"Even if I have to give you up due to pressure from the Tang Dynasty in the future, I will not hand you over to the Tang Dynasty. Instead, I will send you to the far west, so that you can spread your wings and make a name for yourself there!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue was moved and stepped forward to hug Yi Pi She Kui tightly.
"My dear friend, I am so glad you said that!"
Let's go!
"Take me on a tour of your country!"
"good!"
Under the guidance of Yipi Shekui, Li Jue witnessed the local customs and traditions of various places, the beautiful music of Kucha, the graceful songstresses of Yanqi, and the brave gladiators of Shi and Kang.
"Strictly speaking, everything west of Yumen Pass belongs to our Western Turkic territory..."
"What? Kucha, which we just passed by, was also there?"
"yes!"
"According to the territory under Yibi Dulu Khan, the present-day kingdoms of Kucha, Dushan, Qiemo, Tokharistan, Yanqi, Shi, Shi, He, Mu, and Kang should all be under my rule."
"It's just that I've only been Khan for a short time, and these small countries haven't recognized me yet. They're in a state of neither opposing nor supporting me."
"Do you know how many people there were in the Western Turks?"
"have no idea……"
"You are the Khan of the Western Turks, yet you don't even know how many people your country has?"
Yi Pi She Kui, upon hearing this, spoke with righteous indignation.
"What's so strange about that? Not only do I not know, but none of our Turkic Khans throughout history have known it."
"We are different from the Tang Dynasty. We don't have as many government offices managing household registration as the Tang Dynasty. We just conquer a place and have them pay us a certain amount of tax every year..."
What is taxation?
When Yi Pi She Kui heard Li Jue ask this question, he immediately answered shyly.
"Well, to put it in your Tang Dynasty language, it's a bit like protection money, hehe..."
Li Jue was speechless upon hearing this, realizing that the Western Turks were still in the slave society stage at this time.
The focus of war is not on how much territory is occupied, but on conquest.
This made Li Jue a little worried about his future life. Would such a backward political system limit his talents?
However, he soon realized that he had worried too much, as Yipi Shekui couldn't even figure out how much tax each country levied.
Thus, Jielifa, who had not yet taken office, had an additional position similar to the Minister of Revenue of the Tang Dynasty, specifically managing money for Yipi Shekui.
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