What I fear most is the sudden silence of the air.
Yan Rou: "?"
Tian Chou: "0.0?"
Lu Yan: "..."
The awkward atmosphere that suddenly appeared lasted for a short while.
"Ahem!" Lu Yan coughed twice, took the initiative to break the silent embarrassment, and said, "What, is there something wrong with my question?"
After Yan Rou came to her senses, she hurriedly clasped her fists and said, "General, I'm being rude... Lu Qiaoqi, your question is not a problem."
"Then tell me, is it possible to eradicate the root cause?"
Yan Rou's brows knitted together, and after a while, she finally uttered one word with difficulty: "Difficult!"
Immediately, Yan Rou explained to Lu Yan: "The prairie people always fight if they can fight, and run if they can't fight. And whether they run north or west, as long as there is still a small group of them, in a few years
In more than ten years, they will come back again. Moreover, the grassland is vast. Unlike the Central Plains, which has many geographical advantages, it is possible to build checkpoints and cities to defend one side. Once the Han army retreats, the grassland will be their world again."
Lu Yan frowned and said, "So it is almost impossible to completely eliminate this group of nomads?"
Yan Rou and Tian Chou both shook their heads, saying that this was indeed an impossible task.
Lu Yan was obviously unwilling to give in, and he tentatively said: "If we build a city on the grassland..."
Seeing that Lu Yan looked like he would not give up until he destroyed the foreign tribes in the north, Tian Chou explained helplessly: "Lu Qiaoqi, although building a city is good, it costs a lot of money!"
Yan Rou also quickly cupped her fists and tried to persuade her: "Lu Qianqi, building a city on the grassland will require a huge amount of manpower and material resources. Those grassland people will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it."
Tian Chou continued Yan Rou's words and said: "Building a city often takes several years, and there are no stone materials for city construction on the grassland. If we all rely on transportation, then how long will it take to build the city..."
"Besides, our country, the Han Dynasty, is a farming country, and the grasslands cannot be cultivated. Even if the city can be successfully built, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to move to the grasslands!"
Tian Chou and Yan Rou talked to each other, trying to dispel Lu Yan's "crazy" idea of building a city on the grassland.
Lu Yan replied, "You don't need to worry too much about building a city." But he muttered in his heart: "As long as the cement is taken out, do you believe that I can build you a strong city in ten days and a half? I heard it.
No? The genes of the infrastructure maniac are already restless!"
As for the population issue, Lu Yan feels that it is probably not a big problem.
Think about how those Western colonists with small land and few people colonized other areas. Didn't they achieve their ultimate colonial goal by constantly exiling criminals?
"The people are unwilling to go there, so we will exile those in the Central Plains who have committed crimes and committed crimes that will not lead to death to the cities on the grassland."
Lu Yan's words made Tian Chou and Yan Rou fall into deep thought.
"Think about it, how many people did we have in the Han Dynasty? How many more people will there be when the world is at peace? We cannot guarantee that everyone will be a pillar of all-round development of morality, intelligence and physical fitness. There will always be some crooked melons and cracks.
people appear.
Sending these crooked people to the grasslands for transformation will not only solve the problem of the Han population on the grasslands, but also give them a chance to deeply understand the border soldiers and common people... and maybe even make some people change their past.
"
Speaking of the rise, Lu Yan was spitting, "We have cities and people, let's build roads between each city.
Once there is a road, commerce will surely flourish as soon as possible.
The grasslands are rich in cattle and sheep, which can make up for the lack of meat, fur and milk in the Central Plains; and the cities on the grasslands can also get a steady stream of various supplements from the original caravans.
And the Han Dynasty court was able to collect a large amount of business taxes from these trades, which benefited all parties and took off instantly!"
"...."
When Lu Yan was talking excitedly, all kinds of words that Tian Chou Yan Rou could understand but not understand came out.
When Lu Yan finally stopped talking, Yan Rou and Tian Chou's eyes were filled with mosquito coils...
However, the two people standing here are both outstanding people. After barely digesting the information output from Lu Yan Bangshi, they suddenly felt that,
"It seems... somewhat feasible?" Yan Rou looked at her right hand over and over again and murmured.
"I actually think it's feasible?" Tian Chou slapped his forehead from time to time: "Am I crazy?"
The ancients were not stupid, it was just that the limitations of the times restricted their thinking.
Once the shackles of thinking are broken, their thoughts will be liberated immediately, and they will have a fierce collision with unknown things, creating colorful sparks!
Of course, everything has a degree.
If you grasp it well, you are a genius; if you grasp it poorly, you are a madman...
Lu Yan's words were like a bolt from the blue and thunder on dry land to Tian Chou and Yan Rou, "So it can be like this?"
"It does seem feasible!"
It was Tian Chou who calmed down first and said: "If the number of Han cities and roads on the grassland gradually increases, then the grassland will completely become the territory of the Han people!"
When Tian Chou said this, he suddenly felt something was wrong, "That's not right, aren't we discussing how to deal with the barbarians? But if we follow Lu Qiaoqi's previous strategy..."
"Damn it! This is about to expand the territory!" Tian Chou was pleasantly surprised, "If I can expand the territory for the Han Dynasty in my lifetime, my name, Tian Chou, might also be remembered in history?"
Which literati and military general can resist the temptation of leaving his name in history, and that is for the most admired contribution of opening up new territories?
The answer is: no.
Yan Rou also calmed down at this time. Apparently, he also understood the meaning of Lu Yan's words.
A smile appeared on Tian Chou's face and he said, "May I ask Lu Qiaoqi, when do you plan to start planning to build a city on the grassland?"
Lu Yan was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously replied: "Of course it will be after the world is pacified. Do you think Duke Cao can build a city on the grassland with the current strength of these states?"
Even Luoyang, the city that Emperor Liu Xie longed for, has just begun construction. Building a city on the grassland is just a plan for the future.
After the world is pacified? Isn't it still early...
Tian Chou and Yan Rou suddenly shivered like deflated rubber balls.
Seeing that he seemed to have dampened the enthusiasm of the two of them, Lu Yan quickly made up for it: "Building a city is not something that happens overnight... To deal with the current barbarians, we still need to do more things."
Tian Chou and Yan Rou cheered up again and saluted, "Please give me some instructions from Lu Qiaoqi!"
"First, we insist on our policy of pulling in groups to attack groups, splitting the tribes on the grassland, and completely muddying the water on the grassland. Only when the water is muddy can we fish from it."
"Secondly, change their martial habits so that they don't always live on horseback. It's also good to sleep on them occasionally."
"Third, completely change their culture and beliefs, and ultimately make them think from the bottom of their hearts that they are members of the Han Empire."
After finishing speaking, Lu Yan smacked his lips and added: "Of course, the last one is a matter of time and effort, and it may take several generations of efforts to complete. But as long as it is done, it will be done once and for all!"
Tian Chou and Yan Rou were stunned by Lu Yan's words.
In the past, those who dealt with the grassland peoples would at most seek the lives of the barbarians; but you, Lu Qiaoqi, are trying to dig up their roots!
"What a vicious strategy..."
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