Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1303 The Barbarians Are Vicious
Some tribes want to be dissatisfied with Daqin, and it is estimated that other tribes will also have to carefully consider the pros and cons of it.

"Fifth brother, when you said that, I just remembered. Isn't this our strategy against Khitan and Xi? It's just that Khitan and Xi have always been friends with us and are very loyal. They haven't had any unpleasant things these years. matter."

Luo Cheng nodded, "The two counties of Xi and Qi are not the official counties of the imperial court, but there are eight counties under each of the two counties. Although King Xi and King Khitan seem to be more powerful than in the past these years, in fact The following ministries are more obedient to the orders of the imperial court. Now, a large number of castles, fortresses, and villages have appeared in the two borders of Xiqi, and many tribal leaders are now lords and nobles. They have become self-cultivating farmers or free herdsmen, and of course, many people have directly become slaves of the leaders."

The Raole County and Songmo County established by Xiqi's two departments are now full of castles, business points everywhere, and large tracts of farmland have been opened up along the river and road.Many Han immigrants came in with the Han Liu officials, and there was an endless stream of businessmen.

The current Xiqi nobles have slowly begun to sinicize. In front of the officials of Daqin, they hold Daqin's salary, wear Daqin's official robes, and even start to wear Daqin's hair style. They have Chinese names and learn to speak Chinese. .They began to live a sedentary life, no longer lived by water and grass, and no longer lived a nomadic life.

Although there are still many pastures on the grassland, for those nobles, this is just their own property.

In less than ten years, Luo Cheng implemented Xi Qi's assimilation strategy very well.

Now that Shi Xin heard it, the strategy for dealing with the Mohe people was an improved version of the original strategy for Xi Qi.

The emperor sighed.

"Actually, whether it's the northern barbarian or the southern barbarian, they all just want to live a stable life. If this stable life can be a little bit more oily, it will be even more enjoyable."

In the past, why did the frontier easily become a battlefield, and why did the barbarians like to invade?
In the final analysis, they are too poor and their life is too hard, while the life of the Han family in the Central Plains is too good. In their eyes, people who can envy are drooling.

The life of a barbarian leader on the frontier may not be as good as that of a self-cultivator in the Central Plains.

However, the Central Plains often does not trade with these barbarians, does not share good things with them, and does not sell them.If it is normal, the barbarians will bear it, after all, they can't beat the Han family in the Central Plains.

But sometimes the barbarians also encounter famines and the like. The barbarians are less able to withstand famines than the Han people, especially the tribes on the northern grasslands. I can't go down.Ever since, either rob other tribes, or can only go to the south to rob.

In the year of the catastrophe, the other tribes were also the same, so they had to go south to rob.

Although robbing to the south, in most cases, you can grab a lot of good things through his addiction at the beginning, but you will always encounter severe retaliation from the Central Plains, unless it is in the case of civil strife in the Central Plains.

"In the final analysis, as long as the barbarians live a secure life, they are not the same kind of desperate people."

"There is a saying that those who have permanent property have perseverance. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. If it were jade, who would want to collide with tiles?"

"Fifth brother always speaks a series of reasons." Shi said.

"This is not the truth of the fifth brother, but what we have summed up by the sages of the Central Plains since ancient times. Our Han family has also experienced disasters, why do we still stand tall? It is because compared with the barbarians, we have words and thoughts. The civilization of the Han family can only be passed on from generation to generation, and it will survive the disaster!"

Luo Cheng thought of one thing. In later generations, Cambodia discovered Angkor Wat, and a powerful Angkor dynasty that disappeared for 500 years was rediscovered.

This mighty Angkor Dynasty, at its peak, included the whole of Cambodia, part of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. It can be said that it was the most powerful dynasty in the history of Southeast Asia.

However, the descendants of the Angkor Dynasty, the Khmer people in Cambodia discovered the Angkor Dynasty, but they never knew or believed that this powerful dynasty was actually established by their ancestors. They always thought that the Angkor Dynasty was established by the historical It was established by the Angkor people, and they didn't believe that their Khmer ancestors had ever been so rich.

This is the greatest tragedy.

Their history, in the end, has to be found in the historical records of China, and even the roots are forgotten.

"On the grassland, how many powerful tribes have risen, and even surpassed the Han family in the Central Plains for a time, but in the end, although my Han family has changed dynasties, it has only changed the people who sit on the throne, but it is still ours. The Han family ruled the world. But on the grasslands, the Xiongnu, Rouran, and Turks changed one after another, and they all rose and died in a hurry."

Luo Shixin was slightly lost.

"Fifth Brother is indeed saying the truth. Those barbarians used to be very fierce, but since they traded with us, they all shook their heads and nodded when they saw us. They are very docile and enthusiastic."

"That's because you brought them the goods they wanted. They exchanged the worthless furs, herbs, and other things in their hands for good things that were extremely precious to them. It is even more convenient, and even the flour, rice, salt, and tea that you exchanged made their lives full of food and clothing, and the doctors and medicines you brought with you have cured many diseases of the tribal people with backward medical skills and saved the lives of many of their relatives. Life, of course they welcome you."

"Remember, when the Mohe people come to trade, just collect taxes from them. Even if you collect taxes, they will accept it. But don't collect poll taxes or force them to serve as slaves."

Transaction tax collection, after all, is just a small amount of money, but the population tax is a direct collection of money.

"One more thing, Qin merchants are prohibited from lending usury to those tribesmen, strictly prohibited!"

Luo Cheng remembered that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when many businessmen from the Central Plains went to the grasslands to do business, they liked to follow the herdsman’s routine. They gave the goods first and then collected the money, and even asked the herdsmen to use calves and lambs to pay for the goods. They raise them up, and the cattle and sheep can only be taken away in autumn when they are raised up.

All kinds of routines emerge in endlessly, and the herdsmen have never been able to engage in these profiteers. As a result, countless herdsmen have been bankrupted by the routines, and finally have endless hatred for Han merchants.

"A businessman is only interested in profit, and he knows how to make money, but it must be based on what you want and what you want. You can't cheat or deceive. Only fair business can last long. It's not long-lasting to engage in that kind of routine and deceitful business. You are in Haidong, in this regard You have to catch them. Don't be polite to such profiteers!"

(End of this chapter)