Liu Bei decided to pacify Nanzhong. Completely pacify it.
But the issue that needs to be considered here is not simply the issue of sending troops to conquer, it must be the issue of long-term peace and stability in Nanzhong.
The first issue that cannot be avoided is how to deal with the conflicts between Han and Yi.
After Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu and emptied out the Western Region, in the eyes of the Han people, the Hu people were basically not considered individuals.
One Han is like ten Hus.
This not only reflects the gap in combat power, but also a reflection of status. The Han people are superior to others.
Up to now, although the Eastern Han Dynasty's record against the Hu people is sometimes quite poor, there are also highlight moments such as Dou Xianle, Shi Yanran, and Cao Cao's attack on Wuhuan in the north.
Even though the Han Dynasty is now divided into pieces, the suppression of the surrounding foreign races is still very strong.
Cao Cao attacked Wuhuan in the north and defeated Tadun. Xiahou Yuan defeated the Western Qiang, and Guo Huailiang Province became a god. Although Sun Quan in the east was fighting abroad, he treated Shanyue as a base of population and troops and dealt with it at will.
So now when Liu Bei is dealing with the Nanzhong issue, the first thing that comes to mind is to send troops to wipe out these barbarians, and then use the barbarians to mine these minerals and enrich Yizhou's power.
But there is a problem here - how much food is needed to support such a thunderous hole-sweeping battle? !
Now the reason why Liu Bei is making peace with Jiangdong is because after the war, he was short of money and food and had to recuperate.
Another one, what should the wealthy families in Nanzhong do? !
These people are not easy to deal with.
It is very likely that they will surrender obediently as soon as your army arrives. But as soon as your army leaves, they will rebel and take all the mineral resources you have just developed for themselves.
We can't keep the troops stationed in those places, right? !
Yizhou has few people and few soldiers, so we cannot waste our troops like this.
You can't even support the barbarians to fight against these powerful South Central powers, because if you want to develop mining, you must ensure a relatively peaceful situation and cannot arbitrarily re-ignite disputes.
Therefore, Zhang Xi's suggestion is to massively suppress the aristocratic families in Nanzhong, but to organize the common people in the Nanzhong area into unified households. Regardless of Han and Yi, all people will be regarded as Han people, and they will be sent to rule by exiled officials to prevent local aristocratic families from becoming powerful.
In the first half, Liu Bei didn't have any objections. After all, the so-called wealthy families in Nanzhong were actually looked down upon by the wealthy families in Yizhou. They felt that they had been hanging out with the Yi people for too long, and they were no longer serious. A family heirloom.
Even if Liu Bei really attacked these aristocratic families, the Yizhou aristocratic family would probably not have any objections to Liu Bei.
But considering the Yi people as Han people, Liu Bei found it a bit unbearable.
There is no way, the thinking of people in this era is like this. How can the Yi people be compared with the Han family? !
If Liu Bei did this, he might cause criticism from the Yizhou family and have a bad impact on his reputation.
After all, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang people, who were theoretically of the same origin as the Han people, were considered aliens, let alone the Nanzhong barbarians.
However, Zhuge Liang expressed support for Zhang Xi's strategy.
But it's only limited support.
Zhuge Liang thought that the barbarians were afraid of power but not virtuous.
If you do not give them prestige and rashly give them the same status as the Han people, it will only arouse their arrogance and make them feel that the Han people cannot do without them. This must be done step by step and slowly improve the status of the Yi people. , but not in place at once.
You can give the Yi people a thought, such as posting a notice. As long as you serve the government for a certain number of years and pay a certain tax, you will be treated as Han citizens. If you make a major contribution, such as joining the army and making meritorious service, your whole family can enjoy the treatment of Han citizens. .
Zhang Xi was confused at that time who was the time traveler? !
The co-authored green card thing existed thousands of years ago, right? !
Of course, this is how we treat the common people, the wealthy Nanzhong clan or the cave masters. Zhuge Liang's suggestion is to fight. It is best to kill and maim them directly. Even those who surrender must move to Chengdu and cannot be allowed to stay. locally.
Otherwise, with their appeal, they may rebel again at any time, so we must be on guard.
In this way, Zhang Xi, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bei reached an agreement on the fate of the powerful families in Nanzhong.
As for the common people, Liu Bei will think about this again and then decide.
Then the remaining question is how to develop Nanzhong.
First, it must be confirmed that what Zhang Xi said in the plan is true.
Zhang Xi couldn't provide evidence. After all, it was just something in his head. There were no books recording the distribution of minerals in such detail in this era, so Zhang Xi couldn't provide circumstantial evidence.
