Chapter 393 - Choice (1/2)

Chapter 393: Choice

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In the Great Han Empire, there was a type of official title that could either be appointed by the Central Bureaucracy or be inherited This official title was known as the protectorate general

Protectorate generals could only be seen at the borders of the Great Han E the ethnic minorities and tribes at the borders, as well as to defend the frontier and strengthen the nation’s authority, the Great Han Eenerals at its borders

In the beginning, the protectorate general positions were only filled through the appointment of the Great Han E inherited It was only later that this official title gradually became a hereditary title due to the preference for local leadershi+p The protectorate general’s son would succeed his father’s position and then obtain the approval from the Central Bureaucracy as a forions, the Central Bureaucracy also tacitly agreed to eneral a hereditary title

Based on Yan Liqiang’s knowledge, the closest title to the protectorate general froovernor However, a protectorate general coreater than overnors he knew in his previous life Aside froed the tribal chiefs and diplomats of ethnic minorities in the areas under his control on behalf of the Great Han Eenerals were only required to pay a small amount of taxes and tributes to the Great Han En of loyalty

The Great Han Empire had established many protectorates around the frontiers in all directions These protectorates varied in size The bigger protectorates like the Nanjiang, Yibei, Heishan, Baiyue Protectorates had jurisdiction over areas or regions equivalent to the size of one to multiple provinces in the Great Han Empire There were many smaller protectorates that had jurisdiction over various-sized areas The sht have control over territory that was ses

As a result, protectorate generals in the Great Han Eht be as well-off as a Second Grade high official in the iiht end up worse than a county istrate or a town constable

In the history of the Great Han Eion, there was once a protectorate called the Qiyun Protectorate

The jurisdiction of the Qiyun Protectorate spanned over a vast area that included Mount Qiyun beyond Gan and Lan Provinces, as well as the Gulang Plains Before the Shatu Seven Tribes occupied the region to the east of the Gulang Plains and Mount Qiyun, this region was occupied by smaller tribes and clans like the Wusu, Cheshi+, Piyue, Shali, and Dayue that had overned these sed when the Shatu Seven TribesPlains and Mount Qiyun, the Qiyun Protectorate was ‘attacked by bandits’ Everyone in the protectorate was killed overnight, thus wiping out the former Qiyun Protectorate General’s clan Therefore, the Qiyun Protectorate was reduced to nothing but an e read in a book that the Great Han Empire seemed to have appointed another Qiyun Protectorate General However, it had only been several days after the Qiyun Protectorate General exited the White Stone Pass before he and his companions were decapitated Their heads were then put into a box and delivered to the

Gan Provincial Governor’s Office The cause of the incident was also due to a ‘bandit attack’ From then on, the Great Han Eet about the Qiyun Protectorate as though it had never existed Even so, the establishment of this official title still existed until now…

Qiyun Protectorate General was a hereditary official title In the Great Han E Plains were under the jurisdiction of the Qiyun Protectorate General and was therefore known as the Qiyun Protectorate General’s territory This territory was bigger than the Gan and Lan Provinces put together By right, every tribe that lived in this territory, including the Shatu Seven Tribes, was to live under the Qiyun Protectorate General’s rule

On the surface, everything seemed to be wonderful!

However, in reality, everyone knew that the Great Han Empire’s authority in this territory was close to zero Now, the ones who spoke in this territory were the Shatu Seven Tribes and their scimitars The influence of the Great Han E totally didn’t expect the Eive him the title of the Qiyun Protectorate General as his second option

What did His Majestyto return to Gan Province with an honorary title and spend the rest of his life there? Or was he expecting Yan Liqiang to e surprise by turning his strategy of dealing with the Shatu people, which he shared with Sun Bingchen before, into a reality? If it was the second, then the Ehly of him