Qiming 1158

Chapter 1288 The land of the Western Regions, we have not been back for hundreds of years, right?

According to the intelligence, the Zhongdu court learned that quite a few of the barbarian tribes in the southwest worshiped and worshipped Zhuge Liang.

Some tribes even worshiped Zhuge Liang as a god, respected Zhuge Liang quite a bit, and deified him.

The reason why many minority tribes are willing to communicate with the Han people on the Chengdu Plain is mainly because of their worship of Zhuge Liang.

Su Yonglin didn't expect it.

Zhuge Liang's intervention and development in the southern and central regions when he was governing the middle of Shu could have such a huge impact on the later history that there are still so many barbarian tribes worshipping and offering sacrifices to him today.

These tribes may not know what Han culture is, but simply know Zhuge Liang, a special Han Chinese, and remember what Zhuge Liang has done for them in the legends handed down from ancestors. With gratitude to Zhuge Liang, they have been offering sacrifices to him until now.

This can also prove from the side that Zhuge Liang did indeed do a lot of good things for the people living in the South-Central area, helped them a lot, and improved their living standards, so they have been cherished by them to this day.

Of course, this further proves that none of the later rulers had the talent and pattern of Zhuge Liang, which had such a profound impact on the areas inhabited by ethnic minorities.

That is to say, Zhuge Liang didn't have so much time, and Su Yonglin even thought that if the Eastern Han Dynasty was still in a unified state at that time, if Zhuge Liang was placed as a local official in the southern and central regions, and given him military power, he would definitely be able to make more dazzling achievements.

Rao is so, Zhuge Liang's precious legacy for future generations has also fully demonstrated its effectiveness, and it is the fulcrum of the Ming Dynasty to leverage the shackles and rule pattern formed over the years in this area.

"If we can start from this aspect, inherit the practices and aspirations of Marquis Zhuge Wu, and cut off the inheritance of the wrong practices of future generations of politicians with sinister intentions, we can truly achieve successful governance of this region.

Our goal is not to oppress, not to exploit, not to invade, nor to occupy, but to truly incorporate the millions of tribal groups in this area into the big group of the Ming Dynasty. effective governance of the region. "

In order to achieve this goal, Su Yonglin devised many methods.

For example, some open tribes that have frequent commercial exchanges with the Han people on the plains in the middle of Shu jointly hold a ceremony to worship Zhuge Liang, and organize the sacrifice to Zhuge Liang into a super business conference, a super temple fair, etc. .

Han people, Tubo people, Qiang people, Liao people and other ethnic groups can do business at this large-scale sacrificial ceremony, or promote their own culture, exchange their own products, etc., to deepen mutual understanding and establish mutual trust.

All in all, the Ming Dynasty should abandon the domineering and condescending attitude of most Central Plains dynasties after Zhuge Liang, and use equality, fairness, and mutual benefit as the main entry point to help them carry out production innovation and cultural innovation.

As long as they can live a stable life, few people will still think about doing things every day.

From the point of view of the Ming Dynasty itself, although the traffic in the southwest is inconvenient, it is rich in mineral resources, such as copper mines.

And from the geographical point of view, this is also the rear of the Ming Dynasty when it further operated in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

It is not stable here, and it is difficult to talk about the operation and management of Southeast Asia.

Therefore, the Ming State Council reached a basic consensus, first be tough, then be gentle, let them know the strength and invincibility of the Ming army, and then treat them with gentleness, and the effect will be better.

Adhering to this concept, Su Haisheng and Xu Tong unanimously demonstrated their powerful force and established a military advantage in this area.

Over time, the image of the Ming army's toughness would spread widely in the region.

Ming Guo's first goal has also been achieved.

On the [-]th day of the first month of the eighth year of Hongwu, Xu Tong and Su Haisheng met in Syria. The two exchanged views on the current military progress of the two sides, and had some conversations about the military operations in the next period of time. The two sides exchanged a lot of opinions.

