Chapter 337: Brother Nation

"Childe, the subordinates did not inform the owner of the field of Childe's identity."

"Wen Zhang, then you tell the owner of the village my true identity, I want to talk to the owner of the village alone."

"Yes, Childe." Wen Zhang walked to Tian Jing's side, whispered a few words, and then took the door and left, guarding outside,

Tian Jing listened, his face changed suddenly, and after being surprised, he immediately showed an excited look, and after Wen Zhang left, he immediately knelt on the ground, bowed and kowtowed: "The grass people Xiangxi Miao Village Tianjing see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live." ”

I smiled and said: "No courtesy, Tian Zhai master, this is not officialdom, there is no need to be polite, just sit down and talk." ”

"Your Majesty." Tian Jing seemed to be trying his best to suppress the joy in his heart, and after sitting down, he said, "Your Majesty, last year, Lord Wen said that the emperor was coming to visit my Miao family, and the grass people were very happy. ”

"Tianzhai master, since I ascended the throne, there are many affairs, so I had to ask Wen Tianxiang to visit your Miao brothers for Qin, no, this year is free, so I came here halfway, I was ready to go to Miao Village after eating, but I didn't expect to see the Tianzhai master here, haha, but it saved me a few points of distance."

The latter sentence was made up by me temporarily, originally I was going to go south to Guangnan West Road after eating, but I didn't think of going to Miao Village at all, since I met Tian Jing, I also had the right to lie once,

Tian Jing was stunned for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, the emperor calls us Miao people brothers of the Miao family, and the grass people didn't hear it wrong." ”

"Tianzhai Lord, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, Xiangxi is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and the Miao people are also the people of my Great Song Dynasty, for me, whether it is the Han people, the Miao people, or other ethnic groups of my dynasty, they are all my subjects, in my heart, there is only the difference between the people of the Great Song Dynasty and foreigners, and there is no distinction between the nationalities within this dynasty, although the people of our dynasty are mostly Han people, but what I advocate is the equality of all ethnic groups, in the big family of the Great Song Dynasty, all nationalities are fraternal people, as long as they support me, support the court, and abide by the laws of our dynasty, I will treat everyone equally, Tian Zhai master, you should know that I have set up a department of ethnic affairs in the DPRK and China. ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people know."

"The purpose of my establishment of this department is to promote ethnic equality and national unity, and what I mean by ethnic equality means that all ethnic groups within the territory of our Great Song Dynasty, regardless of the size of the population, regardless of the speed of economic development, regardless of the similarities and differences in customs and religious beliefs, are all equal members of our Great Song family, have the same status, enjoy the same rights, and should fulfill the same obligations, while ethnic unity means that all ethnic groups should treat each other equally, get along with each other, respect each other, and help each other in their daily life and interactions. Ethnic equality is the premise and foundation of national unity, and without ethnic equality, national unity will not be realized. National unity is the inevitable result of ethnic equality, and it is the guarantee to promote the true equality of all ethnic groups, and this is the national policy guidelines formulated by me. ”

This is the case with our country's national policy in later generations, and I just copied it.

Tian Jing was excited again, and couldn't help but kneel on the ground again, crying: "The emperor is wise, the grass people thank the emperor for his grace on behalf of my Miao family, and the Miao family's bitterness is over." ”

"Get up, old man."

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Tian Jing got up, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his shirt, "Your Majesty, since Lord Wen returned from Xiangxi last year, under the coordination of the government, the Han and Miao ethnic groups in Zhenxi Village have worked together to attract the water source of the dwarf village and solve the problem of water shortage in the village that has lasted for nearly a hundred years. The life of my Miao people has been greatly improved, basically able to do food and clothing without worry, however, the grass people are worried about the changeable policies of the government, and return to the situation of the confrontation between Han and Miao in the past, although the last time Lord Wen also said that the emperor will treat all ethnic groups equally, but for a long time, my Miao people have been deceived by Han officials too many times, so the grass people have always had palpitations in their hearts, and now they say that they listen to the emperor's own words, and the grass people are completely relieved. ”

I nodded and said, "The national policy is a basic national policy of our dynasty, and as long as I am here, I will never change." ”

"Long live the emperor."

I asked, "Tian Jing, do you need to pay taxes when you do business in this trading center?" ”

"Of course it is needed, but the tax set by the officials of the trading center is very fair, and the grass people heard that the tax in Zhenxi Village is lower than that in other places, and Li Lin, the master of Jishou Zhi County, also told the grass people before opening this trading center, saying that this is the preferential policy of the imperial court for ethnic minorities, and the low tax rate will remain unchanged within three years, and after three years, depending on the business of the trading center, it will gradually approach the standard tax rate set by the imperial court."

"Tian Jing, as the leader of the Miao people, you need to actively cooperate with the government, so that the Miao people who come here to do business abide by the law, not evade taxes, not shoddy, and maintain this hard-won situation."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the grass people will do it."

"Well, once the economy develops, the Miao brothers can slowly move from the mountains to live outside."

"Your Majesty, many families in the cottage have moved to this Zhenxi Village."

