Daqin Engineering Corps

It turned out that this was related to Shen Bing's previous wave of mental attacks in Gushi.

At that time, there were a thousand Loulan cavalrymen who witnessed the whole process. After they returned, they told the soldiers and people of Loulan what the Qin army had done.

On the other hand, batches of Qin troops stationed in Loulan brought innumerable wealth and technology... Wealth is the cartloads of silk brought by the merchants accompanying the army, while the technology is mainly military and agricultural.

In fact, what is more important is the superiority of the system.

With the influx of Qin Jun and Yueshi merchants, the communication between Qin Jun and Loulan increased exponentially.

Among them, the Yuezhi merchants play the role of translation and blessing...Many of the Yuezhi merchants can speak the Central Plains dialect. In order to show that they are well-informed and follow the right people, it is inevitable that they will talk to Qin Qin when they are translating and communicating with Loulan soldiers and civilians. The treatment, power and wealth of the army are added to the story.

This is actually a normal phenomenon.

Because if Qin Jun is said to be weak, does that mean that Yueshi, who was defeated by Qin Jun with less and was defeated, is even weaker?

If Qin Jun is said to be very bad, then is the Yuezhi under the rule of Qin Jun now even worse?

This is especially the [-] military merit system of the Qin Army... as long as you make meritorious service on the battlefield, you can be promoted and get a share of the land, which is unthinkable for the slavery of Loulan soldiers and civilians.

So Loulan's soldiers and civilians asked to be merged into the Qin army, or not to be merged into the Qin army, and Loulan would also implement the same system as the Qin army.

How could King Loulan and the nobles agree to this proposal that obviously touched their interests, so conflicts arose.

If King Loulan rebelled, it would be easy to solve, and the Qin army could solve it in two or three strokes.

But now it was the people of Loulan who turned against the King of Loulan because they wanted to surrender to Qin... This made the "Loulan Envoy" Zhang Yu not know how to deal with it, so he hurriedly sent a letter to Shen Bing for instructions.

This matter is actually very embarrassing for Shen Bing.

First of all, it is normal for Loulan soldiers and civilians to merge into the Qin army spontaneously, and it is also extremely beneficial to the Qin army.

Because "people go to high places and water flows to low places", the people, especially the people who are slaves, have a very simple requirement, that is, to get a better life.

Qin Jun's system and technology can give them a better life, so of course they prefer Qin Jun.

With Loulan as a precedent, I'm afraid my aunt will follow suit, and after my aunt, there will be Qie Mo, Wushuang, Xiu Xun and so on.

At that time, it will not be a matter of forming a coalition army, but directly recruiting troops from the people of the Western Regions.

But this is also a double-edged sword and has a negative impact on the Qin army...

Of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, currently only Loulan and Gushi are under the actual control of the Qin army, and the remaining 34 countries are staring at Loulan and Gushi to see what will happen to them.

If the nobles of Loulan and Gushi live well and do not lose much interest, then these 34 countries will rest assured to form an alliance with the Qin army.

If the nobles of Loulan and Gushi were overthrown and uprooted by their own people because of their contact with the Qin army... then which country would dare to form an alliance with the Qin army?

Don't even talk about forming an alliance, I'm afraid they won't even dare to connect.

Because once contacted, the soldiers and civilians in a state of slavery will know the system of the Qin army, so they have the heart to merge into the Qin state and rebel against the nobles.

Then there is no need to think too much, they don't even dare to let the merchants into the city, and the Silk Road will be broken because of this.

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Shen Bing didn't think too much about it. After handing over the aunt's affairs to Wang Ben, he took Ji and more than a hundred guards and rushed towards Loulan.

Only Shen Bing can handle this matter properly.

The aunt and Loulan were more than five hundred miles away, and Shen Bing and his party rushed to the destination in more than three days.

