Kaqu said bluntly: "Emperor Great Qin, since we have presented you with the honorific title of King of Tianshan, the countries of the Western Regions are naturally the territory of Great Qin, and Emperor Great Qin can think that it is your land." ”

After a moment of conversation, he said earnestly: "It's just that we have a small request, and I hope that Emperor Daqin can agree." ”

"Say, I can think about it." To put it bluntly, like some bullshit Tianshan King, nominally it is the land of Great Qin, but in fact? The kingdoms are still the kingdoms, and as long as a piece of land does not pay taxes to the imperial court, it is no different from tearing the earth and becoming king, and I naturally know what they have to say.

Kaqu said cautiously: "Although the countries of the Western Regions are dominated by the Great Qin Emperor, but as I said before, the countries were plundered, not to mention that the twelve countries were plundered by the Xiongnu again, and the people of the Western Regions really can't afford to pay taxes, and now the kings of all countries have ordered to exempt them from paying taxes for two years. ”

Glancing up at my expression, he continued: "Therefore, we implore the Great Qin Emperor not to levy taxes on the countries of the Western Regions for the time being, and when the national strength is restored, the countries are willing to pay tribute to Great Qin every year!" ”

I pondered for a long time, and I was a little embarrassed: "It's not impossible not to pay taxes, but it's not the heart of my villain, you are thousands of miles away from Xianyang, and my general doesn't know the art of calculation, how can Daqin know your true situation?" ”

Kaqu thought for a moment and asked a little nervously, "What does the Great Qin Emperor think?" ”

I smiled slightly, and said step by step: "If Great Qin can send officials to the countries, I can not only know your national strength and help you recuperate quickly, but also say to my courtiers, you see, who said that the countries of the Western Regions are hypocritically submitted?" Everyone agrees that Daqin will send officials, is there anything else to be suspicious of? ”

Hearing this, Kaqu looked a little hesitant and glanced at the other two, who obviously didn't know how to deal with it.

I didn't rush him, I'm afraid he won't be able to do this thing.

Sure enough, after pondering for a long time, Kaqu opened his mouth: "Emperor Great Qin, this matter is very important, and I need to go back and report to the kings of all countries before I can decide." However, the twelve kingdoms have been trampled on, can the Great Qin Emperor send troops to help the twelve kingdoms expel the Huns in their territory? ”

I smiled heartily and waved my hand: "Of course, as your king of the Tianshan Mountains, I should protect you thoroughly, and today I will order the Qin army to enter the twelve countries. ”

Kaqu hurriedly thanked him.

"The three envoys should first return to the inn to rest, and I have a letter of state to give to you to bring to the kings of the countries."

After the three of them left, I ordered Qi Juan to write a letter of state, with three main points:

First, each country's Great Qin had to send three officials, the Duhu, the Duwei, and the Supervisor of the Imperial History, to "assist" the country in recuperation, the Governor to "help" the country to train soldiers, and the Imperial Governor to "assist" the country in restraining the Qin army, and at the same time to hand over the population and household registration of each country, the products and national records to the Metropolitan Protector;

Second, the salaries of the Qin troops stationed in the countries were all provided by that country, and the Qin army had to be divided into a separate piece of land as a military camp, and the countries were not allowed to interfere in the daily life of the Qin army;

Third, the states did not need to pay taxes to Great Qin, but from the eighth year of Qin II, they were required to "pay tribute" to Great Qin according to their population.

These conditions are basically the general means for the later dynasties to control the Western Regions, first pacify it, and then consider completely annexing it to Great Qin when the time is ripe! It is not my goal to manage the Western Regions with a policy of restraint like the Metropolitan Protectorate.

The next day, in the front hall of Zhangtai Palace, I handed over the national credentials to them.

Kaqu glanced at the contents of the national letter, his face was cloudy and changeable, but he didn't dare to say much, he just saluted and said: "Emperor Daqin, don't worry, I will definitely show it to the kings of all countries when I go back!" ”

I smiled indifferently, waved my hand, and said, "Don't worry, such a major matter needs to be carefully discussed." Now that Daqin has negotiated peace with the Xiongnu, there is finally no need to worry about the Xiongnu going south this autumn, I have time to wait for you to reply. ”

Kaqu's face stiffened when he heard this, and he forced a smile: "It's a good thing to be so natural, it's a good thing......

In his heart, he sighed worriedly: 'The Xiongnu went to the Western Regions, of course, it is a good thing for Daqin, but it is us who suffers......

I got up and smiled and said, "Come and come, since you are not in a hurry, you can stay in Xianyang for a few more days, and you have left in a hurry when you come here twice, and you haven't carefully felt the customs of Daqin, I asked Chen Qing to accompany you for a walk?" ”

Where did Kaqu have thoughts, and hurriedly said: "This is not necessary, what Emperor Daqin said is that this matter is very important, and I should reply as soon as possible, so as not to wait for the kings of all countries to be in a hurry, and I will leave today!" ”

"In that case, I won't keep you." I looked at him playfully and said, "Come and walk slowly, don't be in a hurry." ”

Kaqu bowed and retired, complaining in his heart: 'Not in a hurry? I can't wait to fly back to the Western Regions right now! ’

After the three of them left, Zhang Han came in from the side hall and praised him: "Your Majesty is really a god, and he plays with the envoys in the palm of his hand, and now they have to agree if they don't agree!" ”

I smiled, didn't answer, and ordered, "Order the Qin army to enter the Twelve Kingdoms." If you encounter the Xiongnu, first talk to each other and tell them that the Western Regions is already Qin, and retreat quickly. If they don't want to retreat, don't be polite, there are cities in the Western Regions to rely on, and there is no need to fear them. ”

Zhang Han was a little worried: "It's just that if there is a real conflict, I am afraid that it will destroy the peace treaty." ”

I got up and paced outside the hall, looked up and said, "First strike, second strike." Sooner or later, Daqin and the Xiongnu will meet each other with swords, and it is nothing more than who will tear up the peace treaty first. Even if there is no matter of the Western Regions, as long as the guns and ammunition are ready, I will attack the Xiongnu immediately. Besides, the Western Regions is already Qin's land, and if they seriously theorize, they are at a loss. ”

Zhang Han smiled and nodded: "The minister understands." ”

I stopped and turned to talk about the Qin army: "You let Jing Zhu know who is in the family of the Qin army stationed in the Western Regions, and then give them two choices, one is for the imperial court to send their families to the Western Regions for reunion, and divide their Wusun land for farming or grazing, and then the imperial court will pay to take them back or stay in the Western Regions to live when they end their service according to the Qin military law; The second is that his family still stays in their hometown, and as long as they are stationed in the Western Regions for one day, their family's taxes will be halved, and they will be given another livestock cub every year. ”

Great Qin is the first dynasty to unify the world, the people's understanding of the great unification is not deep enough, and the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, so it is impossible to change the guard frequently, if you don't want to give them some preferential treatment, I am afraid it will be difficult to always maintain loyalty to Great Qin like the Tang Guiyi Army.

When Zhang Han heard this, he immediately bowed down and said, "Your Majesty is merciful, and the Qin Army of the Western Regions has thanked Your Majesty!" ”

I waved my hand, and my eyes gradually became sharper: "Go ahead and do it." No matter how well the guns and ammunition are prepared, a large army must be dispatched at the end of August to completely destroy the Huns! Maudun must never be given a chance to breathe again! ”