Fei Qian looked at the information in his hand with a somewhat surprised expression on his face, "Why do I feel like I'm being used by Prime Minister Cao?"
Cao Cao's unusual move of killing the man who was "putting out the fire" was naturally like a gust of wind, whistling and passing away.
In fact, in history, Cao Cao also did the same thing.
It was also the same Xuchang Rebellion, and among those who died in the rebellion was Wang Bi, Cao Cao's chief historian.
Even Cao Pi was in Xuchang at the time, and fellow student Cao almost faced the pain of losing his son again!
This great change in Xu Du made Cao Cao unclear about how much resistance Xu Du still had and how many people were trying to make ends meet. Angry and suspicious, Cao Cao decided to cut through the mess quickly and would rather kill by mistake than by mistake.
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What is the approximate extent of the Xuchang rebellion in history? You can imagine that during Liu Bei's battle in Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang, who was guarding the rear, was assassinated, or that during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Jiang Wan, who stayed behind, died inexplicably in Chengdu during the rebellion.
, what would it feel like?
And it’s Lao Cao’s basic operation anyway.
This time, what Lao Cao did was not exactly the same as in history, but it was somewhat unclear whether there was a hidden spy or an internal agent in Feiqian. Anyway, if you couldn't tell for a while, you might as well just cut it off and rule it forever.
Thunderous means!
It's a pity that deterrence must be effective, but accidental injuries are also not small...
Pang Tong nodded and said: "Ha, I feel the same way. Prime Minister Cao... this is a very good use of pushing the boat with the flow... It's just a pity..."
Fei Qian was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "It doesn't matter..."
Pang Tong was very confused, how could it be okay?
Fei Qian glanced at Pang Yi and said: "War...is not just about swords and guns..."
Pang Tong nodded and said, "There is still money and food!"
Fei Qian laughed, "Yes, and..." Fei Qian wanted to say the word information, but paused when the words reached his mouth, because he knew that Pang Tong may not know what information war is, and what information war means.
Other types of warfare evolved.
"Qinglong Temple?" Pang Tong asked.
Fei Qian nodded, "Part of it."
"Part of it?" Pang Tong repeated, and then asked with some doubts and confusion, "Please enlighten me, my lord." Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, isn't that all? Qinglong Temple is a scholar, money is a merchant, tools and utensils are a craftsman, and a villager
Grain and grass are naturally farmers. Isn’t this another mode of war besides soldiers?
Fei Qian frowned, because some matters are concepts that only come to later generations, and he didn't know what to say more appropriately for a while. But seeing Pang Tong's eyes, Fei Qian felt as if he had returned to the foot of Lushan Mountain again.
At that time, Pang Tong was often puzzled by some conceptual issues, and then he was unabashedly thirsting for new knowledge.
"Let's put it this way..." Fei Qian touched his short beard, "Some time ago, we actually sent some people to Shandong and Jiangdong, right? Well, there are also people going to southern Sichuan and the Western Regions.
have."
Pang Tong nodded. He knew this, and he still had a list in his hand.
"My request to these people is not to say much about whether Guanzhong is good or not, but to do more things..." Fei Qian said slowly, "What to do? Do things that the people like...Nong, just help.
The common people take care of the crops, and the workers help repair the tools, and even Taoist priests help relieve worries and promote good ways..."
"Why do you do these things? Because doing these things will really help the people, and secondly, it will also protect them..."
Pang Tong nodded and said, "Yes, as long as they do this and don't run into fools, there is basically no danger." This is true. At first, Pang Tong didn't quite understand this piece of work when he took over it, but then he understood
I found that this was the key point for Fei Qian to set up his spy.
Generally speaking, in the current era of the Han Dynasty, the spies and spies in the minds of most people are either treacherous and cunning, or, like in the Guanzhong incident these few times, they are either causing chaos, stealing, or bribery.
Wait, he's not doing "good things" anyway.
In other words, even if these people are not spies, as long as they do this type of thing, they are still likely to be caught!
But once it's reversed, it becomes interesting.
