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Chapter 943: The Western Regions Must Be Forever Han Territory

"Western Region Development Company. This plan of the Tang King is truly unprecedented!"

Jia Xu placed his hands on the table, carefully reading the "Articles of Association of the Western Region Development Company", his eyes sparkling.

The charter specifies in detail terms such as shareholder rights, profit distribution, risk sharing, and even includes details on how to raise funds and the handling of spoils and prisoners. Every detail is considered very carefully and covers almost all possible problems.

He couldn't believe that the general had created such a magical thing in just three days.

Beside Jia Xu, Cao Cao also occupied the other side of the table, his eyes also gleaming with a strange light: "Wonderful! Wonderful!"

"Use commerce to support war, and use war to expand commerce. The integration of military and commerce will benefit the country and the people. In this way, the Western Regions will no longer be a burden to the court, but a source of income. This is truly a cycle of mutual benefit."

"In the past, Guan Zhong used the strategy of light and heavy to strengthen Qi. I think the strategy of the current Tang King is even better. Especially in the matter of public offering, everyone from princes and ministers to ordinary people can invest in shares."

"When more and more people benefit from the development of the Western Regions, the court's rule in the Western Regions will no longer be a solitary battle, but will be supported by the interests of tens of millions of people!"

"By then, the general's westward expedition will no longer face as many obstacles as it does now. Instead, it will become a cause that truly appeals to the people and will be supported by people all over the world!"

Cao Cao became more and more excited as he spoke, and he couldn't help but slam the table and stand up:

"What's even better is that if this method is feasible, not only can the Western Region be conquered, but in the future, the development of the South China Sea, Japan, Yinzhou and other places can also be done in the same way!"

Su Yao laughed: "The one who understands me is Meng De!"

That’s right, this is Su Yao’s real intention in setting up the Western Region Development Company.

If it was just for the Western Regions, he could have just taken it by force first, and then promoted military settlements, immigrated people to the border, and used conventional methods to control the Western Regions bit by bit.

But time waits for no one, and his goals go far beyond the Western Regions.

[There is no two suns in the sky, and no two masters on earth]

After waking up this time, the ultimate achievement that appeared in Su Yao's system had a very outrageous goal. The conditions for achieving it were to destroy the crowns of all other empires and there must be no other powerful claimants in the region.

On the system interface, in addition to the Chinese Empire represented by the Han Dynasty, the other three are the Roman Empire in the West, the Parthian Empire in Central Asia, and the Baicheng Dynasty, the claimant of the Maurya Empire in India.

To be honest, after learning that this world might not be as simple as he had initially imagined, Su Yao had no intention of following the instructions given by the system.

Especially since this matter is likely just for delaying and killing time.

However, from the few words that came from the chaos, Su Yao discovered that they seemed to be very worried that he would gain power or something in the process.

Especially since that ghost thing showed obvious malice in its words.

Therefore, in line with the spirit of "the less the enemy wants you to do something, the more you should do it", Su Yao decided not only to march west, but also to do it quickly and vigorously to conquer as much territory as possible before his so-called attack.

Of course, Su Yao also considered whether the reason why he could hear all this was because someone deliberately did it, but he seemed to have no other choice now. Lying down and doing nothing would probably be courting death.

In this case, we might as well do it first. Perhaps we can discover something during the conquest.

If you want to achieve this goal as quickly as possible, you naturally can't act hesitantly anymore. It is obviously a better way to tie as many as possible to your chariot.

However, the experienced Lu Zhi was obviously still worried about Su Yao's radical approach:

"Merchants calculate their income and expenditure, and value profit over morality. There are countless people in history who mess up state affairs for the sake of profit. Therefore, among the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the last."

“Today, the King of Tang has given such great power to the merchants in order to launch the Western Expedition. At the very least, they will collude with local dignitaries, exploit the people and damage the prestige of the Han Dynasty. At worst, they will take advantage of the remoteness of the country and establish their own regime, and then attack the imperial court. This is not a long-term solution!” It has to be said that Lu Zhi’s vision was still vicious.

In the later period, the Western colonies gained independence one after another. It is well known that the United States, the big child of the British Empire, directly turned against the United Kingdom, usurped the status and authority that once belonged to Britain, and retreated to the British Isles.

Compared with the drastic shrinkage of the Western territories after the destruction of their colonies, the expansion of the Chinese Empire was step by step. It took over, governed, and assimilated one place at a time. Except for the territories that were forcibly taken away by unequal treaties in the later period, its core territories remained stable and its scope continued to expand. It was not like those short-lived empires.

This clearly shows that these two expansion models each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Considering the future possibilities here, Su Yao does not intend to lay mines for future generations by completely copying the Western colonial methods, but instead learn from the strengths of various schools.

"State-owned enterprise???"

Lu Zhi's eyes widened when he heard another strange term.

"Yes, to put it simply, it is government-supervised and privately run."

Su Yao explained to the charter:
"The imperial court authorized the Western Region Development Company to have the right to monopolize local operations. It also owns 30% of the original shares and has a veto over its major decisions, so as to firmly control the company."

Su Yao tapped his fingers heavily on the charter:

"The company's governors are appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, important decisions must be reported to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, and internal finances must be supervised by the imperial court's Audit Department censors."

"More importantly -" Su Yao unfolded another blueprint, which showed the deployment plan of strategic locations in the Western Regions. "All trading posts must be garrisoned with imperial officials and soldiers, and cultivated land to support soldiers, forming military towns. Post stations will be set up every 100 miles along the trade routes, with both trade and military functions."

Jia Xu nodded thoughtfully: "In this way, if the caravans make a profit, the court will also make a profit, and if the trade routes are unblocked, the military reports will also be unblocked. This is indeed more efficient than simply stationing troops."

Cao Cao suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "Great! Caravans traveling in the Western Regions need guards. Now that the guards are formalized, it can not only ensure the safety of trade, but also secretly control the important roads. It's killing two birds with one stone!"

"Not only that." Su Yao threw out another "Regulations for the Administration of the Western Regions". "All territories that surrender will be supervised by Han officials. Those who voluntarily move to the Western Regions to cultivate land will be exempted from taxes for five years. Caravans that employ Han people can enjoy tariff preferences. Those who marry between Han and Hu can have their children registered as Han citizens. Those who pass the Chinese language test can even take the imperial examinations."

Lu Zhi couldn't help but tug at his beard: "This is to completely turn the Western Regions into Han territory!"

"Master is right."

Su Yao's eyes were blazing, and he smiled and said:

"The Western Regions should not be just a tributary territory, but should become an inseparable part of the Han Dynasty. Within ten years, I will make Chinese the universal language in all cities in the Western Regions. After a generation, I will make all the local people consider themselves Han people!"

hiss--

These bold words brought silence to the government hall.

After a while, Wang Yun suddenly stood up and bowed solemnly:
"The King of Tang has foresight and foresight, and I, an old minister, admire him. But..."

Wang Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "Such a huge project would cost countless money and grain. Is it really feasible to rely solely on private fundraising?"

"That's why I have to do this myself!"

Su Yao laughed and walked out of the government hall.

Soon, the news of the Western Region Development Company's public offering swept across the entire Luoyang City like a hurricane.

(End of this chapter)