There was only a few sips left in the large bowl of wine.
Zhang Shihe felt that he was drunk, but not completely drunk. His body began to lose control, and his speech was a bit loud, but his brain still retained the ability to think.
"Brother...brother," Zhang Shihe and Lu Ahuan said arm in arm with drunken eyes, "Shuixi Chieftain, this time it's going to be...finished. Don't help...help them fight the war."
However, the more Lu Ah Huan drank, the more sober he became. He immediately complained: "I'm not a chieftain, I'm just a native of Wumeng Mountain. How can I be willing to fight? There is no benefit in winning. At most, I can rob a few slaves and get dozens of kilograms."
Grain. If you grab more grain, you will have to donate it to those Mu Kui. If you are found hiding it, you will be punished. But the young men in the village have died, and there is a shortage of people for farming and herding. Although I am not as smart as the Han people, I can also count.
This account is not worth it, not worth it."
Zhang Shihe picked up the bowl and took another sip, put down the wine bowl without knowing the importance of it, smashed it with a clang sound, and continued: "Over there in Guiyang, the Tusi... Tusi army has probably... probably been surrounded, and only those in Shuixicheng are left.
On the side, there are... some chieftain soldiers. Brother, don't... be... afraid of the chieftains, we just... make the decision for the Yi people..."
boom!
I threw myself on the table and fell asleep directly.
Unfortunately, the distilled liquor brewed by the Wumeng tribe is definitely above 50 degrees, and may even be 60 degrees.
No wonder Lu Ahuan said that this is the wine he treasures.
Someone dragged Zhang Shihe to rest. Lu Tiande came over and said, "Ada, do you really want to help the Han people fight?"
Lu Ahuan was noncommittal: "Let's talk about it later."
But Lu Tianxiang said: "Ada, I think this Han is very good, and that Han emperor is also very good. Anjia can't even defeat the Han soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. These Datong troops are more powerful than the Han soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."
Lu Ahuan drank the remaining wine and sighed: "Of course the Han soldiers are powerful. As long as they don't kill all the Yi men and rob all the Yi women, we don't have to fight the Han soldiers. An Bangyan was so powerful back then.
, rebelled with She Chongming, and were beheaded by the Ming army. The current An Rupan can't compare with An Bangyan."
The chaos in She'an was so great that the governor of Guizhou and the general soldiers of Guizhou were all killed. It was Zhu Xieyuan and Qin Liangyu who led the troops to put it down.
The leader of the rebellion, An Bangyan, was not a chieftain at all, but a Tutongzhi who had been converted to Tuguiliu. Mu Kui, who could be regarded as "Duo Ni Zexi", was not recognized by the Ming court because a prefecture and county had been established at that time.
An Rupan, who was captured this time, was also not a chieftain, but a local fellow who had returned to his native land.
Anyway, most of the Mukui people in Zexi on the border of Shuixi are surnamed An, and they were entrusted by an ancestor. Even the chieftain there in Wusa Prefecture on the border of southern Sichuan is also surnamed An.
The leader of the Wumeng tribe is named Lu and has no benefits to gain. Why would he fight to the death to help the leader named An?
Lu Tiande said: "Ada, the tribesmen sent to borrow food came back and said that the Han soldiers at the foot of the mountain are very powerful. They are all wearing armor. We don't even have enough leather armor. We will definitely not be able to defeat them. Ada said that they are safe as a rock.
If we can't defeat them, then we should surrender to the Han soldiers as soon as possible. All the good horses in the pasture have been taken away by An Rupan, but there are still a few strong stallions left. One can be selected and presented to the Han emperor. When the foal grows,
Da, if you offer some good horses, you can make the Han emperor happy, and maybe you can let Ada make toast."
Lu Ahuan nodded and said: "I must seek refuge with the Han emperor, but my tribe is still serving as soldiers in Shuixi City, so I have to find a way to get my tribe back safely."
