Chinese New Year

Chapter 559: The Method of Assimilation (Additional chapter for the leader, Hermit O)
Shao Xun stood up and sat at the desk. After writing the letter, he handed it to Zao Song to take away. Then he took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the couch, took the tea handed to him by Liu, and took a sip.

Yin and Guanqiu went to the back and massaged his shoulders.

Shao Xun placed the tea bowl on the table, and his eyes lingered over Liu's waist and hips.

Liu twisted her body uneasily.

"Shi Le has married a new wife, the daughter of Liu Han clan." Shao Xun said.

Liu lowered her head, clenched her hands into fists, and her eyes gradually turned red.

She supported Shi Le wholeheartedly and persuaded her relatives to bring their own troops to fight for him.

When Shi Le went out to fight, she stayed in the rear, killing treacherous villains and eliminating hidden dangers.

Sometimes, he even caught up with Shi Le's army regardless of wind, frost, rain or snow to discuss important matters with him.

After returning from the battle, she spoke softly to relieve his fatigue, and gave him encouragement and comfort.

But after the defeat, he ran away, married a new wife, and devoted himself to Liu Cong.

Although Shi Le did the right things and gave up unnecessary things, but - what if it was you who gave up?
When Liu heard the news, she felt her head buzzing and her whole body felt weak. She seldom cried, but she was so sad that tears streamed down her face.

When he woke up, he found himself in Shao Xun's arms.

I want to struggle, but I feel empty inside and need someone to rely on.

He didn't seem impatient at all, and didn't say anything. He just held her quietly and stroked her back to comfort her.

At that moment, she felt that her previous persistence was extremely ridiculous, and her mental defenses completely collapsed.

Now, she didn't know what to do.

No, maybe she knew, but there was always a hint of reserve that made her hesitate.

She suddenly raised her head, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"Are you still waiting for him to redeem you?" Shao Xun looked at her expression and sighed slightly: "Even if someone comes to redeem you, I won't do it. Madam is pretty, talented, and chaste, strong and decisive. Although she is a girl, she is better than many men. I am ecstatic to have you, and I don't want to give you up."

Liu lowered her head, with a hint of shyness and joy in her eyes.

"Forget it. Since you are still thinking about him..." Shao Xun sighed again, stood up and put on his shoes, and said, "I have nothing to do this afternoon, so you can rest here."

After saying that, he was about to leave.

Yang Qin asked quietly at the door: "Where are you going, sir?"

"Go to Tongque Tower."

"promise."

Liu opened her mouth, but gave up.

Her heart was in turmoil.

After that day, she often took the initiative to make tea for Shao Xun willingly, but he suddenly became cold, as if disappointed.

Liu felt a little aggrieved.

She had never made tea for Shi Le, because Shi Le didn't like drinking tea, but Shao Xun did. So she blushed and asked others to learn how to make tea, and accidentally burned her hand.

This - can't he see it?
Go to Tongque Tower...

Liu suddenly felt a little sad. She didn't know where this emotion came from. It might be because she accidentally saw the pair of gorgeous sisters one day.

When Liu thought of her beautiful sister, she felt unhappy, but she also felt that it was pointless.

Liu's mind was in a mess, with all kinds of thoughts running wild.

For a moment, she wondered if she should meet her uncle, cousins, and brothers again, talk to them, and ask them to be more careful when they went to Xuzhou to fight.

This is for their own good. After all, wealth and glory require lives.

There was another moment when she gave up on herself and felt that there was no meaning in this life.

As she was thinking, she had already stayed there.

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"How do you know all this?" Shao Xun asked in surprise, holding a stack of official documents in his hand.

Wang Huifeng put down his pen, raised his head, looked at Shao Xun, and said, "I learned this from reading the classics during the Later Han Dynasty and the Cao Wei Dynasty."

Shao Xun groaned, then asked, "Why are you sitting so far away?"

Wang Huifeng did not answer, but picked up the pen and continued writing.

Shao Xun chuckled, stood up and walked out.

Wang Huifeng raised his head, stared at his back, then lowered his head and continued writing.

A moment later, Shao Xun came back with tea in his hand and said, "Take a rest first."

After placing the tea bowl on the table, he sat down and said, "There are not many people in the Jin Dynasty who understand tribal customs. You are thoughtful."

Wang Huifeng felt a little uneasy.

She deliberately sat farther away from Shao Xun, but how come he sat next to her in the blink of an eye?
However, Shao Xun seemed to be talking about serious matters. He continued the previous topic and said, "The newly arrived Hu people from Guanzhong live in the north. In fact, they are not very good at farming. They usually graze more. There are not many livestock left with them. The remaining cattle and sheep in Anping should be awarded to them. As for the pasture -"

When it comes to business, Wang Huifeng opened his eyes wide and looked at Shao Xun.

Shao Xun looked at her calmly and said, "How is Zhaojun?"

Wang Huifeng took out another map, and after reading it, he said, "It may be placed on both sides of the Lishui River between Shimen Sai and Bairen." "Lishui River? Isn't it the place where Shang ancestor Shao Ming 'lived in Dishi'?" Shao Xun asked.

Wang Huifeng looked at Shao Xun in surprise and said, "That's right."

"It was chosen by Huifeng, and it's also the place where Shao Ming made his fortune. What a fate." Shao Xun said.

Wang Huifeng looked at him helplessly and said, "In the early Han Dynasty, Han Xin and Zhang Er killed Zhao Wang Xie and Chen Yu at Diao Pan Mountain in the Li River. In the late Han Dynasty, the three Zhang brothers founded the Taiping Dao at the southern source of the Li River."

When Shao Xun heard this, he immediately praised: "With Huifeng here, why do we need counselors? If we want to purify the country and let the people live and work in peace and contentment in the future, your contribution will be indispensable."

