Yao Xing smiled and said: "The barbarians in Liangzhou only surrendered to me in name, not sincerely. Otherwise, why would I have sent my sons and generals to lead troops to attack Liangzhou? It's just because it is too far away from Guanzhong.
Far away, the Hu tribes are fierce and difficult to control. If you want to rule, you need to consume a huge amount of national power, and the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, after I conquer Houliang, I can only appoint local tribal leaders and powerful people to take charge of it. This is Nanliang.
The reason for the establishment of countries like Beiliang and Xiliang. I can’t even control the local areas, so how can I get them to send troops to conquer foreign countries?”
Tao Yuanming said sternly: "Many local tribes are prone to plundering. Most of the attacks and conquests are just caused by these tribes fighting for living space. Even the monarchs of their countries cannot prohibit it. Your Majesty can punish these tribes."
The leader promised the benefits of the colorful world in the Central Plains and asked them to send troops voluntarily, not as soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, but as mercenaries. After the war, the benefits of plundering will belong to them."
Yao Xing frowned: "Can this trick really work? If I can use them as mercenaries, why not deal with Liu Bobo instead of going on an expedition to Jingzhou?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and said: "Because Liu Bobo himself is also a poor man, because Hetao is poor and backward and can only nomadic, so he wants to use this to encourage his subordinates to plunder the cities in Lingbiao. Now if your Majesty wants the Ganliang tribe to go out, then you can't
Let them grab the poorer and more backward Hetao grassland, and only the colorful world of the Central Plains can attract their interest. The tribe where your Majesty's ancestors belonged to was in the land of Hehuang Longyou. Didn't they also know the wealth of the Central Plains?
They migrated all the way into Guanzhong and into the Central Plains."
Yao Xing smiled and said: "That makes you right. People always want a better life. It's just that these Ganliang barbarians are now under the rule of the Zhuliang Kingdom. If I ask them to send troops like this, the Zhuliang Kingdom
Will you agree?"
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "If you want to recruit soldiers and horses from the Liang Kingdom, they will definitely not agree, but these are fierce and difficult to control in their country, and they are nomadic in the dozens of tribes along the border. They are happy to consume these tribes.
For those with strength, you must know that these border tribes often do not serve or pay taxes, and in turn will rob their people in states and counties. This is a headache for all Liang countries. If your Majesty can recruit from these tribes in the name of escorting Huan Qian,
Some soldiers and horses are also a good thing for the Liang Kingdoms."
Yao Xing curled his lips: "But these Qiang and Hu tribes have always been bandits and undisciplined. Even if we let them use Da Qin's territory to go to Jingzhou, wouldn't they cause harm to Da Qin? If they take the opportunity to attack
Aren’t the states and counties of Da Qin inviting wolves into the house?”
Tao Yuanming said seriously: "This requires your Majesty to make arrangements early, plan their marching route, set up the gathering and departure point, and arrange the supply of food and grass. If they can be convinced that going to Jingzhou will be better than those in Guanzhong Longyou,
If there are better rewards along the way, they will naturally speed up and leave without causing any greater losses to His Majesty."
Yao Xing frowned: "If we recruit tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Liangzhou and cross the border thousands of miles away, the losses to Da Qin will be considerable. If we follow the previous proposal, all the soldiers and civilians in Lingbei will be evacuated, and they will have to be resettled and reduced.
After several years of taxation, the national strength of our country, Qin, will be depleted a lot. Is it worth it just for Huan Qian to return to Jingzhou and cause chaos?"
Tao Yuanming sighed: "It's just a few months' supply of food and grass for tens of thousands of people. It won't cause heavy losses to the Qin Dynasty. If your Majesty wants to send out the soldiers and horses of the Qin Dynasty to fight, the consumption will only be more and greater. If the army is lost after the defeat, the compensation will be
If soldiers are killed in battle, the expenses will increase exponentially. Your Majesty has fought against Hu Xia and Liu Bobo many times over the years, so I guess this debt can still be settled."
A look of embarrassment flashed across Yao Xing's face: "Actually, I feel that our Daqin area is thousands of miles away, and we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but we are reduced to recruiting the Qianghu tribe in Liangzhou to fight. If this spreads out, outsiders will
How do you think of Da Qin and how do you think of a few people? Do you still think of Da Qin as a big and powerful country?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "It is not a smart move to lose face for the sake of face. When the Jin Dynasty established the Beifu Army in the past, they just organized these refugees who were brave and difficult to control in the Huaihe area to fight against foreign countries and beat them to death.
They quelled the internal strife and killed the enemy troops to quell the foreign invasion. Now His Majesty needs to preserve his own military strength to deal with Liu Bobo. The matter of escorting Huan Qian can be left to these Qiang and Hu tribes. Even if they are all wiped out in Jingzhou, what will happen to them?
Your Majesty has nothing to lose. If you can establish a foothold in Jingzhou and conquer a land for Your Majesty, wouldn’t it be an unexpected blessing? Tens of thousands of tribal soldiers passing through the border for a month or two will only cost hundreds of thousands of stones, grain and grass, which is just a drop in the bucket for Your Majesty.
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Yao Xing still curled up his lips: "But this is for Huan Qian to fight back to Jingzhou. If Huan Qian really gains power and takes these mercenaries as his own, it will be of no benefit to me. This Huan Qian can
You are not a grateful person. If you have territory, you will fall out with me sooner or later."
Tao Yuanming said sternly: "The hometown of these mercenaries is in Ganliang. They will not live in the Central Plains forever. At most, they will rob a handful and then return to their hometown. After Huan Qian was escorted back, he still had to recruit Jingzhou's old troops to fight.
The world, in fact, your majesty does not have to worry too much about Huan Qian's ability to really succeed. With the abilities of Huan Xuan and Huan Zhen, they are not able to deal with the army of Beifu, let alone Jingzhou has been ruled by Liu Daogui for several years. Those who were the old members of the Huan family
, also slowly subsided. The main reason why Huan Qian was asked to go to Jingzhou was to contain Liu Daogui so that Liu Daogui could not fully rescue Baidi City. It was still just a condition for attracting Qiao Zong to send troops."
Yao Xing sneered and said: "Then Huan Qian has to win Jingzhou. Let alone Lu Zongzhi from Nanyang, Yongzhou, will he let Huan Qian go? That is the private land of Lu, and even the Beifu Army will not do it.
Those who are allowed to enter are afraid that the Qiang and Hu troops in Ganliang cannot even defeat the capital of Lu Zong."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Although Lu Zongzhi was named a Jin general and the governor of Yongzhou, he had been Huan Xuan's subordinate for many years. Although Liu Yu allowed him to continue to retain his official position, he was always uneasy and worried that Liu Yu would replace him when the situation stabilized.
Killing oneself is a common thought among the old generals in Jingzhou. After all, the blood feud between Jingzhou and Yang has been going on for hundreds of years, and it is not so easy to resolve."
"So Lu Zongzhi himself is the largest former member of the Huan clan. As long as Huan Qian does not want to seize his Yongzhou land and can quickly pass through his defense area, then he will definitely sit back and ignore it and allow Huan Qian's army to cross Nanyang from his
Deep down in his heart, he wished that Huan Qian could make more noise. If Liu Daogui won, he could send troops to attack Huan when the victory was certain and expand his territory. If Huan Qian had the advantage, he could even submit to Huan Qian again.
Therefore, Your Majesty just needs to sit back and watch what happens. There is no need to really pay anything."
This chapter has been completed!