The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 565: Internal Migration
When the emperor's edict was conveyed, there was no response in Luoyang.

After all, those who are truly in power would never think of living in seclusion.

After the rise of metaphysics, some famous people who were not in power began to promote these ideas. It took another forty years before we saw the situation where those in power began to live in seclusion in the government.

However, during Cao Mao's period, the situation was not yet that bad.

Rather than the emperor's punishment of these hermits, people were more concerned about the affairs of official schools.

This is a major issue that concerns their interests.

This became the hottest topic in Luoyang.

However, Cao Mao did not care about their ideas and started to implement it directly!
For a time, many departments of the Wei Dynasty became bustling. Ji Kang became the person in charge of Confucian classics to Cao Mao's external affairs. A large number of scholars who were proficient in Wang's philosophy were promoted to the position of Doctor of Confucian classics, and were responsible for continuing the research.

At the same time, the trend in the Imperial Academy also changed, and Wangxue gradually became the largest school of thought.

The entire dynasty was shrouded in a new doctrine, and the Three Generations Theory and the Nine Praises became the main research directions.

Cao Mao devoted all his energy to academic matters.

He first went to the Imperial College and personally invited Wang Su to lecture on Confucian classics there, and listened with the students.

He then summoned famous scholars and personally conducted debates and essays.

The emperor liked Wang's school of thought, so naturally his ministers and officials would follow suit. Wang's school of thought became more and more popular, and for a time, many articles were published and all kinds of research contents on this subject continued to emerge.

But these are only limited to the Central Plains. There are more important things around the Wei Dynasty.

Changan.

Pei Xiu, wearing a thick fur coat, frowned as he watched the officials in the distance carry out orders.

At this moment, Chang'an Ling was leading a group of officials to arrange affairs.

"Zhang Yishun!"

An official shouted with a list in his hand, and immediately a strong man and his wife walked up to the official.

The official compared his situation in detail and then handed him a "household plate".

This card records the other person's name, family members, job, place of residence, etc.

The official handed the things to the man, then pointed to the houses across the street and said, "You will live here from now on. Tomorrow someone will take you to familiarize yourself with the farmland. Because you have three sons, you will be given more farmland."

The man frowned and asked in a very poor Liangzhou dialect: "We have no rations."

"Don't worry, your original livestock have been calculated as equivalent food. This is enough to keep you from starving. You need to practice this more, otherwise how will you get along with your subordinates?"

"There is a school here. Your two sons are old enough to attend. During non-farming hours, you can let them go and study."

"only!!"

The man nodded, took the card, and left with his family.

Chang'an Ling walked up to Pei Xiu with a smile.

"Shangshu, there will be absolutely no mistakes here, you can rest assured."

Pei Xiu ignored him. The resettlement of the Qiang and Hu people was not as easy as it sounded. All the Qiang and Hu people had changed their names and moved into various prefectures and counties in Yongliang with new identities.

There were more than 800 people assigned to Chang'an.

In fact, these hundreds of people are like fish in the ocean in the huge Chang'an. They cannot cause much trouble, and there is no need for the Chang'an Order to come out in person. However, since Pei Xiu came to observe, the Chang'an Order naturally had to come out and show his ability.

Pei Xiu was still very capable. He made proper distribution of these hundreds of thousands of Qiang and Hu people.

Let them come up with a Wei name themselves, and take away their livestock, household by household, and exchange them for food and supplies at equivalent value to ensure that they would not starve to death.

Houses and farmland have been allocated.

Their previous organizational form had been destroyed. Pei Xiu believed that within fifty years, these people would be no different from the local Wei people.

Maybe even sooner.

This new method of internal migration is now adopted among the Qiang, Hu and Xiongnu.

This is obviously much more clever than the methods of Cao Cao and Sima Yi.

Pei Xiu listened to Chang'an Ling chattering about his political achievements with disdain in his eyes.

If it weren't for the emperor's decree, he wouldn't bother to come here. He looked down on these people. Those who failed to make it to the temple were people with no talent and were not worth his attention.

Pei Xiu quickly left this place and went directly to the governor's mansion.

Zhuge Xu and Pei Xiu had different divisions of labor.

When Pei Xiu arrived here, Zhuge Xu had just sent away a group of Qiang nobles.

Pei Xiu was responsible for resettling the lower-class people, while Zhuge Xu was responsible for appeasing the upper-class people.

Seeing Pei Xiu rush into the study, Zhuge Xu finally put down his pen and asked with a smile, "How are the situations in various places? Is everything going well?"

Pei Xiu didn't answer and just sat next to him.

"The situation is very complicated."

"Some Qiang people are completely ignorant of polite language. They still believe they are going to be executed and refuse to cooperate." "In one county in Liangzhou, the people gathered together and attacked the newly settled Qiang people because the people there had been plundered by the Qiang."