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Zhang Shihe really didn't drink to the point of being drunk, but he felt that he couldn't hold on anymore. He was afraid that he would talk nonsense when he was drunk, so he simply pretended to be drunk and fell asleep.
He was helped to a room to rest. After lying there for a while, no one was in the room, he opened his eyes to observe the situation.
The rooms used to entertain guests were naturally in good condition. But they were still not as good as those of the wealthy Han people. Zhang Shihe increasingly believed the Yi guide's words that all of these Shuixi natives were very poor.
In the recruitment mission, there will basically be no surprises.
So Zhang Shihe fell asleep peacefully. He had really drunk too much. He slept until the next morning, when a Yi man invited him to have a meal. When Zhang Shihe arrived at the restaurant, Lu Ahuan and his family had been waiting for a long time.
The rice is buckwheat rice. Rice is not grown here, and sweet potatoes and corn are not introduced.
In order to entertain distinguished guests, wild boar meat is placed on the table. Their cooking level is not high, they are simply roasted, then cut into slices with a knife, and dipped in some salt and mountain seasoning.
After another small talk, Zhang Shihe finally found out clearly that Lu Ahuan's eldest son was currently stationed in Shuixi City, with a thousand Wumeng soldiers under his command.
Zhang Shihe asked casually: "Brother, do you know about corn and sweet potato?"
Lu Ahuan shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."
Zhang Shihe said: "Bottoms and sweet potatoes are imported from overseas countries, and they can be grown in mountainous areas regardless of land. Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, and Guangxi are mountainous. His Majesty the Emperor ordered officials to plant sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes in the mountains.
It feeds many people. Children in Guangxi and Miao people in Hunan also depend on it. As long as the Datong Army takes Guizhou, officials will bring sweet potatoes and corn seeds. You don’t need to do anything, and they will also teach you.
How do you plant it?"
"Can we harvest a lot of grain?" Lu Ahuan asked.
Zhang Shihe said: "Compared with buckwheat, the harvest of sorghum is better."
Lu Ahuan was a little longing, and even began to imagine what sweet potatoes and corn would look like.
Zhang Shihe added: "Brother, we are already a family, and we still need to explain some things clearly."
"Brother, tell me." Lu Ahuan nodded.
Zhang Shihe said: "When the Datong Army occupied Guizhou, the chieftains from all over the country had to change their soil and return to their hometowns. Then all the system of the river system was changed to the state and county system, and the court would send civilian officials to govern. The Tumu of the Wumeng tribe could be retained, but the Tumu was renamed
Mayor, from now on, my brother will be the mayor of the Datong Imperial Court."
"Tumu, mayor, whatever." Lu Ahuan was very happy to be able to keep his position.
Changing the local government to the local level and moving it to the prefecture and county level is considered the ultimate in Shuixi.
Town-level units still have to allow the Yi people to govern themselves.
This is a summary of the missionary experience over the past few years. Many indigenous tribes are still stuck in a slave society, and some are even primitive societies. It is easy for them to lose their jobs if they make great strides.
Zhang Shihe added: "But brother, you must know that His Majesty the Emperor is not allowed to keep slaves. The slaves in Han people's homes have all been converted into hired workers, and no more serfs are allowed here in Shuixi."
Lu Ah Huan responded silently, as he was not willing to free the serfs.
Serfs are like livestock, they are the property of the family, why can't the emperor say that they have them?
Zhang Shihe asked: "Just tell me how many serfs there are in my brother's family?"
Lu Ahuan replied: "I have 12 in my family."
The 12 serfs are jointly owned by Lu Ahuan and his sons. In the future, some of the families will be divided. In addition to farming, carrying water, and helping to herd cattle, farming is very labor-intensive, and their farm tools are not enough.
It is advanced, and all of it belongs to mountainous areas. Planting extensively and harvesting little is dependent on the sky for food.
