Not long after the minister entered, someone came to inform Zhao Tuo and others that they could enter.

Although this is the walking court, it has been out for so long, and the contact with Luoyang has been somewhat interrupted.

It is also difficult for some domestic government affairs to be handled here.

And they had just arrived. Although they had rested for a night, this one night was not enough to wash away the fatigue accumulated over the past few months.

So there is nothing to say about government affairs, that is, to support the appearance, meet with Zhao Tuo and others, and understand the general situation here.

Then we will continue to rest, and then we will see what the emperor wants, whether to continue heading west or stop here.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo!" Seeing the emperor, Zhao Tuo quickly saluted, and the people behind him also followed suit.

"No courtesy! My dear, you have worked hard these days. You have become thinner and darker!" Wang Buxian said with great concern.

Compared to the last time we met, Zhao Tuo has indeed become thinner and darker.

However, in this environment, let alone Zhao Tuo, even the officials who followed him became thinner and darker after passing by.

No one can travel long distances and still gain weight.

The change in body shape can also confirm to a certain extent whether Zhao Tuo was lazy after coming to the Western Regions.

"Serving the empire, these are what I should do, and compared with those soldiers, what I do is nothing!" Zhao Tuo said very modestly.

"No matter what, I remember Aiqing's contribution. Let's talk about the changes in the Western Regions!" Wang Buxu nodded without too much hypocrisy.

Wang Buxian remembered the agreement he made with Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo also remembered it. Of course, he still admired Zhao Tuo very much.

The king is not hungry and he is not a person who has no appetite, let alone a monarch who cannot tolerate others.

They had made an agreement when they were in Luoyang earlier. Zhao Tuo would help the court to open up the Western Region and stabilize the situation in the Western Region, and then Wang Buxu would allocate a piece of land to Zhao Tuo and make him king.

Similarly, Wang Buhung did not lay any surprises for Zhao Tuo.

Instead, he told him very directly that he could be crowned king, but the rules of the court could not be broken.

He has absolute governance rights within the land of the king, but the military power must be controlled by the court. The king is responsible for providing the food and fodder needed for the garrison. At the same time, 30% of the annual taxes must be turned over to the national treasury.

Zhao Tuo could only agree to this.

Although it is a little uncomfortable, it is not unacceptable.

It's just that the power after being crowned king is smaller, but what does it matter?

As long as his descendants can stick to these rules honestly, then this throne can continue forever.

Whether this kind of thing is good or bad depends on how the individual understands it.

Zhao Tuo thought it was pretty good. Although there was not much opportunity to expand the territory, it was at least very stable. In the event of an invasion, the court would need to mobilize troops to resist.

Therefore, even if Zhao Tuo wanted to be crowned king as soon as possible, he had to work hard on the governance of the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty, the current situation in the Western Region is relatively stable. Two-thirds of the entire southern region of the Western Region has joined the Han Dynasty. The rest is either threatened by Dawan or is still swaying. In the hands of the minister,

The number of officials is really limited, and we can’t send manpower to govern more places in a short period of time.”

"So, the current governance in various places is basically managed by two or three officials, and then some local officials are brought together to manage the situation. It is relatively stable at the moment, but there are still hidden dangers."

"If we want to completely solve this hidden danger, we need to send more officials from the imperial court. But for now, there is no problem because the army is still there!" Zhao Tuo first talked about the problem in the southern part of the Western Region.

Especially the last sentence, it directly states that the reason why the Han Dynasty was proceeding so smoothly in the Western Regions was because the army was still there.

Who in the entire Western Region doesn't know that the main army of the Han Dynasty is fighting a decisive battle with the Huns here?

Han Xin led 250,000 main legions in the north, and Yingbu led 200,000 main legions in the south, attacking the Huns from the north and south.

If the Huns were victorious, why were there no traces of the Huns since they left?

Why did the Han people never leave after they arrived?

Why can their officials stay here safely and manage patiently?

Even a fool can see that the Huns are on their last legs. They can't defeat the Han people, so they don't have the energy to take care of this area.

The Han people also knew about this matter, so they calmed down and dealt with it patiently.

"Well, you can do some calculations later and see how many manpower is needed in each place. I will make arrangements when the time comes!" Wang Buxu nodded neatly.

As time goes by, the number of people in the academy is increasing, and it will definitely continue every year in the future.

As far as the current situation is concerned, basically anyone who is qualified can become an official.

The difference lies in whether you can be an official in your hometown or come to the Western Regions to be an official.

Even in the early stage, we can consider letting some people who failed the college entrance exams in county schools, have similar grades, and do not want to repeat the exams to become officials in the Western Regions.

These are all acceptable. In any case, they have received several years of education and can be regarded as educated people. There is no problem in coming to a place like the Western Regions.

As for the future, we can only slowly raise the threshold.

There is nothing we can do about this. In the early years of New China, you could directly become an official after graduating from junior high school or high school. Later, you were promoted to university. This story tells us that blindly improving your career may not be a good thing.

Well, we can do something about this.

As for whether people are willing to come?

Is this important?

As long as the conditions are high, there will be no shortage of people anywhere.

Besides, as long as the system is reasonable and people don't feel like they can't go back once they come, there will always be people who are willing to come.

As time goes by, as more people come, there may not be any who are willing to really stay.

"Your Majesty, this gap is still huge!" Zhao Tuo thought for a while and then said: "There are hundreds of cities in the entire southern part of the Western Region, with a total population of almost 1.5 million. According to one official overseeing a thousand people, that's not enough.

It requires 1,500 people, and since the area is vast and sparsely populated, it is not enough to allocate officials according to the local ratio, so the official gap needs to be at least 3,000 people."

One official overseeing a thousand people is just a rough data ratio, calculated based on the number of officials and civilians in the counties with the smallest populations in the Han Dynasty.

But the Western Region is a bit special. Although officials are not considered officials, in such a large place, it is not enough to recruit a few more officials.
Chapter completed!