It's the best of both worlds, and although Downing has proposed it, he's not sure that the Desolate will accept it.

Although the jungle in the southwest is rich in materials, it is inconvenient to travel, and life is not so easy, compared with the life in the Central Plains, it is far worse, otherwise, it will not be sparsely populated.

Therefore, Tang Ning can't be sure whether the desolate people will accept this resettlement, maybe the desolate people want to live on a flat land after leaving the Great Wilderness, and what they yearn for is the life of the Central Plains.

Unexpectedly, the desolate clan happily agreed, Tang Ning and the others were very excited, this big problem was solved, and the rest was the minutiae.

Reaching consensus on this biggest issue is the only way to continue the talks.

Yun Chang muttered: "Your Majesty, my desolate clan is willing to migrate to the jungle in the southwest, but I also have a request, I hope to have a trade ......."

Tang Ning laughed and said: "The high priest is too worried, since the desolate people are sincerely obedient, they are the people of my Great Zhou, I will not set up any barriers, they can trade, they can come and go, they can intermarry, and the people of the Desolate tribe can be officials and join the army just like my Great Zhou people, there is no difference." ”

Yun Chang breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was also excited, what he was most afraid of was that the desolate tribe would be suppressed and isolated after migration, and would be monitored and surviving like being confined.

I didn't expect the emperor to agree so readily, without setting up any barriers, and he could be an official, although the proposal of intermarriage made him hesitate, but in the end he also questioned it.

The high priest smiled with some relief: "Your Majesty Shengming, my desolate clan will always be grateful for Your Majesty's great kindness. ”

Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "I haven't finished my words yet, since the Desolate Clan is my people, they must be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court." ”

The high priest and Yun Ye immediately solemnized when they heard this, since they wanted to submit to the Great Zhou, they naturally had to accept the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but the question was how the imperial court planned to govern?

From their hearts, they naturally accepted the orders of the imperial court, but they were governed by their own desolate clan.

Tang Ning muttered: "Hundreds of thousands of people from the Desolate Clan, settled in the southwest, can set up a separate state, and all the prefectures and counties in the Great Zhou are governed by officials appointed by the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, the high priest and Yun Ye's hearts chuckled, and the high priest could still calm down, but Yun Ye's mouth was slightly open, and he couldn't help but speak.

But the high priest raised his foot and kicked him lightly, so that the words that came to his mouth were held back.

Tang Ning saw all this, he paused deliberately, and then continued: "However, I also understand that the migration of the desolate clan from the Great Wilderness is a special situation, and it is inappropriate for all the officials to be appointed by the imperial court. ”

"So, after thinking about it and discussing it with the scholars, I formed a proposal that the imperial court should send officials and the people of the Desolate Tribes to govern together."

The high priest asked, "I wonder what Your Majesty is talking about about common government?" ”

Tang Ning muttered: "Zhizhou is held by your Yun family, hereditary, but whoever serves as Zhizhou must be appointed by the imperial court, and if Zhizhou is lawless and does not respect the will of the imperial court, the imperial court has the right to remove Zhizhou and appoint another Yun family to serve as it." The same knowledge and general judgment were to be held by officials elected by the imperial court. ”

The high priest listened to the deep groan for a long time, and thought quickly in his heart, he knew that the imperial court could not completely let the people of the desolate tribe govern themselves.

The imperial court sent people to the barren tribe, firstly, to restrain the barren tribe, and secondly, to play the role of supervision.

However, Tongzhi and Tongju were both served by officials sent by the imperial court, which made him hesitate a little, because although Zhizhou was their desolate person, he was afraid that Zhizhou would be vacated by Tongzhi and Tongju.

It is good that Zhizhou is hereditary by the Yun family, but the candidate is decided by the imperial court, which makes him hesitate a little, and the imperial court even has the power to abolish Zhizhou and establish another Zhizhou, which makes him even more hesitant.

Because this means that the imperial court can manipulate the Yun family at will, he is even more afraid that some people in the clan will not care about the interests of the desolate clan in order to compete for power and profit.

The high priest said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, a person who can serve as a governor must have both ability and political integrity, be able to serve the people in the clan, take care of the place, and be loyal to the imperial court. ”

Tang Ning smiled: "How could the imperial court change the candidates of Zhizhou at will? If Zhizhou is a person with both ability and political integrity, who can take care of the place and enter the court, it is too late for the court to reward him, how can he be removed? ”

"I also hope that the desolate people can live a peaceful life, but people's hearts are unpredictable! I'm afraid that some people will make mistakes, ignore the imperial court, fish and flesh the people, and even pull the flag to rebel, do you want this kind of person to continue to serve as the governor? What did the high priest think? ”

The high priest said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if Zhizhou is disloyal to the imperial court, the people of the fish and flesh, without the sanction of the imperial court, the people of my desolate clan will also overthrow him." ”

Tang Ning said a little dry, picked up the tea and drank the tea, Wang Ge said: "The high priest's words are wrong, the court has its own laws, and if you violate the law of the country, you should be judged and dealt with by the court, how can you let the people deal with it?" Since the desolate clan has returned to the imperial court, whether it is the governor or the common people, they should abide by the laws of the Great Zhou, what does the high priest think? ”

The high priest muttered, "I am afraid that there will be wicked people who will stir up slander." ”

Wang Ge said with a smile: "How can a mere word play a role in provoking? There is more than one official sent by the imperial court to the desolate tribe, and there are also officials from the desolate tribe who are officials in the court. ”

Tang Ning put down the tea and said categorically: "I can make a rule, as long as it does not violate the law of the country, the imperial court will never change the establishment of Zhizhou." How is it? ”

The high priest said: "Your Majesty, the same knowledge and general judgment ......"

Before he finished speaking, Tang Ning said categorically: "There is no need to talk about this, Tongzhi and Tongju must be elected by the imperial court." ”

Yun Ye said: "Your Majesty, the officials selected by the imperial court are not familiar with my desolate clan, and if they come, it will only delay things, and our desolate clan can govern ourselves by ourselves." ”

Tang Ning said with a smile: "The scholars of the Imperial Examination are all capable people, and all the states and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty are appointed officials by the sky, and the newly appointed officials are all very unfamiliar to the locality, have you ever heard of any chaos?" ”

"If the officials selected by the imperial court are not capable, you can report to the imperial court to impeach them, as long as it is true, the imperial court will naturally deal with it."

Yun Ye was speechless when he heard this, and the high priest secretly said in his heart, he was not afraid that the elected officials were incompetent, but he was afraid that the elected officials were too capable and would empty Zhizhou.

You must know that this is not the same as that of Tongzhi and Tongju, they still have subordinate officials, and there are officials below, which will form a great force.

However, after the high priest calmed down, he was not too worried, after all, the general judgment and the same knowledge belonged to outsiders, and they still played the role of supervision.