Wang Hongyu, through Wei Zhongxian, had already compiled a set of rhetoric for Tianqi, and made Cai Fuyi surrender from the top.
It’s working well now~
With Tianqi's care and Lao Wei's support, things can be done with twice the result with half the effort.
Wang Hongyu discussed the reinforcements in Guizhou, and discussed with Cai Fuyi the future development and deterrence of the southwest.
Development is certainly a good thing, but without force as a deterrent, there will still be "zero dollar purchases" that don't want to pay the cost.
Transactions cost money, and the cost of stealing and robbing is lower than trade...
If the profit is 20% higher than trade, there will be theft and robbery everywhere; if it is 50% higher, people will take risks and rob in broad daylight... If the profit is 20% higher, all morals and laws will be trampled on...
If it is higher than 300%, it is very likely that they will not hesitate to directly engage in rebellion and war in order to compete for interests.
Therefore, we must have force and the power to make the cost of robbery extremely heavy.
After much thought, no one was better at this than Cai Fuyi: "Mr. Yuan Lu, what is the result of the Miao Border Great Wall?"
When it comes to this, Cai Fuyi is a real expert: "It actually took me a long time to complete the Miao Border Great Wall, and the cost was much lower than what the outside world said, because this Great Wall was not used for fighting, and there is nothing special about its strength.
, but enough to take care of future generations for hundreds of years.”
The Miaojiang Great Wall is located in what is now western Hunan. This section of the wall, also known as the "Southern Great Wall", is still preserved in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province and has become a famous tourist attraction.
Its reputation is not great, its functions are always misjudged, and its effects are ignored.
As one of the founders, Cai Fuyi spoke frankly about its role:
"The purpose of this wall is to limit the scope of seedling activities, regulate the trading locations of seedlings and mature seedlings, isolate small-scale fighting and robbery, and maximize the transformation of raw seedlings into ripe ones and barbarians into Han people."
The Great Wall was not used for fighting, but to restrict and regulate the other side.
The Miao people do not have the strength to attack Huguang on a large scale, but small-scale plundering will always destroy the lives of the Han people and naturalized Miao people in nearby areas.
Over time, the areas close to Shengmiao were constantly harassed, and the people were unable to stably expand their land and live in peace. Shengmiao naturally maintained its own kingdom.
This is definitely not possible, so small-scale robberies must be blocked, so that the seedlings have to trade under the wall. Trade and exchanges are under the supervision of soldiers and horses.
As time goes by, if the seedlings are willing to have close contact with the Han people and are willing to be loyal and obey the government, they are mature seedlings.
When the mountains were opened up and the mature seedlings were willing to learn the life, clothing, farming, commerce, language and culture of the Han people, their habits gradually became the same.
This is the role of the Miaojiang Great Wall.
Since Cai Fuyi completed the most important part in the forty-fifth year of Wanli, there has been no large-scale looting in the southwest of Huguang. Even in the chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty, the Miao people have not been in trouble.
Its effect of accelerating the Miao people's contact with the Han people and accelerating the local integration into the Ming Dynasty had a significant role in promoting Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo's rise in Guizhou to resist the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty.
When Cai Fu saw that Wang Hongyu was paying attention to the Miao Border Great Wall, he asked: "Does Marquis Dingyuan want to use a similar method against the chieftains of Sichuan and Guizhou?"
I guessed half of it right, but the pattern is too small~
"There is no need to deal with the Sichuan and Guizhou chieftains, because they have been dealt with directly this time. I would like to use it in Yunnan and Guangxi, which are further away, as well as Annan and Wusizang, which are further away."
These two places are Vietnam and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, both of which were theoretically under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing Wang Hongyu mention these two places, Cai Fuyi was quite surprised by his ambition, but he also felt that it was reasonable.
They are all from the Ming Dynasty~
"We only need to control the roads and key towns, and then build border walls against the hostile Tu people, regulate their trade, and limit their harassment. With this strong southwestern army as our support, we will surely be able to stand firm and gradually strengthen our control."
Cai Fuyi knew very well how to do it. In fact, if it weren't for the long distance between Yunnan and Guizhou, Annan would not have been able to break away from the Ming Dynasty and become independent.
Wang Hongyu continued to talk eloquently: "As long as Yunnan is stable, there is nothing to fear about She'an. Annan and Wu Sizang will definitely return home."
"Yunnan...that's right, Shejia, Anjia, no matter how much trouble there is, is still surrounded by Yunnan and Huguang. It is impossible to be like Nurhachi, without threats from the rear."
This is the difference in objective conditions between She Chongming, An Bangyan and Nurhaci.
After Nurhachi's rebellion, only one side faced the Ming Dynasty. North Korea and Haixi on the flanks were weak, and the savages and Saurons in the rear were all targets for conquest and capture, rather than being surrounded.
Shejia and Anjia are surrounded. This is the status of Yunnan.
Wang Hongyu sighed: "I really want to thank Taizu and Chengzu. Without the two great emperors, we took over Yungui, arranged for the Mu family, built the post station, and ended the situation of the southwestern independent kingdom since Nanzhao and Dali. We might not be able to start today~"
Cai Fuyi also lamented that even the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty could not achieve this. The two great emperors of the Ming Dynasty invested huge costs to achieve this situation in Southwest China.
"Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are at the forefront, not just because they are the farthest, and it does not mean that Yunnan is more prosperous than Sichuan, but because it is at the far end, supporting the border and protecting the interior, and its strategic position is in the front."
Cai Fuyi was very happy to hear this. This was the first time he heard such an interpretation of Yunguichuan.
But don’t say it yet, that’s the truth.
He also became interested and made an analogy: "The Mu family of Yunnan, the governor of Yunnan and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and our armies in Huguang, Sichuan and Guizhou are like chopping boards and kitchen knives~
The She family, An family and other ambitious people are surrounded by many people and are nothing but fish and meat on the chopping board."
"Hahaha~"
Both of them laughed. I don't know how much happier it is to talk about interpretations than to study the imperial examinations.
"Annan failed to stand before. From a strategic perspective, Annan stood out alone, while Yunnan and Guangxi had weak foundations and were unable to support it."
Wang Hongyu immediately grasped the key problem of missing Annan and pointed out how to solve it:
Cai Fuyi was naturally able to follow the train of thought and understand. After thinking for a moment, he stroked his long beard and analyzed:
"This time the southwest will be reorganized. Guizhou will be significantly transformed and returned to its original position. Yunnan and Guangxi will be able to lay a solid foundation and provide sufficient support to restore the Chief Envoy of Cochin and move to Wusizang."
The two reached a high degree of consensus on this point.
Wang Hongyu's eyes suddenly lit up: "So Mr. Yuan Lu, our reform of the local return movement is actually to implement the three-three-three system."
"Three three three system?"
"The southwest needs to be divided into three parts: government, three parts chieftains, and three parts farmland. In this way, a united front can be achieved, with the farmland as strong and the government as soft, uniting the chieftains who are willing to cooperate and achieving mutual cooperation."
Wang Hongyu's plan is neither humble nor overbearing.
If the government and small-peasant economy are implemented across the board, then the chieftains will be offended and they will be too weak to take action against Annan and Wusizang.
If we build military garrisons and other types of garrisons or garrison posts across the board, although we have some control and combat effectiveness, the natives of the Southwest, the Han and Miao people, will be offended... There is no need to do this at all.