The east wall of Hami City.

The city wall that was once shattered by imperial artillery is now in a state of repair. The work is led by Hami Berk Turson, who had been appointed by Lin Junhong. The food seized in the official warehouse and a little gold and silver became the main source of funds for repairing the city wall. The people working were mainly war refugees, using work for relief. Turson was well aware of this, so he simply repaired the city wall, but also carried out planned expansions.

Refugees obtained clothes and food by providing manual labor, and then dug up shacks on the construction site to live. Although this winter is difficult, they already have hope of survival. After half a day of work, refugees gathered in the shed for dinner, and Abdulla and Zhuo appeared here.

The stones built a forum. Abdulla and Zhuo stood in the cold wind, lowered their heads and stroked their chests, and said, "...We must thank Lord Zhen, thank him for guiding the kind Lord Junhong to this oasis! We must also thank His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Central Plains for sending the army with strict military disciplines!

The peace they brought and the treacherous slandered, let this oasis return to prosperity. May the Lord bless them."

"May the Lord bless them..." The devout believers surrounding Abdulla responded in unison.

The refugees also responded, surrounded Abdul Rahjo and listened to his speech, and all these scenes were held in his eyes by Tursun Burke.

"This Abdullah, when His Highness was preparing to march, he disobeyed his stern disobedience and repeatedly dragged his back. When His Highness overcomes difficulties, he won the hearts of the people everywhere in the countryside. His Highness gave refugees clothes and food, but he took the opportunity to invite people to buy them. It's such a hateful person! It seems that he had something to do with him at all times." Tursun lived in his fifties and never hated a holy descendant as he is now.

Lin Junhong listened on the side, his face full of smiles. Is Tursun really unfair for himself? He doesn't think so. At least yesterday when he came back, the refugees were still praising the kind Master Tursun Burke, but when Abdulla came, the direction of public opinion changed completely.

Tursun hated Abdulla not because of Abdulla's shamelessness. In fact, he has always been like this. The key is that Tursun has changed. He is no longer a businessman, but has become a Burke. The regime and theocracy have been complemented by each other for hundreds of years in this land, but when it comes to interests, they are again tit-for-tat.

"Turson Burke, please sit down. How Abdulla devils people is just fooling the people. The people who truly decide the fate of this land are here." Risht got into the role of consultant and opened the chair for Turson.

Tursun sat down with a smile, Yes, why are you angry with Abdulla? No matter how famous you have, you will never be able to get the support of the empire. I am already a member of the empire, let alone, Abdulla has been hated by Your Highness.

Everyone at the long table knew that Lin Junhong invited them to discuss a major event today, that is, how the empire should effectively rule the Turpan and Hami regions.

Most of the forces of Babaiboke have been eliminated. Although the areas he controlled have expanded westward and occupied chalim in the past decade, Lin Junhong no longer wants to move westward. How to resolve the civil strife in the Yarkand Khanate still requires the decision of the imperial center, but how to rule the occupied areas is already a realistic problem. Of course, this problem has a general framework, that is, to establish the Kansai Appeasement Zone, which is the scope of the sphere of influence that Babaiboke originally belonged to. This area is to the southern foot of the Altai Mountains and the desert area to the south, with an area of ​​more than 100,000 square kilometers, but the core area is only the two major oasis areas of Turpan and Hami, with a population of about 400,000.

The first thing to be sure is that the Zasak system must be implemented here. After all, the immigrants prepared by the Lifanyuan for the Guanxi Appeasement Zone have arrived in Gansu and will be moved after winter. Among them are two Heshuote Banners from Xining Appeasement Zone, four Mongolian banners and six production banners in Yunzhong Appeasement Zone, namely eight Lifanyuan direct banners and four vassal banners. There are more than 13,000 herdersmen and 15,000 farmers, and the total population exceeds 150,000. These people will immigrate here in two batches, first moving herders and then moving farmers.

