The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 339 New Strategy

The land equalization system and the military force system were ultimately designed to give hope to the people at the bottom, thereby supporting their own control of Chang'an and reducing conflicts.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Tai promulgated the Alien Autonomous Region, stating that any ethnic group other than the Han would apply to the imperial court when their number reached 1, and the imperial court would plan the area for people of their own ethnic group to live together. The foreign ethnic groups in this area could abide by Han laws. The right to exercise autonomy is allowed, and local affairs are managed internally by the ethnic group. Officials of the imperial court with a value of less than shi are not allowed to interfere in their internal affairs.

In addition, all important foreign officials who were appointed and dismissed by the imperial court were not allowed to leave the autonomous region easily, otherwise they would be regarded as traitors and punished.

Some people represented by Xi Jian strongly disagreed with Liu Tai's intention to gather all the foreign races and grant them a certain degree of autonomy.

Because they felt that this would trigger self-restraint among the aliens and breed rebellion, and they were afraid that the story of the Yongjia Rebellion would be repeated in the future.

However, the new Huns, represented by Chen Yuanda, who chose to submit to Liu Tai, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Liu Tai's choice shows that Liu Tai is not a pure nationalist, and will more or less give space for foreigners to survive.

But Liu Tai understood that he had just occupied Chang'an, and the Han people needed to be appeased, and the Huns also needed to be appeased.

After all, he is not taking the route of pure Han people, but the route of transforming barbarians into Han people.

At this time, the Huns were most insecure. Setting aside such an area allowed them to unite openly. For the Huns who were being ruled by Liu Tai, this was the best thing.

For Liu Tai, because Chang'an directly chose to surrender, he could not directly kill these guys and deprive them of all their wealth and land. For Liu Tai, it was still a headache.

Therefore, it is inevitable that Liu Tai needs to start forcing them to rebel, so that he can have a reasonable and legal channel to take back the wealth and acres in their hands to the imperial court. Therefore, he must give them a certain space to gather the whole clan and give them a certain political space. Although he has given a certain autonomous area, the space given is limited. If the lower-class Huns want to survive, they must either rely on the Hun nobles or go out to do corvee labor for Liu Tai.

By letting the lower-class Huns do corvee work and allowing them to communicate with the Han people, even Liu Tai would reveal to them intentionally or unintentionally that as long as they became Han people, they would sooner or later enjoy the land equalization system and the military system, and have their own land. .

And they, the lower-class people of the Huns, even if they work hard all their lives, can only continue to work as corvees and cannot have the same living security as the Han people, and they will eventually return to the cages of the so-called autonomous regions and be exploited by the Huns aristocrats.

After all, as the power in the hands of the Xiongnu nobles is reduced and even restricted to the autonomous region, the internal strife within the autonomous region will inevitably intensify. This will definitely not be a good thing for the Huns at the bottom.

Because they have seen the brilliant light outside, and then returned to the gloomy darkness. How many people can endure it!

When they asked the court from the bottom of their hearts: "We are all the people of the Han people, why are the foreigners treated differently from the Han people?"

The imperial court said no. The Han people treated everyone equally. As for why the foreigners did not enjoy the equal land system and the military system, it was because you, the foreigners, had regional autonomy. We Han people should respect the cultural traditions of the foreigners and would not interfere.

Either you personally break away from your nation and become a member of the Han nationality, or you have to deal with your Hungarian aristocrats...

All in all, Liu Tai needs a relatively stable environment to educate the lower-class people of foreign races and let them conflict with the old nobles.

When the time comes, I will find an opportunity to bury the old nobles and divide their land, and the so-called ethnic autonomous regions will naturally be gone.

As the saying goes, you must give what you expect before you take it. Compared with other aliens, Liu Tai can hold a knife in one hand and a sweet date in the other, either beheading or being a dog.

But the Xiongnu is a bit special. Whether Liu Yuan himself is a Xiongnu, or the forces he left behind chose to surrender to him, even if he wants to eradicate the roots, he must have a suitable reason. After all, he is not a foreigner, and he must have a reason to kill. , I can be ruthless, but I cannot be tyrannical.

Therefore, although Liu Tai had absolute military power at this time, he still needed to consider his own interests and the power of other parties when handling the surrender of Zhao State, which made Liu Tai quite busy.

When Chu Hui came to Chang'an from Luoyang and took over these matters, Liu Tai finally had some time to breathe.

Finally, this kind of life lasted for more than a month, and then the business system was gradually straightened out.

And Liu Tai was finally able to summon a group of civil servants under his command to start discussing the strategic goals for the next stage.

