Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 965 Sugar-coated bullets
Yuan Xi has always felt that it is not impossible to talk about ideals with subordinates in this era, but it is only limited to a very small number of people. For most other people, Yuan Xi wants them to accept his concepts and requirements that are ahead of the times. Even if you give up some interests related to yourself, you can only give them greater benefits in exchange.

However, Yuan Xi’s idea is not purely conjecture. Didn’t Marx say that as long as there are enough profits, capitalists can put a noose around their necks? This view may not be ignored by the Qiang leaders in front of them. Yes, what the dual system says to do is to sugar-coat it in a hidden way and try to make the other party accept it.

When Yuan Xi expressed his thoughts to the Qiang envoys, as expected, he saw doubts on many people's faces, so he smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, everyone. I know what you are worried about, but I don't know what you are worried about." Please think carefully, princes, if you continue like this, can you continue the family structure in your tribe for hundreds or even thousands of years?"

"If the world is in chaos in the future, do you have the confidence to protect your family from war after war?"

The Qiang envoys all heard something in Yuan Xi's words, and Shaodangli He directly raised his hands and said: "We are stupid, please make it clear."

Yuan Xi said: "In my opinion, the Qiang and Han people were of the same family thousands of years ago and came from the same source. I think that sooner or later they will come together in the future."

"But this process may be achieved through extremely drastic means, and many people will inevitably die. If this is the case, why don't we take a relatively peaceful path in advance?"

"Actually, I think your demands are relatively reasonable. If both sides take a step back, it may not be impossible to achieve."

After hearing this, everyone was shocked and heard Yuan Xi continue: "Of course, this will take some time. When I go higher, I can fulfill my promise to you."

"Before this, all I ask for is equal cooperation. I will repay you as much as you give to me."

Shaodang Lihe asked: "Including letting us go out to fight?"

Yuan Xi smiled slightly: "You have also heard that the performance of the Youzhou Army I have led in recent years, how do you think it compares to the Dongqiang warriors?"

Everyone hesitated for a moment and then all said calmly: "We are really not as good as we are."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Since I have soldiers from Youzhou, why should I sacrifice the near for the distant?"

"Being my soldiers is not that easy. What I ask of you right now is that I don't need you to help others for the time being. I only ask that you be able to protect yourself. If you are attacked by foreign enemies, I can even help you."

"Of course, in this way, what you want from me will not be too much, relatively speaking. After all, my personal principle of doing things is that you can get as much as you pay."

"The more you put in, the more you get in return. If you want to stay out of it, the weight of your words in the future will certainly not be as much as those who put in more effort."

"And if you want more, you have to think carefully, what can you help me with?"

Everyone fell silent. Although Yuan Xi's words did not take them seriously, they had to admit that there was indeed a gap between their Qiang soldiers and Youzhou soldiers, and the other party might not be willing to take them!

Just when He was about to speak in Shaodang, someone had already spoken: "If we want to settle in Bingzhou or even Youzhou, is that possible?"

Yuan Xi replied: "I will try my best to satisfy the number of people within my capacity."

"But first of all, my territory has my own laws and rules. I will not treat you harshly, but I require you to abide by the rules of the Han people."

"If I could do that, I would treat everyone equally."

He is not afraid of you coming. Youzhou is developing very fast now. I am afraid that within a few years, the Qiang people will understand the advantages and disadvantages of both sides and never want to go back to the previous tribal system.

When Shaodang Lihe saw that everyone was moving, he was secretly frightened. He thought that the young fierce tiger in front of him was not only extremely powerful on the battlefield, but he could also confuse people with his words!
But he had to admit that the conditions offered by Yuan Xi were very attractive to ordinary tribesmen, but for tribal leaders like them, they were a little bit unsatisfied, so he tried out: "I heard that the envoy asked the Han court Please order me to be crowned?"

Yuan Xi thought to himself that this man had a lot of ideas. He immediately understood the purpose of burning Lihe and replied: "This is true or false. If you want to believe it is true, then it is true."

"I know that your status is high among the Qiang people, and you may be afraid that your status will be affected in the future. This is also human nature."

"I can only say that if you can make a contribution, I will reward you based on your merits and give you the corresponding status and salary according to the standards of the Central Plains nobles."

"Of course, the premise is that you can make meritorious deeds."

Yuan Xixin said that the Taoist gentry said that they were of noble birth. Now I am trying every means to make farmers, industrialists, merchants and even Qiang Hu become gentry. I wonder how you can still boast about your superior lintel in a few decades!

But the current conditions were extremely tempting to the Qiang nobles. The eyes of the Qiang envoys, including Shaodang Lihe, were all bright. After all, in their hearts, it felt uncomfortable to be called a border barbarian.

All ethnic groups, including the Qiang and Hu, even the Xiongnu, who were very prosperous back then, are always promoting their identity as one of the orthodox heirs of the Central Plains. Now that they have an excellent opportunity to integrate into the Central Plains, how can they not let them Heartbeat?

They don't know what Yuan Xi is thinking, and they don't know the twists and turns here. Yuan Xi is indeed a little bit bad, because if he doesn't win over the Qiang people now, he will inevitably become an accomplice to the Han people in the future. Now that he has seen the history of At the divergence point, Yuan Xi must try to divide the Hu people who have taken over the Central Plains as soon as possible.

After Yuan Xi kept throwing out vague temptations, the Qiang mission finally began to take action and actively began to discuss exchange terms with Yuan Xi, one of the important items being trade.

