"Second uncle, what can I do in the future?" Sitting in front of Xiao Cheng, Xiao Jing asked sincerely.

Xiao Cheng looked at his nephew, the eldest grandson of the Xiao family, with a smile. It seemed that what he had seen and heard these days had finally touched him a lot. His outlook on life and values ​​were undergoing key changes.

Xiao Ding is not a good educator, and a guy like Zhang Yuan, although there is no problem with his knowledge, is too seductive and thinks more about his own interests and rewards when doing things. Xiao Jing followed Zhang Yuan

After studying for so many years, how could it be possible not to be influenced by Zhang Yuan?

Fortunately, Xiao Ding himself was very upright, and Gao Qi was also a traditional woman educated by a wealthy family, which made Xiao Jing go too far.

Of course, being ambitious is never a bad thing.

But the right way is to tie your ambition to a halt and allow it to grow within a certain range.

If he is allowed to grow wildly without sufficient self-control, he will probably grow into a freak, a guy who will be infamy for thousands of years. This is probably how he grows up.

"Jing'an, do you know what your second uncle is most proud of over the years?"

"Second uncle, you have done too many things. If you take out any one of them, for others, I am afraid it can be called a lifetime achievement, enough to be proud of for a lifetime." Xiao Jing said: "Master said that he has lived a lifetime.

Apart from you, he has never been afraid of anyone."

Xiao Cheng burst out laughing: "That guy Zhang Yuan, even at a very old age, still refuses to settle down. Isn't it good to honestly use his strengths to take care of the internal affairs of the northwest? He still wants to go one step further. Not only will this

If you harm others, you will also harm yourself.”

Xiao Jing lowered his head, his face felt hot.

"Jing'an, so far, your uncle's proudest thing is that he returned to his native land on the Guizhou Road." Xiao Cheng said.

Xiao Jing raised his head in astonishment and looked at Xiao Cheng in confusion. He really didn't understand why this became the second uncle's most proud thing. Whether it was the Western Army planned earlier to occupy the northwest, or the subsequent conspiracy to take advantage of the internal contradictions in Dali to

This big country with millions of armors has become the Yunnan Road of the Song Dynasty. It seems to be much better than returning to Guizhou!

Looking at Xiao Jing's expression, Xiao Cheng knew that the other party could not understand, and said: "When your second uncle came to Qianzhou to serve as a judge, he was only your age and had just turned eighteen."

"Compared to my uncle, my nephew is really far behind."

"You're not bad either!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "At that time, in the southwest, the Song Dynasty's ruling power was actually quite weak. Qianzhou was just a state under Kuizhou Road, but this state was still far away.

There are forty-nine Jizhous, and in fact they even include the Sizhou Tian family and the Bozhou Yang family, who have been in one place for hundreds of thousands of years."

"It must be very chaotic!" Xiao Jing thought about how the northwest now seems to be full of tribes, not to mention that the Western Region, Qingtang and other places are also a mess.

"Chaos, of course, is certain." Xiao Cheng said: "The attacks against each other have never stopped. I just came to pay you a visit today and the force you are so friendly with may be gone in a few days."

This situation is much worse than today's northwest.

Now in the northwest, the Western Army is the dominant force. Although other forces also have disputes, under the suppression of the Western Army, they are still in compliance with the rules. Although they do make small moves, they dare not go out of line.

"The local people don't know that there is a country, they don't know that there is a court, they don't know that there is an official government, and they don't know the king's laws and rules. They only know that their leader is their heaven and their clan is everything to them." Xiao Cheng said slowly.

: "They have been coming here like this for hundreds of thousands of years, and some people in our court don't think this is a bad phenomenon. They even think that such forces should be allowed to fight and fight.

You will live and die, so that it will not have an impact on the court and will not threaten the rule of the Song Dynasty. As for how the people here live, it is not within the scope of the officials' consideration. Whether the people here can be of some benefit to the Song Dynasty

, they have never thought about it.”