Liu Tai took a sip of milk tea with sugar and a sip of refreshments. He looked at Chu Hui, Zhang Song, Xi Jian, Wen Qiao, Xi Canjun, Chen Yuanda, Yang Man, Gou Chun, Meng Dong and others in front of him. My favorite tea and pastries are all placed on my desk.

Liu Tai said to everyone: "Now that we have successfully conquered Chang'an and completed the inheritance of Emperor Guangwen's legacy, we must not slack off. We still aim to restore the Han Dynasty and unify the world. If you have any opinions or suggestions, please feel free to speak out. For further information."

Zhang Song stood up and saluted, saying, "Since ancient times, if the name is correct, then the words must be obeyed, and the people's aspirations can be moved by Mount Tai. My great ancestor Buyi eliminated the violence of Qin, destroyed the oppression of Chu, and made the country the most upright. The ancestor Guangwu overturned the new Mang, and defeated Gongsun. Restore the Han Dynasty. Now that the king has conquered the nine provinces, he should restore the ancestral temple of the Han family, succeed the emperor of the Han Dynasty, denounce the cholera of the Sima family, and set the right path for the world."

When everyone heard Zhang Song's words, they all stood up and said, "I respectfully invite the King of Han to succeed to the throne and inherit the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Tai looked at the group of guys speaking in unison, waved his hands and said, "Sit down, everyone, sit down.

I think inheriting the throne is just a matter of words, but this matter is important, and Pei Jingsi needs to sort out the relevant procedures and prepare the corresponding materials.

Then I asked Guo Pu to calculate an auspicious day for me. As for the three concessions and the yellow robe, I was spared.

Who else in the world would be better off than me for the position of the Son of Heaven!

Let’s sit down and continue talking about the next development strategy! "

When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they all sat down again, but their hearts were boiling. This was considered a success in persuading them to join. It was difficult to calm down for a while, but no one stood up to propose strategies.

Chu Hui came forward at this moment and said: "Your Majesty has the heart to unify the mountains and rivers, and we have the ambition to surpass the sages. Now your Majesty occupies nine states in the world, only Zhang Mao from Liangzhou, Li Xiong from Shu, and the Sima clan who occupies Jingyang. The other princes are not worth mentioning."

"Yeah!" Liu Tai nodded when he heard Chu Hui's words and said to Chu Hui, "What Mou Yuan said is exactly what I want."

Chu Hui continued: "Zhang Mao is the successor of Zhang Er, the king of Changshan. He is an elegant man, ambitious and capable of solving major issues. After the Yongjia Rebellion, the Zhang family stationed in Qinzhou to protect the country and abide by the ministerial principles. He is a hero of the Han nationality. We should try our best to protect them." Recruit him and appease Liangzhou!

Li Xiong of Shu emptied himself and loved his people, selected talents and appointed capable people, simplified punishments and laws, emphasized teaching and establishing schools, and despised corvee and despised gifts. However, he was not able to control his talents. Although he was brought together by fate and relied on natural dangers, he was no match for the Han Dynasty.

As for the Sima clan in the south of the Yangtze River, let's first see if he can solve Wang Dun's troubles before we surrender Liangzhou and destroy Li Cheng. If it still can't be solved, then the army will march south, and Jiankang will definitely be defeated in one battle!

If we want to destroy the Sima clan, we need to capture Shu first. If we want to destroy Li Xiong, we need to capture Liangzhou first. This is a stable strategy! "

The current situation began to become clear with Chu Hui's words.

Everyone nodded and agreed with such a strategy.

There was no way, this strategy was the Jin Dynasty's strategy to end the Three Kingdoms. It was so close to this era, so as soon as Chu Hui said it, everyone understood it immediately.

Liu Tai thought thoughtfully after hearing Chu Hui's words, nodded and said, "It's indeed good, let's use this as a foundation, and you can continue to add to it!"

After looking at each other, Wen Qiao was the first to speak:

"If the goal is to surrender Zhang Mao, I am afraid that Your Majesty will need to restore the Han Dynasty first. It is justifiable to recruit and surrender the heroes of the Han Dynasty in this way.

Secondly, our army needs to clear out the bandits in Liangzhou, including small princes like Chen An, as well as Di leaders such as Yang Nandi. Only by clearing out these bandits one by one can we demonstrate the power of our Han army.

After that, he would send envoys to show his benevolence and righteousness, or conquer cities and territories to show his might and virtue. If Zhang Mao can really solve major problems, he will definitely surrender! "

"Indeed, does that mean we need to use both kindness and power against Zhang Mao..." Liu Tai nodded thoughtfully.

