Luo Shizi, who always unites around the family master, is Luo Shi's biggest support. Many people lament that people's hearts are fickle and lament that there is no eternal loyalty in this world, but in front of Luo Shizi, these things all exist in reality.
Just imagine, if you are an emperor and there are more than a dozen brothers and nephews in the clan who you can fully trust, what is this concept?
The biggest problem with the feudal system is that once local vassals become strong, they will rebel against the central dynasty, causing catastrophe. But what if the local vassals will never rebel against the central dynasty no matter how strong they are?
Although the Luo family is not a royal family, the family's way of survival is the same. The Luo family has countless secrets that can deal with the wind and frost swords from all over the world, but the worldly problems need to be solved by the family's children.
Simply speaking in terms of family population, the Luo clan is currently the largest family in the entire Zhuxia!
This is not an exaggeration. Even the Liu royal family is not as large as the Luo family. After all, the Luo family has reproduced for thousands of years, while the Liu family only has a short century.
For such a huge clan, everything from the tribe's people's clothing, food, housing, transportation, weddings and funerals to the position of the branches in the clan has to be taken care of by the head family.
To give a very simple example, Luo Family has a rule that no intermarriage is allowed within the five servers. The calculation of each branch is done by the main family, so whether intermarriage is possible needs to be checked by the main family.
In addition, after years of research, Luo gradually discovered the disadvantages of incest marriage. Except for direct lineage, incest marriage among ordinary tribesmen will greatly increase the probability of premature death and deformity of their children.
The Luo clan rarely takes concubines, and the death and deformity of their children are unforgivable, so now there are voices wanting to include cousins in the calculation.
Inbred marriages between nobles outside Zhaocheng are mainly to bring the relationship closer between the two parties. The Luo clan has no need in this regard, so the health of their children is the first thing to consider.
Then this is even more complicated, because both parents have the Luo clan, so we have to consider the branches of both sides.
These are just some trivial things, and the allocation of various resources must be allocated based on contribution, etc. The core lies in fairness.
It is not easy to maintain this kind of fairness. The ancient clan was not only a place to protect the clan members, but it was also an extremely unfair place. There was countless darkness within the clan, and it was not a big deal to destroy the family. Many clans If you don’t treat your tribe as human beings, you will suffer all kinds of crimes that are unimaginable to modern people.
The early clans were pretty good, the rules weren't that big, and the advantages of being attached to the clan outweighed the disadvantages.
But after Neo-Confucianism became popular, it was a real cannibalistic society. The Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Principles were placed on everyone's heads. The tribesmen were no longer family members at all, but consumables, consumables for the master's family.
Of course Luo's can't do this.
If it is just extensive management and cannot delve into the darkness of those dark places, then Luo Shizi's ability is enough to manage counties, but if he wants to be meticulous in every household, the required ability will suddenly increase.
As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to resolve household affairs. It is not easy to deal with various differences among tribesmen. It is not easy to get the majority of tribesmen to agree with the results of the settlement.
Most of the Luo family's sons spend their energy studying the classics. Some of the Luo family's daughters are studying the classics and some are offering sacrifices to King Su. However, maintaining fairness within the family also consumes a small part of their energy.
Even in the era when the productivity of later generations has greatly developed and the number of officials has greatly increased, the overall quality and the number of officials per capita are not as good as the current Luo family. With the now prosperous Zhaocheng Luo family, the family has always formed a rope and united to deal with everything.
This is something that other families cannot learn. This is why Luo Cai and Luo Yi, the sons and daughters of the Luo family, must let their children return to the family.
Wushuang is the prince of Luo Wuji.
He didn't care whether the princely kingdom would still be in the hands of his own lineage in the future, just like Luo Yi didn't care about the title of the Yinghou Kingdom. His uncle, King Zhaosheng, passed on the position of the main lineage to his lineage without hesitation. pulse.
This is Luo Shi!
The glory and wealth in this world, the princes and princes are just a fleeting thing. Only the regent can move the Luo family. Besides, the Luo family will eventually return to the embrace of King Su. Why do you have to live for these things? , Why don’t you take things with you and worry about them?
"Master, Master Sheng sent a letter saying that I haven't seen you for a long time, so I won't go back to Zhaocheng for now. I want to go to Wushuang City in the Western Region."
Luo Wuji heard the words and said in a deep voice: "How many brave warriors are there in the Wushuang Kingdom in the Western Region now?"
The steward immediately said: "For the information of the family head, there are currently 600 brave warriors in the Western Regions. Together with the brave warriors brought by Gongzi Sheng, there are a full 1,200 people, accounting for 40% of the family establishment, and there are still 200 brave warriors in the Western Regions. Ten guardians can be said to be extremely powerful."
The guardians are spiritual soldiers. The origins of these people are considered mysterious in the Luo family. No one knows the true identity of these people except the family head and heirs.
