The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 393
Jiaozhou belonged to the administrative area of ​​China at the earliest time during the Qin Dynasty. After Qin Shihuang sent troops to occupy the Lingnan area, he established three counties, Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiangjun.During the Western Han Dynasty, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to wipe out the Nanyue Kingdom, he established the Jiaozhi Provincial Department, divided into seven counties, and the seat of the government was Yinglou, which is now the northwest of Hanoi, Vietnam.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the eighth year of Jian'an, the Jiaozhi Governor's Department was changed to Jiaozhou. The jurisdiction area is now Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern and southern Vietnam. The seat of Panyu is now Guangzhou.

When Liu Biao was alive, he took advantage of the murder of Zhang Jin, governor of Jiaozhou, and appointed his subordinate Lai Gong as governor of Jiaozhou and Wu Ju as prefect of Cangwu, hoping to seize Jiaozhou.Of course, Cao Cao was unwilling to let Liu Biao occupy Jiaozhou, so he appointed Shi Xie as Suinan Zhonglang General in the name of the court, and led Jiaozhi prefect to curb Liu Biao's expansion.

Na Shixie was originally born in Cangwu, a wealthy family born and raised in Jiaozhou, and now with the court's righteous name and the support of Cao Cao, Liu Biao certainly couldn't compete with Shixie, so Jiaozhou was ruled by the scholars for many years.

Jiaozhou borders Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou, but they are separated by high mountains, so the transportation is inconvenient. Jingzhou and Yangzhou have fought for many years, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou lived behind closed doors, so Jiaozhou was in Shixie. Under the rule, it became a relatively peaceful and stable area.

Now Shi Xie's good days are coming to an end, because Zhang Wu has already set his sights on him.

Although Jiaozhou is relatively remote and far less developed than Jingzhou and Yangzhou, it still has a relatively large population due to the absence of war for a long time.

Jiaozhou is located in the tropics and subtropics. Although the farming technology is backward compared to the Central Plains, the advantage of two or even three crops a year is enough to make up for this shortcoming. For troubled times, grain and grass are absolutely strategic materials.After taking Jiaozhou, it only needs to be governed for a few years, and the well-ripe rice seeds are selected and vigorously promoted. Perhaps the grain output of Jiaozhou will not be lower than that of Jingzhou or Yangzhou.

Jiaozhou is also rich in silver, copper and various rare treasures. Jiaozhou was also a famous salt-producing area in the Han Dynasty. In the Western Han Dynasty, there were salt officials in Nanhai and Cangwu.In addition to daily necessities, salt was also an important lever for regulating fiscal revenue in ancient times. The funds for purchasing cattle and agricultural tools used in Cao Wei's farming mostly came from salt industry income.

In troubled times, the most important thing is to fight, and the most important thing to fight is two aspects, people and money.

Although the population of Zhang Wu's territory is smaller than that in the north, it is still possible to generate hundreds of thousands of troops. It's just that he doesn't have any land for horse production, and no matter how many troops there are, he dare not join Cao Jun in the north. Fighting on the Great Plains, so now Zhang Wu only has 20 navy and [-] infantry under his command. If there are too many, food will be wasted and production will be delayed.

In terms of money, Zhang Wu has vigorously developed industry and commerce for so many years and vigorously promoted commercial trade. It can be said that he is richer than Cao Cao. If Jiaozhou is taken down again, using Jiaozhou's resource advantages and geographical advantages will further strengthen Zhang Wu. Economic strength.

Of course, there is another reason why Zhang Wu wants to take Jiaozhou, and that is to use the geographical location of Jiaozhou to annex Vietnam completely.After the unification of the world, Jiaozhou will be used as a base to occupy all the small countries in South Asia near the South China Sea, and it will be clearly defined as the territory of the Huaxia Kingdom in terms of administrative division.

Zhang Wu sent Yu Fan to persuade Shi Xie to surrender. It is best not to move if you can not use swords and soldiers. Fighting will kill people after all, and it will destroy the economy. It is also very troublesome to clean up.

