Three Kingdoms

The mansion of the Han hussar general.

"This is...Jiaozhi?" Liu Bei looked at the map hanging in the hall and said with some uncertainty.

After the noisy stage play, it naturally entered the substantive stage of interest distribution, and the area of ​​interest Fei Qian prepared for Liu Bei was in Jiaozhi.

Liu Bei frowned a little. Because the Jiaozhi that Fei Qian brought out was indeed unexpected by Liu Bei. Liu Bei's original idea was that it might be Jingzhou, because Jingzhou is the gateway to the Central Plains, so Fei Qian might need a gatekeeper, or Youbei, which would be good. After all, Liu Bei's hometown is in Zhuojun, and it is not far away.

But Liu Bei never expected that he would be in Jiaozhi.

In the minds of many people in the Han Dynasty, Jiaozhi was not a good place. It rebelled and surrendered at times, and had the same virtues as the Xiqiang. Since the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains was in chaos. Zhao Tuo guarded Lingnan. Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and other places belonged to the Nanyue Kingdom. They were once out of the control of the Central Plains Dynasty. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered South Vietnam, established counties and counties in the area, and appointed Jiaozhi Governor. The Ministry of Finance undertook supervision and began to substantively manage the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan. However, there were often rebellions later. Even during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, there was a rebellion.

It was Jia Cong who went to quell the rebellion. After Jia Cong pacified Jiaozhi, it was Shi Xie.

Why does Liu Bei know this? Because the year when Jia Cong went to quell the rebellion happened to be the first year of Zhongping...

A troubled year.

"There are nine counties here, Yulin, Hepu, Nanhai, Cangwu, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan, Zhuya, Dan'er..." Fei Qian ignored Liu Bei's expression, pointed at the map and said, "Let's call it that. It is also the nine counties in Lingnan. Among them, three counties are the most prosperous, with Jiaozhi County as the leader, and there are ten counties, including Yilou, Anding, Goutun, Linling, Qufu, Beidai, Jixu, Xiyu, Longbian, Zhuyuan... Jiuzhen County follows, There are seven counties, Xupu, Jufeng, Dupang, Yufa, Xianhuan, Wuqie, Wubian... Rinan County is the second one, and county five is Zhuwu, Bijing, Lurong, Xijuan, Xianglin... 』

"These three counties are all large counties. They can set up county guards to take charge of their counties, with a rank of two thousand stones." There is a prime minister, a long history, command of troops and horses, and a rank of six hundred stones. It would cost six hundred stones to be a captain..." Fei Qian looked at Liu Bei and said, the meaning was very clear, these official positions are all carrot pits, it all depends on Liu Bei's attitude.

Liu Bei hesitated slightly, then raised his hands and said, "Bei heard that Dan'er and Zhuya have been abandoned for a long time..."

This is indeed true, because the pioneering and enterprising spirit of the Western Han Dynasty was far less than that of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so the court was also very neglectful of the management of officials in Lingnan. In addition, in the late Western Han Dynasty, some nonsense shrinkage policies were adopted, which made Dan'er and Zhuya counties It was eventually abandoned and county administration was no longer established.

Fei Qian smiled slightly and said, "How is Biyin Mountain?" 』

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and was speechless.

Fei Qian's earliest position was Shangjun, and Shangjun was also a Han territory that was gradually abandoned during the Western Han Dynasty, and finally even the county administration was lost. Fei Qianqian relied on his own strength to conquer Shangjun bit by bit, and even conquered Yinshan Mountain, and returned Shangjun Yinshan and other places to the territory of the Han Dynasty. Could it be said that Dan'er and Zhuya counties can't do the same?

"The ridge is surrounded by dense bamboo forests, with turbulent water hitting rocks up and down. There are many vipers and ferocious beasts on the road. If it is summer and summer, mosquitoes, insects, miasma, and disordered diseases will follow. When ten soldiers enter Lingnan, there will be Less than half..." Fei Qian said with some sigh.

Liu Bei couldn't help but raise his eyes and glance at Fei Qian, which obviously meant "you know it too".

"... However, our ancestors fought hard and spread their blood in the southern border. Later generations were unworthy of their descendants and gave up lightly..." Fei Qian changed his subject and said, "Xuande thinks who is at fault?" 』

Liu Bei couldn't help coughing twice and couldn't answer for a while.

