Shu Chen

Chapter 248 Killing Chickens

The land on the right side of the river has always been special in Liangzhou.

After the Battle of Hexi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty relocated the tribesmen of Hunxie King and Xiutu King of the Xiongnu who had surrendered to Longxi, Beidi, Shangjun, Shuofang and Yunzhong, and refilled the population composition of the Hexi Corridor. Evolved a unique style.

At that time, in addition to the remaining Xiongnu tribes in the Hexi Corridor, there were also Qiang tribes that gradually infiltrated, and the soldiers guarding the border areas disarmed and returned to the fields.

But the one with the largest proportion is the measure of "relocating people to the frontier, so that there is no need to garrison in the distance".

A large number of prisoners, criminals, merchants or sluts, etc., were forcibly relocated to the frontier for reclamation and garrison, forming a fusion of preserving their own lives and building border defense lines for the country.

These people are forced to survive, and inevitably develop the concept of "holding together for warmth".

Later, some people made their fortunes through farming and studying, military exploits, or benefits from the Silk Road, and formed the form of "the strong rule the roost, and the weak only follow" such as Haoyou, adults, and chieftains.Just like the "Southern people" in the land of Nanzhong, the internal unity is self-contained, seldom connected with external forces, and does not trust outsiders.

Even if Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty later restored the Department of Governors of Yongzhou, leaving Liangzhou with only the Hexi Corridor, Jincheng and Xiping County, Hexi was also incompatible with Hehuang.

Qiang and Hu are mixed, which is the characteristic of Liangzhou.

People have always been separated by Hu, the leader of Hexi, and Qiangdi, the leader of the rest of the counties.

However, the "Hu" in Hexi does not simply refer to the Xiongnu, Yuezhi, Qinhu and other tribes.

Instead, all the non-Han Li Shu who thrived in the Hexi Corridor, even the Qiang tribes who migrated, were also called Hu.

For example, the Lushui Hu between Wuwei and Zhangye counties got its name because it lived and thrived along the Lushui River Basin, and the composition of the tribe is not just Hu people.

This complex characteristic makes the struggles of the people in Hexi roughly classified into four types.

One is to seek food and clothing to continue.

Yellow sand is everywhere, and the problem of food and clothing is particularly severe in places where people can only survive by relying on river waters.

All the Li Shu who don’t want to become slaves or slaves, as well as the oppressed Qianghu tribe, all hope that the government’s exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes will be less, and there will be fewer natural and man-made disasters, so that they will not starve to death or freeze to death in the increasing years. .

Secondly, it is to seek to establish faith in the world.

For example, Gai Xun, who keeps his courtiers loyal and fearless of power, has the sharpness of Dong Zhuo.

For example, Pang Yu and Yang Feng, who admired the integrity of righteous men and where righteousness lies, they did not hesitate to go there with their lives.

Again, it is a person who seeks money and profit.

For example, Guo Si, a general under Dong Zhuo's tent in the past, was a horse thief who harmed one side in the county.

In the end, there are careerists who seek to separatist regime.

For example, in the Northwest Qiang Rebellion that lasted for 100 years, the tribes and Haoyou in the Hexi Corridor seldom participated. Instead, they wanted to take advantage of the time when the imperial court was unable to take care of it, wantonly devoured acres of land and recruited disciples to strengthen themselves.When the strength has expanded, or the imperial court has freed up its hands to restrain it, it will rebel and realize its ambition of separatism by force.Such as Huang Hua, Huang Ang, He Luan, Yan Jun and Zhang Jin.

In Zheng Pu's suggestion, it is aimed at the last kind of people.

Not only the current situation in the Hexi Corridor, but also the state of separatist regimes lined with hills.

It is because he feels that the first three types of people will not affect the long-term peace and stability of the big man after he regained the land of Hexi.

Needless to say, Li Shu, who was looking for food and clothing, compared to the exorbitant taxes against Wei, living under the rule of the powerful Han with the "Shu Branch" in check is a kind of luck.

