Everyone was doubtful of Liu Xin's words. In their eyes, the barbarians were unreasonable and had no faith at all.
Liu Xin has been living in Wuling City for the past few days. He has not done anything except asking people to constantly inquire about the movements of the barbarians. Ling'er still massages him every night, and the small movements of his hands are even better than that night in Jiangling. Even more bold. But Liu Xin never found the feeling he had that night again. After all, he was worried about whether Fengyuan would come or not, and whether his words were too full. He was not afraid of using force, it was just that he was afraid of using force. Come, and I don’t know how many young lives I have to take with me.
Liu Xin was anxious in her heart but calm on the outside. Five days later, Kuai Liang came in excitedly and said, "My lord, you are really good at knowing things. Feng Yuan is here to see you."
Feng Lie has few rivals in the clan and has always been arrogant. Unexpectedly, he was captured alive after just one round under Zhang Fei, and then was punched away by Dian Wei. Moreover, Dian Wei seemed to have not used all his strength. Especially Dian Wei. Wei gave Feng Lie a head-on blow in terms of brute force, which he was best at, and Feng Lie was completely convinced.
After Feng Lie was captured, Fengyuan's whole family was as anxious as ants on a hot pot. If Feng Lie had done something good, the Feng family would have been wiped out! In fact, Fengyuan also had a daughter, but the barbarians, like the Han people, also Passing on male rather than female. You can imagine his mood at the moment. If he wants to go out with his whole family and fight with the Han army, he may annoy the Han army and kill his son with one knife. If he just stands still, it will not be done. Knowing whether his son is dead or alive in the hands of the Han army.
In this way, Feng Yuan stayed up all night. Before dawn, Feng Lie suddenly returned to the village. The whole family was overjoyed. When he heard Feng Lie tell what happened, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
This was not the first time that Fengyuan had rebelled. When Cao Yu was the governor of Wuling, he had sent troops to suppress the army many times, but each time he returned in defeat and could not compromise with the barbarians. Lin Zhen's case happened. After the incident, Fengyuan repeated his old plan. Unexpectedly, the Han army came back with great momentum. They fought several battles in succession. The barbarians were defeated and suffered heavy casualties. This Han army was well-equipped and fought bravely. It was what the barbarians were best at. In the jungle battle, they did not fall behind, which was completely different from the Han army they encountered in the past. Now most of the barbarians in Wuling County have focused on Fengjia Village, eating horses and chewing people every day, which consumes a lot of money. The Han army surrounded the village and refused to leave. If they were not their opponents and sent troops to Lingling, the people from Guiyang and Guiyang counties still didn’t respond. Feng Yuan was already anxious and anxious before he agreed to his son’s proposal to rob the camp. The war could not be resolved this time. From now on, the family's position among the barbarians will go from bad to worse, and there will no longer be a place for them. After several discussions between Fengyuan and the elders, it was difficult to make a decision. At this time, some tribesmen came to report, and the Han army really retreated fifteen miles to the stronghold. , then he made up his mind and decided to go to Wuling to ask for Liu Xin, so he delayed for many days.
When Liu Xin received the news, she was naturally overjoyed. She quickly walked out of the house, only to see an old man with gray hair and bare upper body kneeling on the ground with his hands tied behind his back and a tree stick as thick as a bowl tied to his back. Feng Lie and a girl knelt beside the old man.
When Feng Lie saw Liu Xin coming out, he quickly whispered a few words in the old man's ear. The old man said loudly: "Feng Yuan, a common man, has come to plead guilty and beg you to punish me."
The weather in early spring was still a bit chilly. Liu Xin hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up, took off his robe and put it on him, saying: "Chief Feng, what are you doing? I invited you here for a drink. Come over there.
Just let him go."
After listening to Liu Xin's words, Fengyuan said with excitement: "Sir, the guilty people have heard that you Han people have a story called 'bearing thorns to plead guilty.' Today, the guilty people came to bear thorns to plead guilty. Please use this thorn tree to beat the guilty."
A meal for the people.”
"Chief Feng, if you have to bear the thorns to plead guilty, you can just carry a bundle of thorns. Why do you need to tie such a thick stick? It's not a joke to beat you with it." Liu Xin couldn't help laughing. This was probably an enhanced version.
Bearing a thorn to plead guilty. While helping Feng Yuan untie the rope from his body, he said to Feng Lie and the girl who were kneeling on the ground: "You all get up too."
Feng Yuan pointed at the two men and said: "These are the sons and daughters of the guilty people. Today I will bring them to you and hand them over to you as hostages. We, the Wuling Pu people, will be at your disposal from now on."
Feng Lie was let go by Liu Xin, so he naturally knew the girl next to Feng Lie, and Liu Xin had already guessed that she might be Feng Yuan's daughter. Liu Xin only thought that Feng Yuan had brought his children here to plead guilty to him.
She didn't expect that he would send his children as hostages, which surprised Liu Xin. In fact, this kind of thing is very common among the barbarians, and there are often fights among the tribes within the barbarians. In order to calm down the fights, they pledged their money to each other as hostages.
It was also common. Of course, Feng Yuan did not dare to ask Liu Xin to confront each other. In order to show his sincerity, he also brought his daughter over.
After many days in Wuling, Liu Xin saw a barbarian woman for the first time. She couldn't help but look the girl up and down. If she looked at her appearance alone, she was not much different from the Han people. She had fair skin, beautiful appearance, and a pair of big black eyes.