"Qian thought that there were three reasons for the chaos in Lingnan..." Fei Qian had no intention of pursuing him fiercely. Seeing that Liu Bei could not answer, he explained from another angle, "Historically, the governor of Jiaozhou only cares about his appearance." , failed to find out its roots, which made Lingnan turbulent and ups and downs. I wonder if Xuande would like to hear the details? 』

Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice, my lord." 』

Fei Qian nodded and looked at the map of Jiaozhi, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

To be honest, sometimes border chaos is a common problem in feudal dynasties, and it is self-inflicted...

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan in the sixth year of Yuanding, the Jiaozhi area became an integral and integral part of the unified multi-ethnic country of the Han Empire.

The above sentence is a standard terminology in textbooks, but Fei Qian feels that in fact, starting from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, factors of rebellion were planted in Jiaozhi, Lingnan.

The first factor of trouble.

Solid border defense.

The original intention of solid border defense is good, but China has too many good policies from the upper levels, which are then passed on to the middle level and are not willing to take any responsibility, and then are crippled by the lower level executors who bully the good and bully them of……

In the fifth year of Yuanfeng Period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up the Jiaozhi Governor's Department in Lingnan to further strengthen his rule over the southern border areas for unified political and military supervision. However, due to cultural differences, the imperial decrees could not go smoothly. It was promoted in Lingnan, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty subsequently migrated to China. Sinners lived among them, and they barely learned books and had a rough understanding of language. Make the posts come and go and see the etiquette."

At the same time, in order to consolidate and strengthen control over the southern border, the Han Dynasty also migrated a large number of inland residents to the Jiaozhou area to garrison in the fields, and coordinated with local county soldiers to carry out armed deterrence.

"Garrisoning has the advantage of losing money inside, and there are preparations for defense outside." Therefore, along with the management of Lingnan, the Han Dynasty also actively immigrated to carry out "garrisoning" to consolidate the achieved results, and also achieved certain results. , during the several rebellions in Lingnan, these villagers who actually guarded the border also cooperated with the governor of Jiaozhou to quell several South Vietnamese rebellions.

Isn't it great?

It does look good.

But actually?

The vast majority of these people who actually guarded the border did not come voluntarily, but were forced to migrate. During the migration process, how many family properties were deprived of, and family members died on the way, and then finally made it to the bottom of the land. Once again, they were faced with double exploitation. On the one hand, they had to use their labor force to farm the fields, but most of the food they produced did not belong to them. Then they had to submit to military service and be sent to suppress rebellions from time to time...

"Who can do this?" How can we not feel resentful? Fei Qian sighed and said, "The people who are guarding are also Han people. It's enough that the officials in Lingnan don't take care of them. Instead, they pay more taxes and services, forcing them to be impoverished and unable to make a living. How can there be no change?" But this has caused new harm..."

The second factor leading to border rebellion was the dispersion of sergeants.

In order to maintain its rule on the frontiers, the Han Dynasty often had local rebellions due to cultural conflicts, power struggles, official corruption, or cruel exploitation. However, when local governors and governors could not calm them down with kindness and gentleness, At that time, even using the power of the county soldiers guarding the border was of no avail. With no other option, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and report it to the central court.

When the central court was still relatively stable and had some remaining strength, most of them would punish these border officials while sending soldiers to conduct conquests, and the results of the conquests would be achieved. It is the border areas that have imported a group of immigrants from the mainland who have not returned...

Ma Yan, who served under Fei Qian, was the descendant of Ma Yuan, the general of Liao Dynasty.

At that time, Ma Yuan commanded his troops to assess the so-called "Second Expedition" rebellion. In terms of combat, there were not many high-intensity battles. "There were more than 2,000 large and small ships and more than 20,000 soldiers to support the generals. They attacked the Nine True Thieves and conquered the remaining party members such as Duyang, etc., from failure to success. "We captured more than 5,000 men, and the south of Qiao was leveled." From this, it can be seen that Ma Yuan's rebellion did not encounter much resistance. Naturally, the number of soldiers lost in the battle was not many, but those who died due to the epidemic in the hot and humid weather in the Jiaozhi area were The number was huge, and "military officials died of miasma and epidemic disease fourteen to five times."

