Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1302 Wild Boar Skin

"Those Mohe people are honest, right?"

Ross Xin smiled.

"The further north you go, the more barbarous and backward the Mohe tribe is. They wear wild boar skins and fish skins. They mainly hunt and fish. Farming is very simple. There are also some mountain tribes that make a living by raising deer and pigs. They are very scattered, so they often They are called the same tribe, but they do not belong to each other. We all bring goods to trade, such as ironware, salt, tea and wine, and various kinds of cloth. They are very popular with these people, and they are very willing to send their deerskin deer The deer sinews, various furs, herbs, etc. are used to trade with us. Not only the trading points we established by the big river are recognized, but also those merchants who go deep into various places are also regarded as distinguished guests. The imperial court also gave the leaders of various tribes They conferred titles and official positions and gave them rewards, so these leaders have long since put down their words and forbade us from attacking us!"

Many Mohe people do not realize what the arrival of the Qin people means at all. There are some barbaric tribes. Buy a piece of land from them to use as a trade point.

The Qin people mainly used boats to travel between these strongholds. The Qin boats were large and fast, and the canoes of the tribal people could not threaten the Qin people at all.

The stronghold is heavily guarded, impenetrable, and the Mohe people can't even attack.

Up to this stage, the relationship between the Qin people and the Mohe people is still good. Both sides get what they need and win and benefit each other.

"Sooner or later there will still be conflicts." Luo Cheng told Shi Xin, "Don't underestimate the enemy, and always be on guard. Maybe one day, some Mohe people will find that it is quicker and more convenient to trade with us, and they will have crooked ideas. Or, they will eventually realize that our Qin merchants have expanded too fast in their territory, and when their status is affected, they will also rob and kill people."

With his hands behind his back, Shi Xin said confidently, "We are happy to do business with Mohe people now because it is a win-win situation. But if there are really Mohe people who don't know each other, we are not afraid, and we will take precautions early. Otherwise, Why did we turn the trade point into a castle fortress?"

Luo Cheng was very happy with Shi Xin's words. At the beginning, he asked Shi Xin to do business with the Mohe people, and told them to keep a hand. It was best to go along the river and build fortresses and castles in dangerous places. Now Shi Xin is doing very well.This brother, who was a bit silly at the beginning, has finally become a talent now.

"There are many jungles in the Northeast, and the tribes of Mohe, whether fishing or hunting, are all sturdy warriors. They are good at archery. Don't underestimate these people. It's true that they are barbaric and backward, but the barbarians are also terrifying when they are reckless. These people It's not that you won't unite, so you have to use more strategies over there, support some tribes that are pro-court, and drive away some tribes that resist the court."

Later, there were many brave guys in the jungle in the northeast, such as the Bohai Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty, but it was powerful for a while.Another example is the later Jurchen, who also established the Jin Dynasty.Not to mention that in the Ming Dynasty, the Jianzhou Jurchens were also very tough, and finally broke into Guanzhong and established the Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains.

"Xiao Liu, let me teach you a way to control these Mohe people into obedience."

"Please enlighten me, Fifth Brother."

Luo Cheng's good method is actually nothing new. He is a traveler after all. The control of Northeast China in the past dynasties has undergone various strategic experiments, and of course some good strategies have been verified.

"The method, first of all, the imperial court has now established six counties in Haidong, and the imperial court has established six counties in each of the six counties, so there are 36 counties in total. Haidong is sparsely populated, why did the imperial court set up so many counties? How about multiple counties? In fact, it has a lot of meaning."

There are six counties in one county, and five townships in each county. Therefore, there are actually thirty townships in one county, and 180 townships in six counties.

The court's setting up like this is not because of obsessive-compulsive disorder, it should be neat and even.

Instead, they went to the tribes of Mohe.

Luo Cheng set up six counties, 36 counties and 180 townships in Haidong, and conferred the title of county duke on the leaders of the six major tribes in Haidong, and conferred the post of prefect on them at the same time.But in fact, the prefects have no real power, and the real power of the county is controlled by the county magistrates, county lieutenants, and masters sent by the imperial court.

At the same time, the imperial court divided the six major tribes into six divisions, and each division was designated as a county, and the leaders were awarded the title of county marquis and county magistrate.The purpose of doing this is to separate a large tribe.The chiefs of the big tribes cannot directly interfere with the six tribes below. Each of the six tribes has demarcated their boundaries, and they are not allowed to cross the boundaries and invade each other.

On the surface, this is to avoid disputes among the various ministries, such as the province's robbing of mountain forests and hunting grounds, etc., but in fact it is to divide and rule them.The great chief is obviously the head of the ministries, but in fact, as the Duke of the county, he only directly manages his own ministries, which is no different from the other five ministries.

The township established by the imperial court can be further divided into various parts, one county and five townships, and a tribe in one county can be divided into five township departments, each occupying the land of one township.

"It can be said that the imperial court gave favors to the chiefs, just like the imperial court granted favors to the princes of the Great Qin Dynasty, which is to favor their descendants, but in fact, one county, six counties and thirty townships are equivalent to dividing a large tribe , split into [-] small tribes, each with its own boundaries and independent of each other. Among them, there are also officials from the imperial court and the power of the feudal princes."

If the relationship between the two tribes is father and son, they may still be relatively close, but if they are brothers, they may have their own interests. If they are more alienated, then under the interests, they may turn against each other.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty managed the Jurchens more successfully from the beginning, dividing them into three guards of Jianzhou, and even picking them up to attack each other later.

"Is that enough?"

"That alone is certainly not enough to control the Ministries."

Divide the six major Mohe tribes in Haidong into 180 townships, delineate boundaries for each, confer titles and official positions, and then naturally grant these 180 townships the right to trade with the imperial court.

"We have the initiative in trade. Now the trade with various ministries is more needed by Mohe people, so we can make a fuss about it. For example, you can set up a tariff level. If you have a good relationship, you can give him a low tariff. If you have a bad relationship If it is, it will be given high tariffs. Even this tariff level can be adjusted.”

If you have a good relationship with Daqin this year, then your tariff level will be high and the tariff will be low. If you behave unfriendly, then your tariff level will be low. If you trade at a trade point, your tariff will be high.

Even if these people rebel, etc., they can be added to the trade blacklist, and economic sanctions such as a temporary ban on sales can be imposed on them.

"Now these Mohe people are used to trade with us and our goods, especially some chiefs. They like to enjoy the good things of our Central Plains, such as silk, tea, wine, swords and armor. Taste, if their supply is cut off all of a sudden, they will feel very uncomfortable, and if the sale is banned, they will go back to the past, and it will be even more uncomfortable."

"We assess the trade level of these Mohe tribes, and we only assess the township as a unit, remember."

Luo Shixin laughed knowingly. As always, the fifth brother can always think of these ideas that hit people's hearts. It doesn't work anymore.

(End of this chapter)