The city-states and kingdoms of the Western Regions are the most sensible, and the ignorant empire is also determined to clean up the many countries in the Western Regions one after another or a large piece of land while fighting the steppe war.

The strong have always had enough confidence, as if there is a billionaire in his pocket, who can brag with his stomach "I dare to take out millions to burn and play, do you dare!?" The person being asked may be angry, but what can be done but anger?

The empire has become strong in a very short period of time, to be honest, it is really a bit like an upstart, Shen Tujia has climbed from a small soldier to the status of a general in six or seven years, and his own personality is already in the past, and now he is a member of the empire and a general, and he is dyed with the characteristics of an imperial general.

What are the characteristics of the Imperial Generals...... Or should I say temperament? It's a little domineering towards the alien race, and he doesn't take the alien race seriously at all.

Shen Tujia gave the condition that the countries of the Central Alliance should be attached to the empire, and these city-states and kingdoms could retain the right to rule the region, but the army would be controlled by the imperial military. In addition, he told the people that each city-state and kingdom needed to send people to the capital of the empire, Nanling, to be canonized, and the first heirs of each city-state and kingdom and the heirs of the great nobles were to be sent to the imperial capital to be indoctrinated.

"There's no problem sending protons." First said what was acceptable, then Shansu hesitated for a moment and said, "But the army ......"

How can a country's army be handed over? Once the army is handed over, isn't it equivalent to the country being wide open, waiting to be taken and demanded?

"Your army...... Hehe! Shen Tujia did not hide his contempt and said: "The next words may be ugly, but you can tell whether it is the truth or not. ”

Shen Tujia looked contemptuous, and first asked if the armies of these people from the Western Regions could be compared with Wusun, and the answer he got was that the army of the Central Alliance was inferior in combat effectiveness to Wusun's army. His second problem was that the Central League would have a hard time with the Maudon Division. The Imperial Army, however, was so defeated that the Imperial Army was not something they could defeat, and the answer was that it was difficult for the Central Alliance to defeat the Imperial Army.

"The empire is not a barbaric country, and we may not send troops to attack anyone for no reason," Shen Tujia looked at everyone and said, "You are nobles, and you can participate in the formulation of a country's national policy, and you should know that sometimes even if you don't have a name, but when you need to attack someone, you can make excuses without an excuse." ”

Big truth. The name of sending troops is not a necessity in many cases, and there will be excuses when you really want to attack.

"The Empire needs to destroy the Maudun Division. There is a saying on our side that says, 'On the side of the couch, let others snore'. Shen Tujia's words were not nice, but they were open and honest: "The Empire will not allow us to have armies next to us that can threaten us when we are at war with Maudun or others, even if those armies are nothing in the eyes of the Empire. ”

Shansu said with great difficulty: "We are willing to withdraw our troops, and without the permission of the Empire, we will not set foot outside the country." ”

Most of the people from the Central Alliance nodded their heads again and again, constantly making reassurances. A small number of people are not thoughtful.

"That ......," the black wolf from the Underland swallowed. He said: "Beilu is willing to send 3,000 troops, obey the dispatch of the empire, and participate in the war against the Maudun department. ”

Shansu immediately glared at the black wolf, and he almost scolded with an ugly face. But while he continued to stare at the black wolf. Other small city-states and kingdoms have also taken a stand.

"Pu is willing to send 5,000 troops."

"Khotan is willing to send a thousand troops."

"Qule is willing to send five hundred troops."

"Pishan is willing to send three hundred troops."

Kerim from the chariot division hesitated and hesitated, and finally his face became relaxed, and he also saluted: "The chariot master is willing to send 10,000 troops, and will provide food and money. ”

Yamasu looked at the Crimean with some incredulity. Before coming to the Imperial Army camp, the two said that they would advance and retreat together. Now, however, the Crimean has not only broken its promise, but has not even hinted at it.

With the statement of the car division. More and more city-states and kingdoms also said how many troops they could send, highlighting the representative of the Qiuzi who had been opposed, Shansu.

