At the end of 1795, the total population within the Qin ruling area was about 850,000, of which about 320,000 were local slaves, more than 200,000 were Tiel people who turned to Qin, and more than 200,000 moved to the Western Regions and Dangxiang people west of the Pamirs with the Qin army.

There are less than 100,000 left, and they are conquerors outside the Han people, foreign princes, foreign princes, Tubo, foreign princes, Mengwu and other regions.

The population is not small, after all, it was almost the same number when Pars ruled here, and there were large deserts everywhere in the territory, with only a few rivers, valleys and a few oasis in the desert that could be cultivated and grazed.

After another round of war looting, the Qin State had almost no conditions for self-sufficiency.

"We seized a lot of food and grass before."

Regarding this, Zuo Helin said to Xu Daixuan:

"The Pars were defeated too quickly and didn't have time to destroy the food and grass. They were pretty good at squeezing the locals, and there were quite a lot of reserves in the warehouse."

"But it is still not enough. We allow foreign soldiers to kill and plunder, which has caused great losses to the people. The Pars people have not collected much of the food and grass reserved by the people."

"Just relying on the previous seizure, it is probably enough for the entire army to need for three months. This is a very dangerous number and it is impossible to sustain the harvest next year."

Xu Shizhen continued Zuo Helin's topic and said: "We still have money, bank loans, private investments in the empire, and private houses that His Majesty and His Highness have given to the king. We have not spent all of them yet. Do we have to spend money to buy some food and grass from China to help the emergency?"

"Of course I have to buy it, but I can't spend all the money." Xu Daixuan replied: "Except for my private money, everything else is interest-free, which is equivalent to our national debt. Now our productivity is that we have spent all the money and have to borrow it next year. Sooner or later, we will not even be able to pay the interest."

"It's just right if you can't pay it back. Let's use the land to pay off the debt. Let's continue the Western Expedition." Zuo Helin said a joke that is not a joke - all the land of Qin State was robbed, and no one felt sorry for selling it to pay off the debt.

Xu Daixuan ignored this. The land of Qin will be merged by the empire sooner or later, but that is definitely not what can be done now, or even decades - it must be done when the local Han people are the main ones, and the empire can effectively rule here.

Xu Shizhen ignored Zuo Helin's joke, and he said in a deep voice:

"It is not easy for domestic merchants to transport grain. They have to cross mountains and ridges and cross deserts. The food price here is more than eight times that of Chang'an. It is estimated that it will rise again in winter. Our little money can't last long."

"What's more, there are a few tribes and foreigners in the Western Regions who have defected to our country. This winter will definitely not be easy. We may have to provide a little more. This is another large amount of food expenditure."

Zuo Helin snorted coldly: "Those idiots shouldn't have let them snatch them before, see how much they have wasted!"

The Pars people have been operating in this area for decades, and the people have some food and livestock reserves. However, after the Battle of Balashaguen, foreign soldiers following the Han army were allowed to plunder everywhere, but they were unable to bring back much food. After investigation, it turned out that foreign soldiers only valued gold, jade, and wealth. When they encountered these good things, they often gave up heavy and not so valuable cloth and food.

"So foreigners come to ask for food support, and they cannot be used for nothing. They must buy it with money - anyway, they have snatched a lot of gold, jade and wealth."

Xu Shizhen glanced at Zuo Helin and continued:

"Also, don't regret what has happened. Learning lessons is the main thing."

"That's these two things." Xu Daixuan concluded: "First, get more food. Second, strengthen military discipline."

"Yes, you are all here." Xu Shizhen replied: "More food can only be from the country and strengthening foreign military disciplines, and it must be your Qin King's orders in person."

This is why Zuo Helin, Xu Shizhen, and Wang Qinian who had not arrived yet, Zhe Keshi and others must recommend Xu Daixuan to the forefront. When Qin State encounters difficulties, the emperor will not starve his grandson, right?

"It is best to send some gifts to the country so that the emperor, prince and the cabinet can clearly recognize our victory and make them feel that we are worthy of continuing to invest." Zuo Helin reminded.

"If you give gifts..." Xu Daixuan raised his head and thought for a while and said, "Grandpa Emperor is 'I have a disease'. Just pick ten beautiful women from the noble family of Pars to send them."

Pars has a high nose and deep eyes, and three-dimensional facial features. Those beauties' blue eyes will find it particularly interesting if they see too much. Moreover, there are rumors that Pars' beauties have inner charm, so their charm can only be understood but not expressed in words.

Xu Muhe is lustful, and he does not avoid this. Xu Daixuan is also straightforward, thinking that it is good to send a beautiful woman from the Western Regions directly.

"As for my father..., in fact, it is the best gift for him to know that singing in Chinese style is also started west of the Pamir Mountains."

"If it's a physical gift, pack the Pars military flag seized in front and hand it over, and he will be satisfied."

"The cabinet is even simpler. I put ten dou of gold and jade in front of them and told them that our conquest is not a loss, and that our land will only grow grain and cotton in the future."

As he grows older, Xu Shiyang, who has gradually entered middle age, began to go further and further on the road of extreme nationalism - he felt that this would clarify his historical positioning, which is probably the ultimate positioning of his strange life in a state of worry-free survival.

His performance was so obvious that it was not difficult for people around him to see this, so Seo Daixuan said those words.

As for the cabinet, the big guys are more concerned about the smooth operation of the empire - or economic growth.

The Western Regions are rich in gold and jade. They sent ten dou to prove that this place is not a useless place. Then they announced that they will mainly grow cotton in the future, which can provide a large amount of raw materials for the textile industry that the empire is still developing rapidly. Then the cabinet will also provide sufficient support to the Qin State for the empire's textile industry chain.

"I want three million stones of grain." Xu Daixuan continued: "No matter how much I consume on the road, even if I go to Quancheng to act coquettishly, the empire will have to send three million stones of grain to my warehouse!"

If a child performs well, he has to give him a piece of candy, right?

"When the food is in place, I will notify the foreigners one by one and send armored soldiers to Shatter Leaf. I will conduct a big review!"

In ancient times, military parades were also an important means to strengthen authority and military discipline. However, gathering people and horses together for inspection and training required a lot of money and food to support them. In ancient times, few countries were willing to bear such large expenditures.
Chapter completed!