Daqin Engineering Corps

"The captain thinks, what will happen if I become king in the Yue clan?"

Wang Ben thought for a while and said:

"The general is worried about Xianyang?"

"But at this time, we are in the Western Regions, and we have no choice but to control Shazhou..."

Shen Bing shook his head and replied:

"It's not just Xianyang."

"We are not from the Yuezhi people. If we become kings, how can the Yuezhi people be convinced?"

"If the people of the Yue clan are not convinced, how can they be willing to be controlled by my soldiers?"

"If you are not willing to be controlled by Shen Bing and disobey orders, how can Shen Bing become king?"

Wang Ben disagrees:

"If they refuse to obey, or dare to refuse to obey orders, the rule of law will prevail!"

Wang Ben was born in Legalism. He thought that after he became king, he only needed to formulate a set of laws like Qin State, and then let the soldiers strictly enforce this set of laws. It would not take long for these "unruly people" to obey.

Wang Ben's method may be applicable in the Central Plains.

In fact, this is what the Qin army did when they conquered the countries in the Central Plains, and it was quite effective.

The problem is that the countries in the Central Plains are of the same nation and culture and have a sense of identity with each other.

However, the Yuezhi is a different nationality, and the power of the nobles is still deeply rooted and difficult to eradicate. For example, Qiu is a nobleman, and among the approximately 5 Yuezhi prisoners, there are a large number of noble officers... Some of these officers are not Those willing to surrender were killed by soldiers, but most of them chose to surrender.

For this part of the nobles, to kill or not to kill?

Kill it!

You must know that these nobles are also officers, and only they have been educated to know how to command operations.

Kill them all in one go, and the army will have no one to command in an instant, and the combat effectiveness will be halved or even more immediately, and it will be difficult to recover in a short time.

Don't kill it!

These nobles held the military power in their hands. If Shen Bing became their king and was not recognized by them, he might be "clicked" by them one day.

More importantly...

Shen Bing said to Wang Ben:

"The captain should know that our enemy in the Western Regions is not just the Yuezhi country."

Wang Ben nodded:

"It is said that there are as many as 36 countries in the Western Regions. If all of them are like Yuezhi, they are quite powerful!"

Shen Bing smiled.

This is Wang Ben's high opinion of the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

Many of these countries actually have only a few thousand troops like Pulei, and even fewer have hundreds or even dozens of soldiers. For example, the Cheshi Duwei country has only 40 families, 333 people, and 84 soldiers.

But of course Shen Bing would not say this, otherwise he would be asked how he knew it.

Shen Bing raised his glass to respect Wang Ben, and continued:

"The captain should know that the 36 countries in the Western Regions are staring at our actions."

"If we take the high-pressure law and rule the Yue family as our own, how will the 36th National Congress view the Qin army?"

"Will these 36 countries choose the Xiongnu or our army?"

Wang Ben couldn't help saying "oh", nodded and said:

"What the general said is very true."

"If we forcibly take Yuezhi as our own, the 36 countries will regard us as tigers and wolves."

"So not only will it not help me fight against the Xiongnu, but it will form an alliance with the Xiongnu like the Yuezhi."

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"That's why we shouldn't easily become kings."

"Conversely, if I wait to give up the throne..."

"It will not only make King Yueshi grateful, but also win the hearts of the 36 countries."

"Does the captain think so?"

Wang Ben cupped his hands and said:

"The general has a careful mind, and his subordinates admire him."

This is beyond doubt.

Although the Qin State has institutional advantages over the Yuezhi and even the 36 countries... As I said before, the Qin State is semi-feudal and semi-slavery, while the Western Regions are slavery.

Ordinary people in the Western Regions must be more willing to become the people of Qin State and support Qin Law.

The problem is that the people at this time are not well educated and have low ideological awareness, so they are easily deceived and deceived.

In other words, the people of the Western Regions were actually under the control of the nobles.

In such a society, there is actually a contradiction in the "right to education":

If the right to education is decentralized, the common people will become smarter and think, and they will not be willing to become slaves and be oppressed by others if they have their own ideas, so the nobles will not be able to control them.

If the right to education is not decentralized, the people will be more stupid and easier to control, but the country and society will not be able to progress.

Therefore, in modern society, it is actually very simple to judge whether a country and society is progressing or backward. It is enough to see whether there is education for all.

Not to mention ancient times, even modern society still has similar problems:

In order to better enslave the lower castes, the high caste and the noble class must keep the people in a state of dullness, so no one really cares about the high illiteracy rate, and no one is going to solve this problem that is not difficult to solve.

In turn, the illiteracy rate of more than 50% limits the development of the country.

So the whole society has entered into a vicious circle that can be said to be almost unsolvable.

It is impossible for these problems to be solved and automatically improved just because it hangs the hood of "the world's largest democratic country".

It is ridiculous that such a backward and feudal country and society is actually a "model" advertised by the West...

What Shen Bing is facing at this time is a bunch of countries like this, that is, countries controlled by the aristocracy, brainwashed, and deceived the people.

So, want to benefit from it.

Shen Bing's first consideration is of course not ordinary people, but those nobles who control the people.