"Some officials even used the allotment of farmland as a pretext to enrich themselves."

Pei Xiu raised several questions that gave him a headache.

Zhuge Xu listened carefully to Pei Xiu's complaints and offered his own advice, "Minister Pei, I think you don't have to focus on these matters. If you want to accomplish something big, you're bound to encounter some minor problems. You just need to hand the matter over to the local governors and let them handle it themselves. They'll give you an explanation soon."

“If you want to be perfect in everything, you will work yourself to death but never succeed.”

Zhuge Xu’s proposal was simple: just turn a blind eye.

But this doesn't quite fit Pei Xiu's style.

Pei Xiu didn't respond, but asked, "So what's the situation here?"

"That's not a problem."

After Shi Bao's bloody massacre, most of the upper echelons of the Qiang and Hu tribes were willing to cooperate. After all, being a noble in the Central Plains was more comfortable than being a leader in this frontier.

Moreover, Pei Xiu's original attitude was very clear. If they did not cooperate, they would be dealt with as enemies. Zhuge Xu was very lenient towards them, so they were all willing to cooperate with Zhuge Xu.

Zhuge Xu wrote a letter to request titles for them based on their original status, and exchanged them for farmland and mansions in the Central Plains so that they could go to prosperous areas to enjoy life in the future.

Speaking of these people, Pei Xiu asked again, "Why didn't the governor kill Shu Ji Neng?"

Zhuge Xu shook his head. "He was the first to surrender. Killing him just because he has talent won't help with what's coming next."

"The Qiang and Hu people are now well settled. Even if he has the idea of rebellion, he won't succeed. Why kill him and ruin things?"

Pei Xiu didn't say anything more, as his work here was almost over.

Since Zhuge Xu is unwilling to kill, then I will not care about it. I should not meddle in other people's business and it is better to return to Luoyang as soon as possible.

Tufa Shuji was sitting in the carriage at this moment, looking at the scenery along the way with curiosity.

There were more than thirty people in total, forming a large convoy and heading towards Luoyang.

These are the leaders of many tribes in Yongliang.

Their tribesmen were dispersed, and they themselves were sent to Luoyang to become rich men.

Shu Ji Neng is the youngest among these people. He is different from the other leaders. Most of the others are Qiang, but he is Xianbei.

He surrendered voluntarily and has always been very active.

Therefore, many Qiang leaders were reluctant to get close to him, and even those in the same industry did not come to him.

Shu Ji Neng didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He just happened to be too lazy to deal with these idiots.

In Shu Jineng's opinion, these people are really stupid. Since they don't have the strength to resist Wei, they might as well join the other side.

Even though he clearly couldn't win, he still deliberately got angry and threw a tantrum. Even though they had already surrendered, he still insisted that his people show more strength and not be easily subdued by the other side.

This is simply sick!
You yourself got on the car and ran to Luoyang, but your people did stupid things because of your orders.

These people just felt very dissatisfied and felt that the Wei Dynasty had bullied them.

I can’t understand Shu Ji’s reasoning. He was able to kill us all, but still spare our lives in the end. How can this be considered a humiliation?

Just as the caravan arrived in Luoyang, the officials began to connect and took the leaders into Luoyang on foot.

At this moment, an old man suddenly stood in front of Shu Ji Neng.

Shu Ji Neng was stunned for a moment, then bowed.

"Are you Bald Tree Function?"

Yang Zong said, and looked at his hair again, "You're not bald, are you?"

The tree machine was not angry, and replied with a smile: "Maybe it's because I'm still young."

Yang Zong laughed, "I think it might be because you were obedient enough that you didn't get punished."

"You're right."

Yang Zong motioned him to follow him, and they got on another carriage. Shu Ji Neng did not even ask about his identity and sat obediently beside him.

"I've been in Luoyang, but I've heard your name many times. They say you're incredibly brave and highly respected in the area. Why would you choose to surrender?"

"Old man, the Wei Dynasty is powerful, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers in armor. Even if I can escape, what can my people do?"

"Besides, Your Majesty has already said that those who surrender will become Your Majesty's subjects and receive the same treatment as those in the Central Plains. Why should I resist?"

Yang Zong glanced at him again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: These Hu people are really different from the past.

"What kind of official title do you want when you come to Luoyang this time?"

Hearing Yang Zong's question, Shu Jineng quickly replied, "I dare not ask for an official title, I just want to go to the Imperial Academy to study!"

"I've heard that the Imperial Academy teaches the most profound knowledge in the world. If the court can show mercy and allow me to study there, I would be deeply grateful."

Yang Zong nodded, "He's quite studious."

(End of this chapter)