"The Qiang people lost nearly 400,000 young men in this battle, which is almost the strength of the entire Qiang people."
"After this battle, the Qiang people will not be able to resist for at least twenty years."
"And we must seize this opportunity and completely assimilate the Qiang people into Han people just like we did with the Southern Barbarians."
Liu Zhang had already tasted the benefits of assimilating foreign races, so he would not easily give up the opportunity to replenish his population.
Due to the loss of all the elites of the Qiang people, the Qiang tribe has great problems in even survival.
Therefore, the difficulty of getting the Qiang people to surrender is much smaller than that of the Nanman people, whether in terms of time, manpower, or material resources.
In addition, with the valuable experience of assimilating the barbarians in the past, leaving the matter of assimilating the Qiang people to Lu Su will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!
Liu Zhang was naturally very enthusiastic about gaining the support of the entire Qiang people at a relatively small price.
However, this "not a big" price is only for the Yizhou forces.
"My lord, the Qiang people have no faith, why not take this opportunity to eradicate them directly!"
Fa Zheng went against the norm and made the most ferocious suggestions to Liu Zhang.
"Xiaozhi, there are at least one million Qiang people. Is it possible to kill them all?"
Even Bai Qi, who was known as the 'human massacre', only managed to kill 400,000 Zhao troops!
Could it be that Liu Zhang wanted to take over the title of "human massacre" and massacre millions of Qiang people?
The corners of Fazheng's mouth raised slightly, revealing a cold smile.
"Lord, haven't nearly 400,000 Qiang people been killed in the two battles outside Yuzhong City?"
At this moment, there are only more than 20,000 Qiang soldiers detained in the camp outside Yuzhong City.
Even counting the thousands who fled, more than 350,000 Qiang people died in the battle!
Liu Zhang frowned and did not agree with Fa Zheng's point of view.
"Xiaozhi, in fact, most of the Qiang people died in flight, civil strife, and cannibalism. Not even 150,000 people died directly in our hands."
"My lord, what I want to say is why not take this opportunity to completely eliminate the capricious Qiang people!"
After Fa Zheng finished speaking, his whole body became excited.
"Does Xiaozhi have enmity with the Qiang people?"
Liu Zhang was very puzzled. He clearly remembered that the Qiang people had never harmed Fa Zheng, so he didn't understand why the hatred between the two was so great!
Fazheng shook his head, but his eyes were still filled with excitement.
"Lord, every Han Chinese living in Guanzhong thinks about the complete annihilation of the Qiang people all the time!"
Now Liu Zhang understood that there was pure racial hatred between the two.
It is precisely because of hundreds of years of invasion and rebellion that the people in Guanzhong hate the Qiang people from the bottom of their hearts.
Seeing that Liu Zhang did not agree, Fazheng quickly persuaded him again.
"My lord, the Qiang people have no integrity, no shame and no virtue! It is commonplace for them to be dishonest and go back on their word!"
"Instead of spending a lot of energy, time, money, and food on them, it is better to slaughter them all and use the saved materials and time to send troops to Guanzhong!"
Nearly 400,000 Qiang elites were wiped out in two wars. Fa Zheng saw the dawn of the complete annihilation of the Qiang people!
Now is definitely the time when the Qiang people are at their weakest, and this is also a great opportunity that cannot be missed.
"no!"
Liu Zhang very decisively rejected Fa Zheng's proposal.
His firm tone and eyes proved that this was a decision he made after careful consideration.
"Lord, why not?"
Fa Zheng couldn't accept it for a while. He didn't understand why he refused so decisively.
"Xiaozhi, I understand your feelings, but annihilating the Qiang people is absolutely not an option!"
For Liu Zhang, no matter how high the price he paid to conquer the Qiang people, he had to accept it painfully.
"Xiaozhi, there are not only the Qiang people living in Liangzhou, but also the Di people. It's just that the Di people are not as powerful as the Qiang people, and they mainly focus on farming, and are not as capricious as the Qiang people."
"Not only Yongliang Prefecture, but also many Qiang and Di people in Yizhou. Once I kill all the Qiang people, do you know what the consequences will be?"
There is a word called the rabbit’s death and the fox’s sorrow!
Once the Qiang people in Liangzhou are destroyed, the Di people who live here will definitely feel sad.
At present, there are still a large number of Qiang and Di people living in the deep mountains in Yizhou.
Once Liu Zhang goes on a killing spree, it is likely to trigger a series of chain reactions.
In the most serious case, rebellion may occur in all areas!
"If the Qiang and Di people rebel, not to mention marching to Hexi, I'm afraid we will be busy suppressing the rebellion in the next few years!"
Fazheng trembled all over, and his mind suddenly came to his senses.
The huge temptation in front of him made him forget to consider the overall situation!
Now the more I think about it, the more scared I become, my whole back is already wet with sweat!
"I was confused, please forgive me, Lord!"
Fazheng quickly figured everything out and quickly offered his hand to Liu Zhang to apologize.
That's what top counselors are like.
Although he lacks experience due to his age, he has a sharp mind and is not something that can be easily achieved.
"Xiaozhi, I can listen to you on other matters, but not on the Qiang people's matters!"
"My short-sightedness has made my lord laugh..."
Fazheng was so ashamed that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
Not only did he achieve nothing when he joined Liu Zhang, he also often came up with bad ideas!
This makes Fazheng, who has a strong self-esteem, quite unacceptable.
Liu Zhang didn't pay attention and gently patted Fazheng on the shoulder.
"It doesn't matter, I know full well what filial piety is capable of!"
"We are about to deal with the Xianbei people. Xiaozhi has to think about how to defeat the enemy!"
Not only did Liu Zhang not blame him, he even encouraged him with words, which immediately moved Fazheng.
"I obey!"
After the incident with Fazheng, Liu Zhang turned to look at his mastermind again.
Among these counselors, Xun You is undoubtedly the most experienced and mature!
Generally, after Xun You's approval, there will be almost no mistakes.
"Gongda, now that the Xianbei people have gone to Fufeng County, I'm afraid we won't be able to pursue them in the next two to three months! You'd better tell me your views on the Qiang people."
Xun You nodded slightly. In fact, he had been thinking about this matter.
"Lord, according to my understanding, even if the Qiang people lose these 400,000 elites, the total population will not be less than one million, right?"
"good!"
After receiving Liu Zhang's confirmation, Xun You thought for a moment again.
"A population of one million is too much for us!"
Liu Zhang was worried about the number of people!
There are more than three million Han people and more than one million barbarians under his rule.
If more than one million Qiang people were accepted, the numbers of foreigners and Han people would be equal!
This does not include the scattered Qiang, Di and barbarian tribes in northern Yizhou that have not had time to recover.
If all were counted together, I'm afraid the population would be 50 to 50!
If you want to assimilate foreigners, the best way is to let them live among the Han people.
Without differences in population, who would assimilate whom?
At present, the number of Han people is not enough, and the number of foreigners is too many, which immediately creates a dead situation.
"It would be much easier if the number of Qiang people could be reduced to four to five million..."