When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

"Your Majesty!"

Hou Shang was forced to kneel in front of Xin Qu.

At this time, the absolute core of the Ili River Valley was completely controlled by Xinqu.

Even Xinqu was still carving inscriptions and finding a place to bury seventeen or eighteen tombs here and on nearby hills.

Since I'm here anyway, how can I not leave my name here?

But I am still confused until now.

Although he was treated, most of his body was still covered with bandages and scars, and his eyes were dull.

"Okay, he is the ruler of a region after all, give him a stool."

Xin Qu waved his hand. Hou Shang looked at him, who was sitting on the throne, wearing a wide robe with big sleeves and a tall crown, and asked in the Xiahou clan dialect that he was not very familiar with: "Who are you? What is your relationship with Dayi Shang?"

"It seems that when I was treating you, you had a lot of assumptions." Xin Qu heard his question, and he knew that he was actually hesitant. He smiled gently, "My father is surnamed Xin, and my mother is surnamed Yao. I am the Northern Earl, one of the four regions of the Shang Dynasty. The clans in the north call me the Lord of Yan.

This person is one of the four great lords of the Shang Dynasty, Xibo. His surname is Zhou.

Hou Shang did not look at Zhou Xin, whom Xin Qu introduced. Instead, he stared at Xin Qu and said, "Surname Yao? Why did you help Shang to be abusive?"

"What you said is true." Xin Qu laughed, "If it weren't for your Jin Tian clan suddenly turning eastward and threatening my territory, would I have led my troops three thousand miles to attack from the east?"

"What! Three thousand miles!" Houzhan opened his mouth wide, looking unbelievable.

Xin Qu laughed, and after showing off his military prowess, he said, "Alright, no more nonsense. Your Jintian clan is doomed. But since you and I are both descendants of the Central Plains, I don't want to kill you all. As long as you give up your throne and submit to me, I will allow you to gather two thousand people and move east to graze."

"..."

Hou Shang stared at him for a while before saying, "My main force only has 2,000 people. How dare you allow me to take them away?"

"Okay. But the prerequisite is that you must follow my request and enter the Hehuang area to graze." Xin Qu directly quoted the price.

After Hou Shang learned about the location of Hehuang, he was surprised and said, "Hehuang... Are you saying that you want me to fight with the Qiang people for territory?"

"Yes. There is the base camp of the Xia clan and the Qiang tribes over there. After you go there, as my insider, you can also find a way to compete for the position of queen of the Xia clan."

After Xin Qu finished speaking, Hou Shang's head froze: "No, listen to what you said, right? You want me to give up my throne, and now you want me to fight with the Xiahou tribes. Don't you feel awkward?"

"Because you may not be able to win over them." Xin Qu did not shy away and said directly, "When you get there, you can tell them what you saw and heard in the Western Regions. My goal is very simple. As long as you can encourage or defeat them to migrate west, I can send you a few war horses for every hundred people."

Xin Qu pointed outside and said, "Even the horses I rode to kill you, without their power, I would not be able to travel three thousand miles, right?"

When Hou Shang heard this, his eyes flickered slightly.

Such a war horse is a great thing!

Seeing that he was almost moved, Xin Qu smiled secretly.

It is impossible to keep the breed of war horses. After all, if you want to maintain the energy of horses, castration and selection are the best means.

Therefore, the military horses of Yan State are now either eliminated mares or castrated stallions.

As for the man in front of him, it would be useless to kill him. It would be better to let him gather a group of diehards and send them to Hehuang to fight the Qiang people. The name of the Jintian clan is still very useful.

After thinking about it, Hou Shang finally made a decision: "I am willing to serve you, Your Majesty."

"Very good." Xin Qu smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Zhou Xin, "After that, you will go to Turpan with our tribe and establish a country there.

As for the name of the city, I have already thought of it for you.

It's called Gaochang.

I hope you will become more and more powerful in the Western Regions."

"Thank you, Uncle Bei!" Zhou Xin said gratefully.

Although the Western Regions were remote and desolate, Xin Qu still helped him think of a solution, which was to lure as many people as possible from Guanlong to migrate westward. No matter whether it was forced or for some other reason, a large number of people from the Central Plains had to be immigrated to this land of the Western Regions as soon as possible.