But as an example, you can send an urgent message to Deng Fang, who is still in the Governor's Mansion, and ask him to search within the Governor's Mansion to see if he can find copper mines.
Zhang Xi gave two directions, one was the mountainous area north of Guchang, and the other was the area south of Dianchi Lake and west of Fuxian Lake.
That is the two places of Dongchuan and Yuxi in later generations.
In this way, Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang temporarily settled in Hanzhong again, waiting for Deng Fang's return.
In the meantime, Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang also exchanged views on how to specifically govern Nanzhong.
Zhang Xi still feels that if Nanzhong is to be developed on a large scale, it must rely on the power of local indigenous people. The power of clans and aristocratic families cannot be trusted, and if they are slightly uncontrollable, it will easily lead to very serious consequences.
But Zhuge Liang still insisted that the Yi people could not be trusted after all. This kind of mineral resources must still be in the hands of his own family. Even if it is slower, it is acceptable to only start from Jianning County, and slowly, step by step, Nanzhong will be pacified.
Even Zhuge Liang is still thinking about whether to give up some benefits and let Yizhou's powerful people join the plan to pacify Nanzhong. After all, once the news of gold, silver, copper and iron produced in Nanzhong comes out, those Yizhou powerful people will not join. The chances of scraping a portion are slim to none.
Dahan specializes in salt and iron, and those aristocratic families dare not touch salt and iron and other minerals, so the Liu Bei Group's dominant position can still be maintained.
Their goal is most likely the same as Liu Bei's, which is copper mines.
As for copper mines, it depends on how many reserves there are.
If Liu Bei can eat it by himself, of course he will not let outsiders intervene, but if Liu Bei cannot eat it, it is not impossible to give some to the aristocratic families in Yizhou.
In this way, on the one hand, it can further win over the Yizhou family, and at the same time, it can use the human and material resources of the Yizhou family to develop the local area, getting the best of both worlds.
However, these matters must be decided based on Deng Fang's return.
Deng Fang's back and forth, plus the time required for the survey, would take at least two months. During this time, Zhang Xi waited until his family members arrived in Hanzhong.
Zhang Xi went to Hanzhong to participate in the military conference in April, and in June he sent back news that he would not return to Jingzhou, and that he was going to be the governor of Gaijiang. He did not say how long his term would be. How could Sun Shangxiang endure such a long separation.
Another one. Sun Shangxiang's current position is quite embarrassing.
Although he made a choice and stood on the side of her husband, it was still not a good feeling for Sun Shangxiang.
Not to mention that his good-for-nothing brother actually wrote a letter home to him, asking him to help blow pillows and persuade Zhang Xi to support the peace talks between the two families. Forget about the awkward feeling in Sun Shangxiang's heart.
So, Sun Shangxiang thought, it would be better to go to Yizhou with her husband, so as not to feel uncomfortable staying in Jingzhou.
Therefore, through Guan Yu's coordination, Sun Shangxiang left Xiao Qibao to take care of the family business in Jiangling. She took a pair of children and Xiaoba, a total of four people, and Guan Yu sent a naval escort to Hanzhong.
There is no need to worry that little Qibao will embezzle the family business. He has seen his loyalty for so many years, not to mention that his family members are helping to watch over him.
When they arrived in Hanzhong, Sun Shangxiang was still thinking about how to recruit guards to go south from Hanzhong to Chengdu, but her husband was still in Hanzhong.
Just in time, the family was reunited.
As soon as Sun Shangxiang arrived, Zhang Xi had no time to argue with Zhuge Liang about what to do about Nanzhong.
Zhuge Liang also knew not to rush at this moment, and Zhuge Liang also received the entire process of the Jiangling defense battle and knew what Sun Shangxiang paid in this defense battle.
It is difficult for a girl's family to choose to break with her mother's family and side with her husband.
Especially in this era, sometimes a woman's marriage is a bond to maintain the relationship between two families, and the woman is the one who feels the most uncomfortable being caught in the middle.
So, Zhuge Liang was also very knowledgeable and specially set aside time for Zhang Xi to spend time with Sun Shangxiang.
But really, it’s not that Zhuge Liang is so narrow-minded and doesn’t know how to be considerate of people’s hearts.
Zhang Xi, this bastard, has been relaxing with his wife for more than a month. He has already traveled all over Hanzhong, but he still doesn't have the heart to come back to work.
It has been almost ten days since Deng Fang's survey report was sent to Hanzhong. Why is this guy still accompanying his wife? !
This won't work. A real man should put his career first. Besides, after reading Deng Fang's report, the master couldn't wait to return to Chengdu.
We have to come up with a reasonable charter before returning to Chengdu, right? !
Chengdu is about to be in trouble now, do you know? !
(End of chapter)