Among these soldiers, some died of illness, and naturally a large number of them were unable to travel with them due to illness when they returned to the army. In the end, they had no choice but to stay in the place and dispersed everywhere.

"In the past, Ma Wenyuan built a pond with stones and reached Xiangpu, and built a gold mark to mark the boundary of Hannan..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Later, there were more than ten families of soldiers from the north of the bank who could not return and lived in the south of Shouleng's bank. My surname is Ma. Since my marriage, there have been more than 200 households. They are called Maliu. Their language and food are all the same as those in China..."

"Soldiers fighting to defend their country are sick and unable to return. However, there is no reward and no arrangements. Letting them go is like throwing away a broom!" ” Fei Qian slapped the table, “A hot-blooded man who did his duty faithfully ended up like this! If things go on like this, who will be willing to fight in all directions? ! So much so that a heroic northern man like Xuande often frowns at the frontier! 』

Liu Bei broke down in sweat on the spot, and quickly raised his hands and said: "This... Bei, I am ashamed, I am ashamed..."

Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "This is human nature. Xuande doesn't have to blame himself." Therefore, the chaos on the border is caused by the Han Dynasty itself, not the barbarians in South Vietnam! Drive the people away without caring for them, make them die without caring for them! In this way, it is like the accumulation of dry firewood. If there is a little fireworks, it will become a prairie fire! 』

Why do border wars sometimes become more difficult to fight? At first, it seemed that only 20,000 people could quell the rebellion, and later it required 100,000, or 200,000 people. For example, the Xiqiang rebellion lasted for thirty or forty years, using soldiers and men. More than a million!

Where did those rebels come from?

Are they all indigenous barbarians?

The Han immigrants were not settled well, and because the Han people were more obedient and the barbarians were not so obedient, they exploited and exploited the obedient Han people. On the contrary, they collected some symbolic taxes and even gave some benefits to the barbarians who occasionally made trouble. , lest he cause too much trouble when he is in office and not be promoted...

As a result, the obedient Han people will suffer even more?

Will those who obey the laws of the Han family be more unlucky?

Then something really happened. The imperial court sent troops to quell the rebellion. When the soldiers scattered on the border were in trouble, they pushed back and forth, not caring about this and not knowing about that. They even showed off their official power and coaxed them out. .

What will happen if there are resentful people and resentful soldiers who know military formations and have been on the battlefield?

As a result, this is not the end, there are even worse things.

The Han Dynasty also thought that the border areas were not chaotic enough, so they dug a third hole for themselves...

Political exile.

Relegating people to remote areas and sending them to the frontiers was not the first of its kind in the Han Dynasty, but it was also a common method used by feudal dynasties in previous dynasties to punish so-called "serious officials".

"Han Shu" records: "In the fifth year of Yuanshou, the treacherous officials and people from all over the world moved to the border. 』

Please note the word "cunning" here.

In the subsequent Han and Han Dynasties, such incidents often occurred.

In addition to migrating the "sinners" who violated the law from the lower class of society to the border counties, they also began to exile to the area on a large scale or the bureaucrats and nobles who were demoted due to the failure of the political struggle or due to corruption and perversion of the law, as well as their wives, children, and family members. The Tang also often ordered "sinners" to be "thrown into the four descendants", that is, in marginal areas like Xiqiang Jiaozhi.

Especially during the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the autocratic power of relatives and the rotation of eunuchs and relatives to govern, the government became increasingly corrupt. Various political groups competed with each other for power, which led to more children of the gentry and upper-level officials becoming corrupt because of their superiority in the court. Power struggles lead to collective displacement.

Are these "sinners" who were exiled to the frontier really guilty?

So in the hearts of these "sinners", how many of them have a pious heart, a loyal mind, and accept the labor reform arranged by the Han Dynasty without any regrets, striving to start a new life as soon as possible, uh, become an official?

Obviously, this is unlikely. So, in the border, there are resentful people, angry soldiers, and criminal officials who have hatred for the Han Dynasty. What will happen next?

Even a fool can guess it!

