There are solutions, of course.

That's road building.

Build a railway from Shiyan to Xi'an.

It can not only transport coal from northern Shaanxi into the Yangtze River system, but also transport materials from the Ming Dynasty to Qindi.

Then from Xi'an, out of Xiqi, through Tianshui, Lanzhou, Han four counties, along the Hexi Corridor to build a highway into the Western Regions.

It doesn't need to be a cement road, it's just a rammed earth Indian-grade road, which can be opened to traffic.

The straight-line distance from Xi'an to Shiyan is only more than 200 kilometers, and with the experience of the Ming construction team in building the Pacific Railway through the Great Salt Lake Desert and the Rocky Mountains, it is not difficult to build this railway.

The difficulty is still the road into the Western Regions.

Such a large project requires a large number of people.

It happened that the Western Regions suffered from a military disaster, although the people of Ganxi and Shaanxi had authentic Jieyang Lao Qin noodles and authentic Hanzhong traditional food canned pig's feet hanging, so that there would be no famine, and they even gained a little weight.

But they're still very, very poor.

In later generations, Gansu was the poorest province in China after Guangxi and Guizhou.

Poverty in these three provinces is not due to the laziness of the people, but to the extreme topography of the three provinces.

Gansu is the junction of the Gobi Desert and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

To be honest, it is basically impossible to get rich farming in this place.

The Ming Dynasty has taken control of and began to develop most of the Mississippi Plain, and in the future, it will be able to develop the Northeast Plain and the Outer Northeast Region.

The Red River Delta, Nanyang and other places are also good granaries and fruit warehouses.

And, of course, Japan.

Don't underestimate Japan's grain production.

If Japan does not develop industry and build dense megacities, Japan can become a land of fish and rice with abundant rainfall, volcanic ash land, and the advantages of rain and heat at the same time.

Moreover, a large number of Japanese agronomists are now researching various special agricultural products, represented by Shaqima, an expert in agronomy and the chief research institute of the United Nations.

For example, wagyu beef, such as virgin watermelon and the like, have also become snacks used by the people of the Ming Dynasty for entertainment after dinner.

Therefore, the agricultural layout of Daming is extensive and comprehensive.

Food security is fully guaranteed.

At the same time, the nature of the Ming court also determined that the Ming Dynasty could not have the same tragedy as the British government and the British royal family, England had too much food to eat, and the Irish all starved to death.

Therefore, Zhu Fugui did not plan to engage in agriculture in Gansu.

However, the Western Regions have a lot of potential, and they can be properly developed and planted with some cotton.

The Second Production and Construction Corps of the Ming Dynasty is in preparation.

And the peasants in Ganshan, Zhu Fugui is ready to turn them into industrial workers in batches, and get rich first.

To be honest, it's too simple to make Jiangnan rich.

With the geographical endowment of Jiangnan, it is difficult not to be rich.

But it is very difficult to get rich and prosperous.

With the current organizational ability, what can be accomplished is probably to build roads.

The old Qin people cultivated the Qin Straight Road, which can be regarded as a professional counterpart.

At the same time, it is also a cash-for-work scheme.

Although it can indeed be done, it is impossible for Daming to let everyone eat and drink for nothing all the time.

Participate in production and construction, in exchange for food and clothing, and have spare money to marry a daughter-in-law, this is the new dynasty of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, in order to coordinate this vital path, the Ming Dynasty established the first governor of Ganshan.

The candidate is Zhao Xizhu, who is familiar with local things.

It is said that he is the governor of Ganxi, and for the time being, he is also in charge of the affairs of the Western Regions, and his status is equivalent to that of the Japanese Metropolitan Protectorate and the Imperial Protector of Asia.

When the subordinate relationship is straightened out in the future, the Ming Dynasty will rebuild the Anxi and Beiting Protectorates.

Of course, the so-called capital protectorates of the Ming Dynasty are all directly under the jurisdiction and control, and there is no special treatment in politics.

There is no hereditary position in the metropolitan area.

The reason why he wanted to take an ancient name is just that Zhu Fugui personally doesn't like that name very much, obviously it is his homeland, why should he call it new?

Or Anxi and Beiting sound more cordial.

In short, the Ming Dynasty's strategy for the Western Regions will shift from strategic offensive to temporary repair.

When the roads are repaired, the DPA will expire.

On the Ming side, represented by Zhao Xizhu and Zuo Zongtang, and on the Tsarist side, represented by Skobelev, the two sides launched a three-day negotiation in Ili.

