Chapter 524 Dominance
When Fusu was about to set off, Ying Gao gave Fusu a final task. This task was not a difference, but after Fusu arrived in the Western Regions, although the Qin Dynasty had already distributed half of its territory to the Huns, Fusu still had to gain a dominant position in the Western Regions while developing the Western Regions, and this matter was definitely very difficult.
This so-called dominance is naturally directed at the Huns, because whether it is the Great Qin or the Huns, if you want to go to this land, you must pass through the Western Regions. Therefore, Ying Gao wanted Fusu to control this land, which means controlling the dominance of the Great Qin to the Mauryan Dynasty.
Although the division between the Qin and the Huns in the Western Regions was very clear and the division between the Mauryan Dynasty was also very clear, Ying Gao knew that one thing he and Xiang Yu did not explain clearly. He didn't know if Xiang Yu discovered this problem, but he himself knew that the 20 to 30 million people in the Mauryan Dynasty were not allocated by him and Xiang Yu.
In other words, in the near future, the Qin and the Huns will definitely fight for the population of the Mauryan Dynasty. Ying Gao had already discovered this problem before Han Xin and Xiang Yu came back, so he must make arrangements in advance.
"What the emperor means is that not only should I develop my Qin power well in the Western Regions, but I should also keep an eye on the Huns at all times?"
"Yes, the progress of the Huns was indeed much slower than that of me, but within half a year, their straight roads would basically be built. Although the Huns were not as rich as my Great Qin, the laws of the Huns were not strict and not as complex as the Qin laws of my Great Qin. So once the Huns understood the language of the Mauryan Dynasty, they would probably have many people on the territory of my Great Qin that belonged to me, and they would turn into the territory of my Huns."
"If this happens really... should our Daqin accelerate the occupation of the Mauryan Kingdom?"
"Otherwise, my brother only needs to observe what strategies the Huns used. The Huns are based on tribes. If there is no major event, they will basically do their own affairs. The people of the Mauryan Dynasty will eventually find that although the laws of our Great Qin are complex, they are fair to every people of the Great Qin. What my brother has to do is to seize the opportunity when such a situation occurs. The Huns can only exist as my Great Qin affiliated. My Brother must let them know this idea through the actions of our Great Qin."
After all, Fusu knew that his hidden task was nothing more than monitoring some actions of the Huns against the Mauryan Dynasty. Such things were something Fusu had never done before when he was in Nanhai County, so Ying Gao specifically reminded him.
"Your Majesty, please be content with your heart. Fusu will definitely do this. If Xiang Yu does anything in the Western Regions, Fusu will definitely repay you as soon as possible."
According to Ying Gao's idea, the county seat in the Western Regions was set up near the mountains at the junction with the Mauryan Dynasty, because in the early stage, many immigrants from the Mauryan Dynasty would rush to the Western Regions, and this place was easier to monitor the actions of the Huns under Xiang Yu's leadership against the Mauryan Dynasty, but it was just a little further away from the territory of the Qin Dynasty.
Fusu set out from Xianyang City with an army of 50,000. Because of the straight road, Fusu saw this road much easier than the journey from him to Nanhai County. In fact, the straight road from the three counties in Lingnan to Xianyang City has been under Ying Gao's plan, but the priority may be smaller.
Because the people in the three counties of Lingnan were originally very rare and rarely went to other counties, the Qin Dynasty is currently in full swing to build straight roads in several counties in the north, because the climate in Yanzhao is harsh, but there are many people living there.
Under such circumstances, Ying Gao had to solve the transportation problem in such developed places first. If the incident did not attack the Mauryan Dynasty, even the straight road from Bashu to Xianyang City would not have been completed so quickly.
After a lot of time, Fusu, the real leader of the Western Regions, finally came to this huge land in the Western Regions. After arriving here, he truly knew why Ying Gao did not directly send him here because of the hardship here. He was very glad that he followed Ying Gao's advice and temporarily left his wife and children in Xianyang City.
As we walked from Bashu to the Western Regions and headed all the way to the legendary mountain range that could lead to the Mauryan Dynasty, Fusu saw that the settlements that Ying Gao mentioned before had gradually changed towards a city.
Although the conditions were harsh, the officials appointed by Ying Gao were taking the people of the settlements under their jurisdiction to build cities in suitable areas near the settlements.
Fusu knew that after a certain period of time, cities would appear on the boundaries of the Western Regions. When there was a large population, villages would appear around these cities, just like the Great Qin. However, the climate here was really not very good, and many things that could be easily cultivated in the Great Qin were definitely not able to be realized here. Ying Gao, based on Lu Jia's suggestion, proposed that in the early stage, they first relied on grazing to solve the food and clothing problems of the people here by relying on grazing, and then they would observe and study how to maintain the livelihood of the people.
Every time I pass by a settlement, Fusu will ask the officials in charge of the number of people here, about how many people are needed, and then some soldiers are left behind to set up camps nearby, especially in places close to the Huns, which is enough to show that Fusu still has many ideas about the governance of this place.
When Fusu arrived under the mountain range, he found that a larger city had been almost half built, and there were obviously more people here than other places. Fusu knew that this place was the county seat of the Western Regions and was also a place where he would live for many hours. The entrance he guarded was also the only entrance and exit that could be smoothly exchanged between the Mauryan Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty in the future.
The Mauryan Dynasty must have many things that were not available or very scarce in the Qin Dynasty, and these things will sooner or later be transported to the territory of the Qin Dynasty. This is also the important reason for the Western Regions. This portal is now all controlled by Fusu.
