Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2879 Voluntary, Change of Interest

   Yumen Pass.

   Fei Qian stood on the wall of Fangpan City.

   In the memory of later generations, Yumen Pass is broken.

  Because the history of Yumen Pass is the history of people in the Central Plains of China shrinking more and more. Passages that have been abandoned, of course, have no value in repairing. From the Han Dynasty, to the Tang Dynasty, and then to the Song Dynasty, the Yumen Pass moved eastward all the way, retreating two hundred miles today, and another two hundred miles tomorrow, and finally disappeared directly. It doesn't matter whether it is closed or not.

   Only Yumen Pass in the early Han Dynasty expanded westward.

  Yumen Pass in the Western Han Dynasty extends from Longxi at the beginning to the west.

  In the early days of the talented and bold Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty digging out the Western Regions and conquering the Western Regions, the scope of his rule was expanding step by step, and the westernmost seat of the Han Dynasty also moved westward, and Yumen Pass was no exception.

In order to expand the land and resist the enemy, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty moved customs and expanded borders. It was undoubtedly the only way at that time, just like some countries in later generations secretly moved border stone tablets or something. In fact, as early as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han people were already in That's it.

   Unfortunately, dynasties changed, and the subsequent dynasties did not seem to have the broad mind of the Han Dynasty, so the westernmost government no longer moved west, but moved east.

  From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the site of Yumen Pass moved from the northwest of Dunhuang to Jinchang County, Guazhou, east of Dunhuang.

  When Tang Xuanzang left the customs, it was recorded in the "Biography of Master Sanzang of Daci'en Temple", "The lower part is wide and the upper part is narrow. The Yumen Pass is set above, and the road must pass through it, that is, the throat of the western border.” It refers to the retreated Yumen Pass in Guazhou.

   When it was in the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty, Yumen Pass returned to the original starting point, which is the earliest Shiguan Gorge.

   And then later, even Yumen Pass is gone, leaving only Jiayu Pass.

  Sometimes Fei Qian feels a little bit emotional. The truth of history may not be as simple as what later generations see in textbooks or film and television dramas.

  If we only look at some concepts and changes in history from the perspective of later generations, it is easy to be biased or even unfair. Because modern civilization and modern people's cognition of the world is different from that of the ancients, if we can't put aside some modern cognitions and don't consider the standpoint of the ancients, then it is inevitable that there will be various problems.

   It's like making love.

  Fei Qian himself is actually a part of the "marriage" policy.

  If you look at the policy of "marriage marriage" macroscopically, especially from the perspective of history itself, it is actually a political marriage.

  Some punchers, always expressing that it is a shame to exchange a woman's happiness for peace, etc., and then attract the approval of some people who don't know what it is and don't want to go into it. In fact, it is somewhat extreme. Because from ancient times to the present, is there any benefit that can be obtained without paying any price? Do you really think that you can gain benefits by punching? Especially when immediate interests and long-term interests may be contrary to each other.

  Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as a child of the royal family, after enjoying the treatment of the royal family, they also have to bear the responsibility. Men serve as protons, and women often serve as tools for marriage. In fact, to a certain extent, this is no different from "marriage marriage". These children of the royal family will go to places outside their own country.

  The kinship policy in the early Han Dynasty was actually a helpless choice at first.

   After all, the Huns are a nomadic people who have seriously harassed the Central Plains since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. Those who wait for the Han people to rob them after the autumn harvest, when the Han army rushes over, these locust-like guys have already run away and disappeared. When the Han people wanted to fight, they hid in the desert and lived in no fixed place, which really made the kings of the Central Plains from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty lose their temper.

   After all, in the era when communications depended on roaring, by the time the army received the beacon and rushed over, they had already run out of things and ran away...

  So Qin Shihuang could only build the Great Wall in the end.

  Qin State really wants to fight, after all, the name of Qiang Qin is not just said casually. The Great Qin conquered so many hard bones, it wasn't that they couldn't defeat the Xiongnu, the key was that they couldn't. Qin Shihuang also lost his temper, so he used this trick, and it did have some positive and negative effects on the defensive thinking of later Chinese generations.

