Han officials

Chapter 103 Use all possible means
Whoever is stronger will beat whoever is stronger, and keep the grassland in a beautiful state of being divided into pieces!
This is Wei Zhe’s current attitude towards the northern Hu people.

In the future, this may also become the Han people's policy towards the grasslands.

Anyway, the northern grasslands do not allow the existence of any powerful forces!

Based on this peripheral balancing strategy, Wei Zhe's arrangements for the Qita tribe are not surprising.

Of course, Wei Zhe also understood why Cao Cao later relocated the various Hu people tribes inland.

He may want to assimilate these barbarians, or he may want to fill the population gap in You and Bing states.

But it is a pity that Cao Cao's project of naturalizing the barbarians was not implemented very effectively.

Apart from allowing various Hu people to enter the heartland of China, no Hu people groups were sinicized.

Tsk tsk~ What the Huns couldn’t do when they were at their most powerful, they unexpectedly achieved after their decline.

The unpredictable nature of fate is truly unfathomable.

If Qin Shi Huang knew that Xianyang would become a horse-grazing place for the Hu people after his death, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life.

In comparison, Wei Zhe's idea is much simpler.

Why did he recruit the Xianbei and Wuhuan people? Because he couldn't do it!
Where Wei Zhe cannot directly control and influence, he can only influence and control indirectly.

For example, Goguryeo. Wei Zhe is currently out of reach and can only check and balance it through the Xianbei and other tribes.

After Wei Zhe settled Qitamo, he turned to look at another strong Hu man.

"Are you the King of Greed?"

Upon hearing this, the man quickly bowed and said, "I dare not. I am Chi Guli, honored to meet you, Lord Wei!"

Similar to Qitamo, Chiguli's tribe also lived a nomadic life on the edge of Liaoze, but in Lower Liaoze.

In fact, the Chigu tribe was originally a Wuhuan tribe within the territory of Liaodong.

However, the previous commanders of Liaodong's vassal states could only control it and were unable to mobilize it effectively.

Therefore, although Chiguli had only more than 800 villages, he also called himself the King of Greed.

However, after Wei Zhe took office as the governor of Liaodong County and Taishi Ci moved into the vassal state of Liaodong, Chi Guli became a little nervous.

You have to know that there are differences between prefects.

A combination like Wei Zhe and Taishi Ci is a bit scary, especially in the eyes of a Hu person like Chi Guli.

He was afraid that his troops would become part of Wei Zhe's military exploits just like the seven tribes of Xianbei.

However, no matter how scared Chi Guli was, he had no way to escape, after all, the surrounding grasslands were owned by someone.

He wanted to migrate to western Liaoning, but he was afraid of being annexed by Qiulijuke, the leader of the Wuhuan tribe in western Liaoning.

He couldn't defeat them in battle, and he couldn't run away either, so he had no choice but to surrender. At least the Han people wouldn't annex him.

This was indeed the case. After asking a few questions, Wei Zhe arranged a new place for them.

"Let's go up the Xiaoliao River. It's a great place!"

Upon hearing this, Chiguli happily knelt down and thanked him, saying, "The Chigu tribe will surely be your loyal hunting dogs!"

Although that place is within the territory of Goguryeo, the environment is at least much better than Liaoze.

If they had not been blocked by Buyeo in the past, Chiguli would have wanted to meet Goguryeo long ago.

However, Wei Zhe was not as confident as they were. After leading the two men away excitedly, he immediately ordered, "Send a message to the soldiers along the line to keep an eye on them. If these two groups are in danger, they can provide them with shelter as appropriate."

If the Qita and Chigu tribes could not hold on despite the support of the Han army, there was no need for Wei Zhe to pay attention to them.

Only after everything was properly arranged did Wei Zhe pat Yan Rou on the shoulder and praised her, "What a great Yan Ziang! His reputation is truly well-deserved!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Rou's lips curled up slightly and she said, "It's just a little fame, it's nothing."

"Haha~ But you can continue to recruit surrenders in the future. My capture army is in need of men!"

Hearing Wei Zhe say this, Yan Rou couldn't help laughing.

Are you still capturing living soldiers? Are there any armies established in enemy territory?
However, Yan Rou had to admit that Wei Zhe's method was indeed effective.

Although it seems a bit shameless and it costs a lot of cloth and money, the effect is definitely good.

At least Yan Rou felt that this was better than the court directly rewarding the Hu people with huge amounts of wealth every year.

