The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 492 Is This Heaven?
Moreover, the trend of Qin Dynasty unifying the world is already obvious. No one can stop it. We must seize every opportunity to make merit. Now that the world is unified, what other opportunities are there?
Who doesn't want the title of Marquis?

And now is a good opportunity to show off!

There are no more opportunities to make a move in the Central Plains countries, but dealing with the surrounding barbarians is a good opportunity to realize your ambitions!
The benefits brought by Meng Wu's battle against Dayuezhi were extremely considerable, which showed that these barbarians were not as poor as imagined, and still had the resources needed by the Qin Dynasty.

As long as we develop and explore well, we can enrich the people and strengthen the country, and this is the political achievement.

Everything in the world, in the final analysis, is about money. Money is needed to do anything. If you can make the court rich, how can you not enter the cabinet?

Ran Hong is extremely concerned about the tribute from the Western Regions countries, and he wants to do a great job!
From now on, all communication with these Western barbarians must be handled by Dian Ke, not like the others. Damn it, they all took it away!
Not to mention the Six Kingdoms, the natives of Bashu were all educated by Li Bing, so it was difficult to interfere; as for the Huns in the north and the Qiang people in the west, Prime Minister Lu was personally in charge. Although he was in charge of it, it was after all the top leader was watching over it, and he could not do whatever he wanted.

Now, these barbarians in the Western Regions can finally be completely handed over to me! It's not easy!
Moreover, this kind of business is led by the Shaofu. What is the Shaofu? It is the king's treasury.

If we can do this well, we will add a lot of gold and silver to the king's treasury, and the future will be limitless.

After considering various matters, Ran Hong paid great attention to the visit from the Western Regions and personally arranged all the reception matters.

The king’s two requests must be met!

We must let these small countries in the Western Regions see the might and strength of the Qin Dynasty, so that they will obediently serve the Qin Dynasty and do business with the Qin Dynasty.

It is not difficult.

The first step is to show your power.

Ran Hong asked Ying Zheng to send out three thousand elite cavalry to welcome them, ostensibly to escort them, but in reality to intimidate them.

The empire's elite dragon and tiger cavalry are enough to make these little barbarians realize how to be respectful.

When people from these small and backward areas gradually went deeper into the Qin Dynasty and witnessed its prosperity, they became envious in addition to their fear.

Is there really such a country in the world?

It is simply heaven on earth.

This is the Celestial Empire, right?!

If I could become a citizen of the Celestial Empire, I wouldn't be bullied anymore, right? I wouldn't have to worry about my future.

In this era, there is no so-called ethnic division.

From a more macro perspective, people's affiliation is determined mainly by the monarch and region they are loyal to, where they live, and who controls the place they pay taxes and perform labor service for. That's how they become their nationality.

As for the more detailed ones, it is to look at the culture and customs, and then the family and bloodline.

The most important thing is family and the area where you live.

Just like Wei Liao was originally from Wei, but as long as he moved to Qin and obeyed the King of Qin, he automatically became a Qin citizen.

In this era, there are basically no psychological barriers to immigrating to another country.

As for nationality, there is no specific division. Even if there are different racial divisions, as long as you follow the local customs and are loyal to your country, you are one of them.

Although the chain of contempt, the chain of discrimination, and the cliques that stick together have always existed, they are not really exclusive.

After all, the current Chinese civilization has been developing and expanding at a high speed. It has a unique aura of being upbeat, magnanimous and generous. Coupled with the brilliance of its civilization, it is naturally extremely confident. Although it looks down on the barbarians, it is not xenophobic as long as the barbarians are willing to integrate.

Otherwise, if it only relied on natural development and natural reproduction, excluded outsiders and did not absorb outsiders, it would not have been possible to develop so fast.

The natives of Bashu, Dian people, Yue people, even Qiang people and Hu people, if they are willing to integrate, you can integrate. As for those who don’t want to have a foothold and don’t want to be illuminated by the glory, then you’d better run to a place where we can’t see you, or just become consumables.

There are no human rights in this era, and survival itself is a luxury.

Being born in a small country means that one's future is uncertain and there is no guarantee for anything. Now the powerful, orderly and law-abiding Qin is like a paradise on earth to the people of the small countries in the Western Regions.

Except for some kings and chiefs whose countries are not too small, they are complete vested interests and are worried about losing everything if they are destroyed.

Even some chieftains of small countries, including officials, managers, princes, priests, etc., were extremely envious and really wanted to join the Qin Dynasty.

The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, with a harsh environment, and the countries involved are not united and do not live in harmony.

They all fight for survival, and small countries can disappear at any time. The people under the rule can naturally change their loyalty to a new monarch at any time, but the chief will be dead and his entire family will be killed.

It is not uncommon to see a few small countries disappear or gain a few within a year. This is why the talks were held in Kucha before, and it was agreed that no annexation or attack would be allowed during the pilgrimage.

Because if there is no agreement, it is very likely that when they come here and go back, many people will find that their country is gone.

