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Chapter 1031: Tighten the Fence
This was not the first time Hong Tao had heard such slander, and he had never accepted it. Wang Zheng himself was not a bad-tempered person, and the reason why he became more and more arrogant was not because of his seniority, but because of his instigation.

As the new policy was fully implemented, the production tasks of the Ministry of Industry became heavier year by year. In addition to meeting the military needs, they also had to take into account civilian needs. If anyone could come and urge him to do it, Wang Zheng would be dead. He would be annoyed every day and would have no time to coordinate and develop.

In order to prevent this old technical official from being annoyed and exhausted too early, Hong Tao gave him an idea. If anyone wants to take advantage without the emperor's order, don't indulge them. Scold them if you see them, and drag them to the palace to see the emperor for justice if they dare to talk back. It doesn't take much, just two times and no one will dare to complain anymore.

If someone else came up with this idea, it would be useless. Who wants to offend a lot of colleagues because of work? Weapons and machines are not their own. Whoever has a good attitude, a close relationship, or is sensible should be given first. Not only can it avoid quarrels, but it can also bring a lot of benefits.

But Wang Zheng really dared to carry out the emperor's orders, not because he was fearless, but because he had no idea how to be an official at all. He was completely immersed in the ocean of machinery and could not extricate himself.

From the day he became Xu Guangqi's disciple and entered the Ministry of Works, he had never really entered officialdom. He spent most of his time dealing with craftsmen and machines. In his mind, he looked down on everyone except the emperor, and didn't want to make friends with anyone.

His wife, who was over 60, had died more than 10 years ago and he had not remarried. His two daughters were sent away early and they rarely contacted each other. He still regarded the factory as his home as he did when he was young. He had blueprints and ideas that looked like the emperor's ghost paintings, and he did not ask whether they could be realized. Whenever he had time, he would get together with the master craftsmen to study them, and he never got tired of it.

Unless there was something that the ministry had to decide on, or the emperor wanted to hold a meeting, he would never leave the confidential area of ​​the Haihe Machinery Factory. As a result, some officials in the Ministry of Industry had been in office for two or three years and had never seen what their immediate superiors looked like.

But Hong Tao likes such officials. There is no intrigue or alliance, but the development of the Ministry of Industry has not been delayed for a day. Being an emperor is less troublesome, and being an official is also relaxed.

What is dedication? It's very simple. Just do what you like to the utmost. When you get tired of doing it or don't like it anymore, just tell someone else and let them do it. It's great that you don't have to step on me or I can cheat you.

"Yes, yes... This campaign has basically achieved the expected goal. The Khoshut and Dzungar tribes were completely wiped out, and only the remnants of the Durburt tribe fled far to the west. They will not come back in the short term, and they are no longer able to harass us.

After the Zasaktu Khanate was annexed by the Tushetu Khanate and the Chechen Khanate, the leaders of the two tribes submitted petitions to the court requesting submission, and the Ministry of Rites also sent envoys to Guihua City to negotiate with them.

At present, the area from the Altai Mountains to the south of the North Sea is under the control of the Empire. In order to strengthen the management of the border areas, the General Staff plans to build cities and garrisons in the three places of Khaba River Valley, Tarbata and Druzhba in the west near the Kazakh Khanate, and in Uliastai, Karakorum and Wunduerhan in the north. The construction will start next spring and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. "

Seeing that they could not squeeze any good out of the emperor, the astronaut and Tan Mingming, one holding the materials and explaining while the other holding the pointer to locate on the map, gave a brief account of the gains of this northern expedition and how to ensure the fruits of victory.

Hong Tao stared at Tan Mingming's teaching stick, matched it in his mind, and roughly understood the location and purpose of these castles.

Haba River Valley is located on the Haba River at the southern foot of the Altai Mountains. It may be or is not far from the later Burqin. Building a military fort here can prevent invaders from crossing the Altai Mountains from north to south or from west to east along the river valley.

Tarbata should be the later Tacheng, and Druzhba is adjacent to the later Alashankou. These two places are the only way from the northern Xinjiang to the Kazakh Khanate, and it is very necessary to build a city for defense. Uliastai is located in the western part of the later Mongolian State. It was originally the location of the Khan's tent of the Zasaktu Khanate. During the Qing Dynasty, it was a military stronghold that controlled the Outer Mongolia region.

Karakorum is located in the upper reaches of the Orkhon River in central Mongolia. It was once the capital of the Mongol Empire, the capital of Lingbei Province in the Yuan Dynasty, and the capital of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It was once glorious. Now it is the largest settlement of the Tushetu Khanate.

Daganerduo is located in the upper reaches of the Kerulen River in eastern Mongolia. It was the first capital built by Genghis Khan and is now the location of the Khanate of the Chechen Khanate. Later generations called it Wunduerhan. The most famous thing about it is not Genghis Khan, but someone's plane crashed here.

Building cities in these three places, just like the construction of Tumed, Kharchin and Horqin cities in the past, are purely military bases used to guard the northern border and intimidate local herdsmen.

"Who controls Yilibali now?"

The planning of the General Staff Headquarters cannot be said to be inappropriate. These six cities were all located on important transportation routes, protecting thousands of miles of borders at the lowest cost. However, Hong Tao searched and searched, and still found a loophole in the west.

Yilibali is a place name, which is derived from transliteration. Bali means "city" in Mongolian. There is a separate "Shibali" in the north of Hami. Are these two Bali related?
Yes, they were the capitals of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and later became cities of the Yarkand Khanate. However, the Ming army did not involve this city in the battle to capture the Yarkand Khanate, and no attention has been paid to it since then.

Where is it? In fact, we can get a clue from the name. Bali means city, and Yilibali is Yili City. Read it quickly, does it sound like Yili City?

Yes, Yilibaliq is the later Yining. But don't get me wrong, the Ili River came first, then the Ili City, and then Yilibaliq. Ili is the Kazakh pronunciation, which means snow, and is used to indicate the clarity and source of this river.

It's not that anyone deliberately used typos to mislead, but rather it was a false rumor. When it was transliterated to the Central Plains, no one had ever heard of the Ili River, so it was casually written as Yili in history books.

At present, from southern Xinjiang to northern Xinjiang, there are cities guarding the passages where river valleys penetrate the mountains, such as Kashgar, Wushi, Habahe, Tacheng, and Druzhba. Only the Ili River Valley is empty, which looks very unsightly.

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"When we attacked the Yarkand Khanate, the Kazakh Khanate took the opportunity to occupy this place, and some Yarkand nobles and Kazakhs also fled here to escape the war. Later, the Yarkand Khanate was defeated, and the army followed. Facing the Kazakh army, we didn't know whether we should attack it, so we asked your majesty for instructions on this matter.

His Majesty sent Shadi Khoja to negotiate with the Kazakh Khanate, among which was the issue of the ownership of Yilibaliq. According to the agreement reached by both parties, Yilibaliq was jointly managed, with the east of the city belonging to the Empire and the west to the Kazakh Khanate.

Over the years, both sides have set up checkpoints here to collect taxes and check on goods and people, but there has never been a fierce confrontation. "The astronaut and Tan Mingming looked at each other, and the former gave a brief report on the local situation.

(End of this chapter)