"Hey." Bai Tu stood in front of the desk, rubbing his head and temples, as if he had a headache.
"What are you thinking about? Or those things that dig wells?" Lu Lingqi couldn't help but ask.
"Those? I have provided the general idea for those, and the rest can be left to the craftsmen. I am having a headache... having a headache about those powerful families." Bai Tu said helplessly.
The more remote the place, the easier it is for large clans to appear, and Jiangdong has met this condition in the past hundreds of years.
Although the population of Jiangdong is small compared to the Central Plains, the strength of the nobles is very strong. Each of the four major families in Jiangdong, Zhang, Zhu, Lu and Gu, has a "Zong Ji" - Zong Ji is also a kind of strange concubine, not a city concubine.
, owned by a clan.
There are no more than ten families in the world that have Zong Ji, and there are only four in Jiangdong...
After finally repelling Yuan Shu, I was able to take a look at the white map of Jiangdong. After reading the reports from various places, I felt extremely headache.
Not to mention the four famous families, there are others such as the Yu family, the Wei family, and the previous Sun family, the Zhou family... there are also many first-class families.
Even the local tycoons in the Jiangdong region who are not considered aristocratic families will be particularly "difficult" to deal with.
The so-called local tyrants refer to local forces that have a large number of diners and a large number of landowners, or are rich merchants, but there are no very impressive figures in the officialdom.
The Mi family in Xuzhou, with their numerous servants and thousands of hectares of fertile land... was considered powerful.
A poor family is usually a family that has a farming and educational background and has produced officials but no high-ranking officials. Compared with a poor family, the local power is more "trendy", but its influence in the officialdom may not be as good as that of a poor family.
Because they are generally not as "trendy" as powerful people, let alone aristocratic families, people from poor families tend to be less selfish towards the clan - after all, the whole family only has dozens of mouths, and even if one person has enough to eat, the whole family will not be hungry.
To what extent have Jiangdong's aristocratic families become so powerful?
Just give an example - a fortress is a building where people gather together to defend themselves, similar to a medieval castle.
This thing arose during the Wang Mang Rebellion, which is a kind of building that the people use clan villages as units to protect themselves in troubled times. Ordinary rebels will not chew such hard-to-gnaw bones without flesh.
After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court ordered the demolition of Wubao, but it was repeatedly banned in the Central Plains, especially when troubled times like now are coming again.
For example, in Jiangdong, Wubao was even more popular. In history, even Sun Quan's first "regular seat" was in Wubao - he called it "Iron Urn City". It was located at the entrance of Jingkou, so it was also called the capital.
Although Sun Quan did not claim the title of king at that time, he was at least the lord of Jiangdong. He built a new city as the seat of government. It should be more prosperous?
No, the circumference of Iron Weng City is only a few miles, and the widest part is two miles. Its characteristic is that the wall is thick enough to make it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It also has a watchtower and a ditch to protect the city... It is a larger-scale Wubao!
It was not until after the Battle of Chibi that Sun Quan moved out of Wubao and officially moved the capital to Jinling, also known as "Jianye".
And in Jiangdong, there are powerful locals in eight villages within ten miles, and they build these things from time to time!
The reason why Sun Quan stayed in Jingkou was because he was afraid of Cao Cao. On the other hand...it also showed how bad the situation in Jiangdong was. Before the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan could not trust these aristocratic families at all.
"Wubao? How about you give me three thousand... no, a thousand people! I'll find the biggest Wubao and knock it down to scare you?" Lu Lingqi said thoughtfully.
But the way his eyes flashed, it looked like he was excited.
Faced with such a violent method, Bai Tu naturally shook his head: "No, no, most of them in Wubao are not really fighting against anyone, but to protect themselves..."
Why does "Wubao" make people feel particularly safe in troubled times?
Do you really think that the regular army will not be able to capture the so-called Wubao? Is Hangu Pass dangerous or Tongguan dangerous... Qin State is still destroyed!
The reason why Wu Bao can stand in troubled times is because it is not cost-effective to defeat him - just like now, as long as Bai Tu can sweep Jiangdong, they will normally send human resources and taxes to Bai Tu, and at most hide some people, it will not really happen
A look like "no one can care about me".
