In the main hall.
Zhao Shangao sat directly above him with a solemn expression.
He was thinking about Yizhou.
Yizhou can be resolved peacefully, which will be a great help to Daqian in attacking the Japanese state. After solving the Japanese state, Zhao Shan still had the opportunity to completely overwhelm the Jin state and the Northern Wei Dynasty, and bring the two countries into the rule of Daqian.
At this stage, both the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom have declared themselves vassals, but Zhao Shan is obviously not satisfied with such declarations.
Just proclaim yourself a vassal.
Although they can all turn against each other and refuse to surrender.
While Zhao Shan was thinking, Zhuge Shang and Du Mi had already walked in. Zhuge Shang took the lead in saluting and said, "I, Zhuge Shang, pay homage to your majesty."
"Du Mi, a common man, please bow before my emperor. Long live your majesty."
Du Mi knelt down directly.
He looked at Zhao Shan, who was sitting on the throne, with extremely moved eyes. Zhuge Shang said that with his status, he was not qualified to see the emperor. However, the emperor still summoned him. This was the emperor's kindness.
Zhao Shan waved his hand to signal Zhuge Shang to stand up, then looked at Du Mi and said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Mi stood up and stood respectfully.
Zhao Shan did not immediately ask about Yizhou's surrender. Instead, he acted like a family and said with a smile: "Du Mi, you came to Luoyang from Yizhou, which means you understand the current situation of Daqian."
"You have been serving as the chief historian in Yizhou, and you also know the current situation in Yizhou."
"Tell me, what are the people in Yizhou and the imperial court like now?"
Zhao Shan smiled and said: "Don't talk about the strength of the army, don't talk about the state of the government, just talk about the situation of the local people."
Du Mi felt Zhao Shan's kindness, and immediately thought that the emperor was really approachable.
This is the Holy King!
This is the Holy Lord!
Du Mi was moved in his heart and elaborated truthfully: "Reporting to your majesty, in terms of the situation of the local people, it is naturally better under the imperial government. Although Yizhou is governed by Master Deng, he has worked hard to do things, but it is still not enough."
"Every year during the cold winter, there are countless refugees. Many people live on the streets, and some even freeze to death."
"In general, the wealthy families are noisy and the people are lonely."
"But after the grassroots entered Guanzhong, they walked all the way from Chang'an and passed through many places. What they saw and heard was that the people's lives were very good. Each of the people had a rosy complexion, and their faces were filled with the joy and celebration of the new year."
"That smile comes from the bottom of my heart. It is a look of enjoyment after a year of hard work, and it also has a look forward to each year."
Du Mi said seriously: "There is a huge gap between Yizhou and the imperial court now."
Zhao Shan burst out laughing and asked, "Seriously?"
Du Mi said: "Your Majesty, there is absolutely no falsehood."
Having said this, Du Mi said seriously: "Speaking of which, a phenomenon has gradually appeared in Yizhou in recent years."
Zhao Shan asked: "What is the phenomenon?"
Du Mi explained: "Before His Majesty came to power, Yizhou was a paradise. Countless people from Guanzhong came to Yizhou one after another and entered Sichuan and Sichuan to escape the war and seek a place to live."
"In these years, the first half of the year was fine. Starting from the second half of the year, many people started to go north in groups, to go to Guanzhong and to the areas under the imperial government."
"Master Deng is also blocking it."
"However, it is impossible for soldiers to block all night and block all roads. There are always some people who find some small roads and go through all kinds of hardships to live in the Guanzhong area."
Du Mi said respectfully: "Dagan under your Majesty's rule is already a paradise, and countless people yearn for it."
Zhao Shan nodded and asked, "How old are you this year?"
Du Mi replied: "Reporting to your majesty, the common people are thirty-eight years old this year and will soon be forty."
Zhao Shan asked: "Are you from Yizhou? How is the situation at home?"
Du Mi was even more moved when he heard Zhao Shanla's ordinary inquiry. He bent his back slightly and further explained: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the grass people are not from Yizhou, but from Hongnong County. They went to Yizhou because of the escape."
