Spring and Autumn I Am King

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"Brother's four strategies for managing borders are really wonderful..."

Looking ahead in August, Zhao Wuxi and Zhao Jia, two horses, one black and one white, were riding on the prairie that was gradually yellowing. The Yulin guards and the army of Neijun followed far behind.

When riding side by side with his brother, Zhao Jia didn't have the swiftness of riding with Kong Tongmingzhu before, but slowly kicked the horse's stomach with his heels. Looking at Zhao Wuxi's back, he couldn't help but praise that day. The "Strategies for Governing Frontiers", which was passed on by Zhaohou, came.

"This is a collection of the wisdom of everyone, how can it be attributed to me alone?" Zhao Wuxi smiled, but did not take the credit, and attributed it to the collective wisdom of the deputy county generals.

At the Dragon City Conference, the various ministries of the grasslands courted him, giving him a golden crown, and honoring him as "Zhangli Gu Tu Shan Yu". This name is similar to the "Tian Khan" of later generations, but Zhao Wuxi was not touted. Feeling dizzy, he doesn't trust the Hu people in the grasslands. This is a group of unfamiliar wolves. Lu people still treat Chu people like this, let alone Xiahu with different customs and habits?

Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food, not to mention the grassland problem that has been difficult to solve in the past dynasties, let alone be reckless. "Immature remarks will not appear in the minds of politicians. The grassland is vast, and there is no way to absolutely control it. Zhao Wuxi didn't want to see a sandstorm raiding Yecheng a few hundred years later. Before entering modern times, he was an enemy a thousand times ten thousand times more terrifying than the Hu people...

So after the Dragon City Conference that day, Zhao Wuxi set the tone for border governance in the next ten years for the Daibei region.

The first one is "Guangjian tribes divide their strengths".

Zhao Wuxi believes that the Hu people are divided into weak points, which is beneficial to China. It happens that the present Monan region is in a state of great division. The tribes are complex, there are Rong, Di, Hu, and raccoon dogs, and there are various languages. There are two major language families and several language groups coexist. This lax situation gave Zhao Guo an opportunity.

After statistics, in the major categories of Kongtong, Linhu, Aries, and Loufan, there were originally nearly a hundred tribes that were not affiliated with each other. Fight endlessly with land and water.

So Zhao Wuxi used the guise of "military armistice truce", and asked the grassland tribes to swear blood oaths with themselves in Longcheng to maintain this split state. Strictly ordered them not to merge with each other again, and not to fight against each other in case of things, but to ask Zhao Guo to judge. This can effectively disintegrate the alliance of various ministries, disintegrate the power of the grasslands, and ensure that large powers like the Xiongnu and Donghu that draw hundreds of thousands of bows will not appear.

At the same time, Zhao Wuxi also promised to send officials to measure the land for the various ministries and resolve the pasture disputes between them.

This article was even written into the decree specially formulated for each ministry: "The nomads who go beyond the boundaries of the division shall be dealt with by all ministries." All family property will be confiscated, and those who report it will be rewarded.”

These prohibitions can make the herdsmen of various tribes trapped in a corner, suspicious of each other and wary of each other. Only by curbing their habit of itinerant and nomadic herdsmanship can Zhao State gradually organize Qimin households and bring them into the rule of counties and counties. As a result, since the pastures are limited, many herdsmen have to engage in farming, and the southern foothills of Yinshan and Hetao It’s all fertile land. Even if you just set a fire and scatter a little seed, you can get a good harvest. Are you afraid that you won’t be able to grow food?

In addition to political division, Zhao Guo also closely linked them with the Central Plains economically. This is the second strategy, complementing agriculture and animal husbandry.

Zhao Guo will open a larger-scale mutual market in Longcheng, Mayi and other places. The grasslands can breed cattle and sheep, hunt fox and rabbit fur, and exchange materials with the Central Plains, such as salt, silk and hemp, and luxury goods. At the same time, Zhao Wuxi also plans to export this kind of drink, which is extremely greasy, to Saibei when the tea gardens in Xu, Donghai and other counties of Zhao State can produce tea. Because of the heavy reliance of the grassland people on tea in history, there will be another drink at that time. Something that can hold them back.

Third, it is the core policy of the past dynasties to govern the border, immigrating to the border.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Hetao and the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain were different from those of later generations. The climate was warm and humid, and the irrigation was convenient, making it suitable for farming. Qin and Han people both immigrated to this area, and at most one million people! And Ordos and other places have also become the "New Qinzhong" of the Qin State, and the food produced every year is enough for the frontier army to be self-sufficient.

But I can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry. Immigrants are a century’s work, not a temporary event. The entry of a large number of people from the mainland will inevitably lead to severe conflicts between agriculture and animal husbandry in the Saibei area. Therefore, immigrants will not enter the empty spaces of Hetao and Henan for the time being. The Tong and Linhu areas will start from Dai County and slowly move out, first among them are the hometown of Donghu at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain, and the Loufan area to the west of Mayi...