Shen Tujia really looked at Shansu, the corners of his mouth hooked, and said, "So...... There is no need to send troops. ”

Shansu's face turned pale in an instant, he raised his hand and shook it continuously, and said hurriedly: "Send troops, Qiuzi is willing to send fifteen thousand to obey the dispatch of the empire." In addition, Qiuzi would provide at least 100,000 stone of grain and 500 catties of gold to the empire for war. ”

"Turtles look difficult?" Shen Tujia had a cold face: "It's better not to send troops." ”

The cold sweat on Shansu's forehead flowed down his cheeks, and he looked frightened, as if he had to look at the difficult to ask for help, but he didn't start when he saw the difficulty. He knelt on the ground with a puff, kowtowed, and said, "Twenty thousand, Qiuzi will send 20,000 troops to obey the dispatch of the empire, and will offer 200,000 stone grains and 1,000 catties of gold!" ”

20,000 troops is already two-thirds of the number of Qiuzi, 200,000 stone grain may not be much on the imperial side, but the amount is not small for Qiuzi, 1,000 catties of gold is equal to 10,000 taels, and 10,000 taels of gold can almost be made into 50,000 gold coins in the imperial style.

"Qiuzi left the necessary defense troops, and the troops to provide the Imperial Dispatch cannot be less than thirty thousand." Shen Tujia didn't look at Shansu at all, and glanced at everyone: "You have doubled the original number." ”

The people who were glanced at could only be submissive, but many of them had their faces turned very bad...... Very poor.

"Don't think I'm talking to you." Shen Tujia chuckled and said, "You provide the troops, and we will arm them." The last weapons to be armed are yours. The latter words did not say, only the living soldiers of the Western Regions could bring back the weapons of the empire.

A surprised "Huh? "Sent out frequently, the city-states and kingdoms of the Central Alliance have been getting to know the empire recently, and there is no one who does not envy the extravagance of the empire.

"The chariot division can send 40,000 troops!" Kerim's eyes widened, and he said with a bold face: "Maudun is also the enemy of the Che Division, and only sending 20,000 troops cannot express the indignation of the Che Division against Maudun, we will send 40,000 troops!" ”

With the Crimean of the Cheshi Country to make a start, what else do others have to be reserved? One by one they shouted, and each time there were more and more of them, and some of the small city-states even seemed to pull out all the young and strong.

Sitting on the sidelines and watching coldly, it was inevitable that a different color would appear on his face, and the empire was only sending troops to support Wusun. Weapons and other materials need to be purchased at Wusun's expense. He really wanted to interject a few words and ask why the Shentujia Empire did not arm Wusun, but on this occasion, he could only endure it.

One by one, the number of troops that the Central Alliance wanted to provide to the imperial command in a moment had exceeded eighty thousand, but the total number of troops they had gathered in Jimi was only forty or fifty thousand.

Shen Tujia is completely a more and better attitude, the more troops the Central Alliance provides, the more smiles on his face increase.

"Our army ......" Sansu had just gotten up from the ground, lamenting the stupidity of his allies in his heart, thinking to himself: "Leave the army under imperial command." How many of them will return home alive in the end? ”

In fact, it is not that no one has similar ideas to Shansu, but they know better that they have no choice, and it has become inevitable to hand over their troops for the empire to deploy, they can only show obedience, hoping to reduce more losses with their obedience.

Shen Tujia said that the empire will arm the armies handed over by the city-states and kingdoms, and many of the city-states and kingdoms have handed over more than half of the country's troops, and the rest can no longer guarantee national security, so there is not much difference at all.

In addition, they also expected to be accepted by the empire with their obedience. It is equivalent to betting that the empire will treat them well, and if there are more surviving soldiers in the back, they can also be regarded as making a fortune.

Shansu retreated to Nandou's side and asked in a low voice, "Is Wusun's army command also handed over to the empire?" ”

It's hard to take a look at Shansu. said: "Wusun's army needs to cooperate with the empire's strategy, and we must also cooperate with the empire's deployment wholeheartedly, and there is no difference between handing over and not handing over." ”

Shansu's face was full of ashes, and he asked again: "Does the empire provide military supplies to train Wusun soldiers?" ”

"The supplies we get from the empire need to be bought. ”

Shansu was stunned. Hesitantly: "Is it that the empire is unwilling to arm Wusun, or is Wusun rejecting the empire's armament?" ”

This time, there was no answer. He hoped that the empire would selflessly arm the soldiers of Wusun with military supplies, but the empire obviously would not agree at all.

