"Father, the purpose of conquering Bashu was to attack Chu from the side, is it..." Zhikai didn't know how to express his thoughts in a gentle way.
Zhiyao knew what Zhikai, who had been to Badi personally, thought about.
What else could it be? He must have disliked the local environment and couldn't understand the use of conquering that kind of mountainous terrain.
In fact, Zhiyao also felt that the biggest role of taking Bashu was to flank the Chu State. The rest, whether it was wood or medicinal materials, fur resources, or mineral resources in the mountains and forests, unless there were species that the original country was in urgent need of, otherwise it would not be possible at all. Will vigorously build.
Again, transportation is too difficult, so it is better to just leave the development and wait until transportation becomes more convenient one day.
In fact, Badi can still be developed, but Shudi cannot really be developed.
Because there is a relatively convenient transportation line to enter the eastern part of Badi in the original country's commercial area. Once a passage is opened in the valley, you can enter Bazhong without taking the inconvenient and dangerous road like the plank road.
However, the Yuan Kingdom really does not need to care too much about the resources in Badi at the moment. Some of the resources in Badi are also available in other places, and there is no need to mobilize people to open up new roads.
It is not a bad thing to take refuge when it is easy. If something goes wrong, it will make it more difficult for yourself, especially it will consume more manpower and material resources.
"The prince thinks that conquering Bashu is a burden?" Zhiyao asked more directly.
Zhikai was stunned for a moment, then nodded honestly.
This is the conclusion that Zhikai himself came to in three years in Badi. He said: "The country of Ba is different from other countries in the Central Plains. Although it is a country, its system of obligations, buildings, and forests is more chaotic. The common people live in the mountains. It’s because we will never interact with each other until we die.”
Zhiyao was happy to hear this and said: "That's why we can attack it. If it is no different from other countries in the Central Plains, how could my father send three 'divisions' to destroy Shu and then Ba?"
The strength of the three "divisions" is only 22,500 soldiers. Due to the pleasant terrain there, it is impossible to have too many auxiliary troops accompanying them.
In the wars against Shu and Ba, the Yuan Kingdom did not mobilize more than 40,000 people, which was not really a massive effort.
Due to terrain restrictions, the areas that Shu and Ba can effectively rule are quite limited, and most places are only nominally surrendered.
Under such current conditions, as long as the original army captured their capital, it would actually mean the destruction of the country.
The rest of the place? Yuan Guo guarantees that what happened before will remain the same in the future. Generally speaking, only the in-laws in Bashu will continue to resist, and the rest will just live their own lives honestly.
Historically, the Qin State destroyed Bashu. After taking away the capital, the remaining areas implemented the policy of appeasement. It took time to slowly let the people of Bashu get used to Qin's rule. As time went by, the local people really got used to it.
It seems that the situation in Bashu and Wu and Yue are two extremes. The people of Wu and Yue resisted for more than a hundred years after the fall of Zuo. When it was the turn of Chu to also fall, they still stood on the side of Chu to resist the rule of Qin.
Now, the Wu people in Wu are resisting the Yuan Kingdom, and the Yue people in Yue are resisting the Chu State. In addition, the Yuan Army and the Chu Army have small but extremely frequent frictions. It is not known whether the two places will be able to stay in a few years. How many people.
"If you give a promise, you can rule. If you make good friends with the leader, the rest will be worry-free." Zhiyao planned to learn Qin's strategy of ruling Bashu.
Zhikai thought for a while and showed an expression of sudden realization.
The Qin State just fed the leaders of Bashu with mad soup, and the wealth they gave them could be recovered tenfold or a hundred times from other people. Once problems arose, the local leaders would suppress them with force, which did not contain much of the Qin State's national power.
Of course, the Qin State built many water conservancy projects in Bashu, which enabled Bashu to have better agricultural output. On several occasions, Bashu's grain was used to provide emergency relief.
In Zhiyao's generation, the Yuan Kingdom would not build water conservancy projects in Bashu anyway, and they also had no extravagant hope of obtaining products from Bashu. At most, they would recruit some local people to form specialized mountain troops.
Zhiyao mentioned a few locations, and then said: "It is important to set up a shipbuilding workshop here to control the upper reaches of the river. Once the waterway is normal, we can also cut wood in Bashu and make it flow down the river without using too much manpower."
