After being rejected by Hong Chengchou.

Frankly.

Zhu Yujian regretted it a little, he felt that he was indeed a little impulsive, completely ignoring the risks, although he was close to forty years old, he was still not stable and mature enough, thinking that with enthusiasm, he could succeed, and he was a little too ambitious.

But there are more than 1,000 young people with no combat experience.

To open up a land in the Western Regions that is bigger than the Ming Dynasty, facing dozens or hundreds of various forces, vainly trying to contend with at least millions of people in the Western Regions with more than a thousand young and strong, the difference in strength may be hundreds of times or thousands of times.

Once a desperate conflict broke out, Zhu Yujian did not fight a bloody way, so as to gain a firm foothold.

It is even more impossible to manage such a huge land in the Western Regions with more than 1,000 people, and it is estimated that it is difficult to take care of even tens of thousands of acres of land, let alone develop mineral resources, and it is estimated that there will be no miners to recruit a few.

Only by establishing close cooperation with the Qin army and hugging Hong Chengchou's thigh, can he grasp greater success, who knows that Hong Chengchou is not giving him a chance at all, you must know that the vassal kings have given him great help, but Hong Chengchou has repaid him like this, white-eyed wolf, this guy is definitely a white-eyed wolf.

On your own.

In the end, you can only rely on yourself.

can only rely on the cronies and people around him.

The only thing worth being happy about now is because Zhu Yujian is not bad to these people, he doesn't put on a show, he often shares weal and woe with them, and the big pie is also painted big and round, which has captured the hearts of more than 1,000 people, and he has not proposed to break up for the time being, and the internal cohesion is good - in fact, most of them are also unwilling to be poor and eager to change their fate, otherwise they would not have gone out and went to the Gobi Desert in the northwest to eat sand.

That is, the team led by Zhu Yu is currently bearing quite well, and the morale is quite high, and they do not feel afraid and retreat - or rather, this is the fearlessness of the ignorant, the desire in the brain, temporarily overcoming the difficulties in front of them.

As for turning back, this is obviously impossible, even if Zhu Yujian has feelings of regret, he can't give up and regret it, so he can only continue to go to the northwest along the Hexi Corridor for thousands of miles.

Along.

The climate is getting drier.

Crowds are getting sparser.

Supplies are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.

Even fresh water is not very abundant, and occasionally there is a situation where you are thirsty but it is difficult to find water.

Dangers and difficulties began to increase.

For example, the wild wolf pack on the Gobi Desert.

For example, the unpredictable and cruel and terrifying horse bandit forces.

There are also female businessmen, black shops, bandits, etc., there are not many good people in the outside world, and there are obviously more bad people than good people, or in other words, good people can't survive in this environment.

Zhu Yujian's pioneering team, the force value is okay, can barely cope with those wild wolves, horse bandits, female businessmen and the harsh natural environment, but the farther west, the more bottomless everyone becomes, confidence is rapidly lost, there are already people who have begun to retreat, considering that it is better to go back, or wait for the next year and the year after tomorrow, the Western Regions Railway will be completed, and it will not be too late to enter the Western Regions.

Of course, Zhu Yujian is a see-fed observer of these people's hearts, but he does not dare to take any measures to criticize and punish, so he can only continue to draw a big pie to appease their mood, emphasizing that the first person to eat crabs can eat the most and fullest, and the latecomers can only get the leftovers.

If you withdraw now, you can only make hard money in the future, and it is unlikely that you will get rich.

Zhu Yujian's words have a good persuasive effect, and then look at the current Ming Dynasty, the atmosphere is extremely impetuous, everyone worships money more than rich, if you return empty-handed, you will definitely be ridiculed and ridiculed endlessly, which is even more uncomfortable than death.

Put together.

You can only continue to fight.

Unless it's so big that the difficulty really can't be overcome, again

It's not too late to retreat.

And they brought enough food to eat for a year, equipped with a large number of advanced weapons, as long as they did not encounter a siege of more than 10,000 people, they were confident to deal with it, successfully open up the situation, take root, and not flee back in embarrassment, they are still very confident in this regard, because Xujiazhuang's "Oriental Times" is releasing this kind of information almost every day:

Today's Ming is the strongest and most civilized.

Xujiazhuang's weapons are the most advanced and reliable.

The external forces are all barbaric and backward, at least hundreds of thousands of years behind the Ming Dynasty.