The above three points do not need to be said by Zhao Wuxi. Yi Dun and others who are familiar with Sai Beibei have already figured it out for him, but only the fourth point is the wisdom of Zhao Wuxi.

"A noble woman from the grassland can marry a general of the Zhao people in Daijun as a wife and concubine."

This is a marriage in disguise. Zhao Wuxi has already set an example first, taking Kong Tong Mingzhu, who is from Kong Tongbu, as his concubine, and Kong Tongbu will also become Zhao Guo's agent in Hetao. Before the immigrant's colony was pushed over, the main focus was on entrapment, and the focus was on supporting the tribes who were married to the public office, so that they could closely link their lives and interests with the Zhao State, and became a tool for the Zhao State to rule the grasslands.

In addition, Zhao Wuxi also came up with an extremely vicious strategy.

"Women will marry the wives of the Zhao people, and as for the boys of the various tribes in the grasslands... The order goes on that every tribe that can be controlled by the county officials must report the number of households and the number of households in each tribe. Every three years, except for In addition to the only son, the widow will select a boy from each tent in each department and bring them to live among the orphans of Yulin in Yecheng. Yu Linwei!"

This was Zhao Wuxi's inspiration from the Turkish Guards system in later generations. On the one hand, it could supplement the number of Yulin guards. On the other hand, it could also slaughter the small population of the grasslands.

After Zhao Wuxi explained it, while Zhao Jia and others admired this poisonous scheme, they also knew that this move would make the mothers in every tent on the grassland cry bitterly, and Zhao Hou would take away their children. Countless families will be torn apart.

It is indeed cruel, but compared to the Jin Dynasty's policy of reducing the number of people on the grasslands, this is already an extremely benevolent approach. The prairie boys who went to the Central Plains, when they are adults, will regard themselves as Zhao people and their clan origins as a shameful past. These unrooted Yulin guards can only give up on the public office and be loyal dogs. Get a good future.

After looking at the four strategies, everyone will find that in this forced union, the grassland is destined to be the damaged party.

"Otherwise, the widow can damage Huaxia and fatten Hu Rong?" Zhao Wuxi sneered when he thought of the ideal of the Virgin of "Hua Rong and love" of Mr. Dongguo's generation.

Tang Taizong's words of "China has been honored since ancient times, barbarians are cheap, and I only love them as one", he would also say in front of all the tribes of the grasslands. But as he said, the grassland is just a turquoise on the crown of his uncle in the Central Plains, far from being compared with the mainland. He is very clear that in his country, China is the main body, and all national policies are given priority to the interests of Zhuxia. Zhu Xia are intimate and cannot be abandoned. As for the northern Hu Rong, if they can assimilate, they will assimilate; if they cannot assimilate, they will be expelled and eliminated!

It is a good ideal that the barbarians and the Chinese are the same, but sorry, it will still not be possible after two thousand years. Some people will benefit and others will suffer.

The once prosperous and prosperous multi-ethnic federation finally fell apart, and the beacon of the self-proclaimed fertile land of freedom on the other side of the Atlantic collapsed. Many things have proved that since Pinnacle is only an idealistic imagination, the law of the jungle of the weak has never changed. He just sneaked from the surface to a hidden place, and continued to manipulate the trend of history forward or backward.

At present, this dead end, in the final analysis, must continue to improve agricultural technology, so that the southern desert area can provide enough arable land, then as the population of the Central Plains grows and crowds, the immigrants will quickly fill up Saibei and Hetao, while the grassland tribes will either escape the desert. , or forced to assimilate. At that time, the integration of geography will make Saibei and the Central Plains truly become a whole, thus avoiding the millennium war.

That level of technology must at least reach the pre-industrial revolution era... Zhao Wuxi felt a little helpless, he definitely couldn't live to see that scene.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Longcheng and the grassland for the last time. It was the beginning of August. After arranging the government affairs of the Northern District, Zhao Wuxi was going back to Yecheng to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th with his wife and children. festival.

In Zhao State, due to a decree of Zhao Wuxi, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a legal holiday. On that day, the army will be rewarded, and the government will also rest.

But even though Zhao Wuxi's heart was like an arrow, there was still one person who couldn't let go.

...

"Jia." When Zhao Jia silently sent him to Mayi and was about to leave the range of the grassland, Zhao Wuxi persuaded her for the last time: "Although the grassland is beautiful, after all, it is bitter and cold, and now it is an entry point. In the autumn season, would you like to go back to Yecheng with me to spend the winter, and meet your elder sister?"

"How can Jia have the face to see her sister... Besides, I don't want Yecheng at all."

