The city of Kucha, which was once in the hands of the Tubo people, has now become the most powerful city in the Western Regions, and the Western Region Protectorate has opened its prefectures and built its teeth here. With this as the center, the Tang Dynasty now controls the vast Western Regions. The 36 countries in the Western Regions are now slowly fading from people's memories day by day. The Tang Dynasty is plunging its roots deeply into this land inch by inch.

Now Xue Ping is completely convinced of what Emperor Li Ze said to him.

Force can conquer the Western Regions, but the root of the Western Regions is still based on cultural identity. The Tang Dynasty ruled the Western Regions, but when the Tang Dynasty was weak and Tubo came in, the people of the Western Regions turned to Tubo. Now, the Tang Dynasty became stronger again and fought back, and the people of the Western Regions turned to the Tang Dynasty again.

There are so many tribes here, and there are countless so-called aristocratic kingdoms here, one after another, one after another, one after another, occupying a little bit of a place, gathering hundreds or thousands of people, and then they dare to call themselves kings. In Xue Ping's opinion, it is undoubtedly a joke.

So when the Tang Dynasty once again came to this land, they harvested these people without any mercy.

Xue Ping believed that these people in the Western Regions were afraid of power but not virtue, so when they first came to the Western Regions, they were extremely ruthless. In those two years, the Western Regions were filled with people and blood flowing into rivers.

But it was these harsh means that truly subdued this land. After being beaten by the Tang army again and again, the originally unruly guys completely became depressed. When the Tang army finally repelled even the cannibals, the land finally became quiet.

It was not until this time that Xue Ping began to implement the pacification policy. He beat a few sticks and gave a few sweet dates, but Xue Ping swung his stick a few more times, and he beat it harder, but he didn't give much sweet dates.

The current taxes in the Western Regions are much heavier than those in the Tang Dynasty. The reason is that Xue Ping believes that the benefits cannot be given to these people at one time, and they will be given too much at one time. If these people are too easy to get, they will not cherish them. Therefore, he managed the Western Regions like squeezing toothpaste. It took him a long time to get some benefits to the people in the Western Regions.

These methods of rule seemed a bit incredible to the people in the Tang Dynasty, but it was really strange to support the people in the Western Regions. Xue Ping's approach made the people here become more docile day by day. Every time they get a little benefit, they are excited and feel that they have won another major victory.

The school was started one by one. If you dare not send children of appropriate age to the school, you have to go to the prison. With the order from the Protectorate, everyone obediently sent the children at home to the school. Because everyone knows that Xue Bei was really able to say and do it.

Or maybe in the eyes of these people, if the school doesn’t have money and can get a meal, they are taking advantage of it.

The clinics were opened one by one, and the Youth Care Hospital was opened one by one. Workshops and trading companies began to bloom everywhere here.

Xue's beheading is still called Xue's beheading, but in the hearts of the people of the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty is no longer the same as before.

In the Protectorate Mansion, Xue Ping set up a banquet, and several giants from the Western Regions gathered together rarely.

Yuan Tan, Tang Ji, and Peng Shuangmu all arrived in Kucha for a banquet today. Except for one who led his troops out of the Western Regions to fight in Qinghai-Tibet, they all arrived.

"How many years have we been here?" After three rounds of drinking, Xue Ping asked how many people with a smile.

"The three of us, plus one Li Hai, have been here for eight years, and we will protect you later, six years!" Yuan Tan put down his chopsticks and said with a smile.

"Yes, it's been so many years in a flash." Xue Ping sighed: "Do you all miss home? Do you want to go back?"

As soon as these words came out, the other three people changed their faces slightly and looked up at Xue Ping at the same time.

After a while, Yuan Tan was the first to laugh and said, "No matter what you think, I want to go back. My uncle is old and is about to retire and retire, waiting for me to go back to support the Yuan family's door! I will not hide it from you, my uncle has sent me a letter, and my whereabouts have already been settled."

Peng Shuangmu looked at Yuan Tan and asked, "I wonder where you want to go after you go back?"

"Shaanxi, the governor of Shaanxi!" Yuan Tan smiled reservedly.

Yuan Tan was Xue Ping's deputy in the Western Regions. He even came to the Western Regions earlier than Xue Ping. The first piece of territory in the Western Regions was built under the leadership of Yuan Tan. After eight years of hard work, he made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty's recovery of the Western Regions. Since he was going back this time, he naturally had to be promoted to the next level.

Firstly, it was because his contribution and qualifications were achieved, and secondly, it was also one of the compensations for Yuan Zhou to retire and recuperate. Adding up the two, Yuan Tan was given the position of the governor of Shaanxi.

