The Emperor is Above

Chapter 383: Destroy their temples, burn their books, kill all the priests, and relocate their people
"Non-my family, its heart must be different!"

Qing Yi said solemnly to the old patriarch, Liu Yi, and Liu Xu,

"This is a conclusion drawn from bloody examples, and with the previous experience of the State of Xing, people really don't dare to rashly recruit people from the wilderness.

However, if the people of the wilderness are excluded from a country's system, they will inevitably become a major hidden danger to the country. Is it necessary to kill all the people of the wilderness?
In fact, the history books of the Great Shen Dynasty gave a very good solution more than a thousand years ago. You can just follow the method above."

"History of the Great Shen Dynasty?"

Liu Xu's eyes became confused. Not to mention that she was not interested in the history books of the Dashen Dynasty, she had never read the history books of the Jiliu tribe itself. She had no idea what Qing Yi was talking about.

Even Liu Yi, who was relatively knowledgeable, would not flip through the history books of the Great Shen Dynasty for nothing. He frowned and thought, but could not think of any examples that could be used for learning.

The old patriarch, however, seemed to be thinking about something and said, "I have carefully read some of the history books of the Great Shen Dynasty. Could it be that the examples in the history books that the senior doctor mentioned were the means used by the Great Shen Dynasty after it conquered the various divine kingdoms?"

"The old patriarch is indeed knowledgeable and talented, which makes the younger generation admire him!"

Qing Yi's admiration for the old patriarch was genuine. He thought of this thanks to Pan Qing's suggestion, as the latter had actually read these history books.
“Since the old patriarch has read the history books, he should know that a thousand years ago before the Great Shen Dynasty was established, there were many divine kingdoms in the four corners of the world.

Temples of evil gods, ghosts, and monsters are everywhere. Apart from production and living, the people of the gods' kingdoms have to offer sacrifices and pray every day. The various gods' kingdoms even fight against each other.

The Great Shen Dynasty was originally just a small state in the west of the Great Wilderness. Starting from 1,500 years ago, every time the small state of Shen conquered the kingdom of God, it would destroy its temples, burn its books, kill all its priests, and relocate its people.

After the people of the Kingdom of God were relocated from their homeland, they were all dispersed and settled in villages and communities throughout the Kingdom of Shen, and no gatherings were allowed.

Then, the people of the Shen Kingdom were required to change their clothing, etiquette, and writing. Even their language and diet were strictly regulated and had to be exactly the same as those of the people of the Shen Kingdom.

In addition, the State of Shen also strictly prohibited intermarriage among the people of the Kingdom of God. No matter whether men or women married, they had to marry people from the State of Shen, so as to quickly transform the people of the Kingdom of God into their loyal and reliable citizens.

In just a hundred years, the power of the small state of Shen increased dramatically, and in two hundred years it unified the Western Wilderness, watching the chaos of war among the other divine kingdoms in the Great Wilderness, which led to the later unification of the Eight Wildernesses by the Great Shen Dynasty. "

After hearing this, Liu Xu became even more puzzled and asked, "Since the Great Shen Dynasty's methods are so powerful, why do the princes of various countries still have so many people from the Great Wilderness after unifying the Eight Wildernesses?"

"Alas, this is the problem of the princes of each country!"

The old clan leader sighed and answered his granddaughter's doubts, "After the emperor of the Great Shen Dynasty unified the Eight Wastelands, he made the 5,000 miles around Emperor Hill in Zhongzhou the capital, and the rest of the remote Eight Wastelands were enfeoffed to more than 800 princes to guard.

If you have been to Zhongzhou, you will understand that there are no wild people in any of the countries in Zhongzhou, which shows that this strategy is very effective.

The reason why the vast wilderness is spread all over the vassal states of the Eight Wildernesses is that if the vassal states want to gain a firm foothold, they must rely on their noble ministers and the common people.

Therefore, in order to ensure that they could capture the wild people as slaves, the nobles and the common people strongly opposed the king's large-scale recruitment of the wild people, and thus missed the best opportunity to conquer the wild people.

Later, the barbarians who had surrendered to the State of Xing began to rebel against the State of Xing, and hundreds of thousands of people, from the rulers and ministers to the common people, were massacred. The princes of other countries were even more afraid to accept the barbarians.

After Qing Yi and the old clan leader's explanation, Liu Yi and Liu Xu finally understood Qing Yi's intention. It seemed that Qing Yi wanted to assimilate the people of the wilderness using the method that the Dashen Dynasty had used before.

