"Why did the old general say this?"
When Zhao Hao heard Wang Jian's words, he immediately interrupted.
Wang Jian tried his best to smile: "Sir, let's talk about business first. We will talk about these things later."
"But."
Zhao Hao opened his mouth but stopped talking.
But Wang Jian continued: "Master, do you know why I did not recommend Tu Sui, but instead recommended Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao to take over the administration of the South China Sea?"
"this"
Zhao Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it because of me?"
"It's partly because of the young master."
Wang Jian smiled and nodded: "I originally suggested Tu Sui to lead the army, with Zhao Tuo, Ren Xiao and others to assist. The young master was very dissatisfied with this. I believed in the young master's vision, so I abandoned Tu Sui and recommended Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao instead."
"But Tu Sui is not incompetent, and his qualifications are far above Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao. Can he convince them?"
Zhao Hao tilted his head and asked in confusion.
Wang Jian glanced at him and said happily: "As long as I'm here, you have to obey even if you don't want to."
"What if the old general isn't here?"
"Isn't there a young master here?"
"Um?"
Zhao Hao reacted for a moment, understood instantly, and couldn't help but said with a bit of laughter and tears: "The old general is really..."
"What is it really? A cunning person?"
"Hao didn't say it, the old general said it himself!"
"Hahaha!"
Wang Jian laughed loudly, and then said meaningfully: "When the young master comes to Nanhai, if there is no one to help the young master, even if the young master is a royal nobleman, he will not be able to move forward. Therefore, this evil man asked me to do it. I believe Tu Sui will repay his kindness and become the young master's successor." "Help"
"Hao, thank you so much, old general!"
Hearing Wang Jian's words, Zhao Hao was truly moved.
Because Wang Jian is really thinking about him.
It would be a great thing if he could successfully conquer Tu Sui.
You know, before Tu Sui led the second expedition into South Vietnam, he was a general of building and shipbuilding.
What is a building general?
He is the naval general of Great Qin. With such a talent, Zhao Hao will naturally be of great use.
"Come, let me toast the old general!"
Perhaps his mood was relieved, Zhao Hao asked Yan Le to pick a few fresh coconuts from the mountain, poured them into the cup, and raised the cup to Wang Jian.
Wang Jian saw him finish a glass of coconut juice and smack it in his mouth a few times at the end. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "How was it? How does it taste?"
"It's better than I expected. It's light and sweet, but it has a tender smell."
"Hehehe"
When Wang Jian heard Zhao Hao's words, he chuckled, raised his finger to point to the fresh fruits on the table, and said, "Try these again."
"good!"
Zhao Hao has always liked all kinds of food, so he simply tasted the fresh fruits on the table one by one.
"how?"
“Some are delicious, some are sour, but overall, it’s okay.”
"Yes, indeed you can"
Wang Jian nodded with a smile, took another sip of the special coconut juice, and then leaned against the stop pillar and closed his eyes to rest. After a while, he opened his eyes and coughed a few times, and his complexion recovered a lot.
Zhao Hao raised his eyes and looked at Yan Le, who wisely left the pavilion.
At this time, Zhao Hao couldn't help but hesitated and said: "The old general's condition has just stabilized. Why don't we rest for a few days and let's talk again. It's windy here and I'm afraid."
Wang Jian waved his hand and said: "I am in good spirits today. I don't want to miss this opportunity and want to finish what I have to say."
"this"
Zhao Hao was at a loss for words, and finally couldn't defeat Wang Jian, so he could only listen to Wang Jian's words.
"Sir, we just talked about how to govern the South China Sea. Let me first talk about the history of the South China Sea."
"Let's not talk about the distant Yue State, let's talk about Chu State. Chu State has governed the South China Sea for hundreds of years, but has never been able to integrate the South China Sea into the Central Plains. Its strategy for governing the South China Sea is no different from that of the Emperor of Zhou in governing the princes. It is even better than the Emperor of Zhou in governing the princes. be loose;
Most tribes only formally respected the Chu State and paid tribute to the Chu State. This had lasted for hundreds of years.
The land of the South China Sea, so far, can be said to be full of princes. If it continues for a few hundred more years, I am afraid that like the Xiongnu and Donghu, there will be constant fighting. "
"When the time comes, not to mention governing the territory we conquered, even if we stay here, our people will be in danger, and the land in the South China Sea will also become a thorn in our side, Great Qin!"
"I understand this."
Zhao Hao nodded and said: "I suggested to my father to shelve the South China Sea issue at the beginning because the rebellions of the Six Kingdoms have been suppressed repeatedly and the court needs to spend energy to suppress them. Now that all the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are dormant, the South China Sea must be resolved! "
"The Young Master suggested His Majesty's strategy, and I have also read it. I have to say that the Young Master's strategy is very targeted. He seems to know a lot about the South China Sea. I wonder if the Young Master has a detailed plan in mind?"
"What did the old general say?"
“How to integrate the South China Sea into the Central Plains?”
