Those people are honest, aren't they? ”

Luo Shixin smiled.

"The further north you go, the more backward the tribe is off-road, wearing wild boar skin, wearing fish skin, they are mainly fishing and hunting, farming is very simple, there are also some mountain tribes to raise deer and pigs for a living, they are very scattered, so they are often called the same tribe, but do not belong to each other. We all came to trade with goods, ironware, salt, tea, wine, and all kinds of cloth, and they were very popular with these people, and they were very willing to trade with us their deerskins, deer leaves, and deer tendons, as well as all kinds of skins and herbs. Not only are the trading posts we have established along the great rivers recognized, but even the merchants who have gone far into the world have been honored by them. The imperial court also conferred knighthoods and rewards on the leaders of the tribes, so these leaders have long since put down their words and forbade invading us! ”

Many of them were now unaware of the significance of the arrival of the Qin, and there were some savage tribes that the Qin were very clever enough to avoid them, either by bribing them or by giving gifts, or by simply renting their land or buying a piece of their land as a trading point.

The Qin people mainly used boats to travel to these strongholds, and the Qin boats were large and fast, and the canoes of the tribesmen could not threaten the Qin people at all.

The stronghold was heavily guarded, impregnable, and the people of the Devil could not attack it.

At this stage, the relationship between the Qin people and the Tatar people is still good, and both sides get what they need, win-win and mutual benefit.

"Sooner or later, there will still be conflicts." Luo Cheng told Shixin, "Don't be careless about the enemy, always be on guard, maybe one day, after some people find that trading with us is not as fast and convenient as directly robbing, they will have a bad idea." Or, they will eventually realize that when our Qin merchants expand too quickly on their territory and affect their status, they will also rob and kill people. ”

Shixin put his hands behind his back and said confidently, "We are now happy to do business with the Tatan people because this is a win-win situation, but if there are really Tatar people who don't know each other, in fact, we are not afraid, and we will guard against it as soon as possible." Otherwise, why would we want to turn a trade point into a castle fortress? ”

Luo Cheng was very happy with Shixin's words, he asked Shixin to do business with the Yan people, and told them to keep a hand, it is best to go along the river, and build a fortress castle in a dangerous place, and now Shixin is doing very well. This brother, who was a little stupid at the beginning, has finally become a talent.

"There are many jungles in the northeast, and the tribes of the Devil are fishing or hunting, and they are all fierce warriors, and they are very good at archery. You don't underestimate these people, it's right to be barbaric and backward, but the barbarians are also terrible when they are reckless, and it's not that these people can't unite, so you have to use more strategies over there to support some tribes that are pro-court, and for some tribes that resist the court, you can drive the tiger and devour the wolf. ”

In the jungle of the Northeast, there were many brave guys later, such as the Bohai Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty, but it was strong for a while. Another example is the later Jurchens, who also established the Jin Dynasty. Not to mention that in the Ming Dynasty, the Jianzhou Jurchens were also very strong, and finally entered Guanzhong and established the Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains.

"Little Liu, I'll teach you a way to make these people obedient and obedient."

"Please give me advice."

Luo Cheng's good method is actually nothing new, he is a traverser after all, and the control of the Northeast by all dynasties has gone through various strategic experiments, among which of course there are good strategies that have been verified.

"The way, first of all, is that the imperial court has now set up six counties in Haidong, and the imperial court has set up six counties in each of the six counties, so there are thirty-six counties in total. Haidong is sparsely populated, why did the imperial court set up so many counties and so many counties? In fact, it also has a deep meaning. ”

There are six counties in one county, and five townships in each county, so there are actually 30 townships in one county, and six counties are 180 townships.

The court is not obsessive-compulsive in this setting, it should be neat and even.

but went to the tribes of the Statan.

Luo Cheng set up 180 townships in 66 counties and 36 counties in Haidong, and awarded their leaders the dukes of the six major tribes in Haidong, and at the same time awarded them the post of Taishou. But in fact, the taishou did not have real power, and the real power of the county was held by the county officials, county lieutenants, and chief bookkeepers sent by the imperial court.

At the same time, the six major tribes, the imperial court also divided them into six departments, each of which was divided into a county, and the leader of them was awarded the county marquis and county order. The purpose of this is to break up a large tribe. The chiefs of the big tribes cannot directly interfere with the six tribes below, and each of the six tribes has demarcated its borders and is not allowed to cross the border and invade each other.

On the surface, this is to avoid disputes between various ministries, and the province's seizure of mountains, forests, hunting grounds, etc., but in fact, it is to divide and rule them. The Great Chief is clearly the head of the ministries, but in fact, as the county prince, he only directly manages his own part, which is no different from the other five departments.

The townships set up by the imperial court can also be further divided into various departments, one county and five townships, and one county tribe, and then divided into five townships, each according to the land of one township.

"The imperial court can say to the chiefs that this is the division of Tui'en, just like the court's sub-feudal Tui'en to the princes of Daqin, which is the descendants of Tui'en, but in fact, one county, six counties and thirty townships is equivalent to splitting a large tribe into thirty small tribes, each with its own boundaries and not under each other's borders. Among them, there are also the flow officials of the imperial court and the power of the feudal princes. ”

If the relationship between the two tribes is that of father and son, it may still be relatively close, but if it comes to brothers, there may be their own interests and losses, and if they are a little more estranged, then under the interests, they may turn against each other.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty has been relatively successful in managing the Jurchens since then, dividing them into the three guards of Jianzhou, and even later provoking them to attack each other.

"Is that all it takes?"

"Of course, this alone is not enough to control the ministries."

Divide the six major tribes in Haidong into 180 townships, demarcate their boundaries, and grant titles and official positions, and then naturally give these 180 townships the right to interact with the imperial court.

"We have the initiative in trade, and now the trade with the various tribes is more needed by the Tatar people, so we can make a fuss in this regard. For example, you can set a tariff level, and if you have a good relationship, you will give him a low tariff, and if you have a bad relationship, you will give a high tariff. Even this tariff class is adjustable. ”

If you have a good relationship with Daqin this year, then your tariff level will be high, and the tariff will be low, if you behave unfriendly, then your tariff level will be low, and when you trade at the trade point, the tariff will be high.

Even if these people rebel, they can be added to the trade blacklist and temporarily imposed economic sanctions such as a ban on sales.

"Now these Tatars are accustomed to trade with us, accustomed to our commercial goods, especially some chieftains, they like to enjoy the good things of our Central Plains, silk, tea, wine, swords, armor, etc., just enjoy the taste, if they cut off their supply at once, they will be very uncomfortable, if it is banned, they will have to return to the hard days of the past, it will be even more uncomfortable."

"We assess the trade grade of these Tatar tribes, and we only assess them on a township basis, remember."

Luo Shixin laughed heartily, the fifth brother, as always, can always think of these ideas that hit people's hearts, and the already scattered Zhu Ya tribes, in this way, I am afraid that in the future, they will really take the township as their own and will not communicate with each other.

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