Zhuge Liang's thoughts are not clear to Lao Zhurong, but Lu Su could not be clearer. At the same time, he couldn't help but admire Zhuge Liang's idea in his heart, the point of this trick is really good.

The situation of the Nanban was even more special than that of Zhishanyue, which was remote in the mountains and could not be attached to the Han cities, and because of the difficult and remote roads and inconvenient transportation, they were able to earn money and make a living by very few means. Although it was better than before, and it was possible to obtain money by selling mountain goods and souvenirs and merchants, it was still difficult to earn money because most of the young and strong people in the clan were conscripted as soldiers.

Because of the remoteness and cultural differences, the women and elderly people of the barbarians could not do some light work in factories or shops like the women and old people of ordinary families in Koto. Although they are better than the Han people, they are still unable to compare with the young and strong people of the Southern Barbarians, and it is still difficult to engage in hunting in the face of the harsh environment of the Southern Barbarians and many fierce beasts.

The old and weak women and children can't create much value, and the young and strong are often recruited, which is the biggest problem faced by Nanban. Ordinary Han people could not adapt to the harsh environment and water and soil, could not survive in the local area, and merchants were not willing to build factories and the like in this place, and the problem of Nanban was really difficult.

Zhuge Liang's proposal can be said to kill several birds with one stone, turning Nanban into a trade area, which can easily solve the problem of Nanban's survival and Han culture propaganda. Not only that, but putting the people of the southwestern countries in front of the southern barbarians will arouse their attachment and identification with the Han people even more.

This truth is like the future generations are idle, many people from different regions in the country sometimes have quarrels, and fight with each other on a regional basis, but if there are more island countries among them, they will quickly get together. They are all their own brothers, and no matter how much they fight in private, they will be united in the face of outsiders.

"Okay, since Lao Zhurong said so, then this matter will be taken on behalf of Da Chu." Lu Su smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, Lord Thorn!" Lao Zhurong hurriedly said gratefully.

Lu Su nodded lightly, glanced at Zhuge Liang inadvertently, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

In fact, this matter should not be in charge of Lu Su, but Zhuge Liang decided. Great Chu was extremely strict in the control of power, although Lusu was the history of Yizhou, but due to the uniqueness of Yizhou, Lusu really had the right to take charge of the area of Yizhou when the Southern Han people were the main area. The Southern Barbarian region and the southwestern states were listed separately like the Western Regions, and were specially arranged and managed by Yuan Shu.

Zhuge Liang was engaged in the governance of Yuan Shu directly pushed up, although he was nominally under the control of his Yizhou assassin history, but in fact he was the number one person appointed by Yuan Shu to be in charge of Nanban affairs. This time Zhu Rong's request should actually be managed by Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang quietly concealed the old Zhu Rong, who didn't know the twists and turns, and kicked the ball to him. Because this matter was proposed by Zhuge Liang to Lao Zhurong, if it was finalized by him again, then the initiative would be transferred to Lao Zhurong, and it would be difficult to talk about the conditions.

Everything is based on the interests of Da Chu, and Lu Su is naturally very willing to cooperate with Zhuge Liang to perform this play. What's more, this matter really has to rely on the help of his Yizhou assassin, after all, the power of the Nanban alone cannot open the way to build Yunnan into a trading metropolis like Chengdu.

Complied with Lao Zhurong's request, Lu Su had to talk about the conditions next: "However, after all, the situation of Nanban is special, and border trade is a major matter, and this matter still needs to be agreed with three chapters." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." Lao Zhurong couldn't wait to say.

"First of all, Nanban is relatively remote, and the climate is not suitable for Han people to live, so you need the help of local people to take care of and manage the trade area here. Of course, the establishment of this trade zone is on the one hand to facilitate border trade and reduce incidents, and on the other hand, it is also for the livelihood of your Nanban. As a reward for the guards, a percentage of the tax collected from trading in the trade zone was used for their wages and the welfare of the local people. This percentage still needs to be applied to Your Majesty, and it is up to Your Majesty to decide, but a certain guarantee is to strive for your interests as much as possible, and it is definitely enough to greatly improve your standard of living. Lu Su said with a serious face.