To be honest, Liu Tai didn't understand Zhang Mao very well, but think about it since the Yongjia Rebellion, anyone who can separate one side has either proclaimed himself king or emperor, or acted unscrupulously, but internal security guards like Zhang Mao There are really very few people who resist foreigners.

Under such circumstances, Liu Tai really didn't want to kill Zhang Mao if he had a choice.

Liu Tai took a deep breath and said, "That means we need to rest for a while!"

When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they looked at each other and nodded fiercely. They should have rested long ago.

"Since you are recuperating, then leave it to me to formulate the strategy!" Liu Tai said, took a sip of tea, then turned to his valet and said, "Go and deliver the stack of information in the drawer of my study. come over."

The waitress nodded to Liu Tai and quickly brought a stack of drawings over. Liu Tai flipped through the drawings and picked out three drawings.

Then Liu Tai said: "The next step should be to implement governance centered on Chang'an and Luoyang. In addition to implementing the land equalization system and the government army system, as well as the upcoming spring plowing, there are two projects that must be built immediately.

The first canal from Luoyang to Xingyang has already begun. This is related to whether materials from both sides of the Yellow River can be transported smoothly to Luoyang. This matter is naturally the top priority.

With the construction of this canal, the second road from Chang'an to Luoyang needs to be fully repaired.

If necessary, I will use the excess steel to build a galloping road from Chang'an to Luoyang, so that the horses will not stop when they start galloping, so as to help Luoyang's materials be transported to Chang'an as quickly as possible! "

Everyone fell silent when they heard Liu Tai's words. They knew very well that whichever force Liu Tai wanted to attack, he always had to set up a supply line behind him first, so that when fighting the opponent, it would look like one city was connected to another. A city competes, but in fact, behind this city is a whole big man.

When there is a river, Liu Tai places his thoughts on the river. But when there is no river, Liu Tai places his thoughts on building roads. Liu Tai is still the same Liu Tai, practicing his own art of war in his own way. !

Chu Hui watched Liu Tai take out three chapters of drawings, but only opened two, and couldn't help but ask, "What is your majesty's third project?"

"I want to build a sky road from Chang'an to Hanzhong, which can span the entire Qinling Mountains, so that Chang'an can quickly reach Hanzhong, thereby strengthening the connection between Hanzhong and Chang'an!"

After Liu Tai finished speaking, he saw everyone looking at him dumbfounded. Obviously, everyone thought Liu Tai was crazy!

Liu Tai looked at everyone, coughed a few times and said, "What are you doing looking like this? How can such a thing be carried out during a war? Even if I want to waste money, it is not a waste of money!"

Hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It's good that their majesty still understands the priorities of things!

Liu Tai continued, "However, when I propose this sky road project, I need to complete the preparatory work first, that is, build the plank road first, and then ask Guo Pu to come over and survey the entire map, and then calculate how much food is needed! "

When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they felt more or less like fainting, but in the end they didn't say anything more.

Whether Liu Tai wants to build this so-called Heavenly Road or not, it will definitely have to wait until after unification.

We will find ways to stop this kind of thing later. There is no need to fight with Liu Tai now!

"Your Majesty wants to rebuild the plank road!" Xi Jian couldn't help but ask.

"To be more precise, I want to build a plank road openly and secretly attack Chencang!" Liu Tai pointed at the map and sighed: "Otherwise, this road in Hanzhong would be really difficult!"

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Everyone couldn't help but get excited when they heard Liu Tai's words.

"We choose a road, build plank roads, and build warehouses. It would be better if we can attract Li Xiong's army to take action.

But none of this is important, the only goal is to attract the other party's attention to us.

By the way, there is also a mountain troop in Chencang that practices climbing diligently. I think Li Xiong's attention will be attracted to them. "

When Liu Tai said this, he pointed at Zhang Mao and said, "This is the real surprise army. As long as Zhang Mao surrenders, there will naturally be a Qishan Road directly leading to Hanzhong. As long as we successfully establish a bridgehead in Hanzhong, we can win In Shu, it’s much simpler!”

When everyone heard Liu Tai's entire strategy of attacking Hanzhong, they immediately understood what Liu Tai meant. They looked at each other, and each of them felt that as long as Liu Tai didn't focus on some crazy spectacle, the tactics he had come up with would be great. The strategies are simple and clear, and the right and wrong are in harmony.

After all, no one would have thought that Qishan Road, which is now completely out of Liu Tai's hands, would eventually be chosen by Liu Tai as a surprise weapon against Hanzhong County!

(End of this chapter)