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It's a bit ironic to say that Shen Bing wanted to free the slaves in the Western Regions, but in the end he would be attacked by these slaves...

Because these slaves are not only behaviors, but also thoughts are controlled by nobles.

This is also one of the reasons why the Protectorate's Mansion established in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty was always besieged by the people of the Western Regions...

The Protectorate of the Western Regions is the highest institution established by the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions. It is responsible for building the Great Wall in the Western Regions, farming, and even teaching the local people advanced farming techniques.

These are of course good things. The local people have learned farming techniques to increase production, and even turned their status as slaves into farmers... Although farmers are still an oppressed class, they are undoubtedly much better than slaves, and the people have no reason not to support them.

The problem is that most of the people in the Western Regions hope to become the people of the Han Dynasty, which directly shakes the interests of the nobles in the Western Regions.

So the nobles made excuses of one kind or another to confuse the common people, and the common people who basically had no ability to think independently would attack them together.

Because of knowing this, Shen Bing can only start with the interests of these nobles instead of the common people.

Wang Ben seemed to have thought of these questions too, so he frowned and asked:

"General, you don't have to worry about that Qiu..."

Although Wang Ben didn't go on, Shen Bing understood what he meant.

If Qiu Jiu held the military power in his hands, he would naturally not be willing to always be used by Shen Bing.

Shen Bing replied:

"So the guards around him are our people and restrict their movements."

"Things like mobilizing troops and condemning generals naturally require our consent."

Wang Ben nodded. This was actually putting Qiu under house arrest, and then using Qiu's mouth to issue orders and command the Yuezhi army.

But Wang Ben said:

"It's just that this is not a long-term solution. Over time..."

Shen Bing was not worried about this at all, he smiled and replied:

"Great Qin is rewarded with military merits, while the Yue family is the exclusive credit for the children of the nobles."

"The people of Daqin can live and work in peace and contentment as long as they abide by the laws and regulations, while the people of the Yueshi are miserable as slaves and maidservants."

"So it's 'a long time', the nobles of the Yue family should be worried about it, not me!"

"Does the captain think so?"

Only then did Wang Ben clear his doubts and nodded in agreement.

The reason is actually very simple.

At this time, there is only one reason why Shen Bing dare not act rashly: the people in the Western Regions do not know the truth and are easily deceived by the nobles.

That being the case, as the exchanges between the soldiers and civilians of the Yuezhi and the Qin State increased, the common people would know what was going on after "a long time".

For example, when chatting in ordinary times, they will talk about the benefits of each other.

Then the soldiers and civilians of the Yue clan must be incomparable, and then they spread the news one by one... At that time, it would be much easier for the Qin army to abolish the nobles of the Yue clan and even the nobles of the Western Regions.

Therefore, in order to have a sense of identity between the two places and promote peaceful reunification, exchanges between the people are very important.

That's the end of the matter.

It seemed that everyone was satisfied with Shen Bing's arrangement and approach.

As far as Qiu is concerned, although his personal guards were replaced by soldiers of the Qin Army and his freedom and power were restricted, he was originally a defeated general, and he only wanted to survive and receive better treatment. Thinking that he could still become the Yuezhi King now!

This sense of happiness seems to have risen from hell to heaven, so what is there to complain about?Of course, I am grateful to Shen Bing and try my best to do things for Qin Jun.

As for the soldiers and civilians of the Yue Clan... The King of the Yue Clan is still a member of the Yue Clan, and he is also the highly prestigious General Qiu Jiu, which is easier to accept emotionally.

At the same time, they feel more secure under the rule of such a powerful Qin army.

For the nobles: Shen Bing neither mobilized the nobles nor changed the system, and fully protected the interests of the nobles. They were secretly relieved when they were frightened.

As a result, the situation and order in Shazhou quickly stabilized.

The handover of a war of annihilation is like changing the king of the Yue clan without causing too much disturbance.

After Shazhou gained a firm foothold, the first thing Shen Bing did was to fly pigeons to send letters to Hetao, so that Qin Jun's prepared caravans could set off.

In fact, Qin Jun's caravan had already set off before this.

Just because it was not sure whether the Qin army could win in Shazhou, the caravan only marched to Xitao and waited there.

At this time, as soon as Shen Bing sent back the good news of the victory, the caravan immediately set off from Xitao to Shazhou.

More than 2000 miles away, it will take about [-] days to arrive. Shen Bing must also make preparations to receive these materials and conduct trade.

In this regard, Shen Bing handed over to Qiu Jue to deal with.

There is a saying that "the barrel of a gun is the last word".

Therefore, Shen Bing knew that as long as Qiu was effectively restricted in terms of military power, it would not be a big problem to relax other powers depending on the situation.

What's more, Qiu Jiu has a lot of knowledge about the situation in Shazhou and has a lot of contacts among the nobles, so he should be able to handle these matters with ease.

This is true.

Qiu just immediately opened up a storage and accommodation area in Shazhou dedicated to receiving Qin army caravans.

At this time, Shen Bing was even a little envious of the nomads, because their so-called opening up an area meant setting up tents one by one, and it would be done in a few days.

If there is any protection, it is to enclose the land with a fence.

If Qin Jun came to rectify this, at least it would take several months or even longer to take shape.