"After the New Year, I will go back to Luoyang." Wang Huifeng said, "I have lived in Yecheng for a long time, which is not good for Mingshou. After a long time, people will say that hens crow at dawn."

"Nonsense." Shao Xun was unhappy and said, "They are just jealous people. They have no other ability except taking medicine."

Wang Huifeng did not argue, but said, "Ajie will stay with you. You took her to visit Tongjue Garden these days, and she was very happy. The smile on her face did not seem fake. She is actually a poor person, with outstanding appearance, but a shallow mind. She has never been so happy in her life. You treat her well."

Shao Xun was speechless, but he quickly reacted and changed the subject: "The river is long, how should the various clans and tribes be resettled?"

The so-called "placement" does not mean that people will be automatically placed once an order is issued. In fact, there are many things to do, which are very complicated and require a very capable team to handle.

If your team is capable, things will be done well.

If his team is incompetent, things will go wrong.

Therefore, even if the time traveler has a good idea, he still needs people to execute it. The quality of execution is crucial, and this is the role of talent, which is directly related to success or failure.

Just like the Guanzhong Hu tribes that have arrived in Hebei and are about to be resettled, there are a lot of things to do.

First of all, grazing is best done near rivers where there is abundant water and grass, so after determining the specific counties and kingdoms, Wang Huifeng suggested settling them on both sides of the Xishui River.

Secondly, the quality of the grasslands on both sides of the river is definitely different, some are good and some are bad. So we need to conduct a detailed investigation and roughly divide the grasslands into two levels, upper and lower, and then distribute them.

Third, there are more than one tribe among these 3,000 or 4,000 tents. When they graze, where do they move to? What routes do they take? You know, there is a limited amount of grass in a grassland. When the grass is almost eaten, they need to move to another place to let the original grassland "rest" and give the grass time to grow.

What if someone else comes to graze during the migration period? Therefore, the route needs to be well defined, otherwise there will be disputes.

Finally, the tribe cannot survive independently. They are too small, with only 20,000 men, women, and children. They must trade with the outside world. Therefore, they must set up a trading place and cannot run around. Otherwise, there may be conflicts due to the different habits and languages ​​of the Hu and Han peoples.

The most crucial thing is that Shao Xun did not intend to give these people a town-level jurisdiction, but planned to manage them as directly governed people.

He even wanted to create a model in this matter as a model for the future integration of the Hu and Han peoples - since it was impossible to kill all the Hu people, he had to consider how to assimilate them.

"Your Excellency can ask the shogunate officials to arrange the resettlement," said Wang Huifeng.

The meaning is very clear. I am a woman and it is impossible for me to show up in public for field investigations. I can only do clerical work. The specific operations have to be done by your staff.

"Well, I have a plan. Huifeng, why don't you help me think about it?" Shao Xun suddenly said.

Wang Huifeng looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Shao Xun looked at her serious face and felt a little ashamed, but still said, "Have you seen the Hu people in Jingu Garden?"

"Capture the prisoners captured by the living army?"

"That's right." Shao Xun said, "I ordered people to teach them how to farm, not only to grow food, but also to grow grass."

"I heard something."

"Huh?" Shao Xun was a little surprised. He just asked casually, but he didn't expect Wang Huifeng actually knew it.

Wang Huifeng blushed slightly and said, "The method of Jingu Garden is quite impressive..."

In simple terms, both grazing and farming are considered as agricultural production methods. So, how can these two seemingly different production methods be integrated?

Of course, it is to grow forage grass like growing millet and wheat!
Compared with forcing the Hu people to grow crops like the Han people, this agricultural production method is easier for the Hu people to accept and understand.

Their strength lies in animal husbandry, and animal husbandry requires fodder, so let them learn to grow grass. The organic combination of the two is a very good transition method. As for whether they choose to grow grain or continue to grow grass and raise livestock in the future, it depends on their own wishes. Anyway, Shao Xun recruited them to fight, so it’s fine as long as they can support themselves.

It is a waste of land in Hebei to use it for nomadic grazing, and it is also difficult to manage.

Planting forage grass can relatively fix the Hu people in one area. As long as they don't run around, they will be easy to manage.

The Hu people were not born to like to run around, they just had no choice but to "live wherever there is water and grass". If there was a place that provided enough water and grass, only a fool would run around - they were just trying to make a living, so they really wouldn't do that.

After Wang Huifeng finished speaking, Shao Xun looked at her with surprise.

This woman really understood the key.

"Hui Feng, you were able to come up with this idea. People in later generations will have to praise you." Shao Xun sighed.

"This is the idea you came up with, my lord..." Wang Huifeng said puzzledly.

"No, I just had this rough idea, not as clear as you said. You must stay and help me." Shao Xun said, "Since the Han Dynasty, more and more Hu people have moved in. Even now, there are still Hu people moving in every year. If your method can be implemented, the world will be settled."

Wang Huifeng was stunned.

"Huifeng, you must help me, just for the sake of the people of the world." Shao Xun said earnestly.

Wang Huifeng looked at him quietly for a long time, then suddenly burst out laughing, turned away and ignored him.

"We can start this work in February or March." Shao Xun said, "In April, when the grass turns green again, we will be able to see some clues. Whether it will succeed or not depends on this one move."

Wang Huifeng was touched by his happy look and nodded as if possessed.

Shao Xun was overjoyed, grabbed her hand, and said happily: "The ancients said that there are many talented people in the mountains and wilds, so we seek talents and advice. Today is still the same as in ancient times. I have found people here! The people have found people here!"

Wang Huifeng subconsciously wanted to pull his hand back, but when he saw Shao Xun's happy expression, his heart softened and he just looked at him with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)