directly from the imperial examination, which was also the reason why officials were selected first. You must know that now in Youzhou City, there are many talented or self-righteous scholars who want to seek official positions from Zhao State.

But now Zhao Xun is directly selected from the officials, and in the future, these scholars will have to be delegated to the officials to accumulate experience in governance before they can officially become officials, and if there is no reasonable explanation, these scholars will definitely be dissatisfied with this. Of course, the government is not afraid of these scholars making a 'mess', but Zhao Xun also does not want to be separated from these scholars.

In addition to a large number of officials who will be selected and transferred to the two states of the Western Regions as officials, the Zhao government also continued to organize the westward migration of Han people into the territory of the two states of the Western Regions to increase the proportion of Han people. In addition, a large number of academies were also established in the two states of the Western Regions to teach the Chinese culture of the Western Regions.

In addition, there were a large number of caravans to and from Liangzhou to the Western Regions. In order to build a new city, a gallop road and various projects in Liangzhou in the Western Regions, cement and various materials were needed, and caravans were continuously transported to the west.

Secondly, Zhao Xun made arrangements for the kings of the southern states of the Western Regions who submitted to Zhao. Of course, it's still a knighthood. For these vassal states, Zhao had a separate system of sub-feudalism. Of course, they are also hereditary, descending. Compared with the king of Qiuzi, these southern states that surrendered to the Zhao army were all kings of small countries, and the kings of the two big countries had been completely eliminated. They are not as good as King Qiuzi and others, and they are marquises at the time. Yes, it is two large levels lower than the country of Qiuzi, five or six small levels.

But the kings of these countries did not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction, and the ice of Zhao in the territory of the Southern Alliance had already made the kings of these countries frightened. You must know that half of the kings are dead, beheaded or 'forced' to death by the Zhao army. In all the kingdoms, a large number of powerful people were killed one by one. Now, they dare to have disgruntled opinions there,

Subsequently, Zhao Xun rewarded the soldiers who went out this time. Money, land, and slaves were all rewards for ordinary soldiers, and a large number of soldiers and officers were promoted. In addition, dozens of people were knighted for this battle. In the laws of the Zhao Kingdom, it is not easy to be knighted. Once sealed, it can symbolize the highest honor. In addition to military generals, local civil servants are also among them. It is true that the war depends on the soldiers, but the fact that the war can be so smooth and the rear can be so quickly and stable is also due to the contribution of the civilian officials.

Finally, Zhao Xun also encouraged the caravan to go west to trade. The war in the Western Regions has been pacified, and the Zhao army has taken it, and the passage to and from trade has become a thoroughfare. With the afforestation policy and road construction policy set by the two states in the Western Regions, the two states in the Western Regions are bound to become a road to commercial prosperity.

In addition, it is also the established policy of the government to encourage Han people to move westward. The government did not force it, but explained the situation of the two states in the Western Regions, and encouraged those people who had no land or little land to move west to the two states with the caravan. Where, the government would give them land, livestock, seeds, and farm tools to help them live a better life in the two states.

Because of the great war of the Zhao army in the land of Xizhou, many soldiers, magnates and clans of various countries were killed, and in order to stabilize the place faster, the people of these countries also began to be dismantled and placed in various new cities. Of course, when a large number of Han Chinese migrated here, Zhao did not need to worry about local instability. Therefore, immigration is a long-standing policy of the two states in the Western Regions. In addition, the promotion of Han culture is also an urgent focus of the two states in the Western Regions.

Therefore, after Zhao Xun returned to Youzhou City, he began to transfer scholars to Liangzhou in the Western Regions, and ordered the governments of the two states in the Western Regions to establish a new Sinology system, with Chinese dialect and Chinese characters as the official standards in the Western Regions.

After solving the urgent needs of the Western Regions, Zhao Xun began to understand the current development of Zhao and the situation in the world.

The situation in Zhao State, on the whole, is steadily moving forward. Liaozhou, Dingzhou, Xiazhou and other places in the north have also been completely stabilized in so many years. In these regions, the Han people have already occupied the absolute upper hand, and the vast majority of foreign ethnic groups have long been based on the Han culture and have begun to integrate into the Han people. In recent years, these regions, like the states of the Central Plains, have basically had bumper harvests year after year, hoarding a large number of grain and grass materials for the Zhao army, and also providing a large number of livestock and war horses for the Zhao state.

It is precisely because these regions not only did not need the help and support of the imperial court, but also began to make the imperial court profitable, and the taxes that could be collected gradually increased, so that the Zhao army could rest assured of the expedition and provide a steady stream of support. Although these states were all immigrated and developed after the Zhao army was defeated, the Zhao army has paid a lot for these new borders over the years.