"Please rest assured, my lord's move is for the welfare of my Nanban, and all of my people are not indistinguishable from right and wrong, and they will definitely help each other. Although there are few young and strong people in the clan today, there are many old people and women, which are enough to manage this matter. Lao Zhurong hurriedly patted his chest and promised.

"Hmm. Secondly, the terrain of the Southern Barbarians is dangerous, mostly smoke miasma, birds and beasts, and there are also some unruly and vicious tribes. The security of the trade zone still needs to be ensured, so some of your local people will need to be drawn to protect you. Of course, the amount will not be too much, and the food and salary treatment that should be there will not be less. The most important thing is that for some local tribes that misbehave, Lao Zhurong must strengthen management and do a good job in ideological work. Although the southwestern countries are weak, since the southern barbarians belong to our Great Chu, they should follow the legal principles of our Great Chu and treat them with courtesy. If there is a situation where the goods of those small merchants are robbed by your local people, you will definitely be held accountable. Lu Su said in a deep voice.

The biggest problem in the management of the Nanban region has always been that these tribes are not unified, whether it is Menghu, the king of the Nanban, or Lao Zhurong, they are only nominal leaders, and they are not easy to manage. If there is a problem with one of the tribes, it is difficult to track it down, and it is impossible to force all the tribes to hand over people. High-pressure policies such as joint sitting will only arouse the resentment and resistance of various tribes, just like facing outsiders bullying their own brothers, after all, there are only a few who do not help their relatives. But fortunately, the Han people are strong, and these people don't dare to mess around easily, but it is not necessarily in the face of those small southwestern countries.

And now, the trade zone is the benefit of the Nanban themselves, and Lu Su has a reason to manage it. The reason is also very good, for the sake of the development and vitality of the Nanban, how can these tribes allow their own people to destroy after seeing the benefits of the trade area? Lu Su is not easy to manage as an outsider, so it is naturally different to hand it over to their own people. The tribes all circulate with each other, and the nearby tribes are clear about what that tribe has done.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, this matter is related to the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of my clansmen, and the old decay will never let anyone destroy it. Whoever dares to stretch out his claws, the old man will take all the tribal leaders to chop it together! Lao Zhurong said viciously.

"Finally, there is the issue of the standard specifications of the trade zone. The Chinese languages in the southwest are different, and there are many of them, so all transactions must be communicated in Chinese, and contracts, receipts, etc. must all have a handwritten Chinese handwriting, and violators will be punished. In addition, trade managers must also be familiar with Chinese and Chinese, so as to facilitate management. Lu Su said quietly.

"My lord, most of the people in my clan are stupid, and there are very few people who know Chinese, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for a while..."Lao Zhurong hesitated a little.

"Don't worry, I'll send more teachers to teach. In addition, these managers do not need to be more professional, as long as they understand the same, I will send special personnel to conduct the assessment, and only after passing can they take office. If it really doesn't work, a certain person has to recruit some people from the south at a high price, but then the cost will be a lot, and the profit share that will be distributed to you in the end may be less. Lu Su said unceremoniously.

Now he is on the initiative side, no matter what he asks, as long as he does not break through the bottom line, it will be beneficial to Nanban, and Lao Zhurong can only bear it. Lu Su didn't care about that bit of money, but Nanban trade management Chinese must be the official language, which is an important step towards the sinicization of Nanban.

Who wants to learn Chinese if they can't use it? Standardize and standardize the Chinese language in trade, and as long as the trade must speak Chinese, the people of the Nanban will slowly be assimilated over time, and the same is true for the people of the southwestern countries. This is a way out, and after learning Chinese, they will have the opportunity to get rich, and this is the real trend of Eli.