Chen An asked, "Old minister, is it as simple as appeasing the patriarchs of various tribes?" ”

Yang Fan said: "Actually, Lao Chen thinks that those small tribes don't have to care about them, at that time there were only one hundred and ten people in a tribe, and now Lao Chen doesn't know the situation, if the small tribe is still that scale, but don't care." As long as a few big patriarchs are taken care of, this thing will be done. ”

Chen An didn't expect that Yang Fan, the oldest among them, turned out to be the one who knew the most about the situation in Xi.

Yang Fan continued: "Lao Chen remembers that at that time, the emperor of the previous dynasty thought about taking over the land of Xiyan. And there are several patriarchs who are willing. Income in the Dahua Dynasty, which means that the land of Xiyun is the territory of the Dahua Dynasty, and the people there will be as rich as the people of the Dahua Dynasty, and their lives will be good. And years of strife will disappear.

Of course, at that time, there were also a few tribes who did not agree with the Ghost Dahua Dynasty. But if the emperor at that time had given an order, those voices would have blocked the general trend of submission. It's just a pity that the emperor and the court at that time were worried that the Jin Dynasty in the north would have opinions, so the matter was stopped. At that time, there was also Li Yue who also wanted to be incorporated into the Dahua Dynasty.

At that time, Sijon had already been occupied by the Tatars. Li Yue was exposed to the iron hooves of the Tarslavs and was in danger of destroying the country. They wanted to merge with the Dahua Dynasty in exchange for the security of the Dahua Dynasty. However, the emperor at the time still rejected the proposal. Until the Tatar slaves took down Liyue, the Cui family also became a puppet emperor.

However, the Great Chinese Dynasty became a dilemma surrounded on three sides by Tatar slaves. If it was true at the beginning, if Xiyu and Liyue were included in the territory of the Dahua Dynasty, the three-sided encirclement would not have been formed. And because of the expansion of their territory, it will also bring a lot of inconvenience to the invasion of the Tatars. Perhaps, the Dahua Dynasty will be saved. ”

Saying that, Yang Fan smiled and said: "Of course, there is no regret medicine in the world, and now Lao Chen is just an afterthought." At that time, Lao Chen didn't see this step, but he just thought that it would be a burden to include Xiyu and Liyue. When the time comes, it is not cost-effective to divide troops to protect them.

Unexpectedly, things are not at all as imagined. Thinking about it now, at that time, there was really a buffer between Liyue and the Tars, and the Dahua Dynasty might really be able to survive. Ay! I won't mention the previous things, but now, the old minister admires His Majesty's strategy very much. If we can report that Xixuan and Liyue will take it, then our Huahan will be in the embarrassing situation of being surrounded by Tatar slaves on three sides.

Moreover, we have expanded our territory and laid a good geopolitical foundation for a full-scale war with the Tatars in the future. Defeat the Tarnons is just around the corner. ”

Yang Fan said so much, Wu is nothing more than saying that Liu Yong's strategy is correct. In fact, there is no need to discuss this point. But since Yang Fan said it, then everyone will talk about it again. And some ministers who didn't understand didn't understand the importance of Liu Yong's strategy at this time.

After discussing for a while, Chen An asked Yang Fan again, he had been a former imperial envoy and had a certain understanding of diplomatic relations.

"Old minister, what do you think can be done to appease the patriarchs of those tribes?" He asked.

Yang Fan thought for a while and said, "Your Excellency, in fact, according to the previous method of being an envoy, you have to promise them some benefits. People are like this, can't they afford to be early? ”

Chen An nodded, frowned and thought about it, and then asked, "Then what does the old minister think is good for promising them?" ”

Yang Fan also thought about it and said, "Your Excellency, it stands to reason that fiefdom is the best plan. It's just that His Majesty wants to control the entire Xiyan Land in his own hands, and this fiefdom strategy is absolutely impossible. If you want to appease them, you have to think of something else. ”

After Yang Fan finished speaking, the audience was silent, thinking about a question, what benefits to give those patriarchs, so that they would be willing to enter the arms of Hua Han.

But this is really hard to think about, after all, you can't use land, and the gold and silver patriarchs may not look down on it.

The brains of the ministers are also incomprehensible.

In the end, Guan Chao of the Shenji Gate stood up and said, "Prime Minister, in my opinion, it is better to give nothing." If you don't obey, you will use a big stick. ”

That's an astonishing statement.

The ministers were all stunned.

After a while, Chen An asked, "Guan Chao, tell me more specifically." How to fight this big stick. ”

Guan Chao said: "Prime Minister, ministers, Guan thinks that if we blindly think about how to appease them, we will let those patriarchs take our handle. In the end, it is likely that even if they are given territory, they will not be satisfied. In that case, we will be in a passive situation.

Therefore, I thought that we should use a strong wrist to make them submit, and then give a reward, which is called giving a big stick first, and then a sweet date. In this way, they will obediently submit to our Majesty in the future. ”

After Guan Chao's words were finished, everyone was stunned. And this time, the ministers didn't think Guan Chao's words were amazing, but seemed to think that what he said also made some sense.

Chen An nodded and said, "Guan Chao, you sit down first." He glanced at all the ministers. He also said, "You all express your opinions, come up with a few plans, and finally let Your Majesty decide." ”

The ministers immediately began to discuss.

Chen An waited for the result of their discussion, he stood up and walked back and forth in the hall, thinking about this question in his mind. Obviously, Guan Chao's proposal is a solution, but it is a little too tough and too sharp. Chen An knows that it is better to be soft politically.

But whether this soft was effective against those fierce patriarchs of the various tribes in Xi, so Guan Chao's proposal swirled in his mind again.

The ministers imagined a swarm of flies, and the buzzing of the chatter seemed to break the roof of the hall.

Chen An felt that the time was almost up, so he sat back in the first place.

He said, "Ladies and gentlemen, now tell me about your proposal!" ”

Yang Fan said first: "Prime Minister, the suggestion of our household department is to take out a small piece of land in our Middle Earth and distribute it to them. Let them live in Middle-earth from now on, so that they will not be able to control the affairs of Middle-earth, and they will just enjoy the blessings of Middle-earth. ”

Chen An said: "Okay, then please ask the household department to draw up a specific plan, such as taking out our piece of land, how to give it, etc., all of which must be clearly written." ”

"Yes, the old minister wrote it down." Yang Fan said.

Chen An looked at the ministers of the other departments and asked, "What about you?" What's proposed? ”

Wang Qing of the Ministry of Rites said: "We think it is better to let them disband, build a palace for them in the land of Xi, and give them a certain amount of gold and silver. "I want to talk about "Song Gui of the Financial Empire" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~