"Only people like my second uncle can regard such a dangerous place as a place full of opportunities." Xiao Jing said sincerely.

"I was

Thinking of coming here, at that time, in order to suppress our Xiao family, the emperor also sent me here with the intention of punishing me." Thinking of the past, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but smile: "This is Zhou Yu's yellow cover, a wish.

Fighting, one is willing to endure. In other words, Jing'an is full of crises, but it also has great opportunities. If at that time, I went to other places in the Song Dynasty where the rule was stable and prosperous, I would not be able to do anything.

There is a high probability that you just go with the flow, and then make some small changes. Only when you slowly become a local official can you really show your talents. But in such a chaotic and disorderly place, you can pull off the tiger's skin and make it bigger.

Flag, let go and do whatever you want."

“That’s why Guizhou Road came to be!”

"It was still very difficult at first!" Xiao Cheng leaned back slightly, "But nothing is easy. Jing'an, as long as you want to do something in your career, nothing will be easy. There is no need to say more about what happened next.

, the forty nine Jizhous under Qianzhou, including the Tian family in Sizhou and the Yang family in Bozhou, all became Guizhou Road."

Xiao Jing nodded slightly.

"But this is just the first step. The next thing is what your second uncle and I really want to do and can be proud of for the rest of my life!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "At that time, there were many ethnic groups in the southwest, and everyone

The only sense of belonging is the tribe, the clan, and the family. I have no sense of the country or the nation. After strongly kneading these forty-nine Jizhou prefectures together, I began to work hard in this area. The Huaxia Clan

This is our entry point. The Song Dynasty is a big family for all of us. This is a more difficult process than unifying the entire Guizhou Road. Do you know? Knead them together, as long as I have strong force in my hands.

It's enough, but to change their thinking and their cognition, we need not only sufficient strength, but also the perseverance and patience to see through everything."

"Chinese clan?"

"Yeah, otherwise how can we make all the ethnic groups in the southwest unite together and see each other as one of their own?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "We need to give everyone a bigger support.

.Besides, the term Huaxia has appeared a long time ago, hasn’t it? The Diyi entered China, and the Chinese came to them!”

"How to do it?"

"This is a huge proposition!" Xiao Cheng burst out laughing: "If you really ask me to tell you, it would take three days and three nights to explain it. This is a systematic project. Of course, to put it bluntly, it is a

Education, but making people listen to your education is one problem, how to educate is another problem. Jing'an, at the beginning, our movements were still very rough. First we picked up a big stick and beat them hard.

, listen to me or not, I will beat you up. Then there is financial support. Follow me, there are benefits, you can have enough food, warm clothes, and a good house to live in. Then there is education. This generation

We can only force them to believe it, but for the next generation, we can start with education. Master Cen’s hard work on the roads of Guizhou for more than ten years will naturally be effective."

"Is there finally a Guizhou road that can support the Song Dynasty today?" Xiao Jing asked.

"Later, the more we did it, the more proficient and sophisticated our methods became. We really made people agree with our concept without knowing it. Then when we ran Yunnan Road, it became clear that

It’s much simpler, because at that time, we already had a large number of officials who were familiar with these routines. Now your second uncle can guide the country here in Jiangning because of the strong support of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi. Don’t look at the current situation in Jiangning and Hunan.

Economic conditions are better than Yunnan and Guizhou, but when it comes to a critical moment, your second uncle still believes that Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi will become the strongest supporters behind me, because the feelings of family, country and world have slowly been integrated into them in these places.

In my blood, more than ten years of hard work are now bearing the fruits I need!"

At this point, Xiao Jing also understood what Xiao Cheng meant.

Is the northwest area where the Western Army is entrenched another Qianzhou that was in chaos at the beginning?

Although the Western Army now rules the northwest, at best, the Western Army has only completed the first step, which is to beat anyone who disobeys. If you are always disobedient, I will beat you until you become obedient.

until.

The Western Army basically stayed at this step.

As for the second step of economic improvement,

Bind everyone and let everyone follow you voluntarily, and the Western Army has long been at a standstill.

