The most arrogant in history

Chapter 849 This person cannot be kept.

Ye Kun nodded: "Very good, this is the credit of you and Zhuge Hong, as well as the credit of Zhao Biao and his son. How many people are there in the Cheshi city now?"

"The total population of the entire Western Region is two million. The city of Cheshi has a population of about 180,000. It was originally more, because during the Western Expedition, 100,000 troops were taken away from the Western Region."

"What's the current situation of the Little Wise King clan of the Huns in the north?" Ye Kun asked again.

The Xiongnu tribe of the Little Wise King had always been bordering the Western Regions.

Back then, Loulan was sandwiched between China and the Huns, and had been jumping back and forth for hundreds of years, trying to please both sides and not daring to offend either one.

It was not until Ye Kun conquered the two states of Yong and Liang and subdued the Little Wise King that twenty years had passed.

During these twenty years, the young wise king was quite obedient. He paid tribute of cattle, sheep, horses and gold sand every year, and helped Ye Kun fight wars and control the prairie.

Guo Ping smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the Xiaoxian King has died. His son Yelihu has taken the throne and is the current Xiaoxian King. Back then, they had a population of 300,000, and now there are still more than 200,000. Because our Western Expedition Army took away 80,000 troops from the Xiaoxian King's tribe."

"There are still two hundred thousand, that's not a small amount."

Ye Kun frowned slightly: "If they are not of my race, their hearts must be different. I am still worried about this group of Xiongnu people."

Guo Ping smiled and said, "Your Majesty can rest assured, because in that vast grassland, the proportion of our Han people has exceeded that of the Xiongnu. Now the Xiongnu people also call themselves Han people, call themselves Huaxia people, and regard themselves as descendants of Yan and Huang, and are proud of it.

They speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and wear Chinese clothes, just like us. Moreover, the Huns also use our paper money and treasure notes. Intermarriage between the Han and Huns is also very common. In this case, I don't think there is anything to worry about.

Many Xiongnu people also adopted Han surnames. "

"We Chinese are now at our most powerful. It is only natural that the four barbarians should submit to us. I am afraid that in the future, if there is a civil war or economic collapse in China, the Huns will take the opportunity to invade."

Ye Kun paced for two steps and said thoughtfully: "We still need to think of a way to continue to dilute the Xiongnu tribe in the north."

Guo Ping thought for a moment and said, "If we really want to dilute the Xiongnu tribe, that's easy. The emperor can issue a transfer order to transfer the young virtuous king Yelihu to another place. Then send Han officials to completely take over the management of the grassland."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Yelihu, are you willing to be transferred? What can he do?"

"Your Majesty, Yelihu is well versed in Han culture and has studied all the schools of thought. He has studied all our elementary, middle and university courses, and can be called a scholar. In my opinion, he has the talent to be a governor at least!"

"is it?"

Ye Kun was shocked: "If that's the case, this person must not stay in the Xiongnu! Otherwise, he will be a trouble in the future!"

The Huns were never able to defeat the Han Chinese because of their lack of culture and geographical disadvantages.

Once the Huns began to learn and understand the essence of Han culture, the nine provinces of China would be in danger.

Guo Ping was surprised: "Your Majesty, are you planning to kill Yelihu?"

"No, I think your suggestion is good. Yelihu should be transferred away."

Ye Kun chuckled and said, "Tell Yelihu to go to Zhangye or Dunhuang. I want to meet him."

Guo Ping nodded and asked his assistant to make the arrangements.

The next day, Ye Kun took the Ayiman sisters and Guo Ping to see the garrison farm here.

The farm headquarters is a hundred miles west of Loulan.

Upon receiving the news, the commander of the garrison on the farm, along with all the officers and soldiers, marched out fifty miles to meet the enemy.

Most of the captains and generals here are from the younger generation of Pingye County.

Their fathers are all Ye Kun’s old subordinates and are Ye Kun’s base.

When he arrived at the farm, Ye Kun entered the big tent and asked about some situations.

The farm general Guan Yebao, a member of Guan Yong's clan, clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty, there are still 17,000 soldiers stationed here, along with their families and children. The earliest soldiers stationed here have lived here for fifteen years. The oldest child born here is 13 or 14 years old."

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "Do all the Han soldiers who are stationed here have wives?"

Guan Yebao smiled and said, "Generally speaking, adult men have one wife and one concubine. Concubines are all women from Rome."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "So, won't there be more and more children in the future?"

"Yes, I am worried too. I am afraid that the population will increase too fast and there will not be enough food."

"Don't worry, when the population increases, we will continue to migrate westward."

Ye Kun didn't care and smiled, "The West has fertile black soil, which is a natural granary. With the current population, no matter what we grow, we can't eat it all."

Europe has a lot of land and great plains, so there is no need to worry about food.

The Roman Empire had a population of tens of millions and lasted for hundreds and thousands of years. Didn't they have food to eat?

Guan Yebao added: "In fact, there are also arable lands here, but the court wants to protect the environment and prohibits us from reclaiming wasteland at will. Therefore, most of our food here depends on the support of the court or the trade of merchants.

If the imperial court allows us to open up wasteland, food will not be a problem."

Ye Kun looked at Guo Ping: "Do you think it's possible to open up the wasteland?"

Guo Ping spoke frankly, "Your Majesty, I think it is possible. But it needs to be rationally planned and developed in an orderly manner. The descendants of the garrison soldiers will increase in number, and it is impossible to rely entirely on the court for support.

If one day the imperial court can no longer support these people, they will still find ways to open up wasteland on their own. The people need to eat, and no one can stop them.”

Ye Kun nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you and Guan Yebao. You should first set up an environmental protection zone. In the protection zone, it is strictly forbidden to open up wasteland. Then select some pilot areas to open up wasteland to grow grain, or grow cotton, and use cotton to exchange for grain."

The Western Region has long sunshine hours, which is most suitable for growing cotton.

As for ecological protection, Ye Kun's considerations were too advanced.

Because the total population of the Western Regions was very small, only one or two percent of that in later generations.

With such a small population in such a large area, it would not be a big deal even if they were wasted as much as they could.

How much impact can insignificant productivity and insignificant population have on the environment?

It will probably take a hundred years for the impact to manifest itself.

The biggest impact on the ecology of the Western Region is climate and precipitation.

As for the climate, Ye Kun cannot control it.

For example, the Juyan Lake was still a vast ocean at that time, and its area was almost the same as that of Chaohu Lake.

But in later generations, the Juyan Lake dried up and only legends remained.

Guan Yebao was overjoyed: "The emperor has allowed us to open up the wasteland. We can produce food ourselves, and everyone will feel more at ease living here."

People eat for food.

The soldiers had no food in their hands and had to rely entirely on supplies from the court, which made them feel uneasy.

Ye Kun nodded and smiled: "The court will send you a group of experts to combine your own production experience to develop grain planting. In the future, you can live here for generations, and let the Chinese blood and Chinese culture control this land forever!"