Chapter 1473 The Floating Water House Enters the Southern Barbarians
Chapter 1473 The Floating Water House Enters the Southern Barbarians
And just when Su Dingfang was preparing to continue his efforts to completely pacify the thirty-six countries in the Western Region, a sudden trouble disrupted Su Dingfang's pace again.
The remaining small countries in the Western Regions already know very well that if they rely solely on their strength, they cannot be Su Dingfang's opponent. If they want to avoid the fate of the previous Western Region countries, which have insufficient internal strength, they will seek external support.
Support seems to have become the only way.
As a result, Wusun, Dayuan, Kangju and other countries jointly sent 150,000 troops to Su Dingfang's headquarters.
These countries, whether in terms of population or territory, cannot be compared to any of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions alone.
They had not taken action before because those small countries in the Western Region could not threaten them. Even though Yelu Dashi had attracted their attention, it had not reached the point where they would jointly send troops.
But now, only eight of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are left. This has certainly allowed them to see the threat that Su Dingfang poses to them. In this regard, these powerful countries can no longer sit idly by and ignore it. Even the remaining eight
The small country did not ask for help from them, and I'm afraid they will take the initiative before long.
However, now, these small countries in the Western Regions have actually taken the initiative to ask for help, which has given them the best excuse to send troops.
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Nanman.
In most people's inherent impressions, perhaps this place is synonymous with barbarism and backwardness. However, after actually coming here, they discovered that the situation here may be different from what they had imagined before, although it cannot be compared with other places in the Han Dynasty.
, but there are indeed a lot of vendors going around, and there is already a hint of prosperity.
It is impossible for a horse to run without giving it food. Liu Che also deeply understands the principle that if you want to take the horse first, you must give it to him first. Therefore, he has always been very considerate in dealing with the Nanman issue.
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In addition to using foreign wars to reduce the power of the Southern Barbarians, Liu Che also paid great attention to winning the hearts of the lower-class Southern Barbarians. To do this, the first prerequisite is to let them live a good life. If you don't let others live a good life,
You may live a good life, but you still keep people in dire straits. Of course, people won't really believe in you.
If you want to do this, it is relatively simple for the Nanman. After all, the foundation of the Nanman was low before. One of the important reasons why they repeatedly attacked the Han people was to obtain corresponding living materials. Many Nanman,
Before, I was stuck with the most basic food issues for a long time.
Although the land in Yizhou is fertile, Liu Che cannot give away food for free. Even these Nanman people can now be regarded as his subjects, but it is impossible to use this method to solve the problem. This method can only solve the problem.
It cannot be solved for a lifetime.
Therefore, Liu Che took advantage of the potential of the Nanman itself and set up a large number of small towns at the junction of the Han and Nanman residential areas specifically for trade. The jade and fur of the Nanman were still quite attractive to merchants.
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After all, exchanging some basic living materials such as food and cloth for those jade and fur, and then selling these things to other areas of the Han Dynasty would definitely be a huge profit. Even compared to the profits of horse traders who trade between the north and the south.
Much bigger.
Even if Liu Che uses means to forcefully lower the price, even doubling the previous price, Nanman will not suffer the same loss as before, but for those merchants, comparing their efforts, the jade is still no different from giving it for free, and it can still be used.
Let them derive great violence from it.
Indeed, Liu Che used the method of forcibly lowering prices. If he ignored it and allowed the market to develop freely, then it would be meaningless for him to set up these special towns for ordinary towns.
After all, most businessmen are profit-seeking people. Before Liu Che regained the Nanman, it was not that no one discovered the huge profits. But it was precisely because those businessmen were too greedy. Therefore, even if Nanmen paid a large amount of jade during the transaction,
However, the various types of daily necessities including food available are very limited.
Therefore, conflicts with the Han people were inevitable in the end, and in the end they still had to use plunder to forcibly seize daily necessities from the Han people.
In addition, in addition to using this method to help the Nanman solve the most basic life problems, Liu Che also relied on this method to subtly and continuously strengthen the Sinicization of the Nanman.
With Liu Che using so many methods at the same time, if he is allowed to continue doing this, he might really be able to solve the Nanman problem.
The senior leaders of the Southern Barbarians are not without smart people, and they are not completely unaware of the impact Liu Che's series of methods have on them. However, they have to bow their heads when they are under the roof. Without a good opportunity, they do not dare to act rashly.
An old man with a thin face and a smooth mouth without a trace of beard is sitting in a wheelchair, with a soft and smooth wool blanket covering his legs.
It is hard to imagine that in his world, this old man who has made countless people fear him is now like a market vendor, bargaining with the people opposite him, even arguing over a few copper coins.
However, this behavior makes it less likely to arouse other people's suspicions. This way, he truly behaves like some traders.
Due to the special characteristics of Yizhou, the power of Floating Water House in Yizhou is not very strong. However, since the next goal is set on Yizhou, it is necessary to strengthen the power of Floating Water House among the Southern Barbarians.
At this time, although the two sides were still coexisting peacefully on the surface and there was no further development, in fact, the secret fighting never stopped. Liu Che did not get it for free, and Li Xiang's floating house was not something that could be penetrated by infiltration.
From the end of the Jingbei War until now, Floating Water House has invested too much effort in the land of Yizhou and suffered too many losses.
However, for Li Xiang, as long as he can achieve his goal and as long as the final gain can be greater than the effort, then these investments and losses will be within his tolerance.
If we can help a usable flag to enter Yizhou, so what if we have to pay for the damage of several chess pieces. A usable chess piece is more intact than these ten, but it is of no use.
Chess pieces are much more useful.
Even on top of dealing with the issue of Yizhou, some really important figures in Floating Water House also used various means to come here...