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After Hai Qing understood what the other party meant, he started to draw and told the other party that this was a kind of martial art in their country.

Those who practice will be able to fly several meters high in the air, and cross the river with a reed.

Seeing the style of a martial arts knight in the picture, William was dumbfounded. Can this person really do this?

What kind of country is the country where the other party is!

For a while, he was full of curiosity about this country. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and asked.

"When you go back, can you let me go with you? I am quite yearning for your country."

William gestured and said that if the other party made him surrender, then he could be regarded as the other party's subjects. How can I say that going there is not too much?

Seeing this, Hai Qing looked at Shan Ziheng, the other party was the commander in chief, and everything here was decided by the other party.

Shan Ziheng thought for a while, then nodded lightly, "Let the other party follow, no matter how you say it, the other party is offering a confession, and it seems unreasonable not to let the other party follow."

Seeing the other party, William was instantly pleasantly surprised. He was very yearning for such a mysterious country in his heart. If he could go and check it out, he would have no regrets in the rest of his life!

Now that he had conceded defeat, William stopped talking and took out most of his jewelry and gold to make offerings.

These things were directly collected by Shan Ziheng, and then he exchanged some commodities he brought for a lot of food.

The weather in the Xinghan Empire is not very good this year, and the grain production has dropped a lot. According to the order of the Holy One, he will buy some grain here and go back.

Things like peanuts and corn can be collected and brought back.

The corn can also be directly processed by the other party, and the corn kernels can be collected directly, which can save a lot of space.

William didn't understand why the other party brought these peanuts and corn back, but he didn't think too much about it. For him, the other party was able to buy these things with commodities, which was considered a profit.

After staying here for a few days, the ship continued to set sail, and Shan Ziheng wanted to continue to conquer other places, and then let the other party make offerings.

Let William wait here, and when they are ready to go back, he will come back here to pick them up.

William didn't care either. Since the other party said so, he just waited here.

In the Xinghan Empire, in the palace.

At this moment, Lu Chensheng didn't know what Shan Ziheng was doing, but the ship sent by the other party had arrived, saying that he had discovered an island.

There are a lot of precious trees on it. If you cut them down and bring them back, you can definitely earn a lot of money.

After learning the news, Lu Chensheng immediately asked people to cut it down, and kept it for the younger ones, and the rest can be brought back directly.

"My Majesty, the cows have already moved to other places, and the cheese workshop has already started processing. The first batch of cheese will come out in Star Seoul in five days."

The minister cupped his hands and said.

"Are there any other people in the grassland?"

Sitting on the dragon chair, Lu Chensheng felt a little hot, so he asked the maid beside him to fan him a few times.

The palace maid held a huge fan and began to fan it gently, and the cool breeze blew, which made Lu Chensheng cooler.

The courtiers who impeached Chengxue before are no longer there, they have been transferred away by Du Rufang.

"According to the spies' report, there are no other people left on the grassland, and our soldiers are getting familiar with the grassland, raising war horses, cattle and sheep."

The herdsmen who left did not know where they migrated to, or they froze to death in winter, and these had nothing to do with Lu Chensheng.

As long as there are no other people on the grassland and no other threats, that's fine.

"Well, well done."

Lu Chensheng nodded, and opened the memorabilia on the table, "By the way, what happened to the military divisions in the Western Regions."

The next thing to do is the Western Region, where there are many rich resources, and Lu Chensheng is going to take down the Western Region in one fell swoop.

The ministers are no strangers to this extremely belligerent monarch who wants to expand his territory.

In this court, you can argue with the Holy One about anything, but you must not hinder the determination of the Holy One to expand the territory.

Chapter 768 I'm too busy

"Your Majesty, envoys from Loulan and other countries are asking to see us today, and the matter may be related to this matter."

Yang Zhiyuan stood up and spoke.

He is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, so it is natural for him to receive envoys who ask to see him.

Lu Chensheng frowned, "How did they know that they were going to use troops against the countries in the Western Regions? Could it be that someone leaked the news?"

He had already revealed to the ministers in the court that he wanted to take action against the countries in the Western Regions.

But such news should not be disclosed to the countries of the Western Regions.

Ministers should also know that some things cannot be said to the outside world.

But this time, the opponent came directly for the war. Isn't this someone leaking the news?

When the ministers heard this, they were shocked. Leaking confidential information from the imperial court was a felony.

Could it be some fool who leaked out with his mouth open?

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter should not have been leaked by someone, but the countries in the Western Regions came to ask for an interview."

Yang Zhiyuan heard the words and said quickly.

Lu Chensheng glanced at him suspiciously, pondered for a moment and waved, "I call the envoys from the Western Regions to see him."

"Yes!"

The guard heard the words and immediately began to spread the word.

In a short time, the envoys of the Western Regions stepped into the hall, saw the emperor of the Xinghan Empire above, and hurriedly saluted.

"I don't know why you have come from afar?"

Lu Chensheng asked meaningfully, but he has already made plans.

The problem of the grassland has been resolved, and the next is the countries of the Western Regions. Based on the idea that people who are not of our race must have different hearts, Lu Chensheng naturally does not plan to let the other party go.