Since Emperor Guangwu, our dynasty has implemented a tribute system for the Hu peoples of the grasslands. For example, during the reign of Emperor Mingzhang II, Xianbei tribes outside the Great Wall often visited Liaodong Commandery to receive rewards. Qing and Xu Prefectures provided 270 million yuan annually, a regular practice that brought peace to the border for a time.

In addition, the Luoyang court would reward the Southern Khan of the Southern Xiongnu with more than 190 million coins every year, and the countries in the Western Regions would also reward him with 74.8 million coins every year.

The total amount of rewards given by the Han Dynasty to the Southern Chanyu of the Xiongnu and the countries in the Western Regions was less than 200 million, which shows how much importance the court attached to the Xianbei.

However, as the court's finances deteriorated, Luoyang could no longer maintain such huge tribute rewards.

This is probably one of the reasons why the Hu people have frequently invaded the border since Emperor Huan!
To put it bluntly, in the past, the imperial court spent money to avoid disasters and used annual gifts to lure the Hu people to be obedient.

Now that the Han Dynasty has no money, the various ethnic groups outside the Great Wall will naturally no longer be obedient.

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Not to mention how high-spirited Yan Rou was after returning.

After inspecting the newly built Anshan Iron and Steel Company outside Xiangping City, Wei Zhe returned to the prefectural government.

As coal from Xuanchu County was shipped to Xiangping, the Anshan Iron and Steel Company gradually got back on track.

Since the plow made entirely of iron only needed to be cast in one piece, the requirements for the blacksmith were suddenly reduced a lot, and many apprentices could even complete the entire process easily.

So an interesting situation happened in Liaodong. The carpenter was actually surpassed by the blacksmith.

While the craftsmen were still working hard to assemble the plow carts, the iron plows made by the Anshan iron officials had already been loaded directly onto trucks and ships, and were being distributed throughout Liaodong under the coordination of the Marquis' Mansion.

I have to say that the execution ability of the complete Never-Night Marquis Mansion is extremely high.

Guo Yuan's performance also allowed Wei Zhe to see what a top internal affairs talent is like.

In terms of strategy and military tactics, Guo Yuan may not be as good as Xi Zhicai, but in terms of governing the country, he is much better than Xi Zhicai!
Even Xi Zhicai himself was convinced of this.

Xi Zhicai even expressed his feelings to Wei Zhe in private, saying that Guo Yuan had the talent of Xiao He!
Of course, this narcissistic guy did not forget to compare himself to Zhang Liang.

The next day, Xi'an Ping County.

After inspecting the border defense here, Wei Zhe finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the location of Xi'anping County is really important. It can be said to be the waist of Liaodong.

If Xi'anping County was conquered by the Goguryeo people, the connection between Liaodong County and Lelang County would be cut off.

In fact, for nearly a hundred years, Goguryeo has been encroaching on Xi'anping in order to swallow this place.

Because once this place was taken, Goguryeo would not only be able to split the Han forces in Liaodong into two, but also directly control the mouth of the Mazi River (Yalu River), thereby infiltrating its power into Bohai Sea.

Although Goguryeo bordered the Whale Sea to the east, it was extremely cold there. With only a few small boats built by Goguryeo, it was impossible to get around to the other side of the Korean Peninsula.

Therefore, entering Bohai has always been the dream of the Goguryeo people.

However, on the way back, Xi Zhicai pondered for a long time and suddenly showed a playful smile.

"Mingsir, I heard that Mu Hua has a group of men who are very good at sailing?"

"Well, what? You want to see it?"

"No, no, no~" Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "I just think the Goguryeo people have a good idea."

Without waiting for Wei Zhe to ask further questions, he pointed to the wide Mazi River not far away and said with a sly smile, "How about letting Mu Hua take his men to Goguryeo for a stroll?"

"I've heard that Qingzhou pirates come and go like the wind, often plundering counties along the coast. I wonder how powerful Mu Hua can be compared to them? Hahaha~"

As soon as these words came out, Wei Zhe couldn't help but nodded.

Indeed, this is a good idea, quite similar to the rogue style of the Japanese pirates in later generations.

Of course, you can say that they are like Viking pirates. After all, they all rob by water, so there is no essential difference.

Although it is a bit hard to go upstream from the Mazi River, it is convenient on the return journey.

With the Goguryeo naval power, it was impossible to stop Wei Muhua's fleet.

No, Goguryeo didn't have any navy at all.

In this way, even if the Han army in Liaodong did not move out, Wei Zhe could maintain the situation of encircling and suppressing Goguryeo, making Goguryeo harassed all the time and unable to concentrate on developing production.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe immediately ordered someone to summon Wei Muhua to Xiangping City to discuss the matter...

(End of this chapter)