When a person does things that contribute to the stability of the place and the well-being of the people, even if some people say that this person is a spy, it will arouse suspicion from others, "You think such a good person is a spy? You are such a good person."
Those who don’t do good things are spies!』
Therefore, it is easier for these people to establish themselves in various places and reduce their own risks.
This point is that Feiqian's spies, or informants, or other names, have great security in various areas, and only after they have personal protection can they do other things.
things, and most of these things are risk-free...
For example, passing on messages. Some of the messages are not even passed on directly by them, but they are collected in daily life, and then communicated with some specific people at certain times, without even avoiding others!
For example, I went to the market to buy, and bargained with people in the caravan. I said that the tools in Chang'an are useful, but the blacksmith shop here is not working, because the old blacksmith injured his hand some time ago and had no money to treat it, so he became disabled.
There is no new iron for miles...
Then when they gathered in Chang'an, they learned that there was a shortage of craftsmen in a certain place, and there were no backup blacksmiths. And in an area, there is a long-term shortage of craftsmen who even produce tools, which means that the officials here don't care about this matter at all, and even mean that the local
Officials may not care about the inconveniences of people's production and life at all, nor do they care about people's life and death...
Something like this.
Fei Qian nodded and continued: "Not only that...where did the new method of retting farmland come from? Chang'an. Who did the improvement of tools? Chang'an. The new method of spacing between crops and crops, or Chang'an... Don't ask, don't tell, just ask,
The one who studied in Chang'an..."
Pang Tong laughed, "So the rumors in Shandong just can't be spread! Those guys said how vicious and cruel we were and how we bullied the people... At first, the people were scared, but when they heard it later, it was... completely
It’s different! No matter how you make it up, you can’t make it up anymore!』
"Ha, that's it." Fei Qian also chuckled, "So there is a saying that facts speak louder than words. If you follow rumors, you will be exhausted and you will be exhausted! And the most important thing is the Shandong officials... officials and nobles.
, and the people began to doubt each other... This is the method of killing without killing..."
Shandong officials all day long claimed how miserable the three assistants in Guanzhong were, how the people in Guanzhong were living in dire straits, and how they were bullied and oppressed. Of course the people believed it at the beginning, but as time went by, these people discovered that, well, it doesn't seem to be the case.
Such a thing is completely different from what the officials said!
Officials don't take it seriously when lies are exposed, because they are used to lying. What are they afraid of if this lie is exposed? There will be another lie!
However, the people's trust in officials has been declining little by little.
As for the Shandong gentry, local officials control the area and control the place. What is the key point that cannot be easily replaced? Isn't it that these local gentry and wealthy families have long been integrated with the common people in the community? If you want to clean up, you will have to use the enemy.
When something goes wrong, pulling up the carrot will bring up a large amount of mud. There are even local squires who use their connections of several generations, or even more than ten generations, to control the local area, hold the government hostage, and then threaten the court.
And now, those connections, the roots of this place, are rotting.
What accelerates this kind of decay is actually the loss of mutual "trust".
In fact, these local powerful officials did not become corrupt after Fei Qian, nor did they become greedy under Cao Cao. They were like this from the beginning. However, these officials and squires have always had a protective film on them.
There is no smell of rotten places. Ordinary people still think that these officials and squires are Mr. Qingtian and the rich local people.
At that time, the people still listened to what these protective officials said.
Now……
So is it because the people are becoming more difficult to manage and have become "unruly people", or is it due to some other reason?
Pang Tong nodded and said: "This time, in the plan reported by Youwen Si, we also took the opportunity to act... Oh, I understand..."
"Yes. Prime Minister Cao took advantage of this..." Fei Qian nodded and said, "We are doing it, and Prime Minister Cao just pushed along! Do you think this Prime Minister Cao discovered this problem, or... happened to catch up with it?
This thing? Actually, this thing... I have done it a long time ago..."
Fei Qian gestured towards the north, "Southern Xiongnu."
Pang Tong was stunned and immediately began to think deeply.
There are many ways to distance yourself.
Those who speak ill of people behind their backs are just like those who spread rumors before in Shandong. It is the most inferior way. Although it is simple, crude and effective, it is too easy to be exposed. Once exposed, you will be deceived and treated like a monkey.