People who live in faith and righteousness do not need to worry.

I would like to ask, the Han Dynasty continued by the first emperor Liu Bei, who can be harsh with benevolence and righteousness?
As for those horse thieves or rangers, if they don't want to be recruited as pawns by the big man and continue to do evil, they will be wiped out at that time!
Furthermore, the world has been turbulent for decades, and everyone thinks of peace.

As long as all the ambitious people in Hexi are pacified, and the tyrants and rightists are restrained from swallowing the land and bullying the common people, how many people are willing to add a name of thief to themselves, and shame the clan and the lintel?

Therefore, his suggestion to cure the chronic disease of Hexi is to "hedge" migration.

Whether it is Haoyou or Qianghu tribe, as long as they have a certain strength in the Hexi Corridor, half of their clans will be divided into Bashu to settle down; half of the fields and pastures will also be divided, and the big Han will draw land in Bashu to compensate.

It can be euphemistically called "Hexi was restored, and the Son of Heaven took pity on the hardships of life at the frontier, so he pardoned the old system of 'no border residents are allowed to move inward', and allowed half of each family or clan to live in Shu."

And it is the Bashu nobles who fill the gap between people and land.

In the name of the interests of the Silk Road, as their early support for the Great Han Northern Expedition.

In this way, the powerful people in Hexi will have no capital to fight against the government when their strength is greatly reduced; coupled with the migration of Bashu nobles, breaking the local entangled power structure, the Hexi Corridor will naturally have a foundation for long-term stability.

As for whether these people are willing or not, just kill the chicken to make an example to the monkey.

If one chicken can't do it, just two, if two can't do it, three chickens, until they give in!
The great Han's Vega is all over the world, and the domineering declaration of "whatever the sun and moon shine, are all Han soil, and wherever the rivers are, they are all Han officials" are born in fire and blood!
What a shame!

After Zheng Pu roughly finished his thoughts, he hurriedly added another sentence.

"Prime Minister, I secretly thought that long-term illness should be treated with strong medicine. Hexi is located in the border area, and the people's hearts are hard to follow, and the imperial government's decrees are also difficult to restrain. If the powerful are not divided, divided, and their foundations are removed, I will be a big man in the future. When the soldiers go to Guanzhong and fight against Wei Wei and can't take care of it, they will feel dissatisfied again!"

"Um"

However, the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang did not express his position immediately, but just made a slight nasal sound, lowered his eyebrows and stroked his thoughts.

And Zhuge Qiao, who was sitting on the other side, had a "really so" expression on his face.

It should be that before Zheng Pu came, he had discussed it with the prime minister, and concluded that with Zheng Pu's temperament, he would never tolerate those tyrants in Hexi.

There was silence for a while.

Prime Minister Fang raised his eyebrows, looked at Zheng Pu and asked, "Zijin can think about it, how long will it take for Wei Wei to see our army splitting up to fight Liangzhou, and then invade Longyou or Hanzhong again?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, you have thought about it."

Nodding his head respectfully, Zheng Pu clasped his hands and said, "Although Cao Zhen died of illness and the army's morale was shaken, and the people in Guanzhong rebelled, the strength against Wei still exists. It only takes two years of dormancy before we can use troops again."

"Haha~~"

Hearing this, the Prime Minister clasped his palms and smiled, "Zijin's words are right with me."

Immediately afterwards, he sighed suddenly and shook his head slightly, "Since Zijin asserts that I am only two years old to regain Liangzhou, I must have thought about how to make Hexi Haoyou dare not move."

In just two years, it is very difficult for many Hexi tyrants to migrate by killing chickens to scare monkeys.

Even if they completely migrate, everyone will be full of resentment-when the Han and Wei wars resume, they will inevitably make trouble in the rear, and what's more, they will secretly communicate with Ni Wei.

Such a result, Zheng Pu naturally knew it well.

But he still made such a suggestion, which also means that he has a solution.

And this kind of method often has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, especially offered by Zheng Pu, who is known for his ruthless temperament.

(End of this chapter)