However, in the past two years, these regions have begun to provide support for Zhao Jun. For Da Zhao, these regions have no longer become a burden on the imperial court, but have become a stable rear place for Da Zhao, transporting various materials to Da Zhao.

The Liuqiu Islands and the island of Taiwan were also all incorporated into the system by the Zhao army, and the soldiers established seaports as naval camps. On the island of Taiwan, a large number of displaced people fled from the southern coastal zone and joined them, so that the Zhao army had largely controlled the entire territory of the island. A large number of farmland and plantations were reclaimed and became Zhao Jun's grain and sugar production areas.

In contrast, the commerce in the territory of Zhao was the most rapid. Because Zhao encouraged commerce and trade, unified commercial taxes, built roads in various places, and improved the status of merchants, merchants from other regions converged to Zhao one after another. The eastern part passed through the sea, and the merchants of the Zhao Kingdom could pass through other countries that wanted to connect with the sea. The northern Turks also submitted to the military might of the Zhao army, so that the merchants of the Zhao State sold some luxurious and useless luxury goods to the Turkic chieftains and nobles in exchange for livestock, war horses, furs, and tendons for the use of force, so as to weaken the warlike spirit of the Turkic chieftains and nobles.

Although there was a great war in the Western Regions, because Zhao Jun first leveled the northern Shangzhou, the trade routes had long been unblocked, and there were many merchants coming and going. In addition, if Dazhao wanted to build a new city in the Western Regions, Chidao and other projects, it naturally needed a large amount of materials, many of which needed to be transported by merchants to this place, or to provide raw materials for the project here.

In addition, at the secret request of the Ministry of Commerce, the merchants of Da Zhao also exchanged a large number of gold and silver artifacts from overseas countries, transported them back, and 'handed over' the Mint Department to mint Da Zhao coins.

It is also because of this kind of behavior that a large number of merchants have appeared in Youzhou City. Zhao Xun turned back, and on the galloping road he saw along the way, there were huge caravans under the escort of the dart bureau.

On the whole, the entire Zhao Kingdom is in a state of tranquility and peace, and steady development. The Turkic tribes in the north are still fighting endlessly. Since then, they have been provoked by the Zhao army, and under Zhao Xun's edict, the Eastern Turkic tribes and the Western Turkic tribes have begun to fight continuously.

At the beginning, among the eastern Turkic tribes, there were also many people who saw that this was Zhao State's idea of killing people with a knife and wanting to weaken the Turkic tribes, and they were unwilling to follow it. However, the leaders of many tribes still yearn for the position of the three great khans in the west. Coupled with Zhao Xun's 'forcing' persecution, the three major khans in the east also had to come forward to say that they wanted to fight with the Turkic tribes in the west.

As soon as the battle began, there was a stalemate for two years. Among them, there are many major wars, and there are also many ongoing stalemate wars. Today, the western Turkic tribes have suffered a great loss of vitality, but the eastern Turkic tribes are not much better.

Originally, according to the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the western Turkic tribes were naturally not the opponents of the eastern Turkic tribes. However, many Turkic tribes close to Xiazhou and Bingzhou saw the living conditions of those tribes who surrendered to Great Zhao, and many of them began to submit to the Zhao army and were willing to merge into Great Zhao.

These small tribes, who were not strong and were exploited by the larger tribes, made it difficult for them to trade with the merchants of the Zhao State in exchange for all the supplies they needed. Therefore, at the request of the tribal people, these small tribes began to integrate into the Great Zhao, and had a great influence on the eastern Turkic tribes.

Although the eastern Turkic tribes traded with the Zhao army, they obtained enough food and even some armor and equipment that the Zhao army replaced. In terms of armament, the Eastern Turkic tribes had the upper hand. However, the king of Zhao in the west did not want the eastern Turkic tribes to win a big victory, and also secretly sent the people of the Western Regions to trade with the Western Turks, exchanging the population for the weapons and equipment of the people of the Western Regions.

You must know that after the Zhao army defeated the northern countries in a row, the weapons of the Western Regions countries were not looked at by the Zhao army. Since these weapons could not continue to be used by Zhao Jun, they naturally could not be left behind. In addition to re-forging, the other is to sell with other forces. At this time, the Western Turkic tribes, who were defeated by the Eastern Turkic tribes, became the best trade partners. In this regard, in the name of the southern and Western Regions countries, trade with the western Turkic tribes was carried out, and the comings, war horses, livestock, slaves, etc., were all objects that could be 'traded'. In this way, Zhao Jun secretly obtained a lot of slaves, and now he is still building cities, galloping roads and water conservancy projects in the land of Shangzhou in the Western Regions.