When the mind is turned upside down, it will actually lead to a "compensation" mentality.
Fei Qian took advantage of this to destroy the natural connection between the local gentry and ordinary people. This method was not only carried out in Guanzhong, but also in Shandong and many other places.
For example, the Southern Huns.
This is the first step.
The second step is to bribe some local people who are not in power but have some status just like the old wizard who bribed the Southern Huns. These people have been stuck in the middle and have been neither up nor down for a long time. More or less
It will generate some resentment, so it is easiest to be bribed.
These people may not leave their original places, nor may they be promoted immediately, but they can use their own influence to exchange for a "happy life" for themselves or their next generation, just like the old wizard of the Southern Huns
My grandson is living happily in Chang'an...
The third step is for these bribed people to expand and recruit a group of people, especially young people. The older ones either have families, or have recognized the cannibalistic nature of the world, and have fought and fought, and have been attacked.
They have been beaten, so generally speaking, they are not easily incited, but young people are different. They still have innocence and illusions about the world, and are eager for their own growth. They have just escaped from the protection of their parents, or they are not there at all.
After experiencing the ups and downs, I feel that I am strong and powerful in everything. I look down on my parents' "weakness" and cannot bear the slightest "grievance". They are the best group of people to encourage.
Just like Fei Qian was among the Southern Huns at that time, he gathered a large number of Southern Huns teenagers. Not only did they learn Chinese, wear Han clothes, and even the toys were Han, they felt that everything was Han best...
When Fei Qian was about to take stock of the Southern Xiongnu family assets, these Southern Xiongnu teenagers rushed to give the clearest figures. They all told a few hairs under the curtain of Yu Fulo's buttocks, because at that time, these Southern Xiongnu people
In the hearts of young Xiongnu people, Chang'an is the good place, and the southern Xiongnu represents filth, poverty and backwardness. If they can exchange this information for a hope of heading to Chang'an, why not do it?
Fei Qian didn't distinguish the fourth and third steps very clearly at the time, but they were roughly the same, which meant supporting or borrowing a leader who was opposed to Hufro.
At that time, there happened to be differences and gaps between Hu Chuquan and Yu Fuluo...
The rest will naturally fall into place.
Civil strife in the Southern Xiongnu.
There were countless casualties.
But the important thing is not the death of people and animals, but that after that civil strife, the Southern Xiongnu completely lost their energy and spirit. The original beliefs and trust in the Southern Xiongnu tribe disappeared, and even the tribal leaders
The natural bond between people and tribal people was also broken.
Later, even if Yuvrou knew the problem, he was unable to do anything. And the next generation he tried his best to cultivate was just fighting with the next generation who were pro-Han, and fighting within the Southern Huns. As long as
Not surprisingly, the more such fighting and fighting, the more difficult it becomes for the Southern Huns to gather together, and eventually their strength becomes increasingly dispersed. Even if Fei Qian did not divide the Southern Huns into five tribes like Cao Cao did in history, it would still be possible.
This made the Southern Xiongnu weaker and weaker, and eventually they could only fall apart and cease to exist.
Pang Tong knew all this.
And the second internal fight between the Southern Huns is almost a certainty...
"This is why a certain person has been reluctant to attack Shandong..." Fei Qian said slowly, "The former Qin used force to conquer Shandong, but failed to win it. In the early Han Dynasty, it used Guanzhong to control Shandong, but it was also able to conquer it, so it has Guangwu.
Changing the capital to Luoyang also failed to reconcile Shandong and Shanxi..."
Just like Zhuge Liang, who has been thinking about Boss Cao his whole life, the Northern Expedition may be because he needs to fulfill Liu Bei's last wish, and on the other hand, he can avenge himself. The rest may be some personal revenge for the destruction of his family...
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Of course, this is just Fei Qian's personal guess.
But it may be true.
Even in later generations, the estrangement between various places is still a very difficult thing. From time to time, there are still people who intentionally or unintentionally abandon a unified name and loudly promote that I represent so-and-so, and you are so-and-so, so what?
