Volume 3 The Battle of the Mirror Man Chapter 203 The new invention of the watermill is praised by the people

The leopard head class is super seen in the king of Khotan who captured the black overlord angel, and he returned to Han sincerely and put his mind at ease. Send someone to return to the pilgrimage through Shanshan to report to the saint. One day, he Kunlun Xiao went to meet Xiangguo Zhu Sannong, and it happened that the national minister Ji Shi was also there. The four of them sat down and talked about the situation in Khotan, Shule, Qiuzi and other countries. Shi Guoxiang said: "The king captures the black overlord angel, and returns to the Han with sincerity." However, now that the country is poor and the people are displaced, how can we appease the people and make the country rich and strengthen the army? Zhu Xiangguo said: "It is said that General Ban is famous for repairing the royal city in Shanshan, training female soldiers, and governing agriculture and mulberry, and I hope that the general will teach me the strategy of governing the country, comfort the king, and go down to An Lishu." Ban Chao said: "The prime minister of the country has an overreputation, how can I wait for a martial artist, how can I compare the ability of the ministers to govern the country and secure the people?" After speaking, he took a sip of tea, and said: "The two adults are thirsty for talent, I have been waiting in Khotan for a few days, and I have suggested one or two according to the current national conditions for the adult's reference." Zhu Xiangguo said: "Listen to the general's teachings." ”

Ban Chao said: "The head of governing the country is in Anmin, but for many years, Hei Batian has conscripted troops and food for your country. The people are heavily endowed and cannot be fed with warmth after working all year round, which is the evil of the black and domineering. Adults can advertise the people, the black tyrant is tyrannical, forcing us to be cornered, and today the king has decided to reject the black tyrant and return to the big man. From now on, the common people will be taxed one out of ten, and the rest will be kept for themselves, and everyone will be encouraged to reclaim wasteland and set up a city for trade. In this way, the people's grievances can be resolved and the hearts and minds of the people can be won. As the saying goes, the hearts of the people are the will of heaven, and if the monarch and the people are united, the country will be easy to govern. All the people are of one heart, the fields are doing their best, and the things are flowing smoothly, and Khotan will be governed in less than three years. We can also build a kind of water truck for your country, which can be used to lift the water of the Keriya River, irrigate the farmland, and ensure a good harvest for the people. Kunlun smiled and interjected: "Shanshan and Khotan are big countries in the Western Regions, and now the two countries are returned to Han, and the South Road of the Western Regions has been opened, and Han silk, porcelain, etc. can be sent from Chang'an through Dunhuang and Shanshan to Khotan, and the beautiful jade, raisins, and furs of Khotan can also be transported to the Central Plains, and the trade routes are unimpeded, and the tariffs are considerable, which is also a move to benefit the country and the people." "The countries of the Western Regions are good at doing business, and they are overjoyed to hear the words of the two of them who value agriculture and business. Zhu Xiangguo exclaimed: "In the words of your Central Plains, it is better to listen to your words than to read for ten years." Tomorrow, I will ask the king to adopt the good policies of the two of them. The two generals are martial arts and anbang, and Wen can govern the country, and they are really great Han geniuses. ”

Kunlun said with a smile: "I have long heard that the division country knows the situation of the countries in the Western Regions well, and General Ban Chao and I have come here today to ask for advice, and I also asked the minister for advice." Shi Jishi said: "General Kunlun praised it falsely. More than 50 countries in the Western Regions have been in turmoil for many years, and it is really impossible to say at once. Ban Chao said with a smile: "The situation that the prime minister knows, you might as well make it clear, so that we can take fewer detours." Shi Jishi paused and said, "Okay." I can show you the way. Going west, only Shule, Shache, and Qiuzi are still big countries. Further west is the Great Moon and the Great Food Country, these two countries are about more than 2,000 miles away from our country, since ancient times and China have few contacts, three or two years occasionally see bald monks through our Khotan to the east, now I don't know how. There are also more than 10 small countries near our country, such as Weitou and Jingjue. The ambassador killed and rushed in Shanshan, and he beheaded the sheep in Khotan, which has spread far and wide, and as long as these more than ten countries send people to appease, they will return to Han. And the king of Shule, Douti, was set up by the Black Overlord, this person is a Qiuzi person, and the two countries are in cahoots with the Black Overlord, and it is not a day. When a general goes to these two countries, he must be cautious. If these two countries return to Han, the Che Division will be pushed to the guillotine, General Ban will be from the south road, General Dou Gu will be from the north and south, and the pacification of the Che Division will be just around the corner. Shi Jishi talked eloquently. Ban Chao clasped his hands into fists and said: "Thank you for your advice, we will appease the neighbors as soon as possible and leave for Shule as soon as possible." Then he got up and took his leave.

