The two Lingnan people sent by He Lianfang were out-and-out Lingnan natives, not convicts who were exiled to Lingnan. They are from the Shannglingyinshan tribe.
Lingnan is divided into upper ridge, middle ridge and lower ridge, which are divided according to the terrain. In Lingnan, local people almost never say that they are from such and such a city. They will only say "I am from such and such tribe in Shangling" or "I am from such and such tribe in Xialing."
Although it is divided according to terrain, Shangling is richer and more powerful than Zhongling, while Xialing is naturally the poorest in Lingnan.
The reason why two people from the Yinshan tribe can speak the Mandarin of the Zhou Dynasty is because their entire tribe has contacts with people from the Central Plains, that is, criminals who were exiled to Lingnan.
The chieftain of the Yinshan tribe is a very wise man and very enlightened. Unlike the chieftains of other tribes, she is rigid, stubborn, and pedantic, and is very hostile to the people of the Central Plains.
She is very interested in and appreciates the culture, business, and etiquette of the Central Plains. Therefore, she has always encouraged people in her tribe to interact more with the Central Plains people and learn from the good things of the Central Plains people.
Obviously, her policy of interacting with the Central Plains people was right. Over the years, under her management, the Yinshan tribe has transformed from a backward and poor small tribe into the largest tribe in Shangling.
People from other tribes looked down upon the Yinshan tribe's chieftain's interactions with the Central Plains people. They all thought it was very embarrassing for the Yinshan tribe to do this. In fact, while they looked down on the Yinshan tribe, they also envied the Yinshan tribe's growing strength.
The chieftains of the Hidden Mountain tribe didn't care at all that other tribes looked down upon them. In her opinion, people are alive, rules are dead, and nothing is more important than filling her stomach. The most important thing in her heart is to keep the people in the tribe fed and clothed. If she sticks to a rigid set of rules for the sake of face, regardless of the life and death of the people, then she will have failed miserably as a chieftain.
Under her management, people in the Yinshan tribe basically speak the Central Plains dialect. Not only that, most people can also read, of course, the characters of the Central Plains. Many of them have studied books such as The Analects of Confucius and Mencius.
Each local tribe in Lingnan has its own language, but they do not have their own writing. They record things by drawings, not words.
The people of the Yinshan tribe learned literature and literacy from the Central Plains people who were exiled to Lingnan, and recorded everything in the Central Plains characters. Since learning the Chinese characters, the entire Yinshan tribe has become more and more obsessed with the Central Plains culture.
After the chieftain of the Yinshan tribe learned some things about the Central Plains, she naturally became more and more yearning for the Central Plains. She wanted to go to the Central Plains to see it in person. Unfortunately, the Lingnan people could not leave Lingnan without customs clearance documents.
It is very difficult to apply for customs clearance documents from Lingnan, because they are not issued by the yamen in Lingnan, but by the capital. In other words, if you want to go from Lingnan to the Central Plains, you must obtain approval from the Yamen in the capital.
Even if you apply for customs clearance documents to leave Lingnan, the yamen in the capital will basically not agree. In other words, Lingnan people can only stay in Lingnan for the rest of their lives and cannot go anywhere. If a Lingnan person sneaks out of Lingnan and is discovered, not only will this person be severely punished, but so will the local officials. If the matter is serious, the person who sneaked out of Lingnan will be beheaded.
People from Lingnan could not leave the area. This law was not enacted by the Zhou Dynasty, but was stipulated by the previous dynasty. The reason why the previous court did not allow the Lingnan people to leave the area was because the Lingnan people had rebelled and successfully captured several cities near Lingnan, killing many people. The former emperor Lei Lei was furious and sent a large army to annihilate the Lingnan rebels.
Because of this incident, and the fact that officials sent to Lingnan by the previous court were often killed, the previous court felt that the people of Lingnan were barbaric, rude and uncivilized. Therefore, the previous emperor issued an order not to allow Lingnan people to leave Lingnan.
Although the Great Zhou Dynasty changed many laws of the previous dynasty, as for the laws of Lingnan, the Great Zhou Dynasty completely copied the laws of the previous dynasty without modifying any of them.
Regardless of whether it was the previous dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty, or the earlier dynasties, the Lingnan people were stubborn barbarians. In their eyes, Lingnan people are no different from wild beasts, and there is no need to bother to educate them. Even if you try hard to teach them, they can't learn well.
