Jiang Hao is a very righteous person.

Especially for your own brothers.

He had taken the initiative to leave Chang'an to Liu Xiu, and naturally he would not do dirty things before leaving, such as taking away the wealth of the people in Chang'an City.

However, the Western Regions are bitter and cold, and the supplies are poor. After finally coming, I always have to bring some gifts back, right? I absorbed the gold in the treasury, but there was still a lot of copper coins left. Jiang Hao immediately ordered people to take out all the money and exchange it for supplies on the market.

Fair trade, no robbery or cheating. Of course, if someone wants to cheat the King of the West, Jiang Hao will definitely not do it. Do you really think that the sword in my hand is not fast?

A few days later, when Jiang Hao withdrew from Chang'an City, in addition to taking away his tens of thousands of Western Regions soldiers, there was also a convoy that could not be seen.

It can only be described as "there is no end to see the end" because there are too many.

It started leaving the city before dawn in the morning, one after another, but before the night was finished, Jiang Hao had to delay one night before leaving to follow the team the next day.

I have to say that Liu Xiu is a man with a broad mind. After hearing the news, he laughed, "My brother has done a lot of kindness and righteousness. The four counties, more than a dozen cities, and the capital of Chang'an, just took away some silk and porcelain daily necessities. What's that?"

"Besides, he has to walk five or six thousand miles apart, and the journey is long, how can he not bring more things?"

Yes,

It takes more than 5,000 miles from Chang'an to Kucha. According to the average walking 50 miles a day, it takes more than 100 days.

This is different from a marching force. A marching force can naturally ignore other rushing forces. Now, those who are in the family can't get faster.

"Your Majesty, there is no gold or silver in the treasury left, and it is all used to purchase items." said an official.

Liu Xiu looked at him and said, "The Western King occupied Chang'an first, and the gold and silver naturally belonged to him. He had left us tens of thousands of troops. Why do you still expect him to leave the money from the treasury to us intact."

"It is already very kind to not rob the people in troubled times. I read it wrong. I will manage the four counties well. I think it will take less than a year or two to become our rear, providing us with war horses and food to fight the world. That is the most important thing."

"Yes, your majesty, I understand."

I have to say that Liu Xiu is really a perfect person and can definitely be regarded as a sage king.

Grandpa Mao commented on Liu Xiu, "The most good at employed people, the most knowledgeable, and the best at fighting."

Liu Xiu is a monarch with a kind heart.

An old saying goes: "A cunning rabbit dies, a lackey is cooked; a bird is gone, and a good bow is hidden; the enemy country is destroyed, and the counselor is the king." This is how Liu Bang was. All the good generals who helped Liu Bang conquer the world were killed by Liu Bang, and Zhu Yuanzhang was like this. Except Tang He, no one was spared, so what about Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu?

But Liu Xiu, all the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai who helped Liu Xiu conquer the world, died well, and Liu Xiu treated the heroes well and became the most respected part of the future generations.

Jiang Hao felt that killing heroes was more because the emperor felt that he could not control those heroes in the end, and he was afraid that they would have a different intention, so he used such an extreme method.

Liu Xiu is useless, which means that Liu Xiu can control them, not only is this a matter of kindness, but also shows his wisdom as a wise man.

After Liu Xiu came to power, he worked hard to govern. After 33 years of reign, he reformed the central government's official positions in politics, rectified the official atmosphere, streamlined the structure, liberated productivity economically, rested and vigorously developed the economy, and promoted Confucianism in culture and promoted integrity. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was also praised by later historians as the Guangwu Revival Era of "the most beautiful weathered and the most prosperous Confucianism" in Chinese history.

You said he was a conservative, that's right, but the conservatives were the most acceptable to those times at that time. How many people did Wang Mang's reformists kill? People were determined, so Liu Xiu of course had to be a conservative.

In short, as the founding emperor, he did not kill the meritorious officials, and after unifying the whole country, he did not fight for military force. After the founding of the country, the people were allowed to rest and recuperate. Guangwu revival was truly worthy of his reputation. The throne came from the righteous and bright future, and he fought down himself. The two queens and sons in the harem were harmonious and beautiful, which was simply a model of love and harem.

When he looked at this history, Jiang Hao always felt that this person was unreal and was simply perfect. He had almost no mistakes in his life. So perfect that later dramatists and TV movies were unwilling to film him.

As a founding emperor, this shouldn't have been like this.

But why?

The screenwriter will lament, "There is no plot, the early stage is a fantasy film, and the later stage is a romantic film, which has always been harmonious and sweet. It conquered the separatist forces in various places, and there were no major waves. It just steadily pushed over and finally unified the country, without any ups and downs, and no fierce conflicts. You still expect the audience to like it.

After marching all the way, Jiang Hao gradually gathered his troops from the Western Regions, slowly withdrew from the four counties, and finally withdrew from Yumen Pass and stepped on the sandy land again.

"Ah~~ I finally returned to the desert!"

Some soldiers cheered excitedly, and others cheered.

Looking at the endless yellow sand dunes in the distance, Jiang Hao felt very friendly, with a wide sky and a wide earth, and his mood was much brighter.

"Chee~~"

Two eagles cried out in the sky, as if the two golden eagles were also very happy to return to the Western Regions.

Walking forward for more than a hundred miles again, everyone saw a vast water surface, surrounded by abundant water and grass. Jiang Hao sighed that this place had become a dry sand in later generations, but now it is one of the most beautiful places in the Western Regions.