She's cute, charming, and looks nothing like her brother. Liu Xin nodded secretly. People say that barbarian women are passionate, and it's true. Just those eyes make men fall in love easily when they see them. Barbarian women are passionate and affectionate.
The Han people were different. When the girl saw Liu Xin looking at her, she was not shy. Instead, she smiled at him, infinitely charming.
Liu Xin had seen many beauties, so she still had some immunity. He nodded slightly and said, "Chief Feng, please don't stand at the door. Let's go in and talk together."
Feng Lie suddenly shouted: "General Dian!"
Dian Wei was about to follow Liu Xin and turn around when he heard Feng Lie calling him. He remembered that Feng Lie had said that day that he would come back to him as long as he didn't die. He couldn't help clenching his fists and said: "What, you still don't admit defeat? Then let's
Fight again!"
Feng Lie hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No fight, no fight, I surrender. General, can you lend me a moment to speak? I have something I want to talk to the general about."
Dian Wei didn't know why and looked at Liu Xin. Liu Xin had nothing to worry about, so he smiled and said, "Evil, please take them to the side hall to rest first, and I will have a good talk with the old patriarch."
This long conversation lasted from morning to dusk. Liu Xincai and Fengyuan walked out of the study with smiles on their faces. Even lunch was brought into the study to eat while they talked.
It turns out that the barbarians mostly live in the mountains and forests, and they also have a small amount of farmland, but they mainly rely on hunting in the forests and picking mountain products for a living. Materials are scarce in the mountains, and the clothes they wear, and the pig iron used to make knives and axes, are also
If you have daily necessities such as salt, you have to go outside the mountains to buy them. Barbarian women with a little status also wear a lot of silver jewelry, gold and silver and other items, which are very valuable even among the Han people. Purchasing these things requires a lot of property, which requires a lot of money from the Han people.
Selling mountain products and furs became the main source of income for the barbarians.
For a long time, the trade between barbarians has been monopolized by a few noble families. These noble families have the support of the government and often work together to lower the prices of mountain products and furs, so that they can make huge profits by changing hands. In addition to customs, habits, temperament, etc.
External reasons and trade inequality are also an important factor in the frequent recurrence of Han-Barbarian relations.
Regardless of barbarians, everyone wants to live a better life, and, in Liu Xin's view, everyone has the right to live a better life. Once you understand this, things will be easier to handle. Liu Xin has always advocated fairness.
In terms of competition, it has been repeatedly emphasized that the government only strictly manages the market and cannot interfere with buyers and sellers. This is also an important reason why Jingzhou's business is increasingly developed.
After a long conversation, Liu Xin gained a very deep understanding of the barbarians' living conditions and their needs, and made a number of commitments.
In the past, the government did not allow the barbarians to enter the city to trade on their own, but had to have Han merchants come to buy them. Of course, the barbarians did not have the ability to organize large-scale caravans to transport large amounts of mountains and furs to various places. In this case, Liu
Xin didn't know. However, the roads in Jingzhou are now flat and wide, extending in all directions. As long as the barbarians transport mountain goods and furs out of the mountains and forests, they can easily deliver them to counties. Liu Xin has agreed to allow the barbarians to travel throughout Jingzhou.
They can trade freely and enjoy the same rights as Han merchants, as long as they pay taxes according to regulations.
Except for the nobles, most barbarians do not understand Chinese, which will inevitably bring inconvenience to barbarian trade. As soon as Fengyuan raised this issue, Liu Xin immediately promised to select some scholars to enter various villages to teach Chinese, Chinese characters and some Han customs. In this regard
, Liu Xin is eager for cultural input and exchanges to more easily bring about a sense of national identity.
The trigger of this incident actually involves the issue of intermarriage between Han and barbarians. Liu Xin is in favor of this issue. After all, he comes from a later generation, and his views on marriage are very different from those of people of this era.
The difference. The barbarian population in Jingzhou is only more than 100,000, which is only one-sixtieth of the Han people. If Han-barbarian intermarriage can really be realized, Liu Xin believes that in a few generations, the barbarians will be assimilated by the Han people. Such a result
How could he object? But there are many obstacles to realizing intermarriage between Han and barbarians. The living conditions of Han people are much better than that of barbarians, so Han women are naturally unwilling to marry into the mountains. Although barbarian women are passionate, most Han men are orthodox and very strict.
Few people are willing to marry a barbarian woman. However, Liu Xin still expressed her attitude on this issue. As long as both men and women are willing to do so, the government will never interfere and will provide appropriate conveniences.
The living environment of the barbarians in the mountains and forests is very harsh, which has also developed their brave and aggressive character. After all, the population that a mountain forest can carry is limited. As the barbarian population increases, their survival will become more and more difficult. At this time,
, if there happens to be civil strife or foreign aggression in the Han Dynasty, the barbarians will take the opportunity to seize the land and property of the Han people. Therefore, without waiting for the request, Liu Xin also offered to allow the barbarian mountain people to go to the places where the Han people live.
Help, and even join the engineering team and the army.
These promises made Fengyuan very satisfied. When he walked out of the study, he was already happy. This trip was really worthwhile.
As soon as Liu Xin and Fengyuan walked out of the study, brothers and sisters Kuai Liang, Dian Wei, Zhang Fei and Feng Lie who had been waiting outside the door came forward to greet them. Fengyuan's daughter suddenly bowed to Liu Xin and said:
"Feng Yingying, a civilian girl, has something to ask your Majesty to decide."