Loulan City was not too chaotic. Wang Yu's [-] reinforcements were stationed outside the city, and Zhang Yao's [-] "Loulan Guards" were inside the city. It can be said that the whole situation was firmly under control.

That is, the soldiers and civilians in the city surrounded the "Imperial Palace" one by one with knives, guns, wooden sticks and agricultural tools. If it weren't for Zhang Yao and his "Loulan Army" guarding the palace, King Loulan and the nobles would have been dragged out by the soldiers and civilians and chopped into several sections. up.

As soon as Shen Bing and his party entered Loulan from the city gate on horseback, the people of Loulan rushed up with weapons in their hands and cheered.

Ren hurriedly led his personal guards into two teams to separate the people, each with their swords out of their sheaths and shields in their hands, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The worries of the guards are superfluous. The people of Loulan did not want to harm Shen Bing, but they did not understand the etiquette of the Central Plains and were used to cheering with equipment in hand.

Chapter 444 Reform

Under the guidance of Zhang Yu, Shen Bing met the restless King Loulan who was hiding in the study in the palace.

As soon as King Loulan saw Shen Bing, he hurried up to greet him and said:

"The general came just in time."

"Help me suppress the rebellion, I will definitely thank you..."

It should be said that King Loulan is a little naive, as long as Shen Bing nods, King Loulan will not even be his life, so what can he use to "thank you"?

What's more, the soldiers and civilians outside all want to join the Qin army, so how could the Qin army suppress them by force... Didn't they slap themselves in the face and warn all the grassroots soldiers and civilians in the Western Regions not to join the Qin army?

This also shows that at this time, King Loulan is in a mess and doesn't know how to think.

Shen Bing replied:

"Your Majesty, it may be possible to suppress the soldiers and civilians Shen Bing."

"But I, Daqin, have always paid attention to public opinion."

"We have a saying, 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it'..."

Speaking of this, Shen Bing paused, and suddenly realized that he hadn't said this yet, but who cares, King Loulan didn't know this.

Shen Bing went on to say:

"The meaning of this is that the will of the people cannot be violated, otherwise the Qin army will not be able to gain a foothold in the Western Regions."

"So the king's request really makes Shen Bing difficult!"

King Loulan couldn't help but said anxiously:

"Then what should we do?"

"The will of the people must not be violated... Could it be that the general wants me to let them go?"

"This king knows that you won't be so kind..."

King Loulan wanted to say something more, but he didn't dare to say any more after being hummed.

At this time, King Loulan's life and death were in Shen Bing's mind, so he dared to be presumptuous.

Shen Bing didn't get angry, and said kindly:

"Your Majesty misunderstood."

"Shen Bing thinks, why doesn't Your Majesty take this opportunity to enrich the country and strengthen the army?"

King Loulan couldn't help but wonder:

"Rich country and strong soldiers?"

"This... This king sees that the throne is not guaranteed, so how can the country be rich and the army strong?"

Shen Bing explained:

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything."

"There were originally seven countries in the Central Plains, and many countries, like the Western Regions, regard the people as slaves."

"However, Daqin was the first to establish a system of [-] military merit titles, so that the common people can be promoted with their merits."

"That's how the other six countries were wiped out one by one to unify the Central Plains."

King Loulan thought for a while and said:

"In the general's opinion, are you implementing reforms at the request of the people?"

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"Think about it, Your Majesty."

"If people work hard all their lives but can't feed themselves, they will naturally be passive and sabotage."

"If the army bravely kills the enemy and fights to the death, but dies with nothing, who would dare to fight with their lives?"

"In this way, if the people don't work hard and the soldiers are not good at it, how can the country be strong?"

"If the country is not strong, Loulan is just Loulan."

When Lou Lan thought about it, he felt that what Shen Bing said was true, the army and the people were not motivated under the rule and exploitation of the nobles, especially the army, which was good at controlling the people internally, but had little effect on external enemies.

But King Loulan still had concerns, and said:

"However, in this way, the nobles..."

