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Shui Ling timidly walked out and saluted Lu Ren, Lu Ren saw Shui Ling for the first time, looked up and down for a long time, looked around again, turned his back and said: "I want to have a few private words with Shi Zai, everyone please go to the post house to rest first." Shizai, Yi'er, come with me! Old Man Huang, come too. ”

Everyone dispersed for the time being, and only Lu Ren and a few of them were left in the house, and others naturally didn't know what they were talking about. In short, Meng Shu and the others don't know what the final result will be for the time being. Among them, the most nervous were Shui Ling and Meng Huo and his wife, because this conversation between Lu Ren's master and apprentice was likely to affect the future fate of their clan.

Let's not talk about these first, just say that the next day, Lu Ren invited Meng Shu and them to the banquet to discuss, and after talking, they talked about the affairs of Nanzhong.

"Patriarchs, I don't want an inch of your land in Nanzhong. I want to say that it was originally a land that has been passed down from generation to generation by your native tribes, and even if I send troops to occupy it, it will not actually do me any good, because then there will be endless wars and battles with you, and in the end, everyone will not have a good life, so why bother?

"But don't forget that I'm a businessman, and I don't do anything at a loss, so I'm saying this clearly just to give you peace of mind. Let's put it this way, I hope to maintain a good relationship with your various ethnic groups, so that everyone will not offend each other in the land, so that everyone can live well with each other, what do you think? ”

Meng Shu and the others agreed without thinking about it, because it would be too cost-effective to calculate this account.

Lu Ren continued: "I will still send the craftsmen who will be provided to you and teach you how to farm and handicraft, this is the original agreement between us. But I've done so much for you, so I'll put forward one more condition...... I want Jianning County, which is under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou! ”

Lu Ren said this sentence without being angry, and Meng Shu, Zhu Rong, and several other patriarchs such as the Golden Ring Sanjie all widened their eyes and looked at each other. exchanged a few glances with each other, and finally Zhu Rong opened his mouth: "Lu Yizhou, if you want this Jianning County to send troops to fight, what does it have to do with our tribes?" ”

"Of course it does."

Lu Ren smiled at everyone, instructed the attendant to take a map of Nanzhong University and spread it out in the hall, and explained to everyone: "Jianning County is located between Nanban, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou, and it was originally under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou, but after Liu Yan entered Shu, he sent troops to capture it. Shi Xie did not know that the military was unable to fight back, and after befriending me, he once mentioned this matter to me. Shijiaozhou is a good friend of mine, he asked me for help, and I had to do something. ”

After saying this, Lu Ren picked up the teacup to replenish some water, and the Southern Barbarian Patriarchs in the hall still didn't understand what Lu Ren meant by this. Indeed, Lu Ren hasn't even gotten to the point yet, he is purely hanging everyone's appetite.

Seeing this, Lu Ren smiled casually, put down the teacup and continued, "You may still ask what you have to do with this matter, right?" In fact, it has a lot to do with it, first of all, Jianning County is between the three places, and it is originally a place where the people of my Han family and the various ethnic groups in Nanzhong live very closely. With my current military strength, it is not difficult to defeat Jianning at all, and I have not sent troops to fight because I consider that a move by my army will definitely harm the people of the Han family and the local Nanzhong tribes.

"If Jianning only has my Han people, maybe it's better to say a little bit, after falling in the city, just send a list to explain what is going on, for us Han people, it's just like our own family fighting and quarreling at home, it's not a big deal. But if it involves your Nanzhong clans, it's a different matter.

"I know that all the clans in the south have always been kind and vengeful, and you don't care about what you are fighting for. For example, if I kill you today, even if it is killed by mistake, according to the way you Nanzhong clans behave, you will definitely get this revenge back. And the Jianning I want is a stable and peaceful Jianning where the Han people and the southern and central tribes can live in harmony and reciprocity with each other, not a chaotic Jianning who has to deal with revenge and rebellion all day long. ”

Zhu Rong still shook his head and said, "Lu Yizhou, I still don't understand what you mean. ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Then let's put it simply." Take the current piece of land that you have passed down from generation to generation as an analogy, is it close to Jianning, or is it close to the address? ”

"Naturally, it's much closer to Jianning."

Lu Ren said: "In the past, it took a lot of time for you to rush to the delivery address or Guangzhou to exchange markets with me, and then you had to take great pains to transfer back the things you needed from the mutual markets, and the cost you needed on the way was not a little bit." On the other hand, I am the same here, although the summer and autumn seasons of the year will start trading in the mutual market, but I am not sure how many southern and central clans will come to the state mutual market, and how many things can be exchanged for the profit of our business.

"So you, me, and Jiaozhou all need Jianning as a trading point, you can save a lot of unnecessary expenses, and I can also grasp the amount of goods in my hands at any time, and set up a caravan of carriages and horses with a transportation capacity several times stronger than yours in a timely manner. That's good for everyone, isn't it? ”

Meng Shu and the others understood a little, and nodded yes together.