But the problem is that the Han Dynasty doesn’t seem to take it seriously! Just like throwing "garbage" at the door of your home or out of the window, the "garbage" will disappear out of thin air without any subsequent events or problems!

Of course, there is another type of people in Jiaozhi, those who avoid war and avoid disaster.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and now, when facing wars, many residents of the Central Plains continued to move south, either actively or passively, and some naturally entered the Jiaozhi area. However, after the Central Plains was restored, many of these people also moved back, so the main The factors that caused the border insecurity of the Han Dynasty were still the first three categories.

And it was all done by the big man himself...

From a national perspective, what is the main purpose of formulating a policy or some laws?

To put it simply, it is used to maintain rule and maintain order, and it is also used to let the people know that there will be benefits if they abide by it. If it is the other way around, those who do not abide by the law will benefit, and those who abide by the law will have no benefit, or even the opposite. If you suffer a loss, what will happen?

"Therefore, when Xuande is the governor of Jiaozhou, he will be able to deal with these three matters. Fei Qian said slowly, "If you punish those who go against the grain, you will be rewarded. If you choose the best, you will be promoted to an official position. Why worry about the imbalance between the two?" 』

Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "Only after listening to my lord's words will you know what is happening and why..."

Fei Qian nodded slightly, and then said: "Everywhere in Jiaozhou, the secular world is connected with the soil, the wind is like a forest, the fire farming method is the same as that of Hua, the fire is grown in July, the ripeness is in October, the weather is in December, and the ripeness is in April. The so-called two-ripe rice. When the grass sprouts sprout, the grain and moon are used to plant seeds, and the seeds are planted morning and evening. There is no moon but no show, so the soil will always be rich..."

"There are also jewels from Hepu Hai, which are crystal clear and priceless, and cloth from Rinan, which can be used to cool the summer clothes, without oil and sweat. When refined, they are soft and mature, like pepper cocoon silk, which can protect the winter..." Fei Qian pointed at the map of Jiaozhi and said, "There is another thing, which is easy to plant. It is several inches in circumference and more than ten feet long. It is quite like bamboo. You can cut it and eat it, and it will be sweet. You can squeeze it out like glutinous rice... There is also coix, which can make you light." To save desires and defeat miasma, General Du Liao once drove into Chang'an... If you are close to the sea and boil water around it, salty brine will be produced. If you choose carefully, you can get snow salt, which is better than the salt from wells in Sichuan and Sichuan..."

"In addition, there is a seaport, which can connect to the Qin Dynasty. There are many rhinoceros, ivory, bamboo, pearls, jade, gold, silver, horn, emerald, Shan and other utensils, which can be used for taxation and trade to benefit China..."

After talking about the difficulties, of course we should also talk about the benefits.

Fei Qian talked eloquently, saying that the land of Jiaozhi was like a cornucopia. If Liu Bei did not go there, it would be a huge regret in the future.

Is Cochin really that good?

It's true. Cochin is rich in products and has a seaport. It has great potential in both agriculture and commerce.

Fei Qian had no deception about this.

Liu Bei took a long breath.

"In the Jiuzhen land of Jiaozhi, there are fifty-two small waters, running 8,560 miles apart, and in Rinan, there are sixteen small waters, running 3,180 miles apart..." Fei Qian continued, "Although Xia The miasma of the sun is fierce, but if water is diverted down, its evil can be avoided. The ship sailed down from Rinan, and there was Duyuan State. Then the ship sailed for four months, and there was Lumu State. After another twenty days of sailing, there was Chenli State. After waiting for the shore and walking for more than ten days, we could reach Fugandulu State. . It’s been more than two months since the boat trip from Fugandulu country, there is Huangzhi country, the folk customs are similar to Zhuya..."

"All the countries in Mingling like to accumulate gold and silver, and the people are lazy and greedy. If they can sit down or lie down, they will never stand up soon..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "The land is rich, and the people are always there, and they sow it randomly. Even if it lasts a long time, there will still be a lot of gains..."

Liu Bei swallowed.

These are not Fei Qian's exaggerations. Even among the natives of Southeast Asia who have evolved a bit in later generations, there are still many people who are like this, let alone in the Han Dynasty?