Zhang Shihe began to calculate the accounts: "How much should 12 serfs eat every day? How much work can they help with? From now on, under the rule of Emperor Datong, you will not be required to perform corvee service, nor will you be levied heavy taxes. As the mayor of the town, you will be paid every month
There will also be salary and salary. There will only be more food and more money than before. The Wumeng horses you raise can be sold to the government or to businessmen. Horses are so valuable. What are a few serfs? The state
The county civil servant will also send missionaries to help you form a farmers' association, and we will dig aqueducts together. If we can't dig aqueducts, we will dig wells. Then we won't have to walk far to fetch water. Isn't this more cost-effective than serfs?"
"Is this land owned by the government or ours?" Lu Ahuan asked.
Zhang Shihe smiled and said: "The land will be divided and everyone will have it. Your Majesty has stipulated that each person will be allocated four acres of paddy field. You are all in mountainous areas, and each person can be allocated a lot of land. You can also grow tobacco leaves, which are more valuable than grain, and you can sell them for money.
If I buy more salt, wouldn’t my life be better than now?”
"Salt is very expensive and difficult to buy. If you vote for the emperor, can the salt be cheaper?" Lu Ahuan asked.
Zhang Shihe laughed loudly: "There is a large salt farm in Fushun. If Shuixi surrenders to the imperial court, the salt from Fushun can be transported here, and the goods from the mountains can be transported out. Without toast, the price of salt will definitely be cheaper than before."
The reason why Shuixi Toast often causes chaos is because it has a monopoly on the sales routes of Sichuan salt and Shuixima. Whether Sichuan salt is shipped in or Shuixima is sold, it is Shuixi An's Toast who has the final say. With salt and
The horse's huge profits will naturally make the army strong and strong.
It only hurts the lower-class Yi people in Shuixi. They are exploited by toast everywhere, and many of them can't even afford salt.
Even people like Lu Ahuan are reluctant to eat too much salt, so it makes sense to sprinkle a little with each meal.
Zhang Shihe began to talk to Lu Ahuan about the benefits of losing toast, saying that they could raise the price when selling horses, and that they could lower the price when buying salt. After talking about it, Lu Ahuan felt that it was great. If they could buy salt at a low price, they could free the serfs.
What else?
Anyway, there are not many serfs in the Wumeng tribe. The ones who really have a large number of serfs are at least Mu Kui from Luzexi.
Even the land of the Wumeng tribe was nominally owned by the chieftain.
Huang Yao's strategy for recruiting Shuixi to surrender was to bypass the two chieftains, Xuanweishu and Mu Kui, and directly talk to the lower-level Tumu. In the future, if he changes to Tuguiliu, he will just cancel the Xuanweishu and Mu Kui, and replace Tumu
Just change his name to mayor.
Don’t let middlemen make the difference, and they are still two-level middlemen!
The specific situations of the ethnic minorities in the southwestern provinces are diverse. When facing different ethnic groups, different strategies must be adopted. Anyway, it is becoming more and more convenient now, unlike in the first two years, when Jiangxi policies were copied completely according to the script, and the results were implemented
, you will always encounter messy problems.
After several days of communication, Lu Ah Huan agreed to release the serfs and also agreed to the land distribution policy. The premise was that as mayor, he could sell horses freely and buy salt at low prices.
Zhang Shihe promised to apply for the right to operate a salt store for Lu Ahuan. Only he can purchase salt and sell it in this town. However, the retail price of salt must be within the range set by the government. If the salt is sold to the people above the official price, he will be banned.
Recover the franchise rights of the salt shop.
Can you sell salt yourself?
In the past, at least that was the power that only Mu Kui had!
Lu Ahuan was overjoyed. He asked his son and daughter, along with dozens of young men, to fight with the Datong Army. He also agreed to go out in person to help convince the surrounding Tumu.
When they arrived at Shuixi City, many Tumu children went outside the city to shout for the tribesmen who were defending the city to surrender to the Datong Army.