584 The Marquis of Quyang returned to his fiefdom
Foreigners, killing is endless.
Instead of constantly fighting with the Xiongnu, Turkic, Mongol, Jurchen...... Caught in a thousand years of constant fighting, it is better to cultivate an obedient eagle dog that can be controlled in the palm of your hand, and let this eagle dog replace Da Chu to subdue the grassland.
Since he wants to guard the border for the Great Chu Empire, this eagle dog can't be too weak.
At the very least, it is necessary to maintain strong combat effectiveness and ensure that Xiong Wuliang can control the vast grassland.
In some time-traveling novels, the protagonist wants to stabilize the steppe, so he subdues the tribes on the steppe, grinds off their fangs, and makes them obedient citizens of the empire...... This is wrong.
Press the gourd to float the scoop.
There will always be new barbarians on the horizon.
Therefore, the eagle dog that cares for the home cannot be without fangs.
The only problem is that if this eagle dog is too powerful, it will inevitably not have the intention of devouring the lord - even if Ge Suyi is loyal, who can guarantee that a hundred years later, Ge Suyi's children and grandchildren will also be loyal to Da Chu?
But Xiong Wuliang has a way!
The answer is – trade!
Some readers may have said that Li Tang in later generations also subdued a large number of barbarians in the frontier for his own use, why did he fail to achieve long-term peace and stability?
The reason is simple - the Li Tang Dynasty did not make good use of the powerful weapon of 'trade'. It is true that at that time, there were many barbarians who were willing to serve Li Tang, and many barbarian leaders even served as officials in the Tang Dynasty.
But!
When the Tang Dynasty weakened, the barbarians who were originally loyal to the Tang Empire did not receive enough gifts and turned away from morality...... The fighting at the border was resumed.
Trade! Trade!
Only by making good use of the weapons of trade can we achieve long-term peace and stability!
In Xiong Wuliang's plan, the future Gesuyi tribe will become the most powerful tribe on the grassland with the support of Da Chu, and will have crushing strength against other tribes.
After all, if this clan wants to take care of the Central Plains, it can't do without fangs.
But how can he not devour the Lord?
The answer is simple - to deprive them of productive capacity by means of trade.
Xiong Wuliang will open a permanent trade market to the outside world, where the steppe people can graze their cattle peacefully, and use the livestock and furs they have grazing to trade grain, tea, iron and porcelain...... It is enough to ensure that they are fed and clothed.
In this case, there is no need for the steppe people to produce their own food.
That is, Xiong Wuliang was deprived of production capacity.
It's like an eagle dog has a lot of fighting power, but it has to beg for food from the rice bowl in the hands of humans.
But someone has to say it again - the production capacity of the steppe people is gone, but they have the force! You can still grab it!
That's a layman's term.
Since Xiong Wuliang has opened a permanent trade market for them, and they can solve the problem of food and clothing through honest grazing, why should they risk their lives to rob them? Having said that, grabbing is not necessarily a grab.
Under the long period of peaceful trade, the upper nobility of the foreign races corrupted the wealthy, and the lower class was enough to solve the problem of food and clothing.
People in the whole world are the same - who wants to go to war if they can live and live with peace of mind?
Even if there are really some anti-social elements with brain problems who don't want to risk their lives and want to do something at the border pass, they must be a very small number - without Da Chu's action, the tribe of Gsuyi can crush them!
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Of course, the above means are just Xiong Wuliang's predictions in his mind.
But soon, he'll have a chance to practice!
In Quyang Hou's plan, the next step of 'developing Lingnan' will be a pilot of Dachu's policy of treating foreign races.
Xiong Wuliang wanted to see if Lingnan, which Qin Shi Huang had initially conquered with an army of 500,000 and a long time, would easily collapse under the mutually beneficial trade of Great Chu.
Actually, he is very confident!
As a descendant, Xiong Wuliang firmly believes that if the weapons of trade are used well, the effect is even greater than that of a million troops.
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After a year of not seeing, the fiefdom seems to be richer.
The farmland in the field is still familiar - but for Lu Yi, who came to Quyang County for the first time, every huge ear of rice can shock him deeply!
"This ...... The ears of rice are all so big! Lu Yi opened his mouth wide, and there was almost an egg in it.
The surrounding soldiers cast a look of surprise...... It seems to be laughing at Lu Yi and making a fuss.
Lu Yi's face turned red.
Xiong Wuliang was kind and patiently explained: "Self-defeating Benhou wears ...... Since the succession of the lord, all the crops in the fiefdom have been bred for nearly ten years...... The seeds are the best of the best, so the quality of the rice seeds is very good. ”
"In addition, the crops in the fiefdom must be fertilized."
"As a result, the yield is so high – even in a poor harvest year, it is three times the output of ordinary farmland."
Lu Yi blinked his eyes in confusion, half understanding.
He plucked a handful of ears of rice, pulled off the rice, and chewed it slowly......
Sweet aroma!
Sure enough, it's the best ears of rice.
Speaking of the so-called 'breeding' in Xiong Wuliang's mouth, Lu Yi can barely understand it.
It may be like most of the sons of military generals are sturdy, and the men of the grassland are born to ride horses - excellent rice seeds, the next generation will also bear bigger ears of rice!
But the so-called 'farmhouse fertilizer'......
What the hell is that?
Xiong Wuliang put it succinctly: "In short, it is to pour manure juice on the crops. ”
Lu Yi's movements froze.
Instantly, I felt the ears of rice in my mouth stained with a strange taste......
Yue……
For a while, it was not to vomit, nor was it to not vomit.
Xiong Wuliang said simply, in fact, farmhouse fertilizer has to go through many compost fermentation steps, and after the final treatment, it can be fertilized on the roots of crops.
But the unscrupulous prince didn't bother to explain.
The right is to let Lu Yi have a long memory - the crops on the side of the road, don't pick them casually!
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"Quyang Hou is back!"
"The little lord is back!"
"Look - the bronze chariot!"
"Quyang Hou Qi with a missing corner! That's right! ”
"Long live the prince!"
"Wansheng! Great Chu Wansheng! ”
"Great Chu Military God...... Banzai! ”
"Ahhh......h
It didn't take long for the news of Quyang Hou's class teacher to spread throughout the fiefdom.
The fiefdoms of the four counties were very excited.
I don't care that it is the busy season of farming - the people help the old and the young, and the alleys are empty.
The high-pitched and enthusiastic cheers resounded across the earth—
"It's our Quyang disciples, who have completely annihilated Sima Cuo's 300,000 army!"
"I, the disciples of Quyang, am invincible!"
"Look—that's my eldest brother...... Standing at the head of the line! ”
At this moment, the sergeants of the Quyang New Army and the Xiao Cavalry Army all spontaneously puffed up their chests, feeling the warm cheers of their fathers and villagers, and their pride and pride rose spontaneously.
Even Ge Suyi, who is a foreigner, was cheered by the people.
Ge Suyi was excited, riding on horseback, his left hand clenched into a fist, hammering his chest repeatedly, while his right hand raised the lance in his hand high to meet the cheers of the crowd.
This guy is already tall, and his movements at the moment are mighty, but it really attracts bursts of applause.
Ge Suyi grinned widely, and he was even more eager to perform.
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Lu Yi, who had just arrived, was shocked!
There is a feudal king, so popular with the people?!
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