"Since Situ and the others are willing to control the Western Frontier forever, let them stay here. As for the other fallen soldiers, bring their ashes back to China. They were born in China and their souls return to the heaven." Haotian let out a long sigh,
Now he didn't even think about why the Obsburg Empire wanted to go to war with him. He asked for money, and he readily gave it to him. A total of 400,000 taels of gold was enough for Nicholas II to squander for several lifetimes. If he wanted land, Obsburg didn't want it.
Having acquired nearly one-fifth of Sashan's territory with little effort, what else could he be dissatisfied with?
Could it be that he is really greedy? Or he is too bullied. If it is the latter, then he must let these barbarians in the Western Continent understand that the Chinese nation is not something they can afford to offend. Anyone who dares to offend the dignity of the Celestial Empire
Any behavior will definitely pay a heavy price. No matter who he is!
"It's too far from China. Even if we set off from Jiayuguan, it will take at least seven days. Situ and the others will be too lonely if they stay here." Haotian sighed: "And no matter how majestic the monument is, if
If no one takes care of it, it may slowly become deserted in three to five years."
Feng Jing frowned, this place is indeed too far away. With the current strength of Hetao, it is not a problem to sweep across the Western Continent, but the ability to conquer does not mean the ability to rule. If effective governance cannot be implemented, it will only drag down China.
national power.
Xue Sha hesitated for a moment and said: "How about we leave an army to garrison here, which can be regarded as keeping an eye on our sphere of influence."
Zheshan Songbang's eyes lit up, and he looked at Mo Xing. Mo Xing quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if your Majesty does not give up, Mo Xing is willing to rule the western frontier forever for the empire!"
Ban Mu and others also reacted at this time. Haotian has made it clear that he wants to take back the Western Region Protectorate, which means that the Western Region must be in the hands of China. If the Western Region is left behind, he and others will be nothing more than empty princes.
Comparable to the glory of a feudal official? Moreover, the territory around Thebes is already far larger than the total of his original territory, and there is the support of the Chinese army behind him, so why not do it.
The most important thing is that under the guise of maintaining the monument, you can win the favor of Hetao. Anyone who wants to infringe on themselves is going against Shenzhou and not giving Haotian face. Thinking of this, Ban Mu and others hurriedly knelt down
I keep kowtowing, it seems that you, Uncle Haotian, are not giving us face if you don't let us guard Western Xinjiang.
Haotian looked playfully at Mo Xing and others who were kneeling on the ground expressing their loyalty, and turned his head to watch the bloody killing.
"The Six Kingdoms of Loulan are our loyal vassals of China, and their performance over the years has been obvious to all. They should be rewarded both emotionally and rationally." Xue Sha said slowly, "Any merit will be rewarded, and any demerit will be punished.
Although the six countries in the Western Region have been dishonest in some aspects over the years, they have contributed to the stability of our Western Xinjiang after all."
Mo Xing and others suddenly felt happy. But Uncle Dugu spoke slowly: "But if the Six Nations are allowed to guard such a vast area, with their strength, can they guarantee the security of our Western Xinjiang? Besides, their financial system
They are completely independent, and the army is in their hands. If they are not careful, they will..."
Uncle Dugu glanced at Mo Xing and the others, and the five Mo Xings shrank back a little at the same time, letting Zheshan Songbang out. Zheshan Songbang was the best at dealing with Hetao, especially when facing the entire Shenzhou.
When they were all famous Uncle Dugu, everyone felt numb.
"We will hand over half of our annual fiscal revenue to the national treasury. In addition to the standing army, we will form a coalition army, which is now the Undead Legion. Under His Majesty's command, he will follow the Chinese army in the north and south, and will completely obey His Majesty.
Except for the soldiers coming from our six countries, the rest have nothing to do with us. In addition, we asked ourselves to remove the throne." Zheshan Songbang said through gritted teeth.
Uncle Dugu and Uncle Xuesha looked at each other. Zheshan Songbang was worthy of being the most wise man in the Western Region. He and others did not disappoint him. On the other hand, Mo Xing looked at Haotian with some worry. It was no joke to remove the throne.