In the Han Dynasty, the expansion of the country was like the Yumen Pass established by Feiqian. When it expanded all the way outward, the pass could be moved, but the Great Wall could not be moved, but these newly conquered territories must not be abandoned, and there are also some After the common people opened up the frontier, they have already begun to prosper, and they can't just throw it away.

Liu Bang, the rogue leader, used to look down on the world. He had just unified the world, and when he was in high spirits, he probably looked down on everyone and wanted to surpass Qin Shihuang. As a result, the siege of Baidengshan made Liu Bang clearly realize that only with the military force at that time , unable to resolve the dispute with the Xiongnu, so the "peace" policy was adopted to win over the Xiongnu and maintain border tranquility in exchange for space and time for wretched development.

  As for the Tang Dynasty, marriages brought a little taste of enlightenment, after all, there were a lot of dowry items and craftsmen...

   It's just that this kind of kinship strategy, or most similar countries' foreign strategies, will always be artificially ruined in the middle and late stages.

  The Great Wall, vassal state, and marriage, etc., were all to solve some problems at first, but in the end, they collapsed.

  No one wants to "solve", but continue to "imitate".

   Then this kind of "imitation" has even been extended to later generations. It is vaguely in the long river of history, and countless malicious or dull literati are shouting, "Don't set this precedent..."

   The reason, and why?

   Fei Qian stood silently, his eyes far away.

  He brought a lot of officials with him this time.

  These officials really came to the Western Regions "voluntarily".

   is really voluntary, not forced to be voluntary.

Sometimes, human beings will sincerely make some jokes for themselves, just like "voluntary" should be a neutral and biased term, which vaguely contains dedication and sacrifice, but it is a pity that when all good things fall into the hands of capitalists Sometimes, it can always be played to collapse, and then lead to even worse changes.

  These civil servants, the vast majority of them, have certain ambitions and want to improve their own class, but they have not found any suitable direction for the time being. This kind of people existed not only in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but also in the Han Dynasty, as well as in the subsequent feudal society dynasties.

  During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, these people traveled among the six countries, exchanging their talents for an official position, an opportunity to breathe with their heads up, and a position that can leave a name in history.

  In the early days of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang also gathered a large number of such people around him, especially the people from the Six Kingdoms who were suppressed by the Qin Dynasty. When the people from the Six Nations lifted the ceiling that covered them, they also became the ceiling for the people who came later.

   By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Shandong, ordinary civil servants had little room for promotion. This is a very fatal problem, but those in power in Shandong still don't have much reaction, or even if they know it, they have established interests, so they pretend that they can't see, hear, or understand.

  Cao Cao is said to have made some moves in Jizhou at one point, and wanted to change something, but was met with a strong backlash, and finally had to suspend...

   This made Fei Qian feel ridiculous.

   What is ridiculous is not these people, but the kind of greed that these people show in the process.

As a political figure, it can be said that he has basically got rid of the worries of food and clothing, and if he does well, he can also obtain a long-term meal ticket for future generations. This is considered to have taken care of the interests after death , but still some people will be dissatisfied.

Compared with ordinary people, these people are obviously wiser and more knowledgeable, but on this issue, they have not been able to provide a better idea, or even consciously cross the river and draw bridges, which is not easy for people who later blindly Suppress and control instead of continuing to exploit...

In the feudal dynasty, winners take all. In capitalism, winners take all. It has not changed at all, let alone common prosperity. Employees take an extra day of vacation and get an extra dollar of salary, which seems to be theirs. old life.

  In the feudal dynasty, it can be said that almost all regions are basically unclaimed land, and whoever occupies it belongs to them.

  Then why can't you go out, why are you complaining?

   Who can’t get out, or who is crying?

  Ideological struggle is an external manifestation, as are theoretical disputes, but the actual essence is still power disputes and class suppression.

   Those who are willing to give up authority are always a minority.

  Because you are worried that the branches will be strong and weak, so you simply cut off all the sticking branches?

   After cutting off the branch, leaving only one tap root, can it be guaranteed that it will never rot?

  Flowing water does not rot, and the door hinge does not become moth.

  Lao Lu said that a long time ago, and everyone understands the truth.

