Destiny Only Han

Qilian Mountains.

The four seasons here are never very clear. Spring is not like spring, and summer is not like summer. The meadow at the foot of the mountain is already in spring, but the halfway up the mountain is still covered with snow.

Halfway up the mountain, a Tibetan fox hiding behind a boulder poked its head, its innocent-looking generous face was full of anxiety.

Without him, a group of two-legged beasts came from nowhere, blocking its way home...

But it didn't run away, but continued to squat behind the boulder and wait, licking its lips from time to time, becoming more and more anxious.

At this moment, the Twolegs were killing cattle and sheep, their sharp claws slid across, and the cowhide that they couldn't bite at all split from it instantly.

So it waited, waited until the Twolegs had left, and gorged themselves on the leftovers...

It's a pity that the praying mantis caught the cicada and the oriole was behind. When the Tibetan fox's attention was completely attracted by the blood clots and pieces of meat scattered on the ground, a man so handsome that one couldn't tell the difference between male and female held a flintlock gun, Silently walked behind the Tibetan fox.

boom!
When everyone's eyes were on him, Zhang Buji raised the flintlock gun that was emitting white smoke, and smiled all over his face: "It's me...well, this leather is good, go back and make a scarf for Zhiyang ..."

Director Fox?Damn... Liu Ying stared at the complacent Zhang Buyi with wide eyes, and angrily said:
"I asked you to join the alliance, who asked you to hunt? I don't know that there is a ban in spring, and field hunting is not allowed to go out of the nine gates!"

Zhang Buyi was full of resentment: "Okay, okay, I know I was wrong... Who made it squat behind the stone, it's too tempting..."

Anyway, the victim is guilty... Liu Ying curled her lips, too lazy to say more.

Beside him, hundreds of soldiers were busy leveling the land, building altars, slaughtering livestock, and making preparations for the alliance.

Now the territory of the Wusun people has been completely occupied by the Han people, and the Hun Shanyu was also sent to Chang'an City. The important thing is that after so many days, the kings of the 36 countries in the Western Regions also fully realized the strength of the Han Kingdom.

So, this is the best day for Huimeng.

To be precise, it is not the alliance, but Liu Ying representing Liu Bang, who accepts them as dogs... Well, it is a vassal state.

After Zhang Buyi handed over the Tibetan fox to his relatives, he walked up to Liu Ying with a smirk on his face, served tea and water in a doggy manner, and immediately frowned and asked, "Are you overstepping?"

Liu Ying didn't speak, but pointed to the yellow ax placed on the altar.

Just kidding, he is holding a Baiyan yellow axe, and he has the power to kill, kill, seize, and there is no taboo for this kind of thing!
Zhang Buyi nodded: "That's good. Now that you are no longer the child you used to be, naturally you should be as careful as possible, and don't leave any excuses for others."

Han Xin, who walked slowly from the side, also had such an expression on his face.

After all, all of his current wealth has been bet on Liu Ying, if something goes wrong, then he will really die without a place to bury him!
Therefore, he was particularly satisfied with the alliance of 36 countries in the Western Regions, and the Han Dynasty's Western Regions Protectorate controlled the armies of the countries, and had the right to call them to fight at any time.

If there is such a day, this is also a strong support all the way!
After all, the more generals Han Xin has, the better!
Liu Ying looked at Han Xin who was walking beside her, and nodded casually: "Sit down, the alliance ceremony will be ready in a while!"

Han Xin sat straight down, poked his head and glanced at the map that Liu Ying was smearing in front of him, and asked, "Is this the territory map of the 36 countries? Well, it's quite big, covering an area comparable to that of the Central Plains." country."

Liu Ying didn't lift her head:

"Yes, but not all. This is just a rough map, which shows the approximate sphere of influence and road orientation, not their territory map. As for the specific territory and national boundaries, we have to wait until the end of the alliance, and send a special person to draw it come out."

Zhang Buyi frowned: "What's the point of doing this? It's a lot of work. With so much manpower, why not draw an accurate topographic map of the Hexi Grassland, plan the counties, and then move the people from the Kanto to the border..."

Han Xin nodded approvingly.

After all, the development of the Han Dynasty is too rapid, and it will take at least three years to train a talent who knows how to survey and map and can draw topographic maps.

Therefore, it is better to focus on domestic development first, and not worry about foreign countries.

Liu Ying looked around and asked with a smile: "Do you know the difference between the 36 countries under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate and other vassal states under the jurisdiction of Dianke?"

Zhang Buyi looked at Han Xin, and said with some uncertainty: "Can the Han Kingdom dispatch their troops to join the battle?"

Liu Ying stretched her waist and said lazily: "Soldiers are the most important weapon of the country. Do you know why they are willing to let the Han army drive them?"

Zhang Budo shook his head.

"If you don't give something, you can't get anything in return. If you want to get something, you must pay the same price. This is the principle of equivalent exchange that I once said."

Liu Ying smiled, and her face straightened: "The reason why the kings of the 36 countries handed over the command of the army was in exchange for a promise from the Han country."