Obviously, Fei Qian said that these countries, which Liu Bei could not remember even after listening to them, had stupid people and a lot of money, so they should leave quickly.

Liu Bei kept struggling in his heart, and finally asked: "May I ask my lord, if this is the case, why doesn't your lord take it for yourself?" 』

Fei Qian sighed slightly and said: "Someone has the will but not the strength... If someone doesn't expand the Yin Mountain, Xuande thinks that among the whole court, who would be willing to chase Mobei?" If it weren't for someone to clean up Longxi, who would be willing to restore the Western Regions? All the princes in the world are vying for power and profit, but who are the ones who open up new territories? 』

Anyway, Cao Cao hasn't beaten Wu Huan yet, so what Fei Qian said was quite brazen.

Of course, this is also true.

Liu Bei nodded. At this point, no one in the ranks of the Han Dynasty could compare with Fei Qian. Even Gongsun Zan, who had fought against the barbarians in Youzhou before, was only able to defend the territory and not develop enough.

Fei Qian waved, Huang Xu understood, turned around and took out a lacquer plate from behind the screen, with three large seals placed neatly on it.

The pie has to be painted, and practical benefits have to be given, and Fei Qian is also confident. With Liu Bei's personality, it is difficult to refuse...

As soon as the golden seal appeared, Liu Bei's eyes couldn't help but be attracted to it. Just like when a man sees a beautiful woman, he can't help but take a second look. It's almost a human instinct.

"The Governor of Jiaozhou...General Anzhong, General Anyi..." Liu Bei recognized the seal characters on the golden seal almost instantly, and he couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart, not for himself, but for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and also For the rest of my men.

If he agrees to be the governor of Jiaozhou, then the other two general positions will undoubtedly belong to his subordinates Guan Yu and Zhang Fei...

Are money and power worldly things?

yes.

But how many people in the world fight for money and power?

There is a saying that is true, the reason why you can travel lightly is because others are carrying the load for you.

Is it vulgar to carry a thorn stick on your back to perform this performance?

vulgar.

Everyone knows it is vulgar, but how many people are willing to shamelessly do it?

Liu Bei also wanted elegance.

When Liu Bei was a teenager, he could be arrogant and point at this and say that this was vulgar and that was vulgar. He didn't even look at anything, it was all worldly!

The world is full of common things done by common people!

That's because Liu Bei didn't have any burdens at that time, and his burdens were all on others. Guan Yu fought for him, Zhang Fei helped him disperse his wealth, Mi Zhu arranged for his sisters, Sun Qian took care of the logistics for him...

Liu Bei only needed to smile gently, use his lips, and paint a picture to gain a reputation of benevolence and virtue.

But in the end, can these noble and clear names bring survival guarantee to myself, my family, my brothers, and my subordinates? In exchange for real food, drink, and food, instead of shouting every day that tomorrow will be better, there will be buns tomorrow, and then touching your belly at night and falling asleep in hunger?

It's so vulgar to be humble and bear the burden of humiliation...

So he whipped the postal supervisor and then accomplished nothing, one day, one month, one year.

Then five years, ten years, fifteen years!

Except for one of his own generals from the left, who was regarded as a "common position" personally granted by the Han Emperor, his sleeves were empty. In this time and space, Guan Yu did not have the ambiguous past with Cao Cao that had to be mentioned, so Guan Yu did not have Han Shoutinghou or anything, let alone Zhang Fei, a stupid young man.

As for the second general and third general, they are just a title for Liu Bei's own army. In fact, the current Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not generals at all. Strictly speaking, they are just white bodies.

Can Liu Bei now say that these official seals presented by Fei Qian are very tacky and smelly, and then he rejects them in a very elegant and innocent manner?

Territory, position, army, authority.

Is it a tacky way of bowing your head and accepting it, or is it an elegant expression that these are all vulgar things and I don’t want them all? He silently shouldered all the responsibilities of his brothers' subordinates on himself. Even if he was covered in mud, he walked over with a smile. He still stood innocently on a high place, standing on his brothers' subordinates, without being contaminated by any common things, and continued to tell himself. dream, and then let your brothers and subordinates persist and persist?

Confucius said that when you are forty, you will not be confused.

And now, Liu Bei is forty, and he is not confused after all...