The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 734: All rebels in the world are under my command
"His Majesty!!"

Guo Ze suddenly broke Cao Mao's meditation.

Cao Mao raised his head, but Guo Ze said sternly, "During the time of Yao and Shun, it's not that there were no traitors, but there were more virtuous people, so the traitors were not so obvious."

"Your Majesty is still young and has grown up in the palace. You are unaware of the changes in the world."

"But do you still remember Yuancheng?"

"How cruel were the officials in that small county?"

"Do you remember the sons of the great families who rode their horses and hunted in the city, using the common people as prey? Do you remember the county lieutenant leading his troops to kill merchants?"

"Officials all accept bribes, and there's not a single good person to be found. The people have nowhere to turn to for help, and everything is miserable. You deliver food to a restaurant in the morning, and someone steals it from them in the evening."

"There is no place for virtuous people in the entire city."

"This is the reign of great chaos. The Sima family has no morals, destroying the morals of the world, causing people's hearts to fall, and there are no more moral gentlemen!"

"The moral gentlemen of the Han Dynasty were ridiculed by people of the time. People no longer concealed their love of money and their ambition to pursue a luxurious life, and they committed evil with impunity!"

"Judging from these events, Your Majesty's punishment of the Sima family is truly too lenient!"

"Your Majesty has been in power for a long time. You have promoted many virtuous and talented people and rectified the local administration. Now the soldiers guarding the pass dare not openly seize the land and can only plunder it under various pretexts. Although some officials of all ranks in the city have been reported, the number is not as large as before."

"If the city's virtuous are in the majority, the wicked will be deterred by their morality and will not dare to commit evil easily."

"Your Majesty said that you want to create a prosperous era. In my opinion, we are already in a prosperous era now."

"Although the city is in ruins, the manpower is insufficient, and the local area is still governed by treacherous bandits."

"But the world's mindset has changed. Celebrities no longer dare to openly discuss their desire for wealth. When someone talks about wanting to live a luxurious life, others despise their ambition."

"No one dares to do evil without restraint, not even Wang Chang's son. Before doing anything bad, he would always talk about morality."

"The officials exposed by the people today were cruel in private, but publicly, none of them dared to speak publicly or disclose this matter. Isn't this the best evidence of a changing trend?"

"Recently, many famous scholars have come to Yongliang to write their poems."

"I read their poetry and prose, and found that the content was completely different from the past. The expressions were mostly majestic and heroic, with the style of the Jian'an period, which really moved me."

"Your Majesty shouldn't ask this. Your Majesty has already created a prosperous era. It's just that Your Majesty is too kind and can't bear to see the people suffer, so you ask this!"

After hearing what Guo Ze said, Cao Mao's mood immediately improved a lot.

"I didn't expect that even my Mr. Guo has learned the art of flattery!"

Guo Ze was very angry, "Your Majesty, do you think I am flattering you? How could I be such a mean person?!"

Seeing Guo Ze's anger, Cao Mao quickly explained, "I was just joking!"

This man is so straightforward, but the fact that he can say this is enough to show that he really thinks so, and he definitely has no intention of comforting Cao Mao.

Cao Mao immediately decided to follow Guo Ze to see how the local education work was going.

The policy of education implemented in Yongliang and Liang has lasted for a long time.

When Guo Ze learned of Cao Mao's idea, he did not dare to delay at all and hurriedly organized and took care of the matter.

If you want to see the Qiang people, you don’t even need to go to a specific place. You can find them in Zheng County where Cao Mao is now.

When they arrived at the local village, the local officials were already scared out of their wits. It was not because they had done anything wrong, but because they had never thought of seeing the emperor in their lives and were filled with fear of the unknown.

After the Qiang-Hu Rebellion was quelled, these people were divided into various counties. There were more than 160 Qiang households in Zheng County.

These people were divided into different villages.

Both Cao Cao and Sima Yi had relocated the Hu people inland, but their relocation was to move the entire clan inland. They found a place for them in the country and let them continue to do their own things. They only sent officials to monitor them and ignored them as long as there were no signs of rebellion.

This is more like bringing the threats originally from outside the Great Wall into the country for monitoring, making the threats controllable.

No matter how you look at it, this policy is like raising a tiger at home.

Some people had submitted memorials to the imperial court, hoping to educate these Hu people, let them understand the principles of farming, and gradually integrate into the Central Plains. However, at that time, many armies were composed of Hu cavalry, and they needed the help of Hu cavalry when going out to fight, so the plan was left unresolved.

Cao Mao's migration disrupted the internal migration and was based on households rather than clans. Regardless of whether they were farming or nomadic, as long as they lost their clan and tribal organizations, they would lose their organizational strength and be assimilated by the local people.

Although Cao Mao's method of relocation was troublesome, it was a more wise solution in the long run.