As long as you maintain the mentality of a strong man, abandon cowardice and timidity, and dare to fight and confront, a Ming young man can defeat at least five people of different races, and a thousand Ming young and strong can easily defeat at least ten times the opponent.

That is, as long as you don't be afraid, don't be afraid, and always have confidence in yourself, any Ming people can burst out with amazing energy, have extremely strong resilience, no matter how harsh the environment, have the strongest ability to survive, and create almost impossible miracles, countless examples have long proved this.

That is, they are all excellent and high-level, as long as they defeat their own cowardice and timidity, have a strong mentality, and add the advantages brought by the weapons and equipment produced by Xujiazhuang, there is really no need to be afraid, what should really be afraid is those foreign forces, they should know the current affairs, choose to surrender and surrender, otherwise they can only face destruction.

In the end, they are just the advance team that entered the Western Regions earlier, not completely isolated, the efforts of the road building army they have seen along the way, maybe by next year the road will be able to be repaired, next year there will be a part of the Qin army, enter the Western Regions, conquer all forces, to the year after tomorrow, the railway is completely through, the influx of pioneers into the Western Regions will be more, in the greed for resources and interests, there is no indigenous force to resist.

So the most difficult stage is this year.

Next year will be significantly better.

The year after tomorrow may be the stage of internal competition, and a lot of internal contradictions will break out in order to grab profits.

year.

Zhu Yujian calculated, maybe he would hold on for a year at most, and he would get support, and he would no longer have to worry about being kicked out.

If they go a little slower, be more conservative and steady, focus on peace negotiations, do not offend the local forces if they can, make more friends and less enemies, first on the edge of the Western Regions, gain a firm foothold, and then go deep to gain influence, instead of rushing deep and being surrounded by opponents, this is simply sending them to death, which is extremely unwise, and it is better to fight steadily and steadily, and not easily offend many forces.

In a word!

As long as you are safe, don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but you are not afraid of things, actively strive for interests, but you are not too greedy, talk more about win-win cooperation, find ways to win over the high-level of all forces, and then eliminate some weak but too arrogant forces, in this way, it should not be too difficult to mix a little fame in the land of the Western Regions.

So I had this plan.

Zhu Yujian's pioneer team continued to move towards the northwest, and the speed dropped to more than 80 miles a day, neither fast nor slow.

In mid-October, they arrived at Yumen Pass - this ancient city that originally belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty, and is now controlled by the Turpan Kingdom, and this kingdom, with a population of about 300,000 and more than 10,000 troops, garrisoned at Yumen Pass about 5,000 soldiers and civilians, most of whom are ethnic minorities, but there are also some Han people, especially local merchants, who are mostly Han people and monopolize many industries - the reason is that most of the production and living materials of the Turpan Kingdom are imported from the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the trade dependence is very high, so the status of the Han people in the Turpan Kingdom, It was quite high, and even became an official of the Turpan Kingdom and was reused.

And Zhu Yujian's pioneer team, after arriving at Yumen Pass, faced with this small army-like pioneer team, immediately caused a small commotion, and then several generals and businessmen came out and offered to negotiate, asking Zhu Yujian what he wanted and what was the purpose of coming? Why equip so many weapons?

In the face of these vigilant questions.

Zhu Yujian was very calm on the surface, his attitude was quite arrogant, and he even pretended to show his identity: "I am the king of the Ming Dynasty

The Tang King, who is a nobleman of the heavens, is the most trusted uncle of today's great emperor, and was entrusted with a heavy task by the imperial court, appointing me as the king of the Western Regions, and asking me to come to guard the Western Regions, develop the Western Regions, develop the Western Regions, and make the land of the Western Regions a rich, civilized and modern place, and sow the seeds of wealth and hope here, if you are wise enough, you should kneel before me now, express your following and submission, which will bring you great opportunities and benefits, now I give you this opportunity, what should I do, Let's make a decision as soon as possible within 30 breaths......

Feign.

Zhu Yujian plans to take advantage of his identity as the king of the Tang Dynasty and the people in the Western Regions, who are not well informed and disadvantaged, and take out the name of the Ming court, the fox and the tiger, and use the power to suppress people, to see if it can have the effect of making the other party afraid or surrender.

It would be best if you could surrender.

If you can't surrender, you can make the other party afraid and valued, which is also very good, anyway, you can't show weakness, you must show a mysterious self-confidence, see if you can bluff the other party, even if you can't bluff, you have to make the other party throw a mouse, dare not take hostile actions, but a friendly reception.

