"Good morning! Those are all things of the older generation, and I have never seen them before. When I was a child, I heard Api say that he was a craftsman sent by the emperor of Han Dynasty to mine copper. The Chinese word for "little man" is,
It was passed down from Api. I remember when I was a child, there were many old people in the village speaking Chinese."
"The Emperor of Han Dynasty sent people here to mine copper?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he almost blurted out that this was impossible.
He came out this time to look for copper mines, so he had already made preparations. Judging from the government files he could find, there was no official record of this.
Wherever there is a dumb spring, there must be a mine, so he must take people to see the dumb spring.
Copper is in short supply in China.
It has been in short supply for thousands of years.
Even in my own later generations, other countries used brass to make bullet casings, but China only used stainless steel. This was due to the extreme lack of brass.
Unexpectedly, here I heard that someone had mined copper for a long time.
"Then why did it stop mining later?"
Feng Yong asked.
Naigu shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "I heard Api mentioned that there was chaos outside, and the people above just asked them to wait here. Unexpectedly, after waiting for decades,
It’s because I haven’t waited for anyone anymore.”
After hearing this, Feng Yong pondered for a moment.
Decades ago, the person in charge of Yizhou was either Liu Yan or his predecessor Qie Jian.
Qie Jian was greedy by nature, so he amassed money in Yizhou.
Liu Yan took control of Yizhou with the intention of separatist rule.
In addition, at that time, the trend of large families in Sichuan privately occupying mountains and rivers was very popular.
No matter who it is, it is possible to mine copper mines privately, so naturally it will not be recorded in the government files - but it is definitely not sent here by the emperor of Han Dynasty.
"Does the old man know where the copper mines were?"
"I heard it from Api, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. It's in the mountains over there."
Nai Gu pointed to the southeast.
"Okay. I want to go there tomorrow and have a look. I would like to ask the elders to give me directions."
"How dare you disobey your orders?"
Naigu took another look at Amei, who was standing next to Feng Yong, and looked like he wanted to speak but hesitated.
After Feng Yong got the news, he was in a good mood. Seeing the old man's appearance, he smiled and asked, "Does the old man have any questions?"
"Sir, how much do you want to collect when you come here this time?"
The old man hesitated for a while, and finally took the initiative to ask.
Feng Yong was stunned, "What does the old man mean by this?"
"Sir, King Yong has sent people here every year to collect a lot of things in the past few years. Life is really difficult for everyone. Can you... can you leave a little more food this time?"
Naigu said hesitantly.
"Yong Kai?"
When Feng Yong heard this, his face darkened, "Didn't anyone inform the old man that this place has been returned to the management of the Han Dynasty?"
The old man panicked when he saw Feng Yong's expression was wrong.
"Back to your lord, someone came here a few months ago and told us about this, asking us to continue paying taxes to the Emperor of Han."
"Unexpectedly, we didn't wait long, but other people arrived. They said they wanted us to hand over food and horses to King Meng, and they also kidnapped many women in the village."
Seeing the old man's cowering look, and remembering the comings and goings of the rebels and officers and soldiers in the past few months, Feng Yong sighed in his heart and said, "Don't worry, old man, I won't accept anything when I come this time."
"Don't accept anything?"
Naigu asked with his eyes widened in disbelief.
Feng Yong nodded, "I won't accept anything."
After receiving Feng Yong's affirmative answer, Naigu couldn't believe it. He only saw him smiling and saying, "Master Wang is here, how dare you not give me food?"
Looking at the humble smile on the old man's face in front of him, Feng Yong felt a little blocked in his heart.
He smiled reluctantly and said, "Old man, you don't have to be like this. I already said it when I first came here. I came to appease the people on the orders of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. If I collect things, wouldn't it be a nuisance to the people? The Prime Minister will not do it then.
Let me go, so just worry about it."
As he said that, he looked at the flat ground below and took a deep breath. "Not only will I not collect anything this time, I will also teach you how to fetch more food."
Hearing this, Naigu's body began to tremble, he knelt down and cried, "How dare you bother me to worry about these farmland affairs? I just sit back and leave Nagu's farming work to the villain."
"The villain will urge them to work hard."
Feng Yong sighed again and helped Naigu up, "Old man, you don't understand my method of harvesting more grain. It is different from the previous farming."
"Yes, yes. Whatever the adults say, that's what it is."
Naigu wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Your Excellency is truly benevolent, and the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty is indeed our great master!"
Feng Yong:……
The main credit goes to me, it’s me!
In the commander's tent of the Southern Expedition Army, the ancient Zhuge Liang was standing in front of the sand table and thinking deeply. There was also a piece of cloth drawing on the table next to the sand table. It was the "Ping Man Zhi Zhang" presented by Lu Kai.
picture".
From time to time, he picked up the "Pingman Zhizhang Map" and looked at it for a while, checking the terrain against the sand table.
"Prime Minister, the messenger who went to Zhu Ti has returned."
At this moment, Yang Yi walked in with a letter and opened his mouth to report.
"Judy? That boy's letter?"
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment. Although he had written to ask Feng Yong for his opinion, what he really meant was that there were more assessments than inquiries.
