"Lord Jiedushi, from now on, we must trouble you to keep a close eye on the remnants of the demon army here and movements on the Russian side.
"Also, although anomalies are relatively rare in Guanzhong, if you encounter any difficulties with local anomalous phenomena, you may submit a note to the Directorate of Astronomy-"
"Of course. Here is the list of losses from the demon army's looting of my armory and granaries. Sorry for the trouble, but please take it back with you."
Lin Hao accepted the Imperial Edict, then slipped a memorial into the eunuch's hands and signaled for Yin Saide behind him to hand over a bag of reward money.
The eunuch delivering the edict looked at Lin Hao's thick stack of memorial papers, the corners of his mouth twitching.
Rumor had it that the Demon Army was not very large. Could they really have stolen so much?
But he certainly would not say that aloud. In any case, he had received the silver. All he needed to do was take the memorial back as usual.
Anxi Jiedushi----
This was the position Zong Tianqing had secured for Lin Hao.
All the territory beyond Xilao Pass to the west fell within Lin Hao's sphere of influence.
In terms of area alone, the jurisdiction of this newly established Anxi Jiedushi could be considered the largest of all the Jiedushi territories.
But never mind the Western Regions and the Great Desert—even all the cities in the Guanzhong Corridor combined did not really amount to much in the eyes of the Central Plains court.
They served more as a barrier and buffer zone, and might even have been something of a burden!
Moreover, this time they had first put down the rebellion and repelled the Rakshasa Kingdom, signing the best treaty