In addition, the struggle among the Eastern Turkic tribes was also an important reason for the failure to solve the problem in a very short period of time, and the Western Turkic tribes, which were much weaker than themselves. The advantage given by Zhao Xun is that the plundering of each ministry is owned by each ministry, and the land occupied by each ministry is also owned by each ministry. In addition, in the land of the Western Turkic tribes, there were also three khans. At the end of the war, the three tribal leaders who took the most credit became the three khans of the western region.

Just plundering belongs to the tribes, and the land occupied also belongs to the tribes, so that these tribes will fight for each other. If the three eastern khans are strong enough, they can command the Quartet. However, under the secret support of Zhao Jun, there are several tribes whose strength is no longer under these three khans. On average, in each of the khan's domains, there were two or three tribes of comparable strength to him.

In addition, the three major khans were unwilling to send troops to conquer the western tribes, and they were unwilling to be instructed by the Zhao army to weaken the strength of the eastern Turks. Although their ideas were good and favored the Turkic tribes. However, it also made the leaders of the big tribes who wanted to be the king of one side dissatisfied. In addition, the Zhao army sent people to provoke it, so that many large tribes left these tribal leaders and sent troops to the west.

Although the three khans eventually sent troops, it was rumored everywhere that these three khans did not want other tribal leaders to become the new Great Khans, and deliberately suppressed others. The authority of their three khans has been greatly affected. The three khans could not command their subordinate departments, which also made the war not fully planned and planned. Although most of the eastern tribes won the victory by virtue of various advantages, they also fought fiercely with each other for some slaves, livestock and other booty.

In addition, the fact that the leaders of the three tribes with the greatest merit would divide the three khans into the regions of the western Turkic tribes was the main reason why the eastern Turkic tribes could not cooperate well with each other and quickly defeat the western Turkic tribes. Although these three khans could not centralize power and rule all the tribes. However, in the name of righteousness, they are the uncrowned kings of all regions.

The three major khans in the east are also divided by the Zhao army, and they also cannot centralize power with the ministry. However, no one dared to ignore the edicts of these three khans. Even if you don't take it to heart, you don't dare to oppose it in public. This is the role of the righteous name, and this is also the basis of Zhao's command of the Turkic tribes.

That's right, this is the basis of Zhao's command of the Turkic tribes. The edicts of these khans were not only backed by these khans, but also by the Great Zhao army. Don't forget, these three khans are all divided by Da Zhao. If these three khans are ignored, this is not only a blow to the face of the three khans, but also a blow to the face of Da Zhao. Therefore, Zhao Jun did not allow anyone to ignore the existence of the three great khans in public. And every time the Great Zhao merchants went north to the Turkic tribes, they were also centered on the tribes of the three great khans.

The Zhao army traded armor and equipment to the Turks, and it was mainly based on the tribes of the three major khans. Zhao Jun's edict was also in the name of the three khans, and the leaders of the major tribes were summoned to gather in the tent of the three khans.

Of course, this does not mean that this Great Zhao really wants these three khans to become the true Allah of the Eastern Turkic tribes. In the three major khanate tribes and various other tribes, the Zhao army was manned to take charge of trade between the Great Zhao and them. These personnel also became guests of honor in various ministries, using all kinds of materials and armor and equipment of Da Zhao as 'temptation' and 'confusion', so that they could act according to Zhao Jun's wishes.

Therefore, the three khans can command the four directions in name, but in reality, they cannot really rule the various tribes under their rule. But Rao is like this, the tribe of the three major khans, in these years, with the trade with the Great Zhao, and then the name of the khan, has grown and become the strongest tribe in each region.

It was those tribes who were not convinced, and with the support of the Zhao army, they opposed these khans. It also takes two or three large tribes to join forces. This must put aside the intervention of other tribes, otherwise, they really dare not fight against this Khan in the open.

It is precisely because Zhao Jun can render that these khans are also hot. Therefore, because of the merit of various tribes, not only did they attack the western Turkic tribes, but also fought among themselves.

However, with the pacification of the two states in the Western Regions, the Zhao army could no longer trade with the Western Turks in the name of the Western Regions states, which also made the Western Turkic tribes begin to decline. Without the 'trade' of the Zhao army, although it was still possible to trade through some caravans and small shares, it could no longer solve the defeat of the western Turkic tribes. And without trade, the Western Turks also stopped plundering the Wusun Kingdom.

When he learned that the Wusun people were agitating the Southern Alliance against him, Zhao Xun let the Turks and his men and horses drive into the eastern part of the Wusun Kingdom to carry out activities and plunder the population, but caused a lot of damage to the Wusun Kingdom. However, now the Wusun people are afraid of Da Zhao and do not dare to go east to Zhao.

Today, the western Turkic tribes have lost almost half of their territory, and one-third of the tribes have been completely annexed by the eastern tribes and become slaves.