After the general's palace held a banquet to honor Gan Ning, the situation in Yizhou gradually spread through various channels.
Bai Tu deliberately indulged in this and gave everyone some time to react. Five days later, just in time for the Yuedan meeting, he officially asked Gan Ning to report and explain the affairs of Yizhou in front of the six ministries of staff.
Of course, in the "official announcement", Gan Ning's establishment of the "Governor-General's Office" was authorized by Bai Tu in advance to avoid anyone worrying about these minutiae.
"You all already know the general situation of Yizhou. If you have any ideas about the candidate for the 'Governor of Yizhou', you can speak freely." Bai Tu said directly after Gan Ning spoke.
Everyone else has heard about the governor of Yizhou more or less before.
At this time, hearing Bai Tu mention "business", many people immediately became interested... Of course, the basic spirit of "humility" is still required.
Lu Kang looked around and saw that everyone was waiting for the first person to stand up, so he stood up and said: "My lord, I am willing to share the worries of the general's palace."
"Old Lu's heart, of course I know, but the Ministry of Revenue still needs you to work hard, so we should give more opportunities to the juniors." Bai Tu said.
Bai Tu's "rejection" was also expected. No matter how much he thought about it, he knew... At Lu Kang's age, he would be buried up to his eyebrows. Going to be the governor of a lonely land? If something goes wrong, Yizhou
Not to mention the possibility of chaos, the General's Mansion does still need Lu Kang.
"My lord, Teng is not talented, but I am willing to share the worries of the general's palace." The speaker was Wei Teng of the Wei family, who also recommended himself.
"Oh? If Zhou Xiu comes to Yizhou, how will he govern the Dongyu people?" Bai Tu asked. "Zhou Xiu" is Wei Teng's nickname.
"According to what Governor Gan said, the Donghao people in Yizhou almost eat their hair and drink their blood. They have no ethical rules. I guess they must be a people who seek food when they are hungry and rebel when they are full. We should use weapons to frighten their ambitions, use labor to kill their animal nature, and move to Kuaiji.
The people of the Han Dynasty will enter Yizhou and encourage Han men to intermarry with the Oriental people, which will lead to long-term peace and stability." Wei Teng said.
After Bai Tu listened, he nodded expressionlessly and said, "Well, Zhou Xiu will sit down first and let's listen to what colleagues have to say."
Bai Tu said: You should go back and wait for notification.
Wei Teng didn't understand the subtext, so he had no choice but to sit back.
Everyone else also heard that Bai Tu was not satisfied with Wei Teng's ideas...
Wei Teng was born in the Wei family, one of the most prominent families in Kuaiji County, and Wei Teng himself was also known for his uprightness. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a model of morality!
However, even for such a person, is what he says human?
Although Ba Ba said a lot, how could Bai Tu not understand the underlying meaning - it was nothing more than to conquer by force first, so that the Oriental people would not dare to rebel, and then enslave them to do hard labor to make them
Without the strength to fight back, the "common people" who moved into Kuaiji again "occupied" the women of the Dongbei people, causing them to gradually disappear...
And the so-called "common people" needless to say, they must be the hermits or branch tribesmen mainly of the Wei family, who work hard by the way... There are so many powerful people in Kuaiji, there is no need to worry that no one is willing to take over.
When Wei Teng stepped forward, the rich and powerful people from Kuaiji's family obviously had expectations - if this matter was taken over by the Wei family, they would also be able to enjoy the soup.
As for the rest, they are just to justify what you are doing.
This is why Bai Tu, in his heart, sneers at what they call "Government by virtue"...
Maybe they think they have a high level of morality and respect virtue first. They wish they could learn to be a human being for twenty years before becoming an official. But...if it is not inappropriate, Bai Tu would like to slap a few elementary school ideological and moral textbooks on their faces.
!
If it were a modern person, even if they had only completed compulsory education, and from the ancient point of view, moral education accounted for a very small part of their studies as a "product" of examination-oriented education, they would not be able to say such shameless things.
"My Lord, Yong is willing to share the worries of the General's Mansion." Jinling Order Gu Yong also stood up at this time.
The Gu family, who was born in Gu Yong, has a common surname in Wujun. It can be seen that these powerful families also have a "tacit understanding". Wei Teng, who just came from the Kuaiji family, will now wait for a representative of the Wujun family.
It looks too ugly to eat.
As for people who are not from aristocratic families...
It's not that the powerful right of the aristocratic family suppressed them much, after all, Bai Tu has been keeping an eye on this matter, but... for talents who are not from aristocratic families, going to Yizhou to become a "savage king" is really not a good job.
They are not like the rich and powerful people of the aristocratic family, who can turn their slaves into cash and avoid fighting over them.
"If Yuan Tan becomes the governor, how will he expand his influence in Yizhou?" Bai Tu asked.
"We can follow the strategy of the southern Xiongnu to move inward, divide their tribes, demarcate their territories, and order their nobles to govern themselves. The governor-general only needs to have the power of mediation, and the whole policy will be stable. After the shipyards and ports are ready, they can also hire
Use their labor and buy their materials." Gu Yong said.
Gu Yong was more soft-hearted than Wei Teng, and proposed to canonize the nobles among the Dongbo people and then move them to the mountains and forests. Anyway, the utilization rate of the mountains and forests by the Han people was very low. We only need coastal areas and plains.