The important trade route controlled by the Qiang people was an extension of the Silk Road. Because the Sanfu area suffered from military disasters and the separatist rule of Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang, many caravan routes on the Silk Road moved north to the Eastern Qiang.

Yuan Xi naturally welcomes this, although the land route is the icing on the cake for him, and there is something he wants to get in the Qiang people's territory. Of course, he will not mention it to the Qiang people now, lest they raise the price.

But in fact, Yuan Xi's drunkard's intention is not to drink. What he wants is to strengthen exchange opportunities between the two sides through trade and promote national integration faster. As long as the two sides strengthen cultural and commercial exchanges, the Qiang people will surely be able to integrate into the more powerful Han people in the Central Plains. Come into the circle of cultural heritage. Only when the two sides truly become one can the Hu people be turned into Han people and prevent the imbalance of power between the Hu people and the Han people. This is the most effective way to prevent the Five Hus from causing chaos in China in the future.

Everyone chatted happily, and after Yuan Xi finalized two routes for the Qiang people to go to Jinyang in the south via the five counties in the north, and to Beixin City in the east, he also invited him to send tribal children to study in Youzhou for free.

Seeing someone hesitate, he said: "This is not a proton, and I don't do that either."

"If your family members want to leave, you can leave at any time."

"I can assure you of this in the name of my family."

"Everyone should understand that I am very fond of promises and have never broken a promise."

As soon as these words were said, everyone's doubts disappeared and they rushed to express their opinions.

Yuan Xi was secretly happy. How to corrupt the next generation of the Qiang people, the most effective way is to seize the baby. Their children have seen the convenient and developed life in Youzhou, and they may never want to go back to the way they were before.

Shaodang Lihe finally said: "We are all willing to believe in the envoy, but the envoy will leave Bingzhou sooner or later. If there is a dispute in the future, who should we go to?"

Yuan Xi knew that the Qiang people attached great importance to geographical relations. If there was no person in charge of Bingzhou, they would naturally have no confidence. Tian Yu was originally suitable for mediation, but after he served as the mediator between the Xiongnu and Xianbei, he was then responsible for the affairs of the Qiang people. Not suitable anymore.

Because the Qiang people consider themselves descendants of the Miao people with the surname Jiang, they are quite resistant to the Huns and Xianbei. Later generations of the Wu Huan Hua also attached themselves to the Eastern Jin Dynasty first, and did not stand on their own until the Jin Dynasty could not stand up. Therefore, the attitude towards the Qiang people and the Xianbei people was that there must be people on both sides. Respectively.

Yuan Xi thought for a moment, then turned to Zhao Yun beside him and said to everyone: "This is the Youzhou Mu Zhao Envoy. He and I are brothers. He is fair in dealing with matters and can represent me."

Everyone was convinced. Zhao Yun's reputation in the north was like thunder. He had defeated Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou generals. In the hearts of the Qiang people, he was almost a god of war.

After everyone said goodbye and dispersed, Yuan Xi smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that my brother has a great reputation among the Qiang people, so I may have to trouble him to guard Bingzhou for a while."

"I heard that my sister gave birth to a son for my brother, but we can't see each other for a while. I feel very sorry."

Zhao Yun smiled and said: "This is Yun's business, not to mention that he is in Jicheng, so I don't need to worry about anything."

"My lord is in such a hurry, I'm afraid he's planning to go to Jianghuai."

Yuan Xi nodded, "Yes, the situation at Jianghuai is already very bad. I have to get over it."

"I did not persuade Mrs. Lu. She insists on raising her children in Wuyuan for the past two years, and she will ask my brother to protect her when the time comes."

Zhao Yun nodded heavily, "Lord, don't worry, Youyun is here and will never let anything happen to Mrs. Lu and the child."

Yuan Xi secretly inquired, Lu Lingqi had her own ideas and insisted not to return to Jicheng. Yuan Xi also had things to do, so he could only separate from Lu Lingqi in the past two years.

After all, the news from Shouchun was very bad, and it was time for him to go over and destroy Cao Cao and Jiangdong's intention to seize Jingzhou.

After sending Zhao Yun away, Yuan Xi walked to the house. Now that he had released three generals in Bingzhou, it seemed like he was at a loss, but it actually did not affect his future plans.

Because compared to military generals, Tian Yu is more suitable to be an all-round talent in the field of internal affairs, and Gao Shun is more suitable to train troops than to go into battle.

As for Zhao Yun, he was one of the few subordinates under Yuan Xi who could be fully trusted. If other princes placed their generals in such a complicated situation, they would always be suspicious of the other party's rebellion.

When he walked to the back room, he saw Lu Lingqi and Mrs. Du kneeling on the couch, coaxing the children in their arms.

Yuan Xi walked over and sighed: "You really don't want to go back to Youzhou?"

Lu Lingqi raised her head and said with a smile: "My tinnitus has not improved in the past few years, and it is also a drag on my husband's side."

"Nowadays, any of the guards around my husband can fight better than me. I now admit that the gap between women and men is sometimes innate and cannot be forced."

"Don't worry, husband, if there are signs of danger here, I and Mrs. Du will definitely leave in time."

Seeing that Lu Lingqi had made up her mind, Yuan Xi nodded and said, "Well, Zilong will stay here for a while. I feel relieved to have him here."

"I plan to assemble the army and set off in a few days. I will return to Youzhou first, and then go south to Jianghuai."

"You two, take care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)