Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 97 Little Xu Langguan
Anding County, Boluo Valley.

Due to the fragmented terrain and limitations of water and heat conditions, the Qiang people have been accustomed to living in valleys and river valleys since ancient times.

Along the valley of the upper reaches of the Jing River, there are countless settlements of various sizes (Qiang settlements tied by blood relationships).

The leader called him "Hao", which has the same origin as "hou" and "hou" in ancient Chinese.

Generally speaking, the total number of men, women, and children under an ordinary low-level tycoon is only about a hundred, while a big tycoon can rule over tens of thousands of people.

By analogy, Xiahao is probably Li Zheng on the Dahan side, while Dahao is equivalent to the county magistrate or county magistrate.

As the Qiang-Han convergence trend in Liangzhou continues to deepen, only Anding County and Beidi County still maintain a large number of pure Qiang populations.

This goes back to the original Qiang-Hu rebellion.

The population of Beidi and Anding counties moved to Sanfu in the fifth year of Yongchu ([-]) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and returned to their old lands in the fourth year of Yongjian ([-]).In the sixth year of Yonghe ([-]), the two counties were again ordered to move inward.

Unlike other counties in Liangzhou that were passively integrated, this organized inward migration allowed these two counties to be completely occupied by the Qiang people for a time. As of the first year of Chuping, there are still many Qiang tribes in the two counties who are still living according to their ancestors. way to survive.

The Han court was beyond its reach, and Yang Qiu, the strongest force in Anding County, was too lazy to bring these little corners of the country under his control - the little tax collected might not be as much as the tolls.

As a result, Yang Qiu only occupied several large counties in Linjing and Jingyang in the southeast, while the other areas of Anding County were as mentioned in the Tao Te Ching. The people did not interact with each other until they grew old and died.

"Ke Mu Zhi!" Mother called out to her son who was sleeping late, "Get up, go find Mr. Xu Langguan quickly."

My mother is a typical Qiang woman. Her face looks rough due to her age, and she no longer has the youthful luster of her youth. But back then, she was also a beautiful girl who worked as a maid for a Han official in Jincheng County.

Later, because of the constant war in Liangzhou, he took refuge in this inconspicuous small village in Boluo Valley and settled down.

The mother took out some dried fish meat and told her son: "Remember to be polite to others and bring back some fabrics to make clothes for you."

After all, she has seen the world and knows that the title of "Lang Guan" is not for ordinary people. Especially in Liangzhou, the opportunities for Han people to promote filial piety and integrity are pitiful, and they are even more respectful to the court's Lang Guan.

Moreover, the young Xu Langguan's imposing manner was much more impressive than the high-ranking Han officials he had seen when he was young.

No matter how skilled the girls are, you only need to give them a few bundles of silk and linen to get a piece of fine fabric. If you go there at the right time, you can even hear the girls playing the piano!

Let this stupid son of yours listen to the music of the piano, and maybe he will become a little smarter.
Ke Muzhi muttered and complained: "Those people are weird, I don't want to go."

We were living a good life, but suddenly a group of outsiders came, claiming to be some kind of official of the Han court - is this none of his business?
With so many diverse communities in Boluo Valley, who wouldn't be in charge of the affairs if it weren't for the local magnate? How could it be the turn of an official to point fingers?
It's just that after fighting once, I had no choice but to admit the current situation.

Dozens of mature men in Zhongluo were fucked to pieces by one person. Before they could pull out the knife from their waists, they were all lying on the ground begging for mercy.

Fortunately, this group of people did not push any further, occupying a piece of land belonging to a wealthy family, and began to settle down.

It is said that the official Xiao Xulang who can speak the Qiang language is quite good and is polite to everyone. If he is willing, he can also entrust them to help with weaving, and the extra materials will be considered as reward.

Ke Muzhi had never met Xiao Xu Langguan, but after all, he had lost to someone before, so he felt somewhat unconvinced.

Only grandma and a few knowledgeable old people like to have anything to do with them.

"Go if you are told." My mother heard him chirping and lightly kicked Ke Muzhi, who was lying on the ground unwilling to get up. "I will naturally know the benefits of doing this in the future!"

Seeing her son get up reluctantly, the mother smiled.

Ke Muzhi walked all the way down the Jinghe River and soon saw the residence of the young Xu Langguan.

It still looks like the Qiang people, but they have a large fence around them, and the land is being leveled in the enclosed area. Many people are tempted by cloth and coins to do work for them.

Ke Muzhi curled his lips, saying he had no future!
When he walked into the fence gate, he saw two unfamiliar faces competing with each other in the open space in front of the house, which made him slightly interested.

This group of Han people are really good at fighting, which I don't like.