The Qiang and Xia ethnic groups in the Guanlong area are the best source.

The surname Xun has a close relationship with them. After all, the surname Xun has lived in the Zhou Bin area for hundreds of years. Basically, all the well-known Qiang people around them have a certain blood relationship with them.

Once forced to the Western Regions, no one else would be able to join them except him.

"Very good. Then the area west of Gaochang and south of Tianshan Mountain will be under your control for the time being, and the area north of it will be under my control. After all, that is the passage for the barbarians from the Western Regions to enter and exit. You are not powerful enough to control it. The area east of Gaochang will be given to the Xiongnu, and I will let them graze on Yanzhi Mountain.

Together with the Hehuang land of the Jin Tian clan, the Hexi Corridor will be controlled by you and me.

Even if Dayi Shang breaks off relations with us completely one day, we still have a way out."

After Xin Qu finished speaking, Zhou Xin nodded slightly, but still asked nervously: "Who should stay here?"

Who should be left in Yili to settle and cultivate the land?

This is a problem.

Xin Qu glanced at the people he brought with him.

After a moment, he said, "Don't place any personnel there for now, so that the barbarians from the Western Regions can come over. Every three to five years, we will conduct a joint raid and divide the slaves among everyone."

Xinqu decided not to settle the population in Yili for the time being and only needed to control the mountain pass he had passed through before.

Leave the rest to time.

After three to five years, any tribe that appears here will be wiped out.

It must also be swept.

Because Xinqu is short of people.

"Beibo is wise." Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

He was actually very worried that Xinqu would directly control Yili.

Once Xinqu directly controlled Yili, his disadvantages would be magnified. Yili was too far away from the territory of Yan State. Controlling Yili meant that Xinqu would need to invest a lot of resources and set up a large number of post stations along the way.

The more post stations there are, the more troops there will be. Zhou Xin doesn't want to have a row of grandfathers hanging over his head all the time. If he has any ideas one day, his head will be chopped off.

Xin Qu didn't care what he thought.

Because it's not important.

Keeping Xibo's identity would only force him to develop southern Xinjiang.

Compared with the northern Xinjiang which is windproof on all sides, the southern Xinjiang is the most difficult to develop.

After all, there is a huge desert over there. Although the terrain is relatively closed, it is also a relatively safe place. Since it is a safe place, it is better to leave it to the Central Plains tribe.

We have to assimilate here as soon as possible.

With Xibo's identity and the relative influence of the surname Yun, having him as an agent could save him a lot of time and effort in arguing with other tribes.

When he conquers the Central Plains one day, as long as Hami and northern Xinjiang are still in his hands, Turpan and southern Xinjiang will be within his control.

Chatted for a while.

Xin Qu asked someone to take Hou Shang down to select people, and then let him redeem part of it and approve a loan.

As for when and how to repay the loan, there is no rush.

Because the arrangements in the Western Regions are not yet complete.

Five days later, Xinqu cleared the Ili Valley and obtained the map leading to the Fergana Basin, but he did not arrange for anyone to go there, but instead moved.

The Jintian tribe in the Fergana Basin should come here soon to inquire about the news.

By then they will definitely fight for the throne.

Let it grow for three to five years in the Ili River Valley, and then you can harvest it when it’s fat.

Afterwards, Xinqu joined the main force at Shuanghe, and sent all the harvest and slaves to Ruibei for the soldiers to transport back. He led more than a thousand cavalrymen and the Jin Tian clan who were taken with him, and passed through Urumqi.

After about half a month, we finally arrived in Gaochang.

Inside Gaochang, the Huns' flags were flying, and Xinqu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not too late.

"This is..." Zi Ping came to see Xin Qu, and then saw the flag of Youhong clan.

Of course, even if it was the old name of the Houshang clan, Xin Qu would not let them continue to use the name of the Jintian clan.

"Xining Township Marquis, Hongshang." Xin Qu introduced Houshang's identity, "He gathered the remaining troops of the Jintian Clan for me, which enabled me to win this battle."

