Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 253 Argument
After the general's palace held a banquet to honor Gan Ning, the situation in Yizhou gradually spread through various channels.

Bai Tu also deliberately indulged in this, and gave everyone some time to react. Five days later, at the time of the Lunar Meeting, Gan Ning was officially asked to report and explain the affairs of Yizhou in front of the staff of the six ministries.

Of course, in the "official announcement", Gan Ning's establishment of the "Governor-General's Department" was authorized by Bai Tu in advance to avoid anyone worrying about these minutiae.

"You all already know the general situation of Yizhou. If you have any ideas about the candidate for 'Governor of Yizhou', you can speak freely." Bai Tu said directly after Gan Ning spoke.

Everyone else had heard about the governor of Yizhou more or less before.

When Bai Tu mentioned "business", many people immediately became interested... Of course, the basic spirit of "humility" is still required.

Lu Kang looked around and saw that everyone was waiting for the first person to stand up, so he stood up and said: "My lord, I am willing to share the worries of the general's palace."

"Old Lu's heart, of course I know, but the Ministry of Revenue still needs your work, so let's give more opportunities to the juniors." Bai Tu said.

Bai Tu's "rejection" was also expected. No matter how much he thought about it, he knew... At Lu Kang's age, he would be buried in shame. Going to be the governor of a lonely land?If something goes wrong, Yizhou may be in chaos. Not to mention, the General's Mansion does still need Lu Kang.

"My lord, Teng is not talented. I am willing to share the worries of the general's palace." The speaker was Wei Teng of the Wei family, who also recommended himself.

"Oh? If Zhou Xiu comes to Yizhou, how will he govern the Dongbo people?" Bai Tu asked. "Zhou Xiu" is Wei Teng's nickname.

"According to what Governor Gan said, the Donghao people in Yizhou almost eat their hair and drink blood, and have no morals. They must be a people who seek food when they are hungry and rebel when they are full. We should use weapons to frighten their ambitions and work to kill their beastly nature, and move to Kuaiji. When the Han people enter Yizhou and encourage Han men to intermarry with the Oriental people, we should be able to achieve long-term peace and stability," Wei Teng said.

After Bai Tu listened, he nodded expressionlessly and said, "Well, Zhou Xiu will sit down first and let's listen to what colleagues have to say."

Bai Tu said: Go back and wait for notification.

Wei Teng didn't understand the subtext, so he had no choice but to sit back.

Everyone else also heard that Bai Tu was not satisfied with Wei Teng's ideas...

Wei Teng was born in the Wei family, one of the most prominent families in Kuaiji County, and Wei Teng himself was also known for his uprightness. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a model of morality!

However, even for such a person, is what he says human?

Although Ba Ba said a lot, how could Bai Tu not understand the underlying meaning - it was nothing more than conquering with force to scare the Oriental people from rebelling, and then enslaving them to do hard labor to make them Without the strength to fight back, the "common people" who moved into Kuaiji "occupied" the women of the Oriental people, causing them to gradually disappear...

And the so-called "common people" needless to say, they must be hermit households or branch tribesmen, mainly the Wei family, who work hard by the way... There are so many powerful people in Kuaiji, there is no need to worry that no one is willing to take over.

When Wei Teng stepped forward, the rich and powerful people from Kuaiji's family obviously had expectations - if this matter was taken care of by the Wei family, they would also be able to enjoy the soup.

As for the rest, they are just to justify what they have done.

This is why Bai Tu, in his heart, sneers at what they call "Government by virtue"...

Maybe they think they have a very high level of morality, they value virtue first, and they wish they could learn to be a human being for 20 years before becoming an official, but...if it wasn't inappropriate, Bai Tu would really like to slap a few elementary school ideological and moral textbooks on their faces!

A modern person, even a "product" of examination-oriented education who had only completed compulsory education and, from the ancient point of view, had a very small proportion of moral education in his studies, would not be able to say such shameless things.

"My Lord, Yong is willing to share the worries of the General's Mansion." Jinling Ling Gu Yong also stood up at this time.

The Gu family, who was born in Gu Yong, has a common surname in Wujun. It can be seen that these powerful families also have a "tacit understanding". Wei Teng, who just came from the Kuaiji family, will now wait for a representative from the Wujun family. It looks too ugly to eat.

As for those who are not from the family...

It's not that the powerful right of the aristocratic family suppressed them much, after all, Bai Tu has been keeping an eye on this matter, but... for talents who are not from aristocratic families, going to Yizhou to become a "savage king" is really not a good job. They are not like the rich and powerful people of aristocratic families, who can cash out their slaves and avoid fighting for them.

"If Yuan Tan becomes the governor, how will he expand his influence in Yizhou?" Bai Tu asked.

"We can follow the strategy of the southern Xiongnu to move inward, divide their tribes, demarcate their territories, and order their nobles to govern themselves. The governor-general only needs to have the power of mediation, and the whole policy will be stable. After the shipyards and ports are ready, they can also hire They work hard and buy their materials." Gu Yong said.

Gu Yong was more soft-hearted than Wei Teng, and proposed to canonize the nobles among the Dongbo people and then move them to the mountains and forests. Anyway, the utilization rate of the mountains and forests by the Han people is very low. We only need to have coastal areas and plains.