The first batch of new immigrants will be placed in the pastoral and reclamation areas of the Balikun grassland that Babaiboke did not pay attention to in the past. The second batch will directly enter the oasis area, take over the land that originally belonged to Babaiboke and the upper lords, and carry out land reclamation. In the war, the small lords and middle and lower lords will be adapted by the Zasak system, and about eight flags can be compiled. But the question is, what kind of system should the remaining 300,000 people in the Kansai area be governed by.

The meeting lasted for a long time, and there was still no agreement on the most critical issues. Lin Junhong seemed to disagree with the rule of the local people with the Zasak system, and Cao Yu was not concerned about it and did not express his opinion. On the contrary, a large group of local powers who had already surrendered strongly recommended adopting the Zasak system. It is not difficult to understand the reason. They already belong to Zasak. If the rest of them are classified into this system, they can have more official positions to compete.

After dinner and the meeting ended, Turshun took Rishte home. Rishte was alone in Hami, and his wife and children were in Turpan. He chose to live in Turshun's house, which was both comfortable and recognized by Lin Junhong.

"I remember you never drank before." Risht said with a smile as he watched Tursun pour himself a glass of wine.

The two knew each other a long time ago, especially in business cooperation. Tursun's brother died at the hands of Risht's father, and Risht's father was sacked by Turson. The two sat opposite each other, and seemed to be a humble businessman and a gentle governor.

Tursun said honestly: "The merchant Tursun dare not drink it. Now it is Tursun Burke."

"Okay, I'll have some drinks with you." Risht took the wine glass he handed over.

Tursun said: "I would like to ask you a question, why does Your Highness not support the use of the Zasak system to rule the local area."

"Then why do you think the Zasak system is suitable?" Risht asked back.

Tursun said: "Although the terms of official institutions are different from our habits, they are a good system. The military and political forces are merged together, and the mobilization ability is very strong. Advance can be attacked and defended. Although Guanxi belongs to the empire now, it is hanging alone in the Gobi desert. The Junggar, the Qing Dynasty, the Yarkand Khanate and even the Hoshuote people in Tibet are all threats. This system is very suitable."

Risht said: "It is true, but Lord Burke, you are mistaken. The system that Your Highness is planning is not used to rule Hami and Turpan, but to rule all the lands belonging to the Tianfang Sect in the future. Kansai has been pacified now, but the Yarkand Khanate does not. Will the Zasak system be used to rule the entire Tianshan South Road in the future?"

Regarding the empire's ambition, Tursun was not sure whether he really wanted to rule the entire Tianshan South Road, but he believed that the empire was supported by this strength. Speaking of his more than 50 years of life, he had done so many things for the lords of the Yarkand Khanate, and he had only obtained humble gold and silver. After doing a few small things for the empire, he would have been Hamibok and the Count of the Empire. If one day the empire really wanted to directly rule the land of the Yarkand Khanate, Tursun was happy to see it. Of course, he would not be able to express his opinion in front of Risht.

Seeing all kinds of expressions flashing across his face, Rishte had to say something but stopped several times, and instantly guessed his thoughts. So he changed his reason and said, "Mr. Burke, if Kansai adopts the Zasak system that integrates military and political affairs, will it really be good for you and your descendants?"

After hearing this, Tursun suddenly woke up. If the Zasak system was adopted, the most profitable one would be the hereditary lords who surrendered in the war. Of course, Tursun now has the status of an earl and is also a hereditary nobleman, but he is not a lord. Lin Junhong did not assign him the corresponding territory and people at all. In other words, if the Zasak system was adopted, his descendants would only inherit titles and wealth in the future, and Burke's position and real power would not have.

"In addition, the real power lords have monopoly. Do you think they trust the merchants or the Ah Hun?" Risht mentioned a heart-wrenching question. Tursun immediately determined that the answer was Ah Hun, a religious person. The army and faith have always been the two major elements that rule this land. The hundreds of years of history of the Yarkand Khanate, which is the combination and compromise of these two elements, is just not available.

