Chapter 484 is actually more Western
System: [Aruan is really smart. Except for the wrong analysis of the geographical location of the third-party forces, the rest of the ideas are completely correct.]
Everyone almost stumbled:...
System, you are too pampering. Isn't this completely wrong? !
Yuan Ruan smiled helplessly and said, "Tong'er, forget it. So if it's not the power in the south, then it must be the north, or even further north, the Qiang people in the Western Regions and the Great Yuezhi?"
The system decisively said: [Yes! ]
After these words were spoken, the civil officials looked calm.
The military officers, especially those who had experience of being stationed on the frontiers, all had a subtle look of disbelief on their faces.
Seeing this, the Third Prince in the back couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "General Chen doesn't seem to believe it?"
General Chen thought for a while, then lowered his voice and explained, "Your Highness, I do not doubt what the Master System said, but the Western Region is vast and sparsely populated, with many countries, about fifty or sixty."
When the Third Prince heard the word "approximately", he thought it was a bit absurd and couldn't help but ask sternly, "Approximately? How long has it been since you sent spies to investigate? Don't you have a definite number?"
General Chen said helplessly: "Third Prince, it's not that we don't investigate, but the terrain of the Western Region is very complex, and there are limited places suitable for living. In order to survive, the people of the Western Region often go to war. The big countries swallow up the small countries, and new small countries will split from the big countries. There are 53 countries today, and there may be 56 tomorrow, and 49 the day after tomorrow. It is for this reason that I don't think the Western Region can unite and provide any help to the Xiongnu."
The Third Prince nodded and said, "What if a dynasty emerges in the Western Regions in the future and unifies them?"
General Chen hesitated for a moment and whispered, "It's possible, but I think it's difficult to unify the Western Regions..."
After a pause, General Chen continued, "In addition, the system is aimed at the shortcomings of Daxia after "implementing the strategy of sinicizing the Xiongnu", so there should not be a prerequisite of unifying the Western Regions. After all, the Western Regions are definitely not unified now."
The third prince nodded and said yes.
At this time, Yuan Ruan's somewhat confused voice sounded: [Tong'er, are you sure? The Xiongnu likes to rob the Western Regions the most. The Western Regions' hatred for the Xiongnu is much deeper than their hatred for us. Why would the Western Regions support the Xiongnu? ]
System: [Yes. The Xiongnu originally liked to plunder the Western Regions. After some of the Xiongnu defected to the Central Plains Dynasty, the remaining Xiongnu became even more fond of plundering the Western Regions. The Western Regions could not defeat the Xiongnu, so they sent people to ask the Central Plains Dynasty for help. The Central Plains Dynasty chose to refuse, and even oppressed the Western Regions and increased commercial taxes. As a result, the small countries in the Western Regions were swallowed up by the Xiongnu, and the large countries in the Western Regions were also harassed. In addition, they had grievances against the Central Plains Dynasty, so they cooperated with the Xiongnu. In this way, the Western Regions became the rear base of the Xiongnu. ]
After hearing this, Yuan Ruan couldn't help but ask: "Wait, if the Central Plains Dynasty did not refuse to help the Western Regions, would it be possible to completely crush the Xiongnu?"
The system suddenly laughed: [Haha... a wise ruler in the future also thought so. After defeating the Xiongnu once again, he arranged for someone to go to the Western Regions as an official to manage them, similar to a Jiedushi or something like that. But it was only slightly better.]
Yuan Ruan was stunned when he heard this: [Better? ]
System: [Yes! If you want to manage the Western Regions, you must give them benefits, and the Western Regions will obey. This caused the Central Plains dynasty to bear a heavy burden. It was fine during prosperous times, but once there was a disaster, civil unrest, and the emperor refused to pay for the Western Regions, the Huns would start to suck blood from the Western Regions again, and then it would be another reincarnation...]