Wang Jian said solemnly: "With Qin's current national strength, conquering the South China Sea is not a problem, but how to integrate the South China Sea into the Central Plains is the key;
During the hundreds of years when the Chu State governed the South China Sea, there were two major categories of people in the South China Sea. One type was the Yue people, which were the people who came south from the Yue Kingdom and were named Baiyue. One type is the native tribes of the South China Sea.
The Yue people are generally distributed in Guilin, Panyu, and Xiangdi, and they are incompatible with the local tribes in the South China Sea and fight endlessly.
The local tribes in the South China Sea do not have their own civilization or writing, and the languages of each tribe may be different. They respect wizards, just like the ancient barbaric tribes;
If you want to govern them, if you are not civilized, it will be difficult to enter the Chinese orthodoxy. "
"The old general is right, we cannot rely solely on brute force to pacify the South China Sea!"
Zhao Hao pondered for a few times, then smiled and said to Wang Jian: "We have an old saying in the Central Plains, which is 'attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top.' I wonder what the old general thinks? "
"Hahaha--"
Wang Jian smiled heartily, stroking his beard and said: "What I am thinking is similar to that of the young master. It also has eight words: preferential treatment, gentleness, assimilation, and education!"
"What is Huairou?"
Zhao Hao's eyes lit up and he asked with a smile.
Wang Jian glanced at him and spoke eloquently: "The so-called gentleness means not to use force as much as possible, to establish new military disciplines, so that generals will not lead troops to disturb the people, officials will not bully the natives, corruption will be punished severely, and rewards and punishments will be clear. , do more work on people’s livelihood construction, etc.”
"What is preferential treatment?"
"The so-called preferential treatment, I think, should be based on the Young Master's policy of 'reforming from the soil and returning to the locals'. We should try our best to support local talents to become officials and eradicate the original disobedient forces. Special local talents can be recommended as officials in the county or the imperial court. , break their rebellious hearts.”
"What about education?"
“Send special personnel to the South China Sea to teach various Central Plains skills and even popularize Central Plains culture, but we also respect the local skills and culture, so as not to let the locals feel that the Central Plains people are discriminating against them, and to promote mutual exchanges.
"Hehehe"
Zhao Hao touched his palm and smiled and said: "Hao understands, the old general wants to assimilate the Yue people into the people of the New Qin, just like the Great Qin accepted the people of the Six Kingdoms!"
"Young Master is wise, he knows three things and knows one thing!"
Wang Jian also smiled and nodded, then stroked his beard and said, "Actually, the most effective way to completely assimilate Yue people is to intermarry!"
"Intermarriage?"
"It means a large-scale migration of people from the Central Plains to the South China Sea to integrate the ethnic groups and consolidate their roots!"
"Migrate the people from the Central Plains into the South China Sea on a large scale?"
Zhao Hao felt it was so unexpected and couldn't help but be surprised.
When the first emperor visited Yongcheng eastward, he was shocked to find that the people along the way were scattered and their homes were empty.
Later, he took corvee lightly and paid little tax, vowing to restore the population of the Central Plains.
Now that he heard Wang Jian talking about a large-scale migration of people from the Central Plains to the South China Sea, Zhao Hao knew without thinking that his father would never agree.
Although the First Emperor in history did migrate a large number of people to the South China Sea and promoted the development of the South China Sea, the current First Emperor's horizons have been opened by Zhao Hao. He needs to gather stronger national power and conquer the world.
So, how is national power condensed?
Naturally, it relies on population cohesion.
If for the sake of the long-term development of the South China Sea, the small population of the Central Plains was moved to the South China Sea, it would be tantamount to wishful thinking for Da Qin to conquer the world.
At least in the generation of the First Emperor, it was definitely not possible.
"Don't worry, sir, just listen to what I have to say."
As if he had read through Zhao Hao's thoughts, Wang Jian smiled faintly: "The large-scale migration I mentioned is not the migration of the whole family of the protectors. Because that kind of migration is so vast, how can it cross thousands of mountains and rivers?"
"The Great Migration I'm talking about is based on soldiers going south, allowing the South China Sea navy to be permanently stationed in the South China Sea. At most, it will relax the marriage of their children, so that the children of soldiers can marry Yue people."
"No, the old general wants 500,000 Southern Navy troops to be permanently stationed in the South China Sea and stay in the South China Sea forever?!"
Seeing Zhao Hao standing up suddenly, he was quite surprised. Wang Jian didn't seem surprised, and even remained very calm: "I not only want 500,000 Nanhai navy to be permanently stationed in the South China Sea, but also want the young master to guard the South China Sea for generations!"
"you"
Zhao Hao's eyes widened and he was too shocked to speak.
But Wang Jian said again: "Sir, the Chu State has a vast land, but its national power is not as good as that of Zhao, Qin, and Qi. Why? Because the South China Sea is called the territory of the Chu State, but it actually has no jurisdiction.