"The fact that the people of the Great Wilderness are wandering around in the wilderness is not just a problem for the people themselves. The kings of all countries, as well as the vassal states, also have responsibilities that cannot be shirked." Qing Yi's young face had a calm expression, but it gave people a sense of great confidence. "The people of the Northern Frontier are different from the people of the Jiming Lake. They do not have much hatred with the people of Xing State.

As long as their settlement organizations are completely disbanded, and then the old policy of the Shen State is used to completely assimilate them in terms of language, writing, clothing, etiquette, and diet, they can be transformed into citizens of the Xing State in a few years. "

Liu Yi and Liu Xu looked at Qing Yi with great admiration, but the old patriarch still had some concerns: "The senior doctor's considerations are indeed very thoughtful and comprehensive.

However, the total number of people under the command of Shang Daifu was only 15,000, while the number of wild people from the Fuhu, Cangxiong, Heihu, Qingniu and other tribes was 50,000 to 60,000.

It is too difficult to assimilate nearly four times as many people as the Great Wilderness with a relatively small population. Even if we allow the people to intermarry with the people of various tribes, it will be difficult to achieve good results. "

"Haha, the people of the Great Wilderness are used to being free and unrestrained. How could they all be willing to submit to me? What's more, the requirements I put forward are so harsh."

Qing Yi shook his head and smiled, "It would be great if half of the fifty or sixty thousand people in the wilderness were willing to submit. Moreover, I will continue to recruit a large number of people to go to Longcheng for enfeoffment.

In addition, there are more than 700,000 people in the twelve cities of the northern border. Even if the number of barbarians who surrender is large enough, there are ways to dilute and assimilate them. "

Seeing that Qing Yi had already considered this matter very thoroughly, the old patriarch of the Jiliu tribe no longer had any objections. After all, since he had proposed to submit to Qing Yi, he also hoped that the other party would become stronger.

By the afternoon, the leaders of the various tribes, including Fu Shou, Xiong Zhong, Hu Ya, Niu Wu, and Ma Huan, led nearly 20,000 young and strong people back from the battlefield to the camp outside the Jiliu valley.

After receiving the news, Qing Yi did not waste any time. Accompanied by the old patriarch, Liu Yi, Liu Xu and a dozen strong men from the Jiliu tribe, he went to meet the leaders of various tribes.

"You all went to assist Doctor Yishang of Longcheng without fear of life and death. Unfortunately, my Jiliu tribe is in constant internal strife and cannot take you in. However, I can point out a better place for you to go."

As the chief of the Jiliu tribe, the old chief bowed to Fu Shou and the others with an apologetic look on his face, and said sincerely,

"The second-rank official of Longcheng, he was famous in the Northern Wilds when he was young. In his first battle at Guqiu, he slaughtered 40,000 soldiers. In another battle at Guodu Shangcheng, he killed the Cat Ghost God, the Red God of Wealth, and the Ningtu Ghost King. In another battle at Yanze, he destroyed the 100,000-strong army of the Ghost Witch Tribe and killed the Ghost Witch King.

Now that he has just taken up his new position in Fengtulong City, and has fought side by side with you all, I think it would be far better for all the tribes to serve under the command of the senior official than to follow an old man like me."

Before the old patriarch finished speaking, many wild tribe leaders were furious. This news was too sudden for them.

Some were surprised to join Qing Yi, while others were angry that the Jiliu tribe did not keep its promise. More people were wondering whether there were any harsh conditions.

After arguing for a long time, the leaders of each tribe could not come up with a unified opinion. Fu Shou stepped forward with a complicated expression and bowed, saying: "Shang Dafu, old clan leader, it is not that our tribes are unwilling to submit to Shang Dafu, but we are helpless.

We had the precedent of the ancestors of the wild people in Jiming Lake betraying the State of Xing 200 years ago. Years ago, we were chased by the Ghost Witch Tribe and fled in panic. We also proposed to the defender of Huoqiu City that we wanted to submit to the State of Xing, but were rejected without hesitation.

We all know that the king and his ministers, as well as the people of Xing State, suffered hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries due to their betrayal, so it was not the king and his ministers' fault for being rejected. They had no choice but to join the Jiliu tribe.

Now the old clan leader says that the Jiliu tribe is unable to take us in, and wants us to submit to the Dragon City Yi Shang Doctor. I am afraid that even if the Shang Doctor agrees, the Xinghou will not agree!"

Fu Shou's words made the eyes of many wild tribe leaders around him dim, and they cast doubtful, expectant and suspicious eyes at Qing Yi, who smiled without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)