.As long as the throne is still there, it means that it is still a kingdom, and the foundation of the ancestors has not been ruined. But on second thought, I am afraid that this is the real taboo in Hetao. It is the custom in China that the prince can freely appoint officials and take charge of the territory.
Military and political power. Hetao raises troops to the border princes, so he naturally understands this truth better. If the six countries in the Western Regions are allowed to develop here without any scruples, then who knows whether they will be too big in the future.
Zheshan Songbang looked at Haotian carefully. No one knew better than him the importance of the migration of the six countries of the Western Regions to their fiefdoms. If the six countries of the Western Regions stayed in the Sea of Death, they would be able to obtain a lot of wealth by relying on the eternal trade routes.
The geographical location of the Sea of Death makes it impossible for them to be truly powerful. Moreover, the Sea of Death does not have that much land at all. When the population increases to a certain limit, the exploitation of oases and the use of water sources will inevitably increase, eventually leading to desertification.
The situation is aggravated. And by moving to the west of Sashan, where the land is fertile and the transportation is convenient, and there is the support of China behind it, it only takes twenty years for the current one million people of the Six Nations to become two million or even three million.
The foundation of a country lies in its people. Zheshan Songbang knows this better than anyone else. Without a sufficient population, how can we maintain the strength of the country and maintain sufficient armaments? But Zheshan Songbang also understands that without Haotian's
Yes, the six countries in the Western Regions simply cannot stand here. At least Constantinople in the west will give them a headache.
Haotian stared at the busy construction site, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "The six countries of Loulan have contributed to our country, there is no doubt about it. The blood commander is right, merit will be rewarded, and deeds will be punished. This is my
It is the practice of China. You six countries still exist as vassals of our country, and your fiefdoms are changed to the inherent areas of Thebes and Sykara in the west of Sashan. As for your respective territories, when your husband comes back, he will according to your
What do you think about the division of population and national strength?"
"Of course I have no objection." Mo Xing and others said quickly. They had no idea that Haotian would be so generous. Compared with the directly subordinate territory, the status and autonomy of the subordinate country are naturally much higher.
Haotian snorted coldly and continued: "Although you have merit, how can you compare with Mr. Blood Commander and the others? According to the practice of China, the head of the subordinate country is the same as the prince. Mo Xing, you are the leader of the Loulan Six Kingdoms.
At the beginning, I insisted on my Chinese orthodoxy against all opinions."
Mo Xing felt happy and quickly knelt down more standardly.
"Although you are the leader of the Loulan Kingdom, your title can only be the second-class Duke. Ban Mu, Aliusu, your contribution is not small, but there is a certain gap in national power compared to Rouran. Your title is the first-class Marquis. Ting He Cun, Du
Qi, Fubo, the three of you are first-class uncles. As long as you don’t rebel against our country, the title will be hereditary. When the new king takes the throne, he must be canonized by our country! What do you think?"
Mo Xing thought about it and felt that the deal was quite a good deal. Ting, Cun and others were already kowtow to express gratitude.
"Get up, what does it look like to kneel like this?" Haotian said lightly.
Xin Jiao suddenly whispered something into Haotian's ear, and everyone immediately pricked up their ears. No one dared to show any disrespect towards the imperial concubine who was already in her fifties. Especially Mo Xing and others.
People even dare not take risks.
When the Undead Legion just arrived at Canglangyuan, Xin Jiao came to greet Xuanji, Xuesha and others. However, when a guard commander of the Undead Legion saw such an old woman, she actually accepted the gift from him and others with such arrogance, and became dissatisfied.
Then, he hummed a few times. Later, Haotian learned about this incident from somewhere, and directly ordered the guard commander to be tied to a horse's tail and dragged to death.
The guard commander was Mo Xing's clan brother. Seeing what happened to him, the Undead Legion, especially the Loulan soldiers among them, were immediately dissatisfied and clamored for justice from Hetao. Mo Xing and others were also quite hesitant.