Although Jiaozhou is a state, there are no elite soldiers and no famous generals. If you really want to fight, you will definitely not be Zhang Wu's opponent.In the original book, at about this time, Sun Quan sent Bu Zhi as the governor of Jiaozhou, and led his troops to Panyu (Guangzhou). Shi Xie saw that he could not beat Sun Quan, so he surrendered.

Shi Xie couldn't even beat Sun Quan, who only had the land of Jiangdong, and now he couldn't beat Zhang Wu, who occupied the land of the three states.

Zhang Wu gave Shi Xie the condition that if he is willing to surrender, he will appoint Shi Xie as the governor of Jiaozhou, but the existing Jiaozhou army must be reorganized, the military power must be handed over to the Cheqi General's Mansion, and the Shi family will send their children to Served in Jingzhou.

Of course, the governor of Jiaozhou has a higher position than the prefect of Jiaozhi County, but he is certainly not as cool as the current emperor.But if he doesn't surrender, it won't be Yu Fan who will come next time, maybe a hundred thousand troops.

Shi Xie also knew his family background, and he knew Zhang Wu's strength even more. He knew that he would definitely not be Zhang Wu's opponent with the land of Jiaozhou, and he would not be treated so well when he was defeated.Besides, Zhang Wu now controls Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou, and has completely isolated Jiaozhou from the north. Cao Cao in the north must not be able to help Shi Xie.

Therefore, under Yu Fan's persuasion, Shi Xie expressed his willingness to surrender, and asked the Marquis of Chu and General Cheqi to send generals to receive and reorganize the army.

When Zhang Wu sent Yu Fan to Jiaozhou, he gave Yu Fan a letter of appointment. If Shi Xie was willing to surrender, he would appoint Yu Fan as a farewell commander in Jiaozhou and assist Shi Xie in handling the political affairs of Jiaozhou.Yu Fan also conveyed Zhang Wu's invitation to Shi Xie, asking Shi Xie to go to Xiangyang to participate in academic exchanges and discuss the printing of books.

Shi Xie himself was a scholar. When he was young, he studied "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" with Liu Tao from Yingchuan. He loved academic research very much and attached great importance to the spread of Confucianism. He often exchanged Confucian scholarship with Confucian scholars who came to Jiaozhou for refuge. He wrote The book and biography set off the prosperity of Confucianism in Jiaozhou and created a golden age in the history of Lingnan culture.

With Shi Xie's strong support and promotion, the spread of Confucianism in Jiaozhi achieved a historic leap, and Jiaozhi became the academic and cultural center of the south at that time.The development of Confucianism in Jiaozhou has deeply influenced Vietnam and other neighboring countries, and has been highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people. Shi Xie is revered by Vietnamese rulers and scholars as the "King of Scholars" and the "Ancestor of Nanjiao School".

Now, when Yu Fan said that there is a national highest academic forum in Xiangyang, Dang even couldn't help being excited and wanted to leave quickly.Because Shi Xie has studied "Spring and Autumn" very deeply, especially "Zuo Shi Chunqiu", and also wrote notes for it, so Shi Xie also wanted to use this opportunity to print out his understanding of "Spring and Autumn" as notes. Spread the world.

Moreover, Shi Xie had long admired Zhang Wu who improved white paper, invented printing and said the "Four Sentences of Lumen", and it was as if he had met this living saint.

So Shi Xie took his son Shi Qian to Xiangyang, and asked his younger brother Shi Yi to cooperate with Yu Fan in handling Jiaozhou's political affairs and wait for the generals sent by the Marquis of Chu.

After Zhang Wu learned about it, he enlisted Shiyan to join the army as a general of chariots, and ordered Pingdong General Lu Meng to lead Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong, and [-] troops to Jiaozhou to take over the military power. At the same time, he asked Zhao Jian to draw up a list. Bian selected a group of officials to serve in Jiaozhou.Shi Lusu, the head of General Cheqi's house, and Huang Quan, the chief bookkeeper, were ordered to deploy a group of grassroots officers from the army to Jiaozhou.

(End of this chapter)