Jiang Wan frowned, sighed silently, and was a little helpless. All he could do was give Lai Wei a look and tell him not to act rashly. Walking into the gate of Xiangguan, from the looks of those barbarian generals, Jiang Wan knew that this meal tonight was not very delicious, but he didn't expect the conflict to be so fast and so intense.

He was already very cautious.

The plan he is proposing now is Zhuge Liang's plan to govern Nanzhong, which can be said to take care of the interests of all parties, especially for Wei Ba himself, and also take care of the interests of the Lingling family. He thought that Wei Ba would be very happy to accept this condition, but the result was still much beyond his estimate.

So far, whether it is Cao Wei, Sun Wu, or even Shu Han, the means of governing the barbarians are almost the same. Either it is a fetter, that is, it is governed by barbarians, and the head of the tribe only needs to submit nominally and pay a little symbolic tax, and all other affairs are governed by the tribal leader. When the conditions are ripe, officials will be dispatched to govern, and the barbarians will be turned into households and people, and the management will be carried out according to the method of managing the Han people, and taxes and forced labor will be levied and paid in accordance with the regulations. If you can take this step, it will be a leap forward. Once it is decided to do so, it must be quite well prepared, otherwise if these people flee again, the local governor will be responsible, and the empire will also suffer a lot of reputational damage, and those who preside over these affairs will be criticized by public opinion, and even dismissed.

So usually, from the central to the local, they are not enthusiastic about the great cause of turning razing into summer, that is, they pay lip service. There are not many people who are really willing to put in the effort to do it, because the benefits are too small and the risks are too great.

Since the establishment of peace, the world has been in turmoil, and the population has suffered great losses, and the conscription of barbarian Qianghu has become a last resort supplementary means for all countries. Cao Wei wanted to levy Wuhuan and Xianbei people as cavalry, Sun Wu wanted to levy Shanyue as soldiers, and the main direction of Shu Han's levy was Xiqiang and Nanban. After Zhuge Liang conquered Nanzhong, he conscripted strong people as soldiers, like the Qingqiang Five Divisions and the Wudang Flying Army. The thin ones were distributed among the great tribes. In exchange for their support.

Sun Wu did the same, but the magnitude was greater, and now about half of Wu's army is Shanyue.

The strong are soldiers, and the weak are the people. This was the measure taken by the Central Plains Dynasty to compensate for the loss of population. As a faithful executor of Zhuge Liang's policy. Jiang Wan's doing this is beyond reproach. There are precedents to follow, and the interests of all parties are also taken care of. Generally speaking, even the weaker ones who have been assigned to the tribes to do their work. Life is also better than in the mountains, although they have some complaints, they will not resist, unless they encounter the kind of inhuman family master, the exploitation is too ruthless, they will rise up to resist, and then flee into the mountains.

It's a pity that Jiang Wan doesn't know enough about the situation in front of him, if it weren't for Wei Ba, a god general, to support the barbarians, the barbarians might have reluctantly accepted his plan, and maybe they would be grateful to him, just as the people of Nanzhong were grateful to Zhuge Liang. But now that Wei Ba is in Jingzhou, the conditions he promised are better than the plan he is proposing now, how can the barbarians be willing to accept his plan.

He can't say that this plan is bad, only that it is not good enough.

In the face of the fierce opposition of the barbarians, although Jiang Wan did not mess up, he did not take more countermeasures. He turned his gaze to Wei Ba: "What does the general think of this plan?" ”

Wei Ba stood up and pressed his hand down slightly. The barbarian generals who were about to fight and kill just now suddenly became honest and looked at Wei Ba respectfully. Wei Ba said with some displeasure: "Whether Jiang's plan to join the army is good or not, you can discuss it, you can make suggestions, what's the matter if you draw your sword at every turn?" If it spreads, won't people laugh at me for not governing the army strictly? It seems that after the year, I will have to send you to the academy to learn some rules. Don't sit down yet! ”

"Whoa." All the generals responded with a bang and re-seated one after another.

Wei Ba turned to Jiang Wan and said apologetically: "Mr. Gongyan, these are rough people, don't worry about them." ”

Jiang Wan smiled without changing his face: "Does the general have any opinion on this plan?" ”

Wei Ba was silent, Liao Li stood up, and said with a smile: "General, let me say a few words first." ”

Wei Ba nodded and sat back down. He is self-aware, he knows that he has an empty stomach and good intentions, but in theory it is too far behind. Jiang Wan came prepared, if he used a little sage scripture as a theoretical background, he would definitely be blind, so it was better to let Liao Li deal with him.