After all kinds of rhetoric and swords, the "Ming-Russian Ili Treaty and the Ming-Russian Non-Aggression Pact" was officially signed.

The treaty states:

1. The Russian Imperial Government undertakes not to shield important criminals wanted by the Ming Imperial Government, and not to allow them political convenience to flee to other countries.

2. The compensation of the Russian Empire, the pension of the personnel of the Ming Empire is 1.2 million rubles, which is paid in gold. (about 120,000 pounds or 480,000 yuan)

3. The Ming Empire recognized the special rights of the Russian Empire over the Kokand Khanate, the Bukhara Khanate, and the Khiva Khanate, and the Russian Empire also recognized the special interests of the Ming Empire in the Three Khanates.

4. The Treaty of Nebuchu, the Treaty of Aihui, the Treaty of Beijing, and the Sino-Russian Treaty on the Survey and Demarcation of the Northwest Boundary shall be abolished with immediate effect. The Russian Empire returned 5 million square kilometers of illegally occupied territory to the Ming side. The two sides are bounded by the natural extension of Lake Baikal to the north and Lake Balkhash to the west. Ming and Russia are good-neighborly and friendly, and they will always release their swordsmen.

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The signing ceremony was completed quickly.

For the Russians, this was the first time they had ceded the land they had acquired, and Skobelev's hands were still shaking when he finished signing.

He knew that he would be a sinner in the history of the Russian nation, and that he would be regarded as a traitor and a coward by the people.

Zuo Zongtang snorted coldly twice, and he couldn't look down on his bad looks.

Zhao Xizhu stepped forward and patted him and said hello: "Sukabule!" ”

"Sukabule!"

Skobelev replied listlessly.

After dealing with the Ming and Chu armies for so long, Skobelev already knew that these Chinese seemed to have some misunderstanding of the Russian language.

For example, it was clear that it was Rus, but they wanted to call Russia and did not listen to it after saying it several times.

Even Lucia or Rakshasa is a little more accurate than Russia.

It is said that this Russian was created by a Mongolian translator.

Mongolian translations are just as unreliable as Mongolian doctors.

Presumably, Sukabule is also the fault of these Mongolian translators.

"Chinese, you have won, I admit that you are very strong and worthy of respect for opponents!" Skobelev said.

"No, no, no!"

Zhao Xizhu Lian shook his head, "I'm not here to listen to your rainbow fart, our emperor said it, and the Russians said 'you China is really amazing' Don't believe a word."

I'm just telling you, you don't need to be so sad, time will tell that every inch of Russia you sell today is worth it, because you will be the only general to sign a peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty, not an unconditional surrender. ”

After speaking, Zhao Xizhu didn't care whether the interpreter could translate accurately or not, reached out and patted the shoulder of the Central Asian executioner in front of him, and then turned around and left.

June 1 is the Children's Day of the seventh year of Dewu.

Agubai accepted the fixed punishment in the "Da Ming Law", and received a total of 3,457 knives until June 3.

This is the number of knives received by the legendary great eunuch Liu Jin.

I don't know if Agubai's vitality is more tenacious than Liu Jin, or he can cut one more knife than Liu Jin, or if the Ming executioner is used to cutting mutton, and the sheep is only slightly injured after hundreds of knives, this time, Agubai was cut 3457 knives, and he is still alive.

In the end, Zuo Zongtang, the king of Western Chu in the Ming Dynasty, hanged this evil old chief on the bank of the Ili River with his beloved bowstring.

In addition to the fact that his head will be returned to Daming to verify his body and sacrifice to the Martyrs' Shrine, his torn body was directly chopped up and fed to wild dogs.

In addition to Agubai, Jin Xiangyin's father and son, who led Agubai into Xinjiang, and Yu Xiaohu and Ma Yuan, who followed Agubai, were all executed by capital punishment, and a total of 1,166 leaders under Agubai and Bai Yanhu were also "enlightened about the law".

At this point, the Western Regions were finally completely recovered and returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

And the fief of Zuo Zongtang, the king of Western Chu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Fugui originally wanted to be located near Almaty on the south bank of Balkhash.

But I don't know if Lao Zuo doesn't like it, or he finds it boring, he called the Son of Heaven and said, "Take the soil in the hometown of China, not a true hero, my generation of Chu people as a long knife to the west, spit out the old and accept the new, only then can he be a real hero." ”

Of course, the premise is that the Ming Liang Sect's Ming Aid cannot be broken.

So at the end of the day, it's the road building that's the first key.