After Liu Bei finished speaking, Gai Xun opened his mouth to say something, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Liu Bei said seemed to make sense.
The common people and Qiang Hu people did not even know the words, so it was impossible to know the significance of Liu Bei as the founder of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Heritage Family. Liu Bei's identity was temporarily meaningless to them.
However, the identity of Liangzhou Mu is quite meaningful.
The identity of Liangzhou Mu destined Liu Bei to be their master, and what they wanted was based on this identity.
So Gai Xun agreed with Liu Bei's statement and said nothing more.
Liu Bei nodded.
"The expedition is not only to let the Han people know my determination to stabilize Liangzhou, but also to let the Qiang and Hu people know my determination and force. Fame is fame after all. If I don't show my sword to them, they will I always have luck in mind, so the battle must be fought!"
Yan Zhong supported Liu Bei's conquest, but also put forward his own opinions.
"At the beginning, the former Taiwei Duan Gong's thoughts were quite similar to yours. He believed that the Qiang and Hu were not of my race, and their minds must be different from mine. Therefore, they should be killed without leaving any one alive. Duan Gong went to war, and it was fierce. He was so famous that every time he captured someone, he would kill them all, and the Qiang and Hu people would be frightened when they heard his name, but..."
"But the Qiang and Hu rebellion was not put down after all. Although Mr. Duan killed many heads and mountains of corpses, he was not able to kill all the Qiang and Hus. It seems that they can't be killed, right?"
Liu Bei looked at Yan Zhong.
Yan Zhong nodded.
"Your Majesty, I believe that blindly conquest is not a good strategy. It will also intensify the resistance of the Qiang and Hu people, and eventually drag Liangzhou into the quagmire. Unless the imperial court is truly determined to wipe out all of them, leaving no one alive, otherwise, the annihilation will The best strategy is to use both support and suppression, and there is a limit to the need for suppression."
"Suppression and appeasement are of course a good strategy. Liangzhou cannot fall into the quagmire of war again. Liangzhou is already on the verge of collapse. I came to Liangzhou not to go on a killing spree, but to restore the vitality of Liangzhou."
Liu Bei nodded: "The Qiang and Hu people do not understand Han culture. If they are to obey orders, suppression is necessary. If they cannot see the heads, they will not be obedient. But if they are only allowed to see the heads, they will be resentful. Thus resisting to the death.
I decided that while exterminating the tribes that disobeyed the government's orders, I should also comfort the remaining tribes and consider their livelihood. This is something that the Liangzhou government has never done in the past. I think that we should allow them to pass the normal process. Survival is an important way to end the war in Liangzhou. "
When Liu Bei said this, all the officials in the Prefectural Mufu Mansion looked at each other in shock.
What does it mean to consider the livelihood of the Qiang and Hu people?
Gai Xun had a deep understanding of the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou and was quite surprised by Liu Bei's views.
"Junhou, do you mean that the government needs to set up policies specifically for the livelihood of the Qiang and Hu tribes and give them generous treatment?"
Liu Bei nodded.
"Not to mention how generous, at least in terms of treatment and tribute, we can't push them to death. In the past, I have heard that some government officials beat the Qiang and Hu tribe to their bones and sucked out the marrow, and doubled the daily tribute, so that some Qiang and Hu tribes There was no way out, so he had to resist.
I think this approach is no different from national thieves. The Qiang and Hu people are also human beings and they also need to eat. The Han people will break out in resistance if they are raped by corrupt officials and have no enough food to eat. The Qiang and Hu people will also resist. Such resistance, I I don't think it's all their fault.
If you still have enough food to make trouble, that's called rebellion. If you don't have enough food and no way to survive, but to rise up and resist, the government needs to seriously think about what's wrong with itself. Those who force Han people and Qiang and Hu to resist for their own selfish desires, I This is intolerable. This is the first change I need to make after taking office as the pastor of Liangzhou. "
The state officials looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, obviously very surprised by Liu Bei's statement.
These words made sense at first glance, but when they thought about it carefully, they always felt that something was wrong. They always felt that there was something wrong with Liu Bei's idea, but they couldn't explain it.
Not only Liangzhou officials came to attend the meeting this time, but also the old subordinates brought by Liu Bei, including Guan Yu, all attended the meeting. After Liu Bei finished speaking, they each had their own ideas, and each I have different thoughts.
Liu Bei doesn't care what they think now, but what to do is certain.
"If Zuo Chang, the former governor of Liangzhou, had not embezzled military expenditures, the Liangzhou Rebellion would not have broken out so violently. If it had not been for the leading officers of Huangzhongyi Conghu who embezzled military expenditures, Huangzhongyi Conghu would not have rebelled so quickly. Join the rebels.
There were not enough Han people, so the Qiang and Hu people were recruited to join the army and fight, but they were abused in every possible way. They were not given food or clothing, and were often beaten, scolded and executed. The oppression was very heavy. The Qiang and Hu people could not speak Chinese, so wouldn't they feel angry? ? If changes are not made, there will never be peace in Liangzhou.
For many problems, if our officials had not made the problem first, the result would definitely be different from what it is now. I govern Liangzhou and require a good result, and I need your full help. If there is a problem among you, my Liangzhou State governance programs are bound to fail.
If one of you here has a problem, one or two counties in Liangzhou will have a problem. If five of you have a problem, a county in Liangzhou will have a problem. Everyone here will have a problem. The whole Liangzhou will be turned upside down!
By then, no one, including me, will be able to escape, and they will all die! So I want to warn you, if the government is like a boat, the people are like the river that carries the boat. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it! "
Liu Bei knocked on the table in front of him and said the last eight words clearly one by one, making sure that everyone could hear them.
And this is also true. Everyone heard Liu Bei's words and heard the words "water can carry a boat or capsize it".
Liu Bei looked around and saw the expressions on everyone's faces.
Then formal plans began to be drawn up.
The conquest plan for the five counties of Wudu, Jincheng, Longxi, Beidi, and Anding will be carried out by Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Dong Huang, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun respectively. They will each command a battalion of soldiers to launch an offensive against the five counties. , wipe out all the rebellions in the five counties.
The remaining troops will be led by Liu Bei himself and will be stationed in Hanyang County. If there is a problem, he will rush to the local area to help launch a final blow to the local rebel forces.
The first phase of the attack was extremely fast and accurate. No matter what the cost, regardless of any casualties, the rebel forces in the five counties must be wiped out in the shortest possible time.
He, Liu Bei, wanted to declare his invincible and powerful force to the entire Han people and Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou, so as to lay the foundation for his unwavering rule over Liangzhou.
For illiterate people, knives are the best language. With knives, they can quickly feel what "power" means.
After showing "power", he can promote "benevolence" to a limited extent, and at that time, limited "benevolence" will also play an unlimited role.
(End of chapter)
