As the saying goes, they are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but they are afraid of comparing goods. When Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu were angry, they created a circle of their own fiefdoms in Indochina, a circle of strange fiefdoms.
During that time, the two sides also sanctioned each other and dug holes for each other, and they never tired of doing so. It felt like life was just to create obstacles for each other.
However, as time passed and the relationship eased, we stopped playing these dirty tricks and started to develop properly.
Originally this wasn't a big deal, but it couldn't hold up the two people's fiefdom. You have me in you, and you have me in you. They are close to each other, and it is easy to create a contrast if they are too close.
There is a saying that distance creates beauty, but being too close will inevitably lead to entanglements.
After Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu left the Indochina Peninsula, which they had approved for themselves, and Changan conveniently approved it during the follow-up filing, of course the two of them would not have any more conflicts over the fief, and they would not even have any conflicts. Why are you paying attention to the fiefdom?
But the bureaucrats who can't help but look up when working on the fiefdom inevitably have some intentions from above - the building next door is so good, but I don't build it well, doesn't that make me look embarrassed?
After all, these bureaucrats are small lords who get a piece of the big fiefdom, and they are not exactly Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu's work, so this group of people is very scary.
Just like the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period, some foreign wars were not fought by the emperor of Zhou, but by the local princes. Similarly, there were also wars by some princes that were not wanted by the princes themselves, but by the superiors under the princes. Qing wants to fight.
After Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang left, the matter of the fiefdom was over. However, Jin Shang and Luo Jun said that they inherited Yuan Shu's will, while Li Hui and Yang Hong said that we also inherited Liu Zhang's will. Although Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang wanted to Don't tell me nonsense, we are both still alive!
But these people were in Indochina, and they were beyond the reach of Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang, who had been in the country all year round. They could only let them play their part, and then the two sides got involved.
Although these ministers are not top-notch, they are still well-known ministers in the same place during the Three Kingdoms period. Then the two sides got involved with each other, and finally developed this area abruptly.
So much so that Yuan Shu was a little surprised when he saw his own fiefdom. What kind of situation had suddenly developed? It has actually been built to this extent.
It should be mentioned here that the fiefdoms of Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang were actually very large, but their main gathering points were located in the area of Myanmar in later generations. This was actually due to the terrain of Indochina. In fact, it continued southward, close to the central part of Thailand in later generations. Farming can also be done in the plains, but due to the route of the Han army going south, they rarely go to central Thailand.
On the contrary, the Jiangdong forces sent many people to farm in the great plains in central Thailand because of the excess output there. Judging from this, Zhou Yu is actually very smart. He talks about building a capital on Sumatra Island. In fact, this product has actually extended to the north and south of Malacca.
It’s just that there aren’t many people at the moment, so we can’t tell. When there are more people in the future, the Kodong force will really develop and occupy the essence of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia in later generations. The Kodong force can really develop. Sea empire.
This is why Zhou Yu tried his best to thoroughly master the construction technology of seventh-generation ships. In this territory structure, without a large-scale and powerful navy, it is really difficult for you to turn over.
Of course, it can’t be seen now. The current Jiangdong power in Southeast Asia is not strong enough. It looks like a transportation team. In fact, this is the same as Southeast Asia under Benzi’s rule during World War II. The population and size made it impossible for them to move such a huge army in a short time. The territory is transformed into its own strength.
It is undeniable that when encroaching on such a large territory, the Han civilization has been spreading its own glory unconsciously. After all, for civilization, strength is right, and this is what Chen Xi needs, but Jiangdong The efficiency of this group of people, as well as the difficulty of developing Southeast Asia, are probably slower than those of the Yuan family in Eastern Europe.
Of course, if Southeast Asia is built into an iron barrel, it will definitely be an empire-level force. In terms of potential, it may be stronger than Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, the biggest shortcoming of the Jiangdong force is probably the legacy of history. Internal wrangling will inevitably become the mainstream in the future. This It's inevitable.
This is also the reason why Chen Xi directly pointed it out to Zhou Yu who was confused after defeating Selian. Because the terrain structure of Southeast Asia is destined that the Jiangdong power will eventually become a large Chu State. Chu State is super powerful and several other countries are aware of it. But Chu's problems have always been internal problems.
Even though Sun Ce has now made Jiangdong's forces consistent, Chen Xi can guarantee that if Sun Ce falls to the ground, even if Jiangdong's forces don't fall apart, there will definitely be a back-and-forth wrangling. Isn't this the case in Chu State?
