Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 91

"Although the rebellion was peaceful, Yak Qiang cut off Yak Road for more than a hundred years. This road is flat and close, and it is the road leading to Nanzhong from Chengdu."

"Although Yak and Qiang are deeply rooted at the junction of Yueyi County and Hanjia County, at present, Gaoding, the king of Yi, occupies most of Yueyi County. There are many barbarians here, and it is very difficult to govern. Youchang was the prefect of Yueyi County, and he did not dare to go deep into it during his tenure. , can only work in Anshang County on the border, and it cannot be governed at all." Wang Ping said slowly.

After pondering for a while, Liu Chan asked, "Does Zixu have anything to add?"

Xiang Yu put down the teacup in his hand, cupped his hands and said, "Yu knows little about Yi Wang Gaoding, but he knows a lot about Yak Qiang. Both Yak Qiang and my Tsing Yi Qiang are branches of Baigou Qiang in Wenshan County. They migrated here hundreds of years ago. Hanjia County, after the ancestors of our family bathed Wanghua, and belonged to the Han; therefore, Qingyi County was used to govern the Han people, and Yakniu County was used to govern the Qiang people."

"My family and the Yak Qiang are both good at raising horses. In the early Han Dynasty, the three major military horse farms of Changli, Gaowang, and Shichang were established in Yuexi County (Note ①), and there were a large number of Tsingyi Qiang and Yak Qiang people. My family and the Yak Qiang The Yak and Qiang people are all good at riding, but my Qingyi Qiang armor and weapons are stronger than the Yak and Qiang, that's why they don't dare to invade the Han area northward." Xiang Yu said proudly.

"Very good. I've been worrying about Yuexi County recently. This Southern Expedition must completely subdue this place." Liu Chan straightened his waist and said what was in his heart.

Wang Ping heard Liu Chan's implication, bowed his hands and said, "I would like to share your majesty's worries."

Seeing Wang Ping's movements, Xiang Yu quickly knelt down and cupped his hands and said, "It's the same with me."

Liu Chan got up on the bed and helped the two of them up, and said happily: "I will look forward to all of you in the temple tomorrow."

Regarding the Southern Expedition, Liu Chan also communicated with Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang hoped to put down the rebellion as soon as possible and wanted to divide the army into three groups. The subordinate governor Ma Zhong marched on the right to attack Cang County; Attack Yizhou County; Zhuge Liang marched out of Nan'an on the left, and joined Li Hui at Dianchi Lake.

Zhuge Liang of Yueyi County believed that there were so many barbarians that it was difficult to rush down, and the central government could send eunuchs to digest them slowly.

But Liu Chan thought that after Zhuge Liang's crusade against Nanzhong in later generations, Yueyi County did not join him, and even killed the prefect Gong Lu, and the Yueyi prefect did not dare to take office for more than ten years.It wasn't until Zhang Ni took office that he used a large-scale army to recover the barbarians in Yueyi County, and the Yak Qiang King paid tribute in fear and opened the yak road that had been isolated for hundreds of years.

After thinking about it, Liu Chan decided that this expedition to Nanzhong must solve Yueyi County, out of three considerations.

[-]. There are a large number of copper mines in Qiaojia and other places in Qiongdu (now Xichang), which can alleviate the copper shortage in central Sichuan, especially since this year, the weight of copper worth hundreds of coins in central Sichuan has decreased.

[-]. In Anding, Yuexi County, the three major army horse farms of Changli, Gaowang, and Shichang can be re-established for the Northern Expedition.

[-]. After the settlement of Yueyi County, take advantage of the power of the Southern Expedition to subdue the Yak and Qiang, order them to open the Yak Road, strengthen Chengdu's control over Nanzhong, and facilitate the passage of merchants, so that Shu brocade can be sold quickly through the Southwest Silk Road to Shendu (now India).
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The new palace of the Shuhan Dynasty, the Palace of Meeting.

Liu Chan sat kneeling in the middle, and Nanzheng's core civil and military officials were lined up on both sides. They are currently conducting temple calculations for Nanzheng.

"Gentlemen, today is the temple plan for the Southern Expedition, you can speak freely." Liu Chan looked at the crowd through the crown and said loudly.

"Father, please!" Liu Chan raised his hand to signal Zhuge Liang to tell the plan of the Southern Expedition.

