The great changes in the Western Regions were summarized into a detailed telegram in early May, and Zuo Zongtang personally sent to the capital. On the Dragon Boat Festival, it ignited the morale of the capital!

The good news is really one after another. Although there are some episodes, Emperor Tongzhi used his skills or his good luck to resolve it little by little.

Now even if there are complaints within the Eight Banners, they are hidden very deeply, and the people are shouting from the Holy Lord of Long Live.

This is not a false politeness. The people really regard Emperor Tongzhi as a prosperous monarch like Kang Yonggan. Most people think that the Tongzhi Revival is real.

The war in the Western Regions ended, and the treaty between Tsarist Russia was also signed. Suddenly, everyone realized that there was no war in the entire Qing Dynasty!

This is an important sign of the arrival of prosperous times. It is a matter of being a peaceful dog rather than a troubled person!

As long as there is no war, the Chinese will develop the economy as quickly as possible and resume production. Agricultural civilization has such endless energy!

It was this time, no matter how much the court complained about Emperor Tongzhi, he did not dare to show any slightest. Even the temporary alliance formed by Prince Gong and others was dormant under the strict order of the Japanese Sixth.

Everyone knows that just because Zaichun's popularity is now, it is really flowers and burning oil. No one can resist this powerful force.

The bureaucratic system of the late Qing Dynasty suddenly burst out with extremely high efficiency. Anyone who had the emperor's will was excellent!

The rewards to the army in the west must be prepared in advance. On May 15th, Zuo Zongtang submitted a memorial and requested the court to allow 100,000 troops to conquer the western border to guard the Western Regions.

In the memorial, Zuo Jigao shed tears and felt sad, describing the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army as extremely miserable!

This is true. The army in the West was based on the old Hunan Army, and then combined part of the Sichuan Army that pacified the long hair, as well as the Gansu-Shaanxi garrison, including part of the Manchu and Mongolian army!

The main force among them is the southern Han people who are flat and long-haired!

These Hunan Army and Sichuan Army have fought for the Qing Dynasty for a lifetime. Since the first year of Xianfeng, many people have started fighting, and have been fighting until the Western Regions are still fighting. Many people are already in their forties.

The average life expectancy in ancient times was very low, and the average life expectancy in the Qing Dynasty was only over fifty years old. It is not an exaggeration to say that these people were buried in half!

Don’t bother them anymore, they have no relatives when they return to their hometown!

In the heavenly movement back then, the war was like plowing the land, which completely screened the economy of the south. The original owners of countless lands could not be found, and then they were replaced, and they were killed, and then replaced!

Many villages have been burned to white and completely disappeared. From the villages that were newly established at the original address, there is no blood relationship with people in the past.

What else can these veterans go back to their hometown? They can no longer go back. Their relatives and their land have no more. Moreover, they have been fighting for life, and they will never get used to letting them farm.

But the Western Regions need them here. Guarding the border requires a large number of Han troops, and the Western Regions need to increase the population of Han people to maintain their rule. These veterans can play the most important role when they stay here!

The court will pay a salary, and these veterans will farm and plant some land, so that their last lives will be dedicated to this country! This is their life, their destiny, and their mission to come to this world!

Zuo Zongtang said it very clearly that if you want long-term stability in the Western Regions, you must change the system. While the army is in the Western Regions and the border guards can stay, you can directly build it in counties!

With Dihua as the capital to control the northern and southern borders, 100,000 veterans guarding the border could also intimidate those sluts and dare not rebel. Then the Western Regions Investment Bank began to develop the economy and make the people here live a better life.

The trade routes have been opened and the economy has developed, and it can also attract some people from the Central Plains to take root here!

The solution has been figured out, and all that is left is to get time, intermarriages among all ethnic groups, education, economic development, and military loyal to the country to maintain public order.

Just like this, if you develop well for a hundred or two years, this land will never be separated from China!

All this requires is the nodding of the court. You just need to use seals to recognize this reform system. Zuo Zongtang has selected the executive personnel, so you, Emperor Tongzhi, don’t bother at all!

Zhuang Zuo has already done things like this. If the court opposes it again, it will be heartless.

For Manchus, 100,000 veterans from Han people went to guard the border, which was Zuo Zongtang's own martial arts! He placed his direct line in the Western Regions thousands of miles away, which means that these people will never return to the Central Plains in their lives.

What rebellion did he use? Zuo Jigao completely reassures the court. With Jiayuguan, Yumenguan and other passes, these veterans guarding the border in the Western Regions could not even reach Lanzhou without the imperial decree.

The Central Plains were a mess, and they could not interfere. This was what Manren wanted, and what they loved the most was the Han people who put down their military power!

The entire capital was sensational now, and Zuo Zongtang's popularity for a while had reached the point where he was as famous as Zeng Guofan!

It is no exaggeration to reward the army in the west. Emperor Tongzhi asked the six tribes to discuss how to reward them!

What else can I say? Zuo Zongtang is definitely not a good candidate for being a king, but it is still sufficient to be a duke, but there is also a problem with being a duke. Zeng Guofan’s highest title is the first-class Marquis of Yiyong!

Zeng Wenzheng is a marquis. Is it appropriate for Zuo Zongtang to be named Duke? I really have to overwhelm Zeng Guofan? You must know that Zuo Zongtang was a disciple of Zeng Guofan.

For the title and reward of Han ministers, this is the errand of the Ministry of Rites. They also have to come up with a plan and hand it to the emperor, and the emperor will make the choice!

But today the Ministry of Rites cannot use this advice because everyone understands it. With the spirit of the little emperor, he can even consider being a king. It is probably unreasonable to be a marquis.

The Military Affairs Office had six leaders, and they had no idea after discussing for a while. In the end, Bao Yan could only invite the two imperial masters, Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao.

"Two, you are the emperor's teacher and the leader of the Han minister Qingliu. You should listen to your Majesty...why do you go and talk about your Majesty's tone?"

"Oh... I'm afraid it's not suitable for me to go..." Li Hongzao hid as soon as he heard this. "Your Majesty has been educated by Master Weng for many years, so I'm just a name!"

"I have to let the Hanlin Academy write an article on celebrating the commemorative ceremony. Why don't I go and do the job first?" After saying that, Li Hongzao escaped without waiting for everyone to speak.

Everyone present shook their heads and thought to themselves, why is this guy practicing more and more like a fox?
Chapter completed!