Feng Zheng was stunned, and he couldn't see anyone anymore when he chased him out.

"What about Your Majesty?"

A guard said respectfully: "Back to Feng Xiang, Your Majesty said to go out and take a turn, Feng Xiang can arrange it by himself." ”

Feng Zheng sighed and walked out of the palace by himself.

Here I took Meng He to the Supervision Embassy Office.

Someone said yes, and Meng Hanyu hurriedly walked out.

"Participate in Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty ......"

I raised my feet and walked to the main hall, and said, "I will leave tomorrow, it's not a big deal, I'll talk to you." ”

The two of them entered the main hall, and I waved everyone to step back, leaving only me and Meng Hanyu in the hall.

I looked at Meng Hanyu and said lightly: "Is Hexi still not allowing the people of the Beiqiang clan to move at will?" ”

Meng Hanyu said respectfully: "Yes." Not only is it not allowed to move at will, but it is also not allowed to enter the city, and this time the three Dada people entered the city on their own initiative, and they did not have time to report to Your Majesty, please forgive Your Majesty. ”

I waved my hand and smiled, "You're doing the right thing." ”

Meng Hanyu glanced up and hesitated: "Your Majesty asked about the Beiqiang Clan......"

I picked up the official slip on the case and looked at it casually, and said slowly: "Feng Zheng's proposal today is very good, but I thought about it carefully, will it be counterproductive just to divide the Beiqiang clan?" ”

Meng Hanyu was thoughtful, understood my words, and frowned: "Your Majesty's worries are not unreasonable, this matter really needs to be covered up, if the Beiqiang clan hears any rumors, it will make them separate from Great Qin." ”

I threw the public slip in my hand on the case, shook my head and said, "You can do these things, I can still rest assured." I was thinking about something else. ”

"Your Majesty, please."

"The reason why the Qiang people were restricted from entering the city before was because Hexi was initially decided, and it was not certain whether Dada was loyal to Daqin at that time." I got up and paced back and forth: "Now, things are changing, there is no need to worry about them posing a threat to Great Qin, I have repeatedly said that if you want to completely conquer the alien race, what do you rely on?" ”

Meng Hanyu stood aside respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, rely on cultural assimilation of them!" ”

I nodded: "Yes, we must let them know Qin characters and Qin etiquette, which the Western Regions have done very well, and the state affairs are busy, I always forget to explain to you." From now on, the Qiang people will no longer be restricted from entering the city, and the Qiang people will be regarded as Qin people, and the Qiang people will be given the same rights. ”

Meng Hanyu bowed down and said, "Those Qiang people on behalf of the ministers have thanked Your Majesty!" ”

I turned to look at him, put my hands behind my back and said, "I thought you'd raise some objections." ”

Meng Hanyu smiled and sighed: "Your Majesty, there is no one else here, the minister has the courage to speak out." ”

"Say it."

"During the years in the Western Regions, the minister did not say that he knew the Qiang people well, but he also had a lot of contact with them. In the past, I always heard others say, and I thought that the Qiang people, the Huns, and the Hu people were all fierce and vicious murderous people, but now that I have more contact, I found that they are also people, and they also have seven emotions and six desires, and they also hope to live a stable and peaceful life, who wants to fight all day long? The minister dared to assert that even if Dada wanted to rebel now, I am afraid that there would not even be half of the people who supported him! ”

I clapped my hands and smiled, "Good, you're doing a good job here, do a good job." ”

I just glanced at his public slip casually, not to mention how it was handled, you can see his intentions from the handwriting.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

I waved my hand, "Let's go." ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

After taking Meng He out of the Supervision Embassy Office, I turned my head and looked around, and said, "Go for a meal?" ”

Meng He sighed and said, "Your Majesty, this ......"

Looking at Meng He's expression, I knew that this thing remembered the incident of the last eastern tour, and I laughed: "Okay, let's go back and eat." ”

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The convoy continued to set off early the next morning, and Meng Hanyu stayed in Zhangye, and there was no need to take him with him on the rest of the journey.

Further west, Jiuquan has nothing worth saying, compared to the other three counties are not so prosperous, but Jiuquan is also the only way for merchants to come and go, and the development is quite passable.

Along the way, you can see the people who are building the road, both the servant and the Qin army, because the road is still being repaired, the carriage can only move forward from the ruts pressed out by the merchants and horses coming and going, although I am not in a hurry, I have no patience, let them walk slowly behind, and I will ride a horse to lead people forward.

After arriving in Dunhuang, it was only three days away from the Western Regions, and I ordered to wait for the carriage behind to catch up before setting off.

Climb the city wall of Dunhuang, the terrain in front of you can be seen at a glance, and there is no shortage of green grass and trees around Dunhuang.

"Has there been less water in Youze in recent years?"

Feng Zai was stunned for a moment, and said with a confused expression: "Your Majesty, this is ...... I don't know......"

I turned around and laughed and scolded, "Who asked you!" It would be strange if you knew. ”

Feng Zai smiled awkwardly, and said yes again and again.

"That...... Who? ”

Chen Lin hurriedly took a step forward and said cautiously: "Back to Your Majesty, the reason why Youze is called Ze is that the depth of most of the waters is no more than knees, and the water area reaches 1,300 hectares at its widest, and the water volume has continued to decrease in recent years, and it is less than 800 hectares!" ”

This person is Meng Hanyu's county minister, and he is actually the deputy of the supervision envoy, Meng Hanyu did not accompany him, so he asked this person to accompany him, explaining the customs and customs of Hexi all the way.

I frowned and said, "What's the reason?" ”

"The main reason is that the amount of water in the upstream is decreasing year by year, and the six countries along the coast such as Loulan and Yuli have intercepted a large number of water sources, resulting in less and less water flowing into Youze, and it has gradually shrunk."

I nodded, Lop Nur did not completely dry up until the middle of the twentieth century, and even if the amount of water decreases, it should gradually recover with the Earth's climate change.

"Feng Zheng, you remember this matter, remember to remind me when you get to the Western Regions, and let the countries of the Western Regions plant trees!"

"Huh?" Feng Zai was stunned again, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although the minister has never been to the Western Regions, he has also heard that the precipitation in the Western Regions is difficult to feed trees, if a large number of trees are planted, will it lead to a sharp increase in water use?" ”

I smiled and explained, "I didn't say that they planted trees on the grassland, the amount of water in Youze has decreased, in addition to the upstream interception, evaporation is also one thing, I guess the trees around Youze have also been cut down, right?" ”

Chen Lin arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise! ”

In this era, cooking, heating, etc., can only rely on burning wood, and there is no need to think about it.

Feng Zai suddenly said: "I see. ”

"In fact, the evaporation of trees, that is, large trees, is also not small, but when combined with water sources, it can play a role in water fixation, and the evaporated water can also be re-fed through rainfall."

Feng Zai nodded: "Chen understands." ”

I waved my hand and said, "Okay, I've been on the road for more than two months, let's rest before the carriage catches up, and then we will set off for the Western Regions." ”