Including, but not limited to, Su Haisheng hoped that Xu Tong would temporarily transfer the command of the first division of Shenji Camp to him, so that he could make some achievements in future military operations.

Xu Tong, on the other hand, believed that the issue of the ownership of the military command should be reported to the Privy Council and the Central Military Affairs Department of the Renaissance Society for approval. He only had the command and did not have the right to transfer, so if Su Haisheng wanted it, it would be better to report it directly.

There have been many such exchanges between the two sides.

Su Haisheng met Xu Tong for the first time. He had heard that Xu Tong led 4000 people to Lin'an for a visit. He deeply admired Xu Tong's courage and guts. Su Yonglin personally arranged to do things in Sichuan and Sichuan, so he knew that Su Yonglin was very optimistic about him.

When we meet now, whether it is conversation, knowledge reserve or professional skills, Su Haisheng feels that Xu Tong is quite impeccable.

"It used to be your task to pacify Chuan and Shu, but now I'm here to take part in it, won't you be unhappy?"

"How could it be? The situation in Chuanshu is changing rapidly, and we should not follow the only way of doing things. If there is a better choice, we should choose this way. Besides, I am not without credit for this matter, but my strength is not good, not so much. Just big."

Su Haisheng smiled.

"That's right, an army of 1 people has been pulled up in such a short period of time. I haven't heard of a few people who have this ability. Your ability is very important and will be of great use in the future, and I heard that Jiefangmen is You guys made it here?"

Xu Tong nodded.

"Yes, although I didn't come up with it, Jiefangmen is a good thing. Originally, I only had [-] soldiers and horses on my side. After a victory, we were embarrassed by a large group of prisoners. It was expanded to [-] troops in a very short period of time.

Now that there are more captives, the revolutionary army may have to expand its strength to prepare for the next battle, so the Jiefangmen can come in handy again. Before the whole battle is over, at least an army of 3 people can be pulled up. ,This is my plan. "

"It's quite good. Your kid is really strong in this aspect. No wonder the chairman can see you."

Su Haisheng patted Xu Tong on the shoulder: "I'm here mainly to help temporarily and save the fire. I heard that the chairman's arrangement seems to be said by the Sichuan Army Corps... A long time ago, I thought that The chairman intends to change the Qilu Corps into the Chuanshu Corps."

Xu Tong shook his head again and again.

"That shouldn't be the case. If the Chuanshu Corps is really established, I think the main responsibility of the Qilu Corps should be to go westward, because of the vast territory occupied by the Western Liao, the strength of the country, and the complexity of the situation in the Western Regions. I think one Hexi Corps is not enough.

The garrison should be almost the same, but the full-scale attack to open up the territory and expand the soil may be slightly insufficient. Now it is not the pre-Tang Dynasty. I heard that there are many powerful countries in the West Liaoning area, and even the Qiangtang of Tubo seems to have a lot of them. Trouble, if Daming is going to further open up the stalemate, the Qilu Corps will definitely go all the way west. "

"Go west..."

Su Haisheng looked towards the northwest direction: "Since the Tang Anshi Rebellion, we have not returned to the Western Regions for hundreds of years, right?"

"That's natural. It's been almost 400 years. Song Guo is too incompetent."

Xu Tong shook his head and sighed: "But being able to redevelop all this is also an honor for a soldier."

"You're thinking a lot."

Su Haisheng smiled and paused, as if thinking of something, and then said, "By the way, I heard that you are now the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army, or the director of the Sichuan-Shu Revival Association branch?"

Xu Tong nodded.

"Well, yes, it was appointed by the chairman himself."

After hearing the words, Su Haisheng paused for a while, looked at Xu Tong for a while, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Forget it now, when Chuanshu is almost settled, I suggest you resign the position of the branch director of the Chuanshu Revival Society and replace it with someone else. , will make people gossip."

(End of this chapter)