Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 59 Specialty Wuburg
"Hey." Bai Tu was in front of the desk, rubbing his head and rubbing his 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 that of the Central Plains, the gentry are very powerful. The four major families in Jiangdong, Zhang, Zhu, Lu, and Gu, all have "Zong Ji" - Zong Ji is also a member of Yi Ji. The species, not Cheng Ji, is 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 look ahead to 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 other first-class families such as the Yu family, the Wei family, and the Sun family and the Zhou family before.

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 those local forces that gather a large number of diners, own a large number of fields, or have wealthy merchants, but do not have anyone who is very good in the officialdom.

The Mi family in Xuzhou, with their numerous servants and thousands of hectares of fertile land... was considered powerful.

The poor family is generally a farming and studying heir, and there are officials in the family, but there are no high-ranking officials. Compared with the poor family, the local tyrants are more "trench", but their influence in officialdom may not be as good as the poor family.

Because it is generally not as "trench" as Haoqiang, let alone aristocratic families, so people from poor families tend to have less selfishness towards the clan - after all, the whole family only has dozens of mouths, and even one person is full and the whole family is not hungry.

To what extent have Jiangdong's aristocratic families become so powerful?
Let me give you an example——Wubao, that is, a building where the people hold together for self-defense, is similar to a castle in the Middle Ages.

This thing arose during the Wang Mang Rebellion. It was a kind of building that the people used to protect themselves in troubled times with clans and villages as units. Ordinary rebels would 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 the ban continued repeatedly 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 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. It is characterized by thick enough walls, an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack position, and watchtowers and moats... It is a larger-scale Wu City. Fort!
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, local powerful people in eight villages within ten miles build this thing 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.

"Wu Bao? How about you give me three thousand... no, 1000 people! I'll find the biggest Wu Bao, and I'll kill you to make an example to you?" Lu Lingqi said very caringly.

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, 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 Wu Fort?Hangu Pass is dangerous or not, Tongguan is dangerous or not... Qin is still destroyed!
The reason why Wu Bao can stand in troubled times is because it is not cost-effective to fight him - just like now, as long as Bai Tu can sweep across Jiangdong, they will normally send manpower and tax revenue to Bai Tu, and at most hide some people, it will not really happen. A look of "no one can care about me".

Wubao was built in the troubled times, nothing more than to express "whoever wins, I will obey". Today, Jiangdong's surname is Yuan, and they will give manpower and food to Yuan, and tomorrow they will give the surname to Bai. The bottom line is, for example, when a large amount of manpower or food is forced, they will go all out. When the world is 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's true that the Sun and Wu families in Wu County gave up on Wubao and even moved their families. However, that's because Sun Ben's younger brother and Wu Jing's nephew are Sun Ce!" Bai Tu said.

The reason is very simple - the patriarchs of the two families, namely Sun Ce's cousin Sun Bi and uncle Wu Jing, have decided to support Sun Ce and establish some achievements in these troubled times, so they gave up Uburg and Zongheng Countryside.

They understand that if they really get involved in troubled times and are no longer neutral, Wu Bao will not be able to protect themselves.

Wu Bao put it plainly that the guarantee of working hard and not being over-exploited is to avoid being cramped and peeled. When they really bet their chips, they naturally do not need others to peel them off, and they can use as much strength as they want. Got it!

"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 in a dilemma.

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 then they will come out naturally?"

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 resources, human resources, and even political resources, but they don't agree with 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 "lords" and "warlords" before the aristocratic families, if the aristocratic families want to continue to earn nothing, then they are committing suicide.

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 miserable by the Sun family.

No matter how stupid you are, the most you can do is bet like Zhuge's chips 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 whether it is ambition or selfishness, most of them are still within the controllable range.

That chaotic history has not happened yet.

The family can also choose not to go towards the future that is doomed to destruction, 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 a problem! You say... a right thing that is not good for me, should I do it?" Bai Tu struggled.

Lu Lingqi looked at the white picture carefully, and 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?"

Baitu: ...

For the first time, Bai Tu felt that Lu Lingqi might really be smarter than his adoptive father!
(End of this chapter)