The system originally designed by Xiao Cheng has been deliberately stopped by some people over time because they want to enjoy exclusive benefits. Therefore, in the northwest, those who really enjoy the benefits are those who gathered together from the beginning.

For those people, it is quite difficult for those who come later to join this circle.

This gave rise to many conflicts.

As for the third step, the so-called enlightenment mentioned by Xiao Cheng, the Western Army has not even started yet.

There are few official schools.

Those who can study in official schools are basically the ruling class in the northwest. Children from ordinary people's families want to study. Firstly, they don't have the opportunity. Secondly, they don't have the awareness. Reading and literacy are not important to them.

It is said that letting the dolls graze and farm is far more helpful to the family.

Tribe and family are still the spiritual support of everyone in Northwest China.

The Western Army has a family but no country.

Xiao Ding wanted the Western Army to recognize the Song Dynasty as their country, but the main force of the Western Army was the Han Army, which was only one-third in number. It was quite difficult to get the other ethnic groups to recognize the Song Dynasty.

As for Zhang Yuan, these people wanted to establish a new country and give the Western Army their own loyalties.

Xiao Cheng said that even if he failed in Jiangning, he could still retreat to the southwest, because in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, people there already have a general understanding of home, country, and nation.

No matter what ethnic group you belong to, the Chinese clan can include you.

"Second uncle, must China be regarded as this big basket? Must our culture of the Song Dynasty be the main culture?" Xiao Jing asked: "I noticed that when you were talking about these things, you were referring to the Song Dynasty.

Culture is the basis."

"Of course!" Xiao Cheng said matter-of-factly: "No matter how it is integrated, there is always a main body. Why should I use Han culture as the main body of the Chinese people? Because Han culture has been passed down for thousands of years, and its heritage is unlike any other culture.

Comparable. Our culture has gone through the barbaric stage. We can be inclusive, absorb the advantages of other ethnic cultures and use them for our own purposes, and at the same time, we can also incorporate new ethnic groups into this big family. This kind of culture

Characteristics that other cultures do not possess. They either have no culture at all, or their culture is highly exclusive."

"Yes, we did encounter some extremely exclusive races in the process of expanding westward." Xiao Jing recalled some past events and nodded repeatedly.

"If these races are allowed to win, then the Chinese side and the Han culture will be annihilated!" Xiao Cheng said: "So, only if we become the main body can we truly turn this world into a world of great harmony, Jing'an,

Only when you are strong can you say tolerance and forgiveness. Otherwise, do you think anyone will pay attention to you?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Jing said: "Second uncle, do you want me to start the work you started in Yunnan and Guizhou in the northwest?"

"Yes!" Xiao Cheng said: "Doing this kind of work takes a long time and requires extreme patience. It will not show its effects quickly, but when its effects can be seen, that is what we

It’s almost time to finish.”

"Under our Western Army, we have a lot of generals, but there are too few people who can do such a thing!" Xiao Jing said.

"We have a lot of people like this here!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "If you are willing, we can give you a complete team to follow you to the northwest, starting from top-level design until the implementation of all policies.

They will do a good job for you."

"Of course I do!" Xiao Jing narrowed his eyes, and a man with his trousers rolled up, bare feet, and a handful of seedlings in his hand seemed to appear in front of him.

I may not be as successful as you in the future. You can engrave your name in the history books and become a person who has an influence on the entire world, but I can engrave my name heavily on the land in the northwest.

"I also ask my second uncle to help me recruit more talents in this field. The northwest is bitterly cold and not as rich and comfortable as the land south of the Yangtze River. If you really follow me, you will inevitably suffer."

"Anyone who is willing to go with you is

How can people who want to achieve great things care about hardship?" Xiao Cheng laughed and said, "I will let Cen Zhong and Han Duan choose the most experienced and capable people for you. It's just Jing'an.

, if you decide to do this, you must also know that you will definitely be boycotted, because what you want to do will definitely harm the interests of the original interest groups."
Chapter completed!