Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Specialty of Wu Fort
"Hey." Bai Tu was in front of the desk, clubbing his head and rubbing his temples, as if he was having a headache.
"What do you think? Or those well-digging stuff? Lu Lingqi couldn't help but ask.
"Those? I've already provided general ideas for those, and I'll leave the rest to the craftsman. I'm having a headache...... Headache for those things that are powerful in the family. Bai Tu said helplessly.
The more remote the place, the easier it is for large clans to appear, and Jiangdong has met this condition for hundreds of years before.
Don't look at the population of Jiangdong compared to the Central Plains, but the strength of the Shi clan is very strong, the four major families in Jiangdong, Zhang, Zhu, Lu, and Gu, each have the existence of "Zongji" - Zongji is also a kind of Yiji, not a city Ji, owned by a clan.
There are no more than ten families in the world with Zongji, and Jiangdong has squeezed four......
Finally repelled Yuan Shu, was able to look forward to the white map of Jiangdong, and after reading the reports from various places, he felt a headache.
Not to mention the four major families, others such as the Yu family, the Wei family, and the former Sun family and the Zhou family...... There are also many first-class families.
Even those places in the Jiangdong region that are not considered to be wealthy will be particularly "difficult".
The so-called local tyrants refer to those local forces who gather a wide range of diners, own a large number of fields, or are extremely wealthy in the trench business, but have no great skills in the officialdom.
Xuzhou Mi family, servants like clouds, thousands of acres of fertile land...... It belongs to Haoqiang.
The Hanmen are generally cultivators and heirlooms, and there are officials in the family, but there are no high-ranking officials.
Because they are generally not as "trenched" as Haoqiang, and they are not as good as the family, they are often less selfish to the clan from a poor family - after all, the whole family has dozens of mouths, and even one person is full and the whole family is not hungry.
To what extent is the family in Jiangdong tired?
To give you an example, the Wu Fort, that is, the building of the people to defend themselves, is similar to the castle of the Middle Ages.
This thing arose during the Wang Mang Rebellion, that is, the people took the clan and the township as a unit to preserve their own buildings in the troubled times, and ordinary rebel armies would not gnaw on this kind of difficult bones without meat.
After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court ordered the demolition of Wubao, but in the Central Plains, it was repeatedly banned, especially when the troubled times came again.
And like in Jiangdong, this Wu Fort is even more popular, and in history, even Sun Quan's original "governance office" is in Wu Fort - he himself calls it "Iron Urn City", which is in Jingkou, so it is also called the capital.
Although Sun Quan was not the king at that time, he was at least the lord of Jiangdong, and it was said that a new city should be more prosperous if he built a new city as a place of governance?
No, the circumference of the iron urn city is only a few miles, and the widest place is two miles, characterized by thick enough walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and watchtowers and moats have been built...... It's a larger Wu Fort!
It was not until after the Battle of Chibi that Sun Quan moved out of Wubao and officially moved his capital to Jinling, also known as "Jianye".
And in Jiangdong, the place of ten miles and eight villages is strong, and this thing is also built from time to time!
The reason why Sun Quan nested in Jingkou was because he was afraid of Cao Cao on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was ...... Doesn't it show how bad the situation in Jiangdong is, before the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan couldn't trust these families at all.
"Wu Bao? Or will you give me three thousand...... No, a thousand! I'll find the biggest Wu fort and beat it down to make an example for you? Lu Lingqi said very intimately.
But the way his eyes flickered, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like he was excited.
For such violent means, Bai Tu naturally shook his head again and again: "No, no, most of them are in Wubao, not to really fight against anyone, but to protect themselves......"
Why does "Wu Fort" make people feel particularly safe in troubled times?
Is it true that the regular army will not be able to capture the so-called Wu Fort? Hangu Pass is not dangerous, Tongguan is not dangerous...... Isn't the Qin State still perishing!
The reason why Wu Bao can stand tall in troubled times is because it is not cost-effective to beat him - just like now, as long as Bai Tu can sweep Jiangdong, they will also send manpower and taxes to Bai Tu normally, and at most hide some people, and they will not really look like "no one cares about me".
