Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 870: Plot to merge states
Zhuge Liang wrote a letter while talking. He originally wanted to write down some of the problems he encountered recently, but then he thought that he and Guo Jia were able to handle these things, so in the end, he only briefly introduced the situation in Qingzhou.

The current situation in Qingzhou is very delicate. Originally, the policy implemented by Yuan Xi would definitely encounter strong backlash and resistance in peacetime, but now is not the peacetime.

The people in Qingzhou have been fierce since ancient times. They would rebel if they disagreed with each other. There were also many bandits gathering around, making it extremely difficult to control.

The land is divided into three parts, namely the old land of Qi in the east and central part, the old land of Lu in the west, and the counties and counties along the coast where the Han established Dongyi.

Dongyi is an important branch of Chinese culture. It was originally a collective name for various tribes in the east of the Central Plains. These tribes included the descendants of Fuxi and other later tribes. Dongyi culture was initially concentrated in the mountains of central Shandong and the Yishu River Basin. This area is also one of the important sources of Chinese civilization.

From a chromosome perspective, the Dongyi tribe in Shandong Peninsula is the ancestor of the Longshan Culture. They have the same chromosome ploidy as the ancestors of the Banpo Culture, an important part of the Yangshao Culture that originated 7,000 years ago. There is a direct inheritance relationship. This branch is along the The East China Sea expanded to the north and south, reaching the Korean Peninsula in the north and Baiyue in the south, which had a profound impact.

Banpo culture is a typical representative of farming culture, but this does not mean that it is weak in fishing and hunting. On the contrary, Dongyi is a clan that attaches equal importance to fishing, hunting, and farming. Its folk customs are extremely tough, so the tradition of doing whatever is not accepted has been passed down since ancient times.

The simple concept passed down from the clan also makes the people here attach great importance to the so-called fairness. If others have the same contribution and I don’t have it, then I will definitely flip the table. Therefore, although the Qingzhou tradition has been modified by later Confucian culture to whitewash it, in reality Since ancient times, all members have the potential to rebel. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they have participated in many battles for hegemony. Peasant uprisings have never been absent from wars in the past dynasties. It is an extremely stubborn and difficult-to-govern area.

Therefore, in order to deal with the Qingzhou area, the emperors of the past dynasties divided its territory several times, and finally fragmented it into four parts of Youken, Henan and Xu. They used the castrated Confucian idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor to praise them, in order to prevent this place from uniting to rebel.

Now Yuan Xi has chosen Qingzhou as the starting point for his attempt to divide the land. At first glance, it seems that he is seeking death, but in fact, he made it after careful consideration.

Of course, these people who have regained their freedom also have more choices. Regardless of whether they are willing to join the army, they can all get a part of the land, but the conditions for the former are more favorable. As a result, the people of Qingzhou have asked to join Yuan Xi's army, and with the surrender of troops, a Over time, the number of Qingzhou soldiers actually had a tendency to exceed that of Youzhou soldiers and Xuzhou soldiers.

Yuan Xi said: "I have thought about it too, but this way, my territory and Cao Cao's territory are too close to each other, which is really difficult to deal with."

"The only pity is that it would be great if all Jizhou was captured."

Previously, he sent former Jizhou officials headed by Tian Feng to Bohai County, the last piece of the puzzle connecting the territories.

For Bohai County, the method cannot be as direct as Qingzhou. Yuan Xi adopted the approach of mainly appeasing and temporarily maintaining the status quo. While appeasing the local gentry in Jizhou, he began to place his subordinates in charge of governance in each county, using the method of boiling frogs in warm water. Even if the strategy takes ten or eight years, there is no rush. After all, this place is not a place of war. It can be managed slowly as a rear area.

"So for Jizhou, which is bound to be won, I can only temporarily give up part of it in order to form a balance on the front."

As the saying goes, there is no establishment without destruction. Yuan Xi took over Qingzhou at this time. The resistance below was already very weak. Many landlords could not afford to eat. Don't they still want to fight against Yuan Xi's tens of thousands of soldiers?
So Yuan Xi took this opportunity to conduct a land inventory with Zhuge Liang while dividing the land according to the household registration.

So Yuan Xi took the opportunity to place officials in various places to let the people redress their grievances over the land seizure and forced purchase. He was not afraid of lawsuits, but was afraid of lawsuits. If someone sued, it meant that there was something wrong with everything. As the number of grievances increased sharply, it was because he had the brains. All the landowners knew that Yuan Xi was taking the opportunity to knock him and them off, not to mention that their methods were not very bright. At this time, who would dare to gamble with their wealth and life without losing money and avoiding disaster?

Of course, these people still have to train for a long period of time and have strict military discipline before going to the battlefield. This also gives Zhuge Liang an extremely heavy task, forcing him to become familiar with the core of Yuan Xi's entire approach to running the army as soon as possible.

Therefore, this process was unexpectedly smooth, which gave Yuan Xi a sense of déjà vu that was very similar to that of later generations.

"My style is still mainly about farming, but Cao Cao is a military slave who only farms on the surface. He is very aggressive. As long as he breaks into other people's territory, he will not lose. Relying on his tactics of high mobility, it is very difficult to deal with."

Because this place was previously occupied by Yuan Tan, not only the civilians, but also the landlords were unable to make a living. Especially after years of war, the old upper-lower system was almost completely broken, especially with the officials appointed by Yuan Tan or running away. Or were replaced, and Qingzhou generally experienced a short power vacuum.

With the death of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, most of the counties in Bohai County surrendered to Yuan Xi. However, because of the division of land in Qingzhou, the Jizhou nobles were very frightened, and many people were actually not so willing.