Both of them are very young, maybe even younger than Ke Muzhi, and their looks are so handsome that people can envy them - why are there no such good-looking men among the Qiang people?

Although he didn't recognize the clothes worn by the one on the left, they should be the Langguan court clothes that his mother mentioned. After Ke Muzhi took a closer look, he felt that the workmanship was good, and he was not so resistant to coming here to change fabrics.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, these outsiders still have something.

Xu Jiashu and Gan Ning are doing their daily warm-up.

Others looked like they were having a hard time fighting, but actually the two of them still had time to chat.

"Zimao's fighting skills have improved rapidly." After taking a hard punch, Gan Ning was slightly surprised. "I remember that when we were in Chang'an, he couldn't even touch the corners of my clothes."

"You know you're afraid, right?" Xu Jiashu felt a little proud.

The fighting experience gained in the simulation was fully digested by Lu Lingqi. Now when she faced Gan Ning, although she still couldn't break his defense, she was not without the power to fight back.

Speaking of which, the main reason is that Xingba is too resistant to beatings.

It has thick health and high defense. If it wears armor and goes into battle on the battlefield, it will be like a perpetual motion machine.

"I'm afraid of nothing." Gan Ning stepped forward and punched Xu Jiashu again, forcing Xu Jiashu a few steps away. "Zimao just bullied Boxu."

"Speaking of which," Xu Jiashu looked around, "Why hasn't Boxu woke up yet?"

Even Cai Yan started to work, weaving with Liu Ying and Lu Lingqi.

Although she was the eldest lady, when she was avoiding trouble in Wu Hui, she was also influenced by it and learned some textile skills - in the Han Dynasty, this was almost a compulsory course for women.

Coupled with his ingenuity, the things he made turned out to be pretty good.

"Bo Xu was almost exhausted yesterday," Gan Ning gloated a little, "and even threatened to go back to Chang'an."

In this small settlement alone, there are more than a dozen men named Kemuzhi (the name of the legendary Qiang hero). Others include Laikesen, Hemuzhi, Lezhenbo, and Wa. La, bar instructions and the like are also very common.

Going door to door to register the family composition and property of these people is almost a fatal project.

Unfortunately, only Huanjie could do this - as the only person who could speak the Qiang language, Xu Jiashu had to communicate with the locals and had almost no extra time to help him with this; while Gan Ning did work-for-work when running the charity house. The task of providing relief and building schools and camps is also part of the job.

It can be said that the sky is not responding, and the earth is not working.

"It's really hard, Boxu."

Having said that, Xu Jiashu couldn't help laughing.

After being used to being a minister, it is not easy to come to a place like this again.

When the eastern and western capitals began to use the civil service system to govern the entire world, places like Boluo Valley were still in primitive society. They didn't even have bamboo slips, so they just cut some wood chips and started construction.

With such an extreme gap, no wonder Huan Jie complained so much.

"Zi Mao."

"Ok?"

Gan Ning couldn't help but ask: "Why don't we just recruit troops and kill any rebels?"

In his opinion, although the current approach is quite interesting, the efficiency is too slow - it took so long for a small village to fall, and the progress is still slow. At this rate, when can the entire Liangzhou be taken over?
"Does Xingba still remember our previous conversation?" After thinking for a moment, Xu Jiashu reminded, "It was the time at the gate of Luoyang Nangong." "Condemning the people and punishing crimes?" Gan Ning was a little confused.

"Exactly," Xu Jiashu nodded, "If we just attack each other, fight for power, and treat the people like cattle and sheep, what is the difference between us and those rebels?"

What is domination?

How to establish dominance?
This is what he thought about along the way.

Liangzhou is a chaotic and huge place. If you want to use this place as your foundation, you must have a reason that can rally the whole territory.

Throughout the Three Kingdoms era, the reasons for the establishment of political power are simply the following:

The first is tradition.

Specifically, it is the 400 years of rule inertia of the Han Dynasty.

Because of this inertia, people with Han Dynasty status naturally have the legal authority of thirteen states, let alone a small Liangzhou.

During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, many counties in Xiliang responded. If not for Guo Huai's extreme operation, he would have almost swept away the entire west of Guanzhong in one fell swoop. This is where the power of this legal system lies.

And "the Han and the thieves are not at odds, and the king's industry is not in peace." Wei and Shu are fighting for this legal system.

One said that he had gone through the abdication process and had taken over the destiny from the Han Dynasty - "Who agrees and who opposes?"

The other talked about the idea of ​​​​defending the Central Plains and bringing back thieves, and said vehemently, "I am against it!"

As for Soochow, this matter has nothing to do with him, just ignore it.

