Horse on the World

Chapter 400 Decision
"This is absolutely impossible!" Shang Haibo reacted very fiercely.

"This matter is very risky!" Lu Yiming also shook his head repeatedly.

Qingfeng bowed her head, she didn't know what she was thinking, but it was obvious that she did not make a statement, but she made a statement, and obviously she was not in favor of holding the Mulan Festival in Shanglin.

Li Qing looked at Luo Daoming, "Lord Luo, you are the chief officer of Shanglinli, please tell me your opinion."

Luo Daoming glanced at the three adults above, he hesitated to speak, held back for a while, and said: "I don't have any idea, just let the commander in chief decide."

Seeing his appearance, Li Qing couldn't help laughing, but he couldn't hide his anger, "Lord Luo, you are now the governor of the Eastern Capital Protectorate, and you rule hundreds of thousands of people, but most of them are barbarians. You are no longer the county magistrate of Xinyang. You are an important minister in the township of Dingzhou. What do you mean I have no idea? I didn’t notice that I asked you to sit in Shanglinli. Did I misread the person? Or do you have something in your heart? What is invisible?"

It is rare for Li Qing's opponents to be so blatant, and when he heard Li Qing's loud reprimand, Luo Daoming's face was dripping with sweat, he walked to the center of the hall, knelt down on the ground, "I'm guilty of my humble duty! "

Li Qing snorted, "Convicted, what crime do you know?"

"Your Excellency entrusts me with a heavy responsibility and regards me as his confidant, but I shirk my responsibilities, and I can't take on the responsibility bravely. I only know how to please the superior." After these words came out, Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming couldn't sit still.

"Get up, what do you think about this Mulan Festival, you may as well speak out, whether you can do it or not, you are the chief official of Shanglinli, and you have the most right to speak, but you can tell a reason!" Li Clear the way.

Luo Daoming lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head, his face was full of determination: "Marshal, I think it can be done, and must be done!"

"Oh, what's the reason?" Li Qing leaned back and said with interest, "Master Shang and Lord Lu have talked a lot about risks just now, but you are talking about why it can and must be done?"

"Yes, Marshal!" Luo Daoming cleared his throat, cleared his mind, and said loudly, "Marshal, I govern the barbarians in Dingzhou, focusing on naturalization and reassurance. The Mulan Festival is the most important festival for the barbarians The barbarians look forward to the Mulan Festival, just like we look forward to the Spring Festival. This year is the first year for the barbarians to be naturalized. If we prevent them from holding the Mulan Festival, it will undoubtedly be a mistake for us in the early stage. His investment and efforts were in vain. Let the mood of the barbarians who had just stabilized fluctuate again. Even if we overwhelmed the situation and prevented them from making any changes, wouldn't it be more terrifying to bury the resentment in their hearts? This kind of resentment accumulates over time, once it explodes , It will become a monstrous trend. At that time, what else can we do except raise the butcher knife, but if this is the case, why bother? Wouldn’t it be easier for us to kill them all on the grassland? Now we In order to subdue them, we have invested so much and poured out a lot of money, but have we not seen any return yet?"

Shang Haibo snorted and retorted: "Because the Mulan Festival is important, we can't let them hold it. Hundreds of thousands of people gather and have a carnival for several days. If we use it, it will be a bloody disaster. We want to naturalize the barbarians, first of all we have to let them change their customs."

Qingfeng shook his head and said: "Mr. Shang, I'm afraid it's unrealistic to want the barbarians to forget the Mulan Festival. When I was taken captive to the grassland, I saw slaves who had spent half their lives on the grassland. , and always have to celebrate quietly, with heart to heart, I am afraid these barbarians are the same, rather than letting them celebrate secretly, it is better to guide them to celebrate openly."

Seeing Qingfeng supporting him, Luo Daoming was invigorated and said: "Director Qingfeng is absolutely right." He didn't notice that the expressions of the other people present were very strange.

Li Qing knew that being taken captive by the barbarians was an eternal thorn in Qingfeng's heart, and she was most jealous of anyone bringing up this period of history in front of her, but now she actually said it out on her own initiative, has Qingfeng already untied this knot, Li Qing Qing thought happily.

Qingfeng didn't seem to pay attention to the expressions of others. After saying this, he picked up the teacup calmly, took a sip, closed the lid of the cup, and with a ding, brought the attention of several people back to Luo Dominion statement.

"The barbarians gathered in the forest, got houses, divided the fields, and settled down. From my point of view, the barbarians are not naturally fond of robbery and robbery. They live in a harsh environment on the grasslands, and the barbarian nobles They also exploited extremely hard. Apart from going to the battlefield to grab the booty, they really have no other good livelihoods, but now it is different. They can live well without using a knife to bleed desperately. These barbarians have now learned farming and animal husbandry. It’s their specialty, and now they sell raw hides. Their annual income is much better than that of Dingzhou people who only farm. Will they rebel? No, no. I lived in Shanglin for a year, What I saw was the satisfied mentality of these barbarians, they enjoyed their current life very much."