Lu Lingqi, who was on the side, saw Yuan Xi drawing on the map and said with a smile: "My husband's territory is almost larger than that of Benchu ​​Gong."

He took the map and circled the dots on it. With Xuzhou Langya and Qingzhou falling into his pocket, his territory had been completely connected along the East China Sea.

Although the people of Qingzhou are rebellious, one good thing is that they know how to repay their kindness. As long as you can eat enough, you give him one point and he can repay three points. When Yuan Xi promoted the division of land and went to war with Yuan Tan, many people were Spontaneously organized to guard Yuan Xi's city, report news, and even help transport food.

Bohai County is almost the largest county in Jizhou, with a population of nearly one million, and is extremely wealthy. It is located between Yuyang County and Qingzhou in Youzhou, and is the most important link in Yuan Xi's strategic territory planning.

The timing of this strategy was very good. The land was not afraid of buying and selling, but was afraid of inspections. There were many unexplained transactions, not to mention that many things were lost during the war. However, nine out of ten wealthy families had their land deeds intact. There is a problem.

As a result, many wealthy landowners were demoted to wealthy households through some unscrupulous operations. Of course, they would be given enough land to make a living, but it would only be enough for themselves and their clansmen. They would definitely not be able to support themselves as slaves, so they would have to live at relatively low prices. The price of the slave's freedom.

Anyway, the smart nobles already knew what to do. As for those who were confused and continued to accumulate wealth, Yuan Xi waited for them to do whatever they wanted and crossed the bottom line, and then he had a legitimate excuse to deal with them.

"Now the possibility of him attacking Anping County, the front line of Youzhou and Jizhou, is low, because Heishan is under my control and I can cut off his retreat and food routes at any time."

"Other places are just the springboard of Taishan County in Yanzhou. They can attack Qingzhou and Xuzhou, but they are restrained by the Taishan thief Zang Ba Changxi. Moreover, Cao Cao took this route four times to attack Xuzhou, but he never succeeded, so he will not be able to attack Xuzhou in the future. It seems unlikely.”

"The Jianghuai area is bounded by the Huaihe River. Compared with Jiangdong, which is unreliable, Cao Cao's navy is not good, which is what I am most reassured about. In comparison, Cao Cao is more likely to attack Jingzhou first." Now my territory and his territory have formed a subtle balance of power. He is wary of my counterattack and does not dare to take action easily. I am just able to hold it, but in fact I am not very sure about his sending troops."

"My confidence is that if Cao Cao wants to take action, there is still a better choice."

"There are two breakthrough points, one is Jingzhou, and the other is Bingzhou occupied by high-ranking cadres."

After hearing this, Lu Lingqi said, "I'm afraid your husband is also thinking about the Xiongnu in Bingzhou, right?"

"I wonder how Uncle Gao went on his mission to Bingzhou."

Yuan Xi said: "I can't go to Jingzhou. The next step is to try to merge the states."

"Gao Gan can't eat the Xiongnu tribe in the Hetao Plain, but this place is so important that I can never give up."

"So I sent Gao Shun to discuss with Gao Gan to see if there was any way to eat the hundreds of thousands of Southern Huns in Bingzhou."

"But these people are still the subjects recognized by the Han Dynasty, so forcefulness is not enough."

Lu Lingqi said bitterly: "When they killed us Han people, they didn't feel that they were Han people."

Yuan Xi sighed: "I know, but the massacre will only cause endless resistance in the descendants. Even if they are driven outside the Great Wall, they will defect to the Northern Xiongnu or even Xianbei, and they will fight back with them in a few years."

"Most of the hatred of the Hu-Han border residents stems from conflicts over lack of food. This kind of hatred is not irresolvable, although it may take a long time."

"But if we go astray, it will take many times and dozens of times to make up for it. There will be internal and external troubles in Bingzhou, and the Northern Xiongnu and Xianbei outside the pass will attack together. It will be difficult for me to cope with it, so now I have to think carefully before acting well."

Lu Lingqi nodded and whispered: "If we have a child, we can seal him at the border of Bingzhou, and I will teach him martial arts to block the outsiders."

Yuan Xi sighed, "This is a bitter and cold place."

Lu Lingqi smiled and said, "Isn't this how father came here?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Okay, I promise you, everyone has the responsibility to protect the land, and the emperor must also protect the country. I hope that my descendants can at least be worthy of the legacy of their predecessors."

Lu Lingqi said teasingly: "What about the girl's child from the Mi family? Do you want to seal him overseas?"

While they were talking, Mrs. Du walked in with her child in her arms. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "If the girl from the Mi family hears Madam teasing her, I'm afraid she will blush again."

Lu Lingqi took the swaddling clothes from Mrs. Du's hand, looked at the sleeping baby, and said with a smile: "This child looks so much like a husband, I really envy him."

"To be honest, the girl from the Mi family will get married soon, and Mrs. Du will also marry in the next three days, right?"

"Take it easy, don't tire your husband out."

Madam Du's face turned red instantly, "Madam is making fun of me again, how can I be here?"

Lu Lingqi hummed, "Even the sound of wind and rain can't suppress your voice."

Yuan Xi coughed and said, "Lingqi, your ears are so good, I'm very stressed."

"The day I'm scared to death by you, you will be affected too."

"You don't plan to have children?"

Lu Lingqi then said angrily: "Forget it, I can't talk to you. I'll have a chat with Mrs. Du. You go find your girl from the Mi family. She's getting married soon. You can't go see her all day long, so as not to make people think wildly."

Yuan Xi thought the same thing, Mi Zhen was going to visit in the next few days, and he was still busy with government affairs, so he left the two girls behind and went straight to Mi Zhen's small building.

(End of this chapter)