His clan brother was tied to a horse's tail and dragged to death. If he didn't give an explanation, it would have a great impact on his prestige. As soon as Mo Xing made a move, Zheshan Songbang was shocked and told
He and the White Tiger and Falcon legions in Hetao had already approached the Undead Legion station. It was obvious that they were not here for a meal. Mo Xing was shocked and hurriedly went to Haotian to apologize. In addition, Xin Jiao had no intention of blaming them. The White Tiger
The two Falcon Legions then slowly withdrew.
After this incident, the Undead Legion, including all the Hetao soldiers, all understood the importance of Xin Jiao in Haotian's heart. It was nothing to provoke Haotian, because Haotian generally didn't like to get angry, and he was usually quite reasonable.
As long as the other party is reasonable, Haotian will never blame them. Chen Han and Meng Xiaoting often do this.
But if you offend Haotian's reverse scale, there is nothing to say. Death is the happiest thing. Mo Xing has no doubt that if he really dared to fight Haotian that day, Haotian would really give the order
Fengjing and Dugu defeated the undead army in one fell swoop.
Haotian frowned, but soon relaxed, and looked at Xue Qingcheng with a flat gaze. Xue Qingcheng felt creepy, not knowing what Haotian wanted to say.
"Qingcheng, we made an agreement at the beginning that the Scarlet Clan would follow me, Haotian, to the death, and we would also help you unify the Scarlet Plateau. Now that the Scarlet Plateau has been unified, there is a little surprise on our side."
"Husband, please tell me." Xue Qingcheng said calmly.
"We hope that you can give up the Mengzhou and Chaizhou northern areas of the Bloody Plateau, which is about one-third the size of Qingning Road. The geographical location of the Bloody Plateau is extremely important, and the military hopes that we can maintain a certain garrison here. Of course.
, administrative power still belongs to the Scarlet Clan, but military power must be in our hands. In emergencies, the military has the right to implement military control."
Xue Qingcheng raised her eyebrows: "Husband, I am your wife, and I am no longer the leader of the Scarlet Clan. However, this matter is of great importance, and I am afraid that many people in the clan will object."
Xue Qingcheng is also smart. She is a beautiful Tai Chi promoter. She first puts herself out of the situation. She knows very well what kind of virtues the people in Hetao have. In the eyes of Luo Xiang, especially Dugu and others, everything in the world belongs to them.
. The motto they adhere to is: What's mine is mine, and so is yours. Since Haotian personally proposed this matter, it means there is no way around it. If he doesn't agree, then who knows what Luo Xiang will do?
What will this group of people do? Therefore, what she can do now is try to stand in a neutral position to find a common ground for both parties.
"The vast area south of Babylon, including the city of Urens, will be handed over to you." Haotian said calmly.
"What about the city of Babylon and the city of Gedis to the north?" Xue Qingcheng said excitedly, but when she saw Haotian's face, she knew that she was too greedy.
"That is the jurisdiction of the Western Region Protectorate." Haotian said with a smile.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xue Qingcheng said quickly: "I obey! However, we will also hand over the administrative rights in the northern area of Qingning Road. If the military and political affairs are not unified, I am afraid there will be friction in the future."
"Exactly!" Haotian said with a smile.
Xue Qingcheng was very excited. For thousands of years, the Scarlet Clan has been hoping to expand from the Scarlet Plateau to a wider world, but going east is simply impossible. China is not someone that anyone can afford to offend. If you can get such a
In a vast piece of land, the Scarlet Clan will no longer have to worry about the rapid growth of population. Although handing over administrative power in the northern region may seem like a disadvantage, it can win Haotian's favor. The most important thing is that the military and political affairs
No, the Loop is so strong, it won't matter at first, but later on there will definitely be a lot of friction. In this case, it's better to hand it all over to avoid future troubles.
Haotian thought for a moment and raised his head and said: "Qingcheng, your territory in the Central Continent, like the Six Kingdoms of Loulan, pays half of the taxes to the national treasury every year. You remember one thing, I, Haotian, don't like to deal with trivial matters.