"Well, very good, Tianjing, I have hundreds of thousands of Miao people in the Chaozhi, only in Xiangxi there are tens of thousands, it is far from enough to rely on these transactions, you also need to brainstorm and develop a variety of economies, most of the Miao land is mainly mountainous, agricultural production is restricted, so you can plant more suitable for the local soil rape, star anise and other cash crops, or Tianqi, gastrodia, eucommia and other medicinal materials, if kiwifruit is very popular, you can also vigorously plant, in short, to understand the needs of the market, in order to have a surname for planting, Don't engage blindly, in addition, we must vigorously develop the handicraft industry, you can try to bring your Miao people's flowers, embroidery, brocade, batik, paper-cutting, jewelry and other handicrafts to the market, of course, I only know a little about the situation in your Xiangxi, and you still need to make your own ideas about how to do it. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the dog also sent a letter to the grass people in the court, asking me to focus on the development of the economy, saying that only by developing the economy can we fundamentally solve the confusion of the Miao people living in the mountains for a long time."

"Well, Tian Zuiyan is right."

"Your Majesty, when it comes to the matter, the grass people are guilty, and please ask the emperor to deal with it."

I knew that what Tian Jing was talking about was the conflict with the government last year, and I thought about it and said: "Tian Jing, although you violated the law of our dynasty in the incident last year, but the government is also responsible for that incident, I will write this down for the time being, in the future, you Miao brothers must abide by the law, if you commit it again, I will double the punishment." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the grass people have thanked the emperor for his grace of not punishing, and the grass people have also assured the emperor that there will be no second time."

"Well, Tian Jing, everyone is equal before the law, I have said that all ethnic groups have the same rights and should fulfill the same obligations, and after that, whoever violates the law promulgated by the imperial court will be punished."

"Your Majesty, rest assured."

"Okay, Tian Jing, you also know the current situation, the war between our DPRK and Mongolia is about to break out, the so-called outside must first be at home, only a peaceful and stable rear, I can concentrate on fighting Mongolia."

"Your Majesty, although the grass people are said to be a mountain village husband, but they also know a little about national affairs, the emperor is gracious to my Miao people, and the Miao family should also do their part for the emperor, the emperor, although the number of men in my Xiangxi Miao family is not much, but they are brave and good at fighting, loyal and loyal, the grass people and the elders of the clan have discussed, and want to send two thousand strong men in Xiangxi to follow His Majesty to recover the mountains and rivers, this matter of the grass people originally wanted to let the drunken face tell Lord Wen, since the emperor is here, it will be regarded as a gift from my Miao family and given to the emperor."

Since ancient times, the Miao people have been brave and good at fighting, and also have their own private guards, however, the Miao people are scattered, there are many tribes, there are no less than 20 tribes in Xiangxi alone, the largest three of which are called the three major heads by the Miao people, Tian Jing is one of them, it is precisely because of this scattered surname, the power of the Miao tribes is not strong, and the private soldiers of the Miao tribe will basically not step out of the Miao area half a step, Tian Jing said, willing to send out 2,000 Miao soldiers to fight, it is quite sincere,

I said happily: "Tian Jing, for your Miao family's heart, I would like to express my gratitude, I have accepted this great gift, at present, I am recruiting soldiers for the newly established Guangnan Military Region, according to me, you two thousand men should go to the Guangnan Military Region nearby." ”

"Quang Nam Military Region, Quang Nam Road." Tian Jing obviously misunderstood what I meant, and said, "Aren't the Mongolian troops all in the north, Your Majesty, the boy of my Miao family is not greedy for life and afraid of death, if you stay in Guangnan, you won't be able to go to the battlefield, and if you can't go to the battlefield, you won't help the emperor." ”

"Sir, this is also false."

"Please make it clear to the emperor."

"Tian Jing, I ask you, why can't you go to the battlefield when you arrive at the Guangnan Military Region."

"Your Majesty, Mongolia is in the north of our dynasty, the first two Song and Mongolian wars took place in Sichuan and Xiangfan, and Guangnan Road is behind our dynasty, how can there be wars."

"Sir, I understand what you mean, where is the west side of Quang Nam Road."

"It is the country of the original Dali." Tian Jing thought for a while and said, "The emperor's intention is to follow." ”

"I can't talk nonsense about major military affairs, in short, I promise to let these Miao soldiers go into battle to kill the enemy and make contributions to the country."

"Okay, Your Majesty, the grass people obey the emperor's orders."

"Well, Tian Jing, after I go back, I will notify the Military Affairs Institute to make proper arrangements, and someone in the court will contact you at that time."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tian Jing hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, before Lord Wen came, there was a monk from Youfang in the Miao village of the grass people, this monk is quite skilled in medicine, claiming to be from Lin'an, the law name is extended, and it is normal for monks to travel all over the world, but this monk is treating people, but he always likes to say that today's officialdom [***] is unbearable, just like the only water source in Zhenxi Village, which was originally the well dug by the Miao people, why should it be shared by the Han people, what he said always seems to be stirring up the relationship between the Miao and the Han people, and later, the Lord Wen came here to solve the problem, After Lord Wen left, the monk also disappeared at the same time, some time ago, a porter in Miao Village helped a medicinal merchant transport medicinal materials to Lin'an, saying that he had met the monk in the city. ”