In fact, when it was confirmed that Fusu, the county magistrate of the Western Regions, Ying Gao was under great pressure. The Western Regions and the Mauryan Dynasty were not as good as Nanhai County. Fusu's appeal among the nobles and people of the Qin Dynasty was obviously very outstanding. It allowed Fusu to guard the barriers of the Qin Dynasty and the Mauryan Dynasty. Once Fusu really had any bad ideas, there were many things that were beyond Ying Gao's control.
But Ying Gao thought again, when there was no Mauryan Dynasty, wasn't Nanhai County just such a place for Daqin? In a place like Nanhai County, Fusu still worked hard for so many years. In fact, it has long proved his loyalty to Daqin and Ying Gao. If this would arouse Ying Gao's suspicion, Ying Gao was a little worried whether he would commit a problem that many emperors in the future would make. If he didn't kill his brothers who were a little capable, he would be uneasy.
Facts proved that Fusu was still very powerful. When Fusu arrived in the Western Regions, he immediately sorted out what he saw and heard, wrote a very detailed report and sent it to Ying Gao.
In this report, Fusu not only introduced the current situation in the Western Regions, but also proposed to Ying Gao based on his own analysis that those of the Mauryan Dynasty who could slightly know the language and Qin rules of the Great Qin were transferred to the Western Regions.
Due to the climate and insufficient manpower in the Western Regions, the construction of cities everywhere is very slow. In Fusu's view, the arrival of the people of the Mauryan Dynasty can not only join the construction of the city, but also make them feel the same as the immigrants of the Qin Dynasty. That is, this is their new home and the place to start over, rather than waiting for the Qin Dynasty to complete everything before transferring them over. In that case, the people of the Mauryan Dynasty who lacked a lot of sense of participation will already regard themselves as guests of the Qin Dynasty.
Ying Gao thought about Fusu's suggestion, because doing so would not only play the role Fusu said in the letters, but also accelerate the construction of the Western Regions.
Before receiving the letter from Fusu, Ying Gao also received a report from Chen Ping. Chen Ping told Ying Gao that he was leading the craftsmen and people from the Qin Dynasty to help the Xiongnu build straight roads on the Western Regions, and the Xiongnu actually sent a lot of so-called craftsmen. Although these people knew almost nothing, they actually turned against the Xiongnu's seriousness and the craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty to learn the construction of straight roads.
This was the advice Ying Gao gave to Xiang Yu at the beginning, but in Chen Ping's eyes, he was very worried. If the Huns had mastered the way to build straight roads, they really didn't know where they would build straight roads.
The Huns had very elite cavalry. If they built straight roads everywhere, they would greatly improve their mobility in marching. Although the Huns are now ally of the Qin Dynasty, other officials of the Qin Dynasty, except Ying Gao did not think so. They always thought that the Huns were unreliable and would sooner or later stand on the opposite side of the Qin Dynasty.
Ying Gao naturally could not truly admit Chen Ping's concerns. In his reply to Chen Ping, he just asked Chen Ping to observe silently and try his best to cooperate with the Xiongnu's construction of the straight road. As for other things, they will have to wait until he returns to the Qin Dynasty.
In fact, Ying Gao naturally knew the worries of Chen Ping and others, but whatever comes out of his letters must be based on the fact that the Qin and the Huns are allies. Otherwise, if they are spread and finally come to Xiang Yu's ears, it will have a huge impact on Ying Gao's plan in the future.
Ying Gao knew that when he took over the Mauryan Dynasty in full, some small dynasties around the Mauryan Dynasty would know what kind of existence the dynasty that had captured the Mauryan Dynasty was. In this case, even if the Qin Dynasty officially entered the vision of other dynasties in the world, it would eventually attract the attention of some giant-like dynasties.
Ying Gao didn't know how long it would take for these to come. What he could do now was to make the Great Qin and the Mauryan Dynasty, and of course the Western Regions operated as a solid foundation.
He didn't think that there was only one Da Qin dynasty that could easily annex the Mauryan dynasty in the world. It was just that he first discovered the Mauryan dynasty. Moreover, in terms of geographical location, the Mauryan dynasty was indeed an existence not very far from the Qin dynasty.
When you have caused a great upsurge in the incident of the Mauryan Dynasty, you naturally have to be prepared to undergo a more severe test. Although in Ying Gao's heart, Daqin has always swept the world as an attacker, he is not the only one who has such an idea.
In this process, his wisest choice was to make Xiang Yu always a partner he could trust, and at the same time, successfully limiting the development of Xiang Yu and his Huns. It is undoubtedly very difficult to achieve these two things at the same time, but Ying Gao is obviously on this path now.
After being the emperor for several years, Ying Gao felt that the emperor's life would never be boring, because whenever you temporarily arrange something, there are still many things waiting for you to arrange it.
Now he has bought another young man. Although the little guy is only a few months old and doesn't know anyone at all, going to Feng Qing's palace every day to see his son has become a compulsory course for Ying Gao. The birth of this little guy also made Ying Gao feel confident that the ambition he made in his heart before will definitely be fulfilled in his life. Not only will his son become the target of public criticism when he is gone, it is not a fun thing.
A few days after the Western Regions were studied, Xiao He and Lu Jia came to the door again, because several months had passed in the first half of the year. It was time for them to set questions for the first imperial examination. They both had several questions, but the final decision had to be handed over to Ying Gao. After all, the central idea of the entire empire of the Qin Dynasty was in the hands of others.
Ying Gao took the questions from the two and looked at them, and was generally very satisfied. Because they knew very well, the questions they asked were all divergent, but they had some requirements for the answering method.
Chapter completed!