This issue has made Tursun not only worry about his descendants, but also about his own safety. You should know that in recent decades, the religious forces represented by Ah Hun and Hezhuo have risen, gradually overwhelming the regime and military power. In Tursun's more than 50 years of business career, his favorite story was the "rumor" after Eid.

After Eid al-Fitr, there is a common program in various parts of the Yarkand Khanate. The lords sent Burke to various places to worship at the largest Tianfang Buddhist temple in the local area. After the ceremony, the local Hezhu or Ah Hun will unite to bring Burke to a room, discussing the merits and demerits of the Burke in the past year one by one, and finally giving an answer to whether it is a wise man. If so, Burke can walk out of the temple with his head held high. If not, then Burke will be escorted out of the temple and executed by the religious people around the temple. After the festival every year, Tursun will always drink wine and watch the show, listen to rumors from all over the place, and every year there will always be one or two Burkes he hates to be killed. Now, Tursun has no interest because he is already a Burke. He does not want to enter the temple after Eid al-Fitr and be "tried" by Ah Hun.

"Yes, it's absolutely not possible to implement the Zasak system, which is very unfavorable." Tursun had no intention of drinking and punched the table. Then he paced repeatedly in the room, because at the meeting that had just ended, the generals from the Imperial Army didn't care about what system it would be in the future. The loudest voices were those who were subordinate to the lords who supported the Zasak system. Tursun thought about it for a long time and couldn't find the answer, so he could only ask for advice: "Mr. Risht, what can you do to avoid the comprehensive Zasak of Hami and Turpan?"

"I can't avoid it, but in the years when I was the governor of Turpan, the most hated subordinates were the kind of people who jumped their feet against my methods, and the favorite subordinates were that although he opposed my plan, he could propose a better plan. From this point of view, I suggest that you do not easily oppose the comprehensive Zasak unless you can propose a better system." Risht reminded.

Tursun was surprised: "Me?"

Tursun was very self-aware. As a businessman, he had a lot of dealing with the ruling class, but he knew nothing about the matter within the ruling class, but he knew that Risht knew everything and asked, "Mr. Risht, do you have any good advice? If you can help me in this matter, I swear that I will do everything I can to save your life and find a good way out for your family."

Risht smiled and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Burke. Actually, I can't hold on to a good system, but I know what kind of system is beneficial to the empire's rule of this land."

"Please tell me in detail." Tursun asked.

Risht said: "There are several principles in this. One is the separation of church and state. I believe you and I have a deep understanding of this. You have been in the empire and the Western Regions for many years and know the restrictions on religion. As for me, as the governor of Turpan over the years, the most troublesome thing about me is how to deal with those greedy and cunning Ah Hun!

The second is to change the soil and return the flow but half the soil and half flow......"

Tursun poured a glass of water for Rishte and asked, "I know that changing the land and returning to the flow is to avoid the inheritance of officials. But by simply releasing officials, what is the meaning of half-land and half-land?"

Risht said: "Aren't you a typical representative of half-land and half-land? Your Hamilbok position cannot be passed down to your descendants, but you are not from an imperial official, but a man from the Yarkand Khanate and Weiwuer. Half-land and half-land means to use locals to rule the locals. Just imagine, if Your Highness let the Han people do all the big and small Burkes, their languages ​​are different, their customs are unclear, and they come from afar, it will definitely be counterproductive.

Obviously, in order to appease the General Office of Kansai, there will be a large number of generals from the Empire, but the grassroots officials who rule the towns of Kansai must be locals, which is half-land and half-flowing."

When Tursun heard this, he became busy. He found paper and pen and recorded what Risht said. Now he had fully trusted Risht. This prisoner who served as the governor of Turpan of the Yarkand Khanate for many years could combine local folk customs with the principles of imperial requirements to achieve the goal of "governing according to customs". Obviously, this compromised political system is the easiest to be accepted by both sides.
Chapter completed!