If that's the case, then simply "trap" them and let them stay in Lingnan forever and continue to be wild beasts.
The two Yinshan tribesmen could leave Lingnan only with the emperor's permission, otherwise they would not be able to leave Lingnan. Also, the two of them were not picked randomly by He Lianfang's people, but they were selected after an investigation.
Not only the chieftain of the Yinshan tribe didn't know about the two of them leaving Lingnan, but even their brothers and their families didn't know. They suddenly disappeared, and everyone thought they had an accident when they went out to do errands.
He Lianfang's people first sent the two of them to the capital, and He Lianfang met them in person. At first, when faced with He Lianfang's questioning, the two of them concealed something and even lied. Afterwards, they were tortured, and then they obediently told everything they knew.
Now facing Zhao Yao's inquiry, they dare not lie anymore because they have been poisoned. If you don't obey me, there will be no antidote, and you will die from the poison.
The two of them have some status in the Yinshan tribe. They are not only familiar with the affairs of their own tribe, but also have some knowledge of the affairs of other tribes.
After listening to the words of the two people from the Yinshan tribe, Zhao Yao had a general understanding of the situation of the Lingnan tribe. Sure enough, the situation is very complicated, but it is not as difficult as imagined.
In his view, the tribes in Lingnan were basically in a state of ignorance and backwardness. The local people only believed in the chieftain's words. They regarded the chieftain as the emperor and his words as an imperial edict. What's more, they regard the chieftain as a god. As long as the chieftains are controlled and eliminated, the people of each tribe can be successfully recovered.
The chieftains and people of various tribes in Lingnan believe in gods. Even though the languages and cultural habits of each tribe are different, they believe in one god - the dragon.
Dragon King Temple can be seen in every village in Lingnan. No matter how poor or dilapidated the village is, the Dragon King Temple in the village must be the most luxurious and best. This shows their devotion to dragons.
In addition to each village having its own Dragon King Temple, each tribe also has its own Dragon Temple.
The reason why Lingnan people believe in dragons so much is because there are frequent floods. In addition, Lingnan is close to the sea, and many people make a living by going to the sea.
It stands to reason that if the Lingnan people believe in dragons so much, then they should believe in the emperor, because the emperor is the true dragon emperor. However, the people of Lingnan did not believe that the emperor was the real Dragon Emperor. They have their own way of believing, and only through their way of believing do they believe. Furthermore, they have always believed that the dragon that the Central Plains people believe in is not the same kind of dragon as the dragon they believe in.
When Zhao Yao heard this, he murmured in his heart that dragons are fictitious things in the first place. There are no dragons in the world. Why are the dragons in the Central Plains different from the dragons in Lingnan?
The dragons believed by the Lingnan people are obviously the same as the dragons believed by the Central Plains people. Why do the Lingnan people think their dragons are more noble and powerful than the dragons of the Central Plains?
The funniest thing is that the chieftains of various tribes in Lingnan also claim to be "descendants of the dragon". They feel that they are more powerful than the emperor of the Central Plains. They also felt that they were the real "descendants of the dragon" and the emperor of the Central Plains was not. They determined that the Emperor of Central Plains lied about being the "True Dragon Emperor".
Zhao Yao had suffered so much that he couldn't even complain about it.
The two people from the Yinshan tribe didn't know that Zhao Yao was laughing at them in their hearts. They continued to talk about the various tribes in Lingnan.
After hearing this, Zhao Yao had an idea in his mind. Now it seems that the chieftain of the Yinshan tribe is the easiest to conquer. Maybe she can be bribed now.
The chieftain of this Yinshan tribe knew in his heart that if they wanted to live a good life, they could not be trapped in Lingnan for generations, but had to go out of Lingnan. She has always wanted to take the people in the tribe out of Lingnan and visit the Central Plains. Unfortunately, without the consent of the Central Plains court, they would never be able to leave Lingnan.
Zhao Yao felt that he could give the chieftain of the Yinshan tribe a chance to let the Yinshan tribe people go out of Lingnan and come to the capital to visit. He believes that as long as they have been to the Central Plains, the people of the Yinshan tribe will have a profound understanding of the prosperity of the Central Plains.
As long as you have seen the prosperity of other places, you will realize your own backwardness. At that time, the yearning and ambition in your heart will unconsciously become bigger, and your original life will no longer be satisfied.