Among these more than sixty countries, there are more than a dozen small countries with a population of less than 10,000 people and no more than one or two hundred combat soldiers.

The worst-off country, Huhu, had a population of less than 300 people and no more than 50 soldiers. The slightly stronger Cheshi Duwei country had a population of less than 400 people and no more than 80 soldiers.

It is called a country, but in fact it is just a village, occupying a small oasis.

The population of Loulan was only about 15,000 people, but it was already considered a powerful country in the Western Regions.

Even if he is the leader of a country or a chief, to be frank, he is just a person picking up food in the desert. He is truly insecure and can die at any time.

When this group of people saw the present-day Great Qin, they went all the way from the Western Regions into the Hexi Corridor, then into the Great Qin, and all the way to Xianyang in Guanzhong, a total of more than 5,000 miles. They really couldn't even imagine such a huge and powerful country.

The territory is extremely vast, the population is immeasurable, life is extremely prosperous, and the culture is extremely brilliant.

Even though Daqin took good care of them along the way, a few people still died from acclimatization, but it didn't matter.

When they finally saw Xianyang City from afar under the escort of elite cavalry, they were completely shocked by the extremely mighty black dragon.

Along the way, I have seen too many magnificent and prosperous cities, exquisite and ingenious objects, and powerful people with profound cultivation. I have been shocked all the time and have gained a lot of knowledge.

But until they saw the Xianyang City, they were still completely shocked. It was a magnificent city that they could not even imagine.

Let alone seeing it in this lifetime, I dare not even think about it.

Several people fainted on the spot, and most of them knelt down and kowtowed, murmuring praises. Then all the people from the Western Regions followed suit and knelt down, as respectfully as if they were paying homage to a holy city.

The person who came from Loulan was the new high priestess Nahmara. After all, she was the Western Region country closest to Daqin and the one who knew Daqin best. However, she was still confused along the way.

When he saw the Xianyang City, his heart was filled with despair. This was an absolutely irresistible country!
Now the newly built city of Daqin is right next to Loulan. If the city lord is unhappy one day, he can easily conquer Loulan.

Goddess, what should we do to prevent the Qin Dynasty from destroying Loulan?

After entrusting the Kingdom of Kucha to his most beloved child, the King of Kucha, Sufadie, came to Daqin in person. He wanted to see this extremely powerful country for himself.

What he saw along the way made him fully understand why people from the Central Plains who went to the Western Regions to do business always had indelible self-confidence, pride, and even arrogance.

The gap is too big.

If you are from such a powerful country, you will naturally be confident no matter where you go in the world.

Everything that everyone saw along the way told them that they must never make an enemy of this powerful country.

But until Su Fadie saw Xianyang City from afar, even though he had seen a lot in his life and had experienced countless ups and downs, he still felt absolutely powerless and collapsed to his knees on the ground.

Su Fadi humbly and carefully asked the captain who led the army: "General Che, is this the holy city where the great king of heaven lives?"

Sufadie could speak Qin. As one of the largest countries in the Western Regions, the Kingdom of Kucha had frequent trade exchanges with the Qin merchant caravans. For a resolute and wise monarch like Sufadie, it was natural for him to learn Qin.

The leader Che Hao smiled proudly: "That's right."

"Xianyang City is the capital of our Great Qin. The king lives in the Xianyang Palace in Xianyang City. If you come to pay homage, you should be lucky enough to enter the palace and see the king's face."

Su Fadie nodded and said, "It is a great honor for us, the common people from the lower states, to have the privilege of seeing the divine presence of the Heavenly King."

Che Hao laughed and asked everyone to stand up and go into the city together.

The news of the arrival had already been passed back, and everything had been arranged in the city.

There were only about a thousand people, and it was easy to arrange accommodation for them. Even though Ran Hong attached great importance to this matter, the people of these small states were still not worthy of his personal reception. Even his deputy, Dian Ke Cheng, did not go.

He simply sent his subordinate Ling Cheng to receive and make arrangements, but even that was enough.

The reception standards were also carefully considered, and food and accommodation were properly arranged according to the status and relations of each country.

It is easy to arrange. After all, there are no idiots to cause trouble. Growing up in a harsh environment, even the leader of a small country will have some brains, and no one will refuse to cooperate.

Just after this group of people had been feeling anxious for several days, Ran Hongcai went to meet them.

During these days, they had no worries about food and lodging, which relieved their fatigue from the long journey. In addition, under the guidance of a special person, they studied the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty, especially the etiquette of paying homage to the king.

While teaching them etiquette, they also vigorously promoted how wise and brave the current King of Qin was, how talented and resourceful he was, how he governed the world, and how he was a man favored by heaven and the son of heaven.

This made people from the Western Regions countries even more nervous and uneasy, and also made them admire and respect him even more.

As expected, the person who can rule such a huge country is definitely not an ordinary person, but a son of heaven favored by God. That makes sense!

(End of this chapter)