"Gongyan, following the old example of the prime minister, there was no problem. However, at this time and at that time, it is probably not appropriate to copy the handling method of Nanzhong in Jingzhou. After all, Jingzhou is not Nanzhong, don't you say? ”

Jiang Wan said lightly: "Gongyuan has made outstanding achievements in Jiaozhou, I was about to ask Gongyuan for advice, and today I just took this opportunity to listen to Gao Ming." ”

"I can't talk about it, but it just changes with the times." Liao Li calmly accepted Jiang Wan's compliment, pointed to the barbarian generals who were already seated, but their eyes were still fierce, and said: "The prime minister governs Nanzhong because there is chaos in Nanzhong, and the prime minister sends troops to quell the rebellion, and those who serve the soldiers and the people are all prisoners, and it is not too much to deal with them." However, the more than 40,000 people under the command of the general were not prisoners, they heard the wind and gathered under the banner of our Han, fought for the Han, and drove away the Wu people. Not only are they not prisoners, but they are also meritorious heroes, and if they are handled in the same way as Nanzhong, it will be too harsh. ”

Jiang Wan was silent. Liao Li's words made his position clear. Obviously, he wanted to speak from the standpoint of a barbarian general, and he had invisibly completely overturned his plan. According to Liao Li, it is these barbarians who have the merit, it is they who rescued those Lingling clans who were originally under the rule of the Wu people, and if they are assigned to the big clans to do tribals, it is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse.

"They were originally free in the mountains, and they went out of the mountains to help, which was called by the righteousness, but everyone had to dress and eat, when the country was in trouble, if the soldiers on the front line could not fight with peace of mind, how could they expect the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the revival of the Han Dynasty? Therefore, it is the most important thing to treat the soldiers well and stabilize the morale of the army. The plan you set should also prioritize them, not the families. ”

"Liao Jun's words are reasonable." Zhu Wu slapped the case and shouted: "If our family can't live and work in peace." How can we fight with peace of mind on the front line? People's hearts are flesh and blood, and we must judge our conscience when we do things. ”

"Yes, Liao Jun is right."

There was a chorus of echoes.

Jiang Wan was silent for a moment and arched his hand: "Then according to Gongyuan, what should the families of the counties do?" You know, they are the ones who are fully supporting the Guanzhong battlefield now. ”

"They supported the Guanzhong battlefield, and their merits can be described, of course, they can't be treated badly. I'm just talking about the precedence. Lao Tzu once said that for the sake of governing the people, we should make up for the deficiency when there is more than loss. comparatively. The mountain people who have moved out of the mountains need land even more. When allocating land, we should also favor them a little more. Liao Li laughed, walked up to the family representatives with somewhat ugly faces, and arched his hand. Look around. Laughing: "Don't worry either. As I said earlier, your merits in supporting the Guanzhong battlefield are obvious to all. Whether it is the court or the general, they will not treat you badly. Now that Jingzhou is vast and sparsely populated, there is enough land to divide it, and it will never harm your interests. ”

Those big clans looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief, but they were a little unwilling. According to Liao Li, wouldn't they be able to share the benefits?

Liao Li took the plan from Jiang Wan's hand, glanced at it briefly, and shook the paper loudly: "I have already discussed with the general, and seventy percent of the currently idle and ownerless land can meet the basic requirements of the mountain people." The remaining 30% will be distributed to the meritorious people. Of course, since the land has been allocated, you have to pay the due taxes, and this is the same for both the mountain people and you, so I don't think you will have any different opinions, right? ”

The representatives of the big clan looked at each other, although they were a little reluctant, but they couldn't say anything, who could say in front of so many people, I only want benefits, I don't want to fulfill my responsibilities? Everyone thinks about this kind of thing, but no one is embarrassed to say it.

Jiang Wan's brows furrowed even tighter. In his original plan, six parts of the unclaimed land were given to the major families, two percent were left to Wei Ba himself, and the remaining two parts were given to those meritorious generals. After the land of the major families increased, the part of the shortage of manpower was made up by the assigned parts. In this way, everyone is happy. But now Liao Li has given the seven components to the mountain people, and the wishes of the soldiers who followed Wei Ba to fight are satisfied, although the major families have not met the expected hopes, they have also gained, but Wei Ba himself has not received a little land, will Wei Ba be willing?

What does Wei Ba want to do? If he did this to buy the hearts and minds of the people, then his hand would be too big.

"Gongyuan, your plan is good, but what does the general's family rely on to live?"

"I'll leave that to myself." Wei Ba took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Although I am not talented, I have also made a contribution to size, I think Bixia will not give me any reward." So far, my home is still in Chengdu, and there is no need to build an independent manor here. As for the trilogy, I don't have many trilogies now, but there are hundreds of people, and I want to find a way to raise them. If you are so poor that you don't have anything to eat, then I'll go to your house and eat. ”

Zhu Wu and the others got up: "General, welcome." ”

"General, as long as the general is willing to appreciate his face, I will definitely take out the most haode to entertain the general."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Wei Ba spread his hands and said with a smile: "Look, my popularity is not bad, and I have a place to eat." Of course, if Mr. Gongyan takes pity on me, then please say a few kind words for me in front of the prime minister, and ask Bixia to seal me hundreds of more households, how about it? ”

Jiang Wan couldn't cry or laugh. He suddenly understood what Wei Ba meant. Wei Ba took retreat as advance and gained fame, of course the prime minister can't treat him badly, and he must be treated more favorably in the title. But Wei Ba gave the benefits he deserved to these barbarians, and these barbarians were still grateful to him? Wei Ba's troops are not many, but these tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers are not his troops, besides him, who else can command them?

Giving up the small and broad, the relics seek fame, Wei Ba's mind is not small.

Just as Jiang Wan was considering whether to accept Wei Ba's plan, a military soldier suddenly rushed in outside, he walked quickly in front of Wei Ba, and said loudly: "General, the messenger of Bixia has arrived." ”…… (To be continued......)