Only twenty breaths passed.

A scene that surprised Zhu Yujian very much appeared.

The guards of the Yumen Pass and those Han merchants confirmed that he was indeed the King of Tang, and came with the mission of recovering the Western Regions and restoring the glory of the Tang Dynasty.

Even if I saw that Zhu Yujian brought not many people.

But in the fluttering sound.

The guards and Han merchants all knelt in front of him one after another, bowed their heads and bowed:

"I, Batmu, am willing to follow His Royal Highness the Tang King!"

"I, Zhang Dashi, am willing to follow His Royal Highness King Tang!"

"We've been waiting for many years, and we've finally looked forward to His Highness, the Western Regions are saved, and we finally have hope!"

"Yes, the Western Regions are too poor and miserable, and the hopeless fate can finally be changed!"

Confused.

Hear these words.

Zhu Yujian was completely stunned for a moment, you must know that he just pulled the tiger skin to make a big banner, deliberately used an exaggerated tone, and wanted to bluff these people, he didn't think that they would bow their heads and surrender immediately, because this is impossible, his purpose is just to attract attention and then get friendly treatment.

Who knew that it had such a good effect, and directly made so many characters with heads and faces surrender, and regarded him as hope and savior.

What's going on?

What the hell is going on?

Why does it feel so unreal, will there be some conspiracy, want to paralyze yourself, and then attack?

Zhu Yujian was dizzy, and for a while, he didn't know how to deal with it.

Fortunately, his reaction ability is good, seeing that there is a little cold, he coughed twice, held his hand and said: "You all get up, I was ordered to come to the Western Regions, it is indeed to change the Western Regions, and I also want the Western Regions to join the Ming Dynasty with a special status and become an important part of the Ming Dynasty, your heart is to the Ming Dynasty, take the initiative to be loyal, this is a good thing, but I can't accept you immediately, but it depends on your next performance, only if you perform well, can you be reused, if you surrender on the surface, rebel behind the back, hehe, The end will only be death without a place to be buried, and it will be a self-defeating and desperate way!"

Zhu Yujian actually wanted to accept these little brothers immediately, but he knew that he couldn't do it, he couldn't wait too much, he would only be suspicious, he had to continue to hold it, looking not rare, and he didn't like to answer it, in order to get their attention, it had the effect of taming, and if it was ugly, it would quickly reveal the old bottom, and then attract a big disaster.

"His Royal Highness King Xie Tang!"

"Zhang is willing to sacrifice all his family wealth and slaves, just to become an eagle dog and serve the king of Tang."

"A certain also offered his family property, and the two beautiful maids, please Tang Wang smiled."

More enthusiastic allegiance sounded, and all of them performed positively, eager to pour out their hearts and lungs and give everything.

However, Zhu Yujian didn't accept it, and looked indifferent, but asked them to introduce the situation in the Western Regions, asked some questions, and was also led into the Yumen Pass.

And after a while

After the solution.

Zhu Yujian finally understood why these guards and businessmen just now bowed their heads and were willing to serve him.

Poor.

In the final analysis, the Western Regions today is too poor, a land of poverty and hopelessness.

The severe cold natural disasters of the Xiaoice Age reduced the rainfall in the Western Regions, many desert oases disappeared, and the yield of grain melons and fruits decreased year by year, resulting in more and more insufficient food.

As for the mineral resources in the Western Regions, there are indeed a lot, but these cannot be eaten, and they cannot be sold to the Ming Dynasty, and the transportation cost is too high, which is not cost-effective.

And the development of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, they have all seen it in their eyes, Xujiazhuang's "Oriental Times", they often see it, so they are extremely envious of today's Ming Dynasty, and they have long had the idea of joining the Ming Dynasty and changing their fate.

Because Daming has so much cheap food that he can't eat, the price is only one-tenth of theirs, and he buys as much as he wants, and he has never starved to death because of hunger.

Envy the Ming Dynasty's developed economy, countless opportunities, gold everywhere, progress is progressing day by day, and they are always standing still.

Now that the Western Regions have entered the sight of the Ming Dynasty, the resources of the Western Regions are about to be developed, and they can take advantage of the development of the Ming Dynasty and have the opportunity to follow the development, they only feel excited and looking forward to this news, and they do not have the idea of desperately resisting and defending their interests. Isn't it more fragrant to take refuge directly as a dog? Anyway, most of the people in the Western Regions don't want to live anymore, they are eager for change and want to run for a better life.