Shen Bing knew what King Loulan was worried about.

Loulan does not belong to King Loulan alone, each nobleman has his own influence, and King Loulan naturally has to consider their interests.

Shen Bing laughed and said:

"If Your Majesty goes out of the palace at this time to shout out to the people and agree to the people's demands for reform... how dare the nobles not agree?"

In this way, King Loulan understands that this is the support of the grassroots people, so not only can he keep his throne, but he can also take this opportunity to eradicate the noble forces and gather power in one body.

So King Loulan stopped hesitating, and immediately asked his servants to tidy up his attire, and then walked out of the palace...

Needless to say what happened next, King Loulan quickly controlled the situation.

The price it paid was to give the people a certain amount of power and freedom, especially copying the Qin Army's twenty military merit system.

All of these are based on sacrificing the interests of the nobles, including King Loulan.

For example, if the people have power and freedom, it means that the people of the nobility have less control.

Another example is the promotion and rewards of the [-]th military merit system, which means that the common people may achieve the same level as the nobles with military merits, and the land rewards are also from the fiefdoms of the nobles.

But the Loulan nobles, including the Loulan King, were helpless, because if they did not agree, they would be completely overthrown by the army and the people on the spot.

Among them, King Loulan's interests can be said to have suffered the least loss... This is the result of he followed Shen Bing's suggestion to win the support of the people first, so the fiefdom was only a symbolic surrender of a small part, while the nobles were bleeding heavily.

But what King Loulan didn't know was that Shen Bing actually made the most profit.

First of all, everyone knows that the settlement can only be reached after Shen Bing comes to preside over the overall situation.

So the soldiers and civilians of Loulan understood: If the king of Loulan wanted to look at Shen Bing's face, how could they disobey Shen Bing's orders?

Secondly, under the stimulation of the [-]th military title system, the combat effectiveness of the Loulan cavalry will soon increase exponentially, which is obviously beneficial to the Qin army.

Again, it is more important to protect the interests of the nobles to a certain extent while causing internal conflicts.

If it was before, the interests of King Loulan and the nobles were tied together. King Loulan was a member of the nobles, and it could be said that they were the largest nobles.

This interest relationship is very stable and cannot be broken easily.

However, the situation was different after Shen Bing took the initiative to propose reforms led by King Loulan.

Because this will form a phenomenon of preemptive advantage:

In the interest group of the aristocracy, whoever stands up first to support the people to promote reform will suffer the least loss and gain the greatest benefit.

Not only Loulan, but also the other 35 countries in the Western Regions are applicable.

As a result, nobles from all over the world panicked, worried that someone would stand up first to support the reform, and even themselves were eager to make a move but worried about gains and losses.

Needless to say what the result is, this will intensify the contradictions within the nobles and make them suspicious of each other, and may even stimulate countries to take the initiative to implement reforms and implement the Qin Army's [-] military merit title system.

Because the nobles of all countries are not fools, they all know that the Qin Army’s [-]th military merit title system is the general trend... With Loulan’s living and successful example, people in other countries will naturally no longer want to be slaves all their lives after being stimulated. They will soon follow suit.

At that time, the nobles will only have two paths to take:

Either suppress it by force or implement reforms according to the demands of the people.

It is almost impossible to suppress by force, because it is not only related to the grassroots people but also to the interests of the grassroots army... It is impossible for the army to stand on the side of the nobles against themselves.

So the nobles actually have only one way to go, and that is reform.

And once the reform successfully implements the [-] military merit system and title system, the army will be eager for war.

The best target for the war is obviously their common enemy...the Huns.

Chapter 445 Sandstorm

Shen Bing stayed in Loulan for three days.

These three days were mainly to formulate a set of laws for Loulan according to the laws of Qin and build a legalist system.

On the third day, Shen Bing hurried back to Gushi, because Wang Ben sent news from Gushi, saying that the people of Gushi also had signs of reform...