That's just the way it is. After the two people from the Yinshan tribe were brought to the Central Plains, they were deeply shocked by everything in the Central Plains. In their view, everything in the Central Plains is like a fairyland, which they dare not imagine.
They no longer want to return to the Yinshan Tribe, they want to stay in the Central Plains for the rest of their lives.
Zhao Yao asked some more questions, and then asked Tongxi to take two people from the Yinshan tribe down.
Zheng Xilin walked in and asked curiously: "What's the harvest?"
Zhao Yao smiled brightly at Zheng Xilin: "The harvest is rich."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Zheng Xilin became more and more curious and asked, "What did you gain?"
Zhao Yao probably told Zheng Xilin what he had just said to the two people from the Yinshan tribe.
After Zheng Xilin heard this, his expression was very surprised. He didn't know much about the situation in Lingnan. His understanding was limited to some things he had read before.
"What are you going to do?"
"First send someone to formally send envoys to the Yinshan tribe, and ask the chieftain of the Yinshan tribe to send some people to follow our people to the Central Plains." After listening to the words of the two people from the Yinshan tribe, Zhao Yao made some arrangements in his mind. "The chieftain of the Yinshan tribe cannot leave the tribe at will, let alone Lingnan, but she can be asked to send her confidants to the Central Plains. After her confidants come to the Central Plains, and tell her the real situation in the Central Plains, I think she will be more confident I am willing to come to the Central Plains."
"The Yinshan tribe is not the largest tribe in Lingnan, nor is it the most powerful tribe." After listening to Zhao Yao's words, Zheng Xilin clarified the situation of the various tribes in Lingnan. "Because the chieftain of the Yinshan tribe interacts with the Central Plains people in Lingnan, she and the Yinshan tribe were ostracized by other tribes and regarded as traitors. If you want to use her, it will be difficult to regain other tribes."
Zhao Yao said with a smile: "Then help the Yinshan tribe become the largest and most powerful tribe in Lingnan, let her become the chieftain king, and let all tribes and chieftains respect her."
Zheng Xilin raised his eyebrows slightly with a questioning expression: "Even if you have the ability to help her, can she, a woman, make all the tribesmen surrender?"
Hearing Zheng Xilin's tone of looking down on women, Zhao Yao gave him a rude look.
"Third uncle, how can you underestimate women? You have to know that many women are more resourceful and capable than men. Not to mention others, Queen Fan who came to the dynasty in advance would have been passed down to the third generation without her. The time was ruined…”
Queen Fan of the previous dynasty was a very powerful woman. After her husband died of illness, her son was a young and ignorant child. This is not the worst situation. There were several princes at that time, each of them was young and strong, and had powerful power. Many ministers in the DPRK were bribed by them. It can be said that when her son succeeded to the throne, there were many crises.
Faced with such a dangerous situation, she relied on her outstanding resourcefulness and means to avert danger step by step. In the end, she successfully eliminated the most threatening princes and their forces, allowing her son to sit firmly on the throne.
After relieving the crisis on the throne, she began to implement some policies to benefit the people, making the people's lives better and better. She treated the ministers in the court with both kindness and power, and gave full opportunities to talented ministers. Only then did the previous dynasty become better and better.
"The female chieftain of the Yinshan tribe is a smart and ambitious person. As long as she is given a chance, she will definitely be able to make great achievements." Perhaps it was the influence of Liang Concubine, or the influence of Zhao Zhao in her dream. Under the influence of Yao Yao, Zhao Yao never believed that women should be inferior to men, let alone that women could not do anything. On the contrary, he felt that women were very powerful and as long as they were given a chance, they would be able to accomplish something great. "Maybe she will be a little green at first, but I believe she will grow up soon and give me a satisfactory explanation."
Zheng Xilin did not expect that Zhao Yao trusted the female chieftain of the Yinshan tribe so much. He was a little shocked and said: "You haven't met this female chieftain yet, and you are so optimistic about her."
"Just because she has contact with people from the Central Plains." Zhao Yao said again, "Third uncle, don't underestimate women."
Zheng Xilin smiled and said, "Then I'm looking forward to it."
"Actually, Lingnan is a very good place, but neither my father nor the emperors of other dynasties noticed it, and Lingnan's excellent geographical location was wasted." The Lingnan in Zhao Yao's world in his dream was extraordinary.