Same……
So among the barriers that arise naturally or unnaturally in various places, how much is left over from history, and how much is added intentionally or unintentionally by subsequent people?
China is a huge country and a multi-ethnic territory. It is too easy to find some old memories, old grudges, and old grudges in it.
Pang Tong nodded and said: "So I was waiting for them to make trouble...just like the Southern Huns..."
Fei Qian said: "It's a pity that this time, Prime Minister Cao moved too fast... In other words, he got stuck on this line just right... If a few more days pass, Jizhou will also become riotous..."
"Hmm..." Pang Tong nodded slightly, "That's true. Now under the thunder of Yingchuan, most people in Jizhou don't dare to act rashly..."
Because after Cao Cao became the prime minister, he adopted a strategy of giving benefits and dispersed resettlement to some people in Jizhou, which made it more difficult for those who wanted to unite the forces of Jizhou again. After all, it is not like future generations who would casually post on the Internet.
This article can be seen thousands of miles away, and can also be controlled remotely.
"Let Secretary Youwen send the message, Jizhou...stop for now..." Fei Qian said, "If the people of Jizhou don't move, it will be too obvious if our people move..."
Pang Tong nodded and said, "Follow the order."
Fei Qian laughed and said, "Don't worry about Derun, there will be another chance in the future!"
Pang Tong smiled and agreed.
Previously, Wen Si wanted to promote the relationship between Jizhou and Yuzhou to cause some trouble for Lao Cao, but unfortunately, not everything went as planned. Before Jizhou was completely incited, Lao Cao took action in Yuzhou.
, directly detonated the problem in Yingchuan, and immediately and completely extinguished it with a thunderous force... Well, actually it is not complete, it is just a cut with a knife, regardless of good or bad, and cut off the most serious lesions.
Because the hidden dangers have not been eliminated, Lao Cao still does not have enough probes. His position is too high, even higher than Fei Qian. It is very difficult to know the situation at the grassroots level after so many layers.
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Fei Qian would often secretly go to the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong, while Lao Cao basically stayed in Xu County and Yecheng, and rarely went to the countryside. At most, he stayed in the camp of Cao Jun.
Perhaps Lao Cao himself didn't even realize that he was getting further and further away from the bottom.
So Lao Cao wants to make some changes, but he doesn't know how to do it most appropriately. Killing people is easy, but it's still far from achieving real effects on the people they kill.
Officials in the Han Dynasty were tenured for life. As long as conditions allowed, one could serve as an official for life.
However, the gap between Shandong and Shanxi is constantly widening.
In the past few years, Fei Qian has opened up the overall promotion channel from civilians to officials, from officials to officials, and from local officials to the central government. Although there is indeed some arbitrariness in this promotion process, compared with the previous promotion process by the gentry,
For the officialdom dominated by powerful powers, this is already a huge breakthrough.
And under Fei Qian's command, the welfare of officials is also very high. Just an ordinary petty official is enough for a family to have food and clothing without worries. But at the same time, Fei Qian's standards for officials are becoming more and more strict, and
Gradually, we are cultivating a positive incentive system in which if you get a higher salary, you have to do more, and the more you do, the better, and naturally the more you get paid.
In the official system, it is still impossible to say that everything will go as planned. There are still problems of one kind or another, but it can be said that the strategy implemented by Fei Qian now is more advanced than that of Lao Cao.
To some extent, at least it was promoted and used in later generations. In later generations, the positive salary system was not only used in officialdom, but also in enterprises, and even in marginal rural areas and small workshops, it was more or less involved.
A set of highly versatile methods can naturally be applied to the current situation of Dahan.
Of course, among these systems, the most important thing is still the standards and the people who implement them.
If the Qinglong Temple theory promoted by Fei Qian is also to seize the standard high ground, it is better to say that Fei Qian wants to get those people who can come together with him in the process!
How can everything in this world go as planned?
This time, the action of pushing Lao Cao away from his classmates has come to an end for the time being, but what Fei Qian didn't expect was that a big trend was unexpectedly set off in Qinglong Temple!