After Zhuge Liang bowed his hand to Liu Chan, he got up and shook his feather fan lightly, and said to the crowd: "Nanzhong has been in rebellion for half a year. Liang thought that the rebellion in Nanzhong was mainly caused by the scholars in Nanzhong. It is called "Kun", and the small species is called "Sou". In order to take root in the local area, the gentry married with the local Yi people. The marriage between the two ethnic groups has continued for decades, and the relationship between them is complicated and intertwined. As far as Liang knows, this time it is mainly the local The rebellion of the scholars was not the rebellion of the barbarians in Nanzhong; why did the barbarians rebel in Nanzhong? It was because the rebel scholars in Nanzhong used their identities to lure and coax the barbarians into rebelling."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, Wu Ban was irritated, he cupped his hands and asked, "Prime Minister, why did this Nanzhong scholar rebel?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, walked slowly in the hall, and said with a wry smile: "Because of the late Han, and also because of my great man."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, and those who didn't know why were dumbfounded.Because they knew it in the later Han Dynasty, it was because of corrupt officials; why it has something to do with the current big man, they don't understand.

"There are three reasons for the Nanzhong rebellion. First, Soochow provoked dissension. Second, it was because of our Han policy. The third was because the Later Han oppressed Nanzhong barbarians and scholars for a long time. There were nearly forty rebellions in more than a hundred years."

"First, Soochow provoked dissension. This matter has been resolved and will not be brought up again. (Note ②)"

"Secondly, my great Han implemented the official system of salt and iron, which is worth a hundred yuan. The land in Nanzhong is vast, and the land is sparsely populated. Unlike the gentry in the middle of Shu, the gentry in Nanzhong used their savings to buy land, but saved five baht in warehouses. Among them, my Dahan promoted the value of one hundred yuan, which made his savings depreciate a hundred times overnight. As for the Yantie official camp, the scholars from the four southern and central counties occupied the local mineral deposits, salt and iron resources, and our Dahan forced the salt and iron official camp. People are not dissatisfied. Under the two conditions, if their interests are seriously damaged, they must be dissatisfied."

"As for the third reason, because the corrupt officials of the later Han Dynasty oppressed the barbarians, the barbarians rebelled, and the government had no majesty."

"Your Majesty, I think there are three points that need to be resolved to suppress the rebellion. First, Soochow has negotiated a peace; second, it can be abolished in Nanzhong if it is worth a hundred dollars (Note ③), but the Yantie official camp cannot be abolished; Select talents and appoint talents. Then supplement with Nan Zheng to kill those who disobey to deter them, and return them and reward them heavily. If the two are combined, Nan Zhong will be at peace!" Zhuge Liang said facing Liu Chan, cupping his hands.

Liu Chan nodded again and again, marveling at Zhuge Liang in his heart. He is worthy of being a man through the ages. He comprehensively analyzed the various problems of the Nanzhong Rebellion.

"Cough!" Liu Chan coughed lightly, motioning everyone to come back to their senses, and raised his voice to ask: "Ministers, do you have any suggestions on political affairs, and you can speak freely."

Liao Li, who was at the end of the Baiguan, asked, "I don't know how the Prime Minister abolished the value of a hundred yuan and circulated it with Nanzhong."

When Zhuge Liang saw Liao Lixiang asking, he stroked his beard and smiled lightly: "Shuzhong flows into Nanzhong with iron wares and Shu brocades, and Nanzhong flows into Shuzhong with cattle, horses, gold and silver as taxes."

Liao Li was speechless, and retreated with cupped hands.
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① "Huayang Guozhi" mentioned that horses had been raised in Xichang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.In the Western Han Dynasty, there were "Zuoma" (horse from Yanyuan) traded in the inland markets. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jianchang horses were well-known in the Central Plains, and there were horse farms. "Hou Han Shu An Di Ji" contains: "In the sixth year (the sixth year of Yongchu, 113 A.D.) in the first month of Gengshen, the three gardens of Changli, Gaowang, and Shichang (now Xichang) were ordered to be set up in Yueyi (the garden called the horse herds in the Han Dynasty) ". "Ling Wai Dai Kao Volume [-]" records that "all the barbaric horses in the south come from Dali Kingdom, but the more northwest the land is, the better the horses will be".That is to say, the Jianchang horse produced in Xichang area is the best.

② Soochow ordered Liu Chan, the son of Liu Zhang, to be the governor of Yizhou at the border, ready to take over Yizhou County, Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhi County, and others to fan the flames.

③At present, there are no archaeological discoveries in Nanzhong worth hundreds of dollars in China, only found in the old places of Soochow, Shuzhong and Hanzhong.

(End of this chapter)