Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 147 Return
When Zhang Yi returned,
Sure enough, a group of Yuzhi people stopped him and started praying to him directly.

After Zhang Yi learned the reason, he could not help but smile bitterly, and then subconsciously said to the deputy envoy, "When I went to the Western Regions, I took the Hehuang Valley Road; now that I am returning to Qin, I will go directly by land to Longxi."

"How come these people saw me in Hehuang and can meet me here again?"

The deputy envoy said, "They must have migrated here. When we came here from the valley road, didn't we pass through the Dadouba Valley?"

Zhang Yi said vigilantly, "We are a group of people from Qin, so we are mostly strong and healthy. We can walk across the valley and travel to the Western Regions."

"There are many Yuzhi people, young and old, who have to drive cattle and horses. It has been almost a year, and their population has not only not decreased due to the wind and snow, but has even increased!"

“This is not ordinary!

The person who recognized Zhang Yi immediately and stopped him was the old man who had witnessed the "miracle" of the boat moving automatically without sails when he was grazing on the bank of Haomen River.

Right now,

Although the old shepherd's face was full of wrinkles, his complexion was ruddy and his hands and feet were still strong.

Under his enthusiasm, Zhang Yi also heard him mention, "Thanks to the traces of the gods last year, the gods noticed his tribe. This year, the population of the tribe has increased a lot, and the cattle and horses have grown fat."

Zhang Yi asked him, "You are only one tribe of Yuzhi. Did other tribes also have a good harvest year?"

The old man said, "Yes, these are gifts from ghosts and gods!"

“Many people said they wanted to come and worship the gods this year!”

So Zhang Yi frowned and said to the deputy envoy, "I'm afraid the Yuzhi people will multiply in the future."

"When I left Qin, I observed the lives of many Rong and Di people."

"Many of them don't take special care of the elderly. Every time there is a snowstorm during the New Year, some elderly people in the tribe die."

"But they will take care of the old and the young and reproduce more people."

After hearing this, the deputy envoy also began to ponder.

Before this,

The overlords of the Hexi Corridor area were initially the Quanrong, followed by the Qiang people, and then the Yiqiu.

Now Yiqiu has been recovered by the Qin State. In the past few years, it has been divided into counties and prefectures, and the Yiqiu people have been forced to migrate to the interior and change their customs.

However, the focus of Qin State was on marching eastward to unify the world, and the people were based on farming and warfare, so they did not pay attention to this place all the time.

Therefore, the position of overlord of this area became vacant.

And with the barbaric ecosystem,
In a few decades, a new nomadic overlord will surely emerge here.

"...It doesn't matter. There aren't many strong barbarians. No matter how many they give birth to, as long as we get serious, they will be nothing more than cattle and sheep to be slaughtered!"

With the continuous development of technology in the various countries, there are now many weapons made of iron. With the help of Mohism, the Qin State has become more sophisticated than the six other states in weapon making.

Many barbarians still use bronze or even stone tools.

When visiting more than ten countries in the Western Regions, the delegation looked at their military equipment from the perspective of the Chinese people and felt that they were "weak."

If Qin had not had no intention of attacking at this time and only arranged Jiaonan Jun as the vanguard to lay the foundation, all the countries in the Western Regions combined would not be enough for Qin to deal with.

"Besides, there are many kinds of barbarians here. For a while, they can't decide who will win!"

In addition to the Yuzhi people, there are also the Qiang people and the Sai people...

In the spring, when the battle for pasture begins,
This place is full of vitality and everything is flourishing.

The deputy envoy thought for a moment and finally said, "We can take precautions, but it won't affect national policy."

If there is a problem,

We will have to wait for the wisdom of future generations.

Their generation,
The most important thing is to advance eastward and lay a more solid foundation for the unification of Qin.

Zhang Yi thought about it and felt that it made sense.

So he continued to head towards the great river in the south. When he reached the Wei River Basin, He Bo popped his head out of his dream again.

As soon as Zhang Yi saw this ghost thing, he immediately started running in his dream, worried that he would be confined to a small place like last time and unable to get out unless he learned a foreign language.

He Bo watched him act like a nimble dog in his dream, and when Zhang Yi got tired of running, he said to him, "How is the Western Region?"

"It's been almost a year, tell me about your experience!"

When Zhang Yi left,
It was the summer of the fifth year of Qin Junsi's reign.
Now Qin Junsi has been here for six years!