The purpose of building Wubao in troubled times is simply to express "Whoever wins, I will follow." Today, if Jiangdong's surname is Yuan, they will give manpower and food to those surnamed Yuan, and tomorrow if the surname is Bai, then they will give it to those surnamed Bai.
The bottom line is that when a large amount of manpower or food is forced, they will fight tooth and nail. When the world becomes peaceful, they will naturally be willing to come out.
Therefore, in troubled times, the regular army was unwilling to compete with these Uburgs, and the small groups of bandits were no match for the Uburgs.
"Self-protection? But what if they hide people?" Lu Lingqi obviously also knew this.
"So let them come out..." Bai Tu said.
"Then you give me a thousand soldiers and horses to try?"
"No, calm down...this cannot be solved by violence." Bai Tu rolled his eyes.
"Then... let me think about it." Lu Lingqi said as if she was really thinking.
Bai Tu still found it a bit funny - in his mind, Lu Lingqi was not good at coming up with ideas.
"By the way, are there any aristocratic families who have given up staying together in Wubao?" Lu Lingqi asked.
"It is true that the Sun family and the Wu family in Wu County gave up Wubao and even moved their entire family. However, that is because Sun Ben's younger brother Wu Jing's nephew is Sun Ce!" Bai Tu said.
The reason is very simple - the patriarchs of the two families, Sun Ce's cousin Sun Ben and uncle Wu Jing, have decided to support Sun Ce and establish some achievements in these troubled times, so they gave up Wubao and Zongheng Township.
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They understand that if they really get involved in troubled times and no longer remain neutral, Wu Bao will not be able to protect themselves.
Wu Bao put it plainly that the guarantee of not being over-exploited by working hard is to avoid being cramped and peeled. When they really put their chips in, they naturally don't need others to peel them off, and they can use as much strength as they want!
"Then you can do it!" Lu Lingqi said.
"Huh? You mean... you want me to recognize my adoptive father one by one? Isn't that not good?" Bai Tu said with some embarrassment.
Lu Lingqi glanced at Bai Tu helplessly, and then said: "No, I mean...since they are trying to protect themselves, then you can make them believe that we will protect them, and naturally they will come out?"
Bai Tu was stunned when he heard this. Lu Lingqi's idea was very idealistic, but it has to be said... it hit the essence!
In fact, Bai Tu doesn't have any hostility towards the aristocratic families, but some aristocratic families have to occupy land, human resources, and even political resources, but they are not of the same mind as him, which is very embarrassing.
After Lu Lingqi's reminder, Bai Tu suddenly felt that supporting poor families to compete with them was on the one hand, and at the same time, Bai Tu also wanted to make them believe in him and be willing to put their chips on the line...
In fact, by the time of the real Three Kingdoms period, that is, after the Battle of Chibi, there were basically no aristocratic families that could stand alone.
When the princes of all parties turn into "warlords" before the aristocratic families, if the aristocratic families want to continue to earn nothing, then they are seeking death.
Even the aristocratic families in Jiangdong were particularly prosperous at the beginning, but from the Battle of Chibi to the fall of Soochow, every one of them was mistreated by the Sun family.
No matter how thief you are, the most you can do is bet like Zhuge Liang separately - oh, in the end, the result of betting both big and small is a leopard.
Nowadays, Cao Wei's nine-level Zhongzheng system is not even a shadow. The current aristocratic family has not yet formed a "family", so ambitions and selfishness are mostly within the controllable range.
That chaotic history has not happened yet.
The family can also choose not to go towards the future that is destined to be destroyed, although in the short term, it may be very bright.
Of course, for those stubborn elements in the aristocratic family, Bai Tu will naturally help the aristocratic family class to clear these obstacles to progress - thinking about this, Bai Tu feels that he is worthy of being the adopted son of a "friend of the aristocratic family".
"Hey, you are so stupid, so you should have me!" Lu Lingqi said proudly.
Although others said that Bai Tu was a great sage in the world, Lu Lingqi always felt that this guy was stupid...
"Then...actually I still have a doubt. No, it should be said to be a question! You said...should I do something that is not good for me but is right?" Bai Tu said tangledly.
Lu Lingqi looked at the white picture carefully, then laughed and said: "Are you going to struggle over this? You have already decided to do it, but you are just a little unhappy, right?"
Bai Tu:……
For the first time, Bai Tu felt that Lu Lingqi might really be smarter than his adoptive father!