Although he had thought about the Exquisite City more than once in his dreams, when this beautiful thing was really in front of him, King Loulan was stunned.

Exquisite City!

It is the capital of a country, and it is also the commercial and trade center of the entire Western Regions, and it is the core area of the southern part of the Western Regions.

"You...... Not kidding me? Loulan Wang Hu said suspiciously.

Ying Zheng laughed and said: "Are you deceived by someone or what, when I went to Khotan, the king of Khotan asked me for the city, I didn't give it, only gave him half of the land, if you don't want this city now, then I will sell it to the king of Khotan." ”

"Don't, don't." King Loulan said urgently, "I want it, I want it." You make an offer. ”

Ying Zheng thought for a moment, whetted his appetite, and then said: "A city, maybe there is a price when calculated, but the vast land and the value that can be generated in it are immeasurable, so I don't want your gold and silver." ”

King Loulan said puzzledly: "I don't want gold and silver, so what do you want?" ”

"If you want exquisite land and cities, you have to promise me three conditions."

"Tell me about it." Loulan King Road.

Ying Zheng cleared his throat and said slowly: "This first condition, I want to exchange the city for the city, that is, to exchange your Yumen Pass and Yangguan for my exquisite country." ”

"This ......," King Loulan hesitated.

"Trade two useless levels for a capital and half a country's land, and you've already made a lot of money." Ying Zheng strengthened his tone and said, "When the Yue Clan and Tou Mandan were discussing, the place in the middle of the three passes had already belonged to my Great Qin, which means that our two states have officially bordered, why do you still keep those two passes?" ”

"Besides, with me sending troops to garrison Yumen Pass and Yangguan, you have also saved a lot of troops and military supplies, and this is how the King of Xiqiang ceded Jiayu Pass to me back then, you won't be unclear."

This is indeed the case.

In the past, Loulan needed to hold two important passes, because it had to guard against the Xiongnu, Yueshi, and even Xiqiang.

And now that the Xiongnu are making peace with the Western Regions, the Yueshi country has been destroyed, and the Xiqiang has withdrawn, who else do you need to guard against, Daqin?

If the Qin army really wants to attack it, do you still care about your two levels?

Besides, judging from the current relationship, it is too late for Loulan to tie up with Great Qin, if it weren't for the King of Qin in front of him, how could Loulan's surroundings be so stable, and he could still sit on the kang and count the money!

What's more, people will give you a capital, half of the country.

Thinking like this, King Loulan already had a plan in his heart, and then asked, "What about the second one?" ”

Ying Zheng said: "This second article is what I just mentioned, I want to build a new city in the middle of the three passes, and you have to help me with some manpower and equipment." ”

"It's not difficult." King Loulan said, "There was originally a small city in that place, called Dunhuang, and then because several countries were always competing for me, no one dared to live there, so it was abandoned, if it was rebuilt, it could also provide a place for the passing caravans to rest." ”

"Okay, that's it." Ying Zheng said, "This time, you and I will go to Jingjue again to make a handover, and I will take the rest of the Jingjue people to evacuate Jingjue, and then you follow me to Dunhuang to have a look." ”

"No problem." King Loulan said, "Then what about the last condition?" ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said: "This last condition has little to do with the current matter. When I was in Khotan, I once told the king of Khotan that in order to better rectify the grinding plate of the sand, I would let my descendants establish a capital in the Western Regions, and at the same time help the entire Western Regions resist foreign invasions. ”

"But nominally, it is necessary to make the Western Regions a vassal of my Huaxia. But I don't want to pay taxes, I don't want to do any power, but only to unite the two states and fight against a strong enemy, and of course this strong enemy also includes the grinding plate of sand, which is what you call the sea of death. ”

In Loulan, the grinding disc of sand is called the Sea of Death, and according to the transliteration of Huaxia, it is called Taklamakan .

King Loulan thought for a moment, and then said: "If according to your wishes, I don't need to pay taxes, and you still help me manage the desert, give me land, and trade with me, even if I call you a vassal now, it doesn't matter if I am just a title." ”

Although King Loulan is not so decisive when encountering problems, he is always hesitant and seems timid and afraid, but he is definitely not stupid.

He understands too well the truth that leaning on a big tree is a good way to enjoy the shade.

Because the current Great Qin is too strong, there are few who can provoke it.

Not to mention Great Qin, even if the Xiongnu, Xiqiang, and Jingjue around Loulan are all allies of King Qin, which one does he dare to offend?

At the moment, Yingzheng is discussing with him, even if he really forces him to be a minister, he can only obediently comply, because the current situation is like this.

What's more, Yingzheng is a wise monarch, and with such a king, not only is there no shame, but he can also reap a lot of benefits.

Therefore, the king of Loulan did not have much resistance to the matter of Xiang Yingzheng being a minister.

"What I wonder is, why not now, but hereafter?" This is where King Loulan is puzzled.

Ying Zheng smiled: "If this desert can be eradicated in a short time, then I will become an immortal." What I can say to you now is that the prevention of desert spread is not about building some high walls to enclose it, nor is it about planting more trees, but the key to the core is actually in the deep strata. ”

This is a bit beyond the scope of King Loulan's understanding, but he also somewhat understands that what Yingzheng said does have some truth.

"I said King Qin, I'm almost half a hundred years old, how many years can I wait for you." King Loulan said with a wry smile.