Zhao Jia tilted her head, this is her performance of lying. At night, she often recalled the bits and pieces of the Changle Palace in Yecheng, the doting of her brother and sister, the nagging of her mother, the nephews and nieces who surrounded her and regarded her as the king of children, and she held her head up. , pretended to be a general, led them to play archery, and practiced military formations, but inadvertently someone sat down and began to cry...

The beauty of childhood is gone forever. When she opened her eyes, she was only accompanied by the cold reality by her pillow. The north wind blew the flag. It's the emptiness deep inside.

The difference between Saibei and the Central Plains is too great: the dome is the room, the wall is the wall, the meat is the food, and the cheese is the pulp. Ju Changtu Sixi is heartbroken, and is willing to return to his hometown for Huang Huxi... If there is a poem to describe Zhao Jia's mood at the moment, it's probably like this.

But she is different from the fragile Princess Xijun, no matter how reluctant she is, she still smiles stubbornly: "Compared to Yecheng, the grassland needs me more, since General Yu died in battle, Daibei generals are scarce, although Jia is young and reckless , but at least you can manage the annoying people in the building, so that they don’t dare to jump off the beam, how can they leave their posts without permission?”

"Brother, please go back, Jia is willing to guard the border for Zhao State and keep the north peaceful."

"Then you can send it here..." Although Zhao Wuxi felt pity for her sister, she knew that it was her own decision, and reluctantly prepared to return to the convoy. Since Zhao Jia insisted not to return to Yecheng, the next time he came here, perhaps in ten or twenty years, his hair was already gray.

At this time, I heard Zhao Jia say hesitantly behind him: "Before parting, Jia still wants to ask my brother for something..."

"What's the matter?"

The team followed far away, and there was no one in the nearby field of vision to disturb the brother and sister to say goodbye. Zhao Jia rode to Zhao Wuxi's side and was very close to him. He could even see his thicker beard over the years. , the wrinkles on the forehead that increased from thinking about state affairs.

There must be a lot of credit for it, too? The elder brother is all over the world, slaughtering the mountains and rivers, which prince is not afraid of him like a tiger, but only for Zhao Jia, but he is reluctant to fight, even more reluctant to kill, he can only let her go far, but in the middle of the night with Ji Ying They looked at each other and sat together, sighing for this disobedient sister.

She seemed to have regained the little girl who liked to be coquettish, blushing pretty, and said softly, "Jia wants to be like when she was a child, let my brother hug me once."

Regardless of whether Zhao Wuxi agreed or not, she closed her eyes, and immediately opened her arms, the autumn wind ruffled the ends of her hair, and the fluff on her face gently flicked under the halo.

After a long time, I only heard a helpless sigh, and a big, warm hand gently stroked her head, like a small animal that is not obedient, gently stroking her bun that was tied into a man's hair. Touched, then pulled away.

When I thought it was over, the big hand came back and hugged her again, and then someone left a light kiss on the mole on her brow.

Time seemed to stand still, only Zhao Jia's eyelashes trembled, only the top of the two of them, white clouds wispy, a row of geese chirping, slowly flying south...

After the two separated, Zhao Jia suddenly burst into tears, tears the size of peas fell on the saddle, but before Zhao Wuxi handed her the silk cloth, she burst into tears and laughed.

"Brother's beard is more scratchy than when I was a child."

"You too, no matter how old you are or how far you run, you are still Wuzi's daughter, my little sister Zhao Wuxi..." Zhao Hou felt relieved when he saw this. The love of the children is long, after all, it does not belong to him.

...

A quarter of an hour later, when the convoy set off again, Zhao Wuxi had already sat back in the chariot. When the reels of the car started to roll, he heard the sound of galloping horses' hooves from behind, and at the same time there was a constant shouting, That was Zhao Jia, who couldn't help but catch up after standing there for a long time.

She did not come to the front, but stopped on the hill, waving her hands to say goodbye, and shouting loudly: "Brother should not be just a plough outside the Great Wall alone ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ in the Central Plains, but also for Son of Heaven, become a king, and create peace for all ages!"

Since Nanzi first advocated at the Huangchi meeting five years ago, and Shi Qi has persuaded him again before going north, this is not the first time someone has encouraged Zhao Wuxi to kick out the Zhou family and brazenly become king.

Only this time, Zhao Wuxi didn't prevaricate with "the time has not come" as before, but said in a low voice, "It's almost time."

Or to Zhao Jia, or to himself, he repeated with a smile: "It's coming..."

...

Although the unofficial history of later generations has a lot of speculations and descriptions of the relationship between Zhao Wuxi and Zhao Jia, the story of the two is far from being so unbearable as future generations guessed.

This story, which had a seemingly bad beginning, ended mediocrely...

In this life, sister and brother have never been together again!

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