After discussing with Zhang Xi, Zhuge Liang seemed to have gained some inspiration. After returning to Chengdu, he locked himself in his home and refused anyone to visit him.
As for Zhang Xi, this time in Chengdu, he still stayed at Zhuge Liang's house, but Zhuge Liang hid in the study and couldn't come out. Zhang Xi couldn't see anyone, so he could only lock himself in the room, wondering how to be a This is the commander-in-chief.
Otherwise, Zhang Xi has to avoid suspicion. After all, this is Zhuge Liang's home. Zhang Xi doesn't have Sun Shangxiang around, so he always hangs out at Zhuge Liang's house. This is outrageous.
Therefore, it is better to think about how to be the governor of Gaojiang and pacify Nanzhong.
Nanzhong has been in a rebellious period since the reign of Liu Yan and his son. Although it belongs to Yizhou administratively, it is actually governed by local wealthy and barbarian cave owners, a bit like Shanyue on the east side of the Yangtze River.
These people, when it is good for them, admit that they are Han people, and when they are not good for them, they burn, kill and loot, and they cannot do without a beating.
In history, Zhuge Liang also used the strategy of pacifying Nanzhong first and then pacifying it. He first eliminated part of the active forces in the place, and then moved part of the indigenous residents and wealthy families away. This was the only way to temporarily stabilize Nanzhong.
But even so, as soon as Zhuge Liang retreated, there was a rebellion on the back foot, but the noise was not as loud as before, allowing Li Hui to calm down easily.
Therefore, the main tone of Nanzhong's strategy must still be the same: first suppress, then appease, and attack the heart first.
There is no need to think too much about the problem of suppression. There are many excuses. The various tribes in Nanzhong, whether it is the powerful Meng family, Yong family, Yang family, or the local barbarian cave masters, are restless.
It is understandable why some barbarians started to rebel. After all, the lives of barbarians these days are generally not very good, they do not know agricultural technology, they do not understand farming, and they rely entirely on the weather for their livelihood.
If God doesn't help a little bit, they will go hungry.
But the turmoil among the Meng, Yong, and Yang families was simply taking advantage of the current chaos in the world and planning to imitate Zhao Tuo, thinking of separatist power and claiming kingship and hegemony.
The Meng family is Meng Huo's family. The origin of the Meng family is whether they are Han Chinese Yi people or Han immigrants. This cannot be tested. There are many theories, but the Meng family is indeed a popular surname in Nanzhong. It has an extremely far-reaching influence and belongs to that country. A virtuous family that is admired by both Han and foreigners.
The Yong family is a well-documented pure Han Chinese. The ancestor of the Yong family is Yong Chi, the Marquis of Shifang, who Liu Bang hated to death, but had to be made a marquis in order to set an example.
It's not that these people can't survive at all, they just want to rebel, take advantage of the troubled times to separate themselves, and imitate the then South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo.
If you don't beat this kind of person to hurt him, there is no way he can truly surrender.
As for the management after the battle, Zhang Xi actually admired Zhuge Liang but also disapproved of it.
Zhuge Liang first gave the barbarians a beating to establish his authority, and then allowed the barbarians to control Yi Lien. He moved the population of Nanzhong to prevent the barbarians from revolting, and ordered Nai to surrender to the governor's office to control local rule. From then on, although there were still rebellions in Nanzhong, they were basically out of control. , a Dujiang Dudu Mansion can eat to death.
Let me digress here. In the early days, Liu Yan, his father and his son, and even Liu Bei, mostly adopted the method of appointing officials, stationing troops, and directly managing Nanzhong.
However, due to the division between Han and Yi, in terms of management, most local officials favored the Han and suppressed the Yi, which led to acute ethnic conflicts and eventually the Yi people rebelled one after another.
Coupled with the ill-intentioned instigation of some wealthy families, Nanzhong is currently in a rebellious stage.
When Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong, he adopted a strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians. It was a bit like the chieftain system in the Ming Dynasty and a bit like the Duhufu system in the Tang Dynasty. The combination of the two pacified Nanzhong.
But by the end of the Tang Dynasty and the middle and late Ming Dynasty, both the chieftain system and the Duhufu system were in decay, which led to foreign tribes becoming more powerful, tax collection could not be raised, and there were continuous border troubles. Therefore, during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng "reformed the native land and returned to the local people" ", and began to use official officials and troops to directly rule the foreign races on the border.
Do you feel like this is reincarnation? !
So, it’s really not about whose system is superior. It’s just that what system is suitable for when and what system is adopted under what circumstances must be formulated based on the actual situation at the time and cannot be taken for granted.
This is also the reason why Zhang Xi is reluctant to discuss the "imperial examination system" with Zhuge Liang. In fact, Zhang Xi doesn't know whether it is right or wrong to do so.
Well, let’s go a little further and go back to the governance of Nanzhong.
Zhang Xi understands Zhuge Liang's set of procedures. After all, it has been proven by history to be an effective means of stabilizing the frontier.
However, Zhang Xi does not intend to copy Zhuge Liang's approach, because Zhuge Liang's governance purpose is completely opposite to Zhang Xi's governance purpose.
In fact, Zhuge Liang's attitude towards Nanzhong was not that of a combination of kindness and power, and he cared about the people.
Zhuge Liang just wants to stabilize Nanzhong. As long as you don't cause trouble and don't affect my Northern Expedition, I won't oppress you or ask you to pay more taxes.
