Chapter 463 Assistant King

Aaliyah ascended the throne of the Yuezhi under the witness of the remaining nobles in the Yuezhi Royal City.

In the Yuezhi Palace, Aaliya took Qiubiju to discuss rewards and governance with Zhao Shuang.

Yueshi's territory is vast, reaching the Western Regions in the west and the border of Qin in the east.

However, as the three great Xihous of the Yuezhi turned rebellious and their subordinates became slaves, a huge power vacuum appeared in the Yuezhi country.

"King, the entire Yuezhi now has more than 200,000 slaves and a large amount of unowned land."

Qiu Biju is like a housekeeper, sorting out the current national conditions in Yuezhi. The mess-like situation gave Chubiju a headache.

Order has been restored in Yuezhi Royal City, but the following problems are still serious.

"It's easy."

Qiu Biju looked at Aaliyah somewhat differently, but saw her looking at Zhao Shuang.

"All the land and slaves are split 50-50 between you and me. The land in the east belongs to the king, and the land in the west belongs to the royal family. The king can use these to reward his subordinates."

Chubiju opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that as soon as Aaliya opened his mouth, he gave away half of the land.

"In addition, Leonard's property and the spoils left in the west will be given to the king."

Zhao Shuang turned around and looked at Aaliyah. Her eyes were shining, as if she was expecting something.

"But even if the slaves say it, how can we pass laws in so many lands?"

Chubiju's words contained a somewhat difficult meaning. After all, the laws of the Yuezhi Royal City are unforgiving.

Aaliyah seemed to have been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and she quickly thought of a way to deal with it.

"All it takes is for you to be granted the title of Grand Lord of Xi."

Zhao Shuang was stunned. Aaliyah wanted to make him one of her own, but this made Zhao Shuang a little embarrassed. After all, he is now the lord of Qin. If he accepts the title of Yuezhi again, it will definitely cause an uproar.

"This move needs to be done with caution."

Aaliyah was obviously a little disappointed after hearing this. Qiu Biju seemed to have thought of something when he saw it.

"The king can be made the king's deputy, that is, the auxiliary king. This is neither an official position nor a title, it is just a symbol, but according to the law, it can be granted land and slaves."

Aaliyah immediately became energetic after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, how are you doing?"

Zhao Shuang's thoughts are not on it for the time being. The Yuezhi royal family and the three major Xihous, as well as the deployment loyal to them and more than 100,000 cavalry, were all lost in the accident.

Although the royal city has now returned to Aaliyah's hands. But then, without a hundred thousand troops to guard the country, and without the nobles in Yuezhi City to maintain the operation of the system, the crisis faced by the Yuezhi was no less than before.

Massive governance issues coupled with security crises will lead to chaos filling the land if not resolved. It is almost impossible for Zhao Shuang to continue to maintain business ethics.

Zhao Shuang's purpose is to continue to maintain and expand Shangdao's profits. However, if we directly manage this land, we need to pay huge management costs, which is obviously uneconomical.

Obtaining the land and population in the east was already the limit of management for Zhao Shuang. No matter how many, his current talent pool and army numbers will not be enough to cope with it.

In fact, even now, it is already too much to handle.

"In this case, I would like to thank the Queen."

Qiu Biju breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Shuang take it back. The Yulin army had strict military discipline. After capturing the royal city, Qiu did not commit any crimes. But Kyubey was still worried after all.

Zhao Shuang accepted these lands, wealth and slaves, which meant that he would no longer covet other things.

"Your Majesty, the Yuezhi Royal City currently lacks enough officials to govern its people. Moreover, the country's power has been severely damaged and the country is poor and the people are hungry. How should we deal with this?"

Qiu Biju understood that without Zhao Shuang's help, it would be almost impossible to stabilize the situation.

"I have a suggestion. I wonder if the queen can consider it?"

"Your Majesty, please tell me."

"I have sent people to inspect these days and made a rough calculation. There are millions of acres of land around the Yuezhi Royal City that can be cultivated. However, the people of the Yuezhi are still mostly nomadic and there are few cultivators. Now that the Yuezhi is in chaos, the country's strength has been affected. In order to regain strength as soon as possible, we can use the farming techniques of the Yuezhi people to reclaim the land."

Aaliyah thought about it and realized that most of the people of the Yuezhi made a living by grazing and rarely farmed. But now she has more than 100,000 slaves, so labor is not a problem.

"But few of the Yuezhi know how to farm?"

"I have some incompetent people under my command who are proficient in some water conservancy and farming techniques. I can teach them to join the Yuezhi and teach the people of the Yuezhi how to farm. I can also send people to the royal city to temporarily deal with the management crisis of the royal city."

"Thank you very much, sir. But, how will the salaries of these people be paid?"

Aaliyah's eyes widened. Even though she is new to the world, she also knows that hiring people costs money.

"That's what I'm going to say next." Zhao Shuang smiled, "The Yueshi Royal City is a passage between the east and the west, and commerce is booming. Because of the war, many facilities in the city were destroyed, but a new market square can be built in the south of the city. , for merchants from the east and west to trade. I send people to manage this market, and the tax revenue from the transaction is used to pay the salaries of my men."

As an important commercial node, Yuezhi Royal City is a place for transactions and replenishment. Qiu Biju glanced at Zhao Shuang, and he expected that the other party wanted to control the commercial tax of the royal city.

However, compared to the tax revenue of the entire Yuezhi Royal City, this part is not much. Importantly, safety matters.

"Your Majesty, there is a lack of military strength in all areas of the Yuezhi. Previously, Wusun was defeated and a surrender agreement was made. But after hearing the current situation, you may have other thoughts. Even the surrounding Qiang people and even the Huns in the distance will After hearing the news, they invaded our country’s borders.”

"The enemies of the Yuezhi are just the Wusun in the west and the Huns in the east. I heard about the situation of the Wusun from Leonard's tribe. They were defeated by the Yuezhi army and should not invade here for the time being. . If the scattered troops of various Xihous in the Yuezhi country are regrouped and recruited, they will be able to gather 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry to guard the royal city and the Western Regions. There will be no problem for the time being. After a long time, the national strength will be restored and they will be able to The army can be reorganized.”

Saying that, Zhao Shuang smiled.

"The land to the east is all under my jurisdiction. If the Huns come, I will have to face it. Queen, don't worry."

Seeing that Zhao Shuang had taken over the most troublesome problem, Qiu Bichu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty said this, I feel relieved."

After all the messy things were temporarily settled, Aaliyah smiled on her face and wanted to show off her cooking skills, which scared Zhao Shuang's expression.

"Your Majesty, you can have dinner in the palace. I have learned several new dishes."

"I still have a lot of things to deal with over there, so that's it. Let's do it next time."

With that said, Zhao Shuang stood up and hurriedly left here.