Chapter 2282 The situation of Tuyuhun is different
What Li Xingchen really wants to ask is how far "step by step" should go.
March slowly, advance little by little, this is step by step.
Building cities, cultivating land, and grazing animals are also done step by step.
The gap is huge.
Murong Xiaojun had obviously expected this: "I think that we should set up more cities and forts, open up forays, guide tribes to trade here, encourage tribes to send their children to school, and diagnose patients from tribes.
Naturally, the tribes will know that there is a powerful man and they will join him wholeheartedly."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly.
Medical care, education, commerce and even industry are the strengths of the Han Dynasty, which people in these tribes have never known before. If these can be brought out, these tribes can indeed feel the development and power of the Han Dynasty, and be willing to serve the Han Dynasty.
Especially education and controlling the next generation are actually the best ways to control these tribes.
This set of procedures is not difficult for Dahan. In the past few years, Dahan has actually done this in the process of developing Bashu, Nanzhong and Lingnan. The effect is of course very good. Now let’s go and see
Which of the Ba people and other tribes in Lingnan do not consider themselves to be Han people? After all, the two sides have the same or similar origins in culture, and the language is not completely blocked, so they can always communicate and understand each other.
If you can communicate and understand each other's ideas, then you will naturally have the basis for cooperation. In addition, Dahan directly drives the local economic development by developing minerals and building workshops, and real benefits are in front of you. These have been eaten up in the poor mountains and rivers.
The barbarian tribes who have suffered so much are of course willing to work for the big man. What's more, even if you don't join the workshop, you can still get the land. People have been hiding in the mountains for so many generations. In the final analysis, isn't it because they are in Tibet?
When grabbing land, can we not grab the Han people?
Now that the Han people have taken the initiative to take out the excess land, naturally the most profound and fundamental contradiction has been eliminated.
If the Han Dynasty fully expands medical care, education, etc., these people will be willing to die for the Han Dynasty.
However, the situation here in Tuyuhun is obviously different.
The Han people will not compete with them for land, because there is really nothing to fight for on their land.
Therefore, this means that the most basic things cannot be given to these nomadic tribes by the imperial court. Whether the Murong clan is in power or Tuyuhun is included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, these tribes need nomadic people to continue their nomadic life. When the day comes, there is not enough on the plateau.
of food, they will naturally attack the surrounding villages to seize resources.
In other words, to this day, what these people actually adhere to is that they are divided into separate kingdoms on the grassland, and the strong is king.
They don't care who rules this land, all they care about is whether they can have enough to eat.
Therefore, what Murong Xiaojun said was very simple, but Li Xingchen knew that behind this, it also required a lot of investment from the court and patient teaching from generation to generation.
It is obviously difficult to see results in a short period of time.
Zhang Xutuo, Yan Pi and others had already started whispering, and from time to time they would say something like, "I'm afraid it will take ten years to achieve success," and "Your Majesty often said that it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people, so it takes several generations."
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Yu De, the Minister of Household Affairs, looked very wrong.
To put it nicely, what you see is time, but what I see is money.
His Majesty's western tour was personally accompanied by Chen Shushen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. Now that the imperial court has captured Hexi and opened up the Silk Road, Chen Shushen set out to go to the northwest on behalf of Li Xingchen to re-plan the economic development of the northwest in view of the situation that has improved.
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The Ministry of Revenue is the great steward of the imperial court's finances, and of course is also responsible for the economic development of various parts of the country.
The northwest has been in war for many years and has been at the end of the road network, trade network, etc., so it seems a bit contrary to say that the development is tepid. As the governor of the northwest, Xu Deyan also knows that people who were born in the military
He may be good at balancing civil affairs and military affairs, but when it comes to economic development, it is really a headache, so I humbly ask Li Xingchen to send capable ministers to help.
It is natural that this task should be given to Chen Shushen, the Minister of Household Affairs.
His Majesty's brother-in-law became famous very early, and his achievements in presiding over household affairs are obvious to all. However, because he has been in the court for a long time, he lacks some understanding of the actual situation below. Li Xingchen gave him a chance to experience it.
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If you don’t enter the world of mortals, how can you know what is really needed in the world of mortals?
Isn’t the so-called economic development aimed at helping the ordinary people in the world to live a prosperous life?
As soon as Chen Shushen left, many matters in the household department naturally fell on Yu De's shoulders.
So at this time, a group of you have begun to think about how to invest huge amounts of money in the development and construction of Tuyuhun in the future. How can the Ministry of Revenue not have any objections?
Yu De coughed slightly, stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, the finances of the imperial court are also tight now. I think that conquering Tuyuhun requires a step-by-step approach, but it is not easy to set up too many fortresses. Especially when the Han Dynasty enters the plateau and is new to the plateau, if the stalls are too large, I'm afraid
It is inevitable that there will be omissions. I think it is very likely that someone will pretend to be powerful and bully the people, but will ruin the reputation of our Han Dynasty. Of course, there may also be people with evil intentions who will directly gather other tribes and not hesitate to conflict with the Han Dynasty.
The troops are scattered and it may be difficult to take care of each other."
"Ai Qing's words make sense." Li Xingchen nodded.
Spreading the stalls too large may not necessarily help the big men occupy Tuyuhun, but may instead provide an opportunity for some guys who want to become kings and hegemons.
What Li Xingchen wanted was the land and minerals in Tuyuhun, but if obtaining these required the Han army to work tirelessly, it would be better not to do so.
The imperial court's finances simply could not support the Han army's year-round campaign on the plateau.
Zhang Xutuo's expression changed slightly, he gritted his teeth and looked at Yu De.
Yu De did not flinch and straightened his back.
Even though you are a close minister of the Emperor, I will not be afraid of you now that I have the truth.
You general traitor!
Zhang Xutuo slandered, "I don't know if your brother Yu Xi will beat you if he finds out."
However, Zhang Xutuo had to admit that Yu De was born as a general, and he hit the nail on the head when it came to the current difficulties of the military.
Although the current Han Dynasty has not yet reached the point of fighting on all sides, and the south is still relatively stable, the just-concluded Northern Expedition has indeed made all departments of the Han army urgently need to rest and replenish their troops. This time the northwest battle is coming one after another, and even more
This has already made the Han army exhausted.
This exhaustion does not mean how tired the soldiers are - after all, the troops fighting in the Northwest Battle were the reserve teams left behind, but everyone's fighting spirit was high.