Lu Ren continued: "But the problem is that as I said earlier, Jianning County is a place where Han and barbarians live together, and it is impossible for me to move troops without hurting the innocent Nanban clans, so I will inexplicably form a lot of grudges, so Jianning will not be at peace at all." In the past, I had always strictly ordered Shizai not to intervene in the disputes between the tribes in Nanzhong, and this was exactly the case. Now the Abu clan, I also have to order the razing of the clan, because I don't want them to entangle with me in the future and cause me some trouble from time to time, so I will ...... the Abu clan Cut the grass and eradicate the roots! ”

When these four words were spoken, Lu Ren's tone suddenly became cold and piercing, which suffocated all the Nanbans.

It's just that this back-and-forth still doesn't seem to be on the topic, but Shui Ling, who was sitting next to Deng Ai, seemed to understand a little, and thoughtfully held Deng Ai's hand tightly, and sent a smile to Deng Ai.

Lu Ren saw it in his eyes, nodded to Shui Ling approvingly, and continued to explain to Meng Shu and the others: "Speaking of which, I don't want to use soldiers to fight Jianning County, but I want to use a more peaceful method to recover it and return it to Shijiao Prefecture, and if I want to do this, I need you to help me with all the patriarchs here." ”

Meng Huoqi said: "What can I help as a barbarian? ”

Lu Ren said: "Of course it can help." The only people I really make friends with among the various ethnic groups in Nanzhong now are those here, and during this time, I think only you know that I have no interest in the land of Nanzhong at all. The reason why I will send a group of craftsmen to teach you to open up the fields and cultivate is also to hope that you can have sufficient ability to cooperate with me for mutual benefit. Just imagine, the Han people and the barbarians are already suspicious of each other, if it weren't for the fact that your tribe was really poor, most of them would not have accepted my proposal to teach you farming, right? But now, do you think what I've taught you is useful? ”

Meng Huo's mouth was quick: "It's useful, of course it's useful!" What a good harvest this year, I've never seen such a good harvest! It's a pity that this battle was fought and how many ...... were ruined by the Abu clan."

Lu Ren said: "If the field is destroyed, it can be reopened, and when the grain is gone, it can be planted again, and the patriarch of Meng Huo doesn't have to mind." Now that you have returned to that fertile land, with the help of the craftsmen I sent to teach you farming and handicrafts, I believe that it will not be difficult to live a prosperous life and prosper in the future.

"And I just hope to take advantage of the Chrysostom of the Meng Won Patriarch and the fact that your tribe is gradually becoming rich and prosperous, to tell all the Nanzhong tribes in the surrounding area that I, Lu Ren, did not come to Nanban to fight and occupy land, but to sincerely come to make friends and do business with you. And if a place like Jianning County is in our hands, it is definitely much better than it is now in Liu Zhang's hands.

"Actually, what did Liu Zhang do to Jianning? As far as I know, the county governance of Jianning has long existed in name only, and it is completely some big surname clans who do whatever they want there, and the more famous one is the Yong clan. There are many tribes in Nanzhong who have to pass through Jianning when they go to the mutual market, and they will also receive a lot of offerings by the Yong clan......"

Zhu Rong said: "Lu Yizhou doesn't want my clan to fight with the Yong clan, right?" This Yong clan is much stronger than the Abu clan, and it is impossible for our clan to defeat them. ”

Lu Ren smiled and waved his hand: "Of course I don't want to fight, if I really want to fight, I should transfer troops to fight." I want to say that the Yong clan relied on its power to occupy land and forcibly occupy people in Jianning, and there were also many small tribes in Nanzhong who had to rely on the Yong clan in order to make a living. Thinking about the fact that Patriarch Meng Huo and I have recently joined forces to exterminate the Abu clan, I believe that this news will soon spread throughout Nanzhong, and it is bound to be that many small tribes whose livelihoods are difficult to protect will rush to defect. And I have no intention of taking an inch of land in Nanzhong, so these small clans will only look forward to the head of the Meng Clan......

"Let's not talk about the far, that is, the small tribes that were oppressed by the Abu clan in the past, as long as you send someone to pull them into your current tribal alliance now, you can cultivate the art of cultivation and open up fertile land together, treat each other equally, and be like a family, and there will be no more bullying and forcible worship like the Abu clan, I believe that many clans will come to you soon."

"If you stay like this for a long time, the influence will grow, and the Nanzhong clan in Jianning, who has been oppressed by the Yong clan, will also go to you. At that time, I believe that the people of Jianning will also know our style of doing things, as well as the benefits of Jianning being under the rule of Shijiaozhou, and Jianning will be able to return to Jiaozhou without blood. Next, Shijiao Prefecture will govern Jianning with peace of mind, so that the Han people and the people of Nanzhong can not only make profits in Jianning, but also save us a lot of troubles......" (To be continued.) )