When Bai Zhi heard this, she said happily: "Really? Are you already the Marquis of Nanning? Then... do the tribal leaders agree to the return of Southern Xinjiang to rule?"
The last thing she wanted to see was a war here, not to mention that her precious daughter was betrothed to the sixth prince of Qin.
Meng Ya said: "Huh, can those tribes disagree? Do they want to be wiped out by the Qin army? Not to mention that they also got some official positions in vain. Now I am afraid they are so happy that they can't close their mouths from ear to ear."
"Ling'er's father-in-law is very generous."
"Ling'er's father-in-law?" Meng Ya didn't react for a moment.
"Emperor Qin." Bai Zhi smiled.
Meng Ya was stunned: "We don't want to talk about it outside, that's His Majesty the Emperor."
"I know, I know, he was Ling'er's future father-in-law." Bai Zhi smiled sweetly, paused, and seemed to think of something: "By the way, husband, you are now the Marquis of Nanning in the Great Qin, so those soldiers under your command... ....”
Hearing this, Meng Ya lost half of his alcoholic spirit, and said with excitement: "Madam reminds me, how can any local official have private soldiers..."
Having said this, he thought for a long time and said: "This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise, there may be twists and turns."
Meng Ya acted decisively and did what he said. The tribal leaders originally wanted to go back to their respective places after the banquet, but they were stopped by him and held a meeting the next day.
In the hall, he said straight to the point: "Now, we are all officials of the State of Qin and your Majesty's ministers. In Nanzhou, including the soldiers and horses of various tribes, there are a total of about 80,000 soldiers."
As soon as he started speaking, many people below had already begun to whisper among each other.
This is about their respective armed forces, and everyone will have their own ideas.
After a while, someone said: "I don't know what Marquis Nanning thinks about the soldiers."
Meng Ya said directly: "What I mean is that these soldiers should be demobilized as people as soon as possible, divided into their fields, and returned to their respective families. This way, the sons and daughters will be happy, and we will also be happy and relaxed, and everyone will be happy."
"But Marquis Nanning." Someone else said: "If these soldiers are disbanded, then we will have no power to protect ourselves."
"Protection?" Meng Ya said: "You are now an official of the Qin State. If anyone dares to attack you militarily, it will be equivalent to declaring war on Qin. Do you still need these soldiers?"
"This..." The man moved the corners of his mouth, but stopped talking.
Someone else said: "But what if we don't have these soldiers and horses, and His Majesty the Emperor suddenly sends troops to attack again."
After hearing this, Meng Ya smiled and said happily: "This statement is really ridiculous. If your Majesty wants to attack southern Xinjiang, how can you reward us with official positions? Wouldn't this be a loss of prestige in the world? Besides, we were fifty thousand My son and I are all in the Chang'an camp, if this happens, can we still come back?"
"This, what Marquis Nanning said is true. I am stupid." The man was relieved of his doubts, nodded in deep agreement, and said nothing more.
Meng Ya looked around and said: "There is no doubt that as a minister of the Qin Dynasty and a local official, you should know the crime of hiding soldiers and armor secretly."
"After today, I will immediately disband my troops, leaving only one or two hundred people as guards for the state capital. As for you, I will say this and leave now."
After saying that, he stood up.
Everyone stood up, bowed and left, and left the hall. Naturally, there were also people gathering in twos and threes to discuss while walking.
Shi Kai came closer to Meng Ya and said, "Big leader, do you really want to disband the soldiers?"
"The sooner the better." Meng Ya said concisely: "Your Majesty has shown sincerity, and we must also show our determination to return to southern Xinjiang. Now, what do we need these soldiers and horses to do here, to resist the Qin Dynasty?"
"Yes, my subordinate understands and will take care of it immediately." Shi Kai responded seriously.
Even if Meng Ya doesn't bring up the matter of dismantling local armed forces, it will definitely be done when the time comes.
The leaders of each tribe were not fools. After careful study, they quickly understood the seriousness of the matter.
Therefore, in the next few days, the matter went very smoothly without any accidents.
If anyone dares to support himself at this time, there is no doubt that he will die without a burial place.
This place has been assigned to Nanzhou under the rule of the Qin Dynasty. Official positions have been obtained, and the status is more noble than before. Who is still sick and impatient to live?
As for those soldiers in southern Xinjiang, after learning that they could be allocated fields, there was no one who was unwilling.
This was an era when men farmed and women weaved. The people's greatest wish was to have their own farmland.
Things went smoothly, and Meng Ya secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While reporting the matter, he also sorted out this year's tax and other documents from Southern Xinjiang, intending to submit them to Xiao Yuan.
During the report, he also went to find Fu Qingyi and asked him how to write the memorial.
When the latter heard about it, he immediately gave him step-by-step instructions, first telling how to start, then how to finish, and other formats of the memorial. At the end, he did not forget to say with a smile: "The Marquis of Nanning has done this for the country and the people, and your majesty will definitely be very happy."
"Lord Fu, this is the duty of a minister to praise falsely." Meng Ya said modestly.
He was modest, but Fu Qingyi was not modest. He said with a shy face: "Haha, now that Southern Xinjiang has returned to the rule, everyone is celebrating. If the Marquis of Nanning can mention Xiaguan in the memorial, I will be grateful."
"This..." Meng Ya was stunned, and then said: "If it weren't for Mr. Fu's dedicated assistance, things would not have gone so smoothly."
When Fu Qingyi heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly bowed his hands: "My Lord Marquis's kindness will be borne in mind by this official."
"No, Master Fu is too polite. It should be like this, it should be like this." Meng Ya waved his hand awkwardly.
A few days later.
Chang'an Imperial Palace.
Meng Ya's memorial arrived, along with this year's tax file from southern Xinjiang.
Xiao Yuan read the memorial first. Naturally, the content of the memorial first thanked the emperor for his kindness and expressed his intention to return southern Xinjiang to the Qin Dynasty. Then he said that he had been awarded the Marquis of Nanning and the Order of Nanzhou by His Majesty. He was so frightened that he could not sleep at night, lest he should fail His Majesty's trust.
Finally, we talked about the disarmament of armed forces in various parts of southern Xinjiang.
At the end, he said another respectful greeting to the Holy Spirit, and the minister bowed his head and so on.
After Xiao Yuan read it, he handed it to Shangguan Wenruo: "You should also take a look. Things in Southern Xinjiang went surprisingly smoothly."
Shangguan Wenruo took it respectfully and said after reading it: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Nanning is still very smart. He is very aware of the problems that southern Xinjiang is facing now."
Xiao Yuan smiled slightly and said: "Meng Ya's political acumen has never been low. Let him be the Nanzhou magistrate. With him here, Southern Xinjiang can be better governed."
As he spoke, he also began to look through the tax files of Southern Xinjiang: "In addition, the construction of Nanzhou Prefecture, the division of counties and counties under its jurisdiction, and the establishment of Wuwei Prefecture must be put on the agenda."
"Send orders to the Ministry of Industry, dispatch officials, and build Nanzhou Prefecture. This is just a facade."
"Send an order to the Ministry of Household Affairs to handle all household registration issues in southern Xinjiang as soon as possible."