This time, Cao Mao went to visit a village where there were two Qiang families.

The reason for coming here is because there is a talented person in this Qiang family who successfully passed the local imperial examination.

Naturally, local officials also wanted to show Cao Mao their achievements.

The head of the village stood in front of Cao Mao and spoke with a trembling voice.

Cao Mao, led by Guo Ze and several others, surveyed the surroundings. The villagers knelt in two places. This was Cao Mao's first public appearance in the countryside.

"Long live the Saint!!"

I don’t know who shouted, but suddenly, the people started shouting one after another.

Cao Mao faced the noise, smiled bitterly and shook his head, and soon arrived at the Qiang and Hu family's home.

Although we say Qiang, it does not necessarily mean Qiang people. Qianghu is a unified name for many Hu people living in Yongliang and other places, including Xianbei, Xiongnu, and various tribes.

Cao Mao saw two old men standing at the door, one was an old man and the other was an old woman.

A middle-aged man stood behind them, and there were a few children in the distance.

Seeing Cao Mao coming, they hurried to pay their respects with great ceremony.

Cao Mao hurriedly helped the two old men up.

This family was all dressed like the Wei family, from head to toe, even their faces. If it weren't for Guo Ze leading the way, Cao Mao would have thought they were just some random local people to fool him.

"How long have you lived, old man?"

Cao Mao asked with a smile.

The old man shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really can't remember. When Zhang Tianshi surrendered to Prime Minister Cao, I was the one who led the tribe and the people and led the way."

Zhang Lu surrendered? ?
The 20th year of Jian'an?
The man there was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly reminded him, "It's a slip of the tongue! It's a slip of the tongue! You should call him Emperor Taizu!"

Cao Mao stopped him and said, "Why do you have to make so many demands on an elder?"

"What's your last name, father-in-law?"

The old man also became excited and started talking.

"I am Li Hu, an old man from Naba. I followed my father to seek refuge with Zhang Tianshi. Later, when Tianshi surrendered, I led my people north and settled in the northern part of Lueyang. But we are still called Badi."

"This is my good-for-nothing son, Li Mu, and these are my grandchildren."

Cao Mao suddenly realized that they were Di people.

At this moment, the old man continued to introduce, "My son is not very promising. He doesn't know much about classics. He can only serve as an official in the county. But my grandsons are very outstanding. Li Te and Li Xu are all very smart."

Cao Mao said "oh".

Di people, Li Te.

The founder of Cheng Han.

Okay, Liu Yuan, Zhang Gui, this is Li Te, will the next one be Shi Le?

However, Shi Le, the youngest among these people, should not be born yet, right?

Cao Mao called the boys to his presence and asked them about some important matters.

He found that what the old man Li Hu said was not wrong. Li Te and other boys were neither humble nor arrogant in front of him. Although they were very excited, they spoke clearly and logically, and could even quote allusions.

Cao Mao nodded happily.

He pinched Li Te's face, then said to Guo Ze beside him in an enigmatic tone: "This child will achieve great success in the future!"

Guo Ze was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

In fact, in history, Li Te and his group of Di people were completely Wei-ized, oh, they were completely Jin-ized. They all understood the classics, respected Confucius, studied Confucianism, and in every aspect were no different from the people in the Central Plains.

They were even recommended as famous scholars and honored as filial and honest officials, and Li Te even served as an official.

However, because of their family background, their family failed to recommend filial and honest officials several times. The local government recommended famous scholars, but the prefectures and counties did not listen.

Later, a disaster broke out in Yongliang, and a great famine occurred. There were countless refugees who had no food to eat, but the government was unable to provide relief. These people had to run around in order to eat. Then Li Te became the leader of these refugees and led them to rebel against the Jin Dynasty.

Cao Mao has discovered quite a few rebels now, but the reasons for the rebellion he has seen so far are quite sufficient.

It is not the case that they will be arrested and killed just because they want to rebel in the future.

In that era when people had no food to eat and were persecuted by officials, everyone would rebel! It would be strange not to rebel!
Being able to stand out among so many people, apart from luck, their personal strength also plays a big role. Take Li Te for example, this person is good at martial arts, understands governance, is very popular, and likes to stand up for the weak, which makes him loved by many people.

These rebels seemed to like to compete with the two Han dynasties. Li Te was the Cheng Han, and Liu Yuan was the Xiongnu Han.
Cao Mao had a meal at their house and then went to visit several other households.

Although they did not encounter any more ruthless people, their situation was similar to that of Li Hu's family, and they were no different from the local Wei people.

They were like this originally, and after the previous special policies, most of them had changed their names and customs, and even a few families had completed intermarriage.

This made Cao Mao feel somewhat relieved. After all, this policy was successful.

(End of this chapter)