But it doesn't matter, just go ahead. As long as the meat rots in the pot, Chen Xi doesn't care. It's better than letting the monkeys take over. The good thing about the Han Dynasty is that internal strife is internal strife, and it is very tough to fight with the outside world. What does it mean? Momentum, what is mentality, just do it.
What happened to the Chu State? Although the internal political chaos is a headache, the work done by the Chu State is not rough. Since the founding of the Chu State, although the attacks on the feudal states of the Zhou royal family were very fierce, the attacks on the external non-Chinese civilization The barbarians are even more ferocious.
Huaiyi, Xuyi, Zhoulai, Chao, Zhongli, Zhongwu, Han, etc. from the Kingdom of Dongyi; Baipu, Sanmiao, Cangwu, Ganyue, Yangyue, Yuyue, Dongyue from the Kingdom of Baiyue , Nanyue, Fujian, Ou, Xiou, Huyi, Huaiyi, Lurong, Manzi, Yinrong, etc., the barbarian countries of Ba, Shu, Di, Qiang, Qielan, Yelang, Zangda, Mimo, and Dian , Kun Mi, etc. were all eliminated by the Chu State.
If the Chu State had not actively crushed these countries and completed the annexation, how could it have transformed from a small country fifty miles away to a big country five thousand miles away? By the way, the Chu State is really inspiring. Although there are indeed many internal problems, Inspiring indeed.
At that time, Chen Xi mentioned Chu State to Zhou Yu, which was actually a hint to Zhou Yu to let go. Without you working so hard to spread Chinese civilization, how could the world be bathed in the glory of Chinese civilization? Only by working as hard as Chu State, There is hope in the future.
Zhou Yu also understood this and started working hard after returning. As for the internal wrangling problem, this thing cannot be solved. It exists in every dynasty. At most, the dynasty with the capital in the south will be more serious in one aspect. Some, but this is not a fatal hazard.
At least now everyone has enough to eat and drink, and the future is bright and there will be no explosion at all. As for the future explosion, Zhou Yu thought about it for thousands of years from Chu State to now, but has not solved this problem. Although he, Zhou Yu, is a genius, he can It's not like there won't be people who are stronger than him in the future, and this won't be solved either. Forget it, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Anyway, Da Chu didn't live for eight hundred years with the debuff. valley
What does this mean? It means that as long as the foundation is strong, you can survive for a very long time, so just keep at it, it will not be a loss anyway. Such a large territory was also conquered by these guys, not bad, not bad.
With this idea in mind, Zhou Yu did not stop Sun Ce from basically de facto enfeoffing the king. The territory of Chu State was not as big as ours, and its foundation was not as deep as ours. It had not persisted for eight hundred years. Although the policy of enfeoffing the king was rubbish, But they rarely rebel, and they are united to the outside world!
That's right, just rubbish internally. Zhou Yu really understood Chen Xi's psychology when Chen Xi talked about Chu State. As long as he can fight externally, it means that the problem is not big, at least it doesn't seem to be a big problem. If you are arguing with someone, just argue with them. Anyway, it is our own people who are arguing, and the meat is rotten in the pot. Besides, this kind of policy, every one or two hundred years, some people will not be able to bear it and reform it.
If you change it, it will last for two hundred years, which is good. It has a solid foundation and can withstand it. It has many lords and many shortcomings, but its ability to withstand risks in times of turmoil is high.
There's nothing wrong with it, just do it like this. Anyway, no matter how rubbish Da Chu's system is, it's better than the pig-raising ninth-level Zhongzheng system. After all, now, after Chen Xi embarks on the pioneering route, the previously abolished ninth-level Zhongzheng system has been recognized by many people. Got it.
These days, the top wise men are not fools. In fact, those people in the official history are not fools either. In the end, choosing the ninth grade Zhongzheng is to put it bluntly, it is just a show of failure. Anyway, if we all fail together, I will not lose, right.
But things are different now. There are better choices now. Naturally, the collective denial is that the failure is inevitable. However, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the official history, there is actually no good choice. Either follow the Sima family and fail. Everyone divides the official positions and titles in various places, and it is hereditary. Or try to kill the Sima family and take an unknown road.