Wusun really wanted to hug the empire's thigh tightly now. The empire will agree to some demands even if there are difficulties, but it is clear that the empire has not really made a decision on how to deal with it, and there will be some hesitation in foreign policy.

The empire was relatively direct to those city-states and kingdoms in the Western Regions, and it was clearly a strong display of "those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish". It is difficult to understand why the empire would arm the city-states and kingdoms, and even less understand what the empire wants the armies of these city-states and kingdoms to do, after all, the imperial army is quite elite and does not seem to need cannon fodder troops.

Shen Tujia later said some things to the city-states and kingdoms of the Central Alliance, the most important thing is that each city-state and empire need to pay a certain amount of grain or wealth, and give according to the strength of each city-state and kingdom.

The Western Regions has always been a status quo where the strong take it away, and no one objected to Shen Tujia's proposal for this, after all, they had to pay tribute to the alliance lord before, but this time the tribute object became the empire. What relieved them was that the share offered by the empire was not excessive, but it was on par with what had been offered to Wusun.

"The Imperial army has the right of military access, and the safety of the people of the Empire on your land is guaranteed by you." Seeing that everyone was nodding, Shen Tujia smiled and continued: "If your laws are willing to copy the Empire, the people of the Empire can also give you judgment if they break the law with you, but there must be an officer or nobleman of the Empire present. If you are not willing to copy the laws of the Empire, you will need to be handed over to the Empire for judgment if they commit crimes in the Empire. ”

Many city-states or kingdoms in the Western Regions have no laws at all, and even if they do, they are very imperfect, presumably there are many city-states and kingdoms that will not object to copying the laws of the empire. And those city-states and kingdoms that are unwilling to enforce the laws of the empire, the subjects of a powerful empire are of course entitled to extrajudicial justice.

At the beginning of the year, not everyone valued the law, and not everyone understood the importance of the right to judge, but they did know that there were additional punishments for the people of the powerful side who broke the law, which was also a privilege of being a strong man. Therefore, although most people think it is inappropriate, this is the norm.

"In addition, the empire will buy supplies from various countries." When Shen Tujia said this, he saw many people's eyes lit up. He smiled kindly and said, "But the Empire requires you to adjust your taxes, whether it is purchased by the Imperial military or by Imperial merchants, you need to set a new tax amount. ”

This made everyone in the Central Alliance a little stunned. They come from different countries, and each country collects different taxes, and even some countries don't collect taxes at all because they don't have markets.

"Honorable General." Slightly dazed, Klim asked, "Is the empire going to help us plan the tax system?" ”

Shen Tu Jia said, "We have noticed that the taxes of each city and even each market on your side are different. In the future, we will buy a lot of goods from you, and a powerful empire will not require you to be completely exempt, but the chaotic taxes will affect trade, so you need to pay a flat rate. ”

Shansu said to Nandou: "The law is copied from the empire, is the city-state still a city-state, and the kingdom still a kingdom?" ”

Nan Du sneered: "Actually, it's not bad, the weak learn from the strong, and it is possible to become strong." ”

Sansu sighed and looked to the other side, which had become a little lively.

The black wolf, who had been stunned for a long time, said in a daze: "The empire will pay us taxes?" ”

Beilu is a small country in the Western Regions, and the small countries are not doing well in the Western Regions, in fact, it is good that the big countries in the Western Regions do not exploit the small countries, and there is no such thing as a big country paying taxes to a small country.

"Of course!" Shen Tujia looked righteous: "The empire is a country that emphasizes giving and returning, and we obey the law and emphasize the sanctity of the contract. The country needs to rely on taxes to maintain, otherwise how will the money come from to arm the army, weapons and other military supplies? You are willing to cooperate with the Empire, and the Empire will give you the rewards you deserve, and the taxes that should be handed over to you are only one of them, and if you contribute to the Empire, Your Majesty will definitely not be stingy with the rewards you should give. ”

In fact, not many people really believe what Shen Tujia said, thinking that those words are better than singing, after all, the world has always been the strong plundering the weak, and the strong are not bullying the weak too ruthlessly, even if they are good people. However, it is better for the empire to have a veil of hypocrisy than to tear the face directly. Aren't they also afraid that the empire will not even be willing to disguise itself and behave like a beast? (To be continued.) )