The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 441: Layout of the Western Region
Lu Buwei hesitated for a long time, but finally threw the ball back.

"My king, this matter is of great importance. My position is extremely important. I dare not speak rashly. Everything is up to your king to decide."

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows, quite cautious, but he was satisfied in his heart.

He smiled and said, "I remember that the Prime Minister's eldest son, Li, is already thirty years old, right?"

Lü Buwei was delighted, but he remained calm and replied calmly, "Your Majesty, I am thirty-one this year, just past the age of thirty."

Ying Zheng nodded: "Okay, he has been the county magistrate in Sanchuan County for several years and his performance is pretty good."

"I feel relieved to send him to be the head of a county, but I wonder if the Prime Minister is willing to send his beloved son to such a bitter, cold and desolate place?"

Lü Buwei bowed and said, "I thank you very much for your kindness. I have served you without caring about life or death. What does it matter if I just endure some hardships?"

"Your Majesty, for promoting me and your son, we cannot thank you enough."

Ying Zheng laughed and said, "From the prosperous Central Plains to the bitter cold of the West, this is hardly a promotion."

Lü Buwei shook his head and smiled, "Your Majesty, Guanzhong was once a cold and bitter borderland, but now it has become a rich place. With the support of the Qin Empire and a trade route like this, it won't take many years for this important route to become a prosperous place."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "But reclamation is always hard work, I'll have to trouble you, my dear."

"Also, let's send Feng Chenghui as the other county governor, and let Feng Quji go with him, so that he can learn from his father and gain some experience."

Lü Buwei replied, "I obey your order."

Lü Buwei then said: "Your Majesty, if you want to assimilate the Hu people, the Qiang and Xiongnu are the first choice."

"Now that the Qiang people are under the control of the Qin Dynasty, and the Xiongnu are not within the Qin Dynasty's sphere of influence, there is no conflict of interest for the time being."

"Only the Yuezhi people have taken over the Hexi Corridor and conquered the Western Regions, which are all the interests of the Yuezhi people. There is no room for easing tensions."

"Since we have decided to attack the Yuezhi people, we should strike them once and for all to scare them. This will also serve as a deterrent to the Qiang and Xiongnu people. Killing a chicken will serve as a warning to the monkeys. The barbarians will fear power but not virtue. Only by letting them see how powerful we are will they be more obedient."

"It's been a few years since we last disciplined them. It's time to do it again so that they can face reality again."

Ying Zheng nodded in approval: "Let's make preparations this year. Let Lü Yi and Feng Chenghui first understand the terrain and determine where to build the city and cultivate the land. Arrange subordinates for them and let them investigate and come up with a plan."

"We should prepare materials from now on. Once immigration begins, we must see results as soon as possible and ensure the supply of materials."

"Next year, after the spring plowing, we will send a large army to plow the Yuezhi."

"We must defeat them once and for all and force them to completely migrate westward. We must also completely intimidate the Qiang and Xiongnu people and not give them the opportunity to cause trouble."

"Also contact and arrange with the Qiang tribes that are interested in joining the Qin Dynasty and give them a chance."

Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Two of the beauties that the Qiang people offered as tribute gave birth to my sons. I will give these two tribes a chance to cause trouble and deal with the disobedient tribes."

"Also let Lü Yi and his men unite with the Qiang people who are close to the Qin Dynasty to survey the route for next year's attack."

"Prepare five Suzaku and five Winged Bats to assist and draw a good map."

"We will also recruit people who are willing to move to Hexi in advance. They cannot be forced. Anyone who is willing to go will be promoted one rank. All the land and houses now will be tripled in Hexi. If slaves are willing to go, they will be pardoned and become commoners, and they will be given land as commoners."

Lü Buwei praised: "Your Majesty is merciful."

"I suggest that we attack the Yuezhi, kill fewer and capture more, and use the men as slaves, as there are many places in the city where we need people."

"The women and children will be distributed to the immigrants. When these children grow up, they will all be Qin people."

"Barbarians don't value hatred. To them, staying alive is the most important thing. Killing and fighting between tribes are normal. Women don't think about revenge. Whoever raises the child will own it."

Ying Zheng nodded in approval: "Yes, as long as everything follows the rules of the Qin Dynasty, then we are Qin people. It will take a long time to truly swallow up Hexi by relying on immigration alone. The world has not been unified yet, so we can't spend too much energy in the Western Regions."

"We will temporarily relocate 10,000 households, and we will gradually increase the number of immigrants in batches depending on the situation."

"Captured slaves can be exempted from being commoners and given a share of their land, depending on their behavior."

To carry out construction, you still need to lure people with benefits. As long as you are not stupid, as long as such a monopoly trade route can guarantee safety, the government does not exploit too severely, and you build it well and use some commercial means, then there will be no problem for the people to become rich.

Lü Buwei replied, "Your Majesty is kind and virtuous, I understand."

Ying Zheng continued, "We must not slack off in promoting the standardization of wheel gauges, writing, customs, land, weights, and currencies in Xincheng. We must strictly promote it, including the language. We must also promote the Guanzhong Mandarin and completely assimilate the barbarians."

"We must control all the key points on this road, ensure transportation, and build a stable trade route. In particular, we must make all merchants use the Daqin currency, and all trade must be conducted under the supervision of Daqin."

