Zhang Zheng was not surprised at all by Shi Yi's righteous indignation. If Jiaozhou suddenly lost so many people, how much would Jiaozhou's economy and people's livelihood lag behind?
As for playing Liu Cong, haha, there is no need to be afraid. Since Liu Cong gave him such instructions, then he dares to let go and do a good job.
After returning to Shi Xie's residence, Shi Yi reported the conversation he had just had with Zhang Zheng to Shi Xie without reservation, and asked him to write to Liu Cong to report Zhang Zheng's passive avoidance of war to Liu Cong.
To Shi Yi's expectation, this well-educated eldest brother did not agree with his opinion. Instead, he closed his eyes and sighed, "It's unnecessary. As for what Zhang Zheng wants to do, our Shi family will fully cooperate!"
"Brother! That's not tens of thousands of people, it's two hundred thousand! So many people, all of them were..."
"No one will die in a war! From ancient times to the present, the number of people who have died because of wars is tens of millions if not tens of millions." Shi Xie also seemed a little annoyed, and his voice was not low when he spoke.
Shi Yi's expression changed from eagerness to disappointment, and Shi Xie couldn't bear it any longer, and softly comforted him, "Second brother, the king is the supreme person who can call the shots in Jiaozhou, no, in the entire south."
"What he wants to do, we, the scholar family, can't stop, we can't stop, we can't stop it!"
Saying that, Shi Xie sighed, "Our king is like the Emperor of Qin and the Emperor of Han Dynasty. Such a king will not be merciful to those who stand in front of him."
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"Now, the Shi family has only one way, and that is to follow the king and support all the king's policies. Otherwise, not only will the wealth and honor be lost, but the family will also be destroyed in an instant."
Shi Yi was still unwilling to give in, "Brother, this is just Zhang Zheng's own decision. The king did not give the order himself!"
"Report! Reinforcements are coming!"
Shi Xie frowned and looked at the scout, "Where are the reinforcements coming from?"
"The king sent Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan to lead 20,000 troops south to support General Zhang. Reinforcements will arrive in two days."
"I understand, please step back."
Shi Xie looked at Shi Yi with a wry smile, "Second brother, have you seen it? Although the king didn't say it clearly, he did so. Don't think about anything else, just go and prepare and wait for the reinforcements to arrive."
In March of the 18th year of Jian'an, more than half a year has passed since the first barbarian rebellion in Jiaozhou. To date, the number of barbarian troops involved in the rebellion has reached 130,000, involving as many as 260,000 tribal people.
At this point, the barbarian rebels in Jiaozhou finally stopped growing violently. Among them, a large part of the tribes were actually coerced by the increasingly powerful barbarians.
But Zhang Zhengke didn't care about this. He only knew that those who joined the rebel ranks were enemies, and there was no turning back!
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"General Yangwu raises his tent, and all the generals discuss matters in the central tent!"
After everyone arrived, Zhang Zheng was still reading the military book slowly. There was also a cup of tea on the table. Zhang Zheng picked it up and took a sip from time to time.
"Huh?" Zhang Zheng didn't raise his head to look at the generals until all the tea in the teacup was finished, "Is everyone here?"
Putting down the book of war, Zhang Zheng stretched and sat up straight, then looked around at the generals, took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, the barbarians have been in rebellion for more than half a year. Now, it is time to quell this rebellion!
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Zhang Zheng spoke with great energy, and his loud voice resounded throughout the tent. However, it did not inspire the generals' enthusiasm, and the tent was still like a pool of stagnant water.
These generals have long wanted to send troops, but they have been suppressed by him. Even if they send troops, they can only lose, not win. Today, no matter how much enthusiasm they have, they should have cooled down.
Looking at the silent generals, Zhang Zheng chuckled, "You are all generals who have fought a hundred battles. Even Xiang Chong has killed people and seen blood. What? Are you afraid now?"
"General, don't provoke us! The general is willing to lead his troops as the vanguard and lead the troops into battle!" The first one who couldn't bear it was the youngest Xiang Chong.
When he came to Jiaozhou, he thought it would be the beginning of a good man's military career. As he made great achievements, it became obvious on the way south.
Who would have thought that Zhang Zhenghui would not go out to fight for more than half a year. On weekdays, Xiang Chong was either training with the soldiers or fighting with Samoko. The biggest activity was just patrolling the barracks!
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He originally didn't want to talk today, but Zhang Zheng's words immediately ignited his passion again!
"I am gratified by my loyalty to the general." Zhang Zheng smiled happily and picked up a stack of documents on the desk. "This is a letter of surrender sent by some tribes among the rebels. They said that they were
I had no choice but to follow these people and start an uprising."
Xiang Chong rolled his eyes, "General, do you want me to cooperate with these people inside and outside?"
Zhang Zheng shook his head, stood up with the letters of surrender, walked to the brazier at the entrance of the camp, and threw all the letters of surrender in!
"I am going to tell you that this time, before the war begins, we will not accept the surrender of anyone or any tribe! All rebels are enemies!"
Facing Zhang Zheng's cold gaze, Zhu Ran said, "General, after all, there are hundreds of thousands of rebels. Wouldn't this force them to fight us to the death?"
Zhang Zheng walked towards the commander's position with his hands behind his back, "I did not say that I would not surrender. After the war begins, I will allow them to surrender!"
After sitting down, Zhang Zheng continued, "Although there are many barbarians, they have no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to eat, and they don't even have decent weapons. Are you afraid?"
Zhu Ran smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, but I don't know why the general would do this."
"After destroying them, all rebels, including their tribes, will become slaves of Da Chu!"
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Everyone who heard this was stunned for a long time, and then looked at each other with shock in their eyes!
That's more than 200,000 people. With the fighting power of the Chu army, if nothing unexpected happens, most of them will surrender. A total of 200,000 slaves. This... is simply unheard of!
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Zhou royal family has declined, and slavery has been gradually abandoned by various vassal states. Since then, there has been no such thing as slaves in the world. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, although there were heavy corvee services, they also
It did not say that the people of the defeated country or tribe were to be made slaves.
Even after they conquered Baiyue, they were still regarded as subjects of the empire. The Han Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, not to mention.
A wealthy family owns tenants. Although they are private property, they are not slaves, nor do they have the right to kill at will.
What is a slave?
The law confirms that slaves are the private property of slave owners. Slave owners have the power of life and death over them and can enslave, trade and kill them at will. Slaves have no independent personality, no freedoms and rights, and the descendants of slaves have been slaves for generations.
After Liu Cong defeated the Wuxi barbarians, he only took in tens of thousands of slaves. The Shanyue barbarians, because of the hatred of the people in Jiangdong, were adopted as slaves, which only made people applaud and no one cared.
Furthermore, the Shanyue barbarians plundered the people of Jiangdong to enrich themselves, and there were a large number of Han people in their tribes. Therefore, most of the Shanyue tribesmen who surrendered would be properly resettled, and only a small number would be used as slaves.
Now, Zhang Zheng actually said that these people will become slaves of Chu State!