   There must be a channel for promotion, otherwise sooner or later it will be a pool of stagnant water.

  Phipotential Today, the Western Regions is the first step, not only to go out, but also to go steadily.

  Therefore, in the Western Regions, not only military generals, but also civil servants are indispensable, especially those who are ambitious and want to change their own class.

  At the same time, Fei Qian must also consider the promotion plan for these civil servants.

  When it comes to the outside world, the promotion of generals depends on military merits, which is easy to calculate, but it is not so convenient to calculate for civil servants. According to Fei Qian's idea, the promotion channels for civil servants are calculated according to enlightenment.

   This way of enlightenment is naturally in accordance with the Southern Huns model.

  Whether it is a tribe or a state, if you come up and say you want to "educate", obviously no matter who you are, you will be unhappy and will not achieve any good results, so "voluntary" is very important.

  This voluntariness is not only internal, but also external.

  Among these tribes and states, there are also those who are ambitious and those who are not very self-motivated.

What Fei Qian needs to do is to screen out those ambitious people among these tribes and states, and then crush and carve them with the model of China's advanced civilization, and then make these people finally become China's Shape, let these people drive the rest of the people...

Therefore, in the whole process of fighting in the Western Regions and even in the future, Fei potential not only promotes generals and rewards them for their feats in opening up territories, but also needs to allow civil servants to keep up, and there are corresponding regulations to Reward those civil servants who have performed outstandingly in education.

   There is also a need to give certain benefits to those who are more pro-Han in the original tribes and states...

  The standards of these rewards, as well as the inclination of interests, need to be adjusted continuously throughout the process. It cannot be said that a policy will last for ten years and not change for twenty years, and then lose its original meaning.

  So, for the Western Regions, Fei Qian was not afraid of too many people coming, but worried about not enough people.

  Military, economic, political, cultural.

  Military development, economic invasion, political transformation, cultural indoctrination.

  No one is needed over there?

  So, starting from the Western Regions, the big man needs to know one thing.

  Interests are like water, they need to flow.

   If you stick to your own interests, you will eventually become a pool of stagnant water...

   Fei Qian was still thinking about it, but Xu Chu seemed to have heard something, turned his head slightly, and saw a group of people coming from the city, so he reminded: "My lord, the leader of the Qiang people, Ajiesha is here." 』

  Fei Qian came back to his senses, nodded, "Please. 』

Not long after, Ajiesha stepped forward, as if he wanted to give a chest salute, but he didn't realize it until he raised his hand halfway, and hurriedly followed up with the other hand, making a slightly twisted hand salute, "I have seen hussars General..."

  Ajiesha did not wear a leather robe, but a Hanfu, and the Hanfu was decorated with gold and silver, which was very luxurious, and it was obviously made by the precious clothing workshop in Chang'an.

   Fei Qian glanced at the Han robe Ajiesha was wearing, then smiled, and returned a formal courtesy, "I have seen a woman. 』

  A Jiecha's eyebrows twitched, his joy was almost uncontrollable, his hands and feet were a little at a loss, "Ah, haha, this..."

   Wife.

  The father of a wife is a wife.

  Although this is only a title that Fei Qian verbally uses, it has already made Ajiesha overjoyed.

  Everyone knows that it is impossible for a Qiang girl to become Feiqian's official wife. At most, she is like a wife. But no matter what, getting a verbal title like Feiqian is enough to make Ajiesha feel at ease.

   After all, Ajiesha killed Beigong back then. According to the habits of the Qiang people, he collected all the wealth of Beigong, including the wives, concubines and children of Beigong, which naturally included Yami.

   Killing Beigong was not Ajiesha's original idea. Ajiesha also doesn't want to fight for hegemony, and he doesn't want to be greedy for Beigong's family property. It's just that Beigong was crazy at the time, not only wanted to fight against the Han people, but also pulled Ajiesha and the others together...

  Ajiesha didn't want to continue the war, and he didn't want to be the back of Beigong's madness, so he killed Beigong.

Although it is common for brothers and sisters on the prairie to kill the men of the other tribe and then gather the women and children of the other party, Ajiesha is not sure that after he accepted Yami as his daughter in name, Yami Will they speak ill of him behind his back in Chang'an and destroy the relationship between him and the Han people?

