The most arrogant in history

Chapter 696: Copying homework.

Ayiman sighed:

"We only have one or two thousand people, and we can't do large-scale projects. We can't learn the hard work of your Chinese country."

Ye Kun shrugged: "We have a saying in China, if you work hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle. Forget it, you don't seem to listen to me..."

"Then I'll hand over the sandbar to you, and you can show me how to manage it."

Aiman ​​squinted and smiled: "If you can manage the sandbanks in the north well, I will give you a gift. I will give you the entire Loulan Kingdom!"

"It's a deal, you can't go back on your word."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Let's go back now and have a meeting with the elders of your Loulan tribe to sign a written agreement."

"bring it on!"

Ayiman also smiled, rode his horse and galloped straight towards Loulan City.

A dinner has been prepared in the city.

The thirteen elders and five family heads of Loulan Kingdom all came to have dinner with Ye Kun.

Ye Kun had no appetite, so he drank two glasses of wine and got straight to the point:

"Dear clan leaders and elders of Loulan, our Han Kingdom intends to become one with Loulan. The environment in Loulan is not good, and the wind and sand are very strong. I hope you will migrate eastward, and I will build a new Loulan city for you..."

Among the Loulan elders, some immediately objected and shook their heads:

"We will not migrate. If we migrate, we will have to cultivate the land like you do to have food to eat. We stay here and can collect tolls so that our descendants will have food to eat."

Damn, what kind of nonsense is this.

Do you want to keep this toll station for a thousand years?

Ye Kun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and nodded:

"The elder's idea is right. But have you ever thought about what you would do if we, the Han people, don't allow you to collect tolls?"

The elder said, "Then we can just herd cattle and pan for gold, and we'll be able to survive. Our ancestors have lived this way for hundreds of years."

"Your ancestors had oases of thousands of miles. But now, your oases are only a hundred miles. Gold mining and alchemy have seriously polluted your rivers, causing the deaths of your cattle and horses, and reducing the number of oases."

Ye Kun looked at everyone and said seriously: "Anyone with foresight can see that if things continue to develop, Loulan will soon be swallowed by the yellow sand, and the Loulan people will perish from now on."

The Loulan leaders looked at each other in silence.

They all knew that Ye Kun was right.

But they have no choice but to muddle through.

Ayiman said: "My dear elders, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is right. We should find a way to leave a way for the descendants of Loulan.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was willing to help us find a place to build a new city and relocate half of the Loulan population. He also promised that half of us could continue to stay in Loulan.

The Han emperor also said, "Help us manage the sandbanks, maintain the oasis and water sources, and provide for the people of Loulan. Protect us from harm and ensure that our people can thrive and prosper."

Another elder also stood up and said:

"Loulan has always enjoyed the care of China. Otherwise, it would have been destroyed by other countries in the Western Regions. Now that the sandbar is approaching, the only way out for our Loulan is to rely on China."

A bald elder looked at Ye Kun and asked, "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is taking such good care of Loulan, do you have any requests?"

Ye Kun nodded and said, "My request is very simple. Your Loulan Kingdom must exist as a vassal state and acknowledge that it is part of the Huaxia Kingdom. Everything else can be discussed."

The bald elder smiled and said, "We have long been recognized as a vassal state of China and pay tribute every year. We also try our best to provide convenience for the Han army and envoys and merchant groups passing through."

"However, the development of your Loulan Kingdom has not kept up with the pace of the Han Kingdom. It has held us back and affected our actions towards the West."

Ye Kun directly revealed his trump card: "I will give you a new city, and then take over your old city, prevent and control sand and desertification here, maintain oases and water sources, and turn the old place of Loulan into a pearl on the road to the Western Regions."

"The yellow sand is the punishment from the gods. How do you deal with it, Emperor Han?"

"In China, we believe that man can conquer nature."

Ye Kun said proudly: "I have the technology of using grass grids to control sand, cement to build dams, karez to utilize groundwater, and turbine irrigation machines. Together with tree planting, it will not be a problem to restore your former oasis."

The two sides discussed the future and development of Loulan.

Ye Kun debated with the scholars and made a blueprint for Loulan with solid arguments and evidence.

In other words, it's a big pie.

The elders of the Loulan tribe were somewhat interested and expressed their willingness to discuss it.

"Okay, I'll wait here for two days and continue to enjoy the scenery of Loulan."

Ye Kun felt that Loulan’s system was quite good. They discussed things together and the royal power was not overly concentrated.

After a night's rest, Ye Kun, along with some of his trusted aides and water conservancy personnel, inspected the surroundings of Loulan and studied issues concerning Loulan's future construction.

Because Loulan has become a part of China.

Wei Jinde laughed and said, "Your Majesty, Loulan is a small country. Why not just force them to relocate? Why bother with this? Mobilize 3,000 troops and scare them to pee their pants!"

“After forced relocation, governance is still needed.”

Ye Kun pointed around and said, "Loulan, as an ancient country, has existed here for hundreds of years because of its good geographical location. As a station connecting the east and the west, we will renovate it and it will be much more convenient in the future.

As part of China, Loulan has history and culture, and we have an obligation to keep the culture of Loulan alive.”

"But this sandbar is getting closer. How can we deal with it?"

"You can give it a try."

Ye Kun got off the horse and explained the grass grid sand control technology to everyone, and put forward some ideas for future control.

Jinsha River may be an upstream branch of Shule River, and its water flow is acceptable.

Stopping gold mining, dredging the river, and building a few small dams can greatly increase water storage capacity.

Stop grazing and protect the oasis.

Apart from camels and horses for transportation, cattle and sheep are no longer raised for meat.

In terms of transportation, we have also increased the use of rickshaws, flatbed carts, and tricycles to replace horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts as much as possible.

If we install steam turbine water pumps and use copper or bamboo pipes to transport river water to distant sandbanks for planting trees, there is still hope.

The construction of karez continues to be strengthened.

The Western Region has good sunshine conditions and high temperatures in summer, so a large number of biogas digesters can be built, which can not only solve the problem of fuel shortage, but also utilize biogas residues to improve sandy land and plant trees.

If we deploy two to three thousand people and persist for three to five years, we will definitely see results.

Later, Loulan's oasis was restored and had abundant water storage, making it an important supply station and repair center on the road to the West, playing a huge strategic role.

The current sandbar has not yet completely turned into a desert and can be saved.

After listening to Ye Kun's plan, everyone suddenly understood.

The technicians admired Ye Kun very much and exclaimed: "The emperor is really a scholar and knows everything."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Think more about everything, learn more, and you will naturally make progress."

These are all experiences of desert management in later generations, and Ye Kun was just copying their homework.

After two days of investigation in Loulan, the discussions among the Loulan elders also yielded results.

Queen Ayiman arranged a dinner again and invited Ye Kun to join the discussion.

After three rounds of drinking, the elder of Loulan said, "Thank you for the care of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Our discussion has yielded results."