Horse on the World

Chapter 336
Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming were travel-laden, and when they saw Li Qing, they clasped their fists at the same time and bowed to the ground, "Congratulations to Commander, congratulations to Commander, three years of peace, no one before, no one to come after!"

Li Qing laughed and stepped forward quickly, and helped the two of them up, "You two have come here to work hard, hurry up and rest in your room, Huzi, serve the wine and serve the food, I will clean up the dust with the two adults!"

The dishes are quite prairie style, big bowls of wine, big bowls of meat, piled up with tables, the two of them are also hungry, thanked Li Qing, and each started to eat according to one case, Shang Haibo has been in the army for a long time, and he looks like a soldier , drink in a big bowl, eat meat with big mouthfuls, and eat only juicy, while Lu Yiming is not out of his true nature as a scholar. Although he is hungry, he still eats very politely. He eats meat and drinks slowly. The personalities of the two are completely different.

Li Qing looked at the two important ministers under him with a smile. Once the two arrived, a series of reforms on the barbarians would begin.

After a while, the two of them were full, and Shang Haibo burped a lot, and said with a big laugh, "I'm used to eating Dingzhou's food, and once in a while eating grassland dishes, it doesn't have a special flavor."

Li Qing said with a smile: "You two have worked hard from afar, why not rest today, how about we discuss things tomorrow?"

Shang Haibo shook his head again and again, "Everything is waiting to be done, how dare I be negligent in my life, compared to the commander in chief, we have only traveled a distance, how dare we talk about hard work, besides, our carriages made in Dingzhou are also very comfortable. Having enough food, it is a good time to discuss matters, Commander-in-Chief, you don’t have to worry, Lao Lu and I are in very good health. People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and even if you let me sleep on such a happy event, I can’t fall asleep.”

Lu Yiming nodded again and again, "That's right, that's right, Commander, Dingzhou's affairs are complicated, especially after our army occupied Qixia Pass, Wu Zecheng's reluctance is really a headache, and the matter of the barbarians has been solved. We must return to Dingzhou as soon as possible."

"Since that's the case, you two adults will have to work hard!" Li Qing was not pretentious, and it was indeed a time to race against time. "You two are here, have you made some preparations?"

Lu Yiming clasped his hands and said: "The barbarians have re-established, re-established order, won people's hearts, and strengthened management. These are the most important things. I have brought a group of civil servants to assist you."

Li Qingxi said: "It should be like this. I have already planned some laws and regulations, and I am dispatching manpower. Master Lu's action has solved my urgent need, but there are not enough officials in Dingzhou itself. I have brought a group of people here. Will it affect the operation of Dingzhou?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "There must be some influence, but in order for Dingzhou's backyard to play the role he should play as soon as possible, there are some difficulties, but they can be overcome."

Shang Haibo continued: "The commander must have a secret case."

Li Qing nodded, "Yes, these days, I have planned a batch of bills targeting the barbarians, and I am going to ask the two of you to discuss them together."

"Please make it clear, Marshal!" The two said in unison.

"First, the property preservation order!" Li Qing took the document on the case and said, "The barbarians are newly established. Whether they are barbarian nobles or ordinary people, they are all worried that our army will wantonly plunder their wealth, because they used to set up the state. That's what I did. I was afraid that we would use the same way as others to punish others. In order to stabilize the hearts of the people, I decided to issue this decree. Whether it is a barbarian tribal leader or ordinary people, private property can be preserved. Our army It cannot be looted indiscriminately.”

Shang Haibo said with a smile: "In this way, those aristocratic leaders will be cheaper. They have snatched a lot of good things from our Dingzhou over the years."

Lu Yiming continued: "The commander-in-chief's move is very good. With this bill, these people can feel at ease, and it will play a vital role in the stability of the grassland. I think that as long as the wealth of these people can be preserved, there will be no problems Someone will take a risk."

"It seems that the two of you have no objection to this bill!" Li Qing handed the document in his hands to the two, and said: "After the two of you go down, you can modify and polish the words."

"Secondly, the abolition of slavery!" Li Qing continued.

"The barbarians still practice slavery. Except for the free people, most of the common people of the barbarians became slaves to the head of the noble. These people have no private property and live extremely hard. After having children, the children automatically become the family of the noble. Raising slaves is contrary to our Dingzhou and the legal system of our Central Plains. At the same time, it also suppresses the ingenuity of this group of people. I want to liberate these people and let them become free citizens. From now on, under the Dingzhou system, no more slaves are allowed."

"Once this decree is promulgated, although the interests of the noble chiefs will suffer, but with the property preservation order, they will surely accept it." Shang Haibo said: "What's more, this move will free those who have no choice but to become slaves Come out, even if the commander-in-chief cannot get the allegiance of these people for the time being, it will make these people feel grateful to Dingzhou and no longer be enemies with us, but there is one thing the commander-in-chief has to worry about. Follow the order to give these people freedom, but I am afraid that these people will also be allowed to leave their homes. How to resettle them so that they have food, clothing, and shelter, I am afraid that it will be a huge expense."

Li Qing nodded and said yes, "This is indeed a problem, but we can overcome it by gritting our teeth, not to mention that we can learn from the experience in Dingzhou, and we can use work for relief. In short, how to do it, we need to trouble Master Lu .”