Li Qing pondered and said: "You are right, but what Mr. Shang said has to be guarded against. Among these barbarians, there are always some who are dissatisfied with the reality, sow dissension, and provoke disputes between the Han and barbarians. Now is a sensitive period. If you are not careful, all previous efforts may be wasted! How do you prevent this from happening?"

Luo Daoming couldn't help but say, "This..." He didn't dare to be sure about this matter. Even if most of the hundreds of thousands of barbarians are satisfied, some people are not satisfied. There are always some people who want to go back to the past. Go to the state of life.

Qingfeng's crisp voice sounded, "General, this matter is actually very easy to solve. We can divide the barbarians into three levels. The first level is the big nobles like Boyan, Sushun, etc. They are in strict control. It is difficult to do anything under surveillance, so it is very unlikely that they will cause trouble. For example, Boyan proposed to hold the Mulan Festival. I think he is more testing our Dingzhou's attitude towards the barbarians. And the second The lower level is the lowest level of herdsmen mentioned by Mr. Luo. After these people are naturalized, their lives are much better than before. Therefore, they are satisfied with the reality and want to live in peace. These people don't have to worry. What we need to guard against is the third type of people, that is, those barbarian little nobles and little chieftains."

"These people rely on the great nobles to survive. We defeated the barbarians and deprived the great nobles of their privileges, but we did not touch the property of the great nobles. The property preservation order allows these great nobles to still live a good life, but those People attached to the big nobles are different. Now they have lost their source of income, and they work hard like those low-level herdsmen, but they are unwilling. Therefore, these people are most eager to make trouble, and most eager to return to the previous life. So, if we really want to hold the Mulan Festival, these people are the only ones we have to guard against."

Shang Haibo said: "There are so many of these people, how can we be sure?"

Qingfeng smiled, "Mr. Shang, have you forgotten what Qingfeng does? Among these people, they can be divided into several types. Most of them are heartless and courageous, but few are hearty and courageous. As early as our We are under control, as long as these people make a slight change, we can take them down at any time."

"If that's the case, then I can guarantee it!" Luo Daoming clapped his hands and laughed, "If Director Qingfeng guarantees safety, then we can hold a grand Mulan Festival in Shanglinli, so that those barbarians can further understand our The broad mind of Dingzhou."

Li Qing nodded in agreement, "It costs a lot of money to hold the Mulan Festival, how much can you pay in Shanglinli?"

Luo Daoming said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this commander, I have already figured out a solution. Since this matter was proposed by Boyan and others, it is impossible to say that the next official will go to them to fight the autumn wind. The next official is going to organize a Mulan festival plan." Committee, to bring these big nobles in, firstly, it is convenient to monitor nearby, and secondly, it is also convenient to ask them for money. Besides, I think that Mulan Festival itself can make money. As long as the commander decides to hold Mulan It's the festival, and I'm still counting on making a fortune out of it, so that next year's voluntary school won't have to be paid by the Duhu Mansion."

Li Qing stared at Luo Daoming dumbfounded, thinking that this person is really a genius, he can think of using the Mulan Festival to make money, I don't need to remind him, but see how he can use this festival to make real money , really let him do it, this person really used it correctly, and it can be used to great effect. Among the current scholars, there are very few people with this kind of mind.Thinking of this, Li Qing couldn't help thinking of the holiday economy and festival economy of later generations.

"Commander, although Director Qingfeng has guaranteed safety, he must be careful when sailing for ten thousand years. The troops in Shanglinli and Fuyuan still have to enter a state of first-level combat readiness, just in case something happens." Shang Haibo Xiao Xiaodi dug a hole for Qingfeng, how shrewd Qingfeng is, she heard Shang Haibo's words as soon as she uttered them, but she just twitched the corner of her mouth, revealing a sneer, as if she didn't care about Shang Haibo's presence on the road. Shuai played this trick for himself.

Lu Yiming was not stupid, of course he could hear it, only Luo Daoming was so excited that he didn't notice that in the few simple words just now, several big figures in the hall had already clashed like lightning and thunder.

Boyan never expected that on the second day after he proposed to hold the Mulan Festival in Shanglinli, he would receive an affirmative answer. One of the members of the Mulan Festival organizing committee in Linli, Sushun, Qiyu, Jing Po and others are naturally on the list with him. It is naturally happy to be able to hold the Mulan Festival, but Boyan is happy anyway Can't get up, Li Qing's actions are beyond his expectation, Li Qing, do you really have such a big heart, are you really not worried about something going wrong, do you really trust so much and still be with you a year ago A barbarian fighting to the death?
Luo Daoming was grinning, and Boyan felt even more uncomfortable with his attitude of being in control of everything. What's more, there was another person in the organizing committee that he absolutely didn't want to meet, Fusen the Red Beast, who was also one of the committee members. .

(End of this chapter)