The next day.
Xu Mu, who rushed back to Dawan City, put aside his worries and sat on the main seat in the city.
Due to the success of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, coupled with the persistence of Dawan City, it was considered a perfect counterattack. At present, the situation in the five countries to the west has slowly stabilized.
Even if there are still rebels, they will be slowly conquered in a short time.
"Meet the King of Shu."
As soon as Xu Mu sat down, everyone in the small palace began to bow and bow. Unlike before, many kings of the Western Regions today have completely surrendered to Xi Shu.
Not to mention Lou Zhu, Yu Xu from the Cone Dog Kingdom also made a great contribution by surrendering this time. The other remaining small kings joined the coalition from the beginning and can be regarded as old friends.
The Son of God is dead, and the Black Eagle Sect is about to be destroyed following the massacre. The situation is excellent. Yin Hu, who came behind, with seven thousand cavalry, almost became a killing god, blocking the way and killing, causing the rebels to flee in all directions.
At present, Xu Mu has other plans regarding the distribution of power in the Western Region. At least it must be guaranteed that within the next ten years, another powerful country will not appear in the Western Region.
There are also people from the Liu tribe. This time, tens of thousands of people have formed an army and are willing to follow him to fight against the four major countries. Therefore, they should allow the restoration of the country according to the previous agreement.
In addition to Cone Dog, Xi State, Yu State, and Wuzi State. It’s time for the territories of these three countries to change their owners.
"Dilibai, the homeland of Changpeng Kingdom, will be returned to you today. However, you need to remember that it is mainly to appease the people and cooperate with the operation of the Silk Road."
"Yedi, you can still take back Junguo's homeland."
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More than a dozen princes from the Liu tribe could not help but be ecstatic. They all kowtowed to Xu Mu who was on the throne again.
Little do they know that what Xu Mu wants is the decentralization of power. A dozen small countries are much better than three big countries.
As for Dawan and Conure, Xu Mu plans to reestablish their relationship as a balance.
"Lou Zhu, starting from today, I will make you the General Protector of the Left of Western Shu. Yu Xu, you will be the Protector of the Right."
Xu Mu paused, looked at Zhao Dun, and then spoke again.
"Zhao Dun, I will grant you the title of General of the Central Protector. You will stay in the Western Regions and guard the Silk Road together with the left and right protectors."
Zhao Dun was stunned, never expecting that he, a scholar, could be named a general. Of course, Zhao Dun understood the meaning of the Protectorate, which was to balance the forces in the entire Western Region.
There is a long way to go.
"The rest of the people, as long as they have made meritorious service, will be rewarded by this king."
"In the future, officials and merchants from various countries in the Western Region are not allowed to squeeze the market price of currency. The official documents of the trade of Zhao Dun, the central governor, will be the main ones. Private merchants need official documents from their own countries before they can sell goods to and from each other."
Xu Mu paused and looked at the many monarchs below. It’s not about using force to suppress people. The Silk Road has huge profits. If it gets off to a bad start, it will be very difficult to correct it in the future.
"In addition." Xu Mu breathed out, "In the future, copper coins and silver notes from the Central Plains can be used in the Western Regions. At that time, I will ask the Central Protector to open silver notes in Dawan and the Cone Dog Kingdom. Trade name.”
Lou Zhu and Yu Xu, who were still a little confused at first, turned secretly happy when they heard the second half of Xu Mu's sentence. No more dissatisfaction.
"Of course, the third bank note shop will be located in Zhenlan City in the east of the Western Region. Regardless of whether they are barbarians or people from the Central Plains, as long as they are not horse bandits, they can store bank notes."
"Finally." Xu Mu stood up, "Today in the Western Region, each country sends a thousand soldiers and they are transferred to the command of the Central Protector. Together with the 20,000 Shu soldiers, they serve as regular troops to protect the Silk Road and the oasis. .”
"Any objection?"
"King Shu, we agree." Many kings below were silent for a while, and then spoke seriously.
Xu Mu smiled. He understood that there were still people who were dissatisfied after all.
"Everyone will know what this king has done when the time comes. For example, a jar of wine only sells for half a silver coin in the Western Region. Do you know how much this jar of wine can sell for if you go to the Central Plains states?"
"King Shu, one silver coin?" Yu Xu asked carefully.
"The price is at least three silver coins! If you come across good wine, five silver coins is not too much."
Troubled times return to troubled times, but most of them are rich and wealthy bosses who are drunk and meaty. As for Xishu, although there are not many aristocratic families, in recent years, under the benevolent government, the people are not considered poor, and they are willing to buy some good things.
By then, the tariffs alone will be considered a huge fortune.
And another point is that with the stability of the Silk Road, more and more refugees will settle in Liangzhou, driving the prosperity of Liangzhou.
Of course, this is a story for another day.
"If there is no objection, we will attend the celebration banquet together!" Xu Mu smiled.
Not long after, cheers resounded throughout the small palace in Dawan City.
Xu Mu understands that there may be people who will dissent in the future, but no matter what, it will not be long before, at the earliest, within half a year, the Silk Road will start to create wealth.
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"See you, my lord." After the banquet, Zhao Dun came over.
Xu Mu rubbed his eyes, turned around, and motioned for Zhao Dun to sit down next to him.
"Tongzhi, you know why I came to you."
Zhao Dun thought for a while, "My lord... is ready to leave the Western Region."
"I have this plan. There are still many things to do in the Central Plains. Moreover, Military Advisor Wen Long's health has not been good recently. I want to rush back as soon as possible."
Zhao Dun sighed.
"I plan to transfer General Yin Hu back. Wei Feng is the commander of the heavy cavalry and is indispensable. Therefore, I'm afraid you will have to work hard in the future in the Western Regions."
"My lord, please don't say this. I, Zhao Dun, must be optimistic about the Western Region." Zhao Dun hurriedly handed over his hand.
"Of course I believe you. The people recommended by Military Advisor Wen Long are all great talents."
Jia Zhou lifted four people. One is Dongfang Jing, the other is Little Dog Fu, and the other is Zhao Dun in front of him. The last one is Huang Zhizhou.
"But in terms of military affairs, I plan to keep Yan Yong as your deputy general. After one year, when the situation in the Western Regions is okay, I will transfer him back to Liangzhou."
"In addition, in the underground palace outside the Western Region, although Lin You is not old, he is also a fierce general. You can deploy him as appropriate."
Zhao Dun nodded, "Don't worry, my lord, I understand everything."
"The two countries of Dawan and Cone Dog are the top priority in the Western Region. If the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, you need to think carefully."
Of course Xu Mu would not agree to choosing an idiot to take over.
"When it comes to the hostages from various countries entering Shu, it's best to crack down on them and don't act too hastily. There's also the Black Eagle Gate, keep a close eye on it and be careful of resurgence."
"I talked a lot today...don't take it personally." Xu Mu paused and let out a long sigh.
"Listening to your lord's teachings is what I want." Zhao Dun said hurriedly.
"You guys are talking more and more nicely." Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the night above his head, "One day, when I, Xi Shu, really defeat Bei Yu, the Central Plains world will be unified. "
"Of course, it is also possible that Xi Shu has failed to compete for its great cause and has become a laughing stock in the bamboo book. But no matter what, with so many old friends dead, this gamble will eventually continue."
"Tongzhi, within two years, I will need the Silk Road. Like a golden rooster laying eggs, I will give birth to an army of 50,000 and 10,000 heavy-armored infantry. Do you have confidence?"
"Of course." Zhao Dun raised his head, his eyes glistening.
"Western Shu will become an empire through the ages."
This sentence made Xu Mu, standing in the wind, laugh loudly.