If the South China Sea were like Bashu to Qin, its national power and population would be simply incalculable!
By then, who among the six Central Plains countries can compete with them?
To put it bluntly, the one who unified the six kingdoms might be either Qin or Chu! "
"The young master is young and has not yet started a family. He does not know the importance of women to the ethnic group. From ancient times to the present, a man has a family if he has a woman. Without a woman, he is like a tree without roots."
"But intermarriage is not that easy. What if those Yue people who don't know etiquette abuse my Qin woman?"
Zhao Hao asked still somewhat puzzled.
Wang Jian thought for a while and then said: "Intermarriage will definitely be difficult in the early stage, but after long-term education, I believe that the customs of the two parties will be integrated, and it is natural for men and women to be happy."
"certainly."
As he spoke, Wang Jian suddenly thought of something and added: "We can promote integration through certain policies."
"What policy?"
Zhao Hao was stunned.
But Wang Jian continued: "I came up with this strategy from the suggestions given by the young master to your majesty. For example, we can select a group of young talents from the conquered areas to serve as court officials or county guards, and then order The locals are envious of their preferential treatment, which gives them an opportunity to get in touch with the Central Plains culture;
When they gradually understand the culture of the Central Plains, they can then provide appropriate subsidies to intermarrying families;
In this way, local people can live in the Central Plains or marry people from the Central Plains. When there are more boys and girls here, or more boys and fewer girls, there will be plans to immigrate. After a while, the two parties will naturally intermarry. "
"Wonderful!"
Zhao Hao put his hands on his hands and laughed: "What a wonderful idea, old general!"
"In this way, in a few years, there will be no so-called Yue people in the South China Sea, and Great Qin will truly control the South China Sea!"
"That's right! With a talented person like the young master implementing my plan, even if I die soon, I will still be able to smile!"
"Well"
Zhao Hao, who was originally full of joy, suddenly dropped his face when he heard Wang Jian's words, put away his smile, and said solemnly: "Why did the old general say this? After you rest for a few days, Hao will personally send you back to Xianyang!"
"hehe."
Wang Jian smiled noncommittally, then turned to look at the distant green mountains and murmured: "I really want to go overseas and see it. I wonder if it is as wonderful as the young master said."
"Old General."
Just when Wang Jian's thoughts were complicated, Zhao Hao called him unexpectedly.
"Um?"
Wang Jian came back to his senses and looked at Zhao Hao with a puzzled expression.
But Zhao Hao said solemnly: "Old General, Hao promises you."
"What!?"
When Wang Jian heard this, he immediately became energetic and almost stood up with excitement: "Young master, are you serious about what you said?"
"Old General, please don't get excited. Hao promised you that he will station in the South China Sea for three years. But after three years, Hao wants to hand over the South China Sea to the Wang family, and the Wang family will guard the South China Sea for generations."
"No, sir"
Wang Jian opened his mouth and was about to speak, but saw Zhao Hao raised his hand to stop him and said: "Besides, Hao will not allow the old general to die!"
"Ah!"
Wang Jian smiled hoarsely, shook his head helplessly and sighed: "No one is immortal."
"In order to survive, your father, Emperor Qin, pursued the elixir of immortality. As a result, he was infected with erysipelas. If it hadn't been for the master's skill in rejuvenating him, he would have died sooner or later."
"Hao doesn't want to talk more about my father's affairs, but Hao wants you to die, but he doesn't want you to die now. Do you understand?"
"this"
Wang Jian was speechless and said in his heart that I don't understand, but looking at the look in Zhao Hao's eyes, it seemed that if he couldn't understand, he would be extremely disappointed with himself, so he suppressed the confusion in his heart and waited quietly for Zhao Hao to continue.
Zhao Hao slowly took out a box from his arms, handed it to Wang Jian and said, "This is a strange medicine that Hao got from the mysterious cave by chance. It should have a miraculous effect on the old general's condition."
"Son, I am"
Wang Jian has always known that Zhao Hao has mysterious powers. But he never thought that Zhao Hao would use this mysterious power to save him.
In his heart, except for the First Emperor, there was probably no one worthy of Zhao Hao showing his mysterious power.
However, Zhao Hao actually used his mysterious power to save him, which made him feel flattered.
"Old General, don't think so much. Wang Li and I are close friends, and we can't help you even if you die. I hope that the old general will live a long life and come with me to experience the beauty of the world."
Hearing Zhao Hao's words, Wang Jian suddenly choked up: "My grandson has such a close friend as the young master, it is really a blessing for the Wang family."
"hehe."
Zhao Hao waved and smiled, then walked slowly down the mountain.
Wang Jian looked at his back, a rare light flashed in his eyes, his dry palms trembled, and he squeezed the pill in his hand tightly. After a long while, he turned to a middle-aged man beside him and said: "Wang Cheng, call them here. Just say that I have last words to say to you!"
"promise."
Wang Cheng didn't say anything, he just accepted the promise and left.
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