Chapter 2767 Divided Into Four Places

Fei Qian walked forward.

Xu Chu followed Fei Qian, smiled at Fei Zhen, shook his fist, and then raised his eyebrows in the direction of the Husband's government office.

Fei Zhen shook her head and smiled bitterly, then lowered her head obediently, walked a few steps forward, and followed Fei Qian to the meeting hall.

Feizhen has a stronger competitive spirit than ordinary children.

This is naturally Fei Qian's intentional guidance, but the competitive spirit also requires certain restraints, and this restraint is "propriety".

Etiquette comes from being knowledgeable and sensible, and being sophisticated in the world.

"Going to Meiling Village again?" Fei Qian asked as he walked.

Feizhen nodded, "Uh, let's go." 』

"Breaking in again?" Fei Qian asked.

"without. Feizhen lowered her head and said, "I want to study hard without seeing any outsiders." 』

"So you're not convinced and your preparations haven't been successful, so you want to use force?" ” Fei Qian said calmly.

Fei Zhen swallowed, "This..."

"This is a solution. Fei Qian still said calmly, "But this is what a reckless man did. Are you a reckless man?" 』

"ah? Feizhen raised her head and said loudly, "Of course not!" 』

"Um. ” Fei Qian nodded.

Fei Qian didn't say anything more after that.

Feizhen followed behind, lowering her head, thoughtfully.

Turning around the corridor, you will find the meeting hall in front of you.

Xun You, Pang Tong, and Jia Xu were already standing outside the hall, greeting each other.

Fei Qian and the other three people met the ceremony, then walked into the hall one after another, and sat down respectively for the guests and the host.

"Today's discussion," Fei Qian sat down and looked around, "The Western Region. 』

The three of them were a little silent at first.

Border issues are inevitable for almost all empires.

It seems that all feudal dynasties followed the cycle of pioneering, expanding, then busy quelling chaos, stagnating, and finally falling into a cycle of shrinking and collapse. Of course, with the advancement of science and technology, the development of the times, and the development of roads, the scope that an empire can control will become wider and wider, but this scope is not due to any better methods adopted in the empire, or to the What strategies have been improved are only passive improvements brought about by the development of productivity and the advancement of science and technology.

We can assume an extreme situation, that is, if technology never changes and productivity will not develop, does that mean that the empire will never be able to get out of such a vicious circle?

Whether or not there is a desire to expand is actually directly related to the emperor.

If an emperor himself is mediocre, then no matter how big the empire is, it will still stand still.

Among the kings of the past dynasties, the one who had ambitions and put them into practice before the present was actually not Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but Qin Shihuang. Because in fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the desert and opened up the Western Regions. It was not because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had any ambition to expand externally, but more to confront the Xiongnu. Just like the place names of Longxi, Zhangye, etc., they were to stretch out his hand and wave. Both fists are convenient for beating Huns. The expedition to Yelang Kingdom may also have the idea of ​​​​expanding the territory, but I believe it is more because I heard that Yelang Kingdom is very rich, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was short of money at that time.

After the Han Dynasty, he was not short of money and very ambitious, but it was Yang Guang who killed himself. He dug canals and conquered Goguryeo three times, which eventually led to widespread dissatisfaction in the country, and was finally replaced by Li Tang. However, the purpose of Yang Guang's expedition is not that simple...

They got things done despite having no money, but it was the Yuan Dynasty that failed to get it done. Regardless of how the Golden Horde is calculated, at least at the time of the Yuan Dynasty, its economic conditions and production levels were undoubtedly more backward than those in the Central Plains, and its production system and political model were also rougher. But as far as It happened that such a more backward and relatively barbaric political system was able to conquer the Song Dynasty, which had higher productivity and technological levels at that time. This shows that in fact, economy and productivity are not the most important reasons that restrict the expansion of an empire.

Therefore, in fact, for China, the most important factor that failed to embark on the route of external conquest was still "people".

"Since Xiaowu, the Han Dynasties have been at odds with each other about the interests of the Western Regions, especially after Xiaoguangwu..."