For the current Tang Dynasty, Shaanxi is undoubtedly the core area. It is the governor under the emperor's nose. He must be the most loyal person to hold an indispensable position.

"Tang Ji, where are you?" Xue Ping looked at Tang Ji sitting opposite him.

"I won't go back!" Tang Ji's answer was clean and neat. He pointed at his feet, Tang Ji continued: "My past relatives were buried under this city, and my current relatives have also taken root in the Western Regions. I grew up here, so I will grow old here, die!"

Xue Ping nodded, "Have you read the internal reference that I just arrived yesterday?"

"I've seen it. The Protector refers to the military layoffs mentioned in it, right?" Tang Ji asked.

"Yes, Shuangmu should understand it, right?" Xue Ping continued.

Peng Shuangmu nodded silently.

Xue Ping picked up a glass of wine, took a sip, and then slowly said: "Unlike you, before I read the Inner Reference, I actually received another secret letter in advance, which was about our Western Regions army."

Yuan Tan Tang Ji just pursed her lips, but Peng Shuangmu's face turned a little pale. He picked up the wine glass, raised his neck and took a big sip.

"The Western Regions army has never been among the 12 guards of the Tang Dynasty, and this time it has been sacked!" Xue Pingdao: "The Western Regions army retains the regular organization of 10,000 people, and the rest are converted to the production and construction corps on the spot. You all know that the Northeast Construction Corps has been greatly successful in the past two years, so the court is ready to follow suit and promote the Construction Corps in the Western Regions. However, the Construction Corps is no longer in the military sequence."

Tang Ji smiled and said, "I don't care. Over the years, I have fought enough in wars. It is also a good choice to get rid of the Jiajia and return to the field, and be able to die in bed alive and die old."

Xue Ping smiled and said, "You are all people who have made great contributions to the country. Naturally, the court will not let you lose your place. Shuangmu, what do you think?"

"Can I not go back?" Peng Shuangmu drank another big glass of wine, looked directly at Xue Ping, and asked.

Xue Ping did not say anything, but picked up the wine glass. Seeing this, Tang Ji and Yuan Tan picked up the chopsticks at the same time and started eating.

In fact, the moment he saw the inner reference, Peng Shuangmu knew that he was afraid that he would return to the mainland was a foregone conclusion. He was different from Tang Ji.

Peng Shuangmu is not the direct descendant of the Tang Dynasty. He came to the Western Regions in a helpless manner. At that time, he was still fighting against Yuan Tan and Tang Ji. However, the sudden invasion of the Tubo people left him with no choice, and could only reach an agreement with the trio of Western Regions at that time, join the team, and explore the Western Regions together.

At first, he tried hard to maintain his independence, but after Xue Ping arrived, under this extremely powerful guy, his troops were infiltrated with holes and had long become an inseparable part of the Tang Dynasty's troops in the Western Regions. By the time he woke up, everything was too late. He even had to thank Xue Ping for having been reused and never liquidated him under such circumstances.

But when he returned to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, he was still afraid.

He has a friendship with Xue Ping and others, and has the friendship of blood pouring out of the blood of climbing ice and lying on the snow together over the years, but after he returned, who knew who Peng Shuangmu was?

Tang Ji could stay because he was a good leader and was also very involved in the mainland. Now the famous Tongda Trading Company in the Tang Dynasty has 2.5% of Tang Ji's shares. The Botong Money Bank, which is jointly ventured by Tongda Trading Company and Boxing Trading Company, is now one of the two major money banks in the Tang Dynasty. It is only inferior to the Wuwei Money Bank operated by the court. It is the first private money bank and has close ties with the court. If Tang Ji stays, the court will naturally feel at ease.

Although Peng Shuangmu has saved millions of dollars in the Western Regions over the years, he has no ties inside. How could the court keep him here?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Peng Shuangmu sighed again. What if he doesn't go back? The court was about to deal with him, but the few people in front of him were enough. Even if Xue Ping gave him the order, Peng Shuangmu would have to tie him up. Although his subordinates are now all over the Western Regions, these people now have families and families, and live a very comfortable life. Could it be that they will rebel with him? Even if they are determined to do it, is it possible to achieve something in a little bit?

"Go back, go back! I just hope that His Majesty the Emperor can allow me to go home and be a rich man!"

"You're thinking too much!" Xue Ping said: "Shuangmu, as long as you are willing to let go of everything in the Western Regions, with your hard work over the years, you can really get nothing? After returning to Chang'an, you will go to the Jing'an Army as the deputy general, Li Mi's deputy. Don't underestimate the Jing'an Army, the Jing'an Army is now responsible for public security and other affairs across the country, and is a solid position of power."

"Jing'an Army?" Peng Shuangmu was stunned.
Chapter completed!