   And this "women" obviously made Ajiesha feel at ease.

  Fei subtly signaled, let Ajiesha approach, and said straight to the point, "I have one thing to do when I go out this time. I want the help of my wife and husband." 』

   Seeing Fei Qian's bluntness, Ajiesha not only didn't feel abrupt, but smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, he patted his chest and said: "General, please tell me!" As long as it is useful, there is no other way! 』

   Feiqian nodded and said: "There are many states in the Western Regions, and there are also Qiang people in them. I would like to ask the woman to send a confidant to march into the Western Regions with a certain person to quell the chaos." 』

"no problem! ’A Jiesha agreed without thinking, but was a little puzzled immediately, ‘General, before this... General Zhang’s side...’

Before Zhang Liao asked Ai Ma'er, A Jie Sha's subordinate, to **** the Han people back to Yumen Pass, and now Fei Qian said that he was going to march into the Western Regions, which puzzled A Jie Sha who was not very good at strategic thinking. What about the city gate?

   Fei Qian smiled and did not explain in detail, but said: "General Wen Yuan takes pity on the common people, this is a proper move...women don't need to worry too much. But this time when I leave the customs, my place is different from the old law of the Western Regions, so I specially invite the woman to come and tell me in person. 』

Zhang Liao has a cautious temperament. He asked the Qiang people to **** the Han people back to Yumen Pass. On the one hand, it was indeed the factors that Zhang Liao said on the surface. The vassal army system has finally come to an end.

The strategy of vassalage is like making a marriage. At the beginning, it was to solve certain problems. It was not necessarily the best under the circumstances at that time, but at least it was an effective method. However, as time went by, the environment changed. , these strategies are like laws, they all need to be improved accordingly, and it is impossible to remain unchanged forever.

The vassals were very effective in Dong Zhuo's early days, but in the middle and late stages, the disadvantages gradually emerged. Li Guo's rebellion had already greatly exposed the instability of the vassals. The same was true in the Western Regions, not This instability will be eliminated by changing a few generals or changing places.

Zhang Liao asked the Qiang people who were most pro-Han in the vassal army to return to Yumen Pass, which was equivalent to directly weakening the power of the vassal army, and then directly ordered the dismissal of the vassal army, so that those Hu troops who were unwilling to follow the Han people left, and they were willing to stay. It is incorporated into the Han army, and the structure of the vassal army does not exist.

  This kind of method is delicate and smooth, almost silently dismantling the vassal army, and even many people in it don't know exactly what happened, they just think that Zhang Liao has dismissed some Hu soldiers. This is far better than trying to pull it inside when you see it's dry wood and fire.

Therefore, of course, Fei Qian would not waste Zhang Liao's thoughts. He also told Ajiesha that all the Qiang people would be mixed into the ranks of Han soldiers when they went out this time, and they must obey the orders of the Han army. The calculation of the system is also the same as that of Han soldiers. Leaders of Qiang people can also hold middle-level positions and enjoy the same treatment as Han military academies.

Seeing that Ajiesha still didn't understand, Fei Qian further explained: "Woman, the states in the Western Regions are chaotic, and the languages ​​and characters are not completely interlinked. However, the old Xiongnu language has evolved more extensively, and it has many similarities with the Qiang language. Therefore, there is a need for people who can pass on Hu language among the Han army. Either as a guide or as an interpreter. It would be inconvenient if the Qiang Han reorganized and separated camps. In addition, there will be many conquests in this expedition to the Western Regions, and there will be casualties. Therefore, I ordered the soldiers of the Han army, wishing that those who strive for merit will follow me, worrying that the old and weak at home will stay in Guanzhong, and I will not consider it a crime. You and I are relatives, and this Qiang is like my son, so I don’t want to force orders. Those who are willing to follow me to make meritorious deeds can go with me. Those who are willing to go home and take care of the young and old are not forced. 』

   After saying this, Ajiesha probably understood. As for the finer details, he couldn't think of it. Therefore, according to Fei Qian's request, he summoned the leaders of the Qiang people and conveyed Fei Qian's meaning...

  (end of this chapter)