For Xu Jiashu at this moment, the name of the Han Dynasty can no longer be borrowed, because Anding County is one of the few areas that does not recognize the old Liu family. The Qiang people here have their own tradition, which is the rule of "hao".

The second reason is merit.

Those who sweep across Liuhe and the Eight Desolations naturally have the power to command the world.

Historically, if Boss Cao succeeded in the battle of Chibi, he would probably be able to stand on his own behalf on behalf of the Han Dynasty without having to boil the frog in warm water step by step.

"If destiny were on me, I would be King Wen of Zhou" means that even though there are two parts of the world, he is still a minister.

If future generations want to take over the destiny, they must truly complete his unfinished business and do what King Wu of Zhou did.

It's a pity that Cao Zihuan missed the great opportunity in Yiling and had to engage in a very troublesome process of abdication - three concessions and three concessions, wholesale auspiciousness, and ministers' persuasion to advance. In the final analysis, his merits were not enough.

In addition to the hegemony of conquering, this kind of merit has another way of expression, which is to do a good job in civil affairs, which can also be called the king's way.

Specifically, it means providing public services and clear politics, and letting performance speak for itself.

Xu Jiashu is prepared to use both.

The small community of about a hundred people in front of us can be regarded as an experimental site - these dozens of elites can completely control the situation without worrying about being overthrown; they are also capable of providing high-quality public services, which is comparable to the original Xiahao Compete for the hearts and minds of the people.

If this method is feasible, it can be copied to other places in Anding County. If it is not feasible, Quan should avoid the limelight.

Now his head is quite valuable. I believe that Han Sui and Ma Teng, who are fighting with each other, would not mind using it to Dong Zhuo in exchange for the title of Liangzhou Mu, and become the legitimate master of Liangzhou.

In fact, in addition to the above two reasons, there is another reason, which is to engage in mysticism.

The Son of the Red Emperor, the One-Eyed Stone Man, Huang Tiandang Li, the Second Son of Christ, etc. are simple and easy to use, and are the first choice for civilian players.

But Xu Jiashu really couldn't do such a thing.

The reason is simple: I am not thick-skinned enough.

Calling himself the Son of Destiny or something like that, he was so ashamed.

"Little Xu Langguan." Seeing the two of them stop, Ke Muzhi came over holding the dried fish and said in Qiang language, "My mother wants me to change some fabrics."

Xu Jiashu took the dried fish and asked casually: "What's your name?"

"Kemu Zhi."

Can you Qiang people use your brains to come up with another name and let Ke Muzhi go?

However, when he mentioned his mother, Xu Jiashu was impressed. After all, there were only a few people in this community who simply had a good impression of his group and were not interested in cloth and money.

"Ke Muzhi," Xu Jiashu asked him, "we are recruiting troops here soon. Are you willing to come?"

In theory, the Qiang people are strong and there should be no shortage of soldiers, but they are outsiders after all, and it is difficult to gain trust. It is okay to provide money and cloth in exchange for labor, but they really have no confidence in recruiting troops.

It would be best if a few people like Ke Muzhi take the lead to set an example and have a breakthrough point to get things done easily.

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Ke Muzhi scratched his head, not knowing how to answer.

"It's okay. You go back and ask grandma first." Xu Jiashu brought him a piece of cloth. "Or you can come to my school here."

"What is school?"

Soldier Ke Muzhi knew that school was a new thing that he had never heard of before.

"Your mother must know," Xu Jiashu said, "If you are willing, come here to find me."

In his plan, he wanted to recruit dozens of soldiers in this tribe and form two villages with the original Jinfan Rangers, that is, 100 people, under the control of Gan Ning and him respectively.

This is a force guarantee for future expansion.

In addition, a school must be established. For the time being, there is only one teacher, the little Xu Langguan himself. After all, he is the only one who can speak the Qiang language.

After the first batch of students graduate, these schools can take root throughout Boluo Valley.

Due to geographical and historical reasons, the Qiang people do not have a unified and common writing system to record their own language. They have been gradually integrating into the Han people. Now I am just accelerating this process in Anding County.

Using both literature and force, both soft and hard, was Xu Jiashu's method of competing for dominance with these local tycoons.

Speaking of which, this is actually a struggle between merit and tradition.

In a settlement formed by blood ties, the identity of each tribe's leader should be hereditary.

Although there is no genealogy or anything like that to record why this family's bloodline has been the tycoon for generations, the tradition of so many years is still deep-rooted.

As an outsider, he, the young Xu Langguan, still has a long way to go.

"Okay!" Thinking that his mother had told him to be polite, Ke Muzhi decided to deal with it first, "If you are willing, I will come here to find you."

(End of this chapter)