When Zi Ping heard this, he guessed that he was a guide. He looked at Hou Shang with disdain and then started chatting with Xin Qu: "This valley is so hot. Especially those mountains, they are simply flaming mountains."

Xin Qu nodded: "I wonder what the harvest is?"

"It's OK, but more tribesmen have fled into the desert. Damn the desert, it's too hard to find!"

"Then our mission is accomplished. The north has been cleared and the slaves have been distributed. For the time being, there is no major threat. But I did not continue to go deeper into the Western Region. Here, this is the map."

Zi Ping took the silk cloth, opened it and looked at it carefully, and said, "I didn't expect the Western Regions to be so vast, and there is the Jin Tian Clan... There are actually more than 100,000 tribesmen!"

"Yes! This is a long battle."

Xin Qu smiled but said nothing.

Hou Shang's cheek twitched slightly.

How come he doesn't know that he still has hundreds of thousands of troops?
If he had, Xin Qu would have been overturned by him long ago!

"After that, Xibo Zhouxin will stay here and join hands with me to resist the attack from the Western Regions." Xin Qu and Zi Ping discussed the plan.

Zhou Xin also stood up and saluted: "We will never let the barbarians from the Western Regions disturb the security of the East."

Zi Ping took the silk book, feeling neither happy nor sad.

Although he knew that Xin Qu would not be easily fooled, he did not expect that Xin Qu would arrange Zhou Xin so far away.

"Okay, I've been out long enough, I'll go back first, you guys continue to fight here." Zi Ping didn't want to stay any longer.

It has been almost a year since then. After being beaten like this, Jin Tianshi had to prepare for revenge. In his opinion, Xin Qu would have to stay for a year or two before he would have time to go back. So he had to hurry back to the Central Plains to see the situation there.

"Okay, I'll give you a pass, and you can leave quickly using the post road."

"Thank you."

Zi Ping then drank heavily with Xin Qu and the others for two days, first with a welcoming banquet, then a farewell banquet, and then they left quickly.

The construction of Gaochang city also began. Xinqu still helped Zhou Xin select a site and build the city, at least to ensure that he would not be easily destroyed.

The rest of the time was spent studying the maps and power maps of various parties brought by the Huns from the Hexi Corridor.

"Most of them are farmers and herders, and most of them are Qiang people. If we want to go there, we can only use the name of Xunyu clan."

Zuo Xian Wang Xiu Tuju introduced the situation in the Western Regions to Xin Qu.

"Okay." Xin Qu nodded. "The Xiong clan has a voting system where the elders of the tribes vote. The left and right wise kings are similar to the prime ministers, and they take turns in governing. My son Chengli is still young, and the future of the Xiong clan is still in your hands."

"Don't worry, Bei Bo, we will definitely open up a future for you."

The Right Wise King Dugu Fengqing had a serious expression.

Both of them were from prominent families in the State of Yan.

Zuo Xian Wang Xiu Tu Jue was of the Si clan, and was a descendant of the Xunyu clan. This was considered as a reward for Xin Qu for borrowing the name of the Xunyu clan.

The Right Wise King Dugu Fengqing, whose surname was Feng, was born into the Huangxiong clan. He was Wu Xiaoye’s maternal clan, and Xin Chengli’s maternal clan.

Xin Qu was not afraid of their betrayal.

Because he could replace the wise kings with just one word.

With the Chamber of Commerce in place, even if the two of them wanted to become independent, they would have to consider the power of the State of Yan as well as their own power.

"Then the Right Wise King will govern Dunhuang and Yiwu (Hami) counties.

King Zuoxian ruled over the two counties of Wuwei and Jincheng (Lanzhou).

The territory of the boy who was holding the plough was enclosed in the two counties of Yanzhi (Jinchang) and Zhangye.

Chengli is the Chanyu's royal court, and I will arrange officials to help govern it later."

"Yes!" Neither of them had any objection.

Xinqu nodded.

In this way, the preliminary planning of the six counties in the Hexi Corridor has been completed, and the next step is to clean up the Hexi Corridor.

"We will set out to clean up the Hexi Corridor in half a month." Xin Qu ordered, "You go and prepare, and when the time comes, we will divide the captured slaves among you first."

"Wei!" (End of this chapter)