"The old mother is still alive in Cao Min's family. Cao Min married a local Chengdu wife and gave birth to a son and a daughter. Now the son is twelve years old and the daughter is only eight years old. The whole family lives in Chengdu."
"My old mother is in her early sixties, and she always misses her hometown and wants to return to her roots."
"However, there is still no chance."
Du Mi explained the situation at home and said sternly: "Now Master Deng will submit to the imperial court. If you are merciful by Your Majesty, the common people will be able to return to their hometown."
Zhao Shan's eyes lit up when he heard Du Mi's situation.
Du Mi turned out to be from Hongnong.
This is the person from Guanzhong.
This can be exploited.
Zhao Shan said: "I heard that there is a Du family in Hongnong, which is a famous family. Are you a descendant of the Du family in Hongnong?"
Du Mi was even more excited and said: "Does Your Majesty also know about the Hongnong Du family? I am indeed a branch of the Hongnong Du family, and the family was not bad in the early years. But the court was in chaos, the place was in chaos, and the family declined, so I had no choice but to take refuge in Yizhou. go."
Zhao Shan continued: "Under the current situation, if you say that I want to govern Yizhou, what should I do? Where is the best place to start?"
Du Mi's heart moved when he heard this.
What does emperor mean?
He didn't mention Deng Zhong's surrender at all, but asked him how to govern Yizhou?
It feels weird.
It's just that Du Mi was beaten by Zhuge Shang in the prime minister's house first, and he was quite in awe of Zhuge Shang. And because of Zhao Shan's kindness, he had a good impression of Zhao Shan and felt that the emperor was a holy master.
Just so, Du Mi did not hide anything and said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, we cannot govern Yizhou in the south, because the local people are easy to govern. The key lies in the southern barbarians, which is the difficulty in Yizhou."
"Master Deng's previous governor encountered the Nanman rebellion and lost everything."
"Master Deng is able to gain a foothold only because he has the support of the Southern Barbarians."
"There are many barbarians in Yizhou. They live in the deep mountains and old forests. If you go to encircle and suppress them, you will not be able to encircle and suppress them at all, because the mountains are too big and there are too many woods. If you get caught in them, you will suffer the consequences."
“If we don’t carry out encirclement and suppression campaigns, problems will often arise.”
Du Mi said loudly: "So the governance of Yizhou does not depend on the people or some big local clans, but on the barbarians. As long as the barbarians are stable, everything will not be a big problem."
Zhao Shan showed a smile in his eyes and asked further: "If it is to be governed, how do you think it should be governed?"
Du Mi said without hesitation: "Win over and divide, this is the only way to govern. Forced encirclement and suppression is absolutely unworkable. The only way is to win over and divide, and let these barbarians migrate out from generation to generation, and the solution will be natural."
Zhao Shan's eyes lit up.
Du Mi's method is somewhat interesting.
He became interested for a moment and continued: "If you are responsible for the specific governance, how to win over the differences? You tell me, I will listen carefully."
Du Mi said without hesitation: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the win-win and differentiation mentioned by the grassroots just now is the general guideline, and the overall goal is to win over these barbarians."
"The further method is to change the land back to the local people. It is no longer the barbarians who govern the barbarians, but the officials of the imperial court who are responsible for the management, inventorying the acres, measuring the land, and compiling household registers."
"In this way, we can completely eradicate it step by step. If according to the previous system, the barbarians were still ruling the barbarians, there would be no change. When the imperial court was strong, these barbarians would submit to the imperial court and would not dare to rob wantonly."
"Once the imperial court weakens, these people will come out and endanger the Dagan border and plunder wantonly."
Du Mi was also a talented and learned person. He shared his experience in Yizhou for many years and said: "Your Majesty, if we want to completely eradicate the barbarians on the border, we cannot always adopt the simplest strategy. We must arrange for officials to go step by step. Just do things. Although it is difficult, it is the foundation of all times."
"well said!"
Zhao Shan's eyes revealed an unabashed look of approval.
Returning one's native land to another country is a fundamental measure to expand the territory. Only in this way can these barbarians be truly assimilated.
