I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 387: The Child-pulling Sutra

In response to Lu Bu's urging, Qian Zhao smiled slightly and bowed respectfully to Su Yao.

"Lord Su, I think we can start from three aspects regarding these surrendered Wuhuan settlements."

Seeing Su Yao's gesture, Qian Zhao continued:
"First, divide and conquer."

"With your prestige, you can take advantage of this opportunity to reward these Wuhuan tribes and redistribute the land to prevent them from forming a new power group."

"At the same time, we should send Han officials to supervise these settlements to ensure that they abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty and obey the management of Pinggang City."

“Split and reorganize.”

Su Yao nodded:

"That's right, this is what the question implies."

“As the saying goes, forces are strong when united, and weak when divided.”

"These tribes will be integrated with the Han people in the future. We cannot allow them to expand freely and undisciplinedly as they did in the past."

"Your Excellency is right. It is indeed so." Qian Zhao nodded.

"What about number two?"

Seeing Su Yao's agreement, Qian Zhao continued:
"Second, it is to use both kindness and force."

"With the supervision of Han officials, we can identify the Wuhuan people more accurately. Those who perform well should be given certain preferential treatment and rewards, and some loyal and capable leaders should be selected to support them. As for those who have evil intentions, they should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

"This way, the surrendered Wuhuan people can feel the grace and majesty of the Han Dynasty, and it can also ensure that they will not rebel again."

"Thirdly," Qian Zhao continued, "I suggest that you recruit able-bodied men and warriors from various tribes to form a volunteer army."

"This will not only weaken their power, but also help them build up their reliance on you, so they won't have second thoughts."

"This time, the prince has limited elite troops with him. This righteous army can serve as our supplementary force. It can be used to guard the border and resist foreign invasions. It can also serve as our mobile force to quickly attack subordinates and those lawless people when needed."

After saying this, Qian Zhao bowed his hands to the people around him and said:
"I wonder what you and the others think?"

Qian Zhao's strategy sounded very familiar to Gongsun Zan.

This is basically what the Han Dynasty did to the Wuhuan people who surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

This is how Gongsun Zan’s own White Horse Volunteers came about.

In this battle with the Qiuliju rebels, those volunteers who were also Wuhuan people fought bravely and protected him all the way to retreat into Guanzi City.

It can be said that Gongsun Zan was very clear that this set of methods would definitely produce good results.

However, the difficulty lies in the fact that this strategy requires extremely high control capabilities.

Even he could only do this for the Senei Wuhuan who had lived in Han areas for a long time.

The Wuhuan people there are called Wuhuan, but in fact in most cases there is not much difference between them and the Han people.

The Han and the Hu people lived together there. They spoke Chinese, had Chinese names, were registered as equal citizens, and were subject to unified management.

If the local officials had not strictly guarded against them and prohibited them from changing their names from Hu to Han to evade their obligations, these people would have already completely integrated into Han life, and there would have been an additional 10,000 or 20,000 Han people inside Youzhou Pass in an instant.

Yes, local officials are on high alert.

This is different from the various reverse nationalists in later generations and the various Han reforms in the face of practical interests.

At this time, the Han people were a veritable beacon. All the surrounding ethnic groups were proud of them and tried their best to become Han people.

The Han Dynasty court and scholar-official opinion strictly adhered to national justice, resolutely maintained Chinese orthodoxy, and emphasized ethnic boundaries.

Although there are intricate ties between the Hu and Han peoples, in official policy the two are still clearly distinguished, and discrimination against the Hu people is deeply rooted and cannot be changed at will.

This is true for all the Wuhuan people inside the pass, and even more so for the Wuhuan people outside the pass.

They have lived outside the Great Wall for a long time, living next to other ethnic groups such as the Xianbei, and have maintained strong nomadic characteristics. Their sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty is far less than that of the Wuhuan inside the Great Wall, but they are discriminated against twice as much. It is extremely difficult to make them return to their hearts and implement such policies.

Considering the hands-off style of this prince, once the decision is made, all the trouble will be his own.

So, amid the crowd's praise, Gongsun Zan hurriedly reminded:

"This plan of restraining the officials is very clever, but there are some important issues to be aware of when implementing it."

"Oh?" Su Yao said, "Brother Bogui, tell us and see if we can solve it."

Gongsun Zan nodded and said:

"First, there is the issue of the selection of Han officials."

"These Han officials must be familiar with border affairs, have prestige and ability, be able to intimidate the Wuhuan people, and at the same time be able to handle conflicts between them fairly and impartially."

"Otherwise, it will intensify the conflict and turn a good thing into a bad thing."

Su Yao nodded after hearing this: "Brother Bogui volunteered."

“Ah?” Gongsun Zan widened his eyes.

Su Yao smiled and said: "Such an important task, naturally it must be you."

"The White Horse Chief is famous beyond the Great Wall, and all the Wuhuan people know your name."

"At the same time, your White Horse Volunteers are well-known, and you are familiar with the habits of the Wuhuan people and the rules of our Han family."

"More importantly, Brother Bogui was not only born in Liaoxi, but also served as a border official for a long time. He knows everything about border affairs and the people who can be used."

After that, Su Yao did not give Gongsun Zan time to react and made the decision:
"You will be in charge of this matter, and Brother Zijing will assist you. You should first select people from the army. If there are not enough, continue to select people from the counties in Youzhou. I will go back and ask someone to greet Envoy Liu and ask him to cooperate. Let's work together to make sure this matter is done well."

"." Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment, then clasped his fists and responded with mixed feelings:
"Your Excellency, I am too kind to praise you. Although I am not talented, I will do my best to live up to your trust since you have given me your trust."

"Are there any other problems?" Su Yao asked.

Gongsun Zan paused. Of course there were still many problems, but the next one was the most critical.

He just nodded and said:

"The next issue is the establishment of the Wuhuan Yicong."

Gongsun Zan continued:

"Although these Wuhuan men and warriors are brave, they are aggressive by nature and difficult to tame, so they need strict training and discipline, otherwise they will not be able to become a reliable army."

If the previous problem made him feel helpless, then this one was the job that Gongsun Zan wanted to fight for.

This is the real answer.

After all, he had successful experience in training the White Horse Volunteers.

Moreover, this time, a lot of his White Horse Volunteers had been drawn back by Lord Su, so this was a good opportunity to replenish them.

However, before he could even say anything about volunteering, Su Yao announced the appointment directly:

"Brother Fengxian will be in charge of this matter."

Su Yao looked at Lu Bu:

"Brother Lu, as the chief of our Du Liao army, is not only extremely brave, but also good at commanding troops. He will definitely be able to train an elite righteous army."

When Lu Bu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he immediately bowed and accepted the order: "I will obey your order and will not fail your trust."

"Eh?" Gongsun Zan made an unexpected sound.

"What's the matter, Brother Bogui, do you think there is something wrong?" Su Yao asked.

(End of this chapter)