When He Bo calculated the time, he knew that Zhang Yi must have done something big in the Western Regions, otherwise why would it have been delayed until now?

So he stayed on the South Mountain to guard the mountain and wait for the ceremony, but Zhang Yi changed his route and did not come from there.

Fortunately, the ghosts and gods are also connected on the Wei River side, otherwise this guy can't be stopped. Zhang Yi said, "Could it be that this time, if I can't speak completely, I can't get out?"

"Yup!"

He Bo said confidently, "I'll put you in the small dark room!"

After all,

He even took out a pen and paper and said excitedly, "Anyway, time in dreams is much more relaxed than in reality!"

"The current situation in the Western Regions is very unfamiliar to the Chinese people, so I thought of getting information from you and writing a travelogue for you!"

He patted his chest enthusiastically, "How about it? The gods and ghosts personally wrote a book for you. Only sages like Mencius who are famous all over the world can enjoy such a treatment!"

Mencius is now in his forties.

His disciples had followed him for a long time, and they wanted to compile their teacher's words, deeds and thoughts into a book. Therefore, He Bo completed the "Mencius Stories" that he had secretly recorded for decades, intending to find Mencius one day and give him a surprise.

As for Zhuang Zhou?

Because he discovered that the book he wrote recorded his own words and deeds and spread negative information about ghosts and gods, He Bo is now preparing to write a book for him so that he can "repay evil with kindness."

When Zhang Yi heard this, he was somewhat tempted.

Write a book and leave your name in history.

This is an irresistible temptation in the blood of the Xia people.

So he really took the bait and shared with He Bo what he had done in the Western Regions.

He Bo couldn't help but sigh after hearing this:
The envoy went to the Western Regions to cause trouble.

Is it a natural instinct?

At that time, the Qin State had not yet been unified and its national strength was not as strong as in later generations, but Zhang Yi dared to pull and fight over there and instigate civil strife.

No wonder the envoys of later generations would act so arrogantly in the Western Regions.

How wonderful!

This kind of thing must be recorded and passed on to future generations to encourage them to keep working hard!
……

"Zhang Qing, you've worked hard!"

Nearly a year after his departure, Zhang Yi finally returned to Xianyang.

The King of Qin had already known what they had done in the Western Regions through the rapid advance of their horses, so he was very enthusiastic about Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi sat opposite the king and smiled slightly, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission!"

The King of Qin clapped his hands and said, "What a great 'fulfilling the mission'! I now have a new assignment for Zhang Qing. Please do your best to help Qin accomplish its great cause!"

Zhang Yi immediately bowed and said, "I obey your command!"

Subsequently,

The King of Qin appointed Zhang Yi as a guest official and asked him to plan the strategy of attack.

As for the other members of the delegation, they were all promoted and appointed.

With this experience,
I think they can provide more functions when Qin State expands into the Western Regions in the future.

Afterwards, the King of Qin also asked Zhang Yi, "Can your actions in the Western Regions be applied to other princes?"

Zhang Yi shook his head. "The situations in Zhuxia and the Western Regions are different. We cannot use the same method to persuade them."

"There are many countries in the Western Regions, scattered all over the place, and the people are of different races, so it is difficult to unify them."

"Moreover, the people there have been engaged in business for a long time. They are brave in personal gain but timid in public war. Therefore, I can win them over and divide them with an army of a thousand people."

"But the various states have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. In terms of military strength, Qin is not strong enough to make them surrender directly."

"Moreover, the various states of Xia share the same origin and race. If oppression becomes severe, the states may unite and resist together. Therefore, when sending envoys to other states, one should not be as arrogant and unbridled as when sending envoys to the Western Regions."

Qin Jun knew that this was indeed the case.

But I can't help feeling a little regretful.

　① The Han Dynasty's evaluation of foreign countries:
　　"Dayuan, Bactria, and Parthia are all large countries with many rare treasures and indigenous peoples. They are similar to China, but their military forces are weak."

　　② About "Zhang Yi's Journey to the West":
　　The book was completed in the middle of the Warring States Period after Zhang Yi's diplomatic mission to the Western Regions. It records the customs and folkways of the Western Regions at that time, and also proves that the Western Regions have been an inseparable part of my country since ancient times!

　　Finally, the business trip is over!

　　The update will be as normal tomorrow, and we can add more after recovery!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)