Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 35 Jungle March
Yan Yan began to return to Nanchu City with his troops, and they also brought back more than 2000 captives close to [-].

The "harvest" of this expedition can be said to be very rich, because in the end they found a large barbarian gathering area, so under Yan Yan's command foundation, they easily exceeded the task...

In the Indochina Peninsula, this season is still very hot, and it will take more than a month to gradually cool down.

Under extremely low productivity and material conditions, the aborigines here can only choose some ventilated and cool places to escape the heat, especially in caves, and basically store some materials in advance as much as possible without consuming them, and their vigilance will naturally increase. Lower, a bit like the herdsman Maodong in the northern desert.

So this season is a good season to catch barbarians... and Yan Yan goes out in this season almost every year.

Of course, the hard work is hard work, although they are quite experienced in this matter, and they are well prepared.

However, under the primitive conditions of the Han Dynasty, it is still necessary to pay a lot of money to march and fight in the hot and primitive tropical rainforest.

Not only have to endure high temperature and humidity, but also must guard against poisonous insects and miasma...

Therefore, the number of non-combat attrition is actually no less than the attrition of fighting with barbarians every time they go out, and this is still the case with military doctors.

But Yan Yan had to go out to the army non-stop, keep repeating this work, and even bring out a few outstanding ministries to disperse his disciples out of the army to make more flowers, because only in this way can the development of the King of Southern Chu or the entire Southern Chu Kingdom be satisfied. need.

The title of Southern Chu Kingdom was only created five years ago, and there are many hidden benefits on the surface, but Yan Yan feels that the biggest meaning of this title to him is to force him to give up returning to the Han Dynasty. The thought of returning to his true homeland...

The economy of the Southern Chu Kingdom can be said to be a slave economy. The reason why the Han people here are well-fed and the reason why the Southern Chu City is prosperous and strong is to rely on the large and increasing number of slaves.

Before Yan Yan's departure this time, the Southern Chu State had more than [-] slaves of various ethnic groups, except for the former nationals of the Shan State, they were barbarians who were forcibly plundered countless times.

Although the construction of Nanchu City has been roughly completed now, copper mines have been discovered in the Ivory Mountains in the northwest of the city. In addition, the King of Nanchu has also opened up a new city on the south bank of the Dajinsha River. In the north, there is the passage they first entered Shan from central Shu. Passes are being built too... people are being employed everywhere.

Fortunately, the Southern Chu Kingdom has a relatively complete management system and methods for slaves from top to bottom. They divide all slaves into four grades. After more than ten years of "screening", a lucky group of slaves have successfully mixed in. highest grade.

The highest level is to become a member of the Han people. Not only do they have freedom, their own property and family, they even hold some management positions, and become the envy and emulation of other slaves.

What people are most afraid of is not suffering or difficulty, but not seeing hope!
The new barbarian slaves are called raw slaves. After five years of "canonical distance", if they are still alive... they can enter the next level: good slaves. At this time, their labor can get some rewards other than food , such as copper coins, which can be saved to buy some personal items; such as better food, delicious and full; the most valuable reward is the opportunity to learn, first learn Chinese and Chinese culture, and then learn some other skills.

Then, a few hard-working and clever slaves can be upgraded to second-class people after learning Chinese and some skills. At this time, they belong to second-class commoners, and they can get a considerable degree of freedom. They can continue to be high-paid craftsmen, and also You can reclaim the land by yourself and become a self-cultivator, but you have to bear a slightly higher land tax.

And among them, through special contributions or scarce talents, they can become real Han people, Han soldiers or even slave management officials, enjoying the same treatment as Han people.

Over time, there are more and more such slaves. While helping the population of Southern Chu to grow faster, it also gives these captured barbarians an upward ladder.

More importantly, it is a reason for them to convince themselves not to resist.

And all slaves belong to the Southern Chu Kingdom or the Southern Chu King, and the Southern Chu King arranges personnel to manage them in a unified manner. Others cannot privatize them. Han officials or civilians can apply to hire slaves to work for them Some symbolic labor fees are required, but otherwise they have no right to dispose of these slaves.

And because there were not many Han people who came here with Wei Zhen, the king of Southern Chu, and their composition was not complicated, and there were no big gentry families, so such a policy was implemented without any resistance.

Moreover, under the strong advocacy of the King of Southern Chu, after tasting some sweetness, the Han people in the Southern Chu Kingdom did not discriminate against those barbarians who stood out. of stability.

In addition, most of the land here can be cultivated three times in two years. For the Han Dynasty, the grain output and per capita arable land here were very high, and almost all households had a lot of surplus grain.

The Southern Chu government strongly encourages births, so the birth rate is also very high. If it continues, the national strength of the Southern Chu Kingdom will grow rapidly.

After all, in this era, talents are the core of productivity and national strength!

Yan Yan didn't know that these strategies were taught by the lord's elder brother, General Ouyang, so he still admires his lord very much, because this is the most effective policy under the current conditions.

Of course, it would be even better if he could cooperate with his suggestion of contacting Shuzhong, so he has been implementing this policy all the time, and even feels that he may spend his whole life doing this...

In the slow-moving queue, Yan Yan was always unsmiling, so the guards had no choice but to go on their way in silence, but it would be very uncomfortable without some words to relieve boredom in such a stuffy environment. Everyone can only hope that the sun will set earlier so they can camp and rest.

"Report, General, the detection post [-] miles ahead found a Han Chinese team, and the flag is suspected...Suspected to be the Imperial Guard, please issue an order!" A messenger trotted all the way with the command flag, and bowed down to report to Yan Yan. road.

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When Yan Yan rushed to the front with his personal guards, what he saw was a small team of about a hundred people. The leader was young and handsome, and he smiled and saluted them from a distance.

This person is the eldest son of the Southern Chu Kingdom, his eldest uncle Wei Xun, whose name is Meng Cheng.

"Hahaha, the scouts under my brother's command are really good. The scouts can quickly report at such a distance. They are really the elite of the jungle!" Wei Xun and Yan Yan pointed at the scouts behind Yan Yan and laughed.

"That's why Meng Chengcai set up the banner of the son of the prince, right? He must have discovered us a long time ago. Looking at this team, you know that Meng Cheng's troops are now striving for excellence." Looking at Wei Xun's calm smile, Yan Yan guessed that it should be his scout. When I found myself, I couldn't help feeling a little bit...

The father-in-law, King Nanchu, arranged for his only two sons to study military affairs in his army ten years ago, but the performance of the two children was completely opposite...

The eldest son Wei Xun was full of curiosity when he first came, and he quickly got used to it and integrated into the army. He also grew up very fast after learning things.

The second son, Wei Chen... Yan Yan's reply to the lord at that time was: My son is afraid that his talent is not in military affairs...

But I heard that in the past two years, he has cultivated some political skills.

It's true that everyone has his own ambitions...

(End of this chapter)