Jinyang, Taishou Mansion.

"This is the final plan?" Ye Zhao put down his hand, looked at Xi Zhicai and smiled.

"Not bad." Xi Zhicai nodded and said: "Now that the tribal alliance has been formed, these tribes are enough to compete with Kebi and any of the forces of the Xianbei Royal Court in terms of population and combat power, and the three-legged momentum has been achieved, so the minister thinks that the Lord Gong's words to strengthen the heart of these Hu people to the Han can begin." ”

"The first is the unified measurement, including the use of coins in Xianbei, measurement, weight, Wuquan will be in the next, gradually unified, no matter how the Huns calculate, but my Han people to buy the goods of the Hu people, will be calculated in coins, pounds, Hu people do not want to be cheated, you need to understand the measurement of my Han, as the lord said, spontaneous learning is far easier than forced to come, and the promotion will be faster."

"In addition, you can choose some Hu people as role models to enter my Han nationality, Hu women marry my Han people, you can enjoy Han nationality, but Hu women cannot be regular wives, can only be concubines, but if Hu men marry Han women, then Han women will enter Hu nationality and no longer enjoy the rights of my Han people, but this is just a ......" Xi Zhi looked at Ye Zhao with some hesitation: "Will it intensify the conflict?" ”

"Sooner or later, it will intensify, that's why I will balance the population of those tribes." Ye Zhao said indifferently: "Women are equivalent to goods among the Hu people, they can be bought and sold as slaves, naturally they will not have too much sense of belonging to the original race, marrying the Han people and having a stable home are fatal temptations for them, but the Xianbei adult men, the ideology has been formed, it is difficult to indelever the hatred of our Han people, and it is a hidden danger to include these people in the Han nationality, they will spread the seeds of hatred, we are not short of population now, but we lack labor, so I hope to see the day when they rebel." ”

Xi Zhicai looked at Ye Zhao in astonishment when he heard this, a little puzzled.

"Ji Ling recently discovered a few ore veins in Zhangye, which are quite good, but they require a lot of manpower to mine, if you hire Han Min, you naturally can't hire them in vain, wages plus food, it is a huge expense, for the time being, it is just to build a mine, and when it is almost, you need to invest a lot of labor, I want to save this money and use it to expand the army." Ye Zhao said indifferently.

"So ......" Xi Zhicai looked at Ye Zhao and smiled: "Next, will Hu people accept adult Hu people for human trafficking?" ”

"Those who know me are also talented." Ye Zhao nodded with a smile.

Compared with hiring Han people to mine, it is better to buy slaves directly from this side, in this way, not only can the conflict between the Xianbei people be aggravated, but if the use value is used up in the end, these people are forced to rebel by Ye Zhao, and when the time comes, all the money spent will be returned.

"Of course, these plans need to be softer, and you can also appropriately select some talents from the Xianbei clan to join my Han, so that they can see some hope and work harder for us." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Actually, it could be a little softer." Xi Zhicai sighed: "You can open a Hu Ren School and instill the concept of the Han family in me since I was a child, and after decades or hundreds of years, this grassland will naturally be my Han ranch." ”

"But it's been too long." Ye Zhao shook his head and said: "It is impossible for you and me to live to a hundred years later, and it is unknown whether future generations will be able to implement your and my philosophy, so it is better to finish this matter while you and I still have the energy and ability now." ”

"The lord is indeed much farther away, in fact, even if there is no new order, there are already many Xianbei women who hope that they can marry Han people." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"With clear regulations, the difference can be more highlighted." Ye Zhao smiled: "Actually, this strategy was also tried in Macheng back then, and the effect was good, but it's a pity...... There is not enough time, otherwise the steppe today would not be like this. ”

Xi Zhicai nodded, he had studied Ye Zhao's various policies when he was in Macheng, Ye Zhao had already opened up the situation at that time, as long as he was given enough time, not to mention, the Xianbei and Wuhuan people in the middle of the country would probably have to be washed by Ye Zhao.

However, at that time, Ye Zhao was using the power of a city to pry the entire grassland, although it was powerful, but after all, the background was limited, and there was no way to be as thorough as it is now, Ye Zhao at that time, although he did a good job, but Macheng was too small after all, just like a glass of water wanted to fuse a basin of water, and now, Ye Zhao controlled the land of Sanzhou, and to do this, it was to use a lake of water to accommodate a basin of water, and if Ye Zhao had stayed in Macheng at the beginning, I am afraid that he would be at most the lord of Youzhou, and a Yuan Shao would be able to trap him in Youzhou, and there would be no momentum today. It's hard to tell if it's a distortion of this.

"Just follow this final plan, the decree is gradually issued, now these Xianbei people still have use value, before squeezing them dry, don't push them too hard, when you need it, you can give them some sweetness." Ye Zhao said indifferently.

"Another point is that many Han people have also joined the hunting team of Hu people, and many have also recruited many Xianbei people." When Xi Zhicai said this, he couldn't laugh or cry, the slave industry now seems to be indeed a huge profit, but the Hu people on the grassland add up to just a little, the addition of these people is undoubtedly urging the demise of the Xianbei people, and when the Xianbei people are forced to rebel in the end, these people may not have a good end.

"Looking for death by yourself, you can't blame others." Ye Zhao said indifferently: "The road was chosen by ourselves, and we can't help them." ”

Xi Zhicai sighed, it was true.

"The Central Plains has been very lively lately." Ye Zhao changed the topic with a smile, regarding the new return of the Xianbei people, he was not ready to make much effort, naturally someone else would do it.

