I wanted to emulate the system of the Western Regions Protectorate and establish an Andong Protectorate in the vast northeastern regions north of the Great Wall, such as Liaodong, the Bohai Sea, the Korean Peninsula, and Sakhalin Island, which roughly governed the territory of Liaodong, Liaoxi, Fuyu, Baekje, Silla, Fuyu, Goguryeo, Julou, Kouman Khan, and other regions of the Great Wei, and was composed of many countries and tribes. The seat of the Metropolitan Government is in Pyongyang, Goguryeo! ”

Hearing this, the envoys present were all frightened.

The envoy of Goguryeo said with a pale face: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, isn't that good? ”

Ran Min smiled and said, "What's wrong? We are committed to building a great Chinese co-prosperity circle in Asia, and the Great Wei has been friendly with its neighbors for generations. But please rest assured, this Andong Metropolitan Protectorate is exactly the same as the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate! ”

"The countries do not need to pay taxes to the Great Wei, and the soldiers and officials sent by the Great Wei to the Andong Protectorate are completely taken from the Tuntian and the inland court, and do not need to be borne by the countries! And countries still enjoy national sovereignty. ”

So the Andong Protectorate only nominally belonged to the Great Wei Empire?

Is this possible?

Looking at the ambitious Ran Min, the envoys present were all holding their breath in their hearts, but they dared not speak angrily.

Who knows if if you show any dissatisfaction, will you be in a different place the next moment?

However, according to Ran Min, it seems that the Andong Protectorate is the same as the Western Regions Protectorate, and the country remains the same, just like a vassal state, the Great Wei Empire seems to have no other meaning except for sending troops to garrison the Northeast and nominally ruling the Northeast countries, as well as the countries "self-interpreting chiefs, domain chiefs, monarchs, eunuchs, officials, Dalu, Baichang, Qianchang, Duwei, and Qu, Danghu, General, and Xiangzhi Hou Wang, all wearing Wei seals", confirming that they are Wei officials.

In desperation, the envoys of various countries had no choice but to agree and compliment Ran Min.

However, Ran Min's ambitions seem to be not limited to the Northeast.

"The Yamato Kingdom, as well as the vast waters of the East China Sea, such as the Ryukyus, Yishu Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands, established the Metropolitan Protectorate of Yidao, which is similar to the Imperial Protectorate of Andong and the Imperial Prefecture of the Western Regions."

The envoy of the Japanese slave country was stunned for a moment.

In fact, this Yizhou is the Taiwan of later generations.

Yizhou's relationship with the mainland is deep and long-standing. In ancient times, Yizhou was connected to the mainland, and about millions of years ago, due to the movement of the earth's crust, part of the land sank, and seawater entered, forming the Yizhou Strait, and Yizhou Island was separated from the mainland.

Most of the early inhabitants of Yizhou migrated directly or indirectly from the mainland.

30,000 years ago, he traveled from the mainland to Yizhou via Fujian, and was the first pioneer to develop Yizhou. Among the early inhabitants of Yizhou, there were also a small number of dwarf blacks belonging to the Negritto regional race and Langqiao people belonging to the Ryukyuan race.

During the Xia and Shang period, Taiwan belonged to Yangzhou in Kyushu.

During the Three Kingdoms period, King Sun Quan of Wu sent generals Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi to arrive at Yizhou (now Taiwan) with a fleet of more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 30 ships, which was the beginning of the development of Yizhou by the residents of mainland China with advanced cultural knowledge.

At that time, Shen Ying, the Taishou of Danyang in Eastern Wu, recorded in detail the production and life form of Yizhou, which is the earliest account of Yizhou in the world.

Then Ran Min said the third thing.

Compared with the first two appalling things, this third thing also made the envoys of various countries feel unacceptable!

"In addition, I will also recruit a large number of soldiers in the three major prefectures of the Western Regions, Andong, and Yidao. The specific number of troops is determined according to the proportion of the population of each prefecture, but it will not exceed 300,000 at most, and of course, all the expenses of this army will be borne by the empire. ”

Ran Min is recruiting cannon fodder.

The lives of the Wei people are precious, and one less one dies, in order to be able to expand the territory unscrupulously, Ran Min can only use this method similar to the recruitment of mercenaries, and use these soldiers recruited from the three major protectorates as servant troops.

When attacking the city, these servant troops went up first, and when it came to a head-on duel or a surprise attack, the sharp soldiers of the Wei army were the ones to do.

Of course, in order to win the hearts of the people and the hearts of the army, it is impossible for Ran Min to exploit the soldiers of these servant troops, and will only use the dividends of the war to stimulate them.

To be honest, Ran Min's three requests were really unacceptable to the envoys, but they all had to agree to it.

Anyway, I still have my life to go back, and after I go back, I will discuss with my monarch and my chieftain whether to run away if I am oppressed by Wei like this.