"Respected Emperor Xinghan, we are here to submit to the Xinghan Empire, and we are willing to donate money every year to show our admiration."

The envoy replied immediately.

surrender?

Lu Chensheng sat up straight before preparing to attack the other party. The other party was about to surrender. Is it true that no one leaked the secret?

Lu Chensheng glanced at all the ministers, but among these ministers, Lu Chensheng felt that they could be trusted, there shouldn't be such spies.

If there was one, it should have been caught by Jin Yiwei.

Right now, there is no evidence that Lu Chensheng is not going to ask about this matter.

"If you are willing to surrender, the Xinghan Empire is naturally willing to accept it. The Xinghan Empire has a vast land and resources, and can plan some places for you to multiply and live. Those places in the Western Regions are too remote and desolate."

When the envoy heard this, his expression changed immediately.

The other side is asking them all to migrate to the interior together, so that they will be under the nose of the Han people, which is not good news for them.

Moreover, in this way, they would be considered as having no kingdom.

"My lord, is it possible to be attached to the Xinghan Empire in the form of a vassal state?"

The envoy said cautiously.

Seriously, as the other party said, he felt that after a hundred years, all of their people would become Han Chinese.

Lu Chensheng's face remained unchanged, but he stared straight at the other party, putting great pressure on the other party.

"It can only be like this, there is no need for a dependent country, and the Xinghan Empire does not need such a thing."

When the envoy heard this, his face turned pale, and he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, so we need to go back and ask the king."

"Well, go back and ask. If there is no reply after two months, it will be regarded as rejection by you."

When the envoy heard this, he left silently.

Originally, I thought that if it existed as a vassal state, it would not have to face the threat of the Xinghan Empire. It was considered a waste of money to eliminate disasters.

But who would have thought that the other party did not want to give them such a meaning.

Moreover, it can be seen from the other party's meaning that the other party seems to be preparing to attack them!

If they don't agree this time, the next time they will see the opponent's iron weapon, the envoys will feel chills when they think of this.

All the envoys left one after another, but Lu Chensheng ignored them and continued with the next matter.

"The Ministry of Rites will pay attention to the news from the Western Regions. If they agree, they will divide a few places for them, break them up separately, and then start asking them to wear Han clothes, and start intermarriage, and use Han characters."

Lu Chensheng said to Yang Zhiyuan from the Ministry of Rites.

If the other party really agrees, then there are other things waiting for them.

The implementation of these policies one by one can directly Sinicize the other party. After a few generations, the other party's children will think that they are like the Han people and belong to the Star Empire.

Yang Zhiyuan opened his mouth, with a bit of shock in his eyes, he didn't expect the Holy Majesty to have such a means to wait.

If it really goes on like this, the countries in the Western Regions will really be wiped out before long.

In the future, there will be no more countries in the Western Regions, only the Xinghan Empire.

"Yes! The minister knows."

Knowing what His Majesty meant, Yang Zhiyuan didn't object.

"How is the construction of roads in various places?"

Lu Chensheng asked.

He has already taught many aristocratic families and merchants how to make cement, asking them to make cement.

The only condition is to let them help to make more cement, and then build roads everywhere.

"My Majesty, the current progress is quite satisfactory, but it is not so fast to complete the construction of roads across the country. It will take about three years to complete the construction of roads across the country."

"Three years? Too slow."

Lu Chensheng frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with the progress.

"My lord, three years is already very fast, and it is really impossible to do it quickly."

Wang Tianxun gritted his teeth and replied.

Cement is not so easy to make. Various materials need to be ground into powder, which is so simple, and it needs to be used in many places.

Those businessmen from aristocratic families first made cement to make money, and then used a little bit to build roads.

For three years, Wang Tianxun felt very rushed.

Lu Chensheng also knows that without the help of machinery, cement is really difficult to make, so the output has been very low.

Although a lot of workshops have been opened, they have already reached the upper limit of production.

"Let's leave it like this for now."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand and said, it seems that he will go back to supervise and ask the crew to find the rubber tree.

With the rubber tree, the technology of Xinghan Empire can take a big step forward.

Ships and everything can be used.

The court meeting lasted for a while. After all the ministers were fine, the guards announced their withdrawal. Lu Chensheng got up and left the palace. After sitting on the dragon, he asked Gu Zhifang to check the news.

After half a stick of incense, Lu Chensheng sat in the small pavilion, and Gu Zhifang came back with the news to report.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's not that someone leaked the news."

Gu Zhifang replied respectfully.

Chapter 769 Invasion

"What exactly happened?"

Lu Chensheng asked.

"It's because the countries in the Western Regions were terrified when they learned that the Zanda clan had been wiped out. They thought that if they didn't surrender in advance, they were afraid that the Holy One would attack with their troops. That's why they expressed their intention to surrender in advance."

Gu Zhifang's investigation was quick, and he immediately learned the whole story.

Hearing the news, Lu Chensheng couldn't help raising his brows, and he didn't expect such a situation.