He didn't expect the eighteen-year-old boy to be able to tell some truth, but if he could guide him to think more about national affairs, he would have achieved his goal.
"Exactly."
"Bring it to me and let me see it."
Zhuge Liang reached out to take it and found that it was sealed with fire paint. He couldn't help laughing and said, "It looks like the same thing. If you don't know, you might think it's some secret."
Yang Yi's eyes flashed, and she also smiled and said, "Feng Mingwen is still young. Now that he is being consulted by the Prime Minister, it is natural that he behaves a little awkwardly."
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he glanced at Yang Yi intentionally or unintentionally, without saying anything, he just took out the letter and read it.
He thought there was some long story in it, but what he didn't expect was something that surprised him.
I saw only two lines written on the letter: King Wu allied himself with the princes in Tianjin, and Duke Huan brought the Central Plains to bear on the world.
Zhuge Liang frowned, thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Wonderful!"
Then he smiled again and said, "Okay!"
Yang Yi was confused by the unusual behavior of the Han Prime Minister.
Zhuge Liang put away the letter and walked back and forth several times with his hands behind his back. He looked delighted and said repeatedly, "This guy really surprises me every time, great!"
Finally, he looked at Yang Yi and seemed to have thought of something. He looked thoughtful and asked, "Wei Gong, how do you think we should govern Nanzhong after we pacify Nanzhong this time?"
When Yang Yi heard this, she suddenly became energetic and realized something in her heart. It seems that Feng Mingwen's letter may be related to this?
"Yi believes that the prime minister has pacified Nanzhong this time, and the barbarians of the barbarian kings have become frightened. This is the best time to govern Nanzhong. When they are frightened and dare not rebel again, they can send troops and retain officials."
"In just ten years, Nanzhong will become a formal state and county of the Han Dynasty, instead of the place where it is today."
The so-called "restraint" means to "restrain" on the one hand, using military means and political pressure to control; on the other hand, to use "restraint" to comfort with economic and material interests.
But this was to control Nanzhong by controlling the local barbarian kings. Naturally, it was not as effective as direct governance by the imperial court.
It's easy to say that when the imperial court has strong control, if it fails to take care of it even a little bit, there will definitely be rebellion in the area where it is controlled.
Moreover, the land of Jisi also tests the court's ability to balance. If you are not careful, if you are dominated by one family, you will raise a white-eyed wolf.
After hearing Yang Yi's words, Zhuge Liang nodded, looked at him again, but did not speak.
At the same time, I thought to myself, if the world was in a time of peace, this statement would naturally be reasonable. Unfortunately, today is a troubled time, and the Han traitors will never be wiped out. Where will the time and money come from to govern Nanzhong?
Yang Wei Gonghui is very smart, but his temperament is too narrow, and his vision is not as good as that of Feng Mingwen. What a pity!
After thinking about this, Zhuge Liang finally said, "Mr. Wei, please loosen Meng Huo and his clan members, place them in the tent, and then ask someone to send them some food."
Yang Yi waited for a long time, but she didn't hear Zhuge Liang's words of praise, or even any comments, and she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but speak again, "Prime Minister, now all the Yi kings and barbarians in the two counties of Yizhou and Yongchang have surrendered. Only Meng Huo is a shameless person. Why should we be so generous to him?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile, "Meng Huo is the leader of the barbarians in Yizhou County. If we kill him directly, it will inevitably upset the hearts of the newly served Yi King Manshuai."
"Now he is already crying in the corner. If you don't kill him, it will be more uncomfortable than if you kill him. Just do what I say."
Yang Yi had no choice but to come out and follow Zhuge Liang's instructions.
Meng Huo and his clan ate some food in a separate tent when Yang Yi walked into the tent.
When Meng Huo saw Yang Yi, he stood up consciously and prepared to follow him to meet Zhuge Liang.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yi glanced at Meng Huo up and down, with a sneer in his eyes.
Meng Huo's face suddenly turned purple.
He originally thought that after meeting Zhuge Liang this time, he would decide to surrender his entire family, but he never expected that he would be ridiculed by the man in front of him before he met the Han Prime Minister.
At that moment, I was so angry that I gritted my teeth and felt like dying of shame.
But Yang Yi just looked at him like this and said nothing.
"Hmph, you are a Han official. If you have something to say, you can say it and kill if you want. Why do you need to humiliate people like this?"
Meng Huo had no shame to speak, but Mrs. Zhu Rong, who was captured together, couldn't help but slapped the case and shouted loudly.
She has a tribe of her own, in which women are respected, and her status is no lower than Meng Huo. Now she sees Yang Yi like this, how can she bear it?
"The Prime Minister is ashamed and doesn't want to see you. I have specially ordered you to come and let him go back, and then recruit people to decide the outcome. You can leave quickly now."
Yang Yi then turned to look at Mrs. Zhu Rong, curled her lips secretly, and said with disdain in her heart, a barbarian girl is a barbarian girl, and her behavior is simply immoral.
Meng Huo was already extremely embarrassed, but when he heard these words again, how could he have the nerve to stay here? He squeezed out one word from between his teeth: "Okay!"
With that said, take the lead and walk out of the tent first.