Run away?

That's right, it's to run away!

In the face of the Great Wei Empire, in the face of the powerful and invincible Wei army, these small countries and tribes really can't give birth to a trace of resistance. It was precisely because they had fought in concert with the Wei army that they deeply knew how terrible the Wei army was.

But run away, where can they flee?

Going to the Xianbei people? Just kidding, Ran Min is determined to eliminate the Xianbei people, isn't it looking for death to go to the Xianbei people?

As for some small countries such as Goguryeo and Silla, they didn't even think about it, and directly agreed to Ran Min's request. They can't run away, because the monk can't run the temple!

Next, in order to deter these related envoys, Ran Min specially arranged a military parade of 50,000 people.

In a vast grassland in Shanglin Yuan, the iron cavalry of the Wei army was the first to appear in everyone's eyes.

"Boom! ......" The horse's hooves trampled on the earth with a deafening loud noise.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of iron cavalry, wearing fiery red battle clothes, wearing iron armor, and holding spears, drove the war horses under their crotch to gallop forward.

"Crossbow ready!"

Their opponent was the scarecrow in front of them, and these soldiers were skilled and well-trained, and they were not inferior to riders like Hu Ren, who had grown up on horseback.

Their movements were neat and uniform, without the slightest drag, and when the general at the head shouted "Bow and crossbow ready", the thousands of cavalry immediately drew a powerful arrow from the quiver pinned to the side of the saddle, put it in the crossbow, and aimed at the scarecrow opposite.

Sitting on horseback is very shaky, and the body is swaying around, although with the help of stirrups, they can free their hands, but shooting arrows on horseback, such riding and archery is actually very accurate, and the power is greatly reduced.

Just like the generals of the Wei State, they are all iron-tired hard bows that can generally pull eight to twelve stones, and if they shoot arrows on horses, they will be halved.

Seeing this scene, the envoys who had never seen Wei Jun practice like this and didn't know what the divine arm crossbow was were all staring and holding their breath and watching carefully, as if they didn't want to let go of this unforgettable moment.

"Whoosh! ......" The arrows shot out, and the rain of arrows in the sky rained down from the bottom to the top, and then fell down, and the power did not decrease much, shooting vertically into the bodies of those scarecrows!

"Snatch and snatch! ...... "Actually, this uniform action is not the most terrifying, and what makes those envoys feel numb in their scalps is the quasi-head of these Wei army iron cavalry!"

These arrows shot by the Wei army through the divine arm crossbow rarely missed the target, and many of the arrows were inserted into the scarecrow's body, and even penetrated through the past!

That's right, it's through the past!

It's as powerful as a bed crossbow!

It's just horrible!

In this era, the cavalry dominated the battlefield, and the crossbow was not convenient for the cavalry to use on the horse, and at this time, the use of heavy armored cavalry was emphasized, so it was further developed to the bed crossbow with strong power, long range, and mechanical power.

But now there is such a powerful crossbow that it is suitable for the use of cavalry! It's horrible!

The envoy of Goguryeo said to Ran Min in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, I wonder what these cavalrymen have in their hands? ”

"Divine Arm Crossbow." Ran Min smiled faintly.

"Crossbow? Is it the same thing as a bed crossbow? ”

"Pretty much. This kind of divine arm crossbow, also known as the divine arm bow, has a bow body length of three feet three, a string length of two feet five, and a range of more than three hundred and forty steps! ”

The Goguryeo envoy smiled dumbly and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder if this thing can be used as a return gift to give me Goguryeo?" ”

"Your Majesty, I also want this kind of divine arm crossbow in Baekje!"

"Me Yamato too! Ask Your Majesty for a reward! ”

Seeing that the envoys present all wanted this kind of divine arm crossbow, Ran Min smiled and said, "The divine arm crossbow, like the red-clothed cannon, is the secret weapon of my Great Wei Empire, and it cannot be passed on. Perhaps one day, the Empire will develop even more powerful weapons, and the Divine Arm Crossbow will be able to teach you. ”

"Uh......" Everyone was disappointed, but they couldn't say anything.

Since Ran Min said so, they couldn't force it.

In fact, the reason why Ran Min strictly controls the technology of this divine arm crossbow and red-clothed cannon is, in the final analysis, he still wants to control these "little brothers".

Just like the five rogue members of the United Nations, they legally possess nuclear weapons and do not allow other countries to possess them. The purpose is, of course, to better maintain order in the world.

Now the Divine Arm Crossbow and the Red-Coated Cannon are about the same power as "nuclear weapons", and they can also achieve a certain degree of deterrence against these subjugated alien races, so that they dare not betray Great Wei casually.

Of course, just as Ran Min said, one day, when Great Wei develops firearms or firearms, he may teach them the Divine Arm Crossbow.