Fei Qian started talking, then suddenly stopped, and then couldn't help but glance above himself. Because when Fei Qian was speaking just now, a strange feeling seemed to rise in his heart, as if the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty since Guangwu were suddenly around, either listening or glaring angrily, which made Fei Qian feel a little agitated. Hairy feeling.

"Ahem..." Fei Qian coughed twice and stopped talking about what happened to the emperor after Guangwu. "The difficulties in the Western Regions are not caused by the soldiers, but they are actually caused by people." What do you think? But please speak up. 』

The problem of the Western Regions, or the border problem.

In fact, not only the Han Dynasty, but all dynasties will face this problem.

Jia Xu laughed twice and said, "If it is easy, it is extremely easy. Just send some officials to seize Lu Fengxian's military power and take him to the capital." 』

Pang Tongyi looked aside and said, "Why should Wen He test?" The Lord has called you and me here to find a long-term strategy. If it is just to solve the immediate crisis, even mediocre people know this method, so why bother to elaborate. 』

Xun You nodded and said, "The changes in the Western Regions are both within and outside the Western Regions." Observing the gains and losses of a place is the first in the world. Lu Fengxian boasted that he had no ruler, and he despised the law, so he deserved this disaster. But throughout the ages, is Lu Fengxian the only one? What about Uncle Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period? Isn't it widely known? The result is not regrettable but sighing? However, it is like this now! 』

Jia Xu laughed and said, "In that case, there is no need to talk about ordinary strategies... Hehe, we might as well talk about it today, Zheng Bo has so many stories!" 』

In the Spring and Autumn Period, some people can see power, desire, and indulgence in it. Some people see military and government affairs, but some people only want to sleep.

The Eastern Han Dynasty's method of dealing with issues in the Western Regions was actually basically the same as that of other subsequent feudal dynasties.

Do you really just change it and that’s it?

Obviously, not really.

So in the final analysis, why is it that even if we change people, even if we change everyone from top to bottom, inside and out, there are still people who continue to succeed us again and again?

In fact, it is very simple. People have changed, but the authority has not.

People have changed, but the system has not.

Failure to fundamentally solve the problem means treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, and weeds will grow again.

Some people take it for granted that as long as there are political commissars in the army, it can be arranged just like Big Bear. But in fact, Big Bear has used his personal experience and many examples to illustrate that political commissars are not omnipotent, and political commissars can also be corrupt and rebellious. …

"Things on the frontier need to be handled with extreme caution. If you are too restrained, your orders will not be fulfilled and military affairs will not be smooth. Xun You said, "If you let it go, it will be easy to give birth to someone like Lu Fengxian. If the bridle is missing, it will be a disaster." Therefore, the more remote the situation, the more direct supervision is needed. Although the general has the power to deal with the situation temporarily, he needs to report it afterwards. If this can be done with caution, disaster will be avoided. 』

Xun You's suggestion is to restrict the authority of external generals, at least after they act, they must report for review.

When the general is out, military orders are not obeyed.

This is an old saying.

This sentence is originally because the information transmission is not smooth, so the frontline generals must have a relatively high degree of freedom, and the frontline combat information is ever-changing. If it is based on a certain feudal dynasty in later generations, any battle strategies and combat modes will not change. It is decided by the civil servants at the rear, or by the ingenious plan formulated by the monarch. It cannot be opened until a certain time. This method imposes strong constraints on the generals, but the consequences are even more terrible.

For the Western Regions, or issues similar to the Western Regions, it is natural to require restraint and control, but the blind pursuit of restraint and control of military generals will inevitably constrain China's progress.

Therefore, Xun You's suggestion is to give generals a certain degree of freedom, but generals must report after exercising their authority, in order to limit the disorderly expansion of certain generals and the confusion of laws.

Pang Tong nodded and said, "What Gongda said is true. However, there are also Zhiyin supervisors in the Western Regions, and there are many cases of omissions and hidden reports. In my opinion, it would be better to split it up. Too much authority will lead to confusion. The Western Region is huge and can be divided into four lanes: east, west, north and south, with captains stationed there, and a guard to control the captains in all directions..."