Loulan Lop Nur.

The troops were stationed by a river, drinking horses and feeding food, making fires and cooking. Jiang Hao and Wang Mang rode their horses on a sand dune, looking at the sunset in the distance and the smoke rising from nearby, Jiang Hao sighed: "It's really the lonely smoke in the desert, and the sunset in the long river is round."

"I know this poem." Wang Mang said.

Jiang Hao looked at the person next to him and thought to himself that he was both a time traveler and could not show off at all.

"Your reason to return to the Western Regions was to save the Wusun Kingdom. I think you are not in a hurry at all. You marched slowly along the way and walked for two months. I think it will take another month to come to Kucha. Are you afraid that Wusun will be destroyed by the Huns?" Wang Mang asked.

"Is there anything wrong with us that the destruction of the Wusun Kingdom?" Jiang Hao asked for nature.

Wang Mang was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Indeed, the destruction of Wusun Kingdom has nothing to do with us, and it does not affect the strategy discussed before."

Jiang Hao smiled and said, "But if he could be allowed to live, I still don't want him to die. With Wusun here, he will definitely be a good brick to knock out the countries in the Western Regions. Besides, Wusun will not die so soon. When a person is forced to do so, the potential that it bursts out is great, and the same goes for the country."

"Crazy!"

Several war horses ran over from afar, and after seeing Jiang Hao, they dismounted and saluted: "King, Lord Loulan comes to pay homage to the king."

Jiang Hao is now the prince of the Han Dynasty and will definitely be called the prince in the Han Dynasty. However, in the Western Regions, these guys are used to calling King Jiang Hao. It doesn’t matter. The king is not bad, and he is even more imposing.

When he returned to the camp, King Loulan immediately bowed and said with joy when he saw Jiang Hao, "Greetings to the Western King. I heard that the Western King went to the Central Plains to win a great victory, and finally captured Chang'an and killed Wang Mang. It was really the rebirth of the military god. The New Emperor of the Han Dynasty granted the title of Western King to rule the countries of the Western Regions. From now on, the Western King will be guarded by this Western Region, so you can be safe and you don't have to worry about it every day."

The King of Loulan said it very sincerely. Of course, there is a lot of suspicion of flattery. However, this guy is a king who respects the Han Dynasty and is closest to the Han Dynasty. He is the most influenced by the Han Dynasty. It is normal to have this reaction.

When King Loulan mentioned killing Wang Mang, Jiang Hao glanced at Wang Mang next to him intentionally or unintentionally, but Wang Mang's face was calm and he looked like he was not happy or sad.

It is worthy of being an emperor, so concentration is good.

"Prince, I brought Western Regions wine and hundreds of roasted lambs to reward the army, and I also asked the prince to accept it with a smile." King Loulan said with caressing his chest.

"Haha, I will naturally accept the wine and food. Just so I can eat your roast lamb for dinner. I still want to ask you some things and see what you kings think." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

"Okay, the prince can give orders if there is anything."

After eating and drinking, Jiang Hao said after a few drinks, "I was named King of the West and governed all matters in the Western Regions, but I was a little confused about how to deal with me. King of Loulan, do you have any good solutions?"

The King of Loulan paused, "Prince, I have no good idea."

Jiang Hao pondered for a while and said, "How do you think the Western Regions form an alliance."

"Alliance, what is an alliance?"

"The so-called alliance means that the countries in the Western Regions unite to jointly elect a leader of an alliance. Other countries are members of the alliance. They can maintain peace and order in the Western Regions and resolve disputes between countries in the Western Regions."

"To organize a formal coalition, simply put it, it is fixed and become a permanent army."

"In the past, the countries in the Western Regions paid tribute to the Han Dynasty. They were not needed in the future. They only needed to pay the alliance membership fee. The headquarters was located in Kucha."

King Loulan blinked and asked tentatively: "How much membership fee should be paid."

"One percent commercial tax!" Jiang Hao said.

The King of Loulan was obviously relieved. 10% of the commercial tax was not small, but it was definitely within the scope of tolerance. If you pay 10% of the tax burden, you can get the alliance's protection, and the money is definitely worth it.

"What if there is anyone who doesn't want to join?" asked Loulan King.

Jiang Hao didn't say anything, but just showed a faint smile.

......

Jiang Hao and King Loulan said these words intently to let King Loulan spread them.

On the way here, Jiang Hao discussed the issue of the Western Regions with Wang Mang. Wang Mang said: "The Western Regions have many tribes together, and it is extremely difficult to truly unify by relying solely on force in a short period of time. Even if they are unified, they will be greatly damaged. This is the biggest problem, but they can rule strongly and a similar parliamentary system can be created first."

Simply put, it is a disguised unification, which allows Jiang Hao to become the largest in the Western Regions in a short period of time. As for finding solutions in the future, there is never a single thing to do.

Jiang Hao shook his head after thinking about it, "It is OK to build an alliance, but the parliamentary system is not advisable. At most, they can make suggestions but have no right to vote. Otherwise, it will leave troubles in the future, and the Roman Republic is an example."

The official name of the Roman Republic is "Senate and the Roman People". The most famous Emperor Caesar in history was so strong that he was almost dictatorial. In the end, he was not assassinated by the Senate and killed by the joint assassination.

In the end, Octavian finally took power and finally gained great power until 27 BC when the Roman Empire was established.
Chapter completed!