In the Qingli year, Fan Zhongyan proposed to build military equipment, which was to restore the recruitment system and aim to reduce the expenditure on supplies.
In the same way, the income of generals at all levels and types, large and small, is reduced... and there is no basis for exploitation.
Not to mention the civil and military disputes, no one can stand alone in the court. A military sect with a strong foothold and a deep foundation does not have many close people from a family of civil servants.
Therefore, the military preparations of the Qingli New Deal were abolished.
Giving and gaining, gaining and giving up, the order is very important. Just like now, after Zhao Xi has divided the cake, it is self-evident what he will say and do next, and what kind of support he will get.
At this time, Zhao Xifang laid out the documents that he had obtained after going deep behind enemy lines this time...
"Annan has coveted the land of Guangnan for a long time..."
"In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu, the Annan Navy invaded Ruhongzhai River Estuary. In December of the same year, they invaded Ruhongzhai again and plundered people and animals."
"In the sixth year of Tiansheng, in the name of visiting relatives, the Li clan entered the province to rob people and livestock. After negotiations with the transfer yamen, they refused to return the people..."
Yu Jing made some efforts on these old things when he took office as the pacifier of Guangnan. He also thought about the reasons for the rebellion of the Nong and the bandits, including the reasons why the cities in Guangnan were successively captured this year.
This time, the root cause is that it will never be a simple rebellion by Nong thieves. Without Annan's instigation and Annan's military support, the Nong people would never be so brave and good at fighting.
This is the first time Zhao Xi has heard of this.
He was wondering, since Annan has been evil and harassing for many years, what did the imperial guards on Guangnan West Road do to eat? What did the successive officials of Guangnan West Road do to eat?
It actually allows people to go all the way to Kyushu!
If I had known this earlier, would I still have needed to go to Guangyuan Prefecture and go through this whole experience?
Zhao Xi got the information from Zhao Zhan and was already ready to greet Annan. The reason why he traveled thousands of miles was because he wanted to have a reasonable excuse to give the court and these civil servants an excuse.
It turns out that there have always been excuses! It’s just that no one mentioned them!
Zhao Xi wanted to get angry, but looking at everyone here... they were all quite angry. Well, Zhao Xi could only think that these people were angered by the stories Yu Jing told, rather than worrying about the profits from manganese ore.
If you want to get a share of the pie in the future and make some profits from the cornucopia of manganese mines, the stability of Guangnan West Road has become a top priority.
Soon, the entire Guangnan pacification envoys and yamen reached a unified opinion...the troops were sent to Guangyuan, and the sword was pointed at Annan!
In other words, when working in Guangnan, there is a big difference between Guangnan West Road and Guangnan East Road.
The development of the shipping industry has made the entire Guangnan East Road prosperous. From Mingzhou, Quanzhou, Hangzhou, to the commercial port city of Guangzhou, the entire Guangnan East Road is prosperous.
And Guangnan West Road... except for the smog, is barbarian. This time, with this manganese mine... Therefore, the whole pacification made the Yamen move, even more energetic than during the decisive battle of Qui Nhon Pu.
This time, we no longer need to travel day and night, we just set off in such a mighty way. I told Nong Zhigao very clearly... don't think that it's okay to stay in the old nest!
The Western Army has 20,000 soldiers, 30,000 newly recruited soldiers, plus all kinds of civilians doing labor, and it can be called an army of 100,000.
Zhao Xi was a little uncomfortable with this kind of title. Thinking about how powerful it was to shout like this, he stopped worrying about it. Nong Zhigao was also known as an army of one hundred thousand...
Zhao Xi and others visited the camp once, which was almost equivalent to a route reconnaissance. On the way back, they searched everywhere and carried out detailed attacks. They were familiar with the route from Mingyingzhou to Guangyuan.
The hundred-mile road should have been smooth, but the whole march was in constant trouble.
First, there were soldiers who suffered from vomiting and diarrhea due to drinking raw water, but no attention was paid to them.
There are health regulations for the military, and Zhao Xi added some more before arriving in Guangnan. No one really cares about the disease caused by individual people's living habits.
When various accidents occurred next, Zhao Xi became alert.
During the entire march of the army, the escort battalion did not assume the task of guarding the entire army. They were only responsible for His Royal Highness.
Even Zhao Xi rarely came to the commander's tent. He gave Di Qing absolute autonomy and ran around a lot, worrying that Di Qing had too many thoughts.
However, Di Qing would send a briefing on the situation every day, including Yu Jing's comfort envoy, who would also give Zhao Xi some information.
Some were trapped in pits, bitten by poisonous snakes, bitten by mosquitoes, and even tangled to death by trees and vines...
Zhao Xi felt more and more something was wrong.
It’s not that there are no mosquitoes in Guangnan in winter, nor that mothballs can eliminate all mosquito bites, but the number of people dying every day increases as we get closer to Guangyuan.
What’s more, the bamboo joint that was nailed to the trap was actually a new one.
"How much damage is done?"
"There were not many people in the first three days, but in the past two days there have been more than 30 people, all because of accidents at night. Di Shuai also has suspicions..."
Hearing what Cao Lin said, Zhao Xi paused.
"The guard camp is on disguise tonight and is on alert!"
I don’t know what benefits Nong Zhigao brought to their tribe, let alone how Yongzhou oppressed these barbarians.
The result of the vigilance at night was that one by one the people were raped and slipped back.
You can play some dirty tricks, but if you are discovered, just use leather armor. You are really no match for the organic army.
In one night, we packed up fifty or sixty people.
"It was not sent by Guangyuan Prefecture, but was done spontaneously by the surrounding mountain people..."
In the commander's tent, civil and military officials once again gathered together. This was rarely seen during a march. The intention was very obvious, and they wanted to negotiate a charter for these mountain people.
"Kill it!"
Don't think that literati can only follow the way of saints and kings. They can also be ruthless and ruthless.
Before the military commander could say anything, the civil servant shouted to be killed.
"Manganese mines require labor..."
Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Zhao Xi understands this, but maybe he is not aware of it now. However, once manganese ore is mined, labor is indeed required.
Zhao Xi is right.
"Bachelor, Ji Mizhou is also a citizen of the country. He has lived in the mountains for a long time, has not been educated, and has been deceived by peasants and thieves. This inappropriate behavior can be forgiven."
"I would like to sincerely implore the scholars and all of you, even if you have to work hard in the manganese mines, do not go too far. For the sake of long-term planning, apply the royal method, which will be beneficial to the long-term stability of Guangnan."
Don’t talk about national unity, let’s talk about interests. Miners are definitely not a good business, and it is definitely better to enslave the Nong people than to enslave their compatriots.
Similarly, if you want to be enslaved for a long time, you must make these people willing to a certain extent. To put it bluntly, you want to make them feel that mining for the country is better than living in the mountains.
If the miners were treated according to Zhao Xi's rules, I'm afraid it would be possible for them to turn around and kill the Nong people.
Zhao Xi is worried that Guangnan officials will be possessed by hatred and oppress without restraint...
The so-called barbarians entering China will become China. Zhao Xi hopes that the Nong people, as well as the mountain people in the entire mountain, will have a sense of belonging to the country. That would be even more effective than the ten southern expeditions.