Chapter 5118 Guangzhou in exchange for Changmin Army
Wang Miaoyin nodded: "Your idea is good, but Zhuge Changmin is not Xiang Mi, and he will not give up his power and actual duties so easily, because he knows that once he loses his military power and official position, his immediate wealth will
, will be lost at any time, just like when Huan Xuan was in power, a small gamble could deprive him of all his property. This is the reason why Zhuge Changmin established righteousness with you."
"So I advise you to ask Zhuge Changmin to give up most of his troops first, take a small number of troops, and go to Guangzhou to take office. Guangzhou has the benefits of trade and many rare treasures, and he can serve as governor there.
, Zhuge Changmin will definitely make a fortune, but he will have to suffer for the people of Guangzhou."
Liu Yu frowned deeply and said in a deep voice: "No, I can't let Daolian be a local official and harm the people, and I can't let Zhuge Changmin do such a thing. I can give him a high rank and a generous salary to let him live.
I want to live a life that is far richer than ordinary people, but not at the expense of the welfare of the people. Otherwise, I will completely deviate from my original intention of saving all people in the world and become the kind of person I hate the most."
Wang Miaoyin sighed softly: "Brother Yu, people can't live by their ideals alone. This is politics, this is trading, this is sacrifice and giving up to obtain greater benefits. For the Han people in Guangzhou, let me put it harshly.
, have been working for Tianshi Dao in the past few years. This time the demon thieves of Tianshi Dao went north, they also contributed a lot. Why don't they pay the price? You can plunder Hebei and lose countless Han people in Hebei in order to defeat the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Why should the lives and property of the people of Guangzhou be protected in this way?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "It's different. The Han people in Hebei are the subjects of the enemy country. Although they are our own race, they work for the barbarians. And I don't want their lives. I will take them away after I fight in Hebei."
The people who are willing to join us and become the subjects of the Jin Dynasty will be given land and property according to the standards of the people of the country after they are brought back, so that they can live a good life. As for those who are our enemies and oppose us, they will fight for the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The Han people who fought were treated as enemies of the country, and those who were captured on the battlefield were rewarded as slaves among the armies. Those who resisted to the point of resistance and refused to be taken as prisoners were resolutely eliminated, just like monster thieves.
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"As for the Han people in Guangzhou, they are our people of the Jin Dynasty. When the demon thieves attacked Guangzhou, they also resisted. Even more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians in Guangzhou City were killed in the sea of fire. It can be said that they served for the Jin Dynasty.
Despite their loyalty, the Jin Dynasty was unable to protect them and rescue them, so they had no choice but to succumb to the thieves. Even the powerful landowners in the prefectures and counties recently captured by the demon thieves were unable to resist. How can we deal with these people in Guangzhou?
How will the Han people deal with the crime of treason? If we can't deal with it on the surface, and send corrupt officials like Zhuge Changmin to exploit us, we will not only lose people's hearts, but also lose brothers like Zhuge Changmin.
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"He has been my comrade-in-arms, comrade, and life-and-death brother for more than 20 years during the war. However, his greed and stinginess are uncontrollable. I have warned him many times over the years, but he always promised.
, but couldn't change it. At most, I restrained myself for a while, and the old illness relapsed. I thought that he was a hero of righteousness and had an entire army under his command, so I dismissed him and demoted him many times to punish him. However, I repeatedly wanted to use him to fight, and then relied on him.
He came back with a military promotion, so I had a headache as to what to do with him. After much deliberation, the only option was to give him a high title and a generous salary, so that he could live a good life and be worthy of his life's efforts without going to prison.
They have become the arrogant worms of the country that we wanted to knock down and overthrow before.”
Wang Miaoyin said sternly: "Your idea is unsustainable. Everyone wants wealth and status. Being an official will definitely bring you some benefits. What an honest official earns is reputation, while what a corrupt official earns is property. Guangzhou
There is a variety of overseas trade and a large number of rare treasures there, so it has always been a good place to make money. Zhuge Changmin has a heavy army, and several brothers have many titles combined. You want him to give up his military position.
, it is impossible to give up his official position without exchanging actual benefits. Let him be the governor of Guangzhou for two years, and suffer the hardships of the people of Guangzhou, but he can relieve a large Beifu Army and avoid the possibility of him joining forces with Liu Yi.
Isn’t this what it should be?”
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "It shouldn't be. We pacified Guangzhou to let the people of Guangzhou live a good life, not to send people to harm them. Moreover, Guangzhou has been in the hands of monsters and thieves for many years. It means that the people are not loyal. If
If Zhuge Changmin is allowed to serve as the governor again, it will definitely cause a huge loss and make the Han people in Guangzhou hate us even more. In addition, as we mentioned before, the tribes in Guangzhou are allowed to attack each other and plunder those who are on the side of the demon thieves.
If the tribal women and children are sold to us as actual slaves, wouldn’t it mean that we will lose the hearts of the barbarians and Han people in Guangzhou? If we lose the entire Guangzhou because of this in the future, just like the Eastern Han Dynasty lost Linyi, then we will all be sinners through the ages!"
Wang Miaoyin shook her head: "Brother Yu, don't think so seriously. It's not like this. In the past, Guangzhou has always been a place where corrupt officials from all walks of life took turns to raid. Just like Diao Kui, if he is removed from Jingkou, he will go there."
Guangzhou as compensation. The local Han people and local powerful people have many channels for smuggling from Nanyang, and the benefits given to corrupt officials are just in exchange for a liberal approach to their smuggling trade, which is almost
Over the past hundred years, this has almost become a custom-made business. The imperial court could not legally collect taxes from Guangzhou, so it gave some people room to seek personal gain. If we really talk about losses, it is not the Han people who lose, but the country."
"Because the sky is high and the emperor is far away from Guangzhou, few people are willing to go there, and there are many miasma. If they can't get enough benefits, no one is willing to become an official. If local people are allowed to become officials, it will soon become like this."
Like Lin Yi, they took the opportunity to stand on their own and break away from the Central Plains forever. Therefore, since the Qin Dynasty attacked Baiyue, through the Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties, in the past few hundred years, they have been officials in Guangzhou and allowed them to reap personal gains, while the state only charged far-reaching fees in Guangzhou.
It has long become a practice to pay adequate taxes."
"If you ask Zhuge Changmin to go to Guangzhou, then most of his army officers will definitely be unwilling to accompany you. This means that you can use these benefits to bribe Zhuge Changmin's army. The loss is only some treasury income. Is it normal to seize Zhuge Changmin's army?
If the military power of Changmin is to arrange for the soldiers of his army to retire, won't they need these incomes? The price to be paid will only be more!" (End of this chapter)