There are not many towering trees in the Central Plains, but there are many big trees in the Bashu area that require a dozen or more people to hug each other hand in hand. Most of the wood for building palaces in the past dynasties was obtained from here, and the wood used was also directly along the river, somewhere in the river. Section set up an interception and then fished it ashore.
If the waterway allows, and the shipbuilding workshops at each stronghold are completed, minerals can actually be mined nearby and sent to Bashu by water transportation.
However, that should be after Zhikai succeeds to the throne?
At night, the banquet held in Changle Palace went on as scheduled.
In the meantime, Zhiyao was of course sitting on the throne. Under the throne, there were seats for the queen, the prince, and the princess. On both sides of the throne were the ministers and some specially invited representatives.
In the past two years, no major war broke out in the original country, and no important ministers left the capital. They were arranged on the left side near the Tai Majesty, and on the opposite side were some of the fallen kings or former important ministers.
Located on the left and right sides of the middle section, they are officials at all levels and people with titles from the original country.
Then there are some older people, or invited representatives of a certain profession.
They all have family members, and the area is in the back row of seats.
There was music playing at a slow pace. The main instrument was a set of chimes, and the music played was elegant music.
Of course, this is not a palace for large and small court meetings. The palace used for court meetings is Jianzhang Palace, not Changle Palace.
Changle Palace is the living area of the royal family. Under normal circumstances, outsiders cannot enter at all.
"Everyone!" Zhikai stood up at Zhiyao's signal.
The people who were talking in low voices stopped and looked at Zhikai who stood up, waiting to speak.
Zhikai has long been accustomed to being stared at, and he will not have any stage fright. He spoke slowly and introduced his trip to Badi.
Of course, I won’t talk about all the bad senses, nor can I mention them at all. I will mainly focus on introducing the mountains, rivers, geography, customs and customs of Badi.
Those words were mainly told to the ministers to let them know more about Badi.
Zhikai will also tell some interesting things, even if they are not that funny, everyone will still give him a smile.
"Is it true that the prince was awakened by a snake in his sleep?" Fen Ying asked Zhi Yao.
Zhiyao knew something about this matter and said: "Snake are raised locally to prevent rats. They are not poisonous and do not attack people."
Fen Ying's reaction when he heard it for the first time was similar to Zhi Kai's at that time. The thought of having something long and scaly living at home was horrifying and completely unacceptable.
To be honest, even Zhiyao couldn't accept it.
Are there cats in Zhuxia? There are two sentences in "The Book of Songs. Daya. Han Yi": "There are bears and bears, cats and tigers." From this we can see that there are cats.
However, the local cats in Zhuxia are not pets, and they cannot be domesticated.
When it is said that cats were introduced from Persia or Cochin, it refers to the type that can be domesticated. The Persian cats among them have no hunting skills except for being used for petting, but the cats from Cochin are very good at catching mice.
At present, people in the Xia Dynasty do not have the habit of keeping pets, not even from the king of a country to the common people. People still have to worry about filling their stomachs, so why keep pets? If the king of a country takes the lead, his literacy does not allow it, and he will be easily criticized in the future.
In other civilizations, it is more common to keep pets. It is not because they have enough food. In Europe, they are just idle. In Central Asia and West Asia, the dignitaries are too rich. The same thing is that they hardly care about public opinion.
The trend of keeping pets appeared in Zhuxia probably during the Tang Dynasty, but the pets raised were quite ordinary, and the beasts were kept in a state of imprisonment, unlike other civilizations that kept some beasts and lived with them.
Zhikai was still introducing what he had learned about Badi. The people below seemed to be listening attentively, but I don’t know how many people actually listened.
Badi is too far away from them, and most people may never go there once in their lives. When they hear that there are mountains everywhere and how steep it is, they don't even want to go there.
"Your Majesty only has three 'divisions' of troops. It's really inconvenient to travel to the local area." Sun Wu almost lost all his teeth and could only eat some liquid food. Special preparations were made for him at the banquet.
Sima Ranju was sitting next to Sun Wu. Seeing that the old man was still energetic despite his age, he imagined what he would be like when he reached that age and reminded himself not to become a talkative person.
They all knew the purpose of the Yuan Kingdom in taking over Bashu, and they wholeheartedly agreed that a surprise force would go down the river to attack the hinterland of the Chu Kingdom, which would make the other marches go more smoothly.
"Your Majesty's issue of equalizing land has encountered a lot of opposition. What do you think?" Sun Wu asked.