And after being divided into ministries, if there are any conflicts between them, the Governor-General's Office can mediate them. If there is no conflict, the Governor-General's Office can also create conflicts to mediate...

And in Yizhou, even after the shipyard is built and a large number of giant trees are needed, these Oriental people who are accustomed to living in the mountains and forests can also be used as labor force, and they can be used in many ways.

In short, they will have no time to cause trouble, just like the Han Dynasty did to the Southern Xiongnu - I will designate areas for you, canonize your Khan, you can graze well, and I will buy your sheepskins and horses.

Of course, the policy of the Southern Xiongnu moving inward as a template has now collapsed. After the decline of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu in the Hetao area has begun to occupy counties and cause chaos!
Bai Tu's face looked a little better than before, but he still said: "Well, Yuan Tan, don't be anxious now, Aurous Hill still needs you."

Bai Tu said: You are excellent, and I have included you in the backup talent pool.

Two people in a row were rejected, and others also wanted to wait and see. Bai Tu also directly said at this time: "I will set a tone first. From now on, the Ministry of Personnel will also have an assessment of the Yizhou Governor-General every year. A person’s population and people’s popularity, as well as their level of education, will also be the focus of the evaluation.”

Bai Tu directly revealed his desire to civilize the Dongbo people.

Undoubtedly, many nobles from the aristocratic family were disappointed. Zhang Hong of the Zhang family hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The virtue of the lord can be clearly judged by the sun and the moon, but... the kings of Yi and Di are not as good as the death of all Xia, and the Yi people have been here for a long time." On the island, we have already become wolves and do not understand etiquette and justice. It is better to wait for enlightenment and then see the effects."

What Zhang Hong meant was that before giving the Oriental people treatment as "human beings", it was better to try to see if they could be civilized.

But for those who directly questioned Bai Tu, before Bai Tu could speak, some people started to stretch their necks...

"What a 'lord of the barbarians and the Di'! Do you want to have a poem that says: Rong Di is a traitor, Jingshu is a punishment? I don't know who Zhang Hong you want to punish? And who do you think is the king of the barbarians and Di!" You Heng stretched out his neck and shouted.

Zhang Hong:? ? ?
There are two common explanations for "it is better for the Yi and Di to have a king than for the Xia to perish." One is that the "Yi and Di" have monarchs to rule, and it is not as good as the "Zhu Xia" to have no monarchs to rule; the other is that even the Yi and Di They all have Mingjun, but pity all the Xia countries but there is no Mingjun...

If we follow the latter explanation, then the "Yi Di" here mainly refers to the Chu and Wu states - not to mention who their ancestors are. In Confucius' chain of contempt, these vassal states that were not canonized by the Zhou Dynasty are " Yi Di".

The Book of Songs says that "Rong and Di are Yings, and Jingshu is Punishments." It even names Taoism and surnames, placing Jing and Shu side by side with Rong and Di. The so-called Jing and Shu refer to Chu and Shu, which are now Jingzhou and Huainan areas...

In the pre-Qin Dynasty, Jingchu, Wuyue had always been the hardest hit area by the geographical blackness.

No matter what Zhang Hong's original intention is, now Mi Heng wants to accuse him - you just want to rebel against the general's palace!

"You, what are you..." Zhang Hong stomped his feet in anger.

"Zhengping, don't be rude...Zigang, Zhengping is still young, don't take it personally." Bai Tu advised at this time.

However, there is no definition of the previous dispute between the two, or... it was completely unreasonable by Mi Heng.

When Zhang Hong was about to say something else, an unexpected person stood up.

"My lord, if you have this intention, you would rather go."

The person who spoke was naturally not Gan Ning, but... Guan Ning!
Since Guan Ning joined the General's Mansion, he has been serving as the chief minister of the Ministry of Rites. Compared with Kong Rong, Guan Ning did not play a direct role, but... for a celebrity of Guan Ning's level, just "joining" is enough. has already played a potential role.

It's like putting an extra layer of protection on Bai Tu's face, making it more difficult for others to "attack" Bai Tu on his face!

But now that Guan Ning actually recommended himself, it was beyond Bai Tu's and other people's expectations.

After all, in terms of his background, Guan Ning was not even from a humble family, but because of his apprenticeship, he could barely be considered a half-poor family.

Guan Ning's reputation has reached the peak of celebrity status. At this time, going to Yizhou to educate the Dongbo people will not substantially improve his reputation.

In terms of "profit", Guan Ning has no reason to stand up at all.

"Mr. Guan, here you go..."

As soon as Bai Tu opened his mouth, Guan Ning immediately said, "I would like to spend the rest of my life teaching the people of the East how to transform them."

Bai Tu was speechless for a moment. Originally, Bai Tu didn't want to ask Guan Ning what he wanted to do. After all, Guan Ning was already over [-] years old and wanted to "sail" to Yizhou. The climate there was very different from that of Jinling. If anything happened, Didn’t Bai Tu lose a layer of shame?
However, Guan Ning's firm tone and words moved Bai Tu...

When Bai Tu's original words came to his lips, he changed them to: "What does Mr. Guan want to teach him?"

(End of this chapter)