He Lanmin sighed softly and said: "If you want the world to be fair and everyone is equal, I'm afraid you can't achieve it by having a public heart and relying on your righteousness. Although you almost convinced me several times today, but
I still don't like your behavior, but back to
Our previous question, you want to abolish the Helan tribe and make all the people become subjects of the Jin Dynasty. Although I know your intentions are good, you are really willing to give up the military talents of the Helan tribe and not use them to ride horses.
Instead of fighting, should you become an ordinary farmer?"
Liu Yu nodded: "Just like blood inheritance, whether it is horse riding or archery, these military skills should not be unique to a certain group. This is actually very dangerous. Once these military talents are
If it becomes monopolized by a certain group or race, then they can easily launch a rebellion. This is something that has been proven by countless historical facts throughout the ages."
"As for the so-called Helan tribesmen and the Xianbei tribesmen of Nanyan, their military expertise is still concentrated in their proficiency in equestrian skills and hunting brought about by their nomadic life. Compared with the vast majority of people who rely on farming,
This is a great advantage for the Jin people who make a living, but this
The advantage is only temporary. After entering the Jin Dynasty, there will not be large grasslands and horse farms like in the grassland period. The way of riding and archery will slowly degrade. Instead, the ability of riding and archery will be used as a unique way to compete with the Han people of Jin.
It is not advisable to differentiate between people. It is not that we have never had such a lesson before."
"Cao Cao led five Xiongnu tribes into the Wei Dynasty, hoping to use their riding, archery, and saber skills to contribute to his unification of the world. In the end, he let the five Xiongnu tribes go. He only knew that there were tribal leaders and Xiongnu chanyus.
I don't know that there was an emperor in the Central Plains, but in the end it led to the tragedy of Wuhu chaos in China during the Western Jin Dynasty. Even the Huns and the Huns at that time
The Shanyu of the Southern Xiongnu is loyal to Cao Wei, and there is no guarantee that their descendants will still be loyal a hundred years from now. Mrs. Helan, you and your elder brother can guarantee that your people will still be ruled by the noble descendants of your Helan lineage in a hundred years.
and management, will they always be loyal to the Jin Dynasty, or to the Han Dynasty that followed?"
He Lanmin said coldly: "I'm afraid you yourself can't guarantee that the Jin people a hundred years from now will be loyal to your own country. How can you demand that our people be loyal forever? But Liu Yu, I understand your point.
I mean, you want to say that nobles and chiefs, who have been passed down from generation to generation, will make the tribesmen only recognize the chiefs and not the country, so it is easy for them to rebel. You are not at ease, so you would rather not need their military skills than to take them
Split it into various places and become farmers, right?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly and said: "Yes, these military skills are actually destined to be unable to be maintained from the moment you left the grassland. Now it is just more than ten years since you left the grassland. How much of those previous skills are still there?"
It’s just a remnant, but in your sons’ generation, let alone your grandchildren, how many of them can maintain the training of riding and archery? How many of them can be like your generation, riding horses and archery like Han farmers farming and weaving?
, has almost become a survival instinct?”
He Lanmin frowned: "Even if there is no prairie, a big country like Jin still needs hundreds of thousands of standing troops and more than 100,000 central elite troops, including cavalry units.
There are tens of thousands of these war horses and horse racing training grounds, which can always be found. Our people, especially the noble children, can still maintain sufficient training volume and environment. It does not mean that they can leave the prairie.
, we won’t be able to ride horses or shoot arrows.”
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, of course we have tens of thousands of cavalry troops, but the question is, why must these cavalry be served by your Helan clan or Xianbei clan? Is it true that the Jin Dynasty
Can’t the Han people in China not be able to ride horses or shoot arrows?”
He Lanmin was speechless for a moment, and then he curled up his lips and said: "After all, we are from the grassland. We have unique training methods and experience in horseback riding and archery. These experiences have been passed down from generation to generation by our tribe. Just like you Han farmers, many of them
Farming methods are also passed down from generation to generation. It is not easy for our people to learn to farm, just like it is not easy for you Han people to ride horses well."
Liu Yu laughed: "But I, a Han, have only been on the grassland for more than a year, and I am very good at riding horses. In the entire Tuoba tribe and Helan tribe, there are few who can excel in riding and archery."
Go above me."
He Lanmin said angrily: "That's because you were already a very powerful rider before you came to the grassland. It was Murong Lan who taught you."
Liu Yu said seriously: "It's the sergeants of our Beifu Army. After joining Beifu and passing strict training and skill assessment, all the soldiers of the Tiger Army must learn to ride horses, and not only Murong Lan, but the entire Yan army."
Thousands of riders came from the country and taught us how to ride horses. Of course, among these people, I was one of the best."
"However, this incident also proves that even we Han people, as long as we get the right education, as long as we have enough training environment and resources, we can still become excellent riders. It does not mean that we can only learn to ride on the grassland. That's it.
Just like you Helan Tribe people, won’t you also need to learn to cultivate the land, fish and raise silkworms sooner or later? Do you also want to be like the Huns of the Five Tribes back then, who were only responsible for war and did not want to be normal common people?
Do you support yourself?"
He Lanmin sighed: "I didn't say so, but it's okay to gather Helan tribesmen to farm together. Why do they have to be separated?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "I have said before that only recognizing the chiefs of the tribe, your lord, and not the officials of the court is the way to cause chaos. If the people of the Helan tribe are allowed to live together all the time and only accept the rule of the tribal chiefs,
, treat the parents and officials of the imperial court as outsiders and refuse to be loyal to them, then you, the Helan tribe, will never be able to integrate into our Jin Dynasty and become the people of Jin Dynasty. In other words, you will also mess with Wuhuhua.
Those Huns, like Jiehu, were unable to gain a foothold in the Central Plains in the end. It is the greatest blessing to be able to return to the grasslands."
He Lanmin sighed: "Well, it seems that you have decided to dismantle our Helan tribe. If it were during the Northern Wei Dynasty, I would definitely fight to the death with you, but after so many things, I believe you, Liu
Yu, as long as you can allow our Helan tribe to survive safely, I am willing to accept your arrangement." (End of Chapter)