"The loss...the loss is the interests of the local officials!" Pei Burang muttered this sentence and fell into great horror.
"The biggest drawback of the chieftain system is the hereditary system!"
"They are tribal leaders, chiefs, or people who control most of the means of production. If they are given hereditary official positions, they will be completely satisfied."
"After they are satisfied, all they think about is how to keep it all."
"After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that they were able to obtain the position of chieftain because the imperial court wanted to use their help to appease the northern barbarians."
"So as long as the barbarians are unjust for one day, their position will always be stable."
"After having this understanding, I'm afraid they already know how they will act."
After a brief moment of sluggishness, Pei Burang spoke angrily and said: "They are really a bunch of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. They have been given such great power and such a high status, but they still want to be greedy for the imperial court's favor. Greedy for money." That’s all, but he still doesn’t do anything for the imperial court.”
"What do you do with such a piece of junk?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I will petition you to lead a large army to sweep across the northern barbarians and exterminate them! To eliminate the hatred in my heart."
Compared to Pei Burang's passionate indignation, Mr. Xiang didn't seem angry. He just pondered for a moment and then nodded interestingly.
At this level, there is very little he can learn.
Today, I was taught a lesson by a little kid under the age of twenty, which was indeed interesting.
The ancient sage once said that a master is a teacher. Today, I am not ashamed to ask.
"Then in your opinion, how should we govern the Northern Barbarians?"
"Master Marquis, is there any need to think about this? The Northern Barbarians have repeatedly provoked the imperial court. They should send troops to exterminate their tribe. At the worst, they should be driven out of the Yayu Mountains to show the power of my great power!" Pei Burang continued to work tirelessly. Promote your own genocide tactics.
However, Mr. Xiang just smiled bitterly and had no intention of arguing with such a martial artist.
If he could send troops, he would have done so long ago.
The key is how many troops should be sent? Are you sure of winning? Even if we win, will we lose troops and generals and affect the cause of the Northern Expedition?
The most serious situation is that Beiyan received a tip and took advantage of Daqian's attack on the Northern Barbarians to launch an attack and capture the city.
Therefore, if possible, Mr. Xiang still wants to take the Northern Barbarians into his own hands.
After all, these people are strong, not afraid of severe cold, and are good at climbing.
In the early stage of the Northern Expedition, which is dominated by the Yayu Mountains, he should be able to become a vanguard or even a death-defying army!
Moreover, the alien race is insatiable. As long as they can achieve results, they will feel distressed even if they die.
This is the best policy!
Sending troops to attack is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it can only be done by Xia Ceer.
"It's very simple. This situation is caused by the hereditary disadvantages of the chieftain system. If you want to solve it, just change this system."
"The imperial court only needs to remove the various leaders and chiefs of the Northern Barbarians from their positions as local officials and send capable and courageous officials from Daqian to take up their posts."
"But in order to prevent officials from imitating the chieftains and greedy for favors, I suggest that officials who go to the Northern Barbarians adopt a mobile system."
"Set a suitable term, such as three years. Once the term is up, you need to return to Qiandu and then be transferred to other positions."
"In this way, the local officials lost their official positions and had no reason to instigate the tribes to oppose the imperial court. In addition, the favors were distributed truthfully, and the tribesmen who received the benefits should be thinking about how to retain these benefits. There was something in their hearts. If you lose your scruples, you will become more and more careful. As time goes by, there will be no more violations."
After saying this, the entire pavilion fell into absolute silence.
Pei kept his lips open, his eyes widened and his eyebrows raised. On that somewhat heroic face, two big words were clearly written: Damn it!
How does this person's brain grow?
He has clearly never seen the Northern Barbarians, and Huainan is extremely far away from the Yayu Mountains.
How on earth did he come up with such an ingenious and appropriate method based on just a few words from himself and others?
Pei Burang wanted to continue to express his feelings, but when he saw Gu Beichuan's gaze shifted, his muscles tensed instantly, his lips closed, and his eyes narrowed slightly, pretending to be a competent bodyguard.
Although Mr. Xiang is very surprised, he is well-informed after all. It has probably been decades since he took office.
What kind of prodigy have you not seen? Although there are very few people who are as stunning as Gu Beichuan, it is not uncommon.
Moreover, he has found the loophole in this method!
"What's the name of this method?"
"Change the soil and return to the current."
"Return to the land?" Master Xiang murmured a few times, then nodded and gave a positive comment: "It's a good name."
"But have you ever thought about it, those local officials are the patriarchs and chiefs."
"What if after they were dismissed from their posts as local officials, they became resentful and instigated the people to rebel before the favor of the court was received?"
When Gu Beichuan heard this, he also showed a little surprise.
"Everyone says that Marquis Zhengyang is a martial artist who only knows how to wield swords and guns but does not understand government affairs."
"Now it seems that the words of the world have really misled me."
"The Marquis is right. This is indeed the biggest loophole in the plan to rehabilitate the natives and return them to rural areas."
"However, Da Ganwu's strength is not low, and it is not comparable to that of the Northern Barbarians. If after the success of the Northern Expedition, we carry out this plan with the momentum of a great victory, it will be smooth sailing all the way, and I understand that they will not dare to rebel."
When Mr. Xiang heard this, he was immediately speechless.
Good fellow, after the Northern Expedition is successful, why should I keep these bastards? If there wasn't a strong enemy on his side, greedy tribes like the Northern Barbarians would have been wiped out by him long ago.
"Then what if I insist on settling this matter before the Northern Expedition?"
"Simple."
"That's all, I know you don't know either...what did you say? Simple!"
"Yes, this is my second strategy for the Marquis - to extend the favor order!"
"Extension of grace? What is this?"
"As far as I know, the northern barbarians live in bitter cold, and most of them make a living by hunting and mining. But hunting also depends on the area. Otherwise, the mountains are so big. If everyone hunts, wouldn't it be a mess?"
"This is especially true for mining. You have to have a mine to dig, and then sell the excavated ore to us in the south or Dayan in the north."
"Although we have a tense relationship with Dayan, and there is even a vague tendency to start a war. But the ore dug by the Northern Barbarians is a good material for forging armor and weapons, and no one will refuse it."
"So mining is a very good job, but it's a pity that most northern barbarians don't have mineral veins."
"Whether it is mineral veins or forest areas used for hunting, most of these production materials are in the hands of chiefs and clan leaders, large and small."
"And according to the customs of the Northern Barbarians, generally only the eldest son is qualified to inherit these resources."
"If we issue a decree saying that all sons of chiefs are eligible to receive the resources of their fathers, in order to extend the favor."
"Master Marquis, think about it, what kind of chaos will the Northern Barbarians get into if this happens?"
