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The content of the letter is extremely detailed. www.biquge.info There are not only conflicts between the two sides, but also the unfair treatment and exploitation of a large number of Great Qin merchants when they were trading in Central Asian countries such as the Brahmana, Jiezhi, Ranbo, and Najieluo.

The merchants who came to trade with Great Qin from Fanyana, Jiezhi, Ranbo, Najieluo and other countries naturally had seen the vastness of Great Qin, but unfortunately Great Qin was far more complete and perfect than their small Central Asian countries that were still in a state of slavery, and the laws caused Daqin to give these Central Asian merchants the impression that they were weak and easy to deceive!

Seeing this, Hu Hai couldn't help but laugh angrily.

No wonder people often say that those who know are afraid. However, if this person knows a certain realm, such as the small countries of Central Asia such as Fanyana, and regards the order of Great Qin as weak and easy to bully, I am afraid that he will no longer know but brain.

However, it is only a year since the trade route was opened, and although the number of merchants from many small countries in Central Asia has been increasing, selling silk, raw silk, rudimentary porcelain, some ironware, gold, silverware, mirrors and other luxury products of Daqin, most of them are haunted in the counties of the Western Regions.

Although with the increase in the time of the opening of the trade route, the Central Asians are gradually going deep into Daqin, and even caravans have been to the Yumen Pass Fortress, but they are far from seeing the true face of Daqin, not to mention the ** Xianyang City, even the Central Asians in Longxi County have not set foot in it now.

It's understandable to think so.

This letter made Hu Hai hesitate a little and moved.

Swinging westward, the Western Regions will definitely not be the end. Now, the Western Regions County has been incorporated into the territory of Great Qin for more than five years. Lu Jia is not only good at lobbying, but also extremely talented in managing the local area. Under his rule, it cannot be said that everyone in the Western Regions is rich, but at least it is enough to live and work in peace and contentment. Compared to five years ago, I don't know how much better.

At least after the annexation of Great Qin, the wars between cities that often occurred in this part of the Western Regions were no more.

Of course, Lu Jia's greatest credit is that according to Hu Hai's intentions, he strictly controlled the cultivated land around the various cities in the Western Regions to a limited extent, and even returned farmland on a small scale to start planting forest poplars.

A large area of farmland around Puchanghai was forcibly confiscated, although it caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the people of Loulan at the beginning, but fortunately, Lu Jia had a clever mouth and went to do the work of the people in person with the respect of the county guard, and finally persuaded the people of Loulan.

Today's Puchang sea waves are bursting, the green forest is shady, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the end is beautiful, and it is a bit of paradise.

The avenue connecting the cities in the Western Regions was completed two years ago, and there are also Loulan Cang and Shache Cang, so hundreds of thousands of people in Xiyu County don't have to worry about food at all.

The opening of trade routes has brought great business opportunities to the people of various cities in the Western Regions. The two main trade routes are planned, basically passing through most of the ancient cities of the Western Regions, and the endless stream of merchants has naturally brought a lot of benefits to the native people of the Western Regions.

Everything in the Western Regions County is stable, and the interior of Great Qin is stable, and the population and food are increasing year by year. Originally, Hu Hai was planning to wait for another five years, and then cross the Kunlun Mountains to enter the Central Asian countries when everything was fully prepared, but now it seems that there is no way to continue waiting.

The concept of the state was actually put forward long ago in the pre-Qin era. Otherwise, how could the six countries fight against Great Qin? It's just that the concept of the country in the hearts of the people of Daqin is still narrow and shallow.

They didn't know what a strong Great Qin meant to ordinary people like them. Or that many people, including the important ministers in the court, did not see or think of this. They may already be the top talents of this era, but in this era of extremely backward information exchange, the limitations of space and distance naturally limit their gaze to the unexplored places beyond Great Qin.

It's not that Great Qin hasn't fought with other races. The Xiongnu, Yue, Qiang, Donghu and even the Western Regions are all alien races. However, in the previous exchanges, in fact, the Chinese people in the Central Plains have always been on the defensive. Even if the Xiongnu drove the Xiongnu to the north during the time of the first emperor or the northwest strategy behind Hu Hai, in fact, the reason was to solve the invasion of these alien races entrenched in the northwest frontier of Great Qin on the Great Qin frontier.

To be precise, the government and the opposition in Great Qin have not yet truly established a highly unified sense of national honor. Without a sense of national honor and a sense of belonging to the nation, the faith, blood surname and even dignity that Hu Hai wanted to establish that could be imprinted in the blood of the Chinese nation were just flowers in the mirror.

It's just that the conflict between the Fanyana people and the Great Qin merchants this time gave Hu Hai a good and fair excuse to let the tentacles of the Great Qin cross the majestic Kunlun Mountains into Central Asia.

Such an opportunity may definitely come with the increase in trade between the two sides in the future, but this is the best time to take advantage of it. Because, this is the first time that the contradictions between the two sides have been put on the table.

If this opportunity is missed, Daqin's trade with Central Asian countries will definitely be greatly affected, or even cut off. I want to make money, but I also have to spend it, right?