And after being divided into ministries, if there are any conflicts between them, the Governor-General's Office can mediate them. If there is no conflict, the Governor-General's Office can also create conflicts to mediate...
And in Yizhou, even after the shipyard is built and a large number of giant trees are needed, these Oriental people who are accustomed to living in the mountains and forests can also be used as labor force, and they can be used in many ways.
In short, they will have no time to cause trouble, just like the Han Dynasty did to the Southern Xiongnu - I will designate an area for you, canonize your Khan, you can graze well, and I will buy your sheepskins and horses.
Of course, the policy of the Southern Xiongnu moving inward as a template has now collapsed. After the decline of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu in the Hetao area has begun to occupy counties and cause chaos!
Bai Tu's face looked a little better than before, but he still said: "Well, Yuan Tan, don't be anxious now, Aurous Hill still needs you."
Bai Tu said: You are excellent and I have included you in the reserve talent resource pool.
Two people in a row were rejected, and others wanted to wait and see again. Bai Tu also directly said at this time: "I will set a tone first. From now on, the Ministry of Personnel will also have an assessment of the Yizhou Governor-General every year.
People's population is at odds with people's hearts, and the level of education will also be the focus of evaluation."
Bai Tu directly revealed his desire to civilize the Dongbo people.
Undoubtedly, many nobles from the aristocratic family were disappointed. Zhang Hong of the Zhang family hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The virtue of the lord can be clearly judged by the sun and the moon, but... the kings of Yi and Di are not as good as the death of all Xia, and the Yi people have been living there for a long time."
On the island, we have already become wolves and do not understand etiquette and justice. It is better to wait for enlightenment and then see the effects."
What Zhang Hong meant was that before giving the Oriental people treatment as "human beings", it was better to try to see if they could be civilized.
However, for those who directly questioned Bai Tu, before Bai Tu could speak, some people started to stretch their necks...
"What a 'lord of the barbarians and the Di'! Do you want to have a poem that says: Rong and Di are to blame, Jingshu is to punish'... I wonder who Zhang Hong you want to punish? And who do you think is the king of the barbarians and Di!" You
Heng stretched out his neck and shouted.
Zhang Hong:???
There are two common interpretations of "it is better for the Yi and Di to have a king than for the Xia to perish." One is that the "Yi and Di" have monarchs to rule, but it is not as good as the "Zhu Xia" to have no monarchs to rule; the other is to say that even the Yi and Di
They all have Mingjun, but it is pity that all the Xia countries have no Mingjun...
If we follow the latter explanation, then the "Yi Di" here mainly refers to the Chu and Wu states - not to mention who their ancestors are. In Confucius' chain of contempt, these vassal states that were not canonized by the Zhou Dynasty are "
"Yidi".
And when the Book of Songs says, "Rong and Di are Yings, Jingshu is Punishments", they even name Taoism and surnames, and put Jing and Shu side by side with Rong and Di. The so-called Jingshu and Shu refer to Chu and Shu, which are now
Jingzhou and Huainan areas...
In the pre-Qin Dynasty, Jingchu, Wuyue and other regions were always the hardest-hit areas of the region.
No matter what Zhang Hong's original intention is, now Mi Heng wants to accuse him - you just want to rebel against the general's palace!
"You, what are you..." Zhang Hong stomped his feet in anger.
"Zhengping, don't be rude...Zigang, Zhengping is still young, don't take it personally." Bai Tu advised at this time.
However, there is no definition of the previous dispute between the two, or...it was completely unreasonable by Mi Heng.
When Zhang Hong was about to say something else, an unexpected person stood up.
"My lord, if you have this intention, you would rather go."
Naturally, the person speaking was not Gan Ning, but... Guan Ning!
Since Guan Ning joined the General's Mansion, he has been serving as the chief minister of the Ministry of Rites. Compared with Kong Rong, Guan Ning did not play a direct role, but... for a celebrity of Guan Ning's level, just "joining" is enough.
has already played a potential role.
It's like putting an extra layer of protection on Bai Tu's face, making it more difficult for others to "attack" Bai Tu on his face!
But now Guan Ning actually recommends himself, which is beyond Bai Tu's and other people's expectations.
After all, in terms of his background, Guan Ning was not even from a humble family, but because of his apprenticeship, he could barely be considered a half-poor family.
Guan Ning's reputation has reached the peak of celebrity status. At this time, going to Yizhou to educate the Dongbo people will not substantially improve his reputation.
In terms of "profit", Guan Ning has no reason to stand up at all.
"Mr. Guan, here you go..."
As soon as Bai Tu opened his mouth, Guan Ning immediately said: "I would like to spend the rest of my life teaching people from the East to transform themselves."
Bai Tu was speechless for a moment. Originally, Bai Tu didn't want to ask Guan Ning what he wanted to do. After all, Guan Ning was already over 40 years old and wanted to "sail" to Yizhou. The climate there was very different from that of Jinling. If anything happened,
Doesn’t Bai Tu lose a layer of shame?
However, Guan Ning's firm tone and words moved Bai Tu...
When Bai Tu's original words came to his lips, he changed them to: "What does Mr. Guan want to teach him?"