"It's not easy." Ying Zheng said, "You just need to pass on a legacy to your descendants, saying that in a few decades, there will be an envoy from Empress Lu in Huaxia to come to Loulan, establish the capital to protect the desert, and let Loulan lead all the Western Regions to annex." ”

"Empress Lu?" King Loulan thought in his heart whether this Empress Lu was the future queen chosen by King Qin for his crown prince.

And the reason why Ying Zheng arranged this way was that he didn't want the Western Regions to know for the time being that Great Qin would withdraw from the peak of power in Huaxia in the near future.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Her name is Lu Pheasant, and she will be the future queen." ”

"Okay." King Loulan said a little reluctantly, "I will pass on the will, but I can't say whether the descendants of the future generations will be obedient." ”

Ying Zheng smiled: "If you are disobedient, my juniors will help you educate them." ”

King Loulan: "......"

After all the discussions were completed, after a day of repair, Yingzheng took Wuchan, accompanied by the king of Loulan, and returned to the refinement.

Most of the people who went in the first wave were young people, and they not only had to open up the roads along the road that were not easy to walk, but also set up some simple tents to provide necessary safe rest facilities for the old and young women and children behind.

After returning to Jingjue, Yingzheng and Wuchan began to take King Loulan to hand over Jingjue City.

For such a castle made entirely of dense stone, King Loulan has long been envious, and always fantasizes that he can also have such an indestructible castle.

Because of its durability, it has become a center of commerce, attracting elites of all ethnic groups to sell their goods here. If Loulan City can do the same, it will definitely have a geographical advantage over Jingjue City.

Thinking of this, King Loulan couldn't help but have an idea in his heart, he leaned over to Wu Chan and said: "I said niece, you gave me this city, but I don't know when this place will be eroded by the desert, and I can't bear this big city, can you tear down these sturdy stone bricks and pull them back to Loulan, and I will build a new city?" ”

Wu Chan was so amused by him that he covered his lips and smiled: "You can really figure it out, if this city is so easy to demolish, then it will not be called a refined city." If you want to build such a city, you don't necessarily have to use the demolished dense stones, I still have a lot left when I built the ancestral tomb, so why don't you transport them all back to Loulan. ”

"Okay, okay, where is it, I'll send someone over."

Ying Zheng said coldly: "I kept those dense stones to build the pass, and you want to go with this sentence?" ”

"Oh, didn't we say yes, everything in the Elite City belongs to me." King Loulan sneered, "Besides, you will build that secret stone, and then make some more, why fight with me." ”

Reinvented?

It's easy to say, but it will take a lot of effort and time to find the fire eye again.

However, Ying Zheng didn't bother to argue with him, after all, there were countless dense stones needed to build the Great Wall, and it shouldn't be too much of a problem to build some more fortified city defenses.

Now that the city and the land have someone to take over, the whole clan can set off, the Great Elder organized the people, and the thumb asked all the ghost hands to pull their own equipment and objects to raise ice Gu, and began the great migration of the whole clan.

Grain, grass and water are naturally very well prepared, and the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the patients caused by the long-distance travel, but fortunately, when Chen left last time, he brought a lot of military doctors and medicinal materials from Jiayuguan.

Some patients who had some diseases at home also recovered quickly under the treatment of military doctors.

King Loulan seems to see another business opportunity.

Although he doesn't understand the medical theory of traditional Chinese medicine, those bitter water that looks similar to ink can really cure diseases, which is much stronger than the medical skills of the Western Regions.

Ying Zheng thought about it, what he sold was not selling, let alone treating the sick and saving people, so he promised him that he would bring some Chinese medicine with his next goods and equip him with a few doctors.

After the team arrived at Yumen Pass, they adjusted for a few days, and at the same time waited for the king of Xiqiang.

Because the Qin army was not well manned at this time, after Ying Zheng asked the king of Loulan for two passes, Ying Zheng sent someone to send a message to the king of Xiqiang, asking him to lead the army to take over Yumen Pass and Yangguan.

At the dinner, King Xiqiang said to King Loulan with the strength of wine: "You old boy has finally plucked some hair from your body, you have occupied two passes all these years, but you have always watched my Jiayu Pass being attacked. ”

King Loulan replied: "That's not to blame you for not having the ability, if you can be like King Qin, occupy the three places in between, who can still fight to Jiayu Pass." ”

The king of Xiqiang was not to be outdone: "Could it be that our country's strength is worse than yours, why didn't the Yueshi and the Xiongnu come to fight you before, is there some collusion between you?" ”

"Phew!" King Loulan chirped, "Lao Tzu's soldiers are guarding these two passes, and there is an echo before and after, which is like you, in the Hexi Corridor like a formation, the team is placed in a long line, people don't fight you here, but also ponder and ponder there." ”

Ying Zheng's heart is also right, this is indeed the difference between Loulan and Xiqiang.

King Xiqiang said: "I want to gather, but the terrain doesn't allow it." Besides, I'm talking about you being cowardly and never coming to the rescue, so what does it matter who beats me. ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I said that the two of you don't go through the old accounts, now that Daqin finally got the three levels, you will hand over the border defense to me in the future, if there is another enemy to attack, you can support it, the grazing that should be grazed in normal times, and the business that should be in business." ”

That's right, if their own safety is enough to be guaranteed, who is willing to spend manpower and financial resources to stick to the border.

"But then again." Ying Zheng continued, "Before, the king of Loulan promised me that he would help me rebuild Dunhuang, and the defenders here should not be withdrawn first, and go directly to Dunhuang to build a city." ”

"Just go." This time, King Loulan was quite decisive, "But you Daqin can provide grain and grass." ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

This guy is still old. If you have a problem, you love to take advantage.

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