In the troubled times, Wu Fort was built, nothing more than to express "who wins me from whom", today Jiangdong's surname is Yuan, they will give manpower and food to the surname Yuan, and tomorrow the surname Bai will be given to the surname Bai, only when the bottom line is touched, such as forcibly requisitioning a large number of manpower or food, they will be desperate, and when the world is too peaceful, they will naturally be willing to come out.
Therefore, in troubled times, the regular army was not willing to compete with these Wu Forts, and a small group of bandits was not as good as Wu Forts.
"Self-preservation? But what about them hiding the population? Lu Lingqi obviously knows this.
"So let them come out ......," Baitu said.
"Then you give me a thousand soldiers and horses to try?"
"No, calm down...... This is not something that violence can solve. Bai Tu said with white eyes.
"That'...... Think about it. Lu Lingqi said as if she was really thinking.
Bai Tu also felt a little funny - Lu Lingqi was not good at coming up with ideas in his heart.
"By the way, is there any family that has given up holding in Wubao by himself?" Lu Lingqi asked
"It's true, the Sun family and the Wu family of Wu County have all given up Wu Fort, and even moved their clans. However, that's because Sun Ben's younger brother and Wu Jing's nephew is Sun Ce! Bai Tu said.
It's very simple - the patriarchs of the two families, that is, Sun Ce's cousin Sun Ben and uncle Wu Jing, have decided to support Sun Ce and establish a career in this troubled era, so they gave up Wubao and gave up Zongheng Township.
They understand that if they really participate in the troubled times and are no longer neutral, then Wu Bao will not be able to protect themselves.
Wu Bao put it bluntly that he would not work hard and not be overused, so as not to be cramped and skinned, and when they really bet on the chips, they naturally don't need others to strip them, and they have how strong and how strong they are!
"Then you can't too!" Lu Lingqi said.
"Huh? You mean...... Let me go one by one to confess my father? Isn't that good? Bai Tu said with some embarrassment.
Lu Lingqi glanced at Bai Tu helplessly, and then said, "No, I mean...... Since they are here to protect themselves, then you can make them believe that we will protect them, and naturally they will not come out? ”
Bai Tu was stunned when he heard this, Lu Lingqi's thoughts were very idealistic, but he had to say ...... Very straight to the essence!
In fact, Bai Tu is not hostile to the family, but some families want to occupy land resources, human resources, and even political resources, but they will not share their hearts with him, which is very embarrassing.
After Lu Lingqi's prompt, Bai Tu suddenly felt that it was one thing to support the poor family to compete with him, and at the same time, Bai Tu also wanted to make them believe in themselves and be willing to bet their chips up......
In fact, when it came to the real Three Kingdoms period, that is, after the Battle of Chibi, there was basically no longer a family that was alone.
When the princes of all parties are transformed into "gate lords" and "warlords" before the family, the family still wants to continue to do nothing, that is, to die.
Even like the family in Jiangdong, it was extraordinarily beautiful at the beginning, but from the Battle of Chibi to the destruction of Eastern Wu, they were all miserable by the Sun family.
No matter how chicken thief is, at most, like Zhuge Shi, bet the chips separately - oh, in the end, the big and small bets will result in a leopard.
Now Cao Wei's Jiupin Zhongzheng system still has no shadow, and the current family has not yet formed a "gate valve", so whether it is ambition or selfishness, most of them are still within the controllable range.
That chaotic history has not yet happened.
The Maison can also choose not to go to the doomed future, although in the short term, it may be bright.
Of course, for those diehards in the family, Bai Tu will naturally help the family class and clear these obstacles to progress - thinking about it, Bai Tu feels that he is worthy of being the righteous son of the "friend of the family".
"Hey, if you're so stupid, you still have to have me!" Lu Lingqi said proudly.
Although others say that Bai Tu is a great sage in the world, Lu Lingqi has always felt that this guy is stupid......
"That'...... Actually, I still have a doubt. No, I guess it's a problem! You said...... Should I do something that is not good for me, but is right? Bai Tu tangled.
Lu Lingqi looked at the white picture carefully, and then "poof" and smiled: "Will you be entangled for this?" You've already decided to do it, but you're just a little upset, right? ”
White Picture: ......
For the first time, Bai Tu felt that Lu Lingqi might really be smarter than his stepfather!