In history, each of the three kingdoms had its own hardships. The Southern Barbarians faced by the Shu Kingdom were a group of troublemakers who could not be destroyed at all, while the Shanyue faced by the Wu Kingdom were a group of extremely stubborn guerrillas. As for the Wei Kingdom, it goes without saying that the northern and southern barbarians

The barbarians in the West are all formidable enemies.

Fortunately, the Three Kingdoms all emerged from the cruel era of the late Han Dynasty. Although the national power was weak, they all attached great importance to military affairs. Even if the national power of the entire Han Dynasty was so weak, foreigners still could not take advantage of it.

"I wonder if my lord wants to completely control the Southern Barbarians, or?" Jia Xu asked.

"Of course I have complete control! My subordinates are not allowed to have any uncertainties. Anyway, I don't plan to attack the Central Plains in the next few years. I have plenty of time to deal with them." Yuan Shu said arrogantly without hesitation.

Seeing Yuan Shu's arrogant expression, Jia Xu's lips twitched.

I knew that asking was in vain. My lord didn't know what concession and compromise were. Is it really okay to be so domineering? If it weren't for the strong capital, this game would have been over long ago.

Xun You glanced at Jia Xu and said something in his eyes: Isn't it a waste of time to ask this?

Jia Xu glanced back: I just came here not long ago, just to give it a try.

Xun You curled his lips: Do you still need to try it? Don’t you know how this product was made before?

Jia Xu rolled his eyes: Seeing is believing. Who knows if those previous actions were your idea.

Xun You's eyes twitched: How could we counselors choose such a path for this guy? We are not as stupid as this guy.

Seeing his two advisers swaying with each other, Yuan Shu's forehead was covered with black lines: "I said, what are you two thinking about? Why do you feel like you are thinking about something bad?"

"It's okay, my lord, you are overthinking." The two said in unison.

Looking at the two idiots working together, Yuan Shu sighed helplessly.

Why are the people he relies on the most under his command such unreliable people? After Jia Xu arrived, he quickly became friends with Guo Jia and Xun You.

Xun You and Guo Jia are dull and have a low sense of presence, and the other is lazy and arrogant, while Jia Xu is a combination of two people who have a low sense of presence and are lazy.

"I said, can you two think about how to deal with those barbarians with bad brains? Or just knock them all down like Shanyue?" Yuan Shu looked at the two people who were obviously distracted again, and had to pull back.

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Jia Xu looked at Yuan Shu as if he were a fool. The complexity of the terrain in southern Yizhou was not comparable to that of Jiangdong, and the situation among the cave masters of the Southern Barbarians was far more complicated than that between Shanyue. He really did what Yuan Shu wanted.

, at least a hundred thousand troops would have to be sent to stay in those barren mountains and ridges, which are mostly smoky, for a few years.

Back then, Yuan Shu was able to easily defeat Shanyue. There were quite a lot of coincidences and opportunities. It was basically impossible to replicate that kind of victory, and the southern part of Yizhou was basically under the control of the barbarians. Without it, if the army entered, he would have to go in alone.

, it would be embarrassing if the terrain was used as a trap.

"My lord, if we unified the world in the future, do you plan to deal with the barbarians in the north in this way?" Jia Xu said helplessly.

"Isn't it possible?" Yuan Shu asked.

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and looked at Yuan Shu speechlessly.

Unable to stand Jia Xu's look, Yuan Shu smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, okay! I'm joking. I'm not that stupid."

If it were so easy to conquer foreigners, the Han Dynasty would not have been harassed by foreigners for so many years. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only defeated the Northern Huns by killing them, and fled far away, unable to completely eliminate them.

Shanyue was able to be conquered by Yuan Shu because Jiangnan itself was not a place with rolling mountains like southern Yizhou or the northern grasslands, which was not suitable for the survival of Han people.

Think about it, after the Tang and Song Dynasties, didn't Jiangnan gradually become a land of plenty? The southern part of Yizhou and the northern grassland were never really controlled from beginning to end, and were only occupied in name at most.

The greatest skill of the Han people is farming, so China's territory has always been limited to the land surrounded by mountains, Gobi and grasslands, and has never been able to expand further.

"Lord, it is impossible for the barbarians to be tamed by us in a short period of time, unless you can level all the mountains in the south of Yizhou." Jia Xu said rationally.

The rugged mountainous area south of Yizhou is simply not suitable for Han people to survive. If all the barbarians are tamed, it will be useless to capture that area.

You can't arrange for the people to survive there, so does it make sense to just garrison troops? As time goes by, new barbarian forces will naturally emerge. Doing so is completely meaningless and outweighs the gains.

"I know this, that's why I asked you what to do!" Yuan Shu spread his hands and said.

"For these barbarians, we must suppress them with force and induce them to benefit. The most important thing is to control their upper-level people and use barbarism to rule barbarians."

Yuan Shu had a dark look on his face: "I understand all this. To be more specific, how do you control their upper management?"

"Well, Xu hasn't thought about this yet. We need to find out more information about the barbarians before we can make a plan." Jia Xu said very bachelorly.

Thinking about the various descriptions of the Southern Barbarians in his mind, Yuan Shu said: "Those people should worship the strong and are xenophobic, similar to the Xiongnu. However, relatively speaking, they are more straightforward in temperament and are quite committed.

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Jia Xu said: "Worship the strong and keep promises? If this is really the case, maybe we can just defeat them all."

"But in the eyes of the barbarians, the Han people like us are cunning and weak people. I'm afraid it's not that simple to convince them." Xun You, as a member of the Xun family, knew a lot about the southern barbarians and told the key to it.

"It seems that we have to establish credibility among the barbarians!" Yuan Shu murmured.

Those who are not of my race will be punished. It is not that simple to make the Nanman willingly obey the management.

Suddenly, Yuan Shu thought of a good idea: "What do you think about establishing credibility through businessmen and taming foreign races?"

"Businessman?" Jia Xu and Xun You asked in confusion.

It's obviously a strategic issue about governance, so why does it involve businessmen?

Yuan Shu said confidently: "You all think that the Southern Barbarians are just a burden and can't provide money or food, as long as they don't cause trouble, right? But you know, those dangerous mountains also contain countless wealth."

"Most of the reasons why aliens invade us are to survive or covet our wealth. So as long as we give them a better living environment and a way to earn wealth, they will not be so hostile to us.

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"Although the mountains in southern Yizhou are not suitable for farming, they can be used to raise livestock, and there are many rare animals and medicinal herbs. As long as trade routes are established, the barbarians can completely rely on their own efforts to become rich. Over time,

Naturally, they will no longer have the intention to cause trouble, and they will slowly integrate into us Han people."

Yuan Shu is different from Jia Xu and others in that he fully understands that war is not only superficial war, but also includes economic, cultural, religious and other forms of war.

Among them, the most useful one is economic warfare. The productivity of these alien races cannot support themselves at all, so they have such wolf nature.

Yuan Shu's current idea is to use business to improve their productivity and make them rich. Over time, their wolf nature will naturally be eliminated and they will slowly be assimilated into the long-standing culture of the Han people.

If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette. If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace.

Why are foreigners always a big problem and unable to be integrated into the Han people? The fundamental reason is that they don’t have enough to eat, and they can’t create much benefit, so they can only rely on the Han people to provide assistance. The Han people are not willing to support them for free, which leads to conflicts over time.
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