"You said that the outstanding geographical location is close to the sea?" Zheng Xilin said, "Many places in Soochow are also close to the sea. The most important thing is that these places do not have miasma, while Lingnan is filled with thick miasma."
"Many places in Soochow are close to the sea, but in terms of distance from foreign countries such as Annan and Johor, Lingnan is the closest. This is where it has an advantage over many places in Soochow." Zhao Yao said seriously, "Miasma It is indeed a problem, but it is not completely unsolvable. The doctor I sent has done some research on miasma, and it is not impossible to understand the miasma in the future. Besides, there is no miasma in places near the sea, and miasma basically It exists in the mountains and forests.”
"It seems that you are determined to build Lingnan into a dock." Zheng Xilin reminded Zhao Yaodao, "Not all tribesmen are like the people of the Yinshan tribe. Most of them are very barbaric."
Zhao Yao understood what Zheng Xilin meant, "The most important reason why Lingnan people are not educated is that they only believe in the chieftain. As long as the chieftain is dealt with and forced to learn the Central Plains culture with strong methods, they will naturally be educated. If that doesn't work, they will be educated." , then beat them until they obey. If it still doesn't work in the end, then kill them."
Hearing Zhao Yaoyun calmly say "Kill him", Zheng Xilin was slightly shocked, and then said with a smile: "I'm waiting for you to go to Lingnan to show off your talents in the future."
Zhao Yao suddenly became dejected: "Oh, I still have three or four years to go to Lingnan to show off my power."
While he was talking, Tongxi knocked on the door a few times, and then heard him say: "Your Highness, Mr. Meng is awake. Please come over."
"Go right now."
Zhao Yao followed Zheng Xilin to Mr. Meng's room. The old man was sitting on the bed, his complexion and energy improved a lot.
He came to Zhao Yao to talk about the imperial examination. He was worried that the aristocratic families would force poor students not to take the imperial examination, and then no one in the entire Jinling Society would take the imperial examination.
Zheng Xilin had told Zhao Yao about this matter before. Zhao Yao told Mr. Meng what he had said to Zheng Xilin before.
After hearing this, Mr. Meng's worry did not lessen.
"I don't know much about the situation in Suzhou, but I think it is similar to Jinling." Mr. Meng said with a heavy face, "Although I have been hiding in the mountains for decades, it seems that I only care about worldly affairs, but I know Jinling very well." The situation is relatively clear.”
"What do you mean?"
"The aristocratic families in Jinling are grasshoppers on the same line as the Cao Gang and the Yan Gang. The imperial examination is not only related to the aristocratic families, but also to the interests of the Cao Gang and the Yan Gang. They will never allow the officials in Jinling's officialdom to be others. Mr. Meng frowned and said in a solemn tone, "The reason why people from the Cao Gang and the Salt Gang in Jinling are so arrogant and domineering is because of the protection and favoritism of the officials."
"I know." Zhao Yao had already guessed what Mr. Meng said just now.
"It is not easy for the emperor to rectify the aristocratic families and official circles in Jinling. Yangzhou's successful experience cannot be replicated in Jinling. Furthermore, these people in Jinling will never allow them to repeat the mistakes of Yangzhou." Mr. Meng said, " Another thing, I once heard that the Cao Gang, the Yan Gang, and the aristocratic families in Yangzhou all listened to one person, and it was he who closely linked these three."
Zhao Yao asked hurriedly: "Who?"
Mr. Meng shook his head and said, "I don't know who it is specifically."
"You mean this person is the real king behind Jinling?"
Mr. Meng nodded slightly, and then continued: "I heard that this man is a clever strategist, a master of foresight, and a master of methods. He especially knows the affairs of the court very well."
"Aren't the biggest backers behind Jinling the prince and the Duke of Zhenguo? It's not surprising that these people know everything about the court."
Zheng Xilin added for Mr. Meng: "Mr. Meng means that this person can figure out your father's thoughts."
When Zhao Yao heard this, he was shocked and said in shock: "What?"
Please don’t bring the Lingnan in the article into the real Guangdong and Guangxi.
I have set up a lot of Lingnan in the article, which is different not only from reality but also from Lingnan in history.
My belief in dragons is something I just made up, it can’t be taken seriously.
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