"Liu Bei's battle in the Bohai Sea caused subtle changes in the situation in the Central Plains." Xi Zhicai nodded.

In April of the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei successfully lured Yan Liang to fight in the Bohai Sea, Chen Zhi was defeated in three battles, Yan Liang chased and killed all the way, and then was ambushed by Liu Bei and Zhang Fei in Fuyang, defeated, Zhang He could only lead the army to rescue, and then was defeated by Liu Bei and took advantage of the situation to occupy the Bohai Sea.

If it weren't for Yan Liang's insistence on fighting despite his opposition, the 60,000 army would not have been destroyed by Liu Bei's 30,000 army, and if he sat and watched Yan Liang die in battle and didn't save it, even if he finally saved the Bohai Sea, Yuan Shao's side was not easy to explain, in this battle, the most innocent person was probably Zhang He, if he was the main general, let alone twice as many soldiers and horses as Liu Bei, even if it was not much different, with Zhang He's steady and steady style, even if it was difficult to win, it would definitely not be defeated so easily.

And the impact of this battle is by no means just the loss of a Bohai County, this defeat can be said to have directly laid the groundwork for Yuan Shao's defeat.

As soon as the Bohai Sea was lost, Zhongshan, Zhao State, Wei County, Anping, and Qinghe were almost all exposed to Liu Bei's attack range, although Liu Bei would also be surrounded by these counties, but Yuan Shao's main force was almost concentrated in the area of Dongjun to fight Cao Cao, and the rear was empty, and at this time, Liu Bei tore through the defense behind him, which was by no means a good thing for Yuan Shao.

And Liu Bei also took this opportunity to occupy Zhongshan in one fell swoop, and won the land of the three counties of Jizhou in a war, and this battle also made Yuan Shao chaotic, and it was difficult to take care of both the north and the south, and Cao Cao saw the opportunity to raid the white horse, and burned the white horse grain with a fire, and the 200,000 army was defeated like a mountain, and the land of the plains and Qinghe counties was obtained by Cao Cao, and at the same time, it completely cut off the connection with Qingzhou.

Yuan Shao was defeated and lost, leaving only Wei County, Julu, Anping, Changshan and the five counties of Zhao State, Jizhou lost half of it, and Cao Cao cut off the connection with Qinghe.

Cao Cao took the opportunity to order Xiahoudun to lead the army to the south and occupied Qingzhou in one fell swoop, Yuan Shao suddenly fell from the overlord of the land of the three states to the princes of the land of only five counties, the huge gap between them made Yuan Shao almost collapsed, and a large number of talents under his command left, or defected to Cao Cao, or defected to Liu Bei, and even some people defected to Ye Zhao, and the momentum was naturally difficult to compare with before.

At this time, Liu Bei did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but began to stabilize his power, as if he intended to give up the remaining territory to Cao Cao.

"This Liu Bei's methods are quite smart, with his strength, it is not enough to compete with Cao Cao for the land of the five counties, it is better to take the opportunity to consolidate himself and attract a large number of Jizhou refugees to enrich Youzhou." Xi Zhicai pointed to the map and said with a smile: "Moreover, in this way, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are all bordering the lord, forming a three-legged trend, although Liu Bei is the weakest, but he can lead the lord to fight with Cao Cao, or form an alliance with the lord, or an alliance with Cao Cao, if this is the case, this new northern overlord will be difficult to decide in a short time!" ”

What is a hegemon? Naturally, it must be invincible.

For example, Yuan Shao before, dominated the three states, with 300,000 armor, at that time, regardless of the strength or comprehensive strength, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were difficult to compete with it, and Ye Zhao had not yet come out of Shu, the name of the fourth and third princes was the desire of the family, and Yuan Shao at that time actually had a chance to unify the north.

It's a pity, a good hand, Shengsheng played a bad card, now the Central Plains, with the gradual decline of Yuan Shao, Ye Zhao's strong rise, the formation of a three-legged trend, Ye Zhao has Yongliang Yi and the land of the four states, there is a strong city and dangerous passes, dominating the west of Taihang Mountain.

Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, holding Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and part of Yuzhou and part of Jizhou, if you talk about population, it is still above Ye Zhao, but it is surrounded by enemies on three sides, not only Ye Zhao and Liu Bei are contained in the north, but also Yuan Shu is eyeing in the south.

Liu Bei is undoubtedly the weakest of the three, but he also has a state, and his subordinates are also elite soldiers, no matter which side he falls, it is enough to affect the change of the entire situation, and now this situation is not what Ye Zhao wants to see, according to Ye Zhao's plan, Yuan Shao killed Liu Bei, and then fought a decisive battle with Cao Cao, and picked up the advantage himself.

But the world is impermanent, and the situation is also changing rapidly, Ye Zhao originally thought that Yuan Shao would be able to learn a little better, but who knew that he was still so arrogant, and he was cleaned up twice by Liu Bei, and Shengsheng lost the chance to win that should have belonged to him, and finally formed this three-legged trend.

Although Yuan Shao has not perished now, but sandwiched between the three princes, how can Yuan Shao still have a chance to turn around? Otherwise, those talents under him would not have gone out one after another, it was precisely because he saw that Yuan Shao would not be able to turn the tables again, and it was only then that a large number of talents left, obviously some people with some eyes could see that Yuan Shao's ship was going to sink, otherwise with the hope of the fourth world and the third public, it would not be so quick for everyone to betray their relatives and leave.

"Compared to this, I'm more curious about the battle situation on Yuan Shu's side!" Ye Zhao sighed: "What did he do? ”