Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Since Wu State annexed the Eight Kingdoms of Xirong, it bordered on the territory of the "Ancient Qiang People".

The Qiang people who live west of the Longshan Mountains are quite different from the Xirong.

It is worth mentioning that the ancient Qiang is not a nation, but a collective name for many different ethnic groups in the west.

They have different cultures, traditions, customs, costumes, languages ​​and so on.

The only similarity is that Zhuo Shui lives in grass.

Farming and animal husbandry are mainly migratory, so the ancient Qiang people and the Qiang people are not the same concept.

During the Shang Dynasty, the Yin people collectively referred to many tribes in the West as "Qiang Fang".

The Qiang people are probably a branch of the Indo-Europeans, more or less of Indo-European descent.

This point can be seen more clearly from the relationship between Zhou, Qiang and Quanrong.

The Zhou people married the Jiang surname in the period of their first ancestors. The Jiang surname was the descendant of the Yandi clan, and the Zhou people called themselves the descendants of the Huangdi clan, with the surname Ji.

It is said that the two surnames have the same origin but different streams, so the ancestors of the Zhou people must have a deep relationship with the Yandi family.

From the perspective of Jishui and Jiangshui, this Qiang people was not a pure Zhuxia tribe from the beginning, and it is likely that there were Indo-European elements from the west and north.

After the founding of the state by the Zhou people, the Quanrong was quite strong, and Zhou and the Quanrong fought peacefully, and established marriage relations with some small countries that belonged to the Quanrong.

Qiang people have also accepted many Indo-European customs culturally, such as burial customs is the most obvious example...

At this time, Qingji sat high on the majesty's platform, looked around, looked at the senior officials in the court hall, and said earnestly: "Second and third sons, the Qiang Rong robbed our caravan, murdered and sold goods, and burned, killed, and looted in the Longxi Border Pass. .”

"It is my widow's wish to send troops to conquer the Qiang people, so as to demonstrate the might of our Great Wu!"

"Do the second and third sons have any objections?"

Be careful with your words.

Qingji is to send troops to "conquer", not to send troops to "resist".

It is conceivable that this will be a protracted battle.

Maybe, Qingji still has the heart to take down the area occupied by the Qiang people and make it an inseparable part of Wu.

However, from the map drawn by Qingji, we can see how vast the territory of the concept of "Qiang people" is!
Probably modern Qinghai, Tibet, and most of the countries of Asange...

It is basically impossible for Wu to conquer such a vast territory.

However, Qingji is a man who is good at creating miracles.

Wu State is a country that is good at creating miracles.

It is very hard to say about the matter of expanding the territory!
"Your Majesty."

Dazai Jiran bit the bullet and went out and said: "I think that for the Qiang people who are invading, they can fortify the wall and clear the country, and stick to it and not attack."

"Or send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to resist their invasion, and then find a way to turn the fight with the Qiang people into friendship. It is not appropriate to fight frequently."

Almost every war in Wu State will consume a lot of money and food, as well as the lives of soldiers, resulting in a certain degree of deficit in the treasury.

If Qingji decides to go out and fight against the countries in the Kanto region, he has no objection.

After all, relatively speaking, the Chinese countries have a large population, fertile land, and prosperous economy, so the cost of Wu State's governance is not high.

To simply restore people's livelihood, the counties and counties established by Wu Guoxin can also generate a lot of income for the national treasury.

The expedition beyond the Great Wall was different.

The territory of the Qiang people can be said to be vast and sparsely populated, barren and very barren.

Moreover, the Qiang people living there are rebellious and rebellious, and they don't obey Wang Hua. The cost of Wu's governance is too high, and the gain outweighs the loss...

"Jian Ran, the widow once said that anyone who offends my Great Wu Tianwei will be punished no matter how far away he is!"

Qingji waved his hand and said, "If we simply teach the Qiang people a lesson and try to calm things down, they will push forward every year, knock on the gates every year, plunder the western border of our Wu Kingdom, kill my people, take my property, and invade my territory. "

"Day after day, year after year of war, when will it end?"

"This……"

Ji Ran was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. The land of Western Qiang is desolate and bitterly cold, and it is not suitable for farming and settlement. If Your Majesty wants to manage the Qiang land, I am afraid that the national power will be lost for no reason, and the gain will outweigh the loss."

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

"My minister agrees!"

All the ministers stood up one after another and expressed their deep approval.

Ministers such as Kong Qiu, Zeng Dian, Bu Zixia, Zi Gong, Ran Geng, etc. all disapproved of Qingji's expansion war against the Northwest.

"What Dazai said, Da Miao!"

Before Qingji could speak, the imperial censor Zhongcheng Botong, who was good at observing words and demeanor, took the initiative to stand up and said loudly, "As the saying goes, the important affairs of the country are between the soldiers and the priests!"

"Husband Zhan, how can you be like a businessman in the market, haggling over every detail and weighing some pros and cons?"

"Back then, the king had a high vision, tried his best to overcome all opinions, and insisted on opening up Lingnan and Southwest as the territory of Wu Kingdom."

"Looking at it now, how wise that is!"

"Twenty years have passed, and the nine southern counties are no longer as desolate and barren as they used to be!"

After a pause, Bo Tong once again had a complimenting expression on his face, and bowed to Qing Ji on the majesty's platform, saying: "Thanks to the great blessing of the king, all the southern barbarian tribes who were rebellious and disobedient to the king have all been naturalized. Heart to Great Wu, there has been no rebellion for many years!"

"In the south of the Lingnan and the southwest, from the very beginning, the imperial court needed to vigorously develop, relocate Li Shu, farmland and reclaim wasteland, so that the local finances could not make ends meet. Now, the nine counties in the south can already achieve self-sufficiency!"

"Such as Nanhai County and Guilin County, they can also pay a lot of fiscal revenue to the treasury every year!"

"How many years have passed?"

"It can be seen from this that every investment must be rewarded. It is true that the country of Wu has paid a great price in order to digest and develop the nine counties in the south, but it is still worth it!"

"Now, in my view, the Qiang people in the northwest are just like the Baiyue and Baipu in the past. Great Wu can conquer them, annex their lands, naturalize their people, and make them an inseparable part of the Wu Kingdom!"

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

As soon as Bo Tong's words came out, all the ministers and officials above the court couldn't help whispering to each other.

I have to admit that although Bo Tong is a treacherous official who is good at flattering and greedy, he still understands Qing Ji's thoughts very well.

Everything he does can basically follow Qingji's wishes...

And this is exactly where Qingji valued Bo Tong.

Expansion of territory is not an easy task.

On the surface, it seems more than enough for generals to lead the army.

However, to bring down new territories requires a group of literati to govern them, and governing those territories consumes a lot of money, energy and time.

Furthermore, the newly opened territory needs to be governed bit by bit.

The first is the management model, the second is the way of life, and the ideological identity, all of which need decades or even hundreds of years to digest...

does it worth?
Qing Ji thought it was worth it, but the ministers headed by Ji Ran, Kong Qiu, Wen Zhong, etc. were somewhat disapproving.