I don't like things that are nerve-wracking, and I don't like intrigues. No matter what I do, I like to be more relaxed. If anyone wants to play any tricks with me, then I have to regretfully tell him that my method of solving problems is always very simple.
, just like Sashan before and Obsburg now."
Xue Qingcheng and others were dripping with cold sweat. They lowered their heads and did not dare to look into Haotian's eyes.
"I, Haotian, hate betrayal the most in my life. Remember, it is best not to violate my taboos. If things cannot be done, you can choose to be neutral. But no matter what your reasons are, as long as you dare to betray my country in the name of injustice, then I
Haotian doesn't mind killing a continent and turning the mountains and rivers red."
Everyone was shocked by Haotian's sudden burst of murderous intent, and no one dared to doubt Haotian's words. For this iron-blooded king who ordered to kill hundreds of millions of people in one go, any doubts are a joke.
"Dad is so domineering!" Hao Jin said, clapping his hands.
Haotian took his son from Yingji'er's arms, hugged it with one hand, pointed to the vast sky and said: "Hao Jin, do you see it? These are the future territories of your brothers. In the whole world, is it the king's territory?
. On the shore of the land, could it be the king's ministers? These are the empires your parents, grandfathers, uncles, godfathers and so many uncles and brothers have built for you."
Hao Jin struggled to get out of Haotian's arms, held Hao An's little hand, and said doubtfully: "Dad, how should we govern the world in the future?"
"That's your brother's business. But you have to understand that the people of China are different from the surrounding foreign races. For our people, we must give them basic respect. The people are actually the kindest. As long as they can have food,
They are satisfied if they have clothes to wear and will not be crushed to death like ants. If they are more luxurious, they can eat meat twice every ten days, their children can go to school, and they can buy a new set of clothes every six months.
If you are young and don’t have to beg for food, if you are old and you don’t have to support yourself, that is great happiness.” Haotian sighed: “These things may seem very simple to us, but for ordinary people
, but it’s quite difficult.”
Hao'an looked deep in thought, but Hao Jin took Haotian's hand and asked: "Dad, are there any aliens in the surrounding area?"
"To them? Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. If others do not offend me, I will not offend others. If someone offends me, I will destroy their entire clan! But as long as others do not take the initiative to provoke us, we have no reason to provoke each other.
"Haotian snorted coldly.
Xue Sha and others all had the same expression. Hetao was warlike, but he did not want to start a fight with opponents who did not provoke him. The reason why the Kingdom of Constantine was punished in the first place was because they dared to take in Hetao
The person who must be killed. As for the unlucky Latin Kingdom, Luo Xiang and Xinke were originally in a bad mood, but they were still putting on airs, which naturally made them very unhappy. As a result, the Latin Kingdom suffered a tragedy.
Later, no one knew how much benefits Luo Xiang and Xinke had extorted from the Latin Kingdom. However, they all knew that when Luo Xiang and Xinke's army returned, they were followed by more than 800 taels of carriages. And the Finance Minister of the Latin Kingdom was in Hetao.
When the army passed by, they squatted in the empty treasury and cried bitterly all day long.
When Uncle Dugu heard about this incident, he said with disdain: "Sir and Commander Xin are too soft-hearted. I heard that the members of the Western Saint Sect donate money worth tens of thousands of taels of gold every year, and the palaces of the Latin Kingdom are also magnificent.
There are pearls and emeralds everywhere. If I were the commander, I would never leave any dregs to them. They are also serious. Can the gold in the treasury be as valuable as these rare treasures?"
"Hao Jin, Hao An, you two, please remember: Throughout the ages, no dynasty has ever been able to last forever, but our nation has never fallen. China is not owned by one person, and the world is not owned by one person. In peacetime, we must
Think of the common people more, the rise and fall of a family is nothing, only the inheritance of the nation is eternal." Haotian said lightly.
"Yeah." Although the two children didn't understand what their father meant, they nodded honestly.