One thousand two hundred dare warriors, as long as they are not attacking the city, this is enough power to dominate the countries in the Western Region. Luo Wuji thought for a moment and said: "Deploy another 600 dare warriors from the family to the Western Region. After Asheng comes back, only 600 dare warriors will not be enough." , to ensure the family’s military investment in the Western Regions.”
As soon as Luo Wuji said these words, everyone was shocked. The transfer of six hundred brave warriors was not a trivial matter, especially the transfer to Wushuang Hou Kingdom.
The princes, kings and princes had different scales of military power and private armies based on the number of households in the feudal state and the tasks they performed.
There are relatively many Wushuang princes, but the scale of their private soldiers is still not that large. Six hundred is the limit. If they exceed the limit, they must serve the emperor, or they may be transferred under another name.
Moreover, the transfer of six hundred warriors is not just a matter of moving people there. It is very troublesome to move to other places in modern society, let alone in ancient times.
If the warriors dare to go over, their wives will definitely follow. At a small scale, this is a big move for 600 families, but at a big scale, it involves many branches. Who will temporarily hand over the land after these people leave? When it comes to farming, this is quite troublesome.
Of course Luo Wuji understood this, and said in a deep voice: "Dawan wants to destroy the trade route, and all the stewards know the importance of this trade route to the family.
It is for this reason that A Shi wants to take action against Dayuan Kingdom, but Dayuan Kingdom is not a simple opponent.
When I was guarding the Western Region, it was a big country with a population of 600,000. With the opening of trade routes in recent years, Dawan must have become more prosperous.
Fortunately, we have established a firm foothold in the Yishui River Valley. The distance between the two sides is very close, and we can break into Dawan City in a short time. Otherwise, if we mobilize troops from the four counties of Hexi to Dawan, we may suffer heavy losses and we will not be able to defeat it. "
Everyone agreed with Luo Wuji's words. The logistics and marching difficulty required for dispatching troops from Chang'an or the four counties of Hexi are completely different from those required for dispatching troops from Wusun.
In history, when General Li Guangli, the second most powerful general, led a large army to conquer Dawan, most of the soldiers died before the people arrived. This is simply outrageous.
The situation was different during the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty was not a feudal system, Jiedushi was a different kind of border vassal. Let’s not talk about the harm this system did to national politics. In terms of force alone, it was quite abundant.
Fighting against the surrounding barbarians was low-cost and highly effective. When Bang Zhou opened up the world, the Qing Dynasty also relied on stationing heavy troops in remote border areas to suppress the barbarians. Local rebellions were resolved locally.
This is the advantage of enfeoffment!
"Although there is a geographical advantage, facing a strong enemy like Dawan, even if we mobilize the power of the Western Region Protectorate, we still have to go all out to defeat it."
"Family Head, so many brave warriors have been transferred to the Western Region. If something unexpected happens, it will be a pain that the family cannot bear.
The war with the Xiongnu caused a lot of damage to the family, and it took many years to recover. Now they are going to war with the big country in the Western Region.
The brave warriors will still be left to deal with the royal family and the powerful people in the world who are malicious to the Luo family. Our Luo family is a thorn in the flesh of countless people. Without the guardians of the brave warriors, the family's status will be greatly reduced and unstable. I hope You can be more cautious. "
The steward said worriedly, and everyone around him had the same look on his face when he heard this. One of the major functions of dare warriors is to intimidate Xiaoxiao's disciples. Don't underestimate the strength of these thousands of troops. Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army is only three thousand.
Luo Wuji pondered for a moment after hearing the words. It was necessary to mobilize troops to the Western Regions because the Western Regions were more important to the Luo family than to the Han court.
Emperor Xiaowu was an emperor who liked to expand territories, so with his strong support, Luo Wuji used the resources of the Han court to develop part of the Western Region.
But not every emperor likes to expand territories. Another emperor may not be interested in wild lands thousands of miles away. In other words, most emperors are not interested. After all, the colorful world of the Central Plains is beautiful enough. Well, why invest resources in that kind of place?
This is the value of Emperor Xiaowu.
For the Han court, the loss of the Western Regions was just a loss, but for the Luo family, this was unacceptable. In this case, the Luo family had to invest more.
But it would be even more of a joke to directly bleed out the family's blood in the Western Regions. This is a time of prosperity!
If the Luo family were to bleed out in this situation, then when the Central Plains is in chaos and they are unable to look west, will the Luo family still have to die directly?
Luo Wuji couldn't help but think that it was a pity that the number of spiritual soldiers was too small. It would be great if there were hundreds of spiritual weapons and artifacts to form a permanent cavalry regiment in the Western Region without the need for warriors to switch defenses back and forth.
"Eh?"
Thinking to this point, Luo Wuji seemed to suddenly think of something. He suddenly remembered that there was a very special destiny artifact in his family's heritage, which could be used at this time!
(End of chapter)
