Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 375 Entrusting South Vietnam
"Your Majesty, I think that it is possible to establish a rule over the Lingnan land so that it can be brought under the rule of our Wu Kingdom!"

At this time, Fan Li, the internal historian of Zhisu, held the Yahu in his hand and went out to the road.

In this huge court, whoever knows Qingji's thoughts best is Fan Li!
Because Qingji had been through with Fan Li before, Qingji intended to eat all the land in the south of the Five Ridges and make it a part of Wu!

At this time, Fan Li held his head high, looked around, looked at the ministers with different expressions, and said loudly, "What is the approximate population of the land in the South of the Five Ridges?"

"According to the tribal chiefs of Baiyue, there are thousands of tribes in Nanyue in the south of Lingnan, and the Southern Wu Kingdom established by Fucha only occupies more than half of the land in South of Lingnan, not all of it."

"According to my estimate, the population of Lingnan is no less than one million!"

"Millions of people! What kind of concept is that? Our country of Wu has a population of only about three million. How can we tame and digest these million South Vietnamese?"

"If all of them are moved to the country, I'm afraid that rebellions will occur frequently, and our country of Wu will be destroyed by civil strife!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but gasped, feeling extremely shocked.

The Yue people in the land of Lingnan really have a population of one million?
Isn't Fan Li bragging?
Are you not scaremongering?

All the ministers and officials expressed disbelief.

However, although the land of Lingnan is backward and unchanging, its land is very vast after all.

How big is it?
The officials are all unknown, but it must be more than twice as big as the current Wu State!
When Ji Zha heard the words, he immediately frowned and said, "Zhisu Neishi, what you said, I'm sorry I don't agree with it!"

"Although the land in the south of the Lingnan has a large population, it is understandable that our country of Wu cannot digest it for a while. However, it is probably inappropriate to govern the land in the south of the Lingnan!"

"Don't say it is the Wu Kingdom, even the overlord country like the Jin Kingdom, I am afraid that they will not be able to establish an effective rule over the land in the South of the Five Ridges!"

"The land of South of the Five Ridges is really too vast, and the Nanyue people are unruly. If it is the same as treating the land of the old Yue, if we set up Kuaiji County to govern it, I'm afraid the southern barbarians won't be convinced!"

Ji Zha's words immediately won the applause of Confucius, Bei Li, Shen Xi and other more conservative ministers.

The reason they gave was very simple -

Not worth it!
It will take time and effort for Wu to govern the land of South of the Five Ridges, and it may not be effective!

Throughout the past and present, the emperors of all dynasties actually had the idea of ​​expanding their territories.

However, after the Qin and Han Dynasties, except for the Tang Dynasty, basically no dynasty really took the initiative to carry out expansion wars and expand its territory.

Why?

Because whether the ancient dynasty is considered a unified dynasty is based on the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

It is generally believed that the territory that includes the territory of the Qin Dynasty is the unified dynasty, otherwise it is not considered the unified dynasty.

It is also because of this that the increase and decrease of the territory of many ancient Central Plains dynasties were basically based on the territory of the Qin Dynasty. After all, the land occupied by the Qin Dynasty at that time was already the best land for farming civilization!
As a traverser, Qingji also stood on the shoulders of giants, and only in this way can he achieve a far-sighted vision.

Those great unified dynasties in ancient China have actually expanded to the extreme.

The east extends to the sea, the north extends to the grassland, the west extends to the Gobi beach, and the south extends to the jungle.

For the Central Plains dynasty with farming civilization, grasslands, Gobi, and forests are obviously of no use value, so it is better to stop here.

A blind expansion is not good for the long-term development of a country.

Many places without bitter cold or poverty have to rely on the Central Plains dynasty to allocate money and food every year, which is not a small expense.

Therefore, after occupying the best land, the Central Plains Dynasty was not keen to expand to places with low utilization value.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people were still keen on pioneering and forging ahead. For example, Qin Mugong "destroyed twelve countries and opened up thousands of miles".

People like Ji Zha, Kong Qiu, etc. are not not keen on opening up territories.

I just think that with Wu's current national strength, it is really not enough to swallow an elephant to rule a place as vast as Lingnan.

It takes time and effort to govern this barren land, and Wu Guo must also pay a huge price.

It should be noted that the land in the south of the Lingnan is very barren, and many aborigines are still in the era of slash-and-burn farming.

"Your Majesty, what the Dazai said, I think otherwise!"

Fan Li then retorted: "When dealing with the land in the south of the Lingnan, naturally our country of Wu should not set up counties to rule directly like the old land in Yue."

"Because the Nanyue people are rebellious, and there are thousands of tribes and dozens of small countries, the state of Wu cannot be destroyed one by one. In this case, why don't you make them respect the state of Wu as the master, and make them recognize our state of Wu in name? Rule over the Lingnan land?"

Hearing this, Qingji nodded slightly.

As for Jizha and Kong Qiu, who had strongly opposed it before, they also frowned and fell into deep thought.

It's just that if the small country and tribes of South Vietnam in the south of the Lingnan region are forced to surrender, it doesn't need to cost the Wu country too much.

However, what is the difference between this and not occupying the land of Lingnan?
"Fan Qing, are you saying that all the tribal and small countries in the south of the Lingnan should accept Wu as their suzerain in the form of a vassal state, enter the court every year, and pay tribute every year?"

Qingji asked.

"Otherwise!"

Fan Li lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think that you can establish a rule over the land in the south of the Lingnan, but you don't need to govern it directly. You can divide the land in the south of the Lingnan into multiple counties, and at the same time recognize the status of the king and chief of the land, and allow them to be hereditary. .”

"However, if the monarch or chieftain wants to inherit the throne, he needs to be approved by the king, and the imperial edict is granted, so that the name is justified!"

Isn't this Fengjun?
It's like Zhou Tianzi enfeoffed the princes and states.

"good!"

Qingji approved Fan Li's claim.

"The widow also wants to set up multiple counties in the south of the Lingnan, and the county guards, county magistrates, and county lieutenants will all be appointed by the widow to appoint scholar-bureaucrats to serve."

"The rest of the subordinate officials can be chosen by themselves. In the land of Lingnan, all the kings and chiefs are regarded as the lords of our Wu Kingdom. They are called ministers every year and pay tribute every year. They must fulfill the obligation to send troops to the widow and retain the right of autonomy. However, At the same time, it should also cooperate with the local county guards in handling affairs."

"In the land of Lingnan, there are tens of thousands of troops stationed in case of emergencies. Half of the troops in the garrison are Wu people, and half are natives!"

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

It is understandable for Qingji to make such a decision.

Therefore, all the ministers knelt down and expressed their approval!

It does not directly establish rule over the land of Lingnan, but maintains it with the system of enfeoffment, and governs the land of Lingnan in name.

Shut up!

This was already the biggest concession Qingji could make!
(End of this chapter)