Pang Tong felt that the reporting and review system was not enough. For generals and colleges abroad, these generals and colleges had too much power and needed to split their authority.

This was also the strategy used by the Han Dynasty to deal with local tyrants, and it was the experience of reducing vassal states, and Fei Qian is also doing this now, such as the newly built governing agencies, local inspection systems, etc.

Pang Tong believed that the Zhiyin Prison had been set up in the Western Regions, but it did not play its due role. In many cases, the officials in the Zhiyin Prison had little power and were in marginal areas, so they were more or less dawdling. Appearing, coupled with the murder of officials who had the courage to report it, they were afraid of trouble, closing their eyes and pretending that nothing happened. Therefore, asking local personnel to take the initiative to report the matter will not have much effect at certain times. It is better to divide the authority directly. Just like Zhuge Liang divided Nanzhong into three counties in Nanzhong. In this way, Nanzhong naturally reduced the risk that one powerful family could control the place, which strengthened the stability of the Nanzhong region.

Pang Tong felt that the method adopted by Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang in Nanzhong should be considered...

Jia Xu, who was on the side, had some different opinions. He stroked his beard and said slowly: "What you said is indeed reasonable." If there are no external enemies to worry about, this strategy is not bad. However...if the power is divided, the army must be divided. The land of the Western Region is vast and sparsely populated. If you station more troops, it will be wasteful, and if you station less, you will be exhausted. Only by uniting the troops can you win. If you divide them, you will suffer defeat and chaos. Over time, you will have different ideas. When the time comes, There will be chaos. If a certain strategy can be used to control chaos, why bother to prevent it? Just like if you don’t leave your old house, where can you build a new one? 』

Jia Xu, the foreman of Longxi, obviously benefited a lot from the series of incidents in Longyou and gained considerable experience. For Jia Xu, it is not his character to touch the outside and mend the inside. He prefers to directly tear down, completely destroy the original production ownership relationships, and then rebuild a better building system among the ruins.

In a simple word, the big hammer is eighty and the small hammer is forty!

As for the dust, gravel, etc. during the reconstruction and decoration process, Jia Xu said that it is not a problem.

Jia Xu also talked about his intelligence collection on Guishang and An'an over the past period of time, and then he also said that he could use the chaos in the Western Regions to lure An'an Guishang into the situation, and then give them a heavy blow in the Western Regions...

Jia Xu was very excited when he spoke, but Xun You on the side kept rubbing his forehead after hearing this. Thanks to Xun You's patience, he waited until Jia Xu had finished speaking and then said to Jia Xu: "Jia Shijun, If we really want to fight against Kushan, where will the people and property needed come from? 』

Let’s not talk about whether it can be demolished. At least when hiring workers, you need to pay money and food first. Otherwise, how can you demolish a Guishang home if you don’t even have workers?

Jia Xu laughed and said, "It comes from the Western Regions!" The countries in the Western Region have accumulated over several generations to support one war. Even if it happens twice more, it won't hurt! 』

Jia Xu took out a volume from his sleeve, which marked the size of each kingdom in the Western Regions, as well as Jia Xu's estimate of its treasury. Looking at the thick and colorful handwriting on the book, and the number of relevant markings, you can know Jia Xu coveted the wealth accumulated by the countries in the Western Regions, maybe not for a day or two...

"The current situation in the Western Region is like that of Yelang in the past. This is the policy left by Wen You. ” Jia Xu continued, “The Hu people in the Western Regions all have different hearts and minds, and most of them have their hearts set on the Han. In the past, Liu Lu and Feng were sent to the Western Regions first, that is, if they were available, they would be used; if they were not available, they would be cleared. Now Lu Fengxian is arrogant and insists on his own way. It is time to clean up the Western Region. 』

Jia Xu seemed to say it in an understatement, but the iron-blood smell contained in it was faintly permeating the conference hall.