"We need to collect customs duties and taxes from merchants, but they should not be too high for now. We also need to ensure smooth trade along the way and build more post stations along the way. We need to keep things steady and sustainable."

"Promote the culture of the Qin Dynasty and educate the barbarians to prepare for the future."

"Also tell Lu Yi and Feng Chenghui to note that the plan for Hexi will eventually include four counties, so they should be well prepared for the future when they build the city first."

"The ultimate goal is to control the Western Regions with the help of the Hexi Corridor." "This matter is of great importance and we must not be careless. We must work together to accomplish this. Tell them that I have prepared two marquises for them."

Lu Buwei was excited. There was hope for his family to have two marquises.
I already have a second son. If there is a chance in the future, it is not impossible for one family to have three marquises!

Lü Buwei bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your great grace. Your Majesty is wise. I will make the arrangements right away."

The profits from monopolizing the main trade routes and collecting taxes are unimaginable. Using economic means to control and unifying the currency will not only facilitate trade, but also facilitate management and control.

As for education, it is even more important. The importance and effect of cultural invasion are much more useful than steel knives. Now the culture of the Central Plains is crushing the barbarians. In the future, when we manage the Western Regions, many people will become dogs of the Qin Dynasty.

The moon of Daqin is round!

After unifying the world, you can focus on managing the Western Regions. By that time, the guides and spokespersons should have been trained.

However, the foundation of all this is still military force. We must fight well in next year's battle. If we fight well, everything will go smoothly. If we don't, there is nothing to talk about.

It's impossible not to fight well. You have comprehensive advantages and top generals are taking an open-book exam. If you fail, Mengwu, you will not even have the face to see your father in the underworld.

In the early spring of next year, we will completely expel the Dayuezhi, intimidate the Qiang and Xiongnu people in the north and south, and bring all the countries in the Western Regions under the influence of the Qin Dynasty!
The Great Yuezhi are no longer valuable, and their conflict of interest with the Great Qin is irreconcilable, so they can only be allowed to die.

Now the Huns are still in their primitive form that has never been unified. Not to mention Maodun, Touman is just a young man now.

In that case, let's not unify.

However, it would be difficult for the Qiang people to reach the Xiongnu in a short time.
Ying Zheng then said, "Please wait, Prime Minister. Do you have any familiar tribes in the Xiongnu area?"

Lü Buwei replied: "There are a few. I have also secretly infiltrated the Xiongnu, but I haven't paid much attention to it."

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Okay, pick a few tribal leaders who are neither strong nor weak, and whose minds are clear but not so clear, give them a hand, and let them fight among themselves."

"After unifying the country, we can't just leave the northern grasslands alone. We still have to make some moves in advance."

"Let them pay tribute with some beauties of high status."

Lü Buwei replied, "I understand."

After Lu Buwei left, Ying Zheng pondered for a moment.

"Decree that the mother of the sixth and seventh sons be promoted to the seventh son, and each be awarded 100 gold coins."

"The rest of the Qiang beauties were promoted to junior envoys and each was awarded ten gold coins."

Ying Zheng thought to himself that this was considered an advance layout of the Hexi Corridor, and the profits from the Silk Road would not be lost.

Although the Qiang people are weak, it is mainly because they are too scattered. There is still a large population, so it is a good thing to be able to absorb them.

Using the Qiang people to guard the Hexi Corridor is a good use of resources, since they were all one family after all.

I have to put more effort into the Qiang beauty recently, as my two sons are not enough.

As for the Xiongnu, it is better for them not to be unified. A group of scattered people are easy to be provoked. Now that the Dayuezhi is about to be dealt with, the pressure on the Xiongnu will not be so great, and they will not be in a hurry to unify. There is only the Donghu left beside the Xiongnu, so let them make trouble slowly.

At least six counties should be established in the Hetao Plain and Henan area, and four counties in the Hexi Corridor. Later, when conquering the Western Regions, a protectorate should also be established.

Why keep so many small countries in the Western Regions?

Wouldn’t it be good for Central Asia to embrace the Qin Dynasty?

He first invaded the Western Regions with his own culture, used force and trade to control the Western Regions, and established a tributary system.

After defeating the Dayuezhi and radiating to the Western Regions, the original rulers were retained, and the original chiefs or kings were appointed to official management and other actual positions, and then granted corresponding titles. All tribes and countries had to pay tribute regularly and send their sons to serve. The succession or change of their kings, khans, and chiefs had to be canonized and recognized by the Qin Dynasty, and they exercised their powers as officials appointed by the Qin Dynasty.

It will probably take at least ten or twenty years to achieve this.

Now we should lay a good foundation for the child. When we have completely controlled the countries in the Western Regions, the child should have grown up. Then we can gradually nibble away at them. We can find an excuse to destroy the royal family. It won't be difficult to annex the countries that have already accepted the Qin culture.

Whether you are a citizen of a small country that is on the verge of collapse or a citizen of the Great Qin, the account is still easy to settle. If you can't settle the account, just kill him.

While planning his plan for the Western Regions and the Huns, Ying Zheng received another piece of great news.

Zhengguo Canal is completed!
Three million acres of barren land in Guanzhong have become fertile fields!

The inferior fields were transformed into superior fields, and the output and income increased by a full four times.

From now on, Guanzhong and even Daqin will no longer have to worry about famine.

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