Chapter 619: Trade City

The so-called Han people were originally composed of people from Qin, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi countries, because of the forced unification by force, coupled with cultural and ideological unification, they gradually coalesced together and became Han people.

And if Yuan Shu wanted to integrate Nanban into Great Chu, he naturally had to turn it into a Han Chinese. Deterrence by force and nominal unity have been achieved, while cultural and ideological assimilation cannot be accomplished overnight.

People are afraid and curious about the unknown, and Yuan Shu subdued the Nanban by force, although he also gave them a lot of support and help. However, the vast majority of the Southern Barbarians are still a little afraid and resistant to the Han people, so how can they carry out cultural and ideological invasion and brainwashing?

At the request and guidance of Yuan Shu, Lu Su built a number of schools in Nanban, so that the children of Nanban could learn Chinese and spread Confucianism while learning their own language.

It has to be said that Confucianism has been able to influence China for thousands of years, and it is extremely inclusive. Almost all kinds of ideology Confucianism can be tolerated in it, no matter how all dynasties and generations govern the country, most of them must basically respect Confucianism, even the rule of law is also external Confucianism and internal law. In particular, the idea of great unification has greatly stabilized the rule of the country, and it is a sharp weapon for Yuan Shu to invade foreign countries.

It took a lot of effort, but the effect was not good. Because the people of the Southern Barbarians lived in the mountains all the year round and believed in force, they were not good at learning, and they were even less interested in this kind of Confucianism. However, fortunately, Lusu adapted measures to local conditions and rewarded the people of the Southern Barbarians for learning Chinese, but it still had little effect.

In contrast, the way Zhuge Liang arrived was much more tactful and effective. If you want to bring the Nanban to your heart, you must first tie the two sides together. The origin of the Nanban can be traced back to many of the descendants of the Qin Dynasty Baiyue, to put it bluntly, the ancestor is one, the myth and history of the Nanban were slightly modified and incorporated into the Han Dynasty, and the interests of the Nanban and the Han Dynasty were subtly connected from all aspects.

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"Meet Lord Thorn!" After Zhuge Liang and Lao Zhurong rested for one night, they rushed directly to the Yizhou Thorn History Mansion early in the morning of the second day.

"No courtesy. Kong Ming, old Zhurong, what are you looking for? Lu Su, who was dealing with government affairs, put down the pen in his hand and asked with a smile at the two.

"Lord Thorn Shi is really busy with official business!" Zhuge Liang said.

"Yizhou has always been the top priority of my Dachu, and during this time, His Majesty has been moving non-stop, but here it is busy. Kong Ming, you came back just in time this time, just enough to help me. ”

"Don't hide it from Master Shi, Liang and Lao Zhurong came here this time to solve this matter."

"Oh? Let's hear it. Lu Su said with interest. Although he was busy with dogs during this time, Lu Su's attention to Zhuge Liang never stopped. Yuan Shu's expectations for Zhuge Liang Lu Su knows, the future prime minister's choice, the head of a hundred officials, Lu Su naturally has to keep an eye on it. As he learned more about Zhuge Liang, the more Lu Su appreciated and even admired him. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lu Su really couldn't have imagined that a kid with a weak crown would act so carefully and calmly.

Zhuge Liang's every move after arriving in Nanban was not the most correct step, and the handling of various things was just right, it can almost be said that it was leaky, and he did not make any mistakes.

Speaking from the heart, Lu Su felt that he couldn't do this, after all, a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and he will always make mistakes in so many things. But Zhuge Liang is like a sophisticated machine, and there is no mistake in the things he has dealt with in the past three months.

If it weren't for the slight lack of experience and insight, Lu Su felt that the current Zhuge Liang could directly replace his position, and even do better and more efficiently than him.

"Lord Thorn Shi, most of the trading places between Yizhou and the southwest countries are located near Chengdu and on the border of Wenshan County in the west of Yizhou. Many affairs were piled up here, and if the countries south of Yiju and south of Nanban wanted to trade, they had to bypass Nanban and reach it from the west to the north. According to Liang's opinion, in fact, Yunnan, the core of the Nanban, can be built into a new trading center, and then the road between Yunnan and Chengdu can be widened, and more post stations can be added, so as to facilitate the trading route. In this way, it can also benefit the people of the Nanban and make the Nanban attached. Zhuge Liang said eloquently.

"That's a good idea, old Zhurong, what is your opinion?" Lu Su thought for a moment, and then said with a smile.

"Lord Thorn Shi, the old man came here for this matter, and I hope Lord Thorn Shi can agree." Lao Zhurong hurriedly said.

Although Yuan Shu's development of the Nanban brought many benefits to the Nanban, due to the lack of manpower due to the fact that many young and strong people were recruited as soldiers, the mining of animal skins and herbs in the Nanban was far less than before, and it was not enough for trade at all. Nanban's life has improved, but there is still a long way to go before there is no worry-free food and clothing, and this is still with the help of Yuan Shu.

Regarding this situation, Lao Zhurong naturally began to think about it in his heart. People yearn for a better and easier life, and Lao Zhurong naturally hopes that his people can live a better life. After all, living in the mountains and with traffic congestion, everyone has a hard life and is accustomed to it.

But now that the ties with the Han people have been strengthened, the Southern Barbarians are naturally a little envious and dissatisfied in their hearts. Under the good medical conditions of the Han people, the infant mortality rate was less than 30% of that of the Nanban. There are other things that are also far superior to them, such as clothing, armor, and hunting utensils. Just like they thought that they could dig a cave and make a wooden house where they lived, who would have thought that they could build such a luxurious and comfortable house. Others, such as refined salt, soap, and alcohol, are what they yearn for.

But the Han people are strong, they don't dare to be strong at all, and if they want to get these things, they can only exchange them for money. But they don't have much to do to make money, except to dig herbs and hunt.

Just when Lao Zhurong was thinking hard, Zhuge Liang suddenly came to the door and proposed the idea of building a new trading city in Yunnan County.

How lucrative border trading is, Lao Zhurong knows too well. Just like they traded with the Han people, one in and one out was an exponential profit, but there were few of them and many of them were young and strong in the army, but there were people in the southwestern countries!

The huge territory in the southwest of Yizhou, with dozens of large and small countries, which does not have a population of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands? There is simply too much profit in it. Their southern barbarians had a full population of no more than 300,000, and even if they could only get a small part of it, they would be inexhaustible. So Lao Zhurong followed him in a hurry.

Licking his face and following up, he didn't expect the deep meaning of Zhuge Liang's actions. In Nanban, if Menghu represents force, then Zhurong represents wisdom and education.

If you want to live a better life, you have to make money, and the best way to make money is to participate in border trade. What is most needed for trade? In addition to having capital, it is also necessary to communicate. If the two parties can't even understand each other's words, how can they trade?

Lu Su had already set a fixed process for border trade, and both parties to the transaction must be in Chinese, and receipts and contracts must be available and must have a Chinese version, otherwise the government will not provide assistance if there is a problem in the transaction. As long as the scale of the trade is large enough and the attraction of the Southern Barbarians is enough, they will naturally participate in it and slowly be assimilated.

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