"That means we guarantee their safety, their land will not be invaded by neighboring countries, and the throne will be passed on to their heirs!"

"After all, the Western Regions are full of yellow sand, and oases are rare, and the fertile farmland and pastures are naturally inferior to the Central Plains. Therefore, among the 36 countries, the powerful have a population of more than [-], and the population of the smaller ones is only a few thousand..."

"It's okay if the neighboring country has a mediocre king, but I'm afraid that the neighboring country is a militaristic war madman..."

"I heard from the Yuezhi people that the banners of the kings always change on the tops of the cities of the countries in the Western Regions. Some new countries were annexed by neighboring countries in just two or three years, or the powerful ministers in the country rebelled, and the princes fought against each other. A big country has been split into a dozen small countries, and they are fighting each other endlessly..."

"So, it is a very cost-effective thing to hand over the command of the army in exchange for the protection of Han."

Zhang Buyi nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but Han Xin was stunned for a moment, pointing to the map in front of Liu Ying and said, "How much? A country with thousands of people?"

He thought that the so-called 36 countries were at least a country of a thousand chariots, but he didn't expect it to be a country of a thousand people...

The more the better... Han Xin stared with disbelief in his eyes.

Liu Ying said with a smile: "Of course, there are only a few thousand small countries. But most of the 36 countries are small countries..."

Well, that's why he immediately sent people to delineate the borders of various countries.

For a country with only a few tens of thousands of people, the territory that can be controlled is very limited. Most of the time, even they themselves don't know how big their territory is...

In fact, this kind of situation was very common in ancient times. Things like delineating boundaries and setting national boundaries are rules that only modern countries have.

After all, Genghis Khan once said that every place covered with grass will be my horse herding land!
And the Han people also have a famous saying, which says that whatever the sun and moon shine, and where the rivers and rivers go, are all Han soil!

So, where did the border come from?

Liu Ying said with a smile: "After the territory is divided, the 36 countries in the Western Regions will have no reason to fight. Everyone will develop harmoniously and create a better future together..."

"Of course, after all, the scope of activities of more than a thousand people is limited, which means that there will be quite a lot of unclaimed land between countries."

"The so-called king's land under the whole world, now the Han Kingdom obeys the order of the heavens and dominates all directions, and the land without an owner naturally belongs to the Han Kingdom."

"It's just that the population of Han now is only 6000 to [-] million, so we need to wait until the railway is built to the land of Hexi and establish a firm foothold here before we will slowly migrate westward to farm..."

Well, the same is true for the Yuezhi people.

After all, it’s similar to how the people of the Central Plains fought over water. Most of the civil wars among grassland peoples were coveting the pastures of the neighboring tribes, and being gnawed by other people’s sheep...

Therefore, it is necessary to draw a clear line, dotted with industrial towns and agricultural towns of the Han people, one country, two systems, and harmonious coexistence.

This is also the template for governing the Huns in the future.

But Zhang Buyi didn't think so.

Where Liu Ying couldn't see, he was full of contempt, but also admiration.

After all, in the past, when Liu Ying treated people of other races, he would naturally stay with them, such as the Di people in Wudu County, the natives of Yelang Kingdom, and the Bo people of Dian Kingdom...

But now, this gentle method is used.

The highest kindness is like water, if you don't fight, you fight... Zhang Buyi tilted his head, with a smile that was not a smile.

Han Xin was silent for a moment, still with a puzzled expression on his face, and said angrily: "There are only a few thousand people in such a large territory... Could it be that they are all curly-haired baboons?"

What you said is a bit too much... Liu Ying shook her head seriously: "They should be better than curly-haired baboons...if they are not drunk."

Zhang Buyi was stunned for a moment, looking at the kings of the 36 countries who wore various crowns in the distance, and their hair was brown or yellow but most of them were curled together, he suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahaha...a good image...hahaha, the merits of Liu Ying..."

Why... Liu Ying was stunned, and then laughed out loud.

After a while, he looked at the smiling Han Xin and explained:

"The small population in the Western Regions is mainly due to climate factors."

"The weather is hot, and the water on the ground will be dried by the sun very quickly, so they can only develop agriculture and animal husbandry in oases and places close to the melting water of glaciers."

"Since ancient times, kings regard the people as their heaven, and the people regard food as their heaven. If there is no food, the population will naturally not increase."

Han Xin frowned and asked, "According to you, not only the populations of the countries in the Western Regions will not increase, but even if they immigrate from the Kanto, the population growth will be very slow?"

That's right, otherwise why would there be the Hu Huanyong Line... Liu Ying scratched her head and said, "Not necessarily. The main consideration of population growth is the carrying capacity of the local environment."

"The populations of the countries in the Western Regions are not large because they don't have the technology to build ditches...or, to put it another way, they don't know how to dig ditches in an environment where yellow sand is everywhere and the sun is so hot that they can roast raw meat directly. technology."

"But we are different. We are infrastructure madmen with rich experience..."