Getting up and walking to the huge map of Daqin hanging in the corner of the study, Hu Hai's eyes gradually became firm as he stared at the vast land of Central Asia.

"Long Yu, pass on the edict, and order the Cabinet Office and the General Staff Council to immediately enter the palace to discuss matters!"

Long Yu, who was waiting outside the emperor's study, was stunned for a moment when he heard Hu Hai's words, and then hurriedly said, "Oh! ”

When the child is not the child, the Lantern Festival is not the Lantern Festival, it is not important to Long Yu. The important thing is that the emperor has already given an order, and even if the important ministers of the cabinet office have already slept, they can only obediently rush to Xianyang Palace at this moment.

When he walked out of the emperor's study and passed by the east hall, Hu Hai couldn't help but pause. In a trance, he seemed to see a thin figure staring at him from afar in the attic of the east hall.

That is, he started the dining room, and every day he made some supplements and sent them to Princess Zhaohua. Let's just use my ingredients. ”

Taking a deep look at the east hall of the council hall that had been shrouded in darkness, Hu Hai hurriedly dropped a sentence and walked towards the council hall.

"Whoa!"

Long Hong followed behind and hurriedly bowed in response.

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The hall is brightly lit.

Prime Minister Feng Quji, Vice Prime Minister Dun Qiao, Li You, Liubu Shangshu Left and Right Shilang, Zongzheng Yingteng of Zongzheng Mansion, Cheng Mengtian of the General Staff Yuan, Jingyan, General Jingyan, Suzaku General Wang Qian, Xuanwu General Weng Zhong, Pingyi General Li Xin, and Meng Li, Deputy General of the Forbidden Army, were all present.

The letter of the Black Ice Terrace has been circulated. The civil and military officials in the palace already knew what the emperor was calling late at night for.

No one dared to speak.

Especially Fan Jian and Su Mo, who have caravans for foreign trade.

You don't need to look at your face to know that the emperor is obviously not in a good mood.

"Hehe, why don't you speak? Whatever you think about it, just the way it is. Hu Hai chuckled twice, glanced around the hall and said lightly with a group of important ministers who were sitting in danger.

Feng Quji, Meng Tian and the others glanced at each other, but no one spoke.

This is not the first time Hu Hai has seen such a situation. Whenever the ministers smell the slightest danger from themselves, they will usually look at the direction of the wind before speaking.

There is a trend towards the development of echo worms, but fortunately, when it comes to major events, the ministers will not be ambiguous. was so silent at the moment, but they really didn't really understand what this matter meant to Daqin as Hu Hai had thought before.

"Don't speak? Okay, let's talk about it. Hu Hai lazily leaned on the throne, looking at the dark night sky outside the main hall that was still sprinkled with fine snowflakes.

"Which of the Fan family, the Su family, the Li family, the Fang family, and other Aiqing is not calling for wind and rain in my Great Qin. It's just that what I didn't expect was that when I left the gate of my Great Qin country, I became shrunken turtles one by one, not only did I not unite to resist the aliens who bullied my Great Qin merchants such as Fanyana, Jiezhi, Indiscriminate, and Najie Luohao, but instead helped the people who were willing to be exploited by them! Shame on me! You have lost my face and my face. ”

Hu Hai's tone did not fluctuate greatly, and he kept a smooth tone, and his clear voice was not loud but could be clearly transmitted throughout the entire council hall.

"Ministers deserve death! Sin deserves death! ”

Fan Jian, Su Mo, Fang Youcong, Li You and others, who were named by Hu Hai, hurriedly got up and bowed to the ground and said in a panic.

"Showing off your might in front of the people of my Great Qin, does it give you a sense of accomplishment? You only bully the people of your own race, don't you blush? Out of my Great Qin, does it make you afraid of a small foreign country? Or do you only dare to be cruel to the people of Daqin? ”

"Your Majesty is angry!"

Feng Quji, Dun Weak, and Meng Tian saw that the tone of the young Saint Heavenly Son sitting on the top of the main hall was becoming more and more gentle, and they hurriedly bowed together.

"All the nobles of the family who have caravans to participate in the trade in the Western Regions will be deprived of their right to be merchants, and they will not be allowed to leave the Great Qin Kingdom for one year as a punishment. As for all of you, you will be fined for one year. Do you have any objections? ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Who would dare to object? A one-year fine is nothing at all, but depriving those noble families who have already earned a lot of money in the Western Regions trade routes is already extremely serious.

But then again, in keeping a small life and the right to be a businessman for a year, it is obvious that a small life is important.

"Hu Aiqing of the Ministry of Rites listens to the edict."

"The minister is here!"

"The Ministry of Rites officially issued a note to the Brahmana, Jiezhi, Yanbo, Najieluohao and other countries. First, severely punish the unjudicial officials who exploited our Great Qin merchants. Second, the officials and generals who exploited our Great Qin will be handed over to our Great Qin to be held criminally responsible according to the laws of our Great Qin. Third, compensate for the losses suffered by my Great Qin Shangjia, well, let's call it spiritual compensation. (To be continued)