In fact, there is no choice. The Sima family's breaking of the oath really made the major families irritated. After all, before the Sima family played this trick, the Central Plains' oath to the heaven and earth was the authentication of heaven and earth. Basically, the big boss did not say so. Sun Jian was so arrogant, and the oath he broke was immediately honored by you. The Sima family broke the oath and God didn't honor it. This is very annoying.
So the major aristocratic families decided to continue to mess around. After all, God is dead, so I will die too. I will help God to kill the Sima family. Forget it, forget it. In the past few decades, we have gone from 60 million people to 10 million people. , all the surviving aristocratic families have no intention of continuing.
The final result is self-evident. Let's mess it up. Let's mess it up with the Sima family and see who is worse. Facts have proved that when everyone messes up together, the country will be over. The Western Jin Dynasty is so miserable that it is a shame. , so embarrassing!
Although the major aristocratic families do not know these things, every major aristocratic family actually knows what kind of system the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is. A big family will choose the ninth grade Zhongzheng.
But what about this kind of gameplay now? Hereditary power, military iron fist, and feudal population are not much better than the ninth-grade Zhongzheng. Why should I guarantee the bottom line?
Guaranteed hereditary local bureaucracy, guaranteed hereditary monarch? If you are unhappy, you can still lead troops to fight you. Even in the Western Jin Dynasty, there are a few officials who dare to blatantly get involved in military power! But the military aristocrat does not have a thousand carriages, so you are considered a military aristocrat with a hammer.
So even if it's a bad show, Zhou Yu's bad show is still a very high-end show. It's a few blocks higher than the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system. At least this thing can really fight.
The Chu State was a scumbag and was hammered to death by the Qin State. But even when it was hammered to death, what can you say about Chu State's combat effectiveness? Most of the feudal lords could still beat a group of surrounding South Vietnamese states.
But most of the aristocratic families who fought in the Western Jin Dynasty were unable to fight against the barbarians in the north. What is a gap? This is called a gap.
Therefore, even if they are bad, they are divided into three, six or nine. Zhou Yu is basically considered a top-level bad guy, and garbage is a garbage spot. But even if you are miserable, you who are not a top power can't do anything to this new Jiangdong force. Jingchu!
This is also the reason why Chen Xi turned a blind eye to Sun Ce's messy enfeoffment. Just do as you like. Anyway, the internal political wrangling will not have any impact on the feudal lord who wants to fight.
The most outstanding thing about Chu State's feudal monarchy system is that it says that everyone wants democracy and discussion, but in fact the superiors are still discussing it. The monarch with his own small court has already started to take action and wants to become a monarch. , nothing else is necessary, being able to play is a must. Those who can’t play will leave the group early.
Therefore, this system is very good and can greatly improve the pioneering nature of Chinese civilization. After all, fighting can easily break pots and jars on one's own territory, so of course the best way is to fight on other people's territory!
But whenever you fight on other people's territory, you will naturally expand the territory, because the things that serve as a battlefield when fighting are gone, and then the two sides of the fight can't tell the winner for a short time, so they will take a break. Xie, in order to make up for the loss, this place was conveniently divided.
The so-called boss fights with the second child, and everyone watching is killed. Isn't this the routine?
Doesn’t it sound weird? In fact, this is what modern great powers did, and this is how they fought for hegemony in the ancient Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
For example, when Jin and Chu were fighting for hegemony, the Battle of Chengpu was fought in the State of Wei; the Battle of Liangtang was fought in the State of Zheng; and the Battle of Yanling was fought in the State of Zheng.
Although the Chu State lost and lost, the losses were still acceptable. However, Wei State and Zheng State, which were used as battlefields, were forced to transform from a relatively large country to a small country. What is bullying? This is called bullying. While Jin and Chu were fighting for hegemony, they were also weakening the second-rate countries in the Central Plains and strengthening themselves. Chen Xi understood this, so Chen Xi let it go.
In fact, these practices are not entirely a good thing for the contemporary era. The monarchy system will inevitably lead to annexation, and eventually mutual restraint, leading to political struggles. However, from a historical perspective, this system of continuous struggle and development is beneficial. Conducive to the development of civilization.
Bloodiness and competitiveness may be of greater significance to civilization than human nature and morality. The former at least guarantees survival, and as long as you live, the latter will evolve sooner or later. But if only the latter is left, civilization will really be the only one left. After laying eggs, there is only one way to choose.
The thousands of miles of fertile soil in the Central Plains is not a gift from all directions.