Ban Chao has only been in Khotan for more than ten days, and small countries such as Weitou can really be said to have heard the wind. In the past few days, they have come to Khotan, begged to see Ban Chao, said that Hei Batian was cruel, and asked to refuse Hei Batian to submit to the Han. Ban Chao warmly received the envoys of various countries one by one, and explained the benefits and disadvantages in detail, and the envoys of various countries were happy and convinced, and they all called Ban Chao the god of Bogda.

Ban Chao also sent his subordinates Kunlun Xiao, He Gong, Li Kaishan, Liu Rui and other envoys to various countries. Before leaving, Ban Chao gathered all his subordinates together, and Ban Chao said: "There are ten small countries around Khotan, and you must respect the customs and habits of each country, and you must not think that you are an envoy of the superior country and be proud of others." They are also not allowed to ask for money, so that they may feel that the envoys of the Han Dynasty are different from the black tyrants. In the future, we will continue to make contributions in the Western Regions, and we must not be arrogant. Everyone nodded and said, "Follow the general's teachings." ”

Ban Chao also ordered Gan Ying and Sha Xue father and daughter to prepare camels and horses, explore the people's conditions on Yanqi and Qiuzi roads, and wait for Kunlun to return and drink the Peacock River.

One day, Ban Chao and Zhao Hanqing went to the street and found that there was no pharmacy clinic in Khotan. Ban Chao asked the accompanying Khotanese soldiers: "I almost went around the streets and alleys of Wangcheng, but I didn't find a single pharmacy clinic, I don't know how to treat the people's diseases?" The soldier said, "The general doesn't know, my people are sick, and they all ask the sorcerer to give them a charm to ward off the disaster." Ban Chao was surprised: "Does it work?" The soldier smiled: "I can't tell, there are many people who die of illness, but I heard the wizard say that it was arranged by God, and no one can do anything." When Ban Chao heard this, he unconsciously shook his head and said to Zhao Hanqing: "Hanqing, in this way, it can be regarded as a matter of careless human life." I think you should set up a clinic in Wangcheng and teach the people to heal the sick. In the future, when there is a war, there will be many wounded and sick, and they will all ask the wizard to give them talismans, and I don't know how many lives will be delayed. Zhao Hanqing said: "This is very good, the doctor is benevolent, and he can harm his life when he is sick, and it is also a great good deed to be able to spread medical skills in Khotan." Ban Chao said: "Let's go to Shi Guoxiang for help, but let him try your medicine first, and then show up to say the law, so as not to confuse the people." Zhao Hanqing nodded yes.

Ban Chao and Zhao Hanqing came to Shi Jishi's house, and after greeting him, he explained his intentions, and Shi Jishi said excitedly: "I'm also about to go to the general." The general's good policies for governing the country have all been adopted by our king, and the people are all cheering, praising the ambassador's clever strategy, and the king's wisdom, and now my king's sorrow has dissipated. The wonderful water truck also aroused the interest of my king, personally tried it, saw the wooden block rolling, and the water was endless, so the car was named 'Dahan Water Dragon'. Ban Chao said: "I see the king as a bold person, generous and loving to the people, and he is a generation of bright kings." Now that the Black Emperor has gone, the country's situation has turned from danger to peace, and the king's ability to govern the country can also be displayed. "Exactly." Shi Jishi replied. "The general has time, come to the cold house, can you ask for advice? The day before yesterday, I played against the general, the general was confident, and I admitted defeat before I had a son, "the soldier who surrendered without a fight," chess is like life, and the general is also a sword in state affairs. In the past few days, I have discussed with Zhu Xiangguo, and if the general really didn't know how to deal with the situation that day. Ban Chao smiled: "At that time, I decided to cut the sheep and get rid of the overall situation. I heard that this man is still martial, if he is entangled, he is afraid of alarming the king of Guangde and the people in the city, and when he sees me playing against you, he must think that I have no dissenting intentions, and relax his vigilance, so I will succeed with a sword. It's the same with chess, taking it by surprise and attacking it unprepared. I fell into Tianyuan, which surprised you, so you don't know how to deal with it. In fact, this is also a risk, 'obeying the people's will and respecting the way of heaven, following the rules of chess and following the principles of chess' is the right way. ”