Regarding the attitudes of the Hu people, Jia Xu and Li Ru are basically the same. Only the Hu people who surrender and obey orders can be driven with their lives, while those who are unwilling will be killed. Just execute him...

Li Ru and Jia Xu would not frown if they killed ten thousand, or one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand.

"Brother Wenyou sent people to inquire many times when he was still alive..." Jia Xu paused, seeming to be remembering something, and then continued, "The power of Guishan is no less than that of the Han Dynasty. Although he lives in separate places, There may be a battle! Instead of hastily reacting at that time, it is better to lead his troops, work hard, and compete in the Western Regions! 』

"What's more, Guishuang, after the rest, especially Da Qin! Jia Xu said in a deep voice, "Therefore, matters in the Western Regions should be considered both internally and externally." One battle is all it takes to get rid of worries. 』

At Fei Qian's signal, the Guishang-related information brought back by Jia Xu was also distributed to Xun You and Pang Tong and passed on to each other.

Among these materials, some are relevant information collected through contact with the Anhui people of Kushan, and some are narrated after sending personnel there and returning. The two aspects are compared with each other. No matter what kind of information it is, it proves that there is also a powerful empire to the west of the Han Dynasty, which is even as powerful as the Xiongnu...

Fei Qian did not deliberately exaggerate these contents, nor did he correct some of the descriptions. On the one hand, Fei Qian actually did not have complete information about Kushan and Anxi and other countries in this era. Wrong? On the other hand, Fei Qian must also encourage this kind of proactive behavior of collecting information from neighboring countries. He cannot be like Braid Chao and say that all the barbarians around the country are in trouble.

How long did Kushan, Anxi and other countries last and when did they decline? Fei Qian was not very impressed at these points in time.

But one thing seems to be certain, that is, these countries established in Central Asia do not know whether it is limited by the level of productivity or other reasons, which makes it difficult for these countries to cross the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions and invade the Central Plains region. .

On the contrary, the tribes in the snowy desert areas adjacent to the Central Plains have had a profound influence on the Chinese regime in the Central Plains, and have always been the external enemies of the Chinese feudal dynasty.

Rome, known as the Great Qin, was actually in chaos at this point in time.

It seems that because they are almost at the same latitude, whether it is the Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty, or the Guishang Anxi, it is actually due to climate change that the nomads from the north invade south, coupled with the internal Zhuanghe Harvests were reduced due to climate changes, which triggered a series of major problems in people's livelihood and governance, and the entire empire began to fall apart.

However, the centipede will never die. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, it took twenty or thirty years for the Central Plains' national power to be emptied, leading to the Five Husbands' chaos in China. Therefore, it is completely impossible for Fei Qian to say that in the future, these countries When it comes to the Central Plains, he really can't beat this for sure.

For China's feudal dynasty, once they lost the motivation to move outward, they would be inwardly involved. After all, as an agricultural nation in the Central Plains, it is very necessary to remain vigilant and curious about the outside world.

The Chinese people who only know how to farm and cannot hold weapons have suffered too much.

This must change.

Therefore, Fei Qian did not tell Jia Xu and others that it was impossible for the enemy to cross the Western Regions and fail to reach the Central Plains. Instead, he quietly watched the three of them look at the relevant information.

Among the three people's strategies, Xun You is the most moderate, Jia Xu is the most intense, and Pang Tong is among the two. But can strategies only be carried out according to these three levels?

Fei Qian felt that Xun You, Jia Xu and Pang Tong seemed to have missed something.

And this missed issue is what Fei Qian wants to focus on.

"By the way, Zhen'er," Fei Qian turned to Fei Zhen who was listening behind him and said, "Go and get the "Theory of Four Places" that you wrote some time ago and ask your three uncles for some pointers... 』

Feizhen was stunned for a moment, "Huh?" 』

"Ah for what? It’s the article you wrote before about strategies for border areas, raw areas, developed areas, and Han areas..." Fei Qian waved his hand, "It’s in my study..."

Feizhen suddenly understood, then stood up and left happily.

Xun You and the other three looked at each other and couldn't help but ponder...