The banquet is not only about eating and drinking, but because of the banquet style of Zhuxia, it is difficult for people to have the opportunity to communicate casually, and they can only talk in low voices with people close to them.
Sima Ranju was one of the senior officials who supported the equalization of land. He did not believe that Sun Wu did not understand what it meant, and said: "It is inevitable that there will be criticism, and it will be beneficial to future generations. A little criticism is just for self-interest."
There is no such thing as sacrificing oneself for others. As a noble, you must take care of your family first. As a husband, you must take care of your family. Everyone lives for themselves and their loved ones. The purpose of joining the army is to seek rewards, not pure dedication.
So, Sun Wu could understand and understand what Sima Ranju said, but like many people, he might not agree with it.
"Grandson, let's see that the population growth in ten years will be several times that of today!" Sima Ranju did not hear this from Zhiyao, he could make guesses and analysis by himself.
Sima Ranju continued with some enthusiasm: "If the population is sufficient, Dayuan will surely sweep across the Loufan, Linhu, and Donghu tribes, returning them all to the territory of Dayuan, and there will be no shortage of habitat for the common people."
Sun Wu nodded, but said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see it."
How can we continue talking today?
However, Sun Wu knew more about it than Sima Rangju because he was the one offering wine to the "Two Palaces".
The theory of "grand unification" began to spread from the "Wen Palace", and then people went to other countries to debate, making the idea of "one world" known to many people.
The rapid expansion of the original country and the rapid re-stabilization of conquered areas are inseparable from the spread of ideas.
Those who get the benefit will of course continue to guide public opinion. It will be first used as a subject for the teachers and students of "Wen Gong" to perfect, and then it will be spread in "Qufu", a city used for debate. Soon everyone who wants to know will know it.
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Sun Wu also knew something that Sima Ranju didn't know, that is, Zhiyao intended to expand the official school. He would first ensure that every township must have an official school in Shanxi and Gyeonggi, and then start preparations in various places, and implement it when the time comes.
How to get teachers? Zhiyao's method is that if you want to be an official, you must first go to a rural school in a certain place to be a teacher. Only with this experience can you enter the officialdom.
Zhiyao is also aware of the hidden dangers. Some people are very likely to take advantage of the teacher-student relationship to form a party. But without the teacher-student relationship, can't they form a party? It is useless to have relevant concerns. Those who should form a party, even if they never
Without any communication, parties can be formed out of interests.
Your Majesty has finished his speech and invites everyone to drink with him.
You don't need to stand up, you just need to straighten up in your original position, make a gesture of greeting, and drink your own glass of wine.
The music began to become brisk, and a group of dancers who had been prepared for a long time entered the stage and began to dance to the rhythm of the music.
The court dances of Zhuxia included many animal movements, especially birds. They would make those postures while dancing, and their bodies would pause from time to time.
Because of the clothes, dancing is not only beautiful, but also the beauty of the female body can be displayed using the "stuck" postures.
Times have also changed. In the past, there was lively music and dancers waving their hands in the palace. Maybe someone would jump out and shout loudly, "the music of the decadent music", "the dance of the country's subjugation" and other comments.
There are indeed similar things. For example, a certain time when the King of Wei kindly entertained a guest named Shi Kuang from Jin, he received the above evaluation.
However, the Wei Kingdom in the original version of history did not perish as early as Shi Kuang predicted, and it was not until the end of the Qin Dynasty that the Wei Kingdom was destroyed long after all the powerful countries had perished.
People who grew up in an environment of military fruitism actually don't know much about enjoyment. People who were born in Jindi, they were not listening to music or watching dances at all, but chatting in low voices with the people nearby.
People who were later incorporated into the original country knew how to appreciate art.
Song De was also at the banquet. He looked at his sister who was sitting on the throne. Every time he saw his sister interacting with the prince, he smiled sincerely.
Who is this Song De? He is the last king of the subjugated country and is now an earl of the original country.
Some people from the original Song Dynasty, including Song De, are now most gratified that Princess Mizi's status is stable, and they are looking forward to when they can get pregnant and give birth to a baby boy.
The baby boy born to Mizi will be the legitimate eldest son, and as expected will be the future crown prince and lord of the original kingdom. This means that the person who will rule this huge country in the future will have half the blood of the Song Dynasty.
The position where Zhiyao sits is very particular, as if the teacher in the classroom can see all the students' movements.
"Generally speaking, it's okay..." Zhiyao saw everyone's reaction at the banquet.