Lu Yiming's face turned bitter, why did he always entrust me with almost impossible tasks.

Li Qing didn't look at Lu Yiming's face, picked up another volume of paperwork, and said, "The third is the migration order."

As soon as these three words came out, the expressions of Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming changed a little, and Lu Yiming completely forgot about the tricky task he had just received, and they said together: "My lord, be careful." Hearing these few words, he already understood that Li Qing wanted to move the barbarians inland and force them to leave their homes and enter the Dingzhou area. This was very difficult for ordinary barbarians to accept.

"I know what you guys think, but this move is imperative." Li Qing did not allow the two of them to doubt, and said loudly: "The migration order is divided into two parts, the first part is the head of the barbarian nobles, such as Boyan Sushun and other people must move to Dingzhou City to live, and I will give them a noble status and good treatment, but they must be under our sight and separated from their ethnic groups."

"The second part of the migration order is aimed at the still powerful Bai and Huang tribes. I plan to set their settlements on the grassland between Shanglinli and Fuyuan."

"After several years of operation, Shanglinli has now become a large city with tens of thousands of residents, and Fuyuan is an important town in Dingzhou. Put these two tribes on the land between the two cities, no matter what they want to do. , we can all respond in time." Li Qing said slowly.

"But Commander, this move is too obvious to prevent surveillance, I'm afraid it will arouse the other party's resentment." Shang Haibo pondered, "Has the Commander communicated with the two leaders about this matter?"

Li Qing said with a smile: "Bo Yan has already agreed, the loser always has to pay some price. Boyan is a sensible person, and also a smart person."

"We let these two tribes settle here, taught them farming, let them transform from nomadism to settlement, set up schools there, let their children learn the culture of the Central Plains, encouraged the people of the Central Plains to intermarry with the barbarians, and diluted their blood. When the children grow up, they have been accustomed to the Central Plains culture for a long time, and they are familiar with the customs of the Central Plains. They speak our language, and even the outstanding ones of them become our officials, and the young and strong among them become our soldiers. Think about it, Decades later, will there be any difference between these two tribes and us Central Plains people?"

Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming looked at each other impressively. The commander-in-chief's plan is to draw the fire from the bottom. It has been planned for decades. If everything goes well, after decades, these two barbarians who are now the most powerful will be together. Completely assimilated into the Great Chu people, the Bai and Huang people will surely become two nouns in history.

It is really heartbreaking that the commander-in-chief's plan is so far-reaching.

"The commander-in-chief's move will enable me to establish long-term stability in the prefecture. Although there will be some difficulties in the early stage, we will work hard for our children and grandchildren. Even if we work harder, it is nothing." Shang Haibo said solemnly.

"It's just that this move will cost a lot of money, and Master Lu will have a headache again!" Li Qing laughed.

"Don't itch if there are too many lice, don't worry if there are too many debts, anyway, it's already like this, three jars, two lids, tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, if it really doesn't work, I'll just pester the commander in chief!" Lu Yiming laughed road.

"In order for the barbarians to calm down as soon as possible, I am afraid that we will invest a large amount of money, food and grass in the grassland in the early stage to help the barbarians overcome the difficult period. I estimate that this time will take at least three years." Li Qing said solemnly, "We Dingzhou, we still have to live a hard life in the future!"

"The only way to become a master is to endure hardships." Shang Haibo said meaningfully.

"These are my three strategies for peace!" Li Qingdao: "Next, let's talk about the most important issue that must be dealt with immediately, about the administrative division and management of the grasslands and the Shiwei people outside the pass."

"Does the commander have a successful strategy?" Shang Haibo asked.

"I'm going to set up the Protectorate of the Western Regions to specialize in the management of grassland and Shiwei people." Li Qing said.

Shang Haibo said: "Commander, if only one Protectorate of the Western Regions is established to manage such a large area, the power of the Protectorate is too large, and the scope of management of the two is too wide, both of which are not conducive to the development of Dingzhou. For long-term peace and stability, in my opinion, it is better to divide this capital reserve into two, with more than one centered in Linli, which is the Eastern Capital Protectorate of the Western Regions, and one centered on Shiwei, which is the Western Capital Protectorate. , can divide the power of the two Duhufu, which is beneficial to the management of Dingzhou."

Li Qing pondered for a moment, "Mr. Shang's words are sincerely for Lao Cheng to seek the country, and I have no objection."

Lu Yiming said: "The newly established two yamen, are the military and the government separated, or are the military and the government integrated?"

Shang Haibo immediately said: "Military and government must be separated, and the best policy is for the military and government to check and balance each other."

"The military and political candidates must be carefully selected. They must be able to cooperate and supervise each other. This is a bit more difficult. The two new places, especially the Shiwei side, are more difficult." Lu Yiming said.

Li Qing nodded and said: "It must be more difficult for the Shiwei people. Although we eliminate the Shiwei people for the long-term stability of Dingzhou, it is really against reason from a moral point of view, so the Shiwei people Regardless of the military or government, they must be capable and able to hold the field. We must be cautious about the candidates for the two guards."

(End of this chapter)