That's why Zhuge Liang allowed the barbarians to govern themselves and let the governor-general Jisi rule. I don't expect you to contribute any tax revenue to me at all, as long as you don't cause trouble for me.
In this way, Zhuge Liang gained the reputation of "Grandpa Zhuge", which was passed down to future generations. Nonsense, who doesn't want to live a life without paying taxes?
But Zhang Xi thinks that reputation is really not as important as the benefits. Nanzhong is such a good place.
If we don't create some pillar industries and cash crops, we will really be sorry for the little surviving knowledge in Zhang Xi's mind.
There is copper in Yunnan, and there are a large number of copper mines distributed throughout the province. It was mined from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty.
There are rumors in later generations that the poisonous springs Zhuge Liang encountered when he conquered Nanzhong were actually caused by the large amounts of copper compounds in the water.
In fact, regarding this point, if Zhuge Liang knew about it, he probably wouldn't do anything to use barbarians to control barbarians. He would have to grab them all.
If you already have copper, who can make money for it? !
Isn’t five baht worth the money? !
Not to mention, most of the copper mines in Yunnan are also associated with iron ores.
Although the iron ore here has a lot of poor ores and contains a lot of impurities, which is not easy to refine. But these days, iron ore is enough. It is not a large-scale steel smelting, and the quality requirements are not that high.
Not to mention that Yunnan also has salt mines, coal mines, tin mines, gold mines, and silver mines. If you don’t take this place down and tidy it up, will you be worthy of God? !
Another thing is that the climate in Yunnan is warm, which is not only suitable for three crops a year, but also suitable for growing sugar cane. This is sugar, a bulk economic commodity. In this era, it is worth more than five baht.
If sucrose can be produced in large quantities, then Liu Bei will not need to link the direct money to Shu brocade, but directly bind it to sucrose. No one will say anything even if he makes a lot of money.
So, how could Zhang Xi still imitate Zhuge Liang and move the people of Nanzhong to Yizhou when he knew that there was treasure in Nanzhong? Zhang Xi also felt that there were not enough manpower to develop Nanzhong.
How can such a good place be left to the locals to take care of it? This place must be in your own hands to maximize its value.
So, Zhang Xi hid in his room alone, wrote and drew for more than ten days, and finally wrote a draft plan to pacify Nanzhong, and then ran to find Zhuge Liang excitedly.
After Zhuge Liang read Zhang Xi's plan, he was silent for a long time and then began to hurriedly look for books in his study room, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find books.
After pulling out a shabby book from somewhere, Zhuge Liang couldn't wait to open it, looking for the answer he wanted.
After finding the answer, Zhuge Liang immediately ordered the car to be prepared and prepared enough dry food and drinking water. He wanted to return to Hanzhong.
Well, by the way, bring Zhang Xi with you.
I really don’t blame Zhuge Liang.
Originally, Zhuge Liang simply regarded Nanzhong as a barren land, and if it died, it would be just another Jiaozhou.
Not only Zhuge Liang thinks so, but also Liu Bei thinks so.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei's attitude towards Nanzhong is that you should not rebel and live a good life. I don't expect to collect taxes from you. Just don't delay our Northern Expedition to help the Han Dynasty.
But now after seeing Zhang Xi's pacification plan, Zhuge Liang felt that he really couldn't make the decision in this matter.
If what Zhang Xi said is true, then this place in Nanzhong must not be abandoned and must be in one's own hands.
It is difficult to determine other mineral resources, but since copper, silver and gold mines have been mined since the founding of this dynasty, there will definitely be records left.
After Zhuge Liang rummaged through the boxes and found books and verified Zhang Xi's statement, Zhuge Liang could no longer treat Nanzhong as a barren land.
Have you ever seen a barren land with gold, silver, and copper mines? !
Not to mention, Zhang Xi also pointed out that although the distribution of these mineral deposits is scattered, there are a large number of mineral deposits in the central and southern part of Jianning County. Although the scale is not large, the quantity is large. In the central and southern part of Jianning County, isn't it controlled by the Dudu Mansion? Within the range? !
This kind of thing must be done with caution, so Zhuge Liang quickly dragged Zhang Xi and painstakingly went north again to meet with Liu Bei and re-formulate the plan to pacify Nanzhong.
Liu Bei was also puzzled. Seeing Zhuge Liang leaving and returning, he thought something big had happened in Chengdu.
After Liu Bei read Zhang Xi's "Pingnan Policy" and confirmed it with Zhuge Liang, he also fell silent.
If it is true as Zhang Xi said, then pacifying Nanzhong is no longer a simple job of appeasing the aliens.
This is a war, and Nanzhong must be controlled. Liu Bei doesn't care about gold and silver, but he is really short of copper.
In the past few years, Zhibaichan was issued. Although it stabilized his rule for a while, there are still sequelae. The skyrocketing prices in Chengdu are normal phenomena.
If Zhuge Liang hadn't found a way to tie Zhibaiqian to Shu brocade to balance prices, and then used severe administrative measures to suppress some hoarding families, Zhibaiqian would have boiled the people of Yizhou.
Now, Liu Bei has found a better method than linking Zhibai coins to Shu brocade. As long as I have enough copper, why should I cast Zhibai coins? I can just cast five baht coins.
This Nanzhong must be won.
(End of chapter)
